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| US10543567B2 |
Method for producing a strip of rubber including non-continuous reinforcements and device for implementing same
A method of manufacturing a strip of rubber having discontinuous reinforcer segments includes a conveying step in which a rubber strip is conveyed in a direction DC, and a cutting step in which reinforcers of the strip are cut. The cutting step includes localized heating of each reinforcer using a laser beam from a remote source. A cutting device useable to perform the cutting step includes a conveying device and a cutting head. The conveying device moves the strip in the conveying direction DC past the cutting head. The cutting head includes an emitter from which at least one laser beam is produced to cause localized heating of at least one reinforcer of the strip, in order to cut the at least one reinforcer into discontinuous reinforcer segments. The strip may be conveyed continuously or discontinuously, such that the strip may be moving or immobilized during the cutting step. |
| US10543566B2 |
Method for producing an ophthalmic lens comprising a step of laser marking in order to produce permanent etchings on one surface of said ophthalmic lens
A method for producing an ophthalmic lens includes a step of laser marking in order to produce permanent etchings on one surface of the lens, at least one predefined step subsequent to the marking step and implementing extreme thermal stress that is applied to the surface, and a step of determining an operating point (PF) of a laser marking machine (1) configured to implement the marking step from geometric characteristics (Di) of the etchings to be made, the determining step including the steps of determining (304) a value (CPM) representative of the deformation of the lens on at least one treatment area of the surface, from the stress and data relative to a predetermined material from which the lens is formed, and of deducing (308) the operating point from the value representative of deformation and from the geometric characteristics. |
| US10543565B2 |
Laser welding method for producing a semi-finished sheet metal product made of hardenable steel and comprising a coating based on aluminium or aluminium-silicon
A method for producing a tailor-made semi-finished sheet metal product where two steel sheets of different material grades and/or thicknesses are joined by laser welding. At least one of the sheets is press-hardenable steel having a metallic coating of aluminium or aluminium-silicon. Filler wire is fed into the weld melt. The filler wire is substantially free of aluminium and contains at least one alloy element which promotes the formation of austenite in a content that is at least 0.1 wt. % greater than that in the press-hardenable steel. The filler wire is heated before being fed into the weld melt. The steel sheets have a gap delimited by the edges of the sheets having an average width of at least 0.15 mm. The ratio of the volume of filler wire inserted into the gap to the volume of the steel sheet material melted by the laser beam is at least 20%. |
| US10543564B2 |
Wafer alignment with restricted visual access
Wafer alignment with restricted visual access has been disclosed. In an example, a method of processing a substrate for fabricating a solar cell involves supporting the substrate over a stage. The method involves forming a substantially opaque layer over the substrate. The substantially opaque layer at least partially covers edges of the substrate. The method involves performing fit-up of the substantially opaque layer to the substrate. The method involves illuminating the covered edges of the substrate with light transmitted through the stage, and capturing a first image of the covered edges of the substrate based on the light transmitted through the stage. The method further includes determining a first position of the substrate relative to the stage based on the first image of the covered edges. The substrate may be further processed based on the determined first position of the substrate under the substantially opaque layer. |
| US10543563B2 |
Conductive wire welding method, stator, and high-frequency induction heating device
A conductive wire welded structure of which a stator is composed can be obtained using a conductive wire welding method in which a plurality of conductive wires are welded together using a high-frequency induction heating device. This conductive wire welding method involves performing a disposition step in which a plurality of conductive wires are made to intersect and the end of at least one of the conductive wires is disposed at a location that is extended from an intersection portion, and a welding step in which the end of the at least one conductive wire that is at a location extended from the intersection portion is welded outside an induction heating coil by induction heating, and the welded material thereof is solidified at the intersection portion. |
| US10543561B2 |
Welding gun
A welding gun includes a driving-force transmission mechanism which converts linear displacement of an output unit of a driving unit into rotational displacement of a clamping arm. The driving-force transmission mechanism includes: an inclined part which is integrally displaced with the linear displacement of the output unit, and which is inclined with respect to the displacement direction of the output unit; and a part to be pressed which is pressed by the inclined part. The clamping arm rotates in accordance with movement of the part to be pressed which is pressed by the displaced inclined part, and generates clamping force. |
| US10543556B2 |
Systems and methods for welding zinc-coated workpieces
A welding system includes a welding power source configured to provide pulsed electropositive direct current (DCEP), a gas supply system configured to provide a shielding gas flow that is at least 90% argon (Ar), a welding wire feeder configured to provide tubular welding wire. The DCEP, the tubular welding wire, and the shielding gas flow are combined to form a weld deposit on a zinc-coated workpiece, wherein less than approximately 10 wt % of the tubular welding wire is converted to spatter while forming the weld deposit on the zinc-coated workpiece. |
| US10543554B2 |
Welding assembly for high-bandwidth data communication
A welding or cutting system is provided that uses welding cables between a wire feeder and a power supply for high-speed data communications between the wire feeder and the power supply. A system designed as discussed herein eliminates the need for voltage and/or current sense leads for communication arc voltages/currents detected at the welding operation. |
| US10543553B2 |
High current AC welder
A welding assembly and method is described which includes a charging circuit and regulator coupled to an input power source; an energy storage element connected in parallel with the charging circuit and regulator to increase the weld current output, wherein the energy storage element is charged by the charging circuit and regulator; and a weld output controller connected in parallel with the energy storage element for controlling a welding arc between an electrode and a workpiece, wherein the weld output controller includes a forward converter/inverter including a series circuit of a primary winding of a transformer, and a switching element which is coupled to the energy storage element, and a rectifier smoothing circuit which rectifies and smoothes a voltage induced in a secondary winding of the transformer according to a switching operation of the switching element, wherein the rectifier smoothing circuit conducts during an ON period of the switching element. |
| US10543552B2 |
Welding power source with conformal antenna
A welding system including a plurality of welding components (20, 21, 33, 43) communicating via a wireless system using low profile and planar antennas (40) is disclosed. The welding system comprises a welding power source (43) and one or more other welding system component(s) (20, 21, 33) communicating via Zigbee or other wireless communication networks. Communications are transmitted between the components (20, 21, 33, 43) of the welding system through antennas (40) mounted externally to the housing of the welding equipment(s) (20, 21, 33, 43). The antennas (40) can be low-profile planar antennas (40), either linearly or circularly polarized, which can be advantageously mounted to a housing while limiting undesirable contact with the environment and therefore to limiting the potential for damage. |
| US10543551B2 |
Synchronized rotating arc welding method and system
A welding method includes feeding a welding electrode axially from a welding torch, moving the welding electrode radially in a desired pattern with respect to a central axis of the welding torch by a motion control assembly within the welding torch, transmitting from control circuitry a signal corresponding to a position of the welding electrode relative to a weld joint or weld pool, advancing the welding torch or a workpiece to establish a weld, and transferring material from the welding electrode to a first location in an area of the weld pool. The welding electrode moves radially while feeding the welding electrode from the welding torch, the material from the welding electrode is transferred to the first location during a first cycle of the desired pattern, and the first location is controlled based at least in part on the signal. |
| US10543546B2 |
Wire electric discharge machine including average discharge delay time calculating unit
In a wire electric discharge machine, time from application of a voltage to a machining gap between a workpiece and a wire electrode until occurrence of electric discharge is measured as a discharge delay time, and the measured discharge delay time is integrated over a predetermined measurement period to calculate a discharge delay integrated time. Further, the number of times of the voltage application in the measurement period is counted. An average discharge delay time per voltage application in the measurement period is calculated from the discharge delay integrated time and the number of times of voltage application. The movement of the wire electrode with respect to the workpiece is controlled on the basis of the average discharge delay time. |
| US10543544B2 |
Tool for fine machining of bores
This disclosure relates to a machine tool comprising a tool holder which rotates relative to a workpiece to be machined and has a tool axis, and a plurality of cutting inserts that are removably attached to the tool holder, the active cutting edges of said cutting inserts having a common cutting circle which is coaxial to the tool axis. According to this disclosure, the tool holder has a cylinder-type insert seat shell for radially positioning the cutting inserts, which rotates about the tool axis. The cutting inserts have at least one contact surface that can be brought into contact with the insert seat shell. |
| US10543539B2 |
Drilling aid apparatus and a method for drilling a structure
Drilling aid apparatuses and methods for drilling a structure are provided. In one example, a drilling aid apparatus includes a bushing holder portion. The bushing holder portion has a first surface for facing a first structure portion, a second surface on a side opposite the first surface, and an opening formed through the bushing holder portion extending from the first surface to the second surface. The opening is configured to receive a bushing that is sized for guiding a drill bit for drilling into the first structure portion. A first coupling member is coupled to the bushing holder portion and is configured to couple to a second structure portion for supporting the bushing holder portion in a fixed position relative to the first structure portion. |
| US10543537B2 |
Method for manufacturing machine component, apparatus for manufacturing machine component, method for machining rotation symmetry plane, recording medium, and program
A method for manufacturing a machine component having a rotation symmetry plane includes machining a rotation symmetry plane. The machining a rotation symmetry plane includes determining a track of the cutting. The determining a track determines the track in accordance with a condition that (1) a first end portion of the cutting edge is positioned at a cutting start position of the rotation symmetry plane, (2) N regions defined by division of the cutting edge successively come in contact with the rotation symmetry plane, (3) an inclination of a tangent line at a point of cutting of each of the N regions is equal to a target inclination of a tangent line which passes through the point of cutting and comes in contact with the rotation symmetry plane in a cut plane of the rotation symmetry plane, and (4) a second end of the cutting edge is positioned at a cutting end position of the rotation symmetry plane. |
| US10543534B2 |
Apparatus and method for the production of quantum particles
Systems, methods, and devices are disclosed for producing quantum particles (e.g., quantum dots) having a uniform size by vaporization of molten precursor droplets. More particularly, the present technology produces quantum dots by melting or liquefying solid and substantially pure precursor materials followed by production of uniformly sized droplets of molten precursor by use of a droplet maker into a microwave generated plasma torch. |
| US10543523B2 |
Forging tool for the manufacturing of a shaped rolled ring, notably for the manufacture of a turbomachine disc
Mandrels for rolling a ring include recesses for receiving the ring, which have rounded parts at the connection between the various faces, so as to avoid the formation of sharp angles on the rolled ring and the accidental formation of cracks. |
| US10543522B2 |
Processing unit and machine tool for the punching processing of workpieces
A processing unit of a machine tool for the punching processing of workpieces, in particular metal sheets, has a punching tool carrier configured to receive a punching tool and a stripper carrier for a stripper. The punching tool carrier can be moved by a punch drive along a stroke axis by a transverse drive element being driven by a punch drive motor relative to the punching tool carrier with a transverse drive movement along a transverse movement axis which extends in the transverse direction of the stroke axis. The stripper carrier can be moved along the stroke axis by a stripper drive, and the transverse drive element of the punch drive during the transverse drive movement can be moved relative to the stripper carrier along the transverse movement axis and the punching tool carrier and the stripper carrier can be moved relative to each other along the stroke axis. |
| US10543519B2 |
Manufacturing method for bent member and hot-bending apparatus for steel material
A manufacturing method for a bent member of the present invention includes a holding step of holding one end portion of a long steel material having an opening end in a longitudinal direction by a chuck, a feeding step of feeding the steel material in the longitudinal direction with the one end portion as a head after the holding step, a heating step of performing high-frequency induction heating on a portion of the steel material in the longitudinal direction to form a heated portion, a bending step of moving the chuck in a three-dimensional direction to apply a bending moment to the heated portion, and a cooling step of injecting a cooling medium to the heated portion to cool the heated portion after the bending step. When the heating step is started, the chuck is cooled by the cooling medium in a state where a heating amount applied to the one end portion when the heated portion is formed on the one end portion is greater than that of an upstream side adjacent portion adjacent to the upstream side of the one end portion as seen along a feeding direction of the steel material. |
| US10543515B2 |
Cleaning of nanostructures
The present invention relates to a method for removing a polymeric material from a surface of a nanostructure. The method includes applying, by a scanning probe microscope, an electrical field between a probe tip of the scanning probe microscope and the nanostructure, and simultaneously scanning over the surface of the nanostructure. Thereby, bonds connecting the polymeric material to the surface of the nanostructure are broken. A further step includes cleaning the surface of the nanostructure. A scanning probe microscope for performing such a method and a computer program product for controlling the scanning probe microscope are also disclosed. |
| US10543512B2 |
Apparatus and method of separation with a pressure differential device
A device and system applicable to separating components of a slurry is disclosed. The slurry can be a mixture of drilling fluid and drilling cuttings that can be separated with a separatory screen. A separatory tray can be disposed below an underside of the separatory screen. A pressure differential pan can provide fluid flow to a sump. A pressure differential generator can be located within the pressure differential pan and create a pressure differential between an upper side and a lower side of the separatory screen to enhance the flow of drilling fluid through the separatory screen. |
| US10543511B2 |
Material coating system and method
A material coating system for an apparatus having a housing configured to contain a fluid is disclosed herein. A multi-layer coating is applied to the housing to mitigate damage caused by external factors. The multi-layer coating includes: a layer of a primer coating having anti-corrosive properties, a layer of a mid coating having mechanical and chemical properties capable of at least partially closing a hole in the housing to avoid fluid leakage and optionally a layer of a top coating having properties that resist ultraviolet radiation from passing therethrough. |
| US10543505B2 |
Nozzle for grease application and methods for using
A tip end face of a body part 13 is provided at a part in front of a discharge port with respect to a rotational direction of a worm wheel 2 with a protruding part 16, and a tip end face of the protruding part 16 is provided with a grease-pushing surface part 17 configured to push grease into concave portions of a worm wheel teeth 3 while raking and leveling the grease so that the grease is substantially uniform in a width direction and in a circumferential direction of the worm wheel teeth 3. Also, the tip end face of the body part 13 is provided at a rear part of the discharge port with respect to the rotational direction of the worm wheel 2 with a protruding wall part 18 for preventing the grease 1 from moving rearwards with respect to the rotational direction of the worm wheel 2. |
| US10543502B2 |
Work piece processing arrangements
A workpiece processing arrangement comprises a spray booth (2) defining a work space (21), and operable to provide a controlled environment for spraying of material, a first oven (4) located adjacent a first end of the spray booth, the first oven defining an internal zone, and a second oven (5) located adjacent a second end of the spray booth, the second oven defining an internal zone (51). The arrangement also includes a transport rail (6) which extends from the internal zone (41) of the first oven (4), through the work space (21) of the spray booth (2) into the internal zone (51) of the second oven (5), the transport rail (6) being adapted for transport of a workpiece (10) between the work space (21) of the spray booth (2) to the internal zone of the first or second oven (4, 5). A corresponding method of processing a work piece in such an arrangement indicates the steps to be used when processing a first and a second workpiece The ovens may have both a baking and a curing zone. A ventilation system with an air curtain (23) may be included. |
| US10543500B2 |
Pump with a polymer spring
A fluid pump includes a plastomer spring. The spring includes a first end portion and a second end portion and a plurality of rhombus shaped spring sections, joined together in series at adjacent corners and aligned with each other in an axial direction to connect the first end portion to the second end portion. The spring sections can be compressed in the axial direction from an initial condition to a compressed condition and can subsequently expand to their initial condition. |
| US10543498B2 |
Sealant coating nozzle and sealant coating apparatus
A sealant coating nozzle and a sealant coating apparatus are provided. The sealant coating nozzle includes a nozzle cavity, a nozzle opening communicated with the nozzle cavity, telescopic inner films located in the nozzle cavity and driving apparatuses configured to drive the telescopic inner films to deform in the nozzle cavity; a volume of the nozzle cavity is reduced by the telescopic inner films in a first deformation state to extrude sealant in the nozzle cavity via the nozzle opening, and the volume of the nozzle cavity is increased by the telescopic inner films in a second deformation state to suck the sealant at the nozzle opening into the nozzle cavity. |
| US10543497B2 |
Base body of pressurized spray, and pressurized spray provided with such base body
To provide a base body of pressurized spray that makes it possible to stabilize a pressing spring and also to reduce the number of assembling processes. The base body 2, which is assembled into a pressurized spray A that is attached to a container so as to suck a liquid inside the container into a cylinder part 6 through an F valve 7 from an introduction pipe 4, and by applying a pressure to the liquid inside the cylinder, the liquid is jetted out through an S valve 10 from a nozzle, is provided with: an attaching part for use in attaching the introduction pipe 4 on a lower side, which is attached between a cap and a container mouth part, and a pressing spring part 11 that is attached onto an upper side and presses the S valve 10 in a valve closing direction. |
| US10543494B2 |
Electrostatic coating device and system
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To evolve a spark discharge preventing effect of an electrostatic coating device.SOLUTION: One coating robot has an arm equipped with a plurality of electrostatic coating devices 100 close to each other and the plurality of the electrostatic coating devices 100 is connected in parallel with each other to one high-voltage generator 102. A hollow rotary shaft 108 driven by an air motor 104 is disposed with nine plate-shaped resistors 120 arranged circumferentially at intervals. The nine plate-shaped resistors 120 are connected in series and a high voltage is applied via the resistors 120 to a rotary atomization head 110. The rotary atomization head 110 is made of a semiconductive resin. |
| US10543492B2 |
Method and apparatus for intelligent magnetic separator operation
A system includes a first magnetic separator, which includes a first housing or is installed in a user's first housing process system, defining a product flow path through which a material may pass, one or more magnets that generate a magnetic field that is positioned within the product flow path to attract metal from the material as the material passes through the product flow path, and a first sensor to detect a presence of captured metal contaminants on the one or more magnets, such as via a measurement of a strength of the magnetic field. The system includes a first controller configured to receive a signal from the first sensor, the signal indicating the presence of the captured metal contaminants on the one or more magnets, and send an instruction related to the signal. |
| US10543490B2 |
Arrangement and method for detaching an adhering charge from an inner wall of a grinding tube
An arrangement and method for detaching an adhering charge from an inner wall of a grinding tube, wherein the grinding tube is rotated backwards in a drive-free manner from a pre-determinable, assumed rotary position by the weight force of the adhering charge, where at least one movement state variable of the grinding tube is detected and the grinding tube is braked while being rotated back in dependence on the at least one detected movement state variable in order to detach the adhering charge from the inner wall of the grinding tube, and where the arrangement includes a detecting device, a drive unit, a braking device and a control device. |
| US10543486B2 |
Microperturbation assembly system and method
Microperturbation fluidic assembly systems and methods are provided for the fabrication of emissive panels. The method provides an emissive substrate with a top surface patterned to form an array of wells. A liquid suspension is formed over the emissive substrate top surface, comprising a first liquid and emissive elements. Using an array of micropores, a perturbation medium, which optionally includes emissive elements, is injected into the liquid suspension. The perturbation medium may be the first liquid, a second liquid, or a gas. A laminar flow is created in the liquid suspension along the top surface of the emissive substrate in response to the perturbation medium, and emissive elements are captured in the wells. The ejection of the perturbation medium can also be used to control the thickness of the liquid suspension overlying the top surface of the emissive substrate. |
| US10543482B2 |
Catalyst solution for electroless plating
The present invention relates to a stable palladium ion catalyst aqueous solution for electroless metal plating that does not use boric acid and can be used stably over a wide pH range. The catalyst solution for electroless plating of the present invention contains palladium ion, palladium ion complexing agent, and a specific amine compound and is alkaline. |
| US10543479B2 |
Hydrocarbon conversion catalyst composition
A hydrocarbon conversion catalyst composition which comprises ZSM-48 and/or EU-2 zeolite particles and refractory oxide binder essentially free of alumina in which the average aluminium concentration of the ZSM-48 and/or EU-2 zeolite particles is at least 1.3 times the aluminium concentration at the surface of the particles, processes for preparing such catalyst compositions and processes for converting hydrocarbon feedstock with the help of such compositions. |
| US10543477B2 |
Polymer capsule having loaded thereon transition metal particles having excellent water dispersibility and stability, and method for preparing same
Provided are a polymer capsule loaded with transition metal particles having excellent water dispersibility and stability, and a method for preparing the same. Specifically, the polymer capsule loaded with transition metal particles according to the present invention includes a surface-modified polymer capsule surface-modified to thereby have a positive zeta potential in a dispersed state in water; and transition metal particles loaded on a surface of the surface-modified polymer capsule. In addition, a method for preparing a polymer capsule loaded with transition metal particles according to the present invention includes a) preparing a polymer capsule; b) surface-modifying the polymer capsule to prepare a polymer capsule having a positive zeta potential in a dispersed state in water; and c) sequentially adding a water-soluble transition metal precursor and a reducing agent to a water dispersion of the surface-modified polymer capsule obtained in step b). |
| US10543476B2 |
Porous materials, methods of manufacture thereof and articles comprising the same
Disclosed herein is a porous material comprising a biopolymer functionalized with a carbon dioxide capturing moiety; where the biopolymer is in the form of a foam or an aerogel having a bulk density of 500 grams per cubic meter to 2500 grams per cubic meter. Disclosed herein too is a method comprising functionalizing a biopolymer with a carbon dioxide capturing moiety; dissolving the biopolymer in an aqueous solution to form a first solution; reducing the temperature of the first solution to below the freezing point of the aqueous solution; displacing the aqueous solution with a first solvent that has a lower surface tension than a surface tension of the aqueous solution; and drying the first solvent to produce a porous biopolymer having a bulk density of 500 grams per cubic meter to 2500 grams per cubic meter. |
| US10543468B2 |
Supercritical reactor systems and processes for petroleum upgrading
Provided herein are supercritical upgrading reactors and reactor systems for upgrading a petroleum-based composition by using one or more supercritical upgrading reactors and one or more supercritical standby reactors that alternate functions such that the supercritical upgrading reactor is converted to a supercritical standby reactor and the supercritical standby reactor is converted to a supercritical upgrading reactor. The supercritical upgrading reactor upgrades a combined feed stream while a supercritical standby reactor delivers a cleaning fluid into the supercritical standby reactor. The supercritical reactors may have one or more catalyst layers and one or more purging fluid inlets, and the catalyst layers may have differing void volume ratios. |
| US10543461B2 |
Cartridge-type hollow fiber membrane module comprising submerged hollow fiber membrane unit module with free end and submerged apparatus for water treatment comprising air diffuser apparatus capable of intermittent/continuous aeration and its aeration method
Provided is a cartridge-type hollow fiber membrane module including a hollow fiber membrane unit module with a free end and a cartridge frame and a submerged water treatment apparatus including an air diffuser apparatus capable of intermittent and continuous aeration disposed below the hollow fiber membrane module, wherein the cartridge-type membrane module with the free end using the coarse bubble generating air diffuser apparatus capable of intermittent/continuous aeration in conjunction with an air accumulation pipe may control aeration/non-aeration cycles through adjustment of the volume of an air chamber and an amount of inflow air and carry out continuous aeration based on changes in raw water load and a concentration of solids in a membrane separation tank. |
| US10543455B2 |
Gas separation membrane, gas separation module, gas separation apparatus, gas separation method, and method for producing asymmetric gas separation membrane
A gas separation membrane has a gas separation layer containing a crosslinked cellulose resin. The crosslinked cellulose resin has a particular linking structure in a crosslinked structure. The gas separation layer contains an organic solvent in a particular amount. |
| US10543452B2 |
Removal of aromatic hydrocarbons from lean acid gas feed for sulfur recovery
The present invention is directed to a process for the removal of aromatic hydrocarbons from a lean acid gas containing less than 20 mol. % of H2S, comprising: a) contacting the lean acid gas stream (1) with a H2S-selective liquid absorbent solution (29) in a first absorption zone (2) to produce a gas stream depleted in H2S (3) and an absorbent solution enriched in H2S (4), b) introducing the absorbent solution (4) into a non-thermic stripping zone (8) where it is contacted with a stripping gas stream (7) to obtain an absorbent solution depleted in C4+ aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons (9) and a stripping gas stream enriched in aromatic and C4+ aliphatic hydrocarbons (10), c) contacting the stripping gas stream (10) obtained in step b) with a H2S-selective liquid absorbent solution (28) in a second absorption zone (12) to obtain a stripping gas stream depleted in H2S (13), and an absorbent solution enriched in H2S (14) d) introducing the absorbent solution (9) obtained in step b) into a desorption zone (16) wherein the H2S-selective liquid absorbent solution (17) is recovered and a lean acid gas is produced. |
| US10543450B2 |
Carbon dioxide recovery method and recovery apparatus
A carbon dioxide recovery apparatus has a separator which separates carbon dioxide from a gas by utilizing adsorption and desorption of carbon dioxide to and from an adsorbent caused by pressure fluctuation, the separator including a pressurizer which pressurizes the gas to a pressure that the adsorbent is capable of adsorbing carbon dioxide, and has a dryer having a hygroscopic agent for drying the gas. A regeneration system supplies the residual gas discharged from the separator to the dryer as a regeneration gas for regenerating the hygroscopic agent in the dryer, and the regeneration gas to be supplied to the dryer is heated by an energy converter by utilizing a pressure of a post-regeneration gas discharged by the regeneration of the hygroscopic agent. |
| US10543445B2 |
Air filtering device
An air filtering device for indicating when to replace the internal filter of an HVAC system. The air filtering device includes a frame having a plurality of sidewalls each having an upper end and a lower end. Each sidewall contains a plurality of slits that cycle air therethrough. A filter member is affixed to the upper end of the plurality of sidewalls, wherein the upper end containing the filter member is closed and the lower end is opened. Magnetic fasteners are affixed to the lower end of the plurality of sidewalls, wherein the magnetic fasteners removably secure to an outer perimeter of a return vent, such that the filter member overlays the grill of the return vent. In an alternate embodiment, a magnetic support member is affixed to a lower surface of the filter member at an equidistance from opposing sidewalls to prevent the filter member from touching the grill. |
| US10543444B2 |
Bag filters having controlled air permeability and dust collectors using the same
The present invention provides a dust collector which includes a chamber divided into an inlet chamber and a discharge chamber by a barrier, and a bag filter which is installed inside of the inlet chamber, and is formed in a shape having an inner space and an opening part by a filter medium, so as to communicate with the discharge chamber through the opening part, wherein a treatment gas is introduced into the inlet chamber and is filtered while passing through the filter medium of the bag filter, then moves to the discharge chamber through the opening part to be discharged, and the bag filter has air permeability decreased toward the opening part. According to the bag filter and the dust collector, it is possible to achieve a high collection performance and a stable operation even when using a long bag filter due to improvement of uniformity of the filtration velocity along the length of the bag filter. |
| US10543441B2 |
Filter media including adhesives and/or oleophobic properties
Articles and methods involving filter media are generally provided. In certain embodiments, the filter media includes at least a first layer, a second layer, and an adhesive resin positioned between the first layer and the second layer. In some embodiments, the first layer may be a pre-filter layer or a support layer. The second layer may, for example, comprise fibers formed by a solution spinning process and/or may comprise fine fibers. In some embodiments, the adhesive resin may be present in a relatively low amount and/or may have a low glass transition temperature. The filter media as a whole may have one or more advantageous properties, including one or more of a high stiffness, a high bond strength between the first layer and the second layer, a high gamma, and/or a low increase in air resistance after being subjected to an IPA vapor discharge. The filter media may be, for example, a HEPA filter and/or an ULPA filter. |
| US10543440B2 |
Reassembled liquid filtration assembly and method of manufacture
A method is disclosed. The method provides an assembly comprising a first core disposed within a housing, and replaces the first core with a second core. |
| US10543439B2 |
Site drainer
A liquid transfer device having a housing with a top end, a bottom end, a sidewall, and an inner cavity. The sidewall has an inner surface and an outer surface. There is a plurality of openings traversing said sidewall. Also present is a filtering surface that covers the openings. The water or other liquids are pumped or transferred with a pump contained inside the inner cavity, with a fluid exit used for carrying the water out towards exterior hosing. |
| US10543434B2 |
Method and system of increasing water and acid condensation from flue gas
The system and method spatially predict the condensation of water and acid from the flue gas in the condensing heat exchanger installed in fossil power plant flue gas treatment system or similar environment. By modifying the operational conditions, the heat exchanger can control rates and areas of condensations. The system and method adjust either the cooling water temperature or the flowrate ratio of flue gas to cooling water to control the condensation rates of water or acids. The system and method also estimate actual coverage areas to apply for anti-corrosive coating onto the tube or duct surfaces to resist corrosion due to acid condensation. The system and method also optimize or customize condensation rates of water and acids in boiler flue gas under operating conditions given at a power plant. |
| US10543432B2 |
Toy top
A toy top includes a shaft portion, a body, and a first attacking member and a second attacking member that are disposed at different circumferential direction positions of the body. The first attacking member is movable between an inner first position and an outer second position in a radial direction. The second attacking member is movable between an inner third position and an outer fourth position in the radial direction. The first attacking member is biased toward the first position and is movable to the second position by centrifugal force. The second attacking member is restrained at the third position when the first attacking member is at the first position and is released from restraint to be moved to the fourth position when the first attacking member is at the second position. |
| US10543430B2 |
Expanded field of view re-rendering for VR spectating
A method is provided: comprising: receiving, by a gaming server, game state data from a player client device, the game state data being defined from a game state of a first instance of a video game that is executed by the player client device; applying, by the gaming server, the received game state data and the view direction data to a second instance of the video game that is executed by the gaming server, to generate a wide field of view (FOV) spectator video; receiving, by a video server, view direction data from a spectator client device, the view direction data being determined from a tracked pose of a head-mounted display (HMD); applying, by the video server, the view direction data to define a portion of the wide FOV spectator video, the portion of the wide FOV spectator video identifying a sub-area of the wide FOV spectator video that is less than an entire area of the wide FOV spectator video; streaming the portion of the wide FOV spectator video to the spectator client device for rendering on the HMD. |
| US10543427B2 |
Game controller function remapping via external accessory
A game controller includes a plurality of controls, an accessory interface configured to removably affix an external accessory to the game controller, and a control mapping machine. The control mapping machine is configured to map a control of the plurality of controls to a first function while the external accessory is not affixed to the game controller, and map the control to a second function different than the first function while the external accessory is removably affixed to the game controller. |
| US10543426B2 |
Gaming system
Methods and systems for providing gaming services are provided. One system embodiment includes an operating system for executing a first and second instance of game logic for defining a game environment for a video game. The first and second instances game logic process game commands for a first and second user, respectively. A hardware GPU is configured for rendering video frames of a first video stream for the first game logic and video frames of a second video stream for the second game logic. Video frames of the first video stream are configured to be rendered on a display associated with the gaming system, and in some embodiments, without being encoded. An encoder of the system encodes the video frames of the second video stream, which are transmitted to a client device of the second user for game play. |
| US10543422B1 |
Providing synchronized and integrated video gaming
The synchronized and integrated architecture and method disclosed here provides a continuous visual experience for different players across different platforms and engages them at different levels as they access a particular game within a virtual gaming arena from the different platforms. Each of the players may have a unique and different visual experience, depending upon the gaming platform a player uses. The architecture facilitates access to video gaming applications via personal computers, via mobile devices, via game consoles, via tablets or the like. In some instances, a single player can play a particular game including a main component and a sub-component from the different platforms, where play in the sub-component is seamlessly integrated into the main component. |
| US10543420B2 |
Smog machine, method and apparatus for prompting state information of a physical game character, and remote-control fighting vehicle
A prompting device for prompting state information of a physical game character includes a smog machine and a control circuit. The smog machine include a smog chamber, a heating element, and an air-blowing device. The smog chamber has a receiving cavity for receiving smog fluid, an inlet, and an outlet. The inlet and the outlet are in communication with the receiving cavity. The heating element is mounted within the receiving cavity and generates heat to vaporize the smog fluid after an electric current is applied. The air-blowing device is disposed corresponding to the outlet for blowing an air flow towards the receiving cavity. The air flow generated by the air-blowing device enters into the receiving cavity from the inlet and discharges smog within the receiving cavity from outlet. The control circuit is configured to control the smog machine to generate the smog that characterizes the state information. |
| US10543419B2 |
Snowboard binding with adjustment memory
A binding for snowboard includes a base structure and a heel support pivotally mounted to the base structure for movement between an open position for allowing a user to insert or remove their boot from the binding and a closed position for securing the users boot in the binding. An adjustable foot strap is attached to the base structure and a tensioning system is attached to the heel support and the adjustable foot strap for applying a tensioning force to the adjustable strap when the heel support is moved to the closed position and for releasing the tensioning force from the adjustable foot strap when the seal support is moved to the open position. |
| US10543415B2 |
Recommendation engine
Generally, described are methods, apparatuses and systems for a recommendation engine which determines a recommendation based upon a terrestrial parameter and an overall factor unrelated to the terrestrial parameter. The recommendation engine may receive as inputs: (1) some data relating to the terrestrial parameter and (2) some data relating to user operation of a mechanical device. An overall factor may be calculated or obtained, at least in part, from the data relating to user operation of the mechanical device. And based upon the data relating to the terrestrial parameter and the overall factor, a recommendation may be determined and transmitted. In one embodiment, as part of the transmission process, the recommendation may be displayed to a user requesting the recommendation. |
| US10543413B2 |
Sports skills training apparatus
A training apparatus arranged to be portable, collapsible, and able to be configured into different arrangements for different nets and/or different sports-related activities. The training apparatus comprises a support portion, base poles pivotally coupled to the support portion, base brackets coupled to the base poles opposite the support portion, extensions coupled to the base brackets, first and second flexible rods removably coupled to the support portion, and a net configured to be received by the flexible rods. The net is configured to bend the first and second flexible rods from a linear state to an arcuate state, such that a net tension holds the net upright. |
| US10543410B2 |
Club heads for adjusting vertical spin of a golf ball and methods of providing the same
Some embodiments include a club head for adjusting vertical spin of a golf ball. Other embodiments of related systems and methods are also disclosed. |
| US10543409B2 |
Golf club head
Described herein is a golf club head that comprises a body and a strike plate. The body comprises a heel portion, a sole portion, a toe portion, and a top portion. The strike plate comprises an outer peripheral edge and at least a portion of a strike face. Furthermore, the strike plate is welded to the body via a peripheral weld between the outer peripheral edge of the strike plate and the body. The outer peripheral edge of the strike plate comprises at least one welded portion, welded to the body via the peripheral weld, and at least one non-welded portion, not welded to the body. |
| US10543408B2 |
Golf club heads with turbulators and methods to manufacture golf club heads with turbulators
A golf club head including a face defining a loft plane, a rear, and a crown, the crown having a turbulator comprising a plurality of ridges. Each ridge includes a front surface nearest the face, a rear surface nearest the rear, and an apex at a maximum height relative to the crown surface. The front surface of each ridge includes a concave curvature relative to the loft plane and a convex curvature relative to the loft plane. The ridge apex is positioned closer to the rear surface of the ridge than the front surface of the ridge. |
| US10543407B2 |
Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads
Embodiments of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head may include a body portion having a front portion, a rear portion, a toe portion, a heel portion, a bottom portion, a top portion, an interior, and a plurality of ports on the bottom portion. The golf club head may include a polymer insert in contact with an inner surface of the bottom portion. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed. |
| US10543402B2 |
Multi-piece golf ball
An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball showing low spin rate on driver shots and high spin rate on approach shots. The present invention provides a multi-piece golf ball comprising a spherical center, at least two envelope layers covering the spherical center, and a cover covering the envelope layers, wherein the envelope layers comprise at least a first envelope layer covering the spherical center, and a second envelope layer covering the first envelope layer, a material hardness (H0) of the spherical center, a material hardness (H1) of the first envelope layer, and a material hardness (H2) of the second envelope layer satisfy an equation of H0>H1>H2, and the material hardness (H2) of the second envelope layer is lowest among the material hardness of the center constituent material and material hardness of envelope layer constituent materials. |
| US10543401B2 |
Resin composition for golf balls, and golf ball
A resin composition for golf balls includes specific amounts of (A) polyurethane or polyurea and (B) an oxazoline group-containing acrylic polymer or an oxazoline group-containing styrene polymer. A golf ball having a core encased by a cover of one or more layers, wherein at least one cover layer is formed of this resin composition, exhibits a good adhesion between adjoining layers, enabling the ball to achieve a high scuff resistance without lowering the initial velocity of the ball. |
| US10543400B2 |
Golf balls having core structures with iron-containing centers
Multi-piece golf balls having a solid core and cover are provided. The ball contains a small, heavy inner core and surrounding outer core layer. The inner core preferably contains metal powder such as copper, steel, brass, tungsten, titanium, nickel, iron, tin, and bronze particles dispersed in a thermoset or thermoplastic polymeric matrix. For example, a polybutadiene rubber matrix may be used. In one preferred embodiment, the inner core contains elemental iron powder. Preferably, the particles have a weight average size in the range of about 10 μm to about 450 μm. In one embodiment, the outer surface of the inner core has a structure with projecting members. For example, the outer surface may contain multiple projecting ribs with gaps located between the ribs. The ball includes a cover surrounding the core structure. The cover may be multi-layered. |
| US10543398B2 |
Wireless positioning apparatus and method, and sports training apparatus
A wireless positioning apparatus is disclosed, which includes at least one first device and at least one second device. Each first device is disposed on each moving object and is configured to transmit a wireless signal. Each second device is disposed on a fixed position and is configured to detect a strength of the wireless signal of each first device. The wireless positioning apparatus further includes a data processor, which is configured to receive the strength of the wireless signal of each first device detected by each second device, to calculate a distance between each first device and each second device, and to ultimately determine a position of each first device to thereby realize the positioning of each moving object. A wireless positioning method and a sports training apparatus comprising the wireless positioning apparatus are also provided in the disclosure. |
| US10543397B2 |
Exercise device
Disclosed herein is a resistance exercise device and methods of using the same. In one embodiment, a resistance exercise device is disclosed comprising a quarter-wheel, a means for attaching resistance to said quarter-wheel, a support means attached to the axis of the quarter-wheel, whereby a user can perform core exercise while moving in a direction parallel to the line of resistance. |
| US10543396B2 |
Exercise machine
Described herein are embodiments of stationary exercise machines having reciprocating foot and/or hand members, such as foot pedals that move in a closed loop path. Some embodiments can include reciprocating foot pedals that cause a user's feet to move along a closed loop path that is substantially inclined, such that the foot motion simulates a climbing motion more than a flat walking or running motion. Some embodiments can further include reciprocating handles that are configured to move in coordination with the foot via a linkage to a crank wheel also coupled to the foot pedals. Variable resistance can be provided via a rotating air-resistance based mechanism, via a magnetism based mechanism, and/or via other mechanisms, one or more of which can be rapidly adjustable while the user is using the machine. |
| US10543391B2 |
Exercise device and upright posture retainer for upper body
An upright posture retainer for upper body includes two upright retaining frames, and an adjusting device connected with the upright retaining frames and adjusted a distance between the upright retaining frames; wherein each of the upright retaining frames includes a resilient longitudinal retaining frame extended longitudinally and tending to recover an original upright state under stress, a shoulder retaining member and a leg retaining frame, wherein the shoulder retaining member is extended from an upper end of the resilient longitudinal retaining frame so as to form a shoulder contacting space, wherein the leg retaining frame is extended from an lower end of the resilient longitudinal retaining frame and transversely extended to form a leg retaining space, thereby contacting with the front of the human leg; wherein the adjusting device is fixed to the resilient longitudinal retaining frames of the upright retaining frames and supports the rear of upper body. |
| US10543387B2 |
Combustion arrester test systems and methods
Systems, kits, and methods for testing a combustion arrester are disclosed. Systems include an upstream chamber, a downstream chamber, and a combustion arrester between the upstream chamber and the downstream chamber. The upstream chamber includes an ignition port configured to receive an ignition source. And, the upstream chamber defines a convergent duct that converges toward the combustion arrester and terminates at the combustion arrester. The upstream chamber may include a hierarchical series of modular shell sections that define the convergent duct. The downstream chamber may include a series of modular shell sections. |
| US10543385B2 |
Methods for evaluating the stain removal efficacy of dentifrices
Disclosed herein are methods for evaluating the whitening effect of oral care composition on a stained egg comprising staining an eggshell, applying the oral care composition to a portion of the stained eggshell to obtain a treated eggshell area, calculating a ΔE value for the difference in color of the treated eggshell area compared to untreated stained eggshell when calculated in L*a*b color space, wherein the oral care composition comprises at least one high cleaning silica for stain removal. Further disclosed herein are methods for demonstrating the whitening effect of an oral care composition on a stained egg comprising showing an egg that has been stained to at least one consumer and brushing an oral care composition comprising at least one high cleaning silica for stain removal on a portion of the stained eggshell to obtain a treated eggshell area. |
| US10543380B2 |
Alignment of the coordinate systems of external beam radiotherapy and magnetic resonance imaging systems
The invention provides for a medical instrument (200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700) comprising a magnetic resonance imaging system (204) operable for acquiring magnetic resonance data (266) from a subject (236) within an imaging zone (232) and an external beam radiotherapy system (202) operable for irradiating a target zone (238) within the imaging zone. The medical instrument further has a radiation beam generation system (208, 302, 302′, 302″) operable for generating a radiation beam (242, 304, 304′, 304″) and a radiation beam detection system (243, 502, 502′) operable for acquiring radiation beam detection data (270) descriptive of the radiation beam. Instructions cause a processor (248) controlling the instrument to receive (100) planning data (260) descriptive of a spatially dependent radiation dose and generate (102) external beam radiotherapy control commands (264) using the radiation dose. The instructions causes the processor to repeatedly: control (106) the external beam radiotherapy system to irradiate the target zone using the external beam radiotherapy system control commands; generate (108) the radiation beams using the radiation beam generation system; measure (110) the radiation beam detection data using the radiation beam detection system; acquire (112) the magnetic resonance imaging data using the magnetic resonance imaging system, generate (114) a magnetic resonance image (268) using the magnetic resonance image data, determine (116) a registration (274) of the magnetic resonance image to the radiation beam detection data; calculate (118) a mapping (276) using the registration; and modify the external beam radiotherapy system control commands using the mapping. |
| US10543377B2 |
Wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD) system making shock/no shock determinations by aggregating aspects of patient parameters
In embodiments, a WCD system includes one or more transducers that may sense patient parameters from different parts of the patient's body, and thus render physiological inputs from those parameters. Individual analysis scores may be determined from the physiological inputs, and an aggregate analysis score may be determined from the individual analysis scores. A shock/no shock determination may be made depending on whether or not the aggregate analysis score meets an aggregate shock criterion. Accordingly, multiple inputs are considered in making the shock/no shock determination. |
| US10543371B2 |
Systems and methods for alerting auditory prosthesis recipient
An alert system detects when an auditory prosthesis recipient is wearing her sound processor. When the processor is not worn, the alert system signals a secondary device, such as an accessory, to provide some other form of tactile stimulation to allow the recipient to be made aware of certain auditory stimuli she is not receiving via the auditory prosthesis. Thus, the alert system can effectively “hear” for the recipient. Since many auditory prosthesis recipients are, for all practical purposes, completely deaf without their external sound processors attached and operational, such an alert system increases the recipient's safety, convenience, and quality of life. |
| US10543370B2 |
Method and device to manage modifications of protected registers in an implantable medical device
Circuits, devices and methods are provided to manage modifications to protected registers within an implantable medical device (IMD). The circuit comprises a bus controller that includes an address register, an unlock register and a protected register (PR) enable unit. The PR enable unit sets a protect enable signal to an access state based on content loaded into the unlock register. A peripheral block includes a protected register that retains content for operating the IMD. The peripheral block includes a register access input to receive the protected enable signal. A PR write control unit is provided to enable an attempted write of the content from a data interface to the protected register when the protected enable signal has an access state. |
| US10543367B2 |
Transcranial burst electrostimulation apparatus and its applications
The invention provides transcranial electrostimulation by combining transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and theta burst stimulation (TBS) to achieve an unexpected therapeutic effect in various brain or neural diseases. Accordingly, the invention provides a mode of direct current with biphasic square wave pulses in the treatment of brain or neural diseases. Also provided are methods of employing the transcranial electrostimulation of the invention and applications of the transcranial electrostimulation of the invention. |
| US10543366B2 |
Percutaneous access for systems and methods of treating sleep-related disordered breathing
Systems and methods are described and illustrated for percutaneously implanting a stimulation lead for treating sleep-related disordered breathing. |
| US10543365B2 |
Functional electrical stimulation systems
A gait modulation system including: (a) a sensor device including a sensor adapted for associating with at least one lower limb of the patient, the sensor for transducing at least one parameter related to a gait of the patient, so as to obtain gait data related to the gait, and (b) a muscle stimulator including: (i) an electrical stimulation circuit, the circuit adapted to supply an electrical stimulation output to an electrode array for performing functional electrical stimulation of at least one muscle of the lower limb, and (ii) a microprocessor, operatively connected to the at least one sensor, the microprocessor adapted for: receiving a stream of gait information based on the gait data; processing the gait information, and controlling the stimulation output based on the processing of the gait information, and wherein the microprocessor is further adapted to identify a failure in the stream of gait information, and to consequently control the electrical stimulation circuit to deliver a fail-safe stimulation output over a portion of a duration of the failure. |
| US10543363B2 |
Transvascular medical lead
A medical electrical lead and methods of implanting medical electrical leads in lumens. Leads in accordance with the invention employ preformed biases to stabilize the lead within a lumen or lumen and to provide feedback to lead implanters. |
| US10543362B2 |
Symmetrical output neurostimulation device
A method and system of providing therapy to a patient using electrodes implanted adjacent tissue. The method comprises regulating a first voltage at an anode of the electrodes relative to the tissue, regulating a second voltage at a cathode of the electrodes relative to the tissue, and conveying electrical stimulation energy between the anode at the first voltage and the cathode at the second voltage, thereby stimulating the neural tissue. The system comprises a grounding electrode configured for being placed in contact with the tissue, electrical terminals configured for being respectively coupled to the electrodes, a first regulator configured for being electrically coupled between an anode of the electrodes and the grounding electrode, a second regulator configured for being electrically coupled between an anode of the electrodes and the grounding electrode, and control circuitry configured for controlling the regulators to convey electrical stimulation energy between the anode and cathode. |
| US10543359B2 |
Seizure detection algorithm adjustment
A medical system implements a seizure detection algorithm to detect a seizure based on a first patient parameter. The medical system monitors a second patient parameter to adjust the seizure detection algorithm. In some examples, the medical system determines whether a seizure for which therapy delivery is desirable occurred based on a second patient parameter. If a target seizure occurred, and the seizure detection algorithm did not detect the target seizure, the medical system adjusts the seizure detection algorithm to detect the target seizure. For example, the medical system may determine a first patient parameter characteristic indicative of the target seizure detected based on the second patient parameter and store the first patient parameter characteristic as part of the seizure detection algorithm. In some examples, the first patient parameter is an electrical brain signal and the second patient parameter is patient activity (e.g., patient motion or posture). |
| US10543357B2 |
High voltage connectors for pulse generators
An electrode connectable to a pulse generator is disclosed. The electrode includes therapeutic terminals configured to deliver the pulse to a patient, first and second electrical pulse inlet holes, and a first pulse input terminal. The first pulse input terminal is in the first electrical pulse inlet hole and is spaced apart from an entrance to the first electrical pulse inlet hole by more than about 2.5 cm. Also, first pulse input terminal is connected with one or more of the therapeutic terminals. The electrode also includes a second pulse input terminal, where the second pulse input terminal is in the second electrical pulse inlet hole and is spaced apart from an entrance to the second electrical pulse inlet hole by a distance greater than about 2.5 cm. Also, the second pulse input terminal is electrically connected with one or more of the therapeutic terminals. |
| US10543352B2 |
Coupling device and method for using the same
The present invention relates to a connector system for use in connecting conduits together, such as those used with an extracorporeal blood circulation system. The system has a male and female connector and a seal. The seal is operatively associated with the male and female connectors and forms a fluid tight connection between the male and female connectors. An inner surface of the seal and the inner surfaces of the first and second coupling ends form a continuous and smooth transitional surface. |
| US10543351B2 |
Ported catheter adapter having combined port and blood control valve with venting
A ported catheter adapter having a combined blood control valve and port valve, wherein the combined valve comprises one or more vents that permit the passage of air and prevent the passage of fluids. The one or more vents are located on the outer surface of the valve so as to avoid being overlapped with the pathway of the side port. As such, fluid communication between the side port and the vents is prevented. Various venting configurations are provided. The invention further includes a valve actuator that is advanced through a slit in the membrane of the valve to provide a pathway for fluid to bypass the valve. |
| US10543349B2 |
Device for piercing an organic tissue and actuation module
The invention relates to a device for piercing an organic tissue, and more particularly to piercing human or animal skin. The device includes a housing, a piercing unit, which is accommodated in the housing, and an actuator device which is arranged and configured in the housing to generate an actuating force in such a way that an actuator component surrounded by the actuator device and functionally connected to the piercing unit, performs an oscillating actuating movement in the housing which is coupled to the piercing unit. The actuating device is designed with a counter component allocated to the actuating component which at least partially compensates for vibrations caused in the housing by the oscillating actuating movement of the actuating component; the counter component oscillates and is moved contrary to the actuating component. The invention also relates to an actuation module for a device for piercing an organic tissue. |
| US10543347B2 |
Delivery system for percutaneous absorption drug preparation and method for manufacturing same
Provided is a novel delivery system for a percutaneous absorption drug preparation. The delivery system for a percutaneous absorption drug preparation is provided with: a solvent-impermeable first sheet; a solvent-impermeable second sheet that is bonded to the top surface of the first sheet and comprises a non-sealed area and a sealed area surrounding the non-sealed area, said non-sealed area and sealed area being formed between the first sheet and the second sheet, and a cutting part circularly extending along the outer peripheral edge of the non-sealed area; a percutaneous absorption drug preparation-holding member that is disposed between the first sheet and the second sheet in the non-sealed area and fixed to the second sheet inside the cutting part; and a pressure-sensitive adhesive third sheet that is removably bonded to the top surface of the second sheet. |
| US10543342B2 |
Expandable introducer sheath
The invention relates to an introducer sheath for catheters to be inserted into a vascular system comprising a connecting valve (2) and an insertion tube (3) having a proximal portion (4) and a distal portion (5), said distal portion (5) being of reduced diameter in comparison with the proximal portion (4), and to enable its diameter to be reversibly changed the insertion tube (3) is provided with longitudinally extending expansion elements with incisions (11, 11′, 12) designed as predetermined breaking points. |
| US10543338B2 |
Method and apparatus for removable catheter visual light therapeutic system
A medical device assembly is provided for removable insertion into a catheter with a lumen. The medical device assembly comprises an electromagnetic radiation (EMR) source for providing non-ultraviolet, therapeutic EMR having an intensity sufficient to inactivate one or more infectious agents and/or to stimulate healthy cell growth causing a healing effect, and a removable EMR conduction system at least partially insertable into and removable from the lumen of the catheter. The EMR conduction system has at least one optical element providing axial propagation of the therapeutic EMR through an insertable elongate body. The elongate body may have an exterior surface between a coupling end and a distal end tip that has at least one modified portion permitting the radial emission of therapeutic EMR from the elongate body proximate the modified portion. Such modified portion may be gradient along the exterior surface. |
| US10543333B2 |
Mask vent
A vent arrangement is provided to a mask or associated conduit to discharge exhaled gas from the mask to atmosphere. The vent arrangement is structured to diffuse the exhaust vent flow to produce less air jetting, thereby increasing the comfort of the patient and their bed partner. For example, the vent arrangement may include one or more grill components and/or media constructed and arranged to diffuse vent flow. |
| US10543331B2 |
Fluid delivery system to airway
A fluid delivery system is provided including an elongated member with a lumen, a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion, wherein the second portion is disposed between the first portion and the third portion. The elongated member is insertable into a patient's mouth such that the second portion is disposed entirely within the patient's mouth while the first portion and third portion extend from a point inside the patient's mouth to a point external the patient's mouth. The fluid delivery system also includes a locking system slidably engaged with the elongated member, the locking system removably engageable with the patient's teeth. Further, the second portion is configured to allow drainage of a fluid from within the lumen to a point external the elongated member. |
| US10543325B2 |
Enhanced performance verification port for therapeutic gas delivery
Therapy gas delivery systems that provide run-time-to-empty information to a user of the system and methods for administering therapeutic gas to a patient. The therapeutic gas delivery system may include a gas pressure sensor attachable to a therapeutic gas source that communicates therapeutic gas pressure data to a therapeutic gas delivery system controller, a gas temperature sensor positioned to measure gas temperature in the therapeutic gas source that communicates therapeutic gas temperature data to the therapeutic gas delivery system controller, at least one flow controller that communicates therapeutic gas flow rate data to the therapeutic gas delivery system controller, at least one flow sensor that communicates flow rate data to the therapeutic gas delivery system controller, and at least one display that communicates run-time-to-empty to a user of the therapeutic gas delivery system. The therapeutic gas delivery system controller of the system includes a processor that executes an algorithm to calculate the run-time-to-empty from the data received from the gas pressure sensor, temperature sensor, flow controller and flow sensor, and directs the result to the display. |
| US10543324B2 |
Inhaler with a pinch clamp
An inhaler comprising a reservoir of an inhalable composition with an outlet at one end through which the inhalable composition is discharged. A non-metered breath-activated valve is provided between the one end and the reservoir, the breath-activated valve comprising a flow path extending from the reservoir to the outlet end. At least a portion of the flow path is a deformable tube. A clamping member pinches the deformable tube closed when no suction force is applied to the device and releases the tube to open the flow path when suction is applied at the outlet, to provide uninterrupted flow from the reservoir to the outlet. |
| US10543323B2 |
Inhaler
The present disclosure relates to an inhaler component for producing a steam/air mixture or/and condensation aerosol in an intermittent and inhalation- or pull-synchronous manner, the inhaler component including: a housing; a chamber arranged in the housing; an air inlet opening for the supply of air from the surroundings to the chamber; an electrical heating element for evaporating a portion of a liquid material; and a wick having a capillary structure, which wick forms a composite structure with the heating element and automatically supplies the heating element with fresh liquid material after evaporation. |
| US10543322B2 |
Injection needle assembly for an injection device and an injection device comprising such assembly
An injection needle assembly (50) for an injection device, having a) a needle cannula (3) attached to a needle hub (4) and defining a pointed tip at a free end (3a, 3b), and b) a needle cover (10, 10a, 10b) forming an axially extending elongated flexible enclosure accommodating the needle cannula (3). The needle cover (10, 10a, 10b) is configured to axially collapse and become penetrated by the needle cannula (3) when a penetration force is applied to the needle cover. The needle cover (10, 10a, 10b) defines a shaft section (11a) and a bulb section (11b). The shaft section (11a) encircles the needle cannula (3) and extends axially from the needle hub (4) to the bulb section (11b). The shaft section (11a) comprises a collapsible wall area (15) having wall thickness t1 less than a predefined wall thickness t1,lim to provide radial deformability for abutting contact with the needle cannula (3). |
| US10543318B2 |
Plastic stopper
A stopper includes a main body portion defining an open rearward end configured to receive the plunger rod, an engagement portion provided along an inner circumference of the main body portion configured to engage at least a top portion of the plunger rod, a closed front end forming a flexible roof, and a first perimetrical skirt extending around an outer circumference of the main body portion toward the closed front end of the main body portion. When fluid pressure is increased inside the syringe barrel during an injection, the flexible roof expands in a radial direction toward an inner wall of the syringe barrel, the first perimetrical skirt is forced against the inner wall of the syringe barrel, and an engagement between the plunger rod and the engagement portion forces the main body portion to expand in the radial direction toward the inner wall of the syringe barrel. |
| US10543317B2 |
Prefilled disposable injection device
The present invention relates to a drug delivery device comprising a drug container having at least one bellow. The at least one bellow has a first surface and an opposing second surface. The first surface is comprised of a first Belleville spring and the opposing second surface is comprised of a second Belleville spring, wherein the second Belleville spring has a higher spring rate than the first Belleville spring. |
| US10543315B2 |
Multi-chambered vessels
Described are multi-chambered vessels comprising a first chamber, a second chamber, and a seal comprising a first member and a second member, wherein the first and second members are engageable with one another to form a barrier separating the first and second chambers. The first and second members are disengageable from one another to open a channel between the first chamber and second chambers. The vessels allow communication between the first and second chambers at a desired time, for example in order to contact components contained within the chambers or in order to sequentially release components or doses of components from the vessel. Also provided is a kit comprising a seal of the invention. The kit allows a single-chambered vessel to be converted into a multi-chambered vessel capable of controlling communication between the chambers at the final stage of the filling process. |
| US10543311B2 |
Methods and tools relating to the administration of contrast medium
Envisaged herein are methods for determining the optimal volume of contrast medium to be administered to a patient. More particularly, the methods envisaged herein comprise the steps of (a) measuring one or more patient-specific physiological parameters, said one or more patient-specific physiological parameters comprising at least the patient's heart rate; and (b) determining the optimal volume of contrast medium based on the patient-specific physiological parameters determined under (a). |
| US10543310B2 |
Delivering and/or receiving material with respect to a subject surface
The present invention generally relates to receiving bodily fluid through a device opening. In one aspect, the device includes a flow activator arranged to cause fluid to be released from a subject. The flow activator may be actuated in a deployment direction by a deployment actuator, which may in turn cause fluid release from a subject. The flow activator may also be moved in a retraction direction by a retraction actuator. In one aspect, the device may include a vacuum source that may help facilitate fluid flow into the opening of the device and/or may help facilitate fluid flow from the opening to a storage chamber. In one aspect, an effector may enable fluid communication between the opening and the vacuum source and may do so in response to actuation of the flow activator. |
| US10543301B2 |
Heart pump
A heart pump including: a housing forming a cavity including: at least one inlet aligned with an axis of the cavity; and, at least one outlet provided in a circumferential outer wall of the cavity; an impeller provided within the cavity, the impeller including vanes for urging fluid from the inlet to the outlet; and, a drive for rotating the impeller in the cavity and wherein a flow path through the pump has a minimal cross-sectional area of at least 50 mm2. |
| US10543300B2 |
Adaptable wound drainage system
Provided are drainage systems that may include a drainage manifold and may be suitable for draining fluid from a tissue site. The drainage manifold may include a plurality of elongate members having a moveable end that may be adapted to configure the drainage manifold to treat a uniquely shaped tissue site. The drainage manifold may be coupled to a drainage tube with a transitional connector to provide a drainage system capable of distributing reduced pressure to the tissue site to enhance the drainage of fluids. |
| US10543295B2 |
Particles
Embolic particles are described. The particles are reaction products of a prepolymer solution including at least one polyether macromer and an appropriate monomer. |
| US10543293B2 |
Medical dressing
The present invention relates to a medical dressing that has a modular structure consisting of at least two layers and that is able to cleave incorporated photolabile nitric oxide donors in an adjoining absorption module by means of the emission of electromagnetic radiation from a light module, so that the photolytically generated nitric oxide can be used to enhance medical therapies in humans and animals as well as to generate NO. |
| US10543291B2 |
Cell for ultraviolet irradiation module and ultraviolet irradiation module
The present invention is intended to provide a cell for an ultraviolet irradiation module and an ultraviolet irradiation module with which it is possible to improve the efficiency of sterilizing an object to be irradiated to a greater extent than in the past. The cell for an ultraviolet irradiation module includes a case being at least partially formed of polytetrafluoroethylene having a crystallite size in a direction of 60 nm or more and 250 nm or less and having an internal space into which an object to be irradiated can be introduced. |
| US10543289B2 |
Method and apparatus for rapid sterilization
Methods and systems for sterilizing a tools and equipment are disclosed, including using a UV source to generate a pulsed UV light within or exterior to an enclosure having a highly reflecting diffuse inner coated surface; and absorbing the pulsed light to sterilize. Other embodiments are described and claimed. |
| US10543278B2 |
Immunoparticles and methods of generating and using same
A pharmaceutical composition comprising an immunoparticle is provided. The pharmaceutical composition comprising a monoclonal secondary antibody immunocomplexed with a primary antibody, wherein said monoclonal secondary antibody is coupled on an outer surface of a particle and wherein said particle is loaded with a pharmaceutical agent. |
| US10543275B2 |
Composition for patch preparation comprising drug, organic solvent, lipophilic mass base, and powder
The present disclosure provides a composition for a non-aqueous patch preparation with excellent adhesibility which can sustainedly release a drug. The patch preparation can improve the adhesibility of the patch preparation and the release property of a drug by the addition of a powder ingredient the long-time sustention of the adhesibility of tape preparations enables an improvement of the transdermal absorbability and the sustained release of a drug. |
| US10543274B2 |
Lyophilized preparation of cytotoxic dipeptides
The present invention is directed to novel lyophilized pharmaceutical preparations comprising a cytotoxic dipeptides such as melphalan flufenamide and one or more excipient(s) selected from the group comprising a polysorbate; a polyethylene glycol; β-cyclodextrin; ocyclodextrin; hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin; sulfobutylether-β-cyclodextrin; lactose; benzyl alcohol; disodium succinate; propylene glycol; Cremophor EL; Dimethyl sulfoxide; D-mannitol; Trehalose; Sucrose and an amino acid. This preparation may be further formulated and is useful in cancer therapy. |
| US10543272B2 |
Use of aminolevulinic acid and derivatives thereof
The invention provides the use of a photosensitiser which is a derivative (e.g. an ester) of 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in the manufacture of a composition for use in methods of photodynamic therapy (PDT) on an animal, wherein said PDT comprises: (a) administering to said animal a composition comprising said photosensitiser; and (b) photoactivating said photosensitiser, and side-effects (e.g. pain and/or erythema) of said PDT are prevented or reduced by use of one or more of (i)-(iv): (i) said composition comprises said photosensitiser in a concentration of less than 10% wt (e.g. 0.5 to 8% wt), (ii) said composition is administered for less than 2 hours (e.g. 30 minutes to 90 minutes) prior to said photoactivation, (iii) said photoactivation is carried out with a light source having a fluence rate of less than 50 mW/cm2 (e.g. 5 to 40 mW/cm2), (iv) said photoactivation is carried out with sunlight. Preferably, side effects of PDT are prevented or reduced by using (ii) or (iv) in combination with (i) and/or (ii). |
| US10543268B2 |
Genetically engineered swine influenza virus and uses thereof
The present invention relates, in general, to attenuated swine influenza viruses having an impaired ability to antagonize the cellular interferon (IFN) response, and the use of such attenuated viruses in vaccine and pharmaceutical formulations. In particular, the invention relates to attenuated swine influenza viruses having modifications to a swine NS1 gene that diminish or eliminate the ability of the NS1 gene product to antagonize the cellular IFN response. These viruses replicate in vivo, but demonstrate decreased replication, virulence and increased attenuation, and therefore are well suited for use in live virus vaccines, and pharmaceutical formulations. |
| US10543267B2 |
Neisseria meningitidis compositions and methods thereof
In one aspect, the invention relates to a composition including a factor H binding protein (fHBP) and a Neisseria meningitidis non-serogroup B capsular polysaccharide. The invention further relates to uses of a composition that includes fHBP, such as, for example, uses to elicit an immune response against N. meningitidis serogroup B strains and non-serogroup B strains. The compositions and methods described herein are directed to administration in humans, including adults, adolescents, toddlers, and infants. |
| US10543261B2 |
DNA vaccine containing VEGF-specific epitope and/or angiopoietin-2-specific epitope
The present invention provides a therapeutic or prophylactic agent for cancer, containing an expression vector encoding a chimeric Hepatitis B virus core antigen polypeptide inserted with an amino acid sequence containing a specific epitope of VEGF and/or a specific epitope of angiopoietin-2, wherein the amino acid sequence containing the specific epitope is inserted between the amino acid residues 80 and 81 of the hepatitis B virus core antigen polypeptide. |
| US10543260B2 |
Replacement gene tolerizing vectors and methods of use thereof
The instant disclosure provides replacement gene tolerizing vectors and methods of using such vectors for treating individuals receiving gene therapy for muscular dystrophy, e.g., Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD), etc. Aspects of the methods include administering to the individual, in need thereof, an effective amount of a gene therapy tolerizing vaccine composition that includes a replacement gene tolerizing vector to reduce one or more symptoms of a subject's immune response to gene therapy treatment for muscular dystrophy and/or improve the efficacy of the gene therapy. Compositions and kits for practicing the methods of the disclosure are also provided. |
| US10543258B2 |
Antibacterial composition containing ADK protein as active ingredient, or composition for preventing or treating sepsis
The present invention relates to an antibacterial composition containing, as an active ingredient, adenylate kinase or adenosine kinase (ADK) protein derived from Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and a composition for preventing or treating infectious diseases. In addition, the present invention relates to a composition for preventing or treating sepsis or septic shock. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a method for preventing, improving or treating an infectious disease comprising administering the present antibacterial composition. The ADK protein derived from Mycobacterium tuberculosis according to the present invention has excellent antibacterial activity selectively against gram-negative bacteria, and thus can be favorably used as an antibacterial composition against gram-negative bacteria or for the prevention or treatment of infectious diseases caused by gram-negative bacteria. In addition, the ADK protein has an excellent sepsis treatment effects, thus can be favorably used for the prevention or treatment of sepsis or septic shock. |
| US10543257B2 |
Lentiviral vector for treating hemoglobin disorders
The invention is directed to a more efficient lentiviral vector comprising a nucleic acid sequence encoding a human β-globin protein or a human γ-globin protein, which is oriented from 5′ to 3′ relative to the lentiviral genome. The invention also provides a composition and method utilizing the lentiviral vector. |
| US10543256B2 |
Stable pharmaceutical formulation comprising a reconstituted pulmonary surfactant composition
Physically and chemically stable pharmaceutical formulations in the form of an aqueous suspension comprising a reconstituted pulmonary surfactant are useful for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) and other respiratory disorders. |
| US10543248B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition having preventative or treatment effect on inflammatory bowel diseases comprising stemonae radix extract
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition, which comprises a Stemonae Radix extract, for preventing or treating the occurrence of inflammatory bowel diseases due to cigarette smoke, a method for preventing or treating the occurrence of inflammatory bowel diseases using the composition, a method for suppressing the expression of inflammatory cytokines using the composition, and to a food composition, which comprises the Stemonae Radix extract, for preventing or treating the occurrence of inflammatory bowel diseases due to cigarette smoke. The pharmaceutical composition comprising the Stemonae Radix extract, according to the present invention, reduces the level of MMP12 expression that is known to destroy IL-1β, TNF-α, and IL-6, which are inflammatory cytokines that accompany the inflammatory bowel diseases, and elastin and collagen, and can suppress decrease in the number of lactobacilli in the intestine, and thus can be widely used in developing a safe and effective inflammatory bowel diseases treating agent. |
| US10543245B2 |
Composition for preventing or treating hyperlipidemia
A method for preventing or treating hyperlipidemia includes administrating a composition consisting of a Salvia miltiorrhiza extract, a Crataegus pinnatifida extract, a Polygonum multiflorum extract, and a Ligusticum chuanxiong extract to a subject in need thereof. The composition may reduce an amounts of serum cholesterol and LDL-cholesterol and increase an amount of HDL-cholesterol, significantly reduce an 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 reduce an amounts of hepatic to cholesterol and triglyceride, thereby exhibiting an effect of inhibiting fatty liver. |
| US10543239B2 |
Lactic acid bacteria and bifidobacteria for treating endotoxemia
The invention relates to use of a bacterium selected from a lactic acid bacterium, a Bifidobacterium or a mixture of any thereof for treating metabolic endotoxemia, inhibiting bacterial translocation and regulating lipid absorption in a mammal. |
| US10543234B2 |
Methods and compositions for modulating peripheral immune function
Disclosed herein are cell preparations useful for modulating various peripheral immune functions, methods for making said cell preparations, and methods for their use. |
| US10543231B2 |
Methods and materials for treating cancer
This document provides methods and materials involved in treating cancer. For example, methods and materials involved in making and using particles (e.g., gold nanoparticles) containing a KTLLPTPYC amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:1) or a KTLLPTPYCC amino acid sequence (SEQ ID NO:2) to treat cancer (e.g., pancreatic cancer) are provided. |
| US10543230B2 |
Redox signaling gel formulation
Redox signaling gels are disclosed. Such gels include a composition with at least one reactive oxygen species (ROS) and a rheology modifier. Also presented herein is a process for making the gels which includes making the composition by taking the steps of purifying water to produce ultra-pure water, combining a salt to the ultra-pure water to create a salinated water, electrolyzing the salinated water at a temperature of 4.3 to 5.8° C. such that the electrolyzing is accomplished with an anode, cathode and power source such that the power source comprises a transformer and a rectifier and does not comprise a filter capacitor. |
| US10543229B2 |
Dietary supplement composition as a prophylactic and treatment for skin diseases such as eczema and psoriasis and the like and method of treatment
A dietary supplement composition as a prophylactic and treatment for skin diseases such as eczema and psoriasis and the like, the composition comprising a phase II liver detoxification component having glycine, and magnesium, wherein glycine and magnesium are present in the supplement composition in a ratio of between about 20:1 and 20:8. |
| US10543228B2 |
Pharmaceutical preparation containing selenite or selenite-containing compounds for treating cervical dysplasia or carcinomas
The invention relates to compositions containing selenite-containing compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable acids, selected from citric acid, acetic acid, malic acid, carbonic acid, sulphuric acid, nitric acid, hydrochloric acid, fruit acids or mixtures thereof, for use for treating cervical inflammations, dysplasia and/or carcinomas. The invention further relates to methods of using such compositions. |
| US10543227B2 |
Hair growth composition
The invention of this application relates to a composition for growing hairs comprising, as an active ingredient, thiosulfuric acid or a salt thereof that has hair growing effects and has no side effects. |
| US10543219B2 |
Oral testosterone ester formulations and methods of treating testosterone deficiency comprising same
A pharmaceutical formulation of testosterone undecanoate is provided. Methods of treating a testosterone deficiency or its symptoms with the inventive formulations are also provided. |
| US10543215B2 |
Combination therapy of cardiac myosin activator and sinus node if current inhibitor
Disclosed herein are combination therapies for the treatment of heart failure using a cardiac myosin activator, such as omecamtiv mecarbil, and a sinus node If current inhibitor, such as ivabradine. Also disclosed herein are compositions comprising a cardiac myosin activator and a sinus node If current inhibitor. |
| US10543212B2 |
Substituted amines for treating cardiac diseases
The present invention provides a compound having a CaMKII inhibitory action, which is expected to be useful as an agent for the prophylaxis or treatment of cardiac diseases (particularly catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, postoperative atrial fibrillation, heart failure, fatal arrhythmia) and the like.The present invention relates to a compound represented by the formula (I): wherein each symbol is as defined in the specification, or a salt thereof. |
| US10543211B2 |
Methods and compositions for treating diseases and conditions
Provided herein include methods and compositions for treating diseases or conditions. In some embodiments provided are methods for treating one or more diseases or conditions selected from the group consisting of hypertension, heart failure, dyspnea, and sleep apnea. In certain embodiments provided are methods that include administering a compound of formula (I) as disclosed herein. In some embodiments provided are methods that include administering a P2X3 and/or a P2X2/3 receptor antagonist. |
| US10543210B2 |
Inhibitors of multidrug resistance transporter P-glycoprotein
The present disclosure provides a method of treating a subject that is resistant to one or more drugs by identifying a subject having one or more drug resistant cells; administering to the subject a pharmaceutically effective amount of an inhibitor compound, and contacting one or more drug resistant cells with the inhibitor compound to reduce the export of the inhibitor compound from the one or more drug resistant tumor cells and to block the transport of drug(s) from the one or more drug resistant cells. |
| US10543209B2 |
Dihydropyridophthalazinone inhibitors of poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase (PARP)
A compound having the structure set forth in Formula (I) and Formula (II): wherein the substituents Y, Z, A, B, R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined herein. Provided herein are inhibitors of poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase activity. Also described herein are pharmaceutical compositions that include at least one compound described herein and the use of a compound or pharmaceutical composition described herein to treat diseases, disorders and conditions that are ameliorated by the inhibition of PARP activity. |
| US10543204B2 |
Use of Hsp70 as a regulator of enzymatic activity
The present invention concerns a method for modulating the enzymatic activity of an enzyme, wherein said enzyme interacts with BMP, said method comprising the step of administering or inducing Hsp70, or a functional fragment or variant thereof, in a form suitable for allowing interaction between BMP and Hsp70, or said functional fragment or variant thereof, and thereby modulating the enzymatic activity of an enzyme interacting with BMP. |
| US10543201B2 |
Compositions and methods for treating pelvic pain and other conditions
Methods are provided for treating conditions including chronic pelvic pain, in which there are palpable trigger points of local areas of muscle restriction and spasticity that recreate or refer pain of patients complaints upon palpation, chronic pelvic pain syndrome, pelvic floor myalgia, pelvic floor dysfunction, interstitial cystitis, levator ani syndrome, coccygodynia, prostatodynia, piriformis syndrome, anal sphincter pain, bowel movement pain, post bowel movement pain, ejaculatory pain, post ejaculatory pain, sitting pain, post bowel movement pain, rectal pain, tailbone pain, urinary frequency, urinary urgency, urinary hesitancy, post urinary pain, overactive bladder, perineal pain, penile pain, vaginismus, anismus, sexual dysfunction, reduced level of ejaculate or reduced penile erection, myofascial pain in muscle tissue of a patient who has one or more trigger points in the muscle tissue, or the pain/sensitivity of pelvic floor muscle trigger points and specific areas of myofascial restriction detected upon palpation in a patient comprising administering to the one or more trigger points of the patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a calcium channel blocker, or L-arginine, or a combination of a calcium channel blocker and L-arginine, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates, solvates and prodrugs thereof; the application of the topical form of the drug can be applied by the patient regularly as part of a self treatment program to heal muscle related pain and muscle related pelvic pain and each optionally together with a corticosteroid such as cortisone of hydrocortisone. The invention further provides methods for myofascial release, trigger point release, and the use of dilators with and without calcium channel blockers for pain conditions. The invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions, kits and applicator devices useful in the methods of the invention. |
| US10543197B2 |
Phosphoinositide 3-kinase inhibitor with a zinc binding moiety
The invention provides a compound of Formula I, Pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and the use of such compounds in the treatment of phosphoinositide 3-kinase related diseases and disorders such as cancer. The instant application further relates to the treatment of histone deacetylase related disorders and diseases related to both histone deacetylase and phosphoinositide 3-kinase. |
| US10543195B2 |
Peptides for skin rejuvenation and methods of using the same
The invention provides compositions for stimulating the formation of one or more extracellular matrix components that contain a lipoaminoacid derivative of the tripeptide carnosine such as N-Octanoyl Carnosine. Also provided are compositions containing N-Octanoyl Carnosine in combination with selected tripeptide and/or tetrapeptides as well as pharmaceutical and/or cosmetic compositions containing such compositions. The invention further provides methods of using the compositions and compositions of the invention to treat, alleviate, and/or ameliorate a symptom, condition, disorder, or disease of the skin or mucosa, wherein the symptom, condition, disorder, or disease is associated with changes in extracellular matrix components. |
| US10543193B2 |
Processes useful for the preparation of 1-[3-(4-bromo-2-methyl-2H-pyrazol-3-yl)-4-methoxy-phenyl]-3-(2,4-difluoro-phenyl)-urea and crystalline forms related thereto
The present invention is directed to processes and intermediates useful for the preparation of 1-[3-(4-bromo-2-methyl-2H-pyrazol-3-yl)-4-methoxy-phenyl]-3-(2,4-difluoro-phenyl)-urea (Compound I), crystalline forms and solvate forms thereof; and compositions comprising 1-[3-(4-bromo-2-methyl-2H-pyrazol-3-yl)-4-methoxy-phenyl]-3-(2,4-difluoro-phenyl)-urea, crystalline forms and solvate forms thereof prepared by processes as described herein. |
| US10543191B2 |
Use of butylidenephthalide (Bdph), method of using the same, and method for preparing pharmaceutical composition containing the same
The present invention discloses use of butylidenephthalide (Bdph), a method of using the same, and a method for preparing a pharmaceutical composition containing the same. Because Bdph has the capability of promoting the hair growth and reducing the β-amyloid protein (Aβ) level in nerve cells, the efficacy of improving the health and appearance of a subject can be achieved by administrating an effective amount of Bdph to the subject. Specifically, the Bdph has the efficacy of preventing or treating neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease caused by excessive build up of Aβ in the cells, and as an active ingredient in a topical composition, the Bdph is effective in promoting the hair growth at the site where the Bdph is administered. Furthermore, the method for preparing a pharmaceutical composition containing Bdph comprises preparing the pharmaceutical composition through an organic synthesis reaction, wherein the Bdph is coated with a polymeric material such as F127 by covalent bonding of the polymeric material with the Bdph, thereby achieving the effect of reducing the cytotoxicity of the pharmaceutical composition for an organism. |
| US10543189B2 |
2-acetylnaphtho[2,3-b]furan -4,9-dione for use on treating cancer
The invention provides naphthofuran compounds, polymorphs of naphthofuran compounds, naphthofuran compounds in particle form, purified compositions that contain one or more naphthofuran compounds, purified compositions that contain one or more naphthofuran compounds in particle form, and methods of using these naphthofuran compounds, polymorphs, purified compositions and/or particle forms to treat subjects in need thereof. |
| US10543182B2 |
Compositions, methods and devices for forming gel implants from injected liquids
A method of forming a gel implant in tissue can include: providing an injectable composition configured for thermoreversible gel formation at about 37° C.; injecting the injectable composition into the tissue at the rate of about 10-12000 injections per minute; and forming a thermoreversible gel at about 37° C. from the injected injectable composition so as to form the gel implant. The injecting can be at an amount of 1.0E-02 ml to 1.0E-16 ml per needle per injection. The injecting can form an implant with area greater than or equal to 5 mm2. The injecting can be at a depth of 10 microns to 5 mm. The injectable composition can include a visualization agent, drug or other agent. |
| US10543181B2 |
Toxic aldehyde related diseases and treatment
The present invention provides for the treatment, prevention, and/or reduction of a risk of a disease, disorder, or condition in which aldehyde toxicity is implicated in the pathogenesis, including ocular disorders, skin disorders, conditions associated with injurious effects from blister agents, and autoimmune, inflammatory, neurological and cardiovascular diseases by the use of a primary amine to scavenge toxic aldehydes, such as MDA and HNE. |
| US10543180B2 |
D3 dopamine receptor agonists to treat dyskinesia in Parkinson's disease
The present invention provides a method of inhibiting, suppressing or preventing levodopa-induced dyskinesia in a patient suffering from Parkinson's Disease, comprising the step of administering to the patient a pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one compound of the invention. The present invention further provides a method of inhibiting, suppressing or preventing Parkinson's Disease in a patient, comprising the step of administering to the patient a pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one compound of the invention. |
| US10543179B2 |
Dosage regimen of an S1P receptor modulator
The present invention relates to a dosage regimen of an S1P receptor modulator or agonist in the course of the treatment of patients suffering from an inflammatory or autoimmune disorder, for example multiple sclerosis. Specifically, the present invention relates to testing a patient for a history of infection and vaccinating the patient prior to administration of fingolimod or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof at a daily dosage of 0.5 mg. |
| US10543177B2 |
Composition and method for treating skin conditions
Provided herein are compositions and related methods for the treatment of herpes simplex virus (HSV) induced blisters and resulting ulcerative lesions. The composition includes at least one antiviral agent that is a long-chain aliphatic compound, and at least one topical corticosteroid. |
| US10543172B2 |
Econazole composition and methods of treatment therewith
The invention provides a water-based composition for treating an infection by a dermatophyte fungus comprising econazole or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Also provided are methods of treatment utilizing the water-based foam composition, as well as its preparation. |
| US10543170B2 |
Tablets with improved acceptance and good storage stability
The present invention relates to tablets for animals, having improved acceptance and good storage stability. |
| US10543168B2 |
Sprayable polymers as adhesion barriers
A formulation for generating an adhesion barrier that includes a plurality of particles or a dry powder that is made of a polymer combination of at least one biodegradable polymer and at least one water soluble polymer is disclosed. Methods of making and delivering the formulation are further disclosed. The formulation of particles is deposited on a surface of internal body tissue and the deposited formulation absorbs moisture from the tissue and forms a film over the surface. The film acts as an adhesion barrier by reducing or preventing adhesion of the surface to other body tissue. |
| US10543167B2 |
Topical composition containing antioxidants
Disclosed herein are compositions for topical application that effectively deliver antioxidants across the epidermis, dermis, or a combination thereof into cells and/or the bloodstream while concurrently maintaining chemical activity of the antioxidants. In certain aspects, these formulations include emulsions and balms each having a lipophilic carrier and a lipophilic antioxidant solubilized by the lipophilic carrier. Also disclosed herein are methods for making these compositions for topical application. |
| US10543165B2 |
Method of improving the appearance of aging skin
A method of improving the appearance of aging skin that includes applying an effective amount of artichoke leaf extract and vitamin B3 compound in combination to a target area of skin that exhibits a sign of aging skin, and compositions that include an effective amount of artichoke leaf extract and vitamin B3 compound in combination. The composition is applied for a period of time sufficient for the combination of vitamin B3 compound and niacinamide to improve the appearance of the aging skin. |
| US10543159B2 |
Hair papilla cell activator
The present invention provides an agent for activating proliferation of follicle dermal papilla cells comprising an acidic saccharide alkaline earth metal salt, wherein the acidic saccharide is selected from the group consisting of a phosphorylated saccharide and lactobionic acid. The acidic saccharide is preferably a phosphorylated saccharide. The alkaline earth metal salt is preferably a calcium salt or a magnesium salt. In accordance with the present invention, the proliferation of follicle dermal papilla cells is promoted. Thus, the agent for activating proliferation of follicle dermal papilla cells is expected to produce hair-restoration and hair-growth effects such as treatment of hair thinning, prevention of hair loss, promotion of hair restoration, and promotion of hair growth. |
| US10543157B2 |
Method of treating a hair disorder with N-hydroxypyridinones
The present invention is directed to a method for treating a hair disorder in a human or animal in need thereof, involving topically applying to the human or animal an effective amount of at least one 6-substituted 2-pyridinol N-oxide compound, a tautomer, or a cosmetically acceptable salt thereof wherein a hair count is increased by at least 0.5 hairs/cm2 and/or an increase the number of anagen hairs and maintain the number of telogen hairs when compared to a baseline and/or vehicle. |
| US10543154B2 |
Oral care composition
An oral care composition, including a non-aqueous dispersant and an amphiphilic copolymer structure-building agent. |
| US10543145B1 |
Adjustable slip resistant walking surface for use with a mobility aid
An attachment to a mobility aid, such as a walker, wheeled walker or rollator, or wheelchair that automatically positions a slip resistant surface under the foot of the user. The distance the slip resistant surface is from the mobility aid is adjustable to suit the user. A retractable slip resistant surface attachment is removably attached to sides of the mobility aid. A sliding channel bracket is slidably attached to an attachment panel permitting the sliding channel bracket to be adjusted longitudinally. A slide panel with slide members captured by the sliding channel bracket permits an attached slip resist surface to move freely back and forth with a retraction mechanism. Adjustable, secure footing is obtained on wet or slippery surfaces preventing falls. |
| US10543140B2 |
Independent neonatal support assessment placenta transfusion and resuscitation unit
A trolley is provided for user in hospital settings, generally related to the maternity ward and newborn infants. The trolley has a height-adjustable platform which is connected to a base structure through a lift mechanism. The lift mechanism is used to raise and lower the height-adjustable platform as desired by an attending physician. To help an attending physician deliver and care for newborn infants, a resuscitation system, vacuum system, and accessory-receiving mount are also provided. Power is provided by a rechargeable battery which is placed in a power housing which is mounted to the base structure. The resuscitation system provides two gas tanks which are connected to a gas mixer and controlled by an associated module. The resuscitation system is able to provide specific gas mixtures for a newborn infant. The vacuum system aides with post birth cleaning, and other devices can be connected to the accessory-receiving mount as needed. |
| US10543134B2 |
Band-fastened convenience-packaging for storing absorbent personal care articles
A band-fastened packaging for containing absorbent articles includes a pocket component for housing the articles. The pocket component includes a front and back wall, with at least the front wall defining an opening into the pocket component. At least the front and back walls form a packaging closed end. A packaging flap is hingedly connected to the back wall for covering the opening, the packaging flap including a flap wall having an outermost flap wall edge. A band-fastener is attached to the outermost flap wall edge. The band-fastener is capable of separating from the outermost flap wall edge between two spaced-apart points, and includes a flap-facing inner edge. The packaging closed end may be inserted between the outermost flap wall edge and band-fastener, flap-facing inner edge in order to maintain the packaging in a closed configuration. |
| US10543132B2 |
Absorbent article with blood modifying agent
An absorbent article includes a liquid-permeable top sheet, a liquid-impermeable back sheet, and an absorbent body between the liquid-permeable top sheet and liquid-impermeable back sheet. The liquid-permeable top sheet includes a blood modifying agent with an IOB of 0.00-0.60, a melting point of no higher than 45° C., a water solubility of 0.00-0.05 g in 100 g of water at 25° C., and a weight-average molecular weight of no greater than 1,000. |
| US10543131B2 |
Absorbent article with leg cuffs
A disposable absorbent article may include a chassis that includes a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet; and a leg gasketing system. The leg gasketing system may include an inner cuff and an outer cuff; the inner cuff may include an inner cuff folded edge and an inner cuff material edge and the outer cuff may include an outer cuff folded edge and an outer cuff material edge such that the web of material is folded laterally inward to form the outer cuff folded edge and folded laterally outward to form the inner cuff folded edge. The disposable absorbent article also includes five areas, wherein the first area is more breathable than each of the second area and the third area, and wherein the first area is less breathable than each of the fourth area and the fifth area. |
| US10543129B2 |
Absorbent articles having channels and wetness indicator
An absorbent article, such as a diaper or a training pant, having a wearer-facing side and a garment-facing side and a longitudinal axis. The absorbent article comprises a topsheet on the wearer-facing side, a backsheet on the garment-facing side, and an absorbent core between the topsheet and backsheet. The absorbent core comprises a pair of generally longitudinally-extending channels. The absorbent article further comprises a wetness indicator at least partially superposed with at least one of the channels, as seen from the garment-facing side of the article. |
| US10543128B2 |
Bonding apparatus and method
The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for mechanically bonding substrates together. The apparatuses may include a pattern roll including a pattern element protruding radially outward. The pattern element includes a pattern surface and includes one or more channels adjacent the pattern surface. The pattern roll may be positioned adjacent an anvil roll to define a nip between the pattern surface and the anvil roll, wherein the pattern roll is biased toward the anvil roll to define a nip pressure between pattern surface and the anvil roll. As substrates advance between the pattern roll and anvil roll, the substrates are compressed between the anvil roll and the pattern surface to form a discrete bond region between the first and second substrates. As such, during the bonding process, some yielded substrate material flows from under the pattern surface and into the channel to form a channel grommet region. |
| US10543127B2 |
Methods and devices for skin tightening
The present invention relates to methods and devices for skin tightening after incising or excising tissue portions from a subject. Exemplary methods and devices include tunable dressings having an adhesive layer and a regulatable layer or an un-stretched layer that responds to one or more external stimuli to contract or expand the dressing, where the contraction or expansion can be uniform or non-uniform. |
| US10543122B2 |
Ocular treatment devices and related methods of use
Apparatus and methods for ocular treatment are provided. The apparatus can comprise a microcannula having a proximal end, a distal end, a cavity, and a central longitudinal axis. The apparatus can include a handle coupled to the proximal end of the microcannula. The apparatus can include multiple offices extending circumferentially about the microcannula distal end, each of the orifices defining a channel extending transverse to the central longitudinal axis, and one or more grooves about a circumference of the microcannula. |
| US10543119B2 |
Incremental and/or successive adjustable mandibular advancement device for preventing and treatment of snoring and obstructive sleep apnea
The current invention relates to an adjustable mandibular advancement device with a unique combination of resilient hinging and adjustability to prevent or reduce snoring and/or obstructive sleep apnea syndrome. The adjustability is described by means of two concepts of adjustability for the relative enlargement or diminution of the members of the device, incremental and successive advancement mechanisms, in either combination or separately. By use of thermoplastic materials the device can be used in the outmost variability of the human dentition. |
| US10543118B2 |
Joint device
A joint apparatus includes a first fixed ring, a second fixed ring arranged spaced apart from the first fixed ring, an extension portion comprising a bar extending from the first fixed ring in a direction toward the second fixed ring and an end portion disposed at an end portion of the bar in the direction toward the second fixed ring, a first flexure extending from the second fixed ring in a direction toward the first fixed ring and supporting the end portion, and a second flexure extending from the second fixed ring in the direction toward the first fixed ring and supporting the end portion, the second flexure being disposed at an opposite side to the first flexure with respect to the extension portion. |
| US10543117B2 |
Duet stent deployment system and method of performing a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunting procedure using same
A duet stent deployment system is used in a transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt procedure. The device has a versatility of adjusting to a patient's anatomy in vivo. The system includes exactly two self expanding stents mounted on an inner catheter and covered by an outer sheath that is moved among a pre-deployment configuration, a first deployment configuration and a second deployment configuration to position the stents in an overlapping configuration from the portal vein, through a shunt and into the hepatic vein, and terminating at the junction with the vena cava. |
| US10543116B2 |
Balloon expandable endoprosthesis
An improved medical device reduces the loss of longitudinal length during expansion of a stent-graft from a compressed state to an expanded state. For example, the stent-graft is placed over a cover that provides resistance to expansion of the balloon during inflation, which reduces longitudinal compressing forces exerted on the stent-graft. |
| US10543115B2 |
Blockstent device and methods of use
What is disclosed is a medical device comprising a compressed, cylindrical or oblong, thin-walled, expandable metal structure (a “blockstent”) and a flexible, elongated device (a “delivery catheter”) to position the compressed blockstent into the lumen of a blood vessel segment to be treated, and methods of use for occlusion of treated blood vessel segments. A blockstent can be made with ductile metals such as gold, platinum, or silver such that the blockstent will conform to the shape of the lumen of the treated blood vessel segment during expansion and allow for the shape of the blockstent to be permanently changed by the application of an external force. The surface of the blockstent can be configured to promote local thrombus on the external surface of the blockstent and to promote the growth of tissue into the wall of the blockstent in order to occlude the treated blood vessel and fix the blockstent in place. The wall of the blockstent can also be configured to release drugs or pharmacologically active molecules such as those that promote thrombosis, cell proliferation, extracellular matrix deposition to promote this thrombus formation and tissue growth. |
| US10543114B2 |
Implants having high fatigue resistance, implant delivery systems, and methods of use
According to one aspect of the present invention, a fatigue resistant stent includes a flexible tubular structure having an inside diameter, an outside diameter, and a sidewall therebetween and having apertures extending through the sidewall. According to other aspects of the invention, processes for making a fatigue resistant stent are disclosed. According to further aspects of the invention, delivery systems for a fatigue resistant stent and methods of use are provided. |
| US10543110B2 |
Lower-leg exoskeleton system and method
A lower-leg exoskeleton including an inflatable actuator that is configured to be worn over a front portion of a foot of a user; a rigid foot structure coupled to the inflatable actuator that is configured to surround a portion of a foot of the user; and a rigid shin structure coupled to the inflatable actuator and configured to engage the shin of the user. When worn by a user, the lower-leg exoskeleton can receive and transmit an actuator load generated by the inflatable actuator to a load contact point defined by the rigid foot structure which is forward of the heel of a user. Inflation of the inflatable actuator can generate a moment about the ankle of a user to cause flexion of the foot of the user. |
| US10543104B2 |
Spinal plate
Spinal plates with additional features to improve the stability of the interface between the plate and the underlying bone. A bone plate may include one or more sharp ridges along the periphery of its underside. When attached to bone, the ridge digs into the bone and increases stability. A bone plate may alternatively or additionally include one or more holes for optional spikes, which may be inserted once the plate is attached to the bone. By separating the spikes and including them as an optional component, the plate may enhance stability while reducing or eliminating the chance of the spike injuring the patient. Furthermore, bone screws may incorporate alternating notches and ridges into the head of the screw. The notches and ridges may interface with a set screw, thereby preventing rotation and loosening of the screw. |
| US10543100B2 |
Glenoid implant surgery using patient specific instrumentation
A pin placement instrument for placing a pin in a bone comprises an anatomical interface with a hook-like portion being opened in a lateral direction of the instrument to receive a bone therein in a planned position. A drill guide is connected to the anatomical interface and defining at least one guide slot in a longitudinal direction of the instrument. The guide slot has a lateral opening over its full length in the drill guide to allow lateral withdrawal of the instrument in said lateral direction with the pin placed in the bone passing through the lateral opening. A bushing is removably placed in said guide slot via said longitudinal direction in a planned fit, the bushing defining a throughbore aligned with the guide slot and adapted to receive the pin extending in said longitudinal direction when the bushing is in the guide slot for pin placement. |
| US10543098B2 |
Orthopaedic femoral component having controlled condylar curvature
An orthopaedic knee prosthesis includes a femoral component having a condyle surface. The condyle surface is defined by one or more radii of curvatures, which are controlled to reduce or delay the onset of anterior translation of the femoral component relative to a tibial bearing. |
| US10543097B2 |
Method and surgical instrument system with multiple lengths of broaches sharing a common geometry
An orthopaedic surgical instrument system includes a first broach including a first end configured to be separately secured to a handle and a tapered body having a plurality of cutting teeth defined therein, and a second broach including a first end configured to be separately secured to the handle in place of the first broach, a first tapered body extending distally from a second end positioned opposite the first end, and a second tapered body extending distally from the first tapered body. The tapered body of the first broach and the first tapered body of the second broach have a first outer geometry and the second tapered body has a second outer geometry different from the first outer geometry. |
| US10543094B2 |
Orthopaedic implants having self-lubricated articulating surfaces designed to reduce wear, corrosion, and ion leaching
An orthopaedic implant can replace a joint in a patient. The orthopaedic implant includes a first component having a first component surface and a second component having a second component surface. The first component surface and the second component surface mate at an interface. The first component surface includes a metal substrate, a nanotextured surface, a ceramic coating, and a transition zone. The nanotextured surface is disposed directly upon the metal substrate and has surface features in a size of 10−9 meters. The ceramic coating conforms to the nanotextured surface and includes a plurality of bio-active sites configured to attract and retain calcium and phosphorous cations. The transition zone is disposed between the metal substrate and the ceramic coating. The transition zone includes a concentration gradient transitioning from the metal substrate to the ceramic coating and there is no distinct interface between the metal substrate and the ceramic coating. |
| US10543091B2 |
Method to reduce mitral regurgitation by cinching the commissure of the mitral valve
Methods of repairing the mitral valve and reducing mitral regurgitation. One method includes securing a first tissue anchor to a position on a posterior portion of the annular tissue of the mitral valve and a second tissue anchor to a position on an anterior portion of the annular tissue of the mitral valve. At least one tensile member spans between the first and second tissue anchors and across the orifice of the mitral valve. When tension is applied to the at least one tensile member, the posterior portion of the annular tissue is pulled toward the anterior portion. |
| US10543089B2 |
Annuloplasty ring with reduced dehiscence
A prosthetic remodeling annuloplasty ring for use in tricuspid or mitral valve repairs to provide support after annuloplasty surgery. The annuloplasty ring includes a relatively rigid core extending around an axis that is discontinuous to define two free ends. A suture-permeable interface surrounding the core includes floppy regions adjacent both free ends of the core. Sutures are used to attach the annuloplasty ring to the annulus, including at least one suture through each of the floppy regions to secure the free ends of the ring and minimize the risk of ring dehiscence, or pull through of the sutures through the annulus tissue. The floppy regions may project from each free end into the gap toward each other, be radially enlarged such as paddle-like extensions, or may comprise outwardly lateral extensions at the free ends of the core. |
| US10543084B2 |
Medical device for treating a heart valve insufficiency
A medical device for treating a heart valve insufficiency, with an endoprosthesis which can be introduced into a patient's body and expanded to secure a heart valve prosthesis in the patient's aorta. In an embodiment, the endoprosthesis has a plurality of positioning arches configured to be positioned with respect to a patient's aorta and a plurality of retaining arches to support a heart valve prosthesis. The endoprosthesis includes a first collapsed mode during the process of introducing it into the patient's body and a second expanded mode when it is implanted. |
| US10543082B2 |
Heart valve assembly
A heart valve assembly has a heart valve assembly that has a wire frame comprising an anchor section, a generally cylindrical valve support section, and a neck section that transitions between the anchor section and the valve support section. The wire frame includes a plurality of supports extending radially outwardly in an annular manner about an upper end of the valve support section, and the anchor section has an annular flange that extends radially therefrom, so that an annular space is defined between the annular flange and the annular supports for receiving or capturing the native annulus when the heart valve is deployed. The heart valve assembly also includes a leaflet assembly having a plurality of leaflets that are stitched to the valve support section and which are positioned on an inflow side of the neck section. |
| US10543080B2 |
Methods of making encapsulated heart valves
The present disclosure concerns embodiments of implantable prosthetic devices, and in particular, implantable prosthetic valves, and methods for making such devices. In one aspect, a prosthetic device includes encapsulating layers that extend over a fabric layer and secure the fabric layer to another component of the device. In particular embodiments, the prosthetic device comprises a prosthetic heart valve, and can be configured to be implanted in any of the native heart valves. In addition, the prosthetic heart valve can be, for example, a transcatheter heart valve, a surgical heart valve, or a minimally-invasive heart valve. |
| US10543079B2 |
Heart valve prosthesis
Mitral valve prosthesis are disclosed that include a frame or support structure having an inflow portion, a valve-retaining tubular portion and a pair of support arms. The inflow portion radially extends from a first end of the valve-retaining tubular portion and the pair of support arms are circumferentially spaced apart and radially extend from an opposing second end of the valve-retaining tubular portion. The inflow portion is formed from a plurality of struts that outwardly extend from the first end of the valve-retaining tubular portion with adjacent struts of the plurality of struts being joined, wherein each strut of the plurality of struts has a substantially s-shaped profile and at least one twisted area. |
| US10543077B2 |
Sinus-engaging valve fixation member
A prosthesis is provided for implantation at a native semilunar valve of a native valve complex, the native valve complex having three semilunar sinuses and three native commissures. The prosthesis includes a valve prosthesis support, which comprises a support structure comprising exactly three engagement arms that meet one another at three respective junctures. The engagement arms are shaped so as define three peak complexes at the three respective junctures, and three trough complexes, each of which is between two of the peak complexes. Upon implantation of the prosthesis, each of the engagement arms is at least partially disposed within a respective one of the semilunar sinuses, such that each of the peak complexes is disposed distal to and in rotational alignment with a respective one of the native commissures, and each of the trough complexes is disposed at least partially within the respective one of the semilunar sinuses. |
| US10543076B2 |
Optical material and method for modifying the refractive index
A laser system for modifying the index of refraction of an optical hydrogel material. The laser system comprises a computer program to determine the position and shape of refractive structures to be written into the optical hydrogel material to correct a patient's vision, and a focused laser that generates laser light having a wavelength of from 400 nm to 900 nm, and which operates with an average power of 10 mW to 1000 mW to produce a pulse energy from 0.05 nJ to 1000 nJ with a peak intensity at focus of greater than 1013 W/cm2. The refractive structures exhibit a change in the index of refraction of 0.01 to 0.06 in the optical hydrogel material. |
| US10543074B2 |
Passive artificial sphincter
A passive artificial sphincter includes a tension member, an outer sleeve, and a connecter. The tension member has first and second ends. The outer sleeve contains the tension member and is formed of a biocompatible material. The connecter is configured to couple the first and second ends together to form an artificial sphincter ring. The artificial sphincter ring is configured for implantation around the lumen to provide passive constriction of the lumen.In a method, an artificial sphincter comprising a tension member contained within an outer sleeve is positioned around a lumen of a patient. The lumen is constricted responsive to the tension in the tension member. The passage of material through the lumen and past the artificial sphincter ring is resisted responsive to the constriction of the lumen. |
| US10543070B2 |
Methods for use of sex sorted semen to improve genetic management in swine
The invention relates to methods of increasing genetic merit of swine by establishing a plurality of mating subtypes for a line of swine, and determining a percentage of progeny that are male for each of the mating subtypes, or a percentage of progeny that are female for each of the mating subtypes, that would result, relative to a control, in an increase in genetic merit in the line; the invention further relates to sorting a sperm cell sample from a male swine in one of the mating subtypes into one or more subpopulations of sperm cells, wherein a majority of sperm cells in a subpopulation of sperm cells bear X chromosomes or Y chromosomes, and inseminating one or more female swine in the one of the mating subtypes with the subpopulation of sperm cells to achieve the percentage of progeny that are male, or the percentage of progeny that are female, determined to increase genetic merit relative to the control. |
| US10543066B2 |
Method and system for fabricating a dental coping, and a coping fabricated thereby
A wax model of a required coping is produced using CNC machining techniques based on a virtual model of the coping created from digital data obtained from the intraoral cavity. The dental coping is then fabricated from the wax model. |
| US10543063B2 |
Dental prosthesis arrangement
A dental prosthesis arrangement includes a lower part assigned to a jaw implant and an upper part assigned to a superstructure. The lower part engages in the upper part along a central axis. The lower part is supported against the upper part at several contact faces. The lower part and the upper part are connected releasably to each other via a securing device which provides a retaining force against axial withdrawal of the upper part from the lower part. A first radially inwardly directed structure is provided on the lower part and a second radially outwardly directed structure is provided on the upper part for receiving a holding element that provides the retaining force. A fastener passing through the upper part and connected to the lower part can alternatively fix the upper part to the lower part. |
| US10543055B2 |
Structure for automatically identifying predetermined length of tourniquets and method for identifying predetermined length
Disclosed are a structure for automatically identifying a predetermined length of a tourniquet, and a method for quickly identifying the predetermined length. The structure for automatically identifying a predetermined length of a tourniquet comprises a box and tourniquets, wherein the box has at least one receiving cavity in which the tourniquets are placed and an opening configured to be passed through by an end of the tourniquets, wherein apertures are formed in the tourniquets at an interval of the predetermined length in a longitudinal direction of the tourniquets, the box is provided with a protrusion configured to cooperate with the apertures during the extraction of the tourniquets, and the apertures are configured to identify the predetermined length of the tourniquets and facilitate tearing off of the tourniquets during the tearing off of the tourniquets. |
| US10543048B2 |
Flexible instrument insertion using an adaptive insertion force threshold
A robotic system is described for determining and using an insertion force threshold to avoid too much force being applied to a flexible instrument placed within a patient. The robotic system comprises a medical instrument comprising an elongate body, and further comprises a robotic arm coupled to the instrument as well as a controller configured to receive instrument data based in part on a current location of the elongate body, access patient data associated with the patient, determine an insertion force threshold, receive an insertion force detected by a force sensor coupled to the robotic arm, compare the insertion force with the insertion force threshold, and responsive to the insertion force exceeding the force threshold, generate a recommendation signal for the robotic system. |
| US10543047B2 |
Remote catheter manipulator
A robotic instrument driver for elongate members includes a first elongate member, and at least one manipulator mechanism configured to manipulate the first elongate member, and at least one articulating drive configured to articulate the first elongate member, positionable on a bed and beside a patient access site. The manipulator and articulating drive are positioned relative to each other a distance less than the insertable length of the first elongate member, stationary in position. |
| US10543040B2 |
Skin treatment device
The present invention is concerned with a skin treatment device, in particular a hair removal device, having a light emission unit comprising a substrate and a plurality of first LED dies mounted on the substrate on an area of at least 0.2 cm2, in particular of at least 1 cm2, wherein the skin treatment device is arranged to activate the first LED dies to emit a treatment light pulse having a pulse length in particular in the range of between 10 ms and 300 ms and the first LED dies have a radiant flux such that a radiant fluence on the skin of a user of at least 1 J/cm2 is achieved by application of the treatment light pulse, wherein the light emission unit has at least two selectable active areas of first LED dies, where the selectable active areas have different sizes, and at least three second LED dies are mounted on the substrate at locations suitable for visibly indicating each of the selectable active areas. |
| US10543036B2 |
Systems and methods of cooling surgical instruments
A fluid cooling system for cooling a microwave antenna includes an energy source configured to supply microwave energy to a microwave antenna for ablating tissue, a fluid source, a centrifugal pump, and a cooling member coupled to the centrifugal pump and configured to contact the tube to cool fluid flowing through the tube. |
| US10543034B2 |
Modulation of nerves innervating the liver
According to some embodiments, a method of treating a subject having diabetes or symptoms associated with diabetes is provided. The method includes delivering a neuromodulation catheter within a vessel (e.g., hepatic artery) having surrounding nerves that innervate the liver (e.g., sympathetic nerves of the hepatic plexus). The method may also include modulating (e.g., disrupting, ablating, stimulating) the nerves by mechanical compression, energy delivery, or fluid delivery. |
| US10543031B2 |
Bone cement applicator with three-way valve for pressure relief
Bone cement applicators and methods apply a bone cement dough in the region of the spine. The applicators and method have at least one tubular cartridge with an internal space, containing starting components of the bone cement, at least one dispensing plunger that is mobile in longitudinal direction on the inside of the at least one cartridge, a hose, an application opening through which the bone cement dough is applicable, a three-way valve being arranged in the hose or on a side of the hose facing the at least one cartridge and in fluid connection with the opening of the at least one cartridge and/or a collecting container arranged on the three-way valve for accommodation of bone cement dough. The three-way valve is appropriately designed and/or arranged in the bone cement applicator such that it, being in a first position, provides a fluid connection between the application opening and the opening of the at least one cartridge and closes a passage to the collecting container and, being in a second position, provides a fluid connection between the application opening and the collecting container and closes a passage to the opening of the at least one cartridge. |
| US10543030B2 |
Surgical instrument and method for use in sizing fixation implants
A surgical instrument for use in sizing a bone staple implant for implantation into a patient's bone is disclosed. The surgical instrument includes an elongated body having a first longitudinal end and a second longitudinal end. A first sizing plate is attached to and extending outwardly from the first longitudinal end, and a second sizing plate is attached to and extending outwardly from the second longitudinal end. The first sizing plate includes a first visible marking that identifies a width of a first bone staple implant, and the second sizing plate includes a second visible marking that identifies a width of a second bone staple implant. A system and a method for sizing a bone staple implant for implantation into a patient's bone are also disclosed. |
| US10543029B2 |
Self-clearing self-cutting implant
The invention relates to methods of stabilizing bone implants, including inserting a self-tapping implant having at least two helical grooves running in opposite directions around the implant. |
| US10543028B2 |
Adjustable wedge
An adjustable wedge can be used in an Evans technique foot and ankle reconstructive wedge surgery. The adjustable wedge can include a slide. The slide can be positioned to a suitable location on a patient's calcaneus, then fastened to the calcaneus through first and second holes through the slide at opposite ends of the slide. The adjustable wedge can include a body having a pair of wedged surfaces configured to contact the cutout of the calcaneus. The body can include a slot extending between the wedged surfaces. The slot can be sized to accommodate the slide so that the slide is slidable within the slot. A circumferential surface can extend circumferentially between the wedged surfaces. A threaded hole can extend through the circumferential surface to the slot. The threaded hole can receive a fastener, such as a set screw, to secure the slide to the body. |
| US10543021B2 |
Pivotal bone anchor assembly having an open ring positioner for a retainer
A pivotal bone anchor assembly includes a shank sub-assembly comprising a shank and a coupler, and a receiver sub-assembly comprising a receiver having a bore with a bottom opening and a snap-fit assembly proximate the bottom opening comprising an insert, a retainer ring positioned within an expansion chamber, and a positioner configured to hold the retainer ring in position. The shank sub-assembly is uploaded through the receiver bottom opening such that the positioner is pushed up into a holder chamber and the retainer rings engages a circumferential locking groove of the coupler to secure the shank sub-assembly with the receiver sub-assembly with a snap-fit connection. |
| US10543018B2 |
Surgical access device
A valve assembly for use with a surgical instrument is disclosed. The valve assembly includes a housing and a seal assembly disposed within the housing, the seal assembly including a septum seal including an orifice configured to sealingly engage a surgical instrument inserted therethrough, at least a portion of the septum seal defining a seal curvature, a first guard member including a plurality of curved first guard portions defining slits therebetween, and a second guard member including a plurality of curved second guard portions defining slits therebetween. The first and second guard members may be positioned in an overlapping relationship with the plurality of first guard portions rotationally offset with respect to the second guard portions. The wide, triangular shaped slits of the guard members may improve flexibility of the guard portions. |
| US10543016B2 |
Surgical introducer with guidance system receptacle
An introducer system for use with a navigation probe. The introducer system has an introducer and a probe retainer configured to selectively connect to the introducer. The probe retainer includes a receiver configured to receive a navigation probe shaft and limit movement of the navigation probe shaft in the lateral direction. A first clamp and a second clamp are connected to the receiver with the receiver located between the first clamp and the second clamp. Each of the first clamp and the second clamp is selectively engageable with respective portions of the introducer sidewall to hold the receiver at a fixed location relative to the introducer. The receiver, the first clamp, and the second clamp are configured to provide a visual path through the probe retainer and into the introducer passage. |
| US10543014B2 |
Ultrasonic surgical instrument with clamp arm deflection feature
An apparatus includes a shaft assembly and an end effector. The shaft assembly includes a first tube, a second tube, and a distally projecting tongue. The second tube is coaxially disposed within the first tube. One of the first tube or the second tube is configured to translate relative to the other of the first tube or the second tube. The tongue is fixed to either the first tube or the second tube. The end effector includes an ultrasonic blade and a clamp arm. The clamp arm is pivotally coupled to the tongue. The clamp arm is configured to pivot toward and away from the ultrasonic blade in response to relative translation between the first and second tubes. The tongue is configured to flex relative to the first tube and the second tube in response to the clamp arm grasping tissue. |
| US10543012B2 |
Ultrasonic surgical device with reduction in electrical interference
An ultrasonic surgical device has a hand piece, a probe, and an electromechanical transducer assembly disposed inside the hand piece. The probe is mounted to a distal end of the hand piece and is operatively connected to the transducer assembly. An electrical connector is mounted at least indirectly to the hand piece, while an electrical circuit electrically or operatively connects the probe to the electrical connector. A wire or cable is operatively coupled at one end to the electrical connector and at an opposite end to electrical ground. |
| US10543008B2 |
Ultrasonic surgical instruments with distally positioned jaw assemblies
Surgical instruments including a shaft, a jaw assembly and an ultrasonic assembly are disclosed. The shaft may extend along a shaft axis. The jaw assembly may be coupled to a distal end of the shaft and may include a first jaw member and a second jaw member. The jaw assembly may be configured to pivot about a first axis between a first location and a second location. The first and second jaw members may be positioned substantially parallel to the shaft axis at the first location and the first and second jaw members may be positioned at an angle from the shaft axis at the second location. The ultrasonic assembly may comprise an ultrasonic blade, a waveguide, and a transducer. The ultrasonic assembly may be positioned substantially parallel to and offset from the shaft axis and may be axially translatable to at least partially retract the ultrasonic blade within the shaft. |
| US10543002B2 |
Surgical instrument for excising tissue
A surgical instrument such as a rongeur (2), including a fixed or stationery first jaw element (4); a stop plate (6) carried at a distal end of the first jaw element; and a second jaw element (12) slidably coupled to the first jaw element, the second jaw element comprising a body (14) having a cutting edge (20) at the front thereof, and defining a channel therein having a front opening and a rear opening, wherein the second jaw element has a closed configuration in which the cutting edge of the second jaw element body is in contact with the stop plate and an open configuration in which the cutting edge of the second jaw element body is spaced from the stop plate, and wherein the instrument further includes a detachable collection tube (28) releasably coupled to the rear of the body of the second jaw element, the detachable collection tube including an inlet in communication with the rear opening of the channel. |
| US10543000B2 |
Reciprocating surgical saw blade
A reciprocating surgical saw blade includes a distal portion, a proximal portion, and a main body extending between the distal portion and the proximal portion. The main body includes an upper surface and a lower surface, and a first outer edge extending from the upper surface to the lower surface of the main body, and a second outer a second outer edge extending from the upper surface to the lower surface of the main body. A biocompatible polymer is provided along at least one of the upper surface, the lower surface, the first outer edge, or the second outer edge of the main body. |
| US10542999B2 |
Surgical clip applier and method of assembly
Surgical clip appliers are provided and includes a channel assembly extending distally from a housing; a clip carrier disposed within said channel assembly and defining a channel and a plurality of windows therein; a plurality of clips slidably disposed within said channel of said clip carrier; a wedge plate reciprocally disposed within said channel assembly, said wedge plate being operatively connected to said handles and including a plurality of apertures formed along a length thereof; and a clip follower slidably disposed within said channel of said clip carrier and disposed proximally of said plurality of clips, said clip follower being configured and adapted for selective engagement with said windows of said clip carrier and said apertures of said wedge plate. The clip follower is configured and adapted to urge said plurality of clips, in a distal direction relative to said clip carrier, upon reciprocal movement of said wedge plate. |
| US10542998B2 |
Ligation clip with flexible clamping feature
A polymeric surgical ligating clip is provided having curved leg members joined by a resilient hinge. A leg member includes a flexible rib protruding from a vessel clamping inner surface and extends longitudinally between the proximal and distal end portions of the leg member. The flexible rib defines a channel extending transversely through the rib along a majority of said length. The flexible rib can collapse and provides better retention of the clip on a vessel. The clip can contain a flexible rib on both legs in an interlocking fashion. Or a plurality of teeth can protrude from a second vessel clamping inner surface of a second leg member. The plurality of teeth can include first and second rows of teeth extending longitudinally on the second leg member, transversely separated from each other on opposite sides of a centerline of the clip. |
| US10542992B2 |
Loading unit with stretchable bushing
A shell assembly includes a housing, a cartridge, and a hollow bushing. The housing defines a longitudinal axis and a cavity. The cartridge is supported on the housing and includes a plurality of staples. The hollow bushing is positioned within the cavity of the housing. The hollow bushing includes a distal portion and a proximal portion formed of a rigid material, and an expandable portion that connects the distal and proximal portions. The hollow bushing has an initial configuration where the hollow bushing defines a first length along the longitudinal axis and a stretched configuration where the hollow bushing defines a second length along the longitudinal axis which is greater than the first length. |
| US10542989B2 |
Synergistic dietary supplement compositions for enhancing physical performance and energy levels
The present invention discloses novel synergistic dietary supplement compositions comprising at least two ingredients selected from the extracts and fractions derived from Sphaeranthus indicus, Coleus aromaticus, Cissus quadrangularis, Curcuma longa, Garcinia mangostana, Citrullus lanatus, Ocimum sanctum, Trachyspermum ammi and Cinnamomum tamala as natural energy enhancer for enhancing physical performance, muscle strength, muscle mass, mental alertness and energy levels in a mammal. |
| US10542988B2 |
End effector comprising an anvil including projections extending therefrom
An end effector can comprise, one, a fastener cartridge including a plurality of fasteners stored therein and, two, an anvil configured to deform the fasteners. The anvil can further comprise extensions extending therefrom which can control the flow of tissue relative to the fastener cartridge and/or support the fasteners as they are ejected from the fastener cartridge. The extensions can having different sizes and/or configurations. |
| US10542987B2 |
Multi-window guide tunnel
Described herein are devices and methods for delivering implants that include multiple coupled anchors. The anchors are secured to tissue using a multi-opening guide tunnel that is configured to releasably retain one or more portions of the implant located between two of the anchors. The releasable retention of one or more intervening portions of the implant maintains the position of the implant and the guide tunnel until the implant is secured to the tissue. The multi-opening guide tunnel permits securement of the multiple anchors without requiring repositioning of the guide tunnel for each anchor. |
| US10542984B2 |
Handheld surgical handle assembly, surgical adapters for use between surgical handle assembly and surgical end effectors, and methods of use
The present disclosure relates to a surgical device including an adapter assembly for selectively interconnecting an end effector and the device housing. The adapter assembly includes at least one drive converter assembly that converts and transmits a rotation of the rotatable drive shaft to an axial translation of at least one axially translatable drive member of the end effector. A first drive converter assembly includes a first drive element, a nut, an articulation sleeve, an articulation bearing, and an articulation link. Rotation of the rotatable drive shaft results in rotation of the first drive element. Rotation of the first drive element results in axial translation of the nut, the articulation sleeve, the articulation bearing, the articulation link, and the at least one axially translatable drive member of the end effector. |
| US10542982B2 |
Shaft assembly comprising first and second articulation lockouts
An end effector is disclosed which comprises a shaft, an end effector rotatably connected to the shaft about an articulation joint, and an articulation driver configured to rotate the end effector about the articulation joint. The end effector further comprises a first articulation lock configured to engage the end effector and a second articulation lock configured to engage the articulation driver which co-operatively prevent the end effector from rotating relative to the shaft, when actuated. The actuation and/or de-actuation of the first articulation lock and the second articulation lock can be contemporaneous or, in certain instances, staggered. |
| US10542981B2 |
Atraumatic stapling head features for circular surgical stapler
An apparatus includes a body, a shaft assembly, a stapling head assembly, and an anvil. The stapling head assembly includes an annular deck member, a plurality of staples, and a driver. The deck member includes a deck surface that has a curved profile defined by a curve extending from the inner diameter of the deck member to the outer diameter of the deck member. The deck member further includes an outer array of staple openings and an inner array of staple openings. The driver is operable to drive the staples through the staple openings. The anvil is operable to compress tissue against the first deck surface. |
| US10542978B2 |
Method of internally potting or sealing a handheld medical device
The present disclosure provides a powered surgical instrument including a housing defining an inner cavity therein; at least one internal component disposed within the housing; and potting material injected into the inner cavity encapsulating at least a portion of the at least one internal component. |
| US10542977B2 |
Surgical loading units and mounting members thereof
A mounting member for a surgical stapler is fabricated from a plastic. The mounting member has a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The proximal end portion has a pair of vertical projections configured to be coupled to a proximal body portion of a loading unit of a surgical stapler. The distal end portion includes a pair of walls extending distally from the proximal end portion. Each wall has a boss and a strut. The boss defines a transverse bore therethrough configured to be rotatably coupled to a cartridge assembly of the loading unit. The strut extends from the proximal end portion to the boss. |
| US10542975B2 |
Surgical instrument having a plastic surface
A surgical instrument including a handle portion, a body portion, a movable handle, a tool assembly, a drive beam and a closure apparatus is disclosed. At least one of the closure apparatus and a contact surface of the tool assembly include a plastic surface. The body portion extends distally from the handle portion. The movable handle is located on the handle portion and is in mechanical cooperation with a drive member. The tool assembly includes an anvil, a cartridge assembly and a contact surface. The drive beam includes a proximal engagement portion and is configured to engage a portion of the drive member. The closure apparatus is configured to engage the contact surface of the tool assembly. At least a partial actuation of the movable handle moves the closure apparatus distally into engagement with the contact surface to approximate the anvil and the cartridge assembly. |
| US10542969B2 |
Knotting device and methods of using the same
According to an aspect, a device includes an elongate member, a suture, and a needle. The elongate member has a first end portion and a second end portion. The elongate member defines a lumen and a slot. The lumen extends from the first end portion to the second end portion. The slot extends from the first end portion to the second end portion. A portion of the suture is wrapped around the elongate member. The needle is coupled to the suture. |
| US10542968B2 |
Systems and methods for suturing tissue
In accordance with an aspect of the present disclosure, an apparatus for suturing tissue is provided that includes a body having a proximate end and a distal end. A suturing head is coupled to the distal end of the body, including a first set of curved needles, a second set of curved needles, and a plurality of sutures. A first end of a suture is coupled to one of the curved needles of the first set. A second end of the suture is coupled to one of the curved needles of the second set. The curved needles of the first set are oppositely oriented to the curved needles of the second set. The suturing head can be positioned between two substantially parallel sections of tissue. An actuator is coupled to the body to deploy the first and second sets of curved needles. |
| US10542964B2 |
Interventional medical device retrieval
A system for retrieving an implanted medical device includes an outer tubular member and a contractible super-elastic net, which may be joined to an elongate shaft that extends in sliding engagement within the outer tubular member. When the net expands from a contracted condition the net defines a longitudinally extending tubular cavity. An open end of the cavity is sized to receive passage of a housing of the device therethrough; and the net, with the device housing contained therein, forms an interference fit within an inner diameter of the outer tubular member. But, an outer diameter of the net, in a fully expanded condition, is larger than the inner diameter. |
| US10542962B2 |
Adaptive radiotherapy treatment using ultrasound
Radiation treatment is delivered to a patient by positioning the patient such that a radiation beam is delivered to a lesion within the patient along a beam-delivery path while securing a diagnostic imaging device about the patient such that the diagnostic imaging device does not intersect the beam-delivery path. Radiation therapy is simultaneously delivered along the beam-delivery path while diagnostic images are obtained using the imaging device. |
| US10542957B2 |
X-ray computed tomography apparatus and gantry apparatus
According to embodiment, an x-ray computed tomography apparatus includes a gantry apparatus. The gantry apparatus includes a housing, at least one light projector, and a transmission film. The housing has a bore through which an object is inserted, and a scan mechanism for x-ray CT imaging. The light projector is provided inside the housing and configured to emit a visible light beam. The transmission film is attached to an inner wall of the housing that faces the bore, and allows the visible light beam emitted from the light projector to pass through. The transmission film has a color in a wavelength band that allows the visible light beam to pass through, and reduces the visibility of the inside of the housing from the outside, where the wavelength band excludes a wavelength of a color of the visible light beam. |
| US10542955B2 |
Method and apparatus for medical image registration
A method of medical image registration with respect to a volume of interest (VOI) and an apparatus for performing the method are provided. In one embodiment, the method includes obtaining a first medical image of a selected section of the VOI, from a first medical apparatus, detecting a sectional image corresponding to the selected section from second medical images previously captured of the VOI, based on an anatomical feature appearing in the first medical image, mapping virtual coordinate schemes of the first and second medical images to produce a mapped virtual coordinate scheme, based on the detected sectional image and the first medical image, and tracking a movement of a section of the VOI captured by the first medical apparatus in the second medical images by using a mapped virtual coordinate scheme. |
| US10542953B2 |
Fissural assessment and surgical and interventional planning
Provided are systems, devices, and methods of planning a medical procedure. An exemplary method includes receiving image data of a patient's chest, identifying the patient's lungs in the image data, determining locations of fissures of the patient's lungs in the image data, generating a three-dimensional (3D) model of the patient's lungs based on the image data, the 3D model showing the fissures of the patient's lungs, displaying a view of the 3D model including the fissures of the patient's lungs for viewing by a clinician, receiving input from the clinician regarding a plan for the medical procedure, and displaying the plan for the medical procedure. |
| US10542951B2 |
Systems, methods, and devices for simplified high quality imaging of biopsy samples on a mammography machine
A mammography apparatus including an x-ray source having an x-ray tube with one or more focal spots, a controller for controlling one or more parameters of the x-ray exposure, a digital image receptor configured to generate an x-ray image from objects positioned between the x-ray source and the digital image receptor, a specimen tray configured to receive samples from a biopsy, a positioning arm for positioning the specimen tray between the x-ray source and the digital image receptor, and a detector configured to detect the presence of the specimen tray when it is positioned. The controller is configured to adjust, select or configure one or more parameters of the x-ray exposure in reaction to the detection of the presence of the specimen tray in such a way that the one or more parameters are adapted to the specific needs of imaging biopsy specimens. |
| US10542950B2 |
Medical image diagnostic apparatus, medical image processing apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium on which medical image processing program has been stored
The medical image diagnostic apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to: generate medical volume data including bones and an organ; identify, based on the volume data, the organ and an abnormal bone having an abnormal region of the bones; calculate, based on the organ and the abnormal bone of the volume data, an influence rate on the organ by the abnormal bone; and superimpose data indicating the influence rate on the image based on the volume data, thereby displaying the superimposed image on a display. |
| US10542946B2 |
Dental imager and method for recording photographic impressions
A dental imager includes an elongated handle with a rotatable head coupled to a distal end thereof and having a central platform with a plurality of arcuate scanning arms pivotally coupled thereto by a hinge. The arcuate scanning arms are of a shape and size for general deployment around a tooth and each include at least one scanner and a roller guide that comfortably rolls along the surface of the tooth or gums to bias the scanners a desired distance from the surface of the tooth, conducive for imaging thereof. In this respect, such a dental imager may be used in a process to scan and record the contours of an intraoral surface, the data of which may be used to create a digital three-dimensional surface impression printable by a 3D printer or the like. |
| US10542944B2 |
Sinogram-based scattered ray correction in computer tomography
A method is for scattered ray correction of projection measurement data recorded by a computer tomography system. In an embodiment, the method includes recording, localizing, identifying and correcting. In the recording, projection measurement data is recorded from a plurality of projection angles and the projection measurement data is captured in a sinogram. In the localizing, features in the projection measurement data of the sinogram are localized in a defined angle range about a projection angle. In the identifying, a scatter distribution for the projection angle is identified from the localized features by way of a trained identification algorithm. In the correcting, the projection measurement data of the projection angle is corrected on the basis of the scatter distribution. |
| US10542941B2 |
Integrated assessment of electrical activation and myocardial strain
A method for anatomical diagnosis includes measuring, using a catheter that includes a position sensor and an electrode, over multiple cycles of a beating heart, electrical activity and mechanical motion at a plurality of locations contacted by the catheter on a heart wall within a chamber of the heart. Based on the measured mechanical motion, a magnitude of a mechanical strain is computed over the cycles at the locations. In one embodiment, the computed strain is used in identifying a group of the locations at which the magnitude of the mechanical strain is below a predefined strain threshold and a voltage of the electrical activity is below a predefined voltage threshold as a locus of scar tissue. In another embodiment, a pathological condition of the heart is identified based on a characteristic of the mechanical strain computed over the left ventricle during the diastolic phase. |
| US10542931B2 |
Method and apparatus for measuring flow through a lumen
A prosthesis for monitoring a characteristic of flow includes a first tubular prosthesis having a lumen and a sensor for detecting the characteristic of flow through the lumen. The sensor may be covered with another tubular prosthesis or by a layer of material in order to insulate the sensor from the fluid flow. A pocket may be formed between the tubular prosthesis and the adjacent layer of material or prosthesis and the sensor may be disposed in the pocket. |
| US10542928B2 |
Medical imaging device including first and second light sources having different light emission directions
A medical imaging device changes a state between a first capturing state for capturing a lesion in a regular capturing state and a second capturing state for capturing a lesion in a capturing state that is different from the regular capturing state and captures an image for assisting in diagnosis of the lesion. The medical imaging device includes an imaging device body that includes a first light source, a second light source, an imaging element, a set of lenses that are situated on an optical axis that connects the imaging element and an object, uses at least the first light source as a light source that emits light to the object in the first capturing state, and uses at least the second light source as a light source that emits light to the object in the second capturing state. |
| US10542927B2 |
Apparatus and method for computerized rotational head impulse test
A system and associated method for computerized rotational head impulse test (crHIT) to assess the semicircular canals of the human vestibular system clinically in patients with balance disorders. The system utilizes a rotary chair combined with a head mounted VOG system with head tracking sensors. The crHIT protocol uses the same physiologic principles as the known video head impulse test (vHIT). The crHIT utilizes whole-body rotation via the chair to yield a persistent controlled, repeatable, comfortable, reliable stimulus can be delivered while recording eye movements with video-oculogaphy. |
| US10542920B2 |
Measurement device, measurement method, program, and recording medium
[Object] To more simply measure a scattering coefficient of an in-vivo component at any measurement location of a living body.[Solution] A measurement device according to the present disclosure includes: a light source configured to emit at least one kind of measurement light belonging to a predetermined wavelength band toward a measurement region formed by at least a part of a living body; a detection unit in which a plurality of sensors are arranged regularly in a predetermined disposition, the detection unit being provided on a same side as the light source with respect to the measurement region and configured to detect reflected light from the living body of the measurement light transmitted through a part of the living body with the plurality of sensors; and an analysis unit configured to analyze scattering characteristics of an in-vivo component present in the living body using a detection result of the reflected light detected by the detection unit. |
| US10542912B2 |
Methods, systems and kits for enhanced muscle contractile capabilities
Methods, systems and kits are disclosed for facilitating a subject's muscle contractile capabilities. Movement patterns with muscle hierarchy are also disclosed. |
| US10542911B2 |
System and method for laryngeal reflex examination
A system for elucidating physiological characteristics of laryngeal adductor reflex (LAR) responses in a human or animal subject's larynx's vocal folds (VFs) includes a pressure pulsing component to provide a stable and adjustable pulse of pressure to the larynx, a control system component in functional communication with the pressure pulsing component to control or regulate one or more aspects of the timing, magnitude and number of pulses of pressure delivered by the pressure pulsing component during respiratory cycles, and a respiratory sensor component to detect and/or determine physiological characteristics of the subject's LAR response. The method includes evoking a LAR response in the subject and determining one or more physiological measurements including duration, velocity, and angles of motion of the subject's VFs during the LAR response. The present disclosure provides for enhanced endoscopic field of view of the larynx and delivering stimuli over a wider range of controlled parameters. |
| US10542910B2 |
Wearable measurement device and measurement method
The wearable measurement device includes a mounting part for mounting the device to a human body, a variation detection part detecting a variation in distance from a predetermined portion of the human body, a posture detection part detecting a posture of the variation detection part in the case where the device is mounted to the human body through the mounting part, and a measurement part measuring the number of predetermined motions based on the variation detected by the variation detection part and the posture detected by the posture detection part. The variation detection part includes a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit, makes the light emitting unit emit light and the light receiving unit detect reflection light reflected at a predetermined portion, detects a distance from the predetermined portion and outputs an electric signal (voltage or current) in accordance with the detected distance at a predetermined sampling cycle. |
| US10542909B2 |
Communication system with partial power source
The system of the present invention includes a conductive element, an electronic component, and a partial power source in the form of dissimilar materials. Upon contact with a conducting fluid, a voltage potential is created and the power source is completed, which activates the system. The electronic component controls the conductance between the dissimilar materials to produce a unique current signature. The system can be used in a variety of different applications, including as components of ingestible identifiers, such as may be found in ingestible event markers, e.g., pharma-informatics enabled pharmaceutical compositions. |
| US10542908B2 |
Surgical equipment control input visualization field
A teleoperated medical device includes a sensor that senses information that represents a position of a control input out of an operator's field of view and displays the information to the operator. The displayed information may be combined with an image of a surgical site, so that the operator can locate and operate the control input while continuously viewing the image of the surgical site. |
| US10542902B2 |
Atrial fibrillation detection
An apparatus includes a sensing circuit configured to generate a sensed physiological signal representative of cardiac activity of a subject, and an arrhythmia detection circuit. The arrhythmia detection circuit is configured to monitor information corresponding to ventricular depolarization (V-V) intervals using the sensed physiological signal; determine a V-V interval distribution; determine a heart rate density index (HRDI) as a portion of samples of the V-V interval distribution corresponding to a V-V interval occurring most often in the distribution; and generate an indication of atrial fibrillation (AF) using the HRDI. |
| US10542901B2 |
Rhythm discriminator with immunity to body posture
A medical device system includes a cardioverter-defibrillator for detecting and treating ventricular tachycardia (VT). The medical device system includes a sensing module for sensing a cardiac signal from available cardiac signal sensing vectors. A control module generates morphology templates of the cardiac signals for multiple patient postures for each of the available sensing vectors and determines a set of posture-independent template features. An unknown cardiac rhythm is classified in response to comparing features of a cardiac signal received during the unknown rhythm to the set of posture-independent features. |
| US10542898B2 |
Wearable biometric information measurement device
A biometric information measurement device is provided. The device includes a substrate unit including components required for operation of the biometric information measurement device, and electrodes for measuring biometric information. The components and the electrodes are disposed on a single side of the substrate unit. The device also includes a case having a first surface and a second surface. The first surface is attached to an attachment pad for attaching the biometric information measurement device to a body, and the second surface faces the single side of the substrate unit. The electrodes are each exposed through respective openings in the first surface. |
| US10542894B2 |
Method for measuring cardiovascular and respiratory parameters based on multi-wavelength photoplethysmography
Accurate and effective methods for measuring cardiovascular and respiratory parameters are provided. The method for deriving a depth-specific photoplethysmography (PPG) signal from multi-wavelength PPG signals includes choosing light wavelength combinations, calibrating a multi-layer light-tissue interaction model referring to a physiological signal, and generating the depth-specific PPG signal from the multi-wavelength PPG signals based on the calibrated light-tissue interaction model. The disclosed method for cuff-less blood pressure measurement includes recording a physiological signal and multi-wavelength PPG signals of a predetermined body part, deriving the depth-specific PPG signal reflecting the arterial blood volume with the physiological signal as a reference, calculating the pulse transit time (PTT) from the physiological signal and the derived arterial blood PPG signal, and calculating the blood pressure from the calibrated PTT and blood pressure relationship. |
| US10542893B2 |
Form-fitted monitoring apparatus for health and environmental monitoring
A monitoring apparatus includes a housing that is configured to be attached to a body of a subject. The housing includes a sensor region that is configured to contact a selected area of the body of the subject when the housing is attached to the body of the subject. The sensor region is contoured to matingly engage the selected body area. The apparatus includes at least one physiological sensor that is associated with the sensor region and that detects and/or measures physiological information from the subject and/or at least one environmental sensor associated with the sensor region that is configured to detect and/or measure environmental information. The sensor region contour stabilizes the physiological and/or environmental sensor(s) relative to the selected body area such that subject motion does not impact detection and/or measurement efforts of the sensor(s). |
| US10542891B2 |
Apparatus for the non-invasive measurement of tissue function and metabolism by determination of steady-state fluorescence anisotropy
A non-invasive measurement of biological tissue reveals information about the function of that tissue. Polarized light is directed onto the tissue, stimulating the emission of fluorescence, due to one or more endogenous fluorophors in the tissue. Fluorescence anisotropy is then calculated. Such measurements of fluorescence anisotropy are then used to assess the functional status of the tissue, and to identify the existence and severity of disease states. Such assessment can be made by comparing a fluorescence anisotropy profile with a known profile of a control. |
| US10542885B2 |
Retinal cellscope apparatus
A handheld, ocular imaging device and system that employs the camera, processor and programming of a mobile phone, tablet or other smart device coupled to optical elements and illumination elements that can be used to image the structures of the eye in home-based, ambulatory-care, hospital-based, or emergency-care settings, is presented. The modular device provides multi-functionality (fluorescein imaging, fluorescence, brightfield, infrared (IR) imaging, near-infrared (NIR) imaging) and multi-region imaging (retinal, corneal, external, etc.) of the eye along with the added features of image processing, storage and wireless data transmission for remote storage and evaluation. Acquired ocular images can also be transmitted directly from the device to the electronic medical records of a patient without the need for an intermediate computer system. |
| US10542879B2 |
In-body monitoring camera system and camera unit with gripping portion
It becomes possible to easily retrieve an imaging portion from the inside of a body. When receiving an external force from forceps (33), the gripping portion (22) causes a camera unit (11) to be displaced following displacement of the forceps (33) while maintaining a posture of the camera unit (11) with respect to the forceps (33), and, when receiving an external force other than the external force from the forceps (33), the gripping portion (22) causes the camera unit (11) to rotate with a contact point (61) as a center, or causes the camera unit (11) to rotate so that the contact point (61) is rotationally moved. |
| US10542878B2 |
Guide for steering wires for a steering mechanism for a steerable tool
The invention relates to a longitudinal member, LM, guide (300) for guiding a set of LMs (110) for a mechanical transmission system, MTS, (100) for a steerable tool (500), which LM guide (300) comprises a body (302) having a proximal side (342), a distal side (344) and an outside edge (316), wherein the body (302) of the LM guide (300) comprises a set of channels (310) arranged around a fictive tube (320), each channel (310) passing from the proximal side (342) to the distal side (344) of the body (302), configured to retain an LM (110) of the set in a fixed radial position around the fictive tube (32), being connected to the outside edge (316) of the body (302) via a slot (314), wherein the slot has a width (326) narrower than the channel (310) width (320). |
| US10542877B2 |
Systems and methods for varying stiffness of an endoscopic insertion tube
The specification describes endoscopes that enable varying stiffness of an insertion portion in an endoscope assembly. In one example, an actuator operates either a spring or a flexible tube to vary stiffness of the insertion portion. In alternative examples, an elliptical wheel arrangement or screw mechanism provides a means to increase stiffness of the insertion portion of an endoscope assembly. In further examples, fluid and gas may be used inside the insertion potion to vary stiffness by varying pressure of the fluid/gas. |
| US10542875B2 |
Imaging device, endoscope apparatus, and imaging method
An imaging device includes an image sensor, an optical system forming an image of an object on the image sensor, and a processor. The optical system switches between a first state of capturing an image of the object with a single pupil and a second state of capturing an image of the object with two pupils. The processor generates a simulative phase difference image from a first captured image captured with the image sensor in the first state, and executes matching processing of comparing the simulative phase difference image with a second capture image captured with the image sensor in the second state to detect a phase difference between an image formed with one of the two pupils and an image formed with another one of the two pupils. |
| US10542869B2 |
Endoscopic surgical device and guide device
Provided are an endoscopic surgical device and a guide device that can satisfy the function of interlocking two medical instruments with each other. An overtube, which is punctured into a body wall and guides an endoscope and a treatment tool into a body cavity, includes an interlocking member that interlocks the forward and backward movements of the endoscope and the treatment tool with each other. The interlocking member is constituted of a first sleeve coupled to the endoscope, a second sleeve coupled to the treatment tool, and a corded flexible coupling member that couples the first sleeve and the second sleeve together. Accordingly, when the coupling member is in a relaxed state, the endoscope and the treatment tool independently move forward and backward, and when the coupling member is in a tensioned state, the endoscope and the treatment tool move forward and backward in an interlocking manner. |
| US10542867B2 |
Endoscope
An endoscope includes: a distal end cover provided on a distal end of an insertion portion; a holding member fitted with the distal end cover and holding built-in components; a cylindrical member inserted into the distal end cover and the holding member, the cylindrical member having a groove portion formed on an outer circumference; an elastically deformable elastic member engageably inserted into the groove portion and fixing the cylindrical member to the distal end cover and the holding member; first accommodating portions formed at least on a surface of the holding member and accommodating the elastic member; and second accommodating portions communicating to the first accommodating portions and accommodating the elastic member which, at time of inserting and detaching the cylindrical member, comes out from the groove of the cylindrical member, comes into contact with the outer circumferential portion of the cylindrical member and bends by elastic deformation. |
| US10542865B2 |
Endoscopic system with speckle reduction unit
An endoscopic system includes a speckle reduction unit which is reduce speckle generated on an observed portion by light that has coherence, a controller which controls an operation of the speckle reduction unit and a plurality of observation modes including a speckle observation mode of observing the observed portion based on the speckle generated on the observed portion by the light. The controller controls the operation of the speckle reduction unit in accordance with the observation modes such that the speckle reduction unit does not reduce the speckle in the speckle observation mode and the speckle reduction unit reduces the speckle in the observation modes other than the speckle observation mode. |
| US10542864B2 |
Dishwasher rack accessory for securing articles
An apparatus and method of using a strap assembly for retaining at least one article to a dishwasher rack. The strap assembly may include a spherical member on each of the opposing ends of a resilient member. One or more of the strap assemblies may be positioned in a variety of orientations with the dishwasher rack to contact one or more articles. |
| US10542861B2 |
Surface cleaning apparatus
An upright surface cleaning apparatus, such as an extractor, has an upright section moveably mounted to a surface cleaning head and a recline limiter system adapted to inhibit the upright section reclining to a positon at which recovered water enters the separator. |
| US10542855B2 |
Cleaning device
Methods and apparatus for cleaning a surface with a cleaning device having a body with a handle, a connector, and one or more cleaning heads that are removably attached to the cleaning device. Each cleaning head include a lower surface arranged to contact a surface to be cleaned and a dirt collection chamber permanently attached to the cleaning head. The cleaning head may include a support structure to support the dirt collection chamber and a cleaning sheet. The cleaning head also may include a suction nozzle. At least a portion of the dirt collection chamber may be made of a filter material. |
| US10542842B2 |
Food cooking appliance comprising a stirring blade
Provided is a food cooking appliance comprising: a bowl having a side wall; and a blade, the bowl and blade being designed to have a relative rotary movement about an axis of rotation. The blade includes a lifting means shaped so as to lift the food with which it comes into contact, and a means for pushing the food toward the lifting means. The appliance is characterized in that: the aforementioned side wall includes a widened section, the lifting means extends directly vertically above the widened section, and the respective projections of the lifting means and of the widened section overlap in a single plane parallel to the axis of rotation. The invention can be used in the field of cooking appliances. |
| US10542840B2 |
Continuous cooking surface with individually controllable heating zones
Examples are disclosed herein that relate to a grill with a continuous cooking surface having individually controllable heating zones separated by one or more isolation zones. One example provides a grill, comprising a continuous cooking surface comprising a plurality of individually controllable heating zones separated by one or more isolation zones, each heating zone comprising a heating zone plate with one or more heating elements disposed beneath the heating zone plate, and each isolation zone comprising an isolation bar joined to adjacent conductive plates of adjacent heating zones, each isolation bar comprising a cooling channel extending at least partially along a length of the isolation bar. |
| US10542835B1 |
Curtain rod mounting assembly
A curtain rod mounting assembly for mounting a curtain rod over a window includes a sleeve that is mountable to trim around a window. A pair of fasteners is each extendable through a respective one of the first and second apertures to engage the trim around the window. In this way the sleeve is retained on the trim having the sleeve is horizontally oriented. A bracket is slidably coupled to the sleeve and a receiver is removably coupled to the bracket. A hook is slidably coupled to the receiver such that the hook is spaceable a selected distance from the trim around the window thereby facilitating the hook to receive a curtain rod. |
| US10542829B2 |
Jewelry organizer
A jewelry display includes a ferromagnetic planar substrate having a front surface opposite a back surface. A bracket is configured to be attached to a wall, the bracket comprising at least one bracket magnet which is a permanent magnet. The back surface of the ferromagnetic planar substrate is configured to removably attach to the bracket due to the magnetic force of the at least one bracket magnet. A plurality of jewelry fixtures are configured to be removably attached to the front surface of the ferromagnetic planar substrate. Each jewelry fixture includes at least one permanent fixture magnet and a jewelry holding structure. The at least one permanent fixture magnet of each jewelry fixture is magnetically attracted to the ferromagnetic planar substrate. The at least one bracket magnet may be at least 2, 5, 10 times or more as powerful as the at least one permanent fixture magnet. |
| US10542827B2 |
Infant accomodation apparatus
An infant accommodation apparatus comprising an inflatable support device and a frame which abuts and extends over the device and includes toys arranged to stimulate an infant accommodated within an accommodation region of the device. The device maybe inverted to reveal a second infant accommodation region which is arranged to provide a safe and secure environment for a baby from birth. A region includes a padded headrest and a body support region. A harness is provided and arranged to receive a baby's legs. In use, a baby can be placed on a region, with its head resting in a region of a headrest and safely secured in position by engagement with the harness. |
| US10542822B2 |
Convertible tool case to a stepstool
A position adjustable support assembly is convertible from a tool case, to a step stool. A segmented position adjustable support assembly has a center assembly and a left and right assembly. The left and right assemblies are rotatable about the center assembly and the vertical supports of the center, left and right assemblies can be retained in base and top-receivers of a tool case. Retainers may secure the segmented assembly to the base and top. The top may convert to a top-step and the base may be utilized as a bottom step of a stepstool. A pair of legs may extend from the re-positioned top cover and these legs may be retained by a top-step retainer assembly that may be coupled to the base; thereby providing stability for the stepstool. |
| US10542820B2 |
Reclining swivel portable hunting chair and system
Provided herein are compositions, systems, kits, methods and uses for a chair designed for outdoor use. In particular, provided herein are compositions, systems, kits, methods and uses wherein a swivel mounted chair reclines while maintaining a user's center of gravity. |
| US10542815B2 |
Backpack with improved access opening
A backpack including a body having a back surface configured to be positioned adjacent to a back of a wearer when the backpack is worn. The body further includes a front surface at least partially spaced away from the back surface to define an inner cavity therebetween. The body has a pair of opposed side surfaces, each side surface extending between the back surface and the front surface. The backpack includes at least one shoulder strap coupled to the body and positionable over a shoulder of a wearer and a releasable fastener that is openable to provide access to the inner cavity or closable to block access to the inner cavity. The fastener extends at least partially across the front surface and both side surfaces. At least part of the releasable fastener on the side surfaces, at a position away from an outer perimeter of each side surface, extends at a non-perpendicular angle relative to the back surface. The body includes a hinge line about which the body is predetermined to bend, and the backpack is configured such that when the releasable fastener is opened the backpack includes a cover at least partially defined by the releasable fastener which is hingedly movable about the hinge line. |
| US10542809B2 |
Washing station with cover
A station for the treatment of hair, comprising: a washbasin (2), provided with a seat (21) for enabling a user to rest his/her neck and a drain (9) for draining the water from the washbasin (2); a dispenser (3) for dispensing steam inside the washbasin; a spray head (8) with an attached mixer tap (81) for dispensing hot or cold water; a cover (4) associated with the washbasin (2) to take on at least a closed position, in which it defines, together with the washbasin (2) a working space (V), and an open position; wherein the cover (4) comprises a window (41) to enable the users face to protrude outside of the working space (V).The cover (4) comprises a pair of openings (42) arranged to enable insertion of an operator's hands inside the space (V). |
| US10542806B2 |
Pull handle for a rolling case
A handle assembly includes a sheath mounted to a corner of a suitcase. Telescoping shafts secure within the sheath and have non-round shapes to prevent rotation, such as a hexagonal shape. A handle secures to an end shaft of the telescoping shafts and extends perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the telescoping shafts. A latching mechanism mounts to the sheaths and engages each shaft of the telescoping shafts when they are retracted. The latching mechanism engages a middle shaft of the telescoping shafts when extended. A detent engages between the telescoping shafts when extended and resists insertion of the end shaft into the middle shaft. The handle assembly may be mounted to one of two lids on left and right sides a suitcase with the handle being mounted to one of the lids. |
| US10542804B1 |
Protective case
The present disclosure provides a protective case, which includes a main frame unit. The main frame unit includes an inner ring surface and an outer ring surface. The main frame unit has two first side portions, two second side portions and four round corner portions. The inner ring surface has a recess recessed toward the outer ring surface. The recess has at least one second groove region formed in one of the first side portions, the second side portions and the round corner portions, and at least one flat region connected to the second groove region. The second groove region is adjacent to a bottom surface and recessed toward the bottom surface. The flat region is configured in the main frame unit so as to facilitate demolding when the main frame unit is fabricated. |
| US10542803B2 |
Case for a mobile device
A case for a mobile device with a screen. The case comprises a band arranged to surround the edge of the device. The band comprises an outer layer of a flexible polymer, an inner layer of damping material and an intermediate layer of a dissipation material between the inner and outer layers. The intermediate layer is the hardest of three layers and the inner layer is the softest. |
| US10542800B2 |
Cryptocurrency collectables
A collectable object with a sealed cavity that contains a private key that grants the user access to cryptocurrency saved to an account when the cavity of the sealed object is visibly broken into in order to gain access to the cavity. The object may also have: a record of the date on which the cryptocurrency was deposited in the account; a record of the amount of cryptocurrency in the account; a record of the amount of cryptocurrency in the account in relation to one or more currencies on the date the cryptocurrency was deposited in the account; instructions for use of the private and/or public key and account; and a public key which allows the user to view the amount of cryptocurrency deposited in the account. |
| US10542796B2 |
Luminous necklace structure
Disclosed is a luminous necklace structure. The present invention adopts the following technical solution: A luminous necklace structure, comprising a battery case; a chain rope with both ends connected with the battery case; at least one pendant connected with the chain rope; so that the battery case can supply power to the chain rope and make the pendant luminous. The chain rope comprises two conductive wires which are fixedly connected in parallel. The battery case comprises a casing and a power supply assembly provided in the casing, with two ends of the two conductive wires connected to the casing and the conductive wires electrically connected to the power supply assembly. |
| US10542794B2 |
Buckle with slotted-hole tang
A wristband with straps having a fixed-position keeper and a tang buckle with an elongate-hole tang is provided. The elongate hole may permit the tang to slide for a limited distance along the length of the buckle strap, thereby accommodating different wrist sizes and shapes while reducing the possibility of “bridging” or “tang lift” in the band. |
| US10542793B2 |
Functional, socially-enabled jewelry and systems for multi-device interaction
Functional jewelry is disclosed. A bracelet includes a plurality of light-emitting diodes (LEDs), a main control unit, and positional and situational sensors, typically including an accelerometer, as well as a decorative, interchangeable fascial layer. The bracelet may also include sensors such as capacitive touch sensors, a microphone, and a color sensor. A radio transceiver within the bracelet is adapted to implement a protocol such as BLUETOOTH® 4.0, and is adapted to allow the bracelet to communicate in peer-to-peer or master-slave mode. Two users can pair their bracelets in person, usually with a gestural trigger, for shared light displays, multi-player games, and other types of interactions. Larger groups can pair temporarily and contextually for multi-user displays and interactions, in an ad hoc network with distributed functions. Real-world interactions are communicated to a social network with profiles linked to the individual bracelets. |
| US10542791B2 |
Weighting device for footwear
The invention relates to a weighting device for footwear, applicable in footwear suitable for practicing sports and/or for rehabilitation therapy, said device comprising a plate (1) of weighted material, preferably quadrangular and with a curved or angular configuration suitable for applying to the area of the instep of the footwear, a receptacle suitable for containing said plate (1), and means for attaching the device to the footwear to be weighted. |
| US10542790B2 |
Selectively textured footbed
Selectively textured footbeds for athletic footwear are described. A footbed includes a rearfoot portion and a plurality of discrete raised areas extending from the rearfoot portion. The discrete raised areas are constructed and arranged to engage a rearfoot region of a plantar surface of a foot. The footbeds provide a sensory input to the plantar surface to allow a user to determine whether and/or how to adjust his or her gait. |
| US10542787B2 |
Ballistic and impact protective system for military helmet assembly
A helmet assembly includes a face shield and a single, center top mounting arrangement that operatively connects a center top location of the face shield to a center front mount on the helmet. The face shield can be raised and lowered about a pivot axis provided in the mounting arrangement between a tilted up, non-use position and a lowered, deployed position. The mounting arrangement can include a detent and two recesses, wherein the detent engages a first recess at a slightly forwardly displaced position to allow ventilation between the helmet and mandible and the face shield and a second recess at the tilted up, non-use position. The recess and detent engagement can be overcome by easy manual force acting on the face shield to reposition the face shield. |
| US10542784B2 |
Extender belts for pants and trousers
In one embodiment, an extender belt for clothing is disclosed including a belt strap, a belt buckle coupled to the belt strap, and an extender button coupled to the belt strap. The belt strap is configured to be wrapped around the waist of a user and form a loop. The belt strap has a series of a plurality of openings near a first end configured to receive a protrusion or prong of the belt buckle. The belt strap further has one or more buttonholes near a second end configured to receive a button of the pants or trousers. The belt buckle is pivotally coupled to the belt strap near the second end. The belt buckle has the pivotal protrusion or prong configured to extend into the plurality of openings near the first end. The extender button is coupled to an inner surface of the belt strap near the first end. The extender button is configured to extend into a pant hole of pants that typically receive the pant button. The belt strap can have a wide portion configured to cover over an open zipper and an open waist of the pants or trousers. |
| US10542783B2 |
Adaptable protective garment
An adaptable protective garment is configured to be donned by a user to cover and identify a sensitive portion of the user. The adaptable protective garment broadly includes an outer garment layer, an inner garment layer, and exposed indicia. The outer garment layer covers the sensitive portion when the garment is donned. At least one of the garment layers defines an interior pocket that is covered by the outer garment layer when the garment is donned so as to be hidden from view. The exposed indicia is secured to the exterior surface of the outer garment layer and is viewable when the garment is donned. The exposed indicia is located adjacent the interior pocket to visibly identify the location of the interior pocket along the exterior surface. |
| US10542780B2 |
Vapor generating electronic cigarette
A vapor generator has a mouthpiece; an upper adapter receiving the mouthpiece; a central post connecting to the upper adapter; a fluid reservoir, wherein the central post passes through the fluid reservoir; central post openings formed on the central post; a heating element configured to generate heat for vaporizing vapor fluid; and a heating element base configured to retain the heating element. The central post openings receive vapor fluid. A first polarity base body is electrically conductive and has a first polarity base air intake. A duckbill valve is disposed within the first polarity base body through a base opening. A second polarity base is electrically conductive and insulated from the first polarity base body by an insulating sleeve. |
| US10542778B2 |
Inhaler
A combination of an inhaler and a refill pack. The inhaler comprises a reservoir for an inhalable composition, a heating element and/or vibrating transducer to selectively volatilise at least some components of the composition and at least one inhaler capacitor arranged to supply electrical power to the heater and/or vibrating transducer when a user inhales from the inhaler. The refill pack comprises a refill reservoir of inhalable composition and a battery coupled to a refill capacitor, and is arranged to engage with the inhaler and to simultaneously refill the reservoir and recharge the inhaler capacitor from the refill capacitor. The invention also extends to the inhaler and refill pack separately and to a method of refilling and recharging the inhaler. |
| US10542775B2 |
Resealable tobacco pouch
A packaged tobacco product includes a pouch and tobacco material disposed in the pouch. The pouch has a front wall and a back wall connected to one another along opposing first and second side edges. The pouch is configured to be opened along a top portion of the pouch to form an opening to provide access to the tobacco material in the pouch. The pouch includes a closure assembly having first and second releasably attachable parts. The first part is on the front wall of the pouch. The second part is on either the front wall or the back wall of the pouch. The second part is closer to the opening than the first part. When the first and second parts are attached, a portion of the back wall wraps around at least a portion of the second part of the closure assembly to seal the pouch. |
| US10542773B2 |
Hydrophobic paper
A smoking article includes a tobacco substrate and a wrapper disposed about the tobacco substrate. At least an inner or outer surface of the wrapper is hydrophobic via hydrophobic groups chemically bonded to the wrapper. The wrapper has a permeability of at least about 15 CORESTA units. |
| US10542772B2 |
Immobilized diluents for smoking articles
Immobilized diluents in a smoking article are provided, wherein diluents can be immobilized through absorption and/or adsorption of the diluents into immobilizing materials, such as sorbents like silica gels. By immobilizing diluents, the diluents can be available for vaporization, while still being protected from migration and/or loss of the diluents in a smoking article. |
| US10542770B2 |
Cannabinoid emulsion product and process for making the same
A dry consumable preparation and related methods are disclosed. The preparation has a bulking agent, and a cannabinoid and/or a cannabinoid extract containing one or more cannabinoids plated onto the bulking agent. The preparation also has an effervescence agent. The effervescence agent has sodium bicarbonate, potassium bicarbonate, and at least one acid, the at least one acid having at least one of citric acid, tartaric acid, or malic acid. The effervescence agent further has a ratio of sodium bicarbonate to potassium bicarbonate to the acid(s) that creates a chemical pH buffering system at a targeted pH range when the dry consumable preparation is added to a targeted amount of water. |
| US10542767B2 |
Pasta with a novel form
Dried pasta in the form of a tortiglione, i.e. shaped as a hollow cylindrical tube, having an outer diameter of between 8 and 14 mm and having on its outer surface a plurality of ridges or ribs oriented in the manner of a helix with an angle of inclination of between 40° and 58°; these tortiglioni have organoleptic and structural characteristics, in particular a consistency or texture, superior to those of conventional tortiglioni which have ridges or ribs oriented in the manner of a helix with an angle of inclination of about 35°. |
| US10542765B2 |
Apparatus for maintaining beverages in individual containers in a semi-frozen state
The freezer enclosure is maintained at a temperature equal to or less than the freezing point of the beverage. Gears, rotatably mounted on a shelf, include sets of aligned interconnected gears and gears connecting the gears in the sets. A drive gear is mounted to and moveable with the shaft of a motor. The drive gear is connected to one of the gears in one of the sets to drive the gears in each set. A coaster-shaped member is moveable with the gears and supports a bottle which contains the beverage. The bottle is locked to the member such that it rotates with the member. The motor continuously rotates the bottle to agitate the beverage to keep the beverage from freezing. Internal baffles in the bottle increase the agitation resulting from the rotation. |
| US10542764B2 |
Confectionery treatment
A method for reducing or removing scuff marks on the surface of a confectionery product, said method comprising subjecting said product to a heat treatment, for example in a heating chamber or by application or a hot gas or infra-red blower, for a period of time and at a temperature which is sufficient to remove scuff marks but insufficient to de-temper or cause heat damage to the product. |
| US10542760B2 |
Skin and surface disinfectant compositions containing botanicals
The present invention relates to a skin or surface disinfectant composition with broad spectrum antimicrobial activity comprising one or more essential oil (and/or one or more component thereof) and one or more fruit acid. The compositions of the invention may be used as non-toxic alternatives to conventional disinfectants or may be added to other antimicrobial agents to enhance their activity. The invention provides effective alternatives to harsher products which may be particularly useful in personal care and household products and where children and/or pet exposure may be a concern. |
| US10542759B2 |
Agricultural compositions and applications utilizing essential oils
In general, embodiments of the present invention provide seed, soil, and plant treatment compositions, and methods of making and using such products and compositions. The use of these products and compositions can act as a plant protectant and increase the growth, health, and yield of various seeds and plants such as crops and grasses, and further provide similar benefit to soils. |
| US10542755B2 |
Agrochemical composition, method for its preparation and use thereof
A composition having an active compound contained within a microcapsule, the microcapsule having a wall comprising a polyurea formed by a polyisocyanate and a cross linking agent, the cross linking agent being the product of the reaction of a hydroxide salt with the copolymerization product of styrene and maleic anhydride. The active compound may be an agrochemical, in particular a herbicide or an insecticide. A process for the preparation of a microencapsulated active component including: providing an aqueous phase comprising a cross linking agent being the product of the reaction of a hydroxide salt with the copolymerization product of styrene and maleic anhydride; providing a first water-immiscible organic phase comprising an active ingredient to be encapsulated and a first polyisocyanate; dispersing the first organic phase in the aqueous phase; and allowing an interfacial polymerization reaction to occur at the interface of the organic phase and the aqueous phase to form a polyurea shell having the active component encapsulated therein. |
| US10542752B2 |
Grease-like gel for repelling rodents
Grease-like compositions are provided for repelling rodents. The compositions utilize nontoxic mineral, synthetic, or vegetable oil based gels containing silica, clay, urea, polytetrafluoroethylene, or metallic soap thickeners and capsaicin. |
| US10542751B2 |
Generation of peroxyformic acid through polyhydric alcohol formate
The present invention relates generally to peroxyformic acid forming compositions, methods for forming peroxyformic acid, preferably in situ, using the peroxyformic acid forming compositions. The present invention also relates to the peroxyformic acid formed by the above compositions and methods. The present invention further relates to the uses of the peroxyformic acid, preferably in situ, for treating a surface or a target. The present invention further relates to methods for treating a biofilm using peroxyformic acid, including peroxyformic acid generated in situ. |
| US10542749B2 |
Compositions and methods for repelling coleopterans
Compositions and methods for repelling coleopterans. The compositions contain a substrate and an anti-aggregation pheremone intermixed within the substrate. The pheremone may be verbenone, methyl salycylate, wintergreen oil, or combinations thereof. |
| US10542748B2 |
Stabilized antimicrobial compositions and methods of use
An antimicrobial composition comprising a foil pouch containing water-soluble packets comprising (a) a first water-soluble package comprising C12, C14 and C16 alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride, (b) a second water-soluble package comprising trichloromelamine, and (c) a third water-soluble package comprising C12, C14, C16 and C18 alkyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride, C12 and C14 alkyl dimethyl ethylbenzyl ammonium chloride and urea. |
| US10542744B2 |
Cryogenic storage rack including rotatable shelves, and associated storage systems and methods
A storage rack for storing and retrieving products to be maintained at a desired cryogenic temperature is provided. The storage rack includes an elongate mounting bar carrying a plurality of shelves, and an elongate stop bar that extends generally parallel to the mounting bar. The shelves are independently rotatable relative to the mounting bar towards and away from the stop bar, thereby enabling alignment of all of the shelves when the storage rack is to be stored, and also enabling easy access to each of the individual shelves. A handle projects upwardly and horizontally in a curved configuration from the stop bar and the mounting bar to provide a gripping surface for moving the storage rack. The shelves receive cylindrical vial containers with threadably removable lids to make retrieval and replacement of sample vials quick to perform, thereby avoiding temperature-induced damage to other samples in the storage rack. |
| US10542743B2 |
Isolation, expansion and characterization of wharton's jelly mesenchymal stem cells
The present invention relates to a method of isolating mesenchymal stem cells originated from Wharton's jelly (WJ-MSC) from single donor. The method for isolating and proliferating viable cells from Wharton's jelly wherein the method includes the steps of (a) obtaining umbilical cord tissue comprising of viable cells from Wharton's jelly, (b) isolating the viable cells in a sample collection media, (c) preparing a primary stock culture using the viable cells from step (b), (d) proliferating the primary stock culture from step (c) to obtain sub-cultured stocks, (e) harvesting the viable cells from the sub-cultured stocks from step (d) and (f) cryo-preserving the viable cells from step (e) under cryogenic conditions. |
| US10542742B1 |
Portable game blind
A game blind includes a frame having a central opening sized to accommodate a user, a plurality of support members coupled to the frame, and a blind element secured to one of the mounting points. The frame is suspended above a ground surface by the plurality of support members, which allow a user to level the frame relative to the ground surface by adjusting the position of the support members relative to the frame. The game blind may be configured in an in-use position when hunting or observing wild game, or a collapsed position when transporting or storing the game blind. In the collapsed position, the blind element may interface with at least one of the support members, which secures the blind element to the frame. |
| US10542737B2 |
Live bait pen
A live bait pen includes a porous housing having fence framework including a side framework portion, a container surface disposed within the side of framework portion configured for ease of removal of bait within the pen, and an openable lid operably disposed on a top of said side framework portion to provide easy insertion of bait in said pen. |
| US10542735B2 |
Humanized non-human animals with restricted immunoglobulin heavy chain loci
Mice, embryos, cells, and tissues having a restricted immunoglobulin heavy chain locus and an ectopic sequence encoding one or more ADAM6 proteins are provided. In various embodiments, mice are described that have humanized endogenous immunoglobulin heavy chain loci and are capable of expressing an ADAM6 protein or ortholog or homolog or functional fragment thereof that is functional in a male mouse. Mice, embryos, cells, and tissues having an immunoglobulin heavy chain locus characterized by a single human VH gene segment, a plurality of human DH gene segments and a plurality of human JH gene segments and capable expressing an ADAM6 protein or ortholog or homolog or functional fragment thereof are also provided. |
| US10542732B2 |
Systems and methods for treatment and filtration of water
A water treatment system for a water reservoir comprises a collection box; a rotary drum filter arranged to receive gravity flow from the collection box through a receiving line; a primary bio-filter; a secondary bio-filter; one or more connecting lines originating at the rotary drum filter and comprising at least a first outlet line connected to the primary bio-filter and a second outlet line connected to the secondary bio-filter, the second outlet line comprising a pump; and a return line originating at the primary bio-filter and terminating at the water reservoir. The collection box has a bottom and sides defining an interior volume, and comprises a first water intake having a first riser; a second water intake having a second riser; and a third water intake having a third riser, each riser being disposed inside the interior volume and extend upwardly from the bottom of the collection box. |
| US10542728B2 |
Wildlife feeder varmint shield
The present disclosure includes a varmint shield for a wildlife feeder supported by at least one leg. The varmint shield includes a body having a length, a back side and a front side, a top end and a bottom end; and a first side and a second side. A notch is cut in the top end of the body. A plurality of mounting tabs are formed by bending the body at the notch toward the front side, each including at least one hole for receiving a fastening means such as a screw for securing the body to the wildlife feeder. The body of the varmint shield is bent along its length from the top end to the bottom end at an angle sufficient to deflect feed expelled from the wildlife feeder outwardly and away from the wildlife feeder. The body may also include beads formed along its length for structural strength and cuffs folded along its edges. A first shoulder and a second shoulder are preferably cut in the bottom end of the body. The first shoulder and the second shoulder preferably include edges folded to form cuffs. These cuffs aid in structural rigidity. At least one hole may be drilled in the body adjacent the bottom end for securing the body to the at least one leg of the wildlife feeder. |
| US10542724B2 |
Method and arrangement for filling of cheese curd in moulds
A device for filling cheese curd into a pressing mould comprising a curd distributor, having an inlet end through which cheese curd may be received, and an outlet end through the cheese curd may exit the curd distributor, a pressing-mould holder arranged below the outlet of the curd distributor, one or more drive units, configured to perform a relative motion between the curd distributor and the pressing mould holder in accordance with a selected number of motion patterns, a control unit, configured to control the motion pattern based on input comprising an identifier of a pressing-mould configuration positioned by the pressing-mould holder. |
| US10542723B2 |
Milking system
Improving milking system performance through the incorporation of a source of greater than atmospheric pressure air into a pulsator while limiting total pressure in the teat cup. The system is further improved by providing an improved supply of regulated vacuum to the milking cluster throughout the milking process. The system is further improved with a monitoring and detecting the functional failure of the pulsation assemblies. Additional system improvements are provided with the addition of a fresh air valve assembly, a wireless method of regulating vacuum levels and the remote location of a pulsator assembly in a basement style parlor. |
| US10542722B2 |
Method and managing dairy animals, and a milking system for performing the same
A method, and milking system, for managing a herd of dairy animals including N groups, wherein N≥2, and the method includes: A) determining a content of a substance in the milk for a group of dairy animals, and B) performing an animal-related operation for the group, based on the content of the determined substance. |
| US10542717B1 |
Soybean cultivar S170038
A soybean cultivar designated S170038 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S170038, to the plants of soybean cultivar S170038, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S170038, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S170038. 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 S170038. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S170038, 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 S170038 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US10542707B2 |
Plants and seeds of corn variety CV653095
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV653095. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV653095, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV653095 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 CV653095 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 CV653095. |
| US10542706B2 |
Plants and seeds of corn variety CV702725
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV702725. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV702725, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV702725 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 CV702725 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 CV702725. |
| US10542705B2 |
Plants and seeds of corn variety CV691449
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV691449. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV691449, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV691449 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 CV691449 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 CV691449. |
| US10542700B2 |
Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH883654
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH883654. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH883654, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH883654 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 CH883654. |
| US10542699B2 |
Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH356476
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH356476. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH356476, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH356476 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 CH356476. |
| US10542690B1 |
Soybean cultivar 71052129
A soybean cultivar designated 71052129 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 71052129, to the plants of soybean cultivar 71052129, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 71052129, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 71052129. 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 71052129. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 71052129, 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 71052129 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US10542689B2 |
Tomato line PSQ9Z13-9087
The invention provides seed and plants of tomato hybrid line PSQ9Z13-9087 and the parent lines thereof. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid line PSQ9Z13-9087 and the parent lines thereof, 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. |
| US10542684B2 |
Modular irrigation controller
A controller has two irrigation station module connection areas within it and can either accept two irrigation station modules at the same time or one larger module that spans both connection areas. The larger module, however, includes more irrigation station terminals than both of the smaller irrigation station modules combined. Therefore, a greater number of irrigation stations can be connected to the controller when the larger module is substituted for the two smaller modules. |
| US10542678B2 |
Agricultural harvester cleaning system having early grain evacuation
An agricultural harvester includes a chassis, a threshing and separating system for separating grain from MOG, and a grain cleaning system for further separating grain from residual MOG. The grain cleaning system has a main grain pan beneath the threshing and separating system with the grain pan having openings in its forward and to selectively receive grain from the forward portion of the threshing and separating system. A component beneath the main grain pan directs flow in parallel to the cleaning system either to a pre-sieve within the cleaning system or to an upper sieve. |
| US10542672B2 |
Harvester and method for leafy plants
Measuring lateral separation distances and longitudinal separation distances from a center of a plant to be cut to a reference point on a harvester; determining a lateral and longitudinal blade displacement and moving a cutting tool; activating a cut and lift mechanism to cut a plant with the cutting tool; while the cutting tool remains in contact with the plant, removing an outer leaf from the cut plant. |
| US10542668B2 |
Dust boot for a tie rod end of a sickle bar of a combine and a method of making
The tie rod end includes a housing with an inner bore that extends along a central axis. A stud is partially received in the inner bore and has a shank portion which extends out of the inner bore for attachment with a gearbox. The tie rod end further includes an elastic boot body which extends from a first boot end, which is sealed with the housing, to a second boot end. A boot bearing, which is made of a plastic material, is secured with the second boot end. The boot bearing is in a dynamic sealing engagement with the shank portion of the stud. The boot bearing presents a plurality of radially inwardly extending and annularly-shaped ribs that contact the shank portion. |
| US10542666B2 |
Autonomous or remote-controlled vehicle platform for planting
In one embodiment, a vehicle platform comprises a central body that can support one or more implement configurations, such as sprayer booms, or planting row units. A plurality of adjustable legs extends downward from the central body. Each adjustable leg has a corresponding leg actuator to adjust a respective vertical height of each adjustable leg. Each adjustable leg supports the central body. Planting row units are supported by or suspended from the central body. |
| US10542665B2 |
Meter roller for an agricultural metering system
A meter roller for an agricultural metering system includes a spindle having a driven shaft, a first ring, and a second ring. The first ring and the second ring are rigidly coupled to the driven shaft, and the driven shaft is configured to engage a drive shaft to facilitate rotation of the spindle. The meter roller also includes a sealing ring longitudinally disposed between the first ring and the second ring. An outer diameter of the sealing ring is less than or equal to an outer diameter of the first ring and an outer diameter of the second ring, and the sealing ring is formed from a material having sufficient resilience to enable the sealing ring to stretch to facilitate disposition of the sealing ring between the first ring and the second ring. |
| US10542660B2 |
Agriculture system and method
An agricultural enhancement method for removing or overcoming soil fragipan, hardpan, or other natural and/or artificial soil compaction barriers is disclosed. These barriers prevent root and/or water penetration, which inhibits agricultural development. Consequently, removing and overcoming these barriers is beneficial to the soil and to agricultural yields. |
| US10542656B2 |
Remote electrical positioning of an implement stabilizer wheel
A remotely positionable stabilizer wheel arrangement for a towable agricultural implement utilizes an electronic control unit that receives an input signal indicative of a desired position of the stabilizer wheel, and/or a desired depth of penetration of tillage tools operatively attached to the front and rear of the implement frame, to automatically control an electrically powered linear actuator of the remotely positionable stabilizer wheel arrangement to position and hold the stabilizer wheel at the desired position of the stabilizer wheel. |
| US10542654B2 |
Soil loosening and furrower assemblies and a bed renovator therefor
There is provided soil loosening and furrower assemblies and a bed renovator therefor. The soil loosening assembly comprises a blade assembly and wherein the blade assembly is horizontally pitched such that, when drawn beneath a soil surface at a fixed depth, the horizontally pitched blade assembly severs rootstock at the level of the blade assembly while retaining the rootstock substantially in place and loosens soil above the level of the blade assembly without substantial soil inversion. The furrower assembly comprises side plates extending rearwardly from a forward prow edge, wherein the side plates are approximately 25-45° with respect to the horizontal axis; and bottom edges of the side plates are approximately 20-40° with respect to a direction-of-travel axis. |
| US10548250B2 |
Electromagnetic shielding tube, electromagnetic shielding structure
The outer layer is peeled exactly a predetermined length from the end portion of the electromagnetic shielding tube. That is, the metal layer is exposed exactly a predetermined range at the end portion of the electromagnetic shielding tube. A flexible conductor is connected to the exposed metal layer. A separated portion is provided in the inner layer. The separated portion is formed along the length direction of the electromagnetic shielding tube. Additionally, a depth of the separated portion is the same value as the thickness of the inner layer. As such, the inner surface of the metal layer is exposed at the separated portion. It is preferable that the separated portion be formed at a plurality of locations in the circumferential direction. The inner layer is divided into a plurality of sections in the circumferential direction by the separated portion. The separated portion is a terminal processed portion, which mitigates the effects caused by differences in the physical properties of the inner layer and the metal layer. |
| US10548246B2 |
Electrical power converter
An electric power converter is provided which includes a stack body made of a stack of a plurality of electronic devices and cooling medium flow paths in which cooling medium flows. The electric power converter also includes a housing in which the stack body is disposed. The housing 3 has a stack facing wall which faces the stack body in a stacking direction. The stack facing wall has an in-wall flow path in which the cooling medium flows and which communicates the cooling medium flow paths. This structure enables the electric power converter to be reduced in size thereof. |
| US10548240B1 |
Cooling electronic devices in a data center
A server tray package includes a motherboard assembly that includes a plurality of data center electronic devices; and a liquid cold plate assembly. The liquid cold plate assembly includes a base portion mounted to the motherboard assembly, the base portion and motherboard assembly defining a volume that at least partially encloses the plurality of data center electronic devices; and a top portion mounted to the base portion and including a heat transfer member that includes a first number of inlet ports and a second number of outlet ports that are in fluid communication with a cooling liquid flow path defined through the heat transfer member, the first number of inlet ports being different that the second number of outlet ports. |
| US10548234B2 |
Ultraviolet light-resistant articles and methods for making the same
An ultraviolet light-resistant article that includes: a substrate having a glass or glass-ceramic composition and first and second primary surfaces; an ultraviolet light-absorbing element having a an absorptivity greater than 50% at wavelengths from about 100 nm to about 380 nm and a thickness between about 10 nm and about 100 nm; and a dielectric stack formed with a plasma-enhanced process. Further, the light-absorbing element is between the substrate and the dielectric stack. Alternatively, the light-absorbing element can include one or more ultraviolet light-resistant layers disposed within the dielectric stack over the first primary surface. |
| US10548227B2 |
Current redistribution in a printed circuit board
In one implementation, a multilayered printed circuit board is configured to redirect current distribution. The current may be distributed by steering, blocking, or otherwise manipulating current flows. The multilayered printed circuit board includes at least one power plane layer. The power plane layer does not distribute current evenly. Instead, the power plane layer includes multiple patterns with different resistances. The patterns may include a hatching pattern, a grid pattern, a directional pattern, a slot, a void, or a continuous pattern. The pattern is a predetermined spatial variation such that current flows in a first area differently than current flows in a second area. |
| US10548224B2 |
Method for manufacturing touch device and resin composition thereof
A touch device, a method for manufacturing a touch device and a resin composition used in the method are discussed. The touch device includes a substrate including a surface roughness of less than 1.2 nm, a touch sensor formed on a surface of the substrate, and a flexible printed circuit board attached to the substrate. |
| US10548223B2 |
Surface mount device stacking for reduced form factor
A packaged module for use in a wireless communication device has a substrate supporting an integrated circuit die that includes at least a microprocessor and radio frequency receiver circuitry and a stacked filter assembly configured as a filter circuit that is in communication with the radio frequency receiver circuitry. The stacked filter assembly includes a plurality of passive components, where each passive component is packaged as a surface mount device. At least one passive component is in direct communication with the substrate and at least another passive component is supported above the substrate by the at least one passive component that is in the direct communication with the substrate. |
| US10548221B1 |
Stackable via package and method
A stackable via package includes a substrate having an upper surface and a trace on the upper surface, the trace including a terminal. A solder ball is on the terminal. The solder ball has a solder ball diameter A and a solder ball height D. A via aperture is formed in a package body enclosing the solder ball to expose the solder ball. The via aperture includes a via bottom having a via bottom diameter B and a via bottom height C from the upper surface of the substrate, where A |
| US10548220B2 |
Multilayer printed wiring board, and connection structure of multilayer printed wiring board and connector
A multilayer printed wiring board including insulating layers, ground layers thereon, and at least one via hole. The ground layers include a wiring layer and a first impedance adjustment layer. The wiring layer includes a solid conductor and a conductive line. The conductive line is disposed inside an opening and a passage of the solid conductor. The first impedance adjustment layer includes a solid conductor having an opening. The via hole is located inside the openings of the wiring layer and the first impedance adjustment layer and is connected to the conductive line. A first distance is smaller than a second distance, where the first distance is a distance from an outline of the opening of the wiring layer to the via hole, and the second distance is a distance from an outline of the opening of the first impedance adjustment layer to the via hole. |
| US10548214B2 |
Multi-layer circuit board capable of being applied with electrical testing and method for manufacturing the same
A multi-layer circuit board capable of being applied with electrical testing includes a metallic delivery loading plate, a bottom-layer circuit structure, a conductive corrosion-barrier layer, and a multi-layer circuit structure. The bottom-layer circuit structure is overlapping on the delivery loading plate. The conductive corrosion-barrier layer is disposed on the bottom dielectric layer. The multi-layer circuit structure is overlapping on the bottom-layer circuit structure. The top-layer circuit of the multi-layer circuit structure is electrically connected to the conductive corrosion-barrier layer through the inner-layer circuit of the multi-layer circuit structure and the bottom-layer circuit of the bottom-layer circuit structure. The delivery loading plate and the bottom dielectric layer of the bottom-layer circuit structure expose the conductive corrosion-barrier layer. |
| US10548211B2 |
Resonant network for plasma power supply and power supply device for plasma generator
Provided is a resonant network for plasma power supply, which is connected between a power supply unit and an output unit. The resonant network includes a resonant inductor connected in series with the power supply unit, a resonant capacitor connected in parallel with the output unit and connected in series with the resonant inductor, and a passive element connected in series with the output unit and the resonant inductor and connected in parallel with the resonant capacitor. |
| US10548210B2 |
Control of electromagnetic energy with spatially periodic microplasma devices
Non-disperse, periodic microplasmas are generated in a volume lacking interfering structures, such as electrodes, to enable photonic interaction between incident electromagnetic energy and the non-disperse, periodic microplasmas. Preferred embodiments leverage 1D, 2D, 3D and super 3D non-disperse, periodic microplasmas. In preferred embodiments, the non-disperse, periodic microplasmas are elongate columnar microplasmas. In other embodiments, the non-disperse, periodic microplasmas are discrete isolated microplasmas. The photonic properties can change by selectively activating groups of the periodic microplasmas. |
| US10548208B2 |
X-ray device
An X-ray device may comprise a timer for monitoring a nonoperation time, such as a time from a previous signal input to a control circuit to the next input signal. When the timer detects that the nonoperation time has exceeded a preset time, the control circuit controls the contactors and so as to turn off the contactors. The standby power of the X-ray device when the frequency of use during the nonoperation time is low can be reduced. Further, when the next signal is input to the control circuit, the control circuit controls the contactors so as to close the contactors, thereby restoring power supply. Therefore, when the next signal is input to the control circuit, the X-ray device is turned to a usable state. |
| US10548207B2 |
Method and apparatus for electrostatically discharging a primary packaging container made of plastics
A method and an apparatus (100) for electrostatically discharging a primary packaging container (102) made of plastics are disclosed. The method comprises moving a primary packaging container (102) to be electrostatically discharged so as to pass at least one electrode (104, 106, 108), applying an alternating voltage to the electrode (104, 106, 108) so as to generate ionized air in a vicinity of the electrode (104, 106, 108), and rotating the primary packaging container (102) in the vicinity of the electrode (104, 106, 108) so as to be contacted by the ionized air. The apparatus (100) comprises at least one electrode (104, 106, 108) adapted to generate ionized air in a vicinity of the electrode (104, 106, 108) and a moving path (128) for moving a primary packaging container (102) to be electrostatically discharged, wherein the moving path (128) is formed such that the primary packaging container (102) is adapted to pass the electrode (104, 106, 108) and to be rotated in the vicinity of the electrode (104, 106, 108) so as to be contacted by the ionized air. |
| US10548202B2 |
Modular lighting panel
Systems and methods described herein provide examples of an electrical panel (e.g., a modular electrical panel) that is configured to control a plurality of electrical loads. The electrical panel may include a control circuit, memory, a communication circuit, and an alternating current (AC) line feed and/or a direct current (DC) line feed. The electrical panel may also include a plurality of power supplies and a plurality of control modules, where more than one control module is associated with each of the plurality of power supplies. Each control module may configured to receive DC power from the associated power supply and provide an output voltage to at least one electrical load. The electrical panel provides flexibility as to whether each stage of conversion, regulation, and/or control is performed at a control module located within the electrical panel or performed at an accessory module located at an electrical load. |
| US10548198B2 |
Methods and systems for maintaining the illumination intensity of light emitting diodes
Systems and methods for maintaining the illumination intensity of one or more LEDs above a minimal intensity level. The systems and methods may include: (1) a current regulator for regulating the current in a circuit; (2) a voltage source for applying current to a circuit; (3) an LED with a minimal intensity level that correlates to a set-point temperature; and (4) a thermal sensor that is in proximity to the LED and adapted to sense a temperature proximal to the LED. The thermal sensor may transmit a signal to the current regulator if the sensed temperature exceeds the set-point temperature. Thereafter, the current regulator may take steps to regulate the current in order to maintain the LED illumination intensity above the minimal intensity level. |
| US10548195B2 |
LED lighting systems and methods for constant current control in various operation modes
System and method for providing at least an output current to one or more light emitting diodes. The system includes a control component configured to receive at least a demagnetization signal, a sensed signal and a reference signal and to generate a control signal based on at least information associated with the demagnetization signal, the sensed signal and the reference signal, and a logic and driving component configured to receive at least the control signal and output a drive signal to a switch based on at least information associated with the control signal. The switch is connected to a first diode terminal of a diode and a first inductor terminal of an inductor. The diode further includes a second diode terminal, and the inductor further includes a second inductor terminal. |
| US10548194B1 |
Local dimming control method and device
A local dimming control method for a backlight module having a plurality of light emitting diodes is provided. The local dimming control method includes the steps of determining an initial duty cycle of a driving signal, calculating brightness of each light emitting diode according to the initial duty cycle, calculating a local luminance of each light emitting diode based on combination of brightness of that light emitting diode and light diffusion of surrounding light emitting diodes, calculating a cost function of clipping error and leaking error according to the local luminance of each light emitting diode and an ideal brightness of the corresponding pixel, calculating a gradient of the cost function of clipping error and leaking error, and adjusting the initial duty cycle according to the gradient, and image characteristics of the pixel and the surrounding pixels to provide an adjusted duty cycle of the driving signal. |
| US10548187B2 |
Low-dropout current regulator for light head
In connection with a ground transportation vehicle light head (86) powered by a battery-based voltage source (20) supplying positive (76) and reference (i.e., ground) (78) voltages that define a voltage difference (22) applied across a number of multiple series-connected high-power light-emitting diodes (HP LEDs) (12) and current regulator circuitry (80) electrically connected to them, ultra-low dropout circuit techniques are disclosed for increasing a portion of the voltage difference available from the battery-based voltage source to forward bias and thereby maximize the number of the multiple series-connected HP LEDs emitting light by maintaining a low voltage drop (82) across the current regulator circuitry. By maintaining the low voltage drop and making available from the battery-based voltage source an increased portion of the voltage difference, at least one additional HP LED is capable of being forward biased to thereby maximize the number of multiple series-connected HP LEDs emitting light from the light head. |
| US10548186B2 |
Method for controlling a heating device for heating a component, control device and motor vehicle with same
A control device controls a heating device for heating a component, in particular a lambda sensor. The method comprises the cyclically repeating steps: operating the heating device at a heating voltage, ascertaining a current heating voltage (U_H_a) of the heating device, ascertaining a mean heating voltage (U_H_m) for a predetermined, immediately preceding period of time, determining a maximum permissible heating period (T_max) for which the component may be heated for the maximum length of time using the current heating voltage (U_H_a) or using the mean heating voltage (U_H_m), in dependence upon the mean heating voltage (U_H_m), comparing the current heating voltage (U_H_a) and the mean heating voltage (U_H_m) with a predetermined minimum heating voltage (U_H_min), and reducing the heating voltage of the heating device if the current heating voltage (U_H_a) and/or the mean heating voltage (U_H_m) exceeds the predetermined minimum heating voltage (U_H_min) for the duration of the maximum permissible heating period (T_max). |
| US10548183B2 |
Discontinuous reception operation for licensed-assisted access
The present disclosure relates to a method for operating a Discontinuous Reception, DRX, function at a user equipment. The UE is configured with at least one licensed cell and at least one unlicensed cell and operates the DRX function. The UE receives, from a radio base station, a DRX-active instruction to be in DRX Active Time at least on the unlicensed cell until receiving the next downlink control information related to a downlink data transmission to be received via the unlicensed cell. Correspondingly, in response to the received DRX-active instruction, the UE is in DRX Active Time at least on the unlicensed cell, comprising continuously monitoring a downlink control channel for downlink control information. |
| US10548182B2 |
Beam management for connected discontinuous reception with advanced grant indicator
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A base station may transmit, to a user equipment (UE) operating in a discontinuous reception mode, a wakeup signal indicating whether data is available to be transmitted to the UE, the wakeup signal transmitted using a first set of transmit beams, which may be selected from a periodic beam management procedure, in accordance with a beam sweeping configuration. The base station may receive, from the UE and based at least in part on the wakeup signal, a response signal. The base station may perform, based at least in part on the response signal, further beam update procedures to identify a second set of transmit beams for future transmissions of the wakeup signal and/or for transmission of physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) to the UE. |
| US10548180B2 |
Dynamic adjustment of keep-alive messages for efficient battery usage in a mobile network
A method for IP [=Internet Protocol] communication between a mobile terminal and its correspondent node in a mobile radio network. The method comprises establishing an IP connection between the mobile terminal and its correspondent node. After detecting a period of inactivity in the IP connection, keep-alive messages are sent via the IP connection at predetermined intervals, which are varied. The method comprises monitoring the lengths of several periods of inactivity at which the mobile radio network disconnects the IP connection. |
| US10548177B2 |
Bearer activation for multiple radio access technology dual connectivity scenarios
A method for activating bearers in radio access networks includes receiving information regarding channel conditions for a secondary RAT; identifying a first set of radio bearers for a primary RAT and a second set of radio bearers for the secondary RAT based on the received channel conditions; and establishing the first set of radio bearers associated with the primary RAT. The method may also include providing a message to a core network indicating that first set of radio bearers have been established for the primary RAT, the message includes an indication that the second set of radio bearers will be established after the core network has been configured for operation with the first set of radio bearers; reconfiguring a UE for establishing the second set of radio bearers associated with the secondary RAT; and indicating that the reconfiguration of the UE for the second set of radio bearers is complete. |
| US10548176B2 |
Device and method of handling dual connectivity
A communication device of handling dual connectivity comprises instructions of establishing a radio resource control (RRC) connection to a master base station (MBS) via at least one first carrier frequency; receiving a first RRC reconfiguration message from the MBS via the RRC connection, wherein the first RRC reconfiguration message configures the communication device to connect to a secondary base station (SBS) via at least one second carrier frequency; determining a first reconfiguration failure according to a first configuration for communicating with the SBS in the first RRC reconfiguration message; and transmitting a RRC notification message to the MBS via the RRC connection to indicate the first reconfiguration failure, in response to the first reconfiguration failure. |
| US10548175B2 |
System and method for establishing a D2D communication group
Systems and methods are disclosed for establishing a device-to-device (D2D) group amongst a plurality of user equipments (UEs). In one embodiment a target UE transmits, using D2D communication, a request message inviting at least one other UE to be part of a D2D group with the target UE. A neighbour UE receives the request message and transmits a report message indicating that the neighbour UE will be part of the D2D group with the target UE. A base station receives the report message and transmits to the target UE and to the neighbour UE a confirmation message indicating that the neighbour UE is in the D2D group with the target UE. |
| US10548168B2 |
Method for random access in wireless communication system and apparatus for the same
Disclosed are a random access method and a random access apparatus in a wireless communication system. An operation method of a terminal in a communication system, according to the present invention, comprises receiving system information including configuration information on a physical random access channel (PRACH) composed of a plurality of access slots from a first base station; selecting one access slot among the plurality of access slots based on the configuration information; and transmitting a random access preamble to the first base station through the one access slot. Therefore, the capacity of the random access channel can be increased without further occupation of radio resources. |
| US10548161B2 |
Method for configuring SPS resources in wireless communication system and a device therefor
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device for configuring SPS resources in wireless communication system, the method comprising: configuring a plurality of cells; receiving information for semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) resource configuration with an indication indicating at least one cell among the plurality of cells on which the SPS resource configuration is to be configured; and configuring a set of SPS resources based on the SPS resource configuration on the at least one cell indicated by the indication. |
| US10548156B2 |
Resource indication processing method and processing apparatus, access point, and station
A resource indication processing method, which is applied to a wireless local area network that uses an OFDMA technology, where the method includes sending or receiving a frame including a resource indication field, where the resource indication field includes an identifier of a user, and resource block information and modulation and coding scheme MCS information that are corresponding to the identifier of the user. |
| US10548155B2 |
Scalable numerology with symbol boundary alignment for uniform and non-uniform symbol duration in wireless communication
Aspects of the present disclosure provide various wireless communication numerology designs that can maintain symbol boundary alignment while multiplexing different numerologies in wireless communication. The symbols may be scaled for different tone or subcarrier spacings while maintaining the symbol boundary alignment between different numerologies. Maintaining the symbol-boundary alignment between different numerologies enables symbol-level numerology multiplexing. The disclosed numerology designs enable low latency communication and improved interference management, and provide non-ambiguous symbol boundary timing reference for multiplexing different numerologies. |
| US10548149B1 |
Systems and methods for allocating resources to high power capable wireless devices
Systems and methods are described for assigning wireless resources to a high power wireless device. In some embodiments, a quality of service metric used for communication between a wireless device and an access node is identified, wherein the wireless device is configured to transmit an uplink signal at a first signal level that meets a power criteria. Default uplink resource are assigned to the wireless device based on the identified quality of service criteria, wherein the default uplink resources are associated with a default wireless device configured to transmit an uplink signal at a second signal level that does not meet the power criteria. And uplink communication is received at the access node from the wireless device using the assigned default uplink resources. |
| US10548145B2 |
Wireless communication system, base station, and communication method
A wireless communication system of the present invention includes a first base station (30) and a second base station (20) configured to be capable of transmitting downlink data received from a core network to a terminal via the second base station (20) and the first base station (30). The second base station (20) transmits, to the first base station (30), information for identifying downlink data to be discarded from among the downlink data transmitted to the first base station (30) and a command for discarding the downlink data identified by the information. The first base station (30) discards downlink data not transmitted to the terminal from among the downlink data identified by the information. |
| US10548142B2 |
SAS interference mitigation options
Various embodiments to enable Spectrum Access System (SAS) interference mitigation options are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a memory to store a data sequence, and one or more processing devices coupled to the memory. The processing devices to generate an interference metric associated with a first group and a second group of infrastructure nodes of a Long-Term Evolution (LTE) network infrastructure based on measurement information. The measurement information comprises measurements related to the transmission of data sequences associated with the first group and the second group. Thereupon, configuration settings are determined for infrastructure nodes of the first group and second group based on the generated interference metric. Each configuration setting represents a frequency band and transmission power level for a corresponding infrastructure node to access data in the LTE network infrastructure. |
| US10548140B2 |
Flexible load distribution and management in an MME pool
Systems and methods are disclosed for a method of assigning resources to eNodeBs in a mobility management entity (MME) pool, including determining a first relative capacity for a first eNodeB based on at least one of latency between the first eNodeB and a first MME and the location of the first eNodeB. A second relative capacity may be determined for a second eNodeB based on at least one of latency between the second eNodeB and the first MME and the location of the second eNodeB. The first and second relative capacities may be indicative of relative capacity values greater than zero. The relative capacities may be provided to the first and second eNodeBs, and a portion of traffic sent from the first and second eNodeBs to the first MME may be based on the first and second relative capacities, respectively. |
| US10548134B2 |
Adaptive allocation of temporal resources for massive multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) in unlicensed frequency bands
A node is configured for connection to a massive multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) array to provide spatially multiplexed channels in an unlicensed frequency band. The node includes a memory configured to store samples of non-spatially filtered signals received by the node during a first listen-before-talk (LBT) operation used to acquire the unlicensed frequency band. The node also includes a processor configured to determine, based on a number of previously stored samples, a duration of a silent time interval during which the node collects samples of non-spatially filtered signals and stores the samples in the memory. The node further includes a transceiver configured to perform a second LBT operation to acquire the unlicensed frequency band using a spatial filter determined based on the samples stored in the memory. |
| US10548125B2 |
D2D resource allocation method, device, and system
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide examples of D2D resource allocation methods, devices, and systems. One example method includes receiving, by first UE, a first message sent by second UE, where the first message is used to request to allocate a resource to the second UE, the first UE is UE in a network coverage area of a base station, and the second UE is UE out of the network coverage area of the base station. Resource indication information of a first resource allocated to the second UE is obtained by the first UE according to the first message. A second message is sent by the first UE to the second UE, where the second message carries the resource indication information, and the second UE sends data to the first UE by using the first resource according to the resource indication information. |
| US10548121B2 |
Downlink and uplink channel transmission and monitoring in a wireless network
A wireless device receives one or more radio resource control (RRC) messages comprising configuration parameters for a first licensed assisted access (LAA) cell and a second LAA cell. The wireless device selectively monitors, in a first subframe, a downlink physical control channel (PDCCH) on a first LAA cell, depending on whether there is an uplink transmission in the first subframe on the second LAA cell. |
| US10548120B2 |
Information acquiring method, terminal, base station, and system
The present invention discloses an information acquiring method, including: acquiring initial information according to at least one preset resource set, where the at least one resource set is used to indicate a resource used to acquire the initial information. In the information acquiring method according to embodiments of the present invention, a terminal may receive the initial information by using a preset resource set without a need to detect a widest scope of resources, thereby improving receiving efficiency of the terminal, and further reducing power consumption of the terminal. |
| US10548118B2 |
Multiple transmission time interval coordination with time division duplexing
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. Data may be received during transmission time intervals (TTIs) that have a short duration relative to other TTIs. The short-duration TTIs may occur within or overlap a longer duration TTI, such as a subframe. Feedback responsive to the data may be generated and assigned for transmission during an uplink TTI according to a feedback timing or delay, which may be selected to reduce latency or balance the payload size of uplink messages sent during the assigned uplink TTI. Data and feedback assignments in short-duration TTIs may be configured based on a time division duplexing (TDD) configuration for some TTIs (e.g., subframes). TTIs that are a Long Term Evolution (LTE) subframe, an LTE slot, and a duration of two LTE symbol periods may be supported. Portions of special TTIs may be used for transmissions according to shorter-duration TTIs. |
| US10548116B2 |
Control signaling for wireless communication
In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, a method comprises allocating a control channel resource in a wireless relay transmission frame on a wireless relay link; generating a control signaling based on at least one of a resource allocation scheme, a status of the wireless relay link and a traffic condition of the wireless relay link; mapping the control signaling to the allocated control channel resource via at least one of a time-first mapping, a frequency-first mapping, and a multiplexing mapping; and transmitting the control signaling in the allocated control channel resource on the wireless relay link to at least one associated relay node. |
| US10548115B2 |
Method for transmitting and receiving signals on basis of non-orthogonal multiple access scheme, and apparatus therefor
A method for a terminal to transmit signals on the basis of a non-orthogonal multiple access scheme in a wireless communication system may comprise the steps of: receiving, from a base station, information about a codebook selected for the terminal in pre-defined non-orthogonal codebooks and control information including information about a codeword selected from the selected codebook; performing resource mapping on uplink data to be transmitted on the basis of information about the selected codebook and information about the codeword selected from the selected codebook; transmitting, to the base station, the uplink data mapped to the resource according to the resource mapping. |
| US10548110B2 |
Paging for low complexity user equipment and/or user equipment in coverage enhancement mode
Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for paging of low complexity UE and/or UE in coverage enhancement mode are provided. One method includes producing a machine type communication (MTC) physical downlink control channel (M-PDCCH) configuration by configuring separate M-PDCCH subsets for paging. One of the subsets may be for low complexity user equipment, and another one of the subsets may be for user equipment operating in coverage enhancement mode. |
| US10548107B2 |
Delaying cellular re-registration during critical conditions
This disclosure relates to techniques for network delaying cellular re-registration during critical conditions. A wireless device may register for cellular service with a cellular network. The wireless device may receive a configuration update command from a network element of the cellular network. The configuration update command may request re-registration of the wireless device. The wireless device may determine to delay responding to the configuration update command based at least in part on one or more conditions in effect at the wireless device. For example, one possible such condition may include if a protocol data unit session associated with emergency services is active at the wireless device. |
| US10548106B2 |
Method and device for transmitting/receiving sync signal of device-to-device communication terminal in wireless communication system
An embodiment of the present invention relates to a method in which a terminal transmits a sidelink synchronization signal (SLSS) in a wireless communication system, the method including: selecting an SLSS ID by means of a terminal which directly receives a signal from Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) to obtain synchronization; and transmitting the SLSS generated on the basis of the selected SLSS ID, wherein the selected SLSS ID is selected from an SLSS ID set, which is identical to one used when a terminal, which directly receives a synchronization signal from a base station and selects a base station timing as synchronization, transmits the SLSS. |
| US10548102B2 |
Communication apparatus, control method therefor, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for a neighbor awareness network
A communication apparatus performs control to recognize another communication apparatus joining a cluster based on neighbor awareness networking, determines a wireless communication state about a wireless network different from the neighbor awareness networking in the communication apparatus, and switches, based on a determination result, whether to perform the control. |
| US10548101B2 |
Method for accessing millimeter wave cell in wireless communication system and apparatus therefor
A method for accessing a millimeter wave cell by a terminal in a wireless communication system supporting a millimeter wave according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: receiving a millimeter wave link connection configuration message from a legacy cell that is radio resource control (RRC)-connected to the terminal; measuring discovery signals from the millimeter wave cells located around the terminal on the basis of the millimeter wave link connection configuration message; and transmitting a first type random access preamble to one of the millimeter wave cells on the basis of a result of the measuring of the discovery signals, wherein the measuring of the discovery signals is performed on the basis of a signal detection wave form that is specifically configured for each millimeter wave cell. |
| US10548099B2 |
Method and system for wireless power delivery
A system for wireless power delivery including one or more transmitters and receivers. A method for wireless power delivery, preferably including: determining transmitter-receiver proximity; determining transmission parameter values, preferably including determining initial parameter values, evaluating candidate transmission parameter values, performing one or more local optimum searches, and/or performing one or more global optimum searches; and transmitting power based on the transmission parameter values. |
| US10548096B2 |
Information type multiplexing and power control
A method for a user equipment (UE) to determine a total power for transmissions in a cell group (CG) or a power for transmission of a channel or signal in a cell of a CG. The method comprises receiving configuration information for first and second CGs and for first and second maximum total powers for transmissions in the first and second CGs and determining first and second total powers for transmissions in the first and second CGs, respectively. The method also comprises receiving configuration information for a set of values for one or more parameters used to determine a power for transmission of a channel or signal in a cell of a CG and an indication for a value for each parameter from the one or more parameters. |
| US10548092B2 |
High-frequency signal processing apparatus and wireless communication apparatus
A high-frequency signal processing apparatus and a wireless communication apparatus can achieve a decrease in power consumption. For example, when an indicated power level to a high-frequency power amplifier is equal to or greater than a second reference value, envelope tracking is performed by causing a source voltage control circuit to control a high-speed DCDC converter using a detection result of an envelope detecting circuit and causing a bias control circuit to indicate a fixed bias value. The source voltage control circuit and the bias control circuit indicate a source voltage and a bias value decreasing in proportion to a decrease in the indicated power level when the indicated power level is in a range of the second reference value to the first reference value, and indicate a fixed source voltage and a fixed bias value when the indicated power level is less than the first reference value. |
| US10548088B2 |
Dynamic Baseband Management
This disclosure relates to dynamic baseband management for a wireless device. The wireless device may be an accessory device. The accessory device may determine whether it has a short-range wireless communication link with a companion device. The accessory device may determine one or more proximity metrics relating to the companion device. The accessory device may further determine one or more metrics associated with user settings, user activity and/or application activity at the wireless device. The wireless device may select a (e.g., full, limited, or off) baseband operating mode based on any or all of these considerations. |
| US10548087B2 |
Techniques for managing idle state activity in mobile devices
An apparatus may comprise a radio-frequency (RF) transceiver and a message aggregation module arranged to intercept multiple messages from one or more mobile data applications during an idle mode of a device, one or more of the multiple messages operable to trigger a transition of the device from the idle mode to a connected mode by causing a radio resource control message to be sent from the device to a radio access network, the message aggregation module to store the multiple messages in a buffer associated with the one or more mobile data applications in order to maintain the device in the idle mode, and schedule for transmission by the RF transceiver the stored messages at a defined time instance based on a delay tolerance for the one or more mobile data applications when the device is in the connected mode. Other embodiments are disclosed and claimed. |
| US10548084B1 |
Technologies for associating an offline Wi-Fi system with a wireless access point
A method according to one embodiment includes establishing, by Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) circuitry of an access control device, a BLE communication connection with a first mobile device while a main microprocessor and a Wi-Fi circuitry of the access control device are in sleep states; waking, by the access control device, the Wi-Fi circuitry of the access control device from the sleep state in response to establishing the BLE communication connection with the mobile device; establishing, by the Wi-Fi circuitry of the access control device, a Wi-Fi communication connection with an access control server in response to waking the Wi-Fi circuitry from the sleep state; and receiving, by the access control device and from the access control server via the Wi-Fi communication connection, access control data for the access control device transmitted from a second mobile device to the access control server. |
| US10548082B2 |
Wakeup radio (WUR) preamble design
A first communication device generates a first portion of a wakeup packet, which corresponds to a legacy physical layer protocol (PHY) preamble corresponding to a communication protocol, and includes a first orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol that spans a first bandwidth. The first communication device generates a second OFDM symbol, which spans the first bandwidth. The first communication device generates a second portion of the wakeup packet, which does not conform to the communication protocol and is configured to prompt a wakeup radio at a second communication device to prompt a network interface at the second communication device to transition from a low power state to an active state. The first communication device transmits the wakeup packet. Modulation of the second OFDM symbol according to a modulation scheme signals to third communication devices operating according to the communication protocol that the wakeup packet does not conform to the communication protocol. |
| US10548080B2 |
Communication state transitioning control
Embodiments of the present disclosure describe devices, methods, computer-readable media and systems configurations for managing state transitions of communication circuitries in wireless networks. Embodiments manage radio resource control (RRC) state transitions and/or discontinuous reception (DRX) state transitions. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. |
| US10548077B2 |
Energy saving in a communications network
A method of energy saving is applied to a mobile communications network comprising at least two radio access technology systems (102; 104) having a plurality of base stations (108-118). The method comprises the steps of: assigning (136a; 136b) respective priorities to the radio access technology systems; and an energy saving server (136a; 136b) instructing, on the basis of the priorities, a selected radio access technology system to reduce the operational state cells in a group of cells. This reduction occurs if the selected radio access technology system and/or another radio access technology system is able to maintain service to served mobile terminals. |
| US10548074B2 |
Rule-based routing within a software-defined core network
Embodiments of the present invention provide a data transmission method, a transmission control method, and a device. An SDN includes: a network controller, a first edge node, and at least one second edge node, where the network controller provides a target routing rule for the first edge node, the first edge node receives a data packet that needs to be transmitted, determines a target edge node, acquires the target routing rule from the network controller according to the target edge node, and sends the data packet to the target edge node according to the target routing rule; and when used as the target edge node, the at least one second edge node receives the data packet sent by the first edge node, and complete transmission of the data packet. The technical solutions in the present invention can improve communication efficiency of the SDN. |
| US10548071B2 |
System and method for communicating traffic over licensed or un-licensed spectrums based on quality of service (QoS) constraints of the traffic
Assigning traffic to be transported over either the primary band or the complementary band of a unified air interface based on quality of service (QoS) constraints of the traffic may allow for improved network resource utilization efficiency. In one example, traffic having deterministic QoS constraints is assigned to the primary band, while traffic having statistical QoS constraints is assigned to the complementary band when the complementary band is capable of satisfying the statistical QoS constraints of the traffic. If a condition on the complementary band prevents it from satisfying the statistical QoS constraint of the traffic, then the traffic is assigned to the primary band. |
| US10548068B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling electronic device in wireless communication system supporting bluetooth communication
The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for connecting Bluetooth BR/EDR by using Bluetooth low energy (LE) technology. According to the present invention, provided are a method including: receiving an advertising message from a second device; transmitting a request message for requesting detailed information associated with the Bluetooth BR/EDR connection to the second device based on the advertising message; receiving a response message including the detailed information from the second device in response to the request message; transmitting a connection request message to the second device based on the detailed information; and establishing the Bluetooth BR/EDR LE connection with the second device, wherein the advertising message includes at least one of location information of the detailed information or available information of the Bluetooth BR/EDR. |
| US10548066B2 |
Control information sending/receiving method and device
A control information sending/receiving method and device are provided for indicating a time-frequency location of a control channel to a terminal device in a 5G NR system or a future evolved LTE system. The method includes: receiving, by a terminal device, broadcast information; determining, from at least two predefined time-domain locations, a time-domain location of a broadcast channel carrying the broadcast information; determining a time-domain location of a control channel based on the time-domain location of the broadcast channel; and performing control channel detection in the determined time-domain location of the control channel. |
| US10548065B2 |
Method and apparatus for signaling of system information
A method and apparatus provide for signaling of system information. Minimum system information including at least cell access information to establish access with a cell can be received, the minimum system information also including at least one indication indicating whether particular system information listed in scheduling information in the minimum system information is being broadcasted or not being broadcasted. A system information request message requesting transmission of non-minimum system information if the at least one indication indicates the non-minimum system information is not being broadcasted can be transmitted, where the non-minimum system information is not included in the minimum system information. The non-minimum system information either in response to the transmitting of the system information request message or in response to the at least one indication indicating whether particular system information is being broadcasted can be received. |
| US10548064B1 |
Controlling relay broadcast of system messaging based on donor base station air interface utilization
A method and system for controlling broadcast of system messaging from a relay, where the relay provides service on a first air interface and is configured to periodically broadcast on the first air interface a system message useable by WCDs to facilitate acquisition of wireless connectivity with the relay, and where the relay is served by a donor base station over a second air interface on which the donor base station provides service. Per the disclosure, an entity detects that resource utilization on the second air interface on which the donor base station provides service is threshold high, and in response to at least that detecting, the relay is made to temporarily discontinue the periodic broadcast of the system message on the first air interface so as to prevent the acquisition of connectivity with the relay. |
| US10548062B2 |
Systems and methods for processing packet traffic without an explicit connection oriented signaling protocol
A software defined network controller receives from a radio access network access point an attach request generated by a user equipment that includes a user equipment identification and an IP address for the radio access network access point. The controller assigns a temporary identification to the user equipment and sends a modified attach request including the temporary identification, and application server identification and an application server IP address to the radio access network access point. The controller configures a forwarding table associated with the radio access network access point so that the access point forwarding table matches the user equipment identification, the application server identification and the application server IP address. The controller configures a service edge creation environment function forwarding table so that the forwarding table matches the user equipment identification mapped to the radio access network access point IP address and instructs an action so that packet traffic to and from the user equipment is processed without an explicit connection oriented signaling protocol. |
| US10548059B2 |
Seamless relocation of a mobile terminal in a wireless network
A method for performing seamless relocation of a mobile terminal in a wireless network includes selecting a first serving gateway (SGW) among a plurality of SGWs and a first packet data network gateway (PGW) among a plurality of PGWs, wherein the first SGW connects to the first PGW to setup the first S5 session, establishing a first communication channel between the terminal and the first PGW and assigning an internet protocol (IP) address to the terminal, selecting a second SGW among the plurality of SGWs when the terminal is about to move out of an area being served by the first SGW, connecting the second SGW to the second PGW to setup a new S5 session when a second PGW among the plurality of PGWs is closer to the second SGW than the first PGW or connecting the second SGW to the first PGW to modify the first S5 session when no PGW is closer to the second SGW than the first PGW, establishing a second communication channel between the terminal and the second SGW using the IP address allocated to the terminal, reconfiguring routing for terminal IP destination, and terminating the first communication channel between the terminal and the first PGW. |
| US10548058B2 |
Cell selection/re-selection method for inter-frequency sidelink operation executed by terminal in wireless communication system, and terminal using said method
Provided are a cell selection/re-selection method for an inter-frequency sidelink operation executed by a terminal in a wireless communication system, and a terminal using the method. The method is characterized by determining whether cell selection/re-selection parameters which can be applied to a non-serving frequency to execute a sidelink operation have been configured and received; and when the cell selection/re-selection parameters have been configured and received, performing an evaluation for the cell selection/reselection or ranking of a cell in the non-serving frequency by using the cell selection/re-selection parameters. |
| US10548057B2 |
Multi-cell registered radio connection in cellular network
A radio device configures a radio connection between the radio device and a cellular network. The radio connection is registered for a cell area comprising at least a first cell and a second cell of the cellular network. Before a decision of the radio device to perform a change from the first cell to the second cell, the radio device determines a configuration which enables performing allocation of radio resources to the radio device via a control channel of the second cell. After the change of the radio device from the first cell to the second cell, the radio device resumes transmission on the radio connection by requesting allocation of radio resources of second cell based on the determined configuration. |
| US10548050B2 |
Service level agreement in radio base station
The present disclosure generally relates to the field of service delivery. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to a technique of supporting provisioning of a service from a wireless communication network associated with an operator to one or more end devices. A method embodiment comprises agreeing, between the one or more end devices (20) and a support system (200) of the wireless communication network (10), on providing a service with target performance characteristics to the one or more end devices (20), the service being requested by the one or more end devices (20) to be provided with desired performance characteristics to the one or more end devices (20) and the target performance characteristics being dependent on the desired performance characteristics and performance characteristics measurements associated with the one or more network entities (100); and providing, by the one or more network entities (100), the service with the target performance characteristics to the one or more end devices (20). |
| US10548049B2 |
Extending timers for extended coverage
A method performed by a communication device for determining an extended time period related to a signalling message between a core network node and the communication device in a wireless communications network, the method comprising: obtaining (301) an indication of a coverage capability of the communication device; obtaining (302) an indication of a time period, which time period is related to the signalling message; and determining (303) the extended time period related to the signalling message, based on the indication of the coverage capability of the communication device and based on the indication of the time period. |
| US10548048B2 |
Wireless channel and/or band arbitration
A computer implemented method comprises receiving, from each of a plurality of wireless routers, information on connected local devices, including number, type, connection time, wireless band, and wireless channel, wherein the plurality of wireless routers are using a same wireless band and/or wireless channel. The method further comprises calculating, for each of the plurality of wireless routers, a congestion quotient from the received information on the connected local devices, wherein the congestion quotient defines a likelihood of destructive interference at each respective wireless router. The method further comprises determining changes in wireless band and/or wireless channel for one or more wireless routers of the plurality of wireless routers, wherein the changes lower the congestion quotients for each of the respective one or more wireless routers. The method further comprises transmitting the determined changes to each of the respective one or more wireless routers. |
| US10548046B2 |
Method of transmitting and receiving packet in wireless communication system and apparatus therefor
A method for transmitting and receiving a packet performed by a first network node in a wireless communication system according to the present disclosure includes receiving a first message in relation to a connection configuration of a specific flow from a user equipment (UE); receiving a second message in relation to a response to the first message from a second network node (e.g., MME/GW); checking whether the first flow ID and the second flow ID are identical; transmitting a UL grant to the UE by considering a processing time of the UE; and receiving a third message from the UE through the UL grant. |
| US10548043B2 |
UE beam management: a combined periodic and event based report approach for traffic overhead and UE mobility tradeoff
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a wireless device to perform a method including performing one or more of periodic beam quality measurements and/or event based beam quality measurements, determining, based at least in part on one or more of the periodic beam quality measurements and/or the event based beam quality measurements, a recommended beam quality measurement configuration, and transmitting, to a base station serving the UE, the recommended beam quality measurement configuration. In addition, the UE may perform receiving, from the base station, instructions regarding the beam quality measurement configuration. The instructions may include instructions to activate, deactivate, and/or modify at least one beam quality measurement configuration. In addition, the instructions may be based, at least in part, on the recommended beam quality measurement configuration. |
| US10548042B2 |
Network assessment method and apparatus
A method includes determining a network that can be monitored by a terminal as a to-be-assessed network. The method includes determining whether an absolute value of a signal-energy-value change speed of the to-be-assessed network is greater than a preset speed threshold, where the preset speed threshold is greater than 0. The method includes shortening an energy assessment period when the absolute value of the signal-energy-value change speed is greater than the preset speed threshold. The method includes performing signal energy assessment on the to-be-assessed network by using the shortened energy assessment period. |
| US10548040B2 |
Control of radio resource management measurements
A method of a wireless communication apparatus is disclosed, for measurement control of a wireless communication device (WCD) configured to communicate using either of a plurality of radio access technologies (RAT:s). The method comprises identifying that a first criterion is fulfilled for radio resource management (RRM) in relation to two or more of the RAT:s, and causing the WCD to execute a wireless communication scan to detect wireless communication signaling associated with the two or more RAT:s. When wireless communication signaling is detected for at least two of the two or more RAT:s, the method comprises assigning a priority value to RRM measurements of each of the at least two RAT:s based on one or more parameters related to the respective RAT, and causing the WCD to execute RRM measurements based on the priority values. Corresponding arrangement, WCD, network node and computer program product are also disclosed. |
| US10548034B2 |
Data driven emulation of application performance on simulated wireless networks
A data driven approach to emulating application performance is presented. By retrieving historical network traffic data, probabilistic models are generated to simulate wireless networks. Optimal distribution families for network values are determined. Performance data is captured from applications operating on simulated user devices operating on a virtual machine with a network simulator running sampled tuple values. |
| US10548032B2 |
Network anomaly detection and network performance status determination
A system may collect, from a wireless network, first data pertaining to nodes in the wireless network. Each datum of the first data belongs to one of two or more categories/For each of the nodes, for each of the categories, and for each datum belonging to the category, the system may determine if the datum is outside of a first range of values, and if the datum is inside the first range, the system may calculate a first base network performance health (NPH) score that is a function of the nodes, the categories, the data, and time. The system may also apply first deep learning to a first neural network among a plurality of neural networks to update first coefficients for correlating the first base NPH score to a mean opinion score, for each of the categories. |
| US10548023B2 |
Cloud communication center system and method for processing data in a cloud communication system
Cloud communication center system and method for processing data in a cloud communication system. An apparatus for supporting a cloud communication system may include at least one remote unit and a centralized unit. The at least one remote unit may be configured to process one of radio signals received from a user equipment or radio signals to be transmitted to a user equipment according to at least one sub-layer of an open system interconnection reference model. The centralized unit may be configured to receive the processed signal from the remote unit and to process the received signal based on the remaining sub-layers of the open system interconnection reference model. |
| US10548022B1 |
Distributed ledger for wireless channel assignment
A digital currency driven channel assignment technique is disclosed. Each AP in a distributed network uses a channel selection manager and a distributed ledger to select channels according to a channel assignment and a digital currency associated with the distributed ledger. The digital currency incentivizes APs to make sacrifices in their channel selection for the benefit of the overall network while punishing APs that select channels selfishly and cause bandwidth interference. |
| US10548021B2 |
Systems and methods for wireless spectrum access in heterogeneous networks
Various embodiments of systems, architecture, and/or methods are described for negotiating accesses to wireless spectrum of heterogeneous networks (e.g., Wifi, cellular 3G, cellular LTE, cellular 5G etc.) among multiple users, service providers, and services. As such, a software defined architecture is disclosed. In some embodiments, the disclosed software defined architecture can include establishing a (dedicated) logical control path from a central controller remotely located from an end device of a user. Such a logical control path is agnostic to the type and/or number of underlying wireless networks and is supplemental to conventionally known data paths, i.e., paths for exchanging data. |
| US10548016B2 |
System and method for real time fraud analysis of communications data
A telecommunications service provider's real time analysis system analyzes communications data to detect potentially fraudulent communications data, where the analysis is performed in real time in the routing path of the communications data. The communications data may include calls (e.g., SS7, VoIP, etc. based calls) and messages (e.g., SMS, MMS, etc.). The real time analysis system rejects potentially fraudulent communications data and non-fraudulent communications data in order to be used in real time in the routing path of the communications data. A rejection by the real time analysis system may cause non-fraudulent communications data to still be sent to the intended destination of the communications data. The real time analysis system can be in the routing path of the communications data without further routing non-fraudulent communications data traffic to the next appropriate hop in the routing path. |
| US10548015B2 |
Mobile device security lock
Management of a mobile device security lock is described herein. A method as described herein includes connecting, by a system comprising a processor, to a trusted device via a first wireless communication link, receiving, by the system, a lock command from the trusted device, in response to receiving the lock command, transitioning from an open access mode of the system to a limited access mode, connecting, by the system, to a non-trusted device via a second wireless communication link while in the limited access mode, attempting, by the system, to obtain an authorization for communication by the system with the non-trusted device, and in response to the attempting to obtain the authorization being determined to be unsuccessful, preventing the communication with the non-trusted device. |
| US10548014B2 |
Method for automatic recognition between a mobile device and a motor vehicle, capable of functioning according to the BLE protocol
The invention relates to a method for automatic recognition between a mobile electronic device (SP) and a motor vehicle (Vi) equipped with an electronic communication module (120), said mobile electronic device (SP) and the electronic module (120) of the vehicle (Vi) being capable of operating according to the BLE protocol, the mobile electronic device (SP) being in a “scanning” mode and the electronic communication module (120) of the vehicle (Vi) being in an “advertising” mode characterised in that it comprises various steps consisting of: —in the electronic module (120) of the vehicle (Vi), obtaining identification data (RPAi) of the vehicle (Vi); —transmitting at least one data frame (Td) comprising the identification data (RPAi) of the vehicle (Vi), from the electronic module (120) of the vehicle (Vi) to the mobile electronic device (SP); —receiving the at least one data frame (Td) containing the identification data (RPAi) of the vehicle (Vi), in the mobile electronic device (SP) set in “scanning” mode; —checking, in the mobile electronic device (SP), that the transmitted identification data (RPAi) is valid, then transmitting a connection request (110) from the mobile electronic device (SP) to the electronic module (120) of the vehicle (Vi). |
| US10548013B2 |
Security of shared credentials in crowdsourced wireless networks
A method, system and computer program product are disclosed for sharing a crowd sourced wireless network, wherein a first user uses a first device to access a wireless network, and the first device includes an application to grant automatically access to the wireless network to all of a defined group of people. In an embodiment, the method comprises restricting the automatic grant of access to the wireless network by, when one person of said group of people requests access to the network, a network control obtaining a determined strength of a defined relationship between the first user and that person, and granting the person access to the wireless network only if the determined strength of the defined relationship meets one or more set criteria. In an embodiment, the first device uploads a series of relationship scores to a server, and network control receives these scores from the server. |
| US10548012B2 |
Method, system and apparatus for negotiating security capabilities during movement of UE
A method for negotiating security capabilities during movement of a User Equipment (UE) includes the following steps: a target network entity receives a Routing Area Update (RAU) Request from the UE; the entity obtains Authentication Vector (AV)-related keys deduced according to a root key, and sends the selected security algorithm to the UE; and the UE deduces the AV-related keys according to the root key of the UE. A system, SGSN, and MME for negotiating security capabilities during movement of a UE are also disclosed. The present invention is applicable to security capability negotiation between the UE and the network. |
| US10548007B2 |
Security operations for wireless devices
Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for determining based on predetermined criteria a combination of one or more user devices to be used for a security operation from a set of associated user devices. The user devices are configured to wirelessly communicate security information. In response to the determination security information is communicated by the determined combination of one or more user devices. |
| US10548006B2 |
System and method for authorizing a subscriber device
Systems, methods, apparatus and other mechanisms of authorizing a device to receive subscriber services via a network by comprising identifying a customer premises equipment (CPE) access device in communication with a device to be authorized for receiving subscriber services, determining a location associated with the CPE access device; and authorizing the device for receiving subscriber services if the CPE access device location is a valid location for a subscriber account associated with requested subscriber services. |
| US10547997B2 |
Facilitating virtual personal area networks
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a coordinator device having a memory, and a controller. The memory can have computer instructions, which when executed by the controller, causes the controller to facilitate establishing a first virtual personal area network with a first sensor by executing computer instructions associated with a first application profile, and facilitate establishing a second virtual personal area network with a second sensor by executing computer instructions associated a second application profile. The first application profile can be defined by a first protocol specification, while the second application profile can be defined by a second protocol specification. The first protocol specification can also be operationally distinct from the second protocol specification. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US10547990B2 |
Dynamic adaptable environment resource management controller apparatuses, methods and systems
The DYNAMIC ADAPTABLE ENVIRONMENT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CONTROLLER APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS (“DAERMC”) transforms various user, component and environment inputs into responsive environment outputs. In some implementations, the DAERMC allows users to manage a plurality of locations via mobile electronic devices (e.g., electronic mobile devices, resource management devices, and/or the like), and may be able to integrate and provide a plurality of information from said devices, including location data, current and projected weather data, current and future resource usage data, messages and/or like notifications, resource usage schedules, resource usage reports, resource usage settings, overrides, and/or the like. |
| US10547987B2 |
Method and apparatus pertaining to Bluetooth(tm)-conveyed voice-based user input
An apparatus having both a Bluetooth-compatible transceiver and a cellular-telephony transceiver has a control circuit operably coupled to the foregoing configured to facilitate at least one on-board application using voice-based user input. The control circuit, upon determining that a call-setup message as received via the Bluetooth-compatible transceiver specifies a particular predetermined number (such as a predetermined number that comprises an invalid number to serve as a telephone number) to call, automatically uses audio content received via the Bluetooth-compatible transceiver as the aforementioned voice-based user input for that on-board application. By one approach, the apparatus can provide that predetermined number to a given secondary platform as part of a conveyed contacts list. |
| US10547981B2 |
Information pushing based on user location
Implementations of the present specification include receiving, from a computing device, feature information of a Wi-Fi signal that is detected by the computing device, the feature information including identification information of the Wi-Fi signal; searching a database to identify one or more target objects associated with the feature information of the Wi-Fi signal, the database mapping feature information of a plurality of Wi-Fi signals to identification information of a plurality of target objects; and providing identification information of at least one target object of the one or more target objects to be displayed on the computing device. |
| US10547980B1 |
Device movement correlations
An example of a system may include a computing device, communicatively coupled to a network device, including: a processing resource; and a memory resource. The memory resource may store instructions executable by the processing resource to: track a movement of a first mobile device through a physical environment based on a first wireless signal received, at the network device, from the first mobile device; track a movement of a second mobile device through the physical environment based on a second wireless signal received, at the network device, from the second mobile device; associate the first mobile device with the movement of the second mobile device based on a correlation between the tracked movement of the first mobile device and the tracked movement of the second mobile device; and assign, based on the association, an action to be executed upon a next detection of the first mobile device by the network device. |
| US10547975B2 |
Geohash-related location predictions
Embodiments provide techniques, including systems and methods, for determining an estimated target pickup location for a corresponding transport request at a particular location, such as associated with a particular geohash. A requestor may send a request that is associated with a location that does not reflect the requestor's intent regarding where they would like to be met by the provider (i.e., “picked up”). GPS inaccuracies may cause the request location to inaccurately indicate where the requestor will be; for example, the request location may be inside a building while the requestor is waiting on a curb around a far side of the building. The target pickup location allows for a requestor and a provider to meet more efficiently, reducing delay for the provider and improving the efficiency of the system by preventing provider system resources from being taken from other service areas and decreasing provider downtime upon matching. |
| US10547971B2 |
Systems and methods for creating and using geo-blocks for location-based information service
A system coupled to a packet-based network is configured to generate geo-blocks based on geo data related to real-world objects including transportation routes and natural boundaries in a geographical area such that each of the geo-blocks corresponds to a geographical region within the geographical area and has at least one border defined by a real-world object. The system is further configured to determine a performance measure with respect to a point of interest (POI) for each of a set of geo-blocks, and to select one or more geo-blocks each having a performance measure above a threshold from the set of geo-blocks to form a geo-fence for the POI. The threshold is adjustable based on a pacing status of an information campaign associated with the POI. |
| US10547970B1 |
Mapping discovery system
Systems and methods are provided for determining that the first computing device is located within a predetermined geofence and that a user of the first computing device is opted into chance mode. Based on determining that the user of first computing device is opted into chance mode, systems and methods further provide for determining a subset of a plurality of computing devices that are located within the predetermined geofence and that are associated with users opted into chance mode, generating location information and user information each of the users of the subset of the plurality of computing devices, and causing display on the first computing device of indicium for each user associated with each of the subset of the plurality of computing devices on a map, each indicium presented in a location on the map associated with each of the subset of the plurality of computing devices. |
| US10547969B2 |
System and method for mobile device location tracking with a communication event trigger in a wireless network
Disclosed are systems and methods for location tracking. In one embodiment, an apparatus receives a message sent to a user of a mobile device in a wireless network, and a processor determines at least one location parameter. Data is extracted from the message, and initiation of a computing function (e.g., transmission of a communication to the mobile device) is triggered by a match between the location and the data from the message. |
| US10547965B2 |
Systems and methods for performing location-based actions
The present application discloses systems and methods for performing location-based actions. The methods may include obtaining, by an electronic device, location information associated with the electronic device with respect to a reference location. The methods may further include determining, by the electronic device, whether the location information changes from a first status to a second status. The methods may further include performing, by the electronic device, a predetermined action upon determining that the location information changes from the first status to the second status. The location information may relate to a speed, a direction, an acceleration, a geographic location of the electronic device, and/or a distance between the electronic device and the reference location. |
| US10547964B2 |
Method and device for estimating accuracy of a position determination
A method for estimating accuracy of a position determination based on distance-dependent measurements is disclosed. The method comprises: storing area information in relation to pre-defined geographical areas, wherein the area information for each pre-defined geographical area includes accuracy information relating to accuracy of position determinations based on distance-dependent measurements in the pre-defined geographical area; receiving a request for an accuracy estimate; determining an area affiliation based on received position information in said request, wherein the area affiliation defines at least one applicable geographical area among the pre-defined geographical areas, wherein the position of the receiving unit is located within the at least one applicable geographical area; and determining the accuracy estimate based on the stored area information for the at least one applicable geographical area. |
| US10547963B2 |
Methods and systems for designing and applying numerically optimized binaural room impulse responses
Methods and systems for designing binaural room impulse responses (BRIRs) for use in headphone virtualizers, and methods and systems for generating a binaural signal in response to a set of channels of a multi-channel audio signal, including by applying a BRIR to each channel of the set, thereby generating filtered signals, and combining the filtered signals to generate the binaural signal, where each BRIR has been designed in accordance with an embodiment of the design method. Other aspects are audio processing units configured to perform any embodiment of the inventive method. In accordance with some embodiments, BRIR design is formulated as a numerical optimization problem based on a simulation model (which generates candidate BRIRs) and at least one objective function (which evaluates each candidate BRIR), and includes identification of a best one of the candidate BRIRs as indicated by performance metrics determined for the candidate BRIRs by each objective function. |
| US10547962B2 |
Speaker arranged position presenting apparatus
The disclosure automatically calculates an arranged position of a speaker that is suitable to a user, and presents information relating to the arranged position to the user. Aspects relate to a speaker arranged position presenting apparatus for presenting arranged positions of a plurality of speakers configured to output multi-channel audio signals as physical vibrations, the speaker arranged position presenting apparatus including: a speaker arranged position instructing unit configured to calculate arranged positions of the plurality of speakers, based on at least one of a feature amount of input content data or input information for specifying an environment in which the input content data is to be played; and a presenting unit configured to present the arranged positions of the plurality of the speakers that have been calculated. |
| US10547961B2 |
Signal processing apparatus, signal processing method, and storage medium
A signal processing apparatus includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire a sound collection signal based on collection of sounds in a sound collection target region by a plurality of microphones; an identification unit configured to identify a position or a region corresponding to an object in the sound collection target region; and a generation unit configured to generate a plurality of acoustic signals corresponding to a plurality of divided areas obtained by dividing the sound collection target region based on the identified position or the identified region, using the acquired sound collection signal. |
| US10547959B2 |
Mobile terminal with at least two transducers
The invention concerns a mobile terminal with at least two transducers (LSm, LSs1, LSS2) used simultaneously as loudspeakers for stereophonic effect. According to the invention, one of said transducers is a main transducer (LSm) with a main working frequency band (Bm) corresponding to at least the phone frequency band, while the other transducer is a secondary transducer (LSs1; LSs2) with a secondary working frequency band (Bs1; Bs2) band different from said main frequency band, the lowest frequencies of said secondary working frequency band (Bs1; Bs2) being greater than the lowest frequencies of said main working frequency band. |
| US10547958B2 |
Sound reproduction device, method for adapting a sound reproduction device, diving goggles, and communication device
The invention relates to a sound reproduction device which comprises a signal source, a power source, an amplifier, and a loudspeaker. The sound reproduction device further comprises an impedance measuring device and an analysis device. The impedance measuring device is connected to loudspeaker leads of the loudspeaker in order to measure impedance values, and the impedance measuring device is connected to the analysis device in order to forward the measurement results. The analysis device is also connected to the signal source and/or to the amplifier in order to adapt a signal fed to the loudspeaker. |
| US10547955B2 |
Microphone package for fully encapsulated ASIC and wires
A microphone device includes a housing including a substrate having a first surface and a cover disposed over the substrate, the housing including a sound port between the interior of the housing and the exterior of the housing. The device also includes a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) transducer mounted on the substrate and an integrated circuit (IC) mounted on the substrate. The MEMS transducer of the device is electrically connected to the IC, and the IC of the device is electrically connected to a conductor on the substrate. An encapsulating material covers the IC. And an encapsulating material confinement structure is disposed between the MEMS transducer and the IC, wherein the encapsulating material confinement structure at least partially confines the encapsulating material around the IC. |
| US10547950B2 |
Mobile terminal and control method thereof, storage medium
A mobile terminal includes: a controller, and a piezoelectric excitation portion including a first excitation source, and a second excitation source surrounding the first excitation source, wherein: the controller is configured to control the first excitation source to generate a first vibration driving force and control the second excitation source to generate a second vibration driving force when the mobile terminal is in a handset mode, such that at a position where the second excitation source is located, a first vibration wave generated by the first vibration driving force and a second vibration wave generated by the second vibration driving force have opposite vibration directions, and a vibration amplitude of the second vibration wave is less than or equal to that of the first vibration wave. |
| US10547948B2 |
Display apparatus
A display apparatus includes: a display panel configured to display an image by emitting light, a rear structure configured to support the display panel, a vibration generator configured to vibrate the display panel, and a supporting member between the display panel and the vibration generator, the supporting member being configured to maintain a distance between the display panel and the vibration generator. |
| US10547946B2 |
Wearable device
A wearable device that includes a first body part, a second body part and a main circuit board located in the first body part. The device further includes a wireless communication unit mounted on the main circuit board, a divider mounted on the main circuit board and first and second antennas. The first antenna is located in the first body part and is coupled to the divider, and the second antenna is located in the second body part at a distance from the first antenna. The first body part is located at a front side of a user wearing the device and the second body part is located at a lateral side or rear side of the user wearing the wearable device. The device also includes a coaxial cable connecting the divider and the second antenna. |
| US10547945B2 |
Panel vibration type sound generating display device
Disclosed is a display device that includes a display panel, sound generating actuators including a first sound generating actuator in a first area of the display panel and a second sound generating actuator in a second area of the display panel, the first and second sound generating actuators configured to vibrate the display panel to generate sound, and a partition between the first sound generating actuator and the second sound generating actuator. |
| US10547935B2 |
Offset cartridge microphones
Offset cartridge microphones are provided that include multiple unidirectional microphone cartridges mounted in an offset geometry. Various desired polar patterns and/or desired steering angles can be formed by processing the audio signals from the multiple cartridges, including a toroidal polar pattern. The offset geometry of the cartridges may include mounting the cartridges so that they are immediately adjacent to one another and so that their center axes are offset from one another. The microphones may have a more consistent on-axis frequency response and may more uniformly form desired polar patterns and/or desired steering angles by reducing the interference and reflections within and between the cartridges. |
| US10547930B1 |
Dynamic range management of bone conduction speaker output
A head-mounted wearable device (HMWD) may incorporate bone conduction speakers (BCS) to generate audio output that is perceptible to a wearer. Due to the mechanical connection between the BCS and the rest of the device, when the output amplitude of the BCSs is too great, the air-conducted audio “leaks” and may be heard by other people. This leakage may result in eavesdropping by, or generate a nuisance to, those other people. The noise level in the environment around the HMWD is determined and used to dynamically adjust the amplitude of the audio output generated by the BCS. This adjustment improves the comfort and intelligibility of the audio output to the wearer while minimizing audio leakage to the surrounding environment. |
| US10547927B1 |
Systems and methods for processing an audio signal for replay on stereo and multi-channel audio devices
Disclosed are technologies for processing a surround sound audio signal. The center channel is processed to generate a processed center channel. For each pair of corresponding left and right audio channels, mid and side channel signals are generated by taking the sum and difference of the pair, respectively. The side channel is outputted to a first signal pathway that features a dynamic range compressor. The mid channel is outputted to a second signal pathway and spectrally decomposed into a plurality of sub-band signals. Each sub-band signal is compressed by a dynamic range compressor and transmitted to a gain stage. The compressed sub-band signals are outputted from the gain stage and recombined. The outputs of the first and second signal pathways are then recombined and decoded to produce processed left and right audio signals. Each pair or processed left and right audio signals are output along with the processed center channel. |
| US10547926B1 |
Systems and methods for processing an audio signal for replay on stereo and multi-channel audio devices
Disclosed are systems and methods for processing an audio signal on a stereo audio device. Left and right audio signals are encoded as mid and side channel signals by taking the sum and difference of the left and right audio signals, respectively. The side channel is outputted to a first signal pathway that features a dynamic range compressor. The mid channel is outputted to a second signal pathway which is then spectrally decomposed into a plurality of sub-band signals using one or more bandpass filters. Each sub-band signal is then provided to a dynamic range compressor, compressed and outputted to a gain stage. Subsequently, each compressed sub-band signal is outputted from the gain stage and recombined. The outputs of the first and second signal pathways are then recombined and decoded in order to produce left and right audio signals. The left and right audio signals are then outputted. |
| US10547921B2 |
Method and apparatus for realizing optical network unit activation
A method for activating an Optical Network Unit (ONU) is provided, where the ONU communicates with an Optical Line Terminal (OLT) through a plurality of paths. The method includes: finding the ONU by the OLT on a path of the plurality of paths; and/or selecting one path from the plurality of paths and performs a ranging on the ONU on the selected path, by the OLT. Through this solution, the OLT finds the ONU and performs ranging on each ONU on only one of the plurality of paths, that is, does not activate each ONU on all paths, thereby quickly completing an activation process of a multi-path PON in a multi-path PON structure and improving work efficiency. |
| US10547917B2 |
Ride quality mobile terminal device application
A passenger conveyor diagnostic system includes a mobile terminal in signal communication with a cloud computing network. The cloud computing network stores at least one diagnostic algorithm. The mobile terminal device is configured to determine ride quality data of a passenger conveyor system, and to exchange the ride quality data with the cloud computing network. The mobile terminal device further displays one or more diagnostic results which are received from the cloud computing network. The diagnostic result is generated by the cloud computing network in response to applying the at least one diagnostic algorithm to the ride quality data. |
| US10547916B1 |
Customization of emergency notifications for telecommunications services
Certain aspects of the disclosure are directed to control of data communications services. According to a specific example, an apparatus is provided including one or more computer processor circuits configured and arranged to interface with remotely-situated client entities using a first programming language associated with a message exchange protocol between a data communications server and data sources, and to provide a database of communications services to the client entities. The apparatus further includes communications control circuitry configured and arranged to control communications routing for each respective client entity, by identifying, client-specific sets of control data derived from programming instructions received over the message exchange protocol and corresponding to a second programming language that is compatible with the first programming language, and providing the communications services to end-users of the client entity based on the client-specific sets of control data including particular routing functions for emergency notifications. |
| US10547915B1 |
System and method for optimizing playlist information for ultra low latency live streaming
The present invention provides a major innovative development in low latency live streaming at scale which includes a Viewer to transmit a series of requests for Media Segments ahead-of-time the Media Segment data is expected to exist and a Server capable of delivering Media Segment data, as it is being generated, to one or more Viewers. Specifically, the invention incorporates a method of embedding Playlist Data into Media Segment data to enhance ultra-low latency playback, while providing an immediate transferring of essential Playlist Data to the Viewer. |
| US10547909B2 |
Electronic commerce functionality in video overlays
Disclosed are various embodiments for providing interactive electronic commerce functionality via graphical overlays on live streaming video. An indication is received that an item is featured or discussed in a live video stream. The live video stream is sent to a client. Data encoding a selectable graphical overlay is sent to the client in response to the indication. The selectable graphical overlay is configured to be rendered by the client relative to the live video stream. A selection of the selectable graphical overlay is configured to perform an interactive function relative to the item. |
| US10547906B2 |
Methods and apparatus to impute media consumption behavior
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to impute media consumption behavior are disclosed. An example method includes calculating, by executing an instruction with a processor, first viewing probabilities for tuning panelists in a tuning household. The example method also includes calculating, by executing an instruction with the processor, second viewing probabilities for viewing panelists in a plurality of learning households having a same household size as the tuning household. The example method also includes identifying, by executing an instruction with the processor, a matching one of the plurality of learning households based on a difference between the first viewing probabilities and respective ones of the second viewing probabilities. |
| US10547905B2 |
Systems, methods, and devices for monitoring content viewership using short-range wireless communication
Systems, methods, and computer-readable medium are provided for identifying content displayed by a media device and associating the content with demographics of one or more users. An indication to capture an image of the content displayed by the media device is initially received. The image of the content is then captured and stored. One or more image fingerprints in the image of the content are identified. The monitoring device transmits the one or more image fingerprints, a timestamp of the time at which the image was captured, and an identifier of the monitoring device to a server. The server compares the one or more image fingerprints to fingerprints in a database to identify the content displayed by the media device. The identity of the content is then associated with demographic information of the one or more users. A report of the content viewership of the content displayed by the media device is then generated. |
| US10547904B2 |
Set-top box for changing channels and system and method for use of same
A set-top box for changing channels and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the set-top box includes a network interface controller that is configured to receive a source internet protocol television signal, which includes two channels, from an external source and at least partially prepare the source internet protocol signal in order to forward the tuned signal to a television. The set-top box saves in a buffer the at least partially prepared second channel beginning at a recent periodic, sequential signal access point. In response to receiving a channel change instruction when the set-top box is forwarding the at least partially prepared first channel signal, the set-top box causes the television tuner to forward the at least partially prepared signal based on the second channel stored in the buffer beginning at the recent periodic, sequential signal access point. |
| US10547899B2 |
System for distributing metadata embedded in video
A method, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, and reception apparatus for extracting metadata, and an information providing apparatus for providing the metadata. The method for extracting metadata includes processing, by circuitry of the reception apparatus, content that includes the metadata embedded therein. The metadata is embedded as a watermark in a first portion of a video frame of the content. The circuitry determines symbol values of the watermark from the video frame based on luminance values in pixels of the first portion of the video frame of the content to extract the metadata. At least one of the luminance values is less than 16. |
| US10547897B2 |
Information processing device and information processing method to communicate based on capability information
An information processing device receives a stream for outputting image information from another information processing device by using wireless communication, the information processing device including a wireless communication unit and a control unit. The wireless communication unit performs communication to exchange capability information regarding the information processing device and capability information regarding the other information processing device with the other information processing device. The control unit performs control in a manner that multi-reception diversity of the stream related to the other information processing device is set based on the capability information regarding the other information processing device and a use of the information processing device. |
| US10547894B2 |
Video streaming synchronization switching method for video wall system
A synchronized video stream switching method for a video wall system. The video wall system includes a transmitter having first and second channels, and a receiver having third and fourth channels. The method includes: (a) After receiving a control command, the transmitter uses the first channel to transmit the first video stream to the third channel, and uses the second channel to transmit a pre-switch command to the fourth channel. (b) After receiving the pre-switch command, the receiver preserves the first video stream in the third channel. (c) After the switching event occurs at the transmitter in response to the control command, the transmitter transmit the second video stream via the first channel, but the receiver continues to preserve the first video stream in the third channel within a predetermined time period. (d) After the predetermined time period, the receiver accepts the second video stream in the third channel. |
| US10547893B2 |
Receiving method, receiving device, and transmission and reception system
A receiving method of receiving a first data unit in which data making up an encoded stream is stored and the first data unit stores a plurality of second data units. The receiving method includes: receiving the first data unit, first time information indicating a presentation time of the first data unit, second time information indicating, together with the first time information, a presentation time or a decoding time of each of the plurality of second data units, and identification information; calculating the presentation time or the decoding time of each of the plurality of second data units using the first time information and the second time information; and correcting the presentation time or the decoding time of each of the plurality of second data units based on the identification information. |
| US10547892B2 |
Broadcast receiving system
A broadcast receiving apparatus includes: a first receiving unit receiving broadcast data for a first transmission method; a second receiving unit receiving broadcast data for a second transmission method; a first decoding unit decoding the broadcast data received by the first receiving unit; a second decoding unit decoding the broadcast data received by the second receiving unit; a video output unit outputting video, the video being generated based on data decoded by the first or second decoding unit; an operation input unit receiving control information from a remote controller; and a control unit controlling the units based on the control information received by the operation input unit. The remote controller includes a button to output control information for switching between a display state and a non-display state of service, the service being linked with a broadcasting program. |
| US10547888B2 |
Method and device for processing adaptive media service, encoder and decoder
According to embodiments of the present disclosure, a method for processing an adaptive media service at an encoder includes a first acquisition step of acquiring a first data stream including first image encoding data obtained by encoding a first image sequence, a second acquisition step of acquiring at least one second data stream, each second data steam including second image encoding data obtained by encoding a second image sequence and a target optimization parameter corresponding to the second image encoding data, a first selection step of selecting one data stream from a first data stream set in accordance with a condition of the receiver, the first data stream set at least including the first data stream and the at least one second data stream, and a first transmission step of transmitting the selected data stream to the receiver. |
| US10547887B2 |
Managing wireless transmission capacity
An apparatus and method for managing wireless transmission capacity, comprising receiving by a server an indication about available wireless transmission capacity from a wireless transmission capacity provider, receiving by the server from a client an indication about wireless transmission capacity need concerning a user, reserving wireless transmission capacity for the user by the server based on the available wireless transmission capacity and wireless transmission need, and requesting the wireless transmission capacity provider to allocate the reserved wireless transmission capacity for the user. |
| US10547885B2 |
Adaptively selecting content resolution
A content provider device adaptively selects content resolution. The content provider device receives a request for content and obtains resolution information for a device associated with the request from a profile. Based at least on the obtained resolution information, the content provider device selects among available resolution versions of the content and provides access to the selected version of the content. The resolution information may be derived from a High Definition Multimedia Interface handshake, such as from Extended Display Identification Data stored by the device, and recorded in the profile during a registration process identifying the device. |
| US10547877B2 |
Methods and apparatus for identifying media content using temporal signal characteristics
Methods and apparatus to identify media content using temporal signal characteristics are disclosed. An example method includes generating a reference signature based on a reference signal corresponding to known media, generating sums based on peaks in a media signal corresponding to media, identifying signal peaks based on the generated sums, generating a second signature based on normalized curve features, wherein the normalized curve features respectively correspond to the identified signal peaks at a corresponding temporal locations of the corresponding signal peak, and determining whether the media signal corresponds to the reference signal based on a comparison of the reference signature and the second signature. |
| US10547875B2 |
Set-top box with interactive portal and system and method for use of same
A set-top box with an interactive portal and system and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment of the set-top box, the set-top box is deployed to provide an interactive portal in a hospitality establishment having multiple rooms, such as a hotel. The set-top box is associated with a room and includes a housing that secures a television input, a television output, a processor, a transceiver, and memory therein in an interconnected bus architecture. The set-top box generates a guest interactive portal as well as a housekeeping interactive portal for a guest and housekeeper, respectively. Each of the portals provides relevant feedback on the condition of the room to a server associated with the hotel. |
| US10547874B2 |
Video processing apparatus and video processing circuits thereof
A video processing apparatus and a video processing circuit of the video processing apparatus are provided. The video processing circuit includes a video processor, a first memory controller, a second memory controller and a distributor. The video processor includes at least one sub-processing-tasks processor which is configured to execute one or more sub-processing tasks respectively. The first memory controller controls a first memory. The second memory controller controls a second memory. The distributor stores the data outputted by the video processor to the first memory and the second memory through the first memory controller and the second memory controller respectively. |
| US10547870B2 |
Decoding device, encoding device, and decoding method
The amount of processing is reduced with high coding efficiency maintained. There is provided an arithmetic decoding device including syntax decoding means for decoding each of at least a first syntax element and a second syntax element indicating a transform coefficient using arithmetic decoding with a context or arithmetic decoding without a context. The syntax decoding means performs decoding that at least includes not decoding the first syntax element and decoding the second syntax element using the arithmetic decoding without a context, and decoding the first syntax element using the arithmetic decoding with a context and decoding the second syntax element using the arithmetic decoding without a context. |
| US10547868B2 |
Method and device for encoding and decoding information indicating intra skip mode prediction method
Provided are a method and apparatus for encoding and decoding a video. A method of decoding a video according to an embodiment includes: determining an intra-prediction method of at least one neighboring block adjacent to a current block that uses an intra-skip mode; determining priority levels of candidate intra-prediction methods of the intra-skip mode for the current block according to the intra-prediction method of the at least one neighboring block and aligning the candidate intra-prediction methods according to the priority levels; obtaining, from a bitstream, index information indicating one of the candidate intra-prediction methods; determining a candidate intra-prediction method indicated by the obtained index information from among the aligned candidate intra-prediction methods as an intra-prediction method of the current block; and decoding the current block by using the determined intra-prediction method. |
| US10547866B2 |
Image encoding method, image decoding method, image encoding apparatus, image decoding apparatus, and image coding apparatus
An image encoding method is used for encoding a current picture on a block-by-block basis and includes: generating a reference picture list by (i) assigning a reference picture index to a reference picture referable for encoding the current picture and (ii) including the reference picture assigned the reference picture index into the reference picture list; and encoding a current block included in the current picture with reference to a reference picture that is specified, from the reference picture list, for encoding the current block, wherein, when a reference picture belonging to a reference view different from a current view to which the current picture belongs has a chance of being referenced for encoding the current picture, the reference picture belonging to the reference view is added to the reference picture list in the generating. |
| US10547865B2 |
Inter-layer video encoding method for compensating for luminance difference and device therefor, and video decoding method and device therefor
An inter-layer video decoding method includes decoding a first layer image and determining a reference location of the first layer image corresponding to a location of a second layer current block. The method also includes determining neighboring sample values by using sample values of a boundary of the first layer image when neighboring sample locations of the reference location are outside the boundary of the first layer image, and determining an illumination compensation parameter of the second layer current block based on the neighboring sample values. |
| US10547863B1 |
Image statistics for motion detection
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to generating motion vectors. An image signal processor includes a statistics circuit and a vector correlation analysis circuit. The statistics circuit determines image statistics such as vectors representing sums of pixel values of rows or columns of blocks of an image. Additionally, the statistics circuit may mix or aggregate sums of multiple color components. The vector correlation analysis performs cross-correlation between vectors of a current image and reference vectors of a prior image to determine cross-correlation scores. The vector correlation analysis generates a motion vector by identifying shifts in horizontal and vertical directions corresponding to peak values of cross-correlation scores. |
| US10547859B2 |
Dynamic frame padding in a video hardware engine
A video hardware engine which support dynamic frame padding is disclosed. The video hardware engine includes an external memory. The external memory stores a reference frame. The reference frame includes a plurality of reference pixels. A motion estimation (ME) engine receives a current LCU (largest coding unit), and defines a search area around the current LCU for motion estimation. The ME engine receives a set of reference pixels corresponding to the current LCU. The set of reference pixels of the plurality of reference pixels are received from the external memory. The ME engine pads a set of duplicate pixels along an edge of the reference frame when a part area of the search area is outside the reference frame. |
| US10547857B2 |
Transmission device, transmission method and reception device
When a switching portion at which a sequence of video streams to be transmitted is switched from a first sequence to a second sequence having a different frame rate from the first sequence is provided, display control information is inserted into at least encoded image data of a picture corresponding to the switching portion or a packet containing the encoded image data. A reception side performs display control of pictures using the display control information and implements an excellent display. |
| US10547856B2 |
Constant-slope bitrate allocation for distributed encoding
A bitrate allocation engine allocates bitrates for distributed encoding of source data. Upon receiving a chunk of source data, the bitrate allocation engine generates a curve based on multiple points that each specify a different visual quality level and corresponding encoding bitrate for encoding the chunk. Subsequently, the bitrate allocation engine computes an optimized encoding bitrate based on the generated curve and an optimization factor that is associated with different visual quality levels and corresponding encoding bitrates for multiple chunks of the source data. The bitrate allocation engine then causes the chunk to be encoded at the optimized encoding bitrate. Advantageously, the resulting encoded chunk is optimized with respect to the optimization factor for multiple chunks of the source data. |
| US10547854B2 |
Neighbor based signaling of intra prediction modes
A device for coding video data is configured to determine that a current block of video data is coded using an intra prediction mode; add an intra prediction mode of a first neighboring block of the current block to a most probable mode candidate list for the current block; add an intra prediction mode for a second neighboring block of the current block to the most probable mode candidate list for the current block; add an intra prediction mode for a third neighboring block of the current block to the most probable mode candidate list for the current block; and code the current block of video data using an intra prediction mode. |
| US10547851B2 |
Method for decoding at picture and slice layer according to a constrained loop filter control flag
Disclosed are methods for coding and decoding at picture layer and slice layer, and corresponding coder and decoder. The method comprises: coder selecting, according to network transmission state and video characteristic, different constrained loop filter (CLF) and/or constrained intra-prediction (CIP) control modes for one of the following three objects: 1: different video sequences; 2: pictures in different periods in the same video sequence; 3: different slices in the same picture; according to the selected CLF and/or CIP control mode, coding CLF and/or CIP control flag bits in picture layer parameter set and slice layer parameter set; and a decoder parsing slice layer bitstream containing header information, picture layer parameter set and/or slice layer parameter set, and according to the obtained CLF and/or CIP control flag bits, decoding picture and slice by using the corresponding CLF and/or CIP control mode. Through the present invention, a desirable tradeoff can be achieved between coding efficiency and error resilience performance. |
| US10547848B2 |
Image decoding method and apparatus in image coding system
An image decoding method performed by a decoding apparatus, according to the present invention, comprises the steps of: acquiring information on a first SAO and information on a second SAO of a current block through a bit stream; generating a reconstructed block of the current block; and performing an SAO procedure for the reconstructed block on the basis of the first SAO and the second SAO, wherein the information on the first SAO comprises first offset type information applied to the first SAO and first offset value information for n offset values, and the information on the second SAO comprises second offset type information applied to the second SAO and second offset value information for m offset values. According to the present invention, an efficient SAO procedure can be performed on the basis of a plurality of SAOs, and the video quality of images can be further improved. |
| US10547845B2 |
Information processing device and information processing method
A purpose of the present invention is to easily select an appropriate processing format, an appropriate parameter, or the like by predicting a process result that varies according to content of data before executing the process.According to the present invention, provided is an information processing device including: a feature amount extraction unit configured to extract a feature amount of data serving as a target of a process; a feature amount matching unit configured to match the feature amount with one or more reference feature amounts associated with a prediction result of the process in a database; and a result prediction unit configured to predict a result obtained in a case where the process is executed for the data, on the basis of a result of the matching. |
| US10547842B2 |
Method and apparatus for coding video and method and apparatus for decoding video accompanied with arithmetic coding
A method of decoding a video through symbol decoding includes parsing symbols of image blocks from a received bitstream; classifying a current symbol into a prefix bit string and a suffix bit string based on a threshold value determined according to a size of a current block; performing arithmetic decoding of the prefix bit string and the suffix bit string by using respective arithmetic decoding methods determined for each of the prefix bit string and the suffix bit string; performing inverse binarization of the prefix bit string and the suffix bit string by using respective binarization methods determined for each of the prefix bit string and the suffix bit string; and restoring the image blocks by performing an inverse transformation operation and a prediction operation on the current block by using the current symbol restored through the arithmetic decoding and the inverse binarization. |
| US10547841B2 |
Adaptive multi-symbol arithmetic coding using multi-symbol alphabets including magnitude token levels and end-of-block (EOB)
An encoder obtains an uncompressed video bitstream that includes syntax elements that are to be coded using multi-symbol alphabets such that at least one syntax element of the syntax elements that are to be coded determines a magnitude token level that is at least partially represented by a head part. For each of the at least one syntax element, the encoder encodes the head part using multi-symbol alphabets to include a magnitude token level and end-of-block (EOB) information. The encoder transmits to a decoder an encoded bitstream that includes syntax elements coded with the multi-symbol alphabets. |
| US10547834B2 |
Support of non-HEVC base layer in HEVC multi-layer extensions
An apparatus configured to decode video information includes a memory and a processor in communication with the memory. The memory is configured to a memory configured to store video information associated with bitstream. The apparatus further includes a processor in communication with the memory, the processor configured to determine that a reference layer is not included in the bitstream and to receive, from an external source, a decoded base layer picture. The processor is further configured to receive, from the external source, a first indication that the picture is an intra random access point (IRAP) picture. The processor is also configured to receive a second indication whether the picture is one of an instantaneous decoder refresh (IDR) picture, a clean random access (CRA) picture, or a broken link access (BLA) picture; and to decode the video information based at least in part on the first and second indications. |
| US10547833B2 |
Camera calibration system, target, and process
An improved method, system, and apparatus is provided to perform camera calibration, where cameras are mounted onto a moving conveyance apparatus to capture images of a multi-planar calibration target. The calibration process is optimized by reducing the number of images captured while simultaneously preserving overall information density. |
| US10547832B2 |
Image processing apparatus, method, and storage medium for executing gradation on stereoscopic images
The aspect of the embodiments is directed to an image processing apparatus capable of executing gradation processing according to various shapes of boundary portions by determining start positions for starting the gradation processing for applying a gradient to a luminance value in a horizontal direction of an image in positions in a vertical direction of the image. |
| US10547830B2 |
Apparatus for and method of illumination control for acquiring image information and depth information simultaneously
An apparatus and a method are provided. The apparatus includes a light source configured to project light in a changing pattern that reduces the light's noticeability; collection optics through which light passes and forms an epipolar plane with the light source; and an image sensor configured to receive light passed through the collection optics to acquire image information and depth information simultaneously. The method includes projecting light by a light source in a changing pattern that reduces the light's noticeability; passing light through collection optics and forming an epipolar plane between the collection optics and the light source; and receiving in an image sensor light passed through the collection optics to acquire image information and depth information simultaneously. |
| US10547825B2 |
Transmission of three-dimensional video
In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, from a client device, a request corresponding to a particular view of a three-dimensional video comprising multiple views. The method also includes accessing a data stream corresponding to the video. The method further includes selecting, based on the request, one or more portions of the accessed data stream, at least one of the selected portions corresponding to the particular view. The method also includes transmitting the selected portion of the accessed data stream to the client device. |
| US10547823B2 |
View interpolation of multi-camera array images with flow estimation and image super resolution using deep learning
Techniques related to interpolating an intermediate view image from multi-view images are discussed. Such techniques include downsampling first and second images that represent a view of a scene, generating a disparity map based on applying a first CNN to the downscaled first and second images, translating the downscaled first and second images using the disparity map, applying a second CNN to the translated downscaled first and second images and the disparity map to generate a downscaled intermediate image, and upscaling the downscaled intermediate image to an intermediate image at the resolution of the first and second images using an image super-resolution convolutional neural network. |
| US10547822B2 |
Image processing apparatus and method to generate high-definition viewpoint interpolation image
The present disclosure relates to an image processing apparatus and a method capable of generating high-definition viewpoint interpolation images at high speed. A space reconstruction unit reconstructs a space in which viewpoint images are photographed according to each viewpoint image and each disparity (pixel shift amount) map and supplying reconstruction data of the space to an interpolation position setting unit. The interpolation position setting unit sets an interpolation position in the reconstructed space while changing (an inclination of) a beam and supplies interpolation target coordinates indicating the set interpolation position to a data search unit. The data search unit generates an interpolation image at any viewpoint by sampling RGB values at interpolation target coordinates supplied from the interpolation position setting unit and outputs the generated interpolation image to a subsequent stage. The present disclosure is applicable to, for example, an image processing apparatus that performs image processing using multi-view images. |
| US10547819B2 |
Inductive micro-contrast evaluation method
A method and system for visualizing micro-contrast. At least one processor obtains a selected root image from a digital video, generates an assistive image, and blends the assistive image with the selected root image to obtain a mutated image, which configured to be displayed by a display device. The selected root image includes root pixels each associated with color values. The assistive image is generated based on a plurality of micro-contrast scores comprising a micro-contrast score calculated for each of at least a portion of the root pixels. The micro-contrast score is calculated for a selected one of the root pixels by identifying a submatrix centered at the selected root pixel, and calculating the micro-contrast score for the selected root pixel based on the color values associated with only sample pixels positioned one each at corners of the submatrix. |
| US10547811B2 |
System and method(s) for processor utilization-based encoding
A smart camera system is disclosed. The camera can work with cloud data storage systems and compute cloud. A call center can access the cloud to provide security monitoring services. |
| US10547809B2 |
Systems for facilitating interactions between consumers and individuals having marketable public recognition
Systems and methods are disclosed for processing transactions and associated dated. In one exemplary implementation, there is provided a method for processing information associated with transactions involving a product, wherein the product may comprise an experience, a physical product, and/or a digital product. Moreover, illustrative methods may include performing processing associated with a plurality of subroutines, such as a first subroutine for handling an experience, a second subroutine for handling a physical and/or a digital product, and/or one more additional subroutines associated with fulfillment. |
| US10547801B2 |
Detecting an image obstruction
Detection of an image obstruction is facilitated by, in part, obtaining multiple frames of an image being captured via an imaging device, and confirming movement of the imaging device between the multiple frames. The movement causes perspective shifting of the image between frames and the perspective shifting results in one or more objects of the image shifting between frames. The detection process determines whether an edge object within the multiple frames does not shift in a manner corresponding to the one or more objects between the multiple frames, and based, at least in part, on determining that the edge object does not shift in the corresponding manner to the one or more objects, identifying the edge object as an image obstruction. Presence of the identified image obstruction is signaled to facilitate corrective action being taken. |
| US10547797B1 |
Dynamic activity-based image generation for online social networks
Among other things, embodiments of the present disclosure can help to automatically generate images displaying activity-based information and distribute such images to other users, such as members of a social network. The image may be modified based on activity data associated with other users and/or from other activity sensors. |
| US10547796B2 |
Calibration equipment and calibration method of a mechanical system
A calibration equipment of a mechanical system includes a light emitter emitting a light beam, a light sensing module, and an operating module. The light sensing module includes a carrier plate, and a plurality of light sensing units located on the carrier plate. The plurality of light sensing units receive the light beam and generate a plurality of image data. The operating module receives the plurality of image data and generates a calibrated kinematic parameter. |
| US10547794B2 |
Solid-state imaging apparatus and method of operating solid-state imaging apparatus to set a pluratlity of charge accumulation periods in accordance with a flicker period
A solid-state imaging apparatus includes: a pixel unit (1) configured to perform imaging of a plurality of frames by a photoelectric conversion; an exposure amount calculating unit (9) configured to calculate exposure amounts of the plurality of frames imaged in a flicker cycle of a light source; and a control unit (12) configured to control the exposure amount of each of the frames imaged by the pixel unit based on the exposure amounts of the plurality of frames calculated by the exposure amount calculating unit. |
| US10547790B2 |
Camera area locking
Implementations generally relate to locking a camera onto a sub-region to capture images of the sub-region with a moving camera. In some implementations, a method includes determining a first region in a scene detected by a camera while the camera is in a first physical position. The method further includes receiving user input to target a sub-region within the first capture region of the scene and capturing the first image of the sub-region while the camera is in the first physical position. The first image is displayed in a fixed orientation on a preview portion of a display screen. The camera is moved to a second physical position and a second capture region of the scene is detected. The method further includes capturing a second image is of the sub-region and displaying it in the fixed orientation on the preview portion of the display screen. The second image is effective to inform a user of whether capture of the sub-region is altered by camera movement. |
| US10547787B2 |
Distance measurement device, distance measurement method, and distance measurement program
A distance measurement device includes an imaging optical system, an imaging unit, an emission unit, a derivation unit which performs a distance measurement to derive a distance to a subject based on a timing at which directional light is emitted by the emission unit and a timing at which reflected light is received by a light receiving unit, a shake correction unit which performs shake correction as correction of shake of the subject image caused by variation of an optical axis of the imaging optical system, and a control unit which performs control such that the shake correction unit does not perform shake correction or performs shake correction with a correction amount smaller than a normal correction amount determined in advance in a case of performing the distance measurement and performs shake correction with the normal correction amount in a case of not performing the distance measurement. |
| US10547786B2 |
Image processing for turbulence compensation
One or more embodiments of an apparatus, system and method of compensating image data for phase fluctuations caused by a wave deforming medium, and storage or recording mediums for use therewith, are provided herein. At least one embodiment of the method comprises capturing, by a sensor of an imaging system, first image data and second image data for each of a plurality of pixel positions of the sensor, the sensor capturing an object through a wave deforming medium causing a defocus disparity between the first image data and second image data; and determining the defocus disparity between the first image data and the second image data, the defocus disparity corresponding to a defocus wavefront deviation of the wave deforming medium. The method may further comprise compensating the image data captured by the sensor for phase fluctuations caused by the wave deforming medium using the determined defocus disparity. |
| US10547785B2 |
Photographing method including image registration based on reference image, shake information, and a motion vector table
A photographing method includes: collecting, by a terminal device, data of M image frames of a photographed object, and processing the data of the M image frames to obtain M image frames; when collecting data of each of the M image frames of the photographed object, obtaining angular acceleration of the terminal device in an X-axis direction, a Y-axis direction, and a Z-axis direction; processing—the obtained angular acceleration in a period corresponding to the data of each image frame into shake information; selecting—one image frame from the M image frames as a reference image, performing registration on each of (M−1) image frames based on the reference image, the shake information, and a preset motion vector table, and performing fusion on the registered images; and displaying the compressed image. |
| US10547782B2 |
Image sensing apparatus
An image sensing apparatus including a light source, an image sensor, at least one lens, and a wavelength selecting device is provided. The light source is configured to emit an illumination light to irradiate an object. The image sensor is configured to receive a light signal from the object and send an image signal corresponding to the light signal. The at least one lens is located on a transmission path of the light signal and between the object and the image sensor. The wavelength selecting device is located on the transmission path of the light signal and between the object and the image sensor. The wavelength selecting device has a first reflector and a second reflector, and a gap exists between the first reflector and the second reflector. The gap is adapted to be adjusted to have a first predetermined optical path length or a second predetermined optical path length. |
| US10547779B2 |
Smart image sensor having integrated memory and processor
An apparatus is described. The apparatus includes a smart image sensor having a memory and a processor that are locally integrated with an image sensor. The memory is to store first program code to be executed by the processor. The memory is coupled to the image sensor and the processor. The memory is to store second program code to be executed by the processor. The first program code is to cause the smart image sensor to perform an analysis on one or more images captured by the image sensor. The analysis identifies a region of interest within the one or more images with machine learning from previously captured images. The second program code is to cause the smart image sensor to change an image sensing and/or optical parameter in response to the analysis of the one or more images performed by the execution of the first program code. |
| US10547777B2 |
Camera shooting information generation apparatus, camera shooting information generation method, imaging apparatus, frame data search apparatus, and automatic tracking camera shooting system
A camera shooting information generation apparatus generates extended UMID data having basic UMID data serving as a unique identifier identifying material data globally uniquely, and a source pack including information on altitude, longitude, and latitude, each of which is constituted of 8 nibbles, wherein first to fifth nibbles of the altitude indicate last 5 digits of a value of an altitude relative to the sea level of the local geoid, an eighth nibble of the altitude indicates whether the altitude relative to the sea level of the local geoid has a positive value or a negative value and a description target of the source pack, a seventh nibble of the altitude indicates: the number of GPS satellites each serving as a transmission source of a signal received when a camera shooting position of an imaging apparatus is detected; a first flag indicating whether a supportive apparatus is used when the camera shooting position is detected; and a second flag indicating which one of the first digit of the value of the altitude relative to the sea level of the local geoid and a PDOP value of the detected camera shooting position is specified at a sixth nibble of the altitude, and the sixth nibble of the altitude indicates either the first digit of the value of the altitude or the PDOP value. The camera shooting information generation apparatus includes a fixed value setting unit configured to invalidate a value set as the PDOP value at the sixth nibble by setting, at the seventh nibble, a first fixed value which indicates: the number of the GPS satellites being no more than two; and the flag indicating the PDOP value being specified at the sixth nibble, and which is unused in a format specification of the extended UMID data, a camera shooting azimuth setting unit configured to set a value of a camera shooting azimuth of the imaging apparatus at the sixth nibble, an altitude setting unit configured to set a value of the altitude relative to the sea level of the local geoid, and an extended UMID data generation unit configured to generate the extended UMID data in which values are set by the fixed value setting unit, the camera shooting azimuth setting unit, and the altitude setting unit. |
| US10547775B2 |
Image pickup apparatus having a function for adjusting a detected in-focus position and control method for image pickup apparatus
An apparatus includes a sensor outputting a first signal having a parallax, an image sensor outputting a second signal having a parallax, at least one processor, and a memory holding a program which makes the processor function as an acquisition unit configured to acquire an adjustment value. The acquisition unit selects a mode from a plurality of modes and acquires the adjustment value in the selected mode, the plurality of modes including a first mode for acquiring the adjustment value based on the result of the focus detection which is based on the first signal and a second mode for acquiring the adjustment value by a method different from a method in the first mode based on the result of the focus detection based on the first signal and a result of the focus detection which is based on the second signal. |
| US10547771B2 |
Printer, digital camera with printer, and printing method
There are provided a printer, a digital camera with a printer, and a printing method which are capable of simply printing a desired image. In the digital camera with a printer, a first storage area and a second storage area are provided in storage areas of an internal memory. A printed image is recorded in the first storage area. A captured image is recorded in the second storage area. A first playback mode and a second playback mode are provided as a playback mode. In a case where the first playback mode is selected, the image recorded in the first storage area is played, and in a case where the second playback mode is selected, the image recorded in the second storage unit is played. The image being played is printed according to a print instruction. |
| US10547768B2 |
Physical obstruction correction based virtual display generation
A method and system for improving virtual display generation with respect to a visual obstruction is provided. The method includes generating code associated with determining and resolving a physical obstruction with respect to a visual presentation. Video retrieval devices are enabled for retrieving a first video stream of a first object and a second object being viewed by users and a second video stream of the users. A visual obstruction including a portion of the first object visually obstructing a portion of the second object is detected. A boundary and content type associated with the portion of the second object being visually obstructed is determined and and analyzed with respect to a threshold value and a resulting video stream presenting an entire view of the second object without being visually obstructed with respect to the first object is generated and presented. |
| US10547761B2 |
Printing from a handheld device via a remote server
Systems and methods are provided though which a transaction, e.g., in a multi-tier, distributed application may be initiated from a portable or hand-held device, such as a smartphone. A computer system or systems, possibly remote from the device, may approve the transaction, complete it, or both, and the remote computer system or systems may cause a document to be printed, e.g., by a printer physically proximate to the device.Aspects of the invention are illustrated by embodiments in which a drug prescription may be created electronically using a hand-held device. In such an embodiment, the prescription may be transmitted to one or more remote computer systems, such as an application server, for processing. If specified, the remote computer systems may cause a prescription to be printed, e.g., at a printer near the prescriber's location. The prescriber may sign the printed prescription and give it to a patient or pharmacy. |
| US10547759B2 |
Image forming apparatus
In one embodiment, an image forming apparatus has a discharge portion and a guide member. The discharge portion has a space surrounded by wall surfaces of a chassis, and a side opening portion to open the space. The discharge portion receives a sheet to be discharged from a discharge port of the chassis, and houses the sheet in the space so that the sheet can be taken out from the side opening portion. The guide member is arranged at an end portion in the side opening portion, and extends toward upward from the rear side toward the front side of the chassis. |
| US10547758B1 |
Document-placement assisting platen assembly
A platen assembly in an image-forming device is designed to assist visually impaired users in situating a document into the home corner of the platen. The platen assembly has a pair of placement-assisting thermal strips disposed extending along intersecting sides of the platen. A temperature gradient is established in the thermal strips, by a warming source provided at common ends of the thermal strips, by the thermal strips being an electrical-resistance heating material and a cooling structure or device being provided at common ends of the strips, or by the thermal strips substantially consisting of a thermoelectric material. To further assist a user in situating a document on the platen, the assembly may feature a raised edge extending from the home corner of the platen, along where the pair of placement-assisting thermal strips meet, as well as Braille written strategically on the thermal strips to direct toward the document-orienting corner. |
| US10547757B1 |
System and method for archiving documents
A method of digitizing, including accepting papers in an input tray for digitizing, digitizing content of the paper with a first digitizing scanner, digitizing calibration markings with each paper digitized by the first digitizing scanner or digitizing content of the paper with a second digitizing scanner, comparing the calibration markings to predefined markings or comparing the digitized content of the paper from the first digitizing scanner with the digitized content of the paper from the second digitizing scanner, determining if the content of the paper from the first digitizing scanner was scanned correctly based on the, directing the paper to one of two or more output trays by a controller responsive to the determining. |
| US10547755B2 |
Information processing apparatus configured to block inputs from an operation panel when the operation panel is swiveled
An information processing apparatus includes a casing, a cover that is movable to an open position to provide access to an interior of the casing, an operation panel configured to receive an input operation and mounted on the casing to be movable between a first position at which the operation panel interferes with the opening of the cover and a second position at which the operation panel does not interfere with the opening of the cover, and a control unit including a processor that is configured to block any input operation received by the operation unit when the operation panel moves to the second position. |
| US10547754B2 |
Information processing apparatus
An information processing apparatus includes a receiving unit that receives change of registration information that is made after an operator's operation is performed on an application; and a returning unit that returns a state of at least part of the application to a state before the operator's operation in a case where the receiving unit receives the change of the registration information. |
| US10547752B2 |
Image inspection device, image inspection system, and image inspection method
An image inspection device includes a reading device and a processor. The reading device is configured to read a chart image on a recording medium to generate a first read image. The reading device is configured to read an image to be inspected on a recording medium to generate a second read image. The processor is configured to calculate a plurality of types of correction parameters on basis of the first read image and image data of the chart image, correct the image data with the plurality of types of correction parameters to generate a reference image, and compare the reference image and the second read image to inspect the second read image. |
| US10547747B1 |
Configurable natural language contact flow
A technology is described for configurable contact flows implemented using a contact flow service. An example method may include activating a contact flow in response to a request to establish a contact center session. The contact flow may be used to provide automated contact service communications to end users using computing resources hosted within a computing service provider environment. A starting prompt specified by the contact flow may be output using a communication channel. Input data may be received via the communication channel in response to the starting prompt. The input data may be analyzed to identify an intent identifier included in the input data and a contact flow action linked to the intent identifier may be executed. |
| US10547744B2 |
Methods, apparatus and systems for adjusting do-not-disturb (DND) levels based on callers and meeting attendees
Representative methods, apparatus and systems to adjust Do Not Disturb (DND) levels in a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) are disclosed. One representative method includes determining, by the WTRU, that a user of the WTRU is participating or is going to participate in a meeting; obtaining, by the WTRU, organizational hierarchy information; determining a priority associated with one or more meeting participants based on the organizational hierarchy information; and adjusting, without user input, a DND level of the WTRU based on the determined priority. |
| US10547737B2 |
Controlled recorded 3-way calling
Agencies issue recording devices to personnel for administrating and monitoring controlled calls during the course of their duties. To provide flexible capabilities to agencies, a virtual number is provisioned and configured to enable an operator to administrate controlled calls without dedicated recording devices. Using the virtual number, the operator may setup a controlled call between a victim and a baddie. The victim is contacted via the virtual number by the operator and optionally informed about the controlled call process. In turn, the baddie is contacted using number information of the victim's phone and connected with the victim. Call audio between the victim and baddie is transmitted to the operator. When necessary, the operator may terminate the call remotely from the telephonic device the operator used to setup the call. |
| US10547730B2 |
Method and apparatus for vehicular emergency call
A system includes a plurality of processors configured to utilize a plurality of vehicle connectivity options, each option in communication with one of the plurality of processors, to place a plurality of calls to emergency services using the plurality of vehicle connectivity options in response to detection of a vehicle accident. |
| US10547719B2 |
Ultrathin electronic device
An ultrathin electronic device comprising a front housing, a display screen component, a frame-shaped rear housing, a battery and a battery cover is described. The front housing includes a side frame disposed around a periphery thereof, a lower bearing part, and a through-hole formed in a middle part of the bearing part; the display screen component is disposed in the front housing, a head part of the battery is inserted in the through-hole, and a space enclosed by the rear housing and the battery cover accommodates a tail part of the battery therein. In addition, a positioning lip on an outer wall of the battery is provided to further simplify the structure of a battery cover and front housing, and to reduce overall thickness of a battery cover and rear housing. |
| US10547712B2 |
Reserving physical resources based upon a physical identifier
Disclosed are various approaches for facilitating reservation of a physical resource on behalf of a user. A physical identifier can be affixed to a physical resource. A directory service identifier can be embedded within the physical identifier. The directory service identifier can identify an email address or identifier to which reservation requests can be sent. |
| US10547710B2 |
Device gateway
A computing environment is disclosed that receives from devices requests directed toward services accessible in the environment, and that forwards communications from services in the environment to devices registered with the environment. During a registration process at the environment, devices are assigned a device identifier that is used to identify and authenticate each particular device and requests communicated from and to the device via the environment. The computing environment maintains state information for each device that has been registered with the system. As the device interacts with the system, the state information is updated to reflect the changes in the device. When requests to perform functions are received from devices, the computing environment determines for the particular device and the particular function requested what processing needs to be performed by the environment in response to the request. |
| US10547707B1 |
Information management and customization based on user interests and previous transactions
Identifying user input data on a mobile user device may provide a way to predict the types of questions and actions a user will take and offer information contemporaneously with such actions. One example method of operation includes identifying an active application programming interface (API) of a presently operating application executing on the user device, and identifying input data populating the application. Then, storing and processing the input data to identify a topic of interest and retrieving relevant content that is associated with the topic of interest, and creating a recommendation message based on the relevant content. |
| US10547706B2 |
Method and apparatus for determining a multimedia representation for a multimedia asset delivered to a client device
A method and apparatus determine a multimedia representation for a multimedia asset. The method includes receiving a multimedia asset request for a multimedia asset at a multimedia representation broker. The multimedia asset request is received from a specific client device. The multimedia asset request includes client device information about the specific client device. The method determines, at the multimedia representation broker, a multimedia representation for user in providing the multimedia asset to the specific client device based on the client device information and based on media representations appropriate for a client device context of the specific client device. The method outputs multimedia representation information corresponding to the multimedia asset for the specific client device based on the determined multimedia representation. |
| US10547702B2 |
Internet protocol over a content-centric network (IPoC)
Internet Protocol (IP) over a content/name/information centric network is contemplated, such as for devices, software or other entities lacking capabilities sufficient to natively support content/name/information centric networking and/or the related messaging protocols and requirements. The contemplated IP over content/name/information centric networking may be facilitated with encapsulation and decapsulation of IP packets when forwarded over a content/name/information centric network as well as attendant processing and protocols created to facilitate the operation thereof. |
| US10547701B2 |
Transmission device, transmission method, reception device, and a reception method
It is possible to enable a reception side to easily recognize that metadata is inserted into an audio stream. A metafile including meta information for acquiring an audio stream into which metadata is inserted through a reception device is transmitted. The identification information indicating that the metadata is inserted into the audio stream is inserted into the metafile. At the reception side, it is possible to easily recognize that the metadata is inserted into the audio stream based on the identification information inserted into the metafile. |
| US10547695B2 |
Automated service discovery in I.T. environments with entity associations
An automatic service monitor in an information technology environment may be equipped to automatically process machine data originating from a running IT environment to identify the entities that perform services in the environment, and to reflect the discovered entities and service associations in the control and configuration data that directs the monitoring operations performed by the system. |
| US10547691B2 |
System and method for main page identification in web decoding
Web pages may be rendered from a main page data element and a plurality of embedded data elements, which are separately fetched by a browser. Herein is provided a web decoder which includes a learning engine adapted to receive human indications of data elements which are unimportant and accordingly to adjust the web decoder's procedures for determining which data elements are displayed to the user. The learning engine may receive human indications of important data elements and uses both types of indications in its further determinations. Optionally, rule generalizations are performed in a manner which searches for parameters which differentiate between important and unimportant data elements. The rule generalizations optionally concentrate on groups of data elements having at least a predetermined number of parameters having the same values for both important and unimportant data elements, reducing the chances that a generalization rule will find important data elements as unimportant. |
| US10547690B2 |
Connection destination server instruction apparatus, service use system, client terminal, connection destination server instruction method, and program
A connection destination server instruction apparatus for causing a client terminal to connect to a specific sever in a plurality of servers, including: parameter acquisition means configured to acquire a server parameter on each server; area name acquisition means configured to acquire an area name of a location of the client terminal based on a connection request; connection destination determination means configured, when an area indicated by the area name belongs to a specific area, to regard one or more servers placed in the specific area in the plurality of servers to be candidates of the specific server, and to determine the specific server from the one or more servers that are the candidates by using the server parameter acquired by the parameter acquisition means; and connection destination instruction means configured to transmit, to the client terminal, information of the specific server. |