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| US10647055B2 |
Closed loop print process adjustment based on real time feedback
In some embodiments, a photoreactive 3D printing system and methods comprise providing a system with a resin tub comprising a membrane, wherein the membrane rests on a physical tension element such that increasing downward force on the resin tub induces increasing tension on the membrane. The system also comprises a plurality of sensors comprising a resin bulk temperature sensor, and a print recipe comprising information for each layer in a 3D printed part to be built on the print platform. In some embodiments, a resin bulk temperature is measured, and the information in the print recipe, including information related to the downward force on the resin tub, is updated during a printing run based on the resin bulk temperature measurement. In some embodiments, the print recipe can be updated during a printing run based on input from at least two sensors of the plurality of sensors. |
| US10647053B2 |
Three-dimensional (3D) printing
In an example of a three-dimensional (3D) printing method, a polymeric build material is applied. A fusing agent is selectively applied on at least a portion of the polymeric build material. A mechanical tailoring agent is selectively applied on at least a region of the portion. The polymeric build material is exposed to radiation, thereby fusing the at least the portion of the polymeric build material in contact with the fusing agent to form a layer. The mechanical tailoring agent forms a composite layer in the at least the region, and the composite layer has a different mechanical property than that of an area of the layer not in contact with the mechanical tailoring agent. |
| US10647049B2 |
Container trim configuration
To guard against injury to persons engaging the trim edges of a hinged container, a protective flap extends from the lid on either end of the axial hinge. The flaps extend from the corners of the lid adjacent respective trim edges of the hinge. The flaps have a rounded bottom portion which is extended past the axial hinge line. The curved structure of the protective flaps helps to gently deflect objects, such as fingers, away from any sharply angled trim edges of the hinge, thereby guarding handlers from accidental injury. |
| US10647048B2 |
Method and device for tempering preforms
A method for tempering preforms in a blowing machine, wherein at least one heating box is arranged along a transport path for the preforms. The heating box has reflective walls and forms a heating channel through which the preforms are guided. The heating box also has a heater for heating the preforms in the heating channel, and a cooling device, having a blower, for cooling the reflective walls. The walls are cooled by a quantity of air flowing along the walls outside the heating channel. The heating output of the heater is adjustable. A control device provides open-loop and closed-loop control of the cooling output produced by the cooling device, in particular the supplied quantity of air, depending on the respective heating output of the heater, depending on a measurement of the heating output. |
| US10647046B2 |
Methods for manufacturing bulked continuous filament
A method of manufacturing bulked continuous carpet filament which, in various embodiments, comprises: (A) grinding recycled PET bottles into a group of flakes; (B) washing the flakes; (C) identifying and removing impurities, including impure flakes, from the group of flakes; (D) passing the flakes through a PET crystallizer; (E) passing the group of flakes through an MRS extruder while maintaining the pressure within the MRS portion of the MRS extruder below about 18 millibars; (F) passing the resulting polymer melt through at least one filter having a micron rating of less than about 50 microns; and (G) forming the recycled polymer into bulked continuous carpet filament that consists essentially of recycled PET. |
| US10647041B2 |
Threaded mold decoupling system
A threaded mold decoupling system includes at least one unscrewing assembly configured to remove a molded article a threaded core of an injection mold, an elevator assembly, and a driving element disposed in operative communication with the at least one unscrewing assembly and with the elevator assembly. The driving element is configured to actuate the at least one unscrewing assembly to rotate a molded article about a longitudinal axis of the threaded core and actuate the elevator assembly to linearly translate the molded article along the longitudinal axis of the threaded core. |
| US10647036B2 |
Insulating element
An insulating element for insulating a structural element in a vehicle including a carrier element having an edge region and an expandable material which is provided at least on the edge region on the carrier element. The expandable material projects beyond the edge region of the carrier element in at least one direction so that the expandable material forms a flexible projection in this at least one direction. |
| US10647031B2 |
Method and fixture for molding a tank with an embedded ring
A method of and fixture for molding a product with an embedded ring. A system for molding a ring into a product including a rotational molding mold with an opening formed in the rotational molding mold sized to fit a ring. A fixture is removably couplable to the ring, wherein the ring and the fixture when coupled are removably couplable in the opening. The fixture is removed from the ring after the ring is molded into a product. A method of manufacturing a product with an embedded ring includes: coupling a ring to a fixture; clamping the fixture and the ring in an opening in a mold top; clamping the mold top to a mold bottom; rotomolding a product; unclamping the fixture from the mold top; uncoupling the fixture from the ring; unclamping the mold top and the mold bottom; and removing the product from the mold. |
| US10647023B2 |
Method and material for additively manufacturing a ceramic containing article
A method for additively manufacturing a ceramic containing article includes selecting a ceramic precursor and a curable resin, determining a ratio of the ceramic precursor to the curable resin required to achieve a desired ceramic microstructure, mixing the ceramic precursor and the curable resin according to the determined ratio, and iteratively building an article by sequentially applying a layer of the mixture and curing the layer using an additive manufacturing machine. |
| US10647022B2 |
Sheet manufacturing apparatus and sheet manufacturing method
The sheet manufacturing apparatus includes an accumulation unit that accumulates a material containing a fiber and a resin; a heating unit that includes a first rotating body and a second rotating body and heats a sediment accumulated by the accumulation unit; a displacement mechanism that displaces the heating unit to a first position where the first rotating body and second rotating body nip and heat the sediment and a second position where the first rotating body and the second rotating body are separated from each other; and a controller that displaces the first rotating body and the second rotating body to the first position after heating the first rotating body and the second rotating body in the second position. |
| US10647020B2 |
Sheet manufacturing apparatus and sheet manufacturing method
A sheet manufacturing apparatus that shortens the time until the apparatus stops is provided. The sheet manufacturing apparatus has a sieve unit having at least part of material defibrated in a defibration process introduced thereto, moving at a first speed, and passing defibrated material through multiple openings disposed in the main section thereof; and a forming unit forming a sheet using precipitate that past through the openings of the sieve unit; the sheet manufacturing apparatus stopping the sieve unit with defibrated material that was introduced stored inside the sieve unit when production by the sheet manufacturing apparatus stops. |
| US10647019B2 |
Base for a trim router
A tool support incorporates height adjustment and locking features in common components. A pivoting door is used to control the engagement of a height adjustment threaded shaft with the bearing flange of the power tool, with the position of the pivoting door controlled by a manual actuator. In one position the manual actuator allows the door to pivot outward to disengage the height adjustment shaft from the bearing flange. In a second position the manual actuator moves the door to engage the height adjustment shaft with the bearing flange to permit “micro” height adjustment by rotation of the height adjustment shaft. In a third position the manual actuator presses the door into the height adjustment shaft to effectively lock the shaft in position. |
| US10647015B2 |
Machine for cutting logs with grinding wheels and method
The machine includes a feeding path for the logs to be cut and a cutting head arranged along the feeding path. The cutting head includes a coupling for a disc-shaped cutting blade and is designed to impart the disc-shaped cutting blade a rotary motion around the axis thereof and a cyclic movement to cut the logs into single rolls, and to allow the logs to move forward along the feeding path. The machine also includes at least a grinding unit, including at least one grinding wheel mounted onto a rotation shaft and co-acting with a side of the disc-shaped cutting blade to grind the cutting edge of the same disc-shaped cutting blade. A controlled approach system is also provided to move the grinding wheel towards the disc-shaped cutting blade. |
| US10647013B2 |
Providing a cutting area with web-like interleaver material
The invention relates to an apparatus for a single-track or multitrack provision of web-like interleaved sheet material at a cutting region in which products supplied on one track or on multiple tracks are cut into slices and interleaved sheets are introduced which are cut off from the provided interleaved sheet material in the cutting region, having a material store; and having a removal device which is configured for a removal of a material web from the material store, wherein a loop store in which the material web forms a loop is provided for the material web. |
| US10647003B2 |
Programming device and robot control method
To perform a start-up operation of robots more simply than conventionally. A programming device includes: a program generation unit that generates a program for causing a predetermined operation passing through a plurality of movement destination points to be executed by a robot; a robot control unit that causes the predetermined operation to be executed by the robot according to control based on the program; an image acquisition unit that acquires a photographed image capturing a reference point that is arranged at a position having a predetermined relative relationship with a position of the movement destination point; and a movement destination point correction unit that corrects information of the movement destination point included in the program, based on the photographed image and the predetermined relative relationship, in which the robot control unit controls the robot based on corrected information of the movement destination point. |
| US10647002B2 |
Systems and methods for providing dynamic robotic control systems
An articulated arm system is disclosed that includes an articulated arm including an end effector, and a robotic arm control systems including at least one sensor for sensing at least one of the position, movement or acceleration of the articulated arm, and a main controller for providing computational control of the articulated arm, and an on-board controller for providing, responsive to the at least one sensor, a motion signal that directly controls at least a portion of the articulated arm. |
| US10647000B2 |
Cleaning robot for recycling equipment
A self-cleaning apparatus for sorting a mixture of materials is disclosed that comprises a material sorter and a gantry positioning system elevated above the material sorter. The gantry positioning system includes a longitudinal travel rail with a longitudinal travel rail carriage, a traverse travel rail with a transverse travel rail carriage connected to the longitudinal travel rail carriage running perpendicular to the longitudinal travel rail, and a vertical travel rail connected to the vertical travel rail carriage running perpendicular to the traverse travel rail. A cutter and, optionally, a picker, are connected to the vertical travel rail. The gantry positioning system can move the cutter and picker various directions to dislodge and remove material that may have accumulated on the sorter. Instead of a gantry positioning system, the apparatus may have a multi-axis arm. |
| US10646994B2 |
Robot virtualization leveraging Geo analytics and augmented reality
Robots, users, or a central controller may leverage Geo analytics and/or augmented reality to search for, discover, access and use robots. The robots may perform tasks to provide selective services on-demand within medicine, agriculture, military, entertainment, manufacturing, personal, or public safety, among other things. |
| US10646993B1 |
Robots linkable to perform tasks in coordinated teams
A robot may include (1) a body having a pivot member, (2) a mobility subsystem, coupled to the body of the robot, that provides omnidirectional displacement of the robot along a plane, (3) a robotic arm, coupled to the body of the robot, for manipulating an object, and (4) a linking extension. The linking extension may include (1) a proximal end that is rotatably coupled to the pivot member of the body of the robot, and (2) a distal end that is dimensioned to rotatably couple to a coupling member of an assistant robot such that the linking extension links the robot and the assistant robot. The robot may also include a control subsystem, communicatively coupled to the mobility subsystem, that coordinates displacement of the robot by the mobility subsystem with displacement of the assistant robot. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed. |
| US10646992B2 |
System and method for placing an object, which is to be processed, on a production apparatus in a precise position
A system and method for placing an object, which is to be processed on a production apparatus in a precise position, is provided. The system includes at least one location-determining system for determining a relative location of an object in relation to a production apparatus and a positioning apparatus for positioning the object on the production apparatus. The positioning apparatus has a receiving apparatus for receiving and discharging the object, and a movable arm for moving the object from one location to another. The location-determining system has at least one location-detecting device to detect a relative location of the receiving apparatus in relation to the location-detecting device. The location-detecting device is configured to detect a relative location of the object in relation to the location-detecting device and also a relative location of the production apparatus in relation to the location-detecting device. |
| US10646980B2 |
Luer lock tools and methods of assembling a luer lock fitting
Devices and methods for assembling a luer lock fitting (e.g., fitting for use in a hemodialysis and/or a peritoneal dialysis machine) may include a luer lock tool comprising a tool base including a grip portion adjacent a tool portion, the grip portion having an outer diameter and an internal cavity. The tool portion may have an internal cavity and may be configured to selectively receive and retain a male luer lock fitting at a first end of the cavity. A tool cap may have an outer diameter and an internal cavity. The tool cap may include a recessed portion at an end configured to selectively receive and retain a female luer lock fitting. The tool cap internal cavity may be configured to receive at least a portion of the tool portion of the tool base. |
| US10646977B2 |
Abrasive flow machining method
A method for abrasive flow machining includes moving an abrasive media through a high-aspect passage of a workpiece. Local pressure of the abrasive media is increased at target abrasion surfaces of the high-aspect passage using a passage geometry that is configured to direct flow of the abrasive media into the target abrasion surfaces such that the target abrasion surfaces are preferentially polished by the abrasive media over other, non-targeted surfaces of the high-aspect passage at which the flow of the abrasive media is not directed into. |
| US10646974B2 |
Indexing device
The present invention provides an indexing device for a turntable which is provided with a plurality of roller followers arranged at equal angular intervals; a cam component is provided on one side of the turntable. The cam component is provided with a first side rib wall with a continuous cam curved surface in a first direction and a second side rib wall with a continuous cam curved surface in a second direction, and the first side rib wall and the second side rib wall face opposite sides to form a cam groove with a variable groove width for guiding the movements of the roller followers and rotating the turntable; wherein the first side rib wall and the second side rib wall can compress on at least one pair of the roller followers of the turntable symmetrically in the first and second directions, so as to effectively eliminate the backlash problem between the cam component and the roller followers and improve the positioning accuracy of the turntable. |
| US10646968B2 |
Finishing tool, in particular end milling cutter
A finishing tool of an end milling cutter can comprise: a chip-removing milling edge, which extends continuously with respect to the tool axis (A) over an axial length (L) on a circumferential surface (U), which is rotationally symmetrical about the tool axis, and removes workpiece chips from the workpiece surface at a radial chip-removing engagement depth (T to Tmax), and at least one non-cutting pressing ridge, which extends continuously axially with respect to the tool axis (A) over an axial length (L) on a circumferential surface which is rotationally symmetrical about the tool axis, is arranged following an associated milling edge by a pitch angle, and presses over its entire axial length (L), during the milling movement, at a radial non-cutting engagement depth (T or RS−RD) with respect to the tool axis into the workpiece surface machined by the associated milling edge, and smooths said workpiece surface. |
| US10646966B2 |
Object recognition and presentation for the visually impaired
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for object recognition and presentation are provided. An example apparatus may include a camera, an assistance feedback device, an input device, and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry may be configured receive an image from the camera, compare characteristic features within the image to an object identification dataset to identify object matches for a plurality of objects within the image, receive a selected name of an identified object from the user via the input device, and transmit assistance feedback to the user indicating a position of the selected object within the field of view via the assistance feedback device. |
| US10646965B2 |
Tubular welding wire with a thinner sheath for improved deposition rates
The disclosure relates generally to welding and, more specifically, to tubular welding wires for arc welding processes, such as Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW), Flux Core Arc Welding (FCAW), and Submerged Arc Welding (SAW). The tubular welding wire includes a metal sheath surrounding a granular core. The metal sheath includes greater than approximately 0.6% manganese by weight and greater than approximately 0.05% silicon by weight. Further, the metal sheath has a thickness of between approximately 0.008 inches and approximately 0.02 inches. |
| US10646964B2 |
Low-temperature bonding with spaced nanorods and eutectic alloys
Bonded surfaces are formed by adhering first nanorods and second nanorods to respective first and second surfaces. The first shell is formed on the first nanorods and the second shell is formed on the second nanorods, wherein at least one of the first nanorods and second nanorods, and the first shell and the second shell are formed of distinct metals. The surfaces are then exposed to at least one condition that causes the distinct metals to form an alloy, such as eutectic alloy having a melting point below the temperature at which the alloy is formed, thereby bonding the surfaces upon which solidification of the alloy. |
| US10646962B2 |
Method for producing low-pressure turbine blades from TiAl
The invention relates to a method for producing a low-pressure turbine blade from a TiAl material by means of a selective laser melting process, wherein during production in the selective laser melting process the already partially manufactured low-pressure turbine blade is preheated by inductive heating, and wherein the selective laser melting process is carried out under protective gas, the protective gas atmosphere containing contaminants of oxygen, nitrogen, and water vapor in each case of less than or equal to 10 ppm. |
| US10646953B2 |
Pressure welding device and pressure welding method
A pressure welding method and a pressure welding device (1) includes a plasticizing unit (7), a compression unit (8), a machine head (13) that includes a spindle (54) and a component holder (34). The pressure welding device (1) further includes a spindle drive (56) and an actuation mechanism (41) that includes an actuation drive (65) for the component holder (34). The actuation drive (65) is placed between the spindle drive (56) and the spindle (54) within a drive train (57). |
| US10646952B2 |
Projection bolt welding method
Provided is a projection bolt welding method, which involves welding a projection bolt to a steel sheet component by electric resistance welding. The projection bolt includes a shank, a circular enlarged diameter portion, and a welding projection including an initial fusion portion with a tapered portion and a main fusion portion. A ratio of a volume of the initial fusion portion to a volume of a portion of the steel sheet component having the same diameter as a diameter of the initial fusion portion is selected, or a ratio of a circular area of the initial fusion portion to a sheet thickness of the steel sheet component is selected. |
| US10646948B2 |
System and method for applying of a coating element to a bearing surface
System (2) for automatically applying a coating element (4) to a support surface comprises a heating device (1) for applying the coating element (4) along an application path of the support surface, by administration of heat obtained by the Joule effect, comprising a first electrode (5) and a second electrode (6) which can be connected to an electric power generator and are configured to form a part of an electric circuit, a portion of the coating element (4) being able to be arranged between the first electrode (5) and the second electrode (6), so as to close the electric circuit, such that the Joule effect heats the portion of the coating element (4) following a flow of current in the electric circuit, the overall configuration of the heating device being such that the first electrode (5) and the second electrode (6) are able to be moved with respect to the coating element (4) during application of the coating element (4) to the support surface, and an automatic movement device (3) being able to move the device (1) along a path for applying the coating element (4) to the support surface. |
| US10646945B2 |
Soldering apparatus and method
A soldering apparatus and method involves capturing an image of a soldering operation, and storing image data in association with that particular soldering operation. A soldering tool that is used to perform the soldering operation has a position during the soldering operation, and the image data could also be stored in association with data for that particular position. The position data could be for an operation start point and/or an operation endpoint. Associating the image data in this way could help a manufacturer investigate soldering abnormalities that might be reported after a product is shipped to a customer. |
| US10646943B2 |
Method of forming electrical connections using optical triggering for solder
A method for interconnecting multiple components of an electrical assembly with a solder joint, including the steps of positioning a first component adjacent to a second component to provide a connection area, dispensing a solid solder sphere to a capillary tube, wherein the capillary tube is positioned with an exit orifice above the connection area between the first and second components, applying a first laser through the capillary tube while measuring light from the first laser that reflects off the connection area as the solder sphere moves through the capillary tube, and applying a second laser to at least partially melt the solder sphere when the measured light decreases to a predetermined level and as the solder sphere falls from the exit orifice toward the connection area between the first and second components. |
| US10646937B2 |
Saw blade with multiple tangs and methods of use
A method of using a reciprocating saw blade having an elongated body with a front body portion and a rear body portion, each having a front end, a rear end, an elongated cutting edge extending between the front and rear ends and a back edge opposite the cutting edge. A first tang that extends from the rear end of the rear body portion may be coupled to a reciprocating saw. The saw blade may be removed from reciprocating saw, and a second tang, which extends from the rear end of the front body portion, may be exposed by breaking off an entirety of the rear body portion in a single integral piece from the front body portion. The front body portion, without the rear body portion, may be coupled to the reciprocating saw by coupling the exposed second tang to the reciprocating saw. |
| US10646929B2 |
Clamping device and machining unit comprising such a clamping device
A clamping device for clamping a workpiece or a tool or, more specifically, a tool holding fixture in a machine part of a machine tool includes a tension rod slidably mounted within the machine part; a clamping set movable by the tension rod between clamped and released positions; a tension spring dedicated to the tension rod so as to generate the pull-in force of the clamping set; and a release mechanism, by which the clamping set can be moved against the force of the tension spring into the released position by the tension rod. To make possible effective clamping at optimum force, the tension spring is clamped between first and second rod parts of the tension rod. The second rod part can move relative to the first rod part, and, as the clamping set moves into the released position, is compressed on both ends by the release mechanism by moving the two rod parts in opposite directions. |
| US10646926B2 |
Cutting insert, tool holder, and tool for machining a workpiece
A cutting insert for a tool for machining a workpiece, comprising a first cutting edge and a first cutting insert bore, wherein the cutting insert has an elongate shape and extends along a cutting insert longitudinal direction, wherein the first cutting insert bore extends along a first bore axis, which runs substantially orthogonally to the cutting insert longitudinal direction, wherein the cutting insert has a laterally protruding elevation, which is arranged on a side of the cutting insert that is oriented transversely to the first bore axis, and wherein on the elevation are arranged a first lateral holder contact surface, an axial holder contact surface and a first horizontal holder contact surface for the bearing contact of the cutting insert against a tool holder, wherein the first lateral holder contact surface runs substantially orthogonally to the first bore axis, and wherein the axial holder contact surface and the first horizontal holder contact surface run substantially orthogonally to the first lateral holder contact surface and transversely to each other. |
| US10646917B2 |
Copper ingot, copper wire material, and method for producing copper ingot
A copper ingot of the present invention which is casted by a belt-caster type continuous casting apparatus includes: 1 ppm by mass or less of carbon; 10 ppm by mass or less of oxygen; 0.8 ppm by mass or less of hydrogen; 15 ppm by mass to 35 ppm by mass of phosphorus; and a balance of Cu and inevitable impurities, and includes inclusions formed of oxides containing carbon, phosphorus, and Cu. |
| US10646913B2 |
Punch assembly with replaceable punch tip
A punch system or assembly includes a punch body and a punch tip or insert with a working end and a stem configured for selective engagement and disengagement within a cavity in the punch body. A latch mechanism which can be operated without tools is configured to engage the punch tip stem within the axial cavity in a closed position, and to disengage the punch tip from the punch body in an open position. |
| US10646911B2 |
Method and pressing tool for producing a complex formed sheet metal part with great drawing depth
A method for producing a complex sheet metal part includes clamping a border region of the metal sheet between a die ring of an upper tool part of a pressing tool and a downholder of a lower tool part of the pressing tool; moving the upper tool part further downwards thereby pulling the metal sheet over extended punch inserts of a punch of the lower tool part, thereby generating local material reserves of the metal sheet; moving the upper tool part further downwards while actively retracting the punch inserts, thereby releasing the local material reserves; and forming the metal sheet between the die and the punch using only the local material reserves. |
| US10646908B2 |
Machine for winding coils
A machine for winding coils comprising at least one support frame, a belt having a closed-ring configuration installed on the support frame so as to substantially surround it peripherally, and a platform on which the at least one support frame is positioned. The platform is provided with support elements configured to selectively support the at least one support frame in a distanced position with respect to the platform. Actuation members are associated with at least some of said support elements, and are able to be selectively activated to take at least some of said support elements to a first operating position constraining the support frame to the platform, and to a second non-operating position of non-interference with said support frame. |
| US10646907B2 |
Pharmaceutical waste disposal assembly
A pharmaceutical waste disposal assembly (10) for disposing of raw pharmaceutical waste includes a first receiver body and a second receiver body. The assembly further includes a first reaction agent and a second reaction agent. The first reaction agent and the second reaction agent renders the pharmaceutical waste unrecoverable. The first reaction agent can include at least one of a denaturant and a deterrent. Additionally, the first reaction agent can include activated charcoal. |
| US10646906B2 |
Mechanism for retention of multiple apparatus on plumbing tools
A mechanism for securing multiple apparatus to a drain cleaning machine is described. The mechanism includes a bracket arranged on a frame of the drain cleaning machine. The bracket allows a drum and a feed mechanism to be removably secured to the frame. The bracket includes a base and pivotable latch. A drum bearing from the drum can be secured between the base and the latch when the latch is in a closed position. Mounting pins from the feed mechanism can be inserted into two bores in the bracket, and secured therein by plunger pins. One plunger pin is manually operated, to selectively lock the latch in the closed position, and to selectively secure one of the mounting pins in one of the bores. Another plunger pin is operated by pivoting of the latch, and functions to selectively secure the other mounting pin in the other bore. |
| US10646905B2 |
Modular guide hose system for plumbing tools
A drain cleaning system is described that includes a drain cleaning device with a flexible drain cleaning cable, and two or more sections of guide hoses that can be attached to one another and/or to the device. Also described are systems that include provisions for advancing or retracting the drain cleaning cable and which can also be coupled to one or more of the guide hoses. |
| US10646903B2 |
Dynamic resonance system and method for the anti-icing and de-icing of inlet grids
In one embodiment, a system includes an inlet grid configured to reduce distortion of an incoming airflow. The system may also include a vibration device coupled to the inlet grid and a controller communicatively coupled to the vibration device. The controller may transmit a vibration signal to the vibration device causing the vibration device to vibrate the inlet grid such that the inlet grid resonates at a natural frequency inducing a mode shape in the inlet grid. The mode shape may break up and prevent ice on the inlet grid. |
| US10646901B2 |
Cleaning device for small parts
The cleaning device for small parts has a treatment container which is permanently attached to a carriage and is rotatably mounted on the carriage. It can be docked with a treatment station while remaining on the carriage. |
| US10646897B2 |
Display inserts, overlays, and graphical user interfaces for multimedia systems
A disclosed digital media device operational at user premises to receive media signals from a media source for presentation via endpoint devices such as a television display. The digital media device can include gateway and digital media management functionality and can be referred to as a gateway and digital media device. The device offers application services obtained over a wide area network and a user premises network. The digital media device may form a composite signal from the media signal and application service information, for example, for a composite audio and/or video signal for television type presentation to the user. The digital media device may receive a selection signal based on the presentation, for transmission to the application service provider device or to the media source. The media device also offers a GUI presenting a moveable arrangement of icons for selectively accessing application services. |
| US10646894B2 |
Squeegee apparatus and methods of use thereof
The present invention is directed to a squeegee apparatus which includes a main housing including an inlet end and an outlet end, the outlet end including an extrusion face and a protruding lip member, the inlet end including an inlet opening and the extrusion face including at least one outlet opening, wherein the inlet opening and the at least one outlet opening are in fluid communication with each other within the main housing. The present invention is also directed to a method for repairing a thermal barrier coating with a squeegee apparatus including supplying a repair composition into the inlet opening of the squeegee apparatus and depositing the repair composition from the at least one outlet opening onto the damaged region and concurrently traversing the squeegee apparatus over the damaged region while contacting a thermal barrier coating adjacent to the damaged region with the lip member. |
| US10646892B2 |
Microfluidic system with single drive signal for multiple nozzles
The present disclosure is directed to a microfluidic die that includes a plurality of heaters above a substrate, a plurality of chambers and nozzles above the heaters, a plurality of first contacts coupled to the heaters, and a plurality of second contacts coupled to the heaters. The plurality of second contacts are coupled to each other and coupled to ground. The die includes a plurality of contact pads, a first signal line coupled to the plurality of second contacts and to a first one of the plurality of contact pads, and a plurality of second signal lines, each second signal line being coupled to one of the plurality of first contacts, groups of the second signal lines being coupled together to drive a group of the plurality of heaters with a single signal, each group of the second signal lines being coupled to a remaining one of the plurality of contact pads. |
| US10646889B2 |
Methods for continuously moving a fluid dispenser while dispensing amounts of a fluid material
Methods for applying fluid materials to a substrate, such as circuit board, while continuously moving the fluid dispenser are disclosed. Initially, a dispenser is continuously moved through a constant motion trajectory connecting the plurality of dispense locations on the substrate. The electrical output signals generated by one or more of encoders of the dispenser are monitored as the dispenser is continuously moved through the constant motion trajectory. The dispenser is triggered at each of the plurality of dispense locations and droplets of the fluid material are jetted while continuously moving the dispenser. The spatial coordinates of each droplet of the fluid material on the substrate are measured and compared to expected landing coordinates for each droplet of the fluid material to generate a spatial error for each droplet of the fluid material. At least one dispense location is corrected and an updated constant motion trajectory is generated. |
| US10646888B2 |
Dip tube connectors and pump systems using the same
A pump system may include a blown-in dip tube connected to a valve body and having a connection which may include an improved blown-in dip tube connector having one or more of a lip for sealing with a blown-in dip tube, a seal ring configured to mate with a blown-in dip tube and seal therewith, a dip tube lock for mating with a blown-in dip tube, or an o-ring for providing an improved seal with a blown-in dip tube. |
| US10646887B2 |
Dispensing member and dispenser comprising such a member
A dispenser member, such as a pump or a valve, including a body defining an inlet tube and in which a valve rod is axially movable back and forth, the body being provided with a vent lip that extends around the body, pointing outwards and downwards towards the inlet tube, thereby defining an outer edge that is not in contact with the body, the vent lip being formed by a sleeve that is engaged axially around the body to form a seal between them, the sleeve forming a leaktight sheath that is engaged in leaktight manner around the inlet tube of the body; the dispenser member being characterized in that the vent lip is situated axially above the sealing sheath. |
| US10646885B2 |
Centrifugal gas separator
A centrifugal gas separator includes a separation chamber defined by a peripheral wall spaced apart from, extending around a central axis of and extending axially between opposite ends of the chamber. A peripheral intake port co-operates with the peripheral wall to introduce a rotating flow of a gaseous intake stream comprising a gas component and a non-gas component along an inside surface of the peripheral wall. A peripheral exhaust port defined through the peripheral wall diverts a radially outermost portion of the rotating flow, including at least some of the non-gas component, to exit the chamber. A gas component output port is configured to allow the gas component to be drawn from an axially central volume of the separation chamber. |
| US10646882B2 |
Device for separating materials and a method for accomplishing the same
Disclosed herein is a method comprising discharging a slurry from a vessel to a conduit; where the slurry comprises a liquid and a composition comprising at least two materials having different densities-a first material having a higher density and a second material having a lower density than that of the first material; creating a surge in velocity in slurry flow as it is transported through the conduit; separating the first material from the second material; where the first material is disposed on an inner surface of the conduit and where the second material flows through the conduit to a container; and removing the first material from the inner surface of the conduit. |
| US10646879B2 |
Smart waste container
An apparatus for waste recycling that is suitable for residence building level in both volume and rate of supply of waste with a waste disposal and treatment container having the following parts: waste eliminator comprising a thermally and acoustically insulating casing with odour insulating raw waste receiving space; all-purpose shredder and crusher; crushed and/or shredded waste conveyor; liquid waste purifier; gasification plasma reactor; gas conveyor and purifier; slag collector; re-hydration means for re-hydrating solid waste in the gasification plasma reactor; and safety means. Each one of these parts is organized in fluid communication with its neighbor parts. |
| US10646878B1 |
One hundred sheet dual throat auto-feed paper shredder
The paper shredder simultaneously shreds both manually inserted sheets of paper and sheets of paper that are placed in an auto-feeder input tray. Immediately above the shredding mechanism the input path is bifurcated. One branch extends essentially straight up from the blades and leads to a manual input slot. A second branch extends at an angle towards the rear of the shredder where an auto-feed roller lies at the bottom of an auto-feed slot. When a stack of paper is placed into the slot, the bottom of the stack rests against the auto-feed roller which grasps the top sheet and pulls it under the roller. The roller then pushes the sheet down the angled throat where a curved surface bends the sheet downwards and into the shredding mechanism. |
| US10646874B2 |
Instrument for performing a diagnostic test on a fluidic cartridge
Instrument for performing a diagnostic test on a fluidic cartridge A cartridge reader is for carrying out a diagnostic test on a sample contained in a fluidic cartridge inserted into the reader. The fluidic cartridge comprises a fluidic layer comprising at least one sample processing region, at least one collapsible blister containing a liquid reagent, a pneumatic interface, an electrical interface and at least one mechanical valve. The reader comprises a housing; an upper clamp occupying a fixed position relative to the reader, and a lower clamp, movable relative to the first clamp, wherein the upper clamp and the lower clamp define a cartridge receiving region therebetween. The reader comprises a thermal module comprised in the lower clamp, wherein the thermal module comprises at least one thermal stack for heating the at least one sample processing region of the cartridge inserted into the reader. The reader comprises at least one mechanical actuator for actuating the mechanical valve comprised in the cartridge inserted into the reader. |
| US10646873B2 |
Multi-well plate lid and multi-well plate
A multi-well plate lid includes a well-side surface to cover a plurality of wells of a multi-well plate. The well-side surface includes two or more regions with different adhesive strengths to the multi-well plate. |
| US10646870B2 |
Microfluidic device and system using acoustic manipulation
A microfluidic chip assembly having a plurality of microfluidic flow channels is provided. Each channel has a switching region. The microfluidic chip may further include at least one surface acoustic wave generator configured to generate a pressure pulse in the switching regions of the channels to selectively deflect particles in the flow. Attenuation elements and/or channel configurations may be used to prevent acoustic signals from interfering with neighboring switching regions. Alternatively, a microfluidic particle processing system may include a microfluidic chip assembly, a particle processing instrument, and a coupling element. The surface acoustic wave generator may be provided on the particle processing instrument. The microfluidic chip assembly may be configured for operative engagement, via the coupling element, with the particle processing instrument. The coupling element may transmit acoustic energy from the surface acoustic wave generator to the switching regions and/or to focusing regions of the flow channels. |
| US10646863B2 |
Apparatus for distribution of catalyst in fluidized catalytic cracking unit
A spent catalyst distributor for distributing spent catalyst in a catalyst regenerator vessel housing a dense phase catalyst bed and a dilute phase catalyst bed. The spent catalyst distributor comprises a conduit comprising a proximal end and a distal end. The conduit projects horizontally or horizontally and downwardly into the regenerator vessel and includes an opening located at the distal end for introducing the spent catalyst at a first location inside the regenerator vessel. The conduit further includes a plurality of orifices located along a length of the conduit between the distal end and an inner wall of the regenerator vessel for introducing the spent catalyst at a plurality of locations inside the regenerator vessel. |
| US10646860B2 |
Catalytic composition comprising nickel, a phosphine-type ligand and a Lewis base, and use thereof in an olefin oligomerisation method
The invention concerns a catalytic composition comprising: at least one nickel precursor with an oxidation number of (+II), at least one phosphine ligand with formula PR1R2R3 in which the groups R1, R2 and R3, which may be identical or different and which may or may not be bonded together, and at least one Lewis base, said composition having a molar ratio of the phosphine ligand to the nickel precursor of less than or equal to 5 and a molar ratio of the Lewis base and phosphine ligand together to the nickel precursor of greater than or equal to 5. |
| US10646855B2 |
Catalyst and process for the selective conversion of hydrocarbons
A catalyst for a selective conversion of hydrocarbons. The catalyst includes a first component selected from the group consisting of Group VIII noble metals and mixtures thereof, a second component selected from the group consisting of alkali metals or alkaline-earth metals and mixtures thereof, and a third component selected from the group consisting of tin, germanium, lead, indium, gallium, thallium and mixtures thereof. The catalyst is a support formed as a spherical catalyst particle with a median diameter between 1.6 mm and 2.5 mm and an apparent bulk density between 0.6 and 0.3 g/cc. Also a process of using such a catalyst for a selective hydrocarbon conversion reaction and a process for regenerating such a catalyst by removing coke from same. |
| US10646850B2 |
Material for blood purification
An object of the present invention is to provide a material for blood purification having the capability to remove cytokines and activated leukocyte-activated platelet complexes. The present invention provides a material for blood purification, the material containing a water-insoluble material in which a ligand having an amide group(s) and an amino group(s) is bound to a substrate, wherein the content of the amide group(s) is 3.0 to 7.0 mmol per 1 g dry weight of the water-insoluble material; and wherein the content of the amino group(s) is 1.0 to 7.0 mmol per 1 g dry weight of the water-insoluble material. |
| US10646845B2 |
Cooling between multiple polyolefin polymerization reactors
A system and method for a first reactor to produce a transfer slurry having a first polyolefin polymerized in the first reactor, a heat-removal zone to remove heat from the transfer slurry, and a second reactor to receive the transfer slurry cooled by the heat-removal zone, the second reactor to produce a product slurry having a product polyolefin which includes the first polyolefin and a second polyolefin polymerized in the second reactor. |
| US10646843B2 |
Removing particulates
In a solid waste treatment system comprising an autoclave (201) not having a particulate filter at its outlet, a method of removing particulates suspended in steam discharged from the autoclave following processing of solid waste is disclosed. The method includes discharging steam from the autoclave; routing the steam to the inlet (301) of a separation vessel (209) that further includes an outlet (303) and a baffle (302) between the inlet and the outlet; and collecting particulates (304) that drop from suspension in the steam at the bottom of the separation vessel. The baffle is configured so that steam is incident upon the baffle to reduce its flow velocity. |
| US10646841B2 |
Bone cement mixing and delivery system with reduced fume exposure
A system for bone cement includes a vial holder configured for receiving a vial and including a holding structure for maintaining the vial in the vial holder. The vial includes a monomer component for bone cement. A holder chamber is configured to receive and secure the vial holder. The vial holder is advanced toward a vial-breaking device for breaking the vial and releasing its contents into the holder chamber past the elastomeric seal. Once the vial holder is advanced further the elastomeric seal is deformed to form a seal and prevent fumes produced from escaping from the device. |
| US10646839B2 |
Mixer comprising cleaning nozzle
A mixer includes a mixing container having an outlet opening; a closure cover, which can be moved back and forth between a closed position, in which the closure cover closes the outlet opening, and an open position, in which the closure cover uncovers the outlet opening so that mixture can be removed from the mixing container via the outlet opening; at least one cleaning nozzle to clean the closure opening and/or a mixture outflow region arranged outside the mixing container; and a liquid feed to feed cleaning fluid to the at least one cleaning nozzle. To provide a mixer and a method for enabling cost-effective, efficient, simple and operationally reliable cleaning of the mixture outflow region and of the closure opening, at least one cleaning nozzle is fastened to the closure cover such that it is moved together with the closure cover. |
| US10646838B2 |
Fine bubble water generator
Disclosed is a fine bubble water generator including: a housing being configured with an inflow line on one end thereof where air and fluid enters and a discharge line on an opposite end where fine bubble water is discharged; a partition allowing the air and fluid entered into the inflow line to flow in zigzags inside the housing; and a fine bubble water generation cylinder unit, being inserted into a space formed by the partition, allowing the air and fluid to be induced to collide with a surface thereof having bumps formed thereon and on an inner circumferential surface of the housing or the partition, thereby refining air bubbles and fluid by frictional force caused by a flat surface and the partition. |
| US10646837B2 |
Method for producing fiber reinforced cementitious slurry using a multi-state continuous mixer
A method in which a stream of dry cementitious powder from a dry powder feeder passes through a dry cementitious powder inlet conduit to feed a first feed section of a fiber-slurry mixer. An aqueous medium stream passes through at least one aqueous medium stream conduit to feed a first mixing section the fiber-slurry mixer. A stream of reinforcing fibers passes from a fiber feeder through a reinforcing fibers stream conduit to feed a second mixing section of the fiber-slurry mixer. The stream of dry cementitious powder, aqueous medium stream, and stream of reinforcing fibers combine in the fiber-slurry mixer to make a stream of fiber-cement mixture which discharges through a discharge conduit at a downstream end of the mixer. |
| US10646836B2 |
Cleaning apparatus
The problem to be addressed by the present invention is to provide a cleaning apparatus capable of obtaining a cleaning liquid having a high degree of cleanliness. A cleaning apparatus 10 includes a dissolution tank 20 for dissolving a gas in a liquid, a transfer pump 30 for sending the liquid together with the gas into the dissolution tank 20, and a feed nozzle 40 for feeding the liquid stored in the dissolution tank 20 to a workpiece W. The transfer pump 30 is a positive displacement pump. Portions of the dissolution tank 20, the transfer pump 30, and the feed nozzle 40 that come into contact with the liquid are made of a fluororesin. |
| US10646833B2 |
Container and fitment for use in high pressure processing
A container assembly configured for use in a high pressure process (HPP) includes a container defining a container cavity and a fitment assembly coupled to the container. The fitment assembly defines a passageway arranged in fluid communication with the container cavity. The fitment assembly further defines a chamber within the passageway isolated from the container cavity. A pressure relief mechanism is operably coupled to the fitment assembly to relieve pressure within the chamber. |
| US10646832B2 |
High selectivity copolyimide membranes for separations
The present invention discloses high selectivity copolyimide membranes for gas, vapor, and liquid separations. Gas permeation tests on these copolyimide membranes demonstrated that they not only showed high selectivity for CO2/CH4 separation, but also showed extremely high selectivities for H2/CH4 and He/CH4 separations. These copolyimide membranes can be used for a wide range of gas, vapor, and liquid separations such as separations of CO2/CH4, He/CH4, CO2/N2, olefin/paraffin separations (e.g. propylene/propane separation), H2/CH4, He/CH4, O2/N2, iso/normal paraffins, polar molecules such as H2O, H2S, and NH3 mixtures with CH4, N2, H2. The high selectivity copolyimide membranes have UV cross-linkable sulfonyl functional groups and can be used for the preparation of UV cross-linked high selectivity copolyimide membranes with enhanced selectivities. The invention also includes blend polymer membranes comprising the high selectivity copolyimide and polyethersulfone. The blend polymer membranes comprising the high selectivity copolyimide and polyethersulfone can be further UV cross-linked under UV radiation. |
| US10646829B2 |
High flux, chlorine resistant coating for sulfate removal membranes
A filtration membrane coating comprising a hydrophilic polymer, a surfactant, and one or more charged compounds, each containing one or more sulfonate functionalities and one or more linkable functionalities selected from the group consisting of amine, monochlorotriazine, and dichlorotriazine. The hydrophilic polymer and surfactant form a thin primer layer which is also superhydrophilic. The primer layer improves flux, and enables improved adhesion of the one or more charged compounds, which form a charged dye layer on top of the primer layer when enhances rejection of charged divalent ions. The coating can be applied while the membrane is packaged in its final form, such as in a spiral wound or other configuration. |
| US10646825B2 |
Metal catalyst support, manufacturing method and apparatus therefor
Provided is a metal catalyst support including: a case having a space through which exhaust gas passes; and flat plates and corrugated plates which are alternately stacked in the case and coated with a catalyst, wherein the corrugated plates are formed such that a first corrugated plate and a second corrugated plate are disposed with the flat plate therebetween, the first corrugated plate and the second corrugated plate are disposed such that a first corrugated portion and a second corrugated portion are alternately and repeatedly formed, and the vertex of the first corrugated portion and the vertex of the second corrugated portion face and coincide with each other, to thereby minimize deformation during thermal expansion due to external impact, vibration and temperature change. |
| US10646823B2 |
Flue gas cleaning installation and method for cleaning flue gas
The invention relates to a method for cleaning flue gas, the flue gas to be cleaned and a sorption agent starting material in the form of a solid being injected into a reactor chamber of a fluidized-bed reactor, and a liquid being injected into the reactor chamber separately from the flue gas and the sorption agent starting material, the sorption agent starting material being contacted with the liquid in the fluidized-bed reactor and being converted to a sorption agent in the form of a solid. |
| US10646819B2 |
Absorber
An absorber is provided which uses a liquid solvent formed into a myriad of bubbles and micro-droplets. The solvent froth is a solvent for a selected component in an incoming gas stream. A plurality of spaced apart screen assemblies is placed in a reaction vessel. Using screens having cross-sections that are substantially rectangular wave in design together with proper operating parameters, the phenomenon of solvent plug pulsing is induced and maintained, maximizing efficiency of the absorber. |
| US10646812B2 |
Separation apparatus for a gas component from spent drilling mud
A method of using a separation apparatus, the separation apparatus including a fluid chamber and an inlet to the fluid chamber for receiving a gas component of spent drilling mud. The separation apparatus can also include an outlet for directing a purified gas out of the fluid chamber and a splash plate disposed in the fluid chamber adjacent to the inlet to force the gas component of the spent drilling mud downward in the fluid chamber. Furthermore, the separation apparatus includes at least one separation plate having a plurality of holes disposed therein positioned between the splash plate and the outlet to separate the purified gas from the gas component of the spent drilling mud. |
| US10646810B2 |
Filter cartridge arrangements and assemblies; preferred features; methods of assembly and use
The present disclosure relates to filter assemblies. The features described and characterized are typically applied in gas (for example, air) cleaner assemblies. A typical use is in air cleaner assemblies for vehicles or other equipment. The techniques described relate, at least in part, to provision of assemblies with preferred configurations for convenient servicing and operation, while ensuring a proper cartridge is appropriately positioned, oriented and secured for use. Many of the techniques relate to arrangements in which features at opposite ends of a housing and/or cartridge are eccentrically positioned as described. |
| US10646806B2 |
Cleaner
A cleaner includes: a main body that receives a suction motor; and a filter unit that is detachably coupled to the main body to filter air discharged from the suction motor and includes a ring-shaped filter and a filter frame that receives the ring-shaped filter, wherein the filter frame includes: an inner frame; an outer frame that defines a filter space for receiving the filter in cooperation with the inner frame; and a ring-shaped filter cover that connects the outer frame and the inner frame to each other and has one or more air openings. |
| US10646803B2 |
Liquid filter arrangement and methods
A liquid filter arrangement is provided, as well as methods of assembly and use. Advantageous features, relating to a preferred filter cartridge and a preferred slide arrangement, are provided. |
| US10646799B2 |
Filter medium for an oil filter
A filter medium for the filtration of oil, in particular in the oil circuit of gear mechanisms and internal combustion engines, comprises a first and a second filtration layer, the first filtration layer comprising an open filtration medium and being arranged on the second filtration layer comprising a tight filtration medium, an intermediate chamber being arranged between the first and the second filtration layer, so that the first and the second filtration layer are set apart from each other in the region of the intermediate chamber in the direction of filtration. |
| US10646794B2 |
Solid-liquid separation device
A solid-liquid separation device performs dehydration or deoiling from a treated object using a substance A that is a gas at normal temperature and pressure and is capable of dissolving water and oil when liquefied. The separation device includes a substance B that circulates while generating phase change in a closed system, a compressor that compresses the substance B, a first heat exchanger that condenses substance B and evaporates of the substance A, an expansion valve that decompresses the condensed substance B, a second heat exchanger that evaporates substance B and condenses substance A, and a treatment tank wherein substance A is mixed with the treated object, substance A is evaporated while separated from the liquid in the first heat exchanger, and condensed in the second heat exchanger. The center of gravity of the first heat exchanger is lower than the second heat exchanger in a vertical direction. |
| US10646793B2 |
Elevated multi-stage chilled filter system
Refrigerated solvent is fed through a cooling jacket around an essential element extraction vessel. After circulating through the cooling jacket, the solvent is re-chilled and at least some of the solvent is passed into the extraction vessel, in which essential elements dissolve into the solvent. Downstream of the extraction vessel, after adsorbent media treatment, the extracted oil and solvent mixture is filtered, in a chilled state, through one or more filtration units. A filtration unit may be a system of vertically oriented filters of decreasing pore size sealed and insulated from the atmosphere. Pressurized gas is used to force the oil and solvent through the filters. Each filter stage has a removable lid, which provides convenient access for replacing the filter cartridge without disturbing the thermally insulated sidewalls of the filter stage. |
| US10646792B2 |
Processes for separating an MTO effluent
A process is presented for removing the fouling problems associated with the product recovery in a methanol to olefins conversion process. The process includes passing the quenched MTO process stream to a product separator, wherein an intermediate stream is generated and includes water and heavier hydrocarbons. The intermediate stream is processed to remove the buildup of heavier hydrocarbons. |
| US10646791B2 |
Toy building brick system
A toy building brick system includes a brick which has an outer surface including a plurality of outer walls. A male peg is attached to one of the outer walls. The male peg is configured to engage a female connector and includes a post having a terminal end. The terminal end has an outer peripheral edge. The outer peripheral edge has a notch positioned therein. The notch faces an adjacent edge of the outer wall attached to the male peg to prevent adjacent male pegs of adjacent bricks from abutting in such a manner that the male pegs bias the adjacent bricks apart from each other. |
| US10646787B2 |
Mix and match toy kit
A mix or match toy set is disclosed wherein four units having a common theme have at least two or three sections. These two or three sections can be interchanged with one another. In one embodiment the units are different transportation vehicles. The units are held together by using magnets in male and female connectors. |
| US10646783B1 |
Linking real world activities with a parallel reality game
Systems and methods for linking real world activity, such as real world commercial activity or real world data collection activity, with a location-based parallel reality game are provided. In particular, a game server hosting a parallel reality game can modify, update, or add to game data stored in a game database associated with the parallel reality game to include certain game features in the parallel reality game linked with real world activity in the real world. The game features can be linked with activities in the real world such that player actions associated with the game features in the virtual world can lead to or encourage activity in the real world, such as commercial activity and/or data collection activity in the real world. |
| US10646781B2 |
System and method for providing targeted recommendations to segments of users of a virtual space
Targeted recommendations may be provided to specific user segments. The users may be segmented on or more user parameters that facilitate targeted provision of recommendations to the individual segments of users. A recommendation may prompt a user to take a recommended action in the game. |
| US10646779B2 |
Touch screen with virtual joystick and methods for use therewith
Joystick display data is generated for display on a touch screen of an electronic device. The joystick display data creates a visual representation of a virtual joystick when displayed on the touch screen. Touch data from the touch screen is processed to determine when the touch data indicates user interaction with the virtual joystick. When the touch data indicates user interaction with the virtual joystick, the joystick display data is adjusted to reflect the user interaction with the virtual joystick, based on the touch data, and joystick data is generated based on the user interaction with the virtual joystick. The display of at least one other element on the touch screen can be adjusted based on the joystick data. |
| US10646769B1 |
Discrete shoulder sleeve for a shoulder-pad system
A shoulder-pad system includes various components, including a set of shoulder pads that comprises a right-shoulder pad assembly, a left-shoulder pad assembly, an anterior plate, and a posterior plate. Each shoulder-pad assembly may include an epaulette and a discrete shoulder sleeve that is releasably attachable to the epaulette. The discrete shoulder sleeve may further include an epaulette attachment mechanism that releasable attaches the discrete shoulder sleeve to the epaulette when the epaulette is positioned within the cavity. |
| US10646768B2 |
Virtual reality haptic system and apparatus
A virtual reality (VR) system includes a VR display and a VR movement apparatus that includes hand interfaces and foot interfaces that can support the hands and feet of a system user. The VR movement apparatus allow the user's limbs to move in 3-dimensional space that include vertical, lateral, and fore-aft direction movements. A computer running VR software coordinate and synchronizes the VR movement apparatus and the VR display to provide system users with simulated activities in a VR environment. |
| US10646766B2 |
Golf swing training device
A golf swing training device for improving the accuracy, club head speed and power of a user's swing can be customized to fit the various abilities and sizes of individual golfers. The device guides a user through the proper swing and by repeating the proper swing, the user can enhance his or her muscle memory. The golf swing training device includes a shuttle moveably mounted on an adjustably supported ring and a club moveably supported by the shuttle. |
| US10646763B2 |
Training bat assembly
A training bat assembly for improving a user's swing of a baseball bat is provided. In one embodiment, the assembly includes a bat portion and a plug or cap portion, where the plug or cap portion is configured to mate with a distal end of the bat portion. For example, the bat may include a circular opening, and the plug may include a circular rod that is configured to fit within the opening. Alternatively, a cap with a circular opening can be used, where the cap is configured to fit over a distal end of the bat. By mating the plug or cap with the bat, and swinging the bat from a first position to a second position, the plug or cap is propelled from the bat, where the resulting location of the plug or cap can be used to determine the correctness of the user's swing was. |
| US10646758B2 |
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 with a toe portion, a heel portion, a rear portion, a front portion with a strike face, a sole portion, and a top portion with a plurality of ports. The body portion may define a periphery of the golf club head. The golf club head may also include a plurality of weight portions with each weight portion disposed in one port of the plurality of ports. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed. |
| US10646750B2 |
Monitoring fitness using a mobile device
Athletic performance monitoring and tracking may provide multiple ways in which to track athletic movement and activity. Workouts may also be tagged with various parameters including mood, weather, terrain, athletic equipment, friends used and the like. Workout information may be shared to social messaging and networking outlets. Workout information shared may include map information including images of maps, interactive maps, links to maps, route information and the like and/or combinations thereof. Additionally or alternatively, an application may be configured to execute within a context of a social networking system to facilitate athletic activity data transfer and generation of workout entries in the social networking site. |
| US10646747B2 |
Twisting exerciser
A twisting exerciser includes a base with a first shaft, a second shaft and a stop member respectively connected thereto. A first swingable unit and a second swingable unit are respectively and pviotably connected to the first and second shafts. The first swingable unit has a pad and first fan-shaped gear. The second swingable unit has a handle assembly and a second fan-shaped gear which is engaged with the first fan-shaped gear. The user holds the handle assembly, and the upper body and the lower body swing in opposite direction by the engagement between the first and second fan-shaped gears. The stop member limits the angle that the first fan-shape gears swings. The user may sits on the pad or stand on the pad to operate the twisting exerciser. The twisting exerciser is simple and safe. |
| US10646742B2 |
Toning garment with modular resistance unit docking platforms
Disclosed is a technical training garment configured for use with modular, interchangeable electronics and resistance modules. The garment provides resistance to movement throughout an angular range of motion and tracks biomechanical parameters such as stride length, stride rate, angular velocity and incremental power expended by the wearer. The garment may be low profile, and worn by a wearer as a primary garment or beneath or over conventional clothing. Alternatively, the device may be worn as a supplemental training tool during conventional training protocols. |
| US10646729B2 |
Systems and methods for pulse parameter modulation
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for pulse parameter modulation. The systems may perform the methods to obtain information related to a treatment plan; determine a backward window based on the information related to the treatment plan, within which one or more radiation pulses have been transmitted; determine backward information associated with the backward window based on the information related to the treatment plan and the backward window; determine a forward window based on the information related to the treatment plan, within which one or more radiation pulses are to be transmitted; determine forward information associated with the forward window based on the information related to the treatment plan, the backward information, and the forward window; and determine one or more pulse parameters of the forward window based on the forward information. |
| US10646720B2 |
Parasternal placement of an active medical device using the internal thoracic vasculature
Implantation of a cardiac stimulus system using parasternal access to the ITV is provided. Superior access may be achieved using parasternal locations in the upper ribcage to access the ITV. Inferior access may be achieved using parasternal locations in the lower ribcage to access the ITV. Parasternal access may include creating an opening in an intercostal space between two ribs and advancing a needle using ultrasound guidance. |
| US10646717B2 |
Efficient delivery of multi-site pacing
An implantable device and associated method for delivering multi-site pacing therapy is disclosed. The device comprises a set of electrodes including a first ventricular electrode and a second ventricular electrode, spatially separated from one another and all coupled to an implantable pulse generator. The device comprises a processor configured for selecting a first cathode and a first anode from the set of electrodes to form a first pacing vector at a first pacing site along a heart chamber and selecting a second cathode and a second anode from the set of electrodes to form a second pacing vector at a second pacing site along the same heart chamber. The pulse generator is configured to deliver first pacing pulses to the first pacing vector and delivering second pacing pulses to the second pacing vector. The pulse generator generates a recharging current for recharging a first coupling capacitor over a first recharge time period in response to the first pacing pulses. The pulse generator for generating a recharging current for recharging a second coupling capacitor over a second recharge time period in response to the second pacing pulses. An order of recharging the first and second coupling capacitors is dependent upon one of ventricular pacing mode, left ventricle to right ventricle delay (V-V) pace delay, multiple point LV delay and latest delivered pacing pulses to one of the first and second pacing vectors. |
| US10646716B2 |
Vagus nerve and carotid baroreceptor stimulation system
Systems and methods are provided for delivering vagus nerve stimulation and carotid baroreceptor stimulation to patients for treating chronic heart failure and hypertension. The vagus nerve stimulation and carotid baroreceptor stimulation therapies may be provided using a single implantable pulse generator, which can coordinate delivery of the therapies. |
| US10646715B2 |
Parasympathetic activation by vagus nerve stimulation
The vagus nerve and branches of the vagus nerve are stimulated below the laryngeal nerve branch bifurcation in order to induce desired parasympathetic responses, such as decreased heart rate, without also triggering any adverse sympathetic responses. Stimulating surfaces of an open field bipolar electrode are positioned on or inserted through the pleural membrane overlying the vagus nerve at a location having substantially no cardiac sympathetic fibers adjacent to the vagus nerve. The open field bipolar electrodes can be securable-wire, needle, plate, or any other type of electrode suitable for being secured to the pleural membrane using one or more fastening mechanisms. Electrical stimuli are generated by a stimulator connected to the stimulating surfaces of the open field bipolar electrode by one or more leads. |
| US10646712B2 |
Cochlear implants having MRI-compatible magnet apparatus
A cochlear implant including a cochlear lead, an antenna, a stimulation processor, and an implant magnet apparatus, associated with the antenna, including a case defining a central axis, a first disk-shaped magnet member, located within the case and rotatable relative to the case about the central axis of the case, including a magnetic north portion (“N-portion”), a magnetic south portion (“S-portion”) and an amagnetic portion (“AM-portion”), and a second disk-shaped magnet member, located within the case and rotatable relative to the case about the central axis of the case, including a N-portion, a S-portion and an AM-portion. |
| US10646706B2 |
Male reflux valve
A male reflux valve comprising a distal body portion and a proximal body portion, the proximal body portion having a male connection for connection to a female connection of an access device, a valve element operatively positioned within the distal body portion, a core operatively positioned within the distal body portion to retain the valve element into sealing engagement with the distal body portion and an actuator reciprocably retained within a generally circular cylindrical longitudinal bore of the proximal body portion in engagement with the valve element to open the valve element when engaged by the female connection of the access device. |
| US10646705B2 |
Male connector
The male connector (1) includes a connector body (10) and a lock nut (50). The connector body (10) includes a male luer (11), first female threading (41) that surrounds the male luer (11), a base end portion (20) that is inserted into a tube (8), a fixed protrusion (21) formed on the base end portion (20), and a spiral protrusion (32) between the male luer (11) and the base end portion (20). The lock nut (50) includes second female threading (52) that is screwed together with the spiral protrusion (32). When the spiral protrusion (32) and the second female threading (52) are screwed together, the base end portion (20) and the lock nut (50) clamp the tube (8). First rotation prevention mechanisms (14, 54) that engage with one another are provided on the connector body (10) and the lock nut (50) such that the lock nut (50) does not rotate relative to the connector body (10) when the tube (8) is clamped. |
| US10646704B2 |
Method of forming a medical tube
Tubing comprising an inner layer, an outer layer and a middle layer, wherein the inner layer comprises a polyethylene, the outer layer comprises a thermoplastic polyurethane and the middle layer comprises an ethylene ethyl acrylate copolymer or an ethylene methyl acrylate copolymer or an anhydride grafted ethylene methyl acrylate copolymer, a copolymer of two or more of the acrylate copolymers or a mixture of two or more thereof. |
| US10646702B2 |
Microneedle, mould for producing same, and production method for same
The present invention relates to a microneedle, to a mould for producing same, and to a production method for same. More specifically, the present invention concerns a microneedle for causing a skin-beautifying substance or drug to be absorbed via the skin, to a plastic mould for producing same, and to a production method for same. |
| US10646701B2 |
Guide catheter and method of use
A system for manipulating a guide catheter within a patient's nasal passages or sinus cavities includes a guide catheter formed from an elongate flexible member having a lumen passing there through. A wire guide is slidably disposed within the lumen of the guide catheter. The system further includes a steering member fixedly secured to a proximal end of the wire guide and a proximal hub secured to a proximal end of the guide catheter. The system further includes a recessed handle having a first recess for fixedly receiving the proximal hub of the guide catheter and a second recess for receiving the steering member, the second recess being dimensioned to permit axial and rotational movement of the steering member while disposed in the second recess. |
| US10646699B2 |
Non-compliant medical balloon
A non-compliant fiber-reinforced medical balloon comprises a first fiber layer and a second fiber layer embedded in a continuous matrix of thermally-weldable polymer material defining a barrel wall, cone walls and neck walls. The fibers of the first fiber layer run substantially parallel to one another and substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis. The fibers of the first fiber layer have a pattern of different lengths and are divisible into a first group and a second group based on length. |
| US10646692B2 |
Deflectable catheter shaft section, catheter incorporating same, and method of manufacturing same
A deflectable catheter shaft section is disclosed comprising an elongated body extending along a longitudinal axis and comprising a distal end and a proximal end; and a plurality of lumens extending along the longitudinal axis of the elongated body, wherein at least one of the lumens is abutting at least another one of the lumens. A catheter comprising the deflectable catheter shaft section and a method of manufacturing the deflectable catheter shaft section are also disclosed. A catheter incorporating a deflectable catheter shaft section can further comprise first and second compression coils disposed over pull wires located within the catheter, wherein the compression coils are unattached to the catheter or components thereof, but can be constrained by a shaft coupler at a distal end of each of the compression coils and by at least a portion of a handle assembly at a proximal end of each of the compression coils. |
| US10646690B2 |
Flexible surgical sheath and multi-part insertion cannula
A flexible surgical sheath and multi-part insertion cannula for inserting the flexible sheath in a cranial surgical tunnel for gaining access to a ventricle or other surgical target. An obturator or other elongated insertion member drives a sheath assembly into a surgical recess, typically a hole drilled through the skull and brain of the surgical patient. The inserted sheath assembly includes two or more rigid sheath portions disposed around the obturator. The obturator has a tapered or angled tip for guiding the sheath assembly through the surgical tunnel to a target region such as a ventricle or other brain structure for which surgical intervention is sought. Following insertion, the obturator is withdrawn and a flexible sheath inserted in an insertion tunnel defined by the rigid sheath portions. |
| US10646688B2 |
Catheter assembly having protective sleeve tip
A ready-to-use urinary catheter assembly (20) includes a catheter (26) comprising a shaft (28) having a proximal insertion end (30) and a distal end (32) spaced from the proximal insertion end. The assembly also includes a protective sleeve (54) including a protective sleeve tip (36) being configured to cover the proximal insertion end of the catheter shaft as the proximal insertion end of the catheter shaft is inserted into a distal portion of the urethra. The proximal insertion end (30) of the catheter shaft (28) is advanced proximally to rupture the protective sleeve tip (36) and to be advanced through the remainder of the urethra. |
| US10646683B2 |
Humidification system
The present invention provides a method for reducing condensed humidifying agent in a humidification system by pulsing a delivery of humidifying agent into a respiratory circuit. During a non-pulsed interval, gas flowing through the respiratory circuit will evaporate the condensed humidifying agent present in the respiratory circuit. The present invention also provides a method and apparatus for delivering humidified gas to a patient, wherein the delivery avoids the problems associated with a stationary water humidifier. In the method, the delivery of humidifying agent is precisely controlled to deliver a flow of humidifying agent to a volume of gas. |
| US10646678B2 |
Breathing assistance apparatus
A patient interface that is comfortable for a user to wear is disclosed. The patient interface includes a forehead rest and cushion. In particular the cushion includes a deformable resilient member that when compressed creates a uniformly and gradually increasing force while evenly distributing the pressure on the forehead of the patient. |
| US10646677B2 |
Compact oronasal patient interface
A breathing arrangement for use between a patient and a structure to deliver a breathable gas to the patient includes a patient interface including a mouth covering assembly including a cushion structured to sealingly engage around an exterior of a patient's mouth in use, a nozzle assembly including a pair of nozzles structured to sealingly engage within nasal passages of a patient's nose in use without forming a seal on a nasal bridge region of a patient's face, each of the nozzles including a dual wall construction including an inner wall and an outer wall that surrounds the inner wall, and a flexible element connecting the mouth covering assembly and the nozzle assembly. |
| US10646676B1 |
CPAP living seal
A present disclosure includes a) a method for sealing a face mask to a face with a facial cream, b) a method for cleaning a human face having a face mask sealant thereon that includes the step of rubbing the face mask sealant into the face, and c) a face mask sealant composition that is applied between a face mask and a human face. |
| US10646671B2 |
Methods and systems for improving airway patency
Systems and methods for improving airway patency are disclosed. An oral device is positioned in the oral cavity and applies a negative pressure to the oral cavity. The oral device has pressure delivery ports directed toward an anterior surface of the soft palate when positioned therein. The negative pressure generates an air flow out of the oral cavity. A pressure tube is coupled to the oral device to provide the applied negative pressure. A pressure source is coupled to the pressure tube to generate the applied negative pressure. A collector is coupled to the pressure tube and/or pressure source to collect liquid, typically saliva, from the air flow out of the oral cavity. The collector is disposed outside of the oral cavity and coupled to the oral device. |
| US10646670B2 |
Methods, systems and apparatus for paced breathing
Systems slow breathing with positive pressure therapy. In embodiments, a current interim breathing rate target is set, and periodically magnitude of a variable pressure waveform scaled to the current interim breathing rate target is increased if breathing rate is greater than the interim rate target to lengthen breath duration. The magnitude of the pressure increase may be a function of the difference between the interim rate target and the breathing rate. The interim rate target may be reduced in response to slowing breathing rate. The waveform cycles, inhalation to exhalation, when airflow decreases to a cycle threshold. Different interim rate targets have different cycle threshold functions that allow easier cycling as the interim rate targets decrease. Similarly, the waveform triggers, exhalation to inhalation, when airflow increases to a trigger threshold. Different interim rate targets have different trigger threshold functions that allow easier triggering as the interim rate targets decrease. |
| US10646663B2 |
Safety syringe and needle shield
The disclosure pertains to a safety syringe having a retractable needle shield which is capable of being retracted to expose the needle for use; being advanced to a needle shielding position; and, if desired, of being removed from the syringe with the shielded needle safely contained within the retractable needle shield via a frangible segment between the syringe barrel and the needle/needle shield components. The disclosure further pertains to a method of using the safety syringe having a retractable needle shield. |
| US10646662B2 |
Intradermal injector
An injection device that comprises a chamber configured for containing a substance to be injected and a needle operatively associated with the chamber and having a length sufficient to deliver the substance to an intradermal injection site. A collar surrounds the needle, defining a collar cavity. The collar also has a peripheral forward skin-contacting surface that surrounds and is radially spaced from the needle and injection site by an area that is sufficiently large to allow a patient's skin to move into the collar cavity to properly position the needle for intradermal delivery of the substance to the injection site to allow spread of the injected substance under the skin while inhibiting or preventing backpressure within the skin from forcing the substance out through the injection site. |
| US10646660B1 |
Device and method for identification of a target region
A method and apparatus are provided for use in locating a target region which is situated in the body of a subject, for example for the delivery of drugs. The system includes an assembly for controlling the flow of fluid from a fluid reservoir to a conduit, such as a needle. A sensor detects a characteristic indicative of the fluid pressure in the conduit. The system processes data from the sensor to detect the presence of a pulsatile waveform. A controller may control further operation of the system based on information regarding the presence of the pulsatile waveform and features of the waveform, such as amplitude. |
| US10646654B2 |
Autoinjector triggered by skin contact
An autoinjector includes a case adapted to hold a medicament container having a needle telescopically coupled to the case and movable between a first extended position relative to the case in which the needle is covered and a retracted position relative to the case in which the needle is exposed. The autoinjector includes a plunger rotationally and slidably disposed in the case rotatable relative to the case between a first rotational position in which the plunger is engaged to the case and a second rotational position in which the plunger disengages the case engages the plunger to rotate the plunger from the first rotational position to the second rotational position when the needle shroud translates from the first extended position to the retracted position. The autoinjector includes a cap removably coupled to the case includes at least one compliant case beam adapted to releasably engage at least one aperture in the case. |
| US10646652B2 |
Controllable drug delivery system and method of use
A drug delivery system is disclosed that includes a drug delivery device having a reservoir, a delivery cannula having a proximal end in fluid communication with the reservoir and a distal end to be received within a patient, and one or more controllable elements. The drug delivery system may further include one or more sensors coupled to the drug delivery device, and a controller coupled to the one or more sensors and the one or more controllable elements. The controller may be configured to use the one or more sensors to determine a condition or an operational state of the drug delivery device. Furthermore, the controller may be configured to control the controllable element based on the condition or the operational state of the drug delivery device and/or identity information stored in a memory onboard the device. A method for use with a drug delivery device is also disclosed. |
| US10646650B2 |
Multivariable artificial pancreas method and system
Methods and modules for using physiological (biometric) variables to advance the state of the artificial pancreas. The method and system includes one or more modules for recursive model identification, hypoglycemia early alert and alarm, adaptive control, hyperglycemia early alert and alarm, plasma insulin concentration estimation, assessment of physical activity (e.g., presence, type, duration, expected effects on insulin sensitivity and GC), detection of acute stress and assessment of its impact on insulin sensitivity, detection of sleep and its stages and assessment of sleep stages on GC, sensor fault detection and diagnosis, software and controller performance evaluation and adjustment and/or pump fault detection and diagnosis. |
| US10646649B2 |
Infusion devices and fluid identification apparatuses and methods
Medical devices and methods and apparatuses for identifying fluids in a conduit of a device are provided. An exemplary apparatus for identifying an infusate in a conduit of an infusion device includes a transmitter element for transmitting a beam of energy for interaction with the infusate. Further, the apparatus includes a receiver element for receiving a signal from the beam of energy after interaction with the infusate. Also, the apparatus includes an identifier element coupled to the receiver element for analyzing the signal to identify the infusate. The transmitter element and receiver element may form a spectroscopy device and may transmit and receive a beam of infrared light or near infrared light. |
| US10646648B2 |
IV flow management systems and methods
An intravenous delivery system may operate by gravity feed, and may have a liquid source containing a liquid, a drip unit that receives the liquid from the liquid source, and tubing that receives the liquid from the drip unit for delivery to a patient. A flow rate sensor may be used to measure a flow rate of liquid through the intravenous delivery system, and may generate a flow rate signal indicative of the flow rate. A controller may receive the signal, and may compare the flow rate with a desired flow rate. If the flow rate is more or less than the desired flow rate, the controller may transmit a control signal to a flow rate regulator. The flow rate regulator may receive the control signal and, in response, modify the flow rate to bring the flow rate closer to the desired flow rate. |
| US10646646B2 |
Implantable infusion devices including apparatus for confirming fluid flow and systems, apparatus and methods associated with same
Implantable infusion apparatus, systems and methods that involve the use of a sensor that is associated with the catheter outlet. |
| US10646641B1 |
Liquid dispensing pump
A liquid dispensing pump includes a lead screw having a lead screw shaft extending along a lead screw axis, and the lead screwing is operably connected to a piston connected to a liquid reservoir. A thrust bearing is connected to the lead screw and configured to support an axial force on the lead screw when dispensing liquid. A magnet is engaged to the thrust bearing so as to move in response to the axial force on the lead screw. A magnetic transducer is mounted in proximity to the magnet and configured to generate an output signal in responsive to the magnet move. |
| US10646634B2 |
Dialysis system and disposable set
An example peritoneal dialysis system is disclosed. The example peritoneal dialysis system includes an automated peritoneal dialysis (“APD”) machine comprising a pumping mechanism and a peritoneal dialysis fluid heater. The example peritoneal dialysis system also includes a disposable set comprising a disposable cassette operable with the pumping mechanism and a heater bag operable with the heater. The example peritoneal dialysis system additionally includes a conductivity sensor positioned and arranged to provide feedback to the APD machine. The example APD machine is configured to mix a peritoneal dialysis fluid for treatment in the heater bag using a plurality of peritoneal dialysis constituent fluids. In addition, the example APD machine is configured to use feedback from the conductivity sensor to evaluate the mixed peritoneal dialysis fluid for treatment. |
| US10646632B2 |
Apparatus for extracorporeal blood treatment
An extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus is provided comprising a filtration unit (2) connected to a blood circuit (17) and to a dialysate circuit (32), a preparation device (9) for preparing and regulating the composition of the dialysis fluid, and a sensor (11) for measuring conductivity of the dialysate (i.e. spent dialysis fluid); a control unit (12) configured for setting a sodium concentration in the dialysis fluid and after setting the dialysis fluid at the initial set point, circulating the dialysis fluid and blood through the filtration unit (2), measuring an initial conductivity value of the dialysate at the beginning of the treatment, and calculating, based on the measured initial conductivity value of the spent dialysis fluid and on the corresponding conductivity value of the dialysis fluid, the value of the initial plasma conductivity, said circulating the dialysis fluid up to the calculating of the initial plasma conductivity being performed maintaining the dialysis fluid conductivity substantially constant. |
| US10646631B2 |
Device and method for treating a medical fluid and medical cassette
An apparatus for treating a medical fluid is provided which includes a treatment machine having a coupling surface, with a cassette made of a hard part having liquid-conducting passages which are covered by a flexible film being able to be coupled to the coupling surface of the treatment machine. A corresponding medical cassette is also provided. An air-free coupling of the flexible film of the cassette to the treatment machine is ensured in that air can be sucked out areally along a plane between the flexible film and the coupling surface during the coupling process and/or with a coupled cassette. A method for coupling the cassette and a method for checking the leaktightness of the cassette via the vacuum control of the air suction is also provided. |
| US10646628B2 |
Anti-clog suction tip apparatus and methods
Various forms of anti-clog suction tips apparatus are disclosed. An exemplary anti-clog suction tip apparatus includes a suction tip assembly having a suction tip with a suction opening at a first end thereof for removing debris through suction, a hose attachment portion for attaching the suction tip assembly to a suction source, and an ejection wire channel. The apparatus further includes an ejection wire assembly having an ejection wire extending within the channel and an ejection button integral with or connected to the ejection wire. Applying a force to the ejection button advances the ejection wire through the channel such that an end portion of the ejection wire enters the suction tip and dislodges debris clogging the suction tip. The ejection wire may include an enlarged end portion such as, for example a ball tip. One or more of the components of the apparatus may be single-use and disposable. |
| US10646627B2 |
Anti-clog suction tip apparatus and method
An anti-clog suction tip apparatus includes a suction tip having a suction opening and an interior defining a suction channel. An ejection wire channel extends to a wire exit opening into the suction channel that is located proximate the suction opening. An ejection wire including a ball tip at an end thereof occupies the ejection wire channel and is transitionable between a retracted configuration and an advanced configuration such that, in the retracted configuration, the ejection wire including the ball tip is retained within the ejection wire channel and does not obstruct suctioning of debris through the suction channel; and in the advanced configuration, the ball tip of the ejection wire does not extend more than three millimeters beyond the suction opening. |
| US10646626B2 |
Reduced-pressure device
A reduced-pressure device includes a housing having recesses on sidewalls thereof, an air pressure storage unit and a compression unit. The air pressure storage unit is installed in the housing and comprises a pressure storage container, a piston assembly and a piston spring, and the compression unit is mounted on the piston assembly. The compression unit further includes a pressing element and a turntable. The pressing element is accommodatable in the recesses of the housing, and rotatable by the turntable in relative to the air pressure storage unit and the housing, and when the pressing element is pulled out of the recesses and rotated to a predetermined position to compress the piston assembly to produce a negative pressure in the pressure storage container, the pressing element can be rotated back to the original position to be accommodated in the recesses again after using. |
| US10646625B2 |
Gastric sizing systems including instruments for use in bariatric surgery
Systems and methods for effecting bariatric procedures are disclosed. Each system includes an instrument, a control valve and, optionally, a suction controller. The instrument is in the form of an elongated, flexible member having a distal end portion arranged for anchoring the instrument in the patient's stomach and for enabling fluids to be removed from the patient's stomach. Suction is applied to the patient's stomach by the distal end portion of the instrument to drain gastric fluids and to bring adjacent portions of the patient's stomach into engagement with the instrument to provide a visually perceptible delineation line along which a portion of the stomach may be resected, sealed and tested. |
| US10646623B2 |
Implantable medical device
An implantable medical device, which comprises a device substrate, a coating on the substrate which includes a drug, and a protective layer which overlies the coating. The protective layer comprises a polymer selected from the group consisting of polylactic acid, polyglycolic acid and a lactic acid/glycolic acid copolymer having a weight average molecular weight of not more than 40,000. |
| US10646620B2 |
Use of PEBA having long blocks for the manufacture of all or part of a catheter
A copolymer containing polyether blocks and polyamide blocks for manufacturing an inflatable catheter element, such as a catheter balloon, with improved bursting strength, in which said copolymer has the following characteristics: number-average molecular mass of the PE blocks greater than 500 g/mol, and number-average molecular mass of the PA blocks greater than 10 000 g/mol. |
| US10646616B2 |
Method for manufacturing bone-regeneration material comprising biodegradable fibers by using electrospinning method
A bone-regeneration material that contains calcium phosphate particles in biodegradable fibers of PLGA manufactured by electrospinning. A PLGA resin is heated in a kneader until the resin viscosity becomes 102 to 107 Pa·s. A powder of calcium phosphate fine particles is added while the blade is rotated. The mixture is kneaded by continuous rotation of the blade in the heated state to disperse the calcium phosphate fine particles to obtain a composite having calcium phosphate fine particles dispersed in the PLGA resin. The composite is dissolved by a solvent, and the PLGA resin is completely dissolved by agitation for a prescribed duration to prepare a spinning solution in which the calcium phosphate fine particles are dispersed. Electrospinning is performed on the spinning solution to manufacture biodegradable fibers having therein the calcium phosphate fine particles substantially uniformly dispersed. |
| US10646612B2 |
Polyacrylic acid (salt) water absorbent, and method for producing same
Provided is a water-absorbing agent which is less likely to cause gel blocking and is suitable for a sanitary product and an absorbent article each being thin and containing a large amount of a water-absorbing agent, and which, while maintaining or hardly losing the other physical properties (a fluid retention capacity and a bulk specific gravity) of the water-absorbing agent, simultaneously achieves a high water absorbing speed (e.g., FSR), a high fluid retention capacity under load, high liquid permeability, and salt tolerance. The water-absorbing agent is a polyacrylic acid (salt)-based water-absorbing agent whose surface and its vicinity are crosslinked by an organic surface crosslinking agent, characterized by satisfying the following (A)-(D): (A) Free Swell Rate (FSR) of at least 0.28 g/g/s, or Absorption Time (Vortex) of 42 seconds or less; (B) Absorption Against Pressure (AAP) of at least 20 g/g; (C) Salt Tolerance Index represented by “Salt Tolerance Index=(CRCdw)/(CRCs)” where CRCdw is a centrifuge retention capacity (unit; g/g) for deionized water (dw), and CRCs is a centrifuge retention capacity (unit; g/g) for a 0.9 weight % saline, satisfying “Salt Tolerance Index≤0.49×CRCs−7.47”; and (D) Bulk Specific Gravity of 0.55 to 0.70 g/cm3. |
| US10646605B2 |
Self-sterilizing device using plasma fields
Embodiments of the invention relate to a method and apparatus for self-sterilizing a surface or other portion of the apparatus and/or sterilizing other objects. Embodiments can utilize self-generated and/or remotely controlled plasma fields for the purpose of self-sterilization and/or sterilization of another object. Embodiments of the invention can have broad applications in procedures and equipment requiring the sterility of devices used for medical procedures, decontamination procedures, drug delivery, sterility of consumer products, and sterility of food preparation equipment and tools. |
| US10646596B2 |
Near-infrared dye-bound transferrin, and contrast agent for photoacoustic imaging, including the near-infrared dye-bound transferrin
A novel near-infrared dye-bound transferrin exhibiting a high absorption coefficient in the near-infrared wavelength region, a high tumor accumulation property, a high tumor/blood ratio and a high imaging contrast, and a contrast agent for photoacoustic imaging, including the same are provided. A compound is provided in which transferrin and an organic dye having a specified structure that absorbs light in the near-infrared wavelength region are covalently bound. |
| US10646595B2 |
Porphyrin compounds and their use as MRI contrast agents
Water soluble porphyrin compounds useful in the field of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as contrast agents. Particular compounds include manganese. |
| US10646591B2 |
Imaging agents for imaging protease activity and uses thereof
Disclosed are imaging agents having the following Formula I: wherein F is a near infrared fluorophore, S is an enzymatically cleavable oligopeptide, Q is a fluorescence quencher molecule, and M is a moiety selected from the group consisting of PEG or derivative thereof and a targeting ligand, and wherein F, Q and M are linked to separate amino acids of the enzymatically cleavable oligopeptide. Compositions comprising such compounds, as well as methods of use, methods of identifying a cell or a population of cells in vivo expressing a protease of interest, and methods of treating a disease through imaging are also disclosed. |
| US10646584B2 |
Pyrrolobenzodiazepines and conjugates thereof
A compound which is either A: or B: and salts and solvates thereof, as well as their conjugates with a cell-binding agent. |
| US10646582B2 |
Block copolymers
Described herein are block copolymers, and methods of making and utilizing such copolymers. The described block copolymers are disruptive of a cellular membrane, including an extracellular membrane, an intracellular membrane, a vesicle, an organelle, an endosome, a liposome, or a red blood cell. Preferably, in certain instances, the block copolymer disrupts the membrane and enters the intracellular environment. In specific examples, the block copolymer is endosomolytic and capable of delivering an oligonucleotide (e.g., an mRNA) to a cell. Compositions comprising a block copolymer and an oligonucleotide (e.g., an mRNA) are also disclosed. |
| US10646581B2 |
PSMA binding ligand-linker conjugates and methods for using
Described herein are prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) binding conjugates that are useful for delivering therapeutic, diagnostic and imaging agents. Also described herein are pharmaceutical composition containing them and methods of using the conjugates and compositions. Also described are processes for manufacture of the conjugates and the compositions containing them. |
| US10646573B2 |
Composition for hot melt extrusion and method for producing hot melt extrudate by using same
Provided is a composition for hot melt extrusion including a drug and hypromellose acetate succinate (HPMCAS) having a hydroxypropoxy molar substitution of 0.40 or more and a mole ratio of an acetyl group to a succinyl group of less than 1.6. Further, provided is a method for producing a hot melt extrudate including the step of hot melt-extruding a composition for hot melt extrusion including a drug and hypromellose acetate succinate having a molar hydroxypropoxy substitution of 0.40 or more and a mole ratio of an acetyl group to a succinyl group of less than 1.6, at a hot melt temperature of not lower than a melting temperature of the hypromellose acetate succinate or of not lower than a temperature at which both the hypromellose acetate succinate and the drug are melted. |
| US10646568B2 |
Targeting immunotherapy for amyloidosis
Disclosed are methods and compositions for targeting antibodies to amyloid deposits. For example, amyloid-reactive peptides that bind amyloid deposits are administered to a subject. Antibodies to the amyloid-reactive peptides are then administered to the subject. Upon administration of the antibodies, the amyloid-reactive peptides bind the antibodies and thus pre-target the antibodies to the amyloid deposits. In other examples, an amyloid-reactive fusion peptide contains an epitope of a known antibody. When the fusion peptide is administered to a subject, the fusion peptide binds amyloids in the subject. Administration to the subject of the known antibody that binds the epitope of the fusion peptide then targets the antibody to the amyloid deposit to which the fusion peptide is bound. |
| US10646564B2 |
Vaccine
The present invention discloses an immunogenic composition comprising S. pneumoniae capsular saccharide conjugates from serotypes 19A and 19F wherein 19A is conjugated to a first bacterial toxoid and 19F is conjugated to a second bacterial toxoid. Vaccines, methods of making vaccines and uses of the vaccines are also described. |
| US10646559B2 |
Coxiella burnetii antigens
The present invention provides antigens, for use in the treatment or prevention of C. burnetii infection. Also provided are nucleic acids encoding such antigens, and antibodies raised against such antigens. |
| US10646556B2 |
Methods for treatment of and prophylaxis against inflammatory disorders
An isolated and purified peptide, neonatal NET-inhibitory Factor (nNIF), is disclosed. Methods for treatment of and prophylaxis against inflammatory disorders are also disclosed, including methods of treatment of and prophylaxis against inflammatory disorders comprising administering NET-inhibitory peptides (NIPs), which may be a nNIF, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of a nNIF, a nNIF analog, a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of a nNIF analog, a nNIF-Related Peptide (nNRP), including the nNRP, Cancer-Associated SCM-Recognition, Immune Defense Suppression, and Serine Protease Protection Peptide (CRISPP), a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of a nNRP, a nNRP analog, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of a nNRP analog, to an individual. |
| US10646555B2 |
Compositions and methods relating to argininosuccinate synthetase
Processes and compositions for the therapeutic treatment of pathogenic Gram-negative bacterial infection are provided whereby argininosuccinate synthetase or PEGylated argininosuccinate synthetase is administered to a subject to inactivate endotoxin thereby reducing the likelihood of bacterial sepsis and improving patient outcome. |
| US10646554B2 |
Methods and compositions for CNS delivery of arylsulfatase A
The present invention provides, among other things, compositions and methods for CNS delivery of lysosomal enzymes for effective treatment of lysosomal storage diseases. In some embodiments, the present invention includes a stable formulation for direct CNS intrathecal administration comprising an arylsulfatase A (ASA) protein, salt, and a polysorbate surfactant for the treatment of Metachromatic Leukodystrophy Disease. |
| US10646551B2 |
Rapid-acting insulin formulation comprising a substituted anionic compound
A composition in aqueous solution includes insulin and at least one substituted anionic compound chosen from substituted anionic compounds consisting of a backbone formed from a discrete number u of between 1 and 8 (1≤u≤8) of identical or different saccharide units, linked via identical or different glycoside bonds, the saccharide units being chosen from the group consisting of hexoses, in cyclic form or in open reduced form, said compound comprising partially substituted carboxyl functional groups, the unsubstituted carboxyl functional groups being salifiable. A pharmaceutical formulation including the composition is also set forth. |
| US10646547B2 |
Polypeptide having chemokine activity and uses thereof
A polypeptide having chemokine activity mediated by binding to C-C chemokine receptor type 3 (CCR3) comprising SEQ ID NO: 1 and uses thereof are described. |
| US10646545B2 |
Compositions and methods for adjoining type I and type II extracellular domains as heterologous chimeric proteins
The present invention relates to, inter alia, compositions and methods, including chimeric proteins that find use in the treatment of disease, such as immunotherapies for cancer and autoimmunity. In part, the invention provides, in various embodiments, fusions of extracellular domains of transmembrane proteins that can have stimulatory or inhibitory effects. |
| US10646543B2 |
Methods and compositions for treating trinucleotide repeat disorders
Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for treating trinucleotide repeat disorders. |
| US10646542B2 |
Modified binding proteins inhibiting the VEGF-A receptor interaction
The present invention relates to binding proteins specific for VEGF-A, in particular to recombinant binding proteins comprising a polyethylene glycol moiety and a binding domain, which inhibits VEGF-Axxx binding to VEGFR-2. Examples of such recombinant binding proteins are proteins which comprise an ankyrin repeat domain with the desired binding specificity, and a polyethylene glycol moiety. The binding proteins are useful in the treatment of cancer and other pathological conditions, e.g. eye diseases such as age-related macular degeneration. |
| US10646541B2 |
Cyclic prosaposin peptides and uses thereof
Provided herein are cyclic prosaposin peptides and compositions and uses thereof. Exemplary uses include use in the treatment of cancer or in the treatment of inflammatory diseases or disorders. |
| US10646538B2 |
Self-assembling tripeptides
The present invention relates to a method of predicting the propensity of tripeptides to from aggregates in solution. The present invention also provides tripeptides which are able to form aggregates in solution, as well as uses thereof. The present invention also provides nanostructures formed by self-aggregation of tripeptides of the present invention. The present invention also provides pH responsive aggregates as well as methods of screening for the ability of a tripeptide to form a pH dependent aggregate or gel. |
| US10646537B2 |
Traditional Chinese medicine for treating abdominal obesity
The present disclosure relates to the field of health food technology, in particular to a traditional Chinese medicine composition, preparation method and use thereof. The traditional Chinese medicine composition is made from Coicis Semen, Hippophae Fructus, Citri Rubrum Exocarpium and Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma. The traditional Chinese medicine composition uses less species of Chinese herbs and has significant effect on reducing the circumference of waist and abdomen, reducing the weight of visceral fat and anti-inflammation by reasonable combination, and does not have side effects. |
| US10646536B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition for preventing and treating senile dementia and preparation method thereof
The present disclosure relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing and treating senile dementia and preparation method thereof. The active ingredients of the pharmaceutical composition are prepared from raw medicinal materials comprising 20-50 parts by weight of Epimedii Folium and 15-55 parts by weight of Poria; or from raw medicinal materials comprising 20-50 parts by weight of Epimedii Folium, 15-55 parts by weight of Poria and 10-55 parts by weight of Acanthopanax, or from raw medicinal materials 20-50 parts by weight of Epimedii Folium, 15-50 parts by weight of Poria, 15-50 parts by weight of Acanthopanax and 6-15 parts by weight of Anemarrhenae Rhizoma. |
| US10646534B2 |
Formulation, preparation method and use of Chinese herbal medicine composition for soothing liver
The present invention belongs to the field of Chinese herbal medicine products, and more particularly relates to a formulation, preparation method and use of a Chinese herbal medicine composition for soothing the liver. The present invention provides a Chinese herbal medicine composition for soothing the liver, wherein the raw materials of the composition comprise Rhizoma Cyperi, Radix Angelicae Sinensis, Rhizoma Ligustici Chuanxiong, Radix Paeoniae Alba, and Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae. The present invention further provides a preparation method of the composition, comprising: step 1, extracting; step 2, concentrating; and Step 3, drying. Moreover, the present invention provides the use of the composition and the product obtained by the method in the treatment of a breast disease and/or remission of depression. |
| US10646526B2 |
Cannabis extraction method and compositions
The present invention provides methods of extracting Cannabis plant material through use of aloe, compositions comprising the resulting Cannabis aloe extracts, methods of using the extracts to ameliorate skin conditions, and applicators for applying the extracts topically. |
| US10646520B2 |
Methods and compositions for reducing vancomycin-resistant Enterococci infection or colonization
The present invention relates to methods and compositions for reducing the risk and severity of vancomycin-resistant Enterococci infection or colonization. It is based, at least in part, on the discovery that a restricted fraction of the gut microbiota, including the bacteria Clostridium scindens and/or the bacteria Blautia producta contribute substantially to resistance against vancomycin-resistant Enterococci infection or colonization. Without being bound by any particular theory, it is believed that this is achieved through the biosynthesis of secondary bile acids in the case of Clostridium scindens. |
| US10646510B2 |
Aerated confectionaries comprising shelf-stable active ingredients
In one embodiment, a confectionary comprises at least one sweetener, at least one stabilizer, at least one emulsifier, water, a first active ingredient, and an enrobing layer. The water may comprise 2 to 20 wt. % of the confectionary. The confectionary may have a water activity of from 0.45 to 0.65. The confectionary may be aerated such that the density of the confectionary is 0.7 to 1.25 grams per cubic centimeter. The confectionary may have a pH of 5.0 to 8.0. |
| US10646497B2 |
17α-monoesters and 17α,21-diesters of cortexolone for use in the treatment of tumors
The present invention relates to certain cortexolone derivatives of formula (I) and the use of the same as antitumor active ingredients for the curative or adjuvant, or neoadjuvant or palliative treatment of precancerous lesions, dysplasias, metaplasias and tumor diseases, including malignant neoplasias and metastasis. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising cortexolone derivatives of formula (I) as active ingredients and at least one physiologically acceptable excipient, and to the use of the pharmaceutical compositions as antitumor medicinal products. |
| US10646493B2 |
Substituted aminopurine compounds, compositions thereof, and methods of treatment therewith
Provided herein are Aminopurine Compounds having the following structures: wherein R1, R2, and R3 are as defined herein, compositions comprising an effective amount of an Aminopurine Compound, and methods for treating or preventing a cancer, for example, melanoma. |
| US10646492B2 |
Heterocyclylamines as PI3K inhibitors
The present invention provides heterocyclylamine derivatives of Formula I: wherein the variables are defined herein, that modulate the activity of phosphoinositide 3-kinases (PI3Ks) and are useful in the treatment of diseases related to the activity of PI3Ks including, for example, inflammatory disorders, immune-based disorders, cancer, and other diseases. |
| US10646489B2 |
Compositions and methods for increasing energy metabolism
Compositions and methods useful for inducing an increase in fatty acid oxidation or mitochondrial biogenesis, reducing weight gain, inducing weight loss, or increasing Sirt1, Sirt3, or AMPK activity are provided herein. Such compositions comprise a combination of a PDE 5 inhibitor, such as sildenafil or icariin, and resveratrol, and a branched amino acid such as leucine, or its metabolite. |
| US10646488B2 |
Conjugates of cereblon binding compounds and G12C mutant KRAS, HRAS or NRAS protein modulating compounds and methods of use thereof
Conjugates of a cereblon-binding compound and compounds having modulatory activity against G12C mutant KRAS, HRAS or NRAS G12C proteins are provided. Methods associated with preparation and use of such conjugates, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such conjugates and methods to modulate the activity of G12C mutant KRAS, HRAS or NRAS G12C proteins for treatment of disorders, such as cancer, are also provided. |
| US10646485B2 |
Process of making stable abuse-deterrent oral formulations
The present disclosure relates to cured pharmaceutical compositions designed to reduce the potential for improper administration of drugs that are subject to abuse, the process of curing such composition in order to improve the dissolution stability, method of using the same for treatment of pain. |
| US10646484B2 |
Methods to treat opioid use disorder
The disclosure provides sustained-release buprenorphine formulations that produce therapeutic plasma concentration levels of buprenorphine in patients to treat opioid use disorder. |
| US10646483B2 |
Crystal form of imidazolone type compounds, and preparation method, pharmaceutical composition and use thereof
The present invention relates to the crystal form of imidazolone type compounds, and a preparation method, pharmaceutical composition and use thereof, and falls within the field of pharmaceutical compound crystals. The crystal form provided by the present invention has a good stability, comprising good stability under the three extreme conditions of high temperature, high humidity and strong illumination, and can also maintain a good stability during the tablet compressing process. The crystal form provided by the present invention has good absorption and metabolism properties in vivo, comprising the drug concentration of blood, the drug concentration-time curve AUC, the half-life period, etc. In addition, the dissolving rate of the crystal form of the present invention is improved, wherein same is beneficial for the applications thereof in preparations. |
| US10646481B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition and administrations thereof
The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising a solid dispersion of N-[2,4-Bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)-5-hydroxyphenyl]-1,4-dihydro-4-oxoquinoline-3-carboxamide, methods of manufacturing pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention, and methods of administering pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention. |
| US10646479B2 |
Use of N-(4-iodobenzoylamino)-5-ethyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine as a treatment for cancer
Disclosed herein is the use of N-(4-iodobenzoylamino)-5-ethyl-1,2,3,6-tetra-hydropyridine as a treatment for cancer. |
| US10646477B1 |
5-substituted 2,4-thiazolidinediones (thiohydantoins), pseudothiohydantoins, and propseudothiohydantoins for use as antiviral agents
The present invention concerns the synthesis and use of formulations of 5-substituted 2, 4-thiazolidinediones, pseudothiohydantoins, and propseudothiohydantoins and 2, 4-thiazolidinediones metforminate salts for topical and systemic treatments of infections caused by herpes simplex viruses and varicella zoster viruses. |
| US10646475B2 |
SHMT inhibitors
The present invention relates to a method for the treatment of cancer or an autoimmune disorder, comprising the administration of a serine hydroxymethyltransferase (SHMT) inhibitor, and in particular the administration of pyrazolopyran compounds of Formula (VI) as presently described, wherein the compounds are capable of inhibiting a mammalian SHMT, such as human SHMT1 and/or SHMT2. The treatment method further comprises the optional administration of an additional agent as a rescue therapy to reduce toxicity, wherein said agent may be chosen from formate, a formate salt, folinic acid, formate ester, or leucovorin. |
| US10646460B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition for inhibiting growth of cancer stem cells, containing aldehyde inhibitor and biguanide-based compound
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for inhibiting growth of cancer stem cells, containing an aldehyde inhibitor and a biguanide-based compound. The pharmaceutical composition according to the present invention contains a combination of an aldehyde inhibitor and a biguanide-based compound, which can effectively inhibit the growth of cancer stem cells such as neurospheres and can also inhibit the proliferation, invasion and metastasis of cancer cells, thereby preventing and/or treating cancer such as brain cancer. |
| US10646459B2 |
Sphingosine pathway modulating compounds for the treatment of cancers
The invention provides methods and compositions for treating cancers and myeloproliferative disorders using sphingosine kinase-1 inhibitors, such as SK1-I, and selective sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor agonists, such as ozanimod. |
| US10646458B2 |
Norepinephrine compositions and methods therefor
The inventive subject matter is directed to compositions and methods for ready-to-inject norepinephrine compositions with improved stability. Most preferably, compositions presented herein are substantially antioxidant free and exhibit less than 10% isomerization of R-norepinephrine and exhibit less than 5% degradation of total norepinephrine. |
| US10646455B2 |
Uses of hydroxyanigorufone
A method for at least one of increasing the synthesis of melatonin and promoting the secretion of melatonin is provided, wherein the method comprises administering to a subject in need an effective amount of a compound of formula (I): A method for at least one of treating diseases related to neurometabolic disorder, preventing diseases related to neurometabolic disorder, regulating appetite, regulating mood, regulating vasoconstriction, regulating hemostatic function and regulating immune response is also provided, wherein the method comprises administering to a subject in need an effective amount of a compound of formula (I) as described above. |
| US10646451B2 |
GM3 functionalized nanoparticles
Embodiments disclosed herein relates to ganglioside GM3-containing mixed lipids nanoparticles having an overall size between 60-100 nm, the making thereof and the uses. The nanoparticles selectively targeted to CD169+ expressing cells such as dendritic cells and macrophage. The nanoparticles are endocytosed by the CD169+ expressing cells. |
| US10646450B2 |
Delivery system comprising a core and a digestible polymer shell
A delivery vehicle with a core surrounded by a digestible polymer shell having a melting and/or softening point above the body temperature of an animal or human, and where the core has a lipid and/or lipophilic active ingredient dispersed in a continuous polymer matrix. The delivery vehicle can be used to release lipid and/or lipophilic active ingredients, such as pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, supplements, traditional/herbal medicine, or combinations thereof, after a predetermined lag time following ingestion. |
| US10646448B2 |
Tablet
A method of forming an erodible sustained release tablet comprising the steps of:—a. mixing one or more therapeutic agents, one or more disintegrant and one or more molten wax, whilst retaining the wax in molten form; b. solidifying and granulating the mixture; c. forming a tablet by compression of the granules. The invention also relates to a sustained release tablet made according to the method. |
| US10646446B2 |
Pharmaceutical compositions containing a DGAT1 inhibitor
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a) a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, b) one or more, e.g. 1, 2 or 3, surfactants with lubricant properties; c) one or more, e.g. 1, 2 or 3, dry binders with disintegrant properties; d) one or more, e.g. 1, 2 or 3, fillers, and e) one or more, e.g. 1, 2 or 3, disintegrants. |
| US10646445B2 |
Analysis compensation including segmented signals converted into signal processing parameters for describing a portion of total error
A biosensor system determines analyte concentration from an output signal generated from a light-identifiable species or a redox reaction of the analyte. The biosensor system compensates at least 50% of the total error in the output signal with a primary function and may compensate a portion of the residual error with at least one residual function. An SSP function may serve as the primary function, first residual function, or second residual function. Preferably, when the SSP function serves as the first residual function, the SSP function compensates at least 50% of the residual error remaining after primary compensation. Preferably, when the SSP function serves as the second residual function, the SSP function compensates at least 50% of the residual error remaining after primary and first residual compensation. The error compensation provided by the primary, first residual, and second residual functions may be adjusted with function weighing coefficients. |
| US10646440B2 |
Sanguisorbigenin polymer micelle and preparative methods thereof
The present invention discloses a sanguisorbigenin polymer micelle, and it is prepared by following raw/auxiliary materials at predetermined weight ratio: 30 parts of sanguisorbigenin and 100-5000 parts of mPEG-PLA-Phe(Boc). Quality evaluation test indicates that only using mPEG-PLA-Phe(Boc) according to the present invention as carrier materials, the quality of sanguisorbigenin polymer micelle prepared is the best, and using other materials can lead to the lowered preparation quality. In pharmacodynamic experiment, compared with the model group, the sanguisorbigenin micelle of the present invention can significantly increase the amounts of WBC, RBC, PLT, NEUT, and HGB in peripheral blood, and the efficacy is obviously better than the original drug of sanguisorbigenin, indicating the sanguisorbigenin polymer micelle has a better treatment and/or prevention effects on bone marrow suppression, and can improve the bioavailability of insoluble drug of sanguisorbigenin. |
| US10646423B2 |
Cosmetic product having excellent UV-blocking effect and manufacturing method thereof
The present invention relates to a cosmetic product having an excellent UV-blocking effect and a manufacturing method thereof, in which the cosmetic product has an excellent UV-blocking effect, shows reduced whitening, has a good feeling in use, and good adhesion to the skin, and is not glossy and sticky after application to the skin, and to a manufacturing method thereof. The cosmetic product having an excellent UV-blocking effect according to the present invention includes: a cosmetic composition; and a hollow pearlescent pigment added to the cosmetic composition in an amount of 1 to 15 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the cosmetic composition. |
| US10646416B2 |
Microcapsules containing a gas-releasing photolabile compound and uses thereof
The present invention relates to water-dispersible microcapsules that include an oil phase, e.g. a perfume, containing a photolabile compound capable of generating a gas upon exposure to light. The gas is able to cause an extension or the breaking of the microcapsule allowing the release of the oil phase and thus increasing the long-lastingness of the odor perception. The present invention concerns also the use of such microcapsules in perfumery as well as the perfuming compositions or perfumed articles that include such microcapsules therein to provide a prolonged release of fragrant molecules. |
| US10646414B2 |
Personal cleansing composition
The invention provides a personal cleansing composition having an aqueous continuous phase including cleansing surfactant and a solubilised hydrocarbon oil having a kinematic viscosity of 1 to 35 cSt at 40° C. and a specific gravity of 0.76 to 0.87 at 25° C.; in which the hydrocarbon oil is solubilised in wormlike micelles in the aqueous continuous phase by means of a linker molecule and an inorganic electrolyte; in which the linker molecule is selected from one or more compounds of formula: R(X)n, in which R is a C6 to C14 mono-, di- or trivalent saturated aliphatic or an aromatic hydrocarbyl group, n is 1 to 3 and each X is independently selected from —OH and —COOH; and in which the level of hydrocarbon oil in the composition ranges from 0.8 to 1.5% by weight based on the total weight of the composition. |
| US10646412B1 |
Micronized composite powder additive
A solvent-free composite powder comprising at least one thermoplastic material and at least one submicron nanoparticle material. |
| US10646406B2 |
Nasogastric tube
A nasogastric tube (10) including a main lumen (12) having one or more proximal connectors (14) for connecting to a source of substances or pressure, and one or more vacuum lumens (16) peripherally surrounding the main lumen (12), each vacuum lumen (16) including a vacuum sealing portion (24), which includes one or more suction ports (26) for sealingly drawing an inner wall of an esophagus thereagainst. |
| US10646404B2 |
Dual vial adapter assemblages including identical twin vial adapters
Dual vial adapter assemblages including two identical twin vial adapters each having an upright vial adapter connector of a first connector type and a dual ended liquid transfer coupler interdisposed between the two identical twin vial adapters and having a pair of opposite coupler ends in the form of twin connectors of a second connector type for sealed engagement with the vial adapter connectors of the first connector type. |
| US10646402B2 |
Syringe device for communicating two types of substances to each other and method thereof
A syringe device includes an administration holder, and a cylinder portion which allows insertion of the administration holder. The cylinder portion includes a coupling holder, a slit holder coupled to the coupling holder, and a double-ended needle assembly disposed slidably in an interior of the coupling holder. A cartridge for a freeze-dry product is mounted, in the administration holder, and a cartridge for solvent is mounted in the coupling holder. When the administration holder is pushed, the double-ended needle assembly slides. When one of the needle points pricks the cartridge for freeze-dry product, the other needle point of the double-ended needle assembly pricks the cartridge for the solvent, and then the needle points unseal the cartridges by a further sliding movement of the double-ended needle assembly. |
| US10646401B2 |
Moxibustion device
A moxibustion apparatus includes: a case; a heat storage unit arranged inside the case and including a heat storage material, a heat insulating member covering an outer surface of the heat storage material, an exposed portion exposed to the outside of the heat insulating member, a heating coil embedded in the heat storage material and electrically heated, and a charging terminal that has one side exposed to the outside of the case and is connected to an external power source to provide power to the heating coil; and a moxibustion unit configured to receive heat accumulated in the heat storage material through the exposed portion to locally heat acupuncture points of a user's abdomen, and including a protrusion portion that protrudes to have an end portion thereof formed into a spherical shape or a gently curved shape and is exposed to the outside of the case. |
| US10646400B2 |
Electrotherapy device capable of gradually increasing stimulation intensity
An electrotherapy device capable of gradually increasing the intensity of stimulation is provided with a voltage regulation circuit, which is electrically connected to a DC power supply unit, a control unit, and a pulse output circuit respectively, and can regulate the voltage output to the pulse output circuit according to a control signal received from the control unit, in order for the waveforms of the electrical pulses output from the pulse output circuit to vary in modulated intensity, modulated waveforms, modulated frequencies and modulated rest period durations, and for the output current output from the pulse output circuit to each electrode pad to gradually increase from a low value to a predetermined value. The electrotherapy device can thus stimulate corresponding acupoints on a human body with gradually increasing intensity and thereby simulate the forces and tactile sensations of a typical manual massage on those acupoints by hand. |
| US10646399B2 |
Methods for enhancing female orgasm
Methods and devices are described for performing at least one of enhancing female sexual arousal, enhancing female sexual pleasure, or enhancing an ability to achieve or experience a more pleasurable orgasm for a female. In some cases, an acoustic wave stimulus is combined with one or more of providing a suction stimulus and a vibration stimulus as this may be further beneficial to the female. |
| US10646391B2 |
Air mattress for gatch bed
An air mattress for a bed, placed on a plurality of bottoms including a back bottom and used for the bed that performs a back raising operation for raising the back bottom, including air cells extending to a first direction and being arranged in parallel in a second direction; a first unit capable of inflating and deflating each of the air cells; and, a controller configured to control to alternately inflate and deflate the air cells by successively increasing and decreasing a pressure of air to be supplied to each of the air cells. The first unit inflate and deflate the air cells by n lines independent from each other, where n is equal to or greater than 3, and the controller controls inflation and deflation of air cells of one line during at least a part of a period in which a back bottom is being raised. |
| US10646389B2 |
Person support apparatuses with selectively coupled foot sections
Person support apparatuses with selectively coupled foot sections are disclosed. In one embodiment, the person support apparatus includes a base frame, a primary support frame supported on the base frame, and a foot section coupled to the primary support frame. The person support apparatus also includes a carriage that is freely translatable between a head end of the primary support frame and a foot end of the primary support frame, the carriage comprising a torso portion and a seat portion having a thigh segment and a gluteal segment. The person support apparatus further includes a selectable trunnion that selectively and severally couples the foot section to the primary support frame and the thigh segment of the seat portion. |
| US10646385B2 |
Hydrophilic medical devices
A medical device including a plasma-treated porous substrate that is functionalized to provide a hydrophilic surface, and a process for preparing such a medical device, are disclosed. The method includes plasma treating at least a portion of a surface of a porous substrate with a gas species selected from oxygen, nitrogen, argon, and combination thereof. The gas species is configured to functionalize the surface of the medical device and form a hydrophilic surface. |
| US10646383B2 |
Absorbent product comprising colored areas
An absorbent product includes a liquid permeable topsheet, a liquid impermeable backsheet, and an absorbent core enclosed between the topsheet and the backsheet. The absorbent core includes an absorbent fibrous layer, a liquid inlet layer, and a carrier layer, in which a transversally central region is arranged in the liquid inlet layer. The central region extends along the entire longitudinal length of the absorbent core, and includes a plurality of slits arranged in a pattern. The slits are in the form of dilated slit openings in a part of said central region, which is comprised in an intermediate portion of the absorbent core, and the slits are in the form of non-dilated slits in parts of said central region, which are comprised in one or both of front and rear portions of the absorbent core. |
| US10646382B2 |
Printed polymeric webs and method for making
A web of material having a plurality of ink droplets disposed thereon is disclosed. The ink droplets may be configured in a variety of different fashions on the web of material. |
| US10646379B2 |
Incontinence detection apparatus having displacement alert
One embodiment of a method of interrogating a sensor to detect the presence of moisture on an occupant support comprises the steps of A) providing a moisture responsive sensor in a surveillance zone of the occupant support, the sensor being tuned to a center frequency; B) exciting the sensor with an electromagnetic signal having a frequency approximately equal to the center frequency; C) monitoring for a center frequency response from the sensor; D) comparing the center frequency response to an expected center frequency response; and E) if the center frequency response compares favorably to an expected center frequency response, issuing a first output consistent with the favorable comparison. |
| US10646377B2 |
Eyeshade
An eyeshade (10) includes a head band (12) and two eye covers (20). The head band (12) includes a middle section (14), an end section (15) horizontally extending from the middle section (14), and at least three first hook-and-loop straps (142). Two of the three first hook-and-loop straps (142) are arranged on an inner surface (141) of the middle section (14). Each eye cover (20) includes an inner pad (22) and a covering portion (24). Each inner pad (22) includes an inner pad outer surface (221) and a depression (222). The covering portion (24) includes a cavity (241) corresponding to the depression (222) and includes a second hook-and-loop strap (242). Each of the second hook-and-loop straps (242) is removably attached to the corresponding first hook-and-loop strap (142). The eyeshade (10) has modular replaceable eye covers (20) which can be quickly attached to head band (12) to provide various functions as required. |
| US10646372B2 |
Systems and methods for treating an eye with a mask device
An eye treatment positions a mask device over first and second eyes. A posterior side of the mask device is proximate to the face and the anterior side is distal from the face. The mask device includes an outer wall extending between the anterior and posterior sides and defining a chamber extending across the first and second eyes. The anterior side includes a first transmission region that allows a photoactivating light for the first eye to be delivered into a first section of the chamber positioned over the first eye. The anterior side includes a second transmission region that allows a photoactivating light for the second eye to be delivered into the second section positioned over the second eye. The system includes at least one gas source storing a gas that is different than ambient air. The system includes a gas delivery system that delivers the gas into the chamber. |
| US10646371B2 |
Injection system and method
A device for a hypodermic needle comprises a connector for connecting to a hypodermic needle, a sheath (22) which in use surrounds the hypodermic needle and a biasing device (24) between the connector and the sheath. The sheath is moveable between a first position into which it is biased by the biasing device and a second retracted position against the force of the biasing device, so that in use, the tip of the hypodermic needle is covered in the first position but a defined length of the hypodermic needle is exposed in the second position. The device also sets the position of the angle of the hypodermic needle and locks the sheath over the needle after use. |
| US10646369B2 |
Medical protective and exercise restraint systems and methods
Intended to prevent self-extubation of nasal or oral tubes of an awake patient who may reflexively attempt removal of such and allow the early mobilization and exercise necessary for preservation of as much muscle strength as possible, promotion of diaphragmatic motion necessary for liberation from a ventilator, reduction of patient stress allowing for sedation minimization and improved cognition for reduction of delirium and post-intensive care syndrome, and relief of medical staff and healthcare dollars to focus more on healthcare rather than on protection from self-harm. |
| US10646364B2 |
Catheter
An angioplasty apparatus for facilitating accurate placement of a lumen stent for dilating a stenosis, the apparatus includes arcuate low pressure balloon segment(s) connected at a distal end of a guiding catheter with gap(s) to facilitate blood flow during a stenting procedure. Optimal positioning of a stent at a lumen bifurcation is facilitated to obviate any tendency of a stent to miss a proximal end of a stenosis branch lumen while concomitantly preventing the stent from protruding into an original lumen, such as a patient's aorta. |
| US10646363B2 |
Endovascular device delivery system
An endovascular delivery system includes a bifurcated prosthesis disposed on a delivery device and a snare catheter having a snare opening system. A sheath is slidably disposed over at least a portion of the prosthesis and at least a portion of the snare catheter. One end of the snare catheter resides external to the prosthesis in the delivery system and the other end at least partially resides in a limb of the prosthesis. A snare mechanism is disposed within the snare catheter that is capable of forming a loop external to the snare catheter through the opening and snaring a guidewire for placement in a limb of the prosthesis. |
| US10646362B2 |
Double stent
The invention relates to a double stent comprising 2 coaxially arranged stents, wherein a first membrane is arranged between a first inner stent and a second outer stent and a second membrane is arranged on the second stent and wherein the membrane ends of the first and second membrane are brought together at the ends of the stents and are folded over onto the inside of the first stent and clamped under flexible tongues of the first stent. |
| US10646360B2 |
Vessel implant for the treatment of an aneurysm
A vessel implant for the treatment of an aneurysm, i.e. a dilatation of the cross-sectional area of a blood vessel, may include an elongate body having an inlet opening, an outlet opening, and a passage connecting the inlet opening to the outlet opening for the blood flowing through the blood vessel. The passage may be bounded in the peripheral direction by a blood-impermeable wall and the inlet opening may have a larger cross-sectional area than the outlet opening. The body may be provided with blood-permeable fixing means for the end of the body at the outlet opening side. The fixing means may be designed for contact with the vessel wall of the blood vessel. The fixing means may be designed to hold the body spaced apart from the vessel wall of the blood vessel in the region of the outlet opening. |
| US10646352B2 |
Expandable vertebral implant
An expandable prosthetic implant for engagement between vertebrae includes a first member having a first end, a second end, a plurality of extensions and a hollow interior portion extending from the first end to the second end, wherein the plurality of extensions extend from the first end to the second end. A second member includes a first end, a second end, a hollow interior portion extending from the first end to the second end, and a plurality of extensions extending from the second end to the first end. The plurality extensions of the first member are configured to coaxially interdigitate with the second member, and the plurality of extensions of the second member are configured to coaxially interdigitate with the first member. The first member of the implant is moveable relative to the second member along a longitudinal axis. |
| US10646351B2 |
Expandable interbody device
An expandable interbody device for placement between adjacent vertebrae having an upper structure, a lower structure and a screw mechanism, wherein actuation of the screw mechanism moves the upper and lower structures between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration. A deployment tool couples to the expandable interbody device for positioning the device between adjacent vertebrae, actuating the screw mechanism and delivering a material to a chamber of the expandable interbody device. |
| US10646349B2 |
Expandable bone implant
An expandable implant includes an implant body defining an internal void, the implant body including a plurality of interconnected linkages. A first plurality of the linkages has an expansion characteristic that is different from a second plurality of the linkages. An expandable bladder is sized to be disposed in the internal void. The bladder defines a bore configured to receive an expansion material, such that the expansion material applies an expansion force against the bladder, which thereby applies the expansion force against the implant body so as to cause the first linkage to expand greater than the second linkage. The expandable implant can be placed in a fracture location so as to restore height to a fractured target bone. |
| US10646347B2 |
Protein delivery with porous metallic structure
Osteoconductive synthetic bone grafts are provided in which porous metallic matrices are loaded with an osteoinductive protein. In certain embodiments, the grafts include porous ceramic granules deposited within the matrices. |
| US10646345B2 |
Implant with hole having porous structure for soft tissue fixation
Disclosed herein are an implant with an attachment feature and a method for attaching to the same. The implant may include a cavity with a porous layer disposed within a non-porous layer wherein the non-porous layer defines a chamber. The chamber may receive and confine liquefiable material and direct liquefiable material to permeate through the porous layer. A method of attaching a device to the implant may include liquefying a liquefiable portion of the device and allowing the liquefied material to interdigitate with the second layer and then solidify to prevent pullout. |
| US10646342B1 |
Mitral valve spacer device
A delivery system includes an elongate shaft, a handle, a first clasp control member, a second clasp control member, and an actuator. The handle is connected to a proximal portion of the elongate shaft. The first and second clasp control members each extend into a distal portion of the elongate shaft, through at least a portion of the elongate shaft, out of the proximal portion of the elongate shaft, and through the handle. The actuator is coupled to the handle and has a first side portion connected to the first clasp control and a second side portion connected to the second clasp control. The first side portion and the second side portion are releasably couplable such that when the first side portion and the second side portion are coupled, proximal movement of the actuator proximally pulls both the first clasp control member and the second clasp control member, and such that when the first side portion and the second side portion are uncoupled, individual proximal movements of the first side portion and the second side portion independently pull the first clasp control member and the second clasp control member, respectively. |
| US10646325B2 |
Stent migration device and method
A method of anchoring a prosthesis includes deploying the prosthesis in a vessel. A delivery system including an anchor constrained within a delivery sheath is advanced to the prosthesis. The prosthesis and a vessel wall of the vessel are penetrated with a leading tip of an exterior tine of the anchor, wherein the exterior tine unfolds upon passing through the prosthesis and the vessel wall. An interior tine is deployed within the prosthesis and vessel wall. In the final deployed state, the exterior tine is exterior to and adjacent the vessel wall, the interior tine is interior to and adjacent the prosthesis, and a tine connector of the anchor extends through the vessel wall and the prosthesis. |
| US10646320B1 |
Subject imaging bed
An imaging bed for use with test subjects that keeps the subject sedated and warm throughout the imaging process. In embodiments, the bed uses radiant heating or cooling by pushing a heated or chilled fluid through the bed to control the temperature of the test subject during the imaging process. The imaging bed can also incorporate an integrated anesthesia channel. In embodiments, an exhaust channel removes the cool air, as well as the unused anesthesia from the imaging bed though an exhaust port. Various embodiments include a docking mechanism for easy connection of anesthesia to the bed, as well as an adapter for fitting smaller or multiple subjects simultaneously within the imaging bed. |
| US10646319B2 |
Thin, flexible powered oral care device
In some embodiments, an oral care device includes a flexible base substrate, a power source disposed on the base substrate, and first and second electrodes electrically connected to the power source. Also disclosed are methods of using the same, for example, for whitening the teeth or for treating other conditions in the oral cavity. |
| US10646306B2 |
Capsule for mixing and dispensing a dental material
A capsule for mixing and dispensing a dental material which has a capsule body and a cavity extending into the capsule body. The cavity is closed by a liquid container. The liquid container has a cartridge forming a channel that extends between a front opening and a rear opening of the cartridge. Further the cartridge has a front foil closing the front opening and a rear foil closing the rear opening. The front foil is attached at the cartridge along a closed path circumferentially around the front opening. The front foil and the cartridge in at least a partial area of the circumferential path are separably sealed with each other, thus defining an openable valve through that path. The capsule has further a piston received in the channel of the cartridge and arranged such that the liquid is enclosed in the cartridge between the front foil and the piston. The capsule facilitates the preparation of a two-component dental material. |
| US10646305B2 |
Dental treatment instrument
A dental treatment instrument includes a bridge unit, and a first tip and a second tip unit each configured to be replaceable with respect to the bridge unit, where the bridge unit includes a first lengthwise groove formed in a lengthwise direction at one end of the bridge unit, a first circumferential groove extending from the first lengthwise groove in a first circumferential direction, a second lengthwise groove formed in the lengthwise direction at the other end of the bridge unit, and a second circumferential groove extending from the second lengthwise groove in a second circumferential direction different from the first circumferential direction, and the first tip unit includes a first coupling protrusion extending in a direction vertical to the lengthwise direction of the bridge unit, and the second tip unit includes a second coupling protrusion extending in a direction vertical to the lengthwise direction of the bridge unit. |
| US10646303B1 |
Method and apparatus for delineating the position of a specific tissue
The invention describes the structure and use of passive Markers to indicate the position of suspicious lesions in tissue and a method to mark the lesions and margins of said suspicious lesions that facilitates the communication between the pathologist and the surgeon in order to excise the minimal amount of tissue from the diseased organ. |
| US10646301B2 |
Medical observation apparatus and medical observation system
A medical observation apparatus includes: a microscope; a support that movably supports the microscope, and includes plural arm portions and plural joint portions each of which connects two of the arm portions and rotatably holds one of the arm portions around a predetermined shaft portion with respect to the other of the arm portions; and one or plural cables inserted into an interior of the support. The shaft portion has a cylindrical shape into which the one or the plural cables can be inserted. A joint portion, of the plural joint portions, that connects two arm portions in which extending directions are orthogonal to each other includes a rotating portion rotatable according to rotational power of the shaft portion, and a restraining portion positioned where a central axis thereof is offset from a central axis and that is capable of restraining rotation of the rotating portion. |
| US10646290B2 |
System and method for configuring positions in a surgical positioning system
A medical navigation system is provided including a surgical positioning system for positioning a payload during a medical procedure. The medical navigation system has a robotic arm having a plurality of joints, the robotic arm forming part of the surgical positioning system and having an end effector for holding the payload, an input device for providing input, and a controller electrically coupled to the robotic arm and the input device. The controller has a processor coupled to a memory and the controller is configured to perform the following during the medical procedure: position the robotic arm in a first position by providing a first positioning signal to the robotic arm; save the first position in the memory as a first saved position in response to a signal received from the input device; position the robotic arm in a second position by providing a second positioning signal to the robotic arm; and return the robotic arm to the first position by loading the first saved position from the memory and providing the first positioning signal to the robotic arm when an input is received from the input device corresponding to a command to return to the first saved position. |
| US10646281B2 |
Device and method for determining an axis of a rigid body
It is disclosed a device for determining an axis joining origins of two reference systems of a rigid body. The device comprises first and a second inertial sensors constrained to the rigid body and for defining the first and second reference systems. The device comprises a processing unit comprising an acquiring module of first data of angular velocities and second data of linear accelerations of the rigid body, a first module for calculating third data of angular accelerations of the rigid body as a function of the first acquired data, a second module for calculating a relative orientation between the first and the second reference system as a function of the first data, a third module for calculating a vector joining origins of the first and second reference system, wherein the primary direction of the primary vector is representative of the axis joining the origins of the two reference systems. |
| US10646279B2 |
Imaging apparatus for brachytherapy or biopsy
The invention relates to an imaging apparatus (24) for imaging an introduction element (17) like a needle or a catheter for performing a brachytherapy or a biopsy. A tracking unit (3, 4) tracks the location of the introduction element within a living being (2), an imaging unit (6) like an ultrasound imaging unit generates an image showing an inner part of the living being, which includes the tracked location of the introduction element, based on the tracked location, and a display (7) displays the image. During the brachytherapy or biopsy the display can always show the introduction element, without requiring a manual control. For instance, it is not necessary that a physician manually controls the position and image plane of the imaging unit. This allows for an accurate and fast insertion of the introduction element into the living being such that a target region is reliably reached. |
| US10646278B2 |
Systems and methods for prosthetic component orientation
A computer-implemented method determines an orientation parameter value of a prosthetic component. The method includes receiving a first desired separation distance between a first prosthetic component and a second prosthetic component at a first flexion position of a flexion joint and estimating a first estimated separation distance between the first prosthetic component and the second prosthetic component at the first flexion position of the joint for at least one potential orientation of the first prosthetic component. The method also includes determining a first orientation parameter value of the first prosthetic component by comparing the first estimated separation distance to the first desired separation distance and outputting the first orientation parameter value via a user interface. |
| US10646277B2 |
Methods of providing a map view of a lung or luminal network using a 3D model
A method for implementing a dynamic three-dimensional lung map view for navigating a probe inside a patient's lungs includes loading a navigation plan into a navigation system, the navigation plan including a planned pathway shown in a 3D model generated from a plurality of CT images, inserting the probe into a patient's airways, registering a sensed location of the probe with the planned pathway, selecting a target in the navigation plan, presenting a view of the 3D model showing the planned pathway and indicating the sensed location of the probe, navigating the probe through the airways of the patient's lungs toward the target, iteratively adjusting the presented view of the 3D model showing the planned pathway based on the sensed location of the probe, and updating the presented view by removing at least a part of an object forming part of the 3D model. |
| US10646272B2 |
Radio-frequency ablation catheter having spiral structure and device thereof
Disclosed are a radio-frequency ablation catheter having a spiral structure and device thereof. The radio-frequency ablation catheter has an elongated catheter body. A spiral electrode support is arranged at the front end of the catheter body. Multiple electrodes are arranged on the electrode support. A control handle is arranged at the rear end of the catheter body. Wall-attachment adjusting wires having various structures can be arranged in the radio-frequency ablation catheter, so that the radio-frequency ablation catheter having a spiral structure can be adapted to target vessels of different diameters, and so that the electrodes on the electrode support have a good wall-attachment state. |
| US10646271B2 |
Methods and devices for controlling motorized surgical devices
Methods and devices for controlling motorized surgical devices are provided. In general, the methods and devices can allow a surgical device to grasp and cut tissue. In some embodiments, the device's motor can begin providing power for grasping and/or cutting tissue in response to an output from the device's sensor, the device can adjust power provided by the motor based on whether the device is clamping tissue or is being fired, the device can adjust an amount of power provided by the motor based on an amount of user-applied force to the device's actuator and/or can control drive direction of the motor based on the amount of the force, the device can maintain a force applied to the device, the device can self-shift the motor, and/or the device can adjust an amount of power provided to the device's end effector based on a degree of the end effector's closure. |
| US10646270B2 |
Surgical instrument with articulating portion
Surgical instruments having articulating portions or joints are described herein. In one embodiment, a surgical instrument can include a distal end effector, a proximal actuating portion, and an articulating portion disposed between the end effector and the actuating portion. The articulating portion can include an inner component formed of a first material and an outer component formed of a second material, wherein a modulus of elasticity of the first material is higher than a modulus of elasticity of the second material. Such an instrument can be less complex and less expensive than known articulation mechanisms while providing similar capabilities. |
| US10646268B2 |
Ergonomic actuator for electrosurgical tool
An actuator assembly for selectively transmitting a heating current from a bipolar electrical generator to a surgical tool includes an actuating component with a connector for mounting the actuator assembly to the tool in a predetermined orientation. A lever arm mounted for rotation to the actuating component controls a switch that introduces current to tool electrodes when the switch is closed. A user holds the tool and the mounted actuator assembly in one hand and operates the switch with an ergonomic lever arm rotatably mounted to the actuating component. Different left- and right-hand versions of the lever arm can be used with the same actuator assembly, or the actuator assembly can accept a different lever arm configuration for use with either hand. In another version, the actuator assembly can include a guard for preventing inadvertent actuation of the switch during one-handed manipulation of the tool. |
| US10646267B2 |
Surgical forceps
An end effector assembly includes first and second jaw members pivotable between spaced-apart and approximated positions. The first and second jaw members include first and second proximal flanges, respectively. A pivot pin couples the proximal flanges of the jaw members to one another. The pivot pin includes a body and a head. The body is coupled to the first proximal flange. The head defines a first ramped surface configured to slidably contact a second ramped surface of the second proximal flange. In the spaced-apart position of the jaw members, the first and second ramped surfaces are oppositely disposed such that a maximum clearance is defined between the first and second proximal flanges. In the approximated position of the jaw members, the first and second ramped surfaces are similarly disposed such that a minimum clearance is defined between the first and second proximal flanges. |
| US10646258B2 |
Implant assembly for low profile spinopelvic fixation and sacroiliac joint fusion
An orthopedic anchoring system for attaching a spinal stabilization system and concomitantly fusing a sacroiliac joint is disclosed that includes a delivery tool and an implant assembly for insertion into a joint space of a sacroiliac joint. The implant assembly may be secured using anchors inserted through bores within the implant body and into the underlying sacrum and/or ilium. The implant body may also include an attachment fitting reversibly attached to a guide to provide attachment fittings for elements of the spinal stabilization system. The implant assembly may be releasably coupled to an implant arm of the delivery tool such that the implant arm is substantially aligned with the insertion element of the implant assembly. An anchor arm used to insert the anchor may be coupled to the implant arm in a fixed and nonadjustable arrangement such that the anchor is generally aligned with a bore within the implant assembly. |
| US10646257B2 |
Abrading implement
An abrading implement for abrading surfaces comprises a multi-part, hollow holder and a flexible abrasive stratum secured within the holder. The abrasive stratum is flexible or deformable, and protrudes from the holder. A form internal to the abrading implement bears against the abrasive stratum to cause the abrasive stratum to protrude from the holder. The abrasive stratum may be perforated and coated with an abrasive such as silicon carbide. |
| US10646256B2 |
Apparatus and methods for accessing and sealing bodily vessels and cavities
Everting balloon systems and methods for using the same are disclosed herein. The systems can be configured to access and dilate body lumen and cavities. For example, the systems can be used to dilate the cervix and access the uterine cavity. The systems can also be used to occlude the cervix. The systems can also be used to occlude the urethra. |
| US10646255B2 |
Methods and compositions for conduit occlusion
The present invention comprises systems, methods and devices for the delivery of compositions for occluding or of means for opening conduits. The implantable occlusive material may be delivered pre-formed or in situ cured and, may be a resorbable material that supports tissue ingrowth that eventually replaces the material leaving little or no original material in place. The delivery system is positioned to allow for placement of the occlusive material into the body conduit. Use of delivery systems, methods and devices for re-opening an occluded body conduit are also included. |
| US10646254B2 |
Shifting burr cap assembly
A burr cap assembly is at least partially inserted into a burr hole within the cranium of a patient. The burr cap assembly enables a elongate member to be inserted through the burr cap assembly to access a brain of the patient. A shifting member of the burr cap assembly may be configured to enable the elongate member to move with shifting fluid and matter of the brain. The shifting member of the burr cap assembly may be configured to move within a cavity defined by the burr cap assembly. The shifting member may be configured to move in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the distal portion of the elongate member. The shifting member may at least partially retain the elongate member, so as the shifting brain applies forces upon the elongate member, the elongate member and the shifting member may move within the cavity. |
| US10646252B2 |
Medication sleeve for a trocar assembly
An obturator sleeve for a trocar assembly and method of its use are disclosed for infiltrating a liquid medication such as a local anesthetic into the tissue walls of a port site wound during a laparoscopic procedure. The sleeve includes an internal flow passage for receiving the liquid medication. A diffusion polymer, located within the internal flow passage, first absorbs the liquid medication and then releases the liquid medication through a plurality of apertures in the sleeve. When port site wound tissue contacts the diffusion polymer, the diffusion polymer within the sleeve steadily releases the absorbed medication through the plurality of apertures. The obturator sleeve provides a means to adequately infiltrate medication into the tissues of the port site wound, and can be used to block the free nerve endings of the port site wound as well as nearby sensory and motor nerves. |
| US10646251B2 |
Trocar and wound closure device
A trocar adapted for insertion through a fascia layer of an abdominal wall, comprising a proximal end configured for handling by a user; a distal end configured for insertion into tissue; and a shaft extending in between the proximal end and distal end, wherein the shaft comprises a narrow portion proximal to the distal end, the narrow portion defining at least one recess shaped and sized to receive fascia tissue, the recess ending, at a distal end, with a generally proximally facing surface of the shaft configured directly below the narrow portion, the proximally facing surface and the narrow portion shaped and sized to stabilize the trocar in the abdominal wall by the fascia. In some embodiments, a trocar and external cannula assembly are provided. In some embodiments, the trocar and/or trocar and external cannula assembly are configured for deployment of one or more anchors and/or sutures in the tissue. |
| US10646248B2 |
Abrasive elements for rotational atherectomy systems
The present disclosure is generally directed to novel bead geometries that can provide improved sanding efficiencies in rotational atherectomy procedures. The abrasive elements disclosed herein may open stenotic lesions to diameters that are substantially larger than the maximum diameter of the abrasive element. In some embodiments, the abrasive elements may open stenotic lesions to diameters that are substantially larger than the maximum diameter of the sheath from which the abrasive element is delivered through. In some embodiments the abrasive elements are configured to expand when the abrasive elements are rotated at high speeds. In some embodiments, the abrasive elements have local centers of mass that are positioned at opposite diagonal ends. Accordingly, the abrasive elements disclosed herein may have improved sanding ranges, reduce treatment times, and prevent re-stenosis. |
| US10646247B2 |
Intraluminal tissue modifying systems and associated devices and methods
The present technology is directed generally to devices, systems, and methods for capturing and cutting fibrous and trabeculated structures (such as synechiae) in vessel lumens. In one embodiment, the present technology includes an intraluminal tissue modifying system configured to capture the fibrous structures, put the fibrous structures in tension, and controllably cut through the fibrous structures without applying appreciable additional force to the vessel wall. The system may include an expandable capture device and a cutting device. |
| US10646244B2 |
Surgical tool with sheath
A surgical tool can include a main unit and a first rigid sheath. The main unit includes an inner tube that is received within an outer tube. The first rigid sheath removably receives the main unit and connects to the main unit via a coupling between a first connector portion of the main unit and a second connector portion of the rigid sheath. The first rigid sheath can be completely removed from the main unit when the first connector portion is decoupled from the second connector portion. A different rigid sheath having a different shape from the shape of the first rigid sheath can then be removably attached to the main unit instead of the first rigid sheath. A surgical tool kit includes a plurality of rigid sheaths having different shapes and having the ability to be removably attached to the main unit. |
| US10646243B1 |
Maxillary frenum clamping tool
The maxillary frenum clamping tool includes two articulating members, each of the members having a clamping end and a gripping end. The clamping ends of the articulating members are curved to retract the upper lip while clamping the maxillary labial frenum and have blunt tips to minimize damage to the surrounding tissue. Immediately below the blunt tips, each member defines a jaw section having a serrated inner edge. The outer edges of the jaw sections define guide indentations for guiding a curved suture needle. The gripping end of each member defines a finger loop and part of a ratcheting lock mechanism for locking the members at set positions. During use, the clamping too may be used to clamp the maxillary frenum with the jaw portions so that the clamped tissue can be easily sutured using the guide indentations. |
| US10646237B2 |
Associated instruments and methods for posterior stabilized knee preparation
Methods, systems and apparatuses including an orthopedic assembly are disclosed. The orthopedic assembly can include a femoral component and a guide. The femoral component can be configured to engage a resected distal surface of a femur. The femoral component can have a box cutout configured to provide access to a distal centrally located region of the femur. The box cutout can be disposed between a medial condyle, a lateral condyle and an anterior portion of the femoral component. The guide can be configured to selectively connect to the femoral component at one or more locations and can be spaced from the femur. The guide can have an opening therethrough configured to provide access to the box cutout and the distal centrally located region of the femur. One or more surfaces of the guide can define the opening, each of the one or more surfaces can be configured to act as a guide surface. |
| US10646230B2 |
Release mechanism for hemostasis clip
Release mechanism for medical device includes a bushing having a proximal end, a distal end and a channel extending therethrough. Plurality of extend proximally from the distal end are biased toward a release configuration in which engagement surfaces at distal ends thereof retract radially into the channel. A core pin insertable through the channel applies a radially expansive pressure to move the arms radially outward to a locking configuration. Engagement surfaces of the first and second arms connect to a retaining surface of a tissue treatment device containing capsule, which extends at an angle relative to the engagement surfaces selected so that a first portion of a force transmitted along an axis of the bushing moves the arms radially inward toward the release configuration before a second portion of the force exceeds a threshold level associated with the removal of a tissue treatment device from gripped tissue. |
| US10646229B2 |
Fixation devices, systems and methods for engaging tissue
System for fixation of leaflets of a heart valve including a delivery catheter having an elongated shaft, a proximal end portion and a distal end portion configured to be positioned proximate native leaflets of a heart valve from a remote vascular access point, the delivery catheter further includes a rotatable actuator rod having a threaded fastener at a distal end thereof, and a fixation device releasably coupled by a threaded connection to the threaded fastener of the actuator rod. The fixation device includes a first arm moveable between a closed position and an open position, and a second arm moveable between a closed position and an open position. The fixation device further includes a first gripping element movable relative to the first arm in the open position, the first gripping element biased toward the first arm to capture a first leaflet of the heart valve therebetween and a second gripping element movable relative to the second arm in the open position, the second gripping element biased toward the second arm to capture a second leaflet of the heart valve therebetween. The first gripping element is biased toward the first arm, and the second gripping element is biased toward the second arm. The fixation device further includes a covering disposed on each of the first gripping element and the second gripping element. |
| US10646227B2 |
Systems and methods for acute treatment to limit intracerebral hemorrhage growth
A method for the hemostasis of perforating and bleeding vessel related to intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) includes navigating an occlusion device into a parent artery and then deploying the occlusive device to transiently occlude bleeding vessels to reduce blood flow and local blood pressure until hemostasis is achieved, while maintaining flow within the parent artery. Embodiments of the occlusion device include a catheter, an expandable member sized for insertion into the mid-cerebral artery (MCA) and having a length sufficient to occlude at least one ostia of the lenticulostriate arteries (LSA), with a flow path for blood provided from a proximal side of the expandable member to a distal side of the expandable member, and a semi-permeable contacting member about the expandable member and adapted to be in contact with a wall of the MCA adjacent the ostia, the semi-permeable member permitting a reduce flow of blood through the ostia. |
| US10646226B2 |
Controlling a size of a pyloris
Systems and methods are provided for reversibly controlling a size and/or restricting the movement of a body orifice, such as a pyloric opening, using an implantable device configured to allow a distance between opposed ends thereof to be adjusted. A device is provided having attachment members and a connector portion extending therebetween and configured such that a size of the pyloric opening is decreased upon the implantation of the device. The connector can be adjustable to allow a size of the pyloric opening to be adjusted after it has been restricted. The connector can include two or more bridge portions having different lengths such that cutting a first bridge portion can increase the distance between the attachment members so as to increase the size of the pyloric opening. To revert to a natural size of the body orifice, the entire connector can be cut or otherwise broken and/or removed. |
| US10646224B2 |
Apparatus for endoscopic procedures
A surgical device includes a jaw assembly, an articulating assembly and a drive shaft. The jaw assembly includes first and second jaws. The articulating assembly is removably coupled to a proximal end of the jaw assembly and includes a distal joint member, a proximal joint member, and a pivot pin. The pivot pin is fixedly coupled to the distal joint member and is rotatably coupled to the proximal joint member. The jaw assembly and the distal joint member together define a first longitudinal axis. The proximal joint member defines a second longitudinal axis. The drive shaft includes a gear element that is meshingly engaged with a pivoting gear element that is fixedly coupled to the pivot pin. Longitudinal movement of the first drive shaft pivots the jaw assembly relative to the proximal joint member about a pivot axis defined by the pivot pin. |
| US10646219B2 |
Surgical stapling device with independent tip rotation
A surgical stapling device is disclosed which includes a handle assembly, an endoscopic body portion and a tool assembly. The tool assembly is rotatably and pivotally supported on a distal end of the endoscopic body portion. A tool assembly rotation mechanism is provided which includes a rotation knob, a substantially rigid tube and a flexible member interconnecting the rigid tube to the tool assembly. The substantially rigid tube translates rotation of the rotation knob to rotation of the flexible member and provides a channel for passage of other components of the surgical stapling device. |
| US10646217B2 |
Suture passing device
A suture passing device includes a jaw assembly that is moved to an open configuration after exiting a hollow needle distal tip and moved to a closed configuration when retracted into the needle tip. The jaw assembly may include a pair of jaw members biased to a default diverging configuration. A suture capturing mechanism formed on the jaw members securely captures suture to both push and pull the captured when the jaw assembly is retracted into the hollow distal tip. The device may also include a second suture capturing mechanism that loosely captures suture and enables the captured suture to slide. |
| US10646215B2 |
Suture anchor systems with spring loaded suture anchors
An exemplary suture anchor system includes a first suture anchor having a central axis, a distal end portion, a proximal end portion, and an internal passage extending along the central axis between the distal end portion and the proximal end portion. The resilient member is at least partially external to the internal passage, and a flexible strand is connected to the resilient member. An exemplary method includes fixating a spring loaded first suture anchor in a first bone, passing a flexible strand from the spring loaded first suture anchor to a second suture anchor, and fixating the second suture anchor in a second bone. |
| US10646205B2 |
Systems and methods of establishing a secondary connection at an ultrasound imaging machine, for providing access to an ultrasound image feed
The present embodiments relate generally to methods for providing viewing access to an ultrasound image feed generated at an ultrasound imaging machine. A multi-use display device may form a first link-layer connection with the ultrasound image machine for transmitting commands that control imaging parameters of the ultrasound image feed. The multi-use display device may then: determine link-layer connection parameters that allow the ultrasound imaging machine to form a second link-layer connection with a receiving device (the receiving device having no link-layer connection with the ultrasound imaging machine), and provide the connection parameters to the receiving device. The ultrasound imaging machine forms a second link-layer connection with the receiving device, based the connection parameters. The second link-layer connection is then used for receiving, at the receiving device, the ultrasound image feed controlled by the multi-use display device. |
| US10646203B2 |
Ultrasound diagnosis method and apparatus for analyzing contrast enhanced ultrasound image
Provided are an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus and method for analyzing a contrast enhanced ultrasound image. The ultrasound diagnosis apparatus and method determine, by analysis, causes of defects in a frame of an ultrasound image based on a time intensity curve and allow visual display of the defective frame based on the determined causes. Furthermore, the ultrasound diagnosis method and apparatus may provide a user interface for quick access to causes of defects in a frame of the ultrasound image and to a position of the defective frame. |
| US10646202B2 |
Sheer speed imaging using coherence
To increase the signal-to-noise ratio for displacements used to estimate the shear speed in patient tissue, constructive interference from multiple shear waves is used. By transmitting acoustic radiation force impulses focused at different locations, the resulting shear waves may constructively interfere within a region of interest. This constructive interference causes a greater amplitude of displacement. The location of this more easily detected greater interference and the difference in time of the transmitted acoustic radiation force impulses are used to estimate the shear wave speed for the tissue. |
| US10646199B2 |
Systems and methods for remote graphical feedback of ultrasound scanning technique
An apparatus and method for providing remote expert feedback to an operator of an ultrasound imaging machine. The remote feedback consists of graphical icons that are dragged and dropped onto a video stream of the patient being scanned or the ultrasound image being captured and shared in real-time with the local operator to help improve their scanning technique. |
| US10646195B2 |
Test phantom for X-ray imaging
The present invention provides a test phantom for X-ray imaging, which comprises a prosthetic fin and an edge patch; wherein the prosthetic fin has a plurality of different arithmetical series sizes of circular grooves and plurality of different arithmetical series thickness of the line pairs; wherein the edge patch connects on one side of the prosthetic fin. The present invention further provides a test phantom combination for X-ray imaging and a method for measuring parameters and focal spot. |
| US10646192B2 |
Peak shave enabled computed tomography system with built-in uninterruptible power supply and stabilizer
A computed tomography (CT) scanning apparatus is provided. The CT scanning apparatus includes an energy storage component disposed in a stationary portion of the CT scanning apparatus, wherein the energy storage component is configured to receive electrical power from an external source and to store the electrical power. The CT scanning apparatus also includes an energy storage management system coupled to the energy storage component and configured to regulate both storage of the electrical power on the energy storage component and utilization of the electrical power stored on the energy storage component by the CT scanning apparatus. The energy storage component is configured to serve as an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) for the CT scanning apparatus and to provide peak power shaving during peak power operation of the CT scanning apparatus. |
| US10646191B2 |
Collision avoidance system and collision avoidance method for detection bed
A collision avoidance system and collision avoidance method for a detection bed are described. The collision avoidance system comprises stress sensors for measuring a stress caused by supporting a bed face of the detection bed and outputting stress data; a collector, which is connected with the stress sensors and is configured to collect the stress data output by each of the stress sensors; a judging processor, which is connected with the collector and is configured to judge whether the collected stress data monotonically changes within a preset time; and a controller connected with the judging processor, the controller controlling the bed face of the detection bed so that it stops moving when the judging processor determines that the collected stress data monotonically changes within the preset time. |
| US10646181B2 |
Breast type identification device, method, and program
A first detection unit detects a breast region and a skin line from a breast image, and a first index value calculation unit calculates a first index value indicating the single composition degree of the breast region. A second detection unit detects a boundary between the adipose tissue and the mammary gland tissue in a predetermined range from the skin line toward the inside of the breast region in the breast image. A second index value acquisition unit acquires a second index value indicating the degree of clogging of mammary glands with respect to the breast region based on at least one of the strength of the boundary or the distance from the skin line. An identification unit identifies the type of the breast based on the first and second index values. |
| US10646178B2 |
System and method for cabinet radiography incorporating ultrasound
The present disclosure relates to a cabinet x-ray and ultrasound system and method for obtaining x-ray images and ultrasound images of a specimen and more specifically, a system and method including a cabinet defining an interior chamber, a display, an x-ray system and an ultrasound system. |
| US10646177B2 |
Mobile X-ray apparatus and method of operating the same
Provided are a mobile X-ray apparatus for controlling a battery management system (BMS) and a method of operating the mobile X-ray apparatus. The mobile ※ ray apparatus may include a power supply that includes a battery and a BMS configured to manage the battery, and a controller configured to control the BMS to shut down in response to detecting a malfunction in the BMS. |
| US10646175B2 |
X-ray computed tomography apparatus
According to one embodiment, an X-ray computed tomography apparatus includes an X-ray tube, an X-ray detector, and control circuitry. The X-ray tube generates X-rays. The X-ray detector includes a plurality of X-ray detection elements that detect X-rays generated by the X-ray tube. The control circuitry adjusts a position of an X-ray path with respect to the respective X-ray detection elements based on either the first mode for generating an image having the first resolution, or the second mode for generating an image having the second resolution lower than the first resolution. |
| US10646173B2 |
Pediatric support system and method for medical imaging
A pediatric patient support system is provided. The system includes a support extension configured to be removably coupled to a cradle of a table, wherein the support extension includes radial supports extending in a radial direction relative to a longitudinal axis of the cradle. The system includes a pair of rods, wherein each rod is coupled to a respective radial support and extends substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis. The system includes a patient support disposed between and coupled to the rods, the patient support being configured to support a pediatric patient, wherein the patient support is configured to move axially relative to the longitudinal axis along the rods to move the pediatric patient in and out of a central bore of a medical imaging system. |
| US10646170B2 |
Rotating docking station
An apparatus includes a base component having a center axis and at least two index positions. The apparatus also includes a rotational component coupled to the base component. The rotational component is configured to circularly maneuver about the center axis between the at least two index positions. A docking receptacle of the apparatus is coupled to the rotational component and is configured to receive a monitor having an electronic visual display. The apparatus also includes a handle configured to facilitate maneuvering of the rotational component. |
| US10646166B2 |
Personal genome information environment providing device, personal genome information environment providing method, and computer program product
The present invention acquires self-tracking information obtained by integrating habit information and biological signal information. Based on personal genome information and the acquired self-tracking information, characteristic information about characteristics of a user is acquired, and the acquired characteristic information is output. |
| US10646160B2 |
Vessel imaging system and method
A method for locating a vessel, the method comprising illuminating at least a portion of the vessel with a background light having a substantially high susceptibility to absorption by particles in said portion of the vessel; detecting backscattered light from said illuminated portion of the vessel; reproducing an image from said backscattered light; and identifying dark regions within said reproduced image. |
| US10646159B2 |
Visceral fat measurement
Dual-energy absorptiometry is used to estimate visceral fat metrics and display results, preferably as related to normative data. The process involves deriving x-ray measurements for respective pixel positions related to a two-dimensional projection image of a body slice containing visceral fat and subcutaneous fat, at least some of the measurements being dual-energy x-ray measurements, processing the measurements to derive estimates of metrics related to the visceral fat in the slice, and using the resulting estimates. Processing the measurements includes an algorithm which places boundaries of regions, e.g., a large “abdominal” region and a smaller “abdominal cavity” region. Two boundaries of the “abdominal cavity” region are placed at positions associated with the left and right innermost extent of the abdominal muscle wall by identifying inflection of % Fat values. The regions are combined in an equation that is highly correlated with VAT measured by quantitative computed tomography in order to estimate VAT. |
| US10646152B2 |
Athletic performance monitoring system utilizing heart rate information
Athletic activity may be monitored using heart rate in addition to or instead of other types of metrics. Accordingly, multiple different activity types may be compared based on heart rate information. Additionally, the heart rate information may be visualized by displaying the heart rate data over time or relative to pace or distance. Additionally, the system may allow a user to analyze his or her heart rate performance by identifying one or more portions of the athletic activity in which a user exhibited a specified range of heart rates. Athletic activity sessions may further be tagged with various indicators including weather, terrain, difficulty and intensity. According to one or more aspects, data for different types of activity metrics may be polled and/or transmitted to a system at different rates or based on different schedules. Moreover, users may specify whether sensed data may be uploaded, recorded and/or visualized prior to or during an activity session. |
| US10646151B2 |
Exercise system and method
We here describe an exercise system and control method thereof to obtain exercise protocols relating to the individual user's optimal exercise intensity. The system and method comprise the monitoring of the transition between the aerobic and anaerobic training zones and an estimate of the maximal lactate steady state, which is an important physiological indicator of the user's cardio respiratory fitness. Together with individual models of how the user's heart rate responds to exercise intensity, it is possible to predict the needed exercise intensity that should be performed to obtain the wanted exercise goal. The analysis can (preferably) be performed in real-time during exercise. |
| US10646149B2 |
Manual flow regulation for blood collection
A specimen collection assembly (100) including a flow control member (106) for adjustably altering a flow path is disclosed. In one configuration, the flow control member (106) defines a regulation channel (166) in fluid communication with a lumen of a cannula (112), wherein the flow control member (106) is configured to adjustably alter an effective flow distance between the lumen of the cannula (112) and an interior of an evacuated collection container. In another configuration, the flow control member (106) is positioned to vary an effective cross-sectional area of at least one of an inlet port (346) and an outlet port (350) adapted to be in fluid communication with the lumen and the evacuated collection container. |
| US10646147B2 |
Sensor insertion device set and base plate
A sensor insertion assembly includes: a sensor insertion device comprising a needle member configured to be inserted in a living body together with a biological information sensor and to be pulled out of the living body after leaving a distal end side of the sensor in the living body; and a base plate detachably attached to a first end side of the sensor insertion device, the base plate comprising a clamp portion configured to move so as to clamp a proximal end side of the sensor extending to an outside of the living body after pulling out the needle member and along with an operation of detaching the sensor insertion device from the base plate. |
| US10646143B2 |
Optically discriminative detection of matters in tissues and turbid media and applications for non-invasive assay
Non-invasive optical detection devices and techniques that use optically discriminative detection of returned probe light from a target by spatially separating the returned probe light from the deep tissue structure and the returned probe light from the skin surface and the shallow tissue structure based on different wave vector components to improve the optical detection sensitivity in detecting the returned probe light from the deep tissue structure with reduced optical interference by the returned probe light form the skin surface and the shallow tissue structure. |
| US10646142B2 |
Smart sweat stimulation and sensing devices
The disclosed invention provides sweat sensing devices with smart sweat stimulation and sensing embodiments: which improve the dependability and predictability of sweat sampling rates; achieve a desired number of sweat sampling events per day while minimizing skin irritation and prolonging device lifespan; and use physical, optical or thermal sweat stimulation to augment or replace chemical sweat stimulation. |
| US10646138B2 |
Systems and methods for assessing ergonomics utilizing visual sensing
A method for assessing ergonomics of a human user in an environment is disclosed. The method includes generating a visual skeletal signal by using a visual sensor. The method further includes determining a first posture sample based on the skeletal signal, by using an electronic controller. The posture sample includes skeletal information including one or both of joint information and positioning information. The method further includes comparing the posture sample with an ergonomically ideal posture sample and determining an ergonomic report based on the comparing of the posture sample and the ergonomically ideal posture sample. The method further includes providing the ergonomic report via an output device. |
| US10646137B2 |
System for three-dimensional measurement of foot alignment
A system for determining the alignment measurement of the foot and ankle is disclosed. The system uses data representative of a three dimensional scanned image of a patient's foot and ankle while the patient was applying weight on the foot. Next the system detects the three dimensional coordinates associated with at least three predetermined landmarks on the patent's foot in the scanned image. A ground plane is determined using the predetermined landmarks. A center of a talar dome is determined in the scanned data. An ankle offset lever arm id determined from the set of landmarks and center of the talar dome. |
| US10646133B2 |
Dominant eye determining method and device
This application relates to the field of wearable devices and provides a dominant eye determining method and device. A method comprises: obtaining first sensory information of a first eye of a user; and determining whether the first eye is a dominant eye according to the first sensory information and reference information. The method and device help other devices worn by a user to perform automatic set-up according to a determining result, thereby improving user experience. |
| US10646130B2 |
Method for recognizing point quantification standard elevation or depression near the equipotential line of each heartbeat
An ECG system measures and annotates the P-point of an ECG waveform from harmonic waveforms. Electrical impulses are received from a beating heart. The electrical impulses are converted to an ECG waveform. The ECG waveform is converted to a frequency domain waveform, which, in turn, is separated into two or more different frequency domain waveforms, which, in turn, are converted into a plurality of time domain cardiac electrophysiological subwaveforms and discontinuity points between these subwaveforms. The plurality of subwaveforms and discontinuity points are compared to a database of subwaveforms and discontinuity points for normal and abnormal patients. A discontinuity point is identified as the P-point of the ECG waveform from the comparison. Similar measurements are made for the P′-point, I-point, J-point, and T′-point. Distances from these points to the equipotential line are calculated and used to detect blockages leading to myocardial infarction. |
| US10646127B2 |
Blood flow analysis device, method, and program
A blood flow analysis device includes a blood vessel region extraction unit that extracts a blood vessel region from a three-dimensional medical image of a subject including a blood vessel, and a blood flow simulation unit that obtains a line resistance by multiplying a resistance value corresponding to a branch blood vessel branching out of the blood vessel region by a surface area of each of preset sections into which the blood vessel region is divided in an extension direction, generates a vascular network model by applying the line resistance to each node of a surface of the blood vessel region, and performs simulation of a blood flow by using the vascular network model. |
| US10646126B2 |
Portable electronic apparatus and wrist apparatus
A wrist apparatus as a portable electronic apparatus includes a case, a solar battery that is provided in the case, and has an outer circumference along an outer edge of the case and an inner circumference of which a circumferential length is shorter than a circumferential length of the outer circumference, and an acceleration sensor that is provided in the case, in which the solar battery is disposed outside an outer edge of the acceleration sensor in a plan view of a light reception surface of the solar battery. |
| US10646125B2 |
Biological information measurement apparatus
A biological information measurement apparatus includes a biological sensor and an insertion portion, and the biological sensor is disposed at a position opposite the concha when the insertion portion is inserted in the external ear canal. |
| US10646122B2 |
FFR catheter with covered distal pressure sensor and method of manufacture
A distal shaft for measuring pressure distally of a stenosis includes a housing, a pressure sensor, a cover, a tip, and an aperture. The pressure sensor is mounted in the housing. The cover is coupled to the housing and covers the pressure sensor. The tip is coupled to a distal end of the housing. The aperture is disposed through the tip and/or cover. The aperture is configured to allow blood flow to the pressure sensor. The cover further includes a coupling mechanism or coupling that couples the cover to the housing. The coupling mechanism may be a snap-fit mechanism, a friction-fit mechanism, and/or an adhesive. |
| US10646120B2 |
Body-worn biometric sensor
Systems and methods for tracking or viewing a user's physiological parameters before, during, and/or after physical activity. In some versions, a sensor device can be worn on a user's body and is configured to detect multiple physiological parameters and to wirelessly communicate with a mobile computing device. Optionally, the detected physiological parameters can be used to determine a selected set of work-out parameters, which can be concurrently displayed on the mobile computing device during the user's exercise/activity or after the exercise period. In some implementations, each of a plurality of users can wear a respective body-worn sensor device, and all of the sensors devices can wireless communicate with a designated mobile computing device for purposes of collectively (and concurrently) monitoring sets of physiological parameters for all of the users during the same workout, practice, or other activity. |
| US10646109B1 |
Device and method of balloon endoscopy
A medical device is provided that comprises: (i) an expandable capsule that can be swallowed by a patient and positioned to a target tissue within the patient, (ii) an endoscope attached to the capsule for obtaining an image of the target tissue at a wavelength of interest, and (iii) a thin tube or wire configured to position the device to the target tissue. The thin tube or wire is expandable. The capsule can be swallowed in stages to position the device at different locations within the gastrointestinal tract. The thin tube or wire can deliver electromagnetic radiation for visualization of the target tissue. The thin tube or wire can provide a passage of a biopsy device for access to the target tissue. In some instances, the capsule comprises a band which rotates around the capsule to clean the capsule. In some instances, the capsule collects multispectral or hyperspectral information. |
| US10646108B2 |
Ancillary vacuum module usable with an endoscope
According to some embodiments of the invention there is provided a colon cleaning system comprising: a working channel, a vacuum source, a separate vacuum pipe provided alongside the working channel, and a sensor positioned at a conduit connected externally to the working channel, the sensor configured for providing an indication related to pressure within at least a segment of the working channel. In some embodiments, the system comprises a controller configured for controlling one or more parameters of a vacuum induced in the separate vacuum pipe, the parameter determined according to the pressure related indication provided by the sensor. |
| US10646107B2 |
Endoscope with a tool
An endoscope having a handle with a handle housing arranged at a proximal end of the endoscope and an insertion tube extending from said handle and terminating in a tip part of a bending section at the distal end of the endoscope, the bending section comprises a distal tubular end segment and a plurality of articulated bending segments, the bending section comprises an intermediate segment between the proximal distal end segment and the plurality of articulated bending segments, wherein the intermediate segment is longer than a bending segment and the distal end segment. |
| US10646104B1 |
Disposable endoscope
The present invention relates to an intubation system comprising insertion unit to be connected to a bending section of a medical instrument comprising an inner elongated shaft structure being capable of torque transmission around its length axis and an outer elongated shaft structure surrounding the inner elongated shaft structure and having a continuous outer surface, and an orientation controller being attached to the inner elongated shaft, such that when the orientation controller rotates, the bending section turns around itself. |
| US10646102B2 |
Processor for electronic endoscope, and electronic endoscope system
An electronic endoscope processor includes: a converting means for converting each of a plurality of pieces of pixel data that are made up of n (n≥3) types of color components and constitute a color image of a biological tissue in a body cavity into a piece of pixel data that is made up of m (m≥2) types of color components, m being smaller than n; a correlation value calculating means for setting a reference axis that is related to a target illness and, for each pixel of the color image, calculating a correlation value with a predetermined reference that is related to the target illness; and an evaluation value calculating means for integrating the correlation values calculated for the pixels and setting a sum of the correlation value obtained by the integrating as an evaluation value that is related to the target illness. |
| US10646100B2 |
Conduit docking assembly for a dishwasher appliance
An adjustable conduit and docking assembly for use in a dishwasher appliance is provided. The adjustable conduit and docking assembly includes a conduit configured for receiving a docking station at different heights so as to accommodate a height adjustment of a rack assembly to which the conduit is attached. The conduit and docking assembly includes a multiport docking station to provide this functionality. |
| US10646096B2 |
Flood detection sensor for a dishwasher appliance
A flood detection sensor for a dishwasher appliance is provided. The flood detection sensor includes features that allow for detection of flood events or tub overfills without sacrificing performance or efficiency of the dishwasher during normal operating conditions and for secure mounting to a tub lip of the dishwasher. |
| US10646092B2 |
Cleaning device for acting upon a surface to be cleaned
The invention relates to a cleaning device, in particular a floor-cleaning device, comprising a cleaning unit which is at least partly covered by an endless cleaning element that can be rotated continuously in relation to a surface to be cleaned during the action upon a surface to be cleaned. In order to devise a cleaning device in which regeneration of the endless cleaning element is particularly comfortable, the cleaning unit comprises at least one first roller part which can be placed on the surface to be cleaned and a second roller part, the radius of curvature of a roller subsection of the first roller part being different from a radius of curvature of a roller subsection of the second roller part. |
| US10646091B2 |
Coverage robots and associated cleaning bins
An autonomous coverage robot includes a chassis, a drive system configured to maneuver the robot, and a cleaning assembly. The cleaning assembly includes a cleaning assembly housing and at least one driven sweeper brush. The robot includes a controller and a removable sweeper bin configured to receive debris agitated by the driven sweeper brush. The sweeper bin includes an emitter disposed on an interior surface of the bin and a receiver disposed remotely from the emitter on the interior surface of the bin and configured to receive an emitter signal. The emitter and the receiver are disposed such that a threshold level of accumulation of debris in the sweeper bin blocks the receiver from receiving emitter emissions. The robot includes a bin controller disposed in the sweeper bin and monitoring a detector signal and initiating a bin full routine upon determining a bin debris accumulation level requiring service. |
| US10646082B2 |
Cleaner
A cleaner includes: a suction motor that generates suction force; a dust separation unit that is disposed behind the suction motor and separates dust from air sucked by the suction force of the suction motor; a dust container that stores dust separated by the dust separation unit; a handle disposed behind the dust separation unit; a battery housing disposed under the handle; and a battery that is detachably coupled to the battery housing and is separable downward from the battery housing. |
| US10646078B1 |
Apparatus for storage of bathroom accessories
An apparatus for storage of toiletries and other bathroom accessories may include a body, a lid, and a removable base. The body may include an outer wall defining a central cavity configured and dimensioned to store a toilet plunger and a toilet paper holder, and the lid may be configured to include a compartment for storing sanitary wipes for easy access through a an opening or slot in the top of the lid. Toilet paper holder may include a sleeve configured and dimensioned to hold rolls of toilet paper and fit over the handle of a plunger stored within the body. The device may include one or more compartments and/or cradles for storing air freshener, extra wipes, and/or other accessories. |
| US10646077B2 |
Complete back scrubber
The core components of the invention are a frame, an upper carriage rail assembly, a lower carriage rail assembly, a brush, and two motor assemblies. The carriage rail assemblies are housed within a waterproof cover. The top of the cover is configured as a hood to protect the upper carriage rail assembly from water damage. The frame mounts onto the shower wall through the use of suction cups. The carriage assembly attaches to the frame through the use of screws on the frame and keyhole shaped mounting holes on the cover. The brush mounts onto an upper carriage assembly and a lower carriage assembly through the use of flanges. A stepper motor located on the upper carriage assembly drives a pulley system, allowing the brush to move horizontally from left to right and then from right to left. A panel of control buttons provide start and stop options, allowing the operator to increase or decrease the speed of the horizontal movement of the brush across the upper and lower carriage rails, and permitting the operator to start and stop the brush motion. |
| US10646076B2 |
Wearable fluid-dispensing apparatus
A wearable fluid-dispensing apparatus that includes a flexible wristband coupled to and surrounding a wrist-arm area of a user, with the wristband having a frame disposed along an outer surface of the wearable wristband and at a ventral side of the user's wrist, an enclosed cartridge coupled to the frame for housing a fluid therein, and a fluid transfer conduit disposed within the enclosed cartridge for transporting the fluid from the enclosed cartridge to a nozzle port on a finger-activatable pump assembly coupled to the frame. The pump assembly defines a nozzle port disposed above a top end of the wristband and angled toward the user's palm, defining a fluid extraction passageway fluidly coupled to the nozzle port and the fluid transfer conduit, and operably configured to translate downwardly toward the fluid extraction passageway fluidly to generate a vacuum therein and emit the fluid on the user's inner hand. |
| US10646075B2 |
Aluminum foil pan carrier system
An aluminum foil pan carrier system includes a first rigid support arm and a second rigid support arm. The first rigid support arm and the second rigid support arm are configured to support an aluminum foil pan. The aluminum foil pan can have a rectangular shape, a circular shape, or an ovular shape. |
| US10646069B2 |
Insert for an air-based fryer, apparatus comprising such insert
The invention relates to an insert (10) for an apparatus (100) for preparing food by circulation of a flow of hot air in a food basket (14) placed inside a food preparation chamber and having a bottom part (108) with a lower opening area (26) for the circulation of the flow of hot air. The insert comprises an upper surface (12) intended to be arranged below the food basket. The upper surface (12) defines an inclined surface (16) having a downward inclination extending outwards from a middle zone towards a perimeter of the insert. The inclined surface (16) is provided such that the inclination extends at least beyond a vertical projection of the lower opening area (26). The insert further comprises spacers (40) provided on a lower side (42) of the insert to create a clearance gap (44) between the lower side (42) and a bottom surface (46) of the food preparation chamber. This invention allows improving food preparation while minimizing the emission of cooking oil fumes. |
| US10646068B2 |
Multipurpose cooker
A multipurpose cooker is composed of a base, a cooker body, cooker feet, a cooker cover, a cooker cover handle, cooker lugs, and a panel assembly and an operating mechanism on the cooker body; and an inner cooker is arranged in the cooker body, characterized in that, a food plate is arranged at the bottom of the inner cooker, a groove hole for placing heating members is opened in the middle of the food plate, and a heating tube as well as a seasoning box and a seasoning box cover outside the heating tube are arranged in the groove hole; and peripheral heating rings are also arranged in the side wall of the inner cooker. |
| US10646059B1 |
Suspended segmented display array with low visibility hardware
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to segmented display arrays, methods of assembling the same, and components thereof. In one embodiment, a segmented display array comprises wall-mounted first and second standoff members, each standoff member having a wall attachment base and first and second standoff arms extending therefrom. The segmented display array embodiment further comprises a first elongated member segment coupled to each of the first and second standoff members via the associated standoff arms, a second elongated member segment coupled to each of the first and second standoff members via the associated standoff arms, and display panels coupled to each of the first and second elongated member segments. |
| US10646056B2 |
Back end stocking shelving
In some embodiments, various systems, apparatuses and methods are described herein includes back end stocking shelving units that are configured to extend along sides of adjacent shopping aisles in a back-to-back configuration with a secure central aisle running between the shelving units to provide back end stocking access to both shelving units. The secure central aisle can have a restricted access point on one or both ends thereof. |
| US10646054B2 |
Showcase and operation method thereof
A showcase includes: a casing having a front opening through which a product is picked up; a product storage located in the casing and including a shelf on which the product is displayed; a first airflow generator that sends air for a first air curtain to flow outside along the product storage; a second airflow generator that sends air for a second air curtain to flow outside along the first air curtain; and a controller that causes the first airflow generator to operate and causes the second airflow generator to reduce an output of the second airflow generator from an output at a first timing, upon arrival of a second timing when a break of the second air curtain due to disturbance is greater than a break of the second air curtain at the first timing. |
| US10646052B2 |
Adjustable apparatus for product display
An example adjustable product display apparatus is provided that includes a body configured to be mounted to a shelf. The body includes a proximal end, a distal end, a bottom surface extending between the proximal end and the distal end, and a top surface extending between the proximal end and the distal end at an angle relative to the bottom surface. The top surface is configured to support one or more products thereon. A distance between the bottom surface and the top surface increases from the proximal end to the distal and the distance at the distal end of the body defining a rear height of the body. The adjustable product display apparatus includes an expandable support disposed at the distal end of the body. Adjustment of the expandable support varies a height of the expandable support and simultaneously adjusts the rear height of the body. |
| US10646049B2 |
Seat cushion
A seat cushion that provides enhanced comfort and support for a user, comprises a base surface and a plurality of air cells that are positioned on and extend generally upwardly away from the base surface. The plurality of air cells include (i) a first paired air cell having a first upper surface, the entire first upper surface being angled in a first direction relative to the base surface; and (ii) a second paired air cell having a second upper surface, the entire second upper surface being angled in a second direction relative to the base surface that is different than the first direction. The second paired air cell is positioned adjacent to the first paired air cell. Additionally, the first paired air cell and the second paired air cell cooperate to provide a substantially concave combined upper surface. |
| US10646048B2 |
Cover for a mattress or a cushion as well as a mattress or cushion with such a cover
A cover (8) for a mattress (6) or a cushion (3) of a piece of furniture (1) with a utilized side (10) and a back side (11), wherein on the back side (11) there is a receiving device for bottom spring cushioning (12) which has spring strips (15), wherein at least one spring strip (15) is made of a fiber-reinforced plastic material with a preferably pultruded fiber core (16) and a plastic jacket (17) which surrounds the fiber core (16). It is provided that on opposite sides of the jacket (17) one jacket side (18) at a time sticks out for an enlarged support surface of the spring strip (15). |
| US10646046B1 |
Worker's back support
A wedge-shaped support unit that is used in the manner of a mechanic's creeper to support a worker while he repairs items located above him and for which he must lie on his back. The unit includes a tool box section in which items, such as screws, washers and the like are stored and a section which supports workpieces, such as pipes for cutting. The tool box section and the work support section are located on the bottom of the unit. The work support section includes notches in the bottom edge of one side wall of the unit and blind-ended bores defined in the other side wall. Workpieces are supported in the notches and have their ends supported in the bores. The unit has multiple functions: a support for a worker; a tool box to store items; and a work support for holding workpieces. |
| US10646041B1 |
Protector for cabinet or drawer edge
Cabinet protectors are flexible, resilient U-channels for mounting on the upper edge of a cabinet door or drawer front to protect the edge from impact and wear. Protector strips include diverter flange that diverts liquids that spill or splash from above away from cabinet face, so that liquids drip to floor below instead of damaging cabinet. Side walls of U-channel slant together to grip door or drawer edge tightly without adhesive or other fastener. |
| US10646038B2 |
Slide rail assembly and slide rail kit thereof
A slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a second rail, a first mechanism, a second mechanism and a releasing connection rod. The first rail has a blocking part. The second rail includes a first end, a second end and a plurality of slots arranged between the first and second ends. The first mechanism includes a working member for blocking one of the slots. The second mechanism includes a blocking member. When the second rail is located at an extension position, the blocking member is corresponding to the blocking part, such that the second rail cannot be moved away from the extension position along a direction. The releasing connection rod includes an operating part arranged between the first end and the first mechanism. The operating part, is configured to be operated, such that the releasing connecting rod drives the blocking member to move away from the position. |
| US10646037B2 |
Apparatus and method for simultaneously testing a plurality of mobile devices
An apparatus and method for simultaneously testing a plurality of mobile devices is disclosed. The method for simultaneously testing a plurality of mobile devices generally includes simultaneously executing a test mobile device application on the plurality of mobile devices, determining test mobile device application results for the plurality of mobile devices at a plurality of test computers, sending a test mobile device application results from the plurality of mobile devices to the plurality of test computers, and deleting the test mobile device application on the plurality of mobile devices. |
| US10646031B2 |
Feeding device for feeding batches of bristle filaments to a bristle filament cassette
A feeding device for feeding batches of bristle filaments to a bristle filament cassette includes a vertical magazine and at least one batch of bristle filaments arranged therein. In order to prevent individual bristle filaments from being pressed out of the batch of bristle filaments and to provide an ecologically optimized device, the batch of bristle filaments is held in a reusable and circumferentially enclosed batch carrier. A tufting device with the feeding device of a bristle filament cassette and a transfer device between the bristle filament cassette and the feeding device are provided. A corresponding method for fitting a brush is also provided. |
| US10646030B2 |
Method and device for producing a brush
According to a method or an apparatus for fastening bristles in a bristle carrier (10) without using an anchor a heating (39) is provided in a tool part configured to transport the bristles. After inserting the bristles into anchoring openings (12) in the bristle carrier (10), the anchoring openings are closed by applying pressure. |
| US10646028B1 |
Brush assemblies
The disclosure herein includes a brush assembly, which brush assembly may include: a motor capable of generating vibration; a head coupled to the motor, wherein the head may be capable of receiving vibration generated by the motor; a face removably coupled to the head; and a tuft slidably coupled to the face, wherein a surface of the head may be capable of pushing an end of the tuft a distance away from the surface. |
| US10646025B2 |
Multistrand lanyard for handheld devices
Provided are lanyards for a handheld electronic device featuring a loop section having a section of braided or woven strands of fiber and having a section of very thin profile being adapted for fitting between a handheld device and a case or cover placed thereon. The lanyards can be used with existing cases or covers. The lanyards are very strong, lightweight and help prevent damage to or loss of the handheld devices. |
| US10646023B2 |
Hammock, especially suitable for children and for therapy purposes
A hammock consisting of a reclining surface and two opposite tapering ends. Each end leading to a suspension, wherein the base surface of the hammock is fashioned as an open ellipse with pointed converging ends in the form of end pieces. The reclining surface comprises a roughly rectangular middle region, which is stitched at both transverse edges each time to an edge of a roughly triangular or circular segment shaped end piece, which leads to a suspension at its free, pointed end. |
| US10646021B2 |
Refillable absorbent swab applicator pen
A refillable absorbent swab applicator pen has a pen shell, a plurality of absorbent swab cartridges, and a cartridge advancement mechanism. The plurality of absorbent swab cartridges are positioned within the pen shell, and the cartridge advancement mechanism is integrated into the pen shell in order to advance the absorbent swab cartridges toward a dispensing end in order to expose a swab for use or discard a swab after use. |
| US10646019B2 |
Cosmetic pot comprising a system for pressurizing a product supply container
A cosmetic pot having a base including a body, a press bottom attached to the body, a container of variable volume attached to the press bottom and positioned between the body and the press bottom, a system for pressurizing the container configured to compress the container against the press bottom, and a product dispenser arranged on the opposite side of the press bottom to the container, the product dispenser including a stopper, a dispensing head; configured to dispense product to a user and to open or close the stopper, and a resilient return element configured to act on the dispensing head in order to close the stopper. |
| US10646015B1 |
Smart luggage system with camera installed in pull rod
A smart luggage system includes a piece of luggage configured to store items for transport and a handle coupled to the luggage. The handle includes a pull rod coupled to a connecting rod. One or more cameras are disposed in a top portion of the pull rod and configured to take a photograph and/or video. One or more cameras are coupled to the luggage and/or the handle and configured to take a photograph and/or video. |
| US10646010B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for setting jewelry
Exemplary embodiments of methods and apparatuses for setting stones into jewelry models of various shapes are provided. In some exemplary embodiments, a combination of one or more small stones and one or more large stones can be provided in models having various shapes, such as but not limited to a marquise or pear shaped model. For example, an article can be provided including a model having an inner wall, an upper portion and a lower portion, an upper stone seating provided at the upper portion and a lower stone seating provided at the lower portion of the model, a middle stone seating between the upper stone seating and lower stone seating, and a plurality of prongs between the upper stone seating and lower stone seating placed along the inner wall around a periphery of the middle stone seating, wherein each of the plurality of prongs have a lower portion and an upper portion, where the lower portion is thicker than the upper portion of the prongs. |
| US10645999B2 |
Footwear upper including variable stitch density
An article of footwear includes a sole and an upper at least partially formed of a textile element. The textile element includes a yarn matrix having a plurality of interlocked strands oriented in predetermined directions. A structural element may be captured within the matrix at selected locations. In operation, the matrix is stitched onto a temporary substrate. The substrate is removed and the article coupled to a sole structure to form the article of footwear. |
| US10645996B2 |
Midsole system with graded response
A sole structure for an article of footwear comprises a midsole system with a plurality of cushioning units, each having multiple cushioning layers configured to work together as a system to absorb a compressive load, such as a dynamic compressive load due to impact with the ground, in stages of progressive cushioning according to the relative stiffness values of the layers. Various midsole systems disclosed include isolated cushioning units, linked cushioning units, sole layers having stanchions interfacing with the midsole system, midsole systems with sole layers having keyed and unkeyed portions overlying a bladder, and midsole systems with vertically-stacked cushioning units disposed in inverted relationship to one another. |
| US10645989B2 |
Protective head gear
Embodiments include a protective helmet including a protective shell having an interior surface and an exterior surface. A padding layer is affixed to the interior surface. The padding layer includes a compliant material and a frangible material, such as glass foam. At least the frangible material is enclosed in a container. A detection circuit detects compromise of the frangible material, and outputs an indicator in the event the compromise is detected. The detection circuit may include a frangible wire configured to break in the event the frangible material is compromised. The indicator may include an LED, and/or radio-frequency signals. The radio-frequency signal may include an identifier for the helmet. The padding layer may include a plurality of pads each containing compliant material and frangible material. The plurality of pads may include one or more fasteners for releaseably affixing the pads to the interior surface of the protective shell. |
| US10645988B2 |
Method for attaching electroluminescent wire to solid surface and apparatus
A method and apparatus to attach an Electroluminescent wire and power inverter to a helmet is disclosed. Dabs of hot glue are injected at various locations to form a pattern on a helmet top surface. Segments of heat shrink tubing are inserted into the injected hot glue on the surface to permit the heat shrink tubing segments to shrink and adhere to the helmet. Electroluminescent wire is inserted into the partially shrunk segments of heat shrink tubing. A power inverter is attached to the helmet and connected to the electroluminescent wire to create a light pattern. |
| US10645987B2 |
Apparatus for improving the noticeability of a hat
An apparatus is presented for improving the noticeability of a hat. The apparatus includes a light source configured to produce light upon receiving electrical energy. The apparatus also includes a mount coupled to the light source and configured to selectively attach to and detach from the hat. The mount, when attached to the hat, orients the light source to project light away from an exterior surface of the hat into an ambient environment of the hat. The exterior surface includes at least one of a left-side exterior surface and a right-side exterior surface. The apparatus additionally includes a battery receptacle electrically-coupled to the light source and having electrical contacts for coupling to one or more batteries. Hats having improved noticeability and methods for improving the noticeability of a hat are also presented. |
| US10645982B2 |
Protective athletic helmet to reduce linear and rotational brain acceleration
A protective helmet is provided having an upper section and a lower section, each having an inside and an outside surface. A gap is formed between the upper section and the lower section. Resilient members in the form of a plurality of spaced apart compression struts are provided for connecting the upper section to the lower section. The upper section is movable with respect to the lower section whereby a portion of the force of an impact to the upper section will be absorbed and will not be transmitted to the lower section. A suspension harness is attached to the inside surface of the lower section. The suspension harness is adapted to receive a portion of the helmet user's head and to keep the helmet user's head from contacting the inside surface of the upper section. |
| US10645976B2 |
Electronic smoking article including a heating apparatus implementing a solid aerosol generating source, and associated apparatus and method
A smoking article is provided, having a component housing including a power source, and a tubular housing having a first end and a longitudinally-opposed second end, wherein the first or second end is configured to receive the component housing. The tubular housing includes an outer wall defining a cylindrical cavity. An aerosol-generating element is configured to be received within the cylindrical cavity, wherein the aerosol-generating element is configured to produce an aerosol in response to heat. An associated aerosol-generating element and related production methods are also provided. |
| US10645975B2 |
Atomizing head, atomizer and electronic cigarette
An electronic cigarette contains an atomizer. The atomizer contains an atomizing head. The atomizing head includes a bracket forming an atomizing chamber at an inner space thereof; an electrode assembled to one end of the bracket; and a heater received in the atomizing chamber, and one end of the heater resisting the electrode. |
| US10645974B2 |
Method of preparing an aerosol delivery device
The present disclosure relates to an aerosol delivery device, an input for such devices, and methods of preparing such devices. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides a method of forming an aerosol delivery device, which can comprise providing a fibrous substrate, providing a shell, wetting the fibrous substrate with a wetting liquid, and inserting the wetted fibrous substrate into the shell. After the inserting step, the shell further can comprise one or more of a heater, a liquid transport element, and an electrical connection. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides an input that can comprise a liquid transport element, a heater in a heating arrangement with the liquid transport element, and a wetted fibrous substrate wrapped around at least a portion of the liquid transport element. |
| US10645972B2 |
Aerosol-generating device comprising semiconductor heaters
An aerosol-generating device includes an electrical power supply, a cavity structure configured to receive an aerosol-generating article, and a plurality of semiconductor heaters within the cavity structure. Each of the plurality of semiconductor heaters includes a substrate layer and a heating layer on the substrate layer. The heating layer is a continuous layer. The aerosol-generating device includes a controller configured to control a supply of electrical power from the electrical power supply to each of the plurality of semiconductor heaters. |
| US10645971B2 |
Electronic smoking device
An electronic smoking (1) device comprises a housing (2), control electronics (14) and a puff detector (18). The housing (2) accommodates a battery (10) as an electric power source powering an electrically heatable atomizer (20) comprising an electric heater (22) and adapted to atomize a liquid supplied from a reservoir (6) to provide an aerosol exiting from the atomizer (20). The control electronics (14) controls the heater (22) of the atomizer (20) and is adapted to operate the heater (22) in at least two predetermined modes. The puff detector (18) indicates an aerosol inhaling puff to the control electronics (14). The control electronics (14) selects a specific mode for operating the heater (22) via a control signal initiated by the puff detector (18). |
| US10645967B2 |
Shelf-stable acidified aerated food emulsion
Packaged aerated acidified food compositions (e.g., aerated dips, sauces, etc.) having a low density (e.g., 0.4 to 0.8 g/cm3) due to incorporation of gas bubbles (e.g., nitrogen or air) within an aerated matrix. In addition to the aerated matrix the composition further includes a relatively high fraction of oil (e.g., as an oil/water emulsion). The compositions are shelf-stable, so as to exhibit microbial stability and stability with respect to the aerated low density “whipped” texture, without requiring refrigeration. The composition includes the aerating gas (e.g., nitrogen or air), a protein (e.g., soy or dairy), a stabilizer (e.g., a hydrocolloid, a cyclodextrin, a monoglyceride, and/or a diglyceride), oil, water, an emulsifier, and a food grade acid. Flavors, spices, and other components may be included. |
| US10645964B2 |
Beverage containing catechin compound(s) and RebD and/or RebM
Catechin compound(s)-containing beverages having reduced bitterness and astringency of catechin compound(s) while maintaining tea-like preferable flavors, methods of production thereof, and the like are provided. The content of catechin compound(s) in a beverage is adjusted to within a certain range, the total content of RebM and RebD in the beverage is adjusted to within a certain range, and the weight ratio of the total content of RebD and RebM to the content of the catechin compound(s) is adjusted to within a certain range. |
| US10645963B2 |
Flavor extract of low-temperature-pressed peanut cake and method for using the same
The present invention provides a flavor extract of low-temperature-pressed peanut cake which is extracted from low-temperature-pressed peanut cake. In the flavor extract, the content of pyrazines flavor substances is not less than 55%, and the content of the aldehydes substances is not more than 15%. The present invention also provides a method for improving the flavor of peanut oil by using the flavor extract of the low-temperature-pressed peanut cake. The flavor extract extracted from peanut cake according to the present invention, which contains 55% or more pyrazines flavor substances, can not only improve the flavor of low-temperature-pressed peanut oil significantly, but also retain the original quality and color of the low-temperature-pressed peanut oil when it is added to low-temperature-pressed peanut oil. |
| US10645959B2 |
Method and device for treating and monitoring the quality of objects comprising metal materials
A method and a device for treating and monitoring objects incorporating a metal material. The objects are treated with a treatment fluid in one or more treatment zone(s) and the treatment fluid is then removed from and/or dried on the objects. To provide constant quality monitoring, at least one portion of at least one object respectively is optically detected and calorimetrically evaluated. In this manner, discoloration of metal materials caused by the treatment can be promptly detected. |
| US10645958B2 |
Plant seed based compositions and uses thereof
The present invention relates to processes for providing plant seed based compositions with enhanced mouthfeel and aroma. In addition the invention relates to the use of such plant seed based compositions for making capsules for beverage dispensers. |
| US10645957B2 |
Oil filler compositions and uses thereof
The present invention relates to processes for providing oil-filler compounds (OFC) compositions with enhanced taste and/or aromas. In particular the present invention relates to beverages containing micronized OFC particles. The present invention relates to the use of OFC in creamers, beverage powders, ready-to-drink liquid beverage preparations, or beverage capsules suitable for the production of a beverage. |
| US10645953B2 |
Use of zinc and copper gluconate in the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
The present invention relates to the use of zinc and copper gluconate in the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and dietary supplements for mammals comprising zinc and copper gluconate and their use in treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. |
| US10645950B2 |
Methods of manufacturing products from material comprising oilcake, compositions produced from materials comprising processed oilcake, and systems for processing oilcake
Methods of manufacturing products from material comprising oilcake, compositions produced from materials comprising processed oilcake, and systems for processing oilcake are provided herein. The method comprises de-solubilizing protein in a material comprising oilcake to produce a processed material comprising an insoluble protein fraction. The processed material is hydrolyzed to produce a mixture comprising the insoluble protein fraction and a hydrolyzed fraction. The insoluble protein fraction is separated from the hydrolyzed fraction. The insoluble protein fraction is processed into a product. |
| US10645947B2 |
Frozen beverage dispenser
An improved frozen product dispenser wherein a product is placed into a cooled hopper and the product is then fed from the hopper into a freezing and dispensing chamber where it is frozen and dispensed. |
| US10645946B2 |
Method of producing a blended freeze dried, spray dried soluble coffee powder
The present invention relates to a method of producing a freeze dried soluble coffee powder which produces foam when dissolved in water. The method involves partly melting the surface of a granulated frozen coffee extract and mixing it with a porous spray dried coffee powder whereby the porous spray dried powder particles stick to the surface of the granulated frozen coffee extract particles, and freeze drying the particles. |
| US10645941B2 |
Method and system for treating a product
A vessel having an opening for receiving the product and walls surrounding the vessel at all sides except the opening. The interior of the vessel is filled with a fluid having a specific gravity lower than a specific gravity of a medium surrounding the walls outside the vessel. While the vessel is oriented with the opening facing downwards, the vessel and/or product is/are conveyed to ensure that the product enters the interior through the opening. |
| US10645939B1 |
Low profile water bath co-extrusion process for sausage manufacturing, and machines for use therewith
A low profile water bath co-extrusion process for sausage manufacturing is disclosed, along with machines for accomplishing this process. The process is an automated assembly line which begins with co-extruded food product, such as a sausage emulsion coated with collagen and finishes with cooked, boxed, packaged link sausage. The process includes the steps of co-extrusion, linking and cutting the co-extruded food product to individual links. Following these steps and prior to a liquid smoking step, the casing is prepared by steps which includes chemical treatment of the individual links in a water bath, while dehydrating the product in a salt solution, the water bath being a two-part process and following the water bath using a forced hot air drying step. Machines disclosed include a modification of prior art screw driven water bath and a novel roller/conveyor forced hot air drying assembly that subjects individual links of a co-extruded food product to a rolling motion while simultaneously being transported horizontally and being subject to forced hot air drying. |
| US10645936B2 |
Bacillus megaterium bioactive compositions and metabolites
Provided are bioactive compositions and metabolites derived from Bacillus and particularly Bacillus megaterium cultures responsible for controlling pests as well as their methods of use for controlling pests. Further provided are pesticidal Bacillus megaterium strains. |
| US10645934B2 |
Enterobacter sp-638 and methods of use thereof
The present invention relates to a novel species of Enterobacter, Enterobacter sp. 638, and to its use in connection, for example, with a method for increasing growth in a plant, increasing biomass in a plant, increasing fruit and/or seed productivity in a plant, increasing disease tolerance and/or resistance in a plant, and increasing drought tolerance and/or resistance in a plant, as compared to a control or wild-type plant grown under identical conditions without application of the inventive method or composition. The methods include applying an effective amount of a composition, which includes an isolated culture of Enterobacter sp. 638, to the plant. |
| US10645930B2 |
Fungicidal mixtures based on prothioconazole and a strobilurin derivative
Disclosed is a fungicidal mixture containing (1) 2-[2-(1-chlorocyclopropyl)-3-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-hydroxypropyl]-2,4-dihydro[1,2,4]-triazole-3-thion of formula (I) or the salts or adducts thereof, and at least one additional fungicidal compound or the salts or adducts thereof, selected among (2) trifloxystrobin of formula (II), (3) picoxystrobin of formula (III), (4) pyraclostrobin of formula (IV), (5) dimoxystrobin of formula (V), and (6) a strobilurin derivative of formula (VI), in a synergistically active quantity. |
| US10645927B2 |
Antimicrobial wipe
A nonwoven wipe comprises an antiseptic solution comprising a bis-(dihydropyridinyl)-decane derivative, a first fiber having a denier of about 1.5 to about 2.0, and a second fiber having a denier of about 3.0 to 3.5. About 30 wt % to 70 wt % of the total weight of the nonwoven wipe is the first fiber and about 30 wt % to 70 wt % of the total weight of the nonwoven wipe is the second fiber. The bis-(dihydropyridinyl)-decane may be octenidine dihydrochloride. |
| US10645923B2 |
Insect bait
An insect bait that can be carried by the insect, that includes a toxicant capable of killing insects in a nest, and that includes attractants, having at least one non-toxic layer that delays contact with the toxicant, wherein the size, shape and attractants attract the insect to take the whole of the bait to a nest situation where further manipulation of the bait by the insect will release the toxicant. |
| US10645922B2 |
Methods and compositions for pest bait
This invention is based on the discovery that 1-methylcyclopropene (1-MCP) can cause feeding stimulation by Reticulitermes flavipes workers. Provided are pest baits comprising one or more compounds of Compound A and one or more pesticide for pest management. In one embodiment, the pest baits are useful against termites. Also provided are methods for attracting and/or controlling pests, using the pest baits provided herein. |
| US10645920B2 |
Portable hunting blind base and accessories therefor
A base for supporting a hunting blind includes a plurality of outer frame members connected to one another to form an outer frame, at least one floor panel positioned on a top surface of the outer frame, and at least one of the floor panels defining at least one aperture to receive a storage bin. A plurality of support members may be configured to support the outer frame, the support members being configured for insertion into a ground surface. A height of each support member relative to the ground surface may be adjustable to provide a level position for the outer frame. |
| US10645916B2 |
Integrated lighting system in a carbon fiber boom and method thereof
A spray boom includes a body having a length defined between a first end and a second end thereof. The body is formed by a plurality of layers of composite material adapted to be molded together to form an inner surface and an outer surface. An internal cavity is defined in the body internally of the inner surface. A light-emitting system is integrally formed in the body in an outer layer thereof or at a location between the inner surface and the outer surface. The light-emitting downsystem has an on state and an off state in which it is adapted to emit a light when in the on state. |
| US10645912B2 |
Method for producing chimeric animal
[Problem to be Solved]The present invention provides a method for producing a chimeric animal using a primed pluripotent stem cell, a tissue stem cell, a progenitor cell, a somatic cell, or a germ cell.[Solution]The method for producing a chimeric animal according to the present invention comprises introducing a mammal-derived cell into the embryo of a mammal, the cell being primed pluripotent stem cell, tissue stem cell, progenitor cell, somatic cell, or germ cell. |
| US10645911B2 |
Automated aquaculture pen location
A method of positioning an aquaculture pen includes retrieving data about the aquaculture pen disposed in a water environment, determining a forecasted location of the aquaculture pen, forecasting at least one factor of interest based on the data about the aquaculture pen for a time period of interest, predicting a factor of interest within a feasible range of movement for the aquaculture pen, determining a potential new location within the feasible range of movement using the data about the aquaculture pen, the feasible range of movement and the factor of interest within the feasible range of movement for the aquaculture pen, and moving the aquaculture pen to the potential new location. |
| US10645906B2 |
Absorbent article for pet
An absorbent article has a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction and includes: a belly facing region, a back facing region, an intermediate region positioned between the belly facing region and the back facing region in the longitudinal direction, and an absorbent member including an absorbent core. The absorbent member is only disposed in a portion closer to the belly facing region than a cut line in which the tail of a pet is inserted, and includes: both absorbent side edges opposite to each other in the lateral direction, a first absorbent portion facing a urine opening of the pet, and a second absorbent portion facing a portion outside the urine opening, and the absorbent core includes an first narrow portion (interruption portion) configured to interrupt linkage between the first absorbent portion and the second absorbent portion in the longitudinal direction. |
| US10645898B2 |
Soybean variety 01068192
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01068192. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01068192. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01068192 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01068192 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US10645897B1 |
Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH550889
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH550889. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH550889, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH550889 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 CH550889. |
| US10645893B1 |
Inbred corn line CB93
Inbred corn line, designated CB93, are disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of inbred corn line CB93, to the plants and plant parts of inbred corn line CB93 and to methods for producing a corn plant, either inbred or hybrid, by crossing inbred corn line CB93 with itself or another corn line. The invention also relates to products produced from the seeds, plants, or parts thereof, of inbred corn line CB93 and/or of the hybrids produced using the inbred as a parent. The invention further relates to methods for producing a corn plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other corn lines derived from inbred corn line CB93. |
| US10645892B2 |
Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH265916
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH265916. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH265916, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH265916 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 CH265916. |
| US10645887B2 |
Vertical hydroponic grow container
A shipping container is fitted to house a vertical hydroponic grow system. The entrance allows wheelchair access. The floor is a skid proof flat and dry design. The ceiling has four side to side rails that can support multiple grow frame movable walls and four movable LED light walls. Each grow frame wall has a plurality of vertically hanging (plastic) grow tubes each with front and rear plant ports. The grow frame walls can be moved to allow wheelchair access for harvesting and replanting without removal of the grow tubes. Each grow frame wall has an integral lower gutter that empties into a catch basin preferably located at an end of the container opposite the entrance. A nutrient reservoir recirculates the nutrient fluid to each grow frame wall on a programmed interval. Ozone and a R/O filter cycle cleans the nutrient fluid on a selected cycle. A seed station can be located at the entrance. |
| US10645886B2 |
Methods and apparatus for gnotobiotic plant growth
The disclosure relates to a plant growth apparatus and related system to grow and maintain plants under controlled biotic conditions, for example to grow axenic (microbe-free) plants, gnotobiotic (defined microbiota) plants, and holoxenic (complex, or undefined microbiota) plants. This system allows aseptic bottom irrigation with water, soluble nutrients, chemicals, and/or microbiota. Plants can be inverted for dipping and/or vacuum infiltration. The system also allows for passive (gravity) drainage, thereby allowing for gas exchange and preventing root anoxia. A variety of plant growth substrates can be used within the plant growth apparatus as a plant growth medium. The plant growth apparatus, containing the growth substrate medium, can be completely flushed via the drainage port to remove potential toxic byproducts of the sterilization processes. The entire system is suitably constructed using autoclavable material. |
| US10645883B2 |
Modular composting garden container, system, and method of use
Provided is an expandable, modular tower planter having an internal vertical composting capability, and a method of assembling and using the same. Provided in various example embodiments is a modular composting garden container system comprising a base and a plurality of stackable rings forming a tower upon the base, including an optional base ring specially sized, shaped, and positioned to connect the tower to the base. A plurality of perforated, stackable tube sections are provided that are removably assembled into a compost tube assembly of selectable height and mounted within the interior of the tower and above the base. A plurality of holding struts are sized, shaped, and positioned to removably connect the compost tube assembly with the tower and to securely locate the compost tube assembly relative to the tower. Means are provided for recovering nutrient-rich drainage and selective recovery of compost material for reintroduction into the system. |
| US10645882B1 |
Method and apparatus for performing pruning operations using an autonomous vehicle
An autonomous vehicle apparatus and method for performing pruning operations on a plant being cultivated in a container is disclosed. The apparatus includes a wheeled chassis operably configured to autonomously navigate to a location of the container within a workspace. The apparatus also includes a plant support operable to receive and secure the container in an upright condition for rotation about a vertical axis extending generally vertically through the container and the plant. The apparatus further includes a manipulator mounted to the vehicle and operable to grasp and load the container onto the plant support, and a pruning tool mounted on the vehicle and disposed to prune the plant while the container is rotated on the plant support. |
| US10645881B2 |
Plant growing system using external data
A system for automating the growing of crops, such as grapevines. Combinations of data from sensors local to a vineyard, and from optional remote stations and sensors, is combined with a control system to accurately control the dispensing of water and chemicals such as insecticides, disease prevention fungicides and fertilizers. The materials are dispensed through a multiple channel conduit which allows conflicting, or incompatible, types of materials to be transported through a common assembly. Sensors are attached to the conduit so that the placement of sensors can occur simultaneously with the laying of the conduit. This approach also ensures correct placement and spacing of the sensors with respect to each plant, or plant area, to be monitored and treated. |
| US10645880B2 |
Agricultural baler with flywheel brake control
An agricultural baler has a shaft, a flywheel connected to the shaft, a plunger connected to the flywheel via a crank, a brake system adapted for providing a brake force for decelerating the flywheel, at least one sensor for providing sensor data indicative for at least one moving part of the baler, and a brake control system comprising a processing system, e.g. a processor provided with an algorithm for stopping the crank in a predefined launch position range, based on a mathematical model. |
| US10645879B2 |
Crop processing apparatus in a combine harvester
A combine harvester having a grain pan arranged to catch a crop stream, the grain pan being driven in an oscillating manner to convey the crop stream rearwardly to a rear edge. A cleaning unit including a fan for generating a cleaning airstream which is directed under the rear edge. The grain pan includes a floor profile which defines a transverse profile comprising ridges and troughs. The troughs provide a plurality of longitudinal channels, wherein the ridge-to-trough height increases in the direction of conveyance. Crop material conveyed by the grain pan experiences channels that deepen towards the rear edge of the pan. |
| US10645877B2 |
Draper belt header with pivoting wings
A header for a combine harvester includes a center section having a first draper belt configured to move crop material in a first direction. The header also includes a wing pivotably coupled to the center section about a pivot axis and extending laterally away from the center section. The header also includes a second draper belt coupled to the wing and configured to move crop material in a second direction different than the first direction. The wing and the second draper belt are in a fixed positional relationship with each other, such that the wing is configured to remain at a constant distance from the second draper belt at all points along the wing during pivoting movement of the wing. |
| US10645874B2 |
Outdoor power equipment suspension system
An outdoor power equipment unit having a frame including at least one laterally-extending structural member and at least a pair of opposite, longitudinally-extending side structural members, a first front wheel assembly, and a second front wheel assembly. The unit also includes a first pair of substantially parallel, laterally-extending suspension arms pivotally coupled to the first front wheel assembly to form a first 4-bar linkage arrangement, and a second pair of substantially parallel, laterally-extending suspension arms pivotally coupled to the second front wheel assembly to form a second 4-bar linkage arrangement. The unit further includes at least one longitudinally-extending first side suspension arm coupled to the first front wheel assembly and to a first one of the longitudinally-extending side structural members, and at least one longitudinally-extending second side suspension arm coupled to the second front wheel assembly and to a second one of the longitudinally-extending side structural members. |
| US10645873B2 |
Grass mower
A grass mower includes a cutting height adjustment mechanism for adjusting a cutting height of a mower unit via a lift link mechanism. The cutting height adjustment mechanism has a cutting height control grip disposed upwardly of the fender unit and on one outer side of the driver's seat in the vehicle body transverse direction, a cam body disposed downwardly of the fender unit and closer to a center of the vehicle body in the vehicle body transverse direction than the cutting height control grip, a rotational rod extending obliquely through the fender unit and connecting the cutting height control grip with the cam body, and a stopper body for selectively determining a cutting height of the mower unit in association as it comes into contact with one of a plurality of contact faces formed in the cam body. |
| US10645872B2 |
Rotary cutter with full-distribution cutting chamber
A rotary cutting implement includes a housing that extends along a longitudinal axis. The rotary cutting implement also includes an annular wall coupled to the housing to define a cutting chamber having a width defined from a first sidewall to a second sidewall. The annular wall includes a distribution deflector having a body that extends along an axis substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis to form the second sidewall of the cutting chamber. The distribution deflector distributes cut residue over substantially the width of the cutting chamber. |
| US10645869B2 |
Skid-mounted boom cradles for an agricultural product sprayer
An apparatus and method are provided for removably mounting an agricultural product sprayer, having at least one foldable boom, on an agricultural product applicator having a chassis adapted for removably receiving the agricultural product sprayer, by attaching the foldable boom to a skid adapted for operative, removable mounting on the applicator chassis. The skid further has a boom cradle adapted for supporting the foldable boom in a folded position when the skid is mounted on the chassis, and when the skid is separated from the chassis of the agricultural applicator. |
| US10645868B2 |
Apparatus for automated fertilization and/or irrigation, and methods of making and using the same
An automated irrigation and/or fertigation apparatus, including a container, a plurality of pumps in the container, and a controller operably connected to each of the plurality of pumps is disclosed. Each of the pumps is configured to provide a unique fertilizer, nutrient and/or micronutrient to irrigation water. The controller is configured to control settings of each of the pumps to provide a predetermined amount of each unique fertilizer, nutrient and/or micronutrient to the irrigation water over a predetermined period of time. Corresponding methods of fertilizing a field and of making the automated irrigation and/or fertigation apparatus are also disclosed. |
| US10645867B1 |
Spreader device
A spreader device for distributing agricultural materials over a defined delivery path, the device including a container for holding the materials atop a conveyor system that distributes the material over a delivery path that is adjustable in width. In the primary embodiment the container includes telescopically adjustable sidewalls that enable a user to control the width of the delivery path. |
| US10645866B2 |
Container system for transporting and dispensing agricultural products
A container system for transporting and dispensing agricultural products. The container system includes a housing assembly and a set of agricultural product containers. The housing assembly has multiple slot assemblies for containers. The agricultural product containers are configured to be releasably contained within the slot assemblies. The set of agricultural product containers may include liquid agricultural product containers and dry agricultural product containers. The slot assemblies and agricultural product containers are cooperatively configured to provide the ability to utilize either of the agricultural product containers within the slot assemblies. |
| US10645864B2 |
Product runout tracking system and method
A product runout tracking system for an agricultural implement includes a controller having a memory and a processor, wherein the controller is configured to determine a distance remaining until a storage tank is empty of a product based at least in part on an amount of the product within the storage tank of the agricultural implement, a flow rate of the product from the agricultural implement, a ground speed of the agricultural implement, or any combination thereof. The controller is further configured to determine a product runout location of the product within the storage tank based at least in part on the determined distance remaining and a planned route of the agricultural implement, wherein the product runout location includes a location within the field in which the storage tank is estimated to be empty of the product, and output the product runout location to a user interface for display to an operator of the agricultural implement. |
| US10645857B2 |
Implement control system having a manual override
An implement control system includes an automatic control valve assembly configured to utilize fluid from a supply conduit to cause a cylinder to raise a ground engaging tool relative to a soil surface and to utilize the fluid flow from the supply conduit to cause the cylinder to lower the ground engaging tool relative to the soil surface while an automatic control mode is active. The implement control system also includes a controller configured to control the automatic control valve assembly based on a position of the ground engaging tool relative to the soil surface to control the position of the ground engaging tool relative to the soil surface while the automatic control mode is active. The controller is also configured to deactivate the automatic control mode in response to fluid pressure within a first manual control conduit exceeding a threshold pressure. |
| US10645856B2 |
Remote hydraulic actuation and positioning of a plurality of implement stabilizer wheels
A system, apparatus and method for remotely and individually controlling a plurality of remotely positionable stabilizer wheels of a towable agricultural implement utilize 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 and individually control a plurality of hydraulic positioning cylinders for individually positioning and holding the plurality of stabilizer wheel at the desired position of the stabilizer wheels. |
| US10645853B2 |
Shank assembly for an agricultural implement with improved tillage point retention and related methods
In one aspect, a shank assembly for an agricultural implement may include a shank and a tillage point coupled to a distal end of the shank. The tillage point may include a body having first and second retention walls, with the retention walls being spaced apart such that a retention slot is defined directly between the retention walls. In addition, the first retention wall may define an inner cavity that extends from an inner surface of the first retention wall towards an opposed outer surface of the first retention wall. Moreover, the shank assembly may include a retention collar received within the inner cavity and a retention pin configured to be inserted through aligned openings of the tillage point and the shank, as well as though the retention collar, when the distal end of the shank is received within the retention slot. |
| US10645852B2 |
Finger weeding tool for a soil cultivation device, method for mechanically fighting weeds in row plantings
A finger-hoe tool for a soil-tilling device, which has at least one finger, and a method for mechanical control of weeds in row crops make possible an input of loose materials into the row or a discharge of loose materials from the row, because the at least one finger has at least one device for collection and/or removal of the loose materials (e.g. earth, sand, stones), whereby not only the weakly rooted weeds but also more strongly rooted weeds can be controlled. |
| US10653046B2 |
Structure having circuit board disposed on upper face of shield can disposed on circuit board, and electronic device including same
An electronic device according to various embodiments may include: a first communication module comprising communication circuitry configured to process a communication signal in a first frequency band among multiple frequency bands corresponding to a specified communication method; a second communication module comprising communication circuitry configured to process a communication signal in a second frequency band among the multiple frequency bands; a first circuit board on which the first communication module and a first connector electrically connected to the first communication module are mounted; a shield can including an upper face including at least one opening and the shield can further including a side face surrounding the upper face of the shield can, the shield can being disposed on the first circuit board to accommodate the first communication module in an inner space defined by the upper face and the side face, the side face being electrically connected to a first ground portion of the first circuit board; a second circuit board on which the second communication module and a second connector electrically connected to the second communication module are mounted, the second circuit board being disposed on the upper face of the shield can such that the second communication module corresponds to the first communication module and/or at least one component mounted on the first circuit board in the inner space through a corresponding opening among the at least one opening wherein the second connector is electrically coupled to the first connector; and an adhesive disposed between the upper face and the second circuit board. |
| US10653041B2 |
Fluid-cooled data centres without air conditioning, and methods for operating same
Removal of heat generated by IT equipment in a data centre is facilitated by heat exchanging units mounted to back sides of open computer storage racks in which the IT equipment is mounted. One or more fans in the IT equipment generate an air flow across the IT equipment, and a heat exchanging unit mounted to the back side of the rack transfers heat in the air flow to a fluid coolant flowing through the heat exchanging unit. The heat exchanging unit has an air back pressure that does not significantly impede the air flow across the IT equipment, and a low fluid pressure drop for the fluid coolant, so that a cold air exhaust temperature of air exiting the heat exchanging unit is less than or equal to the room air temperature of input air entering the computer rack. |
| US10653040B1 |
Apparatus for changing airflow in a server
The present disclosure is directed to an apparatus for a server chassis. A position of the apparatus changes the airflow in the server chassis. The apparatus can be adjacent to a slot in the server chassis. The apparatus adjusts among a plurality of positions based on a height of the slot and/or a size of a computer component received at the slot. The apparatus includes a base portion and an arm. The base portion can couple with a wall of the chassis body, and the arm can include a plurality of moveable segments. |
| US10653037B2 |
Thermal interface material structures
In an example, a thermal interface material (TIM) structure is disclosed. The TIM structure includes a first thermal interface material layer comprising a gap filler material and a second thermal interface material layer comprising a solid thermal pad. The TIM structure has one or more overlapping regions associated with partial overlap of a surface of the gap filler material by the solid thermal pad such that a portion of the surface is exposed. |
| US10653034B2 |
Thermal flow assembly including integrated fan
An electronic device includes an outer housing having an upper enclosure and a foot coupled thereto, a heat generating component, and a fan assembly integrated into the foot and situated proximate a bottom surface of the heat generating component. The foot can include inlet and outlet vents. The fan assembly can include an inlet, outlet, impeller with blades, shroud and fin stack. The electronic device can also include a heat pipe, a heat transfer stage, a PCB, and a bottom shield. Airflow through the electronic device can be directed across the fin stack, heat pipe, heat transfer stage, and bottom shield. Airflow can occur over a substantially level path through the electronic device from the inlet to outlet vents. |
| US10653029B2 |
Tool-less convertible keying solution for modular components
A convertible chassis system for receiving a plurality of storage drives includes a chassis that includes a plurality of bays for receiving the storage drives. The convertible chassis also includes a reversible key that is removably affixed to the chassis body in either a first orientation or a second orientation. Each orientation provides a different key guide within the plurality of bays that either allows the storage drives to be received into or rejected from the bays of the chassis. |
| US10653021B2 |
Tiled display device and tiling apparatus therefor
A display includes a display panel having elements that allow attachment to a mounting structure therebehind and in alignment with adjacent display panels that collectively form a tiled display screen that has multiple display panels connected to each other with effectively seamless bezels. The elements are configured to allow the display panel to be attached to or detached from the tiled display screen in a particular direction other than a side direction that would only allow for engagement from the sides of the adjacent display panels. |
| US10653020B2 |
Electronic module and method for producing an electronic module
An electronic module includes a printed circuit board (PCB) element, a base with a first electrically conductive contact element, and an electronic component with a second electrically conductive contact element. The base is fastened on and electrically connected to the PCB element. The electronic component is electrically connected to the base by an electric contact region between the first and second contact elements. A first portion of the first contact element protrudes from the base on a first side of the base facing away from the PCB element. The first portion of the first contact element and/or a second portion of the second contact element has a resilient configuration such that the electronic component is mechanically fastened to the base by a spring force between the first and second contact elements. The electronic module in one embodiment is configured for a transmission controller or an electric vehicle. |
| US10653017B2 |
Glass layer for display screen and display screen
The present disclosure provides a glass layer for a display screen and a display screen, including: a glass layer body having a transverse direction and a longitudinal direction perpendicular to each other; a plurality of ribs spaced apart from each other and arranged on an upper surface of the glass layer body, a groove being formed between every two adjacent said ribs; a movable brush arranged on an outer surface of each of said ribs; a drive connection mechanism connecting with the movable brush for driving the movable brush to be reciprocated on the outer surface of said ribs. |
| US10653015B2 |
Multilayer circuit board and method of manufacturing the same
A multilayer circuit board comprises an inner circuit unit having at least one solder portion, and at least one outer circuit board coupled with the inner circuit unit. The inner circuit unit connects with the outer circuit board by an insulation colloid. At least one side of the inner circuit unit does not extend to edges of the multilayer circuit board. The at least one outer circuit board forms at least one through-hole and at least one conductive hole. The at least one conductive hole which is internally-plated with copper extends from the at least one outer circuit board to the inner circuit unit. A method of manufacturing the multilayer circuit board is also disclosed. |
| US10653014B2 |
Systems and methods for an intermediate device structure
A network of intermediate device systems may be detachably coupled to an illumination pole electrically connected to a power source. The intermediate device system may comprise a housing with an exterior surface and an interior cavity configured to receive at least one electrical device. The intermediate device system may comprise a control unit communicatively coupled to a processor and configured to receive and process substantially real time information from at least one of the electronic devices and create a data set based on the received real time information. The data set may comprise a parameter of the surrounding environment and/or an instruction set configured to operate the at least one electrical device within the intermediate device system and/or a second intermediate device system within the network. The intermediate device system may also comprise a communication module communicatively coupled to the control unit that forms a bidirectional communication channel to facilitate transfer of the data set between the intermediate device system and a second communication module of the second intermediate device system and receive an incoming data set from the second communication module. |
| US10653012B2 |
Electronic device and manufacturing method thereof
An electronic device and manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The manufacturing method of the electronic device comprises following steps: forming at least a thin-film conductive line on the substrate by a thin-film process; forming at least an electrical connection pad on the substrate by a printing process, wherein the electrical connection pad is electrically connected with the thin-film conductive line; and disposing at least an electronic element on the substrate, wherein the electronic element is electrically connected with the thin-film conductive line through the electrical connection pad. The electronic device has a lower manufacturing cost and a higher component configuration density, and the production yield and reliability of the electronic device are improved by the configuration of the electrical connection pad. |
| US10653008B2 |
Conductive sheet and touch panel
A conductive component includes a first electrode pattern made of metal thin wires, and includes a plurality of first conductive patterns that extend in a first direction alternating with first non-conductive patterns. Each first conductive pattern includes break parts in portions other than intersection parts of the thin metal wires. The conductive component further includes a second electrode pattern made of thin metal wires, and includes a plurality of second conductive patterns that extend in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and alternating with second non-conductive patterns. Each second conductive pattern includes break parts in portions other than intersection parts of thin metal wires. |
| US10653006B2 |
Electrical conductors
Electrical conductors are disclosed. More particularly, undulating electrical conductors are disclosed. Certain disclosed electrical conductors may be suitable to be disposed on flexible or stretchable substrates. |
| US10653004B2 |
Electronic assembly
An electronic assembly includes a substrate film for accommodating electronics, an electrical contact pad coupled to the substrate film, an electrically conductive member coupled to the electrical contact pad, and a material layer molded onto the substrate film to embed the elastic electrically conductive member. |
| US10652999B2 |
Mutual inductance suppressor for crosstalk immunity enhancement
Embodiments are generally directed to a mutual inductance suppressor for crosstalk immunity enhancement. An embodiment of a printed circuit board includes a first signal trace and a second signal trace on a first layer, wherein the first signal trace and second signal trace are non-intersecting; a second layer below the first layer, the second layer including a voltage reference plane; and a mutual inductance suppressor in the voltage reference plane, the mutual inductance suppressor including a serpentine portion of the voltage reference plane between the first signal trace and the second signal trace. |
| US10652998B2 |
Multilayer ceramic electronic package with modulated mesh topology
An electronic package can include modulated mesh planes for reducing crosstalk between adjacent signal wires within the electronic package. Modulated mesh planes above and below a wiring plane can include sets of adjacent wires arranged in an orientation parallel to signal wires within the wiring plane, and sets of adjacent wires arranged in an orientation perpendicular to the signal wires. The sets of wires in each of the mesh planes are each electrically interconnected and insulated by a dielectric layer from the signal wires. The electronic package also includes a region of the mesh planes having the adjacent wires that are arranged in an orientation perpendicular to the signal wires separated by a first distance, and another region of the mesh planes having adjacent wires perpendicular to the signal wires separated by a distance greater than the first distance. |
| US10652993B2 |
Thermoelectric device cooling system
A thermoelectric cooling system includes at least one thermoelectric cooling module and an electronic circuit. The at least one thermoelectric cooling module is arranged in at least one zone. The electronic circuit is electrically coupled to at least one of the thermoelectric cooling modules. Each of the thermoelectric cooling modules includes a first plate, a sink, a plurality of thermoelectric elements, and a second plate. The thermoelectric elements are coupled to the first plate and the second plate. The first plate is arranged to be thermally coupled to a first surface. The sink is arranged to be thermally coupled to an environment and is configured to dissipate heat by evaporating a liquid from the sink to the environment. The second plate is arranged to be thermally coupled to the sink. |
| US10652991B2 |
Plasma processing apparatus and microwave output device
A plasma processing apparatus includes: a high voltage power supply for supplying a high voltage power to a magnetron; and a detector for detecting a microwave output from the magnetron, wherein based on a result of comparing a signal, which is obtained by adding an output from the detector to an AC component of a current detected from an output of the high voltage power supply, with a setting value of the output of the high voltage power supply, the output of the high voltage power supply is adjusted. |
| US10652990B2 |
System and method for voice control of cabinet x-ray systems
The present disclosure relates to a cabinet x-ray incorporating voice command operation for the production of organic and non-organic images. The computing device receives audio data and determines, based on the audio data, a voice-initiated action. In particular, the present disclosure relates to a system and method with corresponding apparatus for commanding the cabinet x-ray unit to attain, manipulate and optimize images. |
| US10652989B2 |
Circuit arrangement
A circuit arrangement includes an X-ray tube, including a cathode and an anode, and a high-voltage transformer. In an embodiment, the high-voltage transformer includes at least one primary winding, at least one first secondary winding, including a first oscillating circuit, wherein the first oscillating circuit includes a first leakage inductance and a first winding capacitance, to adjust a first resonance frequency, and at least one second secondary winding, including a second oscillating circuit, wherein the second oscillating circuit includes a second leakage inductance and a second winding capacitance, to adjust a second resonance frequency, the first resonance frequency matching the second resonance frequency, the first winding capacitance and the second winding capacitance differing in value and the first leakage inductance and the second leakage inductance differing in value. The first secondary winding is electrically connected to the cathode and the second secondary winding is electrically connected to the anode. |
| US10652985B1 |
Multiprotocol lighting control
A method of controlling different types of lighting fixture drivers includes sending, by a lighting control device, one or more queries to a driver. The method further includes determining, by the lighting control device, a type of the driver based on one or more results of the one or more queries. The method also includes sending to the driver, by the lighting control device, a lighting control command that is compatible with the driver after determining the type of the driver. |
| US10652983B2 |
Central management of DC energy devices
A direct current (DC) energy and data providing system to various modules associated with loads, wherein the modules are hot swappable in that the modules may be both installed and removed via a standard interface, without powering down the system to provide a simplified network for the management of a DC energy and data for facilitating both upgrade of the system and integration of the system with external systems associated with control, automation and/or security. |
| US10652980B2 |
Circuits and methods for controlling an intensity of a light-emitting diode light source
Circuits and methods are provided for controlling an intensity of a light-emitting diode (LED) light source. The control is applied through at least an LED drive circuit, a current sense circuit and a control circuit. The control circuit is configured to operate in a first state and a second state on a periodic basis, and to control the LED drive circuit in the first and second states during respective time periods based on a load current feedback signal provided by the current sense circuit. The control circuit is configured to generate at least one drive signal for controlling the LED drive circuit and to adjust an operational characteristic of the at least one drive signal or a length of the time periods to adjust an average magnitude of the load current. |
| US10652978B2 |
Load control device for a light-emitting diode light source having different operating modes
A load control device for regulating an average magnitude of a load current conducted through an electrical load may operate in different modes. The load control device may comprise a control circuit configured to activate an inverter circuit during an active state period and deactivate the inverter circuit during an inactive state period. In one mode, the control circuit may adjust the average magnitude of the load current by adjusting the inactive state period while keeping the active state period constant. In another mode, the control circuit may adjust the average magnitude of the load current by adjusting the active state period while keeping the inactive state period constant. In yet another mode, the control circuit may keep a duty cycle of the inverter circuit constant and regulate the average magnitude of the load current by adjusting a target load current conducted through the electrical load. |
| US10652975B2 |
Lamp system having a gas-discharge lamp and operating method adapted therefor
A lamp system, and a method of operating the lamp system, are provided. The lamp system includes a gas discharge lamp, an electronic ballast and a control unit. A performance influencing control variable of the lamp system is used. The method allows operation with a high emission performance independent of the design thereof and of any potential changes caused by lamp aging and without any knowledge of the optimal operating temperature. According to the invention a light intensity control is provided, in which an actual value of a light intensity emitted by the gas discharge lamp is measured using a light sensor and the emitted light intensity is used as an actuating variable. |
| US10652974B2 |
Fiber optic twinkling star patterns by means of light engine and specialized optics
Systems, methods, and apparatus for fiber optic lighting panels that produce twinkling star patterns by means of a light engine and specialized optics are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, a disclosed panel for creating a lighted scene comprises a substrate comprising a first surface, a second surface spaced from the first surface, and a plurality of apertures through the first and second surfaces. The panel further comprises an optical lens disposed on the first surface within each of the apertures. Also, the panel comprises a light distribution unit (LDU) comprising a plurality of light sources coupled to the second surface. Further, the panel comprises a bundle of optical fibers coupled to each of the light sources, where each of the optical fibers is in communication with one of the optical lenses for transferring light emitted by the light sources to create the lighted scene. |
| US10652971B2 |
Low-voltage controller with dimming function and method
A low-voltage controller (LVC) is configured to utilize a low-voltage signal to operate a high-voltage load, such as, for example, a lamp. The LVC is configured to receive a low-voltage step signal at a switch input. The LVC has a line input for connection to a source of power at a line voltage and a load output for connection to a first load, and a dimmer for setting an intensity of the first load. Subsequent step signals may alter the intensity of the load. A method for low-voltage control of a load is provided. A method includes the steps of receiving a first switch signal at a switch input of an LVC; setting a lamp to a first intensity; receiving a second switch signal at the switch input; and setting the lamp to a second intensity. |
| US10652964B1 |
Systems and methods related to photovoltaic direct drive lighting systems
A lighting system incorporating both direct current power produced by a photovoltaic panel and direct current power converted from alternating current power and a controller for determining the mixture of the two power sources to deliver to a plurality of light fixtures to provide a predetermined suitable light level within a space. The lighting system also providing regulation and monitoring of energy usage of electronic devices through at least one control device accessible through a user interface and at least one controller. |
| US10652950B2 |
Method and system for providing signed user location information
In one embodiment, a system, apparatus, and method are described for requesting access authorization from an access network access point (AP) via an access network interface, generating at a processor a public-private key pair to be used to generate a cryptographically generated address (CGA) upon receiving the access authorization, sending a secure neighbor discovery (SeND)—neighbor solicitation (NS) to the AP via the access network interface after the public-private key pair has been generated, receiving a signed user location information (ULI) from the AP in response to the SeND-NS, and sending the signed ULI to one of a 3GPP mobility controller or an emergency service via a 3GPP network interface. Related systems, apparatuses, and methods are also described. |
| US10652948B2 |
Handling of parameters provided in release / suspend
New Radio (NR) RRC includes an RRC_INACTIVE state, which introduces ambiguities in the network's knowledge of UE behavior. A mechanism is introduced for handling parameters received when a UE enters RRC_INACTIVE upon the UE attempting to resume an RRC connection and, as a response, receiving a Release or Suspend message. The timer associated to the mobilityControlInfo (equivalent to T320) is stopped and associated parameters discarded upon receiving RRC Release or Suspend. Information received in a Release or Suspend message is discarded upon receiving RRC Release or RRC Suspend. |
| US10652946B2 |
Method and nodes for handling bearers
The embodiments herein relate to a method performed by a gateway (108, 110, 1308, 1310). The gateway (108, 110, 1308, 1310) detects that a procedure for activating or deactivating a bearer has been initiated. The gateway (108, 110, 1308, 1310) receives a first modify bearer or modify access bearers request message for the same PDN connection and UE (101) as the bearer activation or deactivation procedure is intended for. The gateway (108, 110, 1308, 1310) detects a bearer mismatch between a first set of bearers and a second set of bearers known by the gateway (108, 110, 1308, 1310) and associated with said same PDN connection and UE (101). The gateway (108, 110, 1308, 1310) accepts, during a time interval, the received modify bearer or modify access bearers request message even though the bearer mismatch has been detected. |
| US10652945B2 |
Mobile terminated call improvements
In one aspect, a method for a packet gateway node (PGW) is disclosed. The PGW being adapted for (a) communicating with at least a serving gateway node, SGW, (b) receiving and forwarding downlink data packets to a user entity, UE, and (c) communicating with a mobility management entity, MME. In one embodiment, the method comprises: the PGW, when receiving a downlink user plane data packet destined for the UE on a Packet Data Network, PDN, connection associated with a restarted SGW, determining if the PDN connection has not yet been relocated to a new SGW, and, if so, selecting at least one SGW from a set of SGWs including the restarted SGW or another SGW and transmitting a control plane signal to at least one of the selected SGWs, the control plane signal identifying at least the UE. |
| US10652940B2 |
Communication between network nodes of a mobile communication network
A method for communication between network nodes of a mobile communication network includes: transmitting, by a first base station, a first message to a specific network node using a first indirect communication interface; and transmitting, by the specific network node, a second message to a second base station entity using the second indirect communication interface. Via the first and second messages, information related to configuration information content is transparently transmitted from the first base station entity to the second base station entity, via the specific network node of the mobile communication network, using the first and second indirect communication interfaces. |
| US10652934B2 |
Communication apparatus, method for controlling the same, and storage medium
A communication apparatus connectable to a network using a first wireless LAN module includes an interface configured to connect a second wireless LAN module and at least one controller configured to function as a unit that uses the second wireless LAN module for network connection without using the first wireless LAN module for network connection based on a fact that the second wireless LAN module is connected to the interface. |
| US10652931B2 |
Automatic network connection data synchronization for authorized personal devices
One embodiment provides a method, including: identifying, using a short range wireless device of an electronic device, another user device; transferring, using the short range wireless device, connection data for a wireless local area network (WLAN) access point between the electronic device and the another user device; and connecting, using a processor of the electronic device, to the WLAN using the connection data. Other aspects are described and claimed. |
| US10652926B2 |
Method and apparatus for performing backoff of transmission and reception for licensed assisted access in wireless communication system
A method and apparatus for delaying transmission or reception on an unlicensed cell in a wireless communication system is provided. A user equipment (UE) performs downlink (DL) reception or uplink (UL) transmission on a second cell. The second cell is a second serving cell on an unlicensed carrier. The UE receives a backoff time for the second cell from a first cell when there is overload in the unlicensed carrier. The first cell is a first serving cell on a licensed carrier. The UE suspends ongoing DL reception or UL transmission on the second cell during the backoff time. |
| US10652925B2 |
Medium access control and channel access for access operations
Methods and apparatus to support channel access control for keyless vehicle entry systems are disclosed. An initiating central wireless device of a wireless personal area network (WPAN) queries multiple responding peripheral wireless devices to perform ranging for distance and/or angle of arrival data, where the multiple peripheral wireless devices coordinate responses to minimize interference, avoid overlapping transmissions, and reduce time to complete ranging. Ranging frames are divided into multiple ranging time slots, where each ranging time slot can accommodate a full ranging cycle between the central and peripheral wireless devices. The central wireless device determines which ranging time slot to use based on estimates of communication channel interference and on a number of received responses from the peripheral wireless devices. Ranging measurements are provided to a controller of a vehicle that houses the peripheral wireless devices to determine whether to permit vehicle access. |
| US10652923B2 |
Method for indicating the allocated resources for a HARQ message in a random access procedure for a low-complexity, narrowband terminal
A method of transmitting an acknowledgment message in a random access procedure in a mobile telecommunications system, the method including: transmitting an uplink random access request; responsive to the random access request, transmitting a downlink allocation message indicating downlink resources for sending a downlink message; transmitting the downlink message using the resources indicated in the downlink allocation message; responsive to receiving the downlink message, transmitting an uplink message; and transmitting an acknowledgement message in respect of the uplink message and using one or more acknowledgment resources, wherein the one or more acknowledgment resources are identified based on at least one of the downlink allocation message, the downlink message and the uplink random access request. |
| US10652922B2 |
Method for processing an uplink grant after the last uplink transmission 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 processing an uplink grant after the last uplink transmission in wireless communication system, the method comprising: transmitting uplink data with a buffer status reporting (BSR); receiving uplink grant after the BSR is transmitted; and discarding the received uplink grant if the received uplink grant is for new transmission and a buffer size of the BSR is set to zero. |
| US10652919B1 |
Method of side-link transmission for ultra-reliable and low latency communication
A method of side-link transmission for ultra-reliable and low latency communication (URLLC), for a first user equipment (UE) of a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a radio resource control, RRC, signaling for a first resource configuration, from a second UE of the side-link communication, wherein the second UE receives a grant-free uplink resource reserved for a grant-free uplink transmission, from a base station the wireless communication system, and transmitting a first RRC signal for a second resource configuration, to the second UE when the first resource configuration cannot support requirements of URLLC transmission. |
| US10652916B2 |
Method, terminal and server for allocating Narrow Band Internet of Things system resources
Embodiments of the present application belong to the field of NB-IoT, and relate to a method, terminal and server for allocating NB-IoT system resources, capable of satisfying the requirements of traffic rate and communication quality simultaneously. The method comprises the following steps of: acquiring a traffic request of a first terminal; determining bearing carriers and the number of the bearing carriers required for bearing downlink data of the first terminal based on candidate carriers information and downlink traffic rate requirement; determining target downlink transmitting power of each of the bearing carriers based on the reception quality information, the determined bearing carriers, the determined number of the bearing carriers and the reception strength information; and determining to transmit the downlink data of the first terminal on an i-th bearing carrier using the determined target downlink transmitting power if a total downlink transmitting power of the i-th bearing carrier is less than or equal to a first preset threshold. |
| US10652914B2 |
CSI-RS scrambling of subframes in a multi-subframe DRS
In an embodiment, an AP executes a CCA protocol to determine whether to begin transmission within a DMTC window of a radio frame having first and second blocks of subframes. The AP transmits a multi-subframe DRS within the DRS subframes that is scrambled in accordance with a CSI-RS scrambling rule that determines how the second DRS subframe is to be scrambled based on whether the first DRS subframe is included among the first block of subframes or the second block of subframes. At least one UE monitors the DMTC window, and descrambles the CSI-RSs in the multi-DRS subframe based on a CSI-RS descrambling rule that determines how the second DRS subframe is to be descrambled based on whether the first DRS subframe is included among the first block of subframes or the second block of subframes. |
| US10652910B2 |
Long-term evolution (LTE) and wireless local area network (WLAN) aggregation (LWA) connection procedures
Technology for a user equipment (UE) to perform long-term evolution (LTE) and Wireless local area network (WLAN) aggregation (LWA) connection procedures within a wireless communication network is disclosed. The UE can determine to suspend communication on a wireless local area network (WLAN) of one or more protocol data units (PDUs) for a LWA session without terminating the LWA session. The UE can process, for transmission to an eNodeB, a request to suspend communication of the one or more PDUs on the WLAN to enable the eNodeB to schedule the one or more PDUs for transmission to the UE through a cellular interface without terminating the LWA session. |
| US10652909B2 |
Method and device for transmitting data and control information of terminal in wireless communication system
An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for transmitting data and control information by a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising the steps of: determining subframes in which a scheduling assignment (SA) is to be transmitted in an SA resource pool; and transmitting data by means of resources indicated by a combination of a time resource indication field and information related to the determined subframes. |
| US10652907B2 |
Prioritized radio assignments
An example of a system may include a processing resource and a computing device comprising instructions executable by the processing resource to assign a first radio, operable in a frequency band, of an access point (AP) to a prioritized data zone utilizing the AP; and assign a second radio, operable in the frequency band, of the AP to a plurality of non-prioritized data zones utilizing the AP. |
| US10652904B2 |
Technique for controlling radio access nodes
A technique for controlling a cluster of radio access nodes for radio communication with a user equipment is described. As to a method (200) aspect of the technique, information is received (202) from at least one of the user equipment and the radio access nodes, wherein the information is the cluster indicative of a radio quality (904-908) of the radio communication. Based on the received information, a number of radio access nodes that redundantly communicate with the user equipment is changed (204). |
| US10652903B2 |
Method and apparatus for interference mitigation utilizing antenna pattern adjustments
A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may perform, for example, a method for receiving interference information, identifying a plurality of interferers, approximating a location of the plurality of interferers, and adjusting an antenna pattern of an antenna. The method can include determining traffic loads and adjusting the antenna pattern according to the traffic loads. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US10652902B2 |
Method for measuring channel state information, network-side device, and user equipment
A method for measuring channel state information (CSI), a network-side device, and a user equipment (UE). The method includes determining, by a network-side device, configuration information, where the configuration information is used to configure UE to perform CSI measurement on different subframe sets on a flexible frequency band or sub-bands of the flexible frequency band, the subframe sets are determined by the network-side device based on uplink-downlink configurations of subframes on the flexible frequency band or the sub-bands of the flexible frequency band in a target cell and at least one neighboring cell of the target cell, and the flexible frequency band is a frequency band on which a transmission direction is configurable, and sending, by the network-side device, the configuration information to the UE to perform the CSI measurement based on the configuration information. |
| US10652901B2 |
Method and apparatus for signal interference processing
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, obtaining a schedule of spectral segments in a communication link of a communication system. Signal interference is identified in a portion of a number of spectral segments according to the schedule of spectral segments and at least one threshold for detecting interference. A determination is made that a number of signal interferers in the portion of the number of spectral segments exceeds a number of filters and, responsive to the number of signal interferers exceeding the number of filters, use of the number of filters is prioritized to filter signal interference in the portion of the number of spectral segments for suppressing at least a portion of the signal interference detected. |
| US10652900B2 |
Network node, a wireless device and methods therein for enabling channel estimations in a wireless communications network
Embodiments herein relate to a method performed by a network node for enabling channel estimation in a wireless communications network. The wireless communications network includes at least a first and a second Access Point, AP, having overlapping cells using contention-based transmission resources of the same frequency. The first network node controls the first AP to transmit information indicating that wireless devices served by the first AP are not to contend for the contention-based transmission resources when the second AP is transmitting a Null Data Packet, NDP. Then, the first network node controls the second AP to transmit a NDP. Embodiments of the first network node are also described. Embodiments herein also relate to a method performed by a wireless device for enabling channel estimation in a wireless communications network, and embodiments of the wireless device. |
| US10652897B1 |
Assigning carriers to radio ports of a split radio head
Assigning carriers to radio ports communicably coupled to a corresponding plurality of antennae of a radio head, wherein the radio head is split into at least first and second split portions, determining a difference between a first power level available to the first carrier via the first set of radio ports and a second power level available to the second carrier via the second set of radio ports, and changing a split of the radio head such that the difference between the first and second power levels is minimized. |
| US10652892B2 |
System and method for improved band-channel scanning and network switching
A system and method is disclosed that includes receiving connectivity information from a plurality of client devices connect to a network associated with a plurality of base stations; storing the connectivity information in one or more memories; determining a first location of a first device that desires to connect to a base station associated with the network; identifying a set of candidate bands and channels for connection to the base station based on the first location and the connectivity information; and transmitting the set of candidate bands and channels to the first device. |
| US10652891B2 |
Method and device for allocating resources, user equipment, base station and readable storage medium
Method and device for allocating resources, UE, base station and readable storage mediums are provided. The method includes: after initial cell selection or cell reselection is completed in an idle state, acquiring position information of a first type of RB; acquiring reference point offset indication information from a base station, wherein the reference point offset indication information includes a frequency domain offset N of a reference point relative to a specified RB which is one of the first type of RB; calculating a frequency domain position of the reference point based on the position information of the first type of RB and the reference point offset indication information; when receiving scheduling information from the base station, determining an RB for receiving PDSCH based on the frequency domain position of the reference point and resource allocation information included in the scheduling information. Resource allocation efficiency in idle state is improved. |
| US10652886B2 |
Method for transmitting and receiving uplink signal and apparatus supporting method in wireless communication system supporting non-licensed band
Disclosed are a method for a terminal for transmitting and receiving an uplink signal between a base station and a terminal, and an apparatus supporting the method in a licensed assisted access (LAA) system in which a base station or a terminal transmits listen-before-talk (LBT)-based signals. Specifically, the present invention discloses a method for a terminal for transmitting uplink data to a base station, a method for transmitting a modulated reference signal for the uplink data, and an apparatus for supporting the methods. |
| US10652877B2 |
Resolving colliding signals
Systems and methods are disclosed herein that relate to transmitting and receiving a transmission when there is a collision between the transmission and reserved resource elements. In some embodiments, a radio access node for a cellular communications network is disclosed, wherein the radio access node comprises a transceiver, a processor, and memory storing instructions executable by the processor whereby the radio access node is operable to transmit, via the transceiver, a downlink transmission to a wireless device using one or more Physical Resource Blocks (PRBs) that comprise reserved Resource Elements (REs) by puncturing the downlink transmission at positions of the reserved REs. In some embodiments, the downlink transmission is an Enhanced Physical Downlink Control Channel (EPDCCH) transmission or a Physical Downlink Shared Channel (PDSCH) transmission. Further, in some embodiments, the reserved REs are REs utilized for one or more CSI-RSs. |
| US10652866B2 |
Systems and methods for supporting asynchronous uplink HARQ and multiple simultaneous transmissions
Current HARQ procedures for grant-based uplink transmissions may not be suitable for implementations in which a UE can simultaneously transmit multiple transport blocks (TBs) to a base station. However, in some scenarios, such as in some grant-free uplink transmission schemes, a UE may simultaneously transmit multiple TBs. Systems and methods are disclosed herein for performing HARQ for situations in which a UE simultaneously transmits multiple TBs to a base station. By using the systems and methods described herein, HARQ may therefore be performed in such situations. |
| US10652865B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving data channel
A method of transmitting and receiving a data channel by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes receiving downlink control information (DCI) including information related to a resource region for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) or a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH), acquiring a resource indication value (RIV) from the DCI, acquiring a first length of allocated resource blocks based on the RIV, scaling the first length of allocated resource blocks to a second length of allocated resource blocks, based on a scaling factor and receiving the PDSCH or transmitting the PUSCH based on the second length of allocated resource blocks, wherein the scaling factor may be 2n, and n may be non-negative integer. |
| US10652864B2 |
Sequence signal sending method and terminal
Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a sequence signal sending method, to receive control information from a network-side device, to clarify a channel resource used by a terminal to send a sequence signal to the network-side device. The method in the embodiments of the present disclosure includes: receiving, by a terminal, control information sent by a network-side device, where the control information includes a sequence identifier and a channel resource indication, and the channel resource indication is used to indicate a channel resource available for the terminal; determining, by the terminal, a corresponding sequence signal based on the sequence identifier; and sending, by the terminal, the sequence signal by using the channel resource. Therefore, it is ensured that the terminal obtains stable and reliable communication quality and provides satisfactory user experience, and a performance requirement of a future network is fully met. |
| US10652862B2 |
Method and system for connectionless transmission during uplink and downlink of data packets
A method and system for uplink-downlink transmission of message in a network. The method includes transmitting, by a user equipment (UE), to a radio access network (RAN) node, a random access channel (RACH) message including identifier information for identifying a serving gateway in a core network; receiving, by the UE, from the RAN node, a random access (RA) response message including uplink (UL) grant information; and transmitting, by the UE, to the RAN node, a data message including encrypted data in an idle mode. The data message is transmitted from the RAN node to the serving gateway based on the identifier information, and the encrypted data is generated by the UE, and the encrypted data is decrypted by the serving gateway. |
| US10652859B2 |
Communication device and a method for operating a communication device
A method and a mobile device configured, when in idle mode, to select a target frequency from a network in response to a redistribution information from the network, including starting an evaluation timer; performing measurements on a first set of frequencies throughout a duration of the evaluation timer; selecting the target frequency based on the measurements of the first set of frequencies; and starting a second timer, which is distinct from the evaluation timer, during which time the device performs measurements on a second set of frequencies comprising the target frequency. |
| US10652858B2 |
User equipment, network device, and data transmission method
The present invention discloses a data transmission method, user equipment, and a network device. A D2D communications system configures a logical channel used by different types of D2D data and configures a resource selection parameter for user equipment. In this way, the user equipment is capable of selecting a communication resource by itself according to the resource selection parameter and D2D data to be transmitted by the user equipment, and allocating the resource to the to-be-transmitted D2D data, improving system reliability. |
| US10652857B2 |
Telecommunications apparatus and methods
A method of communicating data between a base station and a plurality of terminal devices in a wireless telecommunications system. The method comprises transmitting data from the base station to the plurality of terminal devices in a multicast transmission and transmitting response signals from the terminal devices to the base station to indicate whether the respective terminal devices have successfully received the multicast transmission. The use of a multicast transmission provides an efficient mechanism for communicating the same data to a plurality of terminal device, for example as might be desired in a machine-type communication network. In combination with this, the use of individual response signals, such as ACK/NACK signalling, from the terminal devices allows the base station, or other entity, such as a machine-type communications server, to track which terminal devices have indicated successful receipt of the multicast transmission, and to instigate an appropriate re-transmission protocol accordingly. |
| US10652856B2 |
Transmission and reception of broadcast information in a wireless communication system
Systems and methods for transmitting and receiving other broadcast information, OBI, are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of operation of wireless communication device for a wireless communication system comprises receiving and decoding a transmission unit in which OBI is collocated with at least a portion of a Synchronization Signal Block (SSB). The SSB comprises a primary synchronization signal (PSS), a secondary synchronization signal (SSS), and a physical broadcast channel (PBCH). The OBI comprises paging messages, remaining minimum system information (RMSI), and/or random access response (RAR) messages. In some embodiments, the transmission unit is a transmission unit having a duration that is two or more symbols but less than a duration of a full slot. In this manner, resources of the wireless communication system are efficiently utilized, which results in higher link and system capacity as well as lower network power consumption from increased stand-by times. |
| US10652855B2 |
Communication method, access network device, and terminal
A communication method, an access network device, and a terminal, the method comprising sending, by a first access network device, in a cell of the first access network device and corresponding to a radio network area of a terminal in a radio resource control (RRC) inactive state, and in response to the terminal in the RRC inactive state needing to be paged, a first paging message paging the terminal and sending, by the first access network device to a second access network device, a paging request message requesting to page the terminal, where the second access network device is an access network device other than the first access network device, and where the second access network device corresponds to the radio network area. |
| US10652854B2 |
Paging super frame window for narrowband communications using the unlicensed spectrum
A DRX/eDRX cycle may include a single PFW located in one of the non-anchor hopping frames and used to transmit a paging message. When the LBT procedure fails for the non-anchor hopping frame in which the PFW is located, transmission of the paging message may be delayed. Postponing the transmission of the paging message until a subsequent DRX/eDRX cycle be detrimental since the UE may not receive the change in system information at the next modification boundary. Thus, there is a need for paging mechanism the increases the chance of a UE receiving a paging message during a DRX/eDRX cycle. The present disclosure provides a paging mechanism that uses a PSFW with a PFW in each non-anchor hopping frame within a DRX/eDRX cycle. Hence, the chance of a UE receiving a paging message and hence the change in system information may be increased. |
| US10652851B2 |
Uplink-based user equipment tracking for connected inactive state
Methods and devices for uplink-based User Equipment (UE) tracking for UEs operating in a connected inactive operating state are provided. A transmit-receive point (TRP) transmits parameters to a UE that allow the UE to uniquely determine a UE-specific tracking sequence and assigned time-frequency (TF) resource that are independent of a TRP identifier associated with the TRP. The UE determines the UE-specific tracking sequence and assigned TF resource based at least in part on the parameters received from the TRP. While in the connected inactive operating state, the UE transmits a tracking signal that includes the UE-specific tracking sequence in accordance with the assigned TF resource. The TRP receives the tracking signal from the UE, detects the UE in accordance with the UE-specific tracking sequence to produce a UE detection status, and transmits a tracking response to the UE in accordance with the UE detection status. |
| US10652847B2 |
Simulcast controller, relay station, and communication method operated on simulcasting
A relay station comprising: a time server that supplies time-synchronized pulse data generated every second; and a symbol counter that counts symbol periods used in communication, based on the pulse data. The relay station transfers an upstream signal to a simulcast controller, by including in the upstream signal a first count value of the symbol counter that indicates a timing when synchronization with the upstream signal is established. The simulcast controller calculates a second count value based on the first count value to indicate a timing of transmission of the downstream signal from the relay station to the terminal device, transfers the downstream signal for transmission from the relay station to the terminal device, with the second count value being included in the downstream signal. The relay station starts transmitting the downstream signal based on the second count value. |
| US10652846B2 |
Systems, methods and devices for cellular synchronization references
Cellular (e.g., LTE or UMTS) and global navigation satellite system (GNSS) based technologies can provide ubiquitous and seamless synchronization solution for LTE-based vehicle to everything (V2X) or Proximity Services synchronization (ProSe) services. For example, by using joint GNSS timing references and LTE cellular network timing references for V2X or ProSe system synchronization benefits of using GNSS technologies to improve synchronization procedure for LTE based V2X or ProSe services can be enabled, including: (1) accurate and stable timing, (2) availability of a global and stable timing reference and (3) ability to propagate GNSS timing by user equipment having sufficient GNSS signal quality. |
| US10652839B2 |
Method for controlling power and electronic device thereof
An electronic device includes: an antenna; a communication circuit connected with the antenna; and one or more processors, wherein the one or more processors are configured to: identify a second amount of power corresponding to a second output signal outputted through the antenna for a second time using the communication circuit, the operation of identifying the second amount of power comprising an operation of identifying a second electromagnetic wave absorption rate corresponding to the second amount of power; determine a maximum output power for a third output signal to be outputted through the antenna according to a difference between a target electromagnetic wave absorption rate and the second electromagnetic absorption rate; and output the third output signal through the antenna based at least one the maximum output power. |
| US10652838B2 |
Wireless device and power control method
The present disclosure provides a power control method and a wireless device, in a cluster comprised of wireless devices including a first wireless device and a second wireless device, comprising: receiving power control information including a second data channel transmission power, from the second wireless device; determining a first data channel transmission power based on the second data channel transmission power; and controlling data channel transmission power of the first wireless device according to the first data channel transmission power; wherein, the first data channel transmission power is a power allowing the first wireless device to reach all wireless devices in the cluster, and the second data channel transmission power is a power allowing the second wireless device to reach all wireless devices in the cluster. |
| US10652835B2 |
Signal conditioning to mitigate interference impacting wireless communication links in radio access networks
A system that incorporates aspects of the subject disclosure may perform operations including, for example, receiving, via an antenna, a signal generated by a communication device, detecting an interference in the signal, the interference generated by one or more transmitters unassociated with the communication device, and the interference determined from signal characteristics associated with a signaling protocol used by the one or more transmitters, and performing signal conditioning on the signal to reduce the interference. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US10652833B2 |
Evaluating radio frequency (RF) exposure in real time
In certain aspects, a method implemented in a wireless device includes determining a specific absorption rate (SAR) distribution for a first wireless communication technology, determining a power density (PD) distribution for a second wireless communication technology, and combining the SAR distribution and the PD distribution to generate a combined RF exposure distribution. The method also includes determining at least one first maximum allowable power level and at least one second maximum allowable power level for a future time slot based on the combined RF exposure distribution, setting at least one transmission power limit for a first transmitter in the future time slot based on the at least one first maximum allowable power level, and setting at least one transmission power limit for a second transmitter in the future time slot based on the at least one second maximum allowable power level. |
| US10652831B2 |
Transmit power control and secondary cell deactivation and activation
A wireless device receives configuration parameters of cells grouped into physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) groups. The PUCCH groups comprise a secondary PUCCH group comprising a PUCCH secondary cell with a secondary PUCCH. An adjustment factor is determined based on a first transmit power control (TPC) command for the secondary PUCCH. A value of the adjustment factor is stored in response to a deactivation of the PUCCH secondary cell. A second TPC command for the secondary PUCCH is received. The second TPC command is ignored based on the PUCCH secondary cell being in a deactivated state. After an activation of the PUCCH secondary cell, an uplink control information (UCI) is transmitted via the secondary PUCCH employing the stored value of the adjustment factor. |
| US10652829B2 |
Transmit power determining method, processing chip, and communications device
A communication method is provided, including: determining, by a first device, a relative power ratio between a phase tracking reference signal (PTRS) and a data channel; determining, by the first device, a transmit power of the PTRS based on the relative power ratio of the PTRS to the data channel; and sending, by the first device, the PTRS to a second device by using the transmit power of the PTRS. |
| US10652827B2 |
Techniques for congestion mitigation in a radio access network
The disclosure relates to user equipment (UE) (700), comprising: a transceiver (701) configured to transceive radio resource control (RRC) messages between the UE (700) and a radio access network (RAN); and a radio resource controller (702) configured to activate an operation mode of the UE (700) responsive to processing a first sequence (328) of RRC messages when a non-congestion situation is indicated by the RAN, wherein the radio resource controller (702) is configured to activate the operation mode of the UE (700) responsive to processing a second sequence (525, 625) of RRC messages when a special situation, in particular a congestion situation or a power saving situation to reduce the energy consumption, is indicated by the RAN, wherein a latency for processing the second sequence (525, 625) of RRC messages is less than a latency for processing the first sequence (328) of RRC messages. |
| US10652825B2 |
Managing negotiation of power saving mode parameters between a user equipment and a core network device
The disclosed subject matter provides techniques for managing negotiation of power saving mode (PSM) parameters between a user equipment (UE) and core network device of a wireless communication network. In this regard, a method is provided that includes facilitating establishing, by a device comprising a processor, a wireless communication link with a network device of a wireless network. The method can further include, based on a determination that a power saving mode retry protocol for the device is enabled, determining, by the device, a number of times the network device previously instructed the device to use network values for power saving mode timers instead of device values for the power saving mode timers in association with the device operating in a power saving mode. |
| US10652822B2 |
Macro and micro discontinuous reception
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A wireless device may receive a downlink (DL) reception indication during an active duration of a discontinuous reception (DRX) configuration. The DL reception indication may indicate the presence of a reception opportunity following an inactivity interval, as well as the length of the inactivity interval. The wireless device may refrain from DL monitoring during the inactivity interval. In some cases, the wireless device may enter a sleep mode during the inactivity interval and wake up to receive a subsequent transmission during the reception opportunity. In some examples, the wireless device may use the inactivity interval to communicate using a different radio access technology (RAT). |
| US10652820B1 |
Methods and apparatus for increasing the number of training and data tones in wireless communications systems
Accordingly, systems and methods for managing power when the number of training and data tones are increased in a wireless communications system are provided. An L-SIG field is generated that includes a set of data and pilot tones, wherein the pilot tones are inserted between the data tones in the set of data and pilot tones. A plurality of training tones is added to the L-SIG field before and after the set of data and pilot tones. A symbol is generated that includes the L-SIG field, an L-LTF field, and a data field, wherein the training tones of the L-SIG field provide channel estimates for the data field. Power of the L-LTF field is managed relative to power of the L-SIG field in the generated symbol in a time domain. |
| US10652817B2 |
Combining power from electrically isolated power paths for powering remote units in a distributed antenna system(s) (DASs)
Embodiments disclosed herein include combining power from isolated power paths for powering remote units in distributed antenna systems (DASs). In one example, a remote unit(s) is configured to include multiple input power ports for receiving power from multiple power paths. The received power from each input power port is combined to provide a combined output power for powering the remote unit. Thus, a remote unit can be powered by the combined output power. To avoid differences in received power on the multiple input power ports causing a power supply to supply higher power than designed or regulated, the input power ports in the remote unit are electrically isolated from each other. Further, the received power on the multiple power inputs ports can be controlled to be proportionally provided to the combined output power according to the maximum power supplying capabilities of the respective power supplies. |
| US10652815B2 |
Techniques and apparatuses for network access via a hybrid cell associated with a shared public land mobile network identity
Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may receive a network identifier of a cell; determine that the cell is a first type of cell; and perform an access procedure to attempt to connect to the cell, wherein a first type of access procedure associated with the first type of cell or a second type of access procedure associated with a second type of cell is performed based at least in part on whether the network identifier indicates a particular type of access procedure. Numerous other aspects are provided. |
| US10652812B2 |
Method for supporting NAS signaling by base station in wireless communication system and apparatus therefor
An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for supporting non-access stratum (NAS) signaling of a user equipment (UE) by a base station in a wireless communication system, the method comprising the steps of: transmitting, to the UE, information for supporting a connection to a next generation (NG) core; receiving a NAS-related message from the UE; performing one of MME selection and AMF selection according to whether the NAS-related message includes information regarding the use of NAS; and transmitting an NAS message to an MMF or an AMF which is determined as a result of performing one of the MME selection and the AMF selection. |
| US10652809B2 |
Method and apparatus for supporting network slicing selection and authorization for new radio access technology
For supporting selection/authorization of network slicing, a radio access network (RAN) node in a new radio access technology (RAT), e.g. gNB, receives a service request including slice information from a user equipment (UE), and determines a slice based on the slice information. The RAN node forwards the service request including the slice information to a common control plane function (C-CPF), and then, the C-CPF checks whether the UE is authorized for a specific slice. The RAN node receives a service response including an authorization indication for the specific slice from the C-CPF, and performs a corresponding action for the specific slice. |
| US10652808B2 |
Radio network communication modes in physiological status monitoring
Methods, apparatuses and systems are described for managing communication modes on a network used for physiological status monitoring. The methods may include receiving indications that a network had been selected and that a communication or operation mode for the network had been selected. The communication or operation mode may be based at least in part on a number of remote physiological monitoring devices that are to be allowed to communicate on the radio access network. A beacon may be transmitted to indicate one or more transmission parameters associated with the selected communication or operation mode. |
| US10652798B2 |
Method and device for routing traffic of applications installed on a mobile device
A mobile device performs method for routing traffic of applications installed on the mobile device. The method includes receiving, from a source external to the mobile device, a set of attributes for a first application installed on the mobile device. The method further includes receiving, from a network element, a set of application traffic routing rules. Additionally, the method includes selecting, under the control of at least one application traffic routing rule of the received set of application traffic routing rules, a network access from multiple network accesses of the mobile device for routing traffic of the first application. The selecting is based on the set of attributes for the first application. |
| US10652797B2 |
Channel switching based on interference events
An example access point comprising: a memory; and a processor executing instructions stored in the memory to: determine a first interference event while operating on a first channel, wherein the first channel is designated to the access point in a global channel plan by a network controller based on a global view of a wireless network; switch to operate on a second channel from the first channel for a first amount of time in response to the first interference event; determine a second interference event of the same event type as the first interference event on the first channel, wherein the second interference event is the same event type as the first interference event; and switch to operate on the second channel from the first channel for a longer amount of time than the first amount of time, wherein the second channel is selected based on a local view of the wireless network by the access point. |
| US10652792B2 |
Methods and systems for carrier-assisted user information retrieval from mobile devices
Systems and methods for automatically recognizing a user equipment (UE) associated with a person who enters a storefront are disclosed. A modified small cell (such as a femtocell or picocell) extracts, from a request to register or initiate a handover procedure, information identifying the user equipment (e.g., IMEI) and information indicating the identity of a user profile associated with the user equipment (e.g., IMSI). The IMEI and IMSI may be used to query a mobile carrier Home Subscriber Service (HSS) database to obtain customer information associated with the IMEI and IMSI data. The customer information may be used to query a database of the storefront to generate inventory information, such as promotional information or other marketing or sales information, which may be transmitted to the user equipment for display. |
| US10652791B2 |
Variable size linear video content buffers for uninterrupted handover in a multi-beam satellite system
Embodiments relate to systems and methods for modifying the transmission rate of media data in order to improve craft-based media playback system performance during handover events in a communication system. |
| US10652787B2 |
Systems and methods for resolving a physical cell identity confusion in a heterogeneous network
Embodiment of the present disclosure relates to resolving physical cell identity confusion in heterogenous networks. In one embodiment, a method is disclosed, comprising: receiving a handover request including a first physical cell identity of a first target base station [120A]; comparing the first physical cell identity with a neighbour list comprising the first physical cell identity of the first target base station [120A] and a second physical cell identity of a second target base station [120B]; transmitting an identifier of an access point [130A, 130B, 130C, 130D] to the first target base station base stations [120A] and the second target base station [120B]; and analysing response messages received from each of the first target base stations [120A] and the second target base station [120B] for performing a handover from a serving base station [102] to one of the first target base station [120A] and the second target base station [120B]. |
| US10652786B2 |
Dual radio operation between access systems using 3GPP radio access technology
Systems and methods of providing 5G access for a UE are generally described. The UE is simultaneously connected via dual radio operation to a legacy and 5G access system. The UE mobility management states for the access systems are independent of each other. The EPC and 5G CN share an HSS and may share a IP anchor. When handover occurs between access systems, the IP address is retained and the IP anchor used when the UE transmits an Attach Request having a Handover Attach Request Type and otherwise a new IP address is provided and the HSS but not the IP anchor is common between the access systems. The 5G eNB to which the UE is connected is standalone and connected to the 5G CN or dual mode and connected with an EPC via an LTE anchor in addition to the 5G CN. |
| US10652782B1 |
Latency reduction based on packet error prediction
According to an aspect, there is provided a network node comprising means for performing the following. Initially, a trained machine learning algorithm for predicting a probability of failed delivery of data packets based on measurements is maintained in a database. The network node performs, for each of its wireless communication links, the following. The network node causes performing measurements relating to a first wireless communication link to form a measurement data set and predicts, using the trained machine learning algorithm and the measurement data set, a probability of failed delivery of a data packet over the first wireless communication link. The network node determines whether the probability of failed delivery of the data packet exceeds a threshold. If it does, the network node transmits to a first receiver the data packet over the first wireless communication link and one of a copy of the data packet and redundancy data. |
| US10652770B2 |
Shared experiment control
Systems and methods for providing a shared control group are disclosed. A request for a page is received and each user device is assigned to a shared control pool or one of a plurality of experiments. The shared control pool includes a first percentage of user devices and each of the experiments includes an experimental percentage. For each user device in the shared control pool, a base version of each element is transmitted; for each user device in a first experiment, a first variant element is transmitted; and for each user device assigned to a second experiment a second variant element is transmitted. A record indicative of interactions that occur after transmission is received and the interactions of a first subset of the shared control pool is compared with the devices assigned to the first experiment and a second subset is compared to the devices assigned to the second experiment. |
| US10652758B2 |
Non-line-of-sight (NLOS) coverage for millimeter wave communication
A system, in an active reflector device, adjusts a first amplification gain of each of a plurality of radio frequency (RF) signals received at a receiver front-end from a first equipment via a first radio path of an NLOS radio path. A first phase shift is performed on each of the plurality of RF signals with the adjusted first amplification gain. A combination of the plurality of first phase-shifted RF signals is split at a transmitter front-end. A second phase shift on each of the split first plurality of first phase-shifted RF signals is performed. A second amplification gain of each of the plurality of second phase-shifted RF signals is adjusted. |
| US10652754B2 |
Spectrum sharing system for telecommunications network traffic
This disclosure describes techniques to facilitate a co-existence of overlapping spectrums within a base station node of a telecommunications network. More specifically, a spectrum sharing system is described that may employ static, semi-static, or dynamic techniques for spectrum re-framing of radio frames within a base station node. Spectrum re-framing may occur in a time domain, a frequency domain, or a combination of both. Further, the spectrum sharing system may determine the number of subframes of the first spectrum that are to be configured as MBSFN subframes based on the real-time network traffic and bandwidth allocation criteria. The bandwidth allocation criteria may include, but is not limited to, a regulatory requirement associated with a threshold bandwidth capacity for transmission of communications via a spectrum within the cell, or a service provider-imposed threshold bandwidth capacity on a cell that is intended to ensure a network efficiency of the base station node. |
| US10652749B2 |
Spoof detection using proximity sensors
Computer-implemented methods and systems for liveness analysis using proximity sensors are described. Reflective strength readings from a proximity sensor, such as an infrared proximity sensor incorporated in a mobile device, are received. A liveness measure is determined based on the one or more readings and a reflection threshold, and, based on the liveness measure, a determination is made whether a target in range of the proximity sensor is likely to be a live human. |
| US10652747B2 |
System and apparatus for adapting operations of a communication device
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, at a base station, communicating with a mobile phone where the base station comprises a premises wireless access point, at the base station, communicating with a mobile communication system by way of a broadband connection, and instructing a landline phone communicatively coupled to the base station to communicate with a remote end user device via the mobile communication system utilizing identification information of the mobile phone and responsive to communications between the base station and the mobile phone. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US10652745B2 |
System and method for filtering access points presented to a user and locking onto an access point
The present invention filters access points presented to a user and locks onto an access point and includes an access point filtering unit and an access point locking unit. The access point filtering unit determines the access points that are accessible by a client device and then filters them to present only the access points that are acceptable to under a security policy in force. The access point locking unit has a plurality of operating modes and can lock onto a user selected access point, a security policy prescribed access point, or the access point with the best signal profile. The present invention also includes a method for filtering access points and a method for locking onto an access point that is selected by the user, that has the best signal profile, or that is prescribed by a security policy for a given location. |
| US10652734B2 |
Security system for handheld wireless devices using time-variable encryption keys
In one embodiment, the invention provides a portable wireless personal communication system for cooperating with a remote certification authority to employ time variable secure key information pursuant to a predetermined encryption algorithm to facilitate convenient, secure encrypted communication. The disclosed system includes a wireless handset, such as PDA, smartphone, cellular telephone or the like, characterized by a relatively robust data processing capability and a body mounted key generating component which is adapted to be mounted on an individual's body, in a permanent or semi-permanent manner, for wirelessly broadcasting, within the immediate proximity of the individual, a secret or private key identifying signal corresponding to a time variable secure key information under the control of the certification authority. The key identifying signal is generated in a format that facilitates secure wireless communication with the individual in accordance with a predetermined encryption algorithm including a PKI encryption algorithm. The disclosed system may be used with a console for coordinating access to a variety of different communication system and networks. |
| US10652733B2 |
Apparatus, system and method for SCE
In order for supporting separate ciphering at an MeNB (20) and an SeNB (30), the MeNB (20) derives separate first and second keys (KUPenc-M, KUPenc-S) from a third key (KeNB). The first key (KUPenc-M) is used for confidentially protecting first traffic transmitted over U-Plane between the MeNB (20) and a UE (10). The first key (KUPenc-M) may be the same as current KUPenc or a new key. The second key (KUPenc-S) is used for confidentially protecting second traffic transmitted over the U-Plane between the UE (10) and the SeNB (30). The MeNB (20) sends the second key (KUPenc-S) to the SeNB (30). The UE (10) negotiates with the MeNB (20), and derives the second key (KUPenc-S) based on a result of the negotiation. |
| US10652732B2 |
Provisioning authentication keys in computer processor
Embodiments are directed to provisioning a general-use basis for authentication of a processor device. During manufacture, a hardware processor stores a secret value and shares a derived value produced based on the secret value with a secure service. These values may be used in a limited-use initial authentication process to authenticate the hardware processor. A general-use basis for authentication not so limited as the initial authentication process is established subsequent to the manufacture of the hardware processor. The general-use basis for authentication may include a public-private key pair, and is established upon successful completion of the initial authentication process. Authentication using the general-use process produces an authentication traceable to the manufacture of the hardware processor. |
| US10652729B1 |
Subscriber identity privacy
A 5th-Generation (5G) cellular communication device may at times be used with a legacy subscriber identifier module (SIM) that does not support 5G subscriber identity privacy features. To obtain a subscriber identifier for authentication, the device attempts to obtain or generate a concealed subscriber identifier with the support of the current SIM. If this is not possible, as may be the case with legacy, non-5G SIMs, the device determines whether the home network specified by the SIM is the network of the provisioning operator. If so, the device obtains an unconcealed subscriber identifier from the SIM, encrypts it with the provisioned home network key, and uses the resulting concealed subscriber identifier for authentication. If the home network specified by the SIM is a network other than that of the provisioning network operator, the device obtains the unconcealed subscriber identifier from the SIM and uses it for authentication. |
| US10652727B2 |
Systems and methods for customizing network detection results
A computer-implemented method for customizing network detection results may include identifying a connection between a client device and a frontend server of a web-based computing system. The method may also include obtaining at least one criterion for customizing a network-carrier analysis of the connection for use by a backend application of the web-based computing system. In addition, the method may include performing, based on the criterion, the customized network-carrier analysis of the connection to create a customized report of network-carrier information about the connection. Furthermore, the method may include providing the customized report of network-carrier information to the backend application. Finally, the method may include performing, based on the customized report, at least one task associated with improving a function of the web-based computing system. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed. |
| US10652721B1 |
Providing multimedia wireless emergency alerts
Example embodiments relate to a user equipment that can receive a cellular broadcast message comprising a data element identifying the cellular broadcast message as a wireless emergency alert. The network address information (e.g., URL) can identify a network location associated with multimedia content to be transmitted to the user equipment, the multimedia content stored at a repository associated with a server device. The user equipment can, in response to detecting that the cellular broadcast message comprises the data element, send a content request to the server device associated with the network location identified by the network address information, and subsequently it can receive the multimedia content from the server device and provide the multimedia content via a graphical user interface displayed on a screen of the user equipment. |
| US10652719B2 |
Toy vehicle accessory and related system
An improved toy system is disclosed herein. In one aspect, the toy system includes a toy vehicle that can be uniquely identified. The toy vehicle includes a wireless tag that contains identifying information that is unique to the toy vehicle. In another aspect, the system includes a toy vehicle reader that can identify a toy vehicle that is proximate to the reader. The toy vehicle reader can wirelessly communicate with the tag, and in particular with a chip on the tag, on the proximate toy vehicle. In one embodiment, the toy vehicle reader utilizes Near Field Communication (NFC) technology to read the tags on vehicles. |
| US10652717B2 |
Systems and methods for providing an interactive community through device communication
A wave device is disclosed. The wave device may include one or more memory devices storing instructions and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to receive a unique identifier associated with a community and generate a communication including the unique identifier associated with the community and enabling a second wave device to join the community. The one or more processors may be further configured to transmit the communication to the second wave device based on geographic proximity to the second wave device, and share information with the second wave device based on the second wave device joining the community. |
| US10652714B2 |
Method for managing device configurations using configuration templates
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, identifying a configuration of a second end user device that includes device data and applications, generating a configuration template associated with the second end user device, providing a first end user device with access to the configuration template for enabling the first end user device to be configured, detecting an adjustment to the configuration of the second end user device, and transmitting a notification of a configuration change at the second end user device responsive to the detecting of the adjustment to enable the first end user device to be reconfigured according to the adjustment to the configuration of the second end user device. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US10652705B2 |
Apparatus and method for processing call services in mobile terminal
An apparatus and method for processing call services in a mobile terminal are provided. The method for processing call services in a mobile terminal includes entering into, when a call is generated, a call handling mode, recognizing and analyzing voice signals sent and received in the call to produce speech analysis information, detecting a state change of the mobile terminal using a sensing unit to produce user behavior information, and predicting, when a state change of the mobile terminal is detected, an application corresponding to the speech analysis information, and activating the application as a follow-up service. |
| US10652703B1 |
Push-based communications systems and methods for transmitting push-based communications associated with products moving geographically
Systems and methods are described for transmitting a plurality of push-based communications associated with products moving geographically. In various aspects, an application programming interface (API) endpoint server having a push-based API, the push-based API associated with a webhook provided to a delivery service server, may receive via the webhook a webhook-push following an update to a delivery status state of a delivery event. A short message service (SMS) webpage server may generate a description of the update to the delivery status state. The SMS webpage server may be further configured to generate an SMS-based webpage and the description of the update to the delivery status state may include the URL of the SMS-based webpage. An SMS delivery component may transmit a communication including the description of the update to a client device associated with the delivery event. |
| US10652699B1 |
Method and device for ranking and geographically grouping inbuilding sectors
A system may receive geographic data including analytics information relating to a geographic region of a network; receive user equipment data including analytics information relating to one or more user equipment of the network; receive node data including analytics information corresponding to one or more nodes of the network; and associate the user equipment data and the node data with the geographic data; identify a coverage index for the geographic region based on the geographic data and the associated user equipment data. The system may identify a capacity index for the geographic region based on the geographic data and the associated node data; determine a regional score for the geographic region based on the coverage index and the capacity index; generate a recommendation to service the geographic region based on the regional score; and perform an action based on the recommendation. |
| US10652695B2 |
Determining the geographic location of a portable electronic device
Determining the geographic location of a portable electronic device (100) in a radio communications network, by transmitting radio signals from a plurality of first network transmitters (200, 300, 400); receiving, in the network, a measurement signal from the portable electronic device, which measurement signal comprises, for each transmitted radio signal, a plurality of data samples obtained in the electronic device from the respective transmitted signal at different time points during a measurement period with movement of the portable electronic device (100), and local position data associated to each data sample obtained from a local positioning unit in the electronic device, so as to form a synthetic antenna array; obtaining, a direction measurement between the electronic device and the first network transmitter from the synthetic antenna array; obtaining geographic location data for the first network transmitter; and identifying geographic location data of the portable electronic device based on the direction measurement and the geographic location data for the first network transmitter. |
| US10652689B2 |
Configurable multi-band compressor architecture with advanced surround processing
Audio processing architectures are described for implementing a multi-band audio compression algorithm with advanced surround processing. Exemplary architectures can improve the fidelity and perceived sound field spread of inexpensive, cabinet mounted, stereo speakers such as those that might be found in televisions, wireless speaker systems and sound bars. Embodiments of the present disclosure can improve inexpensive, cabinet mounted, stereo speakers by providing, e.g., (i) an Advanced Surround algorithm that adds depth and height to the left/right/center sound field images, (ii) a Soft Clip algorithm to minimize the perceived artifacts caused by compressor overshoot, (iii) configurable crossover filter order adjustment to allow better isolation between bands, (iv) a compressor maximum gain adjustment to reduce overshoot and minimize noise boost, and/or (v) a center gain adjustment to emphasize the perception of the center image (dialog) in high ambient noise situations. |
| US10652683B2 |
Method and apparatus for reproducing three-dimensional audio
A three-dimensional (3D) audio reproducing method and apparatus is provided. The 3D audio reproducing method may include receiving a multichannel signal comprising a plurality of input channels; and performing downmixing according to a frequency range of the multichannel signal in order to format-convert the plurality of input channels into a plurality of output channels having elevation. |
| US10652681B2 |
Processing method and system of audio multichannel output speaker, and mobile phone
A processing method and a processing system of an audio multichannel output speaker and a mobile phone are disclosed. The method includes: retrieving an audio and video file and establishing four channel signals for audio signals in the audio and video file with independent channel indications; performing frequency-division processing on the four channel signals respectively, and storing data of the four channel signals after frequency-division processing in order; performing digital-to-analog conversion on the data of the four channel signals respectively, and respectively sending converted analog signal data to speakers corresponding to the four channel signals one-to-one. |
| US10652679B1 |
Undesirable noise detection and management
A communications management system (CMS) and related method receive registration information related to a plurality of participant systems (PSs) that communicate audio information between themselves. The CMS transmits a unique signal to each of the plurality of PSs that causes each of the plurality of PSs to produce a unique audio signal and detects an undesirable sound (US) in a PS of the plurality of PSs responsive to the transmission of the unique signal. Then, responsive to the detection of the US, the CMS applies a remedial action to the PS to initiate a reduction in a likelihood that the PS will produce a future US. Finally, the CMS repeats the operations of transmitting, detecting, and applying according to a predefined testing criteria. |
| US10652677B2 |
Hearing assistance device and method of forming same
Various embodiments of a hearing assistance device and a method of forming such device are disclosed. The hearing assistance device can provide sound to an ear of a patient. The device includes a housing adapted to be worn on or behind the ear, hearing assistance components enclosed in the housing, and an earmold adapted to be worn in the ear. The device further includes a sound tube adapted to transmit sound from the housing to the earmold, and an earhook adapted to connect the housing to the sound tube. The earmold and the sound tube are printed three dimensionally (3D) as one piece that is custom fit for the patient using a computer-aided design software (CAD) model. Further, a first end of the sound tube is integral with the earmold. |
| US10652673B2 |
Hearing instrument with an authentication protocol
A hearing instrument includes: a radio for reception of a broadcasted message; an authenticator configured for authentication of a transmitter of the broadcasted message; and a receiver configured for converting the broadcasted message into an acoustic signal for transmission towards an eardrum of a user of the hearing instrument upon successful authentication of the transmitter of the broadcasted message. |
| US10652672B2 |
Hearing assistance system with own voice detection
A hearing assistance system includes a pair of left and right hearing assistance devices to be worn by a wearer and uses both of the left and right hearing assistance devices to detect the voice of the wearer. The left and right hearing assistance devices each include first and second microphones at different locations. Various embodiments detect the voice of the wearer using signals produced by the first and second microphones of the left hearing assistance device and the first and second microphones of the right hearing assistance device. Various embodiments use outcome of detection of the voice of the wearer performed by the left hearing assistance device and the outcome of detection of the voice of the wearer performed the right hearing assistance device to determine whether to declare a detection of the voice of the wearer. |
| US10652671B2 |
Method of operating a hearing device
There is provided a method of operating a hearing device (10, 11) to be worn by a user, comprising: defining a plurality of hearing device services and assigning to each hearing device service a service access confirmation level selected from a plurality of hierarchically structured service access confirmation levels; providing an access software platform for enabling third party service access to the hearing device services; providing at least one application program adapted to provide a third party service to the hearing device, each application program adapted to utilize the access software platform and at least one of the hearing device services; providing a manufacturer access service for approving or denying access to the hearing device for each of the application programs depending on whether or not approval for the respective service access confirmation level(s) has been previously obtained. |
| US10652669B2 |
Receiver assembly having a distinct longitudinal direction
The present invention relates to a receiver assembly comprising a first receiver having a distinct longitudinal direction and a first longitudinal centre line, and a second receiver having a distinct longitudinal direction and a second longitudinal centre line, wherein the distinct longitudinal directions of the first and second receivers are arranged essentially along a distinct longitudinal direction of the receiver assembly. The receiver assembly further comprises one or more microphone units. |
| US10652668B2 |
Method and hearing aid for the frequency distortion of an audio signal
A method performs frequency distortion of an audio signal. The audio signal is divided at at least one division frequency into a low-frequency band and a high-frequency band. A frequency-distorted signal is generated through respectively different distortions of frequencies for the high-frequency band and for the low-frequency band. The division frequency is selected such that it is located between two neighboring tones of a given tonal system. |
| US10652667B2 |
Controlling a link for different load conditions
The present disclosure relates generally to devices, systems, and methods for supporting different load conditions in a data/power link. In one example, a device includes a transformer that has a first tap with a first turns ratio and a second tap with a second turns ratio. The device further includes electronics and circuitry. The circuitry is configured to selectively couple the electronics to the first tap of the transformer for a first application and to couple the electronics to the second tap of the transformer for a second application. |
| US10652665B2 |
Symmetrical dual-edge loudspeaker
The invention provides a symmetrical dual-edge loudspeaker, comprising a frame and a cone paper, a U-shaped magnet and a voice coil mounted in the frame, wherein an accommodation chamber is formed in the middle of the U-shaped magnet; the voice coil is located in the accommodation chamber; the cone paper comprises a body and an upper edge and a lower edge bonded to the upper and lower sides of the body; the upper edge and the lower edge respectively protrude upwards and downwards, forming a symmetrical structure; the cone paper is fixedly connected to the frame via the upper edge and the lower edge; and the lower edge is provided with an air discharge hole. The invention effectively ensures steady up and down motion of the cone paper by disposing up-down symmetrical upper and lower edges, and enables a stiffness coefficient Kms to achieve optimal symmetry, thus satisfying an application requirement for an ultra-thin loudspeaker. |