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US10457008B2	Modular screw press A screw press includes a filter casing having inlet and outlet sections and a filter section therebetween. A screw is mounted in the casing for conveying a solid-liquid mixture from the inlet section to the outlet section while compressing the solid-liquid mixture and forcing at least part of a liquid content thereof to be expelled out of the filter casing. The casing and the screw are of modular construction. The filter section has at least first and second serially interconnectable filter sections, and the screw has at least first and second serially interconnectable screw sections respectively disposed in the first and second filter sections for joint rotation as a unitary component. The first and second screw sections have a continuous screw flight having a flight outside diameter. The first and second screw sections are detachably coupled to one another by a coupling provided at the outside diameter of the flight.
US10457006B2	Turn-up device for tyre side walls A device is disclosed for turning up the side walls of tyres on a shaping drum for shaping a tyre carcase, the spindle arrangement of which has a central spindle and at least two side spindles running in parallel, between which the central spindle extends, wherein the central spindle and the side spindles are drivable in a mutually independent manner and the core clamping devices are allocated to the central spindle and the turn-over devices are allocated to the side spindles or the turn-over devices are allocated to the central spindle and the core clamping devices are allocated to the side spindles.
US10457003B2	Method of production for attaching a profile to a toothed belt The invention relates to a method of production for attachment by cohesive bonding of a profile having at least one profile element onto a toothed belt previously produced as a semi-finished product. The toothed belt has a tooth side with a toothing and a toothed belt back located on the back of the tooth side of the toothed belt. In the method of production the at least one profile element is built up layer by layer from at least one first profile element layer and a second profile element layer on the toothed belt back, by the application of an application compound to the toothed belt back at a profile element position by melt layer printing.
US10457000B2	Flow aid for infusion structure, infusion structure comprising a flow aid and method for infiltrating fibre material with resin A flow aid for an infusion structure for infiltrating fiber material with resin to produce a fiber composite component includes a resin-impermeable upper layer and a lower layer which are joined together in a peripheral region of the flow aid and provide a flow space between the two layers. The lower layer provides an outlet for discharging resin out of the flow aid into an interior of the infusion structure. The flow aid includes an inlet for feeding the resin into the flow space, thereby facilitating uniform distribution of the resin over all of the fiber material.
US10456998B2	Method and device for the production of a plastic profile Straight plastic profiles from a plastics material and a continuous reinforcement are predominantly produced continuously in a strand, usually by the pultrusion method. As the plastic profile is pulled through a mold, only straight plastic profiles are formed in known pultrusion methods. In the production of plastic profiles using semi-finished products or complex fibrous constructions, congestion of the fibrous constructions or of the semi-finished products, and thus solidification of the material, may arise when entering the mold, such that the process has to be stopped. A method and a device for the simple production of individually molded plastic profiles is provided in that the mold is formed from at least two mold parts that in relation to the cross section of the plastic profile are split and are moved in a temporally offset manner counter to a production direction of the plastic profile along a portion of the plastic profile.
US10456997B2	Laminate apparatus with bonded liner A laminate apparatus for engaging a fluid includes a structural medium made from plies bonded together with a resin. The structural medium defines a fluid facing surface. The laminate apparatus further includes a liner membrane bonded to the fluid facing surface of the structural medium with the resin. The liner membrane has one or more of a desired barrier characteristic and a desired chemical compatibility characteristic with respect to the fluid.
US10456987B2	Laser weldable compositions, articles formed therefrom, and methods of manufacture A laser weldable composition comprising a polyester component, 5 to 50 weight percent of a filler; and 10 to 30 wt. % of a poly(ester-carbonate) copolymer comprising carbonate units and ester units of the formula (I) wherein: T is a C2-20 alkylene, a C6-20 cycloalkylene, or a C6-20 arylene; R1 and J are each independently (a) a bisphenol A divalent group, and (b) a C16 or higher divalent group (b1), (b2), or (b1) and (b2), wherein (b1) is a phthalimidine divalent group, and (b2) is a third divalent group, wherein the C16 or higher divalent group (b1), (b2) or a combination of (b1) and (b2) is present in an amount of 40 mol % to 50 mol % based on the total moles of the bisphenol A divalent groups and the C16 or higher divalent group; and the composition, when molded into an article having a 2.0 mm thickness, provides a near infrared transmission at 960 nanometers of greater than 50% and a thermal resistance according to HDT 1.8 MPa flat (ISO 75/Af) is greater than 160° C.
US10456980B2	System and process for evaluating and manufacturing additively manufactured components An exemplary method for determining a set of additive manufacturing parameters includes, a) determining a nominal parameter of at least one surface of a component, b) determining at least a second order variation in the nominal parameter, c) predicting an actual resultant dimension based at least in part on the nominal parameter and the second order variation, and d) adjusting at least one additive manufacturing process parameter in response to the predicted actual resultant dimension.
US10456975B2	Multi-compartment capsule A method of making a capsule comprising a plurality of compartments, the method comprising: initiating extrusion of a filament solution through a filament extruder; laying the filament solution to form a base of the capsule; forming a first compartment in the plurality of compartments, wherein the forming creates a first barrier wall having a first predetermined release time; forming a second compartment in the plurality of compartments, wherein the forming creates a second barrier wall having a second predetermined release time; filling the first compartment with a first material; filling the second compartment with a second material; and sealing the plurality of compartments thereby forming the capsule with a first sealed compartment and a second sealed compartment.
US10456974B2	Photocurable composition, methods for producing film, optical component, circuit board, and electronic component by using the same, and cured product An imprint method that uses a condensable gas process has a problem in that the surface of a resist cured film is rough. This is resolved by a photocurable composition used for performing imprint in an atmosphere containing a condensable gas. The photocurable composition contains a component (A) which is a (meth)acrylate monomer, a component (B) which is a photopolymerization initiator, and a component (C) which is a mold releasing agent. A saturated solubility of the component (C) in the condensable gas at 5 degrees (Celsius) and 1 atm is 5% by weight or less, the condensable gas being in a liquid state at 5 degrees (Celsius) and 1 atm.
US10456973B2	Blow molding apparatus and blow molding method A blow molding apparatus that supplies a pressurized liquid into a bottomed tubular preform fitted to a mold used for blow molding and molds the preform into a shape conforming to a cavity of the mold, the blow molding apparatus including: a blow nozzle fitted to a mouth tubular portion of the preform; a plunger pump configured to supply the pressurized liquid into the preform through the blow nozzle; and a control device configured to change an actuation rate and an actuation force of the plunger pump during the supply of the pressurized liquid into the preform to regulate a peak pressure of the liquid supplied into the preform to be from 3.5 MPa to 5.0 MPa.
US10456972B2	Molding unit for containers, equipped with a boxing insert with air circulation Molding unit (1) for the forming of a container (2) provided with a hollow recess (3), comprising: a mold (5) provided with a lateral wall (6) defining a cavity (7) and provided with a pocket (9) that comes out into the cavity (7); a boxing device (11) comprising: an insert (12) mounted in translation in the pocket (9) relative to the lateral wall (6) and provided with at least one passage (81) opening out; an actuator (16) integral with the insert (12) and provided with a piston (17) mounted in a chamber (22) defined in the wall (6) of the mold (5), the piston (17) subdividing the chamber (22) into a rear half-chamber (22A) in communication with a primary fluid duct (46), and a front half-chamber (22B) in communication, on the one hand, with a secondary fluid duct (50) and, on the other hand, with the pocket (9).
US10456970B2	Blow molded vehicle parts with foam layer and hollow core An armrest for a captain's chair of a vehicle includes an outer layer and an inner layer including a foaming agent and defining a hollow core. At least one of the inner layer and the outer layer may include a reinforcing material and/or may be varied in thickness along its length. The armrest may include a third layer defining the hollow core. A related method includes heating a parison having a first and second layers, mixing a foaming agent into the second layer prior to heating, feeding the heated parison between mold halves, clamping the heated parison by moving the mold halves together, and pushing the layers of the heated parison outward, using blown air, such that the first layer is adjacent the mold and the second layer forms a hollow core of the armrest, the hollow core being partially filled by expansion of the second layer during cooling.
US10456963B2	Electrical component carrier as a stressed member of an electrical vehicle The disclosure concerns component carriers including: (i) a first support structure having a generally rectangular cross-section; and (ii) a second support structure having a generally rectangular cross-section, where the first support structure and the second support structure are formed of fiber-filled polypropylene; and where the component carrier is configured to be part of an electrical vehicle.
US10456960B2	Systems and methods for incrementally forming a composite part Systems and methods for incrementally forming a composite part are disclosed herein. The systems include a forming mandrel, which includes a forming surface, and a forming machine. The forming machine includes a forming bladder, a pressure-regulating device, and a positioning device. The forming bladder is configured to be inflated to a forming pressure and to press the ply of composite material against the forming surface. The methods include placing a ply of composite material on a forming surface of a forming mandrel and pressing a forming bladder against the ply of composite material at a selected location to press a selected portion of the ply of composite material against the forming surface and conform the selected portion of the ply of composite material to a surface profile of the forming surface. The methods further include repeating the pressing a plurality of times at a plurality of selected locations.
US10456958B2	Method for producing synthetic leather and synthetic leather produced by the same The present invention provides a method for producing synthetic leather using a silicone rubber coating liquid; and synthetic leather produced by the method.
US10456952B2	Tire cure mold and method of manufacturing tire A tire cure mold has a tread molding face that comes in contact with a tread face of a tire set in a cavity, a protruding portion for forming a groove portion and protruding inward in a tire diametrical direction from the tread molding face, a depression for forming a groove bottom projection and formed by recessing a top face of the protruding portion, a first vent hole open in the tread molding face, a second vent hole open in a bottom face of the depression, and a spring vent mounted in the second vent hole.
US10456951B2	Injection mould for manufacturing a rotary part made of a composite material having external flanges, in particular of a gas turbine casing The invention relates to an injection mold (4) for manufacturing a rotary part made of a composite material having outer flanges, comprising a mandrel (2) on which a fiber reinforcement is intended to be held (9) and including a central wall (6) the profile of which matches that of the part to be manufactured and two side plates (8), molding wedges (12) for bearing against a non-covered surface of the fiber reinforcement, and two outer bells (14) for covering the molding wedges and the plates of the mandrel with sealing O-rings (24) being inserted between the bells and the plates of the mandrel, the bells each being provided with an attachment flange (20) for bearing against one another with at least one sealing O-ring (26) inserted therebetween, the attachment flanges of the bells being clamped against one another.
US10456947B2	Clamping device for an adjustable stop of a processing machine, particularly a moulding machine, and processing machine, particularly moulding machine, with a clamping device A clamping device for an adjustable stop of a processing machine for guiding workpieces through the processing machine is provided with at least one clamping part that clamps the stop against at least one counter stop. The clamping part is provided on a transmission element, wherein the transmission element is acted upon with a force (F1) that is converted into a clamping force (F2) acting upon the clamping part. A release unit is provided for releasing the clamping action. The transmission element is a two-armed lever, one arm of which is acted upon with the force (F1) in the form of a compressive force and the other arm of which generates the clamping force (F2).
US10456944B2	Multifunction cutting tool guide A multifunction cutting tool guide which includes a base plate having a top surface and a bottom surface, with the base plate top surface including connection points for connecting a power tool to the base plate top surface. A track extends longitudinally along the bottom surface of the base plate for use in guided cuts. The track is defined by first and second spaced walls with at least one of the walls being movable with respect to the other wall to accommodate various sized straight edges. The base also includes a laterally extending channel adapted to mount on a straight edge for rip cuts.
US10456939B2	Cell cutting device for display devices A cell cutting device that cuts a mother substrate for display devices includes a fixing unit configured to move in a state where the mother substrate for display devices is fixed on the fixing unit, a cutter configured to perform a cutting process on the mother substrate for display devices and the cutter faces a surface of the mother substrate during the cutting process, a cutter driving unit driving the cutter in a state where the cutter is fixed thereon, and a buffer member arranged on another surface of the mother substrate to correspond to the cutter. The other surface is opposite the surface facing the cutter.
US10456935B2	Shaving apparatus and shaving apparatus head A motorized shaving apparatus and head therefor that cuts or trims hair via shearing. In one embodiment, the invention is a shaving apparatus head having a body, a rotary cutter mounted to the body so as to be rotatable about a rotational axis, the rotary cutter having cutting edges that collectively define a reference cylinder about the rotational axis, and a blade mounted to the body so as to extend along a first reference plane that intersects the reference cylinder, the blade positioned so that a user's hairs are sheared between a cutting edge of the blade and the cutting edges of the rotary cutter when the rotary cutter is rotating about the rotational axis.
US10456929B1	Negative pressure actuated soft bending actuator A soft robotic bending actuator has a stiff layer bonded to a softer layer where the softer layer is a cellular solid with interconnected voids. The softer layer contracts under a negative pressure differential between the internal pressure of the actuator and its environment applied along its axial direction. The contraction results in a bending motion; i.e., an increased curvature away from the stiff layer.
US10456923B2	Sensor and robot A sensor includes a first support portion, a second support portion, an incremental encoder, a magnetic-flux generating source, and a magnetoelectric transducer. The incremental encoder includes a scale supported by the first support portion and a head supported by the second support portion. The magnetic-flux generating source is supported by one of the first support portion and the second support portion. The magnetoelectric transducer is supported by another of the first support portion and the second support portion.
US10456922B2	Interactive mobile platform control system An interactive mobile platform control system includes a mobile terminal; a robot intelligent platform wirelessly communicated with the mobile terminal; and a household robot wirelessly communicated with the robot intelligent platform, the mobile terminal is installed with a lightweight software corresponding to the household robot, and configured to receive a user instruction through the lightweight software, the lightweight software is configured to convert the user instruction into a control command and transmit the control command to the robot intelligent platform; the robot intelligent platform is configured to transcode the control command to output an executable command to the household robot; and the household robot is configured to receive the executable command and complete a corresponding action according to the executable command. This system realizes the remote control of the household robot by virtue of the robot intelligent platform, without additional installation of APP on the mobile terminal.
US10456920B2	Proximity robot blade detection and auto retraction A system to process semiconductor wafers includes an end effector, a proximity sensor and a controller. The end effector may be adapted to handle a semiconductor wafer. The proximity sensor may be attached to the end effector and may output a first sensor signal if a distance between the end effector and an object separated from the end effector is less than or equal to a first predetermined distance. The controller is responsive to the first sensor signal to slow a movement of the end effector. The proximity sensor further outputs a second sensor signal if the distance between the end effector and the object is less than or equal to a second predetermined distance in which the second predetermined distance being less than the first predetermined distance. The controller is responsive to the second sensor signal to stop movement of the end effector.
US10456917B2	Robot system including a plurality of robots, robot controller and robot control method A robot system, a robot controller and a robot control method, by which a coordinated control of a plurality of robots can be taught while appropriately considering a positional deviation of each robot into consideration. A gripping misalignment of a first workpiece in a leading robot is detected, and then a first amount of correction for correcting the misalignment is calculated. Further, a gripping misalignment of a second workpiece in a following robot is detected, and then a second amount of correction for correcting the misalignment is calculated. In the coordinated control, a taught position/orientation of the leading robot is corrected based on the first amount of correction, and a taught position/orientation of the following robot is corrected based on both the first mount of correction and the second amount of correction.
US10456910B2	Educational systems comprising programmable controllers and methods of teaching therewith Systems and methods for hands-on training of students. Such a system includes one or more programmable controllers configured to interact with one or more external devices. Each programmable controller includes a microcontroller, a memory device, an interface for remotely accessing the programmable controller, and at least one bus interface for interfacing with an external microcontroller of another programmable controllers. The method includes functionally coupling a first of the programmable controllers to an external device, programming the first programmable controller to operate the external device, and providing instructions to the external device through the programmable controller from a remote location relative to the first programmable controller.
US10456909B2	Multi-joint industrial robot-Bispir A bi-spin multi joint robot comprises an upper arm, a lower arm protruding forward and a wrist. The lower arm, which connects to the upper arm, is located at the right side of the upper arm. The wrist, which connects to the lower arm, is located at the right side of the tail end of the lower arm. In detail, the lower arm not only connects to the upper arm through the first transverse spindle but also connects to the wrist through the second transverse spindle. The upper arm is provided with a clearance space at the right side in order to enable the lower arm to rotate around the first transverse spindle in the clearance space, the first transverse spindle is assembled at the tail end of the upper arm, and the second transverse spindle is assembled at the tail end of the lower arm.
US10456908B2	Multi-axial industrial robot Described herein is a multi-axial industrial robot, in particular of a SCARA type, where the base structure designed to enable installation of the robot on an external supporting structure, can be mounted according to two opposite orientations, where one orientation is upside down with respect to the other, while at the same time the operating head of the robot may instead maintain one and the same orientation.
US10456906B2	Mechanical tower climber for operations on cell towers A mechanical tower climber system for performing operations on a cell tower includes a body; a plurality of members disposed or connected to the body and each comprising one or more robotic hands; and a wireless interface and a processing device configured to receive commands from a remote operator; climb the cell tower based on the commands; and perform one or more operations on cell site components associated with the cell tower based on the commands and manipulation of the plurality of members and associated one or more robotic hands.
US10456903B2	Multi-point custom position grip modification system Tool grips and handles may be enhanced by the addition of modular inserts which compensate for two voids in the human hand. A first insert may fill a void in the palm of the hand while a second may fill one by the fingers. By filling the voids, a more natural, relaxed, and customizable grip may be achieved for almost any handle. Use of a plurality of inserts allows for customization according to hand size while the size of the inserts also accounts for the size, dimensions, and axes of the handle and tool in general. Meniscus-shaped inserts may be stacked on one another for optimum effect.
US10456902B2	Handle grip and process for making same A handle grip and process for making such handle grip. The handle grip comprises a cording arranged in a spaced knotted configuration around and along a handle. The spaced knotted cording is first entirely covered with a permeable woven layer. The permeable woven layer is covered with a hardener that permeates the woven layer and secures the woven layer and cording to the handle in water-tight fashion.
US10456900B2	Quick-turn driving tool A driving tool includes a body and an auxiliary handle. The body includes a first rod and a second rod perpendicular to each other. The first rod includes an insertion hole and at least one receiving slot. The second rod is mounted between two opposite ends of the first rod. The auxiliary handle includes a connection slot mounted on the body and an engaging recess. An adjusting member is mounted in the insertion hole and movable in relation to the first rod. At least one engaging member is received in the receiving slot and the engaging recess and is abutted against the adjusting member. Thus, the auxiliary handle is freely rotatable relative to the first rod.
US10456897B2	Method for controlling the actuation of a gas-powered fixing tool and the corresponding device The present disclosure concerns a method and an electronic ignition control device of a combustion chamber of a gas-powered fixing tool designed to optimize the quality of the shooting of fixation elements by the tool. According to the principle of the present disclosure, the triggering of the ignition of the chamber to produce the shot is commanded on the condition that the time between the moment when the user places the tool against a work surface and the moment when he pulls on an actuation trigger of the tool is greater than a predefined delay time, to ensure an optimal filling of the combustion chamber with the combustible gas. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the triggering of the ignition is enabled on the supplemental condition that a signal of medium ignition voltage is greater than a trigger threshold voltage.
US10456892B2	Manhole cover lifting tool A manhole cover lifting tool is disclosed. The tool comprises an elongate body and a shaft which is arranged to slide relative the body. The tool further comprises coupling means for slidably coupling a proximal region of the shaft with the body and means disposed at a distal region of the shaft for detachably coupling the shaft with a manhole cover, such that the shaft is restricted to slide through a pre-defined range along the body.
US10456891B2	Grinding wheel A grinding wheel which includes a plurality of vitrified bonded grindstone chips arranged on an outer periphery of an annular base metal thereof, and is configured to grind a workpiece with use of the grindstone chips while rotating the annular base metal, wherein each of the vitrified bonded grindstone chips is configured in such a manner that, in a rectangular parallelepiped including a rectangular grinding surface which is placed on an opposite side of the annular base metal and grinds the workpiece and four side surfaces adjacent to grinding surface, four ridge portions each of which is provided between the side surfaces are C-chamfered, each long side of the grinding surface is arranged along the outer periphery of the annular base metal, and each of the four ridge portions is C-chamfered in a range which is ⅕ or more of a length of each short side of the grinding surface.
US10456885B2	Method for providing a referencing element to an optical lens member Method for providing a referencing element to an optical lens member. An optical lens member is provided which has a first optical surface, with a surface design associated with a first reference system, and a second optical surface to be manufactured. The first and second optical surfaces are connected by an external periphery surface. The first optical surface of the optical lens member is measured, and the first reference system is determined. The reference system is determined according to the shape and orientation of the first optical surface. A referencing element is added to the optical lens member, with the referencing element identifying the first reference system.
US10456884B2	Liner system for a mill shell A liner system for installation in a rotatable mill shell having an inner side and an opposed outer side, the liner system including one or more lifter bars. The lifter bar includes a body, a channel plate secured to the body and defining a channel axis, including one or more lateral extensions extending transversely from the central portion in relation to the channel axis, and one or more insert elements positioned between the lateral extension and the inner side of the mill shell, for resisting outward movement of the lateral extension toward the inner side. The liner system also includes one or more attachment assemblies, each including a bolt, for securing the lifter bar to the mill shell. The insert elements are configured to maintain the bolt in a predetermined position in which an axis of the bolt is aligned with the channel axis.
US10456882B2	Fixture for thin-walled workpiece A fixture for a thin-walled workpiece includes two clamping devices. Each of the clamping devices has a metal carrier and a damper. The metal carrier has a carrying portion and a supporting portion, where the supporting portion has a stair portion having a plane surface and a standing surface with a slope. The damper has a metal clamping portion and a damping portion. One end of the metal clamping portion is formed as an inclined surface. The damping portion has at least two elastic layers and at least one metal layer, which are laminated in an interlacing arrangement with the same slope of the inclined surface. One of the elastic layers is disposed to connect the inclined surface. The end of the metal clamping portion connecting the elastic layer is located on the stair portion, while the opposite end of the metal clamping portion protrudes out of the supporting portion.
US10456879B2	Rear shock tram gauge A motorcycle frame rack enables a motorcycle frame to be repaired without removing many components from the motorcycle. A motorcycle is positioned on the motorcycle frame rack, secured in place and then the frame is adjusted using chains coupled to towers. A self-centering laser measuring system is able to be used to analyze and measure damage to the motorcycle frame.
US10456876B2	Mobile pipe cutting station A mobile-unit station dedicated to pipe cutting is provided. The station comprises an intermodal container including: a pipe cutting room comprising a first exterior door for egress to an ambient environment at a first end and an interior door at a second end, respectively, of the pipe cutting room and an at least one portal door for egress to the ambient environment on the first end; a temperature controlled clean room separated from the pipe cutting room with a fireproof wall with the interior door therethrough, the pipe cutting room housing a plurality of components therein including: a monorail extending substantially a length of the pipe cutting room, a powered hoist and a powered trolley moveably mounted on the monorail, a pipe conveyor mounted on a floor and aligned with the monorail to provide a hallway between the first door and the second door, a Computer Numerical Control (CNC) pipe cutter and an at least one dust extraction duct of a dust extraction system proximate the pipe supports, the clean room housing a plurality of components therein including: a CNC pipe cutter control box, a computer for the CNC pipe cutter, a heating and air conditioning unit, and a data management system.
US10456875B2	Methods and systems for operating laser processing systems Embodiments of methods and systems for distributing laser energy are disclosed herein. A system for dispensing laser energy by one or more laser energy sources in accordance with one embodiment of the present technology includes a laser energy credit transferring component configured to communicate with a laser energy source. The laser energy source is configured for producing and dispensing laser energy. The laser energy credit transferring component is further configured to receive a request from the laser energy source for laser energy and transfer laser energy credits to the laser energy source. The laser energy credits enable the laser energy source to dispense a corresponding amount of laser energy.
US10456867B2	Micro-forging by a generative manufacturing process The present invention relates to a device as well as a method for the additive manufacture of components by deposition of material layers by layer-by-layer joining of powder particles to one another and/or to an already produced pre-product or substrate, via selective interaction of the powder particles with a high-energy beam, wherein, for smoothing a surface of the component being produced running crosswise to the deposited material layers in between the deposition of two layers of the component, the complete edge region of the last layer that is applied and that runs along a surface of the component being produced is compacted in a direction of action that has a directional component parallel to the build-up direction of the layers, and/or at least one edge region of a surface of the component is also compacted.
US10456864B2	Laser processing system having function of cleaning laser optical path A laser processing system herein includes a laser oscillator, a laser optical path that guides laser beam from a laser beam emission port of the laser oscillator to a workpiece, an impure gas absorbent for absorbing impure gases that influence the propagation of the laser beam, and a shutter that exposes the impure gas absorbent in the laser optical path.
US10456863B2	Suction method, suction device, laser processing method, and laser processing device An object is to provide a suction method and a suction device which depressurize the pressure of the surface of a target installed in an open system to a critical pressure or less and which thereby can suck it and a laser processing device and a laser processing method using these. In a state where a predetermined operating distance is apart from a target installed in an open system and a suction port, the pressure of an inside of a pressure reduction chamber communicating with the suction port is set equal to or less than a critical pressure at which the speed of a gas sucked from the suction port is brought into a critical state; the jet speed of the gas in a jetting port from which the gas is jetted toward the target is set more than a Mach number of 0.2, the Mach number being obtained by dividing a jet speed of the gas by the sound speed of the gas jetted from the jetting port, the gas is jetted from the jetting port and is sucked by the suction port; a swirl flow is formed so as to surround the suction port between the surface of the target and the suction port; and thus the pressure of a central region of the swirl flow from the suction port to the surface of the target is reduced to the critical pressure or less and suction is performed.
US10456862B2	Plate processing system and plate processing method A compact system that accurately process a workpiece includes a first processing device including a laser head that moves with respect to a plate-shaped workpiece in a first processing region to process the workpiece, a fork device that supports the workpiece in the first processing region, a transfer device that holds and transfers the workpiece supported by the fork device, and a second processing device including a processing tool that moves in a direction intersecting a transfer direction of the workpiece in a second processing region and processes the workpiece, the second processing region being located in a portion of a transfer path of the workpiece transferred by the transfer device.
US10456859B2	Laser beam irradiation apparatus and method of manufacturing organic light-emitting display device by using the same A laser beam irradiation apparatus including a laser source configured to emit light; a collimator configured to collimate the emitted light; a scanner configured to adjust the collimated light to change an irradiation direction thereof; a first lens part configured to focus the adjusted light to irradiate a laser beam on a sealing part; a camera configured to receive visible light passing through the scanner; a heat sensing part configured to receive infrared (IR) light passing through the scanner; and a control part configured to control a moving direction and an intensity of the laser beam.
US10456857B2	Electron beam melting and cutting composite 3D printing apparatus The present application relates to the technical field of 3D printing apparatus, and discloses an electron beam melting and cutting composite 3D printing apparatus which comprises a box and an electron beam gun, in which the box has a cavity formed therein, the cavity is provided therein with a cutting structure, a first Y-direction guide rail and a Y-direction movable platform, the electron beam gun has an emitting head formed in the cavity, the Y-direction movable platform is provided thereon with a Z-direction movable platform, the Z-direction movable platform is provided thereon with a powder spreading structure, the cutting structure has a cutting head, a shielding case is arranged between the emitting head and the Z-direction movable platform, the emitting head of the electron beam gun is inserted in an upper opening of the shielding case, and a lower opening of the shielding case is aligned with the Z-direction movable platform.
US10456856B2	Welding electrode cutting tool and method of using the same A cutting tool that can simultaneously cut and restore asymmetric weld face geometries of two welding electrodes that are subject to different degradation mechanisms is disclosed along with a method of using such a cutting tool during resistance spot welding of workpiece stack-ups that include dissimilar metal workpieces. The cutting tool includes a first cutting socket and a second cutting socket. The first cutting socket is defined by one or more first shearing surfaces and the second cutting is defined by one or more second shearing surfaces. The first shearing surface(s) and the second shearing surface(s) are profiled to cut and restore a first weld face geometry and a second weld face geometry, respectively, that are different from each other upon receipt of electrode weld faces within the cutting sockets and rotation of the cutting tool.
US10456853B2	Arc welding control method There is provided an arc welding control method of alternating feeding of a welding wire between forward feeding and reverse feeding periodically according to a feeding rate pattern constituted of a forward feeding amplitude, a reverse feeding amplitude, a forward feeding period and a reverse feeding period, stored in correspondence to an average feeding rate setting value, and generating short-circuiting periods and arc periods to perform welding. An average feeding rate of the welding wire is detected, and at least one of the forward feeding amplitude, the reverse feeding amplitude, the forward feeding period or the reverse feeding period is changed so that the detected average feeding rate equals the average feeding rate setting value, thereby automatically correcting the feeding rate pattern.
US10456852B2	Arc welding control method The present invention improves the stability of welding conditions in a welding method that involves cyclically repeating forward feed and reverse feed of a welding wire. Provided is an arc welding control method involving cyclic repetition of forward feed and reverse feed of a welding wire at feed speed, generating short-circuit intervals and arc intervals, during which arc intervals, application of a first welding current is followed by application of a second welding current smaller than the first welding current, wherein the phase of the feed speed at the point in time of transition from an arc interval to a short-circuit interval is detected, and the value and/or the application duration of the first welding current is varied in accordance with the detected phase. In so doing, fluctuation of the phase of the feed speed due to outside disturbances during generation of short-circuiting can be minimized.
US10456846B1	Rotary tool for lower receiver manufacturing A rotary tool can be adapted for removing material from a workpiece such as a lower receiver. A rotary tool can have an adapter with a major diameter, and a cutter head with a minor diameter. The major diameter of the adapter can reduce deflection and chatter, while the minor diameter of the cutter head can be used to manufacture lower receivers with accuracy. The rotary tool can be adapted to be engaged with a rotary power tool.
US10456842B2	Surface-coated cutting tool in which hard coating layer exhibits excellent chipping resistance A surface-coated cutting tool has a hard coating layer on a tool body. The hard coating layer includes a (Ti1−xAlx)(CyN1−y) layer (the average amount Xavg of Al and the average amount Yavg of C satisfy 0.60≤Xavg≤0.95 and 0≤Yavg≤0.005). Crystal grains having an NaCl type face-centered cubic structure in the layer have {111} orientation, a columnar structure in which the average grain width of the individual crystal grains having an NaCl type face-centered cubic structure is 0.1 μm to 2.0 μm and the average aspect ratio is 2 to 10 is included, and in the individual crystal grains having an NaCl type face-centered cubic structure, a periodic compositional variation in Ti and Al in the composition formula: (Ti1−xAlx)(CyN1−y) is present and the difference between the average of maximum values of x and the average of minimum values thereof is 0.03 to 0.25.
US10456841B2	Surface-coated cutting tool in which hard coating layers exhibits excellent chipping resistance A coated tool includes a hard coating layer that is formed with a (Ti,Al)(C,N) layer on its surface, the layer including an upper layer where a periodic compositional variation in Ti and Al is present in crystal grains having an NaCl type face-centered cubic structure, and a lower layer where a periodic compositional variation in Ti and Al is not present. The upper layer has a high Al amount, while the lower layer has a low Al amount. A value of I(200)/I(111) of the upper layer is greater than 10 and that of the lower layer is less than 3. The lower layer has a composition inclined structure where the Al amount increases from a tool body side towards an upper layer side. The lower layer contains multiple layers, where the Al amount of each layer can increase from the tool body side towards the upper layer side.
US10456840B2	Pipe cutting tool and methods for use An apparatus for cutting a pipe has a base comprising a pipe support having at least one set of lower rollers and an upper frame supporting a cutting apparatus and at least one upper roller. The upper frame is moveable relative to the base between an open position in which the pipe may be inserted between the at least one set of lower rollers and the at least one upper roller, and a clamping position in which the pipe is in contact with the at least one set of lower rollers and the at least one upper roller. The cutting apparatus comprises a grooving member configured to provide an annular groove on an outer surface of the pipe, a cutting member configured to cut the pipe, and a chamfering member configured to provide a chamfer on the outer surface of the pipe between a location of the annular groove and a location of the cut in the pipe.
US10456839B2	System and method for rotational position tracking of brake lathe adjustment assembly An on-car brake lathe is provided with a runout compensation system configured to monitor the rotational position of a pair of slant discs within an aligning joint of the on-car brake lathe. The system monitors the amount of runout present between the rotating components of the on-car brake lathe and the wheel hub to which the on-car brake lathe is secured. The system calculates the appropriate rotational position for each slant disc within the aligning joint required to impart a necessary adjustment in the wheel coupling rotational axis in order to align the on-car brake lathe with the rotational axis of the wheel hub. Finally, an adjustment mechanism is activated to rotationally drive each slant disc directly to the calculated rotational position with a minimum amount of rotational movement based on the current rotational position of each slant disc and the required calculated rotational positions.
US10456838B2	Method for producing metal nanoparticles The present specification relates to a method for preparing a metal nanoparticle.
US10456835B2	Method of attaching a projection to a thin walled component A method of attaching a projection to a thin walled component, the thin walled component having a first surface and an opposite second surface, the method comprises the steps of: (i) providing a thin walled component; (ii) identifying a first position on the first surface of the thin walled component; (iii) building a hollow thin walled lattice structure on the second surface at a second position using a liquid metal deposition process, the second position corresponding to the first position; and (iv) building a projection on the first surface at the first position using a liquid metal deposition process.
US10456833B2	Shrinkable support structures A variety of additive manufacturing techniques can be adapted to fabricate a substantially net shape object from a computerized model using materials that can be debound and sintered into a fully dense metallic part or the like. However, during sintering, the net shape will shrink as binder escapes and the base material fuses into a dense final part. If the foundation beneath the object does not shrink in a corresponding fashion, the resulting stresses throughout the object can lead to fracturing, warping or other physical damage to the object resulting in a failed fabrication. To address this issue, a variety of techniques are disclosed for substrates and build plates that contract in a manner complementary to the object during debinding and sintering.
US10456827B2	Interchangeable die transfer station, joining tool system and joining method A transfer station for temporarily storing at least one interchangeable die. The die can be removed by a joining tool to carry out a joining operation, and can be returned back into the transfer station after the joining operation. The transfer station including a die receptacle for holding the die, and a rotating device for rotating the die in the receptacle in order to establish an axial engagement between the die and the joining tool.
US10456825B2	Method for press-rolling a timepiece mainspring Method for press-rolling a mainspring, from a wire comprising a pre-formed eye, utilizing a roller press comprising a first support and guide means exerting a force on the wire in a first contact area located between a second and a third contact area comprised in a second and a third support and guide means, in order to wind, beyond the eye, an accumulation area with an opposite curvature to that of the eye, and wherein, as the wire advances, the position of the first contact area is gradually moved away from the second and third contact areas, to vary the press-rolling radius from a first minimum value to a second maximum value at a neck junction between the accumulation area and the eye.
US10456822B2	Tandem water spot cooling device for top die A tandem water spot cooling device for a top die. The device includes a spot cooling device main body, a lower sealing plate, an outer-ring circular track, an inner-ring serpentine passage, outer-ring flow dividing baffles, inner-ring flow dividing baffles, outer-ring through holes, inner-ring through holes, bolt hole reservation positions, stripper rod reservation positions, and water inlet and outlet connection through holes.
US10456814B2	Method for treating a semiconductor device A method of treating a sensor array including a plurality of sensors and an isolation structure, where a sensor of the plurality of sensors has a sensor pad exposed at a surface of the sensor array and the isolation structure is disposed between the sensor pad and sensor pads of other sensors of the plurality of sensors, comprises exposing the sensor pad and the isolation structure to a non-aqueous organo-silicon solution including an organo-silicon compound and a first non-aqueous carrier; applying an acid solution including an organic acid and a second non-aqueous carrier to the sensor pad; and rinsing the acid solution from the sensor pad and the isolation structure.
US10456808B2	Selective deposition of metals, metal oxides, and dielectrics Methods are provided for selectively depositing a material on a first surface of a substrate relative to a second, different surface of the substrate. The selectively deposited material can be, for example, a metal, metal oxide, or dielectric material.
US10456806B2	Luminescent application and removal tools Luminescent tools for applying or removing sealants and adhesives are disclosed. The tools may be provided in the form of spatulas, scrapers, spreaders, smoothers and the like having surfaces that contact the sealant or adhesive material during application or removal. The tools or components thereof are made of load-bearing polymeric materials including a luminescent material. The luminescent tools may be seen and recovered when used in dark environments, such as during aircraft fabrication operations.
US10456796B2	Spray nozzle for attemperators and attemperator including the same Disclosed herein are a spray nozzle for an attemperator and an attemperator including the spray nozzle. An attemperator according to an embodiment includes: a steam transfer pipe through which steam is transferred; a fixed pipe which is fixed to an outer surface of the steam transfer pipe; and a spray nozzle, which is coupled to the fixed pipe, disposed in the steam transfer pipe and configured to spray cooling water into the steam transfer pipe. The spray nozzle includes, on an outer circumferential surface thereof, at least one support that protrudes toward the fixed pipe. The spray nozzle is spaced apart from the fixed pipe.
US10456795B2	Nozzle adjustment device and nozzle adjustment method An adjustment device includes: an adjustment sheet; a spray pipe positioning unit, including spray pipe positioning holes and two spray pipe positioning bolts; and a nozzle positioning unit, including a nozzle positioning hole disposed at the center of the adjustment sheet and an angle fixing portion homocentrically disposed on a periphery of the nozzle positioning hole. The angle fixing portion is a rotating disc structure capable of homocentrically rotating relative to the adjustment sheet. Angle auxiliary scales are disposed on an edge of the angle fixing portion and the adjustment sheet at corresponding positions. Two symmetrical angle positioning holes and two symmetrical angle positioning bolts are further disposed on the angle fixing portion. When the angle positioning bolts are inserted into the angle positioning holes and are forced tight, an angle of the angle positioning portion relative to the adjustment sheet is fixed at a preset angle.
US10456790B2	Machine for treating infectious waste, in particular medical waste A machine is provided including a receptacle for loading waste, a shredder, and a pusher to push waste toward the shredder. The receptacle has a constant cross-section between a waste loading opening and a communication opening with the shredder, and the pusher is a plate translatable in the receptacle, parallel to the axis along which the receptacle has the constant cross-section. The plate is dimensioned such that only an interstice exists between the plate edge wall and the walls defining the receptacle; the plate is movable between a withdrawn position able to be freed from said waste loading opening, and an end-of-travel position situated near the communication opening. The machine comprises a sealing gasket movable between a retracted position, which does not hinder the mobility of the plate in the receptacle, and a sealing position, which produces, in the end-of-travel position of the plate, sealing between the plate and the receptacle walls.
US10456787B2	Reagent component dispensing caps for reagent containers used in automated clinical analyzers Described is an automated reagent dispensing cap and methods of use in an automated clinical analyzer for introducing one or more reagent components housed in the reagent dispensing cap into a container enclosing another reagent component with which it is combined to achieve a reagent useful for diagnostic testing.
US10456786B2	Septums and related methods Example apparatus including septums and related methods are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a septum that includes a first surface and a membrane coupled to at least a portion of the first surface. In addition, the example septum includes a second surface and ribs extending between the membrane and the second surface.
US10456785B2	Method and apparatus for remote identification and monitoring of airborne microbial activity An optical sensor and airborne pathogen proliferation assembly for remote, optical detection and monitoring of pathogens is disclosed.
US10456779B2	Pipette tip having a straight pipe section with inner protrusion and pipetting method for a liquid including cells A pipette tip includes a main body section; and a straight pipe section disposed at the leading end of the main body section, in which the inner diameter of the straight pipe section is 0.8 mm to 1.5 mm inclusive, and the length of the straight pipe section is 5 mm to 15 mm inclusive.
US10456778B2	Methods, systems, and computer program products for verifying dispensing of a fluid from a pipette This invention relates to methods, systems, and computer program products for verifying dispensing of a fluid from a pipette.
US10456760B2	Control of vibratory/oscillatory mixers A system and method for controlling a mixing system at a peak energy efficiency point, maximum response point or reduced sound generation point based on displacement, velocity, acceleration or jerk operating conditions.
US10456756B2	Solid chemistry enclosure with safety lock for dispensing applications A method and apparatus for obtaining a product chemistry from a slid block of caustic material is provided. The product is housed within a capsule which is positioned inside a turbulent flow dispenser, which utilizes fluid to erode the block and produce a concentrated solution. The fluid characteristics can be adjusted in the field to achieve a predetermined concentrate level of the solution. The capsule provides a safe and convenient means for handling, storing and shipping the caustic block without exposing the operator or handler to the hazardous material. The capsule includes nested components which can be rotated between a closed or sealed position and an open use position.
US10456755B2	Polyaniline membranes formed by phase inversion for forward osmosis applications Disclosed herein are forward osmosis (FO) membranes comprising polyaniline. Methods of making the membranes, including methods of tuning the properties of the membranes by post-casting treatments, and methods of using the membranes in FO applications are also described.
US10456753B2	Porous hollow fiber membrane The present invention provides a porous hollow fiber membrane that has both high strength and high pure water permeability, and that exhibits excellent thermal deformation resistance. The present invention is related to a porous hollow fiber membrane containing a fluororesin-based polymer, and a manufacturing method of the membrane comprises a drawing step and a relaxing step. The porous hollow fiber membrane is characterized in that: the molecular chain of the polymer is oriented in the longitudinal direction of the hollow fiber membrane; and at the same time internal distortion of oriented non-crystalline chains, which is disadvantageous in terms of entropy, is alleviated.
US10456751B2	Method for producing hollow fiber carbon membrane and separation membrane module An object of the present invention is to provide a method capable of easily controlling the permeation rate and the selectivity of gas molecules, in a hollow fiber carbon membrane which can be used as a gas separation membrane. The present invention provides a method of producing a hollow fiber carbon membrane, the method including: a preparation step of preparing a precursor made of an organic polymer compound in the form of a hollow fiber; a preheating step of heating the precursor to a temperature of 150° C. to 400° C. in an atmosphere containing an oxygen gas; and a carbonization step of heating the precursor which has been subjected to the preheating step to a temperature of 450° C. to 850° C., thereby carbonizing the precursor; wherein the carbonization step includes heating the precursor in the presence of a hydrocarbon gas which may contain a nitrogen atom and which has from 1 to 8 carbon atoms. This method allows for easily controlling the permeation rate and the selectivity of gas molecules, in the resulting hollow fiber carbon membrane.
US10456747B2	Hydrocarbon reverse osmosis membranes and separations Asymmetric membrane structures are provided that are suitable for various types of separations, such as separations by reverse osmosis. Methods for making an asymmetric membrane structure are also provided. The membrane structure can include at least one polymer layer. Pyrolysis can be used to convert the polymer layer to a porous carbon structure with a higher ratio of carbon to hydrogen.
US10456746B2	Selective catalytic reduction filter for reducing nitrous oxide formation and methods of using the same A selective catalytic reduction filter (SCRF) including a wall-flow substrate having inlet channels and outlet channels is provided. A first selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst zone is present in the inlet channels, and a second SCR catalyst zone is present in the outlet channels. The first SCR catalyst zone includes an iron-exchanged zeolite catalyst, and the second SCR catalyst zone includes a copper-exchanged zeolite catalyst. Exhaust gas treatment systems including the SCRF and methods of reducing production of nitrous oxide (N2O) during selective catalytic reduction of an exhaust gas stream using the SCRF are also provided herein.
US10456743B2	Exhaust-gas treatment equipment and gas-capture-material deterioration-state estimating method Provided is an exhaust-gas treatment equipment including: a reaction container filled with a gas capture material that captures a particular gas component, the reactor container emitting gas obtained by removing the particular gas component from supplied gas by reaction of the supplied gas with the gas capture material; a temperature measuring element disposed in the reaction container, the temperature measuring element measuring a temperature of the gas capture material in the reaction container; a moving unit that freely moves the temperature measuring element in a direction that is parallel to a flow of the supplied gas flowing in the reaction container; and a control unit that estimates a deterioration state of the gas capture material using temperatures of the gas capture material at a plurality of different positions in the reaction container, the temperatures being measured by the temperature measuring element.
US10456736B2	Method and apparatus for purification and treatment of air The invention discloses methods and apparatus(es) for the removal and control of pollutants such as gases and suspended particulates in the air of an enclosed space or an outdoor environment by passing the air through absorbent media. The absorbent media includes any liquid, solid or combination of liquid and solid media that is capable of absorbing a material in which it comes in contact. In one aspect of the invention, formaldehyde is removed by air sparging through a liquid such as water, optionally containing additional scavenging agents.
US10456733B2	Apparatus and calculating method of pH A human load of regularly measuring a pH of a position 4 meters from a discharge point during a term of a commissioning of a ship with a scrubber apparatus is reduced. Provided is an apparatus provided inside a ship having a scrubber, including a first pH measuring instrument which measures a pH value of washing water discharged from the scrubber to outboard, a second pH measuring instrument which measures a pH value of washing water supplied from outboard to the scrubber, and a calculating unit which calculates a pH value of water at a predetermined position outboard, based on a dilution ratio which shows a ratio by which the washing water discharged to outboard is diluted at the predetermined position outboard, the pH value measured by the first pH measuring instrument, and the pH value measured by the second pH measuring instrument.
US10456732B2	Method for controlling an adsorption phase of a gas generator and a gas generator applying such a method A method for controlling an adsorption phase of a gas generator, said generator comprising an adsorbent medium capable of selectively adsorbing a first gaseous component from an inlet gas flow comprising a gaseous mixture, and allowing an outlet gas flow mainly comprising a second gaseous component, said method comprising: directing the inlet gas flow through an inlet of said gas generator; measuring the outlet gas flow; determining the concentration of said second gaseous component at the outlet of said vessel; wherein the method further comprises: calculating the capacity of the generator; comparing the measured outlet gas flow with the calculated capacity; maintaining the generator in adsorption phase for a predetermined time interval, Δs; subjecting the generator to a regenerating cycle after said predetermined time interval.
US10456730B2	Process for purifying (hydro) fluoropropenes contaminated with halogenated ethane A process for treating a composition comprising one or more desired (hydro)fluoroolefins and one or more undesired halogenated ethanes, halogenated methanes or mixtures thereof so as to reduce the concentration of at least one undesired halogenated ethane or halogenated methane, the process comprising contacting the composition with an adsorbent comprising pores having openings which have a size across their largest dimension of about 6 A or less.
US10456729B2	Process for carbon dioxide recovery from a gas stream containing carbon dioxide and hydrocarbons A process for purification of a carbon dioxide feedstock that includes carbon dioxide and gaseous and liquid C1+ hydrocarbons. Specifically, a carbon dioxide feedstream is passed through one or more separation unit, each separation unit removing one or more C1+ hydrocarbon from the carbon dioxide feedstream to provide a richer carbon dioxide gas stream. The one or more separation unit employs an adsorption media and has an adsorption step and a media regeneration step.
US10456717B2	Disc filter including disc cleaning assembly A disc filter including a stack of apertured filter discs arranged about an axis, the stack having an outer surface and an inner surface and being mounted such that during backflush, individual discs are rotatable relative to adjacent discs about the axis and a disc cleaning assembly operative to rotate at least some of the discs about the axis relative to others of the discs, the disc cleaning assembly including at least one first fluid conduit for producing at least one outer liquid jet directed generally tangentially into engagement with the outer surface of the stack for rotationally driving the at least some of the discs about the axis relative to others of the discs and at least one second fluid conduit for producing at least one inner backflushing liquid jet directed into engagement with the inner surface of the stack.
US10456715B2	Filter assembly having cryogenic seal arrangement A seal arrangement for joining a first component to a second component is disclosed. The seal arrangement may have a first sealing surface formed as an integral portion of the first component, and a second sealing surface formed as an integral portion of the second component and configured to directly engage the first sealing surface. The seal arrangement may also have an energizer engaged with the first sealing surface and configured to inhibit movement of the first sealing surface away from the second sealing surface during a temperature drop.
US10456714B2	Multi-purpose gas separator unit Inlet and outlet connections of a well manifold connect to integrated piping of a unitary vessel on a skid. The unitary vessel defines an interior separated into two chambers by a barrier. One chamber has a test inlet for well testing operation, and the other chamber has a production inlet for production operation. Each of the chambers is in communication with a gas outlet for gas, a water outlet for water, and a condensate outlet for condensate. Each of the chambers has a weir plate disposed in the chamber and separating the water outlet on a waterside of the weir plate from the condensate outlet on a condensate-side of the weir plate adjacent the barrier. During use, the second chamber can be isolated so well testing operation can be performed using the first chamber. Also, the first chamber can be isolated so production operation can be performed using the second chamber.
US10456712B2	Recovering a hydrocarbon fluid Techniques for recovering a hydrocarbon fluid from a waste fluid include transmitting a plurality of wave energy pulses through a waste fluid, the waste fluid including a mixture of a hydrocarbon fluid and a non-hydrocarbon fluid; receiving a plurality of reflected wave energy pulses transmitted through the waste fluid; determining a level difference between a surface of a hydrocarbon fluid layer that includes the hydrocarbon fluid and a surface of a non-hydrocarbon fluid layer that includes a non-hydrocarbon fluid based, at least in part, on the plurality of reflected wave energy pulses; and operating a hydrocarbon fluid pumping assembly, based on the determined level difference, to circulate a portion of the hydrocarbon fluid in the hydrocarbon fluid layer from the waste fluid.
US10456710B2	Liquid crystal material processing device, method of processing liquid crystal material, method of manufacturing liquid crystal display panel, and liquid crystal display device According to one embodiment, the liquid crystal material processing device includes a syringe containing contents composed of a liquid crystal material and the like, having a distal end portion constituting a first discharge pipe, an agitation mechanism agitating the contents of the syringe, a vacuum chamber having a second discharge pipe penetrating the bottom to connect to the first discharge pipe of the syringe. The agitation mechanism agitates the liquid crystal material and the pure water in the syringe, and purifies the liquid crystal material by causing water-soluble impurities to transfer to the pure water. The agitation mechanism agitates the liquid crystal material remaining in the syringe after the water layer has been discharged. The evacuation mechanism evacuates the vacuum chamber and causes the liquid crystal material to be degassed while the remaining liquid crystal material is agitated.
US10456707B2	Reactor The present invention relates to a reactor, and according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a reactor comprising a housing provided with a reaction space, a tube disposed inside the housing, an impeller provided inside the housing to allow reactants in the reaction space to flow into and out of the tube and a nozzle provided to spray a liquid from the reaction space toward the housing wall surface side.
US10456702B2	Block system A block may comprise a base comprising a first block side comprising a first side plane and a connective protrusion coupled to the base and extending distally outwardly and substantially perpendicularly from the first side plane. The connective protrusion may comprise a center pillar coupled to the base extending distally outward from the first side plane, a base portion coupled to the center pillar and the base and extending axially and substantially perpendicularly from the center pillar in a first direction, and an overhang portion coupled to the center pillar extending axially and substantially perpendicularly from the center pillar in a second direction opposite the first direction such that there is an overhang space between the first side plane and the overhang portion. The block may further comprise additional connective protrusions, and the connective protrusions of multiple blocks may enable the coupling of such blocks.
US10456697B2	Toy track system A toy track system includes a tube section having first and second ends and a length extending between the first and second ends. The tube section includes first and second halves. When joined together, the first and second halves define an interior volume through which a toy car can move. A connection module has a longitudinal coupling structure extending along the length of the connection module for engaging the first end of the tube section, holding the first and second halves together and preventing separation between the first and second halves from each other, wherein the tube section includes a bend along the length of the tube section so that the first and second ends of the tube section point towards different directions and the tube section has an arched periphery.
US10456692B2	Mobile terminal with call function or texting function, or a function as a game terminal, game program and game method executed by mobile terminal The present invention provides a mobile terminal with a call function or a texting function. The present invention controls the use of a mobile terminal by a manual operation because of an incoming call during movement. Location information indicating movement of a mobile terminal with a call or a message data exchange function is received by a GPS receiver, the distance and the movement speed are determined by using the measurement information of the two locations at every predetermined time, and whether or not the mobile terminal is moving in accordance with the movement speed is determined by a movement determination unit. When it is determined by the movement determination unit that the mobile terminal is moving, the display of incoming call information indicating an incoming call is set to non-displayed on the display unit, and at the same time, a notification sound from a speaker, etc. is invalid.
US10456690B2	Virtual reality simulation of a live-action sequence The present disclosure generally relates to virtual reality simulation, and more specifically, in some implementations, to devices, systems, and methods for use in a virtual reality sports simulation. A system for virtual reality simulation may include an accessory (e.g., one or more of a bat, a glove, or a helmet) for interacting with a virtual reality environment. The accessory may provide the user with haptic feedback that emulates sensations that the user would experience when playing a live-action sport to provide the user with a more meaningful and realistic experience when playing a virtual reality game. Further, virtual reality simulations disclosed herein may include incorporating data from a live-action event (e.g., a live-action sporting event) into a virtual reality environment to provide a user with a realistic experience.
US10456688B2	Method of synchronizing online game, and server device The present disclosure provides a method of synchronizing an online game, and a server device, that do not require centralized information management, reduce the processing burden on each device during online communication, and allow for continuation of processing in an offline environment. A method, according to the present disclosure, of synchronizing an online game that allows for transmission and reception of information related to game processing between a first client terminal and a second client terminal via a server includes: receiving, from the first client terminal connected online, first information related to game processing on the first client terminal; determining whether the first information is information that determines a game status; and storing the first information on the server and transmitting the first information to the second client terminal when the first information is determined to be information that determines the game status.
US10456687B1	System and method for interactive digital content generation The disclosure relates to a system for automated generation and/or execution of an interactive content object having content related to a video game application. In some implementations, the interactive content object may comprise interactive digital content that may be distributed to and/or executed on one or more computer system gaming platforms and/or other interactive media devices. Interactive content objects may be configured such that they may be included in the video game application and/or executed by the video game application. Interactive content objects may also be configured as standalone products. Interactive content objects may be configured such that they may be remotely patched and/or updated without updating the video game application. In some implementations, the interactive content object may comprise one or more of an instruction manual, a strategy guidebook, a cheat book, a mini-game, episodic content, and/or other applications.
US10456684B2	Attention control for information processing apparatus, information processing system, information processing method, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing information processing program Provided is an information processing apparatus that controls a virtual camera to shoot an attention object without restriction on the degree of freedom of operation of a player object. A game apparatus generates an image virtually captured by the virtual camera in a virtual space. A game operation unit controls at least a position of the player object in the virtual space on the basis of an input by a player. A virtual camera setting unit controls the virtual camera in such a manner that at least any one of the player object and an attention enemy object is included in an imaging range on the basis of a position of the player object and a position of the attention enemy object. A game operation unit controls the player object on the basis of the input by the player regardless of control of the virtual camera.
US10456683B2	Method and apparatus facilitating realistic player interaction in a simulated skill game A method of controlling prize targets displayed during a play in a target interactive game includes receiving a total prize amount to be awarded for the play of the game and determining an expected target value for a respective record from a target sequence comprising a sequence of records. The method further includes selecting a target value for the respective record from a number of different available target values, where the selected target value comprises a value from among the number of different available target values that bears a predefined relationship to the expected target value. Once the target value is selected, the method includes selecting a target type correlated to the selected target value and then causing a prize target corresponding to the selected target type to be launched in the game.
US10456682B2	Augmentation of a gaming controller via projection system of an autonomous personal companion An autonomous personal companion executing a method of projection including tracking within a reference system a current position and orientation of a gaming controller used for controlling game play of a gaming application played by a user, wherein the personal companion is configured to provide services to the user. The method includes receiving information related to the gaming application from a gaming console supporting the game play. The method includes generating content based on the information related to the gaming application. The method includes moving the autonomous personal companion to a location having a direct line of sight to the controller. The method includes projecting the content from the autonomous personal companion to a surface of the gaming controller.
US10456680B2	Determining play of the game based on gameplay events In an approach, a game server records events that occur within a match of a video game played using a plurality of game clients. After the match has concluded, the game server scores the events according to a plurality of criteria corresponding a plurality of play of the game categories. A sliding window is passed over the events in a number of increments. During each increment, the score for each event that falls within the sliding window is aggregated for each of the categories. The game server then selects a play of the game category and determines the top aggregated score for that category. Once determined, the game server sends one or more instructions to the game clients which causes the game clients to display a replay of the events that occurred during the time window increment corresponding to the top aggregated score for the selected category.
US10456678B2	Method and system for providing an online card game between user terminals A method of providing a card game implemented by a computer includes the steps of; determining open cards and hidden cards different from one another to be assigned to first and second user terminals each including a screen configured to display an open card area having rows and columns and a hidden card area; providing a first card identifier information of the open cards, a first location information of the open cards, a second card identifier information of the hidden cards, and a second location information of the hidden cards; determining a rating of cards disposed along each column of the open card area based on a combination of the cards in the same column; comparing the rating of each column of the first user terminal to that of the second user terminal; and determining win or lose of the card game based on the compared result for each column.
US10456676B2	Method and system for athletic motion analysis and instruction A system and method for analyzing and improving the performance of a body motion of an animal or human subject requires instrumenting a subject with inertial sensors, monitoring a body motion of interest, converting sensor data into motion data and animation, comparing the motion data with existing data for motion related performance parameters, providing a real-time, information rich, animation and data display of the results in color coded displays; and based on the results prescribing a training regime with exercises selected from a library of standardized exercises using standardized tools and training aids.
US10456671B2	Video compression system and method for reducing the effects of packet loss over a communication channel Methods for hosting low-latency streaming interactive audio/video (A/V) include executing one or more video games or applications on a server communicatively coupled to a data network. Packet streams are received from a plurality of users and routed to the one or more video games. The packet streams include user control input that are used to compute A/V data in response. The A/V data are received from the video games or applications. Portions of the A/V data are compressed in parallel using processing units resulting in low-latency streaming compressed A/V data. The low-latency streaming compressed A/V data are routed to each of the users over a corresponding data network communication channel. The executing of video games, receiving of packet streams and A/V data, compressing portions of the A/V data and routing the compressed A/V data are performed with a latency such that at least one user has the perception that the controlled video game is responding instantly.
US10456669B2	Game controller An example of a game controller includes within a housing a first substrate on a front surface side and a second substrate on a back surface side. On a surface of the first substrate, switches such as a capture button and a home button are provided, and on a back surface of the first substrate, an NFC antenna is provided. In a region where contactless communication can be performed using the NFC antenna, switches such as a capture button and a home button are provided.
US10456663B2	Entertainment apparatus and method An entertainment method comprising shaking a master die and a plurality of scoring dice, and accumulating turn points when a reference designation shown by at least one shaken scoring die corresponds to a master designation shown by the shaken master die, forfeiting turn points when no reference designation of the shaken scoring dice corresponds to any master designation shown by the shaken master die, and collecting a scoring token when the shaken master die shows a token designation.
US10456662B2	Syllabic roulette game with solmization, and method A roulette game enables single-spin formation of meaningful character strings, which character strings may be coupled to tones for enhancing the gaming experience. The meaningful character strings may be defined by solfege-enabling letter groups, which letter groups may prompt underlying tones in solmization. The syllabic roulette game comprises a roulette wheel, a wager-enabling layout, and a plurality of balls. The wheel comprises alphabetic characters against a rainbow colored backdrop for enabling various payout schemes. A color-coordinated wager support surface is preferably disposed adjacent the roulette wheel for facilitating wager placement.
US10456659B2	Card handling devices and systems Automatic card shufflers include a card shuffling mechanism, a base at least partially supporting the card shuffling mechanism, a shoe to receive cards from the card shuffling mechanism, and a card imaging system configured to detect at least one indicia on the cards, the card imaging system being at least partially disposed within the base.
US10456656B2	Hammer/discus cage A hammer/discus cage includes first and second base plates, first and second vertical trusses coupled to their respective first and second base plates, and first and second gates hinged to their respective first and second vertical trusses. A hoop net rail extends rearwardly from the first vertical truss to the second vertical truss and netting extends downward from the hoop net rail and attached to the first and second gates.
US10456650B2	Bat for golf swing practice The present invention relates to a practice swing bat and, particularly, to a bat which is capable of, during golf swing practice, calculating and displaying swing speed, virtual driving distance of each club, etc., and transmitting the same to a terminal so as to enable management of the same. To this end, the bat of the present invention comprises a swing measurement module.
US10456649B1	Target training apparatus A target training apparatus includes an axle shaft, and the axle shaft includes three rebounding portions. Each one of the rebounding portions can be rotated relative to the axle shaft in order adjust angles among each one of the rebounding portions. In addition, each one of the rebounding portions can be positioned onto the axle shaft after the position thereof are set completely. The present invention utilizes three rebounding portions arranged at different angles as different ball striking targets, and the diversity of the ball bouncing direction is increased in order to improve the athlete training effect.
US10456647B1	Basketball shooting training device A basketball shooting training device employs a housing for retaining an optical projection device and one or more straps for facilitating a secure connection to the user. In various embodiments, the optical projection device is configured to emit a light beam, which facilitates prompt and accurate feedback for a user employing the device.
US10456642B2	Slip-proof grip sleeve and method for making the same A slip-proof grip sleeve includes a lining tube and a slip-proof strip mounted on an outer periphery of the lining tube. The slip-proof strip includes a gripping portion between front and rear ends thereof. The slip-proof strip further includes a first folding portion adjacent to the rear end and a second folding portion adjacent to the gripping portion. The first and second folding portions are thinner than a thickness of the gripping portion. The first folding portion is folded toward an inner face of the slip-proof strip to overlap with the second folding portion. The slip-proof strip includes a third folding portion adjacent to the front end and a fourth folding portion adjacent to the gripping portion. The third and fourth folding portions are thinner than the thickness of the gripping portion. The third folding portion is folded toward the inner face to overlap with the fourth folding portion.
US10456641B2	Weight member for a golf club head A weight member for removable attachment to a weight port of a golf club head is provided. The weight member comprises a head that has a tool mating port for operatively receiving a portion of a fastening tool. The weight member further comprises a shaft that is associated with the head such that the shaft terminates at an end surface. The shaft has a threaded external surface and a non-threaded internal bore that extends from the end surface.
US10456637B2	Putter-type golf club head A putter-type golf club head is disclosed. When oriented in a reference position, the putter-type golf club head comprises a blade member and a central elongate member in communication with, and extending rearwardly from, the blade member. The blade member extends in a heel-to-toe direction and has a striking wall defining a substantially planar striking surface, and an upper surface of the central elongate member comprises at least one generally square-shaped alignment element.
US10456635B2	Picture coding and decoding A picture with multiple slices is encoded by generating a coded slice representation for each of the slices. A slice flag is set to a first value for the first slice in the picture and corresponding slice flags of the remaining slices are set to a second defined value. A respective slice address is generated for each remaining slice to enable identification of the slice start position within the picture for the slice. A coded picture representation of the picture comprises the coded slice representations, the slice addresses and the slice flags. The slice flags enable differentiation between slices for which slice addresses are required and the slice per picture for which no slice address is needed to identify its slice start position.
US10456633B1	Systems and methods for stringing a racket Embodiments disclosed herein relate to systems and methods for stringing a racket. In an embodiment, a system for stringing a racket includes a support structure, a mounting device, actuators, links, and a controller. Each actuator includes a selectively movable arm movable between a retracted position and an extended position. Each link is coupled to a different arm and configured to couple to a string on the racket. The controller is configured to coordinate movement of each arm between the retracted position and the extended position in a predetermined sequence. Movement of each arm in the predetermined sequence is effective to tighten the racket string on the head of racket when the racket string is woven across a head of the racket such and each link is coupled to a different portion of the racket string between two adjacent grommet holes on the head of the racket.
US10456631B2	Golf ball incorporating at least one cast layer of thermoset polymer mixture having a centering time that is independent of cure time and is lower than the centering time of the thermoset polymer composition portion of the mixture Golf ball comprising cast layer of thermoset polymer mixture having centering time Ct1 and comprising: (i) a polyurethane composition, polyurea composition, and/or polyurethane/polyurea hybrid composition; and (ii) a treated fumed silica compound in an amount such that centering time Ct1 is independent of the thermoset polymer mixture's degree of cure and lower than a centering time Ct2 of the thermoset polymer composition (which is dependent on its gel window Gw). The treated fumed silica compound may be surface treated with at least one of polydimethylsiloxane, hexamethyldisilazane, and dimethyldichlorosilane. In some embodiments, delta time Δt1 between a dispensing time Dt1 of the thermoset polymer mixture and centering time Ct1 is less than a delta time Δt2 between Ct1 and centering time Ct2. Centering time Ct1 and dispensing time Dt1 may differ by less than 10 seconds or even by 5 seconds or less.
US10456629B1	Graphene and carbon nanotube reinforced golf ball A golf ball comprising an inner core comprising polybutadiene, and an outer core comprising a polybutadiene material, a graphene material and a carbon nanotube material (CNT) is disclosed herein. Improved durability of the core by using a mixture of graphene and CNT can result in higher mean time to fail (MTTF) upon repeated impact in a high speed testing device, or with a golf club in normal play.
US10456627B2	Swimming paddle A swim paddle can include a low profile housing body including a hand surface and a water surface. The low profile housing body can further include a longitudinal axis that is parallel to the length of a hand of a swimmer and a transverse axis that is parallel to a width of the hand, wherein the longitudinal axis is longer than the transverse axis, and wherein the hand surface is adjacent to a palm of the hand. The paddle can further include a strap that can secure the low profile housing body with the hand of the swimmer. The swim paddle can further include an electronics package that can be affixed to the low profile housing body.
US10456626B2	Balance trainer exercise device A balance tension exercise device includes a pair of spaced platforms interconnected by two rigid bars. A plurality of flexible straps span the two platforms. The bars have differing widths to provide different levels of difficulty by a user walking from one platform to another over the bars. Similarly, the straps have different widths to provide other levels of difficulty. Each platform may comprise the top wall of a box. One of the boxes is larger than the other box so that all of the components of the device can be stored in the larger box.
US10456624B2	System and method for performing exercise testing and training Disclosed are various approaches for determining the maximum oxygen consumption of a person, also known as maximum aerobic capacity or VO2 Max. A person is positioned on a treadmill. Attached to the person is a harness configured to apply a horizontal force to the person. A work rate for the person can be calculated based at least in part on the magnitude of the horizontal force applied by the harness and the velocity of the belt. The maximum oxygen consumption for the person can then be calculated based at least in part on the previously calculated work rate.
US10456620B1	Squat and spinal fitness and rehabilitation device Embodiments of an exercise device for squat training are disclosed. The exercise devices disclosed herein provide users a stable lower extremity base to help assure good motor function of the squat exercise to improve efficient flexibility, coordination, strength, and endurance development.
US10456618B2	Portable exercise apparatus An exercise apparatus for use in for example a leg exercise comprises a pair of tracks extending in a respective longitudinal direction, each carrying in sliding movement therealong a limb receiving member for supporting a limb of the user. The tracks are interconnected by a bridging portion comprising a hinge which defines a central folding axis parallel to the respective longitudinal direction of each track, so that the tracks can be moved between an operating position in which the folding axis is located transversely between the tracks and a storage position in which the tracks are disposed so that upper load bearing surfaces are oriented so as to face one another. The apparatus also includes a resiliently deformable elastic band defining a limit in the range of sliding movement of each limb receiving member along the track so as to apply gradual resistance to the limb receiving member upon contact with same.
US10456616B2	Device for modifying grips for weights The present invention consists essentially of a sloping grip. The grip includes a receiving portion into which the handle of a dumbbell, barbell, Olympic bar, or other weight can be inserted. The grip may be higher and wider at one end, and lower and narrower at the other end, changing the angle between the user's hand and the handle of the weight. The low end is configured to transition easily to the weight handle. The grip may be comprised of rigid materials, such as plastics or woods, substantially rigid materials, such as more flexible plastics, foams, and silicones, or more flexible materials such as less dense silicones, foams, and plastics. The grip may be substantially solid or substantially hollow, depending on materials used. The grip may be formed such that the slope made by the upper surface is anywhere from 1° to 89° to the plane of the weight handle.
US10456610B1	Stability system for a fire apparatus A fire apparatus includes a chassis, a body assembly coupled to the chassis, a front cabin coupled to a front end of the chassis forward of the body assembly, a front axle coupled to the chassis, at least one rear axle coupled to the chassis, a ladder assembly having a proximal end that is coupled to the chassis between the front axle and the at least one rear axle, and a stability system. The stability system includes a pair of front downriggers coupled to the front end of the chassis, a pair of rear downriggers coupled to the rear end of the chassis rearward of the at least one rear axle, and an outrigger assembly coupled to the chassis between the front axle and the at least one rear axle. The outrigger assembly includes a pair of outriggers that are selectively extendable laterally from the body assembly at an angle.
US10456597B2	Multileaf collimator and radiation treatment device This multileaf collimator is provided with multiple leaves which limit the area irradiated by a radiation beam and which are arranged in the thickness direction. Each of the leaves is provided with a protruded portion which is formed protruding towards a first surface of the leaf, a depressed portion which is formed in the second surface of the leaf and into which the protruded portion formed on another leaf is inserted, a first curved surface which is formed between the first surface of the leaf and the lateral surface of the protruded portion, and a second curved surface which is formed between the second surface of the leaf and the lateral surface of the depressed portion.
US10456596B2	Particle therapy system The invention provides a particle therapy system in which whether to perform any one irradiation method of a raster scanning method and a discrete spot scanning method can also be selected based on previous selection depending on a target volume 41 of a patient 4 to be irradiated, and either of the irradiation methods of the raster scanning method and the discrete spot scanning method is configured to be capable of being performed by one irradiation apparatus 500. Therefore, a small particle therapy system capable of achieving both higher accuracy irradiation and high dose rate improvement is provided.
US10456594B2	Method and apparatus for brachytherapy featuring tracking via shape-sensing A brachytherapy method and apparatus include implanting an applicator having at least one radiation source or seed receiving channel (62) into soft tissue adjacent a target region (40) to be irradiated. A high resolution planning image (64) of the target region including the applicator is generated, wherein the high resolution planning image is used for determining a three-dimensional treatment plan (66). A position of the applicator is tracked relative to the target region (40) and the treatment plan (66). Tracking the position includes measuring, via shape-sensing, a location and shape of the at least one radiation source or seed receiving channel (62).
US10456593B2	Radiation irradiating apparatus and radiation dose management system A radiation irradiating apparatus includes a processing circuitry. The processing circuitry acquires a past cumulative dose distribution associated with patient identifying information, from a storage that is storable a cumulative dose distribution. The processing circuitry calculates a first cumulative dose distribution and a second cumulative dose distribution during a radiation irradiation to a patient associated with the patient identifying information, the first cumulative dose distribution being a cumulative dose distribution, the second cumulative dose distribution being generated by adding the first cumulative dose distribution to the past cumulative dose distribution. The processing circuitry displays, on a display, at least one of the first and second cumulative dose distributions during the radiation irradiation.
US10456590B2	Device and method for laser treatments Improved, efficient devices/methods for medical and cosmetic applications, involving the delivery of laser energy to tissue are provided. In a preferred embodiment a portable, easy-to-use laser system comprises at least one laser source operating at one or more laser wavelengths; an electronic visual display having a n-dimensional input interface to set/select laser parameters; and at least one waveguide optically coupled to the laser source to convey laser radiation to a treatment site. The n-dimensional input interface inputs/selects lasing parameters which allows the selection of a combination of output wavelengths and powers by simply touching the electronic visual display. Method of use comprises the steps of placing at least one waveguide at preselected treatment site; selecting a combination of laser wavelengths and power by interacting with an electronic visual display; and irradiating the treatment site.
US10456589B2	System and method for providing head-related medical and mental health conditions A system and method for treating head-related medical and mental health conditions embodied in eyewear is provided. The eyewear provides transcranial magnetic stimulation and light therapy through an electromagnetic generator system and light sources, respectively, disposed along the frame of the eyewear. The electromagnetic generator system provides at least one pulse-generating stimulation arm along a frame arm, wherein the stimulation arm is movable between a storage and an operative condition directing magnetic pulses toward the wearer's skull. The light sources may be disposed along an inner lateral edge of the portions of the frame retaining the optical lenses so that the light sources direct adjustably angled dichroic light toward the eyes of a wearer.
US10456586B2	User interface for neurostimulation waveform composition An example of a system for programming a neurostimulator may include a storage device and a user interface. The storage device may be configured to store waveform building blocks. The user interface may include a display screen, a user input device, and an interface control circuit. The interface control circuit may include a waveform composer configured to allow for composition of one of more building blocks and composition of a pattern of neurostimulation pulses using selected one or more waveform building blocks. The waveform composer may include a library controller and waveform building block editors. The library controller may be configured to display a library management area on the screen. The displayed library management area allows a user to manage the stored waveform building blocks. The waveform building block editors may each be configured to allow the user to compose a type of the waveform building blocks.
US10456585B2	System and method to automatically maintain electrical stimulation intensity Tissue stimulation systems generally include a pulse generating device for generating electrical stimulation pulses, at least one implanted electrode for delivering the electrical stimulation pulses generated by the pulse generating device, and a programmer capable of communicating with the pulse generating device. Stimulation pulses may be defined by several parameters, such as pulse width and amplitude. In methods of stimulating the tissue with the stimulation system, a user may adjust one of the parameters such as pulse width. The programmer may automatically adjust the pulse amplitude in response to the change in pulse width in order to maintain a substantially constant effect of the stimulation pulses.
US10456582B2	Implantable cardiac stimulation devices, and methods of use therewith, with improved techniques to achieve charge neutrality Implantable cardiac stimulation devices configured to deliver more than one pacing pulse per cardiac cycle, and methods for use therewith, are described herein. A method can include delivering a first pacing pulse using a first pair of electrodes. Thereafter, between delivery of the first pacing pulse and delivery of second pacing pulse using a second (different) pair of electrodes, one or more voltage characteristics are measured at each of a plurality of different nodes within the cardiac stimulation device. A preferred pair of nodes for use during a fast discharge phase are identified based on the measured voltage characteristic(s). Switches within the implantable cardiac stimulation device are controlled so that the pair of nodes, identified as being the preferred pair of nodes that are to be used for performing the fast discharge phase, are used for performing the fast discharge phase to thereby achieve charge neutrality in an improved manner.
US10456580B2	Managing therapy delivery based on physiological markers Devices, systems, and methods may manage therapy delivery to a patient based on one or more physiological markers. In some examples, a method includes detecting a physiological marker that occurs prior in time to a dysfunctional phase of a physiological cycle, wherein a dysfunctional state of the physiological cycle occurs during the dysfunctional phase without treatment, responsive to detecting the physiological marker, initiating a first phase of the physiological cycle having a duration of time. The method may also include, responsive to the first phase elapsing, controlling a therapy delivery module to deliver neurostimulation therapy during a second phase that begins prior to the dysfunctional phase, wherein the neurostimulation therapy is configured to treat the dysfunctional state.
US10456576B2	Methods, systems and devices for reducing migration Devices, systems and methods for reducing migration of leads, catheters and similar devices are provided. In particular, devices, systems and methods are provided for creating a slack anchor which assists in maintaining the lead or catheter in a desired position. In some embodiments, the slack anchor is created within the epidural space. When targeting nerve anatomy within the spinal column or in the vicinity of the epidural space, anchoring within the epidural space allows the associated lead or catheter to be anchored as close to the target therapy site as desired or possible. By anchoring close to the target therapy site, the risk of movement or migration is significantly reduced or eliminated.
US10456570B2	Graft-port hemodialysis systems, devices, and methods The present invention relates to subcutaneously implanted graft-port systems, devices and methods for establishing access to the vascular system of a patient requiring multiple blood treatments over an extended period of time. The systems, devices and methods disclosed herein reduce miscannulation, promote intra-session hemostasis, and decrease the incidence of bacteremia and sepsis among other improvements and advantages. The devices include a port with a flattened plateau-like surface for receiving an access tube. The flat surface may include a tactile or visual guide to assist with placement of the access tube into the tapered seat. Optional valve mechanisms reduce the size and form factor of the implantable graft-port device and seals the conduit of the port closed to physiologic pressures until the valve is opened upon percutaneous insertion of the access tube. The access tube does not pass into the conduit. A mismatch fit between the access tube and tapered seat causes a decrease in the cross-sectional sealing area, a reduction in the overall device size, and an increase in blood flow during treatment. Lock solutions to prevent fowling and infection are also disclosed.
US10456563B2	Steerable, conformable, drug eluting balloon catheter A steerable, conformable, drug eluting balloon catheter device may include a catheter stem with one or more balloon element(s), themselves comprised of one or more segment(s) arranged radially or axially along the length of the present catheter device may allow precise deployment of vascular interventional devices, including coring devices and/or placement of stents, and may also allow targeted, specific placement of selected diagnostic or therapeutic materials on the walls of a vascular structure during a cardiovascular intervention procedure.
US10456562B2	Bronchial sealant delivery methods and systems Devices, methods, and systems are provided for sealing a lung region. The target lung compartment is accessed and isolated via an isolation catheter. Fluid is delivered into the target lung compartment such that the target compartment is pressurized and the fluid flows through the collateral flow channel. A sealing agent is injected into the isolated lung compartment such that the agent is carried by the fluid to the collateral flow channel, thereby sealing the collateral flow channel. Variables of air flow may be measured or analyzed prior to injection of the sealing agent, or the sealing agent may be introduced into the region after a suitable time has elapsed.
US10456561B2	Non-compliant high strength medical balloon A non-compliant high strength balloon (10) includes a reinforcement member (30) formed of a sleeve of woven or braided strengthening elements (32, 34). There are provided circumferential strengthening elements (32) which are pre-tensed in order to remove any undulations within the strengthening elements (32) and to ensure that these have a precise annular size. On the other hand, the longitudinal strengthening elements (34) have undulations therein. The pre-tensing of the strengthening elements (32) ensures that the balloon will not stretch during pressurization thereof, which can occur when the circumferential strengthening elements have undulations therein, which will be natural artefacts of a weaving or braiding process. The undulations in the longitudinal strengthening elements (34) provides the balloon with increased longitudinal flexibility.
US10456556B2	Steering tool with enhanced flexibility and trackability A steering tool includes an internal tube disposed inside an external tube. The internal and external tubes are arranged for longitudinal axial movement relative to one another. A distal portion of the internal tube is fixedly joined to a distal portion of the external tube. Either or both of the tubes are formed with patterns of cuts made along adjacent longitudinal stations along a length of the cut tube. The cutting pattern at a first longitudinal station is shifted with respect to a cutting pattern at a second longitudinal station and a cutting pattern at the second longitudinal station is shifted with respect to a cutting pattern at a third longitudinal station but at a different shift defined between the first and second longitudinal stations, so that a shift from one longitudinal station of cuts to the next adjacent longitudinal station of cuts is not repeated.
US10456553B2	Device and methods for targeted tissue drug delivery Representative embodiments of the present invention provide for novel, minimally invasive implantable devices and methods for targeted tissue drug delivery of cardiovascular drugs.
US10456552B2	System and methods for intracranial vessel access The invention relates to systems and methods for intracranial vessel access. In particular, a system including a co-axial combination of a steerable variable thickness microwire operatively supporting a tapered larger bore support and larger bore distal access catheter is described. Methods of advancing the intracranial access system through the vasculature are also described.
US10456549B2	Respiration system and connector system therefor for reducing contaminations A respiration system with a respirator (2) and with a breathing system (1), which is detachably coupled with the respirator. The coupling between the respirator and the breathing system takes place by at least two connector systems (3). The coupling between the respirator and the breathing system is designed such that the volume flow through the connector systems always takes place in only one direction. A pressure sensor (9; 9′) is preferably combined with at least one of the connector systems (3) such that a unidirectional volume flow, by which the direction of migration of bacteria through the connector system is influenced in the desired manner, becomes established within this connector system (3), as a result of which the connector system and the coupled sensor are kept free from bacteria, viruses and other contaminants.
US10456548B2	Inflation control valves for resuscitator devices and resuscitator devices Resuscitator devices including inflation control devices and the inflation control valves can prevent an excessive number of breaths per minute during manual resuscitation from being delivered to a patient. The inflation control valves are inlet valves for a resuscitator device having a flexible chamber that extends from a first end to a second end, the second end being configured to attach to an airway adjunct. The valve housing may be configured to be disposed about the first end and to receive air for inflating the flexible chamber, the valve housing being partially disposed within the flexible chamber. The inflation control member may be configured to control inflation rate of the flexible chamber, the inflation control member being disposed within the valve housing and movable with respect to the valve housing.
US10456541B2	System and respiration appliance for supporting the airway of a subject A respiration appliance, system, and method for supporting the airway of a subject as the subject breaths. The flow of gas from the lungs of the subject during exhalation is leveraged to provide support to the airway. In particular, a body that encloses one or more external orifices of the subject provides a resistance differential between inhaled gas flows and exhaled gas flows that supports the subject's airway.
US10456540B2	Patient interface systems for ensuring effective seal A patient interface system for delivering breathable gas to a patient includes a patient interface configured to sealingly engage the patient's face. A mechanism may be provided to ensure that an effective seal is maintained between the patient interface and the patient's face by preventing, reducing, minimizing or limiting effects of disruptive forces, such as tube drag, on the patient interface.
US10456538B2	Method and system for the administration of a pulmonary surfactant by atomization A method and system according to preferred embodiments of the present invention allows optimizing the dispensing of aerosol medicaments. In particular the system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention allows the administration of an exogenous pulmonary surfactant to very young patients (e.g. preterm neonates). A catheter 101 conveys atomized surfactant directly to the retro-pharyngeal region in order to increase efficiency of the medicament administration without being invasive: this is particularly important for very young patients, such as pre-term born neonates suffering from neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome (nRDS). According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention the catheter is made of biocompatible flexible material (e.g. plastic material). It is possible to couple the catheter with a rigid scaffolding (e.g. metallic) to increase stiffness of the device and to improve easiness of positioning operations. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention the delivery of the atomized medicament is done by means of an air blasting technique.
US10456537B2	Devices and methods for delivering dry powder medicaments An apparatus includes a first member coupled to a second member. The first member defines a chamber containing a dry powder and includes a chamber wall that forms an outer boundary of the chamber. The second member includes a surface covering the chamber and defines an intake channel and an exit channel. The exit channel is fluidically coupled to the chamber via an exit opening. The intake channel is fluidically coupled to the chamber via an intake port. A center line of the intake channel is tangential to a portion of the chamber wall such that a portion of an inlet airflow conveyed into the chamber via the intake channel has a rotational motion. The intake port is defined at least in part by an intake ramp. The intake ramp includes a transition surface that forms an exit angle with respect to the surface of less than 105 degrees.
US10456534B2	Nasal spray delivery guide A nasal spray delivery guide including a pair of guide elements spaced apart from one another and configured to be at least partially inserted into respective nostrils of a patient, and a flexible connector element attached to and extending between the guide elements. Each guide element includes an aperture extending therethrough from a base end to a tip end of the guide element. A method for delivering a nasal spray into a patient's nose includes the steps of providing the nasal spray delivery guide, inserting the guide elements at least partially into respective nostrils of the patient, inserting at least a portion of a nasal spray delivery device into one of the guide elements, and activating the nasal spray delivery device to deliver a nasal spray to a lateral wall of the respective nasal cavity.
US10456532B2	Injection device Described is an injection device (1) for administering a drug, the injection device (1) comprising a cartridge holder (2) adapted to receive a drug cartridge (3), a hollow injection needle (6) having a proximal tip (6.2) adapted to pierce a septum (4) of the cartridge (3) so as to establish a fluid communication between the cartridge (3) and the needle (6),and a cap (7) arrangeable over the cartridge holder (2) in a manner to cover the needle (6). In an initial state the cartridge (3) is arranged within the cartridge holder (2) with the septum (4) axially spaced from the proximal tip (6.2) of the needle (6). The cap (7) is adapted to move the needle (6) relative to the septum (4) for piercing it on movement of the cap (7) relative to the cartridge holder (2).
US10456531B2	Injection device Injection device comprising a tubular elongated main body, a needle shield slidably arranged in said main body, a needle shield link slidably connected to said needle shield, a cartridge containing medicament arranged in said main body, a needle connected to said cartridge, a plunger operatively arranged to said cartridge for ejecting said medicament through said needle and arranged on its upper part with a number of outwardly extending stop members, spring means arranged to said plunger for operating said plunger, a dose activating means, a needle shield spring surrounding the needle shield link. The injection device is capable of setting and delivering a certain preset dose.
US10456527B2	Gasket using medical silicone rubber having slidability, and syringe using said gasket A syringe is to be obtained by using PTFE for a gasket main body that makes a direct contact with an injection solution and using a slidable silicone rubber at a portion that does not make contact with the injection solution.A syringe A includes a syringe barrel 1, a gasket 10 press-fitted within the syringe barrel 1, and a plunger rod 5 mounted in the gasket 10. In the gasket 10, a concaved groove 18 is formed over the whole circumference of a slide-contact surface 11 of a main body portion 26 that is formed of a rigid plastic having a drug solution-resistant property against a drug solution 30 to be loaded in the syringe barrel 1 and that is configured to slidingly contact an inner circumferential surface 2 of the syringe barrel 1. In a slide-contact ring 19 that is to be fitted in the concaved groove 18 and that is configured to slidingly contact the syringe barrel inner circumference surface 2, a silicone oil and a spherical ultrahigh molecular weight fine powder are added to a silicone rubber base material 19c.
US10456525B2	Detent mechanism for a medicament delivery device Described is an auto-injector comprising a syringe carrier adapted to contain a syringe. The syringe carrier has a ramp member with a first ramp and a second ramp. The auto-injector comprises a chassis including a resilient beam having a beam head adapted to engage the ramp member. The first ramp is adapted to deflect the beam head in a radial direction relative to the chassis and the second ramp is adapted to deflect the beam head in a tangential direction relative to the chassis.
US10456524B2	Field update of an ambulatory infusion pump system Portable or ambulatory infusion devices and systems capable of remotely updating an ambulatory fluid delivery device include safety protocols that verify the status of the ambulatory fluid delivery device before and after a field update of software. Methods of accomplishing the same field update of software are also described.
US10456521B2	Medicament delivery device with a control mechanism A control mechanism for a medicament delivery device is provided having a medicament container connection mechanism, for connecting a medicament container with a medicament delivery member; a penetration and withdrawal mechanism, for actuating a penetration and a withdrawal sequence; a medicament delivery drive unit, for expelling a medicament; an activation mechanism, for initiating a penetration and medicament delivery sequence; a stop mechanism, for initiating a withdrawal sequence; wherein the control mechanism further comprises a control member, linearly movable between a first position and a second position, which control member is connectable to the medicament container connection mechanism, to the penetration and withdrawal mechanism, to the medicament delivery drive unit, to the activation mechanism, and to the stop mechanism.
US10456519B2	Apparatus and method for irrigating sinus cavity An apparatus includes a flexible catheter which may have a plurality of lumens extending from a proximal end to a distal end, a suction opening in fluid communication with a first lumen, a plurality of irrigating openings in fluid communication with a second lumen, a dilator in fluid communication with a third lumen and an occluding balloon in fluid communication with the fourth lumen. The catheter may be used to dilate an ostium, occlude the ostium, irrigate a sinus, and suction a sinus.
US10456518B2	Arterial cannula which allows perfusion along opposing directions within a cannulated vessel A cannula includes at least one opening at a distal tip, and further includes multiple fenestrations that are maintainable in position substantially immediately or slightly beyond a site or point of cannula entry into a vessel. The fenestrations, in combination with the opening(s) at the cannula's distal tip, enable the simultaneous perfusion of blood into the cannulated vessel along multiple directions, including opposing or anti-parallel blood flow directions relative to a central axis of the cannulated vessel. During a medical procedure (e.g., an extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) procedure) blood introduced into a vessel such as the femoral artery by way of the cannula can thus exit the cannula in a manner that provides concurrent blood flow in a first direction towards the heart and a second direction away from the heart.
US10456512B2	Baby product sterilizer including breast pump A baby product sterilizer having a breast pump includes: a body having a cap disposed openably and closably on the front surface thereof and a plurality of ultraviolet lamps located at the inside thereof to sterilize and dry baby products accommodated therein; a cover located at outer surfaces of the body; and the breast pump disposed between the body and the cover in such a manner as to be controlled by a controller mounted on the cover.
US10456506B2	Production of resorbable polymer tubes made of threads The present invention relates to pore-free polymer tubes and prefers bio-resorbable pore-free polymer tubes prepared from at least one polymer filament, wherein the at least one polymer filament has a diameter of ≤50 μm and the at least one polymer filament is melted pore-free, as well as the methods to prepare these polymer tubes, which are especially useful for the production of stents.
US10456505B2	Biodegradable extravascular stent The present invention relates to extravascular supports. In particular, to extravascular supports which are used in vein grafting. More in particular, it relates to extravascular supports which are biodegradable.
US10456502B2	Bone void filler preparation system A method of recovering progenitor cells from bone marrow aspirate. A bone void filler preparation container is provided. The bone void filler preparation container has an inlet port and an outlet port. A bone graft matrix having a particle size of between about 1,000 μm and about 2,000 μm is placed in the bone void filler preparation container. A bone marrow aspirate is passed through the bone void filler preparation container. Progenitor cells in the bone marrow aspirate are retained in the bone void filler preparation container. A selection ratio of the progenitor cells retained in the bone void filler preparation container to a total number of nucleated cells retained in the bone void filler preparation container is greater than about 3.
US10456496B2	System and method of disinfecting surfaces within and around vanity mirrors A disinfecting vanity mirror includes a substantially enclosed cabinet having top, a bottom, side and rear walls and a mirror panel as the front wall when mounted to form an enclosed space or chamber. The top and bottom walls include passageways to allow vertical air flow through the enclosed space to allow air to enter through the bottom wall to rise and exit through the top wall. Sources of UV light are provided both within and below the cabinet to sanitize the air moving upwardly through the plenum space and below the vanity mirror to expose interior surfaces and exterior surfaces below the cabinet such as sinks and countertops. A controller is programmed to interrupt or discontinue the generation of UV light when a motion detector senses motion in proximity to the mirror and/or in accordance with a programmed sequence of on and off times.
US10456493B2	Infection control apparatus An apparatus is provided for controlling hospital acquired infections by targeting critical control points for pathogen transfer. An infection control apparatus comprises an asset tagging unit; a spraying unit; a power supply unit; optionally a DNA/RNA sequencing unit; and a computing unit comprising a non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with program instructions for controlling the asset tagging unit and the spraying unit to perform a method of infection control in the facility. In general, the apparatus is used to identify which assets are critical control points for pathogen transfer and to treat those assets with a residual self-sanitizing coating.
US10456491B2	Method of sterilizing an object with atomic nitrogen from a nitrogen plasma A method of sterilizing an object with atomic nitrogen from a nitrogen plasma includes the steps of placing the object in a sterilization chamber and a sterilization half-cycle for sterilizing the object present in the chamber. The sterilization half-cycle comprises an alternation between stages of injecting atomic nitrogen into the chamber and of intermediate stages, each intermediate stage including at least one suction stage during which the chamber is evacuated.
US10456489B2	Decontamination cover for decontaminating an object Provided is a decontamination cover to be applied over an object to be decontaminated. The decontamination cover includes a sheet-like body formed from a pliable material, and includes an outward-facing surface that is substantially opaque to UVC light and an inward-facing surface that is to be arranged opposite a surface of the object to be decontaminated. A plurality of UVC sources are exposed at the inward-facing surface, and a plurality of spacers are arranged among the UVC sources to maintain a suitable separation between the UVC sources and the surface of the object to be decontaminated. This suitable separation promotes complete coverage of the surface with UVC light emitted by the UVC sources.
US10456488B2	Ultraviolet transparent structure for ultraviolet illumination using scattered and focused radiation A solution for disinfecting an ultraviolet transparent structure and/or an item placed on or near the structure is provided. The solution can utilize a set of ultraviolet radiation sources configured to generate ultraviolet radiation through the internal surface of the ultraviolet transparent structure towards the external surface and out to an ambient environment for disinfection of the external surface and/or a targeted item. A first set of sources can generate a scattered type of radiation that uniformly disinfects the external surface of the ultraviolet transparent structure and a second set of sources can generate a focused type of radiation that disinfects at least one portion of the targeted item. A control system can direct the first set of sources to generate the scattered radiation towards the external surface of the ultraviolet transparent structure and direct the second set of sources to generate the focused radiation at the targeted item.
US10456482B2	PSMA—targeted NIR dyes and their uses The present disclosure relates to prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) targeted compounds conjugated to near-infra red (NIR) dyes and methods for their therapeutic and diagnostic use. More specifically, this disclosure provides compounds and methods for diagnosing and treating diseases associated with cells and/or vasculature expressing prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA), such as prostate cancer and related diseases. The disclosure further describes methods and compositions for making and using the compounds, methods incorporating the compounds, and kits incorporating the compounds.
US10456479B2	Hydrophilic linkers and ligand-drug conjugates thereof Hydrophilic linkers are useful for linking drugs to cell-binding ligands in ligand-drug conjugates, such as antibody-drug conjugates. The ligand-drug conjugate includes a cell-binding ligand capable of binding to a particular cell population, and a drug connected to the ligand by a hydrophilic linker. The hydrophilic linker includes one or more hydrophilic groups that render the linker hydrophilic. The hydrophilic linker may also include functional groups at the two termini for coupling to the drug and the cell-binding ligand respectively.
US10456478B2	Dually derivatized chitosan nanoparticles and methods of making and using the same for gene transfer in vivo Provided herein is chitosan dually derivatized with arginine and gluconic acid; and methods of making and using the same, e.g., for gene delivery in vivo.
US10456477B2	Oligolactic acid conjugates and micelles with enhanced anticancer efficacy The present technology relates generally to oligolactic acid conjugates of paclitaxel, rapamycin, selumetinib, and other anticancer agents, micelle compositions containing such conjugates and methods of preparing and using such compositions to treat various cancers. Specifically, there are provided oligolactic acid conjugates wherein the oligolactic acid comprises 2 to 24 lactic acid subunits and is attached through an ester linkage to the oxygen of the 7-hydroxyl of the paclitaxel or paclitaxel derivative, the 40-hydroxyl of the rapamycin or rapamycin derivative, and the 2′-hydroxyl of the selumetinib or selumetinib derivative. Compositions comprising water and a micelle comprising a polylactic acid-containing polymer and the oligolactic acid conjugate may be readily prepared. Methods of inhibiting or killing cancer cells and treating paclitaxel, rapamycin, and/or selumetinib cancers are also provided.
US10456472B2	Phenylalkylcarboxylic acid delivery agents The present invention provides phenylalkylcarboxylic acid compounds and compositions containing such compounds which facilitate the delivery of biologically active agents.
US10456471B2	Pharmaceutical compositions comprising meloxicam Disclosed herein are compositions comprising an NSAID such as meloxicam in combination with a cyclodextrin and/or a carbonate or a bicarbonate. These compositions may be orally administered, for example, to improve the bioavailability, solubility, or pharmacokinetics of the NSAID for the treatment of conditions such as pain.
US10456461B2	Construction of West Nile virus and dengue virus chimeras for use in a live virus vaccine to prevent disease caused by West Nile virus The present invention relates to attenuated, immunogenic West Nile virus chimeras built on a dengue virus backbone for the production of immunogenic, live, attenuated West Nile virus vaccines.
US10456460B2	Vaccine compositions for treatment of Zika virus The present disclosure provides compositions and methods useful for preventing and treating Zika virus infection. As described herein, the compositions and methods are based on development of immunogenic compositions that include virus-like particles (VLPs) which comprise one or more Moloney Murine leukemia virus (MMLV) core proteins and include one or more Zika epitopes, such as, for example, from Zika envelope glycoprotein E and the Zika structural protein NS1 including variants thereof.
US10456455B2	Treatment of psychological trauma The present specification discloses methods of treating a psychological trauma in an individual using botulinum toxins and/or a Targeted Exocytosis Modulator, and compositions thereof.
US10456453B2	Use of angiogenin or angiogenin agonists for treating diseases and disorders The invention provides a method of treating a disorder characterised by elevated or dysregulated myostatin, disorders where the interaction between follistatin and angiogenin can be used to improve function in tissues, neurological diseases or disorders, spinal injuries or diseases, bone diseases or disorders, diseases involving glucose homeostasis, wound healing, neuroprotection, nervous system functional support or managing metabolic diseases, the method comprising administering an effective amount of angiogenin or an angiogenin agonist. Compositions and neutraceuticals comprising angiogenin are also provided.
US10456450B2	Compositions and methods for treating rotator cuff injuries The present invention provides compositions and methods for attaching tendon to bone. The present invention provides compositions and methods for treating rotator cuff injuries. In one embodiment, a method for treating rotator cuff injuries comprises providing a composition comprising PDGF disposed in a biocompatible matrix and applying the composition to at least one site of tendon reattachment on the humeral head.
US10456443B2	Peptidyl calcineurin inhibitors Improved calcineurin inhibitors and methods of using these improved calcineurin inhibitors to inhibit calcineurin-NFAT signaling in cells and in subjects are disclosed.
US10456441B2	Augmenting the immune response by promoting cell death of immune cells Methods and products for producing an antigen specific immune response are provided. The methods involve administration of a caspase inhibitor to a subject.
US10456437B1	Antibacterial wet wipe for skin care The present invention provides an antibacterial wet wipe for skin care, which is prepared by adding an antibacterial skin care additive solution to a spunlaced non-woven fabric which is used as a base material, wherein the antibacterial skin care additive solution is prepared from the following components by mass fraction: Tea tree essential oil 5-10%, Nano silver 2-4%, Neroli essential oil 3-5%, Ceramide 1-1.5%, Glycerin 1-3%, Water-soluble vitamin E 0-3%, Emulsifier 0.1-0.5%, Deionized water balance. The preparation method of the antibacterial wet wipes for skin care is simple. And as adding the fungicides of tea tree essential oil and nano silver, and adding neroli essential oil, ceramide, glycerin, water-soluble vitamin E as moisturizing components, the antibacterial wet wipes for skin care of the invention not only have excellent antibacterial and disinfection effect, but also have whitening and moisturizing functions for skin care.
US10456436B2	Use of herbal saponins to regulate gut microflora The present invention relates to the use of a compound comprising plant based saponins for regulating and balancing gut microflora in a subject. The present invention also relates to the use of a compound comprising plant based saponins for exerting anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory effects by regulating and balancing the gut microbial ecosystem and providing a healthy epithelial microenvironment in the gut for a subject.
US10456435B2	Topical antiviral formulations and methods of using the same Antiviral pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more cannabinoid compounds in the form of lip-balms, creams and ointments. A specific embodiment provides a topical composition formulated as a lip-balm.
US10456433B2	Suppressive agent for rheumatoid arthritis, prophylactic agent for rheumatoid arthritis, therapeutic agent for rheumatoid arthritis, and food for suppressing rheumatoid arthritis Provided are an inhibitor, a prophylactic, and a therapeutic agent for rheumatoid arthritis that have no side effects and that can correct immune abnormality associated with rheumatoid arthritis. The inhibitor, the prophylactic, and the agent for rheumatoid arthritis contain a Euglena-derived material as an active ingredient. The inhibitor, the prophylactic and the agent are used as an antirheumatic drug for controlling the activity of rheumatoid arthritis by alleviating immune abnormality associated with rheumatoid arthritis. The inhibitor, the prophylactic, and the agent are also used for a living individual who has not been definitively diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. The inhibitor, the prophylactic, and the agent are continuously administered to the living individual from any point before definitive diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis to any point after the definitive diagnosis. The Euglena-derived material is at least one material selected from the group including Euglena algae, paramylon derived from the Euglena, water-soluble amorphous paramylon prepared by treating the paramylon with alkali and neutralizing the treated paramylon, and emulsion paramylon prepared by ejecting a solution of the paramylon from a narrow bore nozzle at a very high pressure to cause the solution to collide with a collision surface.
US10456431B2	Treatment of clostridium difficile infection Provided herein are compositions and methods for the treatment or prevention of pathogenic infections.
US10456430B1	Lactobacillus composition for prevention and treatment of bacterial vaginosis A composition is used for prevention or treatment of bacterial vaginosis (BV) and regulation of vaginal immunity and said composition with effective amount is selected from the groups comprising Lactobacillus rhamnosus GMNL-680 and Lactobacillus plantarum GMNL-682; the composition of the present invention is used to prevent and treat bacterial vaginosis by inhibition of the growth of pathogens and regulation of the expression of immunoregulators and is prepared in the forms of pharmaceutical compositions, food or other combinations thereof.
US10456428B2	Method of treating psoriasis A method and a composition having the Lactobacillus paracasei strain GMNL-653 for treating psoriasis is provided. The Lactobacillus paracasei strain GMNL-653 has anti-inflammation properties, and inhibits the secretion of cytokine IL-6 and IL-17, so that the psoriasis symptoms caused by over-inflammation are improved/relieved.
US10456426B2	Egg chalaza hydrolysate, method for preparing the same and usage of the same An egg chalaza hydrolysate, a method for preparing the same and a usage of the same are revealed. An egg chalaza is hydrolyzed by an enzyme to get a hydrolysate solution. The hydrolysate solution is filtered and lyophilized to get an egg chalaza hydrolysate. The egg chalaza hydrolysate includes leucine, arginine, phenylalanine, valine, and lysine. The egg chalaza hydrolysate can reduce fat accumulation and oxidative stress in livers. Thus the egg chalaza hydrolysate is applied to prepare a composition for liver protection.
US10456424B2	Pancreatic endocrine cells and methods thereof The present invention provides methods to promote the differentiation of pluripotent stem cells. In particular, the present invention provides an improved method for the formation of pancreatic endoderm, pancreatic hormone expressing cells and pancreatic hormone secreting cells. The present invention also provides methods to promote the differentiation of pluripotent stem cells without the use of a feeder cell layer.
US10456423B2	Compositions for biological systems and methods for preparing and using the same A composition for influencing biological growth including live cells, a fluid comprising dextrose, a protectant, and a first cytokine having a first concentration within the composition as described within the present disclosure.
US10456419B2	Method for treating migraine headaches A method for preventing and treating a headache in a patient is disclosed. The method includes locating one or more ligaments or muscle insertions that are associated with a cervical spine and a skull of the patient. The method further includes injecting into the determined one or more ligaments or muscle insertions an injectable regenerative solution that is derived from the patient to repair the one or more ligaments or muscle insertions. The method may further include determining a locus of the headache in the patient, determining one or more nerves associated with the locus of the headache, determining a set of the one or more ligaments or muscle insertions that are associated with the one or more nerves, and injecting the injectable regenerative solution into the determined set of the one or more ligaments or muscle insertions.
US10456414B2	Methods for treating HCV This invention relates to combinations of therapeutic molecules useful for treating hepatitis C virus infection. The present invention relates to methods, uses, dosing regimens, and compositions.
US10456413B2	Combination therapy with sorafenib or regorafenib and a phosphoramidate prodrug of troxacitabine Combination therapy with sorafenib or regorafenib and a phosphoramidate prodrug of troxacitabine with the formula: where Y is C1-C8 straight or branched chain alkyl, X is H, halo, C3-C4cycloalkyl or C1-C4alkyl and Z is H or fluoro, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, shows surprising utility in the treatment of liver cancer or liver metastasis.
US10456412B2	Lipid extraction processes The present invention provides improved processes for extracting and preparing lipids from biological sources for use in pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals and functional foods.
US10456411B2	Composition comprising ketone body and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide modulator and methyl donor The present invention provides a composition comprising a mixture of an exogenous ketone body, an exogenous NAD modulator and a methyl donor. Typically, exogenous NAD modulator is an exogenous nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) precursor. The present invention also provides a method of using such a composition for treating various clinical conditions, including metabolic disorders and neurocognitive impairments. The compositions of the invention can also be used to improve human performance in various competitive or environmental conditions.
US10456405B2	Nitric oxide-releasing prodrug molecule of substituted quinazolines Provided are a compound of the formula below, and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or stereoisomer thereof that can be used for treating cardiovascular diseases and compositions containing the compounds. The compounds, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or stereoisomer thereof and the compositions can improve lipid metabolism disorders by increasing high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in blood; in addition, the compounds, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or stereoisomer thereof and the compositions can also release nitric oxide, and reduce the onset risk of cardiovascular diseases by means of relaxing blood vessels, lowering blood pressure, inhibiting platelet adhesion and aggregation and maintaining vascular tension, and thus play an important role in preventing and treating the occurrence and development of cardiovascular diseases.
US10456404B2	Targeting cGMP-related phosphodiesterases to reduce cyst formation in cystic kidney disease, and related materials and methods Described herein is the identification of cGMP-specific phosphodiesterase upregulation in cystic kidney diseases. Also described is the use of cGMP-specific phosphodiesterase inhibitors for preventing the progression and/or treatment of cystic kidney diseases. Other aspects described provide medicaments for preventing the progression and/or treating cystic kidney diseases, and methods of diagnosing cystic kidney disease.
US10456401B2	Therapeutic methods and compositions The invention provides compositions and methods that are effective to improve NO production in vivo and/or to increase NO levels in blood. Such compositions and methods may be useful to improve the effects of PDE5 inhibitors, for example, on erectile dysfunction or pulmonary hypertension.
US10456397B2	Covalent inhibitors of CDK-7 The disclosure includes compounds of Formula (I) wherein R0, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, and L are defined herein. Also disclosed is a method for treating a neoplastic disease, autoimmune disease, and inflammatory disorder with these compounds.
US10456393B2	Treating pain in patients with hepatic impairment An extended release composition for an analgesic active pharmaceutical ingredient which may be an opioid, preferably hydrocodone as the only active ingredient. The extended release composition preferably comprises a extended release composition which may be in the form of beads contained in an oral dosage form such as gelatin capsules. The composition is designed to release hydrocodone in a way such that the increase in hydrocodone exposure in hepatically impaired patients is not clinically significant. The oral dosage units are supplied as part of a kit, which also includes a primary package and a package insert all sold as a commercially marketed product. The primary package and package insert are contained in an optional secondary package and the package insert does not contain a warning, a dosing instruction, or a dosing table specifically directed to patients suffering from mild, moderate or severe hepatic impairment, and preferably explicitly states that dosing adjustment is not required for mild or moderate hepatic impairment.
US10456390B2	Combinations comprising MABA compounds and corticosteroids A combination which comprises (a) corticosteroid and (b) a dual muscarinic antagonist-β2 adrenergic agonist compound, or any pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate thereof.
US10456388B2	Antihistamine for use in treatment of breast cancer Disclosed herein is desloratadine or ebastin for use in treatment of a patient diagnosed with breast cancer. Also disclosed is desloratadine or ebastin for use in treatment of a patient diagnosed with a cancer type susceptible to immunotherapy.
US10456385B2	Pharmaceutical composition comprising pyridone derivatives A pyridone derivative compound and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, isomer, solvate or hydrate thereof, and a preventive or therapeutic pharmaceutical composition for cognitive disorders that includes the pyridone derivative compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, isomer, solvate or hydrate thereof.
US10456383B2	Targeted approach in the management of Epidermolysis bullosa Methods are provided for the targeted treatment of Epidermolysis Bullosa simplex.
US10456382B2	Compounds and compositions for the inhibition of NAMPT The present invention relates to compounds and compositions for the inhibition of NAMPT, their synthesis, applications and antidotes. An illustrative compound of the invention is shown below:
US10456378B2	Fast acting orally disintegrating film A fast acting orally disintegrating film (ODF) for treatment of various medical conditions including emesis that has a simple formulation, easy to manufacture and has similar pharmacokinetic profile to currently commercially available orally administered drug products is provided. The ODF comprises an active pharmaceutical ingredient such as ondansetron or a pharmaceutical acceptable salt thereof in an amount of 2 to 24 mg, at least one hydrophilic film forming polymer in an amount of at least 8% by weight of the film, wherein the at least one hydrophilic film forming polymer is characterized by having a molecular weight of 5000 to 50000 Da, and a water soluble excipient in an amount of 10 to 30% by weight of the film. The present invention also provides a method for preparing the ODF that remains stable over a period of time under a normal pharmacologically storage condition and a method for treating or preventing various medical conditions such as nausea or vomiting or a treatment method mediated through antagonizing action of 5HT at 5-HT3 receptor by administering the ODF to a patient in need thereof.
US10456376B2	Use of carbamate compound in order to preventatively treat headaches The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventatively treating headaches, containing: a carbamate compound of chemical formula 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvent or hydrate thereof; and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. According to the present invention, the pharmaceutical composition can effectively prevent a headache, more specifically, headaches caused by cortical spreading depression, and particularly, chronic headaches including migraines.
US10456371B2	Substituted esters containing polyols and saccharides for treating hepatotoxicity and fatty liver diseases The present invention relates to compounds effective in treating hepatotoxicity and fatty liver diseases and uses thereof. The present compound is represented by Formula (II), which has the formula: R1—O—X—(CH2)m—X—O—R2, wherein: each X is —C(═O)—; R1 is a C1-C18 alkyl polyol; R2 is a saccharide group of formula (G)p; G is a monosaccharide residue, where (i) at least one of the —OH groups in (G)p is substituted by a halogen atom, and (ii) the saccharide group of formula (G)p is linked to —O— through a CH2 group; p is 1 or 2; and m is 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 or 10.
US10456370B2	Sphingosine kinase type 1 inhibitors and uses thereof Provided are inhibitors of sphingosine kinase Type I and their use in the treatment of asthma, among other indications and diseases.
US10456368B2	Compositions for mitigating brain trauma and methods thereof Disclosed herein is a formulation for mitigating brain trauma including, in some embodiments, one or more ω-3 fatty acids, one or more curcuminoids, trans-resveratrol, α-glycerylphosphorylcholine (“α-GPC”), and uridine-5′-monophosphate (“UMP”). The formulation is an oil-based emulsion including the one or more ω-3 fatty acids, the one or more curcuminoids, the trans-resveratrol, the α-GPC, and the UMP for oral administration. Also disclosed herein is a packaged formulation for mitigating brain trauma including, in some embodiments, a sealed pouch containing a single dose of the oil-based emulsion including the one or more ω-3 fatty acids, the one or more curcuminoids, trans-resveratrol, α-GPC, and UMP. Also disclosed herein is a method for mitigating brain trauma including, in some embodiments, administering the formulation before participating in an activity having an increased incidence of brain trauma, after participating in an activity having an increased incidence of brain trauma, or after sustaining brain trauma.
US10456367B2	Compositions and methods for treating muscular dystrophy and other disorders The present invention provides compositions and methods of their use in treating muscular dystrophy and other disorders.
US10456365B2	Methods and formulations for supporting and promoting bone health Pharmaceutical formulations of β-Caryophyllene, and methods of supporting and promoting bone health using β-Caryophyllene, are described.
US10456364B2	Use of procalcitonin (PCT) in risk stratification and prognosis of patients with a primary, non-infectious disease Subject of the present invention are assays and in vitro methods for the in vitro diagnosis, prognosis and risk stratification of a patient having a primary, non-infectious disease, whereby the level of Procalcitonin (PCT) in a sample of a body fluid of the patient is indicative for the risk of the patient to contract a further disease or medical condition.
US10456357B2	Orally administrable formulation An orally administrable chewing gum formulation is provided comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable gum base and particles of a pharmaceutical agent ranging in size from about 50 to about 2000 μm, wherein the formulation comprises about 0.5-30% by wt of the pharmaceutical agent particles. A liquid formulation comprising particles of a pharmaceutical agent is also provided.
US10456353B2	Personal care compositions The invention relates to a personal care composition which provides enhanced inter-cellular tight junction in skin cells. The invention more particularly relates to use of such composition for application on skin, scalp, hair and oral cavity. The personal care composition comprises an extract of Aloe vera and a hyaluronic acid polymer having a molecular weight from 5 to 60 kDa.
US10456351B2	Organopolysiloxane There is provided an organopolysiloxane which is excellent in extensibility as well as solubility and dispersibility in water and lower alcohols. There is provided an organopolysiloxane with a poly(N-acylalkyleneimine) segment having a repeating unit represented by the following general formula (1): wherein R1 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group, an aralkyl group, or an aryl group each having 1 to 22 carbon atoms, and n is 2 or 3, wherein the segment is bound to each of at least two silicon atoms of an organopolysiloxane segment as a main chain via an alkylene group containing a hetero atom, and wherein the number-average molecular weight of the segment is 800 to 1600, the mass ratio of the organopolysiloxane segment as a main chain and the poly(N-acylalkyleneimine) segment is 65/35 to 82/18, and the weight-average molecular weight of the organopolysiloxane segment as a main chain is 10,000 to 100,000.
US10456345B2	Further preparations of silk proteins, seed oils, monosaccharide, natural botanicals and polysaccharide mixtures in compositions for hair care or hair repair, and skin care and topical treatments The present invention intends to provide a composition for hair and skin treatment containing a combination consisting of silk amino acid and protein complexes, seed oils, polysaccharides, polyol, monosaccharide, and botanicals. The composition for hair and skin treatment containing the combination consisting of silk amino acid and protein complexes, seed oils, polysaccharides, and botanicals has excellent improvement effects on the condition of the hair follicle and cuticle, imparts moisture to dry hair; thereby reducing the damaging effects of psoriasis, eczema, alopecia, and seborrheic dermatitis. Furthermore, it imparts retention of moisture to the skin resulting in an improved appearance and diminished appearance of lines on the skin. This invention relates to the manufacture of personal care products to be applied to the hair and skin. The compositions may be in the form of hair conditioners, hair growth treatments, shampoos, skin care, skin cleansing, or anti-wrinkle products, and ointments.
US10456341B2	Compositions and methods for simultaneous reshaping and direct coloring of hair The invention concerns ready to use compositions for the reshaping and direct coloring of hair comprising glyoxylic acid, a glyoxyloyl amino acid or a mixture thereof and a direct dye, and a method for reshaping and coloring of hair by means of said compositions.
US10456340B2	Liquid-impregnated nonwoven fabric which contains zinc oxide-containing cellulose fibers The present invention relates to a formed fabric which contains cellulose fibers, which contain zinc oxide particles which are at least partially incorporated and which is additionally impregnated with a liquid, and to a method of its production and to its use, in particular for manufacturing preservative-free, moist wet wipes.
US10456338B2	Perfume composition Perfume composition provided in the form of a plurality of dispersed perfume-containing droplets, suspended in an aqueous dispersing medium, said perfume droplets being mono-dispersed and having a diameter of 200 micrometers to 4000 micrometers, wherein said droplets comprise more than 60 wt %, of perfume ingredients, and wherein 25 wt or less of said perfume ingredients are linear or branched alkyl alcohols and/or alkenyl alcohols; 10 wt % or less of the perfume ingredients are aldehydes; and 10 wt % or less of the perfume ingredients have a ClogP less than 2.1.
US10456331B2	Feeding assembly to fill capsules with granules, in particular microgranules A feeding assembly to fill capsules with granules, in particular microgranules, has a filling drum, which is provided with a plurality of fillers, each defined by a respective suction pipe, which can be connected to a pneumatic sucking device and has a lower end to pick up/release the granules; the lower end of each suction pipe being closed by a closing element provided with a plurality of openings, each designed so as to prevent the granules from getting into the suction pipe.
US10456329B2	System for closed transfer of fluids A syringe adapter includes a housing having a first end and a second end with the first end configured to be secured to a first container, a cannula having a first end and a second end with the second end positioned within the housing, and a collet having a first end and a second end with at least a portion of the collet received within the housing. The collet includes a body defining a passageway, a seal member received by the passageway, and an arcuate, resilient locking member connected to the body of the collet. The collet is movable from a first position where the locking member is open to receive a mating connector to a second position where radially outward movement of the locking member is restricted.
US10456326B2	Systems and methods for monitoring medication adherence and compliance Systems and methods for monitoring medication adherence and compliance are provided. A medication monitoring system may include a medication container, a cover, and a beacon system. The beacon system may include a beacon that transmits a wireless signal when the cover is removed from the medication container. A method for monitoring medication adherence and compliance may include detecting when a cover of a medication container is removed from the medication container. The method may further include transmitting based on the detection, a signal from a beacon to a remote device, which indicates the opening of the medication container.
US10456320B2	Hand and foot wraps A device for providing thermal treatment to a patient's hand is provided. The device includes a therapy component for applying thermal therapy, compression therapy, or both; a sleeve for receiving the therapy device and sized and shaped to cover the patient's hand; and a hand support for supporting the patient's hand in a relaxed state.
US10456318B2	Gait rehabilitation systems, methods, and apparatuses thereof Gait rehabilitation systems, methods, and apparatuses thereof are disclosed. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, a gait rehabilitation system may include a harness configured for attachment to an individual and at least one sensor configured to sense at least one parameter associated with gait of an individual, the individual having an affected leg and an unaffected leg. The system includes a braking system configured for attachment to the harness and in communication with the at least one sensor. The braking system is further configured for monitoring the at least one sensor to sense the at least one parameter associated with an individual's gait, determining when the affected leg is in a modification portion of the individual's gait from the sensed at least one parameter, and applying a braking force resisting movement of the harness during the determined modification portion.
US10456317B2	System and method for controlling joint angle of knee-joint type walking training robot The present invention relates to a system and a method for controlling a joint angle of a knee-joint type walking training robot which estimates a walking stage of a person receiving rehabilitation for walking and actively responds to the walking stage on the basis thereof. The present invention can easily control the joint angle of the knee-joint type walking training robot by providing a configuration comprising: a pressure measuring device for measuring the pressure on the sole of a walker's foot by using a pressure sensor; and a joint angle estimating device for estimating the joint angle of a knee-joint by extracting movement time of the walk and the length of the part of the sole contacting the ground on the basis of the sole's pressure measured by the pressure measuring device.
US10456314B2	Range of motion device An orthosis for stretching the tissue around a foot and a toe of a wearer includes a first member affixable to the foot and a second member operatively connected to the first member and affixable to the toe. A gear is connected to the second member and rotates relative to the first member to impart movement of the second member relative to the first member. A drive assembly is operatively coupled to the gear and drives rotation of the gear, thereby driving movement of the second member relative to the first member such that the toe moves relative to the foot.
US10456311B2	Excreta disposal apparatus provided with rotary nozzle An excreta disposal apparatus includes a body having a seating unit correspondingly shaped to the curved shape of the genital area and buttocks of a human body and also has a disposal space open toward the genital area and buttocks of the human body to receive excreta discharged from the human body. A main body unit, for mounting between the legs of the human body, is connected to the seating unit and has an accommodation space therein. A discharge channel, provided in the accommodation space, communicates with the disposal space to discharge the excreta in the disposal space to the outside. A spray unit is exposed to the disposal space to spray washing water, wherein the spray unit comprises a washing unit having a rotary nozzle rotatable about a central axis and having, in the circumference thereof, spray holes for spraying the washing water.
US10456305B2	Package for absorbent articles forming a three-dimensional basin A package comprising a stack of absorbent articles which are bi- or tri-folded, and each article comprises a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core between the topsheet and the backsheet. The absorbent core comprises an absorbent layer comprising a central portion, a first side portion and a second side portion, a first folding guide between the central portion and the first side portion, and a second folding guide between the central portion and the second side portion. Each side portion comprises a plurality of winglets, each winglet having a proximal side relative to a folding guide and extending outward from this proximal side. Neighboring winglets are separated by a gap between their neighboring sides. When the absorbent core is folded along the folding guides, the central portion and the side portions form a three-dimensional basin and the gaps between the winglets decrease, the neighboring sides optionally coming into contact. The articles in the package are either bi-folded along a transversal fold line and are compressed at an In-Bag Compression Rate of from 5% to 50%, or the articles are tri-folded along a first fold line and a second fold line parallel to the transversal direction.
US10456303B2	Method of making a mechanical fastening strip and reticulated mechanical fastening strip therefrom A method of making a mechanical fastening strip and a reticulated mechanical fastening strip are disclosed. The method includes providing a backing having upstanding posts; providing interrupted slits through the backing, the interrupted slits being interrupted by at least one intact bridging region; spreading the slit backing to provide multiple strands separated from each other between at least some of the bridging regions to provide at least one opening; and fixing the multiple strands of the backing in a spread configuration. The reticulated mechanical fastening strip includes multiple strands of a backing attached to each other at bridging regions in the backing and separated from each other between the bridging regions to provide openings. Upstanding posts on each of the multiple strands have bases attached to the backing, and each of the multiple strands has a width that is greater than that of the bases of its attached upstanding posts.
US10456302B2	Methods and apparatus for application of nested zero waste ear to traveling web The present invention provides a method of providing a disposable product with zero waste ear formation and attaching the ears to a running chassis web.
US10456299B2	Goggles with interchangeable lens attachment A goggles system includes an inner frame dimensioned and contoured for positioning against a wearer's face with a plurality of interchangeable lens assemblies, where each lens assembly is removably attachable to the inner frame by an engagement mechanism that includes at least one tongue and groove attachment and at least one magnetic attachment. The lens(es) of each interchangeable lens assembly may be the same as or different from each other.
US10456297B2	Systems and methods for synchronized three-dimensional laser incisions Embodiments of this invention generally relate to ophthalmic laser procedures and, more particularly, to systems and methods for creating synchronized three-dimensional laser incisions. In an embodiment, an ophthalmic surgical laser system comprises a laser delivery system for delivering a pulsed laser beam to a target in a subject's eye, an XY-scan device to deflect the pulsed laser beam, a Z-scan device to modify a depth of a focus of the pulsed laser beam, and a controller configured to synchronize an oscillation of the XY-scan device and an oscillation of the Z-device to form an angled three-dimensional laser tissue dissection.
US10456296B2	Patient interface for ophthalmologic diagnostic and interventional procedures Configurations are described for conducting ophthalmic procedures to address cataract-related clinical challenges. In one embodiment, a one-piece patient contact interface may be utilized to couple a diagnostic and/or interventional system to a cornea of a patient; in another embodiment, a two-part configuration may be utilized; in another embodiment, a liquid interface two-part embodiment may be utilized.
US10456295B2	Medical device, assembly and method for creating a channel in soft tissue The present disclosure provides a device, an assembly comprising the device and a method making use of same, the device comprising an elongated member extending between a first end and a second end, and a segment proximal to the second end extending along a longitudinal axis X, said segment comprises at least one depression axially extending along at least a portion of said segment and an external surface having a circumference C; and one or more blades with a cutting edge peripheral to C and the one or more blades extending along at least part of said segment; the first end comprising an engagement element for engagement with a grip unit comprising a rotor to cause rotation of said device about said axis upon actuation of the rotor and the second end comprising a tissue piercing tip. The device, assembly and method are useful in creating a channel in a biological soft tissue, such as a drainage channel in the sclero-corneal junction area of the eye. This may be useful in reducing intra-ocular pressure.
US10456292B2	Compositions and methods relating to an occlusive polymer hydrogel Methods for the synthesis and use of several variations of styrene maleic acid-based polymers and the hydrogel tissue bridges that can be formed from such polymers. Specifically, a method is disclosed for synthesizing a styrene maleic acid-based polymer that can be dissolved in DMSO and injected into the vasa deferentia of male subjects, creating a hydrogel tissue bridge. This hydrogel tissue bridge can occlude the vas deferens, thus forming an effective male contraceptive. Additionally, this male contraceptive can be reversed by injecting the lumen of the vas deferens with a basic buffer solution to dissolve and remove the hydrogel tissue bridge.
US10456291B2	Method of profile heatsealing This application relates to a method of covering a pessary device for relief of female incontinence with an overwrap. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods of conforming the overwrap to the pessary device using a sealing mechanism.
US10456289B2	Method and device for the management of body fluids leaking from a surgical drain tube incision A fluid collection system is provided. The fluid collection system broadly includes a baseplate having an adhesive backing configured to couple the baseplate to a patient's skin and defining a wafer having an approximately centrally positioned opening that receives a first end of a surgical drain tube, and a wafer connector disposed around said opening. An appliance includes a leaked fluid remover that includes a fluid remover connector operable to detachably couple with the wafer connector. The leaked fluid remover includes an outer septum and an inner septum for receiving the surgical drain tube. The outer septum is capable of moving about radially, axially and/or pivotally to alleviate side load tension on the septum caused by displacement of the surgical drain tube.
US10456288B2	Rail system, functional component, and adapter element An orthopedic rail system which has a first component with a receiving element and a second component with a connection end for connecting to the receiving element. The receiving element has two opposing stop walls, and the connection end has two opposing lateral walls. The receiving element and the connection end can be connected to each other by at least one connection element such that the lateral walls rest against the stop walls in the connected state. The stop walls and the lateral walls each taper towards each other in a conical manner.
US10456281B2	Stent having flexibly connected adjacent stent elements An open stent (a stent having open space through its thickness at locations between the ends of the stent), incorporating flexible, preferably polymeric, connecting elements into the stent wherein these elements connect adjacent, spaced-apart stent elements. Preferably the spaced-apart adjacent stent elements are the result of forming the stent from a helically wound serpentine wire having space provided between adjacent windings. Other stent forms such as multiple, individual spaced-apart ring-shaped or interconnected stent elements may also be used. The connecting elements are preferably longitudinally oriented.
US10456275B2	Anchoring system for prosthetic and orthotic devices Anchoring system including a fastener and a clasp. The fastener includes a substantially planar base, a first clasp-engaging member protruding from a portion of the base and having an outwardly-extending flange, the fastener further including an adhesive suitable to secure the base directly to the skin of a wearer. The clasp includes a first end configured to engage and rotate about the first clasp-engaging member and a second end configured to engage a cable of a prosthetic or orthotic device, the adhesive having a sufficient strength to support manual operation of the prosthetic or orthotic device.
US10456273B2	Surgical cut validation tool and method A method of manufacturing a surgical cut validation tool is discussed. A digital bone representation representing a bone is received including a virtual bone outer surface. At least one cutting plane is positioned intersecting the virtual bone outer surface. A digital tool representation representing the tool is created, including a virtual planar surface corresponding to each cutting plane and a virtual tool outer surface with a virtual border surface portion. The virtual border surface portion extends from a junction between the virtual tool outer surface and each virtual planar surface. At least part of the virtual border surface portion is defined from a corresponding portion of the virtual bone outer surface such as to represent a corresponding portion of the bone outer surface. The tool body is manufactured using the digital tool representation. A tool and a method of validating a cut in a bone are also provided.
US10456272B2	Unicompartmental knee arthroplasty Implants include fixation features which slidingly receive fixation elements. The fixation features may be negative or positive features, such as undercut channels or posts. Examples include unicompartmental tibial trays having a ridge protruding from the bone-facing side, an undercut channel formed within the ridge. Instruments are disclosed for preparing a ridge-receiving feature in bone.
US10456271B2	Prosthesis revision systems and methods A system and method for allowing any surgeon, including those surgeons who perform a fewer number of a revision procedure as compared to a more experienced surgeon who performs a greater number of procedures, to provide an improved likelihood of a favorable outcome approaching, if not exceeding, a likelihood of a favorable outcome as performed by a very experienced surgeon with the revision procedure.
US10456264B2	Humeral implant anchor system A stemless humeral shoulder assembly having a base member and an anchor advanceable into the base member. The base member can include a distal end that can be embedded in bone and a proximal end that can be disposed at a bone surface. The base member can also have a plurality of spaced apart arms projecting from the proximal end to the distal end. The anchor can project circumferentially into the arms and into a space between the arms. When the anchor is advanced into the base member, the anchor can be exposed between the arms. A recess can project distally from a proximal end of the anchor to within the base member. The recess can receive a mounting member of an anatomical or reverse joint interface.
US10456260B2	Methods for accessing a left ventricle Two minimally invasive therapeutic procedures, particularly for patients with congestive heart failure, may be performed separately or together. One procedure involves providing a valved passageway through the patient's left ventricular wall at the apex of the patient's heart and advancing instruments through the valved passageway to connect the valve leaflets of the patient's heart valve, e.g. the mitral valve. The second procedure involves advancing a pacing lead and a pacing lead implanting device through a trocar in the patient's chest and implanting the pacing lead on an exposed epicardial region of the patient's heart wall. The pacing lead has a penetrating electrode which is secured within the heart wall. Improved devices for these procedures include a minimally invasive grasping device for heart leaflets, a leaflet connector with artificial cordae tendenae and a pacing lead implant instrument.
US10456259B2	Transvalvular intraannular band for mitral valve repair Mitral valve prolapse and mitral regurgitation can be treating by implanting in the mitral annulus a transvalvular intraannular band. The band has a first end, a first anchoring portion located proximate the first end, a second end, a second anchoring portion located proximate the second end, and a central portion. The central portion is positioned so that it extends transversely across a coaptive edge formed by the closure of the mitral valve leaflets. The band may be implanted via translumenal access or via thoracotomy.
US10456256B2	Heart valve repair A device for repairing a native heart valve includes a reinforcing structure configured to couple to a portion of the native heart valve to remodel a geometry of the native heart valve, and at least one supporting member connected to the reinforcing structure.
US10456252B2	Transcatheter guidewire delivery systems, catheter assemblies for guidewire delivery, and methods for percutaneous guidewire delivery across heart valves Transcatheter guidewire delivery systems, catheter assemblies and associated methods for percutaneous guidewire delivery across heart valves are disclosed herein. A catheter assembly configured in accordance herewith includes an elongated tubular component and an alignment assembly at a distal portion of the tubular component and which is adapted to be located at a target location adjacent a heart valve of a patient. In one embodiment, the alignment assembly deploys to a shape set loop configuration with a side port in an open configuration positioned to allow advancement of a guidewire to exit the catheter in an aligned path with a leaflet coaptation region of the heart valve. In another embodiment, the alignment assembly has a plurality of spaced apart side ports that a guidewire may advance therethrough and toward the heart valve. In some embodiments, a wire guide is used to align the guidewire with a selected side port.
US10456244B2	Device and method for temporary or permanent suspension of an implantable scaffolding containing an orifice for placement of a prosthetic or bio-prosthetic valve In a surgical method for improving cardiac function, an implantable scaffold or valve support device is inserted inside a patient's heart and attached to the heart in a region adjacent to a natural mitral or other heart valve. The scaffold or valve support device defines an orifice and, after the attaching of the scaffold or valve support device to the heart, or temporary support while native valve leaflets and/or subvalvular structures are captured, a prosthetic or bio-prosthetic valve seated in the orifice, and the native valve may be retracted into the scaffold/replacement assembly to create a gasket for sealing the complex.
US10456237B2	Esophageal stent including a valve member An example medical device is disclosed. The example medical device includes a tubular scaffold. The scaffold includes a longitudinal axis, an inner surface and an outer surface. The medical device also includes a flexible valve extending radially inward from the inner surface of the scaffold. The valve includes an annular chamber extending circumferentially around the inner surface of the scaffold and is configured to shift from a closed configuration to an open configuration.
US10456235B2	Embolization particulates for occluding a blood vessel Injectable embolization particulates (e.g., particles, microstructures, beads) employed in embolization procedures, for facilitating blood vessel occlusion. Exemplary embolization particulates for occluding a blood vessel include a plurality of embolization beads, each bead having a plurality of outwardly protruding portions, wherein, upon a first one and a second one of the beads accumulating against a boundary of the blood vessel, protruding portions of the first bead are configured to intermesh with protruding portions of the second bead, so as to occlude the blood vessel. Also disclosed are compositions of embolization particulates including a plurality of shaped embolization beads, and methods for embolizing or occluding a blood vessel using embolization particulates or compositions thereof. Embolization particulates have particular shapes for facilitating blood vessel occlusion while preventing or diminishing back flow (reflux) of embolic material, and may be coated or impregnated with therapeutic agents or radioactive isotopes, for increasing desirable therapeutic effects.
US10456230B2	Method of fixing surgical suture to tissue A method of fixing surgical suture to tissue includes loading an anchor into a delivery guide and locating a fixation device outside of the delivery guide, with the anchor and the fixation device attached by a suture. The method includes providing an anchor deployment component coupled with the delivery guide and located proximal to the anchor, with a spring mechanism located between a distal portion of the anchor deployment component and the anchor. The method includes moving the anchor deployment component in a distal direction through the delivery guide, pushing the anchor out of the delivery guide, and delivering the anchor into tissue.
US10456225B2	Method for clearing of virtual representations of objects A method for clearing unwanted data from optically detected virtual representations of objects includes: a. Defining an extension line of the representation; b. Generating a projection plane at one point of the extension line, which is perpendicular to the generated projection plane; c. Projecting all known points in space of the representation from one region on the projection plane onto the projection plane, the corresponding point in space being stored for each projected point; d. Generating a two-dimensional curve on the projection plane; e. Determining maxima, minima and a center of the curve; f. Identifying projected points of the curve that—viewed from the center of the curve—lie outside of the minima or maxima; g. Removing the points in space that correspond to the projected points that were identified in step f.; and h. Optionally, repeating starting from step b. for one further point of the extension line.
US10456221B2	Force damping dental bridge assembly with synthetic periodontal ligament fibers A force damping dental bridge assembly which damps compressive, tensile, and lateral forces on a prosthetic tooth and jawbone through use of synthetic periodontal ligament fibers in the form of a damping membrane. Multiple layers of arcuate components and Morse taper interconnections secure the assembly. A threaded implant that penetrates the jawbone defining a tapered, conical inner cavity which receives a shank protruding downwardly from a full bar. An arcuate damping membrane positions on the bar and a half-bar positions over the membrane; whereby the damping membrane is sufficiently resilient to enable lateral and axial movements by the prostheses affixed to the half-bar. A plurality of protuberances extend from an upper surface of the half-bar to enable sculpting and affixation of prostheses thereon; and whereby a plurality of fasteners detachably connect the prostheses to the bar and/or implants in a snap-fit relationship that can be detached with an implement adapted to unsnap the assembly from a patient's mouth.
US10456219B2	Orthodonic post and pin assembly An orthodontic post and pin assembly including a post structure, being slotted at its back end, for accommodating a pin therethrough, the post includes a further slot into which the wire of an orthodontic appliance may locate, so that when the post and pin assembly are connected onto the wire, and a hybrid screw is tighten within the post, the appliance may become affixed to the wire at the position of its tightening and securement. This eliminates the need for removal of the wire, when a different or different size orthodontic appliance needs to be installed.
US10456217B2	Automated treatment staging for teeth Apparatus, system, and methods for utilizing one or more computing devices to stage the movement of teeth during an alignment treatment are disclosed. The computing device receives an electronic representation of the patient's teeth in their initial position and an electronic representation of the teeth a final position for each tooth. A route each tooth will travel to reach its final position is determined, and the teeth are scheduled to move according to a movement pattern. Moreover, the schedule of movement takes into account a maximum rate of tooth movement for each tooth, the path of movement for each tooth, the distance each tooth needs to move, any needed tooth staggering, any needed round-tripping or tooth movement slowing. The invention also includes techniques for determining an optimum number of stages for the treatment based on the schedule of movement.
US10456215B2	System and method for planning a first and second dental restoration A computer-based method and system of virtually planning a dental restoration in a patient are disclosed, including steps, units or code segments for virtually planning a first dental restoration. First production data is based on the planned first dental restoration for production thereof or of a product related to a medical procedure for installing at least a portion of the first dental restoration in an oral cavity of the patient. Scan data is provided including factual position data and/or factual shape data based on the first dental restoration when at least partly installed in the oral cavity of the patient. The second dental restoration is virtually planned, including adjusting the planned first dental restoration in dependence of the scan data. Second production data is provided based on the planned second dental restoration useful for production of the second dental restoration.
US10456212B2	Systems and methods for safe, precise stereotactic implantation The present disclosure relates generally to precise stereotactic implantation of an instrument (e.g., a recording electrode, a stimulating electrode, a biopsy instrument, a catheter, a delivery device, and the like) into a target area in a patient's brain. As such, one aspect of the present disclosure can relate to a stereotactic device that can be used to accomplish the precise implantation of the instrument. The stereotactic device can include a body to secure the stereotactic device to the patient's head. In some instances, the body can have a u-shape. The stereotactic device can also include a guide attached between sides of the body to move an instrument holder into place above a target area. The guide can be locked in position to lock the instrument holder in the place to facilitate injection of the instrument into the target area.
US10456208B2	Surgical cannula mounts and related systems and methods A cannula mount for a surgical system may include a body having an aperture to receive a portion of a cannula. The cannula mount may further include a pivotable clamping arm to engage the portion of the cannula received in the aperture. The clamping arm may include a cam follower surface. The cannula mount may further include a block moveable between a first position and a second position. The block may include a cam surface. The cam surface of the block may engage the cam follower surface of the clamping arm in the first position to actuate the clamping arm to a closed position in which the clamping arm engages the portion of the cannula received in the aperture. The clamping arm may be permitted to move to an open position in which the clamping arm does not engage the cannula when the block is in the second position.
US10456197B2	Laser-assisted transdermal delivery of nanoparticulates and hydrogels Systems for laser assisted delivery of therapeutic agents include an ultraviolet laser configured to produce a laser beam at a wavelength appropriate for tissue ablation; a lens configured to focus and direct the laser beam to a site, such that an opening is produced in a surface of the site's tissue; a nozzle having an aperture that emits the laser beam and that controls delivery of one or more agents to the site; and an imaging device configured to monitor a depth of penetration of the one or more agents into the site's tissue.
US10456196B2	Monitoring and tracking bipolar ablation Methods and systems treat abnormal cardiac electrical activity employing a probe having first and second ablation electrodes disposed on a distal portion of the probe and a sensing electrode disposed between the first and second ablation electrodes, bringing the probe into contact with cardiac tissue, and applying energy through the first and second ablation electrodes to ablate target tissue along an ablation path, monitoring cardiac electrical activity using the sensing electrode to detect the cardiac electrical activity. After making an observation that the cardiac electrical activity is no longer detectable by the sensing electrode, energy application is terminated.
US10456181B2	Spinal plate assembly having locking mechanism A spinal plate assembly comprising a base plate defining an opening adjacent at least one aperture for receiving a bone screw which attaches to a spinal vertebrae. The aperture includes a seat and an annular groove having an end wall. The assembly comprises a locking mechanism having a split ring partially recessed within the annular groove and moveable between a locked condition partially blocking the aperture for retaining the screw in the seat and an unlocked condition radially deformable into the annular groove for permitting screw removal. The split ring has a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end is configured to engage the end wall of the annular groove. The locking mechanism comprises a rotating member retained within the opening of the base plate and having a notch configured to engage the proximal end of the ring to drive the ring toward the unlocked condition.
US10456177B2	Intramedullary device with compound fastener trajectories An intramedullary device, having a first longitudinal axis extending between a proximal end and a distal end thereof, is provided. The intramedullary device may include a first bore and a second bore. The first bore may include a second longitudinal axis and may extend through the intramedullary device between a first opening and a second opening. The second longitudinal axis may define a first angle (θ1) with the first longitudinal axis. The second bore may include a third longitudinal axis and may extend through the intramedullary device between the first opening and a third opening. The third longitudinal axis may define a second angle (θ2) with the first longitudinal axis.
US10456173B1	Systems and methods for correcting spinal deformities The present invention relates generally to medical devices and methods generally aimed at spinal surgery. In particular, the disclosed system and associated methods relate to performing spinal fixation with the use of a deformity system.
US10456171B2	Spinal correction system and method A spinal correction apparatus comprises a body. A ratchet is disposed with the body. A longitudinal element is connected to the ratchet. A force is applied to at least a portion of the apparatus that causes dynamic incremental movement of the longitudinal element relative to the body in at least one direction. Methods of use are disclosed.
US10456168B2	Transmyocardial insertion unit and its use An insertion device that allows gaining access to the left ventricle of the heart, via the tissue forming the wall of the right ventricle and via the ventricular septum, which includes a tubular shaft with a lumen extending there through, the shaft comprising distal, proximal and central sections, whereby the distal and proximal sections are disc-shaped extended thus forming each a double disc and whereby the central section links the distally placed double disc with the proximally placed double disc and whereby pressure valves are fixed inside the shaft preferably on its distal and proximal end.
US10456164B2	Anti-microbial medical injection assemblies for onabotulinumtoxina delivery and methods of use thereof A medical injection assembly is provided and includes an introducer with a handle, a sheath, a scope lumen configured to receive an endoscope at a first proximal end of the handle and hold the endoscope in a desired position, a cap attached to the distal end of the scope lumen configured to isolate the scope lumen from the external environment, and a cannula lumen configured to receive a cannula at a second proximal end of the handle and hold the cannula in a desired position. The medical injection assembly includes a cannula configured such that the distance between the distal tip of the cannula and the axis defined by the sheath of the introducer increases as the cannula is moved in a distal direction and a syringe.
US10456157B2	Ultrasonic surgical instrument clamp arm with snap-on clamp pad An apparatus for operating on tissue includes a body, a shaft assembly, and an end effector. The shaft assembly extends distally from the body and includes an acoustic waveguide. The waveguide is configured to acoustically couple with an ultrasonic transducer. The end effector includes an ultrasonic blade, a clamp arm, and a clamp pad. The blade is in acoustic communication with the waveguide. The clamp arm is configured to pivot about a first pivot point toward and away from the ultrasonic blade and includes a coupling feature. The clamp pad is selectively attachable to the blade to acoustically isolate the clamp arm from the ultrasonic blade. The coupling feature of the clamp arm is configured to provide a snap fit between the clamp pad and the clamp arm and thereby permit manipulation of the clamp pad for removal of the clamp pad from the clamp arm.
US10456154B2	Electrosurgical forceps with resilient jaws The teachings herein provide an instrument comprising a forceps. The forceps comprise a hand piece; a tubular member connected to the hand piece; and a jaw assembly connected to the hand piece. The jaw assembly includes a first jaw element and a second jaw element. The first jaw element includes a gripping section and a flexing section. The flexing section includes an arcuate section. The second jaw element opposes the first jaw element and includes a gripping section. The tubular member is moveable onto the arcuate section of the first jaw element so that the flexing section of the first jaw element is flexed and the jaw assembly is moved into a closed position. The first jaw element, the second jaw element, or both include a stiffening spine so that the jaw assembly is substantially rigid in the closed position.
US10456153B2	Medical clamping instrument A medical clamping instrument includes first and second tubular members pivotally connected together, a first rod member pivotally connected to the second tubular member, a second rod member pivotally connected to the first rod member, first and second claw arms respectively providing first and second clamping portions and first and second connecting portions and respectively pivotally connected to the second tubular member, third and fourth rod members respectively pivotally connected to the first and second connecting portions, a screw nut pivotally connected to the third and fourth rod members, a screw rod threaded into the screw nut and driven by a driving rod via the first universal joint, the fifth rod member and the second universal joint. Thus, operating the driving rod can move the first and second clamping portions, maintaining the clamping force stably.
US10456150B2	Discharge device A discharge device and method are disclosed that can discharge a discharge substance with a desired discharge amount at a desired flow rate. A storage unit provided in a discharge device includes a storage space which can store a discharge substance, and a discharge section which can discharge the discharge substance stored in the storage space toward the proximal side of a main body in an axial direction, and is configured to be capable of expanding deformation and contracting deformation in response to introduction and discharge of the discharge substance.
US10456142B2	Surgical saw and saw blade for use therewith A surgical saw blade for being coupled to a drive hub of a surgical saw. The surgical saw blade includes an attachment portion configured to be removably coupled to the drive hub. The surgical saw blade also includes a cutting portion opposite the attachment portion that includes a plurality of teeth. Additionally, the attachment portion defines a pair of indents. The first indent and the second indent are each defined by at least one curved surface. The curved surface is radially outwardly convex.
US10456141B2	Polymer overmolded bariatric clamp and method of installing A bariatric clamp may include substrate members overmolded in polymer forming first and second elongated portions, a bight portion having a flexible hinge, a fastener portion, and an engagement portion for retaining the clamp in a closed position to partition the stomach. A method for installing may include creating an opening in a patient's abdominal cavity to access the stomach, removing tissue connected to the stomach adjacent areas the clamp is to be positioned, positioning the clamp in an open position wherein first ends of the first and second elongated portions are open relative to one another, inserting the clamp into the abdominal cavity in the open position and the first and second elongated portions of the clamp separately pass through the opening in the abdominal cavity, positioning the first and second elongated portions adjacent first and second sides of the stomach, and closing the clamp to partition the stomach.
US10456131B2	Method and apparatus for loading and implanting a shape memory implant An implant insertion device is adapted for use with a shape memory implant. The shape memory implant includes a bridge interconnecting first and second legs. The shape memory implant is movable between a first shape in which the first and second legs are substantially non-parallel and a second shape in which the first and second legs are substantially parallel. The implant insertion device engages the shape memory implant to maintain the shape memory implant in its second shape until the delivery of the shape memory implant into tissue or bone.
US10456127B2	Retractable suture needle assembly An assembly and method for the protection of medical personnel from accidental suture needle sticks is described. The assembly includes a case containing a needle which can be retracted when not in use. The needle is extended and retracted through the engagement of a needle driver which compresses a compressible member. The compressible member exerts a force on the needle which in turn extends the needle's point beyond the casing so that the user can suture tissue. Disengaging the needle driver retracts the needle point which protects the user from accidentally receiving a needle prick from a contaminated needle between punctures.
US10456124B2	Apparatus and methods for sealing a vascular puncture A sealant for sealing a puncture through tissue includes a first section, e.g., formed from freeze-dried hydrogel, and a second section extending from the distal end. The second section may be formed from PEG-precursors including PEG-ester and PEG-amine, e.g., in an equivalent ratio of active group sites of PEG-ester/PEG-amine greater than one-to-one, e.g., such that excess esters may provide faster activation upon contact with physiological fluids and enhance adhesion of the sealant within a puncture. At least some of the precursors remain in an unreactive state until exposed to an aqueous physiological environment, e.g., within a puncture, whereupon the precursors undergo in-situ cross-linking to provide adhesion to tissue adjacent the puncture. For example, the PEG-amine precursors may include the free amine form and the salt form. The free amine form at least partially cross-links with the PEG-ester and the salt form remains in the unreactive state in the sealant before introduction into the puncture.
US10456121B2	Tissue removal system A tissue removal device includes an outer tubular member coupled to a housing and a having a tissue resection window, an inner tubular member slidably disposed within the outer tubular member, a tissue trap having a sealed interior in fluid communication with a vacuum chamber, an open proximal end of the inner tubular member being disposed within the tissue trap interior, and an actuator moveably coupled to the housing and operatively connected to a movable piston in the vacuum chamber, such that movement of the actuator relative to the housing generates a vacuum in the tissue trap.
US10456118B2	Biological sample collection, storage, and transport system and method A biological sample collection, storage, and transport device includes a collection assembly and a sheath, wherein the collection assembly includes a support shaft, a swab head, and a handle, the swab head mechanically couples to a distal support shaft end, the handle couples to a proximal support shaft end, and the collection assembly slideably couples to the sheath and is configurable in a retracted position with the swab head entirely disposed within the sheath or an extended position with the swab head extending outside of the sheath. A distal sheath end includes an aperture, the aperture having a circumference large enough to allow the swab head to pass through said aperture when the collection assembly is configured in the extended position, and a seal is applied to the distal sheath end after the swab head has collected a biological sample and the collection assembly has been reconfigured into the retracted position.
US10456116B2	Shadow suppression in ultrasound imaging Shadow suppression is provided in ultrasound imaging, such as in steered spatial compounding. Using a transform or other approach, the data of a frame of data along the steering direction is projected. The projection is used to determine weights. The frame is weighted with the projection-based weights, reducing or removing shadows based on the one frame rather than based on registration with other frames. In the steered spatial compounding example, a compounded frame with independently shadow suppressed component frames may have little or no fork-like image artifacts due to shadowing.
US10456112B2	Ultrasound diagnosis apparatus, ultrasound diagnosis method and computer-readable storage medium An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus providing a user interface enabling a user to easily move viewpoint. The ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes an image generating unit, which obtains a first ultrasound image by scanning a target object; and a control unit, which obtains first information including a plurality of nodes included in the first ultrasound image, moves a viewpoint based on the first information, and obtains second ultrasound images.
US10456109B2	Ultrasonic endoscope The ultrasonic endoscope includes: an insertion part that includes a tip, a base end, and a longitudinal axis; an ultrasonic transducer that is provided at the tip of the insertion part; a locking groove that is a balloon mounting portion which is disposed closer to the base end of the insertion part than the ultrasonic transducer is and on which a balloon wrapping the ultrasonic transducer is detachably mounted; a balloon pipe line that extends in the insertion part; a tip-side opening surface of the balloon pipe line that is provided closer to the tip than the locking groove and has components normal to a direction of the longitudinal axis; and a groove portion which is formed toward the tip from the tip-side opening surface as a starting point and of which at least a part overlaps the ultrasonic transducer in the direction of the longitudinal axis.
US10456107B2	Ultrasound imaging device and method for transmitting audible sounds An ultrasound imaging device includes an exterior housing including a panel, a processor positioned within the exterior housing, and an acoustic exciter attached to the panel and electrically connected to the processor. The processor is configured to drive the acoustic exciter in order to vibrate the panel and transmit audible sounds. A method of providing audible sounds from an ultrasound device includes attaching an acoustic exciter to a panel, electrically connecting the acoustic exciter to a processor, providing signals to the acoustic exciter from the processor, vibrating the acoustic exciter in response to the signals, and transmitting audible sounds from the panel connected to the acoustic exciter.
US10456106B2	Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, medical image processing apparatus, and medical image processing method According to one embodiment, a position detection unit detects position information of an ultrasonic probe including ultrasonic transducers, with reference to a reference position. A transmission/reception unit supplies a driving signal to each transducer and generates a reception signal based on a reception echo signal generated by the transducer. Based on the reception signal, a three-dimensional data generation unit generates first three-dimensional data, in which a region corresponding to a living body tissue is specified by a specifying unit. A setting unit sets a first viewpoint based on the position information and specified region. An image generation unit generates a rendering image by rendering processing using the first viewpoint and first three-dimensional data.
US10456100B2	X-ray imaging device Provided is an X-ray imaging device having a foldable arm unit for supporting an X-ray tube, and an operating unit for operating the X-ray tube, on a joint of arms constituting the arm unit. The operating unit is, for instance, a display unit serving also as the operating unit (display unit with a touch panel), and it is detachable from the joint of the arms. As another operating unit, a handle for operating the arm unit is provided. The handle for operating the arm unit can be provided with an operating switch for operating the X-ray tube. With this configuration, the X-ray imaging device being superior in operability and easy in checking the displayed information can be provided, at any height the X-ray tube is positioned.
US10456093B2	Medical image diagnostic apparatus Reference part selection objects indicating the position and direction of the reference part of an object are displayed at a plurality of positions together with a body position setting image 3A showing the positional relationship between a scanning unit 10 and the object. Then, when a reference part selection object at an arbitrary position is selected, a body position corresponding to the selected object is set as a scanning condition. In addition, the display is switched to a body position setting image corresponding to the selected object.
US10456091B2	Displays for a medical device Embodiments described herein relate to an analyte monitoring device having a user interface with a display and a plurality of actuators. The display is configured to render a plurality of display screens, including a home screen and an alert screen. The home screen is divided into a plurality of simultaneously displayed panels, with a first panel displays a rate of change of continuously monitored analyte levels in interstitial fluid, a second panel simultaneously displays a current analyte level and an analyte trend indicator, and a third panel displays status information of a plurality of components of the device. When an alarm condition is detected, the display renders the alert screen in place of the home screen, the alert screen displaying information corresponding to the detected alarm condition. Furthermore, the actuators are configured to affect further output of the analyte monitoring device corresponding to the detected condition.
US10456088B2	Performance of biological measurements in the presence of noise In particular embodiments, a method for determining a heart-rate variability (HRV) measurement of a user may include receiving, from a sensor of an electronic device of the user, heart sensor data, determining a noise level of the heart sensor data, and then adjusting the HRV measurement by an amount calculated based on the determined noise level. The sensor data may include data on a photoplethysmograph (PPG) signal over a noise-calculation time period.
US10456087B2	Method for score confidence interval estimation when vital sign sampling frequency is limited The following relates generally to the medical monitoring arts, medical warning systems concerning a monitored patient, and so forth. In clinical settings, alarms are usually triggered when a single-parameter or a multi-parameter score exceeds certain thresholds. When a score needs to be determined, if certain parameters are not available, the common practice is to use the most recent measurements of the parameters for the score calculation. However, a patient's status may change from moment to moment. The parameters measured hours ago may not be a good indicator of the patient's current status. This uncertainty can put deteriorating patients at great risk. An embodiment uses statistical methods to estimate a range of scores and the probability of these scores if old measurements have to be used for score determination. Instead of giving a single number at a time, a confidence interval may be displayed to emphasize the fact that the score is determined partially based on old measurements. If there is a chance that the actual score is higher and may exceed a critical alarm threshold, a notification can be issued to advise a new measurement reading to improve score confidence.
US10456083B2	System and method for cortical mapping withouth direct cortical stimulation and with little required communication An apparatus for cortical mapping and method for using same are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a ECoG electrodes array, a stimulation pad, a neural interface processor, and a computing device for mapping eloquent cortical regions of a subject's brain without using exogenous stimulation and with high resolution.
US10456082B2	Method and apparatus for contacting skin with sensor equipment A method, apparatus and computer program, in which a body of a wearable apparatus is maintained maintaining by a link in place at a given part of skin of the user. A sensor platform is movably supported sandwiched between the body and the skin and supported by the body movably with relation to the body towards and away of the skin, when the apparatus is worn by the user. A sensor is supported by the sensor platform. The sensor produces sensor signals corresponding to a property of the skin or underlying matter. The position of the sensor platform is adjusted by an actuator with relation to the skin.
US10456078B2	Wearable device and system for preventative health care for repetitive strain injuries A wearable device including a sensor system for Manual Wheelchair Users (MWCUs) to provide an alert to the MWCUs when there is an increased risk of injury is provided. The wearable device includes sensors measuring the physical activity of the MWCU and transmitting it as user data to a user motion dynamics analysis system on a user device. When the user motion dynamics analysis system determines that there is a risk of injury, it transmits an alert to the wearable device for display to the user.
US10456077B1	Athletic training optimization Methods and apparatuses for athletic training optimization are disclosed. In one example, a fitness level change is identified. In one example, a current training intensity is updated to reflect an updated user fitness level.
US10456075B2	Method for calibrating apparatus for monitoring rehabilitation from joint surgery A method for calibrating sensors applied to a patient to monitor rehabilitation is disclosed. The calibration method according to the invention that is insensitive to changes in the patient's body position during the calibration procedure—calibration of the flex sensors is facilitated regardless of what orientation they may be applied to the thigh and shank of patient. The calibration method uses three-axis accelerometers defined by software incorporated in local computer.
US10456068B2	Device for obtaining small, precise volumes of fluid from animals A “one-step”, single-handed device for obtaining small, precise volumes of fluid from animals is able to quickly and easily draw a fluid sample. The device comprises an extraction component and a collection component that are coupled together and disposed along a grip handle. The user manipulates the device so as to initiate the extraction of the fluid, and then collect the fluid in a component that can quickly and easily be removed from the grip handle—allowing the handle to be re-loaded and used again and again. The extraction component may comprise a hypodermic needle and the collection component may comprise a pre-calibrated pipette, where the pipette is positioned directly behind the needle and will thus draw the extracted fluid into a pre-sized chamber within the pipette.
US10456056B2	Combination torso vest to map cardiac electrophysiology Cardiac catheterization is carried out by clothing a subject in a torso vest having a plurality of sensing electrodes, magnetic location sensors, active current location sensors and patches for establishing galvanic contact with the skin. A multi-electrode probe is inserted into a cardiac chamber such that a plurality of intracardiac electrodes are disposed at respective locations in the heart. Respective locations are determined using the active current location sensors, Electrical calibration signals are emitted from the intracardiac electrodes, and received in the sensing electrodes of the torso vest. Relationships between the emitted calibration signals and the received calibration signals in the intracardiac electrodes are established to map a correspondence between the received calibration signals and the respective locations.
US10456054B2	Electroencephalogram triggered resource distribution query system Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods, and computer program products for electroencephalogram triggered resource distribution query. In this way, the system may generate a spectral analysis baseline electroencephalogram reading for a user that can be segmented and analyzed based on a specific time span associated with a known stimulus or event, and diagnostic applications generally focus on either event-related potentials or the like. The system may utilize EEG recognition to identify a user baseline and for tiered velocity/frequency tolerance identification of resource distribution. In this way, based on a tiered velocity/frequency tolerances of the user or the resource distribution system, the user may be alerted of an action control network for management of the resource distribution upon an EEG reading during initiation of the resource distribution.
US10456051B2	Pressure sensor calibration systems and methods Intravascular devices, systems, and methods are disclosed. In some embodiments, the intravascular devices include at least one pressure sensing component within a distal portion of the device. In that regard, one or more electrical, electronic, optical, and/or electro-optical pressure-sensing components is secured to an elongated member and the system includes components to process the output signals according to various calibration parameters.
US10456050B2	Ferroelectric composite material-based artificial electronic skin An artificial electronic skin according to the present disclosure comprises: a lower electrode; a first layer laminated on the lower electrode; a first micro dome formed on the first layer in a semispherical shape so as to stand upright upwards; a second layer laminated on the first layer; a second micro dome formed on the lower portion of the second layer, which lies opposite the first layer, in a semispherical shape to be able to engage with the first micro dome; an upper electrode laminated on the upper end surface of the second layer; and a pattern layer laminated on the upper end surface of the upper electrode so as to receive an external pressure applied thereto. The artificial electronic skin according to the present disclosure is advantageous in that a dynamic pressure, a static pressure, and a temperature can be sensed and distinguished by a single element, using different signals.
US10456047B2	Method and system for monitoring hemodynamics A system for monitoring hemodynamics of a subject is disclosed. The system comprises: a signal generating system configured for providing at least an output electric signal and transmitting the output signal to an organ of the subject. The system also comprises a demodulation system configured for receiving an input electrical signal sensed from the organ responsively to the output electric signal, and for modulating the input signal using the output signal to provide an in-phase component and a quadrature component of the input signal. The system also comprises a processing system configured for monitoring the hemodynamics based on the in-phase and the quadrature components.
US10456042B2	Virtual reality imaging of the brain A method for imaging the brain of a living patient includes creating and displaying an unconstrained 3D virtual reality image of the brain of the living patient based on a plurality of 3D images captured by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). An administration of a drug is simulated into brain tissue. The simulation includes displaying a simulated diffusion of the drug in 3D VR image of the brain; displaying simulated brain tissue uptake of the drug in the 3D VR image of the brain; displaying a simulated stimulation of individual neurons in the 3D VR image of the brain; and analyzing a simulated activity of the individual neurons based on at least one predetermined property of the drug. The method further includes determining a brain treatment protocol based at least in part on the simulated administration of the drug into the brain.
US10456039B2	Electronic apparatus, system, and control method thereof An electronic apparatus includes: a connector which is configured to enable one of measurement devices for measuring different types of bio signals to be selectively attached thereto or detached therefrom; a communication device configured to communicate with an external apparatus; and a processor configured to, in response to the measurement device being attached to the connector, obtain identification information of the attached measurement device and transmit the identification information to the external apparatus, and control the attached measurement device based on a control command received from the external apparatus.
US10456036B2	Structured tailoring Embodiments related to a self-administered, behavior modification program facilitated through a structured tailoring method and system thereof which accelerates and enhances the internalization process of the individual, and which provides help when the individual begins to fail in adhering or continuing with the behavior modification are disclosed. Program instructions that when executed by a processor causes a processor to initiate automatically a schedule of events of a structured tailoring procedure upon entry criteria being met at some unknown time, provide intervention according to the intervention preferences when the adherence criteria for one of the events has not been met, and end automatically the structured collection procedure upon exit criteria being met at some unknown time.
US10456035B2	Ophthalmic surgical microscope An ophthalmic surgical microscope includes an observation optical system configured to guide observation luminous fluxes for a right eye and a left eye from an observation object to an imaging device, an actuator configured to move a position of the observation optical system in at least a direction intersecting with the observation luminous fluxes, a processor, and a memory storing computer-readable instructions. The computer readable instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the ophthalmic surgical microscope to cause a stereoscopic image display to display an observation image to be observed with a right eye of a user and an observation image to be observed with a left eye of the user, detect a position of the observation object with respect to the observation optical system, and correct a deviation in a relative position of the observation optical system with respect to the observation object.
US10456029B2	Apparatus and method for detecting surface topography Apparatus and methods are described, for detecting the surface topography of a portion of a curved surface of an object. A beam of light is directed toward the surface from a broad angle of incidence with respect to an optical axis of a camera. Light reflected from the surface is received by the camera, via a narrow-angle aperture. One or more darkened regions in the received light are detected, and the surface topography of portion of the surface is detected at least partially in response to the detected darkened regions. Other applications are also described.
US10456028B2	Apparatus for use in the measurement of macular pigment optical density and/or lens optical density of an eye An apparatus for use in the measurement of the optical density of macular pigment in the human eye, and an apparatus for the use in measuring the lens optical density of a human eye. The apparatus is particularly applicable to flicker photometers, which are used to measure the macular pigment in the human eye.
US10456027B2	Architecture and method for maximally stable extremal regions (MSERs)-based exudates detection in fundus images for diabetic retinopathy Architecture and a method for maximally stable extremal regions (MSERs)-based detection of exudates in an ocular fundus is disclosed. The architecture includes a communication interface to receive pixels of an ocular fundus image. The architecture further includes processing circuitry that is coupled to the communication interface. The processing circuitry is configured to automatically provide labels for light image regions and dark image regions within the ocular fundus image for a given intensity threshold and find MSERs within the ocular fundus image based on the labels. The architecture also determines MSER regions based on the MSER criteria and then highlights the pixels of the ocular fundus image that are located within MSER regions to indicate the exudates in the ocular fundus. The architecture is further configured to determine MSER ellipses parameters based on MSER regions and MSER criteria and then highlight the locations of the exudates in the ocular fundus.
US10456023B2	Image sensor, endoscope, and endoscope system An image sensor includes: pixels; first transfer lines configured to transfer imaging signals of shared pixels that are present in a plurality of different rows and share a single column transfer line for each predetermined number of pixels adjacent in a row direction and; a constant current source configured to transfer the imaging signals; output units configured to externally output the imaging signals; and a control unit configured to simultaneously and externally outputs, by simultaneously driving the plurality of shared pixels present in a same single column transfer line in the plurality of different rows, each of the plurality of imaging signals, which are output from the shared pixels and are present in the same column in the plurality of different rows, and externally output all of the imaging signals of the shared pixels present in the plurality of different rows same number of times as the predetermined number.
US10456019B2	Assessing fallopian tubal patency A method of assessing Fallopian tubal patency includes introducing a distension medium into a patient's uterus, introducing a contrasting medium into the uterus, and observing the contrasting medium, for example, via a hysteroscope, to determine whether the contrasting medium flows into one or both Fallopian tubes. A device for assessing Fallopian tubal patency includes a chamber for receiving contrast media, a flow path through the chamber for delivering distension media to a patient's uterus, and a flow controller for regulating the flow of distension media to the patient's uterus. The flow path is configured to permit flow of contrast media from the chamber into the flow path.
US10456016B2	Applicator for a speculum accessory sleeve and use thereof An applicator for positioning a sleeve accessory on a medical speculum, and a method for using the applicator, is provided. The applicator has a flat, oblong shape with a distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end being broader than the distal end. The distal end of the applicator includes a first prong and a second prong. At least a portion of the distal end of the applicator is configured to slide into a lumen of a sleeve accessory to facilitate positioning of the sleeve accessory on a medical speculum.
US10456013B2	Cable connection structure, imaging apparatus, and endoscope A disclosed cable connection structure includes a circuit board that includes a first main body portion and a second main portion that includes a shield set portion, a shield connection electrode, and a plurality of core wire connection electrodes; and a plurality of coaxial cables each of which is processed such that a core wire, an internal insulator, and a shield are exposed from a tip portion in a stepwise manner, where the core wires are connected to the respective core wire connection electrodes and the shields are collectively connected to the shield connection electrode. The second main body portion and the coaxial cables are positioned within a projection plane of a front surface that is perpendicular to a principal surface of the first main body portion.
US10456010B2	Device and methods of improving laparoscopic surgery An improved interface between the surgeon and an endoscope system for laparoscopic surgery, holding a laparoscopic camera and/or controlling an automated endoscope assistant includes at least one wireless transmitter with at least one operating key, at least one wireless receiver, at least one conventional laparoscopy computerized system loaded with conventional surgical instrument spatial location software, and conventional automated assistant maneuvering software, software loaded onto the conventional laparoscopy system that enables a visual response to the depression of at least one key on the wireless transmitter as well as an interface with the conventional automated assistant maneuvering software so as to achieve movement of the endoscope, and at least one video screen.
US10455998B2	Vacuum cleaner A vacuum cleaner is provided, which includes a main body; a dust collection unit arranged in the main body to collect dusts from air that flows into the main body along an intake passage; and a suction unit arranged at a downstream that is lower than a location of the dust collection unit on the intake passage to provide a suction force, wherein the suction unit includes a suction force generator, an exhaust passage configured to switch a discharge direction of the air that has passed through the suction force generator at least twice, and a plurality of sound-absorbing members arranged on the exhaust passage to pass the air therethrough.
US10455994B2	Foldable and portable toilet device The present invention is adapted to the technical field of toilet, and provides a foldable portable toilet device, comprising: a seat plate is a plurality of folding parts folded left and right and/or front and back, a folding mechanism provided between the adjacent folding parts; and a groove provided at a bottom of the seat plate and matched with an outer shape of the seat plate of the toilet; a handle provided on a side of the seat plate and provided with a first button through which the folding mechanism is controlled to retract; a plurality of stabilizing means provided within the groove of the seat plate; the stabilizing means locks the portable toilet device onto the seat plate of the toilet. In view of this, the foldable portable toilet device provided by the present invention is portable as well as safe and reliable in use.
US10455992B2	Hand dryer having managed air flow A method and apparatus for drying objects in low-volume enclosed spaces is disclosed. In one embodiment, the apparatus is a hand dryer that comprises a dryer cavity including an input port, an exhaust port, and an opening for insertion of a hand having moisture thereon, an air channel, pneumatically coupling the exhaust port of the dryer cavity to the input port of the dryer cavity, the air channel substantially isolated from an interior volume of the lavatory, and a blower, communicatively coupled to the air channel, for moving air through the air channel and the dryer cavity.
US10455991B2	Shower floor panel with functional element A shower base panel module that includes: a panel element; a continuous borehole provided on the panel element, an annular body accommodated in the borehole for inserting a drain element. The panel element has a first pan-shaped surface and a second planar surface facing away from the first surface, so that the outer edge of the panel element has a panel thickness that exceeds a panel thickness at the borehole. The annular body protrudes beyond the second planar surface in the drain direction. A reinforcement body, which receives the annular body protruding beyond the planar surface, is placed beneath the second planar surface of the panel element.
US10455990B2	Trackless, frameless bi-fold doors for use with a shower or bathtub There are described fully trackless, frameless bi-fold doors for use with conventional bathtubs, showers, or walk-in bathtubs.
US10455989B2	Shower door A shower door comprises a movable door, wherein at least one rolling wheel is fixed on the movable door, and at least one limiting member is fixed on the movable door; the shower door further comprises a track, the track is arranged below the rolling wheel, a closer is fixed on the track, the closer comprises a clamping member and a middle portion of the clamping member is provided with a clamping mouth facing upwards; and the limiting member comprises a limiting block and an anti-bouncing block, wherein the limiting block is located above the track, the limiting block is capable of being clamped in the clamping mouth of the clamping member and the anti-bouncing block is located below the track.
US10455988B2	Magnetized accessory system for bath or shower walls A bath or shower storage system which offers customizable storage solutions for a bath or shower. The bath or shower storage system includes a bath or shower wall having a magnet-friendly zone formed by an integrated panel within the bath or shower wall, and one or more magnetic shelves which can be attached to the magnet-friendly zone. The magnetic shelves include an attachment member that includes one or more magnets, and a storage member to store bath products. The bath or shower storage system may include a variety of storage solutions such as shallow trays, shelves, washcloth holders, and hooks.
US10455987B1	Scalable automated cooking system having small footprint and reduced labor cost An automatic cooking system includes a computer system that stores recipes, cooking stations each comprising a cooking container that can cook food ingredients therein to produce a first cooked food, wherein the computer system can assign and schedule a plurality of dishes to be cooked at the cooking stations, storage containers configured to hold food ingredients, mini vehicles each carrying transport containers configured to hold the food ingredients, wherein the computer system can control at least some of movements of the mini vehicles in accordance to the recipes, a loading apparatus configured to load food ingredients from the storage stations to the transport containers on the mini vehicles, and an unloading apparatus that can transfer food ingredients from the transport containers on the mini vehicles to the cooking container at one of the cooking stations.
US10455986B2	Oven roasting rack A rack for cooking poultry or other meat comprises a collapsible frame made from a plurality of rod like members including a cradle within which an elongated skewer is non-rotatably retained such that said skewer may be separable and removable from said rack to turn or plate the poultry.
US10455984B1	Container A container stores, grinds, and measure material. The container includes upper and lower grinding sections that are mated together and rotated to grind the material. A collection section is below the lower grinding section and includes a mesh screen to filter particulate. The mesh screen also functions as a scale to weigh the contents in the collection section. An electronic housing includes a display, microcontroller, one or more buttons, a communications device, and a power supply. Below the electronics housing is a container section retained by a container holder that also includes a scale. The container is enabled to communicate with an external computing device through an application to send and receive data and commands.
US10455983B2	Modular food holding system A modular food holding system includes a plurality of individual modularized food holding chambers, each of the plurality of food holding chambers being physically and communicatively removably connected to one another. Each of the food holding chambers includes a food holding cavity and at least one of a heating element and/or a cooling element for heating or cooling the food holding cavity. A chamber base is physically and communicatively removably connected to one of the food holding chambers and operation of at least one food holding chamber is controlled by the chamber base.
US10455979B2	Smoke trap apparatus and system A smoke trap includes a receptacle with a floor opening, a tubular riser surrounding the opening and extending from the floor into a receptacle cavity, and a capping element disposed over an aperture in a riser. The capping element has an upper wall and a side wall partially bounding a body cavity and extending from the upper wall toward the floor. The capping element covers the aperture from above and from the side without fluidly sealing the aperture such that the aperture is in fluid communication with the body cavity and the body cavity is in fluid communication with the receptacle cavity. A portion of the side wall extends past the aperture such that the aperture is disposed within the body cavity. Grease management systems that include the smoke trap have means for transferring grease into the receptacle cavity to inhibit smoke from escaping the receptacle cavity through the opening.
US10455976B2	Coupling system of a removable visor for a pressure cooker This utility model belongs to the technological sector of housewares and refers specifically to a coupling system of a visor for a pressure cooker that can be removed for cleaning and safely reassembled by the user without safety risks for the user. In summary, the developed solution consists basically of an elastomer material sleeve and a flat glass part. The arrangement of the parts of the visor coupling system still has the differential of avoiding the user to reverse the visor at the time of reassembly. It also features as a differential the use of grips of the elastomer to dismiss the use of screws, nuts, vulcanization, etc. to couple and seal the visor when performing the tightness of the pressure cooker.
US10455974B2	Capsule kit for use in a food preparation machine The present invention is directed to a kit of at least two capsules (11) each for containing at least one specific food ingredient, the capsules being adapted to be alternatively functionally inserted in the brewing cavity of a food preparation machine (1) for the preparation of a multi-ingredient food product, characterized in that each capsule in the kit (11) comprises at least one deformable portion (17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 29, 31, 33, 34, 35, 38) that is deformed when said capsule is inserted into the machine cavity, and/or when said cavity is closed, so that at least one machine operational parameter is set by detection of the reaction force on the machine cavity by the deformed deformable portion, said kit being further characterized in that different capsules in the kit comprise deformable portions with different predetermined mechanical properties so as to customize the machine brewing functional parameters to each capsule inserted therein.
US10455970B2	Pack, system and method for preparing beverages The invention concerns pack (1) with an inner volume (2) in which a food or beverage ingredient (7) is stored and in which a beverage is produced when water is introduced inside,—said inner volume (2) being defined by two sheets of material (10) joined to one another at their edges and said inner volume (2) presenting a generally plane shape defining a plane (P) vertically oriented during beverage production,—said pack comprising at least one inlet (3) for introducing water in the inner volume and at least one outlet (4) for delivering the beverage from said inner volume, the water inlet (3) and the beverage outlet (4) being included in one single insert (5), said single insert (5) being positioned at the bottom of the pack and being partially positioned between two joined edges of the sheets of material (10), the water inlet (3) being oriented essentially perpendicularly to the plane (P) defined by the inner volume (2), and—wherein the single insert (5) comprises a centring hole (53) extending essentially perpendicularly to the generally plane (P) shape of the inner volume.
US10455969B2	Beverage dispenser with powder container The invention concerns a beverage dispenser comprising: at least one refillable container (2) for storing soluble beverage powder, said container comprising: a tank (21), a dosing device (23), a discharge port (22) at the outlet of the tank, at least one beverage preparation unit (3) operatively linked to the container for preparing a beverage from the stored soluble beverage powder, wherein the discharge port (22) of the container comprises: an internal delivery tube (221) comprising a hollowing-out (222) in its bottom part, an external movable cover (223) comprising a hollowing-out (224) in its bottom part, said external movable cover covering at least a part of the internal delivery tube (221) and being movable between: a dosing position in which the both hollowing-outs (222, 224) of the internal delivery tube and of the external movable cover overlap each other, and a rest position in which the surface of the external movable cover (223) overlaps and closes the hollowing-out (222) of the delivery tube.
US10455968B1	Coffee dispenser The coffee dispenser disclosed herein may serve a single serving of coffee. The coffee dispenser may including a coffee concentrate fluid line which intersects with a water fluid line at a junction to allow mixing of coffee concentrate with water as the respective fluids flow through the coffee dispenser.
US10455967B2	Circulator cooker A sous-vide circulator cooker is disclosed. A sous-vide circulator cooker can include a controller located in a sealed housing. The controller configured to be communicatively coupled to an electronic input device, such as a smart phone or server, and be capable of receiving control instructions from the electronic input device. The sous-vide circulator cooker can also include a submersible pump connected to the sealed controller, an adjustable electrode to detect water level, a clamp enabling the device to be adjustably secured to a container such as a water chamber. The cooker can be used to cook food placed in water within the chamber by heating the water.
US10455965B1	Postal delivery notification system The postal delivery notification system is an instrument that is configured for use with a mailbox. The postal delivery notification system is a sensor that monitors the contents of the mailbox. Specifically, the postal delivery notification system comprises a control system and a sensor. The sensor detects when a parcel is placed into or removed from the mailbox. The sensor is attached to the control system such that the control system receives a signal from the sensor that indicates that the parcel has been placed into or removed from the mailbox. The control system responds to the receipt of the signal by sending a first message to an appropriate authority indicating the introduction or removal of the parcel from the mailbox.
US10455957B2	Health pillow A health pillow includes a supine portion and two side-lying portions symmetrically arranged on the two opposite sides of the supine portion. Each of the side-lying portions has a front surface. The supine portion has a supporting protrusion extending beyond the two front surfaces, and the supporting protrusion has a flat surface extending outwardly and away from the two front surfaces. Whereby, the health pillow can help people to get better sleep quality.
US10455956B1	Frame for a planar display pane A planar display pane assembly includes a frame assembly with a frame with first and second spaced apart and opposed second decorative with first and second openings to receive a planar display pane. A through opening is formed through the frame to view the planar display pane in either direction of the frame. The first opening is formed around the through opening. The second opening is formed around the through opening and facing away from the first opening. A first plurality of fasteners is formed about the first opening. A second plurality of fasteners is formed about the second opening. A plurality of retainers is sized to engage the first plurality of fasteners or the second plurality of fasteners to retain the planar display pane to the frame. The planar display pane is received within the first opening or the second opening.
US10455952B2	Skewer for loading cutlery A lockable skewer for loading stacks of plastic cutlery into dispensers is described. The skewer comprises a vertical shaft that passes through holes in the cutlery. The vertical shaft includes a flange located below the bottom of the stack. The vertical shaft is configured to rotate between an unlocked position in which the flange is configured to pass through the holes in the cutlery pieces and a locked position in which the flange is not configured to pass through the holes in the cutlery pieces.
US10455951B2	Cushioning material having sensor, and bed The cushioning material having a sensor 1 includes a resin sheet 4 composed of photoelastic resin, a cushioning material 21 laminated on the resin sheet 4, a photosensor 15 including a light generating unit 5 and a light receiving unit 8 that are disposed to face each other so as to sandwich the resin sheet 4, and a processor 3 that detects a stress applied to the resin sheet 4 based on the light signal detected by the photosensor 15.
US10455945B2	Thoracic region comfort seating system A thoracic support for a seat back of a seat is provided. The thoracic support structure is pivotally attached to the seat back and pivots between a first position and a second position. In the second position the support structure supports at least a portion of the thoracic region of the user's spine. An actuator disposed between a support surface and the support structure pivots the support structure from the first position to the second position upon actuation.
US10455944B2	Seat cushion A seat cushion provided for supporting a sitting person, including a seat portion having an upwardly facing surface and a downwardly facing surface; a plurality of mutually spaced inclined grooves formed in the seat portion; wherein the inclined grooves extend along at least a portion of the distance between the upwardly facing surface and the downwardly facing surface.
US10455943B2	Themed stool A themed stool that includes a seat, a mainframe component supporting the seat, an inner shaft disposed within the mainframe component, a lower shaft that receives the inner shaft, and a removable base to the lower shaft. The themed stool also includes a mounting bracket assembly that removably attached a three dimensional ornamental figure, a silhouette of a themed figure, or a decorative graphic to the mainframe component of the stool. The mounting bracket assembly can also be removably attached to any stool. The mounting bracket assembly includes a mounting bracket removably attached to one of the three dimensional ornamental figure and the silhouette of a themed figure and at least one attachment bracket that removably attaches the mounting bracket assembly to the shaft of any stool.
US10455939B2	One piece injection-molded stackable rocking chair The present disclosure is directed to a one-piece, injection-molded stackable rocking chair. More specifically, it is directed to the configuration of the rockers that join the rocking chair's front and rear legs. The rockers' interiors contain a plurality of closely-spaced thin-wall ribs configured so that the rocker's interior structure provides the rigidity and structural integrity necessary to pass the government and industry strength tests. The thin-wall ribs may be, for example, configured in a zigzag manner, forming acute angles with respect to the rockers' sidewalls to form triangular-shaped and/or parallelogram-shaped cells. The rockers' top surface may be open so that the thin-wall ribs and cells are visible from above and the rockers' bottom surfaces are closed to spread the weight of an occupied rocking chair over an area large enough to not damage the floor upon which the rocking chair sits. Alternatively, to provide a different aesthetic, the top may be closed and the bottom open. Two such rockers are integrally injection-molded with a rocking chair body to form a one-piece, injection-molded, stackable rocking chair, preferably in resin and preferably in a two-part mold.
US10455935B1	Post and deck combination for a shelf assembly A post and deck combination for a shelf assembly includes a hollow vertical post having an outer wall with slots at different heights. Each slot has a positioning portion. A coupling board is disposed on an edge of a deck and includes a first insertion groove. A coupling member includes a columnar portion interconnected between first and second ends thereof and having a first section with a diameter smaller than a width of each positioning portion and a second section received in the first insertion groove. The coupling member extends through one of the slots. The positioning portion of the one of the slots is located at the first section. The first insertion groove is coupled with the first end of the coupling member. A first receiving end of the first insertion groove is located on an inclined guiding face of the second section.
US10455929B2	Toothbrush with angled bristles A toothbrush having a distal end and a proximal end. The toothbrush has a head portion located at the distal end. The toothbrush also has a plurality of bristles coupled to the head portion and extending outward in a ventral direction. The toothbrush also has a neck portion being coupled to the head portion at a neck portion distal end. The toothbrush also has a shoulder portion being coupled to the neck portion at a shoulder portion distal end and a neck portion proximal end, and the shoulder portion being curved toward the ventral direction. The toothbrush also has a base portion located at the proximal end, the base portion being coupled to the shoulder portion at a base portion distal end and a shoulder portion proximal end, the base portion being curved toward the ventral direction.
US10455924B2	Sleeping pad for sleeping cot A contoured sleeping pad for use on a hot or other similar structure having a sag or “valley” in a central region. The contoured sleeping pad includes top and bottom surfaces and left and right longitudinal edges. The contoured sleeping pad has a height or thickness proximate the left and right longitudinal edges which is less than the height in a central region approximately midway between the left and right longitudinal edges.
US10455918B2	Depressible thermal tips A dispenser includes a depressible thermal tip and a housing having a reservoir for containing a product, such as a cosmetic product or a medicinal product. The depressible thermal tip comprises a thermal applicator displaceable between open and closed positions. The thermal applicator may be depressibly coupled in a collar fixed to the housing, or the thermal applicator may be depressibly coupled in a button depressibly coupled in a collar fixed to the housing.
US10455916B2	Hair styling apparatus This invention relates to apparatus and methods for regulating a parameter on a handheld appliance, such as a hair styling appliance. A hair styling apparatus comprises a body having at least one arm bearing a hair styling heater; a temperature sensor arranged to sense a temperature of the hair styling heater and generate a temperature sense signal; and a power supply unit comprising a magnetic energy transfer element, an AC input coupled to a first side of the magnetic energy transfer element, a heater drive output coupled to a second side of the magnetic energy transfer element and to the hair styling heater to power said hair styling heater, and a power controller configured to regulate the heater drive output. A power controller is coupled to the temperature sense signal and configured to regulate the heater drive output of the power supply so as to control the temperature of the hair styling heater responsive to the temperature sense signal.
US10455915B2	Personal wheeled container exterior support shelf A personal wheeled container exterior support shelf that can be attached to an existing personal wheeled container is provided. The exterior support shelf comprises an elongated support member, the support member having a longitudinal axis and including a pair of plates that form a cavity that extends along the longitudinal axis of the support member, and a shelf extension assembly. The shelf extension assembly includes a pair of extendable/retractable shelf extensions that can be extended from and retracted into the cavity through an open end of the support member to extend the length of the support member along its longitudinal axis beyond each side of the wheeled personal container. A personal wheeled container is also provided.
US10455905B1	Interchangeable accessory assembly and method of use An interchangeable accessory assembly that is operably configured to be selectively removably coupled to a fashionable item, the fashionable item having an exterior side opposite an interior side, the interchangeable accessory assembly comprising an anchor shell; a first magnetic member disposed at least partially within the anchor shell; and an accessory selectively removably mechanically couplable to the anchor shell. The anchor shell includes a first tapered portion opposite a second tapered portion, the first tapered portion and the second tapered portion defining a smooth outer surface having a length. The accessory includes a coupling side having a second magnetic member and a decorative side opposite the coupling side. The interchangeable accessory assembly is operably configured such that the first magnetic member and the second magnetic member mechanically couple and have a magnetic strength sufficient to couple each of the anchor shell and the accessory to the fashionable item.
US10455902B2	Child's safety belt connection buckle A child's safety belt connection buckle with a belt buckle inserted into an inserting space in an inserting base in the horizontal direction, and locked by a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism has a sliding member capable of moving reciprocally along the horizontal direction, and a locking member capable of moving reciprocally in a direction perpendicular to the horizontal direction. The locking mechanism has a locking position and an unlocking position. When the locking mechanism is at the locking position, the belt buckle is pressed against the sliding member, and the locking member is buckled with the belt buckle. When the locking mechanism is at the unlocking position, the locking member is separated from the belt buckle and pressed against the sliding member.
US10455897B2	Method of decorating shoes and decorated shoes A decoration for a shoe element and a method of decorating a shoe element includes the steps of cutting a substrate to correspond to the shape of the shoe element and applying decorative elements to the substrate. Openings are cut in a protective cover to align with areas where the decorative elements are applied to the substrate. The protective cover and the substrate are aligned, including aligning the openings in the protective cover with the decorative elements on the substrate. In the process, the substrate is coupled to the protective cover to form a one piece, and the one piece is coupled to the shoe element. The decoration, once installed on the shoe, includes the substrate under the protective cover with raised decorative elements appearing through the openings.
US10455896B2	Three-dimensional printing of a traced element A method of forming a traced element is disclosed. The method may include printing layers of a traced element and incorporating a textile strand in overlapping polymer layers of the traced element. In some embodiments, the traced element may be formed on a base layer. The traced element may be incorporated into an upper for an article of footwear.
US10455895B2	Article of footwear incorporating a sole structure with elements having different compressibilities A sole structure of an article of footwear includes a foam element and a non-foam element with different compressibilities. The foam element is positioned adjacent to the non-foam element. The non-foam element may define a plurality of apertures, with ends of at least a portion of the apertures being located adjacent to a lower area of the foam element. The non-foam element may also form a protrusion that may be located in a central area of the non-foam element and extends into the foam element. In addition, a portion of the non-foam element that forms a side of the sole structure may define an indentation.
US10455893B2	Hydrogel with mesh for soil deflection The disclosure relates to articles and components thereof, including outsoles, which can be used in conditions normally conducive to the accumulation of soil. In particular, the articles have a substrate body, a material including a hydrogel secured to the substrate body, and a mesh component present on and/or adjacent to a second side of the hydrogel-containing material opposing the first side. The articles can prevent or reduce the accumulation of soil during use.
US10455889B2	Ski boot A ski boot, comprising: a rigid ski boot shell; and a sole of the ski boot which comprises a free upper side, which protrudes forwards in the longitudinal direction of the boot and/or laterally beyond the ski boot shell, and a lower side, wherein the ski boot comprises a front attaching region which co-operates with a front part of a ski binding in order to secure the ski boot, and a front region of the ski boot stands upright on a planar base via the front attaching region, wherein the upper side of the sole exhibits a distance, orthogonally with respect to the base, of at least 25 mm at a front end of the sole of the ski boot, and the upper side of the sole has a distance from the lower side of the sole, measured perpendicular to the base, of 19 mm±2 mm at a distance from the front end of the sole, measured in the longitudinal direction, of at least 28 mm, and wherein, with the ski boot standing upright on the base, the lower side of the sole has a distance from the base of at least 5 mm throughout, up to a distance of 40 mm±10 mm from the front end of the sole, as measured in the longitudinal direction.
US10455888B2	Athletic shoe having a cross-training configuration and a weight-training configuration An athletic shoe is selectively configurable between a weight-training configuration and a cross-training configuration. The athletic shoe includes an upper portion configured to receive a foot and a first sole portion connected to the upper portion. The first sole portion has an inner surface and an outer surface opposite the inner surface. The outer surface is configured to contact a training surface when the athletic shoe is in the cross-training configuration. The athletic shoe also includes a second sole portion removably connected to the first sole portion when the athletic shoe is in the weight-training configuration. The second sole portion includes a first surface and a second surface. The first surface is configured to contact the training surface and the second surface is configured to contact the outer surface when the athletic shoe is in the weight-training configuration.
US10455877B2	Waistband for article of apparel A waistband for an article of apparel is provided. The waistband may comprise at least one tunnel structure through which one or more cords may extend to allow tensioning of the waistband through pulling of the cord(s), while additionally providing comfort, stretchability, breathability, and adjustability for the wearer through integration of one or more elastic or elastically resilient portions into the waistband.
US10455876B2	Sound insulation structure for a garment A sound insulation structure for a garment is disclosed. The sound insulation structure includes a first layer comprising a sound absorbing material, and a second layer configured to be at least one of sound reflecting and sound diffusing.
US10455869B1	Technologies for tool carrying A device includes a strap and an adjustment mechanism coupled to the strap.
US10455868B2	Compression garments and a method of manufacture The invention provides a compression garment (50) for clothing a body part, such as a lower torso and the legs. The body part includes a muscle ridge, such as a lateral edge of the gluteus maximus (49). Compression garment (50) has first and second panels of stretchable material joined by a seam (32). At least part of the seam (32) is adapted to correspond to at least part of the muscle ridge, being at the edge of the gluteus maximus (49). The invention also provides a method of manufacturing a compression garment, using an algorithm to calculate size changes to produce desired compression.
US10455867B2	Wearable article with removable module An assembly includes a housing having a receptacle defining a chamber and an opening on a top side of the receptacle providing access to the chamber, such that the receptacle receives an electronic module within the chamber. First and second contact members have first and second contact pads, respectively, positioned outside the chamber on an underside of the receptacle opposite the top side and first and second arms, respectively extending from the first and second contact pads through a wall of the receptacle to form first and second electrical contacts exposed within the chamber. The first and second contact pads each have widths that are enlarged relative to the first and second arms, respectively. The first electrical contact and the second electrical contact form an interface exposed within the chamber and configured for removable electronic connection to a connector of the module when the module is received in the chamber.
US10455865B2	Expandable swaddling garment An infant sleeping garment has a main body formed from a front surface joined to a rear surface by overlapping material from the front and rear surfaces. The overlapping material provide and intermediate area between the front and rear surfaces of the garment. The width of the intermediate area is selectively adjustable to vary the volume of the main body of the garment to accommodate the same infant as he or she grows, or to accommodate different infants of different sizes in the same adjustable garment.
US10455863B2	Cartridge for electronic vaping device A cartridge for an e-vaping device enables separate vapors to be formed proximate to separate, respective ends of the cartridge. The cartridge includes multiple reservoirs and separate vaporizer assemblies coupled to separate reservoirs on opposite ends of the reservoirs. The separate reservoirs may hold separate pre-vapor formulations. The separate vaporizer assemblies may draw separate pre-vapor formulations from separate reservoirs towards opposite ends of the cartridge and vaporize the separate pre-vapor formulations via operation of separate heaters proximate to the separate ends. The separate heaters may be independently controlled to independently control vapor formation at the separate ends. The heaters may be controlled to independently control vapor formation rates proximate to the separate ends. The heaters may be controlled to form separate vapors at least one of simultaneously, concurrently, and at different times.
US10455862B2	Electronic cigarette with intelligent battery module An electronic cigarette includes a cigarette housing, a cartridge received in the cigarette housing, a vaporizer, and an intelligent battery module. The intelligent battery module includes a battery casing, a battery supporting tray for accommodating at least one battery, a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) supported in the battery casing and is electrically connected to the battery supporting tray, a Main Control Unit (MCU) implemented on the PCB, and a resistance detection circuitry implemented on the PCB for detecting a resistance of the heating element. When the resistance of the heating element reaches a predetermined upper threshold, the MCU is configured to lower or cut off a voltage supplied to the heating element. When the resistance of the heating element reaches a predetermined lower threshold, the MCU is configured to supply a normal voltage to the heating element of the vaporizer.
US10455860B2	Electronic cigarette with integral mouthpiece An electronic cigarette with an integral mouthpiece, comprising a vaporization assembly (1) and a battery module (2) connected mutually. The vaporization assembly (1) comprises a mouthpiece (11) with an opening, a vaporization tube (12), an outer ornamental sleeve (13), a connector (14) and a vaporizer (15); wherein the mouthpiece (11) is integrated with the vaporization tube (12), and the vaporization tube (12) and the connector (14) are telescoped within the outer ornamental sleeve (13); the vaporizer (15) is telescoped into the vaporization tube (12) in a detachable manner. The connector (14) is located at one end of the outer ornamental sleeve (13) and connected to the battery module (2) in a detachable manner; an airflow sealer (16) is provided between the integral inner wall of the mouthpiece (11) and the vaporization tube (12) and the outer wall or the periphery of the end portion of the vaporizer (15).
US10455849B2	Method for the preparation of a protein peptide, a protein peptide and use thereof The present invention discloses a method for the preparation of a protein peptide, peptide powder prepared thereby, and use of the peptide powder in hypouricemic food products or health care products. The peptide powder is capable of inhibiting the activity of xanthine oxidase and effectively reducing uric acid. The method in an example of the present invention comprises: mincing the tuna, heating with steam or water to obtain a pretreated tuna, enzymolyzing the pretreated tuna, deactivating the enzyme, centrifuging, removing impurities to obtain a supernatant, concentrating, and drying to obtain the peptide powder of interest.
US10455848B2	Individual frozen drink dispenser An individual frozen drink dispenser includes a housing having a base configured to support a blender cup, a dispensing chamber disposed above the blender cup and configured to support a frozen beverage container containing frozen ingredients suitable for preparing a frozen drink, at least one dispensing mechanism configured to move from a pre-dispense position to a dispense position in which the dispensing mechanism drives the frozen ingredients from the frozen beverage container into the blender cup, and a drive mechanism coupled to the housing and configured to drive the movement of the dispensing mechanism from the pre-dispense position to the dispense position. A method of preparing a frozen drink is further disclosed.
US10455847B2	Confectionary products with calcium phosphate The present invention relates to confectionary products containing a synergic combination of dibasic calcium phosphate and tribasic calcium phosphate. Confectionary products are useful in the treatment of dentinal sensitivity.
US10455846B2	Dairy compositions and method of making The invention relates to a method of separating components from milk and utilizing the separated components to form blended dairy compositions. The present invention relates to nutritional milk compositions and products which are designed to include per serving size a specified percentage range of one or more components separated from milk. The compositions of the present invention can optionally include non-essential but nutritionally functional components.
US10455841B2	Clamp for clamping a cord on account of tension in the cord Clamp (1) for clamping a cord in tension, in which the clamp comprises a U-shaped elongate frame (2) with an elongate recess and an elongate clamping body (3) which is connected to the frame and extends in the recess of the frame, in which—a cord duct (11) is formed in the recess between the clamping body and a clamping surface (10) of the frame, the clamping body is configured to be carried along by a cord passed through the cord duct, in which the distance between the clamping body and the clamping surface decreases when the clamping body is moved, the clamping body has a widened part (7) at one end and in which a hinge (4) is provided between the legs (6a, 6b) of the frame and the widened part of the clamping body, the axis of rotation of which extends at right angles to the longitudinal direction of the frame.
US10455840B2	Systems and methods for retarder-to-oven dough product A bread product and method of manufacturing the artisan bread product that eliminates or reduces the need to proof dough after thawing is discussed. One example method comprises mixing ingredients to create a dough, bulk fermenting the dough to create a non-uniform cell structure and to eliminate or reduce proofing after receipt by a restaurant, sheeting the dough, a sheeter being adjusted to allow dough sheeting while substantially maintaining the cell structure, portioning the sheeted dough into portions according to desired sizes while substantially maintaining the cell structure, freezing the portions to create frozen portions, and packaging and shipping the frozen portions while substantially maintaining the cell structure, the bulk fermenting of the dough prior to the sheeting thereby enabling, at least in part, a restaurant to receive the frozen portions, to retard thawed portions of dough, and to bake the portions of dough after retarding without proofing.
US10455835B2	Fungicidal compositions for controlling leaf spots in sugar beets A new method for the control and prevention of sugar beet leaf spot caused by Cercospora beticola (CERCBE) in a sugar beet plant has been discovered. The method involves applying effective amounts of Formula I to sugar beets.
US10455832B1	Compositions and methods of product application to target and kill all life stages of bed bugs The present disclosure generally relates to the field of pest elimination including all life stages of bed bugs. The present disclosure includes compositions and methods of product application to target and kill all life stages of bed bugs.
US10455830B2	Pyrethroid formulations The present disclosure provides formulations of pyrethroid compounds comprising nanoparticles of polymer-associated pyrethroid compounds along with various formulating agents. The present disclosure also provides methods for producing and using these formulations. The disclosure describes various formulations and formulating agents that can be included in the formulations. Additionally, the disclosures describes application to various plants and pests as well as advantages of the disclosed formulations.
US10455824B2	Agricultural crop application system A movable agricultural product applicator system for dispensing various agricultural-related products along the ground surface of agricultural crops is provided. The application system provides a hose assembly interconnecting a supporting boom and an applicator, wherein the applicator drags along the ground surface dispensing product as the supporting boom moves by a carrier. The application system may include a swivel connection facilitating a rotational and pivotal connection of the hose assembly to the supporting boom, wherein a mounting assembly removably mounts the application system to the supporting boom. The hose assembly is designed with bending properties that enable the applicator to self-center and locate rows between crops as it is being dragged along the ground surface, as well as enable the applicator to surf above obstacles.
US10455822B2	Fishing rod holder A portable, stowable, fishing rod holder includes a tripod with a pole rest at the top. An elongated support extends from the bottom of an aft leg of the tripod to a support foot. A tube, pivotally coupled to the support foot, receives the handle of a rod while the bent of the rod is held in the pole rest. A deck lock with a rotatable spring biased T-shaped anchor extends downwardly from the support foot. An anchor pin may be inserted through an aperture in the support foot.
US10455819B2	Methods for controlling sex of oviparous embryos using light sources The sex of embryos in eggs is influenced or controlled through the application of light having selected wavelengths in order to promote the development of embryos of a selected sex. An incubating device is provided having an interior cavity that can be sealed from an outside, and having a plurality of lighting elements disposed on each of a plurality of trays disposed in the interior cavity. Eggs are disposed on the trays, and pre-determined environmental conditions are applied to the interior cavity to promote hatching of the eggs. Concurrently with the application of the environmental conditions, the eggs are irradiated according to pre-determined lighting conditions. The lighting conditions include applying light having wavelengths substantially concentrated in selected ranges, such as light wavelengths within the 390-419 nm, 410-450 nm, 420-450 nm, 450-495 nm, or other narrow range.
US10455817B2	Animal olfactory detection of disease as control for health metrics collected by medical toilet We disclose a medical toilet that comprises one or more medical devices and a control for the metrics they collect. The medical devices may be used to collect metrics relevant to a user's health status. The medical toilet further comprises a conduit through which volatile organic compounds travel from the toilet bowl to the environment outside the toilet. An animal trained to identify the scent of bodily waste collected from a user that is afflicted with a disease perceives the scent of the user's bodily waste traveling through the conduit and performs a defined act upon perceiving the disease scent. The metric collected by the medical device(s) may be used to diagnose the same disease as that which the animal is trained to identify. The diagnosis provided by the animal by way of the conduit acts as a control for the metric collected by the medical device.
US10455815B2	Pet leash with pet waste pickup/carry bag A pet leash with a removably attached disposable plastic bag for picking up dog waste and holding the dog waste during a walk. The plastic bag can be removably contained within a pouch that is removably attached to the leash. During a walk, when needing to retrieve pet waste, the bag can be opened and the user insert his hand from the bottom of the bag and the bag is partially or completely turned inside-out for retrieving the pet waste. With the hand in the bag it is possible to reach down and pick up the dog waste by grasping the pet waste through the material of the bag. After all the waste is grasped, the user pulls his hand back through the bag to return the bag back to its original orientation with the pet waste within the bag. The bag can then be closed and later removed from the leash to dispose of the bag with the pet waste therein.
US10455814B2	Flea collar for pets A pet collar (10) includes a first elongate strap (14) and a plurality of retainers (13) which are carried by the strap (14). The retainers (13) receive a second elongate strap (12) which can be of a material such as found in a conventional flea collar. When positioned on the pet, the first strap (14) hides the second strap (12) so that it is not apparent that the pet is wearing the second strap (12).
US10455811B2	Compression resistant and long-lasting scented dog toy and its preparation method A compression resistant and long-lasting scented dog toy and its preparation method. The compression resistant and long-lasting scented dog toy comprises a rubber body and cloth fluidized on it. The rubber body is made of following raw materials by weight: natural rubber, zinc oxide, camphene, stearic acid, anti-aging agent, edible gum, starch, microcrystalline wax, white carbon black, naphthenic oil, silicone rubber, butyl rubber, accelerant, antiozonant, medical light calcium carbonate, edible rapeseed oil, flavor enhancer, sour agent, talcum powder and fatty acid softening agent. The invention is made of a rubber body and cloth fluidized on it. Flavoring agents are mixed in the rubber body so as to produce a compression resistant and long-lasting scented body with durable fragrance.
US10455809B2	Conformable and reusable lick deterrent A lick deterrent device to deter animals from biting or chewing. The deterrent device has a flexible substrate physically conformable in three directions with conductive traces thereon. The lick deterrent device is configured for electrical connection to a removable power source. The traces are configured so that they may be contacted by an animal's tongue or saliva, so that upon contact, an electrical circuit is completed thereby delivering a mild electric shock to the animal. The lick deterrent device may be stretchable in at least one direction.
US10455808B1	Animal marking machine A machine suitable for marking codes on rodent tails is disclosed, for marking both machine-readable and human-readable codes and such codes combined. An embodiment comprises two axes of motion: one aligned with the rodent tail and one perpendicular. Only one axis need move at one time for disclosed codes. One axis is linear motion of a marking head on a gantry. The second axis provides a rolling motion of the rodent tail. Codes include symbol sets consisting of orthogonal straight line segments, including both a reduced alphanumeric symbols set and a vine code with a marked spine. Delete markings and replacement locations are defined for marking error correction. Embodiments include mapping tables from animal codes as marked to animal IDs for use in managing animals in vivaria. The mapping tables also provide error detection.
US10455806B1	Device and method of restricting animal litter movement A device and method of keeping litter in an animal cage away from equipment in an animal cage. Embodiments comprise two or more walls to define three zones in an animal cage: an equipment zone, a channel zone, and an outsize zone. The channel zone connects the outside zone with the equipment zone. Baffles in the channel zone permit access by animals but block some fraction of litter from passing from the outsize zone into the equipment zone. Embodiments include a weighing scale in the equipment zone. Embodiments include shapes that constrain devices or equipment to predetermined locations within a cage. Embodiments include methods of use and use in a vivarium.
US10455805B2	Disposable and biodegradable litter system for animals A biodegradable litter kit to be used for the collection and disposal of animal waste. The kit includes a litter box having a tray portion and a retractable lid. The tray has a bottom and at least one protruding side. The box includes a perforated false bottom positioned within the tray for holding a layer of fresh litter above the bottom of the tray. The perforated false bottom permits for the passage of soiled litter but prevents the passage of fresh litter to the bottom of the tray thus keeping a layer of fresh litter accessible for use by an animal.
US10455804B2	Toilet for cat A toilet for separating excreta of a cat into feces and urine includes a supporting part, a feces storage container, an inclined classifying part, and a urine storage container. The supporting part has a supporting surface and an egestion opening formed on the supporting surface. The feces storage container is disposed below the supporting surface, and has a first entrance. The inclined classifying part has a sloped surface and through holes formed on the sloped surface. The egestion opening allows the sloped surface to be exposed for guiding the feces, so as to move the feces along the sloped surface to the first entrance, and allow the feces to enter the feces storage container from the first entrance. The urine storage container is disposed below the sloped surface for receiving urine flowed from the through holes.
US10455803B2	Support arm assembly and milking parlour A support arm assembly for milking equipment is disclosed which includes a pivotable support arm and a stationary arm suspension configured to support the pivotable support arm. The pivotable support arm includes an elongated arm member configured to support a milking cluster of the milking equipment at a distal end portion thereof. The elongated arm member is pivotable in a first direction and an opposite second direction in a substantially horizontal plane. The support arm assembly also includes a holding device configured to maintain the elongated arm member in a first pivotal position when the elongated arm member is subjected to a pivotal force smaller than a threshold force. Further a milking parlor is disclosed.
US10455801B1	Soybean cultivar 76380424 A soybean cultivar designated 76380424 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 76380424, to the plants of soybean cultivar 76380424, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 76380424, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 76380424. 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 76380424. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 76380424, 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 76380424 with another soybean cultivar.
US10455797B1	Soybean cultivar S170108 A soybean cultivar designated S170108 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S170108, to the plants of soybean cultivar S170108, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S170108, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S170108. 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 S170108. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S170108, 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 S170108 with another soybean cultivar.
US10455795B1	Soybean cultivar 79150907 A soybean cultivar designated 79150907 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 79150907, to the plants of soybean cultivar 79150907, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 79150907, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 79150907. 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 79150907. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 79150907, 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 79150907 with another soybean cultivar.
US10455794B1	Soybean cultivar 51284052 A soybean cultivar designated 51284052 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 51284052, to the plants of soybean cultivar 51284052, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 51284052, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 51284052. 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 51284052. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 51284052, 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 51284052 with another soybean cultivar.
US10455792B2	Soybean cultivar TMG4177 A soybean cultivar designated TMG4177 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar TMG4177, the plants of soybean cultivar TMG4177, the plant parts of soybean cultivar TMG4177, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar TMG4177. 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 TMG4177.
US10455791B1	Soybean variety 5PGYV72 A novel soybean variety, designated 5PGYV72 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PGYV72, cells from soybean variety 5PGYV72, plants of soybean 5PGYV72, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PGYV72. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PGYV72 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PGYV72, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PGYV72, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PGYV72. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PGYV72 are further provided.
US10455789B1	Soybean variety 5PLSB92 A novel soybean variety, designated 5PLSB92 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PLSB92, cells from soybean variety 5PLSB92, plants of soybean 5PLSB92, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PLSB92. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PLSB92 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PLSB92, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PLSB92, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PLSB92. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PLSB92 are further provided.
US10455784B2	Hybrid tomato variety H1421 Hybrid tomato variety ‘H1421’ is described. The ‘H1421’ tomato variety is a ground-culture hybrid tomato variety suitable for machine harvest.
US10455782B2	Garden watering controllers A garden watering controller for operating a valve for controlling a supply of water into a garden watering arrangement includes a light sensor for sensing ambient light levels and a central unit for receiving sensed light level signals from the light sensor and for outputting control signals for operating the valve in dependence on the sensed light level signals. The central unit may be arranged to determine the occurrence of dawn and dusk.
US10455766B2	Slats for use within a material moving system of an agricultural combine A slat for use within a material moving system of an agricultural combine may include a connector web extending in a lengthwise direction of the slat between a first end and a second end and in a widthwise direction of the slat between a front side and a rear side of the slat. The connector web may also define an outer surface and an inner surface. The slat may also include a front wall extending outwardly from the outer surface of the connector web along the front side of the slat and a rear wall extending outwardly from the outer surface of the connector web along the rear side of the slat. Additionally, the slat may include one or more additional features for increasing the structural integrity of the slat and/or for enhancing the crop grabbing/gripping capabilities of the slat.
US10455764B2	Harvester combine header lifting power unit A header for an agricultural harvester includes a header body that is configured to be connected to the harvester. The header body is configured for cutting plants from the ground and distributing those plants to a feeder of the agricultural harvester. A wheel is attached to the header body for contacting the ground to support the header body above the ground. A lifting power unit moves the wheel with respect to the header body to adjust a distance between the header body and the ground.
US10455758B2	Seed level detection in a seed meter A vacuum seed meter includes a vacuum channel and a seed disc having seed cells defined as openings through a perimeter region of the seed disc, which rotates through the vacuum channel. The seed meter includes a sensor that addresses the seed cells in a way that enables prediction of imminent seed starvation of the seed meter.
US10455754B2	Safety clutch for an agricultural vehicle or trailed accessory thereof A clutch for an agricultural implement including a rotating unit for connection to a powered shaft, a selectively disengageable unit, a zero-backlash torque limiter operable in an engaged position where a biased plunger is housed in a seat to angularly connect the rotating unit and the selectively disengageable unit for torque transfer until a maximum torque level is reached; and in a disengaged position where the plunger is retracted outside the seat. Further, a safety occlusion mechanism having an obstructing element selectively movable in an obstructing position to hinder the seat from housing the plunger and in a release position to allow shape coupling when the plunger and the seat overlap. The occlusion mechanism is biased to switch in the obstructing position and the release position is instated by an operator.
US10462951B2	Automatic detection device and automatic detection method for tape A control device that determines tape reference positions having a fixed positional relationship with first origin positions based on first positions of tape feeding devices when leading ends of carrier tapes are detected and the first origin positions of the tape feeding devices immediately before leading end detection. Then, after determination of the tape reference positions, an interval between cavities is calculated based on a detection cycle of transmitted light amounts detected by light being transmitted through empty cavities. In addition, when a phenomenon, in which a detected light amount is equal to or smaller than a threshold, consecutively occurs after calculation of the interval between the cavities, it is detected that components are accommodated in the cavities.
US10462949B2	Reel holding device A reel holding device is provided. The device includes: a case which accommodates the plurality of component supply reels to be aligned in a direction of a reel axial line; outer circumferential support members which are built between two sides walls of the case, and support outer circumferences of the multiple component supply reels to be rotatable; and a deviation preventing member which prevents the component supply reels from deviating from the outer circumferential support members. At least one of the outer circumferential support members and the deviation preventing member is an integrated rod-like member which is built between the two side walls.
US10462944B1	Wave absorbing heat dissipation structure A wave absorbing heat dissipation structure adapted to absorb electromagnetic waves of an electronic component and dissipate heat energy of the electronic component. The wave absorbing heat dissipation structure includes a wave absorbing heat dissipation layer and a metal film. The wave absorbing heat dissipation layer is provided at an electronic device, and has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other, wherein the first surface covers the electronic component. The metal film covers the second surface. The wave absorbing heat dissipation layer is adapted to absorb electromagnetic waves and transmit heat energy. The metal film is adapted to reflect electromagnetic waves and dissipate heat energy. The wave absorbing heat dissipation structure is capable of alleviating interference of electromagnetic waves on an electronic component and enhancing heat dissipation of an electronic component.
US10462943B2	Electronic device and shield thereof A shield is provided, including a frame and a cover. The frame includes a plurality of frame side walls and a frame top structure. Each frame side wall includes at least one frame side wall wedge. The frame side walls are connected to the frame top structure, and the frame top structure includes at least one cantilever beam. The cover includes a plurality of cover side walls and a cover top structure. Each cover side wall includes at least one cover side wall opening. The frame side wall wedge is adapted to be wedged into the cover side wall opening to restrict the movement of the cover in a first direction. The cover side walls are connected to the cover top structure. The cover top structure includes at least one cover top opening. The cantilever beam is wedged into and abuts the cover top opening.
US10462939B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device includes a cooling jacket having an inlet for coolant and an outlet for the coolant, a base plate, a first semiconductor element provided on the base plate, a second semiconductor element provided on the base plate, a first fin provided directly under the first semiconductor element on a back surface of the base plate and placed within the cooling jacket, a second fin provided directly under the second semiconductor element on the back surface of the base plate and placed within the cooling jacket, and a separator provided within the cooling jacket to divide the coolant entering the cooling jacket through the inlet into portions respectively cooling the first fin and the second fin.
US10462938B2	Inverter power cabinet An inverter power cabinet includes a cabinet body and power devices arranged in the cabinet body. The cabinet body includes a low-protection grade installation cavity and an airtight high-protection grade installation cavity hermetically isolated from each other; the power devices include high protection grade power devices arranged in the low-protection grade installation cavity and low-protection grade power devices arranged in the high-protection grade installation cavity; the low-protection grade installation cavity has an outer cold air inlet and an inner hot air outlet in communication with outside world, and a first fan is provided in the low-protection grade installation cavity; and the inverter power cabinet includes a heat exchanger configured to dissipate heat of the high-protection grade installation cavity. The inverter power cabinet can avoid direct contact of the low-protection grade power devices with a harsh environment, thereby preventing the contaminated cold air from damaging the low-protection grade power devices.
US10462937B1	PCB design for electrically-actuated turbochargers A printed circuit board (PCB), including electrical components for controlling electrically-actuated turbochargers, having a switching device configured to be electrically connected to an electrical power source and electrically connected to an electric motor of an electrically-actuated turbocharger, wherein the switching device is physically attached to a side of the PCB within a cavity formed in the side of the PCB such that at least a portion of the switching device is below the side of the PCB.
US10462935B2	Cooling electronic devices in a data center A thermosiphon includes a condenser; an evaporator that includes a fluid channel and a heat transfer surface, the heat transfer surface defining a plurality of fluid pathways in the fluid channel that extend through the fluid channel, the evaporator configured to thermally couple to one or more heat-generating electronic devices; and a transport member that fluidly couples the condenser and the evaporator, the transport member including a liquid conduit that extends through the transport member to deliver a liquid phase of a working fluid into the fluid pathways, the transport member further including a surface to vertically enclose the plurality of fluid pathways.
US10462929B1	Cooling of a compact electronic device A compact electronic device includes a base with a plurality of sides each adjacent to a bottom portion, wherein the base houses components comprising a heatsink supporting a fan module located in an interior portion, a Printed Circuit Board (PCB), and a power supply, and wherein vents are disposed on the bottom portion and side vents are disposed on one or more of the plurality of sides; a top cover configured to attach to the base via the plurality of sides forming an air gap extending each of the plurality of sides, wherein the air gap supports air exhaust on one or more sides of the plurality of sides and air intake on the remaining sides; and an electrical plug connected to the power supply and extending out of the bottom portion for insertion into an electrical outlet for power and to physically support the compact electronic device.
US10462928B2	Composite cable assembly and server having the same A composite cable assembly includes flat cables, a cable unit and fastening units. Each flat cable includes conductor assemblies and a shielding layer covering the conductor assemblies. The cable unit includes transmission lines. The transmission lines are arranged horizontally and in contact with the shielding layer of the flat cable closest to the transmission lines. The cable unit contacts the flat cable closest to the cable unit, the cable unit and each flat cable are together bent to form bent portions and extension sections connected to the bent portions. Each two fastening units are arranged spaced apart at two sides of a corresponding bent portion. Each extension section has the same length when the cable unit and each flat cable are moved in a movement direction to extend or collapse.
US10462927B2	Computer networking interconnectors A system is provided for computer networking. The system includes a first frame installed in a rack. The first frame includes a first frame shuffle that interconnects resource modules within the first frame and a first rocker-arm plenum that interconnects resource modules of the first frame with resource modules of other frames of the rack through a high-bandwidth fabric. The system also includes a second frame installed in the rack. The second frame includes a second frame shuffle that interconnects resource modules within the second frame and a second rocker-arm plenum communicatively coupled to the first rocker-arm plenum, wherein the second rocker-arm plenum interconnects resource modules of the second frame with resource modules of other frames of the rack through the high-bandwidth fabric. The system further includes a frame bridge. The frame bridge includes a first bracket slidably connected to a second bracket. The second bracket contains a data connector including a first terminal and a second terminal such that the data connector is contained within the frame bridge, and wherein the first terminal is coupled to the first frame shuffle and the second terminal is coupled to the second frame shuffle such that the first frame shuffle is communicatively coupled to the second frame shuffle.
US10462926B2	Canted information technology racks and systems The disclosed information technology rack may include (1) a frame with a group of vertical support bars that together define an equipment bay for housing information technology modules, where each vertical support bar is oriented substantially perpendicular relative to a floor on which the information technology rack stands and (2) a mounting structure, coupled to the vertical support bars of the frame, that is configured to mount at least one information technology module to the frame within the equipment bay in a substantially non-horizontal orientation relative to the floor on which the information technology rack stands.
US10462922B2	Locking device for rackable electronic equipment A locking device for a rackable piece of electronic equipment is disclosed. The locking device has a first beam and a second beam hinged to the first beam. The first beam and the second beam removably engage at least one lock of the rackable piece of electronic equipment and are capable of locking the rackable piece of electronic equipment to a backplane of a rack.
US10462917B2	Electronic device and method for manufacturing the same An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a support member including at least a portion formed of a conductive material, an enclosure member configured to receive the support member and including at least a portion of which is formed of a conductive material. The conductive material portion of the enclosure member and the conductive material portion of the support member are insulated from each other.
US10462912B1	Tactical data center system A portable computing system includes a transit case for providing structure for the mobile computing system, and has a power supply for providing power to the portable computing system. The portable computing system further includes a slidably removable sled disposed inside the transit case, configured to hold a plurality of computing components and to enable access to the plurality of computing components. The slidable removable sled includes a top chamber configured to hold a first type of computing device; a bottom chamber configured to hold a second type of computing device; and a floor disposed between the top chamber and a bottom chamber. The portable computing system further includes a switch, disposed in the bottom chamber, to provide computer networking and communications functions. The portable computing system further includes a plurality of computing blades, disposed in the top chamber, to provide computing capabilities, wherein each of the plurality of computing blades comprises a central processing unit (“CPU”) comprising a software multiplexer for interfacing directly with a plurality of solid state drives (“SSDs”).
US10462909B2	Wiring board manufacturing method and wiring board manufacturing device A device forms a resin layer by applying a UV light line-shaped in the X direction while conveying the work table in the Y direction at a first conveyance speed (low speed) in a case in which a wiring layer forming process is performed directly after the resin layer forming process, and forms a resin layer by applying a UV light line-shaped in the X direction while conveying the work table in the Y direction at a second conveyance speed (high speed) in a case in which a consecutive resin layer forming process is performed directly after the resin layer forming process.
US10462908B2	Conductive patterns and methods of using them Conductive patterns and methods of using and printing such conductive patterns are disclosed. In certain examples, the conductive patterns may be produced by disposing a conductive material between supports on a substrate. The supports may be removed to provide conductive patterns having a desired length and/or geometry.
US10462907B2	Printed three-dimensional (3D) functional part and method of making A printed 3D functional part includes a 3D structure comprising a structural material, and at least one functional electronic device is at least partially embedded in the 3D structure. The functional electronic device has a base secured against an interior surface of the 3D structure. One or more conductive filaments are at least partially embedded in the 3D structure and electrically connected to the at least one functional electronic device.
US10462904B2	Electronic component mounting package and electronic device An electronic component mounting package includes a body portion which accommodates an electronic component; a flexible substrate. The body portion comprises a notched portion which is open to a lower surface and a side surface thereof, and is provided with a projecting ridge portion which extends along a side end portion of the notched portion on a side surface side of the notched body portion. The flexible substrate extends from an interior of the notched portion to an exterior of the notched portion, and comprises a fixed end portion joined to a terminal of a coaxial connector disposed on a bottom surface of the notched portion, and a free end portion extending to the exterior of the notched portion. The flexible substrate abuts on the projecting ridge portion to be bent.
US10462902B1	Circuit board and manufacturing method A circuit board includes at least two circuit board units. Each of the circuit board units includes a baseboard having a conductive hole filled with an electrical conductor, and a cover layer arranged on the baseboard and defining at least one trench and at least one opening. The at least one opening exposes out the electrical conductor. A circuit pattern is embedded in the at least one trench and includes a connecting portion. The connecting portion is embedded in the opening and is electrically coupled to the electrical conductor. The at least two circuit board units are stacked. Two sides of the at least one cover layer are respectively adhered to the corresponding baseboard. Two ends of the at least one connecting portion are respectively electrically coupled to the corresponding electrical conductor and electrically coupled the two adjacent circuit patterns.
US10462900B2	Glass fiber coatings for improved resistance to conductive anodic filament formation A process of improving resistance to conductive anodic filament (CAF) formation is disclosed. The process includes dissolving a base resin material, a lubricant material, and a coupling agent in a solvent to form a functionalized sizing agent solution. The process also includes applying the functionalized sizing agent solution to individual glass fibers following a glass fiber formation process. The process further includes removing the solvent via a thermal process that partially converts the base resin material. The thermal process results in formation of coated glass fibers having a flowable resin coating that is compatible with a pre-impregnated (prepreg) matrix material utilized to form a prepreg material for manufacturing a printed circuit board. During one or more printed circuit board manufacturing operations, the flowable resin coating flows to fill voids between the individual glass fibers that represent CAF formation pathways.
US10462897B2	Integrated electronic device with flexible and stretchable substrate A flexible and stretchable integrated electronic device comprising a substrate having a stiffness gradient, wherein a rigid electronic device is embedded within the substrate. The stiffness gradient within the substrate prevents delamination at the interface between the substrate and the embedded device. A method of fabricating an integrated electronic device having a stiffness gradient comprises applying a curing agent to an uncured polymer base material.
US10462895B2	Electromagnetic shield for an electronic device An electronic device including a substrate having opposing top and bottom surfaces is provided. A ground layer is disposed in the substrate. An electrically conductive chassis has a mounting surface to receive the bottom surface of the substrate and is in electrical contact with the ground layer by a ground stitch via. An electromagnetic shield is defined by the ground layer, the ground stitch via and the chassis to enclose the bottom surface of the substrate and protect the bottom surface from electromagnetic interference. A non-conductive cover is assembled to the substrate in tension so that an interior surface of the cover applies a force to the top surface of the substrate thereby ensuring the chassis maintains electrical contact with the ground layer.
US10462887B2	Radiation irradiation device Provided is a radiation irradiation device that can improve the degree of freedom of an arm part and can reduce the number of noise suppression components, such as a ferrite core. A radiation irradiation device includes a radiation generating part having a radiation source that generates radiation; an arm part having the radiation generating part attached to one end thereof; and a main body part having the other end of the arm part connected thereto. The main body part has a power source part including a three-phase inverter circuit. The power source part supplies a three-phase alternating current voltage to the radiation generating part via the arm part.
US10462886B2	High temperature x-ray tube assembly Described herein is an x-ray tube assembly that includes: a housing that encloses an inner volume; a movable divider within the inner volume, the movable divider dividing the inner volume into a first volume and a second volume; an x-ray tube within the first volume; the first volume between the housing and the x-ray tube filled with an insulating fluid; and the second volume filled with a compressible gas.
US10462882B2	Control system with occupancy sensing A load control system controls an electrical load provided in a space and comprises a load control device and one or more occupancy sensors. The load control device controls the load in response to the wireless control signals received from the occupancy sensors. Each occupancy sensor transmits an occupied control signal to the load control device in response to detecting an occupancy condition in the space and a vacant control signal to the load control device in response to detecting a vacancy condition. The load control device turns on the load in response to receiving the occupied control signal from at least one of the occupancy sensors, and turns off the load in response to receiving vacant control signals from both of the occupancy sensors. The load control device is operable to determine that no wireless control signals have been received from the occupancy sensors for the length of a predetermined timeout period and to subsequently turn off the load.
US10462880B2	Intelligent lamp group An intelligent lamp group includes a central lamp and at least one peripheral lamp. The central lamp includes a first lamp housing, a first light emitter, a first lampshade, a video camera module, an external memory and a system-on-chip. The first light emitter is disposed on the first lamp housing. The first lampshade covers the first light emitter. The video camera module is fixed in the first lampshade. The system-on-chip of the central lamp having a combo wireless communication module is configured to build a local wireless network to connect all the peripheral lamps, hence the user can only focus on the central lamp to achieve the remote control for the central lamp and all the peripheral lamps. In addition, through the combo wireless communication module, the central lamp can build an internet connection with the user's mobile device for the light remote control and the security monitoring.
US10462879B2	Powerline communication control of light emitting diode (LED) lighting fixtures A powerline communication control system for controlling a lighting unit, such as an LED lighting unit, including a master controller for receiving lighting unit control inputs from a lighting controller and generating corresponding lighting unit command outputs in a lighting system command format and transmission mode and superimposing the lighting unit command outputs onto the power distribution system and at least one lighting slave unit for receiving the lighting command signal, separating the lighting command signal from the power signal and for providing lighting unit control commands to the at least one lighting unit to control illumination thereof.
US10462872B1	Electrical load set circuit, light strip and control apparatus therefor An electrical load set circuit and apparatus having at least three control signal lines arranged in parallel, a pair of polarized electrical loads connected between two of the signal lines, and another electrical load connected between a different control signal line and one of the polarized loads. Individual ones of the electrical loads can be selectively activated without requiring an additional common (ground) line. At least two of the control signal lines can be kept in a floating state. A light strip includes plural light set circuits spaced along the control signal lines. In another variation, first and second light points are spaced along the three control signal lines, each including three different color LEDs respectively.
US10462871B2	Manually controllable LED correlated color temperature light fixture An LED light fixture with at least two sets of LED light sources, at least three subcircuits for respective one of the at least two sets of LED light sources and for a combination of at least two of the sets of LED light sources—wherein the correlated color temperature differs for each of the at least three subcircuits and the combination of at least two of the sets of LED light sources.
US10462865B1	Dimming control of lighting modules A lighting fixture includes a voltage source circuit and a first light module comprising a first current source circuit and a first light emitting diode (LED) light source. The lighting fixture further includes a second light module that includes a second current source circuit and a second LED light source. The voltage source circuit is configured to provide a voltage source output voltage to the first current source circuit and to the second current source circuit. The first current source circuit is configured to provide a first current to the first LED light source. The second current source circuit is configured to provide a second current to the second LED light source. A voltage level of the voltage source output voltage depends on a waveform of a line dimmer output voltage that is provided to the voltage source circuit.
US10462864B2	Light emitting diode light structures A Light Emitting Diode (LED) light includes a bridge rectifier configured to be powered by an alternating current power source and to produce a rectified output. Control circuitry couples to the bridge rectifier and is configured to produce a shunt signal when the rectified output is less than a threshold voltage. A series connected Light Emitting Diode (LED) string includes a first group of LEDs and a second group of LEDs. A switch couples to a first side of the second group of LEDs and is controlled by the shunt signal to deactivate the second group of LEDs. The control circuitry may include a ratio metric series resistor string configured to sense a proportion of the rectified output and an inverter configured to generate the shunt signal based on the proportion of the rectified output.
US10462861B2	Adaptive power regulation of LED driver module for emergency lighting An adaptive power regulation converter for battery powered emergency lighting LED driver is disclosed. The power feedback and power compensation circuits regulate the output power to LED strings and provides tighten regulated constant power and constant lumens for emergency light during power out time. The adaptive power regulation converter can be used for a great range of LED strings.
US10462858B2	Vehicle lamp A vehicle lamp includes a planar light-emitting structure having a substrate on which an organic EL emission element is provided, a framing member that fixes the planar light-emitting structure inside a vehicle-lamp light cabinet, and an elastic member that is interposed between the planar light-emitting structure and the framing member and that fixes the planar light-emitting structure by its biasing force.
US10462854B2	Apparatus and method for heating annular workpiece, and heating coil Heating coils are opposed to a portion of an annular workpiece having a continuously provided recessed surface, and the heating coils and the annular workpiece are moved relative to each other to heat the recessed surface by induction heating. The heating apparatus includes a first heating coil having a first corner conductor portion to be opposed to a first corner portion of the recessed surface and a first bottom conductor portion connected to the first corner conductor portion to be opposed to the bottom portion, and a second heating coil having a second corner conductor portion to be opposed to a second corner portion of the recessed surface and a second bottom conductor portion connected to the second corner conductor portion to be opposed to the bottom portion.
US10462852B2	IR temperature sensor for induction heating of food items A system and method for measuring the temperature of cookware to be induction-heated, using an infrared temperature sensor. An induction heater countertop may include a viewing window between the infrared temperature sensor and the cookware. Various algorithms may be applied to the sensed temperature, to adjust it to account for the presence of the viewing window, as well as variations in the cookware material.
US10462850B2	Method of manufacturing ceramic sintered body, ceramic sintered body, and ceramic heater A method of manufacturing a ceramic sintered body, includes: a film forming step of forming, on a surface of a heat-resistant metal material, a metal coating film made of a metal material having a standard free energy of formation of metal carbides lower than that of the heat-resistant metal material; a molding step of disposing the heat-resistant metal material provided with the coating film in the film forming step at a predetermined position in powder that serves as a starting material of a ceramic base, and molding a ceramic green body by press-molding the powder; and a sintering step of generating a ceramic sintered body by sintering the ceramic green body molded in the molding step.
US10462844B2	Dynamic packet relay apparatus and method for sensor network A dynamic packet relay method of a personal area network (PAN) coordinator in a sensor network includes receiving a Child_Register message that includes information about a device associated with a coordinator and building or updating a network hierarchical structure; monitoring reception of a packet or a beacon from the coordinator and determining whether the coordinator is defective or not; and in response to a determination that the coordinator is defective, changing the current coordinator to one of devices belonging to a PAN as a new coordinator.
US10462843B2	Method for the digital transmission of data blocks from a transmitting station to a receiving station as well as a sending station, a receiving station and a motor vehicle for use in the method A method for the digital transmission of data blocks from a transmitting station to a receiving station, wherein delta information is generated at the transmitting end which indicates the positions at which a further data block differs from the preceding data block. The delta information is provided with error protection and is added to the further data block and is transmitted. The received first and the at least one extended further data block are stored in the receiving station. The delta information of the at least one extended further data block is then retrieved and applied to the stored preceding data block. It is thereby made comparable with the at least one further data block. A soft combining of the received further data block and the transformed preceding data block is then carried out. The payload of the further data block is retrieved from the combined data block.
US10462839B2	Method for transmitting sidelink terminal information of terminal in wireless communication system and terminal utilizing the method Provided are a method for transmitting sidelink terminal information of a terminal in a wireless communication system and a terminal utilizing the method. The method receives a request for a sidelink system information report from a serving cell located on a first frequency, wherein the sidelink system information report request is a message requesting a report of system information associated with a sidelink action acquired from another cell of a second frequency, and sidelink terminal information, comprising system information associated with the sidelink action acquired from another cell of the second frequency, is reported to the serving cell.
US10462835B2	Method and apparatus for performing location update for dual connectivity in wireless communication system A method and apparatus for transmitting location information of a serving small cell in a wireless communication system is provided. A first evolved NodeB (eNB), which may be a master eNB (MeNB) in dual connectivity, receives the location information of the serving small cell served by a second eNB, which may be a secondary eNB (SeNB) in dual connectivity, from the second eNB, and transmits the received location information of the serving small cell to a mobility management entity (MME).
US10462832B2	Mobile peer-to-peer content sharing method and system Embodiments of the disclosure set forth methods for sharing data in a wireless network. Some example methods include storing in a database a content related information associated with a first mobile device, receiving a request for the content related information from a second mobile device, searching the database for the content related information, and transmitting a search result to the second mobile device to enable the transfer of content between the first mobile device and the second mobile device.
US10462826B2	Random access method and related apparatus A user equipment receives first signaling from a base station through a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), and receives second signaling from the base station through a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) or an enhanced physical downlink control channel (ePDCCH), where the first signaling includes a first time division duplexing TDD uplink-downlink configuration, and the second signaling includes a second TDD uplink-downlink configuration; the user equipment determines, according to the first TDD uplink-downlink configuration, an uplink subframe for sending a random access message; and the user equipment sends the random access message to the base station in the determined uplink subframe.
US10462821B2	Collision processing for message retransmission A computer-implemented method of determining backoff windows in a wireless computer network is disclosed. The method comprises defining, by an access point in the wireless computer network, a plurality of collision patterns related to message transmission via one or more communication channels in the wireless computer network; detecting, by the access point, occurrence of one of the plurality of collision patterns involving a group of sender nodes in the wireless computer network that have each transmitted a message to the access point and received no acknowledgement message from the access point indicating successful transmission; setting to a first length a length of a backoff window for avoiding collision in data transmission based on a size of the group of sender nodes; sending a first message to a first plurality of nodes in the wireless computer network, the first message instructing performance of backoff during the backoff window having the first length.
US10462817B2	Method and apparatus for controlling channel access in wireless local area network (WLAN) system Disclosed are a method and apparatus for an access point (AP) to control channel access of a station in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system. An AP according to one embodiment may determine resource allocation information for protecting a resource for a station not referring to traffic indication map (TIM) information. The determined resource allocation information is transmitted to a station referring to the TIM information, and the station referring to the TIM information does not conduct channel access in a time period specified in the resource allocation information.
US10462816B2	Trigger-based random access in a multiple BSSID network This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatuses for operating a wireless station in a multiple basic service set identifier (BSSID) set including a transmitted BSSID (Tx BSSID) and a number of non-transmitted BSSIDs (non-Tx BSSIDs). In some implementations, the wireless station may receive a trigger frame containing a number of association identifier (AID) values based on a group AID mapping contained in a partial virtual bitmap of a traffic indication map (TIM) element, and may determine whether the trigger frame allocates one or more random resource units (RUs) for use by the station based on one or more of the AID values contained in the trigger frame.
US10462815B2	Method for receiving an MAC CE for contention-based PUSCH in a wireless communication system and a device therefor The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device for d receiving a MAC CE for contention-based PUSCH in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: configuring a CB grant and a CB-RNTI associated with the CB grant; transmitting a first MAC PDU including an identifier of the UE on the CB grant; receiving a CB MAC CE indicated by a PDCCH addressed to the CB-RNTI in response to the MAC PDU transmission; determining that the first MAC PDU transmission is failed if the identifier of the UE isn't included in the MAC CE; and transmitting a second MAC PDU including the identifier of the UE on the CB grant.
US10462812B2	Transmission scheduling for contention based carrier A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. A base station transmits a provisional grant uplink assignment to a set of UEs. When a UE receives the provisional grant uplink assignment, the UE performs a clear channel assessment (CCA) operation on a secondary component carrier (SCC) based on the provisional grant UL assignment, the SCC being a contention-based carrier. Then, the UE transmits a schedule request (SR) on the SCC when the CCA operation succeeds. The base station transmits grant confirmation(s) on the SCC in response to the detected SR(s). Once the UE receives a grant confirmation on the SCC in response to the SR, the UE transmits data on the SCC.
US10462811B2	Transmitter and receiver for a wireless communication system The embodiments of the present invention presents a transmitter for a wireless communication system, configured to stop a transmission of a first downlink burst such that it ends before a predetermined gap interval before a downlink subframe in a Discovery signal Measurement Timing Configuration (DMTC) window of the wireless communication system.
US10462809B2	Method and apparatus for receiving a common signaling in a wireless communication system The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). The present disclosure provides method and apparatus for receiving a common signaling. According to the various embodiments of the present disclosure, a method of a terminal for receiving a common signaling comprises determining a reception mode of a common signaling based on a maximum bandwidth supported by the terminal, and receiving, by the terminal, the common signaling based on the determined reception mode.
US10462804B2	Method and apparatus for supporting coexistence in unlicensed band among cells of different operators in wireless communication system A method and apparatus for communicating with a long-term evolution in unlicensed spectrum (LTE-U) base station (BS) in a wireless communication system is provided. A user equipment (UE) receives a configuration of a potential transmission time unit (P-TTU), communicates with a first LTE-U BS of a first operator based on the configured P-TTU, and communicates with a second LTE-U BS of a second operator based on the configured P-TTU. The communication with the first LTE-U BS and the communication with the second LTE-U BS is multiplexed by time division multiplexing (TDM).
US10462803B2	Control signaling for device to device communication A method for a network node for Device-to-Device (D2D) communication is provided. The method comprises identifying a D2D control condition for broadcasting a control signal to a group of D2D user devices. The method also comprises broadcasting the control signal to the group of D2D user devices, based on the identified control condition, wherein the control signal includes a resources history field indicative of a set of physical resources previously allocated to the group of D2D user devices. A method for a user device is also provided. The method comprises performing a D2D initialization procedure. The method further comprises receiving a D2D broadcast control signal from a network node.
US10462796B2	Systems and methods of reducing interference in a wireless communications system Systems and method of reducing interference in a wireless communication system are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a method by a wireless device (105, 200, 300a, 300b, 500, 1105, 1205, 1207) comprises determining (409, 909) an uplink precoder (107) based on channel measurements on first and second downlink reference signal resources. Further, the precoder enables a transmission (113) on an uplink reference signal resource that is precoded with the uplink precoder and that is quasi co-located (QCL) (121) with a transmission (111) on the first downlink reference signal resource but not QCL (123) with a transmission (115) on the second downlink reference signal resource.
US10462794B2	Deferential channel selection of channels in unlicensed spectrum In some implementations, an access point may receive a request to select an operating channel for a computing device. The access point may determine that a network service provider is associated with the computing device. The access point may determine that at least one neighboring access point is associated with the network service provider. The access point may determine a channel in an unlicensed spectrum that is used by the at least one neighboring access point. The access point may perform a scan of the unlicensed spectrum that excludes the channel used by the at least one neighboring access point and select the operating channel based at least partly on the scan.
US10462792B2	Determining a location of a UE within a coverage area A method and a device for performing massive multiple-input and multiple-output (“MIMO”) operations with a user equipment (UE). The method and device receive signals from a UE within a coverage area of the device, determine a location of the UE within the coverage area and assign an operating frequency band to the UE for communication with the device, wherein the coverage area includes a plurality of regions and the operating frequency band assigned to the UE is based on the one of the regions corresponding to the location and transmit the operating frequency band assignment to the UE.
US10462788B2	Method and apparatus for operating a device on a licensed spectrum and an unlicensed spectrum A method and apparatus operate a device on a licensed spectrum and an unlicensed spectrum. The device can operate on a Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) channel using a WWAN base station using a WWAN Radio Access Technology (RAT). At least one Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) base station that uses the WWAN RAT operating on a WLAN frequency can be detected. WLAN frequencies can be scanned. Information including information about the at least one WLAN base station using the WWAN RAT, the results of scanning the WLAN frequencies, and device specific information to a base station can be sent. A WLAN channel of the WLAN frequencies with a WLAN base station of the at least one WLAN base station using the WWAN RAT can be communicated on in response to sending the information.
US10462775B2	Method for forming resource block for search region in downlink control channel in wireless communication system, and apparatus therefor The present invention relates to a method for a terminal to receive an enhanced physical downlink control channel (EPDCCH) from a based station in a wireless communication system. More particularly, the method includes the steps of defining a first number of enhanced resource element groups (EREGs) for each resource block for the EPDCCH, and monitoring EPDCCH candidates consisting of one or more enhanced control channel elements (ECCEs) in resource blocks and receiving the EPDCCH, wherein each of the one or more ECCEs consists of a second number of EREGs, and indexes of the second number of EREGs are determined to be intervals of the number of ECCEs for each resource block.
US10462759B2	System and method for clock synchronization on a wireless network A method of synchronizing the clocks of a master device and at least a first slave device which are connected on a wireless network. The method includes sending a scan command from the master device to at least the first slave device, setting the master device to a broadcast mode and broadcasting data, the broadcast data comprising a first time stamp; scanning the broadcasting data at at least the first slave device and resetting the clock of the first slave device using the first time stamp. In particular, but not exclusively, the present disclosure relates to synchronizing the clocks of two devices which are connected on a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) wireless network.
US10462758B2	Timing alignment procedures for dual PUCCH Methods, systems, and devices are described for wireless communication. A base station may configure a set of timing adjustment groups (TAGs) and a set of PUCCH cell groups for a user equipment (UE). The serving cells in the TAGs may be associated with different PUCCH cell groups. The UE may initiate a time alignment timer for each TAG, and if the timer expires prior to receiving a timing adjustment command, the UE may initiate a timing alignment procedure for a subset of serving cells based on the association between the TAGs and the PUCCH cell groups.
US10462750B2	Sensor systems for absorbent articles comprising sensor gates A sensor system for detecting a property of or within an absorbent article. The system may comprise a first sensor and a first transmitter. The sensor may be disposed in or on the absorbent article. The sensor may have a first status and may be capable of changing to a second status. The first transmitter may be capable of sensing a change in status of the sensor from the first status to the second status. The first transmitter may be capable of checking the status of the sensor noncontinuously. The first transmitter may programmed to check the status of the first sensor at least every 5 minutes but not longer than every 2 hours.
US10462748B2	Energy savings mode for silent haptics A method and system for energy savings with silent haptics is presented. A haptically-enabled device includes a processor that executes a haptic track containing haptic instructions. The haptic track is analyzed to determine the presence of a zero-force interval, also known as a silent haptic. The duration of the zero-force interval is determined, and if the duration exceeds a pre-determined threshold, then the system or method enters an energy savings mode. An overhead time associated with the terminating of the energy savings mode is determined. And, the energy savings mode is terminated at the conclusion of the zero-force interval less the overhead time.
US10462743B2	Mobile communications device and a method for controlling a mobile communications device receiver A method of controlling a mobile communications device receiver, which includes: activating the receiver, receiving a voice signal divided into a plurality of voice time intervals, detecting a silent voice time interval from content of the received voice signal, and deactivating the receiver during at least a portion of the silent voice time interval. In addition, the method may also include: receiving a signaling signal divided into a plurality of signaling time intervals, detecting an empty signaling time interval from the plurality of signaling time intervals, and deactivating the receiver during at least a portion of the empty signaling time interval.
US10462742B2	Method and apparatus for power consumption reduction in mobile communications Various solutions for power consumption reduction with respect to user equipment (UE) in mobile communications are described. A UE may receive first control information in a first transmission time interval (TTI). The UE may determine whether to turn on a radio frequency transceiver of the UE in a second TTI according to the first control information. The first control information indicates whether downlink data for the apparatus is scheduled in the second TTI. The UE may further monitor first control information in a first radio carrier. The UE may determine whether to turn on a radio frequency transceiver of the UE to receive downlink information in a second radio carrier according to the first control information. The first control information indicates whether downlink information for the apparatus is scheduled in the second radio carrier.
US10462741B2	Communication method carried out by terminal in wireless communication system and terminal utilizing the method Provided are a communication method carried out by a terminal in a wireless communication system and a terminal utilizing the method. The method comprises the steps of: determining whether a second terminal is to act as a proxy for a mobility related procedure for a first terminal; and on the basis of the determination, entering into a reduced power mode, wherein, in the reduced power mode, a procedure associated with a handover of the first terminal may not be carried out or be carried out with low frequency.
US10462739B2	Transmissions of physical downlink control channels in a communication system A method of a user equipment (UE) for controlling a signal. The method comprises receiving configuration information for enabling or disabling a signal transmission, receiving a first physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) conveying a first downlink control information (DCI) format, decoding the first DCI format, determining whether the first DCI format is correctly decoded; and transmitting the signal or suspending a transmission of the signal according to the configuration information when the first DCI format is not correctly decoded.
US10462738B1	Base station device with reduced power consumption and method thereof Base station device with reduced power consumption and method thereof. The base station device includes a transmitter configured to implement time-division multiple access (TDMA). The transmitter transmits payload signals in a TDMA frame including a first timeslot and a second timeslot, with one of the first timeslot and the second timeslot designated as an active timeslot and the other of the first timeslot and the second timeslot designated as an idle timeslot. The base station device includes an electronic processor coupled to the transmitter and configured to control transmission of calls through the transmitter. The electronic processor is configured to transmit payload signals during the active timeslot and de-key the transmitter during the idle timeslot. During a voice call, the electronic processor is configured to re-kay the transmitter during a portion of the idle timeslot to transmit synchronization information.
US10462736B2	Communications system, infrastructure equipment, communication terminal and method A communications system communicating data to/from a communications terminal includes plural wireless communications networks to transmit/receive signals to/from the communications terminal via wireless access interfaces. The communications terminal receives from an access server selection information for selecting one of the wireless communications networks, for transmitting or receiving the data in accordance with the selection information in combination with one or more determined measurements of the wireless access interface of the wireless communications networks. The access server includes an indication of a preferred communications characteristic for transmitting or receiving the signals representing the data, and in accordance with the preferred communications characteristic the communications terminal adapts the determined measurements and selects one of the wireless communications networks which most closely satisfy the preferred communications characteristic in accordance with the adapted-determined measurements.
US10462734B2	Method, apparatus and system with carrier network switching control An apparatus, such as a wireless mobile device dynamically obtains configuration information for a plurality of different network switching decision modules from a server in response to a detected network condition change event. The server responds with network switching decision module configuration information which serves as configuration information for a plurality of different network switching decision modules on the wireless mobile device. The wireless mobile device selectively invokes the plurality of network switching decision modules that are enabled by the obtained configuration information from the server. Each of the enabled network switching decision modules performs its respective switching decision process and outputs its decision in the form of network switching decision data. The network switching decision data from each of the invoked network switching decision modules is evaluated to determine whether switching should occur from a current network to another network.
US10462731B2	System information block transmission Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A network entity may identify a first frequency range of a system bandwidth that is used for transmission of synchronization information. The network may identify a second frequency range of the system bandwidth that is used for transmission of common control information. The second frequency range may be a function of the first frequency range. The first and second frequency ranges may be less than the system bandwidth. In some cases, the second frequency range and the first frequency range may be a same frequency range. The network entity may transmit the common control information on a frequency within the second frequency range of the system bandwidth.
US10462729B2	Roaming management A method of operating an interconnect server for a roaming network, the roaming network having a plurality of cellular networks and a plurality of hotspot networks formed of wireless access points, the interconnect server being connectable to a routing server within each of the plurality of cellular networks and to a routing server within each of the plurality of hotspot networks, wherein the plurality of hotspot networks are operable to allow subscriber devices of the plurality of cellular networks to connect to a wireless access point forming part of the hotspot network and access the device's subscriber cellular network, is disclosed.
US10462727B2	Media distribution via a scalable ad hoc geographic protocol Media is distributed via a scalable ad hoc geographic routing/broadcast protocol. Media can be transmitted from a mobile device to a cluster of mobile devices that are geographically located in a particular region. Devices that are located between the source and the intended target can act as routers with the ability to forward data packets toward the intended destination. In essence, a geocast network cloud is established, allowing any device within the cloud to communicate with any other device in the cloud. Devices in the network can constantly change position and the transmission path through the network can be constantly changing. The geocast protocol adapts to the changing conditions.
US10462726B2	Call flow system and method for use in a legacy telecommunication system A method of operating a network server, such as a mobile application gateway, connect devices on a cellular or carrier network with individual networks, such as enterprise voice and data networks or residential networks. The effects of the present invention are far reaching in terms of transferring effective call control from the cellular network into the control of the individual network, such as the enterprise, and enabling new business models for the purchase of cellular service from a public cellular carrier by an enterprise.
US10462724B2	Method and apparatus for minimizing/avoiding conflicts between different radio access technologies serving user equipment Minimizing conflicts between different radio access technologies (RATs) is disclosed herein which include monitoring, by a user equipment (UE), a first use of a UE Radio Frequency (RF) resource by a first Radio Access Technology (RAT). The UE monitors a second use of the UE resource by a second RAT. The UE is served by a current serving cell in the second RAT. The UE may also determine a percentage of conflict between a first use of a UE resource by a first RAT and the second use of the UE resource by the second RAT over a predefined period of time, and initiating, by the UE, a cell reselection attempt to one or more neighboring cells of a plurality of neighboring cells serving the second RAT based on the determined percentage of conflict exceeding a predetermined threshold.
US10462723B2	Seamless mobility for 5G and LTE systems and devices User equipment (UE), an enhanced NodeB (eNB) and method of reducing handover latency are generally described. The UE may transmit measurement feedback to the eNB based on control signals. The UE may receive a reconfiguration message from the eNB or another eNB to the UE is attached. The reconfiguration message may contain reconfiguration information indicating whether or not a physical layer or layer 2 of the UE is to be reconfigured and/or a security key is to be updated. The reconfiguration information may be dependent on whether the handover is between eNBs controlled by a same entity and/or whether the handover comprises an intra-frequency transition. The UE or eNB may initiate handover of the UE. During handover the UE may avoid physical layer or layer 2 reconfiguration or the security key update. The security key and data for the UE may be provided directly between the eNBs.
US10462719B2	Method, device and system for supporting transmission of a group service The present invention provides a method for supporting transmission of a group service, which includes: a MCE sends a pending notification message to a MME, wherein the pending notification message includes an identity (TMGI) of a GCSE service; and the MME sends the pending notification message to a GCSE server or a BM-SC. The present disclosure also provides a system for supporting transmission of the group service, a method for establishing a GCSE data bearer and a base station. By adopting the present disclosure, the risk of data loss due to a change of the data bearer is reduced, time delay of establishing the data bearer is reduced, air interface resource is effectively utilized, and power consumption of A UE is saved.
US10462716B2	Network access method, relevant device and system A network access method, a relevant device and a system are provided. The network access method includes: storing, by a UE, identifier information of a network node that the UE accesses via a first RAN; and transmitting, by the UE, a connection establishment request comprising the identifier information of the network node to a second RAN while the UE maintains the connection to the first RAN, to enable the second RAN to select the network node for the UE as a network node that the UE accesses via the second RAN.
US10462715B2	Cell re-selection procedure assistance and devices A method for assisting in a cell re-selection procedure in a cellular communication system comprises obtaining (S1) of information comprising radio conditions and/or user equipment population related to at least a serving cell and optionally also related to at least one neighbor cell to the serving cell. The obtained information is compared (S2) with a criterion for enforced cell re-selection procedure. If the criterion for enforced cell re-selection procedure is fulfilled by the obtained information, an enforcement of, or an action for increasing the probability for causing, a cell re-selection procedure of at least one user equipment within the serving cell is initialized (S3). Devices for performing such a method are also disclosed.
US10462713B2	Techniques for handover procedure management Techniques for handover procedure management are described herein. An example method may include monitoring, at a target base station, reference signal information associated with a UE based on a reference signal configuration of the UE received by the target base station from a source base station. Additionally, the example method may include estimating, at the target base station, timing information for the UE based on the reference signal information. Further, the example method may include transmitting, by the target base station, the timing information to the source base station, where the source base station provides the timing information to the UE for handover to the target base station.
US10462712B2	Communication system A communication system is presented in which a base station operates a each of a plurality of cells using a respective component carrier. When the base station decides to configure a mobile telephone to use additional cells of the plurality of cells, a access control procedure is initiated to determine for each cell whether the configuration should be allowed.
US10462708B2	Method and device for setting up and maintaining an internet access using a wireless local area network communication protocol from a mobile client station A method for setting up and maintaining Internet access using a WLAN protocol from a mobile client station, by access points selected in succession, includes setting up a WLAN Internet access by a first selected access point; at that time, opening a first WLAN communication session specific to the first access point; maintaining the Internet access while opening at least one other WLAN communication session specific to at least one other subsequently selected access point. Internet access is maintained in the following way: when the first session is opened, a main communication session is additionally opened using a wide area telecommunication network wireless communication protocol; the opened main session is maintained for as long as one wishes to maintain Internet access; joining the main session as well as each session specific to each selected access point as dependent upon a same unique session identifier.
US10462704B2	Method, apparatus and system There is provided a method comprising determining a bearer to be used for first traffic between a user equipment and one of a plurality of base stations in dependence on information indicating the user equipment's ability to communicate with a plurality of base stations, policy rules, and information about the application characteristics of said first traffic.
US10462703B1	Vehicle-to-x communication device A vehicle-to-X communication device, including a first processing unit for the processing of received vehicle-to-X messages and a second processing unit, wherein the vehicle-to-X communication device is configured to send vehicle-to-X messages during a starting sequence of the first processing unit by the second processing unit. Furthermore, the invention refers to the use of the vehicle-to-X communication device in a vehicle.
US10462702B2	Apparatus and method for controlling transmission on high thoughput wireless network Apparatuses and methods for performing congestion control in a transmission control protocol (TCP) environment in a wireless communication system are provided. At least one recovery session is opened a preset time after a time-out occurs in an original session, and whether link recovery is achieved after the at least one recovery session is opened and before a preset maximum wait time elapses is monitored. If the link recovery is achieved, a transmission speed is recovered according to a scenario corresponding to a time when the link recovery is achieved.
US10462697B2	Method and apparatus for receiving a timing advance command in a wireless communication system The present invention provides a method of receiving a timing advance command by a user equipment in a wireless communication system. A terminal receives information on a time advance group from a base station, and also receives the tuning advance command corresponding to the time advance group from the base station.
US10462695B2	Device and method for handling measurement configuration in dual connectivity A communication device for handling a measurement configuration in a dual connectivity comprises at least one storage device for storing instructions and at least one processing circuit coupled to the at least one storage device. The at least one processing circuit is configured to execute the instructions stored in the at least one storage device. The instructions comprise establishing a first SRB; being configured a first measurement configuration by a first BS; transmitting a first measurement report to the first BS; receiving a first RRC message from the first BS; establishing a second SRB; being configured a second measurement configuration by a second BS; transmitting a second measurement report to the second BS; detecting a first failure on a first connection with the first BS; and releasing the second measurement configuration in response to the first failure on the first connection with the first BS.
US10462694B2	Method and system for wireless network management Methods and systems for wireless network management are described. In one embodiment, a radio measurement of a characteristic of a wireless access technology may be taken. The wireless access technology may enable data communication through a wireless network when connected to an access point. A report may be transmitted through an alternate access technology. The report may be based on the radio measurement. Additional methods and systems are disclosed.
US10462688B2	Association rule analysis and data visualization for mobile networks Embodiments are provided for using association rule mining to analyze performance counters of a mobile network, including converting a plurality of performance counters of a mobile network into a plurality of key performance indicators (KPIs), quantizing each KPI into one value of a set of values associated with that KPI, creating a set of items having multiple subsets corresponding to respective KPIs, where each item of a subset corresponds to a respective value of a particular set of values associated with a particular KPI, and generating association rules based, at least in part, on the set of items. In further embodiments, the quantizing the plurality of KPIs includes quantizing a first KPI into a first value of a set of three or more values associated with the first KPI.
US10462684B2	Telecommunications apparatus and methods A method of operating network infrastructure equipment in a wireless telecommunications system configured to support communications between the network infrastructure equipment and terminal devices using a primary component carrier operating on radio resources within a first frequency band and a secondary component carrier operating on radio resources within a second frequency band. The method includes: transmitting a request message to plural terminal devices to request that at least some of plural terminal devices make measurements of radio channel conditions for radio resources within the second frequency band in accordance with a measurement configuration associated with the request message; receiving measurement reports from at least some of plural terminal devices indicating their respective measurements of radio channel conditions; and establishing an operating characteristic for the secondary component carrier based on the measurement reports.
US10462681B2	Method and user equipment (UE) for cell reselection in connected mode thereof Accordingly the embodiments herein disclose a method for cell reselection by UE in a connected mode. The method includes measuring signal strength of neighboring cells in one or more inter-radio access technology (inter-RAT) frequencies while camped on a serving cell in the connected mode. Further, the method includes determining power class (PC) capability of the neighboring cells by scanning a band corresponding to the Evolved Absolute Radio Frequency Channel Number (EARFCN) of the neighboring cells, by reading SIB from neighboring cell, by reading a control channel message. Furthermore, the method includes reselecting to a neighboring cell using the determined power class capability when the measured signal strength of the neighboring cell meets the pre-defined reselection threshold.
US10462680B2	Communication method and system in wireless communication system using beamforming scheme A transmission method for communication by a transmission apparatus of a wireless communication system performing wireless communication in a beamforming scheme is disclosed. The method may include assigning identifiers to all transmission beam directions in which transmission is possible and transmitting a reference signal with a beam identifier assigned in each direction, when identifier information of a beam direction, which allows reception from a reception apparatus, and error detection information are received, examining the error detection information to examine whether an error exists, and transmitting a response signal to the reception apparatus according to whether the examined error exists, and transmitting and receiving data on the basis of the received beam information when the error does not exist, as a result of the examination of the error detection information.
US10462670B2	Radio terminal apparatus and method therefor A radio terminal apparatus (113) is configured to perform D2D communication with at least one radio terminal (121-124) belonging to a second group (group 2) when a predetermined condition is satisfied. The predetermined condition includes that a first radio terminal (110) belonging to a first group (group 1) to which the radio terminal apparatus (113) belongs gives the second group (group 2) implicit or explicit permission to perform D2D communication between the first and second groups (groups 1 and 2). It is thus, for example, possible to contribute to improving security of device-to-device (D2D) communication performed between D2D communication groups.
US10462660B2	Method, network element, user equipment and system for securing device-to-device communication in a wireless network Method, network element, user equipment (UE) and system are disclosed for securing device-to-device (D2D) communication in a wireless network. The wireless network has a first UE in an idle mode, a second UE in a connected mode, and a network element. The method comprises: encrypting the second UE's identification (ID) by using a first key which is known to the network element and the first UE and which is unknown to the second UE; sending the encrypted second UE's ID from the network element to the first UE via the second UE; and verifying the second UE's ID by using the encrypted second UE's ID. According to some embodiments, the method further comprises: deriving a D2D key for D2D communication between the first and second UEs, based on a random number and a second key which is known to the network element and the first UE; encrypting the D2D key based at least in part on a third key which is shared between the network element and the second UE and which is unknown to any other UE in the wireless network; and sending the encrypted D2D key from the network element to the second UE.
US10462659B2	Method and apparatus for proximal authentication of wireless electronic device A method for communicating between devices is presented. The method includes dividing a first public key of a first device into at least two partial keys, transmitting the at least two partial keys through at least two communication channels having different physical characteristics, receiving a second public key of a second device through at least one of the at least two communication channels, authenticating the second device based on the received second public key, and performing secure communication with the second device using a public key generated based on the received second public key.
US10462656B2	Apparatus and method for mobility procedure involving mobility management entity relocation A device that identifies entry into a new service area, transmits a service area update request to a network device associated with a network, receives a control plane message from the network indicating control plane device relocation or a key refresh due to a service area change in response to transmitting the service area update request, and derives a first key based in part on data included in the control plane message and a second key shared between the device and a key management device. Another device that receives a handover command from a network device associated with a network, the handover command indicating a new service area, derives a first key based on data included in the handover command and on a second key shared between the device and a key management device, and sends a handover confirmation message that is secured based on the first key.
US10462647B2	Communication control method and apparatus, terminal, and network platform A communication control method and apparatus, a terminal, and a network platform, where after generating a virtual subscriber identity module (SIM) card application request, the terminal sends the virtual SIM card application request to the network platform, then receives target virtual SIM card data returned by the network platform, and configures a target virtual SIM card in a baseband chip such that a user can conveniently change a SIM card only by downloading virtual SIM card data from the network platform using a network, regardless of a location of the user and time. In addition, according to the method, the user can conveniently select, with reference to displayed information about baseband chips, a baseband chip in which the target virtual SIM card data is configured, and does not need to repeatedly detach and mount a SIM card slot of the terminal for confirmation.
US10462645B2	Dynamic communication profiles The disclosed technology addresses the need in the art for a solution that selects an appropriate communication profile for the user. A system is configured to receive motion data from a client device associated with a user, identify a communication profile for the user based on the motion data, administer collaboration requests for the user based on settings associated with the communication profile, track user actions based on the administration of the collaboration requests, and update settings for the active communication profile based on the user actions.
US10462644B2	Mapping of S-NSSAI at roaming A method for registering a UE in a visited network. The method includes the UE selecting a home network slice identity (h-NSI), wherein the h-NSI is associated with an index value. The method also includes the UE obtaining the index value with which the selected h-NSI is associated, and after obtaining the index value, the UE transmitting a registration message towards a control node, the registration message comprising a requested NSI (r-NSI) (e.g., an S-NSSAI) and the obtained index value. The method further includes the UE receiving a registration response message comprising an allowed NSI (a-NSI) and an index value associated with the a-NSI.
US10462643B1	Call setup logic with emerg-request-non-100 timer Multiple timers used by a device during setup of a communication session may include a first timer and a second timer, each configured to expire after different periods of time, and each configured to start in response to the device sending a Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) request using a SIP INVITE method. The first timer is stopped on receipt of the first SIP response, which may include a 100 Trying SIP response, while the second timer is stopped on receipt of a non-100 Trying SIP response. If the first timer expires, the device may send an additional SIP request using the SIP INVITE method as a retry mechanism while the second timer continues to run. If the second timer expires, the device may halt the session setup and reattempt using a different type of access network.
US10462642B1	Panic mode management in a communication device Techniques are disclosed for managing a panic mode for a communication device. The communication device may trigger a panic mode causing the communication device to emit an audible alert while simultaneously causing the communication device to capture any detected sound at a frequency below the audible alert. The communication device may also collect metadata including a date stamp, a time stamp, and a location that may be associated with any captured audio and stored locally or streamed to a communications server for storage. The communication device may also send a message to one or more other endpoints indicative of the communication device having engaged panic mode.
US10462640B1	Systems and methods for hierarchical communication channels Systems and related methods for providing hierarchical group communication channels for various organizations, wherein the groups may also be dynamically created based on the real-time or near real-time data collected from one or more mobile computing devices. The disclosed system and methods may provide hierarchical organizations with efficient means to organize and manage critical tasks, especially under emergency situations.

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