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| US10493189B2 |
MFLP-valve for a pressure source
A mechanical fluid pressure modification valve, or “MFLP-valve”, is set forth. The MFLP-valve can be actuated upon movement of a movable pressure system member of a medical pressure system reaching a selected position. Additionally, the MFLP-valve can be actuated based on a pressure condition of the system. When the MFLP-valve unseals, a pressure differential between a pressure chamber and a volume outside of the chamber can be relieved. Disengagement of the movable pressure system member from the MFLP-valve can enable the MFLP-valve to re-seal. The MFLP-valve may include a flag that indicates the position of the movable pressure system member. The MFLP-valve may be provided in a diaphragm-type pressure source. |
| US10493187B2 |
Highly efficient breastpump and system for expressing breastmilk
The present invention provides a breastshield for use in a breastpumping system for expressing milk, the breastshield being of such a construction that substantially limits the amount of air between the breast/nipple and the breastshield surrounding the breast/nipple, and most preferably virtually eliminates any air at least in the area of the breast and nipple. In some embodiments, any air in the breastpumping system is substantially eliminated. With the amount of air limited, the mechanism used for generating the pressure difference in the breastshield (e.g., vacuum or negative pressure), such as a diaphragm pump, does not need to do as much work. Less energy is required for the expression of milk, and thus the size of pump used can be decreased, thereby reducing the overall cost of the device. |
| US10493186B2 |
System for providing fluid flow to nerve tissues
An apparatus and system for providing reduced pressure to a defect in a nerve is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a nerve conduit having a generally tubular shape that has walls including a luminal wall surrounding the tissue site to contain fluids within a luminal space between the tissue site to contain fluids within a luminal space between the tissue site and the luminal wall. The apparatus further comprises a manifold having a porous body and a connector for receiving reduced pressure, wherein the manifold is positioned within the luminal space adjacent the tissue site to distribute the reduced pressure to the defect. Additionally, a method for providing reduced pressure to a defect in a nerve is disclosed that includes implanting the nerve conduit and manifold at a site of damaged nerve tissue and applying a reduced pressure to the manifold thereby stimulating repair or regrowth of nerve tissue. |
| US10493185B2 |
Foam structure wound inserts for directional granulation
A wound treatment system comprises a wound-treatment apparatus and a wound dressing coupled to the apparatus. The wound dressing includes a foam structure wound insert having pores with a greater cross-sectional area when viewed from a first direction and a smaller cross-sectional area when viewed from an orthogonal direction. Methods for making such wound inserts may include compressing foam structure material having pores with a substantially uniform cross-sectional area. Methods for treating a wound using a wound insert. |
| US10493184B2 |
Wound dressing and method of treatment
Embodiments disclosed herein are directed to negative pressure treatment systems and wound dressing systems, apparatuses, and methods that may be used for the treatment of wounds. In particular, some embodiments are directed to improved wound dressings comprising a bridge portion connecting two or more portions of an absorbent layer that facilitates trimming of the wound dressing to suitable sizes. Some embodiments provide for trimming the dressing in a gap between two or more portions of an absorbent layer and sealing the exposed portion of dressing after trimming when the dressing is applied to skin surrounding a wound. |
| US10493181B2 |
Flexible and/or elastic brachytherapy seed or strand
A flexible or elastic brachytherapy strand that includes an imaging marker and/or a therapeutic, diagnostic or prophylactic agent such as a drug in a biocompatible carrier that can be delivered to a subject upon implantation into the subject through the bore of a brachytherapy implantation needle has been developed. Strands can be formed as chains or continuous arrays of seeds up to 50 centimeters or more, with or without spacer material, flaccid, rigid, or flexible. |
| US10493180B2 |
Device for soft tissue repair or replacement
Disclosed are composite implantable tissue attachment devices comprising a mechanical reinforcing component and a cellular scaffold component. Disclosed devices include a wide, relatively flat portion for supporting long term repair of tissue. Disclosed devices can include a tapered portion at the end of the wide portions that can lead into a narrower elongated extension for aiding in placement of the device during a surgical procedure. The wide portion of the device can provide tensile strength along the longitudinal axis of the device as well as porosity. The wide devices can cover a larger surface area of a delivery site than standard suture. Disclosed materials can be utilized in, e.g., soft tissue repair such as tendon and ligament reconstruction and repair. |
| US10493177B2 |
Solid state fragrancing
Fragrance control is provided by articles of manufacture including various solid state fragrancing objects, methods of using such objects, and systems that employ one or more such objects. The fragrancing object can be easy to manufacture, long lasting, provide fragrance that is consistently released over time, provide an indication to the user that the object needs to be replaced, and can hold a desired ratio of fragrance. The solid state fragrancing object can be coupled to an air vent to inconspicuously provide fragrance to a user in an environment, such as the interior of a vehicle. |
| US10493174B2 |
Pasteurisation process for microbial cells and microbial oil
An improved pasteurisation protocol for pasteurising microbial cells is disclosed. The protocol has three stages, a first heating stage, a second plateau stage at which the cells are held at a (maximum and) constant temperature, and a third cooling stage. Both the heating and the cooling stages are rapid, with the temperature of the cells passing through 40 to 80° C. in no more than 30 minutes in the heating stage. The heating rate is at least 0.5° C./minute and during cooling is at least −0.5° C./minute. The plateau maximum temperature is from 70 to 85° C. By plotting the pasteurisation protocol on a time (t, minutes) versus temperature (T, ° C.) graph, one obtains a trapezium having an area less than 13,000° C. minute. Not only does this result in a smaller energy input (and so a reduction in costs), but a better quality (and less oxidized) oil results having a peroxide value (POV) of less than 1.5 and an anisidine value (AnV) of less than 1.0. |
| US10493169B2 |
Use of charge-balanced imaging agents for determining renal function
The present invention relates to a method for detecting renal disease and for assessing the efficacy of dialysis treatment using imaging agents having desirable in vivo properties. |
| US10493168B2 |
Phosphorescent meso-unsubstituted metallo-porphyrin probe molecules for measuring oxygen and imaging methods
Oxygen levels in biological tissue or systems can be measured by the phosphorescence quenching method using phosphorescent porphyrin probes, also referred to as a dendritic oxygen probes, with controllable quenching parameters and defined biodistributions. Provided are a “next generation” of oxygen sensors with substantially improved phosphorescence emission for better imaging capabilities, ease of use, increasing the quantum efficiency (phosphorescence intensity) and extending their range of applicability including constructing a class of oxygen sensors for making measurements in organic media. In addition, provided are methods for synthesizing new porphyrin constructs in which the porphyrin is made less flexible and more planar, changing with decrease internal quenching, and thereby increasing the phosphorescence emission used for oxygen sensing. Additional methods are provided for structurally modifying the dendrimer used to encapsulate the porphyrin phosphor to provide internal quenching of singlet oxygen molecules formed during oxygen measurements. |
| US10493167B2 |
In vivo production of proteins
The invention relates to compositions including polynucleotides encoding polypeptides which have been chemically modified by replacing the uridines with 1-methyl-pseudouridine to improve one or more of the stability and/or clearance in tissues, receptor uptake and/or kinetics, cellular access by the compositions, engagement with translational machinery, mRNA half-life, translation efficiency, immune evasion, protein production capacity, secretion efficiency, accessibility to circulation, protein half-life and/or modulation of a cell's status, function, and/or activity. |
| US10493165B2 |
Extracellular vesicles for agent delivery
The present invention relates to the field of extracellular vesicles. More specifically, the present invention provides methods and compositions for using extracellular vesicles as a vector for nucleic acid treatment in vivo of various diseases. In a specific embodiment, the present invention provides an extracellular vesicle isolated from a cell comprising one or more microRNAs (miRNAs) that have been loaded ex vivo into the vesicle so that the miRNAs are present in a higher concentration than when measured in the same extracellular vesicle isolated directly from the cell. In another embodiment, the present invention provides a method for treating cholangiocarcinoma in a subject comprising the step of administering to the subject a plurality of exosomes comprising miR-195. |
| US10493163B2 |
Dendrimer conjugates for coating cells
The present invention provides dendrimer conjugates. The present invention provides a composition comprising a dendrimer conjugate and a cell, such as a cell covered with dendrimer conjugates, in which dendrimer conjugates home the cell to a target tissue. |
| US10493162B2 |
Somatostatin receptor-based cancer therapy
Methods and composition for cell-based therapy as well as somatostatin receptor-based therapy are described. For example, in certain aspects methods for administering an anti-tumor therapy using a signaling defective somatostatin receptor mutant are described. Furthermore, the invention provides compositions and methods involve a somatostatin constitutively active somatostatin receptor mutant. |
| US10493161B2 |
Solution for spray drying comprising hypromellose acetate succinate and method for producing solid dispersion
There are provided a solution for spray drying having a high transmittance and markedly reduced generation of undissolved matter; and a method for producing a solid dispersion by using the solution for spray drying so that clogging with the undissolved matter is reduced and dissolution is improved. More specifically, there is provided a solution for spray drying comprising hypromellose acetate succinate (HPMCAS) having a hydroxypropoxy molar substitution of 0.40 or more, a solvent, and a drug. There is also provided a method for producing a solid dispersion comprising the step of removing the solvent from the spray drying solution. |
| US10493160B2 |
Microstructure using cross-linked hyaluronic acid hydrogel, and method for producing same
The present invention provides microstructures using crosslinked hyaluronic acid hydrogels and the method for preparing the same. The present invention for preparing microstructures using crosslinked hyaluronic acid hydrogels allows the preparation of microstructures with a uniform shape and minimum deformation. Furthermore, the microstructures made using crosslinked hyaluronic acid hydrogels in the present invention can improve skin aging, e.g. wrinkles, replenish moisture, easily absorb body fluids due to its outstanding swelling performance, provide a longer duration in the body due to its resistance against a hyaluronic acid hydrolyzing enzyme, enabling the safe delivery of effective components in the body. |
| US10493158B2 |
Pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of inflammatory disorders
The present invention discloses pharmaceutical compositions comprising: a compound according to Formula I: useful in the prophylaxis and/or treatment of inflammatory conditions, autoimmune diseases, proliferative diseases, allergy, transplant rejection, diseases involving degradation and/or disruption of cartilage homeostasis, congenital cartilage malformations, and/or diseases associated with hypersecretion of IL6 or interferons. |
| US10493155B2 |
Heat-sterilized formulation comprising chitosan and process of preparation thereof
The present invention relates to a heat-sterilized aqueous composition comprising a solubilized chitosan and glycerol. It also relates to a process of preparation of the same, as well as the use thereof, including compositions useful for the prevention and treatment of dry eye syndrome and arthritic diseases or disorders. |
| US10493153B2 |
Alkylated photoremovable protecting groups and uses thereof
The invention relates to a method for photoreleasing a moiety G from a compound of the formula A-G. The methods of the present invention comprise irradiating a composition comprising the compound of the formula A-G at a wavelength of >500 nm, so as to photorelease the moiety G from the moiety A; wherein the moiety A comprises a chromophore and the moiety G comprises an organic compound. |
| US10493152B2 |
Adalimumab formulations
The present invention relates to novel liquid pharmaceutical compositions of adalimumab, which include adalimumab or a biosimilar thereof, an histidine buffering agent such as histidine (or histidine buffer system such as histidine/imidiazolium-histidine), and a sugar stabiliser such as trehalose. Such a combination of components furnishes formulations having a stability (e.g. on storage and when exposed to stress) which is comparable to or an improvement upon those known in the art, and with fewer ingredients. Such advances will help adalimumab treatments to become more widely available at lower cost, and prolong the viability of pre-loaded delivery devices (e.g. pre-filled syringes) to reduce unnecessary waste of the drug. |
| US10493149B2 |
Stable anti-OSMR antibody formulation
The present invention provides, among other things, stable formulations comprising an anti-oncostatin M receptor (OSMR) antibody and having a pH ranging from approximately 6.0-7.6, wherein less than approximately 5% of the anti-OSMR antibody exists as high molecular weight (HMW) species in the formulation. |
| US10493148B2 |
PD-1 agonist antibodies and uses thereof
The present invention relates to anti-human PD-1 agonist antibodies, and uses thereof for treating autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis or for decreasing rejection of transplanted cells and/or tissues. |
| US10493147B2 |
Broad-spectrum vaccine against avian reovirus
A broad-spectrum vaccine against avian Reovirus is disclosed, which is effective in reducing the infection of avian Reovirus in an avian target. The vaccine comprises antigenic material derived from avian Reovirus of two genotype groups: 1 and 4, as defined herein. This vaccine is effective against all avian Reoviruses, homologous or heterologous to the vaccine, including recent virulent break-through strains. |
| US10493139B2 |
Humanized anti-CD19 antibody and use thereof with chimeric antigen receptor
Embodiments herein relate to humanized CD19 antibodies and disease treatment using the antibodies. For example, a subject having a CD19 positive tumor may be administered a therapeutically effective amount of the humanized antibody. |
| US10493138B2 |
Immune response inducer
An immunity-inducing agent comprising as an effective ingredient a specific polypeptide is disclosed. These polypeptides were isolated, by the SEREX method using a cDNA library derived from canine testis and serum from a cancer-bearing dog, as a polypeptide which binds to an antibody existing specifically in serum derived from a cancer-bearing living body. The polypeptides can induce immunity in a living body and cause regression of a tumor in a cancer-bearing living body. Therefore, these polypeptides are especially effective as a therapeutic and/or prophylactic agent for a cancer(s). |
| US10493135B2 |
Methods of treating tissue calcification
The present invention provides a method of treating NPP1 deficiency or NPP1-associated disease such as idiopathic infantile arterial calcification (IIAC), pseudoxanthoma elasticum, vascular calcification in chronic kidney disease (VCCKD), insulin resistance, hypophosphatemic rickets, myocardial ischemia, joint calcification, angioid streaks, and ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the spine. The present invention provides a method for treating tissue calcification by administering soluble NPP1 to produce a transient increase in serum pyrophosphate levels. |
| US10493131B2 |
Materials and methods for modulating activity of bone marrow derived cells
The subject invention provides methods for recruitment of bone marrow-derived cells, including bone marrow-derived endothelial cells (BMDEC), and increasing their function by administration of relaxin. The methods of the invention can be used in, for example, treating conditions amenable to treatment by recruitment of bone marrow-derived cells, such as BMDEC and bone marrow-derived angio-osteogcnic progenitor cell. |
| US10493127B2 |
DPEP-1 binding compositions and methods of use
Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of their use are provided for reducing inflammation in a subject, blocking leukocyte recruitment, inhibiting tumor metastasis, treating sepsis and preventing/reducing acute kidney injury. |
| US10493126B2 |
Combination therapy for ameliorating adverse side effects caused by chemotherapy
The invention generally relates to an immunomodulatory protein and a chemotherapeutic agent for simultaneous, contemporaneous or sequential use in the treatment of diseases, more particularly of proliferative diseases, still more particularly of cancer(s), to a combination of an FIP and a chemotherapeutic agent, as well as to the medical and biotechnological applications thereof, more particularly in the field of the treatment of diseases, more particularly of proliferative diseases, still more particularly of cancer(s). |
| US10493124B2 |
Angiotensin II alone or in combination for the treatment of hypotension
The present invention relates, inter alia, to a method comprising administering to a subject having high output shock and undergoing treatment with a catecholamine at a dose equivalent to at least about 0.2 mcg/kg/min of norepinephrine a dose of angiotensin II which is effective to raise the blood pressure of the subject to a mean arterial pressure (MAP) of about 65 mm Hg or above, and which is effective to reduce the dose of the catecholamine required to maintain a MAP of about 65 mm Hg to the equivalent of about 0.05-0.2 mcg/kg/min norepinephrine or less, or to the equivalent of about 0.05 mcg/kg/min norepinephrine or less. |
| US10493123B2 |
Method of treating overweight or obesity comprising administering a pleurotus ostreatus mushroom extract or a composition comprising a pleurotus ostretus mushroom extract
Disclosed are methods for treating, preventing and alleviating obesity, fatty liver syndrome, diabetes, one or more metabolic syndrome conditions or complications and/or cancer comprising administering an effective amount of ostreolysin, its functionally related variant, or an extract or mushroom extract comprising the same to subjects in need thereof. |
| US10493122B2 |
Sublingual delivery of glatiramer acetate
The present invention provides Glatiramer acetate compositions in a non-gelling matrix, formulated for sublingual delivery. |
| US10493120B2 |
Composition for preventing or treating hyperlipidemia
A pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating hyperlipidemia includes a Salvia miltiorrhiza extract, a Crataegus pinnatifida extract, a Polygonum multiflorum extract, and a Ligusticum chuanxiong extract, thereby reducing the amounts of serum cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol and increasing the amount of HDL-cholesterol; significantly reduces the amount of serum triglyceride compared with existing statin-based drugs, thereby exhibiting prophylactic and therapeutic effects of hyperlipidemia with various symptoms even without the co-administration of other drugs; and reduces the amounts of hepatic cholesterol and triglyceride, thereby exhibiting an effect of inhibiting fatty liver. |
| US10493117B2 |
Chinese herbal oral paste for conditioning allergic constitution and processing method thereof
The present application discloses a Chinese herbal oral paste for conditioning allergic constitution. The Chinese herbal oral paste includes the following raw material components: divaricate saposhnikovia root, milkvetch root, largehead atractylodes rhizome, fructus tribuli, mulberry fruit, cicada slough, lightyellow sophora root, orange fruit, licorice, smoked plum, beautiful sweetgum fruit, glossy privet fruit, lilium brownii, cortex moutan, earthworm, villous amomum fruit, Chinese waxgourd peel, rice beans, India madder root, siegesbeckia herb, yerbadetajo herb, prepared fleeceflower root, arnebia root, tortoise-plastron gelatin, donkey-hide gelatin, and xylitol. The Chinese herbal oral paste of the present disclosure has a higher drug concentration and good taste, is particularly suitable for health preserving in winter and conditioning the allergic constitution, will not create negative effects or harm to the human body at all, and is capable of achieving certain efficacy of strengthening physical health. |
| US10493113B2 |
Compositions and methods for treating disease using a Blautia strain
Provided herein are methods and compositions related to Blautia Strain A useful as therapeutic agents. |
| US10493109B2 |
Lithium stimulation of cord blood stem cell proliferation and growth factor production
The present invention provides methods for expanding human umbilical cord blood stem cells and methods for stimulating growth factor production by cord blood stem cells using an in vitro cell culture system comprising a lithium salt. The present invention also provides in vivo methods for enhancing the survival and growth of transplanted cord blood stem cells by treating the cells with a lithium salt prior to transplantation. In vivo methods for reducing rejection of transplanted cord blood stem cells by administering a lithium salt after transplantation are also provided. |
| US10493105B2 |
Isolated adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells treated with angelica extract or butylidenephthalide, and wherein the cells have an increased mitochondrial membrane potential and a decreased level of IL-8, and methods for treating parkinson's disease
A cell for treating neurodegenerative disease treated with angelica extract is provided. The pharmaceutical composition comprises the cell for treating neurodegenerative disease and can significantly increase and recover the number of dopaminergic neurons to achieve the goal for treating neurodegenerative disease. |
| US10493104B2 |
Composition for treating inflammatory brain diseases which includes stem cell as active ingredient
The present invention relates to a composition for treating inflammatory brain diseases which includes a stem cell as an active ingredient. When the stem cell according to the present invention is directly administered to animal models with inflammatory brain diseases, a brain damage caused by inflammation such as edema is significantly reduced, the weight-loss phenomenon is greatly improved, and the like, and thus the cell has an excellent effect in treating inflammatory brain diseases and consequently can be used effectively in treating inflammatory brain diseases. |
| US10493103B2 |
Peroxide formulations and methods and applicators for using the same
Embodiments are directed to a stable composition comprising stabilized hydrogen peroxide and 2-propanol and applicators configured to store, dispense, and apply such stable compositions. Such compositions may be used to treat skin conditions such as warts, condyloma accuminatum, molluscum contagiosum, acrochordons, seborrheic keratosis, or a combination thereof. Some embodiments also describe take home compositions, in office compositions, over-the-counter compositions, and kits for the use of such compositions. |
| US10493101B2 |
Antimicrobial composition
An antiseptic composition suitable for use on skin and wounds comprising a source of an antimicrobial agent and an agent which disrupts biofilms. More, particularly the invention relates to a composition capable of providing effective antimicrobial activity while at the same time avoiding wound and skin irritation and retardation of wound healing. |
| US10493099B2 |
Compositions containing arsenic and their use in methods of treatment
A pharmaceutical composition is provided comprising a highly soluble arsenic carbonate and/or bicarbonate compound and which is useful in the treatment of a variety of cancers, including acute promyelocytic leukaemia. The arsenic carbonate and/or bicarbonate salt acts as a solid, and so orally deliverable, improved bioequivalent delivery form of arsenic trioxide IV solutions. |
| US10493097B2 |
Silicate containing compositions and methods of treatment
The present invention relates to compositions comprising a silicate and methods of use thereof. In particular, the compositions of the present invention are suitable for treating inflammatory conditions, cancer, bacterial and viral infections, and infected and uninfected wounds. The compositions of the present invention can also be useful in treating spinal cord injury, tissue remodeling, and promoting bone growth and repair. |
| US10493091B2 |
Method for storing P1, P4-bis(5′-uridyl)teraphosphate crystals
[Problem] Provided is a method for easily and stably storing crystals of P1,P4-bis(5′-uridyl)tetraphosphate for a long term.[Solution] A method for storing packed crystals of P1,P4-bis(5′-uridyl)tetraphosphate or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein one of the following storage conditions (1) to (3): (1) a storage temperature of 0° C. or more and less than 25° C.; (2) a storage temperature of 25° C. or more and less than 40° C. and a crystal pH of 4.5 to 8.0; and (3) a storage temperature of 40° C. or more and less than 60° C. and a crystal pH of 5.0 to 6.4 is selected and the crystals of P1,P4-bis(5′-uridyl)tetraphosphate or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof are stored under the selected condition. |
| US10493088B2 |
Composition of trigofoenoside and flavonoids and methods thereof
The present disclosure relates to composition comprising Trigofoenoside, Vitexin, Iso-vitexin, Vitexin-2-o-rhamnoside Vicenin-1 and fiber, optionally along with pharmaceutically acceptable excipient(s) and method(s) of preparing said composition. The present disclosure also relates to methods of treating various conditions such as, but not limited to, Hypoxia, ulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary Fibrosis and Sinusitis using the said composition. |
| US10493076B2 |
Method for treating cancer
The present disclosure relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising inhibitor(s) of human histone methyltransferase EZH2, and methods of cancer therapy using the EZH2 inhibitor(s). |
| US10493075B2 |
Solid pharmaceutical compositions comprising biopterin derivatives and uses of such compositions
The present invention relates to a method of preparing 4-Amino-(6R,S)-5,6,7,8-tetrahydro-L-biopterin dihydrochloride dihydrate. |
| US10493074B2 |
Specific trifluoroethyl quinoline analogue for use in the treatment of Sjögren's syndrome
N-{(R)-1-[8-Chloro-2-(1-oxypyridin-3-yl)-quinolin-3-yl]-2,2,2-trifluoroethyl}-pyrido[3,2-d]pyrimidin-4-ylamine is effective in the treatment and/or prevention of Sjögren's syndrome. |
| US10493071B2 |
Use of pyrroloquinoline compounds to kill clinically latent microorganisms
There is provided the use of compounds of formula I wherein R1, R2, R3 and X have meanings given in the description, for the preparation of a medicament for killing clinically latent microorganisms. There is also provided the use of compounds of formula I for treating microbial infections, as well as certain compounds of formula I per se. |
| US10493070B2 |
Azadecalin derivatives as inhibitors of human immunodeficiency virus replication
Compounds having drug and bio-affecting properties, their pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use are set forth. In particular, azadecaline derivatives that possess unique antiviral activity are provided as HIV maturation inhibitors, as represented by compounds of Formula I: These compounds are useful for the treatment of HIV and AIDS. |
| US10493069B2 |
Methods of treating behavioral syndromes using pipradrol
Methods of treating behavioral syndromes by administering a pharmaceutical composition of pipradrol or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof are provided. The methods may be used to treat Attention-Deficit Disorder (ADD) and Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). |
| US10493067B2 |
Method of treating heart failure with preserved ejection fraction by administering milrinone
The present invention relates to methods of treating subjects having heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) with a sustained-delivery formulation of cardiotonic 5-(pyridinyl)-2(1H)-pyridinone compounds. |
| US10493061B2 |
Compositions and methods comprising 2-(acylamino)imidazoles
The present invention presents 2-(acylamino)imidazoles with therapeutic activity, including selective activity against cancer cells, and compositions comprising them. Methods of using and preparing the 2-(acylamino)imidazoles are also presented. |
| US10493060B2 |
Spirocyclic compounds
Disclosed herein are spirocyclic compounds, together with pharmaceutical compositions and methods of ameliorating and/or treating a cancer described herein with one or more of the compounds described herein. |
| US10493059B2 |
Paroxysmal extreme pain disorder treatment
The present invention is directed to the treatment of paroxysmal extreme pain disorder (PEPD) comprising administering to a subject in need thereof, a therapeutically effective amount of 5-(4-{[(2-fluorophenyl)methyl]oxy}phenyl)-prolinamide or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or prodrug thereof. |
| US10493056B2 |
Method of use of diterpenoid derivatives as anticancer agents
The present invention relates to a group of derivatives synthesized based on the ent-kaurane diterpenoid flexicaulin A and the methods to synthesize such diterpenoid derivatives. In particular, the chemical entities of such synthetic diterpene compounds in the manufacture of a medicament is for the treatment of tumors or cancers. |
| US10493054B2 |
Docetaxel albumin nanoparticle pharmaceutical composition, preparation method therefor and use thereof
The present invention relates to a docetaxel albumin nanoparticle pharmaceutical composition, a preparation method therefor, and a use thereof for manufacturing drugs for treating cancer. The pharmaceutical composition comprises docetaxel, albumin and amino acid(s), wherein the weight ratio between albumin and docetaxel is no more than 50, preferably is 20:1 to 1:1, and the weight ratio between amino acid(s) and docetaxel is not less than 0.5, preferably is 1:1 to 20:1. |
| US10493053B2 |
Doxepin trans isomers and isomeric mixtures and methods of using the same to treat sleep disorders
The invention relates to use of the trans-(E) isomer or isomeric mixtures containing specified ratios of the trans-(E) and cis-(Z) isomers of doxepin, metabolites of doxepin, pharmaceutically-acceptable salts of doxepin and prodrugs of the same; compositions containing the same, for the treatment of sleep disorders. |
| US10493052B2 |
Self-emulsifying composition of ω3 fatty acid
This invention provides a self-emulsifying composition comprising 50 to 95% by weight in total of at least one compound selected from the group consisting of ω3 polyunsaturated fatty acids and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters; and 5 to 50% by weight of an emulsifier having a hydrophilic lipophilic balance of at least 10. The composition has no or reduced ethanol content, and exhibits excellent self-emulsifying property, dispersibility in the composition, emulsion stability, and absorption property. The composition is adapted for use as a drug. |
| US10493049B2 |
Applicator-based transdermal drug delivery system for administration of drugs in combination with topical formulations
An applicator-based transdermal drug delivery system (ABTDS) for administration of drugs to a patient to treat ailments in combination with a wide range of topical formulation classes including but not limited to creams, foams, gels, lotions, and ointments is described herein. The transdermal drug delivery system utilizes an applicator that can be in various disk-like shapes and sizes, and that contain the topical formulation in a fixed area, and is applied over the skin of the patient to ensure accurate drug delivery and protect the drug from being rubbed away. Additional features of the applicator include numerous blunt spikes present on its surface that are designed to enhance rate of drug delivery. |
| US10493047B2 |
Stable aqueous capsaicin injectable formulations and medical uses thereof
The invention provides stable, aqueous capsaicin injectable formulations, a unit dose containing such injectable formulations, medical kits, and methods for using such injectable formulations and unit doses to treat patients suffering from pain, such as osteoarthritic knee pain. The stable, aqueous capsaicin injectable formulations may contain, for example, capsaicin, a solubilizing agent (e.g., a polyethylene glycol ester of a (C15-C25) hydroxyalkanoic acid), an antioxidant, and water. |
| US10493039B2 |
Stabilized polymeric nanocapsules, dispersions comprising the nanocapsules, and methods for the treatment of bacterial biofilms
A nanocapsule includes a liquid hydrophobic care including an essential oil, and a shell encapsulating the core. The shell includes a copolymer having repeating units of Formula (I) and (II) wherein X, L1, R1, R2, y, and p are as described herein. A dispersion is also disclosed, wherein the dispersion includes a plurality of nanocapsules. The nanocapsules described herein are particularly useful for the treatment of bacterial biofilms. |
| US10493038B2 |
Formulation of acoustically activatable particles having low vaporization energy and methods for using same
An acoustically activatable particle of material includes a first substance that includes a component that is a gas 25° C. and atmospheric pressure. A second substance, different from the first substance, encapsulates the first substance to create a droplet or emulsion that is stable at room temperature and atmospheric pressure. At least some of the first substance exists in a gaseous phase at the time of encapsulation of the first substance within the second substance to form a bubble. After formation of the bubble, the bubble is condensed into a liquid phase, which causes the bubble to transform into the droplet or emulsion having a core consisting of a liquid. The droplet or emulsion is an activatable phase change agent having a core consisting of a liquid at 25° C. and atmospheric pressure. The first substance has a boiling point below 25° C. at atmospheric pressure. |
| US10493037B2 |
Multiphasic particles fabricated by wettability engendered templated self-assembly (WETS) methods
Methods for forming multiphasic microparticles by using wettability engendered template self-assembly (WETS) techniques are provided. A template is used that defines wettable regions to polar and non-polar liquids and non-wettable regions to polar and non-polar liquids. A first liquid is applied to the template and forms a solid or semi-solid release layer. A second liquid is applied over the release layer to form a solid or semi-solid first layer and a third liquid is applied over the first layer to form a solid or semi-solid second layer. The first layer and the second layer can be released from the template by removing the release layer from the template with a treatment agent to form multiphasic microparticles. Methods for making the templates and multiphasic micro particles are also provided. |
| US10493033B2 |
Oxidation-stabilized tamper-resistant dosage form
A thermoformed pharmaceutical dosage form having a breaking strength of at least 300 N, said dosage form comprising a pharmacologically active ingredient (A), a free physiologically acceptable acid (B) in an amount of from 0.001 wt.-% to 5.0 wt.-%, based on the total weight of the pharmaceutical dosage form, and a polyalkylene oxide (C) having a weight average molecular weight Mw of at least 200,000 g/mol. |
| US10493029B2 |
Ziyuglycoside II polymer micelle and preparative methods thereof
The present invention discloses a ziyuglycoside II polymer micelle, and it is prepared by following raw/auxiliary materials at predetermined weight ratio: 20 parts of ziyuglycoside II and 100-5000 parts of mPEG-PLA-Phe(Boc). Quality evaluation test indicates that only using mPEG-PLA-Phe(Boc) according to the present invention as carrier materials, the quality of ziyuglycoside II polymer micelle prepared is the best, but using other additional materials can lead to the lowered preparation quality. In the pharmacodynamic experiment, compared with the model group, the ziyuglycoside II micelle of the present invention can significantly increase the amounts of WBC, RBC, PLT, NEUT, and HGB in peripheral blood, and the efficacy is obviously better than the original drug ziyuglycoside II, indicating the ziyuglycoside II polymer micelle of the present invention has a better treatment and/or prevention effects on bone marrow suppression, and can improve the bioavailability of insoluble drug ziyuglycoside II. |
| US10493025B2 |
Neuromuscular aid
A neuromuscular aid for alleviation and prevention of conditions including muscle cramps and spasms. The neuromuscular aid may be in the form of a packet including a composition including 1 wt % to 15 wt % food grade acid. Instructions for use printed on an exterior of the packet include instructions to retain the composition in the oral cavity of a user for a length of time to alleviate or prevent muscle cramps. An oral treatment method includes administering a composition including 1 wt % to 15 wt % food grade acid to the oral cavity of a subject suffering from muscle cramps and retaining the composition in the oral cavity for a length of time. The composition may be in the form of a gas, a liquid, a solid, a gum, a powder, a thin film strip, a suspension, a colloid, or a gel. |
| US10493024B2 |
Tumescent infiltration drug delivery of high subcutaneous drug concentrations with prolonged local and systemic effects and minimal local or systemic toxicity
Disclosed are methods of subcutaneous delivery of a drug or a therapeutic agent to a subject comprising administering to said subject a tumescent composition comprising: (a) the drug or the therapeutic agent, wherein a tumescent concentration of the drug is simultaneously: 1) below a threshold for local, subcutaneous tissue toxicity, 2) above a threshold for positive local therapeutic effect, and 3) above a concentration achievable by intravenous (IV), intramuscular (IM) or oral (PO) delivery; (b) a vasoconstrictor; and (c) a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Some embodiments relate to a method of treating or preventing sepsis or Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) in a subject. Some embodiments relate to a tumescent solution for treating a localized viral infection, e.g., varicella-zoster (shingles), the tumescent solution comprising an antiviral agent. |
| US10493022B2 |
Alcoholic extract of the aerial parts of anthyllis vulneraria, method for obtaining same, and cosmetic or pharmaceutical composition containing same
Disclosed is an alcoholic extract of aerial parts of Anthyllis vulneraria, method for obtaining same, a cosmetic or dermatological composition containing same, as well as the cosmetic and dermatological uses thereof, in particular in depigmenting the skin. |
| US10493014B2 |
Method for improving duration of effect of dermal filler treatment
A method of treating midface volume deficit in a person is provided. The method generally includes administering a dermal filler, such as a hyaluronic acid based dermal filler, in a sequence of injections that enhance effectiveness and/or duration of the filler. The method may include initially introducing a volume of the filler into at a zygomaticomalar region of the face prior to introducing one or more additional volumes of the filler into the anteromedial region and the submalar region, such that the duration of effectiveness of the treatment is improved, and less filler is required to achieve a desired correction. |
| US10493011B2 |
Peptide compositions and methods for ameliorating skin laxity and body contour
Compositions and methods for amelioration of skin laxity and body contour are provided. Provided herein are compositions comprising a combination of peptides. |
| US10493008B2 |
Use of DHA, EPA or DHA-derived EPA for treating a pathology associated with cellular oxidative damage
The present invention relates to the use of an acid enriched in docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) or eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) or DHA-derived EPA for manufacturing a drug for the treatment of processes that involve associated oxidative damage. In particular, it is for the treatment of processes associated with neurodegenerative, ocular, ischaemic and inflammatory pathology, atherosclerosis, with oxidative damage to DNA and with physical exercise. |
| US10493006B2 |
Injectable sterile aqueous formulation based on crosslinked hyaluronic acid and hydroxyapatite for aesthetic use
The object of the present invention is an injectable sterile aqueous formulation, ready-to-use, resorbable, used for aesthetic purposes as a particulate, cohesive, viscoelastic gel comprising i) crosslinked hyaluronic acid, or one of its salts, at a concentration of between 1% and 4% (mass/volume); the crosslinking carried out providing the possibility of obtaining a gel based on crosslinked hyaluronic acid with a so-called cohesive structure, and ii) hydroxyapatite, at a concentration of between 5% and 60% (mass/volume), said hydroxyapatite being in the form of particles with an average size of less than or equal to 200 μm; said injectable sterile aqueous formulation having viscoelastic properties such that tan δ at the frequency of 1 Hz is less than or equal to 0.60. |
| US10492996B1 |
Medication reminder
A very simple, effective medication reminder used to designate the day of the week and the daily dosage number of the most recent medication dosage taken by the user (or alternatively the day of the week and the next dosage number to be taken). This invention can be used with medication containers of various sizes and shapes. It can be used over and over on the same pill bottle or it and be easily removed and placed on a new pill bottle. The device is placed on the exterior perimeter of the medication container and comprises a calendar and a marker assembly. The calendar shows the days of the week and is attached to the vertical side of the pill bottle using a weak adhesive. The marker assembly comprises an elastic band and a small tubular shaped sliding marker with the elastic band passing through an axial hole through the sliding marker. The elastic band of the marker assembly is placed over the calendar and around the pill bottle such that it can be repositioned vertically along the perimeter of the pill bottle. The elastic band holds the marker assembly in place by having a small amount of tension in the band. The sliding marker can be rotated about the band to show the daily dosage number and can slide laterally along the elastic band. The user can thus reposition the elastic band and the sliding marker to designate the calendar date and the daily dosage number of the most recent medication dosage taken. |
| US10492994B2 |
Laser capsule marking system and method
A laser capsule marking system and method may comprise at least two indexing wheels, a feeding mechanism, a laser marker, a first inspection system, a rejection subsystem, a reject verification sensor, and a collection device. The wheels are coaxial and have respective circumferential peripheries with multiple open pockets distributed thereabout. Each pocket is configured to releasably receive a pharmaceutical capsule doped with pigment particles reactive to laser light. The indexing wheels are configured to be incrementally rotated in alternating indexing fashion for transporting discrete arrays of respective pockets through a loading zone, an inspection zone, a marking zone, a reject zone, and an unloading zone. An actuatable reject block may be provided to simultaneously blow a rejected capsule from its pocket, and draw it in for transport to a rejection bin. Each circumferential periphery may be comprised of multiple arcuate shoes removably and replaceably secured to their respective indexing wheel. |
| US10492993B2 |
Vial access devices and methods
In certain embodiments, a vial adaptor for removing liquid contents from a vial comprises a piercing member and a bag. The bag can be contained within the piercing member such that the bag is introduced to the vial when the vial adaptor is coupled with the vial. In some embodiments, the bag expands within the vial as liquid is removed from the vial via the adaptor, thereby regulating pressure within the vial. In other embodiments, a vial comprises a bag for regulating pressure within the vial as liquid is removed therefrom. In some embodiments, a vial adaptor is coupled with the vial in order to remove the liquid. In some embodiments, as the liquid is removed from the vial via the adaptor, the bag expands within the vial, and in other embodiments, the bag contracts within the vial. |
| US10492990B2 |
Drug cassette, autoinjector, and autoinjector system
A cassette for use with an injector has a housing, and a cassette identification arrangement (cassette ID) defining a code containing information about the cassette that is detectable and decipherable by an injector. The cassette may further have a sleeve movably disposed within the housing, for holding a drug container, and a locking arrangement for interlocking the sleeve with the housing. The cassette may further have an aperture in the housing, and a cassette cap for removing a needle shield of the drug container. The cassette may have an anti-bending structure to prevent bending or flexing of the cassette cap. The injector may have a processor for controlling operational parameters of the injector and a detector communicatively coupled with the processor for detecting and communicating the cassette ID to the microprocessor to decipher the code defined therein. Also, a method of injecting a drug into a patient with an injector, wherein the sequence of actions performed by the user are controlled. Still further, a method of treating a patient in need thereof wherein a cassette containing a drug is provided and administered to the patient using an injector. |
| US10492989B2 |
Reconstitution of pharmaceuticals for injection
A device is disclosed for reconstitution and delivery of an injectable pharmaceutical. A diluent is provided in a pressurized reservoir, while separately a syringe with a needle contains a pharmaceutical such as a lyophilized drug. When the pressurized reservoir is coupled to the interior of the syringe, such as by piercing the pressurized reservoir with the needle, the pressurized reservoir forces the diluent into the syringe where the diluent can mix with and reconstitute the pharmaceutical. A variety of techniques are disclosed for pressurizing the reservoir and fluidly coupling the reservoir with the syringe. The techniques disclosed herein may, for example, be adapted for use with a conventional syringe and needle. |
| US10492988B2 |
Storage container
A storage device having a cylindrical housing with a first end, a second end and cylindrical side, wherein the ends are closed and the cylindrical side has one or more apertures. There is a cylindrical cover for each of the one or more apertures that slidably fit over the cylindrical side of the cylindrical housing and able to slide about the cylindrical side exposing or covering the one or more apertures. |
| US10492985B2 |
Massage shoes
A massaging shoe including a shoe body portion formed of a vibration transmitting material and having an interior surface which includes a multiplicity of integrally formed raised surface elements and a vibrator operative to generate vibrations, the vibrations being transmitted via the vibration transmitting material and the integrally formed raised surface elements to a foot of a wearer of the shoe. |
| US10492983B1 |
Linear motion male sexual stimulation device
An electromechanical device for male sexual stimulation that uses a reciprocal linear motion similar to sexual intercourse, and wherein the penis remains fully inserted during use. The reciprocal linear motion is generated by a small motor which drives a screw and nut mechanism, to which a bracket and gripper is attached. Inserted into the gripper is a flexible sleeve. A penis may be inserted into the device inside the flexible sleeve. The movement of the gripper and sleeve against the penis provides pressure and motion against the penis inside the sleeve in a manner similar to sexual intercourse. The speed, pattern, and location of the motion can be controlled by the user through controls on the outside of the device. |
| US10492978B2 |
Wearable active-compression therapy and treatment system
Apparatus and associated methods relate to a wearable compression therapy system for ambulatory therapy, the system including a wearable garment having one or more inflatable chambers, and a pneumatic engine locally coupled to the garment to provide control and inflation of the one or more inflatable chambers. In an illustrative embodiment, the pneumatic engine may control a pump and one or more valves to inflate the inflatable chambers. The valves and pump may be coordinated according to a pre-programmed profile. In some embodiments, the pneumatic engine may have a wireless interface configured to receive control signals from a remote mobile device untethered from the garment. The pneumatic engine may send to the remote mobile device signals indicative of sensed conditions of the compression therapy system. In some embodiments, the pneumatic engine may include a power source that advantageously permits the user to be untethered from a source of power. |
| US10492976B2 |
Powered exoskeleton
A powered exoskeleton includes a leg part and a foot part. The foot part includes a foot bottom plate and a foot bottom plate driving wheel. The foot bottom plate includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other; and the foot bottom plate driving wheel is connected below the leg part. The foot bottom plate is movably connected to the foot bottom plate driving wheel and capable of being turned over relative to the foot bottom plate driving wheel. In the walking mode, the foot bottom plate is turned over till the first surface of the foot bottom plate faces upward and is connected below the foot bottom plate driving wheel; and in the wheeled movement mode, the foot bottom plate is turned over till a second surface of the foot bottom plate faces upward and is connected above the foot bottom plate driving wheel. |
| US10492974B2 |
Compression garment system with tightening apparatus
Compression systems and methods for tightening a garment and/or applying a pressure through the garment may include a garment, a lacing system, and a tightening apparatus. The compression system may be used for tightening the garment about a portion of a body and/or applying pressure to a portion of the body by pressure applying regions of the garment. The lacing system may include lacing guide and at least one lace guided by the lacing guide members. The tightening apparatus may be coupled to the at least one lace and may be configured to apply tension on the at least one lace to tighten the garment about the portion of the body. |
| US10492973B2 |
Dual modality prone spine patient support apparatuses
A patient support apparatus for spine surgery includes first and second lift columns. A patient support frame extends between the first and second lift columns. The patient support frame has a first section to support a torso of a patient and a beam that extends from the first section. The beam is coupled to a foot end region of the first section about midway between opposite sides of the first section. A first set of leg supports are located adjacent a first side of the beam and a second set of leg supports are located adjacent a second side of the beam. The first and second sets of leg supports are independently movable relative to the beam and relative to the first section to support the legs of the patient in a plurality of positions. |
| US10492971B2 |
Medical waste disposal apparatus
A trolley (10) for a medical waste container (12) is provided for use in a medical treatment facility such as an operating theatre or other hospital or medical environment. A cart (100) is provided for transporting a collection of medical waste containers (12) throughout a medical treatment facility. |
| US10492970B2 |
Mobile isolation and containment unit
Completely self-contained and self-supported mobile isolation and containment unit (ICU) facilities are disclosed that can be transported on roads and highways to a location in need of an isolation facility and rapidly deployed to provide isolation and treatment. In some embodiments, exemplary ICUs can safely provide isolation and treatment to a level that meets or exceeds “bricks and mortar” hospital isolation and containment facilities and any applicable regulations. In some examples, the mobile ICUs include sophisticated heating ventilation and air Conditioning (HVAC) systems that can separately maintain areas within the facility at different levels of pressure to ensure contaminated air does not escape the facility. And the mobile ICUs may also incorporate a multiple-vestibule with airlock design for ensuring safe entry and exit from the facility. The mobile ICUs disclosed herein may also include automated decontamination systems for disinfecting and/or sterilizing spaces within the facility. |
| US10492964B2 |
Spokeless wheel
The present disclosure may relate to a wheelchair that includes a first centerless wheel assembly including a drive roller guide assembly and three other roller guides, and a first drive mechanism coupled to the first drive roller guide assembly to drive the first centerless wheel assembly. The wheelchair may also include a second centerless wheel assembly including a drive roller guide assembly and three additional roller guides, and a second drive mechanism coupled to the second drive roller guide assembly to drive the second centerless wheel assembly. |
| US10492963B2 |
Packaging for a medicinal product
The present invention relates to a reel for a plaster strip roll with one or two side discs and/or a cover/protective ring for a plaster strip roll, which optionally has a tear-off edge, as well as the production thereof. The reel or the cover/protective ring, respectively, comprises an antimicrobially effective substance, wherein, on the outer surface of the reel or of the cover/protective ring, respectively, there is contact between the antimicrobially effective substance and the environment. |
| US10492960B2 |
Diaper system and flap
A diaper insert has a liquid impermeable external surface, an inner surface, and an absorbency area adjacent the inner surface. The absorbency area has at least one absorbent layer. The diaper insert has a distal end, an attachment end, and a midsection between the distal end and attachment end. The midsection has opposing sides that are in general mirror images to one another about a vertical line. A width of the midsection is less than or equal to a width of the attachment end, and a width of the midsection is less than or equal to a width of the distal end. |
| US10492959B2 |
Method for indicating and alarming about wet level of diaper
A method for indicating and alarming about wet level of a diaper involves using a humidity sensor to perform relative humidity detection on the diaper, when the detected relative humidity is below 50% rh˜60% rh, showing the diaper's wet level as 0% rh, and when the detected relative humidity is 85% rh˜95% rh or more, showing the diaper's wet level as 100% rh, wherein functional conversion is performed to convert the relative humidity ranging between 60% rh and 85% rh˜95% rh proportionally into the diaper's wet level between 0% rh and 100% rh. |
| US10492955B2 |
Ophthalmic laser treatment system and method
An ophthalmic laser treatment system and method providing for a liquid optical interface (LOI) with a patient eye surface (PES) using an elliptical ocular suction ring (OSR) is disclosed. A disposable ocular patient interface (OPI) provides for simultaneous differential vacuum mating of the PES, OSR, OPI, and an optical window retainer (OWR). The PES, OSR, OPI, and OWR form an enclosed volume in which liquid may be interjected to cover the PES during laser treatment. A vacuum suction pump (VSP) provides controlled vacuum to the OPI ensuring proper differential vacuum mating (DVM) between the PES, OSR, OPI, and OWR during laser treatment. The OWR connects to a laser objective bracket (LOB) via an ocular force sensor (OFS) and an optical separator bracket (OSB). The OFS senses applied pressure to the PES and provides data to a computerized control device (CCD) that limits applied pressure to the PES during laser treatment. |
| US10492954B2 |
Second pass femtosecond laser for incomplete laser full or partial thickness corneal incisions
A method for forming an incision in an eye, the method including performing a first pass of a first laser beam along a path within an eye, wherein after completion of the first pass there exists a residual uncut layer at an anterior surface of a cornea of the eye. The method further including performing a second pass of a second laser beam only along a portion of the path that contains the residual uncut layer, wherein after completion of the second pass, the residual uncut layer is transformed into a full complete through surface incision. |
| US10492950B2 |
Shunt device and method for treating ocular disorders
Shunt devices and a method for continuously decompressing elevated intraocular pressure in eyes affected by glaucoma by diverting excess aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye into Schlemm's canal where post-operative patency can be maintained with an indwelling shunt device which surgically connects the canal with the anterior chamber. The shunt devices provide uni- or bi-directional flow of aqueous humor into Schlemm's canal. |
| US10492945B2 |
Small molecule transport device with anti-condensation filler for drug delivery or waste removal
An implantable medical device is described. The implantable medical device includes an anti-condensation filler that is highly permeable to a predetermined class of small molecules, such as oxygen. The implantable medical device includes a small molecule discharge bag that is permeable to the small molecule, and a cannula that connects an interior of the small discharge bag to the anti-condensation filler. In operation, small molecules are collected and transported through the anti-condensation filler to the cannula for diffusion through the small molecule discharge bag. Even when this device is implanted in a high humidity and temperature gradient environment, the anti-condensation filler prevents condensation, such as water condensation. |
| US10492937B2 |
Deploying a balloon expandable stent to induce spiral flow
A balloon expanded stent delivery system includes an inflation constraint, such as a wire, spirally wound about the longitudinal axis in contact with a balloon and attached to an underlying catheter. A balloon expanded stent is mounted about the balloon and the inflation constraint. The delivery system has a predeployment configuration with the balloon deflated and the stent unexpanded. The system has a deployment configuration in which the inflation constraint constrains the inflated balloon to a spiral shape, the stent is expanded and in contact with the balloon, and the stent has a flow directing surface with a spiral contour that matches the spiral shape of the balloon. In a postdeployment configuration, the stent retains the flow directing surface with the spiral contour. |
| US10492935B2 |
Phase-change materials
A method is provided, including, delivering into a heart of a patient an annuloplasty ring structure including a body portion and an adjusting mechanism configured to adjust a size of the body portion of the annuloplasty ring structure, the adjusting mechanism including a housing, and following the delivering, moving the housing with respect to the body portion. Other applications are also described. |
| US10492932B2 |
Device for splinting a cavity, organ duct and/or vessel
The invention relates to a device for splinting and/or maintaining a cavity, an organ duct and or a vessel in a human or animal body, said device including at least one compressible and self-expanding stent that is composed of at least three phases. |
| US10492928B2 |
Angling inserter tool for expandable vertebral implant
The present invention relates to a method of inserting an implant comprising providing an expandable vertebral implant. The method further may comprise providing an angling inserter tool. The angling inserter tool comprises a handle portion, a base portion, and a tip assembly, the base portion being disposed between the handle portion and the tip assembly. The method further may comprise distally advancing a central shaft of the tip assembly with rotation into an opening in the expandable vertebral implant to secure the angling inserter tool to the expandable vertebral implant. The method further may comprise positioning the expandable vertebral implant in a patient's spine. The method further may comprise for causing the tip assembly to angulate with respect to a longitudinal axis of the angling inserter tool, wherein the internal shaft is coaxial with an outer cylinder of the base portion. |
| US10492924B2 |
Lordotic expandable interbody implant
An expandable spinal fusion implant including a housing, upper and lower endplates, a wedge positioned within the housing and between the upper and lower endplates and a drive mechanism to urge the wedge distally between the upper and lower endplates to increase the separation between the endplates and expand the overall height of the distal end of the implant. |
| US10492923B2 |
Expanding implant with hinged arms
An implant (500, 600) includes first and second arms (14a, 14b) hinged to a base (12) at spaced-apart locations. An actuator (18, 22a, 22b, 602, 604, 606) is deployed to rotate the arms from an initial position in opposing angular motion towards a final position. A rigid bridging element (28) bridges between the arms so that deployment of the arms towards the final position displaces the bridging element away from the base. Engagement between the bridging element and at least one of the arms is via a double pin-in-slot engagement in which two non-collinear pins (30, 40) are engaged in respective non-parallel slots (32, 42). |
| US10492920B2 |
Interbody bone implant device
An expandable implant device for implantation at a surgical site is provided. The implant device is made of cortical bone and includes a top and bottom piece, both pieces configured to couple with each other. The top piece has superior and inferior surfaces, and at least a tapered leading end configured to distract open an intervertebral disc space so that the top piece can be slidably inserted over the bottom piece until a desired overlap is achieved. A composite interbody bone implant device is also provided including a body skeleton having a non-bone composition, such as a polymer, formed into a shape and including one or more cavities which can be filled with other material, for example, allograft material. A method of placing an expandable device into a disc space is also provided. |
| US10492919B2 |
Intervertebral disc prosthesis
An intervertebral disc prosthesis is disclosed comprising at least two plates, namely first and second plates, articulated about each other by means of a curved surface, namely articulation, of at least one of the plates, each of the plates comprising a surface known as a contact surface, intended to be in contact with a vertebral plate of one of the vertebrae between which the prosthesis is intended to be inserted, this contact surface for each of the plates comprising a geometrical centre at equal distance from at least two diametrically opposite points located on the periphery of the plate, in which the geometric centres of the plates are not vertically aligned, this off-setting of the geometrical centres of the plates engendering an off-setting of the edges of the plates in at least one direction perpendicular to the vertical axis of the spinal column. |
| US10492918B2 |
In-situ formed intervertebral fusion device and method
An orthopedic device for implanting between adjacent vertebrae comprising: an arcuate balloon and a hardenable material within said balloon.In some embodiments, the balloon has a footprint that substantially corresponds to a perimeter of a vertebral endplate. An inflatable device is inserted through a cannula into an intervertebral space and oriented so that, upon expansion, a natural angle between vertebrae will be at least partially restored. At least one component selected from the group consisting of a load-bearing component and an osteobiologic component is directed into the inflatable device through a fluid communication means. |
| US10492913B2 |
Directional porous coating
Porous regions are formed using selected additive manufacturing techniques. The porous regions can assist in fibro-inductive regions and/or osteo-inductive regions. A prosthetic member can be formed completely with the additive manufacturing technique and/or the additive manufacturing techniques can be used to form an augment portion that is added to the prosthetic member formed separately. |
| US10492912B2 |
Interbody spinal fusion implant having locking elements with lateral displacement
An interbody spinal fusion implant includes a tapered body and a faceplate secured to the tapered body. The faceplate has a recess formed on a front face of the faceplate that is at least partially bounded by an interior surface. A first screw hole and a spaced apart first locking slot pass through the faceplate, the first locking slot having an elongated width. A first locking screw has a head and a threaded shaft, the threaded shaft passing through the first locking slot and being sized so that the threaded shaft can slide laterally along a length of the elongated width of the first locking slot. A first nut is disposed between the tapered body and the faceplate, the shaft of the first locking screw being threadedly engaged with the first nut. |
| US10492905B2 |
Low profile transcatheter heart valve
A method of crimping an implantable prosthetic valve can include placing protective material over at least a portion of the implantable prosthetic valve. The protective material can be configured to occupy space between open cells of a frame of the implantable prosthetic valve to prevent damage to a leaflet structure of the implantable prosthetic valve. The method can also include crimping the implantable prosthetic valve with the protective material on the implantable prosthetic valve, and removing the protective material from between the frame and the leaflet structure of the implantable prosthetic valve. |
| US10492902B1 |
Mammary papilla implant and surgical method
The embodied invention is a nipple implant made from silicon and designed to be well anchored in position by attaching it to the skin of the patient. The implant includes support arms suitable for attachment to the underside of the dermis skin layer using sutures. An outer ring provides stability to the attaching arms and adds additional surfaces that will be surrounded by scar tissue to provide additional location stability.The nipple implant includes a center receptacle that secures a skin elevating plug that provides a skin protrusion. The plug is replaceable with an additional surgery to provide a gradual increase in the skin protrusion over a period of months. The area around the implant is tattooed to provide visual coloring that matches the natural areola shape and color. |
| US10492900B2 |
Debranching great vessel stent graft and methods for use
A debranching Great vessel stent graft and methods for its use, where the stent graft comprises, a main body stent graft with a first bifurcation defining a first leg and a second leg, the main body stent graft has distal and proximal ends, the main body stent graft has a diameter at the proximal end in the range from about 18 mm to about 28 mm, the first leg and the second leg each have a diameter in the range from about 12 mm to about 18 mm, the distance from the proximal end of the main body to the distal end of the first leg is in the range from about 30 mm to about 50 mm, and the distance from the proximal end of the main body to the distal end of the second leg is in a range from about 50 mm to about 70 mm. |
| US10492898B2 |
Embolus blood clot filter and delivery system
A blood filter delivery system for delivering a filter into a vein includes an introducer and a push rod with a spline member disposed along the push rod. The spline member has a main body, and first and second boss portions spaced apart along the longitudinal axis to provide a gap for retaining anchor member of the filter during delivery via the introducer. |
| US10492895B1 |
Facebow with double bite forks
The facebow with double bite forks uses two bite forks. The bite forks are connected to one common handle of the bite fork secured to the facebow frame. The assembly for the two bite forks helps to maintain a predetermined vertical distance of 1.5 centimeters between them. An infraorbital pointer is also attached to the facebow frame. It is secured in place to act as the anterior reference point. The adjustable earpieces inserted into the patient's external auditory meatuses are adjusted to be considered as posterior reference points. This assembly helps to record the facebow and centric relation positions simultaneously. |
| US10492889B2 |
Rapid prototyped transfer tray for orthodontic appliances
The present invention is directed to computer-implemented methods of making a transfer tray using rapid prototyping techniques, where the gingival edge of the tray is defined to intersect with at least one receptacle for receiving an orthodontic appliance. This tray configuration helps to minimize the travel distance of the tray when placing the tray over a patient's teeth, while also preserving a high degree of mechanical retention for retaining the appliance until such time that the appliance is bonded to the tooth. Other aspects of the tray and associated methods of bonding are directed to a frangible web that extends over the gingival portion of the receptacle and fractures to facilitate tray removal after bonding. |
| US10492888B2 |
Dental materials using thermoset polymers
Provided herein are crosslinked polymers useful in orthodontic appliances and light polymerizable liquid compositions and formulations useful for making crosslinked polymers. Also provided are methods of making an orthodontic appliance comprising a cross-linked polymer formed by a direct fabrication technique. |
| US10492887B2 |
Medicine ingestion state management method, medicine and medicine ingestion state management device
Disclosed is a medicine ingestion state management method capable of objectively managing medicine ingestion states of patients. The medicine ingestion state management method involves an operation of prescribing medicine (10) encapsulating, together with a medicament, a medicine information transmitting unit (20) having a function of transmitting medicine information capable of specifying a type and a quantity of the medicament to each individual patient, and an operation of grasping the medicine ingestion state of each patient by collecting the medicine information from each medicine information transmitting unit (20) in each patient. |
| US10492885B2 |
Ultrasonic surgical instrument with cleaning port
A surgical instrument includes a shaft assembly and an end effector. The shaft assembly includes a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end. A lumen extends along at least a portion of the shaft. A lateral opening is formed in the shaft at a longitudinal position between the proximal and distal ends. The lateral opening is in fluid communication with the lumen. The shaft assembly further includes a movable member that is configured to selectively cover the opening. The end effector is at the distal end of the shaft. The lumen and the lateral opening may be used to flush debris and bodily fluids from the lumen and other regions of the shaft assembly. |
| US10492884B2 |
Biopsy marker
A biopsy marker may include three shaped portions arranged sequentially along an axis, each shaped portion having a first surface and a second surface parallel to the first surface. A first narrow portion connects a first of the three shaped portions to a second of the three shaped portions. A second narrow portion connects the second of the three shaped portions to a third of the three shaped portions. The first narrow portion is twisted about the axis such that the first surface of the first shaped portion is at a first angle to the first surface of the second shaped portion. The second narrow portion is twisted about the axis such that the first surface of the second shaped portion is at a second angle to the first surface of the third shaped portion. |
| US10492883B2 |
Case display apparatus having tomographic image display including of slice position shift and image capture time shift, case displaying method, and non-transitory storage medium
A user input obtainer receives an image movement instruction including identification information specifying a position shift or an image capture time shift to be performed and also including a displacement amount. When the identification information specifies the position shift, a slice position selector determines a tomographic image at a destination of the position shift based on the displacement amount from a set of tomographic images captured at the same time. On the other hand, when the identification information specifies the image capture time shift, the image capture time selector determines a tomographic image at a destination of the shift based on the displacement amount from sets of tomographic images that are identical to each other in terms of a patient, an examination portion, and a modality. A displaying image obtainer reads out the determined tomographic image from an image storage device and gives it to a display information generator. |
| US10492881B2 |
Surgical image-guided navigation devices and related systems
MRI compatible localization and/or guidance systems for facilitating placement of an interventional therapy and/or device in vivo include: (a) a mount adapted for fixation to a patient; (b) a targeting cannula with a lumen configured to attach to the mount so as to be able to controllably translate in at least three dimensions; and (c) an elongate probe configured to snugly slidably advance and retract in the targeting cannula lumen, the elongate probe comprising at least one of a stimulation or recording electrode. In operation, the targeting cannula can be aligned with a first trajectory and positionally adjusted to provide a desired internal access path to a target location with a corresponding trajectory for the elongate probe. Automated systems for determining an MR scan plane associated with a trajectory and for determining mount adjustments are also described. |
| US10492880B2 |
Needle probe guide
A surgical device for guiding electrodes into a tissue treatment region is disclosed. The surgical device includes electrodes configured to conduct current therebetween upon energizing at least one of the electrodes, a first body portion, and a second body portion. The first body portion and the second body portion are configured to operably form a first channel that extends along a first axis and a second channel that extends along a second axis. The surgical device further includes a predefined electrical ablation distance defined between the first axis and the second axis and a spring positioned between the first body portion and the second body portion. The spring is deformable between a first configuration and a second configuration, wherein the first channel is configured to open to receive one of the electrodes when the spring is in the first configuration. The first channel is configured to close and axially restrain the electrode received therein when the spring is in the second configuration. |
| US10492878B2 |
Tray system for transfer, counting, storage and disposal of surgical instruments
The present Invention provides a transfer tray for transferring one or more surgical Instruments securely. The present invention further provides a counting tray for the collection and securing of used surgical instruments. Additionally, the present invention provides a surgical instrument disposal container comprising a transfer tray coupled to a counting tray such that used surgical instruments are enclosed within the counting tray by the transfer tray. |
| US10492876B2 |
Devices and methods for laser surgery
Small diameter tools are provided, and methods of use described, to facilitate less invasive surgical procedures employing laser beams. Such tools include distal tips that enhance the precise placement of optical waveguides, as well as enable cutting and dissecting procedures. A rotary coupler allows precise control of flexible conduits in which waveguides may be disposed. Waveguide tips with conical features protect waveguide ends and allow unobstructed propagation of the laser beam out of the waveguide. A preferentially bending jacket for waveguides may be used to control an orientation of a waveguide disposed therein. Surgical waveguide assemblies may include various combinations of these components. |
| US10492871B2 |
Fiber management in medical instrument backend
A flexible tool comprising an optical fiber and a rigid member. The optical fiber includes a proximal end, a distal end, an intermediate portion between the proximal end and the distal end, and an adjustable bend between the proximal end and the intermediate portion. The intermediate portion is fixed within the rigid member, wherein the rigid member is substantially a cylinder with a flat surface along an axial length of the cylinder, and wherein the intermediate portion is constrained to have a single degree of freedom that is translational substantially along an axis defined by the optical fiber at the intermediate portion. |
| US10492869B2 |
Impedance shift and drift detection and correction
An impedance location of an electrode in an impedance based coordinate system and a magnetic location of a magnetic position sensor in a magnetic based coordinate system can be received. A transformed impedance location of the magnetic position sensor can be computed. A difference between the transformed impedance location of the magnetic position sensor and the magnetic location of the magnetic position sensor can be determined. A magnitude of the difference between the impedance location of the magnetic position sensor and the magnetic location of the magnetic position sensor can be computed. A statistical significance of the difference between the transformed impedance location of the magnetic position sensor and the magnetic location of the magnetic position sensor can be computed. A determination can be made that an impedance shift exists if the magnitude of the difference exceeds a threshold and a statistical significance of the difference exceeds a threshold. |
| US10492862B2 |
Ultrasound technology for hair removal
A cosmetic method for the removal of hair from the skin tissue of a human body includes providing a device that includes a source of ultrasound energy and a source of light-based energy; activating the source of ultrasound energy and providing the ultrasound energy to the skin tissue to heat an area of skin tissue containing hair follicles from about 43 degrees C. to about 55 degrees C. for a first predetermined period of time; activating the source of light-based energy after the expiration of the first predetermined period of time to heat hair follicles in the area of skin tissue containing hair follicles to one of: above 55 degrees C., 60 degrees C., 65 degrees C. or 70 degrees C. for a second predetermined period of time. |
| US10492858B2 |
Assessment of tissue contact in tissue ablation
A device and method for determining ablation electrode to tissue contact to assess the effectiveness of an ablation procedure by determining the effect of saline irrigation on catheter tip temperature. |
| US10492854B2 |
Catheter-based acoustic radiation force impulse system
A probe, including an ablation element which is configured to perform ablation of tissue. The probe also includes an ultrasonic transducer, located in proximity to the ablation element, which is configured to transmit acoustic radiation force impulses (ARFIs) to the tissue, and to measure a displacement of the tissue in response to the ARFIs so as to monitor the ablation of the tissue. |
| US10492852B2 |
Wire guide for surgical instruments and surgical instruments including a wire guide
A surgical instrument includes a shaft defining a lumen, an end effector assembly disposed at the distal end portion of the shaft, a drive plate, a first electrical wire, and a wire guide. The end effector assembly includes a first electrically-conductive tissue-treating surface. The drive plate extends through the lumen of the shaft and operably engages the end effector assembly such that movement of the drive plate through the lumen of the shaft manipulates the end effector assembly. The first electrical wire also extends through the lumen of the shaft and is configured to supply energy to the first electrically-conductive tissue-treating surface. The wire guide is engaged to a distal portion of the drive plate and is configured to move through the lumen of the shaft in conjunction with the drive plate. The wire guide is also configured to receive the first electrical wire. |
| US10492851B2 |
Surgical clamp
A surgical clamp including a pair of jaws, which may be used to ablate or create lesions in tissue. In an exemplary embodiment, the jaws are movable between an articulated position in which the jaws are separated and not parallel to one another, an opened position in which the jaws are separated and substantially parallel to one another, and a closed position in which the jaws are adjacent and substantially parallel to one another. |
| US10492850B2 |
Systems and methods for calculating tissue impedance in electrosurgery
An electrosurgical generator and associated methods determine a real part of the impedance of treated tissue. The electrosurgical generator includes an output stage, a plurality of sensors, and a controller that controls the output stage. The controller includes a signal processor that determines an RMS voltage, an RMS current, an average power, and a real part of the impedance of the treated tissue based on measured voltage and current by using a plurality of averaging filters. The controller controls the output stage to generate electrosurgical energy based on at least the determined real part of the impedance. |
| US10492849B2 |
Surgical instruments and systems with multimodes of treatments and electrosurgical operation
In some embodiments, the inventive subject matter is directed to a multimode electrosurgical system having an electrosurgical instrument with a first electrode configuration that operates in a bipolar mode and second electrode configuration that operates in a monopolar mode. In other embodiments, the inventive subject matter is directed to an instrument and system that provide multiple modes of surgical and/or therapeutic treatments, at least one being an electrosurgical mode of treatment, the instrument including at least one active electrode on a working portion, and the working portion including or supporting at least one non-electrosurgical functional element, the instrument including at least one operational return electrode configuration of selectively variable surface area. |
| US10492848B2 |
Ancillary circuit to induce zero voltage switching in a power converter
An electrosurgical generator includes a power supply configured to output a DC waveform, a current or voltage source coupled to the power supply and a power converter coupled to the current or voltage source, the power converter including at least one power switching element and a power inductor having an inductance value during switching of the at least one power switching element. The electrosurgical generator further includes a zero voltage switching (ZVS) inducing circuit coupled to the power converter at a switching node, the ZVS inducing circuit including an inductor having an inductance which is greater than the inductance value of the power inductor of the at least one power switching element. |
| US10492839B2 |
Expandable osseointegration bone fixation apparatus for use in a variety of settings
The embodiments disclosed provide an expandable osseointegration bone fixation apparatus configured to be attached to an affected or fractured bone. The apparatus includes an elongated housing containing a cylindrically shaped intraosseous insert have an expansion mechanism. The insert further includes a set of inwardly angled tapers designed to be attached to a diaphyseal bone where a set of diametrically opposed congruent inserts are configured to incrementally expanded in opposite directions and cause an incremental force against the inside surface of the housing to increase compression to the affected bone. |
| US10492836B2 |
Anterior cervical plate
An anterior cervical plate system is provided. The plate is configured to receive bone screws for attachment to and immobilization of adjacent vertebrae of the spine. The system includes a lock configured to prevent the bone screws from backing out of the plate. The lock includes at least one blocking surface that is movable between a blocked configuration preventing the bone screw from backing out and an unblocked configuration allowing passage of the bone screw. The lock achieves a blocked position in a rotation of less than 90 degrees while maintaining or increasing a low-profile. |
| US10492834B2 |
Surgical instrument system and method
A surgical implant driver includes a member that defines a longitudinal axis and includes a first mating surface and a second mating surface spaced from the first mating surface. |
| US10492833B2 |
Polyaxial bone anchoring device and system of an instrument and a polyaxial bone anchoring device
A bone anchoring device includes a receiving part having a first end with an end surface, a second end, a recess at the first end for receiving a rod, and a flexible head receiving portion at the second end for pivotably holding a head of a bone anchoring element, and a clamping ring positionable around the head receiving portion and movable from a first position where the head is pivotable relative to the receiving part, to a second position where the clamping ring exerts a radial force onto the head receiving portion to lock the head. The receiving part further includes a first engagement structure at or adjacent the end surface extending radially outwardly from an outer surface of the receiving part, such that a width of the receiving part including the first engagement structure is at least as wide as a maximum width of the clamping ring. |
| US10492829B2 |
Reusable delivery devices
According to an aspect, a medical device may include a needle member, and a handle coupled to the needle member. The handle may define a track portion. The medical device may also include a pusher member having a sheath disposed around a portion of the needle member, and an extension member being movably coupled to the track portion of the handle such that the pusher member is configured to move from a first position to a second position during a surgical procedure. The pusher member may be removable from the handle. The sheath may define a slot, and the pusher member may be removable from the needle member through the slot. |
| US10492828B2 |
Highly responsive instrument seal
A surgical access port for passage through body tissue to provide access to an underlying tissue site is provided. The access port has a working channel dimensioned for receiving a surgical instrument and a seal assembly for providing a substantial seal before, during and after insertion of a surgical instrument. The seal assembly includes an instrument seal and a zero seal. The instrument seal includes a proximal base that is interconnected to a distal instrument engaging portion by an elongate supporting portion. The engaging portion has a lateral dimension larger than the lateral dimension of the supporting portion forming a bulbous, mushroom-like head. The lateral dimension of the engaging portion decreases toward a distal opening of the instrument seal such that the distal end of the engaging portion is substantially perpendicular to the seal axis. The supporting portion closely conforms to an inserted instrument and serves to align the distal end of the seal. |
| US10492827B1 |
Device for orthopedic and general surgeries
The invention relates to a surgical cannula for introducing instruments, scopes or tubing into body cavities while saline water can be provided or waste material can be removed at the same time. and within the same incision. The cannula has a tee shape with two ports on sides and is capable to combines the uses of supply saline water, remove damaged material and perform manipulation of surgical instruments within an incision. The cannula invention reduced at least one incision and saved time during surgical procedures. |
| US10492826B2 |
Short-bevel non-coring needle
A non-coring needle for use in accessing an implanted medical device is disclosed. The non-coring needle is configured to include a compact bevel face relative to standard non-coring needles. In one embodiment, the non-coring needle comprises a hollow cannula that defines a lumen and terminates at a sharpened distal tip. The cannula includes a proximal portion and a bent distal portion. The distal portion defines a bevel face extending proximally from the distal tip, and the bevel face includes the lumen distal opening. The bevel face defines an open angle of at least about one degree with respect to a longitudinal axis of the proximal portion of the cannula. The bevel face is also laterally offset from the proximal portion of the cannula by an offset distance of no more than about 0.010 inch. A portion of the bevel face is dulled to prevent access port septum coring. |
| US10492821B2 |
Selective tissue removal treatment device
This disclosure describes techniques and devices for improvement of surgical outcomes for tissue removal surgeries. A surgical instrument with adjustable and selective resection is described. The disclosed devices and methods allow selective tissue removal. |
| US10492820B2 |
Ultrasonic surgical instrument with removable shaft assembly portion
An apparatus includes a body, a shaft assembly, and an end effector. The shaft assembly includes an outer tube, an inner tube, and an acoustic waveguide. The end effector includes an ultrasonic blade and a clamp arm. The ultrasonic blade is acoustically coupled with the acoustic waveguide. A first portion of the clamp arm is pivotably coupled with a distal end of the outer tube. A second portion of the clamp arm is pivotably coupled with a distal end of the inner tube. The outer tube and the inner tube are configured to removably couple with the body such that the outer tube, the inner tube, and the clamp arm are configured to removably couple with the body and the remainder of the shaft assembly and end effector as a unit. |
| US10492814B2 |
Apparatus for endoscopic procedures
A surgical device is provided. The surgical device includes a jaw assembly defining a first longitudinal axis and including a first jaw and a second jaw moveable relative to the first jaw; an elongated body defining a second longitudinal axis and coupled to a proximal end of the jaw assembly, wherein the jaw assembly is configured to articulate about an articulation axis transverse to the second longitudinal axis relative to the elongated body; and a handle assembly coupled to a proximal end of the elongated body and including at least one motor mechanically coupled to the jaw assembly and a control assembly including a first control button and a second control button, wherein actuation of the first control button moves the second jaw in approximation relative to the first jaw and actuating the second control button moves the second jaw away from the first jaw, and actuating the first and second control buttons moves the jaw assembly to a centered position in which the first and second longitudinal axes are substantially aligned, the handle assembly further includes an illumination member configured to output a light pattern indicative of a status of the surgical instrument. |
| US10492810B2 |
Devices, systems and methods for diagnosing and treating sinusitis and other disorders of the ears, nose and/or throat
Sinusitis, enlarged nasal turbinates, tumors, infections, hearing disorders, allergic conditions, facial fractures and other disorders of the ear, nose and throat are diagnosed and/or treated using minimally invasive approaches and, in many cases, flexible catheters as opposed to instruments having rigid shafts. Various diagnostic procedures and devices are used to perform imaging studies, mucus flow studies, air/gas flow studies, anatomic dimension studies, endoscopic studies and transillumination studies. Access and occluder devices may be used to establish fluid tight seals in the anterior or posterior nasal cavities/nasopharynx and to facilitate insertion of working devices (e.g., scopes, guidewires, catheters, tissue cutting or remodeling devices, electrosurgical devices, energy emitting devices, devices for injecting diagnostic or therapeutic agents, devices for implanting devices such as stents, substance eluting devices, substance delivery implants, etc. |
| US10492809B2 |
Clot retrieval system
Catheter-delivered endovascular medical devices are described. The devices may include a pull wire attached to a distal body. The distal body may be formed of a distal body outer body comprising a basket comprised of a plurality of cells defined by a plurality of basket strips and a distal body inner body located in the interior of the distal body outer body and comprising a plurality of distal braided mesh openings formed by a plurality of woven linear strands. The distal braided mesh openings may be smaller than the cells when the device is in the relaxed state. Methods of using and making the devices are also described. |
| US10492808B2 |
Retrieval devices and related methods of use
According to aspects of the present disclosure, a retrieval device may include a sheath, a first drive member in the sheath, and a second drive member in the sheath. The second drive member may be movable relative to the first drive member. An end effector may be retractable into and extendable out of the sheath. The end effector may include a first proximal end portion coupled to the first drive member, a second proximal end portion coupled to the second drive member, and a plurality of legs extending distally from the first and second proximal end portions to a distal tip of the end effector. All of the legs that extend to the distal tip may be fixed together at the distal tip. |
| US10492807B1 |
Skin treatment system with adjustable height wand
A distance between a surface of a treatment head and tip opening of a skin treatment hand piece is adjustable. In an implementation, the distance is adjusted by moving the tip opening relative to the treatment head surface. Different distances may be used to treat different skin types, problems, and conditions. In an implementation, the hand piece includes a fluid delivery and a vacuum or suction mechanism to provide various therapeutic benefits to the skin. |
| US10492805B2 |
Systems and methods for thrombolysis and delivery of an agent
A system for aspirating thrombus and delivering an agent includes an aspiration catheter having a supply lumen having a proximal end, a distal end, and a wall, and an aspiration lumen having a proximal end, an open distal end, and an interior wall surface adjacent the open distal end, and at least one orifice at or adjacent the distal end of the supply lumen, in fluid communication with the aspiration lumen and located proximally of the open distal end of the aspiration lumen, wherein the at least one orifice is configured to create a spray pattern that is caused to impinge on the interior wall surface of the aspiration lumen such that the spray pattern upon impinging on the interior wall surface is caused to transform into at least a substantially distally-oriented flow capable of exiting the open distal end of the aspiration lumen. |
| US10492803B2 |
Systems and methods for intramedullary nail implantation
Intramedullary nails, systems, and methods. The intramedullary nail may include a generally elongate body extending from a first, distal end to a second, proximal end. The distal end may include one or more openings configured to receive one or more bone anchors that extend transversely through the distal end of the intramedullary nail, and thereby configured to secure the distal end of the nail. The proximal end may also include one or more openings configured to receive one or more bone anchors that extend transversely through the proximal end of the intramedullary nail, and thereby configured to secure the proximal end of the nail. |
| US10492801B2 |
Power driven surgical tool
A power-driven surgical tool that includes an elongated housing having a fin member aligned substantially parallel with the longitudinal axis of such elongated housing. The tool is power-driven and enables the attachment of either a drill bit or a screwdriver bit. The configuration is such as to provide maximum comfort and a visualization of the target area for the surgeon. |
| US10492795B2 |
Endoscopic surgical clip applier
A ratchet assembly for use with an apparatus for applying surgical clips to body tissue includes a pawl and a biasing element. The pawl is slidably supported within a handle portion of the apparatus. The biasing element is supported by the handle portion and is in mechanical communication with the pawl. The biasing element has a biasing force configured to bias the pawl towards the rack such that the rack is permitted to translate in a distal direction, but is selectively inhibited from translating in a proximal direction until the rack is in a distal-most position. When the rack is urged in a proximal direction, the pawl exerts a force on the biasing element. When the force exerted on the biasing element is greater than the biasing force, the biasing element deflects allowing the pawl to disengage from the rack and permit the rack to translate in a proximal direction. |
| US10492792B2 |
Devices, systems and methods for treating benign prostatic hyperplasia and other conditions
Devices, systems and methods for compressing, cutting, incising, reconfiguring, remodeling, attaching, repositioning, supporting, dislocating or altering the composition of tissues or anatomical structures to alter their positional or force relationship to other tissues or anatomical structures. In some applications, the invention may be used to improve patency or fluid flow through a body lumen or cavity (e.g., to limit constriction of the urethra by an enlarged prostate gland). |
| US10492789B2 |
Powered surgical circular stapler with removable cartridge and concentric rotary drive shafts
A surgical instrument includes a stapling head assembly with at least a portion of the stapling head assembly configured to removably couple with a portion of a shaft assembly. The stapling head assembly has a cartridge housing, a staple deck, a plurality of staples, a staple driver, a cylindraceous knife, a trocar, and first and second drive members that are coaxial with a longitudinal axis. The first and second drive members are configured to receive a rotatable drive element thereagainst. The first drive member drives translation of at least one of the staple driver, the cylindraceous knife, or the trocar. The second drive member drives translation of a remaining of at least one of the staple driver, the cylindraceous knife, or the trocar. The second drive member is positioned radially inwardly from the first drive member. |
| US10492785B2 |
Shaft assembly comprising a lockout
An end effector is disclosed comprising a cartridge channel, a staple cartridge positionable in the cartridge channel, and a firing assembly configured to lock itself if the staple cartridge is not positioned in the cartridge channel. Moreover, the firing assembly is configured to lock itself if the staple cartridge has been at least partially spent. |
| US10492782B2 |
Mechanical method and apparatus for bilateral tissue fastening
A mechanical system for bilaterally securing skin tissue preferably utilizes a tissue manipulator apparatus to approximate a portion of an interior surface of each of two pieces of living dermis tissue along a vertical interface below an exterior surface without overlapping either interior surface across the vertical interface. An applicator apparatus includes a driving head portion positioned in the vertical interface and at least partially below the exterior surface and a handle portion positioned at least partially above the exterior surface. The applicator apparatus bilaterally drives at least one portion of the fastener through each piece of the living dermis tissue behind the interior surface of that piece of tissue such that the fastener is positioned below the exterior surface and a portion of the fastener is positioned generally transverse to the vertical interface. The applicator can include guide features to direct tissue with respect to the driving head portion. |
| US10492776B2 |
Knotless repair technique using tape/suture hybrid
Systems and methods for soft tissue to bone repairs, without knot tying. The soft tissue repair systems include self-cinching constructs with a fixation device, a flexible construct having a flexible strand abutting a suture tape, and a shuttle/pull device attached to the flexible strand and provided within the body of the fixation device. A splice is formed by pulling on the shuttle/pull device subsequent to the fixation device being secured into the bone, to allow the wide tape to be positioned over the tissue (for best compression and minimum tissue cut-thru) and suture for the implanted portion (for most efficient and least bone removal). |
| US10492772B2 |
Resection tools and related methods of use
A device for treating tissue may include a tissue expander configured to be inserted into a body lumen and stretch tissue surrounding the body lumen, and a tool configured to be coupled to the tissue expander and move along a path defined by the tissue expander. |
| US10492770B2 |
Medical instruments with bendable shaft
An articulation device for a medical instrument includes a coupling for releasable mechanical connection of the articulation device to a tool or to the distal end of a shaft, a locking device on the coupling for locking the mechanical connection, and an articulation, which enables the coupling to be angled relative to an end of the articulation device remote from the coupling. The locking device is designed such that the mechanical connection is locked in a predetermined working angular position of the articulation and is releasable in a predetermined release angular position of the articulation. |
| US10492769B2 |
Oral retraction devices and methods
An oral retraction device comprises a tongue depressor blade, an articulation assembly constructed and arranged to articulate the tongue depressor blade with at least three degrees of freedom, and a support element constructed and arranged to provide a stabilizing force to the articulation assembly during articulation of the tongue depressor blade. |
| US10492766B2 |
Method and system for snapshot support for real-time ultrasound
Various embodiments include a system and method that provide support for acquiring secondary ultrasound image snapshots with primary real-time ultrasound image data. The method can include acquiring first image data at an ultrasound system in a primary acquisition mode based on primary acquisition mode imaging parameters. The method may include receiving a trigger to switch from the primary acquisition mode to a secondary acquisition mode. The method can include acquiring second image data at the ultrasound system in a secondary acquisition mode based on secondary acquisition mode imaging parameters in response to the trigger. The method may include displaying a replay cine sequence that includes the first image data and the second image data. The replay cine sequence can include a tag identifying the second image data in the replay cine sequence. |
| US10492752B2 |
Method and medical apparatus for automatically positioning a patient
In a method and apparatus for automatic positioning of a patient relative to a medical device, the patient is positioned on a patient support of the medical device in a detection area of an optical position determining device of the medical device. The optical position determining device has at least one three-dimensional light curtain arrangement. A start position of the patient is detected by the optical position determining device and a position deviation between the start position detected and a target position stored in a control processor is determined. Depending on the position deviation, the patient support is automatically positioned in three dimensions. |
| US10492748B2 |
Radiation imaging apparatus and control method therefor
A radiation imaging apparatus includes a sensor unit in which a plurality of detecting elements each configured to detect emitted radiation are arranged, and a notification unit configured to make a notification by a sound. As the sound produced from the notification unit, a sound having a fundamental frequency which satisfies a condition determined based on the number of rows of a predetermined area of an image read out from the sensor unit and a readout frequency of signals of each row is used. |
| US10492747B2 |
System and method for extending and retracting a moveable arm
The present disclosure relates to a linear slide assembly to assist in the motion of an arm that moves vertically in an arc with the center of access statically attached to the linear slide assembly which is to be utilized in the field of portable x-ray imaging and more specifically, a system and method for extending and retracting a vertically moveable arm in a limited linear motion. |
| US10492741B2 |
Reducing incremental measurement sensor error
For position sensors, e.g., a fiber-based system, that build a shape of an elongated member, such as a catheter, using a sequence of small orientation measurements, a small error in orientation at the proximal end of the sensor will cause large error in position at distal points on the fiber. Exemplary methods and systems are disclosed, which may provide full or partial registration along the length of the sensor to reduce the influence of the measurement error. Additional examples are directed to applying selective filtering at a proximal end of the elongated member to provide a more stable base for distal measurements and thereby reducing the influence of measurement errors. |
| US10492739B2 |
X-ray CT device and bed device
An X-ray CT device according to an embodiment includes a gantry, a top board, and a movement mechanism. The gantry includes an X-ray tube that generates X-rays and a detector that detects the X-rays. The top board inserts the subject into the opening section of the gantry. The movement mechanism moves the top board in a longitudinal direction. Furthermore, the position of the top board in a vertical direction at the position that intersects with the path of the X-rays is changed at substantially the same slope relative to the movement distance of the top board when the top board is moved in the longitudinal direction. |
| US10492737B2 |
Cross-calibration for quantitative functional imaging
Cross-calibration is provided for functional imaging. In PET or SPECT, the inaccuracies from the dose and detector sensitivity may be reduced or removed in both activity concentration and uptake. By using measures from both the radiotracer for the patient and factory calibrated sources, the variability due to dose may be removed. In SPECT, a measurement of system specific sensitivity to a factory calibrated point source is used to improve the accuracy of uptake values, not just activity concentration. |
| US10492735B2 |
Intelligent warning system
Various embodiments described herein relate to an intelligent warning system in a communication service. One embodiment of the present invention analyzes a user's biometric signals and image data of one of the user's in a communication session to determine a distress level. In addition, location data indicating the user's velocity and direction can be used to determine a distress level. If the biometric signals or the image data indicate a distress level that meets or exceeds a threshold level, a notification is automatically sent to a remote user. This can allow a remote user to render assistance to a user in distress, even when the user is unable to communicate one or more conditions. |
| US10492731B2 |
Method and apparatus for focusing microwave and thermally imaging for biological tissue
An exemplary embodiment of the present invention discloses a microwave signal processing method and apparatus which precisely focus a microwave onto a specific part of a biological tissue and rapidly images a temperature distribution in the biological tissue generated thereby. |
| US10492728B2 |
Pressure sensing intravascular devices with reduced drift and associated systems and methods
Intravascular devices, systems, and methods are disclosed. In some embodiments, the intravascular devices include at least one pressure sensing component positioned within a distal portion of the device. In some instances, a plurality of conductors are electrically coupled to the pressure sensing component and a potting material covers the electrical connections between the plurality of conductors and the pressure sensing component. In some instances, the potting material has a durometer hardness between about 20 Shore A and about 50 Shore A, a moisture absorption rate of about 0% per twenty-four hours, a linear shrinkage of 0%, a coefficient of thermal expansion (m/m/-° C.) of between about 1.0×10−5 and about 5.0×10−4, and a volume resistivity (Ω-cm) between about 6.0×1013 and about 1.0×1014. Methods of making and/or assembling such intravascular devices/systems are also provided. |
| US10492727B2 |
Biomedical device, systems and methods having conductive elements
A device for determining a physiological property of a body includes an insulating support having a compliant contact surface with a conductive element to contact the body. A mounting fixture disposed over a mounting surface of the support removably holds a rigid sensor spaced apart from the body and coupled to the conductive element to determine the physiological property via that element. A method for enabling a physiological parameter to be measured without direct contact between an active device and the body includes arranging a conductive element over an inner surface of an insulating circumferential band. A sensor with the active device is attached to the exterior of the band and thus coupled to the element. A system includes the sensor having a mounting connector, and sensor carriers with respective supports, mounting fixtures, and conductive elements. The sensor mounted on a carrier determines the property via the respective conductive element. |
| US10492725B2 |
Method and system of facilitating monitoring of an individual based on at least one wearable device
A method of facilitating the monitoring of an individual based on at least one wearable device is disclosed. The method may include receiving, using a communication device, at least one physiological data from a user device associated with the individual. Further, the method may include retrieving, using a storage device, at least one analyzing criterion based on the user identifier. Further, the method may include analyzing, using a processing device, the at least one physiological data based on the at least one analyzing criterion. Further, the method may include generating, using the processing device, at least one notification based on the analyzing. Further, the method may include retrieving, using the storage device, at least one watcher identifier based on the user identifier. Further, the method may include transmitting, using the communication device, the at least one notification to at least one watcher device associated with the at least one watcher identifier. |
| US10492721B2 |
Method and apparatus for improving and monitoring sleep
A method performed by an apparatus for inducing a sound sleep to induce a sound sleep of an object who is sleeping includes: determining a first wake-up time of the object based on schedule information of the object; receiving bio-information of the object; determining a sleep state of the object from the bio-information of the object; changing the first wake-up time to a second wake-up time by taking into account the sleep state of the object; and outputting a wake-up alarm signal at the second wake-up time. |
| US10492720B2 |
System and method for determining sleep stage
Methods and apparatus monitor health by detection of sleep stage. For example, a sleep stage monitor may access sensor data signals related to bodily movement and respiration movements. At least a portion of the detected signals may be analyzed to calculate respiration variability. The respiration variability may include variability of respiration rate or variability of respiration amplitude. A processor may then determine a sleep stage based on a combination bodily movement and respiration variability. The determination of sleep stages may distinguish between deep sleep and other stages of sleep, or may differentiate between deep sleep, light sleep and REM sleep. The bodily movement and respiration movement signals may be derived from one or more sensors, such as non-invasive sensor (e.g., a non-contact radio-frequency motion sensor or a pressure sensitive mattress). |
| US10492718B2 |
Apparatus for assessing skin reactivity to a material
An apparatus including a wearable holder and a test material unit and a method for assessing skin reactivity to a test material are disclosed. The wearable holder is configured to hold the test material against the wearer's skin over a period of time to allow for an assessment of skin reactivity to the test material. The apparatus is provided to meet the needs of different patient populations. |
| US10492713B2 |
Systems and methods for monitoring a depth of neuromuscular blockade
One aspect of the present disclosure relates to a system for monitoring a diaphragmatic twitch response. The diaphragmatic twitch response can be used to determine a depth of neuromuscular blockade. The system includes a neural stimulation device to stimulate a phrenic nerve of a subject, which has the effect of stimulating the subject's diaphragm. The system also includes a monitor to detect the diaphragm's response to the stimulation. For example, the monitor can include a nasogastric tube with two distally positioned inflatable balloons. Each of the inflatable balloons is coupled to a sensor to measure a corresponding pressure (e.g., an esophageal pressure and a gastric pressure). The pressure differential between the esophagus above the diaphragm and the stomach below the diaphragm (also referred to as the transdiaphragmatic pressure) can be used as a measure of the diaphragmatic twitch response. |
| US10492712B2 |
System and method for identifying physical properties of feet
The present invention is a system and method for identifying certain physical properties of human feet. The system uses electronic and optical elements to perform before and after pronation test and before and after arch tests (meaning before and after use of an orthotic), and develop a 360 degree, three-dimensional view of the foot. It includes an insertable shoe-simulator used to assist in providing before- and after analysis of pronation. |
| US10492711B2 |
Handheld portable impulse oscillometer
A multitude of clinical research studies have validated the superiority of impulse oscillometry (IOS) over spirometry because it is far more sensitive in the detection of pulmonary diseases and since it is effort-independent, it can be successfully used in children as young as six-months old. By miniaturizing the IOS to be a hand-held and portable device, the present invention takes IOS technology out of the exclusive environments of the research lab and specialty Pulmonology office. Also by advancing the technology, the manufacturing cost is greatly reduced thereby making the device affordable and available to the average primary care physician for use in their office. In addition, as the present invention becomes available as a home-use device, it will significantly improve the home management of complex respiratory diseases, i.e., Asthma and COPD. The present invention, being a miniaturized and electromagnetically piston-driven IOS, is truly unique in its concept and technology. |
| US10492710B2 |
System and method for spectroscopic magnetic resonance fingerprinting
The present disclosure relates to a method for performing phosphorous-31 spectroscopic magnetic resonance fingerprinting (MRF). The method comprises performing a pulse sequence using a series of varied sequence blocks to a volume in a subject where the volume contains phosphate metabolites. A series of signal evolutions are acquired from the volume in the subject to form MRF data. The MRF data is then compared to simulated MRF signal to determine parameters associated with phosphate metabolites and the chemical exchange rates between these metabolites. These parameters and exchange rates can be used in diagnosing a metabolic disorder in a subject. |
| US10492706B2 |
Method and apparatus for atrial arrhythmia episode detection
Techniques and devices for implementing the techniques for adjusting atrial arrhythmia detection based on analysis of one or more P-wave sensing windows associated with one or more R-waves. An implantable medical device may determine signal characteristics of the cardiac signal within the P-wave sensing window, determine whether the cardiac signal within the sensing window corresponds to a P-wave based on the determined signal characteristics, determine a signal to noise ratio of the cardiac signal within the sensing window, update the arrhythmia score when the P wave is identified in the sensing window and the determined signal to noise ratio satisfies a signal to noise threshold. |
| US10492697B2 |
Intravascular devices, systems, and methods having a core wire with embedded conductors
Intravascular devices, systems, and methods are disclosed. In some instances, the intravascular device is a guide wire with electrical conductors embedded within a core wire. In some instances, the electrical conductors are coupled to conductive bands adjacent a proximal portion of the guide wire and a sensing element adjacent a distal portion of the guide wire. Methods of making, manufacturing, and/or assembling such intravascular devices and associated systems are also provided. |
| US10492695B2 |
Living-body information measuring device and light-emitting element
A living-body information measuring device includes a first light-emitting unit that emits a single-mode laser beam, a second light-emitting unit that emits a multi-mode light beam or an LED light beam, a light-receiving element that receives reflected or transmitted light beams reflected or transmitted by a living body when the first light-emitting unit and the second light-emitting unit emit the beams toward the living body, a control unit that controls light-emission periods of the first light-emitting unit and the second light-emitting unit, and a measurement unit that measures plural types of living-body information about the living body by using each of the reflected or transmitted light beams that are successively received by the light-receiving element. |
| US10492693B2 |
Photoacoustic signal processing device, photoacoustic signal processing system, and photoacoustic signal processing method
Peak specification unit 31 specifies, based on a plurality of photoacoustic-images according to detection signals of photoacoustic-waves detected in a plurality of postures, a photoacoustic-image with the strongest detection signal of a detected photoacoustic-wave among the plurality of photoacoustic-images in a peak search mode. Posture determination unit 32 determines whether or not the posture of the probe 11 at the time of detecting photoacoustic-waves of a generation source of the photoacoustic-image matches the posture of the probe 11 at the time of detecting photoacoustic-waves of a generation source of the photoacoustic-image specified by the peak specification unit in a normal mode. Display control unit 27 displays the photoacoustic image on a display screen, and in a case where the posture determination unit 32 determines that the postures match each other, displays a report indicating the postures matching each other on the display screen. |
| US10492689B2 |
Optical measurement system and optical measurement apparatus
An optical measurement system includes a portable type optical measurement apparatus and a non-portable type optical measurement apparatus larger than the portable optical measurement apparatus. The non-portable type optical measurement apparatus is configured to be communicable to the portable type optical measurement apparatus and to be operated as a main measurement apparatus which executes measurement condition settings and measurement controls based on an input operation from the operation input section and also executes measurement condition settings and measurement controls of the non-portable type optical measurement apparatus by communication. The portable type measurement apparatus is capable of measuring a subject independently of the non-portable type measurement apparatus, and is operated as a sub-measuring apparatus for executing measurement condition settings and measurement controls in accordance with a control by the non-portable type measurement apparatus. |
| US10492682B2 |
Ophthalmic analysis device and ophthalmic analysis program
An ophthalmic analysis device for analyzing OCT motion contrast data including blood vessel information of a subject eye acquired by an ophthalmic OCT, includes: a processor; and memory storing computer readable program, when executed by the processor, causing the ophthalmic analysis device to execute: an analysis process of analyzing the OCT motion contrast data to acquire a measurement result related to a capillary area of the subject eye. The analysis process executes an alleviating process for alleviating the influence of great blood vessels having blood vessel diameters larger than those of capillaries on the measurement result to acquire the measurement result related to the capillary area. |
| US10492680B2 |
System and method for corneal topography with flat panel display
A conical topographer includes: a flat panel display configured to display a light pattern and to project the light pattern onto a cornea of an eye disposed on a first side of the flat panel display; an optical system disposed on a second side of the flat panel display, the optical system being configured to receive and process reflected light from the cornea that passes through the flat panel display from the cornea to the optical system; a camera configured to receive the processed reflected light from the optical system and to capture therefrom a reflected light pattern from the cornea produced in response to the projected light pattern; and one or more processors configured to execute an algorithm to compare the projected light pattern to the reflected light pattern from the cornea, and to produce a topographic map of the cornea based on a result of the comparison. |
| US10492679B2 |
Portable fundus camera
Portable fundus cameras and portable fundus camera modules are disclosed. In one embodiment, a portable fundus camera module comprises a housing having a first aperture and a second aperture formed therethrough, and a plurality of optical components disposed within the housing. The plurality of optical components are arranged to direct light generated by a light source through the first aperture via a first optical channel and to a retina of a patient when the retina is located adjacent to the first aperture; direct reflected light from the retina into the housing through the first aperture and to a light detector via a second optical channel when the fundus camera module is mechanically coupled to a mobile device. |
| US10492678B2 |
Image capturing apparatus, image processing apparatus and image processing method for secure processing of biological information
An image processing apparatus includes an image input that receives input of image data of a captured human being, a region detector that detects a specific color region of the image data, a filter that smooths a pixel value in the specific color region detected by the region detector by using a frame of the image data input into the image input and each of previous and subsequent frames of the image data of the inputting into the image input, a coder that codes an output image of the filter, and an output that outputs the output image of the filter coded by the coder. |
| US10492675B2 |
System and method for determining corrective vision
A system and method for assessing optical corrective needs of a patient. The system includes a computer system including a processor adapted to run at least a refractive software application thereon, an input device in communication with said processor and adapted to receive input from a user, and a displace device in communication with said processor and adapted to display information, and refractive eyewear including electrically adjustable left and right lenses selectively controllable to adjust at least a sphere power of the respective lenses and in communication with the processor. The refractive software application receives input from the input device and the eyewear controller, and selectively adjusts the sphere power of the left and right lenses, controls information displayed on said display device, and stores information regarding the sphere power of the respective left and right lenses. |
| US10492668B2 |
Endoscope system and control method thereof
Disclosed herein are an endoscope system and a control method thereof. The control method includes acquiring plural omnidirectional images of the surroundings of an endoscope using a stereo omnidirectional camera mounted on the endoscope, calculating distances between the endoscope and an object around the endoscope using the acquired plural omnidirectional images, and executing an operation to avoid collision between the endoscope and the object around the endoscope based on the calculated distances, thus facilitating safe operation of the endoscope. |
| US10492666B2 |
Endoscope with guide
An instrument for use with an endoscope may include an elongate section configured to move exterior to the endoscope. The elongate section may include a distal end and a proximal end. The instrument may also include an end effector attached to the distal end of the elongate section, and an actuation device attached to the proximal end of the elongate section. The actuation device may be configured to operate the end effector. The instrument may also include a guiding member coupled to the elongate section. The guiding member may be configured to be coupled to an external surface of the endoscope to permit the guiding member to move longitudinally relative to the endoscope. The guiding member may be coupled to the elongate section such that the end effector may extend past a distal end of the endoscope and move in a transverse direction independent of the movement of the distal end of the endoscope. |
| US10492664B2 |
Electronic endoscope and electronic endoscope device
There is provided an electronic endoscope and an electronic endoscope device with increased noise resistance. An electronic endoscope includes a connector that is connected to a processor device, and transmission and reception of electric power and signals are performed between the connector and the processor device. In the connector, an input and output portion for transmission and reception of electric power and signals is insulated from the processor device, and only a contact portion connected to a ground of the electronic endoscope is electrically connected to a ground of the processor device. |
| US10492661B2 |
Control device, medical device, and medical device system
The present disclosure relates to a control device, a medical device, and a medical device system that enable to provide a user who tries to connect the medical device to the control device with user support information including a result of compatibility determination between the devices.A control device according to one aspect of the present disclosure is provided with a connector joint to which a connector unit provided on a cable extending from a medical device is connected, a communication unit that performs radio communication with the connector unit by proximity radio communication, and a notification unit that notifies a user of user support information based on information from the medical device received by the communication unit. The present disclosure is applicable to an endoscopic surgical system, for example. |
| US10492660B2 |
Image processing apparatus and endoscope
An embodiment of an image processing apparatus includes: an illuminating section which sequentially irradiates an object with a first and second illuminating light beams polarized in different directions. The section emits the polarized light beams sequentially so that the wavelength ranges of the light beams do not overlap with each other. The apparatus further includes: a polarization image sensor; a polarization mosaic processing section which obtains a first polarization image while the object is being irradiated with the first illuminating light beam and a second polarization image while the object is being irradiated with the second illuminating light beam; a depressed area detecting section which detects a depressed area on the surface of the object based on the polarization images; and an image forming section which forms an image representing the depressed area in an enhanced form. |
| US10492659B2 |
Dish washing machine and method of controlling the same
It is an aspect of the present disclosure to provide a dish washing machine capable of actively responding to a problem when circulation of washing water is not smoothly performed by sequentially and selectively performing a bubble removal operation, a filter blockage removal operation, and a water supply operation, and a method of controlling the same. |
| US10492656B2 |
Cleaning pad having preferred performance with representative cleaning solution
A cleaning pad for absorbing liquids from a hard, target surface. The cleaning pad has a hydrophobic floor sheet, and a core joined to the floor sheet. The core has absorbent gelling material therein with a gradient distribution, so that the pad has a particular minimum absorbency as used with water or with common amine oxide cleaning solution. A hydrophilic smoothing strip is joined to the outwardly facing surface of said floor sheet. The cleaning pad provides both good absorbency and a coefficient of friction falling within a specified range judged advantageous for cleaning. The absorbency and coefficient of friction work well with both water and an amine oxide cleaning solution. |
| US10492651B2 |
Bagless vacuum cleaner
A canister vacuum cleaner is disclosed, which includes an exterior casing that has a top half and a bottom half. An interior area of the bottom half of the casing houses a motor that is configured to generate a suction force, which is ultimately transmitted through a tube and an appended flexible hose. By positioning the motor at the bottom half of the casing, the vacuum cleaner exhibits a more preferred and ergonomic center of gravity. The canister vacuum cleaner is bagless—and does not require the use of a disposable bag to capture and retain dirt and debris that the vacuum cleaner extracts from the environment. In some cases, the vacuum cleaner utilizes a first, second, and third means for cyclonic separation of dirt and debris. |
| US10492646B2 |
Device for molding a foodstuff
Provided herein is device and kit for molding a foodstuff, for example, a ground meat or a bread dough, to make a kabob. Generally, the separate component parts of the device are a container, a mold and a press which are removably engageable one with the other. Particularly, the container is fluidly connected to the mold via a bayonet connector. The press is configured to slide within the connector and to provide a support base for the connector and mold when assembled. The press has a removable cap and also is a storage container for the skewers used to make the kabobs. The kit for molding the foodstuff contains the device and skewers stored within the press. |
| US10492645B2 |
Inline spiralizing food processor
The invention described herein is directed to an inline spiral cutting food processor that includes a motor that rotates an upper positioned disc with a blade assembly by means of a belt or gear assembly or mechanism. The entrance and exit chute are fixed and positioned in-line with the axis of rotation of the blade supporting disc member. The entrance chute is positioned above the cutting disc, and the exit opening (or chute) is below. During operation a food item is pushed down the entrance chute as the blade rotates and cuts it. Cut food falls down through the opening or exit chute into a storage container or jar. The food cutting assembly is configured to generate spiral or helical food from vegetables. |
| US10492643B2 |
Thermally efficient cooking grate
A cooking grate for a grill is provided having substantially hollow rungs in fluid communication with each other and/or with a substantially hollow border to provide improved thermal management and more efficient heat transfer. |
| US10492641B2 |
Multi-zone food holding bin
A multi-zone food holding bin has a continuous food supporting surface with multiple food holding zones. Each food holding zone is independently controllable so that different food temperatures may be maintained in adjacent food holding zones. |
| US10492640B2 |
System and method for producing and dispensing beverages
The system and method for producing and dispensing beverages ensures consistent delivery of the beverages by maintaining the associated natural flavours of the ingredients therein. Upon receiving a signal from an input panel co-operating with a controller, predetermined quantity of ingredients of beverage like tea leaves/tea powder, sweetener, condiments and hot/boiling water is introduced through a funnel into a brewing chamber. An agitator connected to a motor is activated to stir the ingredients of the beverage. Brewing continues in the brewing chamber for a predetermined time. When the decoction is ready for being dispensed, a conical hatch is released thereby causing the decoction to flow outside the system into a receiving means through an outlet valve that may be optionally passed through a flipping filtering mechanism. |
| US10492638B2 |
Steam cooker accessory for steam heating and/or cooking foods contained in a container
A steam cooker accessory for steam heating and/or cooking foods contained in a container, the steam cooker accessory includes a steam generator including a steam production chamber, the steam cooker accessory including a water tank supplying water to the steam production chamber, the steam production chamber being connected to at least one steam delivery outlet provided in a lower part of the steam generator. The steam generator has at least one vent bringing the lower part of the steam generator into communication with an external part of the steam generator extending above the lower part. |
| US10492636B2 |
Secure delivery system
A package delivery system wherein packages are distributed through a distribution center's deliverymen. Badges are worn by the deliverymen. The badges include an electronic identifier identifying the deliveryman as well as the company/distribution center, that employs them. On approaching the building's receptacle, the signal from the badge allows the receptacle's locking mechanism to be functional; thereby allowing only authorized deliverymen to gain access to the interior of the receptacle. |
| US10492635B2 |
Covering attachments for chopsticks
The present invention provides for an improved eating utensil, with improved traction, better scooping and/or cutting. Unlike the traditional chopstick which does not pick up food items easily or manipulate the food items, like cutting or scooping, the present invention provides a covering attachment having pick up features, scooping features and cutting features, making chopsticks into better eating tools and more sanitary. |
| US10492633B2 |
Paper cup, a blank for a paper cup, and use of a paper cup
According to an example aspect of the present invention, there is provided a paper cup comprising: a base; a sidewall; said base and said sidewall together defining a space for receiving liquid or food; an upper end portion of the cup comprising a first and second pair of opposing closure panels, whereby each panel is attached to an upper edge of the sidewall via a respective first folding line and to adjacent panels via respective second folding lines. Said panels are foldable into a closed position to form a lid of the cup. Each panel of said first pair contains two additional folding lines to enable folding inwards. Upon folding to the closed position, a first panel of said second pair is partly inserted below a second panel of said second pair, and the panels of said second pair close the upper end portion. |
| US10492630B2 |
Plastic panel door
A display case door includes a panel assembly with a first transparent pane and a second transparent pane. The first transparent pane includes flanges extending from each of a first edge and a second edge of a shaped portion. The second transparent pane is adhered to both flanges of the first pane to define a space between facing surfaces of the second transparent pane and the shaped portion of the first transparent pane and extending between openings at opposite ends of the panel assembly. Caps are coupled to the panel assembly and cover the openings at each of the first end and second end. The door further includes a hinge coupled to one of the flanges, a door handle secured to a surface of one of the flanges, and an edge guard coupled along an edge of at least one of the flanges. |
| US10492628B1 |
Suspension case
A suspension case has a first cap component, a female-male coupler component, a first elastic film held in tension and spanning flat across the female-male coupler component, a body component, a second elastic film held in tension and spanning flat across the body component, and a base component. Each component has interference fits with adjacent components to frictionally hold them together to form the suspension case. An object for display is frictionally mounted between the first and second elastic films. At least one magnification lens is disposed in the first cap component and/or the base component, which can be slidably mounted to move the at least one magnification lens toward or away from the object for display to adjust the focus and/or magnification. The first cap component and/or the base component can include an illumination source to direct light toward the object for display, thereby illuminating the object. |
| US10492627B2 |
Retail merchandise tray
A retail merchandise tray is provided. The retail merchandise tray includes a pair of load bearing members, a front stop mounted to the load bearing members, a wire support structure removably attached to the front stop and load bearing members, a pusher that slides along the wire support structure, and a pair of movable divider assemblies. |
| US10492625B1 |
Beverage container serving apparatus including movable gate and related methods
A beverage container serving apparatus for beverage containers may include a floor and at least one sidewall extending upwardly from the floor and including a curved base segment and a pair of parallel arms extending from the curved base segment. The beverage container serving apparatus may further include an inner wall extending upwardly from the floor between the pair of parallel arms defining a container channel having a container inlet into which beverage containers are input and a container outlet from which the beverage containers are served. A movable gate may be adjacent one of the container inlet and container outlet and configured to maintain a given beverage container within the container channel. |
| US10492624B2 |
Crib liner
A crib liner, suitable for use with a crib, wherein the crib has a first, second, third and fourth side configured for receiving a mattress is disclosed. The crib also includes four corners, wherein each corner is constructed as part of where two adjacent sides meet; wherein at least one first, second, third or fourth sides has a horizontal top bar and a plurality of vertical spaced support elements. The crib liner includes at least a first panel configured to cover a portion of the vertical spaced support elements. The first panel includes a breathable body portion, a bottom border, a top border and side borders and at least a first and second fastener at each end to attach the first panel to the crib. The breathable body portion includes a first material having a front layer and a back layer attached to each other and having different fabric weaves; the breathable body portion having an air permeability of between 385 CFM to 1530 CFM and a light permeability of between 47 and 99%. |
| US10492623B2 |
Play yards and methods of operating the same
Play yards and methods of operating the same are disclosed. An example play yard includes a collapsible upper frame, a collapsible lower frame, and posts to support the upper frame above the lower frame. The posts include respective tracks. The example play yard also includes an enclosure operatively coupled to the upper frame, the lower frame and the posts. The enclosure defines an enclosure volume. The enclosure has a plurality of corner beads dimensioned for receipt in respective ones of the tracks to secure the enclosure to the posts. |
| US10492622B2 |
Diaper changing canopy
A portable, collapsible canopy for use with a diaper changing pad, wherein the canopy comprises a frame structure having a plurality of rigid members adjoined by a plurality of pivotable joints, with at least one of the pivotable joints being spring-biased. The canopy further comprises a plurality of wall portions coupled to the frame structure, wherein the wall portions are formed of a lightweight, flexible material. The canopy also comprises a bottom section in which the changing pad is placed upon. The frame structure is configured to be held normally open by the spring-biased joints, and the frame structure and wall portions are manually collapsible so as to enable the canopy to be folded into a compact state suitable for storage in a diaper bag. A combination diaper bag and diaper changing canopy are also disclosed. |
| US10492620B2 |
Mattress with needlepunched, flame retardant fabric barrier
A non-flip mattress with top side and bottom side and depending edges; wherein the bottom side is covered with a flame-resistant, highly needled, double-sided-calendered, needlepunch nonwoven fabric that passes 16 CFR 1633. The nonwoven fabric is a double-calendered, 80/20 polyester/flame-resistant rayon blend needled with a minimum of 190 punches per cm2 and with increased tensile strength. |
| US10492615B2 |
Waste disposal systems for high density venues
An apparatus for waste disposal comprises a seat bottom comprising a seat body having a topside for supporting a user and an underside opposite to the topside. The underside comprises a moveable bottom portion. One or more arms are attached between a bottom of the seat body and a top of the moveable bottom portion. Each arm has a first end and a second end, with the first end of each arm attached to the bottom of the seat body and the second end of each arm attached to the top of the moveable bottom portion. A first waste bag support is provided on the bottom of the seat body and a second waste bag support is provided on the top of the moveable bottom portion. |
| US10492610B2 |
Slide rail assembly
A slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a second rail and a third rail. The first rail has a first region and a second region. The second rail is arranged on the first region and movable relative to the first rail. |
| US10492607B2 |
Image sound device having display portion that can appear/disappear
The present invention relates to an image sound device having a display portion that can appear/disappear, the device comprising: a housing, the upper end of which is open, and which has a space provided therein; a display portion installed inside the housing to be able to output images; an elevating unit installed inside the housing and below the display portion such that the display portion can be made to protrude through the upper end of the housing; and a motor control portion for controlling the elevating unit such that the display portion can be positioned at two or more heights. |
| US10492605B2 |
Mounting bracket for equipment rack
An equipment rack, a bracket for mounting on the equipment rack, and associated methods. The bracket includes a bracket body including a mounting section configured to mount equipment on the bracket. The bracket is configured to engage the frame assembly and form a releasable snap-fit connection with the frame assembly. The bracket can be configured to form mating connections with the frame assembly different than the snap-fit connection. |
| US10492604B2 |
Beverage in box cart
A cart for moving product over a floor surface includes a folding frame assembly having a first shelf support member and a second shelf support member pivotable with respect to the first shelf support member. A shelf is pivotable with respect to the first shelf support member and supportable by the second shelf support member. The second shelf support member and the shelf are movable between a first operable position and a second stored position. The second shelf support member and shelf are both rotatable relative to the first shelf support member when moving from the first operable position to the second stored position. |
| US10492603B2 |
Systems and methods of cooling a galley of an aircraft
A galley includes a cart compartment defining a cavity configured to store at least one galley cart. The galley includes a heat exchanger positioned within the cart compartment and a plenum coupled in flow communication with the heat exchanger. The plenum is configured to provide cool air to cool the at least one galley cart. |
| US10492600B2 |
Method for forming a laminate countertop
A method of forming a laminate countertop with a curved edge profile extending around at least two adjacent sides thereof includes providing a base support having a top surface, a bottom surface, latitudinal sides, and longitudinal sides. At least one of the longitudinal sides includes the curved edge profile. The method further includes: adhering a laminate sheet to the base support to form a laminate cover over at least a portion of the top surface and a portion of the curved edge profile of the base support and mounting a preformed edge member having a curved edge profile to one of the sides of the base support to form a laminate countertop having curved edges extending around at least two sides thereof. To align the edge member and the base support, the preformed edge member is mounted to a brace to remove bowing or curvature from the preformed edge member. |
| US10492596B2 |
Brush organizer system
A brush organizer system including a support assembly including a first-elongated-support member, a second-elongated-support member, and a base. The first-elongated-support member and the second-elongated-support member are positioned parallel and adjacent to one another creating a channel for inserting at least one item having a handle. The brush organizer system effectively holds and stores brushes in a neat and sanitary manner. |
| US10492591B2 |
Haircare item drying platform
A haircare item drying platform (HIDP) that functions as a free standing device or in combination with an over-head blow dryer to dry haircare items such as brushes, combs or human hair. The HIDP includes a disk with a center section that is either a solid uniform material or is made of a mesh material. A haircare item is placed on the center section or is inserted through and maintained within an opening on the center section. The HIDP with haircare items thereon is placed on a surface and elevated by at least three removably attached legs, or attachment means are utilized for securing the HIDP to the head opening on the over-head blow dryer. The haircare items can then air dry from ambient air, can have heated air applied from a hand-held blow dryer, or are dried from heated air applied onto the HIDP from the over-head blow dryer. |
| US10492588B2 |
Cosmetic container
A cosmetic container includes a container body and a cover. The container body includes a base wall, two first lateral walls, and two second lateral walls interconnecting the first lateral walls. Each of the second lateral walls has two end sections and a holding section disposed therebetween. The holding section is connected to the base wall and has a curved portion that cooperates with the base wall to form a rounded corner, a bending portion that is connected to a top end of the curved portion, and a depressed portion that extends upward from the bending portion, that is depressed toward the other one of the second lateral walls, and that defines a lower groove. The cover is pivotally connected to the container body. |
| US10492587B2 |
Rod-shaped cosmetic material feeding container
A plurality of support pieces disposed at a supporting part support a plurality of rod-shaped cosmetic materials arranged side by side in a container. The plurality of rod-shaped cosmetic materials are configured to simultaneously advance and retreat in an axial direction together with the supporting part and the plurality of rod-shaped cosmetic materials are configured to appear and disappear from a leading tube. The plurality of rod-shaped cosmetic materials are individually supported by the one shared support piece. |
| US10492586B2 |
Material dispenser/applicator
An applicator for a semi-solid material (e.g. lip balm) with an elastomeric material base cap has an interior tube long enough to cooperate with other structures to allow ejection of the plunger associated with the lip balm and its shaft by continued depression of the base cap. This allows easy replacement of the lip balm in the applicator when the original is used up. The applicator also has a tubular housing with interior guide hub with ribs configured and positioned to preclude spinning of the shaft of the plunger mounting the lip balm. A dispenser for flowable material (such as lotion) comprises a bellows mounted in a housing with an elastomeric material base cap at one end, and an end cap at the other end with a first part connected to the housing by screw threads, and a second part connected to the first part by a living hinge. |
| US10492584B2 |
Medium storage box and medium handling device
A medium storage box includes a guide member and a liquid spraying mechanism. The guide member forms a stacking space for a medium. The liquid spraying mechanism sprays a liquid from a liquid spraying nozzle. The liquid spraying nozzle has a pipe section through which liquid flows, a first liquid spray hole and a second liquid spray hole. The first liquid spray hole sprays liquid in a direction that intersects an extension direction of the pipe section at substantially a right angle. The second liquid spray hole sprays liquid in a direction that is approximately the extension direction of the pipe section. |
| US10492580B2 |
Shade structure
A shade is provided in the form of an umbrella which may be operated in the vicinity of other objects or in the middle of a table even if the canopy of the umbrella is large and the ribs of the umbrella are long. The height of the folded umbrella is relatively low. The mechanism of the umbrella is simple and may be manufactured at a comparably low cost. The operation of the umbrella is not complicated and is easily opened and closed. The shade has an upper hub fixed to a guide tube, which is telescopically disposed in and reciprocally movable relative to a uppermost end portion of the support tube. The guide tube and a slider, sleeve or runner are interconnected by flexible traction means in the form of a flexible traction member. |
| US10492574B2 |
Clasp mechanisms for wrist-worn devices
A band configured to couple a device to a body of a user is disclosed. The band includes a first link comprising a recess defined in a body of the first link, a leaf spring positioned in the recess and comprising a tongue portion protruding from the leaf spring, and a second link coupled to the first link and comprising first and second lip portions extending away from a body of the second link and separated from one another by a gap. The tongue portion is positioned in the gap between the first and second lip portions, and the first and second lip portions engage the leaf spring to retain the second link to the first link. |
| US10492571B2 |
Indented key ring
Provided herein is a low-profile key ring including a planar body including first and second inflection points, a connecting section extending between the first and second inflection points to define a concave indentation of the planar body, and a split disposed in the connecting section to define an outer segment and an inner segment of the connecting section, wherein the outer segment and inner segment are complementarily contoured. |
| US10492552B2 |
Hydration and audio system
A combined microphone and fluid-delivery apparatus includes a microphone disposed at an end of a support member, and a fluid passageway supported by the support member. A mouthpiece extends from the passageway so as to be positioned adjacent the microphone. The mouthpiece defines an outlet port that is in fluid communication with the fluid passageway. |
| US10492550B2 |
Article of apparel including thermoregulatory textile
A process of forming a textile and apparel formed utilizing the textile is disclosed. The textile includes a base layer and a spacer layer defined by a plurality of bosses extending from the base layer. In an embodiment, the bosses are oriented in a grid pattern, being spaced apart to define gaps for air circulation. Selected bosses are mechanically compressed and secured in the compressed state utilizing an adhesive composition. The adhesive composition may further include heat insulating or heat reflective particles. The resulting textile may be utilized to form articles of apparel, including garments such as shirts, pants, coats, and footwear. |
| US10492545B2 |
Chest wall adapter device
A chest wall adapter apparatus for supporting a user's breasts includes a right section and a left section, wherein the right section and the left section are contiguous on a front side of the apparatus. The apparatus also includes an inwardly extending convex portion located between the right section and the left section, wherein the inwardly extending convex portion is configured to lie against the chest wall of the user between the breasts; a horizontally extending and upwardly angled right shelf configured to extend along the right section and follow a contour along an underside of a right breast of the user; and a horizontally extending and upwardly angled left shelf configured to extend along the left section and follow a contour along an underside of the left breast of the user. |
| US10492542B1 |
Smoking articles and use thereof for yielding inhalation materials
The present invention describes articles, such as smoking articles, that can provide an inhalable substance in a form suitable for inhalation by a consumer. The article comprises a cartridge with an inhalable substance medium therein, control housing that includes an electrical energy source and an electrical power source, and a heating member that may be located in either the cartridge or the control housing. The control housing further may include puff-actuated current actuation components and current regulation components. |
| US10492537B2 |
Atomizer head, atomizer and electronic cigarette containing the atomizer
An atomizer head including an atomizing heating assembly is provided. The atomizing heating assembly includes a first electrode seat, a second electrode seat insulatedly mounted to the first electrode seat and a heating element electrically connected to the first electrode seat and the second electrode seat. The first electrode seat is provided with a first gripping base. The second electrode seat is provided with a second gripping base. The heating element is detachably connected to the first electrode seat and the second electrode seat respectively through the first gripping base and the second gripping base. An atomizer including the atomizer head and an electronic cigarette including the atomizer are further disclosed. The heating element of the atomizer head according to the present disclosure is detachably gripped on the first gripping base and the second gripping base to facilitate the replacement of the heating element. |
| US10492533B2 |
Switch failure monitoring in an electrically heated smoking system
A method of controlling an electric heater in an electrically heated smoking system is provided, including providing electrical power to the heater in pulses such that during active periods power is supplied to the heater and during inactive periods power is not supplied to the heater; charging a capacitor in an RC circuit during the inactive periods and allowing the capacitor to discharge during the active periods; and monitoring a discharge voltage of the capacitor and if the discharge voltage of the capacitor drops below a threshold voltage level, then stopping further supply of electrical power to the heater. |
| US10492522B2 |
Flavored menthol-containing objects for application to smoking article components
The present invention relates to a method of making a flavored menthol-containing solid object, which can be used as an input material for hot melt application to a smoking article component. The method generally includes the steps of combining and heating menthol and a flavorant to give a molten mixture; depositing the molten mixture onto a surface; allowing the deposited molten mixture to cool to give a solidified mixture; and removing the solidified mixture from the surface to afford a flavored menthol-containing solid object. The method can further involve melting the solid object and applying the melted material to a smoking article component to modify the flavor/aroma profile of a smoking article into which the coated component is incorporated. |
| US10492520B2 |
Method and apparatus for increased recovery of oil from lemons and other citrus fruit using desorption
A two stage system for extraction of oil from whole citrus fruit is provided. The first stage is known in the art and includes a first plurality of toothed rollers which convey citrus as the teeth penetrate and rupture oil glands. The oil passes into a first water pan. A novel second stage uses a second plurality of toothed rollers to continue the penetration and rupturing of oil glands. The second plurality of rollers are positioned in an isolated second pan to partially submerge the citrus. A middle phase liquor with extremely low oil concentration is transferred into said second pan to initiate desorption of oil from the citrus. The desorption technique in one embodiment increases yield by 4% or more. This technique is expected to increase yield even more as the recovery by the first stage is reduced. |
| US10492517B2 |
Acidic oil-in-water type emulsified condiment
Disclosed is an acidic oil-in-water type emulsified condiment comprising one or more chelating agents selected from citric acid, malic acid, phosphoric acid, lactic acid, succinic acid, fumaric acid, gluconic acid, and EDTA, acetic acid, a sugar, a yolk, an edible oil, a thickener, and water, wherein the content of the edible oil is 1 to 40% by mass, and the acidic oil-in-water type emulsified condiment has a water activity of 0.90 to 0.96, a pH of 3.0 to 4.0, a viscosity (20° C.) of 50 to 600 Pa·s, and a b* value of 10 to 20 in an L*a*b* color system when preserved at 40° C. for 4 months. |
| US10492513B1 |
Automated beverage dispensing system and method
An automated beverage-making system includes one or more ingredient dispenser assemblies configured to store ingredients therein and disposed within a refrigerator/freezer system. Each of the ingredient dispenser assembles are in control communication with a communications hub and the communications hub is configured to receive instructions for actuating the one or more ingredient dispenser assemblies according to a recipe, wherein the ingredients are combined in a blender. |
| US10492511B2 |
Preparations
Proposed are preparations, comprising special amides and menthol or menthol compounds or aromatic substances, characterized in that they have improved flavor and scent properties, and also that they allow the production of preparations, particularly emulsions with improved shelf life. |
| US10492508B2 |
Method for extracting oil from dehydrated Euphausia superba
The present invention provides a method for oil extraction from dehydrated Euphausia superbas, which is related to the field of food biotechnology. The method combines a low temperature and low oxygen heat pump dehydration system with a microwave-assisted frozen-blasting dehydration system for Euphausia superba dehydration, resulting in formation of a large number of micro porous structures in dehydrated Euphausia superbas that is good for subsequent oil extraction. The dehydration and extraction process can be separated in the present invention. The low temperature and low oxygen heat pump dehydration system may be installed in shrimp boats to dehydrate Euphausia superbas before transportation so as to increase the effective payloads of shrimp boats. The extraction process of subcritical fluid assisted with ultrasonic operation is carried out under low temperature and low oxygen conditions, therefore the oxidation of active ingredients is avoided to a large extent. Compared with existing methods, the present invention not only possess excellent dehydration efficiency but also uses less time and energy. |
| US10492505B2 |
Device and method for preparing the evisceration of beheaded slaughtered poultry
The present invention relates to a pre-evisceration device and a method for preparing the evisceration of beheaded slaughtered poultry, wherein the viscera pack is to be eviscerated from the vent end. A neck slitting knife makes a neck slit along the neck at the breast side of the poultry. A pre-evisceration release tool is adapted to be inserted via the neck slit between the esophagus and trachea and the naturally surrounding tissue, and to be moved along the neck to loosen at least part of the trachea and esophagus adhering to the neck. The pre-evisceration tool releases, prior to evisceration, part of the esophagus and trachea at the neck side of the crop between a position adjacent the crop, at the neck side thereof, and the neck opening. |
| US10492504B2 |
Cutting machine as well as method for cutting elastic strings, in particular meat strings
A cutting machine for cutting up meat strands whose cross section varies over a longitudinal extension into weight precise slices as fast as possible, and a method for slicing such meat strands. Two or more strands may be received adjacent to each other in a respective form tube and pushed against a separately adjustable stop plate, which is assigned to each form tube, independently from each other by a controlled longitudinal press plunger. The strands may be compressed in the longitudinal direction and a cross section of the form tubes may be reduced in a first transversal direction jointly and in a second transversal direction independently from each other. Thus, the respective meat strand may be transversally compressed to a constant cross section for slicing. |
| US10492498B2 |
Filled pasta making machine and related method for making filled pasta
A machine for making filled pasta, comprising a first modular unit (10), consisting of a kneading machine equipped with a container (11) within which the dough is formed, and a second modular unit (16), constituted by a ravioli machine, which is able to place filling doses inside the dough for continuously producing tortellini, ravioli, etc.; an extruder or die (12) is placed in correspondence of the bottom of said container (11) of the kneading machine, so as to give a desired shape to the dough at the extruder's output. The extruded pasta is thus conveyed downstream the extruder (12) and inside the ravioli machine. |
| US10492494B2 |
Substituted oxadiazoles for combating phytopathogenic fungi
The present invention relates to novel oxadiazoles of the formula I, or the N-oxides and/or their agriculturally useful salts and to their use for controlling phytopathogenic fungi, or to a method for combating phytopathogenic harmful fungi, which process comprises treating the fungi or the materials, plants, the soil or seeds to be protected against fungal attack, with an effective amount of at least one compound of the formula I, or an N-oxide, or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof; the present invention also relates to mixtures comprising at least one such compound of the formula I and at least one further pesticidally active substance selected from the group consisting of herbicides, safeners, fungicides, insecticides, and plant growth regulators; and to agrochemical compositions comprising at least one such compound of the formula I and to agrochemical compositions further comprising seeds. |
| US10492490B2 |
Adjuvant compositions and related methods for reducing herbicide volatility
The disclosure relates to adjuvant compositions and related methods for reducing herbicide volatility. The adjuvant- and herbicide-containing herbicide compositions are generally aqueous and include a volatile growth regulator herbicide and a monosaccharide adjuvant. When the compositions are applied to a target area to control a herbicide-sensitive target plant in the area with the herbicide, the monosaccharide adjuvant reduces volatile transport of the herbicide, thus reducing damage to other (non-target) sensitive plants, whether inside or outside of the target area of application. |
| US10492484B2 |
Insecticide sprayer and nozzle assembly
A method of operating a fluid sprayer includes supplying a first fluid selected from a group consisting of larvicide, adulticide, and a barrier repellant to a nozzle assembly at a first regulated pressure. The method further includes changing the first regulated pressure to a second regulated pressure different than the first regulated pressure. The method further includes supplying a second fluid selected from the group to the nozzle assembly at the second regulated pressure. |
| US10492483B1 |
Dual-bearing reel
A dual-bearing reel includes spool support detachably coupled on a side of a reel body and rotatably supports a spool shaft. A cover is supported by the spool support to advance and retract between a proximate position for approaching and covering the spool support and a separated position that is separated in an axial direction. A lock engages the cover in the proximate position. First and second connecting parts support the cover on the spool support portion to be pivotable in a first direction, from a covering position in which the cover covers the spool support to an operating position in which the spool support can be attached and detached, and in an opposite second direction into an open position. In the operating position, the cover conceals a fastener fastening the first connecting part to the spool support, and, in the open position, exposes the fastener. |
| US10492479B2 |
Fishing reel having easily attachable and detachable front cover
A fishing reel having an easily attachable and detachable front cover. The fishing reel includes a body frame having first and second connecting portions on both side portions, a gear-side, first side cover connected to the first connecting portion, a palm-side, second side cover connected to the second connecting portion, and a front cover connected to the front portion of the body frame to protect a level wind. The front cover is bolt-coupled to a front end portion of the first connecting portion using a first bolt member, the first bolt member being coupled to the front cover while extending inward from an outer surface of the first side cover, such that a head portion of the first bolt member is exposed from the first side cover. The front cover is easily detached and attached using the first bolt member without complete detachment of the first side cover. |
| US10492473B2 |
Pet animal collar for health and vital signs monitoring, alert and diagnosis
A system for monitoring vital signs of a pet animal comprises an annular band, an accelerometer configured to measure at least one of resting patterns, activity patterns, movement patterns, position patterns relating to, for example the pet animal relieving itself, lameness and scratching, and a non-accelerometer sensor configured to measure at least one of the following non-accelerometer-measured bioparameters of the pet animal: temperature, pulse rate, respiration rate. One or more processors are configured to receive sensor output data and reference data concerning the measured bioparameters of the pet animal or of a population of the pet animal, and determine a suspicion of a specific medical condition by: (i) scoring at least two bioparameters and comparing a cumulative score to a threshold cumulative score or to a threshold cumulative range; or (ii) identifying an abnormal pattern. The processor(s) may send an alert if at least one specific medical condition is suspected. |
| US10492472B1 |
Pet cleanup system
A method and system to facilitate animal waste clean-up and temporary storage for transport to a waste receptacle. A container contains a bendable body which is attached to a mesh pouch. A filled waste bag can be inserted inside the mesh pouch, and the container can be rolled up into a compact device. The container is configured to slide along (both up and down) a leash used to walk the dog. Thus, the dog walker can fill a waste bag with solid waste from the dog, knot it, open the container, put the waste bag in the pouch, seal the container up, and then the container would (when filled with a waste bag) automatically slide down the leash towards the dog due to gravity. The dog walker can then continue walking the dog in a more dignified manner with the container conveniently attached to the leash. |
| US10492468B2 |
Stretchable animal foot covering
A stretchable animal foot covering comprising an elongated body with a foot-receiving chamber on opposite ends of the elongated body that is formed from stretchable material that is at least partially closed at the ends to form the foot-receiving chambers. |
| US10492467B2 |
Grooming device
A grooming device includes hair collectors and a scraper. The scraper uncovers the hair collectors when the device is pressed down for use, and scrapes the hair collectors to eject hair collected when the device is released. Ejection of collected hair can also be controlled manually. A collection chamber may be provided, and multiple combs may be mounted on a rotatable dowel that recede within the rotatable barrel, or with sliding plates around and offset from the dowel as the dowel is rotated. A door or window on a surface of the collection chamber can be opened to empty the chamber of collected hair. |
| US10492458B2 |
Petunia-calibrachoa variety SAKPXC026
A petunia-calibrachoa plant designated SAKPXC026 is disclosed. Embodiments include the seeds of petunia-calibrachoa SAKPXC026, the plants of petunia-calibrachoa SAKPXC026, to plant parts of petunia-calibrachoa SAKPXC026, and methods for producing a plant produced by crossing petunia-calibrachoa SAKPXC026 with itself or with another variety. Embodiments include methods for producing a plant containing in its genetic material one or more genes or transgenes and the transgenic plants and plant parts produced by those methods. Embodiments also relate to varieties, breeding varieties, plant parts, and cells derived from petunia-calibrachoa SAKPXC026, methods for producing other lines or plant parts derived from petunia-calibrachoa SAKPXC026, and the plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. Embodiments further include hybrid seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing petunia-calibrachoa SAKPXC026 with another variety. |
| US10492451B1 |
Soybean variety 0107226
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01072226. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01072226. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01072226 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01072226 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US10492447B1 |
Soybean cultivar S170105
A soybean cultivar designated S170105 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S170105, to the plants of soybean cultivar S170105, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S170105, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S170105. 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 S170105. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S170105, 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 S170105 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US10492442B1 |
Soybean cultivar 64490328
A soybean cultivar designated 64490328 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 64490328, to the plants of soybean cultivar 64490328, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 64490328, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 64490328. 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 64490328. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 64490328, 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 64490328 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US10492439B1 |
Soybean cultivar 78281713
A soybean cultivar designated 78281713 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 78281713, to the plants of soybean cultivar 78281713, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 78281713, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 78281713. 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 78281713. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 78281713, 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 78281713 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US10492438B1 |
Soybean cultivar 72191315
A soybean cultivar designated 72191315 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 72191315, to the plants of soybean cultivar 72191315, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 72191315, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 72191315. 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 72191315. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 72191315, 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 72191315 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US10492437B1 |
Soybean cultivar 73081781
A soybean cultivar designated 73081781 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 73081781, to the plants of soybean cultivar 73081781, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 73081781, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 73081781. 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 73081781. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 73081781, 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 73081781 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US10492426B1 |
Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH532783
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH532783. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH532783, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH532783 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH532783. |
| US10492425B1 |
Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH455530
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH455530. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH455530, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH455530 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH455530. |
| US10492421B1 |
Plants and seeds of corn variety CV349555
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV349555. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV349555, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV349555 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV349555 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV349555. |
| US10492420B1 |
Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH183898
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH183898. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH183898, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH183898 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH183898. |
| US10492418B1 |
Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH816092
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH816092. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH816092, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH816092 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH816092. |
| US10492416B1 |
Plants and seeds of corn variety CV685361
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV685361. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV685361, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV685361 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV685361 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV685361. |
| US10492415B2 |
Sweet corn hybrid named HMX59BS604
A novel sweet corn hybrid plant, designated HMX59BS604 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of sweet corn hybrid HMX59BS604, to the plants and plant parts of sweet corn hybrid HMX59BS604, and to methods for producing a sweet corn plant by crossing the sweet corn hybrid HMX59BS604 with itself or another sweet corn plant. |
| US10492410B1 |
Maize inbred PH2T90
A novel maize variety designated PH2T90 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH2T90 with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH2T90 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH2T90 or a locus conversion of PH2T90 with another maize variety. |
| US10492404B1 |
Soybean cultivar 61332840
A soybean cultivar designated 61332840 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 61332840, to the plants of soybean cultivar 61332840, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 61332840, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 61332840. 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 61332840. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 61332840, 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 61332840 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US10492403B1 |
Soybean cultivar 70311819
A soybean cultivar designated 70311819 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 70311819, to the plants of soybean cultivar 70311819, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 70311819, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 70311819. 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 70311819. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 70311819, 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 70311819 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US10492399B1 |
Soybean cultivar 75001212
A soybean cultivar designated 75001212 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 75001212, to the plants of soybean cultivar 75001212, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 75001212, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 75001212. 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 75001212. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 75001212, 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 75001212 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US10492395B2 |
Tomato hybrid DR4167TC
The invention provides seed and plants of tomato hybrid DR4167TC. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid DR4167TC and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another tomato plant, such as a plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants. |
| US10492394B2 |
Red-yellow striped peppers
Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to chimeric pepper plants that produce pepper fruit having a yellow and red striped color, and to seeds that produce the chimeric pepper plants. Other aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods of generating and selecting chimeric pepper plants that produce pepper fruit having a yellow and red striped color, as well as methods of limiting propagation of off-type pepper plant progeny that produce pepper fruit of a single color. |
| US10492391B2 |
Methods for breeding short celery
The present invention relates to a celery plant (Apium graveolens L. dulce) carrying a genetic trait that leads to a shorter petiole and a shorter total plant length at mature harvest stage as compared to a celery plant not carrying the said genetic trait, wherein said genetic trait is as present in the genome of plants grown from seed of which a representative sample was deposited with the NCIMB under accession number NCIMB 41902. |
| US10492389B2 |
Hydroponic system including venturi aerator and vortex generator and related methods
A hydroponic system may include a fluid reservoir configured to carry a nutrient solution. The hydroponic system may also include a fluid pump coupled to the fluid reservoir for pumping the nutrient solution and a Venturi aerator coupled to the fluid pump for generating air bubbles within the nutrient solution. A vortex generator may be coupled to the Venturi aerator and provide rotation to the air bubbles. The vortex generator may include a rounded chamber body having a sidewall and opposing first and second flat ends coupled to the sidewall, the first end being closed and the second end having an outlet passageway therethrough, and the sidewall having an enlarged diameter medial portion and reduced diameter end portions adjacent the first and second ends, respectively. The vortex generator may also include an inlet conduit extending through the sidewall. |
| US10492388B2 |
Plant growth system
A plant growth system is provided, which comprises: one or more plant growth substrates (1); one or more detectors (7) arranged to monitor nutrient levels of at least one of the plant growth substrates; at least one irrigation device (6) arranged to supply water to the plant growth substrates; and control means (9) connected to said detectors and said at least one irrigation device. The supply of water by the at least one irrigation device is controlled by the control means in dependence on the monitored nutrient levels. In this manner, the water and nutrient levels of the substrates can be accurately controlled. |
| US10492383B2 |
Irrigation device
An irrigation device (10) including a solar collector (18) connected to a heating element (14). The heating element is embedded in a hydrated medium and heats this to produce water vapour. A semi-permeable membrane (34) allows the heated water vapour to be used for irrigation, thereby allowing marsh or sea water to be used to irrigate large tracts of arid soil. |
| US10492382B2 |
Methods for the production of perennial artichoke plants
The present disclosure relates to methods for the cultivation of perennial artichoke plants. Specifically, the present disclosure relates to methods of cultivating artichoke plants to increase the uniformity and yield of marketable products (e.g. edible mature buds), and to accurately program and condense the harvest interval of artichoke plants grown as perennials in a planting field in order to reduce production and harvesting costs. |
| US10492380B2 |
Fire retardant darkening screen
A fire retardant darkening screen for use in greenhouses is provided, the screen including a top fabric and a bottom fabric. The top fabric includes halogen-containing polymeric strips laminated with a light-reflective film or foil. The bottom fabric includes polyolefin tapes, preferably high density polyethylene tapes, the polyolefin tapes including a synergistic fire resistance composition. |
| US10492375B2 |
Systems and methods for providing grow lighting
Systems and methods for providing grow lighting are described. One embodiment of a method includes receiving a lighting cycle for a predetermined plant type and receiving a command for implementing the lighting cycle with a grow lighting assembly on a plant, where the grow lighting assembly includes a grow lighting device with a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs). Some embodiments also include determining an illumination pattern for implementing the lighting cycle for the grow lighting assembly and sending the illumination pattern to the grow lighting assembly for implementation. |
| US10492374B2 |
Capture of ground truthed labels of plant traits method and system
In embodiments, acquiring sensor data associated with a plant growing in a field, and analyzing the sensor data to extract, while in the field, one or more phenotypic traits associated with the plant from the sensor data. Indexing, while in the field, the one or more phenotypic traits to one or both of an identifier of the plant or a virtual representation of a part of the plant, and determining one or more plant insights based on the one or more phenotypic traits, wherein the one or more plant insights includes information about one or more of a health, a yield, a planting, a growth, a harvest, a management, a performance, and a state of the plant. One or more of the health, yield, planting, growth, harvest, management, performance, and the state of the plant are included in a plant insights report that is generated. |
| US10492373B2 |
Apparatus for aerial tool configurations
A field-configurable apparatus for different aerial applications is provided. The field-configurable apparatus attaches to an aerial boom on a mobile carrier. The apparatus can perform rapid semi-precise cutting of vegetation. Additionally, the apparatus can perform more precise trimming of one or more areas (e.g., limbs) and optionally use a limb clamp to prevent cut limbs/vegetation from arbitrarily falling on objects below the cutting area. Still further, the apparatus can have a grapple or similar device attached to the end of the boom for use in relocating debris or for loading debris. Other industrial applications are also possible (e.g., commercial water blasting, deicing of planes, etc.). In each configuration, the apparatus comprises one or more rotatable or pivoting couplings to allow for rotation about one or more axis and therefore allow precise manipulation of an aerial tool assembly from an operator in the vehicle or on the ground. |
| US10492370B2 |
Debris removal system for an agricultural harvester with improved debris flow and related extractors
An extractor may include an extractor housing extending from an inlet to an outlet. The housing may define an airflow channel for directing debris through the extractor from the inlet to the outlet, with the housing forming an outer perimeter of the extractor. The extractor may also include at least one flow-generating device configured to generate an airflow directed through the airflow channel that creates a negative pressure at the inlet to draw debris into the housing. In addition, the flow-generating device(s) may be positioned adjacent to the housing along the outer perimeter of the extractor such that a central flow region is defined within the airflow channel at the location of the flow-generating device(s) that extends from a center of the housing radially outwardly towards the outer perimeter of the extractor, with the central flow region defining an unobstructed flow path for the debris through the housing. |
| US10492363B2 |
Rear grain cart handling assemblies for an articulated harvesting combine
A grain harvesting articulated combine of a forward crop processing power unit (PPU), a rear grain cart, and an articulation joint that connects the PPU with the rear grain cart and includes an auger assembly that moves clean grain from the PPU to the rear grain cart. Two pump circuits deliver power to a pair of hydrostatic motors located in the rear grain cart, one pump circuit hydrostatic motor driving the grain unloader assembly, the other pump circuit hydrostatic motor driving the ascending fill lift auger assembly, the drag auger assemblies, and the articular joint auger assembly. Power (inertia) can be harvested from auger assemblies not moving grain for startup or clog clearing of the other auger assemblies. |
| US10492361B2 |
Apparatus, system and method for generating crop nutrient prescriptions
An apparatus, system and method for generating crop nutrient prescriptions utilizing a portable soil testing apparatus. The portable soil testing apparatus includes at least one soil sensor for identifying soil properties of plurality of soil samples collected within a field zone associated with a GPS location. A computing device in signal communication with the at least one soil sensor generates the crop nutrient prescription for the field zone based on the identified soil properties of the collected soil samples and may further be based on input of various agronomic factors. |
| US10492353B2 |
System and method for reducing soil and crop residue accumulation relative to ground-engaging tools of a tillage implement
A method for reducing material accumulation relative to ground-engaging tools of a tillage implement may include monitoring, with a computing device, an accumulation parameter as a tillage operation is being performed, wherein the accumulation parameter provides an indication of material accumulation relative to a plurality of ground-engaging tools of the tillage implement. The method may also include comparing, with the computing device, the accumulation parameter to a material accumulation threshold, wherein the material accumulation threshold is indicative of a given degree of material accumulation relative to the plurality ground-engaging tools. In addition, based on the comparison between the accumulation parameter and the material accumulation threshold, the method may include controlling, with the computing device, an operation of at least one component of the tillage implement to execute a control action for reducing an amount of the material accumulation relative to the plurality of ground-engaging tools. |
| US10499551B2 |
Electronic component mounting system
An electronic component mounting system is disclosed. An elapsed time acquiring section acquires an elapsed time from printing onto circuit board by solder printer. A raising and lowering operation changing section changes raising and lowering operation of component holding tool based on the elapsed time from printing acquired by the elapsed time acquiring section. A mounter mounts an electronic component on the solder printed on circuit board by performing raising and lowering of the component holding tool at the raising and lowering operation changed by the raising and lowering operation changing section. |
| US10499548B2 |
Display device
Disclosed is a display device that includes a display panel and a multi-layered panel provided adjacent the display panel. The multi-layered panel may include a front plate located toward the display panel, a rear plate provided parallel to the front plate, and a honeycomb mesh interposed between the front plate and the rear plate. The honeycomb mesh may have a plurality of hexagonal cells. A metal plate may be coupled to a rear surface of the multi-layered panel and a drive board may be seated on the metal plate. At least one of the front plate or the rear plate may include at least one opening that extends parallel to a shorter side of the display device. |
| US10499547B2 |
Thermal control process for a multijunction electronic power device and corresponding electronic power device
A thermal control process for an electronic power device including a multi junction integrated circuit may include defining a first and at least one second groups of junctions, with each group including one first and at least one second junctions, and associating a thermal detector with each group. A first group control may be executed which detects group electric signals representative of the temperature detected by the thermal detectors, processes the group electric signals with reference to a group critical thermal event, identifies a critical group when the corresponding group electric signal detects the critical group thermal event, and generates group deactivating signals suitable for selectively deactivating the first and the at least one second junctions of the identified critical group with respect to the remaining junctions of the integrated circuit. |
| US10499546B2 |
Computer system with external bypass air plenum
A rack-mountable computer system enables an airflow that cools components in an upstream portion of the computer system interior to be cooled through mixing with a bypass airflow downstream of the components in the upstream portion. The mixed airflow can cool components in a downstream portion of the interior. The bypass airflow is directed by a bypass plenum that is unencompassed by the separate plenum that directs the airflow to cool the upstream portion components. The bypass plenum can be at least partially established by an external surface the computer system and one or more external structures, including an external surface of an adjacently mounted computer system. Relative flow rates through the separate plenums can be adjusted, via flow control elements, to separately control heat removal from components upstream and downstream of the air mixing, based at least in part upon air temperatures in the separate interior portions. |
| US10499533B1 |
Container cabling systems and methods
An exemplary cabling system includes a plurality of containers. A first container of the plurality of containers defines a first plurality of openings. The system includes a plurality of bolts with a first bolt operable to insert into the first plurality of openings. The first bolt defines a first conduit operable to receive a first cable of a plurality of cables. An exemplary telecommunications central office includes a container with a plurality of walls defining an interior of the container and an exterior of the container, an opening, a vault entrance, and a plurality of cable runways. An exemplary method for arranging cables includes cutting a wall of a first and second container to create a first and second opening, inserting flanges of bolts into the openings, receiving with a pipe the flanges, and routing a cable through the first and second opening into an interior of the second container. |
| US10499532B1 |
Infrastructure floor tiles for server rack placement
An infrastructure floor tile for supporting and positioning a server rack in a datacenter includes a body including top, bottom and side surfaces and a first alignment surface on the top surface. The first alignment surface includes at least one of a projection and a recess. When a server rack is positioned on the first alignment surface of the infrastructure floor tile, the server rack is aligned by the first alignment surface relative to the body. N horizontal channels extend from one of the side surfaces to an opposite one of the side surfaces, where N is an integer greater than one. N vertical channels extending from the top surface of the body to the N horizontal channels, respectively. Power, cooling fluid and/or data lines are connected to the server rack through at least one of the N horizontal channels and at least one of the N vertical channels. |
| US10499531B2 |
Rack level network switch
Systems and methods of providing network connectivity to an equipment rack are provided. A network switch includes an enclosure to be aligned along the height of an equipment rack. The network switch provides a plurality of network ports distributed along the enclosure so the network ports are associated with mounting spaces in the rack, when installed. A controller provides communications between the plurality of network ports and may be configured to identify installed equipment in particular rack spaces, from network traffic on particular network ports and by association of the network ports with the rack spaces. |
| US10499529B1 |
Device for fixing hard disk
A device with shock-absorbing qualities for fixing a hard disk in place on a chassis includes two brackets, a plurality of shock-absorbing cushions, and a plurality of first fasteners is described. The brackets located at opposite sides of a hard disk and the side surface of the bracket define a plurality of circular through holes with notches or cutaways continuing to the outer edge of the side surface. The cushions can be locked in the circular through holes after being introduced through the notches whilst sleeving the first fasteners. Two support portions are bent from ends of each bracket to support the hard disk in place. |
| US10499526B2 |
Variable-depth multi device chassis
A multi device system includes a rack with a rack slot. A device chassis is positioned in the rack slot. The device chassis includes first device slot with a first device entrance, and a second device slot with a second device entrance. A first device stop member extends from the device chassis and into the first device slot. The distance between the first device stop member and the first device entrance is adjustable, and the first device stop member is configured to move a first device in the first device slot through the first device entrance. A second device stop member extends from the device chassis and into the second device slot. The distance between the second device stop member and the second device entrance is adjustable, and the second device stop member is configured to move a second device in the second device slot through the second device entrance. |
| US10499524B2 |
Apparatus for mounting a processor for cluster computing
A bracket for mounting a processor and a support structure for receiving bracket-supported processors for duster computing are provided. In some embodiments, a bracket may be configured to receive a processor and fasten the processor to the bracket. The bracket may be configured to mount the processor to a support structure. The support structure may be configured to receive an array of brackets. The support structure may be configured to be stacked in combination with additional support structures. |
| US10499522B2 |
Housing part for a measurement device having a microwave-permeable glass or ceramic window
A housing part for a measurement device includes a single metal body having an outer circumferential side wall with an upper end and a lower end and an inner disc-shaped base wall located between the upper and lower ends, wherein the side wall and the base wall define two partially enclosed areas, where the base wall comprises a central hole into which a microwave-permeable glass or ceramic window is fused, microwave guides and dielectric matching elements are provided on both sides of the microwave-permeable or ceramic window to propagate microwaves between the desired points such as a radar antenna and radar electronics, and where the matching elements not only adjust the impedance of the microwave window to the impedances of the microwave guides but also put additional compression stress on the surfaces of the fused window, which are preferably ground flat to be flush with those of the center portion. |
| US10499515B2 |
Electronic device
An electronic device may include a flexible display member, a fastening member overlapping the display member in a plan view, a housing unit including a first case member and a second case member configured to contain respective opposite portions of the display member, and a hinge unit including a body member coupled to the fastening member to be rotatable in the plan view, a first moving member connecting a portion of the body member to the first case member, and a second moving member connecting an opposite portion of the body member to the second case member. |
| US10499513B2 |
Method for forming insulating layer, method for producing electronic device, and electronic device
By flexographic printing or inkjet printing, insulating ink is applied on a wiring pattern in accordance with a predetermined printing pattern. The insulating ink is hardened, whereby an insulating layer is formed. A contact region of the wiring pattern that is used for electrical connection with a conductor other than the wiring pattern is not covered with the insulating layer. The printing pattern is delimited by the outline of a non-printing region including the contact region. The wiring pattern includes, in the non-printing region, a trunk wiring line leading, to the contact region, from a position on the wiring pattern at which the wiring pattern overlaps with the outline and a branch wiring line extending from a point on at least one side of the trunk wiring line and terminating without making contact with the outline. |
| US10499512B2 |
Multi-layer circuit board and manufacturing method thereof
A multi-layer circuit board including a plurality of insulation bumps, a first conductive layer, and a second conductive layer is provided. The plurality of insulation bumps are disposed between a first substrate and a second substrate. A top portion of the plurality of insulation bumps is served as a circuit connection point. The first conductive layer is disposed on the first substrate and connected to the circuit connection point. The second conductive layer is disposed on the second substrate and connected to the circuit connection point. |
| US10499511B2 |
Flexible circuit board interconnection and methods
Embodiments of the invention include flexible circuit board interconnections and methods regarding the same. In an embodiment, the invention includes a method of connecting a plurality of flexible circuit boards together comprising the steps applying a solder composition between an upper surface of a first flexible circuit board and a lower surface of a second flexible circuit board; holding the upper surface of the first flexible circuit board and the lower surface of the second flexible circuit board together; and reflowing the solder composition with a heat source to bond the first flexible circuit board and the second flexible circuit board together to form a flexible circuit board strip having a length longer than either of the first flexible circuit board or second flexible circuit board separately. In an embodiment the invention includes a circuit board clamp for holding flexible circuit boards together, the clamp including a u-shaped fastener; a spring tension arm connected to the u-shaped fastener; and an attachment mechanism connected to the spring tension arm. Other embodiments are also included herein. |
| US10499505B2 |
Electrical conductive module
An electrical conductive module comprises: a circuit board, which has an upper side and a lower side opposite to each other in an up-down direction, the upper side of the circuit board is provided with a plurality of upper side pads, the lower side of the circuit board is provided with a plurality of lower side pads, the lower side pads and the upper side pads are provided in pairs, the lower side pad and the upper side pad in each pair are electrically connected together via a connecting through hole and printed wires which are provided alongside; the circuit board is provided with a plurality of conducting through holes for interposing the lower side pads and the upper side pads in different pairs; and a plurality of conducting posts, which each have a soldering end and a mating end opposite to each other in the up-down direction, the soldering end is soldered to the upper side pad on the circuit board correspondingly. The present disclosure can simplify structure and reduce production cost. |
| US10499500B2 |
Circuit board with embedded metal pallet and a method of fabricating the circuit board
A metal pallet is integrated within a circuit board using a process similar to a multilayer PCB, which integrates the metal pallet into the circuit board at the same time as the supporting layers are fabricated. The use of B-stage material provides a bonding mechanism for the metal pallet to be embedded within the circuit board, creating a cohesive integrated part. Embedding the pallet during the fabrication process, pre-lamination, generates a more robust construction and connection not impacted by post fabrication process in assembly. After assembly the circuit board with embedded metal pallet can be mounted directly on a heat sink, cool ribbon or other feature required to help remove heat. The planar back side surface provides a more robust mounting of the metal pallet than a post fabricated assembly as used in conventional techniques. |
| US10499495B1 |
Circuit board
A circuit board includes a first row terminal group including terminal parts aligned in a predetermined direction and a second row terminal group including terminal parts aligned in parallel with and arranged in a zig-zag pattern with respect to the first row terminal group. The first row terminal group includes first row projecting terminal parts protruding toward the second row terminal group further than another terminal parts included in the first row terminal group, the second row terminal group includes second row projecting terminal parts projecting toward the first row terminal group further than another terminal parts included in the second row terminal group, and the first row projecting terminal parts and the second row projecting terminal parts are overlapped with and spaced apart from each other in the predetermined direction. |
| US10499490B2 |
High speed differential trace with reduced radiation in return path
A high speed differential trace structure reducing common mode radiation is disclosed. The differential trace structure includes a first trace and a parallel second trace. A printed circuit board layer has a top surface and an opposite bottom surface. The traces are formed on the top surface. The structure includes a ground plane layer having a top layer in contact with the opposite bottom surface of the circuit board. A first void section is formed in the top layer of the ground plane layer to one side of the first trace. A second void section is formed in the top layer of the ground plane layer to one side of the second trace. The length of the second void section is determined based on a target radiation frequency. A third void section is formed in the ground plane layer that joins the first void section and the second void section. |
| US10499489B2 |
Defected ground structure with void having resistive material along perimeter to improve EMI suppression
A multiple-layer circuit board has a signaling layer, an exterior layer, and a ground layer. A pair of differential signal lines implemented as strip lines are within the signaling layer, and propagate electromagnetic interference (EMI) along the signaling layer. An element conductively extends inwards from the exterior layer. A void of a defected ground structure within the ground layer has a size, shape, and a location in relation to the element to suppress the EMI propagated by the strip lines. A resistive material of the defected ground structure along a perimeter of the void improves suppression of the EMI propagated by the strip lines, via the resistive material absorbing the EMI. |
| US10499487B2 |
Light-emitting diode (LED) lighting fixture solutions and methods
An LED light fixture is provided that is usable as a new LED lighting installation or as a retrofit assembly for converting a florescent light fixture into an LED light system. A PCB of the LED light fixture has an M-by-N array of LED modules mounted thereon, where M and N are positive integers that are greater than or equal to 2. The PCB has a heat dissipation system thermally coupled to one of the terminals of each LED module such that heat generated by the LED modules flows directly into the heat dissipation system, which maintains the operating case temperatures of the LED modules at or around ambient temperature, thereby increasing the life expectancies of the LED modules. The M-by-N array of LED modules provides very uniform light distribution without having to overdrive the LED modules, which also increases the life expectancies of the LED modules and conserves power. |
| US10499483B2 |
Illumination light control system and switching unit
Provided is a technique that facilitates control of a navigation light which uses light-emitting diodes for a light source. This navigation light control system is provided with: a navigation light that has a light source for which a light-emitting diode is used; a power supply unit that supplies power to the navigation light; and a control device that controls lighting of the navigation light, wherein the control device is provided with a light source circuit that supplies the power received from the power supply unit to the light source, and a determination unit that determines failure of the light source on the basis of the value of the current flowing through a resistor connected to the light source circuit. |
| US10499482B2 |
Devices and methods for providing a distributed manifestation in an environment
The present invention concerns a projection system for providing a distributed manifestation within an environment. The projection system includes a data generator for generating a plurality of data sets of associated state data and spatial coordinate data. The projection system also includes a projector in communication with the data generator for receiving the data sets. The projector is provided with a signal generating module for generating a plurality of electromagnetic signals, and a projecting module for projecting each of the electromagnetic signals towards a target location within the environment. The projection system also includes a plurality of receiving units distributed within the environment, each receiving unit having a receiver for receiving one of the electromagnetic signals when the receiving unit is positioned in the corresponding target location, each receiving unit being adapted to perform a change of state in response to the state data. |
| US10499477B2 |
Methods and apparatus for information management and control of outdoor lighting networks
The invention provides a light management information system for an outdoor lighting network system, having a plurality of outdoor light units each including at least one sensor type, where each of the light units communicates with at least one other light unit, at least one user input/output device in communication with at one or more of said outdoor light units, a central management system in communication with light units, said central management system sends control commands and/or information to one or more of said outdoor light units, in response to received outdoor light unit status/sensor information from one or more of said outdoor light units or received user information requests from said user input/output device, a resource server in communication with said central management system, wherein the central management system uses the light unit status/sensor information and resources from the resource server to provide information to the user input/output device and/or reconfigure one or more of the lights units. |
| US10499476B2 |
Display device having an insertion member in a display panel
A display device includes a display panel including a display area where a plurality of pixels are disposed and a non-display area where no pixel is disposed, the display panel having at least one through-hole disposed in the non-display area and penetrating the display panel, and an insertion member disposed in the through-hole and having a hollow space therein. |
| US10499475B2 |
LED driver and illumination system related to the same
An LED driver for driving a light-emitting device (LED) includes a bridge rectifier, a current driver, and a protection circuit. The bridge rectifier includes a rectifying diode, and the bridge rectifier receives and converts an AC input power source to a DC power source having a DC current and a DC voltage. The current driver includes a constant current source. The bridge rectifier, the current driver, and the protection circuit are connected in series, and the constant current source is used to limit the magnitude of the direct current to drive the LED. The protection circuit includes a protection unit. The protection circuit connects the current driver and the LED. The LED includes a substrate and the rectifying diode, the constant current source, and the protection unit are formed together on the substrate. |
| US10499474B1 |
Driver circuit and driving method with low inrush current
A driver circuit and a driving method with low inrush current are provided. The driving method includes steps of: supplying a charging current smaller than a high inrush current; outputting a pulse signal from a pulse generating circuit; enabling a light driving circuit to receive the charging current by the pulse signal and allowing the charging current to flow to an storage capacitor; turning on a switch component and a light-emitting assembly by the pulse signal; supplying an auxiliary current smaller than the high inrush current; enabling the light driving circuit to receive the auxiliary current and allowing auxiliary current to flow sequentially to the switch component and the light-emitting assembly; and emitting light by the light-emitting assembly with the discharging current of the storage capacitor and the auxiliary current of input power source. |
| US10499471B2 |
Light-emitting diode lighting module and lighting apparatus including the same
A lighting module includes a light emitter including a first light-emitting diode (LED) string configured to emit light of a first color temperature and a second LED string configured to emit light of a second color temperature, a terminal unit configured to provide terminals capable of supplying a driving current to at least one of the first LED string and the second LED string, and a balancing unit including a first balance LED, a second balance LED, a first balance resistor, and a second balance resistor, the balancing unit configured to adjust a mixed color temperature, and reduce a luminance difference between the light of the mixed color temperature and one of the light of the first color temperature and the light of the second color temperature. |
| US10499466B1 |
AC light emitting diode and AC LED drive methods and apparatus
An LED device for use with an AC voltage power source configured such that at least one LED emits light during a positive phase of power provided from an AC power supply and at least one LED emits light during the negative phase of power provided from an AC power supply. The LED device includes a first power connection lead and a second power connection lead, both leads capable of being connected to and receiving power from an AC power supply. |
| US10499465B2 |
High frequency multi-voltage and multi-brightness LED lighting devices and systems and methods of using same
A system and method transforming AC voltage to a high-frequency AC voltage and providing the high-frequency AC voltage to an AC LED circuit or rectifying the high-frequency circuit to a DC voltage and providing the DC voltage to a DC LED circuit. |
| US10499461B2 |
Thermal head with a thermal barrier for integrated circuit die processing
A thermal heat for integrated circuit die processing is described that includes a thermal barrier. In one example, the thermal head has a ceramic heater configured to carry an integrated circuit die, a metal base, and a thermal barrier between the heater and the base. |
| US10499459B2 |
Cooktop appliance and temperature switch
A cooktop appliance is generally provided herein. The cooktop appliance may include a cooktop panel, an electric heating element, a ferromagnetic tab, and a magnetic temperature switch. The electric heating element may be positioned at the cooktop panel. The electric heating element may include a first terminal and a second terminal. The ferromagnetic tab may be in thermal engagement with the electric heating element. The magnetic temperature switch may be positioned in selective magnetic engagement with the ferromagnetic tab. The magnetic temperature switch may be electrically connected in series with the second terminal and operable to restrict a voltage to the electric heating element above a predetermined temperature. |
| US10499453B2 |
Method and device for bluetooth connection control for multiple playing devices, and music playing system
A method and a device for Bluetooth connection control for multiple playing devices, and a music playing system are provided. The method includes the following. A broadcast message is sent after a playing device is turned on, where the broadcast message is configured to inquire whether a Bluetooth function is enabled in other playing devices within the same music playing system of the playing device. Whether a response returned by the other playing devices is detected according to the broadcast message is received, where the response is configured to indicate that a playing device that returned the response has enabled the Bluetooth function. The Bluetooth function of the playing device is disabled when the response is received by the playing device. The Bluetooth function of the playing device is enabled when no response is received by the playing device. |
| US10499450B2 |
Communication control device, radio communication device, communication control method, and radio communication method
There is provided a control device including a communication unit configured to perform communication with a radio communication device of a radio communication system in which communication is possible using a plurality of access schemes including at least one of the access schemes of a multiple access scheme that uses orthogonal resources and a multiple access scheme that uses non-orthogonal resources, and a control unit configured to perform allocation of resources relating to the access schemes to be used by the radio communication device. |
| US10499446B1 |
Instantiating a slice of a 5G or other next generation service network in an underserved area
Techniques for creating a service slice of a network in an underserved area are presented. A vehicle can be associated with a slice component that can generate service slices of a service network for various services. The vehicle can travel to an underserved area that does not have adequate wireless coverage or advance capabilities. For a communication device associated with an entity located in an underserved area, slice component can generate a service slice to connect the communication device to the communication network (and service network), establish a session with the communication device, provide applications, including virtual network function (VNF) applications, to the communication device, and communicate information between the communication device and communication network (and service network). If no radio access to the network is available, slice component can continue the session with an internal slice and store information in its service database, which is synced when reconnected to the network. |
| US10499445B2 |
Method and apparatus for providing next generation network service in heterogeneous network environment
A method and an apparatus are disclosed for providing a next-generation network service in a heterogeneous network environment. The present disclosure in some embodiments provides a method and an apparatus, which can operate a conventional network and a next-generation network in an interworking arrangement with high reliability, and can process high-speed data communications by using the next-generation network. |
| US10499442B2 |
Method and system for communication between groups in wireless communication network
A communication method and a system are provided that make it possible to transfer information between groups. The communication method is a communication method in a wireless communication network including a plurality of nodes that can form a peer-to-peer group, wherein an owner node operating as an access point in one group selects one or a plurality of client nodes within this group as delivery nodes, the delivery node disconnects from the group and connects to another group that is present in vicinity, and information is transferred between the delivery node and an owner node of the another group. |
| US10499441B2 |
Method for operating terminal in wireless communication system and terminal using same
Provided are a method for operating a terminal in a wireless communication system and a terminal using the method. The method is characterized by: the terminal, which is connected to a first network, performing a step for interworking with second network; and reporting, to the first network, the result of performing the step for interworking. |
| US10499436B2 |
Physical random access channel and random access response detection for user equipment
Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products of physical random access channel (PRACH) selection and random access response (RAR) detection are provided. One method includes specifying, by a network node, a starting point for preamble repetition having a repetition level such that all user equipment (UEs) of the same repetition level start the preamble repetition on a same physical random access channel (PRACH) resource, determining when a series of the preamble repetition is over, and transmitting a random access response (RAR) when the repetition series is finished. |
| US10499435B2 |
Configuration of beamforming mode
There is provided mechanisms for configuring beamforming mode during a network access procedure of a second radio transceiver device. A method is performed by a first radio transceiver device. The method comprises transmitting a message indicating which beamforming mode from at least two available beamforming modes the second radio transceiver device is to use when transmitting a network access signal. |
| US10499430B2 |
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) band via a WWAN base station using a WWAN Radio Access Technology (RAT). The device can connect to a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) base station using the WWAN RAT on a WWAN RAT WLAN band operating on a WLAN frequency and can connect to a WLAN access point using a WLAN RAT on a WLAN RAT band operating on a WLAN frequency. The WWAN RAT WLAN band can be determined to be the same band as the WLAN RAT band. A signal metric of the WWAN RAT WLAN band or the WLAN RAT band can be compared to a threshold. Whether to disable communications on the WWAN RAT WLAN band or the WLAN RAT band can be determined based on comparing the signal metric of the WWAN RAT WLAN band or the WLAN RAT band to a threshold. Communications of the WWAN RAT WLAN band or the WLAN RAT band can be disabled if the communications on the WWAN RAT WLAN band or the WLAN RAT band should be disabled. |
| US10499429B2 |
Using control packet transmissions to coordinate data transmissions at lowered power
A sending node sends an RTS control packet carrying an identifier of a receiving node, so that the receiving node determines a power update value according to an initial transmit power of the RTS control packet and sends a CTS control packet by using the initial transmit power, where the CTS control packet carries an identifier of the sending node and the power update value, a first part of adjacent nodes other than the sending node, if determining that the first part of adjacent nodes are located beyond coverage of an updated power of the receiving node and the sending node, determine a first limited power and perform control packet transmission according to the first limited power; and receiving, by the sending node, the CTS control packet, and sending a data packet by using the updated power. |
| US10499425B2 |
Methods and apparatus for multi-channel medium access control protocol
Methods and apparatuses for communicating in a wireless communication network are disclosed. For example, one method includes determining, by a first access point, a polling schedule for communicating with one or more wireless stations on a first wireless communication channel, the polling schedule for a second access point on a second wireless communication channel. The method further includes transmitting, by the first access point, on the first wireless communication channel, transmission information to the one or more wireless stations, wherein the transmission information comprises information for the one or more wireless stations to receive a transmission from the second access point on the second wireless communication channel. The method further includes transmitting, by the first access point, on the first wireless communication channel, one or more packets to at least one of the one or more wireless stations in accordance with the polling schedule. |
| US10499424B2 |
Scheduling request arrangement for new radio
Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for a new radio (NR) physical layer arrangement are provided. One method may include receiving, by user equipment, configuration of scheduling request resources on a plurality of resource pools. The method may also include determining a slot type when the user equipment is to transmit a scheduling request in a certain slot, and, based on the determined slot type and the received scheduling request resources configuration, determining whether the user equipment has a scheduling request resource allocated in the plurality of resource pools in the certain slot. |
| US10499423B2 |
Channel allocation system and method for accommodating multiple nodes in sensor network
A channel allocation system for accommodating a plurality of nodes in a sensor network includes a PAN coordinator generating channel allocation information and CSMA idle information and transmitting a beacon including the channel allocation information and the CSMA idle information; and at least one node receiving the beacon, determining whether the contention period is in idle state based on the extracted channel allocation information and the CSMA idle information, determine a transmission time, an operation state in a reception interval, how to process received data by determining whether a channel is allocated based on whether the contention period is in idle state, and operating according to the determination result. |
| US10499419B2 |
Method for terminal for receiving PHICH in wireless communication system and terminal utilizing the method
Provided are a method for a terminal for receiving a PHICH in a wireless communication system and a terminal utilizing the method. The method is characterized in that a PUSCH is transmitted, whether or not a first PHICH resource corresponding to the PUSCH collides with a second PHICH resource corresponding to a different PUSCH is determined, and the PHICH for the PUSCH is received from the PHICH resource determined on the basis of the result of the determination, wherein if the first PHICH resource and second PHICH resource do collide, then the PHICH for the PUSCH is received from a new PHICH resource determined by utilizing an offset value. |
| US10499416B2 |
Downlink channel rate matching of synchronization signal block transmissions in a new radio wireless communication system
A configurable new radio (NR) resource scheduling and indication transmission procedure that may be executed by a base station and a user equipment (UE) is disclosed. For example, a base station may determine a number of synchronization signal blocks available for transmission of non-scheduling data, and transmit an indication signifying at least one of the number of synchronization signal blocks or a location of each of the number of synchronization signal blocks. Further, a UE may receiving an indication signifying at least one of a number of synchronization signal blocks or a location of each of the number of synchronization signal blocks. The UE may further determine one or more resource elements forming the number of synchronization signal blocks where non-scheduling data has been scheduled for transmission. The UE may receive the non-scheduling data within the one or more resource elements forming the number of synchronization signal blocks. |
| US10499414B2 |
Data transmission apparatus, method, and system
Embodiments of the present invention provide a data transmission method and apparatus, and relate to the communications field. The method includes: obtaining configuration information; establishing at least one logical channel according to an identifier of each logical channel and the corresponding transmission mode indication; obtaining a transmission resource according to the transmission mode indication of a logical channel to which device-to-device (D2D) buffered data belongs; and sending the D2D buffered data by using the obtained transmission resource. A problem that a resource allocation mode used by a terminal during D2D communication is relatively single and is not flexible enough is resolved, and the terminal can use different resource allocation modes according to a logical channel granularity, so that not only consumption of signaling resources of a network device can be reduced, but also QoS requirements of some services that require relatively high QoS can be satisfied. |
| US10499411B2 |
Method and apparatus for data transmission enhancements in mobile communications
Various solutions for data transmission enhancements with respect to user equipment (UE) and network apparatus in mobile communications are described. As a transmitter, a UE may determine whether specific information is comprised in a protocol data unit (PDU). The UE may mark the PDU in an event that the specific information is comprised in the PDU. The UE may further prioritize the marked PDU and deliver the marked PDU to a next protocol layer. As a receiver, a UE may receive a marked PDU comprising the specific information. The UE may deliver the marked PDU to a higher protocol layer out-of-order. |
| US10499410B2 |
Method and apparatus for context aware concurrent radio communication with co-existing WWAN and WLAN radios in shared spectrum
A system and method including at least one wireless adapter for communicating on a plurality of available wireless links concurrently operating within a shared and licensed communication frequency band and an application processor executing code instructions of a radio resource management system for determining a plurality of optimal wireless links from the plurality of available wireless links within the shared communication frequency band at a location based on a spatial-temporal radio frequency profile indicating signal quality for the plurality of available wireless links. The application processor selects a WLAN wireless link and an unlicensed small cell WWAN wireless link from the plurality of optimal wireless links and determines local interference between the selected WLAN wireless link and the selected unlicensed small cell WWAN wireless link operating in the shared communication frequency band via execution of code instructions of a concurrent wireless link optimization system wherein if the determination of local interference between the selected WLAN wireless link and the selected unlicensed small cell WWAN wireless link reaches an interference threshold level, switching the unlicensed small cell WWAN wireless link to a licensed communication frequency band for small cell WWAN wireless communication. |
| US10499406B1 |
Assigning a frame configuration in a relay enabled communication network
A frame configuration is assigned in a relay enabled communication network. A macro coverage latency is determined. The macro coverage latency is a latency of a communication between the wireless device and a network node when the wireless device is not communicating through the relay node. A relay coverage latency is determined. The relay coverage latency is a latency of a communication between the wireless device and the network node when the wireless device is communicating through the relay node. Based on a comparison of the macro coverage latency and the relay coverage latency, a frame configuration is selected for a communication through the relay node. |
| US10499405B2 |
Method for allocating resources in wireless LAN system and wireless LAN system
Provided are a method of allocating resources in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system and the WLAN system including an access point (AP) to allocate a resource for communication between a relay and a station associated with the relay, the relay to allocate a restricted access window (RAW) or a slot for communication with a station based on the allocated resource, and the station to communicate with the relay based on the allocated RAW or the allocated slot. |
| US10499403B2 |
Interference reporting and resource adjustment method and apparatus
Disclosed are an interference reporting and resource adjustment method and apparatus, the method comprising: a node reporting, when determining that there is interference, interference indication information to a base station, wherein the interference indication information comprises: an interfered resource, and a signal to interference and noise ratio; after receiving the interference indication information, the base station determining, when it is determined that there is interference according to the signal to interference and noise ratio, the other nodes using the interfered resource; and adjusting a resource used by the other nodes, so as to avoid interference. By means of the present invention, resource collision can be reduced, so that the resource adjustment efficiency of a communication system is improved, and the requirements for applications with characteristics of low time delay and high reliability can be met. |
| US10499398B2 |
Facilitating mobile device-assisted mobility enhancement to improve user plane interruption time
Mobile device-assisted mobility enhancement is provided. In one example, a method comprises: determining, by a mobile device that was communicatively coupled to a defined network via a first distribution unit (DU) of DUs, that a connection between the mobile device and a base station device, via a first beam, in a network fails to satisfy a defined condition; selecting a second beam associated with a second DU and to which to connect; and transmitting, via the second beam, to the defined network, a radio link interruption message comprising re-assignment information to facilitate re-assignment of the mobile device to the second beam from the first beam, wherein the transmitting is performed via a mobile device identification message of a random access procedure and wherein the transmitting is performed based on the first DU being determined to be different from the second DU. |
| US10499395B2 |
Communication system, base station, and communication control method
A communication system having a plurality of base stations for carrying out radio communication by arranging a plurality of carriers each taking a first frequency bandwidth in a second frequency band that is predetermined and to be exceeded by the carriers arranged in succession, wherein the communication system arranges the carriers in the second frequency band in such a manner that each of the carriers has an overlapping portion overlapping with each other, and a first base station for using a carrier A, one of the carriers having the overlapping portion, preferentially uses, over a second base station for using a carrier B, a radio resource of a part of the overlapping portion in assigning user data. |
| US10499385B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting/receiving downlink signal considering antenna port relationship in wireless communication system
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system, and more specifically, to a method and an apparatus for transmitting or receiving a downlink signal considering an antenna port relationship. The method for enabling a terminal to receive a physical downlink sharing channel (PDSCH) signal in the wireless communication system according to one embodiment of the present invention can determine a PDSCH start symbol index according to the predetermined priority and receive the PDSCH signal therethrough. The PDSCH start symbol index can be determined when a PDSCH start symbol value included in a PDSCH resource element mapping and Quasi co-location Indicator (PQI) parameter set is determined by an upper layer. The PDSCH start symbol index can be determined according to the PDSCH start symbol value for a cell receiving the PDSCH when the PDSCH start symbol value included in the PQI parameter set is not determined by the upper layer. |
| US10499377B2 |
Base station and user terminal
A user terminal executes processes of receiving control information from a base station, the control information indicating that transmission of a gap request is allowed; transmitting a reception gap request to the base station, the reception gap request requesting reception gaps which are timings in which the user terminal halts a downlink reception to monitor device-to-device discovery signals directly transmitted from other user terminals; and receiving a gap configuration from the base station, the gap configuration indicating the reception gaps configured by the base station to the user terminal. The reception gap request includes a frequency identifier indicating a frequency for monitoring the device-to-device discovery signals; and correlated gap pattern. The gap pattern includes bit map information indicating subframes corresponding to the reception gaps; period information indicating a repeating period of the bit map information; and offset information indicating a start timing of the period. |
| US10499376B2 |
Methods for managing resource based on open interface and apparatuses thereof
Provided are a method of a central unit (CU) included in a gNB for managing radio resources and an apparatus thereof. The method may include generating a UE context setup message to be transmitted to one or more distributed units (DUs) associated with the central unit, transmitting the UE context setup message to the one or more DUs through a fronthaul interface, and receiving a response message for the UE context setup message from the one or more DUs through the fronthaul interface. |
| US10499372B2 |
Method for deciding resource-specific transmission mode in wireless communication system and apparatus for same
A method for a user equipment transmitting/receiving signals to and from a base station in a wireless communication system is disclosed in the present invention, which is specifically characterized by comprising the following steps: receiving form the base station information related to a plurality of subframe sets; receiving from the base station information related to transmission modes which correspond to each of the plurality of subframe sets; and transmitting/receiving the signals to and from the base station based on the transmission mode that corresponds to a specific subframe set in a subframe that belongs to the specific subframe set from the plurality of subframe sets. |
| US10499370B2 |
Method and apparatus for allocating MBMS based resources for V2X message transmission in wireless communication system
A method and apparatus for allocating resources for vehicle-to-everything (V2X) message transmission in a wireless communication system is provided. For the first solution, a pre-configuration based scheme is defined and specific temporary mobile group identities (TMGIs) are defined for the V2X service. For the second solution, a multi-cell/multicast coordination entity (MCE) receives a request for radio resource, which is based on an amount of V2X messages transmitted from vehicle user equipments (UEs) or road side unit (RSU) UEs, from an eNodB (eNB) supporting V2X function or an eNB type RSU, and transmits multimedia broadcast multicast services (MBMS) scheduling information to the eNB supporting V2X function or an eNB type RSU as a response to the request for radio resource. |
| US10499369B2 |
Methods and apparatus for supporting multiple services in wireless communication system
The present disclosure relates to a communication technique of fusing a 5G communication system for supporting higher data transmission rate beyond a 4G system with IoT technology and a system thereof. The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services (e.g., smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail business, security and safety related service, or the like) based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT related technology. The present disclosure discloses a method and an apparatus for transmitting/receiving a random access channel (RACH) according to beam reciprocity (beam correspondence) with a method and an apparatus for supporting various services. |
| US10499366B2 |
Paging method and apparatus for distributed gateway
The present disclosure discloses a paging method and apparatus for a distributed gateway. The method includes: obtaining, by a gateway user plane, downlink data; sending downlink data report information to a gateway control plane, where the downlink data report information is used to trigger the gateway control plane to send a downlink data notification to a mobility management entity, and the downlink data notification is used to trigger the mobility management entity to initiate a paging to a terminal; obtaining downlink data channel information sent by the gateway control plane, where the downlink data channel information indicates information about a downlink data channel between a base station and the gateway user plane, and the base station is a base station to which the paged terminal belongs; and forwarding the downlink data by using the downlink data channel. |
| US10499364B1 |
Identifying static leaf nodes in a motion detection system
In a general aspect, a motion detection system manages leaf nodes used for sounding by one or more access points. For example, an access point obtains presence information for a plurality of AP-leaf node links for a plurality of calibration periods. Presence activity is determined for each AP-leaf node link in each calibration period based on its respective presence information. Static leaf nodes are identified based on the presence activity for the plurality of AP-leaf node links in a calibration window, the calibration window comprising a number of the plurality of calibration periods. The motion detection system is updated to use at least one of the identified static leaf node as a sounding node for motion detection. |
| US10499355B2 |
Processing method and device for obtaining synchronization
A processing method and device for obtaining synchronization are provided, where the method includes: selecting, by a UE, a preamble on a first Scell, and reporting information of the preamble to a base station by using a current PCell or a second SCell of the UE; receiving scheduling information of a random access response message or scheduling information of a conflict indication message delivered by the base station from a physical downlink control channel of the PCell, the second SCell or the first SCell by using a C-RNTI of the UE; and receiving the random access response message or the conflict indication message from a physical downlink shared channel according to the scheduling information of the random access response message or the scheduling information of the conflict indication message. |
| US10499349B2 |
User equipment and method for transmitting message in multi-beam system
A method and user equipment for transmitting a message of a random access procedure in a multi-beam system includes: transmitting and retransmitting a message 1 of the RA procedure through a first beam of a plurality of transmission beams of the UE based on power ramping; and retransmitting, if one or more Msg. 2 (RAR) is not successfully received corresponding to the message 1 transmission/retransmission, the message 1 through a second beam of the plurality of transmission beams after switching the first beam to the second beam at a second power level which is the same as or higher than a first power level of the first beam. |
| US10499344B2 |
Uplink power control using beamforming to compensate for path loss
The technique of beamforming is to be adopted in 5G NR systems in both DL and UL directions to combat the effect of acute path loss in the Giga hertz frequency region. With beamforming, the measured path loss in the UL and DL directions will be different even if the same carrier frequency is used for both DL and UL, due to the fact that the antenna gains are not unity as in the case in LTE/LTE-A systems. In view of this, embodiments of the present invention provide method and apparatus to handle the mechanism of UL transmit power control. |
| US10499343B2 |
Multi-user power control methods and procedures
Methods and systems for operation in a WLAN are provided. Methods and systems for a transmit power control (TPC) scheme are disclosed. In an embodiment, an access point (AP) may send a trigger frame to one or more stations (STAs) for synchronizing and scheduling uplink (UL) multi-user (MU) transmissions. The trigger frame may contain an open-loop power control index 1 and a power adjustment index 2. The one or more STAs may estimate pathloss using an indicated AP transmit power and received power to set a baseline transmit power. The one or more STAs may adjust their transmit power in the UL transmission period to be the indicated target receive power at the AP. |
| US10499340B1 |
Techniques and apparatuses for configuring a power saving mode of a modem module using an external real-time clock
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may determine, using a real-time clock (RTC) included in a microcontroller, that a modem module is to exit a power saving mode; instruct a load switch to connect the modem module to a battery of the UE based at least in part on the determination; and instruct the modem module to exit the power saving mode based at least in part on the determination. Numerous other aspects are provided. |
| US10499334B2 |
Power efficient radio receiver control
Concepts and technologies provided herein can provide power efficient radio receiver control for user equipment that can connect to a wireless network. A user equipment executing instructions via a processor can confirm that a battery charge state of the user equipment indicates charged or charging, and can check a user interface state of the user equipment. The user equipment can have at least one radio receiver that is initially active to support communicative coupling with the access point via a primary component carrier radio link. Based on the user interface state and/or the battery charge state that indicates charged or charging, the user equipment can activate additional radio receivers that are available to support the primary component carrier radio link until an active receiver capacity for supporting the primary component carrier radio link is met. |
| US10499330B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for determining cable resistance
In one embodiment, a method is provided. The method comprises: setting a first voltage level provided to a cable; operating a radio, coupled to the cable, with constant power consumption; measuring a first current level provided to the cable; setting a second voltage level provided to the cable; measuring a second current level provided to the cable; and determining a first resistance of the cable using the first and second voltage and current levels. |
| US10499328B2 |
Self-organizing network (SON) with fast initial link setup (FILS)
Ameliorating initial link setup in manage networks, self-organizing networks (SONs), systems, etc. of the type having capabilities sufficient to facilitate operations according to a common methodology is contemplated. The contemplated processes and systems may include ameliorating initial link setup when operating pursuant to the Fast Initial Link Setup (FILS) protocol defined in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) specification 802.11ai with use of a self-organizing network (SON) server to facilitate access point selection. |
| US10499327B2 |
Network selection method and base station
The present invention provides a network selection method, comprising: acquiring, by a first base station, core network type information of a core network node from UE, a second base station or a first core network node; and selecting, by the first station, a core network node for the UE according to the acquired core network type information and information about a second core network node provided by the UE. The present further provides a base station device. The application of the present application may reduce the re-routing between core network nodes, shorten the access delay of UE, and satisfy the communication demand of UE types or service types that have requirements on delay. |
| US10499325B2 |
Method and user equipment (UE) for provisioning minimum system information (MSI) in wireless communication system
Accordingly the embodiments herein provide a method for provisioning Minimum System Information (MSI) for User Equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system. The method includes decoding Primary Broadcast Channel (PBCH) to acquire a first Master Information Block (MIB) periodically transmitted by base station. Further, the method includes determining to perform one of bar a cell from which the first MIB is acquired for a pre-determined period of time and acquire second MIB transmitted on Secondary Broadcast Channel (SBCH) by base station based on cell barring indication received in the first MIB. Furthermore, the method includes transmitting a request message to the base station to obtain at least one SI block of the OSI. In some embodiments, the method includes receiving a list of system configuration indexes (SCIs) and corresponding configuration of SI blocks, from the base station based on SI storage capability of the UE indicated to the base station. |
| US10499324B2 |
Transmitter for transmitting discovery signals, a receiver and methods therein
A transmitter and a method therein for transmitting discovery signals to a receiver. The transmitter and the receiver are comprised in a radio communications system. The transmitter transmits two or more discovery signals over two or more directions. Each discovery signal is configured to span over a fraction of a carrier bandwidth. |
| US10499323B2 |
Indicating network availability in dual coverage regions
A wireless communication system may support two types of networks, such as an LTE network and a 5G network. The LTE network is accessed through LTE base stations. The 5G network is accessed through 5G base stations. Because of the more limited availability of 5G base stations, LTE base stations are configured to broadcast information regarding 5G availability. For example, each LTE base station may indicate whether 5G services are available in the geographic area in which the LTE base station is located. Each communication device is configured to receive this information from any LTE base station to which it is attached, and to use the information when determining which of multiple network identifiers to display in the status bar of the device. That is, a communication device displays a 5G symbol in its status bar whenever the communication device receives broadcast information indicating that 5G services are available. |
| US10499321B2 |
Enhanced node B, UE and method for selecting cell discovery signals in LTE networks
Embodiments allow selection of a Discovery signal (DS) used to identify an eNB to a UE receiving the DS. The DS allows the UE to ascertain the existence and/or cell identifier of the eNB. DS comprise a plurality of other signals such as a Primary Synchronization Signal (PSS), a Secondary Synchronization Signal (SSS), a Cell Specific Reference Signal (CRS) and/or a Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS). A DS occasion comprises a number of subframes where the selected signals that comprise the DS are transmitted. The signals selected for the DS, their characteristics and properties allow a UE to decode the cell identifier. The DS occasion occurs with a designated periodicity. |
| US10499316B2 |
Method and communication device for controlling access to a wireless access network
A method for controlling access to a wireless Access Network (AN) by a wireless communication device. The device stores a Device Access Priority (DAP) level based on characteristics of the device. When the device has data to send, the device receives an overhead message from the AN containing a Network Access Priority (NAP) parameter defining a minimum priority level for initiating network access. The device determines whether its DAP level is equal to or greater than the NAP parameter. If not, the device periodically repeats the receiving and determining steps until the stored DAP level is determined to be equal to or greater than the NAP parameter received from the AN. When the stored DAP level is equal to or greater than the NAP parameter, the device initiates network access. The device may perform and pass a Persistence Test before transmitting the data on an access channel (ACH). |
| US10499308B2 |
System for transmitting data from an underground vehicle
There is described a system for sending, via a communication network, data originating from a monitoring of equipment in a network-inaccessible location. The system comprises a first interface device to be operated in a network-inaccessible location and comprising: sensors for monitoring a first equipment; a processor connected to the sensors for generating a data packet from the monitoring; and a local input/output (I/O) device for sending the data packet. The system further comprises a second interface device, to be displaced from the network-inaccessible location to a network-accessible location, comprising a local I/O device for receiving the data packet from the first interface device; and a network-connected I/O device to deliver the data packet via the communication network. |
| US10499302B1 |
Method and apparatus for application specific medium access control and physical layer network behavior manipulation
The behavior of devices on a network can be modified on the medium access control level to achieve various application level objectives. These types of modifications can include organizing the behavior of transmitting stations to achieve various objectives (e.g., equal allocation of airtime on a wireless network link) for the transmission of data back to those stations' access points. Other modifications, such as changing various stations' maximum data transmission size and modifying an access point's amplifier gain could also be made. |
| US10499299B2 |
Progressive toggling of radio frequency band in a relay node
A method of progressive toggling from a first frequency band to a new frequency band, first mobile nodes being previously attached to the relay node, the method including, upon detection by the relay node of interference on the first frequency band, the relay node triggers the progressive toggling which includes: a selection by the relay node of a new frequency band not suffering interference, an occupation of the new frequency band by the relay node, a blocking of access to the connection to the relay node via the first frequency band for at least one second mobile node, a toggling of the first radio communications of the first active mobile nodes from the first frequency band to the new frequency band, and a freeing of the first frequency band by the relay node. |
| US10499296B2 |
Cell selection and reselection in normal and enhanced coverage mode
The present disclosure relates to methods for selecting or reselecting a cell from among a plurality of cells. The present disclosure is also providing mobile stations for performing these methods, and computer readable media the instructions of which cause the mobile station to perform the methods described herein. For this purpose, the mobile station is detecting cells which are candidates (i.e. candidate cells) for selection or reselection, utilizing either the normal coverage mode or the enhanced coverage mode. Further, the mobile station is selecting or reselecting a cell among the candidate cells detected, utilizing either the normal coverage mode or the enhanced coverage mode. The mobile station is performing the detection and the selection or reselection on the basis of stored information indicating whether or not at least one of the candidate cells supports that the detection and the selection or reselection utilize the enhanced coverage mode. |
| US10499294B1 |
System, method, and computer program for mitigation of user-specific ping-pong handover
A system, method, and computer program product are provided for mitigation of user-specific ping-pong handover. In operation, user equipment (UE) monitors for a ping-pong handover scenario between the UE and a plurality of nodes in a wireless communication network. The UE determines whether a state of the UE is static, if it is determined that the UE is experiencing a ping-pong handover scenario. The UE receives a deferred measurement time indicator from a best serving node of the plurality of nodes, if it is determined that the state of the UE is static. The UE defers sending a measurement report to the plurality of nodes for a time-period associated with the deferred measurement time indicator. |
| US10499289B2 |
Communication apparatus
A communication system that allows for automatic switching between cellular and a wireless local area network is disclosed. |
| US10499281B2 |
Resource management in a wireless communications network
Detection of an unbalanced network load and redistribution of network traffic to balance the network load is provided herein. Load balancing across different radios in the same sector of a cell site can be facilitated through detection of the unbalance network load and changes to one or more parameters can be made to rebalance the network load. After radios within a sector are more evenly balanced, network load balancing across sectors can be facilitated. The balancing can be performed to improve system performance, reduce a dropped call rate, as well as to achieve other benefits that can provide an improved user experience as compared to systems that do not attempt to balance the network load. |
| US10499276B2 |
Method and system for end-to-end admission and congestion control based on network slicing
A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which a network slice-based admission and congestion control service is provided. The congestion control service monitors for congestion in a network slice. When congestion is detected, the congestion control service may adjust an allotment of a resource of a network device or the resource of the network slice from end-to-end. When neither of these adjustments can be made, the congestion control service may use a network slice-based access control barring. |
| US10499275B2 |
Method and device for reporting buffer state during LTE-wireless LAN combining in wireless communication system
Disclosed are methods and systems for merging, with IoT technology, a 5G communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than that of a 4G system. The disclosed methods and systems can be applied to intelligent services on the basis of 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology. More specifically, a communication method of a terminal in a mobile communication system comprises: receiving, from a base station, system information including application specific congestion control for data communication (ACDC) configuration information for indicating whether to apply ACDC to a terminal belonging to a home public land mobile network (HPLMN); determining whether to permit access to the base station on the basis of parameters relating to the ACDC, when the application of the ACDC to the terminal belonging to the HPLMN is set according to the ACDC configuration information; and communicating with the base station according to the determination result. |
| US10499274B2 |
Establishing an interaction session between a service client and a RAN
A method performed in a radio device comprising a service client configured for service level communication with a service provider via a Radio Access Network (RAN) to which the radio device is connected. The method is for establishing an interaction session between the service client and the RAN. The method comprises the service client packing first interaction data into a transparent first interaction container. The method also comprises transferring the first interaction container, comprising the first interaction data, from the service client to a control plane function in the radio device via an application programming interface (API). The method also comprises sending the first interaction container to the RAN by means of a radio control plane protocol of the control plane function over a radio interface. |
| US10499271B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for inter-network measurement in a wireless network
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for inter-network measurement at a terminal device in a wirelesses network. The method comprises receiving an inter-network measurement configuration message containing measurement configurations. The method further comprises performing an inter-network measurement based on the measurement configurations contained in the inter-network measurement configuration message, so as to obtain information on inter-network interference. The method further comprises reporting a measurement result of the inter-network measurement, wherein the measurement result includes the information on inter-network interference. In addition, there are also provided an apparatus for inter-network measurement at a terminal device in a wirelesses network and a method and apparatus for inter-network measurement at an access node in a wireless network. With the solution of the present disclosure, it is possible to obtain information on the inter-network interference, which could provide a prerequisite of coordination schemes and enable coordinated spectrum sharing work well in system operation. |
| US10499269B2 |
Systems and methods for assigning controlled nodes to channel interfaces of a controller
Controller provides signals to controlled nodes and includes first channel interface coupled to first controlled node and second channel interface coupled to second controlled node. Controller discovers which channel interface is coupled to which controlled node by communicating first measurement request signal from first channel interface toward first controlled node; communicating second measurement request signal from second channel interface toward second controlled node; communicating power level request signal from a channel interface to first/second controlled nodes; receiving set of power levels from both first/second controlled nodes in response to power level request signal; determining that first controlled node is more strongly signal-coupled with first channel interface than second controlled node when first power level received from first controlled node is higher; and determine that second controlled node is more strongly signal-coupled with first channel interface than first controlled node when first power level received from second controlled node is higher. |
| US10499268B2 |
Radio link failure detection method and apparatus for wireless communication system
A radio link failure detection method of a user equipment transitioning between a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) mode and non-DRX mode cyclically in a wireless communication system includes transitioning between a Discontinuous Reception (DRX) mode and a non-DRX mode in a wireless communication system. The method also includes adjusting, when a mode transition occurs, a size of a monitoring window for a transitioned operation mode; reporting a radio channel condition acquired by monitoring and averaging the channel condition within the monitoring window; and repeating adjustment of the monitoring window size and report of the radio channel condition while moving the monitoring window as time progress. |
| US10499264B1 |
Role selection method in wireless communication networks
The invention relates to a wireless communication system (100), comprising a plurality of radio nodes, each being able to operate at least as a router node (104) or as a non-router node (104). Each of the plurality of radio nodes is configured to: detect density of the router nodes (104) within its neighbourhood, and make a decision based on the detected density whether to operate as a router node (104) or as a non-router node (106). The invention relates also to a role selection method and a radio node device (104, 106, 500) for the wireless communication system (100). |
| US10499259B2 |
Special events module for self-organizing networks
Described herein are one or more self-organizing network (SON) tools configured to receive indicia that an event affecting usage of telecommunication service will occur at a specific location and at a specific time. Based at least in part on information about the event, the one or more SON tools determine one or more configuration changes to apply to telecommunication infrastructure. The one or more SON tools then apply the one or more configuration changes to the telecommunication infrastructure at the specific location and at the specific time. |
| US10499258B2 |
Using a geometry indicator in HetNet deployments
In a heterogeneous network deployment that includes a macro base station and one or more low power nodes, a geometry indicator signal is transmitted to facilitate the determination of geometry or location at a user equipment. The geometry indicator, in general, is transmitted on the same or different frequency as the data signal transmission and is transmitted over a range that is same or different from that of the data signal transmission. The geometry indicator signal may be transmitted by the macro base station, the low power nodes or both. |
| US10499257B2 |
Optimizing coverage of infrastructure equipment utilizing network density information
Traditional configuration of infrastructure equipment relates to the adjustment of horizontal tilt for antennas. Given the potential overlap of infrastructure equipment, varying tilt angles can result in either interference with nearby equipment (“over-tilt”) or reduced coverage areas within a specific infrastructure equipment (“under-tilt”). A tool for determining appropriate tilt angles for infrastructure antennas across a mobile network is provided. The tool automatically determines a range of tilt angles between a selected source antenna and adjacent antennas and optimizes based on a threshold intersecting point. Additionally, the tool can update calculated tilt angles based on network congestion information. |
| US10499255B2 |
Discovery reference signal (DRS) search modes and mode switching techniques
Aspects of the present disclosure provide a plurality of discovery reference signal (DRS) search modes implemented by the user equipment (UE) during contention-based communication in an unlicensed spectrum. The plurality of DRS search modes may include a first DRS search mode (“Full search mode”), second DRS search mode (“Comb search mode”), and a third DRS search mode (“Thin search mode”). The DRS search modes may be selected by the UE based on the system requirements (e.g., tradeoffs between robustness and complexity against cycle cost). Features of the present disclosure further provide techniques for dynamically switching between the plurality of DRS search modes in order to minimize power consumption while reducing the number of cycles required to locate the DRS. |
| US10499253B2 |
Distributed antenna system for wireless network systems
A distributed antenna system is provided for communicating with a plurality of base stations. The distributed antenna system includes a system controller and a master unit communicating with at least one of the plurality of base stations. A remote unit communicates over a high data rate media with the master unit and/or a downstream remote unit. Alternatively, the distributed antenna system includes a controller and a digital time/space crosspoint switch controlled by the controller. A digitizing transceiver is in communication with the digital time/space crosspoint switch. The crosspoint switch is configured to transmit and receive digital data through the digitizing transceiver. |
| US10499249B1 |
Data link layer trust signaling in communication network
An apparatus comprising a network communication interface to communicatively couple the apparatus to a network, a processor coupled to the network communication interface, and a memory coupled to the processor. The processor is configured to execute instructions to cause the apparatus to determine an indicator of a trusted nature of data for transmission through the network, write the data to a frame of a data stream, write the indicator to an inter-packet gap of the data stream, and transmit the data stream to the network via the network communication interface. |
| US10499248B2 |
Secure interaction method and device
A secure interaction method includes receiving, by a processor, a secure processing request sent by an application program, where the application program operates in a normal mode, and the processor operates in the normal mode when receiving the secure processing request, switching, by the processor, from the normal mode to a secure mode according to the secure processing request, reading, by the processor operating in the secure mode, data information into a memory operating in the secure mode, where the data information is data that the processor operating in the secure mode generates after parsing the secure processing request, and controlling, by the processor operating in the secure mode, an accessed device to operate according to the data information stored in the memory operating in the secure mode. |
| US10499245B2 |
Method for performing multiple authentications within service registration procedure
Embodiments herein provide a method for performing multiple authentications within a service registration procedure. The method includes sending, by a User Equipment (UE) a REGISTER request message to an IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) server. Further, the method includes receiving, an IMS authentication challenge from the IMS server, where the IMS authentication challenge includes an IMS authentication parameter and a MCPTT authentication challenge. Further, the method includes verifying, at the UE, the IMS authentication challenge. Further, the method includes generating, at the UE, a REGISTER response message. Further, the method includes sending, a REGISTER response message to the IMS server, where the REGISTER response message includes an IMS authentication response to authenticate UE at the IMS server and a MCPTT authentication response to authenticate the UE at the MCPTT server. |
| US10499243B2 |
Authentication of phone caller identity
According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a method and technique for caller authentication is disclosed. The method includes: responsive to initiation of a telephone call by a caller from a first telephone unit to a second telephone unit, retrieving an identification object comprising identification information corresponding to the caller; encrypting the identification object using an encryption key stored on the first telephone unit; and transmitting, as part of the telephone call, the encrypted caller identification object to a telephone network destined for the second telephone unit. |
| US10499242B1 |
Method and apparatuses for data integrity and security for communications in smart power systems
Methods and apparatuses for ensuring data integrity and security for communications over a wide area network in smart power systems are provided. These can be particularly helpful in sub station-to-sub station and sub station-to-control-center communications, for example when a fast and secure method is required to transfer critical messages over the network such as generic object oriented substation event messages. In addition to guaranteeing data integrity, methods and apparatuses provide reliable security algorithms based on the concept of sequence hopping. |
| US10499241B2 |
Assigning multiple radio network temporary identifiers to a user device
A user device is provided. The user device comprises a transceiver configured to: receive a first Radio Network Temporary Identifier (RNTI), wherein the first RNTI is valid for a first set of network nodes of a radio communication network; receive at least one second RNTI, wherein the second RNTI is valid for a second set of network nodes of the radio communication network, and wherein the first set of network nodes and the second set of network nodes are different sets of network nodes; transmit data to the radio communication network, or receive data from the radio communication network, using the first RNTI or the second RNTI. Furthermore, a network node and corresponding methods, a computer program, and a computer program product are provided. |
| US10499240B2 |
Location change reporting method, device, and system
In a location change reporting method, a session management function entity receives from a mobility management entity information including location change information of UE in a first presence reporting area (PRA), an identity of the first PRA, and an identity of a PRA set that includes the first PRA. The session management function entity identifies, based on the identity of the PRA set and locally stored PRA subscription information, a subscription entity that subscribes to location change events of the UE in the PRA set, and sends the identity of the first PRA and the location change information of the UE in the first PRA to the subscription entity. |
| US10499237B2 |
Smart searching of wireless devices using device location information
Particular embodiments described herein provide for an apparatus, such as a wireless electronic device, that includes a memory element configured to store electronic code, a processor operable to execute instructions associated with the electronic code, and at least one module. The at least one module is configured to receive first location information identifying a first location associated with an electronic device. The at least one module is further configured to receive first connection location information indicative of a second location of the electronic device at a time of connection with a first wireless device. The at least one module is further configured to evaluate for a presence of the first wireless device when the first location is within a predetermined distance of the second location. |
| US10499229B2 |
Enhanced fallback to in-band mode for emergency calling
Techniques are disclosed for increasing the reliability of transferring data via in-band signaling in a audio channel of a communication network. Techniques include causing an audio decoding process to modify the decoding of audio signals for the audio channel based on obtaining an indication of in-band signaling. The modified decoding may replace an adaptive de-jitter buffer by a static de-jitter buffer or increase the buffering time of an adaptive de jitter buffer. The decoded audio signals may be provided to an in-band message detector, an audio encoder or an audio playback device based on the indication of in-band signaling. The techniques may be employed by a user equipment, a media gateway control function or a media gateway to improve the reliability of in-band transfer of a minimum set of data (MSD) for a Next Generation eCall. |
| US10499225B2 |
System and method for adjusting variable(s) related to near field communications antenna for mobile devices to ensure antenna operation within a defined operating range
A system for an antenna for near field communications (NFC), said antenna comprising a primary loop with a primary current to produce a magnetic field; one or more secondary loops with one or more secondary currents; wherein by adjusting one or more variables associated with said one or more secondary loops, said magnetic field is modified to ensure antenna operation within a defined operating range. |
| US10499223B2 |
User equipment categories for machine-to-machine devices operating in an internet of things network
Concepts and technologies disclosed herein are directed to user equipment (“UE”) categories for machine-to-machine (“M2M”) devices operating in an Internet of things (“IoT”) network and future emerging devices. According to one aspect, a network node can receive, from an M2M device, an M2M device category for the M2M device. The network node can determine an action to perform based upon the M2M device category. The network node can cause the action to be performed. |
| US10499221B2 |
Communication device and communication method
The present disclosure relates to a communication device and a communication method. The communication device according to one embodiment comprises an acquisition unit, a determining unit, and a trigger unit. The acquisition unit is configured to acquire distribution information of user devices in a dynamic network, said user devices at least comprising a slave device, the slave device in device-to-device communication acquiring a communication service by means of a master device. The determined unit is configured to determining a re-configuration method of the dynamic network on the basis of the acquired information. The trigger unit is configured to trigger the re-configuration of the dynamic network on the basis of the determined method. |
| US10499220B2 |
Network configuration method and wireless networking system
A network configuration method and a wireless networking system utilizing the method are proposed. The proposed method comprises performing a site survey process to search for at least one available wireless network device, obtaining a setting datum corresponding to a wireless access point, selecting one of the available wireless network devices, determining a network connection type corresponding to the selected wireless network device, determining a transferring method according to the corresponding network connection type to transfer the setting datum to the selected wireless network device. The setting datum comprises at least one of a service set identifier (SSID), a wireless encryption method, and a wireless encryption key. |
| US10499218B2 |
Method for activating a nomadic node, as well as a corresponding nomadic node and system
The present disclosure refers to a method for activating a Nomadic Node (NN) in a wireless communication network comprising at least one NN 304, wherein said at least one NN 304 is provided on a vehicle, at least one Base Station, (BS) 301, 302, 303, and a NN control means 200, comprising the steps of collecting, by the NN control means 200, information elements in said wireless communication network, and activating, by the NN control means 200, said at least one NN 304 on the basis of the collected information elements. The disclosure further refers to a corresponding NN control means 200 and system. |
| US10499217B2 |
Wireless sensor base station with coexistence of multiple homogeneous radios
Techniques are disclosed for reducing interference, in a network device, among multiple radio circuits operating in a same or similar frequency band and in close physical proximity. In some embodiments, a network device includes a first and a second wireless network circuit. The network circuits operate in a same radio frequency band and are collocated. The second network circuit is assigned a higher priority than the first network circuit. The device further includes a coexistence controller coupled to the network circuits via a communication bus and configured to selectively suppress transmitting operations of the first network circuit during receiving operations of the second network circuit. Among other benefits, the embodiments can increase wireless network bandwidth and reduce mobile device power consumption by providing coordination among the radio circuits so that the transmitting and receiving operations are performed in a way that they do not interfere with their respective antennas. |
| US10499216B2 |
Smart device
An Internet of Thing (IoT) device includes a body with a processor, a camera and a wireless transceiver coupled to the processor. |
| US10499215B1 |
System for location based triggers for mobile devices
Various systems are provided comprising: a building including one or more facilities each including at least one broadcast short-range communications unit having a fixed location, an application/computer code configured for execution by at least one of a plurality of mobile devices, and at least one server, that, together, are configured to cooperate to trigger one or more mobile device actions including causing to be output visual information, based on particular location-relevant information that is, in turn, based on at least one value. |
| US10499214B2 |
Data usage analytics application for dynamic control of data usage on a client device
This disclosure sets forth techniques that aggregate and analyze data usage of a client device over a communications network. Particularly, data usage may be quantified over a predetermined time interval and used to provide recommendations that instruct a client on techniques for reducing a data usage rate. Recommendations may be presented as visual and/or audible alerts. This disclosure further describes techniques to dynamically alter data usage characteristics of particular data usage events to reduce a current rate of data usage. Computational instructions may dynamically reduce a file size of a multimedia/data file, limit a capability to download a multimedia/data file, or reduce a data usage rate of a multimedia stream via trans-rating or pacing techniques. Additionally, exemplary user interfaces may facilitate customizing data usage monitoring settings. The exemplary user interfaces may enable a client to customize a graphical representation of data usage over a predetermined period of time. |
| US10499209B2 |
Installation identification for family applications
In one embodiment, a method includes, by a second application that is a member of a family of applications and is installed on a client device, broadcasting a communication that includes a second hashed installation identifier and a second timestamp, the second timestamp indicating a time that the second application was installed on the client device, and receiving a response from a first application, wherein the first application is a member of the family of applications, and wherein the response includes a first hashed installation identifier and a first timestamp indicating a time that the first application was installed on the client device. The method may also include the second application comparing the second timestamp to the first timestamp, and if the first application was installed on the client device before the second application, the second application may save the first hashed installation identifier as a family identifier. |
| US10499204B1 |
Intelligent duplication detection for wireless emergency alerts in devices
Cellular communication networks may be configured to broadcast wireless emergency alert (WEA) messages to multiple receiving communication devices. A communication device has physical-layer components, such as a modem subsystem, that receive broadcast alert messages. The modem subsystem uses a cache to record received alert messages and references the cache to perform duplication checking for newly received messages. Newly received messages that are not duplicates are provided to application-layer software for further processing. The application-layer software notifies a device user of the alert message if the alert message satisfies certain criteria. In addition, the application-layer detects changes in device properties that could potentially affect the criteria and in response causes the cache of the modem subsystem to be cleared so that the modem subsystem will not declare a subsequently received alert message to be a duplicate. |
| US10499203B2 |
Method for generating notification and a mobile device and system using the same
A method for generating notification is provided. The method includes following steps. A mobile device is paired with a wearable device. The mobile device has a first motion sensor, and the wearable device has a second motion sensor. Notification synchronization is performed between the mobile device and the wearable device. When an event is triggered and a corresponding notification should be generated, the mobile device generates the corresponding notification if the first motion sensor senses a motion is latter than the second motion sensor senses a motion. When an event is triggered and a corresponding notification should be generated, the wearable device generates the corresponding notification if the second motion sensor senses a motion is latter than the first motion sensor senses a motion. |
| US10499198B2 |
Positioning device and positioning system
A positioning device includes a processor configured to calculate a first neighboring time at which the mobile device becomes closest to a first base station in the plurality of base stations based on the received signal strength data and a second neighboring time at which the mobile device becomes closest to a second base station of the plurality of base stations, and convert the relative movement data in the second storage device into position coordinates data specifying an absolute position of the mobile device in an absolute coordinate system using the first base station as a reference point from the first neighboring time to the second neighboring time. |
| US10499195B1 |
Visualization of spatial motion activities for E-forensics
Location information for a plurality of target subjects can be depicted as a plurality of routes with indications of respective contemporaneous locations of the target subjects at a point in time. A graphical slider can be used to update the visualization to depict contemporaneous locations of the target subjects at a different point in time. A point on one of the routes can be activated to update the visualization to depict contemporaneous locations of the target subjects at a different point in time. Metrics for characteristics of the location data can be displayed proximate the slider. Other features provide a user interface that allows for a rich set of visualization functionality. |
| US10499191B1 |
Context sensitive presentation of content
Disclosed are systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for displaying widgets. In some aspects, criteria for ranking widgets may be dynamically evaluated based on conditions associated with each widget. In some aspects, the conditions may consider a time or location of an event a social network user is scheduled to attend, and a relation to that time and location to a current time and/or current user location. Evaluation of the conditions may contribute to the determination of weights for each of the respective widgets, with the ranking based on the weights. Widgets with the highest rank may be invoked, and selectively displayed on an electronic display. Multiple possible parameter values for the displayed widgets may also be dynamically ranked and selected values applied when invoking the widget. |
| US10499190B1 |
Systems and methods for facilitating dynamic remote assistance networks
A system for facilitating remote assistance, the system configured to: receive, from a second computing device, device location data of the second computing device; identify, responsive to receiving a trigger communication from the second computing device, one or more proximate users within a predefined distance of the second computing device; generate an assistance communication including a prompt for assistance; transmit, to one or more third computing devices of the identified proximate users, the assistance communication; receive, from an assisting device among the one or more third computing devices, an assistance response indicative of an indication that the user of the assisting device is willing to assist the user of the second computing device; transmit, to the second computing device, a user profile associated with the user of the assisting device; and responsive to receiving an assistance acceptance, facilitate a communication channel between the second computing device and the assisting device. |
| US10499181B1 |
Object audio reproduction using minimalistic moving speakers
Audio reproduction apparatus that includes a memory and a control circuitry. The memory stores an encoded object-based audio stream that includes a plurality of audio frames which include at least one encoded audio object that comprises an audio segment and metadata information. The control circuitry extracts the metadata information and controls movement of a first speaker of a plurality of speakers in a physical three dimensional (3D) space from a first position to a second position at a first time instant, based on the extracted metadata information associated with the at least one encoded audio object. The control circuitry decodes the audio segment from the at least one encoded audio object and controls play back of the decoded audio segment, at a second time instant, by the first speaker at the second position in a first audio frame of the plurality of audio frames. |
| US10499180B1 |
Three-dimensional sound for passenger notification
Techniques for utilizing three-dimensional (3D) sound for passenger notification are described herein. Computing device(s) onboard a vehicle can determine an occurrence of an event associated with a passenger of the vehicle or the vehicle, and can determine a 3D sound associated with the event. Then, the computing device(s) can send a signal associated with the 3D sound to a speaker system inside of the vehicle and, responsive to receiving the signal, one or more speakers of the speaker system can output the 3D sound such that a sound associated with the 3D sound is perceived to be localized relative to the passenger in the vehicle. |
| US10499179B1 |
Displaying emojis for binaural sound
A method assists in playing sound of a graphical representation for an electronic communication between a first person with a first portable electronic device (PED) to a second person with a second PED. The method displays a first visual indication that when selected plays the sound of the graphical representation in stereo or mono sound and a second visual indication that when selected plays the sound of the graphical representation in binaural sound. |
| US10499177B2 |
Volume control for individual sound zones
A system and method for applying an individual volume control setting to individual sound zones as set by a user. When the individual volume control setting differs from a master volume control setting, the individual volume control setting is applied to the low frequency component of the audio signal. Headrest and optional height speakers for each individual sound zone's independent volume setting are applied to the mid and high frequency components of the audio signal. |
| US10499176B2 |
Identifying codebooks to use when coding spatial components of a sound field
In general, techniques are described for identifying a codebook to be used when compressing spatial components of a sound field. A device comprising one or more processors may be configured to perform the techniques. The one or more processors may be configured to identify a Huffman codebook to use when compressing a spatial component of a plurality of spatial components based on an order of the spatial component relative to remaining ones of the plurality of spatial components, the spatial component generated by performing a vector based synthesis with respect to a plurality of spherical harmonic coefficients. |
| US10499175B2 |
Methods, apparatus and systems for audio reproduction
Audio perception in local proximity to visual cues is provided. A device includes a video display, first row of audio transducers, and second row of audio transducers. The first and second rows can be vertically disposed above and below the video display. An audio transducer of the first row and an audio transducer of the second row form a column to produce, in concert, an audible signal. The perceived emanation of the audible signal is from a plane of the video display (e.g., a location of a visual cue) by weighing outputs of the audio transducers of the column. In certain embodiments, the audio transducers are spaced farther apart at a periphery for increased fidelity in a center portion of the plane and less fidelity at the periphery. |
| US10499171B2 |
System with speaker, transceiver and related devices and methods
A method includes wirelessly receiving audio content via a first transceiver included in a housing of a first device and producing a first audible signal from the audio content via a speaker included in the housing of the first device. The audio content is wirelessly transmitted via the first transceiver to a second transceiver integrated within a first remote speaker. A second audible signal is produced from the audio content via the first remote speaker. The method also includes wirelessly relaying the audio content via the second transceiver to a third transceiver integrated within a second remote speaker and producing a third audible signal from the audio content via the second remote speaker. The second remote speaker is located outside of the transmission range of the first transceiver. |
| US10499170B2 |
Reproduction system, terminal device, method thereof, and non-transitory storage medium, for providing information
An audio processing device has an information extractor that extracts identification information from a first audio signal in a first frequency band that includes an audio component of a sound for reproduction and an audio component including the identification information of the sound for reproduction and a signal processor that generates a second audio signal that includes the identification information extracted by the information extractor and that is in a second frequency band higher than the first frequency band, with a sound represented by the second audio signal being emitted from a sound emission device. |
| US10499168B2 |
System, method, and apparatus for providing interpretive communication on a network
Embodiments of the present invention comprises a system, method, and apparatus that provides for the utilization of a relatively real-time or near real-time interpretation or translation that may be utilized preferably for a relatively short duration of time on a network. A preferred embodiment of the present invention provides online, real-time, short-duration interpreting services in a network-based format. In preferred embodiments, the interpreting system comprises at least one provider computer, such as a server, wherein the provider computer is capable of communicating with user computers via a network. In one preferred embodiment, the provider computer provides a series of web pages that allow access to the interpreting system, including, but not limited to, a request for service page, wherein a user can access the system and input a request for interpreting services. Interpreting services are then provided to a user and a third party desiring to communicate with the user via the network. |
| US10499159B2 |
Method of fabricating a miniature device having an acoustic diaphragm
A method of forming a device having a compliant member includes providing an elastomeric layer in an uncured state. The elastomeric layer is pre-cured to increase its viscosity. Subsequently, a bobbin and housing, each having an end, can be positioned such that their ends extend at least partially into the elastomeric layer. The elastomeric layer is cured to secure it to the bobbin housing. Examples of pre-cure and cure operations include one or more of a thermal cure, evaporative cure and ultraviolet cure, and the application of moisture, microwave energy and chemical additive. Due to the increased viscosity after the pre-cure, the migration of elastomeric material is substantially reduced relative to an uncured elastomeric material. The reduction in elastomeric material migration results in smaller menisci formed along the walls of the housing and bobbin, and reduced thinning of the compliant member formed at their ends. |
| US10499158B2 |
Electro-acoustic transducer with radiating acoustic seal and stacked magnetic circuit assembly
An electro-acoustic transducer includes an accordion-type structure that functions as both an acoustic radiation element and an acoustic seal. In one example, the transducer includes parallel, accordion-type structures that attach to a flat, rectangular diaphragm. The diaphragm is connected to a voice coil. The voice coil and an associated frame are positioned between a magnet arrangement. The magnet arrangement includes stacked magnet pairs positioned between pole pieces to focus magnetic flux. |
| US10499157B2 |
Vibration diaphragm
The present disclosure provides a vibration diaphragm. The vibration diaphragm includes a central dome part; a suspension part surrounding the dome part; a number of first reinforcing parts disposed on the suspension part; a number of second reinforcing parts disposed on the suspension part and being adjacent to the first reinforcing parts. The second reinforcing part includes a first master extension part and a first slave extension part, and the first master extension part and the first slave extension part cross with each other. |
| US10499156B2 |
Method and device of optimizing sound signal
A method and a device are provided for optimizing a sound signal in the field of voice signal processing. The device includes at least two sound collecting units. In the method, the device locates one or more sound sources via the at least two sound collecting units. The device selects a designated sound source among the one or more sound sources. The device determines a sound signal emitted from the designated sound source among sound signals collected by the sound collecting units according to a spatial position of the designated sound source. The device optimizes the sound signal emitted from the designated sound source. |
| US10499153B1 |
Enhanced virtual stereo reproduction for unmatched transaural loudspeaker systems
Embodiments relate to an audio processing system that adjusts for unmatched speakers, such as by frequency response, output power, directionality, etc. For example, a mobile device may include an earpiece speaker and a micro-loudspeaker. The audio processing system may include a crossover network that separates an input audio signal into a low frequency signal and a high frequency signal. Subband spatial processing and b-chain processing are applied to the high frequency signal to spatially enhance the input signal, and adjust the input signal for the unmatched speakers. The low frequency signal is processed using a parametric band-pass filter and a first gain to generate a low frequency resonator signal, and a second gain to generate a low frequency passthrough signal. The processed low frequency signals are provided to the micro-loudspeaker by combination with one of a left channel or a right channel of the processed high frequency signal. |
| US10499152B2 |
Automatic audio system equalizing
An automated process for equalizing an audio system and an apparatus for implementing the process. An audio system includes a microphone unit, for receiving the sound waves radiated from a plurality of speakers, acoustic measuring circuitry, for calculating frequency response measurements; a memory, for storing characteristic data of the loudspeaker units and further for storing the frequency response measurements; and equalization calculation circuitry, for calculating an equalization pattern responsive to the digital data and responsive to the characteristic data of the plurality of loudspeaker units. Also described is an automated equalizing system including acoustic measuring circuitry including a microphone for measuring frequency response at a plurality of locations; a memory, for storing the frequency responses at the plurality of locations; and equalization calculation circuitry, for calculating, from the frequency responses, an optimized equalization pattern. |
| US10499150B2 |
Microphone assembly with digital feedback loop
A microphone assembly includes a transducer and a processing circuit. The processing circuit includes an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) configured to receive, sample and quantize an electrical signal generated by the transducer to generate a corresponding digital signal. The processing circuit includes a feedback path including a digital loop filter configured to receive and filter the digital signal to provide a first digital feedback signal and a digital-to-analog converter (DAC) configured to convert the first digital feedback signal into a corresponding analog feedback signal. The processing circuit additionally includes a summing node configured to combine the electrical signal and the analog feedback signal. |
| US10499140B2 |
Speaker and headphone
An apparatus includes a horn bracket, a magnet system and a vibration system, where the horn bracket includes a through hole configured for positioning the magnet system, the magnet system includes an inner magnetic ring and an outer magnetic ring sleeved on an exterior of the inner magnetic ring, the inner magnetic ring is coaxial with the outer magnetic ring, a gap is provided between an inner annular surface of the outer magnetic ring and an outer annular surface of the inner magnetic ring, where the inner annular surface and the outer annular surface have opposite magnetic polarities, magnetic flux lines formed in the gap by the outer magnetic ring and the inner magnetic ring are radially disposed, the vibration system includes a voice diaphragm, a voice coil having one end coupled to the voice diaphragm, and a winding coupled to the other end of the voice coil. |
| US10499137B2 |
Eyewear accommodating headset with audio compensation
Systems, and methods for use thereof, are provided for eyewear accommodating headset with audio compensation. An example system may include a headset, which includes an ear cup shaper, and circuitry for controlling at least some functions associated with the headset. The ear cup shaper may be configurable into at least two configurations. The circuitry may determine a configuration that the ear cup shaper is configured into, and may control based on the determined configuration, one or more audio functions that affect audio output via the headset. The ear cup shaper may include a strap and/or a plunger. The circuitry may control and/or adjust one or both of a gain applied to the audio output via the headset, and a bass boost setting applied to the audio output via the headset. |
| US10499135B2 |
Wireless headphone having built-in flexible battery
A wireless headphone having a built-in flexible battery embedded therein. The wireless headphone having a built-in flexible battery includes a band part; a pair of headset parts including speaker units configured to receive a wirelessly transmitted audio signal and output the audio signal to the outside and connected to the band part; and a flexible battery embedded in the band part to supply power to the headset parts. |
| US10499134B1 |
Multifunctional ear buds
A multi-functional earbud including: a first earbud; a second earbud; a necklace; a first connector connecting the first earbud to the necklace; a second connector connecting the second earbud to the necklace; an earbud controller, where the earbud controller is incorporated into the necklace. The earbud controller includes two control buttons, where control buttons include a first button adapted to engage a phone through a Bluetooth connection. The control buttons also include a second control button, wherein the second control button controls volume, fade and sound reception. The second control button is arranged with the sound reception control at the center surrounded by four pads. |
| US10499132B1 |
Colorful light mobile bluetooth speaker with instrument hitting sound effect
The present disclosure discloses a colorful light mobile bluetooth speaker with instrument hitting sound effect, wherein the speaker comprises a front diaphragm mounted on a front housing diaphragm presser, two mutually symmetrical light guide strip boards, and a PCBA/main board, wherein the front housing diaphragm presser is mounted on a front housing and is mounted with horns, the light guide strip boards are disposed on both sides of the PCBA/main board, a horn light transparent member is mounted on the horn, a PCBA/horn light board is mounted on the horn light transparent member the PCBA/main board is disposed behind the front housing diaphragm presser; the speaker also comprises a rear diaphragm fixedly mounted on a rear housing diaphragm presser which is fixedly mounted on a rear housing; and a gravity sensor is mounted in each of the front diaphragm and the rear diaphragm. |
| US10499125B2 |
TASA: a TDM ASA-based optical packet switch
A scalable AWGR-based optical packet switch, called TASA (short for TDM ASA), is presented in this invention. The switch is a modified version of the ASA switch but does not have its drawbacks. The total port count is N2 and each port can transmit up to N packets of different wavelengths simultaneously. This makes the total capacity of the switch close to (N3×bandwidth of one wavelength channel).But a TASA switch differs from an ASA switch in two major ways. First, a TASA switch does not need an electronic scheduler. This removes a potential bottleneck in the design of an optical packet switch. Second, it can handle any kind of unbalanced loads and can tolerate faults. These qualities, however, are missing in an ASA switch. |
| US10499124B1 |
Detection of malfunctioning sensors in a multi-sensor internet of things environment
Techniques are provided for detection of malfunctioning sensors in a multi-sensor IoT environment. An exemplary method comprises: obtaining sensor data from a plurality of sensors; and determining if a first sensor is malfunctioning based on a comparison of the sensor data of the first sensor with the sensor data obtained from one or more additional sensors within the plurality of sensors, wherein the additional sensors within the plurality of sensors are identified based on a location and/or a sensor type of the additional sensors relative to a location and/or a sensor type of the first sensor. Remedial steps are optionally performed for a given malfunctioning sensor based on one or more predefined policies. For example, the remedial steps may comprise resetting the given malfunctioning sensor, calibrating the given malfunctioning sensor, servicing the given malfunctioning sensor, and/or notifying one or more users of the malfunction. |
| US10499123B2 |
Sensor bus architecture for modular sensor systems
A modular sensor system may include a sensor bus architecture configured for interchangeable sensor modules. Stackable sensor modules, such as rods, may have input/output (I/O) connectivity. The sensor modules may interconnect with a sensor bus head, a sensor bus terminus, and/or one another. The uppermost sensor module may connect to the sensor bus head, and the lowermost sensor module may connect to the sensor bus terminus. Between the sensor bus head and the sensor bus terminus, various sensor modules may be connected. The modular arrangement of the sensors in the system of some embodiments is provided such that the sensors are interconnected through a sensor bus network. The sensor bus communication scheme may allow hot-swapping of sensors and relatively low power operation for energy-constrained sensor data collection applications. |
| US10499122B2 |
Sensor unit, host device and data communication method therebetween
To provide a compact, high density, highly reliable and low cost three-terminal IC sensor unit, a host device to be connected to the sensor unit, a sensor system comprising such sensor unit and host device and a communication method between sensor unit and host device. The power supply voltage to be supplied to the sensor unit 100 from the host device (external device) 200 through the power supply terminal 101 is turned on/off by power supply on/off means 220 in response to command and/or data to be transmitted and such on/off pulsation of the power supply voltage is detected by the data detection section 140 for transmission from the host device 200 to the sensor unit 100. Also, the current source 160 in the sensor unit 100 varies the load current of the power supply in the host device 200 through the power supply terminal 101 in response to the data and the change in the load current is detected by the current detection section 230 for data transmission from the sensor unit 100 to the host device 200. |
| US10499118B2 |
Virtual and augmented reality system and headset display
Disclosed herein are virtual reality systems and methods. An exemplary video display system includes a computerized media processor configured to receive real time video, initialize a centering mode in response to actions by a user of a virtual reality headset, display on a display screen that a centering mode is initialized, and determine a centered orientation of the user. A portion of video may be extracted from the video based on the centered orientation and combined with an informational overlay for display on the display screen. |
| US10499115B2 |
Video content switching and synchronization system and method for switching between multiple video formats
A video content type seamless switching system and method for synchronizing and displaying multiple types of video content in a single platform, such as a single video player, application, or other content player. Illustrative video content type switching may be between 2D and 360 degree formats coordinated by a switching controller. The switching controller may be configured to operate with television displays and associated control components, such as cable boxes, through implementation of the video content switching methods. |
| US10499111B2 |
System and method for a self adaptive multi-user program guide
A media access device such as, for example, a cable or satellite set top box (STB), a digital video recorder (DVR), a personal computer, and/or a digital media receivers automatically optimizes an order of content choices presented in a content listing, such as a program guide display, favorite channel display, and/or a recording listing display based on the past viewing and/or recording history of a current user. |
| US10499110B2 |
Interactive television application with navigable cells and regions
An interactive television application with mosaic browsing is provided. Selectable cells that may be associated with entities are used to display information corresponding to the entities. Information may include brand marks such as logos or any other suitable entity identifier. A cell may be in focus or it may not be in focus. When a cell is in focus the information displayed in the cell may be different than the information displayed when the cell is not in focus. Users may navigate among cells. The cells may be grouped into regions based on, for example, their association with similar entities. |
| US10499109B2 |
Method and apparatus for providing combined barrage information
An object of the present disclosure is to provide a method and apparatus for providing combined barrage information. Specifically, the method comprises determining first barrage information and second barrage information to be combined in a current video image; in response to a combining operation executed by the user to combine the first barrage information and the second barrage information, combining the first barrage information with the second barrage information to form combined barrage information, and displaying a reply window corresponding to the combined barrage information; acquiring reply content input by the user in the reply window to form, with the combined barrage information, combined reply barrage information; providing the combined reply barrage information to the user. |
| US10499107B1 |
Television system and method for controlling the television system
A method for controlling a television system including a television device and a controller device includes: detecting a fingerprint; analyzing the fingerprint to obtain an input fingerprint identification containing information regarding the fingerprint; identifying a pre-stored fingerprint identification matching the input fingerprint identification, and identifying a user-profile associated with the pre-stored fingerprint identification; and controlling operation of the television device based on the identified user-profile. The user-profile includes one or more of an age of the user, a channel list, a preset signal source, a preset video quality, and a preset audio quality. |
| US10499105B1 |
Dynamic control of media effects based on hardware performance
A media effects engine on a computer device applies one or more effects to an input media stream. A performance monitor monitors a performance metric associated with playing the input media stream and reduces a quality parameter associated with the effect upon detecting a drop in the performance metric below a target metric. The quality parameter manages a tradeoff between a quality of effect and an amount of hardware resources consumed to produce the effect. Thus, the effect can be adjusted to meet the capabilities of the computer device. |
| US10499104B2 |
Method of providing external device list and image display device
An image display device including a display; a first input configured to receive a first image signal input from a first external device connected to the image display device; a second input configured to receive a second image signal input from a second external device connected to the image display device; and a controller coupled with the display, the first input and the second input. The controller is further configured to display, on the display, a plurality of external device icons including a first external device icon and a second external device icon, wherein a first default image identifying the first input is displayed on the first external device icon and a second default image identifying the second input is displayed on the second external device icon, change the first default image to a first image based on the first image signal received from the first external device in response to the first external device icon being selected if the first external device is connected to the image display device, and change the first image back to the first default image in response to the second external device icon being selected, wherein the first image is displayed at a position corresponding to an area where the first external device icon is displayed. |
| US10499099B2 |
System and method for tracking advertiser return on investment using set top box data
A processing device receives set-top box data, sales data, and advertising data. The processing device associates set-top boxes from the set-top box data with viewers and calculates advertising exposure events for advertisements. The processing device further calculates, for each viewer, an advertising weight as a function of number of exposures of the advertisement as applied to the viewer based on the advertising exposure events. The processing device further calculates, for each viewer, a score representing a degree-of-targetedness between an advertisement campaign and the viewer. The processing device manages the advertisement campaign based on the advertising weight and the degree-of-targetedness. |
| US10499096B2 |
Systems and methods for facilitating content discovery based on viewer ratings
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are provided to assist users to locate content of interest based on viewer ratings. First information enabling unique identification of a first user may be processed. Indications of ratings of television programming may be processed, the indications being received from a first media device associated with the first user. Ratings information associated with the first user may be retained in repositories, the ratings information being based on the indications. The first user may be matched to a category that represents a classification of a set of viewers and/or of a set of content based on a set of attributes. Descriptive content indicative of the first user and/or content rated by the first user may be selected and may be transmitted via the network to a second media device associated with a second user. |
| US10499094B2 |
Transmission apparatus, transmitting method, reception apparatus, and receiving method
The present technique relates to a transmission apparatus, a transmitting method, a reception apparatus, and a receiving method for promptly distributing data. An http response having a part of a fragment and a hypertext transfer protocol (http) header is distributed. The http header includes a sequence number representing an order of the fragment and a version representing an order of a part of the fragment in the fragment. The present technique is applied to, for example, a case where content is distributed by multicast and the like. |
| US10499093B2 |
Systems and methods for providing a ratings version and a dynamic ad version of a video
There are provided systems and methods for providing a ratings version and a dynamic ad version of a video using a system having a non-transitory memory and a hardware processor. In an exemplary system, the hardware processor executes an executable code stored in the memory to receive a request for a video over a network, determine a time elapsed since a first broadcast of the video, provide a ratings version of the video over the network for display on the display device if the time elapsed since the first broadcast of the video is not greater than a threshold, and provide a dynamic ad version of the video over the network for display on a display device if the time elapsed since the first broadcast of the video is greater than the threshold. |
| US10499090B2 |
Systems and methods to transition between media content items
Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media are configured to detect a concept reflected in a first media content item to which a user is provided access. It is determined that the concept has a threshold level of relevance to the user. The concept is associated with an element that upon selection causes a transition to a second media content item to which the user is provided access, the second media content item reflecting the concept. The element is presented in the first media content item for the user. |
| US10499089B2 |
System for providing cloud-based user interfaces and method therefor
Disclosed are a system for providing cloud-based user interfaces (UIs) which controls rendering of content and a UI resource by reusing a UI object stored in a subscriber terminal device, and a method thereof. By the system for providing cloud-based UIs of the present disclosure and the method thereof, the amount of a control command transmitted to the subscriber terminal device from a remote application server may be drastically reduced. |
| US10499088B1 |
Live video streaming system and method
Systems and methods for broadcasting a video stream are disclosed. The systems and methods can receive a video stream from a broadcaster, process the video steam, store the video streaming, and deliver the video stream to a viewer as a live video stream or a video on demand. The viewer may use an access token to access the video stream. The systems and methods may include an error detection mechanism for detecting an interrupt in the video stream. The systems and methods can restore the access token to its original state if an error is detected. The systems and methods can also include one or more link sharing mechanisms for sharing links to a video stream. The shareable links may be associated with share tokens. |
| US10499079B2 |
Encoding device, encoding method, decoding device, and decoding method
The present technology relates to an encoding device, an encoding method, a decoding device, and a decoding method, which are capable of sharing or predicting information related to a reference image of an image having a hierarchical structure. An enhancement encoding unit sets reference image specifying generation information used for generation of reference image specifying information of an enhancement image using reference image specifying information serving as information related to a reference image used when the enhancement image is encoded and reference image specifying information serving as information related to a reference image of a base image. The enhancement encoding unit encodes the enhancement image using the reference image, and generates encoded data. A transmission unit transmits the encoded data and the reference image specifying generation information. For example, the present technology can be applied to the encoding device. |
| US10499077B2 |
Method and an apparatus for processing a video signal
The present invention relates to a video signal decoding method for adding an intra prediction mode as a sub-macroblock type to prediction of a macroblock in coding a video signal. Some implementations may include obtaining a macroblock type, when a macroblock includes the intra prediction coded sub-macroblock and the inter prediction coded sub-macroblock based on the macroblock type, obtaining prediction mode flag information indicating whether the sub-macroblock is the intra prediction coded or the inter prediction coded, and obtaining a prediction value of the sub-macroblock. Accordingly, implementations disclosed herein may raise coding efficiency of video signal by adding an intra prediction mode as a sub-macroblock type in predicting a macroblock. |
| US10499076B2 |
Picture encoding device and picture encoding method
There is provided a picture encoding device that encodes a picture and encodes a difference quantization parameter in a unit of a quantization coding block which is divided from the picture and is a management unit of a quantization parameter. A quantization parameter calculator derives a quantization parameter of the quantization coding block to be encoded. A prediction quantization parameter derivation unit derives a prediction quantization parameter using the quantization parameters of a plurality of quantization coding blocks which precede the quantization coding block to be encoded in order of encoding. A difference quantization parameter generator derives a difference quantization parameter of the quantization coding block to be encoded, using a difference between the quantization parameter of the quantization coding block to be encoded and the prediction quantization parameter. A first bitstream generator encodes the difference quantization parameter of the quantization coding block to be encoded. |
| US10499066B2 |
Method and apparatus for improving efficiency of content delivery based on consumption data relative to spatial data
A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for improving the efficiency of content delivery based on consumption data. Consumption data may be collected from various users and/or devices describing frequently viewed areas in the content. The consumption data may be represented as a heat map. Variable encoding properties, caching priorities, and/or rendering priorities may be determined based on the consumption data. Content encoding and delivery may therefore be optimized accordingly. Machine learning may be applied to create predicted consumption data for content which lacks actual consumption data, allowing optimizations to be applied in advance of any actual consumption. Some concepts may be applied to unviewed video to optimize live streaming or the like. |
| US10499063B2 |
Method and apparatus for prediction mode and partition mode syntax coding for coding units in HEVC
A method and apparatus for coding of syntax elements are disclosed to allow prediction units in P and B slices to share the same syntax coding table. In one embodiment according to the present invention, the method and apparatus coding of syntax elements selectively apply a syntax coding table to encode or decode the syntax element associated with the partition mode of a coding unit of a picture region according to the slice type of the picture region. A first syntax coding table is used to process the syntax element if the slice type is an I mode and a second syntax coding table is used to process the syntax element if the slice type is not an I mode. |
| US10499062B2 |
Image coding method and device for buffer management of decoder, and image decoding method and device
Provided are methods and apparatuses for encoding and decoding an image. Method of encoding includes: determining a maximum size of a buffer to decode each image frame by a decoder, a number of image frames to be reordered, and latency information of an image frame having a largest difference between an encoding order and a display order from among image frames that form an image sequence, based on an encoding order the image frames that form the image sequence, an encoding order of reference frames referred to by the image frames, a display order of the image frames, and a display order of the reference frames; and adding, to a mandatory sequence parameter set, a first syntax indicating the maximum size of the buffer, a second syntax indicating the number of image frames to be reordered, and a third syntax indicating the latency information. |
| US10499061B2 |
Method and device for processing video signal by using separable graph-based transform
The present invention provides a method for decoding a video signal by using a graph-based transform, comprising the steps of: parsing a transform index from the video signal; generating a line graph on the basis of edge information on a target unit; aligning transform vectors for each of segments of the line graph on the basis of a transform type corresponding to the transform index; acquiring a transform kernel by realigning the transform vectors for each of segments of the line graph according to a predetermined condition; and performing an inverse transform for the target unit on the basis of the transform kernel. |
| US10499060B2 |
Video encoding and decoding with improved error resilience
An encoding method comprises obtaining a target number of motion information predictors to be used for an image portion to encode and generating a set of motion information predictors using the obtained target number. The set is generated by: obtaining a first set of motion information predictors each associated with an image portion having a predetermined spatial and/or temporal relationship with the image portion being encoded; modifying the first set of motion information predictors by removing duplicate motion information predictors to obtain a reduced set of motion information predictors containing a first number of motion information predictors, each motion information predictor of the reduced set being different from any other motion information predictor of the reduced set; comparing the first number of motion information predictors to the target number obtained, and if the first number is lower than the target number, obtaining an additional motion information predictor and adding it to the reduced set of motion information predictors. |
| US10499056B2 |
System and method for video processing based on quantization parameter
Various aspects of a system and method to process video based on quantization parameters are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, the method includes extraction of a plurality of features to capture texture information of an image block. A neural network regressor is trained to map the extracted plurality of features to determine an optimal quantization parameter. The image block is encoded by use of the determined optimal quantization parameter. |
| US10499047B2 |
Image processing apparatus, image processing system, and non-transitory computer readable medium
An image processing apparatus includes a reception unit that receives a pair of image information including image information before color conversion and image information after the color conversion, an accuracy output unit that outputs accuracy of a color conversion characteristic from a plural of pairs of image information received by the reception unit, and a display control unit that displays the accuracy output from the accuracy output unit on a display apparatus for color areas. |
| US10499043B2 |
Enhanced image display in head-mounted displays
Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for projecting a source image in a head-mounted display apparatus having a left and a right display for projecting a left and right images viewable by the left and right eyes, respectively, of a user. Source image data is received. The source image has right, left, top, and bottom edges. The source image data is processed to generate left image data for the left display and right image data for the right display. The left image data includes the left edge, but not the right edge, of the source image and the right image data includes the right edge, but not the left edge, of the source image. The right image data is presented on the right display and the left image data is presented on the left display. |
| US10499042B2 |
Barreling and compositing of images
Systems, apparatuses and methods may provide for technology that includes a substrate, and a display pipeline coupled to the substrate. The display pipeline may barrel an initial image to form a barreled image. In one example, the display pipeline further performs chromatic correction of the initial image. |
| US10499041B2 |
Display device
A display device includes: a first substrate and a second substrate; and a plurality of pixel portions provided between the first substrate and the second substrate, wherein the second substrate includes a plurality of lenticular lens portions, and each of the plurality of lenticular lens portions includes: a curved portion corresponding to a first pixel portion among the plurality of pixel portions; and a plane portion corresponding to a second pixel portion that neighbors the first pixel portion among the plurality of pixel portions. |
| US10499040B2 |
Device and method for optically scanning and measuring an environment and a method of control
A device and method for scanning and measuring an environment is provided. The method includes providing a three-dimensional (3D) measurement device having a controller. Images of the environment are recorded and a 3D scan of the environment is produced with a three-dimensional point cloud. A first movement of the 3D measurement device is determined and then an operating parameter of the 3D measurement device is changed based at least in part on the first movement. |
| US10499039B2 |
Path detection system and path detection method generating laser pattern by diffractive optical element
A path detection system and a path detection method generating laser patterns by a diffractive optical element (DOE) are revealed. The path detection system is arranged at a mobile device while in use. A laser source projects structured light toward a forward path of the mobile device through the DOE. The structure light includes a transverse baseline and at least one transverse computational line. Then a lens is used to capture images of the structured light. When there is obstacle in a forward path of the mobile device, an image processing unit makes comparisons and performs computation according to changes in position and distance of the image of the respective transverse computational line relative to the X axis and the Y axis of the transverse baseline. Thus the relative position and distance of the obstacle in the forward path is checked in a real time manner. |
| US10499036B2 |
Image sensing module
An image sensing module is provided. The imaging sensing module includes a rotation mechanism, a light source, a reflective device, and a depth detection member. The light source and the reflective device are fixed to the rotation mechanism and rotate around a rotation axis of the rotation mechanism as a center. The light source transmits a light beam to an object under test. The light beam is transmitted to the depth detection member through a reflection of the reflective device after the light beam is reflected by the object under test. |
| US10499033B2 |
Apparatus, a method and a computer program for coding and rendering volumetric video
In some embodiments depth information of a frame of volumetric video is obtained. The depth information is examined in a block-wise manner, wherein each block comprises two or more depth values. A classification indication of a block is provided in a block offset table. Said classification indication is a partially full block, if the examination reveals that at least one depth value of the block is different from a maximum depth value, and at least one other depth value of the block is equal to the maximum depth value; forming a block mask for the partially full block. A mask value in the block mask is provided for each depth value of the block, said mask value indicating whether the depth value is equal to the maximum depth value or different from the maximum depth value. An index to the block mask is provided in the block offset table. |
| US10499030B2 |
Video providing system, video providing method, and video providing program
A video providing system includes a predetermined space surrounded by surfaces with a single color; a video display apparatus mounted on the head of a user, and including two imaging devices disposed to be separated from each other by a gap corresponding to both of human eyes and perform imaging in a front direction of the user when the user wears the video display apparatus; and a specifying device that specifies a position and a direction of the video display apparatus in the predetermined space, wherein the video display apparatus displays a video prepared in advance at a location where the single color is imaged by the two imaging devices, and displays a video based on videos captured by the two imaging devices at a location where the single color is not imaged, according to a direction and a position in the predetermined space. |
| US10499025B2 |
Projecting interactive information from internally within a mannequin
A device receives information to be projected from within and onto a mannequin, and receives instructions associated with projection of the information from within and onto the mannequin. A mirror and a projector are provided within the mannequin, and the projector is in optical communication with the mirror. The device causes, based on the instructions, the mirror to be moved from a first location to a second location, the mirror to be rotated from a first position to a second position, the projector to be moved from a third location to a fourth location, or the projector to be rotated from a third position to a fourth position. The device provides the information to the projector, and causes the projector to provide the information at a portion of the mannequin via the mirror, wherein the information is projected from within and onto the mannequin at the portion. |
| US10499024B2 |
Video projector system
Some embodiments provide for a modular video projector system having a light engine module and an optical engine module. The light engine module can provide narrow-band laser light to the optical engine module which modulates the laser light according to video signals received from a video processing engine. Some embodiments provide for an optical engine module having a sub-pixel generator configured to display video or images at a resolution of at least four times greater than a resolution of modulating elements within the optical engine module. Systems and methods for reducing speckle are presented in conjunction with the modular video projector system. |
| US10499023B2 |
Projection device and a method of manufacturing a projection device
The present disclosure provides a projection device and manufacturing method, comprising the steps of fixing the positions of a red light source, green light source and blue light source so that the light sources are immovable; providing a mirror which is configured to oscillate such that it can scan light it receives across a display screen; positioning an optical component, which is configured to deflect light, such that it can receive red, green and blue light beams outputted from the red, green and blue light sources respectively; adjusting the optical component such that the optical component compensates for variation between the light sources, in the direction in which the red, green and blue light beams are output from the red, green and blue light sources, so that each of the red, green and blue light beams are directed to the same point on the display screen. |
| US10499020B1 |
Lenslet based snapshot hyperspectral camera
A hyperspectral camera system includes an input optical assembly, a lenslet array, a dispersion element, and an image sensor. The input optical assembly magnifies an image of a sample onto an image plane. The lenslet array is positioned approximately at the image plane and includes a 2D array of microlenses that concentrate the image into an array of image portions. Each of the image portions has a smaller area than a corresponding one of the microlenses and the image portions are at least partially separated from each other by interstitial regions. The dispersion element is disposed in the optical path of the image to spatially disperse spectral components in each of the image portions to generate spectrum stripes that spatially spread different spectral components of the image sourced from a single sample location within the sample. The image sensor captures a snapshot image of the spectrum stripes. |
| US10499010B2 |
Group video session
In one embodiment, a computer server machine receives, from one or more client devices, one or more video streams associated with a video session associated with one or more users. The one or more users are respectively associated with each client device. The computer server machine analyzes the one or more video streams to identify an interesting event and generates a marker for the one or more video streams based on a time associated with the identified interesting event. The computer server machine sends information regarding the marker to the one or more client devices. |
| US10499003B2 |
Diversity receiver
A diversity receiver synchronizes and mixes multiple input signals. In one embodiment, the receiver demodulates the multiple input signals prior to synchronizing, converts the demodulated multiple input signals from analog signals to digital signals, synchronizes the demodulated digital signals, converts the synchronized demodulated digital signals to analog signals and mixes the synchronized demodulated analog signals based on a characteristic of the input signals existing prior to the demodulating. |
| US10499001B2 |
System and method for augmented video production workflow
A system and method that recognizes and highlights objects in a video frame for augmented video production workflow. A video production camera is provided to capture a video frame and generate frame data and object data relating to objects within the video frame that are in focus. Moreover, a display device is included that is wearable by the camera operator and includes a camera that captures field of view data that corresponds to a field of view of the camera operator. Furthermore, the display device can compare the video frame data with the field of view data captured by the camera to generate visual indicators for the video frame and the in focus objects. As a result, the display device can provide the camera operator with a field of view having visual indicators of the video frame and the objects that appears as overlays over the operator's field of view. |
| US10498996B2 |
Pixel control signal verification in a stacked image sensor
An image sensor may be formed from stacked first and second substrates. An array of imaging pixels that each have a photodiode and accompanying transistors may be formed in the first substrate. Verification circuitry may also be formed in the first substrate. Row control circuitry may be formed in the second substrate. The row control circuitry may provide row control signals to the array of imaging pixels. The verification circuitry may also receive the row control signals from the row control circuitry. The first substrate may include a plurality of n-channel metal-oxide semiconductor transistors and may not include any p-channel metal-oxide semiconductor transistors. The second substrate may also include a p-channel metal-oxide semiconductor current source coupled to the verification circuitry. Only the verification circuitry portions that are enabled by control signals from the row control circuitry may receive current from the current source. |
| US10498989B1 |
Digital double sampling circuit
A digital double-sampling (DDS) circuit includes a comparator with input nodes respectively connected to a ramp voltage and an image output node of a pixel circuit via a capacitor; a reset switch connected between the input nodes for resetting the capacitor; an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) coupled to receive a comparison output of the comparator, the ADC including a counter that counts while the ramp voltage is ramping, thereby generating a reset-ADC value in a reset phase and generating a signal-ADC value in a signal phase; a subtractor that subtracts the reset-ADC value from the signal-ADC value, thereby resulting in a difference value representing a sampled output; and a clamp circuit that generates a clamp voltage at the image output node. In the reset phase, the clamp circuit is disabled after the capacitor finishes resetting but before the ramp voltage begins ramping. |
| US10498988B2 |
Image processing device and method
Image processing devices and methods thereof use different color conversion data of an image obtained in a black-and-white mode under a low illuminance condition than that of an image obtained in a color mode. |
| US10498986B2 |
Image sensor having a time calculator and image processing device including the same
Provided are an image sensor and an image processing device including the same. The image sensor includes: a pixel array including a plurality of pixels arranged in rows and columns and configured to generate pixel signals from the plurality of pixels, a time calculator configured to receive zoom information corresponding to digital zooming, and configured to calculate a row processing time available for processing the pixel signals from the plurality of pixels included in a single row based on the zoom information, a timing generator configured to generate at least one control signal based on the row processing time; and an Analog-to-Digital Converter (ADC) configured to generate pixel data by performing sampling on the pixel signals according to the at least one control signal. |
| US10498985B2 |
Image pickup apparatus performing photometry with image pickup device, image pickup device, control method for image pickup apparatus, and control method for image pickup device
An image pickup apparatus is capable of reducing saturation of a photoelectric conversion part at a time of photometry. The image pickup apparatus includes a photographing lens and an image pickup device including the following units. A photoelectric conversion part generates an electric charge by converting incident light through the lens photoelectrically and can accumulate the generated electric charge. A transfer switch transfers the electric charge to a charge accumulation part from the photoelectric conversion part. A control unit selectively sets a driving mode from among a first driving mode in which the electric charge generated by the photoelectric conversion part is intermittently transferred to the charge accumulation part by switching ON/OFF of the transfer switch and a second driving mode in which the electric charge generated by the photoelectric conversion part is continuously transferred to the charge accumulation part by keeping an ON state of the transfer switch. |
| US10498983B2 |
Solid-state imaging device, method for driving solid-state imaging device, and electronic apparatus
The present technology relates to a solid-state imaging device, a method for driving the solid-state imaging device, and an electronic apparatus, the solid-state imaging device being capable of expanding the dynamic range without deteriorating the image quality. The solid-state imaging device includes a pixel array section having a plurality of unit pixels and a drive section. Each of the unit pixels includes a first photoelectric conversion section, a second photoelectric conversion section which is less sensitive than the first photoelectric conversion section, a charge storage section configured to store charges generated by the second photoelectric conversion section, a charge-voltage conversion section, a first transfer gate section configured to transfer charges from the first photoelectric conversion section, and a second transfer gate section configured to combine the potential of the charge-voltage conversion section with the potential of the charge storage section. The present technology is applicable to solid-state imaging devices, for example. |
| US10498980B2 |
Imaging device comprising n-channel oxide semiconductor transistors, photoelectric conversion element, and capacitor
An imaging device that has a high degree of freedom for exposure time and is capable of taking an image with little distortion is provided. In an n-th frame period where n is a natural number of two or more, a potential of a first charge accumulation portion is reset; the first charge accumulation portion is charged with a potential in accordance with an output of a photoelectric conversion element and simultaneously, imaging data in the (n−1)-th frame that is output in accordance with a potential of a second charge accumulation portion is read; a potential of the second charge accumulation portion is reset; a potential of the first charge accumulation portion is transferred to the second charge accumulation portion, and a potential of the second charge accumulation portion is held. Through the steps, the degree of freedom for an exposure period is increased. |
| US10498978B2 |
Digital imaging device with enhanced dynamic range and operating method as well as data processing circuit thereof
A digital imaging device including a sensor array, an analog front end and a digital back end. The sensor array is configured to output black pixel data and normal pixel data. The analog front end is configured to amplify the black pixel data and the normal pixel data with a gain, and calibrate the amplified black pixel data and the amplified normal pixel data with a calibration value. The digital back end is configured to digitize the amplified and calibrated black pixel data, calculate a data offset according to digital black pixel data, determine a dynamic adjust scale, calculate the calibration value according to the gain, the data offset and the dynamic adjust scale, and adjust the gain according to the dynamic adjust scale. |
| US10498975B2 |
Radiation imaging apparatus, method of controlling the same, and radiation imaging system
A radiation imaging apparatus that forms a part of a radiation imaging system is provided. The apparatus includes a sensor unit having a conversion element configured to convert radiation into charges and a switch element configured to transfer the charges. The sensor unit is configured to obtain a radiation image in accordance with radiation that enters the conversion element. The apparatus further includes a control unit configured to control the sensor unit so as to perform one of a plurality of operations. The plurality of operations includes an imaging waiting operation of repetitively switching ON/OFF the switch element, and a standby operation of controlling so as to make a change amount of voltage for controlling the switch element smaller than that of the imaging waiting operation. The control unit executes the standby operation based on a predetermined signal from outside. |
| US10498974B2 |
Radiation image capturing apparatus and radiation image capturing system
A radiation image capturing apparatus includes the following. A radiation detector includes a substrate in which a plurality of radiation detecting elements are arranged two-dimensionally. The plurality of radiation detecting elements receive radiation and generate charge in an amount according to an amount of received radiation. A reader reads the amount of charge generated in each of the plurality of radiation detecting elements as a signal value, and generates image data based on the signal value. A storage stores the image data generated by the reader. A hardware processor transmits the image data stored in the storage to an external terminal and an external device. |
| US10498970B2 |
Programmable manual mode for digital cameras
“Programmed manual modes” mimic the processes a digital camera user goes through manually, but at the speed of the processor built in the camera. Each program preferably includes an exposure condition and a set of exposure parameters, with each exposure parameter having a plurality of exposure settings and a plurality of exposure setting priorities. The processor automatically applies an exposure value from each exposure setting and determines if the exposure condition is met. If the exposure condition is met, the processor captures and stores the image. If not, the processor applies a different exposure value and determines if the exposure condition is met based on the different exposure value. |
| US10498963B1 |
Motion extracted high dynamic range images
Described are systems, methods, and apparatus for generating motion extracted images having a high dynamic range (“HDR”) based on image data obtained from one or more image sensors at different times. The implementations described herein may be used with a single image sensor or camera that obtains images at different exposures sequentially in time. The images may be processed to detect an object moving within the field of view and pixel information corresponding to that moving object extracted. The non-extracted image data may then be combined to produce a motion extracted HDR image that is substantially devoid of the moving object. |
| US10498961B2 |
Auto focus and optical image stabilization with roll compensation in a compact folded camera
Folded digital camera module comprising an optical path folding element (OPFE) for folding light from a first optical path with a first optical axis to a second optical path with a second optical axis perpendicular to the first optical axis, an image sensor, and a lens module carrying a lens with a symmetry axis parallel to the second optical axis. The camera module is adapted to perform optical image stabilization (OIS) involving at least one tilt motion of the OPFE tilt around an axis such that the OPFE tilt creates an image Roll movement and a shift movement, the OPFE tilt-created image Roll movement compensating for a folded camera module-induced Roll movement and the shift movement cancelable by a movement of the lens module. |
| US10498957B2 |
Viewing system for in-flight refuelling
A complete or global monitoring and illumination system installed externally on a single point on the aircraft, on a platform that would be called the “base platform”, which includes all the light outlets and all the cameras required for monitoring refuelling operations from a single point on the fuselage. The system is placed in the lower part, under the axis of the fuselage and simultaneously reduces the time required for installation and makes installation less expensive. Thus, assembly or dismantling of the system involves this single structure that includes all that is required for providing the aircraft with a complete viewing system for monitoring in-flight operations. |
| US10498956B2 |
Photographing apparatus for photographing panoramic image using visual elements on a display, and method thereof
A photographing method and apparatus is provided. The photographing apparatus includes a photographing unit; a sensing unit for sensing motion of the photographing apparatus; a display unit for displaying at least one guide image for panorama photographing; a controller for controlling the photographing unit to automatically photograph, if a photographing direction that changes in accordance with motion of the photographing apparatus corresponds to one of the at least one guide image; and a storage unit for storing the photographed image data. |
| US10498953B1 |
Systems and methods for determining a depth or reflectance of objects
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for determining a depth or reflectance of objects. Example methods may include causing, by a camera device, infrared illumination within a field of view of the camera device, wherein the field of view is at least partially illuminated at a first illuminance value, detecting a human face present in the field of view, determining, using the first illuminance value, a depth value of a portion of the human face, determining, using the depth value, a user account associated with a user having the human face, and causing presentation of information associated with the user at the camera device based at least in part on the user account. |
| US10498950B2 |
Recording control apparatus and control method of recording control apparatus
A recording control apparatus includes a recording unit to record a moving image, a stop instruction unit to instruct the recording unit to stop, and a control unit. Based on that the recording of the moving image by the recording unit continues for a predetermined time, the control unit performs control to automatically stop recording of a moving image and display a receiving screen that receives an instruction for a moving image recorded most recently on a display. When a stop instruction is issued from the stop instruction unit before the recording of the moving image by the recording unit continues for the predetermined time, the control unit performs control to stop the recording of the moving image and shift to a recording standby screen without displaying the receiving screen on the display. |
| US10498948B1 |
Methods and apparatus for absolute and relative depth measurements using camera focus distance
A depth measuring apparatus includes (1) a camera and lens assembly that captures image data for a sequence of images of a target including a plurality of depth levels; (2) a motion stage on which the camera and lens assembly or the target is positioned; (3) a motor connected to the motion stage that causes relative movement between the camera and lens assembly and the target at defined incremental values; (4) a position sensor that captures position data on the camera and lens assembly or the target at each of the defined incremental values; and (5) a controller that processes the captured image data and captured position data using an image gradient method and optimal focal distance to determine depths of the plurality of depth levels. Numerous other aspects are provided. |
| US10498942B2 |
Camera module, molded circuit board assembly, molded photosensitive assembly and manufacturing method thereof
A camera module, a molded circuit board assembly, a molded photosensitive assembly and manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The camera module includes a molded base which is integrally formed with a circuit board through a molding process, wherein a photosensitive element may be electrically connected on the circuit board and at least a portion of a non-photosensitive area portion of the photosensitive element is also connected by the molded base through the molding process. A light window is formed in a central portion of the molded base to provide a light path for the photosensitive element, wherein a cross section of the light window is configured to have a trapezoidal or multi-step trapezoidal shape which has a size increasing from bottom to top to facilitate demolding and avoiding stray lights. |
| US10498941B2 |
Sensor-synchronized spectrally-structured-light imaging
A spectral imaging device is configured to capture color images synchronized with controlled illumination from different color light emitting diodes. A processor in the device applies a coupling factor to sampled color images to convert sampled pixels into spectral channels corresponding to LED color and color filter. Multi-spectral spectricity vectors produced at pixel locations are used along with spatial information to classify objects, such as produce items. |
| US10498940B2 |
Endoscope
Provided is an endoscope, in which an image sensor is attached to a transducer probe such that the diameter of the transducer probe is reduced so as to decrease the feeling of irritation and prevent injuries of internal organs, and one or more light sources are attached to a leading end of the transducer probe so as to obtain images, which are clear and appropriate for purposes. |
| US10498936B2 |
Assay detector device compatible with any digital camera/portable computing device
Devices and methods for performing a point of care diagnostic test. In one embodiment, such a device may be adaptable to essentially any handheld digital imaging device. Such a device may include a sample holder for positioning an assay device in relation to the digital imaging device and an expandable/contractible member having the sample holder slidably coupled thereto. The expandable/contractible member is configured for removably attaching the testing device the digital imaging device and for positioning the sample holder in relation to an image capture means of the digital imaging device. In one embodiment, such devices may include a second slot configured for receiving one or more of a second assay cassette, an assay device, assay cassettes of various sizes, a printed circuit board, and the like. |
| US10498935B2 |
Modular video camera system
Certain embodiments of the invention include a modular video camera system that can be adapted to mount to a number of different surfaces and perform a number of different functions. Some embodiments include a video camera housing having a front portion with a camera lens and infra-red (IR) emitter disposed thereon, a mounting apparatus to couple to and secure the camera system to a window pane such that the front portion of the housing faces the window pane, and a silicone-based compound, placed between the IR emitter and the window pane, that is translucent to IR light and prevents IR light from reflecting off of the window pane and into the camera lens. Some embodiments include a video camera system with a battery pack coupled to a base support having an orientation adjustment apparatus to prevent inadvertent adjustments to an orientation of the video camera system. |
| US10498932B2 |
Video processing device
A multiple-frame detecting unit performs a prescribed detection process by taking the time corresponding to a plurality of unit images of the video signal. A video change detecting unit detects a change in video between the unit images of the video signal. If no change in the video is detected by the video change detecting unit, a correction unit performs a correction process with a first correction intensity on the video signal corresponding to a detection target image area in the unit images of the detection process being performed by the multiple-frame detecting unit, and a correction process with a second correction intensity on the video signal corresponding to an image area other than the detection target image area. When the video change detecting unit detects the change in the video, the correction unit performs the correction process with the second correction intensity on the video signal. |
| US10498930B2 |
Image forming apparatus
An image forming apparatus is provided with a storage portion that stores a plurality of pieces of schedule information, an image reading portion that generates image data of an original document including a plurality of description fields, a printing portion, and a control portion that recognizes a plurality of description field regions corresponding to the plurality of description fields, respectively, recognizes in-field information that is included in each of the plurality of description field regions in association with a date borne by a corresponding one of the plurality of description fields, extracts one of the plurality of pieces of schedule information and a piece of the in-field information which correspond to a common date as first subject information and second subject information, respectively, and performs control so that an update information image is printed. |
| US10498921B2 |
Electronic imprinting device that affixes imprint data to document data
An electronic imprinting device includes a display, an operation unit, a recognition processing unit, a storage unit, and an imprint processing unit. The display performs a display. The operation unit accepts an operation of a user. The recognition processing unit recognizes a character included in first document data and detects a guide character that indicates an imprinting position. The storage unit stores imprint data representing an imprint. The imprint processing unit, when the recognition processing unit recognizes that the first document data includes the guide character, generates second document data as data to which an imprint image represented by the imprint data is affixed at a position of the guide character, the second document data including a content of the first document data. |
| US10498917B2 |
Storage medium storing computer-readable instructions for selecting parameter set for process on scan data
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores computer-readable instructions for a processor to perform a first and second processes. The first process comprises: generating first scan data; acquiring a first feature data set indicating features of the first scan data; selecting using the first feature data set as input data, one or more of target workflow parameter sets according to a selection procedure based on selection criteria indicated by selection criteria data; and executing a process on the first scan data according to one of the selected one or more target workflow parameter sets. The second process comprises: acquiring a workflow parameter set; generating second scan data; acquiring a second feature data set indicating features of the second scan data; and updating the selection criteria data to add the workflow parameter set to the target workflow parameter sets and to reflect the second feature data set in the selection criteria data. |
| US10498916B2 |
Image scanning device, multifunction peripheral, image scanning method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium
An image scanning device includes a placement-area image data capturing unit that captures placement-area image data corresponding to an area where documents are placed on a platen, a document image data capturing unit that captures pieces of document image data, each of which corresponds to one of the documents, and acquires positions of the pieces of document image data, in accordance with the placement-area image data captured by the placement-area image data capturing unit, a placement order acquiring unit that acquires an order in which the documents, each of which corresponds to one of the pieces of document image data, have been placed in accordance with at least the positions of the pieces of document image data, each of which corresponds to one of the documents, and a sequencing unit that assigns to the pieces of document image data the order acquired by the placement order acquiring unit. |
| US10498914B2 |
Medium discharging device and image reading apparatus
A medium discharging device includes a discharging unit which discharges a medium; and a medium receiving tray which receives the medium discharged by the discharging unit, and is switched between an extended state and an accommodated state, in which the medium receiving tray is provided with a base tray, a main extending unit that is accommodated or extended, and at least one sub-extending unit that is accommodated or extended, and in which the base tray forms an accommodating space for accommodating at least the one sub-extending unit, and is provided with a first protrusion portion protruding toward the accommodating space. |