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| US10434577B2 |
Method for producing nickel powder
Provided is nickel powder obtained by adding seed crystals to a nickel ammine complex solution and performing hydrogen reduction reaction under high temperatures and high pressures, wherein the nickel powder does not produce dust during handling, and a container can be efficiently filled with the nickel powder. The method for producing nickel powder includes: adding seed crystals and a surfactant having a nonionic or anionic functional group to a solution containing a nickel ammine complex to forma mixed slurry; and subjecting the mixed slurry to hydrogen reduction under high temperature and high pressure conditions in a pressure vessel to obtain nickel powder from the mixed slurry. |
| US10434575B2 |
Additively manufactured heat exchanger including flow turbulators defining internal fluid passageways
An additively manufactured heat exchanger and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The heat exchanger includes a plurality of walls spaced apart to define a plurality of fluid passageways and a plurality of flow turbulators extending between two adjacent walls through the fluid passageways. The walls and flow turbulators define one or more internal fluid passageways in thermal communication with the plurality of fluid passageways which receive a flow of auxiliary heat exchange fluid for enhancing the heat transfer efficiency of the heat exchanger. |
| US10434572B2 |
Method for additive manufacturing
A method for forming a three-dimensional article through successive fusion of parts of a powder bed comprising: providing a model of the three dimensional article, applying a first powder layer on a work table, directing an energy beam over the work table causing the first powder layer to fuse in selected locations according to the model to form a first cross section of the three-dimensional article, applying a second powder layer on the work table, directing the energy beam over the work table causing the second powder layer to fuse in selected locations according to the model to form a second cross section of the three-dimensional article, wherein the second layer is bonded to the first layer, detecting a local thickness in at least two positions in at least the second powder layer, varying an energy beam parameter depending on the detected local thickness of the second powder layer. |
| US10434568B2 |
Thermal isolation spray for casting articles
Embodiments provide methods, apparatuses and systems for depositing a thermal insulator coating onto a desired surface of a mold cavity or insert or preform. Embodiments also provide casting methods using a thermal insulator coating. |
| US10434566B2 |
Casting device
A casting device is provided with: a pair of cylinders; a core pin holding member to which core pins are attached; and a pair of bent members. The cylinder is disposed in parallel with a second limb of the bent member, and a rod is coupled to a surface on the inner side of a first limb of the bent member. The second limb is coupled to the core pin holding member via a coupling mechanism so as to be freely attachable to/detachable from the core pin holding member. |
| US10434564B2 |
Method for manufacturing three-dimensional lattice truss structure using flexible linear bodies
A method for manufacturing a three-dimensional lattice truss structure using flexible wires, including: arranging a plurality of out-of-plane wires; forming crossing portions between the plurality of out-of-plane wires; inserting a plurality of in-plane wires in the crossing portions; translating the plurality of in-plane wires in the z-direction; and inserting boundary rods in the y- or x-direction inside the plurality of out-of-plane wire groups. |
| US10434563B2 |
Rolling element bearing cage with supporting frame and reinforcing frame
The invention relates to a rolling element bearing cage formed of one or more segments, each segment comprising: a supporting frame having a plurality of spaced apart openings each for accommodating a rolling element; and a reinforcing frame, inserted within the supporting frame, having a corresponding plurality of openings each for aligning with the openings of the supporting frame. |
| US10434557B2 |
Method for hot forming sheets having arcuate shapes
A method is presented for hot forming sheets having arcuate shapes. The method includes providing a die having a first and second clamping section. The first clamping section has a first arcuate pressing surface and the second clamping section has a complementary second arcuate pressing surface. The clamping sections have a plurality of heaters disposed therein. The die is heated to a predetermined temperature. The clamping sections are spaced apart by a predetermined distance. A precursor sheet is positioned therebetween such that the precursor sheet is spaced apart from the first arcuate pressing surface by a spacing distance. The clamping sections are pressed into engagement with the precursor sheet to form a production sheet having a predetermined shape by engagement with the first pressing surface and the second pressing surface and a predetermined pressing force for a predetermined pressing time. |
| US10434555B2 |
Metrology Assisted Part Forming System and Method
Systems and methods for using metrology to assist a user at a workstation to form a part into a desired contour include scanning the part to obtain scanned data indicative of an actual contour of the part. Distance errors are determined based on a comparison of the scanned data to a computer model of the desired contour. A contour map of deviation is determined based on the distance errors, with the contour map of deviation indicating magnitudes of the distance errors for at least a selected set of points on the actual contour of the part. Visible indicium is projected onto the part that represents the contour map of deviation, thereby assisting the user of the workstation to identify where further modification of the actual contour is needed. |
| US10434553B2 |
Extrusion press container and mantle for same, and method
A container for use in a metal extrusion press includes a mantle having an elongate axial bore therein, the bore having a first transverse axis orthogonal to a second transverse axis, and a plurality of longitudinally extending heating elements accommodated by the mantle adjacent the bore. The heating elements are individually controllable for controlling a thermal profile within the container. The container also includes a plurality of temperature sensors configured to measure the thermal profile within the container. The temperature sensors include a first temperature sensor and a second temperature sensor positioned on opposite sides of the first transverse axis, and a third temperature sensor and a fourth temperature sensor positioned on opposite sides of the second transverse axis. |
| US10434551B1 |
Method for improving saline-alkaline soil by using biomass rapid pyrolysis product
Providing a method for improving saline-alkaline soil by using a biomass rapid pyrolysis product, comprising: rapidly pyrolyzing agricultural and forest residues to prepare bio-oil and semi-coke; deodorizing, dephenolizing and tackifying the bio-oil to prepare a modified bio-oil, and supplementing the modified bio-oil with the nutrient elements to produce a rapid ameliorant for saline-alkali soil; loading microbial fertilizer on the semi-coke to prepare a continuous renovation ameliorant for saline-alkali soil; (4) applying the ameliorants on the surface of saline-alkali soil. The method can not only enhance the aggregated and granulated structure of the saline-alkali soil and eliminate the salt carried by the capillary water, but also convert the mineral resource-based calcium, magnesium and ferrite salts which are insoluble and hardly absorbed into the humic acid calcium, magnesium and ferrite salts which can be easily absorbed, thereby activate calcium, magnesium and iron elements, strengthen soil fertility, rapidly renovate soil and restore the plantation function. |
| US10434548B1 |
BioSafety cabinet monitor
A lab processing device is provided. The device may include a container with an open side, a sash located on the open side and an airflow sensor to measure airflow to or from the interior volume of the container. The device can include a light source configured to be enabled or disabled depending on the location of the sash or measurements of the airflow sensor. |
| US10434547B2 |
Pipeline inspection device
A pipeline inspection device including a cable having a camera disposed on a distal end of the cable, where the camera and the cable are configured to be directed into a conduit. A first drum includes a rear wall, a front wall, and a side wall defining an interior, where the front wall has an opening providing access to the interior, and where the cable is disposed at least partially within the first drum. A stand supports the first drum, where the first drum is rotatably coupled to the stand. A hub houses electrical components of the pipeline inspection device. The hub is removably received in the interior of the first drum via the opening, where the hub is selectively removable from the first drum and insertable into an interior of a second drum. |
| US10434546B2 |
Method and system for cleaning copper-exposed substrate
The water outlet of a subsystem that includes an ultraviolet oxidation device and the water inlet of each substrate treatment device are connected to each other via a main pipe. A hydrogen peroxide removal device is installed between the ultraviolet oxidation device of the subsystem and a non-regenerative ion-exchange device. In addition, a carbon dioxide supply device is installed at the middle of a pipe that branches from the water outlet of the subsystem to reach the substrate treatment device. According to an aspect, the hydrogen peroxide removal device is filled with a platinum-group metal catalyst. Thus, ultrapure water passed through the ultraviolet oxidation device is used as a base to produce carbonated water in which the concentration of hydrogen peroxide dissolved therein is limited to 2 μg/L or less and to which carbon dioxide is added to adjust resistivity to be within the range of 0.03 to 5.0 MΩ·cm. |
| US10434545B2 |
Particle separator for an additive manufacturing system and method of operation
A aerodynamic particle separator for an Additive Manufacturing System (AMS) has an air supply device to entrain a mixed powder in an airstream flowing through a housing. Each particle in the mixed powder is imparted with a momentum dependent upon the particle weight and size. Utilizing this momentum characteristic, the heavier particles are capable of crossing streamlines of the airstream at a bend portion of the housing and the lighter particles generally stay within the streamlines. Utilizing this dynamic characteristic, the particles of specific weight ranges are collected through respective offtake holes in the housing and controllably fed to a spreader of the AMS. |
| US10434542B2 |
Slippery rough surfaces
Substrates having a textured surface that can maintain or improve droplet mobility in both the Cassie and Wenzel states include a textured surface and a conformal lubricant layer thereover. The textured surface can include a plurality of raised first elements and a plurality of second elements thereon and the conformal lubricant layer over the plurality of raised first elements and covering the plurality of second elements. The plurality of raised first elements can have an average height of between 0.5 μm and 500 μm, and the plurality of second elements can have an average height of between 0.01 μm and 10 μm. Such substrates can be prepared by texturing a surface of a substrate with a plurality of raised first elements and a plurality of second elements thereon; optionally silanizing the textured surface and applying a lubricant layer over the plurality of raised first elements and between the plurality of second elements. |
| US10434536B2 |
Girth weld coater
A girth weld coating machine has an application head rotatable about a pipeline. A reservoir of coating material is carried on the application head and progressively dispenses coating material on to the girth weld. The coating material is applied to the pipe surface by a roller to spread and distribute the coating over the surface. |
| US10434535B2 |
Fluid ejection device
A fluid ejection device is a fluid ejection device adapted to eject a fluent material, including a fluent material chamber supplied with the fluent material, a moving object, which can reciprocate in the fluent material chamber, a nozzle part having a discharge port communicating with the fluent material chamber, and an inner wall on a periphery of the discharge port on which a tip part of the moving object can contact from the fluent material chamber side, and an actuator having contact with a back end part of the moving object to reciprocate the moving object to thereby discharge the fluent material from the discharge port. The actuator has a plurality of solid-state displacement elements connected in series to each other, and one end of one of the plurality of solid-state displacement elements has contact with the back end part of the moving object. |
| US10434533B2 |
Device for supplying a sprayer with a liquid coating product
A device for supplying at least one sprayer with a liquid coating product comprises a plurality of valves for controlling the flow of the coating product to the sprayer, these valves being aligned along a principal axis of the supply device. Each valve comprises a moving needle, a valve body, pneumatic driver for moving the needle in translation, the driver comprising a piston constrained to move in translation with the needle and slidably mounted in a guide body. The principal axis and the separation/approach axis of a valve coincide at a unique point and together define a principal plane of the valve. The separation/approach axis of each valve is contained within a cone centered on an axis perpendicular to the principal axis and belonging to the principal plane of the valve, the apex of the cone being coincident with the unique point. |
| US10434530B2 |
Trigger sprayer
[Object] To provide a trigger sprayer including a valve through which liquid flows with very high efficiency.[Solution] The present invention is directed to a trigger sprayer for, in a state of being attached to a container, causing liquid inside the container to be sprayed from a nozzle part 3 through a passage by rotating a trigger part to move a piston part 5 to apply pressure to liquid inside a cylinder portion 42A of a cylinder structure 4, including: an F valve 2 provided in a passage between the cylinder portion 42A and the container; and an S valve 1 provided in a passage section between the cylinder portion 42A and the nozzle part 3, wherein the S valve 1 includes a first valve body 11 and a first valve seat 12, the first valve body 11 is oppressed against the first valve seat 12, and when the first valve body 11 moves away from the first valve seat 12 so that the S valve 1 opens, the first valve body 11 moves in the same direction as the direction that the liquid flows. |
| US10434528B1 |
Cartridge, dispensing assembly and method of manufacturing a cartridge
A cartridge for a medium to be dispensed includes a rigid head part having a dispensing outlet and a flexible film forming a cartridge wall. The film bounds a cartridge chamber for the medium to be dispensed and extends at least partially in a longitudinal direction of the cartridge. The head part includes a collar surrounding the dispensing outlet in a radially outer region of the head part, wherein the collar extends in the longitudinal direction and has an inner circumferential surface. A front end of the film is sealingly and non-releasably connected to the inner circumferential surface of the collar. The film is attached to the inner circumferential surface of the head part at a contact surface that is different from the outer surface of the film. |
| US10434527B1 |
Fluid dispensing system
A fluid dispensing system may comprise a fluid container configured to contain paint. The fluid container may have a bottom end, an open upper rim, and a sidewall extending between the bottom end and the open upper rim. The fluid dispensing system may further comprise a lid configured to connect to the open upper rim of the fluid container, and the lid may have a connector configured to connect to a paint spray gun. The fluid dispensing system may further comprise a container holder having a cavity configured to receive the fluid container therein. The container holder may have a bottom end, an upper rim, and a sidewall extending between the bottom end and the upper rim. The fluid dispensing system may be configured to dispense the fluid by a gravity feed mechanism. |
| US10434524B2 |
Joint connector
A ball joint connector is provided for linking a showerhead to a water supply pipe. The connector has an internal venturi that draws air into the connector to aerate water being provided to the showerhead. A flow control member is disposed in a fluid pathway connected to the venturi, preventing spraying or leaking out of the air inlet, while reducing noise associated with the air induction. |
| US10434517B2 |
Method for jet milling and jet mill therefor
A method for jet milling of damp or wet grist in a jet mill, such that at least one of the operating parameters is appropriately selected so that a combined drying and milling process occurs in which, to obtain an end product with predetermined degree of fineness and moisture content. The specific operating mechanism required for milling is selected so that it is greater than or equal to the specific drying requirement, and the end product is released from the jet mill with the predetermined fineness and moisture content. In addition, the invention relates to a jet mill to perform this method, such that adjusting, controlling or regulating devices are foreseen for adjusting, controlling or regulating at least one of the operating parameters. |
| US10434516B2 |
Spider wall shield
A gyratory crusher spider wall shield for releasable mounting to a radially inward facing face of a spider positioned on top of a shell of a gyratory crusher includes a primary protection wall positionable over the inward face of the spider and a rear wall attachable to an outer annular fixating ring positionable axially intermediate a material input hopper and the spider. |
| US10434515B2 |
Thermal gradient plug flow microfluidic devices for extreme PCR
A microfluidic device can include a temperature regulator positioned to generate a temperature gradient across a thermally controlled portion of the microfluidic device from a high temperature region to a low temperature region. Additionally, the microfluidic device can include a bi-directional microfluidic serpentine pathway having a first terminus and a second terminus. The bi-directional microfluidic serpentine pathway can be oriented along a longitudinal direction transverse to the temperature gradient. Further, the bi-directional microfluidic serpentine pathway can include a plurality of oscillation segments fluidly coupling the first terminus to the second terminus and forming a flow path adapted to oscillate a fluid between the high temperature region and the low temperature region. The bi-directional microfluidic serpentine pathway can have a uniform cross section to facilitate bi-directional flow. |
| US10434514B2 |
Thermal cycling system comprising transport heater
To provide a thermal cycling system allowing an efficient thermal cycling and an optical detection during the diagnostic process a thermal cycling system is proposed, comprising: at least one heating device (10a, 10b) having a transparent substrate (11a, 11b) and a heating element (12a, 12b), and a chamber (30) adapted to receive a sample, the chamber (30) is placed adjacent to at least one heating device (10a, 10b), wherein at least a part of the chamber (30) comprises a transparent area (31) aligned with the transparent substrate (11a, 11b) of the at least one heating device (10a, 10b). Thereby, the speed and efficiency of the thermal system is increased. Moreover, an optical detection of the sample is possible. |
| US10434513B2 |
Method and device for containing expanding droplets
A method and microfluidic device are provided for containing a droplet having an outer surface at a predetermined location. The microfluidic device includes a plate having an upper surface and a central region communicating with the upper surface. The central region is adapted for receiving a droplet of fluid thereon. The central region includes an outer periphery that defines a first fluid constraint configured for discouraging fluid on the central region from flowing therepast. A second fluid constraint extends about the first fluid constraint. The second fluid constraint is configured for discouraging fluid flowing therepast. A third fluid constraint extends about the second fluid constraint. The third fluid constraint configured for discouraging fluid flowing therepast. |
| US10434511B2 |
Non-invasive monitoring cancer using integrated microfluidic profiling of circulating microvesicles
A microfluidic exosome profiling platform integrating exosome isolation and targeted proteomic analysis is disclosed. This platform is capable of quantitative exosomal biomarker profiling directly from 30 μL plasma samples within approximately 100 minutes with markedly enhanced sensitivity and specificity. Identification of distinct subpopulation of patient-derived exosomes is demonstrated by probing surface proteins and multiparameter analyses of intravesicular biomarkers in the selected subpopulation. The expression of IGF-1R and its phosphorylation level in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patient plasma is assessed, as a non-invasive alternative to the conventional biopsy and immunohistochemistry. The microfluidic chip, which may be fabricated of a glass substrate and a layer of poly(dimethylsiloxane), can include a first capture chamber, a second capture chamber, a serpentine microchannel, a first microchannel, a second microchannel, a sample inlet, a buffer inlet, a bead inlet, at least a first connector channel, and a reagent inlet. |
| US10434504B2 |
Method for reduction of organic molecules
A method for the reduction organic molecules comprising a Ruthenium-Triphosphine complex with aromatic ligands at the phosphors which are ortho or meta substituted. |
| US10434502B2 |
Exhaust gas-purifying composition
The present invention provides an exhaust gas purifying composition containing BEA zeolite containing phosphorus, wherein an amount of phosphorus is such that a molar ratio thereof with respect to Al in the zeolite is 0.5 or greater, and a maintaining factor RS of a specific surface area of the exhaust gas purifying composition after heating at 980° C. for 25 hours is 35% or greater. Furthermore, the present invention also provides an exhaust gas purifying composition containing phosphorus-containing zeolite, wherein an amount of phosphorus is such that a molar ratio thereof with respect to Al in the zeolite is from 0.5 to 8, and a maintaining factor Rd of a crystallite diameter after heating at 980° C. for 25 hours is 50% or greater. The exhaust gas purifying composition of the present invention has excellent HC purifiability for exhaust gas purification in internal combustion engines such as gasoline engines. |
| US10434498B2 |
Multifunctional cerium-based nanomaterials and methods for producing the same
Embodiments relate to a cerium-containing nano-coating composition, the composition including an amorphous matrix including one or more of cerium oxide, cerium hydroxide, and cerium phosphate; and crystalline regions including one or more of crystalline cerium oxide, crystalline cerium hydroxide, and crystalline cerium phosphate. The diameter of each crystalline region is less than about 50 nanometers. |
| US10434496B2 |
Superficially porous particles with dual pore structure and methods for making the same
Superficially porous particles are provided. Aspects of the superficially porous particles include a non-porous inner core and a porous outer shell that includes inner and outer porous regions. The inner porous region can include ordered cylindrical pores substantially perpendicular to the non-porous inner core. The outer porous region can include conical pores which extend to the surface of the particles and which are in fluid communication with the cylindrical pores of the inner porous region. Also provided are methods of making the subject superficially porous particles. Aspects of the methods include subjecting substantially solid inorganic oxide particles to agitation in an aqueous solution in the presence of a first cationic surfactant and a second anionic surfactant, which together form micelles, to pseudomorphically transform the particles. |
| US10434490B2 |
Microwave-induced non-thermal plasma conversion of hydrocarbons
A non-thermal plasma is generated to selectively convert a precursor to a product. More specifically, plasma forming material and a precursor material are provided to a reaction zone of a vessel. The reaction zone is exposed to microwave radiation, including exposing the plasma forming material and the precursor material to the microwave radiation. The exposure of the plasma forming material to the microwave radiation selectively converts the plasma forming material to a non-thermal plasma including formation of one or more streamers. The precursor material is mixed with the plasma forming material and the precursor material is exposed to the non-thermal plasma including exposing the precursor material to the one or more streamers. The exposure of the precursor material to the streamers and the microwave radiation selectively converts the precursor material to a product. |
| US10434489B2 |
Adjustable chromophore compounds and materials incorporating such compounds
The present invention is directed to adjustable chromophore compounds and materials (e.g., ophthalmic lens materials) incorporating those compounds. The adjustable chromophore compounds include a chemical moiety that structurally changes upon exposure to predetermined electromagnetic radiation (e.g., two photon radiation) as well as lens materials, particularly intraocular lens materials that incorporate those compounds. |
| US10434487B2 |
Apparatus for physically processing and/or heating media, in particular liquids
The invention relates to a method and apparatus for physically working and/or heating media, in particular liquids. The high expenditure of energy of the known methods can be avoided, with reduced environmental impact, by the hydrodynamically worked medium being exposed to polar and/or ionic electrochemical potentials and electrochemical signals RC AC. |
| US10434486B2 |
Device for producing particles and method for producing particles
A method of producing particles by bringing plural dissimilar materials A and B into contact with each other includes feeding a liquid into a reactor from a first end portion of the reactor such that the liquid flows along the inner peripheral surface of the reactor and generating a vortex flow toward a second end portion in the reactor by the feed of the liquid; disposing a flow-assisting blade capable of rotating around the central axis line in the reactor and rotating the flow-assisting blade; and injecting materials to be contacted A and B into the reactor, discharging a contacted liquid from the second end portion of the reactor, and generating the particles in the contacted liquid. |
| US10434485B2 |
Compositions comprising encapsulated actives within droplets and other compartments
The present invention generally relates to microparticles and, in particular, to systems and methods for encapsulation within microparticles. In one aspect, the present invention is generally directed to microparticles containing entities therein, where the entities contain an agent that can be released from the microparticles, e.g., via diffusion. In some cases, the agent may be released from the microparticles without disruption of the microparticles. The entities may be, for instance, polymeric particles, hydrogel particles, droplets of fluid, etc. The entities may be contained within a fluid that is, in turn, encapsulated within the microparticle. The agent may be released from the entity into the fluid, and then from the fluid through the microparticle. In such fashion, the release of agent from the microparticle may be controlled, e.g., over relatively long time scales. Other embodiments of the present invention are generally directed to methods of making such microparticles, methods of using such microparticles, microfluidic devices for making such microparticles, and the like. |
| US10434483B2 |
High thermal transfer hollow core extrusion screw assembly
High thermal transfer, hollow core extrusion screws (50, 52, 124, 126, 190) include elongated hollow core shafts (54, 128, 130, 192) equipped with helical fighting (56, 132, 134, 194) along the lengths thereof. The fighting (132, 134, 194) may also be of hollow construction which communicates with the hollow core shafts (54, 128, 130, 192). Structure (88, 90) is provided for delivery of heat exchange media (e.g., steam) into the hollow core shafts (54, 128, 130, 192) and the hollow fighting (132, 134, 194). The fighting (56, 132, 134, 194) also includes a forward, reverse pitch section (64, 162, 216). The extrusion screws (50, 52, 124, 126, 190) are designed to be used as complemental pairs as a part of twin screw processing devices (20), and are designed to impart high levels of thermal energy into materials being processed in the devices (20), without adding additional moisture. |
| US10434479B2 |
Composite membranes having intrinsic microporosity
The present invention relates to a composite membrane for gas separation and/or nanofiltration of a feed stream solution comprising a solvent and dissolved solutes and showing preferential rejection of the solutes. The composite membrane comprises a separating layer with intrinsic microporosity. The separating layer is suitably formed by interfacial polymerization on a support membrane. Suitably, at least one of the monomers used in the interfacial polymerization reaction should possess concavity, resulting in a network polymer with interconnected nanopores and a membrane with enhanced permeability. The support membrane may be optionally impregnated with a conditioning agent and may be optionally stable in organic solvents, particularly in polar aprotic solvents. The top layer of the composite membrane is optionally capped with functional groups to change the surface chemistry. The composite membrane may be cured in the oven to enhance rejection. Finally, the composite membrane may be treated with an activating solvent prior to nanofiltration. |
| US10434477B2 |
Fiber-reinforced porous hollow fiber membrane
A fiber-reinforced porous hollow fiber membrane comprising a hollow fiber membrane and a reinforcing fiber completely or partially embedded in the hollow fiber membrane; wherein the reinforcing fiber is placed in a portion that does not exceed 90%, preferably 80%, of the thickness of the hollow fiber membrane as viewed from an inner or outer peripheral surface of the hollow fiber membrane on a side that is not a side of the porous hollow fiber membrane to come in contact with an object to be treated, and preferably at least 50 volume % of the cross section of the reinforcing fiber is embedded in the hollow fiber membrane. The obtained fiber-reinforced porous hollow fiber membrane has excellent permeability, separation performance, and mechanical properties. |
| US10434474B2 |
Membrane filtration system and membrane bio reactor including the same
A membrane filtration system and a membrane bio reactor including the same are described. In an example, the membrane filtration system includes: a treatment tank; a membrane support frame disposed in the treatment tank and mounted with a filtration membrane; a reciprocating portion connected to the membrane support frame and reciprocating the membrane support frame; a sliding portion disposed in the treatment tank, connected to the reciprocating portion, and guiding a moving direction of the membrane support frame; and a sludge lifting portion flexibly disposed at a lower end of the membrane support frame to lift sludge accumulated at a lower part of the treatment tank. |
| US10434471B2 |
Copper oxides supported on spinel oxides as catalysts for low temperature direct NOx decomposition
Active catalysts for the treatment of a low temperature exhaust gas stream are provided containing copper oxides dispersed on a spinel oxide for the direct, lean removal of nitrogen oxides from the exhaust gas stream. The low temperature, direct decomposition is accomplished without the need of a reductant molecule. In one example, CuOx may be dispersed as a monolayer on a metal oxide support, such as Co3O4 spinel oxide, synthesized using an incipient wetness impregnation technique. The CuOx/Co3O4 catalyst system converts nitric oxide to nitrogen gas with high product specificity, avoiding the production of a significant concentration of the undesirable N2O product. |
| US10434468B2 |
Method and system for removing ammonia from a vent gas stream of a urea plant
A method of removing ammonia from a continuous vent gas stream of a urea plant, in particular of a medium-pressure section of a urea plant, includes a step of removing ammonia from the continuous vent gas stream of the urea plant using a controlled-combustion process including at least a first lean, oxygen-poor combustion step performed in the presence of an understoichiometric amount of oxygen acting as the sole comburent, and in a reducing atmosphere of hydrogen. |
| US10434467B2 |
Method of scavenging hydrogen sulfide and mercaptans using well treatment composites
Hydrogen sulfide and mercaptans may be removed from a fluid or gaseous stream by introducing a composite to the fluid or gaseous stream containing a hydrogen sulfide scavenger adsorbed onto a water-insoluble adsorbent. |
| US10434466B2 |
HVAC system air filter
An apparatus and a method are provided for a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system air filter for a building ventilation system. The HVAC system air filter comprises a supportive frame configured to orient the HVAC system air filter within the building ventilation system. A composite filter medium retained within the supportive frame comprises a cotton gauze portion and an electrostatic portion. The cotton gauze portion is configured for treatment with a filter oil composition to enhance airflow and filtration of air flowing through the composite filter medium. The electrostatic portion is configured to electrostatically attract and agglomerate airborne molecular contaminants and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) as small as 0.001 microns in diameter. In some embodiments, the composite filter medium comprises substances configured to release a fragrance into air passing through the composite filter medium. |
| US10434464B2 |
Compressed-air drying device, method for controlling compressed-air drying device, and vehicle
A compressed air drying device that dries compressed air discharged from a compressor includes a dryer and a controller. The dryer includes a drying container, which is filled with a desiccant, and a discharge valve arranged in a discharge port that discharges drainage produced by regeneration of the desiccant. The controller obtains an ambient temperature and controls opening and closing of the discharge valve. When the ambient temperature is a temperature at which freezing occurs, the controller moves the compressed air, which is discharged from the compressor and heated, into the dryer and restricts opening of the discharge valve. |
| US10434462B2 |
Solvent and method for removing acid gases from a gaseous mixture
A solvent and method for removing carbon dioxide from a gaseous mixture flow with high carbon dioxide partial pressures are disclosed. The solvent includes a secondary or tertiary amine, an amine activator, a physical solvent (e.g., thioalkanol), and a carbonate buffer. The solvent contains less than about 60% by weight of water and is in a single liquid phase. |
| US10434457B2 |
Method of capturing carbon dioxide
A CO2 adsorbent that includes MIL-100(Fe) and various amounts of carbon nanotubes that are dispersed therein, and a method of capturing CO2 with a CO2 adsorbent that includes an adsorbent matrix of a zeolite and/or a metal organic framework and carbon nanotubes that are dispersed within the adsorbent matrix. Various embodiments of the CO2 adsorbent and the method of capturing CO2 are also provided. |
| US10434456B2 |
Process for removing and recovering H2S from a gas stream by cyclic adsorption
A process for altering the composition of a feed gas containing H2S equivalents is disclosed. The process comprises (a) contacting the feed gas with a solid adsorbent at a temperature of 250-500° C., to obtain a loaded adsorbent, (b) purging the loaded adsorbent with a purge gas comprising steam, thus producing a product stream which typically contains substantially equal levels of CO2 and H2S. The process further comprises a step (c) of regenerating the purged adsorbent by removal of water. The adsorbent comprises alumina and one or more alkali metals, such as potassium oxides, hydroxide or the like. |
| US10434455B2 |
Ozone abatement system for semiconductor manufacturing system
An apparatus and method for abating ozone and reducing sulfuric acid from an exhaust stream. In a semiconductor manufacturing plant the processing of wafers involves the cleaning and etching of wafers, the resultant processing may produce gasses which must be abated. The apparatus and method utilizes UV light in high doses to convert ozone (O3) to oxygen (O2). By ensuring laminar flow through the UV light chambers, the efficiency of the system is sufficient to allow for the remaining impurities in the exhaust air to be removed through the use of an RTO. |
| US10434454B2 |
Filter cartridge
According to the present disclosure, arrangements, systems, components, features and methods for filtration are described. The components specifically described include a filter cartridge with preferred features for interaction with a filter housing, and a filter housing with preferred features for convenient installation. Methods of assembly and use are also characterized. |
| US10434453B2 |
Compressor system having filter assembly with replaceable filter element holder
A compressor system includes a compressor and a filter assembly that includes a holder and a replaceable filter element positioned via the holder. The holder is formed in part of a perforated wall such as a metallic mesh material wall, forming a cavity wherein the replaceable filter element is positioned. An end cap traps the replaceable filter element within the cavity. The holder is reusable, so as to reduce material waste and cost. |
| US10434448B1 |
Filter cabinets for HVAC systems
A cabinet for a furnace filter is positioned beneath the base of a forced air furnace system, the cabinet being made up of a base plate, vertical side and end panels joined together to define a generally rectangular housing, one of the end panels having a door way and an upper door panel mounted in the door way and hinged along its lower edge with spring loaded hinges and pivotal side clip members between the door and sides of the door frame or side panels to securely retain the door in a closed position. |
| US10434445B2 |
Woven geotextile filtration fabrics including core-sheath spun yarns
Disclosed are exemplary embodiments of woven filtration fabrics that include core-sheath spun yarns in either or both of the warp and weft directions. |
| US10434443B2 |
Water filter purge indication
A refrigeration system includes a water circulation system and a replaceable water filter. The refrigerator includes a sensor that determines if a water filter is present, and a user interface that prompts a user to purge a water filter upon installation of a new water filter in the refrigerator. The water filter may include a memory storage device that stores information concerning the allowable life of the water filter, the remaining life of the water filter, and other information. Information concerning the remaining life of the water filter and other information can be displayed or otherwise communicated to a user by the user interface. |
| US10434442B2 |
Apparatus, system and methods to divide flow
An example nonlimiting embodiment of the present invention provides a flow divider that includes a slurry receiving compartment and a discharge arrangement having a plurality of discharge apertures. The slurry receiving compartment is arranged to relatively uniformly flow a portion of a slurry into each of the discharge apertures. The discharge apertures may be arranged linearly and/or horizontally such that the portions of the slurry exits each of the discharge apertures at a relatively even flow rate and feed feed boxes connected to vertically tiered screening surfaces of a screening machine. |
| US10434441B2 |
Apparatus and method for gas-liquid separation
A fuel bunkering apparatus shapes fluid flow in a flow shaping line preferably shaped to have a plurality of loops. Shaping the two-phase flow drives the heavier, denser fluids to the outside wall of the flow shaping line and allows the lighter, less dense fluids such as gas to occupy the inner wall of the flow shaping line. With the gas positioned on the inner wall, an exit port on the inner wall permits a majority, if not all, of the gas, along with a minimal amount of liquid, to be diverted to a conventional gas-liquid separator at a flow rate much lower than the total flow rate within the flow shaping line. The remaining liquid flow in the flow shaping line is subsequently introduced into an adjustable phase splitter to separate different liquid components from one another. |
| US10434439B2 |
Portable indoor/outdoor atmospheric water generator
A wirelessly controlled device for atmospheric water generation is provided. The device comprises an atmospheric water generator for generating filtered potable water and a wireless external control system. The wireless external control system comprises one or more display presentation pages for displaying a plurality of operating parameters for the atmospheric water generator, including content display with a variety of operation parameters and historical water collection data for operation of the atmospheric water generator. The wireless external control also has one or more display pages configured for user input for a user to select one or more water generation parameters for operation of the atmospheric water generator. Once the device is directed by the wireless external control system to generate water, the device is capable of automatic water generation until the device fulfills the one or more set water generation parameters. |
| US10434436B2 |
Gas-blowing vaporizing and drying device
Provided is a gas-blowing vaporizing and drying device, which includes: a sample tube in the form of a double tube including an inner tube for a solution and an outer tube for a gas, the inner tube protruding from one end of the outer tube by length L; and a collection container including a container body and a lid provided with a protrusion sleeve tube, the protrusion sleeve tube including a coupling portion at an end to be located outside the container body and a sleeve portion of a length equal to or longer than L having an open end to be located inside the container body, the coupling portion being designed to be coupled to the aforementioned one end of the outer tube in an air-tight manner. |
| US10434433B1 |
Bubble generating apparatus
A bubble generating device has a bubble generating assembly positioned adjacent a front opening. The bubble generating assembly has a support frame having a stationary wiping element which has an opening through which bubble solution leaks out. The bubble generating assembly also has a plurality of bubble rings coupled to the support frame for rotation in a manner where each of the plurality of bubble rings individually wipes across the wiping element at the location of the opening. A motor is positioned inside the housing and has a fan that is directed to blow air towards the front opening. Bubble solution is delivered from a container to the wiping element. A link assembly couples the motor and the support ring in a manner in which actuation of the trigger causes the support ring to be rotated so that each of the plurality of bubble rings is wiped across the wiping element and then positioned in front of the fan to receive air blown by the fan. |
| US10434432B2 |
Three-dimensional stand alone pop up assembly and method
In accordance with the present invention, a stand-alone pop up assembly and method for making the same is provided comprising a roof structure connected with a plurality of wall panels by way of roof interface component for attaching the roof to the structure. The assembly is moveable between a first position being substantially flat into a one dimensional structure and a second position enfolded into a three dimensional structure by manipulating the outer structure and the internal base. The roof interface component may swivel into place during the movement to the three dimensional structure, thereby positioning the roof structure over the upper portions of the first and second panel walls or, alternatively, a sliding feature is provided with a tab from the roof inserted into a slot at the top of one of the panel walls, thereby sliding the roof into position. |
| US10434429B2 |
Model train control system
A model train control system providing a more realistic modeling of the movement, sound, smoke, and lighting effects of a model train is disclosed. A number of dynamic inputs are used to control such effects. Novel features include providing a dynamic variable speed compensator, a dynamic engine load calculator, automatic dynamic momentum, an adjustable train brake, spectrum control, a velocity controller, pressure sensitive effects, a voice activated dispatcher system, a train location and information reporter network, two digit addressing, a traffic control system, accessory control, a model train Central Control Module, and removable memory modules. |
| US10434427B1 |
Swing system and methods of using same
The present disclosure is directed to swing systems and methods of using same. In particular, the present disclosure is directed to swing propulsion systems including a belt device and a handheld swing device. |
| US10434424B2 |
Information processing apparatus capable of achieving improved usability, method of controlling information processing apparatus, non-transitory storage medium encoded with program readable by computer of information processing apparatus, and information processing system
An information processing system includes an operation apparatus and a main body apparatus which is capable of communicating with the operation apparatus. The operation apparatus includes an operation portion and a transmitter which transmits operation data to an information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus includes a receiver which receives operation data and a controller. The controller sets any of a first mode in which first information processing is performed based on the received operation data and a second mode in which second information processing is performed based on the operation data while a first application is executed, makes transition from execution of the first application to execution of a second application, and maintains a set mode when transition to execution of the second application is made and changes from one set mode to the other mode when a prescribed condition is satisfied. |
| US10434422B2 |
Systems and methods for fitness and video games
In some aspects, a system is provided that includes a plurality of mobile devices and an application on at least a first mobile device. The application is adapted to track position information regarding the first mobile device, communicate the position information to a web server, receive position information from the web server regarding other mobile devices within a predetermined distance of the first mobile device, and use the position information regarding the other mobile devices to affect one or more characteristics of a video game executed on the first mobile device. Numerous other aspects are provided. |
| US10434420B2 |
Music game software and input device utilizing a video player
A video game includes an audio-video stream combined with game graphics and game sounds. The game graphics are overlaid on the video stream and updated in synchronization with the stream. Update of the game graphics and sounds depends on inputs received from a game player. The game player may provide input using a game controller coupled to the video game by an adapter. The video game may play on a Blu-ray player. |
| US10434419B2 |
Information processing device and assignment method for input device
A login processing unit performs a login process of a user. An assignment processing unit assigns an inputting device connected to an information processing apparatus to a user. An assignment processing unit controls an assignment process of the inputting device in response to the number of users who are in a login state and executes an assignment process which is different between a case in which the number of users in a login state is one and another case in which the number of users in a login state is two or more. The assignment processing unit assigns, when the number of users in a login state is one, the inputting device connected to the information processing apparatus to the one user. |
| US10434418B2 |
Navigation and interaction controls for three-dimensional environments
The techniques disclosed herein enable a user of a host computer or a user of a remote computer to locate, view, control, and modify objects of a virtual environment. Embodiments disclosed herein can include the generation of a graphical user interface providing a two-dimensional display showing objects at a predetermined elevation of a three-dimensional virtual environment. User interface controls are provided for changing the elevation of the two-dimensional display. The two-dimensional display can be updated to show different elevations as the controls are used to select a new elevation. In some embodiments, the two-dimensional display enables users to move objects of a virtual reality environment. The display can bring highlight to select objects enabling users to readily locate desired objects and locations. The features disclosed herein can be utilized by a computer hosting a virtual reality session or a remote computer operating a companion application. |
| US10434417B1 |
Changing user experience using application events and selected actions
Functionality is disclosed herein for changing a user experience using application events. Events that occur while an application is executing are provided to an application service. The events may be stored on the computing device executing the application before the events are provided to the application service. The application service uses the events to generate a plan that includes data identifying one or more actions for the application to perform. The events used to generate the plan may include events received from other users who also interact with the application. The plan is used by an application to select one or more actions to perform to move the user interacting with the application closer to a goal state. The plan may be periodically updated. |
| US10434414B2 |
Terminal device, program, and method
The terminal device includes a battery for storing power, a battery control circuit that detects a state of the battery, and a processor configured to vary a parameter to be used in execution of the predetermined game application on the basis of the state of the battery detected in the battery control circuit in executing the predetermined game application while consuming the power supplied from the battery according to an instruction of a user. |
| US10434409B2 |
Information processing apparatus and user information displaying method
On a participation member screen image of a chat room, user information is displayed such that a host user and a guest user who perform share play can be specified. In a member information area, an information displaying field for the host user and an information displaying field for the guest user are disposed in a juxtaposed relationship from the uppermost stage, and a share play mark is added to the host user. Further, in a share play item, a check mark is displayed to indicate that share play is proceeding, and time information is displayed to indicate an implementation time period of the share play. |
| US10434407B2 |
Game system, and storage medium used in same
Provided is a game system capable of imposing restriction upon the beneficial effects of the characteristics of a character that has been selected. This game system is provided with control panels having individual rotational buttons. The game system provides a music game in which operation timings at which the individual rotational buttons are to be operated are guided in accordance with the rhythm of a musical piece selected from a musical piece group. Furthermore, the game system awards card selection opportunities for selecting character cards to be used in play, from a plurality of character cards prepared so as to have a plurality of skills which are different to each other, and which respectively correspond to changes. In a special mode, the game system sequentially implements, in a prescribed order every time the special mode is offered, the changes corresponding to the skills of the respective selected character cards. |
| US10434400B2 |
Transformer toy car and playing device using same
The present invention relates to a transformer toy car that automatically transforms the shape to turn a card over to provide the information on the card, if the card is attached to the transformer toy car. The transformer toy car includes: a separable toy car body; and cards adapted to be attached to the underside of the toy car body, wherein if one of the cards is attached to the underside of the toy car body, a portion of the separable toy car body is separated, and a portion of the separated toy car body pressurizes a floor surface, thereby making the toy car body stand up or turn over and thus allowing the underside surface of the card attached to the underside of the toy car body to be exposed to the outside. |
| US10434387B2 |
Golf club
A golf club includes a head, a shaft, and a grip. The golf club has a club vibration frequency of less than or equal to 210 cpm. The golf club has a swing weight of greater than or equal to D5. With the golf club, a force acting on the player's body during a swing can be reduced. The golf club can stabilize swing. |
| US10434385B2 |
Golf club head and golf club
A golf club head includes a face, a sole, and a weight member. The sole includes a guide groove having a plurality of positioning grooves. The weight member includes a plurality of protrusions, and is positioned in the guide groove with the plurality of protrusions engaging with the plurality of positioning grooves. The plurality of positioning grooves each include a pair of sidewalls formed in an arc shape and a bottom connecting the sidewalls to each other. The plurality of protrusions each include a pair of side surfaces formed in an arc shape and a ridge connecting the side surfaces to each other. |
| US10434381B2 |
Club head having balanced impact and swing performance characteristics
Described herein are embodiments of golf club heads having a balance of the following parameters: a low and back club head center of gravity position, a high moment of inertia, and low aerodynamic drag. Methods of manufacturing the embodiments of golf club heads having a balance of club head center of gravity position, moment of inertia, and aerodynamic drag are also described herein. |
| US10434380B2 |
Multi-material golf club head
A golf club head made out of multi-material is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention has at least a portion of the body of the golf club head that is further comprised out of a base layer and a lightweight cover layer. The base layer may have a plurality of cutouts to help reduce unnecessary mass and the lightweight cover layer may be made out of an ultra-lightweight material to further reduce the unnecessary mass. |
| US10434376B2 |
Illuminated ball
A filling device may be used to fill a ball or other inflatable item from a water source such as a hose. A filling device may include an adapter having a cylindrical body with a hollow threaded interior, one closed end and one open end. A filling coupler is coupled to the one closed end of the cylindrical body. The one closed end of the cylindrical body has an opening formed therethrough and the filling coupler is coupled to the one closed end covering the opening. The filling coupler has a hollow threaded interior in fluid communication with the opening. A tip may be removably coupled to the filling coupler. The tip may be a ball inflation needle, a water balloon filling tip or the like. |
| US10434373B2 |
Multi-layer golf ball
Multi-piece golf balls having a multi-layered solid core and multi-layered cover are provided. |
| US10434369B2 |
Exercise machine
A system and method of using an exercise system having a resistance structure of handles connected to cables, which cables are connected to at least one pneumatic cylinder that creates resistance, wherein the resistance is adjusted by the user via actuators in the handles, so that the user does not need to release the handles to adjust the resistance. The system is typically supported by a frame to surround the user, and the pneumatic cylinder may be connected to an equalizing tank that may be housed within or integrated into the frame. The system may include a monitor to visually display system parameters and other information to the user. The system may calculate resistance and work done by the user by measuring piston displacement and speed, as well as using accelerometers or other devices integrated into the handles. |
| US10434358B2 |
Exercise weights and methods of making exercise weights
Exercise weights and methods of making exercise weights are disclosed. In one embodiment, the exercise weight comprises a weight housing comprising a central portion and a plurality of handle sleeves extending from a periphery of the central portion. The central portion is fillable by a weighted filling material. A handle component surrounds the central portion and portions of the handle component extend through the plurality of handle sleeves. The exercise weight can also comprise void spaces located in between segments of the handle component and the central portion radially inward from the handle component. |
| US10434351B1 |
Multi-use fitness and rehabilitation machine
It is important to allow a sore or injured muscle to recover after strenuous physical activity or trauma to an affected limb. The device has separate stations that permit all major muscle groups to be massaged or rehabilitated and each station can be operated independently of each other section. The individual sections can be detached from a triangular support member and placed at more ideal locations in the rehabilitation facility, if needed or desired. The device is not intended to replace the expertise of a trained medical provider or personal trainer but is intended to allow a person to self-direct some efforts to massage aching or sore muscles. |
| US10434350B2 |
Trampoline enclosure system
A trampoline comprising a trampoline frame having legs. The trampoline frame has a trampoline frame horizontal portion. A trampoline bed is suspended across the trampoline frame horizontal portion. Springs extend between the trampoline frame and trampoline bed. An enclosure is connected to the trampoline frame. The enclosure has an enclosure upper support. The enclosure supports an enclosure net. A pad system covers the springs. The pad system includes a wall pad extending upwardly from the springs and terminating at a pad system apex. The pad system further includes a buttress pad connected to the pad system apex at an apex angle from the wall pad, which is defined as an angle between a wall pad outside surface and the buttress pad. The buttress pad extends downwardly to cover at least partially the trampoline frame horizontal portion. |
| US10434348B2 |
Plant type active antiflaming extinguishant and preparation method and application thereof
The invention discloses a plant type active antiflaming extinguishant and preparation method and application thereof, wherein the plant type active antiflaming extinguishant is mainly prepared by compounding 15-20% of plant anti-burning agent, 8-17% of plant composite flame retardant active agent and 63-82% of plant slag water, etc.; and mixed with water at a concentration of 1-5%, and the mixed liquid is filled into fire extinguishing equipments for supporting use. The plant type active flame retardant extinguishing agent provided by the present invention increases a variety of plant fruits, increases the different sources of plant protein, pectin, polyhydroxy compounds rich in tannin, lignin and anti-burning material, and obtains a stronger extinguishing function and an ideal extinguishing effect, which is beyond the reach of the existing fire extinguishing agent; raw material is easy to get and its price is low, and manufacturing process and required equipment are easy to access. |
| US10434345B2 |
Fire protection systems and methods for ventilation hoods
Preferred systems and methods for ceiling ventilation hood fire protection are provided in which fire protection nozzles are installed within a ventilation hood (12) to address a fire in a hazard zone (HAZ) below the ventilation hood. The fire protection nozzles (20) are disposed proximate the ventilation filters (18) or ports within the ceiling ventilation hood to provide overlapping protection of the hazard zone independent of airflow through the hood. |
| US10434344B2 |
Fire suppression systems, devices, and methods
A method of responding to a condition in an exhaust ventilation system that has an exhaust hood includes receiving, at a control module, an exhaust air temperature signal representing a temperature of the exhaust air in a vicinity of the exhaust hood, the exhaust air temperature signal being generated by a temperature sensor. The method also includes receiving a radiant temperature signal representing a temperature of a surface of a cooking appliance that generates the exhaust air, the radiant temperature signal being generated by a radiant temperature sensor. Further, the method includes receiving a pressure signal representing the pressure in the hood and determining a state of the cooking appliance based on the received exhaust air temperature signal, the received radiant temperature signal, and the received pressure signal. Finally, the method responds to the determined appliance state by outputting a control signal from the control module. |
| US10434340B2 |
Skin care formulations
A method of treating skin is disclosed. The method can include topically applying to skin in need thereof, an emulsion comprising palmitoyl tetrapeptide 7, water, glycerin, cetyl alcohol, denatured alcohol, stearic acid, dimethicone, squalane, mineral oil, and beeswax. |
| US10434333B2 |
Beam shaping assembly for neutron capture therapy
Disclosed is a beam shaping assembly, including a beam inlet; a target, wherein the target has nuclear reaction with the incident proton beam; a moderator adjoining to the target, wherein the neutrons are moderated by the moderator to epithermal neutrons; a reflector surrounding the moderator, and leads the deflected neutrons back to the moderator to enhance the epithermal neutron beam intensity; and a cooling system, wherein the cooling system comprises a first cooling part for cooling target, a second cooling part and a third cooling part connecting with the first cooling part and extending in a direction parallel to the axis of the accelerating tube respectively, the first cooling part connects with the target in a face to face manner, the cooling medium is inputted into the first cooling part from the second cooling part and is outputted from first cooling part through the third cooling part. |
| US10434330B2 |
Process for safely providing retinal phototherapy based on determination of RPE melanin levels
A process for safely providing retinal phototherapy includes generating an interferometric signal or pattern by applying a near infrared light beam to a retinal pigment epithelium of a retina of an eye. A level or concentration of melanin within the retinal pigment epithelium of the retina is compared to a normal level or concentration using the detected interferometric signal or pattern. One or more treatment parameters of the retinal phototherapy is adjusted if the level or concentration of melanin in the retinal pigment epithelium of the eye exceeds the normal level or concentration by a predetermined amount. |
| US10434329B2 |
Autofocus wireless power transfer to implantable devices in freely moving animals
A power transmitter is provided that can include a microwave cavity resonant at a desired operating frequency, a hexagonal mesh top to leak evanescent fields out of the cavity, and a plurality of orthogonal monopole feeds with 90 degrees phase differences creating circularly polarized waves. The power transmitter can be configured to transmit energy to a wireless device implanted in an animal passing through the evanescent fields. Implantable devices are also described which can receive wireless energy from the power transmitter and stimulate the animals (e.g., optogenetic or electrical stimulation). |
| US10434326B2 |
Device for light based skin treatment
A device (10) for light based skin treatment is provided. The device (10) comprises a light source (18) for providing an incident light beam (21) for treating a skin (30), optical elements for focusing the incident light beam (21) in a focal point (22) inside the skin (30), and a skin interface element (11) for, during use of the device (10), providing optical coupling of the incident light beam (21) from the device (10) into the skin (30). The skin interface element (11) comprises a transparent exit window (12) for allowing the incident light beam (21) to leave the device (10), on top of the exit window (12), a transparent mixture (13) of a polar substance and an apolar substance, and on top of the transparent mixture (13), a transparent foil (14), the transparent foil (14) being more hydrophobic than the exit window (12). |
| US10434325B2 |
Light therapy platform mobile device applications
Disclosed are therapeutic lamp platform mobile device applications. According to an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure, provided is a phototherapy device comprising a wearable therapeutic lamp platform including a plurality of radiant lamps disposed to communicate radiant energy to a user treatment area; a power source; a controller operatively associated with the therapeutic lamp platform and the power source configured to limit a number of available doses of radiant energy provided to a user, and the controller configured to communicate with an ecommerce platform to obtain an additional number of available doses. |
| US10434320B2 |
Implantable pulse generator systems and methods for providing functional and/or therapeutic stimulation of muscles and/or nerves and/or central nervous system tissue
Improved assemblies, systems, and methods provide a stimulation system for prosthetic or therapeutic stimulation of muscles, nerves, or central nervous system tissue, or any combination. The stimulation system includes an implantable pulse generator and a lead sized and configured to be implanted subcutaneously in a tissue region. An external controller includes circuitry adapted for wireless telemetry and a charging coil for generating the radio frequency magnetic field to transcutaneously recharge a rechargeable battery in the pulse generator. Using wireless telemetry, the pulse generator is adapted to transmit status information back to the external controller to allow the external controller to automatically adjust up or down the magnitude of the radio frequency magnetic field and/or to instruct a user to reposition the charging coil, the status information adapted to allow optimal recharging of the pulse generator rechargeable battery. |
| US10434319B2 |
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 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 over a period of time. The selecting and determining are repeated over multiple periods of time. A source parameter of rotation activations or focal activations is determined, wherein the source parameter indicates consistency of successive rotational activations or focal activations in relation to a portion of the region of the heart. The determining of a source parameter is repeated for multiple regions of the heart. Thereafter, representation of the source parameter is displayed for each of the multiple regions of the heart to identify a shape representing the source of the heart rhythm disorder. |
| US10434317B2 |
Systems and methods for activity level pacing
Systems, devices, and methods for pacing a heart of a patient are disclosed. An illustrative method may include determining a motion level of the patient using a motion sensor of an implantable medical device secured relative to a patient's heart, and setting a pacing rate based at least in part on the patient's motion level. The patient's motion level may be determined by, for example, comparing the motion level sensed by the motion sensor during a current heart beat to a motion level associated with one or more previous heart beats. Noise may occur in the motion level measurements during those heart beats that transition between an intrinsically initiated heart beat and pace initiated heart beat. Various techniques may be applied to the motion level measurements to help reduce the effect of such noise. |
| US10434312B2 |
Electrode assembly for spinal cord stimulation
An electrode assembly for stimulation of a spinal cord within a spinal canal, the spinal canal containing a dura mater, the assembly incorporating a base, a lateral arm extending from the base; a ventral series of electrodes attached to base and to the lateral arm; a dorsal series of electrodes attached to the base and to the lateral arm; ventral and dorsal matrices of electrical conductors respectively communicating electrically with the ventral and dorsal series of electrodes; and an electric pulse generator for electrifying the ventral and dorsal conductors, the generator being adapted for exclusively electrifying the ventral matrix of electrical conductors, and for alternatively exclusively electrifying the dorsal matrix of electrical conductors. |
| US10434311B2 |
Method and apparatus for multimodal electrical modulation of pain
Apparatus and methods for managing pain uses separate varying electromagnetic fields, with a variety of temporal and amplitude characteristics, which are applied to a particular neural structure to modulate glial and neuronal interactions as a mechanism for relieving chronic pain. In another embodiment, a single composite modulation/stimulation signal which has rhythmically varying characteristics is used to achieve the same results as separate varying electromagnetic fields. Also, disclosed is an apparatus and method for modulating the expression of genes involved in diverse pathways including inflammatory/immune system mediators, ion channels and neurotransmitters, in both the Spinal Cord (SC) and Dorsal Root Ganglion (DRG) where such expression modulation is caused by spinal cord stimulation or peripheral nerve stimulation using the disclosed apparatus and techniques. In one embodiment of multimodal modulation therapy, the prime signal may be monophasic, or biphasic, in which the polarity of the first phase of the biphasic prime signal may be either cathodic or anodic while the tonic signal may be either monophasic, or biphasic, with the polarity of the first phase of the biphasic tonic signal being either cathodic or anodic. |
| US10434310B2 |
Implantable stimulation device
A conductive implantable stimulation device for implantation at the head of a subject to treat a neurological disease, comprising a first passive conductive member, wherein the first member is sized and configured for being implanted under the skull bone of the patient, and wherein the first member comprises a conductive interface adapted for extracranial stimulation. |
| US10434307B2 |
Methods and devices for subcutaneous lead implantation
Devices and implantation methods utilizing subcutaneous placement into a patient are disclosed for the insertion, advancement and positioning of a subcutaneous implantable medical device (SIMD) such as a medical electrical lead. The SIMD is releasably-engaged with a device in accordance with embodiments of this disclosure, and advanced from an incision of the patient to an implant location. The implantation device may be disengaged from the SIMD without moving the SIMD from the implant location. |
| US10434305B2 |
Implantable medical device including assembly incorporating radiopaque agent and elutable drug into a polymeric lead tip
An assembly for an implantable device can be made from polyurethane and can incorporate one or more radiopaque agents and one or more elutable drug components into a polymeric lead tip. The assembly can be machined or injection molded and can be configured, for example, as a housing for an active fixation lead or as an electrode base supporting a foil electrode. |
| US10434304B2 |
Implantable electrical line
Embodiments include an implantable electrical line with at least one helically wound electrical conductor, an electrically conductive sleeve electrically connected to the electrical conductor, and an electrical filter. The electrical filter is arranged between a proximal and a distal longitudinal portion of a helix formed by the at least one helically wound electrical conductor as viewed in a longitudinal direction of the implantable electrical line, and is also arranged within the electrically conductive sleeve as viewed in a radial direction of the implantable electrical line. |
| US10434302B2 |
Directional electrode devices with locating features
Electrode devices having directional electrodes for use in deep brain stimulation or other uses. In one aspect, an electrode assembly comprises an elongate lead and a lead guide that are engageable with each other in a coaxial relationship. When the elongate lead and the lead guide are engaged with each other, the two components are rotationally fixed in relation to each other. In another aspect, an elongate lead comprises a radiologically-visible feature for indicating the orientation of the elongate lead. In yet another aspect, an electrode system is capable of determining the position and/or orientation of an electrode positioned within a body. In other aspects, methods for electrically stimulating a target site in the body are disclosed. |
| US10434293B2 |
Implantable flow connector
A system for coupling a first space within a body of a patient with a second space within the body of the patient including a flow connector insertable into the first and second spaces within the body and having a conduit having a wall forming a lumen therein and first and second orifices. A first retention member is engageable with a first portion of the first space within the body and has a first opening, and the flow connector is positioned within the first opening. A second retention member is engageable with the second space within the body, the second retention member has a second opening and the flow connector is positioned within the second opening. The second retention member interlocks with the first retention member. |
| US10434291B2 |
Curved passageway conforming balloon catheter with nested balloons
A balloon catheter includes a first balloon positioned inside of a second balloon, both of which are mounted about a catheter and fluidly connected to respective inflation lumens. In a first inflated configuration, the second balloon is inflated and has a shape that includes a plurality of bulb segments, with each two consecutive bulb segments being separated by a waist hoop. In a second inflated configuration both the inner and outer balloons are inflated, and the inner balloon bears radially outwardly against the waist hoop of the outer balloon such that the waist hoop of the outer balloon has a larger diameter in the second inflated configuration than in the first inflated configuration. The bulb segment separated by waist hoops enable the balloon catheter to conform to curved passageways, such as during the implementation of a stent. |
| US10434290B2 |
Textile balloon catheters
Textile balloon catheters, textile sleeves useful in balloon catheters, and methods of making balloon catheters are described. An example catheter includes an elongate shaft and a balloon movable between uninflated and inflated configurations, and a textile sleeve secured to the balloon. The textile sleeve has a plurality of warp threads and at least one weft thread extending circumferentially around the balloon. Circumferential loops in the portion of the textile sleeve that is secured to the body of the balloon are larger in diameter than circumferential loops in the portion of the textile sleeve that is secured to one or more of the proximal neck, distal neck, proximal cone and distal cone portions of the balloon. |
| US10434287B2 |
Transradial celiac artery catherer
The present disclosure provides unique products and methods for accessing the vasculature of a patient. The catheter arrangements disclosed herein include a distal segment having a first substantially straight portion, a laterally extending portion, a tip-opposing portion, a tip-deflecting portion and a distal tip. The first substantially straight portion has a longitudinal axis that extends between the tip-opposing portion and the distal tip. The tip-deflecting portion extends transverse to and passes or crosses through the longitudinal axis and deflectably supports the distal tip such that the distal tip can deflect towards the tip-opposing portion upon an external force. |
| US10434282B2 |
Medical product package
A catheter and package combination including a package having opposed front and rear panels that are sealed together to define a sealed interior cavity. The package also has top and bottom edges and opposed side edges. The cavity has a first height extending in a direction between the top and bottom edges. The front and rear panels are configured to tear adjacent to one of the side edges in the direction between the top and bottom edges to form an opening in communication with the cavity wherein the opening has a second height in the direction between the top and bottom edges that is smaller than the first height of the cavity. A urinary catheter in a compact configuration is disposed within the cavity. |
| US10434279B2 |
Sleep assistance device
A sleep assistance device is provided-for, including a contactless biometric sensor, a processor, memory, and a speaker. The processor detects a user's sleep state by reading signals from the contactless biometric sensor. The processor may then initiate a wind-down routine upon detecting a sleep-readiness state, including playing relaxing sounds or playing a respiration entrainment sound. The processor may also play noise-masking sounds upon detecting that a user has fallen asleep and seamlessly transition between the sounds played during the wind-down routine and the noise-masking sounds. |
| US10434266B2 |
Nebulizer and nebulizer kit
A nebulizer kit includes an atomizer generating an aerosol, and a particle sorting route communicating with the atomizer and sorting liquid particles in the aerosol to adjust a particle diameter distribution thereof, and guiding the aerosol to a discharge port. The particle sorting route includes a first particle sorting route with a uniform cross-sectional area in the first direction and a second particle sorting route with an inner end wall that curves from the first direction toward a second direction included in the same plane as the first direction. The first particle sorting route guides the aerosol to the second particle sorting route in the first direction, and the inner end wall of the second particle sorting route guides the aerosol in the second direction while aerosol particles with a certain particle diameter or more are attached thereto. |
| US10434265B2 |
Medical hollow needle assembly and method of manufacturing hollow needle
A medical hollow needle assembly includes an outer cylindrical body including a through-hole; a hollow needle having an outer peripheral surface, wherein a proximal portion of the hollow needle is disposed in the through-hole of the outer cylindrical body, and wherein the outer peripheral surface of the hollow needle has an outer reduced-diameter surface that has a smaller outer diameter than that of a more proximal portion of the outer peripheral surface of the hollow needle; and an inner cylindrical body including an insertion hole in which the hollow needle is disposed, wherein the inner cylindrical body is disposed between the hollow needle and an inner peripheral surface of the through-hole of the outer cylindrical body, and wherein the inner cylindrical body joins the outer cylindrical body and the hollow needle. |
| US10434261B2 |
Drug pellet delivery system and method
A drug pellet delivery system includes a housing having a cavity. A cartridge is positioned within the cavity and includes a body having a channel. The body includes a first pair of rails and a second pair of rails. A plunger is slidably disposed in the housing and the cartridge. The plunger is configured to move a drug depot through the channel and out of the housing. Kits and methods of use are disclosed. |
| US10434260B2 |
Pen type drug injection device with dose encoder mechanism and dose setting/dose delivery mode switch
A drug delivery device comprising: a housing; a plurality of sensors; and a cylindrical member supported within the housing, an outer surface of said cylindrical member being provided with a helical track, the helical track comprising track segments of a first type and track segments of a second type, the first and second types of track segments being respectively capable of inducing first and second responses in the sensors; wherein: the helical track has a width; the helical track includes across the width of the helical track at least one track segment of the first type and at least one track segment of the second type at plural positions along a length of the helical track; the device is configured such that during a first phase of a drug delivery operation the helical track is moved axially, without rotation, relative to the plurality of sensors between a first position and a second position, and during a second phase of the drug delivery operation the track is moved helically relative to the plurality of sensors from the second position; and responses induced in the plurality of sensors by the track segments of the helical track are different in the first position compared to responses induced in the plurality of sensors by the helical track in the second position. |
| US10434259B2 |
Syringe device and syringe plunger
A syringe device includes a syringe body; a first space defined inside the syringe body; a plunger body being slidable inside the syringe body and varies the volume of the first space; a second space defined inside the plunger body; a plunger rod being slidable inside the plunger body and varies the volume of the second space; a coil spring that urges the plunger rod in a direction expanding the volume of the second space; a first communication passage and a second communication passage that communicate the first space with the second space; and a check valve member that forms an orifice that restricts the flow of a fluid between the first space and the second space in the first communication passage, and a check valve that allows only the flow of the fluid from the second space to the first space in the second communication passage. |
| US10434258B2 |
Syringe carrier
Described is a syringe carrier comprising a body adapted to receive a barrel of a syringe. The body includes two sections having distal ends with shoulder sections. The shoulder sections are adapted to engage a circumferential gap between the barrel of the syringe and a needle shield covering a needle of the syringe. |
| US10434257B2 |
Powered injection device for delivering multiple liquid formulations, including vaccines
The invention relates to hand-held, powered injection devices, for administering fluids, including vaccines, to animals. The invention further relates to methods of use of the powered injection device for vaccinating avian animals. Powered injection devices according to the instant disclosure are ergonomically friendly, and offer rapid and consistent dosing, particularly for avian animals. |
| US10434254B2 |
Method for configuring an insulin pump with configuring device
An insulin pump is configurable by a configurator. The pump has parameter blocks, each with a respective parameter and an associated restriction setting, and the configurator has an authorization level. Configuring the pump includes receiving, by the configurator, a request to access a parameter on the pump. The method also includes identifying, by the configurator, the parameter block that includes the parameter. Moreover, the method includes retrieving, by the configurator from the pump, the parameter and the associated restriction setting, and comparing, by the configurator, the authorization level of the configurator to the restriction setting. Also, the method includes determining, by the configurator, whether the configurator is authorized to write to the parameter block based on the comparison. Additionally, the method includes writing, by the configurator, to the parameter block on the insulin pump in response to a determination that the configurator is authorized to write to the parameter block. |
| US10434248B1 |
Kit and method of reducing human error during implanted infusion pump refilling
Protein detection kit usable with implanted infusion pumps. The kit includes at least one container containing a protein-detecting composition and having an interface for allowing fluid to be introduced and a visual indicating mechanism for providing a visual indicator indicative of protein detection. |
| US10434247B2 |
Catheter insertion device
A catheter insertion device (18) includes a housing (12) with a base (14), a catheter (28), an introducer needle (30) and an actuator (26) mounted within the housing. The catheter (28) and needle (30) are coupled to the actuator (26) and movable between a first position where the catheter and needle are retracted within the housing and a second position where the catheter and needle extend from the housing, and where the needle retracts into the actuator when the catheter and needle reach the second position. The actuator (26) has a detent (84) that engages a first recess (76) to require a predetermined force to depress the actuator (26) which is greater than the force necessary to slide the actuator (26) to the second position where the detent (84) engages a second recess (80) in the housing (12) to hold the actuator in the deployed position. |
| US10434236B2 |
Extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus having dialysis fluid parameter data entry
An extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus is provided comprising a filtration unit (2) connected to a blood circuit (17) and to a dialysate circuit (32), a preparation device (9) for preparing and regulating the composition of the dialysis fluid; a control unit (12) is configured for setting a sodium concentration value for the dialysis fluid in the dialysis supply line (8) at a set point; the setting of the sodium concentration includes the sub-step of calculating the sodium concentration value as an algebraic sum of a main contribution term based on the blood plasma conductivity and of an adjustment contribution term based on a concentration of at least a substance in the dialysis fluid chosen in the group including bicarbonate, potassium, acetate, lactate, citrate, magnesium, calcium, sulphate, and phosphate. |
| US10434233B2 |
Blood pump control system and blood pump system
A blood pump control system includes a local processing terminal and a remote processing terminal. The local processing terminal is configured to transmit to the remote processing terminal, collected current state parameters of the blood pump and heart activity indexes, and to drive and control the blood pump according to blood pump adjusting parameters received from the remote processing terminal. The remote processing terminal is configured to obtain current blood pump adjusting parameters according to the current state parameters, and the heart activity indexes received from the local processing terminal, and set adjusting conditions; and to transmit the blood pump adjusting parameters back to the local processing terminal. |
| US10434229B2 |
Breast pump unit
A breastpump unit for expressing human breastmilk has a breastshield for placing on a human mother's breast, a vacuum pump for generating an underpressure, and a suction line for connecting the breastshield to the vacuum pump and for transferring to the breastshield the underpressure generated by the vacuum pump. The breastpump unit also has a pressure sensor. In addition, a measuring line is present, wherein the measuring line extends from the breastshield to the pressure sensor. |
| US10434227B2 |
Negative pressure assisted tissue treatment system
A system for stimulating the healing of tissue comprises a porous pad positioned within a wound cavity, and an airtight dressing secured over the pad, so as to provide an airtight seal to the wound cavity. A proximal end of a conduit is connectable to the dressing. A distal end of the conduit is connectable to a negative pressure source, which may be an electric pump housed within a portable housing, or wall suction. A canister is positioned along the conduit to retain exudates suctioned from the wound site during the application of negative pressure. A controller for automated oscillation of pressure over time is provided to further enhance and stimulate the healing of an open wound. A power management motor control for varying pump drive frequency and managing a portable power supply is provided to increase battery life and improve patient mobility. |
| US10434221B2 |
Antimicrobial wraps for medical implants
Biodegradable antimicrobial films are provided that are solid at room temperature and substantially liquefy in situ after implantation into a mammal, such as a human patient. Methods of using the films to cover a medical device, such as a breast implant, prior to insertion into a subject are also provided. |
| US10434217B2 |
Bone induction system and methods
An osteogenic composition suitable for use in bone and soft tissue reparative procedures is provided for herein. Methods for preparing osteogenic composition from blood and bone marrow are also provided for. The osteogenic compositions contain therapeutically effective concentrations of one or more osteogenic agents such as BMP-2, TGF-β, PDGF and VEGF. |
| US10434213B2 |
Controlled delivery system
Provided herein are keratin compositions (e.g., keratin gels, scaffolds, particulates, and the like) including a compound of interest, useful for release and/or delivery of the compound of interest (e.g., in vivo or in vitro). In some embodiments, the composition is a composition formulated for controlled release of the compound of interest. |
| US10434212B2 |
Degradable haemostat composition
The present invention relates to a fibrous hemostat composition that is able to safely gradually and fully degrade in a human or animal body within about 30 days and so can be utilized by physicians to stem a flow of blood and promote healing both after as well as during surgical procedures. |
| US10434211B2 |
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. |
| US10434209B2 |
Active photocatalytic oxidation
An active oxidation and purifying system is provided to increase or maximize the rate of photocatalytic oxidation and ambient air purification capacity by providing both direct ultraviolet (UV) light and reflected UV light directed to the surface and apertures of active cell panels coated with a photocatalytic material. In one example, the active cells also include a plurality of apertures disposed in a transverse manner from the first surface to the second surface of the active cell. Furthermore, a first set of the apertures could be disposed about 45 degrees relative to a median axis along the first and second surfaces, while a second set of apertures could be disposed about negative 45 degrees relative to the same median axis in order to increase the surface area impinged by the direct and reflected UV light. |
| US10434208B1 |
Integrated disinfection system
A mold disinfection system includes: a first compartment with an air inlet, an air pump to circulate air, a UVC lamp to disinfect mold in the circulated air, and an air outlet; a second compartment with one or more doors and a mirror on each door to reflect UVC radiation; a third compartment with a door and a mirror on the back of the door to reflect UVC radiation; wheels extending from one of the compartments to move the system; and electronics controlling the UVC lamps and the air pump and communicating with a mobile device to receive operating instructions therefrom. |
| US10434207B2 |
Apparatus for sterilizing an instrument channel of a surgical scoping device
Sterilization apparatus comprising a sterilization instrument configured to be inserted through the instrument channel of a surgical scoping device and a withdrawal device for withdrawing the sterilization instrument from the instrument channel at a predetermined rate. The sterilization instrument comprises an elongate probe having a probe tip with a first electrode and a second electrode arranged to produce an electric field from received RF and/or microwave frequency EM energy. In operation the instrument may disinfect an inner surface of the instrument channel by emitting energy while being withdrawn through the channel. |
| US10434205B2 |
Systems, methods, and devices for ozone sanitization of continuous positive airway pressure devices
Technologies for sanitizing a medical instrument with ozone are described. In particular, systems, methods, and devices for sanitizing a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device are disclosed. The systems and device include an ozone compartment, an ozone operating system and one or more ozone distribution lines that distribute ozone to a continuous positive airway pressure device. The device may further include a heater adapter unit to connect heating systems in CPAP devices while distributing ozone to sanitize the CPAP device. |
| US10434203B2 |
Reduction of infections in healthcare settings using photocatalytic compositions
Methods of reducing the incidence of healthcare-associated infections in various healthcare settings are provided. Methods for preventing or reducing the number of infections in a human or animal population are also provided. The methods as provided herein reduce the presence of various infectious agents that are commonly acquired or transmitted and are present on both animate and inanimate surfaces, including those infectious agents commonly found in healthcare settings. By reducing the presence of such infectious agents, the incidence of various types of infection or disease is thereby reduced. |
| US10434202B2 |
Lighting device that deactivates dangerous pathogens while providing visually appealing light
A lighting device configured to deactivate pathogens in an environment. The lighting device includes a housing, means for mounting the housing to a surface in the environment, one or more first light-emitting elements arranged in the housing and configured to each produce disinfecting light having a wavelength in a first range of wavelengths, and one or more second light-emitting elements arranged in the housing and configured to each produce disinfecting light having a wavelength in a second range of wavelengths different from the first range of wavelengths. The disinfecting light produced by the first light-emitting elements and the disinfecting light produced by the second light-emitting elements mix to form a combined light, the combined light being visible light other than white light. |
| US10434199B2 |
Picolinate cross-bridged cyclams, chelates with metallic cations and use thereof
Chelates resulting from the complexation of picolinate cross-bridged cyclams of formula (I), wherein n and the substituents L1-L4 and R1-R5 are as defined, with metallic cations. Picolinate cross-bridged cyclam ligands of formula (I), the use of chelates in nuclear medicine and the use of ligands in cations detection or epuration of effluents are also described. |
| US10434191B2 |
Optical imaging probes
The present invention relates to methods of visualising cells especially although not exclusively in vivo using a dye, such as a dendrimer-dye molecule or polybranched-dye molecule which is internalised by the cells and thus permits subsequent visualisation by confocal fluorescence endomicroscopy or other optical detectors. There is also provided internally quenched probes for use in visualising cells especially although not exclusively in vivo by confocal fluorescence endomicroscopy and the use of internally quenched probes in combination with confocal fluorescence endomicroscopy, for visualising cells by virtue of internalisation and dequenching of a probe by the cells. In a particular embodiment the cells are activated neutrophils, such as within the lung of a subject. |
| US10434188B1 |
Hyaluronic acid binding domain-growth factor fusion protein cDNAs and fusion proteins for cartilage matrix preservation and repair
The present invention provides fusion proteins including a hyaluronic acid-binding domain of a cartilage matrix protein and a conserved region of a growth factor protein. Certain embodiments provide nucleic nucleic acid sequences encoding a fusion protein and compositions thereof. Methods for using fusion polypeptides and nucleic acid molecules discloses herein are also provided. In certain embodiments, the fusion proteins and/or nucleic acid molecules can be used to treat a cartilage matrix protein-related condition in a subject. |
| US10434186B2 |
Functionalized linear ligands and complexes thereof
The invention relates to chemical compounds and complexes that can be used in therapeutic and diagnostic applications. |
| US10434185B2 |
Compositions and methods for the depletion of CD137+ cells
The invention provides methods of preventing and treating graft-versus-host-disease and autoimmune diseases, such as those arising from transplant therapy, by selective depletion of hematopoietic cells through the use of antibody-drug conjugates and ligand-drug conjugates that specifically bind CD137. The compositions and methods described herein can be used to treat a variety of pathologies, including stem cell disorders and other blood conditions. |
| US10434181B2 |
Oligomer-containing benzamide-based compounds
The invention relates to (among other things) oligomer-containing benzamide-based compound compounds. A compound of the invention exhibits one or more advantages over corresponding compounds lacking the oligomer. |
| US10434180B2 |
Enzymatic conjugation of polypeptides
The present application relates to methods for the enzymatic functionalization of immunoglobulins, in particular with drugs. Also disclosed herein are linking reagents, functionalized antibodies, pharmaceutical compositions, and method of treating disease and/or conditions. |
| US10434177B2 |
Activatable two-component photosensitizers
Provided herein is a two-component photosensitizer, which demonstrated robust and selective killing effects for transfected HEK cells and affibody targeted A431 cancer cells when exposed to near infrared light excitation. Free MG2I is a pure and stable fluorogen; it is easy to synthesize and modify, and has no toxicity to cells. Unlike conventional photosensitizers, the dye and FAP itself has no photosensitizing effect until they are bound. Also unlike other activation methods, the activation step is achieved by adding the fluorogen, not the presence of the targeted molecule, requiring an ‘active’ activation instead of a ‘passive’ activation. This method offers the ability to locally switch-on and selective generation of singlet oxygen at the target site and can be used for a wide variety of molecular targets. |
| US10434174B2 |
Combination therapies using platinum agents and agents that target tumor-associated stroma or tumor cells
Methods, pharmaceutical compositions, and kits for treating a disease, such as cancer, in a subject. The methods include: administering to a subject in need thereof (a) a therapeutically effective amount of a platinum agent; and (b) a therapeutically effective amount of a monoclonal antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof. |
| US10434167B2 |
Non-toxic adjuvant formulation comprising a monophosphoryl lipid A (MPLA)-containing liposome composition and a saponin
Provided herein is an adjuvant formulation comprising a monophosphoryl lipid A (MPLA)-containing liposome composition to saponin (e.g., QS-21), wherein the liposome composition comprises i) a lipid bilayer comprising phospholipids in which the hydrocarbon chains have a melting temperature in water of ≥23° C. and ii) cholesterol at a mole percent concentration of greater than about 50% (mol/mol), preferably about 55% to about 71% (mol/mol), or more preferably about 55% (mol/mol). The adjuvant formulation displays minimal toxicity of either lipid A or saponin. |
| US10434166B2 |
Methods and compositions for in vivo immune stimulation and antigen production
Disclosed are compositions and methods comprising a vector and a reverse genetics competent unit. The vector may comprise baculovirus expression vectors, bacmids, vaccinia virus and synthetic vectors and the reverse genetics competent unit may comprise pathogenic units necessary for producing pathogens de novo from a nucleotide-based vector. In certain embodiments, the reverse genetics competent unit comprises pathogenic units necessary for producing pathogens de novo from a nucleotide-based vector for influenza virus. |
| US10434164B2 |
Methods and compositions for activation of innate immune responses through RIG-I like receptor signaling
Compositions and methods are provided that enable activation of innate immune responses through RIG-I like receptor signaling. The compositions and methods incorporate synthetic nucleic acid pathogen associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) that comprise elements initially characterized in, and derived from, the hepatitis C virus genome. |
| US10434161B2 |
Attenuated vaccines to protect against tick-borne ehrlichia species infections
Attenuated vaccines to protect vertebrate animals and people against tick-born rickettsial, Ehrlichia and Anaplasma species infections is disclosed. Also disclosed are methods to modify the organism to achieve the desired immunity through the modification of a novel genetic region involved in pathogenesis. These compounds represent a needed vaccine against an organism causing life-threatening febrile illness in humans and animals, and also represent the potential to develop new classes of drugs targeting the gene products of genes Ech_0660, Ech_0379, and Ech_0230, and their homologs of other related rickettsial pathogens. |
| US10434159B2 |
Peptides and combination of peptides for use in immunotherapy against various cancers
The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules. |
| US10434154B2 |
Composition for treating prostate cancer (PCa)
The present invention relates to an active (immunostimulatory) composition comprising at least one RNA, preferably an mRNA, encoding at least two (preferably different) antigens capable of eliciting an (adaptive) immune response in a mammal wherein the antigens are selected from the group consisting of PSA (Prostate-Specific Antigen), PSMA (Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen), PSCA (Prostate Stem Cell Antigen), and STEAP (Six Transmembrane Epithelial Antigen of the Prostate). The invention furthermore relates to a vaccine comprising an active (immunostimulatory) composition, and to the use of the active (immunostimulatory) composition (for the preparation of a vaccine) and/or of the vaccine for eliciting an (adaptive) immune response for the treatment of prostate cancer (PCa), preferably of neoadjuvant and/or hormone-refractory prostate cancers, and diseases or disorders related thereto. Finally, the invention relates to kits, particularly to kits of parts, containing the active (immunostimulatory) composition and/or the vaccine. |
| US10434150B2 |
Methods and pharmaceutical compositions for treating celiac disease and gluten intolerance
Oral administration of ALV003 can protect celiac disease patients and patients otherwise suffering from gluten-intolerance from the harmful effects of ingesting food containing gluten. |
| US10434149B2 |
Synthetic platelets
A method of promoting hemostasis in a subject in need thereof includes administering to the subject a biocompatible flexible nanoparticle that includes an outer surface and a plurality of peptides conjugated to the surface, wherein the peptides include a plurality of von Willebrand factor-binding peptides (VBPs), collagen-binding peptides (CBPs) and an active platelet GPM-Ma-binding peptides (GBPs). |
| US10434147B2 |
Treatment type 2 diabetes mellitus patients
A pharmaceutical combination for use in glycemic control in a type 2 diabetes mellitus patient, said combination comprising (i) lixisenatide or/and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, (ii) insulin glargine or/and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and (iii) optionally metformin or/and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. |
| US10434138B2 |
Formulations
The present invention relates to a formulation comprising a pharmaceutically active ingredient and a coating. The invention also relates to the use of the formulation in the treatment and prevention of disorders of the gastrointestinal tract. Also disclosed are methods for preparing the formulations. |
| US10434137B2 |
Method for inhibiting HIV replication in mammal and human cells
The present invention describes a method to inhibit replication of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) by negatively modulating or altering the cytoskeleton, more precisely the proteins forming the intermediate cytoskeletal filaments, wherein the the proteins are vimentin and/or keratin-10. The replication of the virus is inhibited in human cells by intervening in the structure of these proteins. The present invention is also related to the use of agents, including peptides and/or interfering RNA and/or lipidic compounds, the agents producing a negative modulation or alteration of the cytoskeleton to prevent or to treat the HIV infection. |
| US10434132B2 |
Galactolipids-enriched plant extracts and the uses thereof
The present invention is related to a galactolipids-enriched plant extract, prepared by extracting a plant sample selected from a group consisting of: Gynura divaricata subsp. formosana (Asteraceae) (GD), Murdannia bracteata (C. B. Clarke) J. K. Morton ex D. Y. Hong (Commelinaceae) (MB), and Crassocephalum rabens S. Moore (Asteraceae) (CR) with a series of solvents. A pharmaceutical, nutritional, or healthcare composition for protecting or treating acute fulminant hepatitis, for protecting or treating sepsis or related indication thereof, and a composition for skin whitening are also provided herein. These compositions all comprise effective amounts of the galactolipids-enriched plant extracts or purified compounds thereof as bioactive ingredients. |
| US10434130B2 |
Hydrolysate of water extract of syzygium samarangense, and preparation process and use thereof
Disclosed herein are a hydrolysate of water extract of Syzygium samarangense and a preparation process thereof. Also disclosed herein is a composition which comprises the hydrolysate of water extract of Syzygium samarangense. The composition is suitable for whitening skin, enhancing the moisture-retaining capacity of skin, improving wound healing, and reducing oxidative stress. |
| US10434128B2 |
Composition comprising Ulmi cortex extracts for inhibiting ovotoxicity
Provided is a method of treating ovotoxicity of an individual, including administering an Ulmi cortex extract to an individual in need of treatment. The present disclosure may exhibit an effect of preventing, alleviating, or treating ovarian aging or premature ovarian failure by inhibiting oxidative stress or ovotoxicity of the ovaries. |
| US10434127B2 |
Use of probiotics to increase male fertility
The present invention relates to the use of Lactobacillus rhamnosus in combination with Bifidobacterium longum to manufacture a formulation to increase male fertility in a subject. In particular, said strains are the strains Lactobacillus rhamnosus CECT 8361 and Bifidobacterium longum CECT 7347. Additionally, the formulation comprising the said strains Lactobacillus rhamnosus CECT 8361 and Bifidobacterium longum CECT 7347 is also described. |
| US10434126B2 |
Microbiota restoration therapy (MRT), compositions and methods of manufacture
Microbiota restoration therapy compositions and methods for manufacturing, processing, and/or delivering microbiota restoration therapy compositions are disclosed. An example method may include a method of treating an infection. The method may comprise administering a microbiota restoration therapy composition to a patient with an infection. The microbiota restoration therapy composition may comprise a mixture of an effective amount of fecal microbiota and an effective amount of polyethylene glycol. |
| US10434125B2 |
Microbiota restoration therapy (MRT), compositions and methods of manufacture
Microbiota restoration therapy compositions and methods for manufacturing, processing, and/or delivering microbiota restoration therapy compositions are disclosed. An example method may include a method of treating an infection. The method may comprise administering a microbiota restoration therapy composition to a patient with an infection. The microbiota restoration therapy composition may comprise a mixture of an effective amount of fecal microbiota and an effective amount of polyethylene glycol. |
| US10434124B2 |
Microbiota restoration therapy (MRT), compositions and methods of manufacture
Microbiota restoration therapy compositions and methods for manufacturing, processing, and/or delivering microbiota restoration therapy compositions are disclosed. An example method for manufacturing a microbiota restoration therapy composition may include collecting a human fecal sample and adding a diluent to the human fecal sample to form a diluted sample. The diluent may include a cryoprotectant. The method may also include mixing the diluted sample with a mixing apparatus and filtering the diluted sample. Filtering may form a filtrate. The method may also include transferring the filtrate to a sample bag and sealing the sample bag. |
| US10434123B2 |
Reaction platform and method for making pollen based materials and uses thereof
A two stage reaction platform is provided to produce a pollen-based extract material, comprising the steps of a first stage including: opening and/or germinating pollen grains, reacting the treated pollen grains with one or more beehive components, selected from beeswax, honey, or enzyme-containing material, and stirring to form a jelly; and a second stage including heating the jelly in a closed container to product an extract. The extract may be a fermented extract. An aqueous skin cream includes the pollen-based extract and one or more of glycerine, natural oils, emollients, preservatives, vitamins, fragrance, emulsifiers, or waxes. The skin cream may be used for treatment of skin conditions or inflammation. In another embodiment a method of treating eczema or psoriasis is provided, comprising administering to the individual in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of an aqueous skin cream. |
| US10434107B2 |
Synthetic bile acid compositions and methods
Bile acids and related compositions and methods of synthesis and use. More specifically, deoxycholic acid and related compositions, said compositions being free of all moieties of animal origin and free of pyrogenic moieties. |
| US10434099B2 |
Methods for treating central nervous system disorders using VDAC inhibitors
The present invention relates to use of small organic compounds interacting with the Voltage-Dependent Anion Channel (VDAC) for the treatment of diseases associated with central nervous system (CNS) disorders, including psychotic disorders, mood disorders, neurodegenerative diseases. In particular the present invention relates to the use of substituted piperazine- and piperidine-derivatives and pharmaceutical compositions comprising same for the treatment of psychotic disorders including schizophrenia, mood disorders, and neurodegenerative diseases. |
| US10434098B2 |
Deuterated dehydrophenylahistin compounds and preparation method thereof and use thereof in preparation of anti-tumor drugs
Provided are a deuterium-substituted dehydrophenylahistin-like compound, preparation method thereof and use in a preparation of antitumor drugs. The deuterium-substituted dehydrophenylahistin-like compound has a structure of general formula (I), and a synthesis method thereof comprises: firstly conducting a condensation reaction of diacetyldiketopiperazine and an aldehyde intermediate a or a deuterated aldehyde compound b to form a heterocyclic compound c or a deuterium-containing heterocyclic compound d, which is then subjected to a condensation reaction with benzaldehyde and a deuterium-substituted benzaldehyde-like compound to form the deuterium-substituted dehydrophenylahistin-like compound. Also provided are a highly effective deuterated aldehyde intermediate with a high deuterium substitution rate and a deuterium-containing heterocycle intermediate, and a synthesis method thereof. An experiment shows that the deuterium-substituted dehydrophenylahistin-like compound provided by the present invention has an effect on tubulin depolymerization and can treat a refractory solid tumor or lymphoma. The present invention provides a method for researching and developing antitumor drugs of the related compound. |
| US10434095B2 |
3-(1-oxo-4-((4-((3-oxomorpholino)methyl)benzyl)oxy)isoindolin-2-yl)piperidine-2,6-dione and isotopologues thereof
Provided are 4′-arylmethoxy isoindoline compounds, e.g., 3-(1-oxo-4-((4-((3-oxomorpholino)methyl)benzyl)oxy)isoindolin-2-yl)piperidine-2,6-dione, or an isotopologue thereof, or an enantiomer or a mixture of enantiomers thereof. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising and methods for using the compounds are also disclosed. |
| US10434090B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition containing a hypomethylating agent and a histone deacetylase inhibitor
A pharmaceutical composition for induction therapy which has a hypomethylating agent and a histone deacetylase inhibitor (“HDAC inhibitor”); wherein the hypomethylating agent is a DNA and histone methylation inhibitor such as cladribine and the HDAC inhibitor is, for example, entinostat, panobinostat, vorinostat, and/or romedepsin; further wherein the hypomethylating agent and the HDAC inhibitor are combined in formulations for various administrations including e.g., a continuous delivery system such as a transdermal patch of at least one reservoir or a plurality of reservoirs, oral, a fixed-dose oral combination, intravenous, and combinations thereof. This pharmaceutical composition for induction therapy is used with a monoclonal antibody in the treatment of various cancers, sarcomas, and other malignancies. |
| US10434089B2 |
Avibactam and carbapenems antibacterial agents
Described are methods of treating or preventing a bacterial infection by administering an antibacterial agent comprising a β-lactamase inhibitor and one or more carbapenem to a subject. |
| US10434086B2 |
Combination therapies with curaxins
Provided herein are methods and compositions that relate to, inter alia, CBL0137, a carbazole compound 1,1′-[9-[2-[(1-methylethyl)amino]ethyl]-9H-carbazole-3,6-diyl]bis-ethanone, useful for the treatment of various cancers, optionally in combination with various agents. |
| US10434083B2 |
Transmammary delivery of cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors for analgesia in neonates
Methods for transmammary administration of an analgesic to offspring swine are disclosed, which are useful for mitigating, inhibiting, and/or reducing pain in offspring swine prior to undergoing processing procedures that would cause or result in pain. The methods generally comprise administering, via injection, a cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor class analgesic directly to a lactating female swine. The analgesic is passed indirectly to the offspring swine through the milk of the treated lactating female swine and has beneficial effects, including increases in weight gain, performance, and decreases in pain. A single dosage form injected into the lactating female is suitable for achieving indirect therapeutically effective levels of the cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor class analgesic in the milk for the offspring. |
| US10434081B2 |
Inhibitors of macrophage migration inhibitory factor
A method for reducing macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF or MMIF) cytokine or its biological activity, including the step of administering an isothiocyanate functional surfactant to a patient having a disease or condition wherein MIF cytokine or its biological activity is implicated in the disease or condition. In one embodiment, the protonated form of the isothiocyanate functional surfactant is represented by the following chemical structure: |
| US10434077B2 |
Glycolic acid and/or D-lactic acid for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases
A method of treatment of a neurodegenerative disease which is associated with a decline in mitochondrial activity, includes administering to a person in need of such treatment at least one of Glycolic acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, and D-lactic acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof. |
| US10434070B2 |
Use of nanoparticles coated with red blood cell membranes to enable blood transfusion
The present invention relates to methods, combinations and pharmaceutical compositions for supplying a blood source from a donor source with a mis-matched blood type, or potentially a mis-matched blood type, to a recipient, using, inter alia, an effective amount of a nanoparticle comprising a) an inner core comprising a non-cellular material, and b) an outer surface comprising a cellular membrane derived from a red blood cell, the cellular membrane of the nanoparticle comprising a blood type antigen that exists on the red blood cell from the donor source, but is missing or potentially missing on red blood cells of the recipient. |
| US10434069B2 |
Protease assisted native-protein delivery approach (PANDA)
A method for intracellular delivery of single proteins or other cargo molecules by encapsulation within nanocapsules formed by interfacial polymerization of one or more types of monomers and selected protease cleavable cross-linkers is provided. The thin positively charged capsules are readily brought into the cytosol of target cells by endocytosis. The capsules are degraded by the action of endogenous proteases or co-delivered proteases on the cross-linkers releasing the functional cargo unaltered. The cross-linkers can be adapted to be cleavable by specific enzymes selected from available intracellular enzymes within the target cell or co-delivered or self-cleaving when the cargo itself is a protease. The nanocapsules produced by the methods have been shown to have long-term stability, high cell penetration capability, low toxicity and efficient protease-modulated specific degradability without affecting cargo protein function. |
| US10434068B2 |
Use of decellularized extracellular matrix for encapsulating cells
A microparticle for cell encapsulation is provided, having a core which comprises continuous fibers of decellularized extracellular matrix (ECM) and, optionally, an outer layer. Also provided are methods of encapsulating cells in the microparticle, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the microparticle, and methods of treating disease in animals employing the microparticles of the invention, for example, treating Diabetes. |
| US10434067B2 |
Composite formulation for oral administration comprising ezetimibe and rosuvastatin
Provided are a solid composite formulation for oral administration, the solid composite formulation including: an ezetimibe granules-part including ezetimibe, said ezetimibe having a particle size distribution wherein the average particle size d(0.9) for the bottom 90% is about 10 μm or less; and a rosuvastatin mixture-part including rosuvastatin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a method of preparing the composite formulation. |
| US10434062B2 |
Compositions and methods of making brittle-matrix particles through blister pack freezing
The present invention includes compositions and methods for treating and delivering medicinal formulations using an inhaler. The composition includes a space filled flocculated suspension having one or more flocculated particles of one or more active agents and a hydrofluoroalkane propellant. A portion of the one or more flocculated particles is templated by the formation of hydrofluoroalkane droplets upon atomization and the templated floc compacts upon the evaporation of the hydrofluoroalkane propellant to form a porous particle for deep lung delivery. |
| US10434061B2 |
Composition and method for orally administering one or more active agents to a pet
A composition and method for administering an active agent to a pet, such as a dog, a cat or a horse. The composition may comprise a yogurt-based chewable delivery matrix and a plurality of water-soluble film pieces dispersed throughout the chewable delivery matrix. The composition may also comprise a delivery matrix having at least 15% by weight of crude protein and a plurality of water-soluble film pieces dispersed throughout the delivery matrix. The plurality of water-soluble film pieces encompass an active agent therein, wherein the active agent is rapidly released from the composition upon contact with saliva from the pet. At least a portion of the released active agents may be oromucosally absorbed by the pet. |
| US10434059B2 |
Medicament for the treatment of viral skin and tumour diseases
The invention relates to a medicament containing a compound of general formula (I), where R1=independently, a straight or branched, saturated, singly- or multiply-unsaturated, optionally substituted C11-C21 alkyl, alkylene or alkinyl group, preferably a C11-C15 alkyl, alkylene or alkinyl group, particularly a C11-C13 alkyl, alkylene or alkinyl group, most preferably a C13 alkyl group, R2=independently, a straight or branched C1-C8 alkyl, alkylene or alkinyl group, preferably a C1-C6 alkyl, alkylene or alkinyl group, in particular a C2-C4 alkyl, alkylene or alkinyl group, most preferably a C3 alkyl group, a —[CH2—(CH2)m-O]nH group with n=1 to 10, preferably n=1 to 5, to m=1 to 5, preferably m=1 to 3, a —CH2—[CH—(OH)]p[CH2—R3]— group, where R3=independently H or OH, p=1 to 7, preferably p=1 to 4, a pentose group or a hexose group, as therapeutically active agent, alone or in combination with one or several further pharmaceutical agents as a combination preparation for the treatment of viral skin diseases and/or tumor diseases, in particular caused by human papilloma virus (HPV) and/or herpes viruses and a topically acting medicament formulation and the use thereof. |
| US10434058B2 |
Natural formulations
The present invention provides an all natural composition comprising naturally-obtained plant extracts. |
| US10434054B2 |
Cosmetic composition and methods of use thereof
Disclosed is a topical skin composition. The composition can include 50 to 75% by weight of water, 2 to 7% by weight of caprylic/capric triglyceride, 2 to 7% by weight of Butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, 2 to 7% by weight of Helianthus annuus (sunflower) seed oil, 1 to 5% by weight of cetyl alcohol, 1 to 5% by weight of glyceryl stearate, and 0.1 to 2% by weight of beeswax. |
| US10434045B2 |
Polyurea or polyurethane capsules
Polyurea capsule compositions. A subset of these compositions contain a plurality of capsules and a capsule formation aid, in which each of the capsules contains a polyurea wall and an oil core; the polyurea wall is formed of a reaction product of a polyisocyanate and a cross-linking agent in the presence of the capsule formation aid; and the oil core contains an active material. The polyisocyanate, cross-linking agent, and capsule formation aids are described herein. Also disclosed are methods of preparing polyurea capsule compositions, as well as consumer products containing one of these compositions. |
| US10434044B2 |
Buffered microencapsulated compositions and methods
A microcapsule composition comprising at least one polymer substantially disposed as a semi-permeable shell around a buffered solution and at least one therapeutic agent, wherein the therapeutic agent permeates the shell, and wherein the composition is suitable for delivery to a mammal. This invention also provides related compositions, products and methods. |
| US10434043B2 |
Water-in-oil emulsion solid cosmetic
The present invention provides a water-in-oil emulsion solid cosmetic that is further improved in terms of an excellent feeling in use (good spreadability and fresh feeling (texture)) obtained by incorporating a powder in a water phase, and that also has sufficient covering ability, stability even at high temperature, and long-lasting property. The present invention provides a water-in-oil emulsion solid cosmetic comprising an external oil phase comprising a liquid oil thickened or solidified with (A) wax and (B) disteardimonium hectorite, and an internal water phase comprising (C) an internal phase powder dispersed in an aqueous medium. |
| US10434041B2 |
Water-in-oil emulsion cosmetic composition
The present invention provides a water-in-oil type emulsion cosmetic composition with low viscosity while having excellent stability sufficient to withstand the inclusion of a polar oil. A water-in-oil type emulsion cosmetic composition of the present invention is characterized by comprising: (A) 0.1 to 2 mass % of an organically modified clay mineral; (B) 0.1 to 2 mass % of a hydrophobic silica; (C) 2 to 5 mass % of a silicone-type surfactant; (D) an oil component of which 10 to 50 mass % of the total oil component is a non-polar hydrocarbon oil; and (E) 20 to 60 mass % of a water phase component; wherein the (A) organically modified clay mineral and (B) hydrophobic silica total to 0.2 to 2 mass %; and a viscosity of the cosmetic composition as a whole is 1000 to 10000 mPa·s (30° C.; B type viscometer). |
| US10434033B2 |
Portable, reusable, and disposable intermittent pneumatic compression system
The present invention discloses a deep vein thrombosis (“DVT”) device that is portable, tubeless, and battery-operated, which ensures that the patient will have maximum mobility during recovery. The DVT device provides a pneumatically controlled bladder portion, which is actuated by an electronically controlled air pump, where the pump/bladder combination is enclosed in a “pocket” of a wrap or cuff during use. All pump, battery, and control components are protectively housed in a plastic case that is permanently attached to the bladder portion. Once the pump/bladder combination is placed in the “pocket” the wrap or cuff will be sealed. The wraps or cuffs are single use, disposable garments designed to provide an absorbent barrier during use, where the bladder portion and air pump remain clean during use and can be reused by the patient or hospital staff. Tabs or extensions may be used to secure the pump/bladder combination after insertion into the “pocket” of the wrap or cuff. |
| US10434032B2 |
Instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization tool
A tool for use in assisting soft tissue mobilization and bodily tissue amelioration, such as stimulation of superficial tissue, deep tissue mobilization, breaking up scar tissue, and soft tissue massaging, are described. The tool comprises a device for application to bodily tissue that includes a body having a substantially teardrop shape in a vertical section. In a longitudinal aspect, the body includes a first and a second portion. The first portion of the device corresponds at least in part to a substantially bulbous handle part of the teardrop shape of the vertical section and is adapted for ease of grasping and manipulation at the first end. The second portion of the device corresponds at least in part to a substantially tapered converging double-beveled linear edge of the teardrop shape of the vertical section and is adapted for facilitated application of the device to bodily tissue at the second end. |
| US10434031B2 |
Wheeled walker with a moveable seat
A collapsible wheeled walker with two side frames and two height adjustable upper body supports. The apparatus includes a seat that is slidably attached to the two side frames and is movable between a front position to facilitate an ample walking space inside the frames and a rear position for a user to sit. The apparatus may include an X-folder that facilitates collapsing the walker to a small footprint for storage and transportation. It may also include a left forearm gutter and a right forearm gutter as part of the upper body supports that give the user an upright walking posture for health benefits. |
| US10434030B2 |
Soft exosuit for assistance with human motion
Systems and methods for providing assistance with human motion, including hip and ankle motion, are disclosed. Sensor feedback is used to determine an appropriate profile for actuating a wearable robotic system to deliver desired joint motion assistance. Variations in user kinetics and kinematics, as well as construction, materials, and fit of the wearable robotic system, are considered in order to provide assistance tailored to the user and current activity. |
| US10434029B2 |
Method for determining leg-phase shift timing, leg-phase shift timing determination apparatus, method for controlling walking assistance, and walking assistance apparatus
A walking assistance apparatus includes: a walking assistance attachment to be attached to a leg of a human body and including a variable stiffness mechanism having stiffness that is changeable in a direction where the human bends and stretches the knee by motor driving; and a controller. The controller includes a foot-end motion calculation part configured to receive an output from a sensor to detect motion of a leg and successively calculate a relative velocity of a foot end with reference to a waist of the human body; and a leg state determination part configured to determine shift timing between a swing phase and a stance phase based on the relative velocity of the foot end. |
| US10434028B2 |
Stairway step aid
A step aid device has a series of support structures positioned on a flight of stairs to assist a user with a lower leg injury to climb the stairs. A first support structure may be disposed on a first plane. The first support structure has a first side, a second side oppositely disposed from the first side, and a perimeter disposed between the first side and the second side. A second support structure may be disposed on a second plane. The second support structure has a first side, a second side oppositely disposed from the first side, and a perimeter disposed between the first side and the second side. The second support structure the second plane may be offset from the first plane. |
| US10434026B2 |
Casket hardware attachment structure
Hardware for a casket comprises a clevis having a pair of side walls, a back wall adapted to be attached to the casket shell wall, a pair of tabs each of which extends laterally outwardly from a respective one of the side walls and each of which is spaced forwardly from the rear wall, an arm pivoted at an upper end to the clevis, and a decorative ear having a downwardly facing recess in a lower edge thereof and a pair of tapered resilient arms each of which is located on a respective side of the recess, each resilient arm having a laterally inwardly projecting tab on a lower free end thereof, each resilient arm becoming progressively thicker from the free end toward a base thereof as measured in a direction generally normal to the casket shell wall. |
| US10434024B2 |
Modular dental tool and docking station
A modular dental system, methods for controlling a modular dental tool, a dental system, a control module, and a treatment unit. In one embodiment, the modular dental system includes a modular dental system including a control module and a battery module. The control module includes a first end, a second end, a control sub-system, and a charging sub-system. The control sub-system is configured to communicatively couple to an attachment, detect an attachment identifier associated with the attachment when the attachment is removably attached to the first end of the control module, and control the attachment based on the attachment identifier. The battery module is configured to removably attach to the second end of the control module. |
| US10434023B1 |
Car transfer adapted wheelchair
A wheelchair includes a removable seat assembly that slides laterally sideways to either side of the wheelchair for assisting a seated wheelchair occupant onto a receiving seat, such as a vehicle seat. |
| US10434022B2 |
Dynamic support apparatus
A dynamic support apparatus. The dynamic support apparatus includes a cushion, at least one actuator wherein the at least one actuator defines an interior volume and wherein the interior volume may be configured to be at least partially filled with a fluid, and a support disposed in the interior volume wherein the support configured to support an occupant when the interior volume is not filled with the fluid such that the support is sufficient to support the occupant. |
| US10434021B2 |
Adhesive patch and method of using the same
The disclosure provides, in part, adhesive patches for repairing damaged surfaces of health care devices. In one of its aspects the disclosure provides a method of repairing the surface of health care device by applying an adhesive patch over a damaged portion of the surface, the patch comprising a film layer and an adhesive layer. In another one of its aspects, the disclosure provides an adhesive patch for repairing the surface of a health care device comprising a film layer and an adhesive layer. |
| US10434017B2 |
Elastic composite having cross-directional elasticity and a system and method for making the elastic composite
A method of making an elastic composite is described that entails conveying a first sheet of material on a conveyor, and wrapping a section of elastic about the first sheet and the conveyor, thereby applying elastics cross directionally across the first sheets. A second sheet of material is applied onto the first sheet having elastics applied thereon, thereby creating a subcomposite including the first sheet, the second sheet, and elastics sandwiched therebetween, wherein a plurality of elastics extend outward from the one side of the subcomposite, about the conveyor, and return into an opposite side of the subcomposite. The sub-composite is cut through the first and second sheets and the elastics, thereby separating the sub-composite into a first carrier and a second carrier, each carrier including a first material layer and a second material layer, whereby a plurality of spaced apart elastic elements extend from the first carrier to the second carrier, the first and second carriers defining an exposed elastic region therebetween formed by the plurality of spaced apart elastic elements. |
| US10434012B2 |
Posterior capsulotomy using laser techniques
A system and method are provided for removing a natural lens and inserting an Intraocular Lens (IOL) into the lens capsule of an eye. Specifically, this is accomplished by inserting the IOL through an opening on the posterior capsule that is created using a focused laser beam. The system includes a laser unit, a detector for creating images of the interior of the eye, and a computer that controls the cooperative functions of the detector and the laser unit. Based on images of the posterior capsule provided by the detector, the computer is used to control movements of the focal point through tissue of the posterior capsule to perform Laser Induced Optical Breakdown (LIOB) on posterior capsule tissue. The result is a laser capsulotomy that creates an opening through the posterior capsule allowing the natural lens to be removed and the IOL to be implanted. |
| US10434008B2 |
Central nervous system treatment device and methodology
The invention relates to a method of central nervous system pathology treatment through selective hypothermia. Brain and spinal cord cooling is achieved through a closed loop catheter system inserted directly into the cerebrospinal fluid space. The catheter comprises of a portion that dilates in a pulsatile or peristaltic fashion and facilitates circulation of the cooled cerebrospinal fluid. |
| US10434006B2 |
Tongue deformation implant
A method and apparatus for the treatment of OSA are disclosed which protrudes the tongue and hence enlarges the pharyngeal cross-sectional area by implanting a state changing actuator, one leg inserted helically directly into the root of the tongue near the hyoid bone, along and near the base of the tongue into the body of the tongue, the section leaving the root of the tongue providing a torque (tending to expand the V-shape of the implant), the other leg acting as a force distribution placed between the root of the tongue and the geniohyoid, or between geniohyoid and mylohyoid. Another embodiment shows placement of a passive implant to permanently compress the tongue by deforming it providing a force compressing the tongue, the force directed toward the axis of the helix, hence protruding the tongue to enlarge the pharyngeal cross-sectional passageway to prevent obstructions of the airway. |
| US10434001B2 |
Ankle brace
An ankle brace is provided, including a main body. The main body has a base portion and an abutting portion for abutting against an ankle, the base portion has at least one first guiding slot, the at least one first guiding slot is arranged next to the abutting portion, the abutting portion has a bottom portion, a circumferential side portion which surrounds and is connected to and between the bottom portion and the base portion and at least one second guiding slot, the bottom portion has a receiving space for receiving a part of the ankle, the circumferential side portion projects above a slot bottom of the first guiding slot, and the at least one second guiding slot is arranged on the bottom portion and penetrates the circumferential side portion and communicated with the at least one of the first guiding slots. |
| US10433996B2 |
Striped sheaths for medical devices
A sheath used to protect a medical device has one or more strips formed over a portion thereof. The medical device is a scaffold crimped to a balloon and mounted to a catheter. The sheath is two-piece, including a protecting and constraining sheath part. The strips facilitate removal of the constraining sheath from the scaffold in manner that reduces instances of damage caused by improper removal of the sheath from the medical device. |
| US10433995B2 |
Motorized delivery systems for an enovascular device
A delivery system for delivering a prosthesis includes a housing, a sheath extending from within the housing, a first motor housed within the housing, a first battery coupled to the first motor, a second motor housed within the housing, a second battery coupled to the second motor, and an actuator accessible from an exterior of the housing. The actuator is coupled to the first and second batteries to selectively activate the first and second batteries to power the first and second motors, respectively. A first pulley is coupled to the first motor such that the first pulley rotates during operation of the first motor and a second pulley is coupled to the second motor such that the second pulley rotates during operation of the second motor. Actuation of the actuator causes at least one of the first and second motors to rotate, thereby causing at least one of the first and second pulleys to wind up a portion of a single continuous cable and retract the sheath. |
| US10433991B2 |
Controlled expansion stent graft delivery system
A controlled expansion stent graft delivery system has an adjustment configuration in which a retractable sheath is at a retracted position out of contact with a stent graft, but expansion of the stent graft is controlled by a control tether, which has a middle segment wrapped around a fabric tube of the stent graft. The stent graft changes diameter responsive to a tension level in the control tether. At least one of an orientation and a position of the stent graft may be adjusted during controlled expansion via the control tether. |
| US10433976B2 |
Zero-profile interbody spacer and coupled plate assembly
An implant for insertion into a disc space between vertebrae, wherein the implant includes a spacer portion, a plate portion coupled to the spacer portion, two bone fixation elements for engaging the vertebrae and a retention mechanism for preventing the bone fixation elements from postoperatively backing-out of the plate portion. The retention mechanism may be in the form of a spring biased snapper element that is biased into communication with the bone fixation elements so that once the bone fixation element advances past the snapper element, the snapper element is biased back to its initial position in which the snapper element interfaces with the bone fixation elements. Alternatively, the retention mechanism may be in the form of a propeller rotatable between a first position in which the bone fixation elements are insertable to a second position where the bone fixation elements are prevented from backing-out. |
| US10433974B2 |
Intervertebral implant with conformable endplate
The invention is generally related to an intervertebral implant for replacing an intervertebral disc of the human spine. The intervertebral implant includes a first conformable endplate, the first conformable endplate being conformable to a boney vertebral endplate under an anatomical load, a second endplate and a core between the endplates, wherein the first conformable endplate partitions the core from the boney vertebral endplate, whereby the core does not contact the boney vertebral endplate. The invention is also directed to a method of replacing an intervertebral disc. The method includes removing at least a portion of an intervertebral disc to form an intervertebral disc space, implanting a first conformable endplate, into the intervertebral disc space and in contact with a first honey vertebral endplate, the first conformable endplate being conformable to the first boney vertebral endplate under an anatomical load; implanting a second endplate into the intervertebral disc space and in contact with a second boney vertebral endplate; and implanting a core between the first conformable endplate and the second endplate, wherein the first conformable endplate partitions the core from the first boney vertebral endplate, whereby the core does not contact the first boney vertebral endplate. |
| US10433972B2 |
Adjustable implant
An adjustable implant includes a telescopic body with first and second portions in sliding engagement, and a deflectable linkage formed from a first linking segment, an intermediate segment and a second linking segment pivotally interconnected so that adjustment of a length of the telescopic body causes a corresponding deflection of the deflectable linkage. The first linking segment and the second linking segment are formed with projecting features that provide a partial gear engagement between the first and second linking segments such that, during adjustment of a length of the telescopic body and corresponding deflection of the deflectable linkage, pivotal motion of the first and second linking segments relative to the intermediate segment about the first and second pivot axes occurs in a fixed ratio defined by the partial gear engagement. |
| US10433969B2 |
Arthroplasty implants and methods for orienting joint prosthesis
A system for long bone arthroplasty includes humeral head prosthesis components, and an array of humeral head prosthesis components, each humeral head prosthesis component in the array having a convex articulation surface that is hemi-elliptical and defined by a major axis, a minor axis, an apex, and a base having an elliptical cross sectional shape defined by a major diameter along the major axis and a minor diameter along the minor axis, wherein the array of elliptical humeral head prosthesis components provides for suitable and sufficient anatomical fit within a variation of up to and not more than 3 mm in at least 96% of a patient population, and up to 99% of a patient population. |
| US10433966B2 |
Distal femoral knee prostheses
A set of distal femoral knee prostheses which are designed to be more narrow in medial/lateral dimensions with increasing anterior/posterior size than existing prostheses to more closely correspond to the physical anatomy of female patients. The prostheses are designed to have a substantially trapezoidal shape or profile when viewed distally which features a more pronounced narrowing of the medial/lateral dimensions beginning at the posterior end of the prostheses and progressing anteriorly to the anterior end of the prostheses. Additionally, the prostheses each include a reduced profile patellar sulcus and reduced profile anterior condyles to more closely conform to the anatomy of a resected femur, and also include sulcus tracking optimized to conform to female anatomy. |
| US10433958B2 |
Prosthetic heart valve
Embodiments of a radially collapsible and expandable prosthetic heart valve are disclosed. A valve frame can have a tapered profile when mounted on a delivery shaft, with an inflow end portion having a smaller diameter than an outflow end portion. The valve can comprise generally V-shaped leaflets, reducing material within the inflow end of the frame. An outer skirt can be secured to the outside of the inflow end portion of the frame, the outer skirt having longitudinal slack when the valve is expanded and lying flat against the frame when the valve is collapsed. A diagonally woven inner skirt can elongate axially with the frame. Side tabs of adjacent leaflets can extend through and be secured to window frame portions of the frame to form commissures. The window frame portions can be depressed radially inward relative to surrounding frame portions when the valve is crimped onto a delivery shaft. |
| US10433956B2 |
Mitral prosthesis and methods for implantation
Apparatus and methods are provided including a mitral valve prosthesis. The prosthesis includes an inner support structure having downstream and upstream sections, the upstream section having a cross-sectional area greater than the downstream section. The inner support structure is configured to be positioned on an atrial side of the native valve complex, and to prevent the prosthesis from being dislodged into the left ventricle. A prosthetic valve having prosthetic valve leaflets is coupled to the inner support structure. An outer support structure has engagement arms, downstream ends of the engagement arms being coupled to the inner support structure. The prosthesis is configured such that, upon implantation thereof: downstream ends of the native valve leaflets, downstream ends of the engagement arms, and downstream ends of the prosthetic leaflets, are disposed at a longitudinal distance from one another of less than 3 mm. Other embodiments are also described. |
| US10433955B2 |
Prosthetic heart valve formation
A prosthetic heart valve includes a base and a plurality of polymeric leaflets. Each leaflet has a root portion coupled to the base, and each leaflet has an edge portion substantially opposite the root portion and movable relative to the root portion to coapt with a respective edge portion of at least one of the other leaflets of the plurality of leaflets. Each leaflet includes) at least two polymers along at least one portion of the leaflet, and each leaflet has a composition gradient of each of the at least two polymers along at least one portion of the leaflet. |
| US10433953B2 |
Replacement cardiac valves and methods of use and manufacture
Prosthetic mitral valves and their methods of manufacture and use. |
| US10433941B2 |
Dental solution dispenser and methods of use
A dental solution dispenser includes a body having a first end, a second end, and including a front housing at the first end, a twist back at the second end, and a grip that interposes the front housing and the twist back. An applicator tip is coupled to the body at the first end, and an ampoule assembly is positioned within the body and includes an ampoule sealed at one end with a frangible seal and defining a fluid chamber for storing a dental solution. A mandrel extends longitudinally within the body and provides a piercing member. The twist back is rotatable relative to the grip to pierce the frangible seal with the piercing member. A trigger is coupled to the body and pivotable between an engaged position, where the trigger engages the ampoule assembly, and a disengaged position, where the trigger disengages the ampoule assembly. |
| US10433938B2 |
Method for designing attachment abutments for attaching dentures to the mandible and/or maxilla
Disclosed is a method for digitally designing at least two attachment abutments, each attachment abutment comprising an implant connection section adapted for connection to a respective implant along an implant axis, a transition section separating the implant connection section and an attachment section, wherein the attachment section is adapted for receiving a mating part. |
| US10433936B2 |
Scan body with snap-in retention capability
A scan body for intraoral scanning includes a snap-in retention capability for engagement with a dental implant having a first engagement section. The second engagement section is configured for a snap-in or frictional fit with the first engagement section to releasably secure the scan body to the implant. |
| US10433934B2 |
Adjusting a tooth position
The present disclosure provides methods, devices, and systems for adjusting a tooth position. A system for adjusting a tooth position can include an attachment configured to be attached to a tooth to be moved, a dental appliance including a guide slot configured to receive the attachment and to define an adjustment trajectory of the tooth, and an adjustment band to generate force on the tooth to move the tooth along the adjustment trajectory. |
| US10433933B2 |
Orthodontic bracket for use on deciduous teeth
The present invention relates to an orthodontic bracket specifically designed for use with the deciduous teeth and method for its use. The bracket is unique in providing a debonding tab which reduces the potential for damage to the tooth due to the application of excessive force during the debonding process. The small size of the bracket allows it to fit available crown space on the deciduous teeth. Further the bracket is modified in shape to minimize mechanical forces applied to the deciduous teeth when engaged with an archwire. The bracket base is shaped to conform to the morphology of the deciduous tooth crown surface thereby providing an optimal adhesive interface with the deciduous tooth. The deciduous bracket provides adequate adhesion to avoid unwanted detachment of the bracket which often occurs when the use of permanent brackets is attempted on the deciduous teeth. |
| US10433930B2 |
Method of installing a final dental prosthesis
A cradle, assembly, system and method for installing a prosthesis at a surgical site. The cradle temporarily engages the prosthesis and holds it in the correct orientation and position adjacent the surgical site. An aperture is defined in the cradle and a portion of the prosthesis is received therein. In one embodiment, the cradle, assembly and system are used to install a final dental prosthesis in a patient's mouth in a single visit to the dentist's office. A securement member pins the surgical template and subsequently the cradle to the jaw. A metal sub-structure on the final dental prosthesis is received in the aperture in the cradle. Cylinders attached to implants anchored in the jaw extend through holes in the sub-structure and are bonded to the prosthesis. The cradle is detached from the jaw and from the prosthesis prior to screws being re-inserted through the cylinders and into the implants. |
| US10433924B2 |
Wenzel-cassie glove
A glove with an enhanced gripping textured surface is disclosed herein. In preferred embodiments, the glove contains a palm region adapted to cover the palm of a person's hand, a thumb region extending outwardly from the palm region, an index finger region disposed adjacent the thumb region, a middle finger region adjacent the index finger region, a ring finger region adjacent the middle finger region, and a little finger region adjacent the ring finger region with each region containing a textured surface. In preferred embodiments, the textured surface is formed by a plurality of dimensionally hierarchical structures superimposed in layers. The textured surface of the invention, when in contact with wet tissue, repels water at a first texture layer and traps tissue at a second texture layer, such that when in tissue contact, especially exudative tissue, tissue fixatively localizes to the glove surface. |
| US10433918B2 |
Surgical instrument system configured to evaluate the load applied to a firing member at the initiation of a firing stroke
A surgical instrument assembly disclosed herein can comprise an end effector configured to capture tissue, an electric motor couplable with a power supply, and a rotatable drive shaft operably coupled with the electric motor, wherein the rotatable drive shaft is configured to drive a firing drive during a firing stroke. The surgical instrument assembly can further comprise a sensing system configured to detect the load applied to the firing drive at the initiation of the firing stroke. The surgical instrument assembly can also comprise a lockout circuit configured to sense the current through the electric motor and to interrupt the current through the electric motor based on the sensed current at the initiation of the firing stroke. |
| US10433917B2 |
System and method for enhanced data analysis with video enabled software tools for medical environments
Medical software tools platform utilizes a surgical display to provide access to specific medical software tools, such as medically-oriented applications or widgets, that can assist those in the operating room, such as a surgeon or surgical team, with a surgery. In particular, an optical sensor located within an endoscopic camera may register the momentary change in the optical characteristics reflected from a tissue surface and in turn transmit the information to a medical image processing system which can also receive patient heart rate data and display relevant anomalies. Changes in various spectral components and the speed at which they change in relation to a source of stimulus (heartbeat, etc.) may indicate the arrival of blood, contrast agents or oxygen absorption. Combinations of these may indicate various states of differing disease or margins of tumors, and so forth. Also, changes in temperatures and the speed of change may indicate subsurface anomalies. |
| US10433916B2 |
System and method for determining the position and orientation of a tool tip relative to eye tissue of interest
System and method for determining the position and orientation (P&O) of a tool-tip relative to an eye tissue of interest. The system includes and imaging and tracking module coupled with a processor. The imaging and tracking module at least includes an imager. The imager acquires at least one image of at least one tissue-reference-marker. The imaging and tracking module further determines information relating to the P&O of the tool. The processor determines the P&O of the tissue-reference-marker according to the acquired image of the tissue-reference-marker. The processor determines the P&O of the eye tissue of interest, according to the P&O of the tissue-reference-marker, and a predetermined relative P&O between the tissue-reference-marker and the eye tissue of interest. The processor also determines the P&O of a tool-tip according to a tool-marker and determines the relative P&O between the tool-tip and the eye tissue of interest. |
| US10433911B2 |
Optical targeting and visualization of trajectories
Enhanced targeting systems and methods may be used to visualize trajectories for surgical instruments. Such a targeting system may have a first light source and a second light source. The first light source may project first light along a first plane, and the second light source may project second light along a second plane nonparallel to the first plane. At an intersection of the first and second planes, the first light and the second light may cooperate to produce a targeting line that indicates the desired trajectory. An image capture system may also be used to capture image data of anatomical features of a patient at one or more locations in space, and a controller may receive the image data and indicate the trajectory relative to the anatomical features of the patient. |
| US10433910B2 |
Apparatus, system and method for providing laser steering and focusing for incision, excision and ablation of tissue in minimally-invasive surgery
Provided and described herein are exemplary embodiments of apparatus, system, computer-accessible medium, procedure and method according to the present disclosure which can be used for providing laser steering and focusing for e.g., incision, excision and/or ablation of tissue in minimally-invasive surgery. For example, an exemplary apparatus is provided that can include at least one optical element which can be configured to refract and/or diffract light provided in a structure which can be configured to be inserted into a body, where at least one of the optical element(s) is structured to receive the light at a first angle and generate a refracted and/or diffracted light at a second angle which can be different from the first angle relative to an optical axis. According to a particular exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure an exemplary actuating arrangement can be provided, which can be configured to control the optical element(s), can be provided and seated at least partially within the at least one structure. |
| US10433908B2 |
Systems, devices, and methods for delivery of pulsed electric field ablative energy to endocardial tissue
Systems, devices, and methods for electroporation ablation therapy are disclosed, with the system including a pulse waveform signal generator for medical ablation therapy, and an endocardial ablation device includes at least one electrode for ablation pulse delivery to tissue. The signal generator may deliver voltage pulses to the ablation device in the form of a pulse waveform. The system may include a cardiac stimulator for generation of pacing signals and for sequenced delivery of pulse waveforms in synchrony with the pacing signal. |
| US10433902B2 |
Current control methods and systems
Apparatus, systems, and methods of controlling energy delivered to electrodes used in electrically and/or thermally induced neuromodulation are provided to improve neuromodulation. In particular, a catheter treatment device having a control algorithm that regulates current or current density delivered to an electrode is provided. The electrode may maintain a known and consistent electrode contact surface area with the vessel. The control algorithm controls energy delivery to provide consistent current or current density to the treatment site, even though the tissue impedance Z may vary from patient to patient and vessel to vessel, and despite changes in impedance of the treatment site during the course of the treatment. The controlled delivery of energy can be used to control and maintain placement of the zone of thermal treatment and reduce undesirable energy delivery to unwanted locations near the treatment site. |
| US10433899B2 |
Precision blade electrosurgical instrument
An electrosurgical electrode comprises an elongated body having a cross-sectional area and longitudinal side edges forming longitudinal cutting edges adapted for electrosurgical dissection along a plane. The body has a configuration, wherein: the thickness of the side edge is greater than 0.01″, forming two or more cutting edges, and the cross-sectional area-to-number of cutting edges ratio is less than or equal to 0.0004 in2 per cutting edge; the thickness of the side edge is less than or equal to 0.01″, forming only one cutting edge, and the cross-sectional area-to-number of cutting edges ratio is less than or equal to 0.000150 in2 per cutting edge; or the thickness of a first side edge is greater than 0.01″ and the thickness of a second side edge is less than or equal to 0.01″, and the cross-sectional area-to-number of cutting edges ratio is less than or equal to 0.001 per cutting edge. |
| US10433894B2 |
N2O liquefaction system with subcooling heat exchanger for medical device
A system and kit for using a source of low-pressure refrigerant for a cryotherapy procedure and for subcooling a cryotherapy refrigerant. The system may generally include a fluid reservoir and a fluid flow path in thermal exchange with the fluid reservoir, the fluid flow path including a first thermal exchange device in thermal exchange with the fluid reservoir, a compressor in fluid communication with the first thermal exchange device, a condenser, a reversing valve located between the compressor and the condenser, a second thermal exchange device located between the reversing valve and the compressor, and an expansion valve located between the condenser and the thermal exchange device. The third thermal exchange device may be configured to be in fluid communication with the cryotherapy console and configured to place a secondary refrigerant within the first fluid flow path in thermal communication with a secondary refrigerant of the cryotherapy system. |
| US10433891B2 |
Apparatus, system, and method for anchoring cable to bone
An apparatus for anchoring cable to bone includes an anchor configured to be anchored in a bone and a cable fixed to the anchor. The cable is configured to be tensioned to a measurable and adjustable tension to cause a measurable and adjustable compression of the bone by the cable. The apparatus may include a cable housing having a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a passage. The distal portion is detachably and co-rotatably engageable with the anchor and the passage is open to and extends from a distal end of the distal portion. The apparatus also includes a cable having a fixed-end portion and a free-end portion. The fixed-end portion of the cable is fixed to the anchor and the free-end portion of the cable is non-fixedly positionable in the passage of the cable housing. |
| US10433890B2 |
Joint repair system
A joint stabilization (reduction) system and associated methods and tools for placement of the system in an open or minimally invasive technique. The joint stabilization system includes a flexible prosthetic band for stabilizing the bones in proper position and a connector mechanism for joining the two ends of the prosthetic band around the bones. One end of the prosthetic band can be permanently attached to the connector. |
| US10433877B2 |
Bone anchoring device
A bone anchoring device includes an anchoring element having a shaft and a head, a receiving part having a coaxial bore and a seat for receiving the head, a pressure element configured to be movable within the bore, and a preload element being positionable between the head and the pressure element. When the head is inserted in the receiving part, the head is pivotable with respect to the receiving part, and can be locked at an angle relative to the receiving part by the pressure element. The pressure element can assume a position relative to the receiving part where the pressure element and the preload element are in direct contact, and where the pressure element exerts a force onto the head via the preload element to maintain one of a plurality of releasable angular positions between the head and the receiving part by friction before locking the head. |
| US10433876B2 |
Pedicle screw having a removable rod coupling
A pedicle screw for spinal fixation having a bone fastener portion a permanent rod coupling, a breakaway portion connected to the permanent rod coupling and a temporary rod coupling. A permanent rod can be positioned in the permanent rod coupling and a temporary rod can be positioned in the temporary rod coupling and when the temporary rod is not needed the temporary rod coupling can be removed by separation at a breakaway portion. |
| US10433875B2 |
Fixation screw assembly
An orthopedic device has a configuration that employs a scalloped profile that defines internal scalloped edges having troughs and crests that extend substantially along the outer edge of a head of the device. The troughs and crests interface with a series of troughs and crests around the openings in the device. Each of the openings includes an outwardly extending slot that permits the opening to expand and contract outward as the head of the anchor is rotated. This enables an anti-backout feature that prevents or substantially inhibits undesired rotation and backout. |
| US10433874B2 |
External fixator assembly
External fixator assemblies, systems, and methods thereof. An external fixator system may include a plurality of fixator assemblies configured to connect a plurality of pins, for example, positioned on opposite sides of a fractured bone, with one more rods. The fixator assemblies may include a plurality of clamp assemblies positioned along a shaft and which are configured to rotate relative to one another when the fixator assembly is in an unlocked position. |
| US10433873B2 |
External fixation
External fixation systems, and methods for immobilizing joints or fractured bones. An external fixation system may include one or more clamp assemblies connected to one or more rod assemblies at polyaxial joints. Each rod assembly may be length adjustable, and may include a one-way locking mechanism to provisionally lock the length of the rod assembly, and additional locking mechanisms to permanently lock the length of the rod assembly. The system may be deployed pre-assembled as a unit to immobilize a joint or fracture. Another external fixation system further includes a spanning member extending transverse to the rod assemblies. Two or more external fixation systems may be deployed in a stacked configuration on one set of bone pins to immobilize two joints and/or fractures. The systems may be provided in kits including guiding instrumentation, bone pins and pin clamping assemblies for connecting the bone pins to the external fixation systems. |
| US10433870B2 |
Interventional medical systems and methods for delivering a medical electrical lead to an epicardial implant site
An operator advances a delivery catheter through a guiding catheter, after positioning an inflatable sleeve of the guiding catheter in proximity to a target implant site on an epicardial surface. By inflating the positioned sleeve, the operator displaces the epicardial surface to create a gap that accommodates a reach of the delivery catheter. With the delivery catheter extending distally from the guiding catheter, the operator can activate the reach of the delivery catheter within the gap, and then advance the lead out through a distal-most opening of the delivery catheter. The reach may orient a fixation member of the advanced lead relative to the epicardial surface so the operator can secure the lead to the surface. The sleeve of the guiding catheter is preferably non-compliant and has a maximum diameter of at least twice the reach of the delivery catheter, when inflated. |
| US10433867B2 |
Thrombus removal systems and devices and methods of using the same
Thrombectomy systems and devices and methods of using the same. In an exemplary embodiment of a thrombectomy system of the present disclosure, the thrombectomy system comprises a thrombectomy sheath, comprising a circumferential outer wall reinforced with a reinforcement, configured as an elongated tube having a lumen therethrough; and a sonovisible element positioned at or near a distal end of the circumferential outer wall; wherein the thrombectomy sheath is sized and shaped to be at least partially positioned within a vein proximal to a thrombus or other item within the vein and further configured to expand to contact the vein to secure the thrombectomy sheath within the vein; and wherein the lumen is sized and shaped to receive a device selected from the group consisting of a balloon catheter and a snare having a loop. |
| US10433863B2 |
Ultrasonic surgical instrument with blade cooling through retraction
A surgical apparatus comprises a body, a shaft assembly, an end effector, and a blade cooling system. The shaft assembly couples the end effector and the body together. The shaft assembly comprises an acoustic waveguide and defines an interior space. The acoustic waveguide is configured to couple with an ultrasonic transducer. The end effector comprises a clamp arm and an ultrasonic blade in acoustic communication with the ultrasonic transducer. The clamp arm is configured to pivot toward and away from the ultrasonic blade. The shaft assembly comprises an inner tube configured to longitudinally translate to thereby pivot the clamp arm toward and away from the ultrasonic blade. The cooling system is operable to deliver liquid coolant a distal portion of the shaft. A trigger of the body is operable to rotate to thereby translate the ultrasonic blade into and out of the interior space of the shaft assembly to thereby cool the ultrasonic blade. |
| US10433857B2 |
Balloon dilation catheter
An apparatus for performing a balloon dilation procedure at the site of a stenosis or for deploying a stent in a patient, the apparatus including a single lumen catheter having a proximal end and a distal end, and a high pressure balloon attached to the distal end of the catheter. The high pressure balloon is fabricated from a semi-compliant material that has an average rated burst pressure of between about 15 and about 27 atmospheres of pressure and exhibits a dumbbell-shaped outer periphery when inflated to a first atmospheric pressure and a substantially linear outer periphery when inflated to a second atmospheric pressure. |
| US10433856B2 |
Surgical drill handpiece with adjustable cutting tool guard
A system includes a handpiece and a removable tool assembly including a holder body, a shaft, a medical tool, a guard, and a sleeve. The body engages the handpiece and defines a bore. The shaft extends within the bore and the tool is provided to the distal end of the shaft. The guard is coupled to the body via a snap fit connection at the bore and may be friction fit to a bearing sleeve located between the guard and the shaft, such that longitudinal translation of the guard relative to the body longitudinally displaces the guard. The shaft extends within the bore of the body and the guard. The guard is positioned relative to the body by a distance to define a working length of the tool between the distal end of the guard and the distal tip of the tool. The working length of the tool may be used to cut tissue, without concern that cutting will be deeper than intended. |
| US10433849B2 |
Surgical stapling system comprising a display including a re-orientable display field
A surgical instrument, comprising a handle and an end effector configured to perform a tissue-treating function. The end effector comprises a distal head comprising a rotatable jaw and an end effector frame comprising a longitudinal end effector axis. The surgical instrument further comprises means for rotating the distal head relative to the end effector frame, a display, and means for adjusting the contents of the display in relation to the rotation of the distal head. |
| US10433848B2 |
Circular stapler and staple head assembly thereof
A circular stapler and a staple head assembly thereof are disclosed. The staple head assembly comprises a staple barrel assembly and an anvil assembly. The anvil assembly includes an anvil ring and an anvil shaft which are fixedly connected to each other, where the anvil shaft is capable of sliding along the longitudinal direction in an anti-expansion tube. The staple barrel assembly includes a staple barrel, a staple pusher piece arranged within the staple barrel and a staple cartridge fixed at a distal end of the staple barrel. |
| US10433847B2 |
Platform device and method of use to assist in anastomosis formation
There is described a platform device for use in forming an anastomosis and maintaining a desired curvature of a lumen in a desired shape during an anastomosis assistance period. The platform is formed from one or more bioabsorbable or biodegradable polymer filaments. There is also described a method for inserting a platform device for use in creation of an arteriovenous fistula by identifying a candidate artery and a candidate vein and dissecting the candidate vein. Next, inserting a platform device into the vein and creating a breach in the candidate artery at a desired angle and location. Next, introducing the platform device and vein into the candidate artery and forming the platform device into a curvature angle selected to minimize turbulent blood flow in an anastomosis formed by the vein and the artery. The platform may also be used to maintain potency of supply blood vessels and/or organ blood vessels or the lumens during an organ transplant procedure. |
| US10433842B2 |
Surgical handle assembly
Apparatuses for a surgical handle assembly are provided. An example apparatus includes a movable handle member and a switch configured to provide two or more modes of operation for the movable handle member and a driving pawl pivotally connected to a swing wheel configured to advance an actuation shaft linearly in a distal direction in response to actuation of the movable handle member. |
| US10433841B2 |
Adapter assembly for surgical device
An adapter assembly for connecting an end effector to an electromechanical surgical instrument includes first, second, and third drive assemblies configured for converting rotational motion into linear motion. Each of the second and third drive assemblies includes a jackscrew assembly for longitudinally advancing and retracting respective second and third drive members. |
| US10433840B2 |
Surgical instrument comprising a replaceable cartridge jaw
A surgical instrument system comprising a completely replaceable cartridge jaw is disclosed. |
| US10433839B2 |
Surgical stapler buttress assembly with gel adhesive retainer
An apparatus includes a buttress body, an adhesive material, and a containment sheet. The buttress body is sized to fit on an anvil or a staple cartridge deck of a surgical stapler. The adhesive material is disposed on the buttress body. The adhesive material is configured to flow across the buttress body in response to a temperature exceeding a melting temperature. The containment sheet is disposed on the adhesive material. The containment sheet is secured relative to the buttress body such that the containment sheet is configured to contain the adhesive material on the buttress body. |
| US10433836B2 |
Suturing device for surgery
A suturing device for surgery according to the present invention includes: a body unit; a pair of suturing operation units which are supported by a frontal end of the body unit and are rotated between a first mode, in which the pair of suturing operation units are tooth-engaged to each other with a suture area therebetween so that a suturing needle supported by any one of the pair of suturing operation units penetrates through the suture area and is transferred to the other suturing operation unit, and a second mode, in which the suturing needle supported by the other suturing operation unit in the first mode is transferred to any one of the pair of suturing operation units; and a driving unit for providing a driving force to at least one of the pair of suturing operation units so that the pair of suturing operation units are rotated between the first mode and the second mode. |
| US10433834B2 |
Loader for surgical suturing
A loader for a surgical suturing instrument is disclosed. The loader has a head having a protrusion configured to be releasably held by a tissue bite area of a surgical suturing instrument. The loader also has a tube interface. The loader further has one or more ferrule holders. The loader also has one or more ferrules, each corresponding to and held by one of the one or more ferrule holders and coupled to a suture end that leads from a tube releasably held by the tube interface. |
| US10433833B2 |
Apparatus for tissue repair
An apparatus includes first and second fixation members, a flexible member coupled to the first and second fixation members, and a limiting element coupled to the flexible member. The limiting element is movable relative to the second fixation member and acts to limit loosening of the flexible member relative to the second fixation member. The limiting element can be slidably received by the flexible member. The flexible member can be coupled to the fixation members such that pulling on a free end of the flexible member shortens a length of the flexible member between the fixation members. |
| US10433831B2 |
Needle for a minimally invasive surgical suturing device
A suturing device needle is disclosed. The needle includes a flywheel portion. The needle also includes at least one curved arm extending from the flywheel portion, the at least one curved arm comprising a ferrule engaging tip at an end of the at least one curved arm away from the flywheel portion. |
| US10433826B2 |
Closure apparatus with flexible sealable member and flexible support member
The disclosed technology provides a device for sealing an aperture in a tissue of a body lumen. The device comprises a flexible support member having a base having (i) a central portion and (ii) one or more lateral support portions, to engage and/or hold a sealable member of the device against an interior surface of the tissue when the device is in the sealing position. The lateral support portions provide additional support surfaces to engage peripheral portions of the sealable member against the interior surface of the tissue. |
| US10433822B2 |
System and method for medical diagnostics
A system and a method for a medical diagnostic device are described herein. The medical diagnostic device can include an outer sleeve having a hollow interior and open distal and proximal ends, the outer sleeve being defined by a substantially tubular configuration including a proximal section having a substantially conical shape. A core is configured to be inserted axially within the outer sleeve. The core includes an axial inner cavity. The core is further defined by a proximal section having a conical shape substantially conforming to the proximal section of the outer sleeve. The core retains a diagnostic assembly, that can include at least one of a sample collecting assembly and an imaging assembly, that can be integrally or interchangeably attached and wherein the device can be utilized for self-patient or single patient use. |
| US10433818B2 |
Color coding an image for identifying anatomy using quantitative transmission ultrasound tomography
The speed of sound, attenuation, and reflection data obtained through quantitative Transmission ultrasound (QTUS) differs by body tissue type. Skin, fat, gland, duct and connective tissues can be classified based on the sound, attenuation, and reflection data. The system can assign coloration to breast images to provide a color-coded breast tissue volume based on the output of the classifier. |
| US10433813B2 |
Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus
According to one embodiment, there is provided an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus which comprises data processing circuitry, a display, input interface circuitry and system control circuitry. The data processing circuitry generates at least B-mode data and Doppler spectral data. The display displays images based on the B-mode data and the Doppler spectral data that have been generated by the data processing circuitry. The input interface circuitry inputs one of an instruction to transit to a mode of the Doppler spectral data and an operation to a range gate. The system control circuitry changes a display form of the Doppler spectral data displayed on the display based on the Doppler spectral data generated in a predetermined time after the input in response to the input to the input interface circuitry. |
| US10433812B2 |
Wireless stethoscope and method of use thereof
A wireless stethoscope is described, having wireless sensors that are enclosed in disposable pads so that the same pads are not used on more than one patient, preventing cross-infection of patients associated with conventional stethoscopes. The present wireless stethoscope also detects pulmonary sounds and cardiac sounds, allowing the user to monitor one or the other without interference. Also described is a method for diagnosing a pulmonary condition using the wireless stethoscope. |
| US10433809B2 |
X-ray detector, mobile device and host device
A mobile device, a host device, and an X-ray detector are provided. The mobile device includes a first communicator configured to receive identification information of the X-ray detector from the X-ray detector, and a second communicator configured to send the received identification information of the X-ray detector to the host device. |
| US10433805B2 |
X-ray imaging apparatus for rounds
This X-ray imaging apparatus for rounds includes inside a cart a battery, a charging circuit adapted to limit charging current flowing through the battery, and a control circuit, in which the control circuit includes: a power supply voltage detecting part adapted to detect power supply voltage supplied from an external power supply; a charged voltage detecting part adapted to detect the charged voltage of the battery; a charging current detecting part adapted to detect charging current at the time when the battery is charged; and a charging current value control part adapted to, depending on a variation in the power supply voltage detected by the power supply voltage detecting part, control a charging current value set for the charging circuit. |
| US10433801B2 |
X-ray photographing device
The purpose of the present invention is to prevent the risk when the wire-rope that is hanging an X-ray irradiation element including an X-ray tube breaks.The X-ray imaging apparatus to solve the above problem comprises a wire-ropes 17, 18 that hang and support an X-ray irradiation element 5 and have a different fatigue strength each other, wherein the different between the fatigue progressions of the wire-ropes 17, 18 takes place, the wire-rope 17 or the wire-rope 18 having a weaker fatigue strength breaks first and both wire-ropes 17, 18 never break simultaneously. |
| US10433800B2 |
Radiographic apparatus
A radiography apparatus is provided in which delays in imaging do not occur due to the influence of preliminary preparation of a radiation detector. The FPD 4 receives a signal from an X-ray tube control unit 6 and then completes preliminary preparation for the detection of radiation during accelerated movement of an X-ray tube 3 or the FPD 4. That is, the accelerated movement of the X-ray tube 3 or the FPD 4 and the preliminary preparation for the detection of radiation are carried out simultaneously. This enables imaging to be started immediately after the start of constant speed movement of the X-ray tube 3 or the FPD 4 without having to wait for constant speed movement thereof to start preliminary preparation of the FPD 4 as in conventional apparatuses. As a result, delays in imaging do not affect the radiation image. |
| US10433799B2 |
Tilted-grating approach for scanning-mode X-ray grating interferometry
Among the existent X-ray phase-contrast modalities, grating interferometry appears as a promising technique for commercial applications, since it is compatible with conventional X-ray tubes. However, since applications such as medical imaging and homeland security demand covering a considerable field of view, the fabrication of challenging and expensive large-area gratings would be needed. A scanning setup is a good solution, because it uses cheaper line detectors instead of large-area 2D detectors and would require smaller gratings. In this setup, the phase-retrieval using the conventional phase-stepping approach would be slow, so having a faster method to record the signals becomes fundamental. To tackle this problem, a scanning-mode grating interferometer configuration is used, in which a grating is tilted to form Moire fringes perpendicular to the grating lines. The sample is then translated along the fringes, so each line detector records a different phase step for each slice of the sample. |
| US10433795B2 |
Radiation imaging system, image processing device, radiation imaging method, and image processing program
Disclosed are a radiation imaging system, an image processing device, a radiation imaging method, and a non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having an image processing program recorded thereon which facilitate the confirmation of a positional relationship between an object of interest and a biopsy needle. In the system using a radiation imaging device as a mammography device, when performing a biopsy of a breast of a subject, the positional relationship is confirmed using a radiation image (projection image) obtained through tomosynthesis imaging. A control unit reconstructs the projection image to generate a tomographic image in a state where the needle is inserted into the breast and generates a reprojection image at a predetermined angle from the tomographic image. The control unit extracts an image of the needle from the projection image, synthesizes the extracted image of the needle into the projection image while aligning, and displays the projection image. |
| US10433793B1 |
Methods and systems for simultaneous review of brain activity and physical manifestations of users
Methods and systems are disclosed for a guidance application that allows a practitioner to easily correlate a fluctuation in any channel of a plurality of channels constituting received electroencephalography (“EEG”) data to a particular physical manifestation. For example, the guidance application automatically synchronizes incoming EEG data to the physical manifestations and allows for automatic retrieval a portion of video data (e.g., of the physical manifestation) that corresponds to a selected portion of EEG data. |
| US10433789B2 |
Method and apparatus for insertion of a sensor
A device and method for delivering a device such as a sensor or fluid transport structure or a fluid transport structure sensor combination into, for example, mammalian skin. Such a device allows a sensor to penetrate mammalian skin without the use of an introducer device such as a needle. A device in accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure includes a housing for attachment to mammalian skin including an exit port for receiving the distal end of a biosensor and an injection activation device including a mechanism for forcing the sensing device from a first position within the housing, through the exit port to a second position, with sufficiently high velocity to partially penetrate the mammalian skin. |
| US10433788B2 |
Earpiece life monitor with capability of automatic notification system and method
An earpiece includes an earpiece housing, at least one biometric sensor disposed within the earpiece, a wireless transceiver disposed within the earpiece for voice communications, an intelligent control operatively connected to the at least one biometric sensor and the wireless transceiver, a speaker operatively connected to the intelligent control, and at least one microphone operatively connected to the intelligent control. The earpiece is configured to monitor biometrics of a user using the at least one biometric sensor, communicate biometric data to the user, detect a crisis level event, and communicate occurrence of the crisis level event using the wireless transceiver. |
| US10433785B2 |
Percutaneous stimulation device and method for detecting compartment syndrome
A diagnosis device, and more particularly, a compartment syndrome diagnostic device is described herein. The diagnostic device may include a display that renders information associated with stimulation of a motor unit suspected of suffering from compartment syndrome. The diagnostic device may generate a stimulation signal for stimulating the motor unit through an electrode. The device may determine whether the motor unit is at risk for compartment syndrome based on the response of the motor unit to the stimulation. The diagnostic device may also measure pressure of a compartment. The device may determine whether the motor unit is at risk for compartment syndrome based on the measured pressure and the response of the motor unit to the stimulation. |
| US10433784B2 |
System and method for mapping the locations of captured confocal images of a lesion in skin tissue
A system is provided having a guide member with features, such as grid and axes, which spatially correlate to tissue with a lesion adjacent the guide member, and a template device upon the tissue aligned with the features having a first aperture over the guide member, and a second aperture over the tissue with the lesion. A microscope captures one or more images of the tissue via the second aperture at one or more locations each spatially correlated with a location selected or being mapped along the guide member in the first aperture. Prior to imaging and template device placement, marks are recorded along the guide member when, as part of a tracing sheet, it is positioned in a folded state over the lesion. When returned to an unfolded state, the guide member once removed from the tracing guide sheet is positioned for use with the template device and microscope. |
| US10433780B2 |
Devices and methods for facilitating fluid transport
Arrangements are provided including a base having a bore disposed therein extending from a first surface of the base through a second surface of the base, a fluid transport tube having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a lumen having an inner diameter, at least the second end of the tube being received within the bore of the base, and at least one fluid transport enhancing groove having at least a first section disposed in the second surface of the base and in fluid communication with the bore. |
| US10433779B2 |
Fluid diversion mechanism for bodily-fluid sampling
An apparatus includes a housing, a fluid reservoir, a flow control mechanism, and an actuator. The housing defines an inner volume and has an inlet port that can be fluidically coupled to a patient and an outlet port. The fluid reservoir is disposed in the inner volume to receive and isolate a first volume of a bodily-fluid. The flow control mechanism is rotatable in the housing from a first configuration, in which a first lumen places the inlet port is in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir, and a second configuration, in which a second lumen places the inlet port in fluid communication with the outlet port. The actuator is configured to create a negative pressure in the fluid reservoir and is configured to rotate the flow control mechanism from the first configuration to the second configuration after the first volume of bodily-fluid is received in the fluid reservoir. |
| US10433778B2 |
Glucose sensor calibration
A process for calibrating a glucose sensor under sterile conditions includes providing separate, sterile, glucose-containing calibration fluids, each having a different glucose concentration, and in turn providing these fluids to a sensing zone containing a sensing probe of a glucose sensor. Each solution is typically, in turn, propelled into the sensing zone, thus flushing out used fluid already present in the sensing zone. The process provides rapid calibration of a glucose sensor in a sterile fashion and is therefore appropriate for point-of-use calibration. |
| US10433774B2 |
Method and/or system for determining blood glucose reference sample times
Subject matter disclosed herein relates to monitoring and/or controlling blood glucose levels in patients. In particular, times for obtaining metered blood glucose samples of a patient may be altered based, at least in part, on a blood glucose level of said patient observed from a blood glucose sensor. |
| US10433771B2 |
Device for assessing and recording posture
A posture assessment system including a base, a frame, a series of adjustable lasers disposed on the frame, a camera, and a software product that automatically receives information from the lasers and camera to provide a practitioner with a patient's posture assessment. |
| US10433770B1 |
Measurement device for assessing knee movement
A measurement device for assessing knee movement, comprises: an elongated base member; a moveable member configured for movement along and relative to the elongated base member to provide a first assessment of knee movement; and an auxiliary measuring component mounted to the moveable member to provide a second assessment of knee movement, said auxiliary measuring component including (i) a first arm having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, (ii) a second arm having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, (iii) wherein second end of the first arm is pivotally connected to the second end of the second arm, such that the first arm rotates relative to the second arm, and (iv) wherein the second assessment of knee movement is based on the relative positioning of the first arm relative to the second arm. |
| US10433768B2 |
Activity intensity level determination
According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus comprising memory configured to store a user-specific calibration metric, at least one processing core, configured to determine an activity type identifier of an activity a user is engaged in, and to determine a user-specific intensity level of the activity, wherein determining the user-specific intensity level is based at least partly on the identifier of the activity type, the user-specific calibration metric and data obtained from a kinematic sensor or speed sensor, and to obtain the user-specific calibration metric by causing the apparatus to participate in a calibration procedure, the calibration procedure including communicating kinematic or speed sensor data with a server. |
| US10433765B2 |
Devices, systems, and methods for aiding in the detection of a physiological abnormality
The present invention includes a system and device for aiding in the diagnosis of a physiological abnormality resulting in detectable, measurable variations in contents of breathed air. The system includes a handheld unit defining an airway, wherein the airway includes a plurality of sensors adapted to measure a plurality of parameters related to the presence of a physiological abnormality. The system further includes a control unit remotely connected to the handheld unit. The control unit includes a controller adapted to receive input signals from the handheld unit and remit output signals in response thereto. The output signals are usable by a user in determining the presence or absence of a physiological abnormality. The control unit further also can include a display adapted to display the output signals to a user thereby easing the determination of the physiological abnormality. The system further includes a mouthpiece selectively connectable to the handheld unit. The mouthpiece can include a filter adapted to substantially prohibit the passage of germs into the airway of the handheld unit. |
| US10433762B2 |
Medical instrument
A medical instrument includes an insertion portion, first transmitting coils, second transmitting coils, a signal control unit, a position detection unit, a memory, and a position estimating unit. The signal control unit controls the first transmitting coils to transmit magnetic fields during a first predetermined period and controls the second transmitting coils to transmit magnetic fields during a second predetermined period. The position detection unit detects positions of the first transmitting coils during the first predetermined period and detects positions of the second transmitting coils during the second predetermined period. The memory stores the positions of the first transmitting coils. The position estimating unit estimates a shape of the insertion portion based on the positions of the second transmitting coils and the positions of the first transmitting coils stored in the memory. |
| US10433760B2 |
Control of breathing during MRI-based procedures
The valve of an active breathing control (ABC) device can be driven by the output of the navigator channel of the MRI scanner, rather than by inference from a measured breath flow rate. Where the MRI scanner is integrated with a radiotherapy device, the MRI data can be used to trigger the enforced breath-hold by the ABC, and the radiotherapy delivered while the ABC valve is shut. If the MRI data pertains to the actual position of the tumor, then the ABC device will (in effect) hold the tumor at a precise and reproducible point for treatment. |
| US10433758B2 |
Biological information measuring apparatus
A biological information measuring apparatus includes a radiation emitting unit configured to emit radiation to a subject, a biomagnetic field detector configured to detect a biomagnetic field on the subject, and a radiation sensitive material having sensitivity to the radiation, having enough size for enabling radiography of an examination target of the subject, and being nonmagnetic. The radiation sensitive material is arranged between an examination region where the examination target of the subject is to be positioned and the biomagnetic field detector. |
| US10433752B2 |
Method for the real-time identification of seizures in an electroencephalogram (EEG) signal
The present invention relates to a method for the real-time identification of seizures in an Electroencephalogram (EEG) signal. The method provides for patient-independent seizure identification by use of a multi-patient trained generic Support Vector Machine (SVM) classifier. The SVM classifier is operates on a large feature vector combining features from a wide variety of signal processing and analysis techniques. The method operates sufficiently accurately to be suitable for use in a clinical environment. The method may also be combined with additional classifiers, such a Gaussian Mixture Model (GMM) classifier, for improved robustness, and one or more dynamic classifiers such as an SVM using sequential kernels for improved temporal analysis of the EEG signal. |
| US10433750B2 |
Method for generating electrocardiogram for identifying a person and method for identifying a person using the electrocardiogram
Disclosed are a method for generating an electrocardiogram for personal identification and a method for identifying a person using the electrocardiogram. The electrocardiogram generation method generates a normalized electrocardiogram by extracting single-cycle electrocardiogram signals meaningful for personal identification from an electrocardiogram of a person and by connecting the extracted single-cycle electrocardiogram signals arranged in temporal order. Therefore, the electrocardiogram generation method dramatically increases identification accuracy in personal identification. |
| US10433749B2 |
Identifying ECG signals having the same morphology
A method, including selecting an initial set of electrocardiograph (ECG) signals taken over a single heartbeat of a human subject, the set having respective morphologies to be used as a template for an arrhythmia of the subject, and receiving a subsequent set of ECG signals taken over a subsequent heartbeat of the human subject. The method also includes performing a cross-correlation between the initial set and the subsequent set, so as to generate a correlation coefficient that is a measure of a goodness of fit between geometries of the initial set and the subsequent set, and, when the correlation coefficient exceeds a threshold coefficient, accepting the subsequent heartbeat as having been caused by the arrhythmia. |
| US10433748B2 |
Extended wear electrocardiography and physiological sensor monitor
An extended wear electrocardiography patch is provided. An integrated flexible circuit includes a pair of circuit traces that each originate within one end. A pair of electrocardiographic electrodes are each electrically coupled to one of the circuit traces. A layer of adhesive is applied on a contact surface of the flexible circuit and includes an opening on each end. Conductive gel is provided in each of the openings of the adhesive layer and is in electrical contact with the electrocardiographic electrodes. A non-conductive receptacle is adhered on one end of an outward surface of the flexible circuit and is operable to removably receive an electrocardiography monitor. The non-conductive receptacle includes electrode terminals aligned to electrically interface the circuit traces to the electrocardiography monitor. A battery is affixed to the outward surface of the flexible circuit and electrically interfaced via battery leads to a pair of electrical pads. |
| US10433746B2 |
Systems and methods for anterior and posterior electrode signal analysis
The exemplary systems, methods, and interfaces may obtain and analyze electrode signals from a plurality of external electrodes. The electrode signals may include at least an anterior set of electrode signals and a posterior set of electrode signals. The anterior and posterior sets of electrode signals may be used to generate, or provide, various metrics of cardiac electrical heterogeneity and various graphical depictions that may be useful in assessing a patient's cardiac functionality. |
| US10433741B2 |
Catheter assembly
A catheter hub assembly includes a body. A pressure sensor is disposed within the body to sense pressure within a catheter and communicating with the body The body has a chamber formed therein having a predetermined volume. A stopper assembly, slideably moves to engage the body forming a gastight seal within the chamber for pushing a column of gas ahead of the stopper assembly as the stopper assembly moves from a first position to a second position. |
| US10433734B2 |
Apparatus and method for irradiating a medium
A method for irradiating a medium includes irradiating the medium with an electromagnetic wave which is scattered in the medium and modulated in frequency at a position in the medium; obtaining information corresponding to an interference pattern generated by interference between the modulated electromagnetic wave and a reference wave; and generating a phase conjugate wave, based on the obtained information, which irradiates the medium. |
| US10433726B2 |
Systems, methods, and devices for remote health monitoring and management using internet of things sensors
A health-monitoring system has IoT-vitals sensing nodes joined to a patient's body, sensing vital characteristics, employing wireless transmission circuitry transmitting sensed data by a short-range network, and a local gateway having wireless circuitry receiving transmitted data from the IoT-vitals sensors, software (SW) executing on a processor from a non-transitory medium, the SW processing the transmitted data received, and transmission circuitry transmitting processed data over a long-range network. |
| US10433725B2 |
System and method for capturing spatially and temporally coherent eye gaze and hand data during performance of a manual task
An eye gaze and hand data capturing system for use with a human performing a manual task (such as a surgical procedure) with a hand-held instrument (such as a surgical instrument), includes subsystems for tracking pupil position head position and orientation, hand position, and force applied by the hand to an instrument, all operatively connected to a computer that repeatedly determines an eye gaze vector, the hand position and orientation, and the force applied to the instrument and records such information as a record of spatially and temporally coherent data in a database. |
| US10433724B2 |
Method and apparatus for determining the location of the ocular pivot point
The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for determining the location of at least two optical parameters of an eye of a test person. In the method, at least two optical parameters of an eye having a reference structure are photographically recorded to determine in each case one of the optical parameters of the eye. The apparatus for determining at least two optical parameters of an eye having a reference structure is provided with separate recording units for photographically recording the eye for the determination of in each case one of the optical parameters of the eye. |
| US10433717B1 |
Endoscope having size-adjustable working channel
An endoscope includes a shaft having proximal and distal ends and a longitudinal axis therebetween. A handle is coupled to the proximal end of the shaft, and an image sensor is carried on the distal end of the shaft. A channel extends through at least a distal shaft portion and has a channel diameter, and a section of the channel is re-configurable between a constricted shape and a non-constricted shape to accommodate tools introduced therethrough. The combined diagonal dimension and channel diameter is usually greater than the outer shaft diameter. The image sensor may be connected to a connector on the housing by a first slack flex circuit and a lights source on the shaft may be connected to a connector on the housing by a second slack flex circuit. |
| US10433716B2 |
Robotic linkage
A robotic link may include a link having an outer wall surface and an inner wall surface, and a pair of outer hinge portions on a first end of the link. Each outer hinge portion may have an inner bearing surface positioned between the inner wall surface and an outer ear. The link may include a pair of inner hinge portions on a second end of the link. Each inner hinge portion may have an outer bearing surface positioned between the outer wall surface and an inner ear. |
| US10433714B2 |
Endoscope anchoring device
A device for accessing tissue within a body lumen comprises an elongated body portion defining a lumen and an anchoring mechanism including an expanding structure on a distal portion of the elongated body portion. The anchoring mechanism moves the expanding structure from an insertion configuration in which the expanding structure is constricted against the device to an operative configuration in a body in which the expanding structure expands away from the device without altering a length of the anchoring mechanism in combination with a control mechanism for selectively engaging the anchoring mechanism. |
| US10433713B2 |
Anti-leak valve unit for overtube
An anti-leak valve unit is removably attached to a base end portion of an overtube through which an endoscope is removably insertable. The anti-leak valve unit includes a frame portion attachable to the overtube, a fitting device on the frame portion that is removably engageable with the base end portion, and a valve element provided inside the frame portion. The frame portion and the fitting device can be embodied as first through third interconnected covers and first and second members attached to the first cover at edges thereof. The valve element can be embodied as a flexible member with an annular endoscope insertion port in a flexible elastic portion thereof. |
| US10433704B2 |
Height adjuster mechanism for a dishwasher dish rack
A dish rack is supported for both selective movement into and out of a washing chamber of a dishwasher tub and vertically relative to the tub, with the vertical adjustment being made by manually grasping and shifting at least one frontal cross bar extending along a front wall of the dish rack to cause pivoting of first and second lever members extending along sides of the dish rack. The side lever members cooperate with latching mechanisms to lift and retain the dish rack in a select raised position. |
| US10433702B2 |
Damped closure assembly for a dishwasher appliance
A damped closure assembly for a door of a dishwasher appliance includes a striker mounted to the door and a latch assembly mounted to a tub of the dishwasher appliance. The latch assembly includes a latch body that defines a guide slot and a slide member including guide pins that are received within the guide slot to slidably and rotatably position the slide member within the latch body. A spring element is attached to the slide member for urging the slide member toward a retracted position and a damping element is operably coupled to the slide member for damping the movement of the slide member toward the retracted position. The slide member is latched in an extended position when the door is open, but when the door is closed, the striker unlatches the slide member and allows the spring/damper combination to slowly move the door to the closed position. |
| US10433701B2 |
Mop head with resiliently deflectable ear portions
A mop head includes a main body portion and first and second ear portions connected to the main body portion. The ear portions each have flat bottom surface that is coplanar with a flat bottom surface of the main body portion when the ear portion is in an undeflected state. The ear portions are resiliently deflectable relative the main body portion. |
| US10433699B2 |
DuraLock scrubber attachment
A DuraLock scrubber and scraper attachments with replaceable surface scrubbing and scraping capability, that includes providing a removable/replaceable surface scrubbing and scraping attachments, and attaching the elements to the mop head holder for scrubbing and scraping the floor surface. This provides a mop handle with surface scrubbing and scraping capability and includes an attachment for rigid connection to a mop handle, which is adapted to carry replaceable surface cleaning element(s). The replaceable elements can be a scraper, scrubbing pad or bristles or other abrasive materials that can be interchanged or replaced depending upon the job or as the components wear without requiring removal of the mop head and further allows the replacement of the mop head without requiring removal and reinstallation of the elements. |
| US10433697B2 |
Adaptive speed control of rotating side brush
A method of controlling rotating side brushes of a robotic cleaning device and a robotic cleaning device performing the method. The robotic cleaning device has a main body, a propulsion system arranged to move the robotic cleaning device across a surface to be cleaned, and a controller arranged to control the propulsion system to move the robotic cleaning device across the surface to be cleaned in accordance with navigation information. The robotic cleaning device has an opening arranged in a bottom side of the main body via which debris is removed from the surface to be cleaned, and at least one rotating side brush adjacent to the opening. The controller registers a speed with which the robotic cleaning device moves across the surface to be cleaned, and controls a rotational speed of the rotating side brush on the basis of the registered speed of movement of the robotic cleaning device. |
| US10433696B2 |
Robotic vacuum cleaning system
An autonomous coverage robot includes a cleaning assembly having forward roller and rearward rollers counter-rotating with respect to each other. The rollers are arranged to substantially maintain a cross sectional area between the two rollers yet permitting collapsing therebetween as large debris is passed. Each roller includes a resilient elastomer outer tube and a partially air-occupied inner resilient core configured to bias the outer tube to rebound. The core includes a hub and resilient spokes extending between the inner surface of the outer tube and the hub. The spokes suspend the outer tube to float about the hub and transfer torque from the hub to the outer tube while allowing the outer tube to momentarily deform or move offset from the hub during impact with debris larger than the cross sectional area between the two rollers. |
| US10433691B2 |
Separator assembly for a suction cleaning apparatus
A cyclonic separator assembly having a first end, a second end, and an inlet for receiving a flow of dirty air. A separation chamber receives dirty air from the inlet and includes an air flow outlet formed within the separation chamber configured such that air is drawn through the outlet in a direction generally towards the first end of the separator assembly. The chamber further includes a dirt outlet defining an opening in a wall of the separation chamber. The assembly further includes a passage defining an air flow path from the air flow outlet towards a separator outlet in a direction generally towards the second end of the separator assembly such that, in use, the separator outlet is adapted to communicate with the suction inlet of the cleaner body so as to draw dirty air into the separator assembly. |
| US10433689B2 |
Surface cleaning apparatus
An upright surface cleaning apparatus has a surface cleaning head, a cleaning unit moveably mounted to the surface cleaning head between a generally upright position and a rearwardly inclined in use position and a push handle. The cleaning unit comprises a support structure and an air treatment member assembly, wherein the support structure is positioned rearward of a front face of the air treatment member assembly when the cleaning unit is in the generally upright position. The push handle comprises a longitudinally extending member and is mounted to the support structure and a portion of the air treatment member assembly extends rearward of the longitudinally extending member when the cleaning unit is in the generally upright position. |
| US10433688B2 |
Cleaner
A cleaner includes: a suction unit; a suction motor that generates suction force for sucking air through the suction unit and includes an impeller; a dust separation unit that includes one or more cyclone units generating cyclonic flow to separate dust from air flowing inside through the suction unit; a dust container that stores dust separated by the dust separation unit and is disposed under the suction motor; a battery disposed behind the dust container to supply power to the suction motor; and a handle disposed behind the suction motor, wherein a rotational axis of the impeller and an axis of the cyclonic flow vertically extend and an extension line from the rotational axis of the impeller passes through the one or more cyclone units. |
| US10433681B2 |
Cartridge for pump assembly carrying rasp
A pump assembly for generating and dispensing of particles of a solid material with or without dispensing of a fluid. The pump assembly preferably includes a fluid pump which in a cycle of operation draws the fluid through a fluid inlet and dispenses the fluid out a fluid outlet. The pump assembly carries a block of the solid material coalesced together and a rasp member, which during the cycle of operation, moves relative the rasp in engagement with the block whereby the rasp member disengages particles of the solid material from the block which particles drop under gravity downwardly adjacent the fluid outlet, for example, onto a user's hand as in the case that the fluid is a hand cleaning fluid and the solid is a solid soap. |
| US10433676B2 |
Cutting board with drainage valve
The cutting board with a drainage valve allows for the collection and drainage of liquids associated with cutting, slicing and chopping of foodstuffs. The cutting board has first and second longitudinally opposed ends, first and second laterally opposed sides, an upper surface and a lower surface. A liquid collection reservoir is defined in the upper surface adjacent the first longitudinally opposed end of the cutting board. At least one peripheral channel is defined in the upper surface of the cutting board and is in open communication with the liquid collection reservoir. A drainage port is formed through the lower surface of the cutting board adjacent the first longitudinally opposed end. The drainage valve is mounted in the cutting board for selectively controlling drainage of liquid from the liquid collection reservoir to the drainage port. |
| US10433674B2 |
Continuously operating filtering apparatus
A deep fat fryer with continuous oil filtering and purging of sediments therefrom during uninterrupted fryer operation is provided. The filter includes a cylindrical hollow housing with a first end and a second end and a hollow cylindrical screen with a longitudinal axis and first and second ends. The screen is disposed coaxially within the hollow housing to define an annulus therebetween. A piston mounted within the screen and reciprocatingly movable along the longitudinal axis between the first and second ends of the screen. A pump, seal, and associate motor are provided to provide continuous oil flow through the filter and the remainder of the fryer. A heat exchanger is provided downstream of the pump to transfer heat from the fryer to the oil flowing through the heat exchanger. |
| US10433671B2 |
Beverage dispensing machine
Machines, devices, and methods for generating and dispensing mixed beverages are disclosed. An exemplary beverage machine includes a liquid storage container, an additive ingredient chamber, a mixing chamber, a piston for providing fluid movement into and/or out of the mixing chamber, and a cooling system. The cooling system may be configured to recycle heat rejected from the liquid storage container to provide a heat source for warming a mixed beverage contained in the mixing chamber, in addition to other functions and components. |
| US10433670B2 |
Container and code of system for preparing a beverage or foodstuff
A container for a foodstuff or beverage preparation machine, the container for containing beverage or foodstuff preparation material and comprising a code encoding preparation information, the code comprising: a data sequence having a plurality of marker locations, whereby said marker locations either comprise or do not comprise a marker as a variable to at least partially encode the preparation information therein, with adjacent marker locations separated by a distance of Δx; at least one locator marker to enable location of the data sequence of the code, the locator marker having a read distance X2, which is distinct from a read distance X1 of the data markers to enable a locator marker to be identified. |
| US10433669B2 |
Bean grinder and automatic coffee pot equipped with the same
A bean grinder having a bean grinding chamber part, a dynamic grinding wheel, a static grinding wheel, and a residue removing plate. The bean grinding chamber part comprises a bean grinding chamber and a powder discharge channel. An inner wall of the bean grinding chamber is provided with a planar first inner wall disposed close to a powder discharge port and located at a rear side of the powder discharge port in a rotation direction of the dynamic grinding wheel. The first inner wall is tangent to a circle of the inner wall of the bean grinding chamber. An inner wall of the powder discharge channel comprises a second inner wall located at the side of the powder discharge port provided with the first inner wall, and the second inner wall is inclined outwards at a given angle α with respect to the first inner wall. |
| US10433668B2 |
Systems and methods for automated dispensing
An apparatus, system and device are provided for dispensing a granular food product into a receptacle for consumption. The apparatus includes: a hopper containing said granular food product, said hopper having an outlet proximate a bottom end thereof; a dispensing rotor mounted in said hopper, said rotor rotatable to push said granular food product through said outlet; a control subsystem operable to receive a signal indicative of a desired quantity of said granular food product and to dispense the desired quantity of said food product through said outlet by rotating said rotor by a specific amount; and a chute positioned below said outlet to direct dispensed food product into said receptacle. |
| US10433666B1 |
Liquid container systems and methods for monitoring user hydration
A smart beverage container may be used to monitor user hydration. The container has at least one sensor for sensing an amount of liquid within the container. The liquid is monitored over time to determine an amount of liquid consumed by a user, and feedback is provided to the user indicating whether the user's liquid consumption is within a desired range according to a predefined profile of consumption. Such feedback may include information for indicating when the user is to consume additional liquid in order to remain in compliance with a desired liquid consumption regimen, as well as reminders to take additional liquid or warn the user if too much liquid had been consumed. |
| US10433658B1 |
Tray divider panel attachment for wire-sided trays
A clip-on side panel for attachment to a wire side guide of a product display tray. Many product display trays have width-adjustable wire guides at each side to confine the products into a front-to-back column. Many soft products, however, such as bagged products, can project through the open areas of the wire guides and cause problems. Trays are available with flat metal sides, but at a greater cost. The side panel attachment is an inexpensive, extruded, flat panel with an integral clip extending lengthwise at the level of the horizontal guide wire. The panel has openings at the base for engaging vertical end portions of the guide wire. The panels can be very quickly and easily installed on the guide wires of a tray for more effective confinement of soft products. The panels can just as easily be removed for other products, such as boxes, to provide greater visibility. |
| US10433657B1 |
Low temperature merchandiser system and method of use
Disclosed herein is a low temperature merchandiser system specially configured for use in storing inventory to be kept at below about 10° Fahrenheit, and further relates to its method of use. |
| US10433653B2 |
Digital bed system
In one embodiment, the digital bed system is comprised of an array of support cells. Each support cell is capable of communicating with a controller and increasing and decreasing in firmness in response to commands issued by a controller. The support cells are operatively connected to a communication channel that is also connected to a controller. The controller is capable of receiving data from the support cells and is also capable of issuing commands to each of the support cells. The controller is programmed issue commands to increase or decrease the firmness of individual support cells within the support cells. |
| US10433652B2 |
Person support apparatus with ingress/egress assist
Embodiments include a person support apparatus including a plurality of air fluidizable material, a tub, a foam bolster disposed along at least one wall of the tub and extending over the at least one wall, and an inflatable air bladder disposed above the foam bolster along the at least one wall of the tub. A method of assisting a person with ingress or egress of a person support apparatus by deflating the inflatable air bladder and adjusting a level of fluidization of the air fluidizable material such that the surface supporting the portion of the person is substantially level with a top of the foam bolster is also described. |
| US10433651B2 |
System and method for securing an underpad on a mattress
An apparatus comprises a mattress. An underpad is positioned on the mattress such that a lower surface of the underpad is in contact with the mattress. A securing assembly is interposed between the mattress and the underpad. The securing assembly comprises a plurality of securing member positioned on the lower surface of the underpad, and a plurality of mating securing members positioned on the mattress. Each of the plurality of securing members engages a corresponding mating securing member so as to be removably coupled thereto, thereby immovably positioning the underpad on the mattress. |
| US10433650B2 |
Linear dual actuator
Linear dual actuator for lying or sitting furniture having at least two sections (2,3), which with one end is rotatably embedded in the article of furniture and where each section (2,3) with an arm (5,7) secured to a pivot shaft (4,6) can be adjusted by means of the linear dual actuator. The dual actuator comprises a housing (8) with a drive at each end, which comprises an electric motor (11), which through a transmission (12) is in driving connection with a spindle (13). On the spindle (13) is arranged an activation element (14) with a spindle nut in engagement with the spindle (13), where the activation element (14) can be brought into engagement with the arm (5,7) for adjusting the sections (2,3). In case of power failure there is the problem that the back rest and leg rest section cannot be lowered to a plane level, which can make the bed uncomfortable or completely impossible to sleep in. This problem is solved in that a rotating element in the drives comprises a connection (21), which is accessible from the outer side of the housing (8) for connecting a tool, e.g. an Allen key (22) for driving the respective drives for the back rest and leg rest section (2,3) for lowering of these to a horizontal position. |
| US10433646B1 |
Microclimate control systems and methods
A method and system for temperature control of a microclimate device are disclosed. The temperature control can be integrated into a reservation system for the microclimate device. A user interface can receive a user input of a temperature control setting. The user interface can be integrated into the microclimate device. A processor can receive the user input and control a heating and/or cooling device to execute the temperature control setting. |
| US10433645B2 |
Ergonomic seating device
Seating device (1) comprising a base plate (2) for a user to sit on and a pelvic support (3) for supporting in a vertical position the pelvis of a user sitting on said base plate (2) without supporting or immobilising said user's vertebrae, wherein said pelvic support (3) is configured for contacting said pelvis (9) at the posterior superior iliac spines (PSIS) (91) and/or at the iliac crests (92), without any contact to said user's vertebrae wherein said seating device is configured for maintaining an angle of 93° to 97° between the vertically supported pelvis (9) and the femoral bones of said user. In embodiments, the seating device includes a mechanism to encourage the user's upper body mobility, for example a convex base. |
| US10433643B2 |
Portable rebounding device
A rebounding device includes a front member, a rear member, and a spring mechanism positioned between the front member and the rear member for allowing the front member and rear member to move toward and away from one another. |
| US10433642B2 |
Chair having a deflection that is mutually synchronous between backrest and a seat
A chair is disclosed having a mechanism with a spring unit that permits mutually synchronous deflection between a backrest and a seat over a range between a respective zero position of back and seat inclination and a respective maximum back or seat inclination. Stationary first and second axes of rotation extend through a base support of a carrier unit. A back carrier is articulated on the first axis of rotation, and a third axis of rotation extends through the back carrier. A front of a base plate lies movably on the base support and a rear of the base plate is articulated on the third axis of rotation. The base support has a U-shape with two arms thereof having portions extending upward to engage associated openings in the base plate. When the mechanism is deflected, a relative displacement between the arms and the openings occurs. |
| US10433637B1 |
Work surface
A work surface that attaches to a portable transportation and storage device is provided. The work surface has a tray and legs. The tray has a planar top surface defined by a rear edge, a front edge, and side edges. A lip extends upward from the top surface along each edge. Attachment points on the tray mount the tray to the portable transportation and storage device. The legs have a leg clamping device that mounts the legs to the portable transportation and storage device. The legs include a height adjustable portion configured to selectively extend the length of the legs, and a pivot portion that is rotatable relative to the height adjustable portion. |
| US10433631B2 |
Hairpiece holder
A hairpiece holder that includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion may include one or more protrusions extending therefrom, which protrusion(s) may be adapted to position at least one hairpiece relative to the first portion. The second portion may be couplable to the first portion. And when the first and second portions are in a closed position, the first and second portions may define a sealed cavity which encloses the protrusion(s). |
| US10433629B2 |
Fingernail tip stylus
Disclosed is an elastic-fit fingernail-attached stylus, held to the end-portion of the user's fingernail (or to a fingernail extension) principally by an elastic fit around the fingernail/extension. The portion of the sleeve on the underside of the fingernail/extension includes a substantially transverse extension pointing in the direction of the user's fingertip and is designed to contact the flesh of the user's finger, when in use. A substantially spherical projection is on the opposite side of the sleeve with the forward most portion of the sphere and is designed to make contact with the touchscreen (or the keys of the touchscreen keyboard). The stylus is preferably formed of an elastomer, e.g., a silicone rubber composition, preferably including a conducting material. |
| US10433627B2 |
Protective apparatus for luggage
A luggage protection apparatus can include a body having a recess and an opening providing access to the recess. An attachment member can be connected to the body, where the attachment member is configured to couple the body to luggage. A plurality of protective sheets can be stored in the recess of the body and the plurality of protective sheets can be removably connected in series. Each protective sheet can be sized and shaped to cover a bottom surface of luggage. An external protective sheet can have a proximal end removably connected to the plurality of protective sheets. The external protective sheet can also have a free distal end configured to removably connect to the attachment member, where the free distal end is located opposite the proximal end. |
| US10433623B2 |
Multiply functioning finger ring
An assembly for alternatively ornamenting a proximal end of a finger and enhancing friction at the finger's distal end, the assembly incorporating first and second bands; an adjustable ring clasp for alternatively receiving and releasing the finger; a magnetic crown; a wholly formed joint interconnecting the magnetic crown and the second band, the wholly formed joint positioning the magnetic crown over the second band's upper end; a shaft having an anchor end pivotally attached to the first band, and having an opposite end attached to the second band, the shaft being adapted for, upon mounting of the first band upon the finger, orbiting and counter-orbiting the second band between flexed and extended positions wherein upon flexing the magnetic crown may overlie the proximal end of the finger, and wherein upon extending, the magnetic crown may overlie the finger's distal end. |
| US10433621B1 |
Clasp
A clasp which has a primary body and a secondary body couples an elongated member. A bore has a groove within the primary body. A rod has a leg coupled to the secondary body and slidably engages the groove. A shaped locking channel is coupled to the groove. The leg engages with the shaped locking channel for coupling and decoupling the primary body with the secondary body. |
| US10433620B2 |
Method for manufacturing slide fastener chain
A waterproof fastener chain includes: a pair of fastener tapes made of polyester resin adjacent to each other at a given space between each side edge thereof, rows of elements respectively attached onto a main surface of the side edge of each of the fastener tapes, and waterproof coated films made of polyester resin respectively formed on a main surface of each of the fastener tapes. An outer surface of each of the waterproof coated films is flat at least at a position where a slider is to pass over, each of the waterproof coated films penetrates into irregularities on the main surface of each of the fastener tapes, a penetration depth of the waterproof coated films into a gap caused by the space of the pair of fastener tapes is not more than thickness of the fastener tapes. |
| US10433619B2 |
Strap adjustment system
A strap adjustment system has a base body having a bottom wall, two side walls and a strap retaining bar extending between the two side walls, the bottom wall having an aperture therethrough with screw threads extending around an inside surface, and a screw disc having a central protrusion and screw threads extending around the central protrusion. The central protrusion fits through the aperture in the base body by rotating the screw disc so that the threads in the screw disc mate with the threads in the aperture, such that a height of the protrusion above the bottom wall of the base body is adjustable by turning the screw disc. In situations where a high degree of friction is required, the protrusion can be positioned at a maximum height through the aperture, and in situations where a low degree of friction is desired, the protrusion can be positioned lower. |
| US10433611B2 |
Bicycle helmet
A bicycle helmet includes a body, a plurality of air inlets and a plurality of air outlets. The body includes a front portion, an upper portion, a rear portion and an inner portion. The upper portion includes a closed surface. A plurality of dimple structures are formed on the closed surface to produce an aerodynamic effect. The air inlets are formed on the front portion. The air outlets are formed on the rear portion. The inner portion includes a plurality of ribs, the ribs are positioned correspondingly to the air inlet and the air outlet and define air channels therein, an airflow flows through the body due to the airflow entering the body through the air inlets, passing through the air channels and exiting the body through the air outlets. |
| US10433609B2 |
Layered materials and structures for enhanced impact absorption
A garment worn by a wearer has an exterior shell and an interior shell with various impact absorbing material between the exterior shell and the interior shell. The impact absorbing material includes multiple structures, such as rods or filaments, capable of deforming when force is applied then returning to its state prior to application of the force. In various embodiments, a rate sensitive material (RSM) is positioned in one or more locations relative to the exterior shell and the interior shell of the garment to further attenuate impacts to the garment. The RSM changes its resistance to force based on a rate at which the material is loaded. |
| US10433607B2 |
Knot-free multi-layered eyelash and method for creating the same
The present disclosure is directed to a method for creating a knot-free multi-layered eyelash. In one embodiment, the method includes coupling a first false eyelash having a first row of knots on top of a second false eyelash having a second row of knots via an adhesive applied to the first row of knots and the second row of knots, securing the first false eyelash and the second false eyelash that are coupled together via the adhesive between a first band and a second band located adjacent to the adhesive, coating the first false eyelash and the second false eyelash with a liquid adhesive along the first band and the second band and cutting away the adhesive to create the knot-free multi-layered eyelash. |
| US10433606B2 |
Applicator for replacement hair strands
The invention relates to an applicator (1) for replacement hair strands, one end of the hair of which is embedded into a thermoplastic element. The applicator has a punch/die unit (5, 6), the mutually facing working profiled sections of which are adapted to the shape of at least one thermoplastic element. In order to ensure a fault-free, continuous hot-melt adhesion between a person's own hair strands and the replacement hair strands, the punch (6) is arranged on a pivoting head (10) which supports an additional punch (11) with substantially the same contours, wherein the punch (6) is provided with a heating device (12), and the additional punch (11) is provided with a cooling device (13). |
| US10433603B2 |
Stem extension for artificial flowers
A stem extension for artificial flowers comprising a stem extension having an elongated shaft. The elongated shaft having a first end and a second end. The first end of the elongated shaft provided with a graduated female opening. The second end of the elongated shaft provided with a graduated male end. The stem extension comprises an exterior surface. A portion of the exterior surface comprises a course textured finish. The elongated shaft of the stem extension further comprises a one or more fins and veins arranged between the first end and the second end. The graduated male end comprises a one or more external diameters each separated from one another by a male shoulder. The graduated female receiving opening comprises a one or more internal diameters each separated from one another by a female shoulder. The graduated female opening comprises a first inside diameter and a second inside diameter. |
| US10433593B1 |
Flame resistant fabric and garment
A flame resistant fabric is formed from synthetic fibers, such as polyester fibers or non-aramid polyamide fibers. A first flame retardant is incorporated into the fibers by being intimately mixed with the polymer used to form the fibers. A second flame retardant is then surface applied to the fabric or to the yarns used to form the fabric. The fabric has a total flame retardant compound concentration of at least 5000 ppm. In one embodiment, the fabric can be combined with other fabric layers to produce a composite fabric product. |
| US10433591B2 |
Pressed collar protector
A shirt collar protector comprising and inner support band configured to fit underneath a collar around the outside of the collar band, and a separable outer clamping band having inner and outer clamping faces configured to clamp against the outer face of the collar and the inner face of the collar band, with the inner support band and the collar clamped and protected therebetween. A plurality of spring clips are spaced along the lower edge of either the inner support band or the outer clamping band, the clips having ends configured to fit underneath the lower edges of the collar to clamp them together. |
| US10433582B2 |
Monolithic plane with electrical contacts and methods for manufacturing the same
An electrically operated aerosol generating device is provided, including an electrical power supply; an electronic circuit board; an electrical heating element configured to receive power from the electrical power supply via the electronic circuit board; and a ground plane comprising an elongate conductive member configured to electrically couple the power supply to the electronic circuit board and the electrical heating element, and to structurally retain the power supply and plurality of components of the electrically operated aerosol generation device. There is also provided a ground plane, and a single laminar blank configured to form the ground plane. A method of assembling an electrically operated aerosol generating device is also provided. |
| US10433574B2 |
Reduced sugar pre-sweetened breakfast cereals comprising tri- and tetra saccharides and methods of preparation
A reduced sugar presweetened ready to eat breakfast cereal is prepared by coating dried cereal base pieces or food pieces with a reduced-sugar composition comprising maltotriose, maltotetrose in full or partial substitution for sucrose, and a high potency sweetener. The reduced-sugar coating can have a sucrose content of less than 70%, yet provides taste, texture, appearance, and bowl life that mimics presweetened R-T-E cereals having a coating with more sucrose. |
| US10433570B2 |
Method for recovering proteins from waste water discharged during process of producing fish meat processed product
According to the present invention, a method for recovering useful fish meat proteins from waste water generated during fish paste or fishmeal production is provided. The provided is a method for recovering water-soluble proteins from fish paste leaching waste water or stick water, comprising: adjusting the pH of fish paste leaching waste water or stick water to 4.5-5.5 to insolubilize water-soluble proteins; heating the insolubilized proteins to 30° C. to 90° C. to cause the proteins to flocculate so as to form flocs; subjecting the flocs to solid-liquid separation using a decanter centrifuge during heating; and recovering proteins in the form of solid content. |
| US10433569B2 |
System and method for moving a dispenser from a closed mode into a dispensing mode for use with a mobile confectionary edifice or vehicle
The disclosure extends to methods, systems, and devices for producing a shaved ice or snow cone products and providing toppings thereto. The system may comprise an ice shaving or snow cone machine, a mobile edifice, and a topping dispenser attached to the mobile edifice. |
| US10433567B2 |
Method to lighten the texture of a fermented dairy product
The present invention relates to a method to lighten the texture of a fermented dairy product comprising the following successive steps of: (a) providing a fermented dairy product containing 0.001 to 8 wt % of a texturizing agent and having a solid content comprised between 9.5 and 42 wt % and a total protein content comprised between 2.5 and 25 wt %, (b) freezing the said fermented dairy product at a temperature below 0° C. to obtain a frozen fermented dairy product, and (c) thawing the said frozen fermented dairy product at a temperature comprised between 0° C. and 10° C. to obtain a refrigerated fermented dairy product with a lightened texture. |
| US10433566B1 |
Method for inspecting shrimp
A method for inspecting peeled shrimp by human operators in a culling station illuminated by ambient visible light and in a dark shell-detection booth illuminated by ultraviolet (UV) lamps. The UV radiation emitted by the lamps is filtered to remove visible light from the filtered UV irradiating the shrimp in the dark booth. Irradiated shrimp shell fluoresces and is detectable by the naked eye. A human operator in the dark booth detects the fluorescing shell and removes those shrimps. |
| US10433562B2 |
Method of reducing voids in dough
Methods of making dough pieces that can be baked to form baked bread articles having a reduced number of voids in the crumb are provided. |
| US10433561B2 |
Taco-funnel apparatus and method of use
A food wrapper filling system for use with edible or non-edible food wrappers. The system includes a funnel device portion and a stand portion. The stand portion is placed over the food wrapper item and the funnel device is inserted into a receiver within the stand. Food ingredients are placed into the funnel device through a throat and opening through the funnel device, and the ingredients are stacked neatly without spillage or mess within the food wrapper. Sizing plates or funnel inserts can be used to limit the amount of space within the funnel device that ingredients may be added into for use with smaller sized food wrappers. |
| US10433559B2 |
Adjustable thickness sheeting device for a food processing device
A food processing attachment for a food processing device includes a rotational adapter configured to be selectively coupled with a drive system of the food processing device. A food holder is coupled to the rotational adapter and having a base, wherein the food holder is selectively rotated by the rotational adapter. A central spear extends perpendicularly from a center of the base. A plurality of radial flanges extend perpendicularly from the base, wherein each radial flange of the plurality of flanges is discontinuous with the other radial flanges, wherein the central spear and the plurality of radial flanges are adapted to secure a food item in a processing space and in communication with the rotational adapter. A blade is coupled to an operable carriage and is adapted to selectively engage the food item within the processing space to remove at least a portion of the food item. |
| US10433557B2 |
Insecticidal cry toxins
Insecticidal toxins derived from Bacillus thuringiensis, polynucleotides encoding such toxins, use of such toxins to control Coleopteran plant pests, and transgenic plants that produce, and are protected, by these toxins are described. |
| US10433556B2 |
Treatment and/or prophylaxis of storage diseases of harvested material
The present invention relates to the treatment and/or prophylaxis of storage diseases of harvested material. This object is achieved by the use of the bacterium of Pseudomonas sp. Proradix (DSMZ 13134). This object is further achieved by a method comprising provision of harvested material, contacting said harvested material with a solution containing the bacterium of Pseudomonas sp. Proradix (DSMZ 13134), and storing the harvested material outside of the ground soil. |
| US10433553B2 |
Salts of N-(1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl) aryl carboxylic acid amides and the use of same as herbicides
Salts of N-(1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl)arylcarboxamides of the general formula (I) are described as herbicides. In this formula (I), X, Z and R are radicals such as hydrogen, organic radicals such as alkyl, and other radicals such as halogen. A is nitrogen or carbon. M+ is a cation. |
| US10433546B2 |
Solid antimicrobial glutaraldehyde compositions and their uses
A solid glutaraldehyde composition is provided having an increased glass transition temperature. The glutaraldehyde can be used in a method of treating a wellbore or a subterranean formation, by introducing the composition to a wellbore or to an injection line within a wellbore in an amount effective to reduce biodegradation of crude oil, reduce corrosion of metal surfaces from sulfur-reducing bacteria, or to reduce the introduction of bacteria into the formation, reduce microbial contamination of a fluid introduced into the wellbore, or reduce microbial contamination of a pipeline. |
| US10433541B2 |
Antibacterial liquid, antibacterial film, and wet wipe
Provided are an antibacterial liquid having excellent sedimentation resistance, an antibacterial film formed using the antibacterial liquid, and a wet wipe produced using the antibacterial liquid. The antibacterial liquid is an antibacterial liquid including antibacterial microparticles, a binder, and a solvent, in which the antibacterial microparticles contain a silver-supporting inorganic oxide, the average particle size of the antibacterial microparticles is 1.0 μm or less, the binder includes at least one silane compound, the solvent includes an alcohol and water, and the content of the alcohol with respect to the total mass of the antibacterial liquid is 10% by mass or more. |
| US10433539B2 |
Composition and solution with controlled calcium ion level, and related method and use for reperfusion
A solution comprises a preservation mixture comprising a calcium ion source; and a buffer for maintaining a pH of the solution. The molar concentration of calcium ion (Ca2+) in the solution is from 0.18 to 0.26 mmol/L, and the pH is lower than 7.4 and higher than 6.6. A composition for preparing the solution may comprise adenosine, lidocaine, and a calcium source, wherein the molar ratio of adenosine:calcium is from 0.3:0.26 to 0.45:0.18, and the molar ratio of lidocaine:calcium is from 0.04:0.26 to 0.09:0.18. A donor heart may be reperfused with the solution. The solution may be used for reperfusion of a donor heart, such as at a temperature from about 25 to about 37° C. The donor may be a donor after circulatory death. |
| US10433537B1 |
Animal lure
A novel animal lure includes an absorbent substrate and animal attractant scent fluid disposed directly on the absorbent substrate and hermetically sealed in a package. In a particular embodiment, the animal lure further includes a non-absorbent extraction feature connected to the absorbent substrate. In a more particular embodiment, the package is formed from opaque, fluid-proof, and flexible material. |
| US10433536B2 |
Animal trap with simplified, high speed operation
A live animal trap with improvements to ease of use, reliability and cost is disclosed. A simple repeatable one-hand set action unlocks both a primary and a secondary lock and lifts a front entry door. A hold-close assembly trips to secure the front door without sliding motions. A low friction latch and trip links thereto provide consistent set action resistant to shaking and undesired trip. A changeable torque arm and preload provides adjustable trip force. A trip tray is spaced above a floor to require a small set-up motion to access the bait and further ensure trip. |
| US10433534B2 |
Discriminatory insect sampling device and method for use
Present invention is a device and a method for collecting targeted insects or targeted insect communities on plants. It can be used to non-destructively collect insect communities from a single plant. Alternatively, it can be used to collect a targeted insect from a plant. Present invention consists of the following elements: a first hose; an extended air nozzle; a thumb lever push valve; a brass barb; a second hose; a knapsack; a pneumatic mini timer; a carbon dioxide flow regulator; a carbon dioxide tank; a bag; a drawstring; and a glass vial. The present invention can be used as follows: consulting a chart; setting carbon dioxide flow regulator; setting pneumatic mini timer; deploying a bag over a plant; cinching said bag; depressing thumb lever; shaking bag to relocate targeted insects from bag into the glass vial; detaching glass vial; and capping glass vial. |
| US10433526B2 |
Pet location monitoring and deterrent system
A pet location monitoring and deterrent system is provided. The system includes a first pet collar assembly that transmits a first RF signal. The system includes a first pillar assembly having a first control module, a first RF receiver module, an infrared photodetector array, a first wireless transceiver circuit, and a first warning light. The system includes a second pillar assembly having a second control module, a second RF receiver module, an infrared phototransmitter array, and a second wireless transceiver circuit. The first and second pillar assemblies are disposed a predetermined distance apart from one another such that a warning area is defined in front of and proximate to the first and second pillar assemblies and a keep-out area is defined behind and proximate to the first and second pillar assemblies. |
| US10433522B2 |
Expandable pet carrier
A pet carrier includes a bottom panel having a pair of end edges and a pair of side edges, a pair of side panels connected to the side edges of the bottom panel, a pair of end panels connected to the end edges of the bottom panel, and a top panel connected to the pair of side panels and the pair of end panels. The bottom panel, the pair of side panels, the pair of end panels, and the top panel enclose a first interior area when the pet carrier is in a compact configuration. The top panel includes an expandable portion configured to be raised above the pair of side panels and the pair of end panels to form a second interior area greater than the first interior area when the pet carrier is in an expanded configuration. |
| US10433521B2 |
Ventilation valve, method and system for ventilation of a space for animals or plants
A ventilation valve (1; 101) for ventilation of a space for keeping animals or plants includes an opening-defining circumferential framework (3; 103) for mounting in a wall of that space, and a movable panel (5; 105). The panel (5; 105) is movably attached to the framework (3; 103) for relative movement between a fully closed position, in which substantially no air can pass between the framework and the panel, and a fully open position, in which substantially the complete opening is available for passage of air. A profiled edge on the framework provides a non-linear relation between a passage opening and an opening position of the panel (5; 105). Also provided is a system for ventilating the space, having at least a single ventilation valve, and for periodically determining parameters of inside air in the space, and adjusting the opening position of the valve based on the parameters. |
| US10433520B1 |
Soybean cultivar S170049
A soybean cultivar designated S170049 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S170049, to the plants of soybean cultivar S170049, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S170049, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S170049. 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 S170049. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S170049, 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 S170049 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US10433516B1 |
Maize hybrid X08M556
A novel maize variety designated X08M556 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X08M556 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X08M556 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X08M556, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X08M556 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X08M556 and methods of using maize variety X08M556 are disclosed. |
| US10433508B1 |
Soybean cultivar S170110
A soybean cultivar designated S170110 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S170110, to the plants of soybean cultivar S170110, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S170110, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S170110. 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 S170110. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S170110, 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 S170110 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US10433504B2 |
Soybean variety 01064105
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01064105. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01064105. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01064105 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01064105 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US10433500B2 |
Rotating ejection type oozing hose for plant cultivation
A rotating ejection type oozing hose comprises a rotation generator formed at an ejection opening at an interval along a longitudinal direction of a hose, applying a rotational force to a flow of water from an inner space of the hose to an outer space. The rotation generator comprises a barrel-shaped rotating space extended from the ejection opening and formed inside the hose. The rotating space is defined by a side portion formed to be extended from an inner of the hose and having a rotational force applying passage horizontally connecting the inner space of the hose to the rotating space and a bottom portion for closing a lower end of the side portion. The rotational force applying passage faces a point deviating from a center portion of the rotating space, applying a rotational force to water flowing into the rotating space through the rotational force applying passage. |
| US10433490B2 |
Fan assembly for exhausting matter from storage containers
A fan assembly attaches to and may be used with an existing fan of a storage container. The fan assembly includes an exhaust fan, a mounting assembly for operatively mounting the exhaust fan to the existing fan of the storage container, and a sealing member operatively positioned between the exhaust fan and the existing fan to provide a seal to direct movement of air streams created, in part, by the exhaust fan. During operation of the exhaust fan, the exhaust fan pulls contaminated air and airborne matter from within the storage container through the existing fan and an existing duct in order to exhaust the contaminated air and airborne matter from the storage container. |
| US10433489B2 |
Safe knotter for an agricultural baler
A knotter for a baler, the knotter including a knotting system with at least one movable part, and a driver, operatively connected to the at least one movable part. The knotter is further provided with a first cover, associated with at least one movable part, having a first covering position wherein the first cover at least partly covers the at least one movable part, and a second uncovering position, wherein the first cover no longer covers the at least one movable part. The knotter further includes a safety mechanism, operatively connected to the driver and the first cover, such that positioning or enabling the positioning of the first cover in the second uncovering position stops the moving of the at least one movable part. |
| US10433488B2 |
Bale storage system with damper assembly
A bale collection system for use with a baler having an outlet through which a finished bale is ejected, the bale collection system including a holder coupled to the baler, the holder defining a support surface configured to support the finished bale, an operating barrier, and a holdback arm in operable communication with the holder and configured to 1) permit the finished bale to pass through the operating barrier in a first direction and 2) restrict movement of the finished bale through the operating barrier in a second direction, opposite the first direction. |
| US10433486B2 |
System and method for wing float on a combine draper header
A combine draper header and method of floating a wing of the same from a center section of the draper header. The wing is movably supported with respect to the center section to enable movement of the wing between a first position and a second position. The wing is supported with respect to the center section with a resilient float element. Increasing amounts of energy are stored in the resilient float element through movement of the wing from the first position to the second position. The resilient float element is re-oriented with a float linkage to reduce the mechanical advantage of the resilient float element for supporting the wing through movement of the wing from the first position to the second position, thus buffering the wing from a force increase from the resilient float element. |
| US10433483B2 |
Agricultural header with one or more movable wing sections
An agricultural header includes: a main section including a main frame carrying at least one cutting element; at least one wing section pivotably coupled to the main section and including a wing frame; and a linkage pivotably coupling the at least one wing section to the main section, the linkage including an upper bar and a lower bar which are both coupled to the main frame and the wing frame, the upper bar defining an upper bar axis and the lower bar defining a lower bar axis which is non-parallel to the upper bar axis. |
| US10433478B2 |
Lawn mower and hand pushed power tool
A lawn mower includes a cutting element for cutting grass, a motor for driving the cutting element to rotate, a housing for containing the motor and a handle device for a user to control the lawn mower. The handle device includes a handle including a gripping portion for the user to grip and a connection portion substantially extending along a direction of a first line, and a first operating element for the user to operate. The first operating element is capable of rotating about a first axis relative to the handle. The first axis is substantially parallel to the first line. |
| US10433471B2 |
Agricultural implement having an auxiliary chassis
A ground working implement comprises a frame for receiving working tools and a trailer tower on one side of the ground working implement for attaching the ground working implement to a vehicle. An auxiliary chassis arranged on an other side of the ground working implement with at least one wheel arm and a wheel rotatably fastened thereto. The at least one wheel arm is movable vertically with respect to the ground working implement via at least one linkage. At least one energy accumulator is arranged movably between the frame and the at least one wheel arm with at least one bearing, wherein the at least one bearing is arranged on a straight line. The at least one linkage is arranged in a lowered position and a raised position of the at least one wheel arm along the straight line. |
| US10440867B2 |
Method and device for automatic storage of tape guides
A system and method for surface mount assembly of PCB's, using an automated pick-and-place machine into which component tapes on reels are fed, uses component tape reels each of which has been pre-threaded into its appropriate tape guide and been stored as a reel/tape guide packet in an automated SMD storage tower, from which appropriate packets are retrieved for coupling to the pick-and-place machine. |
| US10440865B2 |
Heat spreader for emissive display device
A heat spreader for an emissive display device, such as a plasma display panel or a light emitting diode, comprising at least one sheet of compressed particles of exfoliated graphite having a surface area greater than the surface area of that part of a discharge cell facing the back surface of the device. |
| US10440864B2 |
Power conversion device
A power conversion device such that heat dissipation can be improved is obtained. The power conversion device includes a power conversion circuit unit that converts direct current into alternating current using a semiconductor switching element, a heatsink on which the power conversion circuit unit is mounted, and which has a first passage through which a cooling medium is caused to pass, and a frame body that houses the power conversion circuit unit, seals the power conversion circuit unit between the frame body and the heatsink, and has a second passage through which a cooling medium is caused to pass, wherein the first passage and second passage are connected at an interface between the heatsink and frame body, thereby configuring a cooling passage. |
| US10440860B2 |
Thermal management via active surfaces
A system for thermal management of a heat sink via active surfaces. The heat sink includes a cavity within the heat sink, and a nozzle. The nozzle provides a pathway from the cavity to a surface of the heat sink. The heat sink also includes a membrane attached to the cavity and an actuator of the membrane, causing the membrane to oscillate. The oscillation of the membrane causes inflow and outflow of a medium through the nozzle. |
| US10440858B2 |
Brushless DC motor, and identification method and identification apparatus of identifying type of brushless DC motor
An identification method is an identification method for use in an identification apparatus that identifies types of brushless DC motors each including a circuit board on which a terminal for tachometer is mounted. The numbers of pulses per rotation or unit time outputted from the terminals for tachometer vary among multiple types of brushless DC motors. The identification method includes: supplying a power supply voltage from the identification apparatus to a brushless DC motor; inputting a pulse signal outputted from the terminal for tachometer of the circuit board to the identification apparatus; counting the number of pulses in the pulse signal; obtaining a unique information piece of the brushless DC motor based on the counted number of pulses; and identifying a type of the brushless DC motor based on the unique information piece of the brushless DC motor. |
| US10440856B2 |
Hazardous location cooling system and method for use thereof
An embodiment includes a cooling unit, including: a housing configured to attach to an enclosure opening in a sealed manner, where the enclosure houses heat generating electrical equipment; the housing including: a first ambient side area including a compressor, condensing coils, and an ambient air intake and outlet; a first enclosure side area situated above the first ambient side area and including an electrical box that includes one or more relays and a digital controller; a second enclosure side area extending along the rear side of the housing and communicating with the first enclosure side area, including an impeller, an enclosure air intake, an enclosure air return, and evaporator coils in fluid communication with the condenser coils; and a second ambient side area including an impeller and one or more hot air exhausts; where all components of the cooling unit are non-sparking and non-arcing; and where the first and second ambient side areas are sealed off from the first and second enclosure side areas. Other embodiments are described and claimed. |
| US10440854B2 |
Slide rail unit
A slide rail unit includes: an outer rail; a middle rail housed in the outer rail, being slidable in a longitudinal direction of the outer rail; an inner rail housed in the middle rail, being slidable in a longitudinal direction of the middle rail; and a lever disposed between the outer rail and the middle rail, being slidable in the longitudinal direction of the outer rail. The lever includes a lever projecting portion configured to lock a slide of the middle rail when the lever is drawn out by a predetermined distance. |
| US10440852B1 |
Cable management system in an air-cooled housing
Systems and method for managing cables in a front-to-rear air-cooled housing of a networking system are provided, whereby airflow is controlled to flow through an air filter. According to one embodiment, a network element configured as a cable gate includes a brush and a frame having at least one slot. Each slot is configured to join an interior space of a housing with an exterior space outside the housing. The brush has bristles covering, in an unbiased condition, the at least one slot to reduce air flow between the interior space and the exterior space. The bristles are configured to be displaceable to enable cables to extend through the at least one slot. |
| US10440848B2 |
Conformable display with linear actuator
This disclosure relates to conformable displays, including macro-fiber composite (MFC) actuators. The MFC actuators are configured to displace the conformable displays in a linear direction. The conformable displays can be thin, flexible and deformable. |
| US10440845B2 |
Electronic transmission controller, and method for producing same
The present disclosure relates to an electronic transmission controller, with a housing, a printed circuit board assembly, and at least one electronic module mounted on the printed circuit board assembly. The printed circuit board assembly may include a first region extending inside the housing, the first region being sealed from an external fluid. The printed circuit board assembly may include a second region extending outside the housing. The printed circuit board assembly may include a plurality of electrically conductive conductor path layers which are electrically insulated against one another by dielectric layers. An outer layer made of a fluid resistant and electrically insulating material may be applied to at least one outer electrically conductive conductor path layer of the plurality of conductive path layers at a location of the second region of the printed circuit board assembly. |
| US10440844B2 |
Circuit board assembly
A circuit board assembly for a control unit of a motor vehicle has a multi-layer circuit board and a plug connector with a housing faceplate. The circuit board, which includes conductor paths for conducting signals, has a first section, a second section, and a flexible third section with a lower stiffness between the first and second sections. The first section encloses an angle φ with the second section. The plug connector has a multiplicity of connection elements, each with an attachment part and a contact pin. The housing faceplate has first and second side panels each enclosing an angle β with the first panel central plane and an angle γ with the second panel central plane. A first detent element prevents a change in the angle φ in a first direction of rotation. A second detent element prevents a change in the angle φ in a second direction of rotation. |
| US10440842B2 |
Flexible electronic device
A flexible electronic device includes a flexible shaft including a first side and a second side not parallel to each other, and a flexible screen coupled to the first side. The first side deforms with a rotation of the flexible shaft and the second side does not deform with the rotation of the flexible shaft. The flexible screen deforms in synchronism with a deformation of the first side. |
| US10440841B2 |
Electronic device
An electronic device including a housing, a display component and an electronic component is provided. The housing includes a transparent cover and a middle frame, and the transparent cover is assembled to the middle frame. The display component is disposed in the housing. The electronic component is disposed in the housing, wherein the transparent cover has a flat portion and a connecting portion. The connecting portion curvingly extends from a side of the flat portion and includes at least one bonding surface, and a thickness of the flat portion is different from a thickness of the connecting portion. |
| US10440837B2 |
Manufacturing method of double layer circuit board
A manufacturing method of a double layer circuit board comprises forming at least one connecting pillar on a first circuit, wherein the at least one connecting pillar comprises a first end, connected to the first circuit, and a second end, opposite to the first end; forming a substrate on the first circuit and the at least one connecting pillar; drilling the substrate to expose a portion of the second end of the at least one connecting pillar, wherein the other portion of the second end of the at least one connecting pillar is covered by the substrate; and forming a second circuit on the substrate and the portion of the second end of the at least one connecting pillar, wherein an area of the first end connected to the first circuit layer is greater than an area of the portion of the second end connected to the second circuit layer. |
| US10440836B2 |
Double layer circuit board
Provided is a double layer circuit board and a manufacturing method thereof. The double layer circuit board comprises a substrate, a first circuit layer formed on a first surface of the substrate, a second circuit layer formed on a second surface of the substrate, and at least one connecting pillar formed in and covered by the substrate. Each one of the at least one connecting pillar includes a first end connected to the first circuit layer and a second end connected to the second circuit layer. A terminal area of the second end is greater than a terminal area of the first end. Therefore, the second circuit layer is firmly connected to the first circuit layer through the at least one connecting pillar. A yield rate of the double layer circuit board may be increased. |
| US10440833B2 |
Production method of electronic component board with uncut portions for heat radiating portions
An electronic component board is produced by die-cutting a metal plate in a lump into the bus bars and a band-shaped connecting portion connected to the bus bars, having a constant width, and positioned at an outer edge of the metal plate, by attaching the bus bars to the insulating plate, and by cutting and removing the connecting portion while leaving a part of the connecting portion uncut which is used as the heat radiating portion. Additional steps of the method include providing the metal plate, the insulation plate, and an electrical component, and electrically connecting the electrical component to the plurality of bus bars. |
| US10440832B2 |
Plastic molding compound and use thereof
A method for producing a laser-structurable component, wherein an extruded single- or multilayer molded part with at least one laser-structurable layer that forms an exposed surface of the molded part is applied onto the surface of a non-laser-structurable support element. Alternatively, the at least one laser-structurable layer may be back-molded with a non-laser-structurable thermoplastic support element so that at least one laser-structurable layer of the molded part forms at least one part of the surface of the laser-structurable component. The extruded single- or multilayer molded part is deep-drawn into the component. In the process, the laser-structurable layer of the molded part consists of a thermoplastic molding compound consisting of: (A) 30-99.9 wt. % of a thermoplastic consisting of polyamide; (B) 0.1-10 wt. % of an LDS additive; and (C) 0-60 wt. % of an additive material which is different from (A) and (B). |
| US10440830B2 |
Laser carbonization of polymer coatings in an open-air environment
A system for selectively carbonizing a polymer coating on a substrate includes a laser, a memory, and a controller. The memory stores data associated with at least one characteristic of a substrate having a coating that includes a polymer material. The controller is operatively connected to the laser, and is configured to control the laser based on the data such that, in an open-air environment, an interaction between the laser and the polymer material carbonizes a portion of the coating, but does not sustain combustion of the polymer material. A method of producing an article with a selectively carbonized coating includes controlling a laser system such that interaction between a laser and a polymer material forming a coating on a substrate carbonizes a portion of the coating, but does not sustain a combustion of the polymer material in an open-air environment. |
| US10440829B2 |
Heating circuit assembly and method of manufacture
A heating circuit assembly and method of manufacture includes an electrically conductive heating element having a pattern. An electrically non-conductive substrate is additive manufactured and secured to the element for structural support. The substrate has a topology that generally aligns with the pattern of the element thereby reducing the assembly weight and minimizing substrate material waste. |
| US10440825B2 |
Chip card module and method for producing a chip card module
In various embodiments, a chip card module is provided. The chip card module includes a chip card module contact array having six contact pads that are arranged in two rows having three contact pads each in accordance with ISO 7816, and three additional contact pads that are arranged between the two rows. Each additional contact pad is electrically conductively connected to a respective associated contact pad from a row from the two rows. |
| US10440824B2 |
Flexible display device and electronic apparatus
A flexible display device and an electronic device, applied to the technical field of display, are provided and aim at solving the technical problem in the related art that a driving IC is prone to rupture and/or breakage following bending of a flexible display panel. The flexible display device may include a flexible display panel, a flexible circuit board, and a driving IC. The flexible circuit board may include a body portion including an element arrangement region and a reserved region, and a connecting portion protruding from the reserved region and extending toward the flexible display panel, and is connected to the flexible display panel. A separation space is defined among the body portion, the connecting portion, and the flexible display panel. The driving IC is electrically installed in the element arrangement region. |
| US10440812B2 |
Heatsink mounting system to maintain a relatively uniform amount of pressure on components of a circuit board
In some examples, a computing device may include a heatsink, a thermal spreader, a first thermal pad located between the heatsink and the thermal spreader, a circuit board comprising a plurality of components, and a second thermal pad located between the thermal spreader and the circuit board. A plurality of standoffs may be located between the heatsink and the circuit board. Each standoff of the plurality of standoffs may pass through a corresponding spring of a plurality of springs and pass through a corresponding mounting hole of a plurality of mounting holes in the thermal spreader. Each screw of a plurality of screws may engage with a corresponding standoff of the plurality of standoffs. The plurality of springs may cause the thermal spreader and the second thermal pad to a relatively uniform amount of pressure to each component of the plurality of components. |
| US10440809B2 |
Accelerating cavity and accelerator
An RF accelerating cavity includes: a housing having an inner peripheral surface in a tubular shape and conductivity at least on a surface; and accelerating cells inside the housing and each made of a dielectric including, at a central part, an opening through which a charged particle passes. The housing includes a cylindrical barrel portion, with end plates at both ends. The accelerating cells are disposed between the end plates. Each accelerating cell includes: a cylindrical barrel portion having a diameter smaller than an inner diameter of the cylindrical barrel portion of the housing; and a circular disk portion provided inside the cylindrical barrel portion to be fixed to the cylindrical barrel portion, and disposed such that a plate surface is orthogonal to the passing axis of a charged particle, and provided with the opening. |
| US10440803B2 |
Lighting control apparatus and method thereof
A lighting control apparatus according to some exemplary embodiments includes: a touch screen configured to display a first graphic user interface in order to provide a VLC (Visible Lighting Communication) service; and a controller configured to perform visible lighting communication with at least one lighting in order to provide the VLC service selected through the first graphic user interface, wherein the VLC service may include a lighting registration service, and wherein the controller may receive unique address information of a first lighting transmitted through the visible lighting communication from the first lighting to be registered, and may register the first lighting using the received unique address information. |
| US10440802B1 |
Lighting control system and method
A lighting control system and a method thereof are provided. The lighting control system includes a light board and a mainboard. The light board includes a light-emitting module, transmission interfaces and a lighting control module. The mainboard outputs interface testing signals to inquire which types of the transmission interfaces are supported by the light board. The transmission interfaces output interface message signals in response to the interface testing signal. When the mainboard determines that the light board supports one or more types of the transmission interfaces indicated by the interface testing signal, the mainboard selects one of the transmission interfaces and instructs the selected transmission interface to control the light-emitting module. When the mainboard determines that the light board does not support any type of the transmission interfaces indicated by the interface testing signal, the mainboard instructs the lighting control module to control the light-emitting module. |
| US10440800B2 |
Data generation method, data reproduction method, data generation device and data reproduction device
A data generation method is for generating video data that covers a second luminance dynamic range wider than a first luminance dynamic range and has reproduction compatibility with a first device that does not support reproduction of video having the second luminance dynamic range and supports reproduction of video having the first luminance dynamic range, and includes: generating a video signal to be included in the video data using a second OETF; storing, into VUI in the video data, first transfer function information for identifying a first OETF to be referred to by the first device when the first device decodes the video data; and storing, into SEI in the video data, second transfer function information for identifying a second OETF to be referred to by a second device supporting reproduction of video having the second luminance dynamic range when the second device decodes the video data. |
| US10440799B2 |
Optical module
The present disclosure discloses an optical module, and relates to the field of optical fiber communication technologies. A first sealing piece is configured to block the gap between the optical fiber ribbon and the blocking piece. For the optical module and an optical communication terminal provided in the present application, an electromagnetic wave generated by the optical module is directly radiated or is reflected several times until the electromagnetic wave enters a wave-absorbing pad. The wave-absorbing pad absorbs to the greatest extent an electromagnetic wave generated by a chip, and can reduce to the greatest extent electromagnetic interference (EMI) generated by the optical module. By means of the present disclosure, the sealing performance of a housing of the optical module can be improved, so that an EMI shielding effect is improved, thereby effectively reducing EMI. |
| US10440797B2 |
Lighting device and illuminating fixture
The lighting device includes a power conversion circuit and a control circuit. The power conversion circuit includes a high voltage side output terminal and a low voltage side output terminal to be connected to a light source, and a step-down chopper circuit. The control circuit performs a lighting operation of controlling the power conversion circuit to develop a DC output voltage between the high voltage side output terminal and the low voltage side output terminal. The control circuit starts a protective operation of limiting a current to be supplied to the light source when the output voltage is equal to or higher than a threshold value. The threshold value is in a range of 1.2 to 1.3 times a rated voltage of the light source. |
| US10440792B2 |
Illumination apparatus and illumination system
An illumination apparatus includes: a case having an opening portion; a light source disposed in the case and including a plurality of light-emitting elements; a light diffuser which is disposed in the opening portion, and diffuses and transmits light emitted from the plurality of light-emitting elements; and a controller that controls light emission from the light source. The controller: controls light emission from the plurality of light-emitting elements to project an image on the light diffuser, the image changing with time; and when changing the light emission from the plurality of light-emitting elements changing the image, controls the light emission from the light source to keep a change in at least one of (i) a light amount, (ii) a color temperature, and (iii) a spectral distribution of light emitted from the illumination apparatus within a predetermined range. |
| US10440791B2 |
Lamp, lighting system and operating method for lighting system
The lamp (2) contains a plurality of semiconductor light sources (21) as well as an electrical terminal node (22) and at least one electrical connection line (23). Said semiconductor light sources (21) are electrically connected with the terminal node (22) via the connection line (23). Electrical operating data of the semiconductor light sources (21) are saved in the terminal node (22). The semiconductor light sources (21) can be electrically activated independently of each other. In addition, the terminal node (22) is an electrically passive or active component. |
| US10440789B2 |
Event based integrated driver system and light emitting diode (LED) driver system
An event based integrated driver system for an end-use power based application is disclosed. The driver system includes an analog module for operating analog input and analog output, a digital module for operating digital input and digital output, a software module for operating software input and software output, an event based module to receive the analog output, digital output or software output, and configured to generate one or more events corresponding to the analog output, digital output and software output respectively, a firmware module configured to generate a response for the one or more events and transmit the response via the event based module to operate at least one of the analog module, digital module, or software module, where the firmware module comprises instructions for operating the analog module, the digital module and the software module based on the end-use power based application. |
| US10440787B2 |
Low-voltage light strip
The present invention discloses a low-voltage light strip including a light strip body, a light-emitting unit and a flexible protective sleeve; wherein, each light-emitting unit includes a constant current circuit and an LED light string, the LED light string including an LED light bead; the LED light bead includes an LED chip, an encapsulant, and a first optical layer arranged between the encapsulant and the LED chip; a surface of the flexible protective sleeve is provided with a second optical layer. By providing the constant current circuit, the invention achieves a uniform head and tail brightness as well as an ultra-long connection of the low-voltage light strip. Total reflection of light is also avoided by an arrangement of a first and a second optical layers, thereby improving the light-emitting efficiency. |
| US10440786B1 |
Control circuit and techniques for controlling a LED array
Devices and techniques for individual control of multiple light emitting diodes (LEDs) in a LED array. A LED array may include multiple strands of LEDs with each strand including a single LED or multiple LEDs. The techniques of this disclosure include a parallel approach to controlling a LED array with a current measurement circuit in each LED strand. The current measurement circuits may be selectable by a controller via a multiplexer (MUX). The arrangement of circuit elements provides for an improved initialization phase and operating phase and may achieve an accurate and substantially equal current at all LEDs. The current control may ensure a homogenous light output that accounts for process and production variability, as well as changes in operating conditions. A LED control circuit of this disclosure may also include system safety features including temperatures sensing, and over voltage and over current sensing and protection. |
| US10440784B2 |
Reduced-distortion hybrid induction heating/welding assembly
In certain embodiments, inductive heating is added to a metal working process, such as a welding process, by an induction heating head. The induction heating head may be adapted specifically for this purpose, and may include one or more coils to direct and place the inductive energy, protective structures, and so forth. Productivity of a welding process may be improved by the application of heat from the induction heating head. The heating is in addition to heat from a welding arc, and may facilitate application of welding wire electrode materials into narrow grooves and gaps, as well as make the processes more amenable to the use of certain compositions of welding wire, shielding gasses, flux materials, and so forth. In addition, distortion and stresses are reduced by the application of the induction heating energy in addition to the welding arc source. |
| US10440783B2 |
Cooking appliance device having a self-controlling bypassing unit
A cooking appliance apparatus includes at least one mechanical switch, and at least one driver circuit configured to activate the at least one mechanical switch. The at least one driver circuit includes a protection unit and a bypassing unit, which bypasses the protection unit at least partially in at least one operating state. The bypassing unit is configured as self-controlling. |
| US10440778B2 |
Temperature controlling device for an appliance heating element
A burner element for a cooktop includes a heat source for providing heat to a cooking zone positioned above the heat source and an automatic thermostat switch in communication with the cooking zone and the heat source. The automatic thermostat switch senses an actual temperature of the cooking zone, and when the actual temperature reaches a predetermined maximum temperature the automatic thermostat switch moves to an open position defined by the automatic thermostat switch at least partially impeding the heat source. The open position of the automatic thermostat switch is further defined by a decrease in the actual temperature of the cooking zone from approximately the predetermined maximum temperature to a control temperature. When the actual temperature of the cooking zone reaches the control temperature the automatic thermostat switch defines a closed position, wherein the automatic thermostat switch is substantially free of impeding the heat source. |
| US10440776B2 |
Non-standard alternate protocol based satellite communications
One example includes a capability gateway that is comprised of a receiver and a transmitter. The receiver receives, from a ground station associated with a satellite system, a standard protocol associated with the ground station and a non-standard alternate protocol that includes alternate service layers inserted into an inter-layer boundary of standard radio layers, the alternate service layers providing end-to-end signaling between the capability gateway and a user equipment. The transmitter transmits the non-standard alternate protocol to the user equipment. |
| US10440774B2 |
Method and device for message delivery and for discontinuous transmission
The disclosed techniques provide a method and device for reporting information and for discontinuous transmission. In the disclosed techniques, at least one of the following information is to be added to the random access procedure or the RRC connection related procedure, that is the information about data amount available for transmission, Power headroom, data amount available for transmission and the power headroom, whether SingleTone or MultiTone is supported, whether CP transmission mode or UP transmission mode is configured, where the RRC connection related procedure includes, but is not limited to, any of the following, that is the procedure of RRC connection, RRC connection reestablishment, RRC connection resume. Reporting the uplink message solves the problem of reporting the information about the data available for transmission and/or power headroom in the random access procedure or RRC connection related procedure. |
| US10440768B2 |
Mobile communication system, control apparatus, base station, and user terminal supporting dual connectivity
A first base station includes a controller configured to receive capability information from a user terminal for indicating whether a user terminal supports a first architecture using SCG bearer or an second architecture using a split bearer. The SCG bearer goes via both a serving gate way and the secondary base station without going via the first base station. The split bearer goes via both the serving gate way and the first base station and is split in a PDCP layer of the first base station. One split path of the split bearer goes via the second base station, and another split path of the split bearer goes via the first base station and not via the second base station. The controller configures either the SCG bearer or the split bearer without simultaneously configuring the bearers even if the user terminal indicates it supports both first and second architectures. |
| US10440765B2 |
Multi-RAT radio resource aggregation with split bearer support
This disclosure relates to aggregation of radio resources provided according to multiple radio interfaces. According to some embodiments, a base station may establish a radio bearer with a wireless user equipment (UE) device. The radio bearer may initially utilize a first radio interface between the base station and the UE. The base station may receive an indication to aggregate radio resources of an access point that utilizes a second radio interface for the UE. Based on the indication to aggregate radio resources for the UE, the base station may redirect at least a portion of data of the radio bearer by way of the access point to be exchanged with the UE using the second radio interface. |
| US10440763B2 |
M2M node deletion and registration method, M2M node and storage medium
The disclosure discloses a Machine to Machine (M2M) node deletion and registration method and an M2M node. The deleting method includes: a receiving step: receiving a node deleting request for a first M2M node; and a responding step: in response to the node deleting request, deleting a node resource of the first M2M node, and reserving a physical resource corresponding to the first M2M node, the physical resource including at least one of an Application Entity (AE) resource and a Common Service Entity (CSE) resource. Embodiments of the disclosure also provide a computer storage medium. |
| US10440761B2 |
Node and method for secure connected vehicle small cells
Example embodiments presented herein are directed towards a Connected Vehicle Small Cell Gateway (CVSC GW) and a backhaul user equipment, as well as corresponding methods therein, for providing a multiple operator radio access in-vehicle split femtocell in a wireless communications network. |
| US10440755B2 |
Terminal device, network device, and data transmission method
The embodiments of the present invention disclose a data transmission method. A specific solution is as follows: A processor sends, by using a first resource block, a first MAC PDU that carries a first reservation indicator field used to instruct to reserve the first resource block; a receiver receives a second MAC PDU sent by using a second resource block by a set of second terminal devices, where the second MAC PDU carries a first resource feedback field used to indicate that the first resource block is successfully reserved; a processor determines, according to the first resource feedback field and that is sent by a second terminal device in the set of second terminal devices, that the first resource block is a resource block used to send a new MAC PDU; and the transmitter sends the new MAC PDU by using the first resource block. |
| US10440747B2 |
Terminal device, base station device, and communication method
To efficiently control a cell by using a non-allocated frequency band or a shared frequency band. A terminal device includes a transmission unit configured to transmit a PUSCH and a CCA check unit configured to perform LBT before a subframe for which a transmission of the PUSCH is indicated. The terminal device determines start time of the LBT, based on start time of the transmission of the PUSCH, a CCA slot length, and the number of CCA checks. The terminal device includes a reception unit configured to receive a PDCCH. The number of CCA checks is indicated on the PDCCH. |
| US10440742B2 |
Dynamic grant-free and grant-based uplink transmissions
Wireless communications systems and methods related to performing hybrid grant-free and grant-based uplink (UL) data transmission. A wireless communication device dynamically selects between a grant-free mode and a grant-based mode based on at least a transmission configuration. The wireless communication device sends a first data packet in the grant-free mode, based on the selecting, using a first UL resource. The wireless communication device sends a second data packet in the grant-based mode, based on the selecting, using a second UL resource allocated to the wireless communication device. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described. |
| US10440739B2 |
Message transmitting or receiving methods and devices, base station, and terminal
Provided are message transmitting or receiving methods and devices, a base station, and a terminal. Uplink access signals are divided into a first pre-determined number of uplink access signal groups. An uplink access signal, which is transmitted in an uplink access beam form based on one or more uplink access signal groups, is received from a second communication node. An uplink access signal group to which the uplink access signal pertains is determined. One or more uplink access signals contained in the uplink access signal group are transmitted under at least one of the following restriction conditions: a restricted sequence transmitting order, a restricted transmitting occasion, and a restricted transmitting frequency domain position. An uplink access response message is transmitted to the second communication node over an uplink access response resource corresponding to the determined uplink access signal group. |
| US10440730B2 |
Method carried out by terminal for determining transmission priority in wireless communication system and terminal utilizing the method
Provided is a method for a device-to-device (D2D) action carried out by a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising the steps of: determining priorities for a first D2D action and a second D2D action; on the basis of the determined priorities, determining the D2D action to be carried out from among the first D2D action and second D2D action; and on the basis of the determined D2D action to be carried out, carrying out any one D2D action from among the first D2D action and second D2D action. |
| US10440727B2 |
Co-scheduling of terminal devices
There is provided mechanisms for evaluating co-scheduling of terminal devices. A method is performed by a network node. The method comprises obtaining an indication that a terminal device served by the network node is involved in a data session being longer than a threshold time value. The method comprises initiating, as a result of the data session being longer than the threshold time value, a beam sweep procedure using analog beamforming with the terminal device. The beam sweep procedure results in identification of a set of candidate beams in which the network node is able to serve the terminal device during the data session. The method comprises evaluating whether to co-schedule the terminal device with another terminal device in any of the candidate beams or not. The so-called another terminal device is also served by the network node. |
| US10440720B2 |
Co-channel interference cancellation method and apparatus
A co-channel interference cancellation method and apparatus are provided. The method includes: obtaining effective interference by filtering co-channel interference according to a preset interference strength threshold, and obtaining a plurality of effective interference subgroups by grouping the effective interference; obtaining a reference interference sub-signal corresponding to the effective interference subgroup, by delaying a reference interference signal according to a determined interference delay of each effective interference subgroup; after each reference interference sub-signal passes through a corresponding adaptive interference reconstruction filter, obtaining a reconstructed interference signal by overlaying each reference interference sub-signal; and performing a subtraction operation on a received signal and the reconstructed interference signal. In this way, spectrum consumption is greatly reduced, and implementation is simple. |
| US10440707B2 |
Transmission method and apparatus using shared timeslot and broadcast, and firmware update method and apparatus using the same
A network managing apparatus and a transmission method thereof are provided. The transmission method includes: broadcasting a plurality of packets using a plurality of shared timeslots shared by a plurality of network nodes for downlink communication and a base channel; determining one or more missed packets that are not received by the plurality of network nodes among the plurality of packets; determining a distributor that is to transmit the one or more missed packets and a distribution timeslot and a distribution channel for transmission of the one or more missed packets; and broadcasting transmission schedule information including information on the distributor and information on the distribution timeslot and the distribution channel using the base channel. |
| US10440705B2 |
Method, apparatus, server, and systems of time-reversal technology
A time-reversal wireless system comprising a first wireless transceiver of a time-reversal client, one or more second wireless transceiver and/or a time-reversal client with the first wireless transceiver. The first wireless transceiver of the time-reversal client is wirelessly coupled to the one or more second wireless transceiver through a wireless broadband multipath channel associated with a space. The time-reversal client contains the first wireless transceiver. The time-reversal client also contains a processor and a memory configured to obtain a set of channel state information (CSI) in a channel probing phase, and/or to obtain a set of location-specific signatures based on the set of CSI and/or a time reversal operation in a channel probing phase. The set of CSI is captured when one or more probing signal is sent either from the first wireless transceiver to each of the at least one second wireless transceiver, or from each of the at least one second wireless transceiver to the first wireless transceiver, through the wireless broadband multipath channel associated with the space. A channel passband with bandwidth W0 is associated with the wireless broadband multipath channel. A first passband with bandwidth W1 is associated with the first wireless transceiver. The W1 is not larger than W0 such that the first passband is part of the channel passband. One or more second passband is associated with the one or more second wireless transceiver such that a bandwidth W2 associated with each of the one or more second passband is not larger than W1 such that the each of the one or more second passband is part of the first passband. Each of the set of CSI include a channel impulse response, a channel frequency response, and/or another channel state data of the wireless broadband multipath channel. |
| US10440703B2 |
Physical downlink control channel design for 5G new radio
A method to improve the design of new radio physical downlink control channel (NR-PDCCH) transmission and to reduce the false alarm rate of NR-PDCCH blind decoding is proposed. The downlink control information (DCI) bits are carried by NR-PDCCH to be transmitted to UEs after CRC attachment, channel encoding, interleaving, and modulation. The proposed NR-PDCCH design is separated into two parts. In a first part, a UE-ID or RNTI is used to derive a CRC mask or a scrambling sequence for CRC attachment of the DCI bits. In a second part, a UE-specific ID is used to derive an interleaver before or after channel encoding of the DCI bits. If the interleaver is placed before channel encoding, it takes the form of a bit interleaver. If the interleaver is placed after channel encoding, it takes the form of a bit interleaver or a channel interleaver. |
| US10440700B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting control information in wireless communication systems
A method for transmitting control information by a base station in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes determining a precoder to be applied to a resource and a Demodulation Reference Signal (DMRS) port, the resource being used to transmit the control information, and the DMRS port corresponding to the resource and being used to transmit a DMRS, precoding the resource and the DMRS port by using the determined precoder, and transmitting the control information and the DMRS to a user equipment. |
| US10440696B2 |
Method for transmitting feedback information, terminal equipment and base station
The disclosure discloses a method for transmitting feedback information, terminal equipment and a base station. The method includes that the terminal equipment receives signaling indicative of Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) resource(s) from the base station, receives data on licensed carrier(s) and unlicensed carrier(s) which are aggregated, and after generating the feedback information, transmits the feedback information to the base station through the corresponding PUCCH resource(s). The problem that the base station in a License Assisted Access (LAA) system may not know about the feedback information transmitted by the terminal equipment may be solved, thereby increasing efficiency of feedback information transmission. |
| US10440694B2 |
MAC control element uplink configuration method and device and communications system
An MAC control element (CE) uplink configuration method and device, and communications system, the method includes: when an MAC CE is activated, determining, by user equipment (UE), whether an uplink grant of a serving cell in an authorization frequency band exists; and when the uplink grant of the serving cell in the authorization frequency band exists and can accommodate the MAC CE, allocating, by the UE and for the MAC CE, the uplink grant of the serving cell in the authorization frequency band. An embodiment of the present disclosure improves reliability for transmitting the MAC CE, in an LAA system, and reduces unnecessary latency or failure. |
| US10440693B2 |
Asynchronous multi-point transmission schemes
The disclosed subject matter provides asynchronous multi-point transmission schemes for MIMO networks. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, by a device comprising a processor, a first data signal from a first TP device of a wireless communication network, wherein the first data signal comprises first code-word information generated based on a data. The method further includes receiving, by the device, a second data signal from a second TP device of the wireless communication network, wherein the second data signal comprises second code-word generated based on the data, wherein the first code-word information and the second-code word information are different, and wherein the first TP device and the second TP device are geographically separated by a threshold distance. The device can further process the first data signal and the second data signal to generate a unified data signal representative of the data. |
| US10440691B2 |
Method for controlling connection status of UE and apparatus thereof
Provided as a method and an apparatus for controlling a connection status of a UE. The method includes receiving specific RRC status instruction information for a UE from a mobility management entity (MME) and determining a RRC status for the UE based on the specific RRC status instruction information when the RRC status for the UE is changed, in which the specific RRC status is different from a RRC connection status and a RRC idle status. |
| US10440689B2 |
Method and apparatus for resource allocation in V2V communications system
There is provided a method comprising receiving a request from a user equipment for resource allocation for at least one service coverage zone in a coverage area of a first network, the first network comprising a plurality of nodes forming a synchronized sub-network, said nodes configured to provide a user equipment with at least one of instant radio access and cellular access, wherein the sub-network is associated with at least one cellular network which provides cellular access over the first network area and wherein said request comprises first information, allocating instant radio access resources for the user equipment for use within the at least one service coverage zone and providing an indication of said instant radio access resources to said user equipment. |
| US10440686B2 |
Dynamic allocation of multiple wireless interfaces in an imaging device
An X-ray imaging device includes a first wireless communication module coupled to a first set of antennas; a second wireless communication module coupled to a second set of antennas; and a controller that is coupled to the first wireless communication module and the second wireless communication module. The controller is configured to receive a first value for a wireless performance metric for the first wireless communication module while the X-ray imaging device, receive a second value for the wireless performance metric for the second wireless communication module while the X-ray imaging device, based on the first value and the second value, determine a first wireless communication function to be performed by the first wireless communication module, and cause the first wireless communication module to perform the first wireless communication function. |
| US10440685B2 |
Interleaving sequential data in time and frequency domains
Apparatuses, methods, and systems for interleaving sequential data in time and frequency domains are disclosed. One apparatus includes a processor that interleaves sequential data in time and frequency domains. The sequential data includes a first data occupying a first time-frequency resource and a second data occupying a second time-frequency resource, the second data sequentially follows the first data prior to interleaving, and the first data is separated from the second data by at least one time resource and at least one frequency resource after interleaving. |
| US10440683B2 |
Method for performing device-to-device (D2D) operation using exceptional resource by user equipment in wireless communication system, and user equipment using method
Provided are a method for performing a device-to-device (D2D) operation using an exceptional resource by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, and a UE using the method. The method comprises performing D2D communication in one cell of a first cell having a first frequency and a second cell having a second frequency, wherein the first cell is a serving cell of the UE, and whether the exceptional resource provided by the first cell can be used depends on in which cell of the first cell and the second cell the D2D communication is performed. |
| US10440680B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling location based MBMS service
A method and an apparatus for controlling an MBMS service provided at a specific location in an LTE system. In an MBMS service system of the present invention, it is possible to efficiently control and manage a valid MBMS service only at a specific location. For example, it is possible to more efficiently manage the effective MBMS content only in the specific cell or the specific cluster (set of the specific cells). |
| US10440679B2 |
Passenger load prediction systems and methods for predicting passenger load
According to various embodiments, there is provided a passenger load prediction system including: a component configured to detect a wireless device carried by a passenger on a train or a train station platform, the train including a plurality of train cars; a passenger to train car mapper configured to determine a location of the passenger, based on a location of the wireless device; a destination predictor configured to predict a destination of the passenger, based at least in part on an identifier code of the wireless device; and a train car load level estimator configured to predict a respective passenger load of each train car of the plurality of train cars, based on the predicted destination and further based on the determined location of the passenger. |
| US10440678B2 |
Estimating locations of mobile devices in a wireless tracking system
A wireless tracking system comprises mobile devices and stationary devices at known locations. The system receives a first radio measurement indicative of a first propagation path length and receives sensor data indicative of the movement of the first mobile device. The sensor data is of a type different to the radio measurement. The system then determines a historical location of the first mobile device based on the first radio measurement and the sensor data and determines error data indicative of a difference between a historical radio measurement and the historical location and stores the error data associated with the historical location. The system can then receive a second radio measurement indicative of a second propagation path length of radio frequency radiation and determine an estimated location of the second mobile device based on the second radio measurement and the stored error data. |
| US10440677B2 |
Determining emitter locations
First information corresponding to a radio signal received at a first sensing device from a candidate location is obtained. Second information corresponding to a radio signal received at a second sensing device from the candidate location is obtained. A first relationship between the first sensing device and the candidate location and a second relationship between the second sensing device and the candidate location are determined. A first inverse and a second inverse of respectively the first and second relationships are obtained. A first estimate of the radio signal at the first sensing device is determined from the first information and the first inverse. A second estimate of the radio signal at the second sensing device is determined from the second information and the second inverse. Energy emitted from the candidate location is measured based on the first estimate and the second estimate. |
| US10440676B2 |
Method and apparatus for processing data
A method of processing data for at least one wireless communication network and a data processing system for implementing such a method are provided. The method comprises determining geolocation information for data segments received at a plurality of distributed components of a data processing system, the data segments being received from at least one network element of the wireless communication network, and forwarding the data segments to backend processing resources based at least partly on their respective geolocation information. |
| US10440668B1 |
Vehicle platooning management and power control with LTE/5G V2X communications
A platoon server is in communication with a plurality of vehicles. The platoon server is programmed to receive a platoon request from a platoon candidate vehicle, the request including platoon data indicative of size, transmit power, and location of the candidate vehicle, admit the candidate vehicle to be a member vehicle of the platoon, and update which member vehicle of the platoon is platoon beacon based upon platoon data of each member vehicle of the platoon. |
| US10440666B2 |
Managing communication between a plurality of moving objects through control of transmit power and/or transmit rate
A method for managing communication between a plurality of moving objects, wherein one or more communication channels are used for the communication, wherein each moving object is operable to adjust a transmit power level for transmitting information via the one or more communication channels, and wherein each moving object is operable to adjust a transmit rate for sending information via the one or more communication channels, includes performing, for each of the plurality of moving objects: a) adjusting the transmit power level of each moving object independently of other moving objects such that a target cooperative awareness ratio is achieved, and b) adapting the transmit rate at each moving object independently such that a channel load of a respective communication channel is within a predefined load interval. |
| US10440658B2 |
Uplink transmission power control method and apparatus
A method and an apparatus for controlling uplink transmission power in a wireless communication system are provided. The apparatus receives transmit power command (TPC) monitoring information for receiving a plurality of TPCs for adjusting uplink transmission power for a plurality of serving cells. The apparatus obtains the plurality of TPCs by monitoring a downlink control channel on the basis of the TPC monitoring information. |
| US10440657B2 |
Configuring different uplink power control for long and short uplink bursts
Aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for a user equipment (UE) to set uplink power control for a long uplink burst and a short uplink burst. The UE receives uplink power control information including a first set of power control parameters for a long uplink burst and a second set of power control parameters for a short uplink burst with the sets of power control parameters being different from each other. The UE configures uplink power control for the long uplink burst based at least on the first set of power control parameters and the short uplink burst based at least on the second set of power control parameters. The UE sends at least one of a long uplink burst and a short uplink burst based on the corresponding uplink power control and sends at least one uplink power-headroom report for the long uplink burst and short uplink burst. |
| US10440656B2 |
Method and terminal device for adapting transmission power
The present disclosure provides a method (100) in a terminal device for adapting transmission power among two or more physical uplink channels. The method (100) comprises: identifying (S110) at least one physical uplink channel carrying Ultra-Reliable and Low-Latency Communications (URLLC) related data, from the two or more physical uplink channels; prioritizing (S120) the at least one physical uplink channel over at least one physical uplink channel not carrying URLLC related data of the two or more physical uplink channels; and adapting (S130) transmission power of the two or more physical uplink channels based on the prioritizing, such that the total transmission power of the two or more physical uplink channels does not exceed the maximum transmission power at the terminal device. |
| US10440655B2 |
Enodeb restricted banwidth and power boost operation to support MTC devices
A wireless telecommunication system includes base stations for communicating with terminal devices. One or more base stations support a power boost operating mode in which a base station's available transmission power is concentrated in a subset of its available transmission resources to provide enhanced transmission powers as compared to transmission powers on these transmission resources when the base station is not operating in the power boost mode. A base station establishes an extent to which one or more base stations in the wireless telecommunications system supporting the power boost operating mode conveys an indication of this to a terminal device. The terminal device receives the indication and uses the corresponding information to control its acquisition of a base station of the wireless telecommunication system, for example by taking account of which base stations support power boosting and/or when power boosting is supported during a cell attach procedure. |
| US10440652B2 |
Power management of a mobile communications device
A user interface for power management of a mobile communications device is described. In an implementation, power consumption used in performance of a plurality of tasks is monitored by a mobile communications device. A determination is made as to an amount of power that remains in a battery of the mobile communications device. A user interface is displayed on a display device of the mobile communications device that describes an amount of time each of the plurality of tasks may be performed based on the determined amount of power that remains in the battery. |
| US10440650B2 |
Methods and devices based on dynamic receive diversity
A method at a client includes receiving data from a server at a first dynamic receive diversity antenna port, evaluating a data throughput of the data from the server, and selectively activating or deactivating a circuit coupled to a second dynamic receive diversity antenna port based on the data throughput. |
| US10440644B2 |
Methods and apparatus for turbo decoder throttling
Aspects of the present disclosure provide methods, apparatus and computer program products for turbo decoder throttling (e.g., in an effort to limit power consumption by a user equipment (UE)). According to an aspect, the UE may identify an error in a received code block (CB) of a transport block (TB). The UE may enter a throttle mode in a decoder at the UE in response to the identified error, wherein the throttle mode determines how one or more subsequent CBs are processed. Numerous other aspects are provided. |
| US10440641B2 |
Idle-mode cellular-to-Wi-Fi link selection using circuit-switched audio quality
A wireless communication device (UE) may perform wireless communications according to at least a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second RAT. When the UE is in idle-mode, it may determine whether to bias a RAT selection policy—which may be presently favoring networks operating according to the first RAT—towards the second RAT, based on one or more of the following: first information indicative of a quality of previous wireless communications performed by the UE according to the first RAT, second information indicative of an overall quality of wireless communications performed according to the first RAT by the UE over a specified period of time at a specific location where the UE is presently located, and/or third information indicative of an overall quality of wireless communications performed according to the first RAT by other UEs presently located at the specific location. |
| US10440636B2 |
Synchronization for LTE licensed assisted access in unlicensed bands
The present invention relates to a terminal device adapted to perform Licensed Assisted Access, LAA, synchronization and cell discovery, and data reception and transmission on a licensed carrier and on an unlicensed carrier. The terminal device comprises a reception unit adapted to receive, on the licensed carrier, control information message. The control information message includes synchronization and discovery signal information indicating the position of a synchronization and discovery signal on the unlicensed carrier. The reception unit of the terminal device can receive, on the unlicensed carrier at the position indicated by the synchronization and discovery signal information, the synchronization and discovery signal. A timing unit adjusts the timing for transmission and reception of data according to the received synchronization and discovery signal. |
| US10440630B2 |
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. |
| US10440626B2 |
Content-aware inter-RAT RAB steering
A method for congestion control at an eNodeB is described, comprising detecting congestion at an eNodeB and entering a congestion control mode, receiving, at the eNodeB, a new user equipment (UE) connection request that contains a radio resource control (RRC) establishment cause, and using the RRC establishment cause for identifying a congestion management strategy, the congestion management strategy comprising one of initiating a handover for an existing LTE bearer, or redirecting the new UE connection request to a 3G nodeB. |
| US10440624B2 |
Data transmission control method, apparatus and system
A data transmission control method, apparatus and system are provided. A radio communication node receives a data packet sent by a base station, where the data packet is generated by using a Packet Data Convergence Protocol protocol data unit (PDCP PDU) of the base station. The radio communication node acquires the PDCP PDU, which is used as a Radio Link Control service data unit (RLC SDU), in the data packet. The radio communication node sends data generated by using the RLC SDU to a user equipment, where a user plane connection is established between the radio communication node and the user equipment, and a control plane connection is established between the base station and the user equipment. |
| US10440620B2 |
Systems and methods for bidirectional network geography delivery
Systems, methods and apparatus for bidirectional network geography delivery are disclosed. The methods include receiving a reference subnet network geography from a main network device, storing the received reference subnet network geography, retrieving an actual subnet network geography of a subnet network, comparing the reference subnet network geography to the actual subnet network geography and determining if they are compatible, and commissioning the subnet network based on the received reference subnet network geography when the received reference subnet network geography is compatible with the actual subnet network geography of the subnet network. The methods also include retrieving an actual subnet network geography of a subnet and sending it a main network device, causing it to become a new reference subnet network geography and sending the new reference subnet network geography to a main network device. |
| US10440617B2 |
Network device, terminal device and methods for facilitating handover of terminal device
Methods respectively implemented in a network device and a terminal device for facilitating handover of the terminal device served by the network device to a target beam and/or network device. The method in the network device comprises transmitting information on configurations for a set of candidate target beams and/or network devices to the terminal device before the handover of the terminal device is triggered. The method further comprises transmitting a handover command to the terminal device to trigger the handover of the terminal device. The handover command contains an identifier for identifying, from the transmitted information on the configurations for the candidate target beams and/or network devices, the information on the configuration for the target beam and/or network device. The disclosure also provides a network device and a terminal device that perform the above methods respectively. |
| US10440615B2 |
Method of handling handover in dual connectivity
A first master node (MN) receives an interface message from a secondary node (SN), wherein the second interface message comprises at least one of a first measurement configuration and a secondary cell group (SCG) configuration; the first MN transmits a Handover Request message to a second MN, wherein the Handover Request message comprises the at least one of the first measurement configuration and the second SCG configuration; the first MN receives a Handover Request Acknowledge message from the second MN, wherein the Handover Request Acknowledge message comprises a Handover Command message; and the first MN transmits the Handover Command message to the communication device. |
| US10440613B2 |
Methods of electronic communication device and network node, electronic communication device, network node, and computer programs
A method of an electronic communication device is disclosed. The electronic communication device is arranged to operate in a radio communication system, wherein the radio communication system has capability of performing link adaptation by adapting one or more parameters of communication in view of a quality of a radio link between a network node of the radio communication system and the electronic communication device. The method comprises determining a link adaptation status for the electronic communication device, and transmitting information related to the determined link adaptation status to one or more network nodes of the radio communication system. A method of a network node, an electronic communication device, a network node, and computer programs are also disclosed. |
| US10440610B2 |
Method and apparatus for obtaining radio access network sharing information in wireless communication system
A method and apparatus for obtaining radio access network (RAN) sharing information in a wireless communication system is provided. For an overload procedure, an evolved NodeB (eNB), which is shared by a plurality of operators, receives an indication of overloaded operator from a mobility management entity (MME), and performs an overload action for the overloaded operator indicated by the indication. Further, for a load balancing procedure, a first eNB, which is shared by a plurality of operators, receives a status report per operator from a second eNB, which is shared by the plurality of operators, and performs a load balancing action based on the status report. |
| US10440609B2 |
Handover method with link failure recovery, wireless device and base station for implementing such method
For each target cell determined by a handover decision process, a first message is transmitted from a source base station (20S) to a target base station (20T) servicing that target cell. The first message includes an identifier of a wireless device (10) having a communication link with the source base station and information for obtaining authentication data for this wireless device. The authentication data depends on a secret key available to the wireless device and the source base station and on an identity of the target cell. Upon failure of the communication link, a cell is selected at the wireless device, which transmits to that cell a reestablishment request message including its identifier and authentication data depending on the secret key and on an identity of the selected cell. If the selected cell is a target cell serviced by a target base station that received a first message, conformity of the authentication data included in the reestablishment request message with the authentication data obtained from this first message is verified to authorize transfer of the communication link to the selected cell. |
| US10440608B2 |
Method and apparatus for downlink and uplink compression of nonstandard bandwidth of LTE system
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and an apparatus for downlink and uplink compression of a nonstandard bandwidth of an LTE system. Abase station filters a baseband signal by using a filter whose bandwidth is a nonstandard bandwidth of LTE, and filters out a signal outside the nonstandard bandwidth of LTE; and the base station may send a signal to a terminal by using the nonstandard bandwidth of LTE that can be provided by an operator. |
| US10440606B2 |
Method and device for transmitting data
Embodiments of the application provide a method for transmitting data in a wireless communication network. A device of the network receives a bit sequence of K information bits. The device polar codes the bit sequence to obtain a first encoded sequence, wherein a length of the first encoded sequence is N, and N is greater than or equal to K. The device block interleaves the first encoded sequence to obtain an interleaved bit sequence. The device determines a transmission code rate R. When the transmission code rate R is less than the code rate threshold, the device outputs a second bit sequence. The length of the second bit sequence is M, M is smaller than N. The second bit sequence is punctured from the interleaved bit sequence by removing (N−M) bits from beginning of the interleaved bit sequence. |
| US10440603B2 |
System and method for optimizing performance of a communication network
A communication apparatus and method are provided for pre-dieting effects of changes in at least one radio network parameter on a cellular network which comprises a processor which is adapted to: (a) select a source cell in a cellular network; (b) select from among a first plurality of cells being neighbors of that source cell, a second plurality of neighboring cells and define a reference cluster that includes the source cell and the second plurality of cells; and (c) use the reference cluster to predict the effects of carrying out one or more changes in at least one radio network parameter on at least one network performance indicator of the reference cluster, and based on that, prediction, establishing on expected impact of the one or more changes in the at least one radio network parameter on a cellular network performance. |
| US10440602B2 |
System and method for data forwarding in a communications system
A method for operating a transmitting device includes receiving a first packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) protocol data unit (PDU) associated with a first remote device (RD), the first PDCP PDU including at least a first PDCP header, generating a first nested PDCP PDU in accordance with the first PDCP PDU, the first nested PDCP PDU including a second PDCP header and the first PDCP PDU, the second PDCP header comprising a first PDU type indicator indicating that the first nested PDCP PDU includes a first relayed PDCP PDU and a first identifier associated with the first RD, and sending the first nested PDCP PDU on a radio bearer. |
| US10440599B2 |
Processing requests for measurement of signal quality at the location of a user equipment with multiple SIMs or subscriptions
Methods and apparatus for processing requests for signal quality measurement are provided herein. According to at least one aspect, a multi-subscription user equipment (UE) receives, for a second subscription, a first request to measure signal quality at a location of the UE. The UE checks whether a call is ongoing for a first subscription. The UE sends a response to the first request only if there is no call ongoing for the first subscription. |
| US10440594B2 |
Quantum intraday alerting based on radio access network outlier analysis
Determining RAN performance outlier information is disclosed. In an aspect, RAN data for a current condition can be analyzed in view of historical RAN data to determine if the current condition in atypical and represents an outlier condition. In an aspect, historically similar environments between the historical and current RAN data can allow the analysis to have increased relevance. The disclosure can employ a binary array to facilitate determining performance outlier information. In an aspect, the present disclosure can be performed in a distributed computing environment and is scalable to manage large data volumes. Performance outlier information can be employed in alerts, scheduling repair, planning hardware or software upgrades, tracking rollout of new features, etc. |
| US10440593B2 |
Providing special radio provisions to link budget limited user equipment at activation
System and methods for providing special radio provisions to link budget limited devices. Before establishing a cellular connection with a cellular network, a user equipment device (UE), such as a link budget limited UE, may negotiate the special radio provisions with the network by presenting requested profile information to the network, and receiving back approved profile information from the network. The UE may perform these communications either directly, via a non-cellular communication connection with the network, or indirectly, via a companion or proxy device. When the UE initiates a cellular connection with the network, both entities may use information specified in the approved profile information, which may improve efficiency of the connection. In some scenarios, the approved profile information may identify a class of devices to which the UE belongs. The approved profile information may also be used in establishing connections with other devices of the same class. |
| US10440591B2 |
Method and apparatus for generating policies for improving network system performance
Described is a method performed by a computing device for generating policies for improving network system performance, the method comprising: receiving operational data from a network device; processing the operational data from the network device to generate a Wi-Fi management policy; merging the Wi-Fi management policy, a mobile device policy, and a user preference or user policy to generate a unified policy; and sending the unified policy to the network device for network management. |
| US10440590B2 |
Method and system for cloud-based management of self-organizing wireless networks
Disclosed are system and method for managing self-organizing wireless networks by a cloud server. In an aspect, the cloud server is configured to collect from a plurality of radio nodes of the wireless networks statistical and predictive information about accessibility and performance of said nodes; collect from a plurality of mobile devices connected to the wireless networks at least statistical and predictive information about performance, location, mobility and services of said devices; analyze the collected information to assess the performance, loading and distribution of network resource among the radio nodes; determine, based on the analysis, optimization guidelines for performance, loading and distribution of network resources among the radio nodes; and send the optimization guidelines to the radio nodes in order to optimize performance, loading and distribution of network resources at the radio nodes and to make resource optimization decisions specific to the individual mobile devices. |
| US10440586B2 |
Apparatus for frequency band allocation
[Object] To make it possible to prevent a load from being concentrated on a specific node when a frequency band is shared between the cellular system employing the HetNet and other systems.[Solution] Provided is an apparatus, including: an acquiring unit configured to acquire band-related information that is related to a frequency band available to a macro cell base station of a cellular system among shared bands shared between the cellular system and another system and is provided from a controller for a plurality of macro cell base stations of the cellular system; and a control unit configured to decide a frequency band available to a small cell base station corresponding to the macro cell base station among the frequency bands available to the macro cell base station. |
| US10440585B2 |
Apparatus and method for antenna management
Disclosed in the present invention are a method and an apparatus for antenna management. The method comprises that resource use status data are collected from managed access networks, access networks which participate antenna scheduling are selected from the managed access networks according to the resource use status data to compose an antenna scheduling set, wherein access networks using same spectrum resources are composed in the same antenna scheduling set; radio links of each access network in the antenna scheduling set are divided into one or more radio link clusters; radio resources are allocated to every radio link cluster in the antenna scheduling set in order that mutual interferences among all the radio link clusters in said antenna scheduling set are within a preset range; and radio resource allocation results are sent to the access network that the radio link clusters belong to. The said method and apparatus enable as many access networks as possible to work at the same time within an interference allowed range using the same spectrum resource, increasing spectrum multiplex opportunity and realizing high resource use rate. |
| US10440578B2 |
Controlling access to protected functionality of a host device using a wireless device
A wearable device can establish a verified session with a host device (e.g., by establishing that the wearable device is present in the vicinity of the host device and is currently being worn). The existence of such a verified session can be used to control user access to sensitive information that may be stored in or otherwise accessible to a host device. For example, the host device and/or application programs executing thereon can be configured to access account information and transmit instructions to make a payment based at least in part on the account information. |
| US10440577B1 |
Hard/soft finite state machine (FSM) resetting approach for capturing network telemetry to improve device classification
In one embodiment, a device classification service receives a first set of telemetry data captured by one or more networking devices in a network regarding traffic associated with an endpoint device in the network. The service classifies the endpoint device as being of an unknown device type, by applying a machine learning-based classifier to the first set of telemetry data. The service instructs the one or more networking devices in the network to reset a finite state machine (FSM) of the traffic associated with the endpoint device. The device classification service receives a second set of telemetry data regarding traffic associated with the endpoint device and captured after reset of the FSM. The service reclassifies the endpoint device as being of a particular device type, by applying the machine learning-based classifier to the second set of telemetry data. |
| US10440571B2 |
Communication apparatus, communication method, and storage medium
A communication apparatus includes an authentication unit that sets a communication parameter for connecting to a wireless network, and executes authentication processing, with a base station, for registering the communication apparatus to the base station that forms the wireless network, as a management apparatus that is allowed to connect another apparatus to the wireless network, a setting unit that, based on information acquired from code information captured through imaging, sets the communication parameter to another communication apparatus corresponding to the code information, and a registration unit that executes registration processing for registering the other communication apparatus to the base station as the management apparatus, based on at least a condition that the communication parameter is set to the other communication apparatus by the setting unit. |
| US10440569B2 |
Communication apparatus, method for controlling the same, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium
A communication apparatus performs wireless communication, determines whether an other communication apparatus is an apparatus that has received permission from a user, based on information written into a memory by the other communication apparatus via another type of wireless communication that differs from the wireless communication. The communication apparatus, in a case where it is determined that the other communication apparatus is an apparatus that has received permission from the user, performs the wireless communication with the other communication apparatus. |
| US10440568B2 |
Authentication of wireless device entity
The embodiments herein relate to a method in a wireless device (101) for enabling trusted communication between a wireless device entity (101a) and a second network node (105) via a first network node (103). The wireless device (101) and the first network node (103) are adapted to communicate using a secure communication channel. The wireless device (101) transmits a message to the first network node (103) using the secure communication channel. The message comprises information indicating that the wireless device entity (101a) is comprised in a trusted zone of the wireless device (101). The trusted zone is at least partly trusted by the first network node (103). |
| US10440566B2 |
Method and apparatus for automated locking of electronic devices in connected environments
A method and apparatus are provided for securing electronic devices. The method includes identifying a plurality of electronic devices. The plurality of electronic devices includes at least one stationary device connected to a home network and at least one personal device associated with the home network. The method also includes monitoring the home network for a presence event. The method also includes, responsive to an occurrence of the presence event, determining after a predetermined period of time whether one of the at least one personal device is present. The method also includes locking or unlocking the at least one stationary device when none of the at least one personal device is present. |
| US10440565B2 |
System and method of counter management and security key update for device-to-device group communication
A system and a method of counter management and security key update for device-to-device (D2D) communication are provided. The method includes creating by a user equipment, a new packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) entity for a service group wherein a service group is identified by a destination identifier (ID), determining if any PDCP entity of the service group exists or not, generating a new proximity service (ProSe) traffic key (PTK) from a ProSe group key (PGK) corresponding to the service group associated with the new PDCP entity, initializing a new packet counter associated with the service group to zero if the new PDCP entity is a first PDCP entity associated with the service group, generating a ProSe encryption key (PEK) from the PTK and encrypting data packets mapped to the new PDCP entity using the PEK and a packet counter associated with the service group. |
| US10440563B2 |
Mobility management node selection to support cloud-centric environments
A first network device determines a first pointer value associated with a first management instance that includes at least one of network access or mobility management functions for user equipment (UE) interaction with a wireless network. The first network device installs, at a second network device, the first management instance, along with the first pointer value. The first network device changes the first pointer value in response to a first event associated with the wireless network or one or more other networks. The first pointer value is used for selecting at least one management instance, among a plurality of management instances that include the first management instance, for servicing wireless service requests from UEs to the wireless network. |
| US10440562B2 |
System information obtaining method in cell cluster, related device, and system
A method includes: obtaining, by a mobile device, a first part of system information needing to be used by any target cell in the cell cluster; and combining, by the mobile device, the first part of system information and a second part of system information that is prestored in the mobile device, to obtain system information needing to be used by the target cell; or replacing, by the mobile device, a part that is in prestored designated system information and that corresponds to the first part of system information with the first part of system information, and using updated designated system information as system information needing to be used by the target cell. |
| US10440561B2 |
Mobile device activation
Methods, systems and apparatus that facilitate activation of mobile devices, such as communication devices or multi-function devices, via a computer are disclosed. According to one aspect of the invention, a mobile device can be forced into a limited service mode until properly activated with a service provider for a wireless network. According to another aspect of the invention, a mobile device can defer its attempt to send a location update request to a wireless network. According to still another aspect of the invention, a mobile device can be automatically controlled to reset a portion of its internal hardware to initiate a location update request. |
| US10440560B2 |
Method and apparatus for provisioning of multiple devices with mobile subscriber identification information
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system that manages utilization of mobile subscriber identity information including enabling use of such information by different communication devices. The use of a same generic mobile subscriber identity information by multiple devices can be based on intercepting registration requests and simulated registrations can be performed without providing a unique device identifier. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US10440554B2 |
Method and apparatus for receiving a continuous mobile terminated service in a communication system
The present disclosure relates to a 5G or a pre-5G communication system to be provided in order to support a higher data transmission rate than a 4G communication system such as LTE. The present invention provides a method for receiving, by a terminal, a mobile end service in a communication system, the method including: a step of ascertaining whether there exists a continuously available service among services which have been provided from a serving base station, on the basis of a list of supported services received from a target base station; and in the case that there exists a continuously available service, a step of transmitting a service area update request to the target base station via a connection layer if the continuously available service supports a mobile end service. |
| US10440551B2 |
Technique for determining the presence of a peripheral device in a service area of a local network
The invention relates to a technique for determining the presence of a peripheral device (23, 26) in a service area of a local network (2). The local network includes a gateway (20) for accessing a communications network (1) and at least one relay device (21, 24). The peripheral device and the relay device(s) are arranged to communicate with other devices via a radio-access network. The access gateway controls at least one relay device, so that the latter scans frequencies for accessing the radio-access network. When the relay device receives an announcement message from the peripheral device, said relay device transmits a notification of detection of the peripheral device to the access gateway. The peripheral device is then identified as being present in the service area. |
| US10440548B2 |
mPERS with internal conversion of GPS
A unit transmits a call initiate signal over a communication network in response to the switch moving from the inactive position to the active position to establish a call with a 911 emergency service operator directly and enable voice communication. The unit is equipped to send a message indicative of ascertained location information of the unit to the 911 emergency service operator at an end of the established call. The unit contacts remote source to ascertain the location information and form the message. The unit maintains establishment of the call at least until the message is sent to the 911 emergency service operator. The unit itself lacks any GPS tracking module. |
| US10440547B2 |
Methods and systems for improving reliability of critical and location-aware messages by using multiple technologies in a network of moving things
Methods and systems are provided for improving reliability of critical and location-aware messages by using multiple technologies and/or multiple networks in a communication network comprising a complex array of both static and moving communication nodes (e.g., a network of moving things, which may be a vehicle network, a network of or including autonomous vehicles, etc.). |
| US10440543B2 |
Blue-tooth communication system and broadcasting method thereof
A blue-tooth communication system and a broadcasting method therefor are provided. The broadcasting method includes: detecting N blue-tooth receivers in a blue-tooth range of a blue-tooth transmitter; broadcasting a data package during at least one transmitting timing window by the blue-tooth transmitter; and receiving N returned data packages which are respectively returned by the corresponding blue-tooth receivers by the blue-tooth transmitter during N receiving timing windows. At least one of the N returned data packages includes an acknowledge message which is recorded in a header field of the corresponding returned data package. |
| US10440533B2 |
Methods and systems for scheduling the transmission of localization signals and operating self-localizing apparatus
Localization systems and methods for transmitting timestampable localization signals from anchors according to one or more transmission schedules. The transmission schedules may be generated and updated to achieve desired positioning performance. For example, one or more anchors may transmit localization signals at a different rate than other anchors, the anchor transmission order can be changed, and the signals can partially overlap. In addition, different transmission parameters may be used to transmit two localization signals at the same time without interference. A self-localizing apparatus is able to receive the localization signals and determine its position. The self-localizing apparatus may have a configurable receiver that can select to receive one of multiple available localization signals. The self-localizing apparatuses may have a pair of receivers able to receive two localization signals at the same time. A bridge anchor may be provided to enable a self-localizing apparatus to seamlessly transition between two localization systems. |
| US10440532B2 |
Method, mobile terminal, and server for displaying data analysis result
A method includes: sending a data analysis request to a remotely located server, including sending raw data to the remotely located server; receiving from the remotely located server a first reply including one or more static graphical representations of the raw data; sending a user selection of at least one of the one or more of the static graphical representations of the raw data; and in response to sending the user selection of the at least one of the one or more of the static graphical representations of the raw data, receiving a second reply from the remotely located server, including receiving information configurable to create one or more editable graphical representations of the raw data in accordance with one or more predefined graphical display templates. |
| US10440529B2 |
Method and system of responding to a call with a real time text
Embodiments herein provide a method and system of responding to a call with a text. The method includes receiving by a target communication device a call from an initiator communication device. The target communication device responds to the from call with a real time text (RTT). One or more characters in the RTT are sent instantaneously to the initiator communication device. |
| US10440527B2 |
Message management method and device
One embodiment relates to a message management method comprising an interception process for intercepting a first message sent to a device of a user; an estimation process for estimating a level referred to as the “user interruptibility level” representing the extent to which the user can be interrupted in their current activity; an estimation process for estimating a level of importance of the first message; and a processing process for processing the first message as a function of the user interruptibility level and of the importance level of the first message. |
| US10440522B2 |
Radio network node, a wireless device and methods therein
A Radio Network Node (RNN) 106 and a method therein for indicating scheduling of System Information (SI) messages in a wireless communications network 100. The RNN and a wireless device 108 are operating in the wireless communications network. The RNN provides, to the wireless device, a bitmap configuration in a System Information Block (SIB), wherein the bitmap configuration comprises a bitmap and one or more index bits. The bitmap is configured to indicate to the wireless device one or more subframes within one or more radio frames, which one or more subframes are available for transmission of an SI message. Further, the one or more index bits are configured to indicate the one or more radio frames within which the bitmap is to be applied. |
| US10440521B2 |
Connection-less mesh networking
A node forms a connection-less mesh network with one or more other nodes. The node controls to generate an identifier that identifies the node; to update the identifier and a data payload; to periodically wirelessly broadcast, at a predetermined frequency, broadcast-information that comprises the generated identifier and the updated data payload; and to periodically receive, at a predetermined frequency, other-broadcast-information which is the broadcast-information respectively broadcast from each of the one or more other nodes. The one or more processors performs the update of the identifier and the data payload in accordance with the other-broadcast-information from the other nodes. |
| US10440512B2 |
Angle of arrival (AOA) positioning method and system for positional finding and tracking objects using reduced attenuation RF technology
Systems and methods for determining user equipment (UE) locations within a wireless network using reference signals of the wireless network are described. The disclosed systems and methods utilize a plurality of in-phase and quadrature (I/Q) samples generated from signals provided by receive channels associated with two or more antennas of the wireless system. Based on received reference signal parameters the reference signal within the signals from each receive channel among the receive channels is identified. Based on the identified reference signal from each receive channel, an angle of arrival between a baseline of the two or more antennas and incident energy from the UE to the two or more antennas is determined. That angle of arrival is then used to calculate the location of the UE. The angle of arrival may be a horizontal angle of arrival and/or a vertical angle of arrival. |
| US10440508B2 |
Location-based organizational groupings for management services
Examples relate to devices being managed based on their locations relative to a facility. In some examples, the location of a client device can be determined relative to a facility. An organizational group can be associated with the location. The client device can be associated with the organizational group. Whether the client device complies with a compliance policy associated with the organizational group can be determined. |
| US10440507B2 |
System and method for tracking a vehicle's course by comparing geolocation data from a known course
A computer-implemented method and system for tracking a vehicle's course using geolocation data is provided. The method comprises obtaining a set of predetermined GPS locations representing a closed course; tracking movements of a user using a GPS controller; authenticating the movements of the user against the set of predetermined GPS locations while the client terminal is within a predetermined distance of at least one of the set of predetermined GPS locations; and presenting consolidated timing information about the user's movements along the set of predetermined GPS locations. The system comprises a central processing server in communication with a computer network and configured to obtain information from a central database; and one or more client terminals in communication with the central processing server via the computer network, and configured to provide a graphical user interface for user interaction with the central processing server. |
| US10440506B2 |
Location-based ticket books
Location-based ticket books are described. A mobile device can present a virtual ticket to a service provider based on a location of the mobile device. The mobile device can receive a virtual ticket for accessing a service from a service provider. The virtual ticket can be associated with a signal source. The signal source can be pre-programmed to broadcast a beacon signal that includes an identifier identifying the signal source. The signal source can be placed at a venue where the service is available. The mobile device, upon arriving at the venue, can detect the beacon signal from the signal source. In response, the mobile device can activate a ticket manager. The ticket manager can automatically select, from a ticket book, the virtual ticket associated with the signal source. The mobile device can present content of the selected virtual ticket at the venue where the service is available. |
| US10440504B2 |
Remote wind turbine inspection using image recognition with mobile technology
Systems and methods of inspecting a wind turbine system are provided. In particular, a user device located proximate a wind turbine can obtain location data and component data associated with one or more components of the wind turbine. The component data can be associated with the location data. Maintenance data can then be determined based at least in part on the location data and the component data. The maintenance data can be associated with one or more repair procedures for the one or more components. The maintenance data can then be provided for display by the user device. |
| US10440501B2 |
Wireless device and methods for use in a paging network
A wireless device includes a user interface that generates a pairing signal in response to an indication from a user to pair the wireless device to at least one remote device and generates a first location request signal in response to a second indication from a user to locate the at least one remote device. A short-range wireless transceiver communicates RF signals to pair the wireless device to the at least one remote device and that transmits a first RF paging signal to the at least one remote device in response to the location request signal. |
| US10440500B2 |
System and method for configuring and managing on-demand positioning reference signals
A method for operating a device includes selecting a set of access nodes in accordance with a first estimated position of a user equipment (UE), sending, to the set of access nodes, a first message to activate positioning signal transmission, sending, to the UE, a request for position measurement information, and receiving, from the UE, the position measurement information. |
| US10440499B2 |
User location and identity awareness
Systems and methods for performing actions based on a user's location are described. A user profile correlating automated actions with locations may be generated and/or stored. The user's location may be determined by determining the location of a device, such as the user's mobile device. Several different wireless communication protocols and/or wireless networks (e.g., Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Cellular, and/or GPS) may be used in a hierarchical manner to determine the user's location. When the user's location is determined, one or more actions may be performed based on the user's location and/or profile. For example, an instruction may be sent to a display device or set-top box located in the same room as the user to turn on the display device or set-top box or to display a content recommendation for the user. As another example, an instruction may be sent to the user's home to deactivate a home security system when the user is within a predetermined distance from the home. |
| US10440498B1 |
Estimating room acoustic properties using microphone arrays
An audio analysis system receives a first recording of a speech signal from an origin audio assembly and a second recording of at least a portion of the speech signal from a receiving audio assembly. The speech signal originates from a speaking user of the origin audio assembly and the second recording is recorded by a receiving audio assembly operated by a different user. Both the origin audio assembly and the receiving audio assembly are located within a room. The audio analysis system selects one or more audio frames in the first recording and one or more audio frames in the second recording that both occur over the same time period. The audio analysis system determines a transfer function for the room based in part on the selected one or more audio frames in the first recording and the selected one or more audio frames in the second recording. |
| US10440497B2 |
Multi-modal dereverbaration in far-field audio systems
A mechanism is described for facilitating multi-modal dereverberation in far-field audio systems according to one embodiment. A method of embodiments, as described herein, includes performing geometry estimation of a geographical space based on visuals of the space received from one or more cameras of a computing device. The method may further include computing reverberation time based on the geometry estimation that is further based on the visuals, and computing and applying dereverberation based on the reverberation time. |
| US10440493B2 |
Audible prompts in a vehicle navigation system
An audio signal associated with a navigation prompt is processed, based on the localization and distance information supplied by a navigation system, to generate an audio signal that, when played by an audio system in the vehicle, emulates the localization and distance information. |
| US10440491B2 |
Multi-channel audio over a wireless network
Embodiments described herein reduce latency and improve packet delivery when transmitting audio packets from a source device to one or more sink devices. For example, one or more operating modes that introduce latency when transmitting packets may be disabled at the source device and/or sink device(s). Additionally, certain operational behavior of the source device and/or sink device(s) may be changed based on the quality of the channel used to transmit audio packets to further improve the latency. Such operational behavior includes changing the jitter buffer size of the sink device(s), the number of retry attempts performed by the source device when re-transmitting packets that have been lost, and changing the channel used to transmit the audio packets. Embodiments described herein further enable the synchronization of playback between the sink devices to ensure that sink devices playback audio packets in a synchronized fashion. |
| US10440490B1 |
Switching binaural sound
A method provides binaural sound to a person through electronic earphones. The binaural sound localizes to a sound localization point (SLP) in empty space that is away from but proximate to the person. When an event occurs, the binaural sound switches or changes to stereo sound, to mono sound, or to altered binaural sound. |