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| US10688465B2 |
Method and apparatus to infuse water with nitrate (NO3) and nitrite (NO2) using electrical plasma for use in plant fertilization
A nitrogen-enriched water generator includes an elongated housing defining a sealed nitrogen/oxygen chamber in which nitrogen molecules are combined with oxygen molecules to form a nitrate (NO3) or a nitrite (NO2) gas (NOx gas). The housing includes an NOx gas and water mixing tube, a plasma generator and a nitrogen-enriched water trap. A water spray nozzle sprays water into the chamber. At least one air injection port injects air into the chamber. A vacuum port removes a volume of NOx gas not absorbed by the water from the sealed nitrogen/oxygen chamber. |
| US10688462B2 |
Microcapsules comprising active ingredients and a metal oxide shell, a method for their preparation and uses thereof
The present invention provides a process for preparing microcapsules comprising a core material encapsulated by a metal oxide shell, microcapsules obtained therewith and uses thereof. |
| US10688459B2 |
Device for mixing powders by cryogenic fluid and generating vibrations
A device for mixing powders by a cryogenic fluid, characterised in that it comprises: a chamber for mixing the powders, comprising a cryogenic fluid, provided with means for forming a fluidised powder bed; a chamber for supplying powders in order to allow the powders to be introduced into the mixing chamber; a chamber for supplying cryogenic fluid in order to allow the cryogenic fluid to be introduced into the mixing chamber; a system for generating vibrations in the fluidised powder bed; and a system for controlling the system for generating vibrations. |
| US10688458B2 |
System and method of using multi-chambered receptacles
A receptacle having a plurality of interconnected chambers arranged to permit multiple process steps or processes to be performed independently or simultaneously. The receptacles are manufactured to separate liquid from dried reagents and to maintain the stability of the dried reagents. An immiscible liquid, such as an oil, is included to control loading of process materials, facilitate mixing and reconstitution of dried reagents, limit evaporation, control heating of reaction materials, concentrate solid support materials to prevent clogging of fluid connections, provide minimum volumes for fluid transfers, and to prevent process materials from sticking to chamber surfaces. The receptacles can be adapted for use in systems having a processing instrument that includes an actuator system for selectively moving fluid substances between chambers and a detector. The actuator system can be arranged to concentrate an analyte present in a sample. The detector can be used to detect an optical signal emitted by the contents of the receptacle. |
| US10688455B2 |
High speed injector apparatus with dual throttle bodies
An apparatus for mixing a first fluid into a flow path of a second fluid, the apparatus comprising: a chamber enclosing the flow path, the chamber including a second fluid first inlet for receiving its respective fluid. The apparatus also includes a second inlet arranged downstream of the first inlet and receiving the first fluid, as well as an outlet arranged downstream of the second inlet for discharging a mixture of the first fluid and the second fluid. The second inlet flows into the flow path and is formed by a shared fluid injector mounted transverse to the axial direction that one fluid and the two fluid flows through its chamber. The flow path includes two respective throttle bodies, each of which is pivotally arranged inside the chamber and attached to opposed sides of the chamber for controlling the flow area of the flow path. |
| US10688453B2 |
System and method for droplet formation and manipulation using ferrofluids
A microfluidic device for forming droplets includes at least one ferrofluid reservoir disposed in the microfluidic device and containing a ferrofluid therein. The microfluidic device includes a continuous-phase reservoir disposed in the microfluidic device and containing an oil phase therein and one or more microfluidic channels connecting between the at least one ferrofluid reservoir and the continuous-phase reservoir, the continuous-phase reservoir comprising a step region having an increased height as compared to a height of the one or more microfluidic channels. To form droplets an externally applied magnetic field is applied to the device to pull the ferrofluid into the continuous-phase reservoir, whereby droplets are formed at step region. |
| US10688448B2 |
Porous body, polymer electrolyte membrane, filter material for filter, and filter unit
The present invention provides a porous body having high strength, a small pore size, and excellent homogeneity. The porous body of the present invention includes polytetrafluoroethylene and has a microstructure that includes nodes and fibrils. The microstructure further includes, in addition to the nodes and the fibrils, fused points where a fibril that links two nodes and another fibril that links another two nodes are fused with each other. |
| US10688446B2 |
Seaweed polysaccharide based superhydrophilic foam membrane for energy-efficient oil-water separation
The present invention relates to a superhydrophilic biodegradable cross linked foam membrane and a process for preparation of said foam membrane from a seaweed polysaccharides by blending with amino biopolymers/amino acids/proteins/amino compounds followed by crosslinking with a naturally occurring cross linker, genipin. The foam membrane can be used as a substitute for synthetic membrane for varied applications including membrane separation for oil-water emulsions, oil-water mixtures and other aqueous-organic mixtures under ambient conditions. These foam membranes can be recycled and reused more than three times without considerable decrease in flux rate and stability. The separation methodology of the mixtures using the foam membrane of the present invention is gravity-driven and therefore, simple and energy-efficient. |
| US10688442B2 |
Method of magnetically aligning and crystallizing membrane proteins
The disclosure describes a method of forming highly ordered membrane protein crystals. The forming process is done in the presence of a magnetic field to exploit the diamagnetic anisotropy of the membrane protein. Further described is a method of magnetic alignment and crystallization of membrane proteins in two-dimensional (2D) sheets for protein structural characterization and applications in functional devices. Block co-copolymers are used in alternative embodiments to assist with the crystallization process. |
| US10688440B2 |
Fuel fractioning unit for inert gas generating system
An inert gas generating system includes a source of a liquid hydrocarbon fuel, and a fractioning unit configured to receive a portion of the liquid hydrocarbon fuel from the source. The fractioning unit includes a perm-selective membrane configured to separate the portion of the liquid hydrocarbon fuel into substantially sulfur-free vapors and a sulfur-containing remainder. The system further includes a catalytic oxidation unit configured to receive and react the substantially sulfur-free vapors to produce an inert gas. |
| US10688434B2 |
Gas separation method
The gas separation method is executed under a condition in which a partial pressure of a first gas (G1) in a feed gas that contains at least mutually different gases being the first gas (G1) and a second gas (G2) becomes less than or equal to a total pressure of a permeate-side space (S2) of a gas separation membrane (30). The gas separation method includes a step of causing flow of a sweep gas that contains at least a third gas (G3) being a different gas from the first gas (G1) and the second gas (G2) into the permeate-side space (S2) of the gas separation membrane (30) while supplying a feed gas to a feed-side space (S1) of the gas separation membrane (30). The permeation rate of the first gas (G1) in the gas separation membrane (30) is greater than the permeation rate respectively of the second gas (G2) and the third gas (G3). |
| US10688430B2 |
Cleanable filter
Cleanable filters and methods of cleaning filters are described in the present application. The cleanable air filter includes a housing and a filter element installed in the housing. The filter element is configured to filter an operating fluid in a given application. The filter element is cleanable in-situ in the installed condition in the housing. The cleanable air filter further includes a cleaning fluid applicator configured to apply a cleaning fluid to the filter element while the filter element is in the installed condition in the housing such that the filter element is cleanable without being removed from the filter housing. |
| US10688426B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for separating liquid particles from a gas-liquid stream
A gas-liquid separator comprises a housing having an inlet for receiving a gas-liquid stream and an outlet for discharging a gas stream. An impactor nozzle structure is supported by the housing and situated downstream of the inlet. The impactor nozzle structure receives the gas-liquid stream and accelerates the gas-liquid stream through an orifice that extends through the impactor nozzle structure. An impaction surface is supported by the housing and situated downstream of the orifice. The impaction surface receives the accelerated gas-liquid stream and causes separation of liquid particles from the gas-liquid stream so as to produce the gas stream, and a baffle situated downstream of the impaction surface modifies a flow of the gas stream so as to reduce carryover of liquid particles in the gas stream. A shroud tier an inertial impactor gas-liquid separator is disclosed. A method for separating liquid particles from a gas-liquid stream is disclosed. |
| US10688422B2 |
Fluid quality monitoring and filtration system
A fluid filtration system may include a fluid filter assembly that includes a filter element configured to filter a fluid and a sensor probe incorporated into the fluid filter assembly. The sensor probe may include a chemically reactive material sensitive to at least one property of the fluid and at least a portion of the sensor probe may be exposed to the fluid. |
| US10688420B2 |
Enhanced momentum cleaning device for rotating belt screens and filters
The present technology is directed to fluid filtration systems having enhanced momentum cleaning devices for filter belts and associated systems and methods. In some embodiments, for example, a filtering system includes a fluid channel having a continuous-loop filter belt positioned therein. The filter belt can be configured to trap contaminants while allowing fluid to pass through the filter belt. The system further includes a first cleaning device proximate to the filter belt and a second cleaning device proximate to the filter belt and downstream of the first cleaning device. In particular embodiments the first cleaning device is a scraping blade that presses against the filter belt and the second cleaning device is one of a wave form, vibrational, or mixed-phase stream energy delivery device. |
| US10688419B2 |
Debris filter with filter screen in the form of a spherical section
A debris filter has a housing, a filter screen mounted to the housing and disposed so as to extend across a flow path through the housing, a debris extractor mounted to the housing, and a splitter bar also mounted to the housing. The debris extractor and the filter screen are so mounted to the housing as to enable rotation of the filter screen and the debris extractor relative to one another. The debris extractor has a debris intake opening and the debris extractor and the splitter bar are so mounted to the housing that the intake opening is positionable adjacent to or in juxtaposition with the splitter bar with the splitter bar overlapping and shielding the intake opening. |
| US10688417B2 |
Support and drainage material, filter, and method of use
Support and drainage materials, filter including the materials, and methods of use are disclosed. |
| US10688416B2 |
Portable filtration unit
The present invention relates to portable filtration units including filter components mated with retentate and permeate flow channels wherein particle containing solutions are introduced into the portable filtration units and contacted with the filter components for filtration thereby producing a retentate outflow and a permeate outflow for capture of desired end product. |
| US10688415B2 |
Filtering apparatus comprising an inlet and at least two outlets
An apparatus for filtering solid and/or non-dissolved contaminants entrained in flowing water, the apparatus comprising an inlet for the water containing the entrained solid or non-dissolved contaminants to flow into a filtering chamber; a first outlet for expelling the unfiltered water from the filtering chamber; the filtering chamber further comprising: a curved or corner portion in the filtering chamber providing at least a part of a flow path of water from the inlet to the first outlet such that flow of the water along the curved or corner portion changes the direction of flow of the water; and a filtering screen for filtration of solid and/or non-dissolved contaminants from the influent water thereby allowing passage of filtered water out of the filtering chamber. |
| US10688413B2 |
Gas stripper system
A gas stripper system for purification of a primary coolant contaminated in cooling a nuclear reactor is provided. The gas stripper system includes a gas stripper column and a condenser arrangement. The column is adapted to receive the liquid phased contaminated primary coolant. The column defines top, bottom and middle sections and includes a distributor member, a re-boiler member and a separation member disposed therealong. The distributor member, a re-boiler member and a separation member with structured packing are configured such that maximum contact between the liquid phased primary coolant and gaseous phased primary coolant is made. Moreover, the condenser arrangement is configured to the gas stripper column to receive and condense the vapour phased primary coolant. |
| US10688412B2 |
Affinity chromatography wash buffer
A wash buffer comprising greater than 0 mM and less than about 500 mM arginine, greater than 0 mM and less than about 250 mM guanidine, greater than 0 mM and less than about 250 mM sodium chloride, and greater than 0 mM and less than about 50 mM of an anionic surfactant, or greater than 0% and less than about 0.25% w/v of a non-ionic surfactant. When used during affinity chromatography purification of a protein of interest, such as an antibody, the wash buffer significantly reduces the level of host cell proteins from the preparation. Following affinity chromatography with the wash buffer, the protein of interest may be further purified using membrane chromatography. |
| US10688411B2 |
Porous molding, gel molding and filter
To provide a porous molding that can be used as a molding that has sufficient strength to be self-supportable even when the dimensions change due to absorbing water and that can be suitably used as a filter for removing impurities in a liquid or gas. A porous molding is achieved by sintering a mixed powder including a dried gel powder and a thermoplastic resin powder, wherein the ratio of average particle diameter d1 of the thermoplastic resin powder to the average particle diameter d2 of the dried gel powder d2/d1 is 1.3 or greater, and the difference ratio of average particle diameter d1 of the thermoplastic resin powder to the average particle diameter d2 of the dried gel powder and the average particle diameter d3 of the dried gel powder when absorbing water and swelling is (d3−d2)/d1 is 4.0 or less. |
| US10688410B2 |
Systems and methods of cannabis oil extraction
A cannabis oil extraction method includes performing grinding assisted extraction in the presence of solvent, co-solvent extraction with subcritical CO2 comprising, degassing the CO2 and separating the mixture by centrifugation. |
| US10688408B2 |
Dividing wall column with vapor separation
An apparatus for separating a feed stream into product streams. The apparatus includes an upper section, a middle section, and a lower section. The middle section has a dividing wall separating it into two portions. A liquid barrier blocks the flow of liquid from the upper section into the middle section and allows vapor to flow from the middle section to the upper section. A vapor and liquid barrier blocks both the flow of both vapor from the lower section to the middle section and the flow of liquid from the middle section to the lower section. Vapor conduits allow vapor to flow from the lower section to each of the middle portions in varying amounts. Also processes for separating a feed stream. |
| US10688397B2 |
Information processing device, non-transitory computer readable medium, and information processing method
A device includes: a memory storing a deck having multiple game content objects with levels of rarity; a lottery game processing module conducting a lottery drawing for selecting a particular game content object from game content objects of a rarity level or higher among all the game content objects contained in the deck in response to a lottery drawing operation by the player, and awards the game content object selected in this lottery drawing to the player; and an update processing module which, each time the lottery drawing is conducted, performs an update of the deck by deleting the game content object awarded to the player among the game content objects of at least the preset rarity level and game content objects not awarded to the player among the game content objects, excluding the highest-rarity game content objects from the game content objects of the preset rarity level or higher. |
| US10688396B2 |
Second screen virtual window into VR environment
Methods for observing a virtual reality environment of a virtual reality player is are provided. One method includes establishing, by a handheld device of an observer, a connection with a computer executing the virtual reality environment being presented to the virtual reality player using a head mounted display (HMD). Capturing, by a first camera of the handheld device, a current position of the virtual reality player in a real world space. Capturing, by a second camera of the handheld device, a face position of the observer. The face position being monitored to determine a viewing direction to a screen of the handheld device. The screen of the handheld device is configured to present the virtual reality environment and at least part of the virtual reality player interacting in the virtual reality environment. A current position of the handheld device and the face position of the observer are continually shared with the computer executing the virtual reality environment presented to the virtual reality player. The method then enables receiving, from the computer, a video stream of the virtual reality environment that includes at least part of the virtual reality player adjusted for the current position of the virtual reality player in the real world and the viewing direction of the observer to the screen of the handheld device. |
| US10688393B2 |
Sound engine for video games
The present invention relates to a sound engine for use in a video game, said sound engine being arranged to, in use, generating an output signal representing a first music composition for being played back by means of sound reproducing means, characterized in, said sound engine including means for generating said output signal from at least two tracks arranged to be played together as a music composition, each of said at least two tracks comprising at least two track versions, said track versions being selectable for being played when said track is included in said first music composition. The invention also relates to a video game, a video game device and a music composer tool. |
| US10688387B2 |
Articulated gaming controller
An articulated controller is provided that enables a user to simply, and intuitively enter complex movements into a game with high accuracy, and while maintaining a constant grip. The controller comprises: a first hand unit, for being held in one hand by the user; a second hand unit, for being simultaneously held in another hand by the user, and an articulable joint coupling the first hand unit and the second hand unit, wherein the articulable joint is at least partly enclosed by the first hand unit to enable the user to maintain a grip on the first hand unit without interference from the articulable joint, and wherein user input is provided to the controller through movement of the articulable joint. |
| US10688386B2 |
Information processing system, storage medium having stored therein information processing program, information processing method, and information processing apparatus
A detection target portion of a device is captured by an image capturing unit. An operation unit of the device is operated by a user and causes the detection target portion to move in conjunction with the operation unit in accordance with the operation. A detection target portion image representing the detection target portion comprised in a captured image captured by the image capturing unit is detected, and at least one of a position and a shape of the detection target portion image in the captured image is specified. Then, based on the at least one of the position and the shape of the detection target portion image, it is determined whether or not a condition for performing a first process that is information processing is satisfied. Then, based on data output from an inertial sensor, the condition is changed. |
| US10688384B1 |
Puzzle and a method of making thereof
A puzzle including a background puzzle surface having printed thereon a background puzzle image including image areas and blank areas, and at least one puzzle piece formed of a transparent material having printed thereon a puzzle piece image including image areas and blank transparent areas. When solving the puzzle, the at least one puzzle piece is superimposed over the background puzzle surface and is moved thereon to a correct location in which the image areas of the background puzzle image together with the image areas of the puzzle piece image match and form a cohesive image. |
| US10688382B2 |
Oscillation and magnetic braking assembly for dice gaming system
Methods, systems, and devices are described herein for controlling movement of a platform in a dice gaming system. In one aspect, a dice system may include a platform and at least one member extending from the platform. The at least one member may include at least one magnet. The system may also include a first magnetic movement limiter positioned in a first direction from the at least one magnet and a second magnetic movement limiter positioned in a second direction opposite to the first direction from the at least one magnet. The first magnetic movement limiter and the second magnetic movement limiter may limit movement of the member in the first and second directions. |
| US10688381B2 |
Game board
A game board includes: a field plate; a rod-shaped manipulation lever disposed under the field plate; and a player figure which is disposed above the field plate and make a play on a ball located on the field plate. The field plate has a long through-hole. The player figure is attached to the manipulation lever through the through-hole. The player figure is movable above the field plate as the manipulation lever is moved in its axial direction, and is rotatable about a pivot portion of the player figure by a rotation manipulation on the manipulation lever. The field plate has, beside the through-hole, a ball holding portion to allow the ball to stay. Part of the player figure is capable of coming into contact with the ball staying in the ball holding portion. |
| US10688380B2 |
Rotating ball-in-a-maze puzzle game
A moving ball-in-a-maze puzzle game includes at least two moving maze rings. Each maze ring includes a respective maze, the maze rings moving relative to one another over a platform, defining dynamic paths therebetween enabling maneuvering a ball on the platform from a start position to an end position through the mazes, while passing between the respective moving maze rings. |
| US10688378B2 |
Physical-virtual game board and content delivery system
A physical-virtual gaming system comprising a game board including a multiplicity of physical locations, a game overlay including a multiplicity of logical locations, and game pieces for moving throughout the logical locations. The system tracks the physical locations of the game pieces and translates these physical locations into the logical locations using pre-known physical-to-logical location mapping information. Game boards, game overlays and game pieces can be individualized with their own unique identifiers. As game pieces are moved, a game database comprising at least current game piece locations and the game state are maintained. Based at least in part upon the current game piece locations and game state the system provides actions including outputting any of virtual content and information on any of a shared or private computing device running a game app. Actions also include causing changes to game devices including wearables. |
| US10688372B2 |
Pulley top enclosure pole
A trampoline includes a trampoline frame with trampoline legs supporting the trampoline frame above a ground. Trampoline springs connect to the trampoline frame. A trampoline bed is connected to the trampoline springs. The trampoline bed is extended across the trampoline frame. A trampoline enclosure has at least one enclosure pole supporting an enclosure net. A pulley system is mounted to the enclosure pole and the pulley system includes a pulley mounted to a pulley line. The pulley line connects to an enclosure top support. The enclosure net is connected to the enclosure top support. Optionally, the trampoline also has a free end of the pulley line. The free end of the pulley line extends away from the pulley to be accessible to a user. |
| US10688368B2 |
Method and system for improving golf putting accuracy using a birdie-line golf glove and straight-edged putter grip
A method and system for improving the accuracy of putting a golf ball that includes a golf glove for use with a putter grip that has a straight edge, with the golf glove having a visual line alignment feature/illustration that allows a golfer to place his or her hand in a repeatable, proper position on the grip of the putter. The golf glove employed is devoid of any putter attachment feature, such as hook-and-loop fastener material on the glove or the golf grip and is further devoid of any indicia affixed to the back-hand portion of a glove that could be viewed as an alignment indicia, as it only complicates and confuses a golfer when putting. Preferred embodiments include a golf glove that includes a marking forming a straight line that diagonally crosses the palm portion of the glove such that, when worn by a wearer, provides the wearer with a visual indication of the proper gripping position of a golf putter, such putter having a grip that has at least one flat surface and an edge extending down the axial length of the grip that can be aligned with the visual indicator markings/line on the golf glove. |
| US10688367B2 |
Hinge for golf training aid and method of manufacture
Hinges for multipurpose golf training aids, and more particularly, long-wearing, durable low-profile hinges for multipurpose golf training aids, and methods for manufacturing such hinges are disclosed. |
| US10688366B1 |
Golf ball with electrical components
A golf ball comprising an electrical component is disclosed herein. The electrical component comprises an integrated circuit having a gyroscope, a magnetometer, and a BLUETOOTH low energy (BTLE) radio, and at least one battery. A body is composed of an epoxy material, and the body encompasses the electrical component. |
| US10688365B2 |
Sport (golf) hands
This device is for assisting a person having insufficient control of one or more hands to strengthen and improve coordination of the hand and use a sporting element for effectively striking a ball. The device comprises: a body having an elongated open-end tube funnel having a hollow interior portion adapted to be secured to a shaft of the sporting element. The device also includes a second body having two spaced apart opposing side walls; wherein the body portion is substantially C-shaped. The bodies are attached to a pair of “golf hands” gloves. |
| US10688362B1 |
Basketball shot practice station with court projection mapping
A basketball shot practice station with movable positioning of the backboard and basket relative to a stationary shooting position of a user. A projection-mapped court image is projected on the floor of the station from the viewpoint of the user based on the basket position. Cameras image the shooter and the ball flight. A control system analyzes the shooter's technique and ball trajectory, categorizes the shot results, and automatically adjusts the basket position to produce a given success rate by the user. It stores a profile of each user, and updates the user's shooting statistics and skill level based on the shot results of each session. It initializes the profile with a default skill level based on initial input data. It may estimate a user's age, height, and strength based on their image and weight. It increases the shot distance and backboard angles with increasing skill level. |
| US10688361B2 |
Ball striking swing training aid
A training aid for aiding a swing of a person at striking a ball such as in golf. The training includes a first arm cuff and at least one leg cuff with an intermediate connector having at least one resilient member. In this way the at least one resilient member extends in use between a trailing upper arm or above elbow of the player and the player's front lower torso or leading leg which in use aids the user by ensuring the large muscle of the trailing upper arm UA in a cocked elbow formation starts the down swing and aids the correct sequence of movement. |
| US10688360B2 |
Method and apparatus for propelling golf balls and other objects
A portable apparatus propels a projectile such as a golf ball, without the use of any external source of power. A striking driver is retracted, to a non-equilibrium position, by application of force, and is held in the non-equilibrium position. When the striking driver is released, it travels along a guided path and forcibly contacts the projectile, which is held in a loading port. Differential friction devices may be used on the projectile and/or the striking driver, to impart spin to the projectile. A rotary trigger alternately blocks and unblocks the striking driver, enabling control of the release of the striking driver. The apparatus may include various safety devices which prevent accidental release of the striking driver. |
| US10688357B2 |
Lacrosse head pocket and related method of manufacture
A lacrosse head pocket and a related method of manufacture are provided to facilitate consistent, repeatable and/or custom manufacture of lacrosse equipment. The pocket can be constructed from multiple different sections joined with one another, or can be knitted, weaved or otherwise assembled on an automated assembly machine from strands, and/or can be formed as a unitary textile material having regions/sections with different physical and/or mechanical properties. The pocket can be integrally molded within portions of a lacrosse head to eliminate manually constructed connections between the pocket and lacrosse head. The lacrosse head can be integrally molded with a lacrosse handle to provide a one-piece unitary lacrosse stick. The lacrosse pocket body can include one or more fused pocket areas. Related methods of manufacturing also are provided. |
| US10688356B2 |
Golf utility device with ball alignment tool, divot repair tool and rangefinder
A golf utility apparatus includes a ball alignment tool having alignment marks on the upper surface with an arrow, and concave spherical sections at the corners, conforming to the curvature of a golf ball. To align a putt, a golfer places the golf utility device on the green behind a ball that has been circumscribed with an annular ring, removes the ball, calculates the line of play, and aligns the arrow therewith. The ball is then returned to the green with the annular ring aligned by the arrow on the alignment tool. A golfer subsequently aligns his putt using the alignment of the annular ring. The apparatus further comprises a ball marker, held in place by a magnet inserted through a bore hole in the alignment shaft. The magnet is thereby disposed beneath the surface of the upper baseplate to which the ball marker is secured when not in use. |
| US10688354B2 |
Method for manufacturing iron golf club head, iron golf club head, and iron golf club
Provided is a method for manufacturing an iron golf club head by forging a single round rod member with a pair of dies to form, as a single piece, a body and a neck into which a shaft is to be inserted. The method includes: a first step of heating the single round rod member into a heated material; a second step of placing the heated material in the pair of dies; and a third step of forging the heated material placed in the pair of dies. In the third step, the heated material is prevented from flowing out from parting surfaces of the respective dies at a sole side of the body in the pair of dies, and the heated material blocked at the sole side in the pair of dies flows toward each of a toe of the body and the neck in the pair of dies. |
| US10688353B2 |
Iron-type golf club head
An iron-type golf club head having a club face provide with a plurality of grooves extending in the toe-heel direction, satisfies the following conditions (1) the loft angle of the club head is not more than 41 degrees, (2) the thickness of the club head is not more than 23 mm, (3) the height of the club face measured along the club face at the position of the most toe-side end of the grooves is not less than 53 mm, (4) in a standard state of the club head set on a horizontal plane at the lie angle and loft angle specified for the club head, the ratio M/Sh (g sq·cm/mm) of a moment M of inertia (g sq·cm) around a first axis passing through a sweet spot in parallel with the club face and perpendicularly to the grooves, and a sweet spot height Sh (mm) which is the vertical height from the horizontal plane to the sweet spot is not less than 152. |
| US10688351B2 |
Golf club head
A golf club head having good forgiveness and playability includes a body having an interior cavity, favorable aerodynamic profile and favorable CG location. The club head may include a crown having a peripheral edge located low relative to a ground plane, stepped down crown and overlying shroud, generally flat sole, inverted aft skirt section, aft cavity, cantilevered lightweight shroud, and/or two interior chambers, one of which may have an external opening. |
| US10688350B2 |
Golf club heads with energy storage characteristics
Embodiments of golf club heads with energy storage characteristics are presented herein. In some embodiments, a golf club head comprises a body comprising a strikeface, a heel region, a toe region opposite the heel region, a sole, a crown, and an internal radius transition from the strikeface to at least one of the sole or the crown. In many embodiments, the internal radius transition region is not visible from an exterior of the golf club head and comprises a first tier, a second tier and a tier transition region between the first tier and the second tier. |
| US10688346B2 |
System and method for controlling an exercise device
In general, the present invention relates to exercise devices and systems that can receive and run workout programs that include control command subsets that control the moveable members of a plurality of different exercise devices. Exercise devices of the present invention are able to ignore the control command subset(s) that do not control their moveable member(s) and recognize the control command subset(s) that control their moveable member(s). Exercise devices of the present invention are further able to, if necessary, perform a sizing restriction to the relevant control command subset(s). Motivational content may also be modified in connection with or independently from a sizing restriction made to the control commands. The present invention also relates to a method for controlling one or more exercise device with a workout file that includes control command subsets that control the moveable members of a plurality of different exercise devices. |
| US10688344B2 |
Torque-measuring system and body training equipment with the same
A torque-measuring system is applied to a training assembly of body training equipment. The training assembly includes a stationary base, a flywheel connected to the stationary base, a torque output mechanism driving the flywheel, and a brake member generating a resistance force by contacting the flywheel and displacing relative to the stationary base. The system has a measurement apparatus and a computation apparatus. The measurement apparatus includes a spring leaf and a strain measurement module. The spring leaf is connected between the brake member and the stationary base and has a mounting surface. The strain measurement module is mounted on the mounting surface of the spring leaf and generates a variation of electrical resistance corresponding to a strain of the spring leaf. According to the variation of electrical resistance, the computation apparatus outputs a torque value which reflects the magnitude of the torque outputted from the torque output mechanism. |
| US10688340B1 |
Adjustable hand exerciser
An adjustable hand exerciser preferably includes a torsion spring, a handle, a handle cover, an adjustment plug and a center plug. The torsion spring preferably includes at least one spring coil, a first spring leg and a second spring leg. The handle includes a first spring hole to receive the first spring leg. The handle cover includes a first pivot extension and a second pivot extension. The adjustment plug preferably includes a sliding plug and a thumb screw. An inner sliding perimeter of the handle cover is sized to receive the sliding plug. The center plug includes a plug hole. The center plug is sized to be received by an inner perimeter of the at least one spring coil. A pivot pin is retained in the first and second pivot extensions and the plug hole, such that the handle pivots relative to the handle cover. |
| US10688338B2 |
Exercise mechanism for training machine
An exercise mechanism for a training machine is disclosed wherein the training machine includes a machine base and at least one handle which is operable to swing. The exercise mechanism includes at least one support and a rotary disk, wherein the at least one support is pivotally connected to the machine base and has a first end and a second end which are respectively on two sides of a portion pivoted to the machine base; the at least one support moves to generate a relative up and down displacement between the first end and the second end when the handle swings; the first end is pivotally connected to the machine base via a linkage assembly; the rotary disk would be driven to rotate when the second end moves whereby the exercise mechanism is capable of operating the training machine. |
| US10688337B2 |
Exercise device with port
An exercise device comprising a base frame comprising one or more belt members, a front axle configured to interface with one of the belt members, a rear axle configured to interface with one of the belt members and a port disposed on an underside of the base. |
| US10688335B1 |
Exercise device
An exercise apparatus comprises a base frame including a base frame connector. A movable frame including a movable frame connector is provided, and the movable frame connector is connected to the base frame connector such that the movable frame is rotatable relative to the base frame. An actuator is located between the base frame and the movable frame, and the actuator moves the movable frame relative to the base frame about the base frame connector so as to position the movable frame relative to the base frame in a selected position. |
| US10688332B2 |
Portable exercise apparatus comprising resistance generating member in the form of a plunger carried on limb receiving member of the exercise apparatus
An exercise apparatus for use in for example a leg exercise comprises at least one track each extending in a respective longitudinal direction, and each carrying in sliding movement therealong a limb receiving member for supporting a limb of the user. The apparatus includes a resistance generating member in the form of a plunger cooperating with a stop surface to provide gradual resistance to movement of the limb receiving member in a user-driven direction. The resistance generating member is mounted on the limb receiving member so as to be movable therewith and is arranged for releasable contact with the stop surface defined on the respective track. |
| US10688331B1 |
Pole vault pit construction
A pole vault pit construction that is formed of multiple resilient foam blocks that are secured in a unitary manner and wherein thee construction is comprised of a front cutout section defining a recess for receiving a pole engager, said front cutout section having an open front end and an inner end, and a contiguous rear landing section. The plurality of foam blocks of the front cutout section include at least one pair of opposed position blocks each having a tapered surface commencing from the upper surface downwardly to the lower surface and in a direction toward the opposed position block so that a cross-section of the recess is essentially trapezoidal. The rear landing section includes at least a center foam block having an uninterrupted tapered surface commencing from the upper surface downwardly to the lower surface and in a direction toward the open front end of the recess. |
| US10688324B2 |
Nose clip structure
A nose clip structure includes a nose frame and nose pads. The nose frame includes two arms and a connecting portion. The connecting portion interconnects the two arms to make the two arms bend flexibly. The nose pads are disposed on the two arms of the nose frame, and has an anti-off body adapted to engage with the wing of the swimmer's nose for preventing falling-off of the nose clip structure. |
| US10688323B2 |
Safety device with fall arrest and descending modes
A safety device with fall arrest and descending modes includes a housing, a drum, a lifeline, first and second brake assemblies, and a control. The drum is rotatably operatively connected to the housing. The lifeline has an intermediate portion interconnecting a first end and a second end. The first end is operatively connected to the drum. The first and second assemblies are operatively connected to the drum. The control is operatively connected to the first and second brake assemblies and has a first position and a second position. The first position selectively engages the first brake assembly in a descending mode and the second position selectively engages the second brake assembly in a fall arrest mode. |
| US10688318B2 |
Radiographic imaging apparatus and particle beam therapy system
The radiographic imaging apparatus is configured so that an irradiation device is mounted on a rotary drum of a rotary gantry. A pair of X-ray sources is disposed outside the rotary drum and attached to the outer surface of the rotary drum. A pair of FPDs facing the respective X-ray sources is mounted in the irradiation device. When X-rays are irradiated, X-ray intensity information is calculated by a signal processing device based an output signal from each radiation detection element of each FPD, and stored in a memory. Based on FOV information set by an input device, an X-ray intensity acquisition device acquires multiple pieces of X-ray intensity information that are calculated based on the output signals from the radiation detection elements in small FOV areas (or large FOV areas) of the FPDs, which are included in the X-ray intensity information stored in the memory. |
| US10688313B2 |
Electromagnetic radiation targeting devices, assemblies, systems and methods
The present application is directed to devices, assemblies, systems and methods for targeting one or more sites with electromagnetic radiation. The devices, assemblies and systems are operationally configured to transform and convey electromagnetic radiation to one or more targeted sites. The devices, assemblies and systems may also convey one or more fluids or fluid solutions to the one or more targeted sites. |
| US10688312B2 |
Medical device with radiation delivery
Medical devices capable of delivering and/or sensing electromagnetic radiation within an organism body are described. Placement of a location for delivering and/or sending the electromagnetic radiation is done through the skin of the organism body. Devices described include a needle with a wave guiding structure configured to direct the electromagnetic radiation to/from a location within the organism body. |
| US10688311B2 |
Magnetic therapy devices and related methods
The present disclosure provides a magnetic therapy device. The therapy device includes a body having a holding portion and a mounting portion. The holding portion is adapted to be held by a user for maneuvering the therapy device to access a treatment area on a skin of the user and the mounting portion is attached the holding portion. Further, the therapy device has at least one hollow pin mounted to the mounting portion. The at least one hollow pin encloses at least one magnet, with the magnetic field of the magnet extending outside of the hollow pin to impart magnetic flux onto a treatment area of a patient. |
| US10688306B2 |
Programming systems for deep brain stimulator system
The present technology provides a medical stimulation system having a clinical programmer configured to operate on a computational and memory device having a wireless communication device. The technology also provides a neurostimulator configured to wirelessly communicate with the clinical programmer. The neurostimulator also includes a pulse generator operatively coupled with an electrode by a lead. The pulse generator is configured to transmit an electrical signal comprising a repeating succession of non-regular pulse trains. Each pulse train includes a plurality of pulses having non-regular, non-random, differing inter-pulse intervals therebetween. The pulse trains repeat in succession to treat a neurological condition. Further, the pulse trains are initiated by instructions communicated by the clinical programmer. |
| US10688305B1 |
Systems, apparatuses, and methods for detecting ectopic electrocardiogram signals during pulsed electric field ablation
Systems, apparatus, and methods for ablation therapy are described herein, with a processor for confirming pacing capture or detecting ectopic beats. An apparatus includes a processor for receiving cardiac signal data captured by a set of electrodes, extracting a sliding window of the cardiac signal data, identifying a peak frequency over a subrange of frequencies associated with the extracted sliding window, detecting ectopic activity based at least on a measure of the peak frequency over the subrange of frequencies, in response to detecting ectopic activity, sending an indication of ectopic activity to a signal generator configured to generate pulsed waveforms for cardiac ablation such that the signal generator is deactivated or switched off from generating the pulsed waveforms. An apparatus can further include a processor for confirming pacing capture of the set of pacing pulses based on cardiac signal data. |
| US10688302B2 |
Methods for applying epidural electrical stimulation
Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods for applying epidural electrical stimulation to improve motor function or physiological responses in paralyzed individuals. More particularly, the present invention relates to methods for creating and applying specific configurations of epidural stimulation to assist or cause a patient to perform a complex motor function or to mitigate one or more secondary consequences of paralysis including, but not limited to, cardiovascular, respiratory, bladder, temperature and sexual dysfunction. |
| US10688300B2 |
Catheter systems
Catheter systems include direction-sensitive, multi-polar tip electrode assemblies for electroporation-mediated therapy, electroporation-induced primary necrosis therapy and electric field-induced apoptosis therapy, including configurations for producing narrow, linear lesions as well as distributed, wide area lesions. A monitoring system for electroporation therapy includes a mechanism for delivering electrochromic dyes to a tissue site as well as a fiber optic arrangement to optically monitor the progress of the therapy as well as to confirm success post-therapy. A fiber optic temperature sensing electrode catheter includes a tip electrode having a cavity whose inner surface is impregnated or coated with thermochromic/thermotropic material that changes color with changes in temperature. An optic fiber/detector arrangement monitors the thermochromic or thermotropic materials, acquiring a light signal and generating an output signal indicative of the spectrum of the light signal. An analyzer determines an electrode temperature based on the detector output and predetermined spectrum versus temperature calibration data. |
| US10688299B2 |
Electrode for peripheral nerve stimulation
Devices and methods for peripheral nerve stimulation with an electrode assembly having a lead body with a tapered transition, at least one anchor, and at least one distal lead configured to connect to the lead body are disclosed. |
| US10688297B2 |
Tamper resistant clamp
A system and method for deterring potential illicit use of extended-installations of catheters associated with patient care. A pair of legs are moveably associated together to collectively define a needle-defeating pathway between a pair of scissoring, offset, pinching surfaces disposed on mating surfaces of the legs when the legs are closed and clamped to an indwelling catheter. A single-use tamper evident locking system both maintains the legs closed and provides tamper evidence when opened, such as by disabling the locking system from further locking operation. |
| US10688294B2 |
Portable fluid delivery system
A fluid delivery system includes a first container configured for storing a first fluid therein and a second container configured for storing a second fluid therein, wherein the second fluid is different from the first fluid. The fluid delivery system further includes at least one pump configured for delivering under pressure one or both of the first and second fluids. At least one valve is provided for selectively delivering one or both of the first and second fluids to the pump. The first and second containers, the pump, and the valve are contained within a cartridge that is removably insertable into a cartridge carrier of the fluid delivery system. |
| US10688289B2 |
Systems and methods for sinus access
This application is generally related to systems and methods for accessing the paranasal sinuses and other passages of the nose, ear, and throat. The systems and methods generally employ devices capable of maintaining a fixed handle orientation with respect to the patient while generating the appropriate applicator deflection angle required to rotationally align or orient the applicator tip to the intended target tissue/anatomy for treatment. Methods are also described for deploying drug delivery devices within these body structures using the systems to treat medical conditions associated therewith. |
| US10688288B2 |
Catheter device and method for delivery of medical devices in the aorta
A catheter device and method are disclosed for transvascular delivery of a medical device to a cardiac valve region of a patient. The catheter device comprises an elongate sheath with a lumen and a distal end for positioning at a target site e.g. a heart valve. |
| US10688285B2 |
Spinal subpial gene delivery system
Delivery devices, systems, and methods related thereto may be used in humans for spinal delivery of cells, drugs or vectors. Thus, the system enables subpial delivery, which leads to a near complete spinal parenchymal AAV9-mediated gene expression or distribution in both white and grey matter. |
| US10688277B2 |
Guide extension catheter with perfusion openings
A guide extension catheter includes a proximal shaft, a distal shaft, and a plurality of perfusion openings. The distal shaft includes a jacket and a helical coil structure embedded in the jacket, the distal shaft defining a lumen. The plurality of perfusion openings are disposed though the jacket of the distal shaft between windings of the helical coil structure. The guide extension catheter provides additional back support to the guide catheter. The plurality of perfusion openings allow fluid communication between an area outside the guide extension catheter and the lumen. |
| US10688274B1 |
Systems and methods for multi-modal and non-invasive stimulation of the nervous system
Systems and methods are provided to combine multiple stimulation modalities to significantly increase the effectiveness of non-invasive stimulation. Multiple sensor and stimulation devices and modalities can be combined into a single, compact unit that minimizes the need for additional sensors or stimulation devices. The system features several subunits, referred to as sensory and stimulation devices (SSD), that are integrated into a headphone setup. The system is controlled by a centralized controller that communicates with all of the SSDs and with an external computer system that delivers learning material synchronized with the delivery of stimulations and the collection of user responses based on physiological signals. |
| US10688270B2 |
Components for medical circuits
Condensation or “rain-out” is a problem in medical circuits and previous attempts to manage and/or prevent rain-out have resulted in relatively expensive and/or difficult to manufacture medical circuit components. The subject patent provides an improved medical circuit component for managing rain-out. In particular the component may be an improved breathing tube, or insufflation system limb comprising a helically corrugated tube preferably incorporating a heater wire. |
| US10688266B2 |
Patient interface and method for making same
A nasal patient interface for delivery of a supply of pressurised air or breathable gas to an entrance of a patient's airways comprising: a cushion member that includes a retaining structure and a seal-forming structure permanently connected to the retaining structure; a frame member attachable to the retaining structure; and a positioning and stabilising structure releasably attachable to the frame member. |
| US10688263B2 |
Adjustment of target ventilation in a servoventilator
A servoventilator control slowly changes the target ventilation over a period of time, according to a preprogrammed schedule adapted to be set by the physician. Preferably, the target ventilation stays constant at an initial target ventilation for an initial hold time, and then increases at a constant rate until it reaches a final target ventilation, whereupon it stays constant thereafter. If the pressure support level is too high, possibly indicating glottic or upper airway closure, the rate of increase of target ventilation may be lowered or the final target ventilation not reached. |
| US10688262B2 |
Configuration of respiratory therapy modes
A respiratory therapy device is configured, such that it switches from one therapy mode to another therapy mode. The mode parameters for the latter therapy mode are based on usage information gather during the former therapy mode. |
| US10688259B2 |
Inhalation device, use thereof, and inhalation kit
The present invention relates to an inhalation device (1), to the use thereof, and to a kit comprising the inhalation device. The inhalation device (1) has an air inlet (14), an air outlet (15) designed as a mouthpiece or nosepiece, and a recess (17) which is designed to receive a container (2) with an inhalable substance. An air duct (L) extends from the air inlet (14) through the recess (17) to the air outlet (15). Moreover, the inhalation device (1) has at least one hollow mandrel (16, 16′) which protrudes into the recess (17) and from which at least one air delivery line (14′, 14″) extends to the air inlet (14) or at least one air outlet line (15′) extends to the air outlet (15). The inhalation device (1) is characterized in that the inhalation device (1) has two limbs (11, 12), each with a work end (11′, 12′) and with an actuation end (11″, 12″), wherein the limbs (11, 12) are connected by means of a joint (13) which lies between the work ends (11′, 12′) and the actuation ends (11″, 12″). Furthermore, the recess (17) is defined between the mutually facing sides of both limbs (11, 12) at the work ends (11′, 12′), wherein the at least one hollow mandrel (16, 16′) is arranged inside the recess (17) on one of the mutually facing sides of both limbs (11, 12). The air inlet (14) and the air outlet (15) are arranged at the work end (11′, 12′) on a side, directed away from the recess (17), of at least one of the limbs (11, 12). |
| US10688258B2 |
Dispenser cap arrangement
Dispenser cap arrangements for enclosing a portion of a dispenser of a medicament are described herein. |
| US10688257B2 |
Apparatus and method for generating particle aerosols with heliox
A system and a method for generating a respirable dry powder aerosol (15) from a liquid solution or liquid suspension at a respirable dry powder aerosol volume flow (91). A liquid aerosol generating nozzle (3) generates from the liquid solution or liquid suspension a liquid aerosol (13) that is diluted by dilution gas (4) and dried in a cylindrical evaporation chamber (6) to generate a dry powder aerosol (14) that is subsequently concentrated. The system and method may include heliox as a gas, specifically dilution gas (4), for enhancing both the drying process in the cylindrical evaporation chamber (6) and for enhancing the concentration efficiency, but also as a nozzle gas (2) for enhancing generating the liquid aerosol (13) from the liquid solution or liquid suspension. |
| US10688250B2 |
Two-stage reconstituting injector
An injector (10) for injecting a medicament into a patient. The injector includes a container (18) defining a first chamber (22), which contains a fluid therein, and a second chamber (23). The injector also includes an injection conduit (126) configured for directing the fluid fired from the container into the patient. A transfer mechanism is operable by a user to transfer the fluid from the first chamber to the second chamber in a first stage of operation, and a firing mechanism is operable by the user for firing the fluid from the second chamber through the injection conduit in a second stage of operation. An energy source (62) is in powering association with the firing mechanism to drive firing mechanism in the first and second stages. |
| US10688249B2 |
Multiple dose pharmaceutical compositions containing heparin and/or heparin-like compounds and devices and methods for delivering the same
The present invention discloses novel devices, methods, and formulations for multiple dose delivery of an appropriate formulation of Heparin or low molecular weight heparin or a heparin-like compound. Multiple dose formulations of fondaparinux sodium, and preparation methods thereof, are also disclosed. |
| US10688248B2 |
Injection device
An injection device includes a housing, a resilient member adapted to provide a force necessary for ejecting a dose from the injection device, and a dose setting member operatively connected to a dose indicator which is positioned within the housing. The dose setting member and the dose indicator cooperate to set the dose to be ejected from the injection device. The dose indicator, during dose setting, is adapted to undergo a rotational movement within the housing and relative to the housing. Further, a gauge element is provided which is rotationally constrained to the housing and axially displaceable relative to the housing. The gauge element and the dose indicator form a limiter mechanism defining a maximum settable dose and/or a minimum settable dose. |
| US10688246B2 |
Space saving drug injection device
The present disclosure relates to an injection device for setting and dispensing of a dose of a medicament, the device including an elongated housing to accommodate a cartridge filled with the medicament and sealed with a piston, a piston rod extending along a first axis and being threadedly or slidingly engaged with the housing to apply a distally directed thrust to the piston of the cartridge, a drive member rotationally or threadedly engaged with the piston rod and having a wheel section or geared section, and a drive sleeve extending along a second axis at a radial distance from the first axis and having a geared section to mesh with the wheel section or geared section of the drive member, wherein a first radial distance between first and second axes at a distal end of the drive sleeve differs from a second radial distance between first and second axes at a proximal end of the drive sleeve. |
| US10688242B2 |
High flow rate dual reservoir port system
Devices and methods for obtaining high flow rates in a port catheter system, and devices and methods for using a high flow rate port catheter system are disclosed. In one embodiment, a reservoir is dedicated for aspiration and a separate reservoir is dedicated for infusion. Fluid flow channels associated with aspiration are larger than the fluid flow channels associated with infusion. The catheter connected to the port can have an offset tip configuration. Methods for accessing the port are also disclosed. |
| US10688241B2 |
Multi-mode power supply system for a portable infusion device
A multi-mode power supply system for a portable infusion device is provided, comprising a Battery I and an Battery II, the Battery I constantly charges the Battery II constituting a charging circuit, which adopts one of multiple charging modes including a basal-rate slow charging mode, a bolus-dose fast charging mode and a background charging mode depending on different drug infusion conditions; the Battery I powers the control unit independently, and the Battery II powers the driving unit independently; a unidirectional conduction circuit, a monitoring circuit and a detecting circuit are further comprised to ensure the normal operation of the power supply system under various circumstances. Any two of the Battery I, the Battery II, the driving unit and the control unit can be located in one housing, and the other two in the other housing; regardless of any particular combination, the coupling of the Battery I with the control unit and the Battery II with the driving unit are both implemented directly by a connecting element or connecting elements. This implementation of power supply meets both needs of basic functions and high power functions of the system with stability and efficiency. |
| US10688239B2 |
Method for extracorporeal removal of a pathogenic microbe, an inflammatory cell or an inflammatory protein from blood
The present invention relates to a method for extracorporeal removal of a pathogenic microbe, an inflammatory cell or an inflammatory protein from mammalian blood/use of a device comprising a carbohydrate immobilized on a solid substrate, said carbohydrate having a binding affinity for a pathogenic microbe, an inflammatory cell or an inflammatory protein, for extracorporeal removal of said pathogenic microbe, inflammatory cell or inflammatory protein from mammalian blood/use of a carbohydrate having a binding affinity for a pathogenic microbe, an inflammatory cell or an inflammatory protein, wherein said carbohydrate is immobilized on a solid substrate, in the preparation of a device for treatment of a condition caused or aggravated by said pathogenic microbe, inflammatory cell or inflammatory protein and a method for treatment of a mammalian subject suffering from a condition caused or aggravated by a pathogenic microbe, an inflammatory cell or an inflammatory protein. |
| US10688237B2 |
Apparatus and method for detecting venous needle dislodgement
Apparatus that detect an interruption of the connection between a blood treatment apparatus and a patient blood circulation which can be connected to the blood treatment apparatus via a connection means is described. The connection means can be attached to a fluid line. The apparatus includes a line shut-off and a pressure sensor which is configured to measure the fluid pressure prevailing in the fluid line at a position located between the line shut-off and the connection means. A control and evaluation unit is configured to evaluate the pressure or pressure curve occurring after blocking the line so as to detect an interruption or disturbance of the connection between the connection means and the patient blood circulation. |
| US10688234B2 |
Peritoneal dialysis systems, devices, and methods
A method of performing a peritoneal dialysis treatment includes connecting a disposable unit to a source of water. The disposable unit includes at least a first container holding a sterile concentrate containing an osmotic agent, a second container holding a sterile concentrate containing electrolytes, an empty sterile mixing container, and a tubing set with a pre-attached peritoneal fill/drain line. The method also includes receiving a prescription command by a controller, indicating at least the fill volume and desired final concentration of the osmotic agent to be used for a current fill cycle under said treatment, and pumping a quantity of the concentrated osmotic agent that is at least sufficient to achieve the desired final concentration into the mixing container. The contest of the mixing container are mixed, further diluted or concentrated, and then flowed to a patient. |
| US10688232B2 |
Pump preload index/indicator
A method of estimating an amount of work available to be performed by a blood pump implanted in a patient includes calculating a first coordinate value characterizing a volume of blood impelled in the pump and a second coordinate value characterizing a differential pressure across the pump for each of a plurality of flow rate data points of a given cardiac cycle of the patient, each flow rate data point indicative of a flow rate of blood through the pump. An area enclosed by the first and second coordinate values of the plurality of flow rate data points is determined, the determined area being indicative of an amount of work available to be performed by the blood pump. |
| US10688231B2 |
Cardiac pump implantation device and method
A system and method for implanting a ventricular assist device (“VAD”) within the heart includes one or more tools, each having a tool body with a passage. Each tool body can be engaged with an anchor ring assembly secured to the heart. A coring tool can be advanced through the passage in a tool body and used to form a hole in the heart wall, and then valve actuating elements carried on the tool can be used to close a valve incorporated in the anchor ring assembly. A VAD can be passed into the heart through a passage in a tool body after opening the valve. The procedure can be performed while the heart continues to beat, without gross blood loss. |
| US10688227B2 |
Control apparatus and related methods for wound therapy delivery
In various aspects, the wound therapy apparatus disclosed herein includes a wound interface that defines an enclosed space over a wound bed that is fluid tight when secured to a skin surface around the wound bed. The wound therapy apparatus includes a control group that cooperates with the wound interface to regulate input of input fluid comprising a gas having an O2 concentration greater than atmospheric air into the enclosed space and to regulate the withdrawal of output fluid from the enclosed space in order to vary an actual pressure pa within the enclosed space generally between a minimum pressure pmin and a maximum pressure pmax, the minimum pressure pmin being less than ambient pressure pamb, in various aspects. The input of the gas having an O2 concentration greater than atmospheric air is sequential with withdrawal of the gas having an O2 concentration greater than atmospheric air, in various aspects. Related methods of use of the wound therapy apparatus are disclosed herein. This Abstract is presented to meet requirements of 37 C.F.R. § 1.72(b) only. This Abstract is not intended to identify key elements of the methods of use and related apparatus disclosed herein or to delineate the scope thereof. |
| US10688226B2 |
Canister lid and corresponding systems and methods
A canister lid (100) for a canister (500) includes an annular perimeter (101) surrounding an interior portion (102). Rather than completely surrounding the interior portion, the annular perimeter is instead interrupted by a suction conduit (103) defined by a suction duct (104) separating a first lobe (105) and a second lobe (106). The suction duct (104) intersects the annular perimeter such that the first lobe is disposed interior of the annular perimeter while the second lobe is disposed exterior to the annular perimeter. The canister lid can further include one or more ports (110,111) extending from the interior portion. |
| US10688224B1 |
Prosthetic implantable antibacterial surgical mesh
The disclosed invention is directed to an implantable surgical prosthetic mesh having a nanofiber comprising one or more antibiotic and a polysaccharide, and a non-polysaccharide polymer deposited on the mesh. The mesh of the invention is shown to be effective in eliminating or minimizing the bacterial population in the mesh and surrounding tissue for at least 14 days from surgical implantation of the mesh. |
| US10688223B2 |
Smart release system for growth factor delivery and combined bone and vascular growth
Embodiments of the present invention relate to structures and systems having a three-dimensional biomimetic structure with a porous biomimetic three-dimensional scaffold and a coating deposited onto a surface of the porous biomimetic three-dimensional scaffold as well as methods of using and fabricating the like. |
| US10688220B2 |
Amniotic membrane
The invention relates to a preserved amniotic membrane, in particular a vacuum-dried amniotic membrane. It also relates to uses of vacuum-dried amniotic membrane and methods for making a vacuum-dried amniotic membrane. A method of processing an amniotic membrane to provide a vacuum-dried amniotic membrane, comprising the step of vacuum-drying the amniotic membrane Amniotic membrane (AM) is the inner most extraembryonic membrane that surrounds the foetus in a sac of amniotic fluid, functioning as a protective barrier to ascending infection and trauma during pregnancy. |
| US10688214B2 |
Volatile substance evaporation element
A volatile substance evaporation element including a rod impregnated with volatile substances, the rod being made of sintered wood. The porosity of the rod varies between its core and its surface, the porosity of said rod being lower on its surface than in its core, making it possible to increase the capacity of the core of the evaporation element to act as a receptacle for volatile substances. |
| US10688213B2 |
Modular tray and bracket assembly for equipment sterilization
The present disclosure provides advantageous tray and bracket assembly that is configured and adapted to promote modularity and withstand the harsh environment of central sterile processing processes. Modular bracket assembly may be removed and relocated on tray without additional fasteners or components. Tray and bracket assembly may further provide identification features to correctly associate cataloged reusable medical devices to identified trays. |
| US10688212B2 |
Filter-gasket assembly with seal and placement indicator for sterilization rigid container
Sterilization packaging systems with features for sealing a volume against an ingress of contaminants are provided. Such features include a sealing assembly including a gasket and a sheet of filter material. The sealing assembly seals a lid to a seal rim of a base. The gasket has an upper surface, outer edge, and inner edge. The upper surface of the gasket comprises a first row of alternating protrusions and indentations and a second row of alternating protrusions and indentations that define a channel therebetween. The sheet of filter material extends from an inner edge of the gasket. The gasket completely surrounds the sheet of filter material, wherein the indentations and channel facilitate delivery of a sterilization agent through the filter material. A sterilization assembly including a lid having a plurality of protrusions in its upper surface in conjunction with a gasket having a smooth upper surface is also provided. |
| US10688211B2 |
Illuminator with ultraviolet and blue-ultraviolent light source
An illuminator comprising more than one set of ultraviolet radiation sources. A first set of ultraviolet radiation sources operate in a wavelength range of approximately 270 nanometers to approximately 290 nanometers. A second set of ultraviolet radiation sources operate in a wavelength range of approximately 380 nanometers to approximately 420 nanometers. The illuminator can also include a set of sensors for acquiring data regarding at least one object to be irradiated by the first and the second set of ultraviolet radiation sources. A control system configured to control and adjust a set of radiation settings for the first and the second set of ultraviolet radiation sources based on the data acquired by the set of sensors. |
| US10688209B2 |
Column assembly transfer mechanism and systems and methods for sanitizing same
A system includes a radiation containment chamber, an isolator connected to the radiation containment chamber, a rotating transfer door positioned between the radiation containment chamber and the isolator, and an antimicrobial vapor generator connected to the isolator. The rotating transfer door includes a cavity for receiving a radionuclide generator column assembly, and is rotatable between a first position, in which the cavity is open to the radiation containment chamber, and a second position, in which the cavity is open to the isolator. The transfer door is adapted to rotate while antimicrobial vapor is introduced into the isolator by the antimicrobial vapor generator. |
| US10688207B2 |
High energy visible light-based disinfection of medical components
A disinfection system for use in cleansing one or more medical devices or components that are placed on, in, or in proximity to a patient during a medical procedure is disclosed. Non-limiting examples of a medical component that may be cleansed by the disinfection system include an ultrasound probe or a chest sensor of a catheter placement system. In one embodiment, therefore, a disinfection system for a medical device is disclosed, comprising a container configured for proximate placement with respect to the medical device and an array of light sources included with the container. Each light source is configured to produce disinfecting light in a high energy visible light wavelength range. Further, the light sources are arranged to impinge the disinfecting light upon a portion of the medical device so as to disinfect the impinged surfaces of the medical device. |
| US10688206B2 |
Filter system with outlet function
A gas-permeable filter system for a sterile container includes a filter element and a seal portion that sealingly surrounds a gas exchange opening provided in a sterile container wall section in such a manner that the seal portion rests against the sterile container wall section so that a sterile flow path is formed through the gas exchange opening and the filter element. A temperature-sensitive adjusting section releases at least the seal portion from the sterile container wall section when a specified temperature is reached or exceeded such that a non-sterile flow path is formed which allows fluid to be supplied or discharged via the gas exchange opening while bypassing the filter element. The sterile container includes a base and walls that define a receiving space. The sterile container also includes a cover for closing the receiving space. At least one filter system is preferably secured to the sterile container base. |
| US10688199B2 |
Theranostic bubble preparation (TB), and method for using same
Provided is a theranostic bubble preparation which makes it possible to diagnose and treat a tissue of interest by the irradiation with ultrasound such as diagnostic ultrasound and low-intensity therapeutic ultrasound. The theranostic bubble preparation comprises: a coating film comprising a lipid; and a gas enclosed in an inner cavity formed in the coating film. The coating film comprises an anionic lipid made from distearoylphosphatidylcholine (DSPC), distearoylphosphatidylglycerol (DSPG) and 1,2-distearoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphoethanolamine-N-[methoxy(polyethylene glycol)-2000] (DSPE-PEG2000). The gas and the mixed gas comprises perfluoropropane or perfluorobutane. |
| US10688196B2 |
Cross-linking agents of collagen fibers for the use in the treatment of corneal ectasia
It is described a complex of riboflavin into hydroxypropylated β-cyclodextrins as photosensitizer in the riboflavin-UV mediated cross-linking of corneal collage fibers and the relative ophthalmic compositions comprising it. |
| US10688194B2 |
Cell penetrating peptides for intracellular delivery of molecules
A cell-penetrating peptide characterized in that it comprises an amino acid sequence X3X4X1X2X5X4X1X2X6X7X1X8X9X10X11X13 (SEQ ID No: 11), wherein X1 is F or W, X2 is F, W or Y, X3 is beta-A or S, X4 is K, R or L, X5 is E, R or S, X6 is R. T or S, X7 is E, R or S, X8 is none, F or W, X9 is P or R, X10 is R or L, X11 is K, W or R, X12 is R or F and X13 is R or K. |
| US10688193B2 |
PH-sensitive linkers for delivering a therapeutic agent
The invention provides a pH-sensitive linker that can simultaneously bind metallic nanoparticles and one or more agents with various molecular size. The linker of the invention can deliver the agents into cells involved in disease processes or close to cells so that the agents can selectively target and effect on the cells. The target delivery provided by the linker of the invention can be used for example for disease sensing, imaging, drug delivery, and therapy. |
| US10688192B2 |
Cleavable conjugates of antibiotics and an antibacterial cell-penetrating peptide
The present disclosure relates to novel cleavable conjugates of antibiotics and an antibacterial cell-penetrating peptide, and methods to make and use the novel cleavable conjugates of antibiotics and an antibacterial cell-penetrating peptide. |
| US10688190B2 |
Medication system
A method for delivering therapeutics includes infusing medication with cannabis. |
| US10688188B2 |
Polytetrafluoroethylene co-polymer emulsions
The present disclosure is directed to a class of fluorinated copolymers, such as PTFE copolymers, that can be dissolved in low toxicity solvents, such as Class III Solvents, and that enable the creation of stable water-in-solvent emulsions comprising the fluorinated copolymers dissolved in a low toxicity solvents and a hydrophilic agent (e.g., a therapeutic agent) dissolved in an aqueous solvent, such as water or saline. |
| US10688184B2 |
Methods and compositions for self-regulated release of active pharmaceutical ingredient
An abuse deterrent pharmaceutical composition including a pharmaceutically active ingredient; an acid soluble ingredient; and a buffering ingredient; wherein the acid soluble ingredient and the buffering ingredient retard release of the active pharmaceutical ingredient when the composition is ingested in excess of an intended dosage. |
| US10688181B2 |
Cancer treatment combinations
There are provided, inter alia, compositions and methods for treatment of cancer. The methods include administering to a subject in need a therapeutically effective amount of a Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) antagonist and a ROR-1 antagonist. Further provided are pharmaceutical compositions including a BTK antagonist, ROR-1 antagonist and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. In embodiments, the BTK antagonist is ibrutinib and the ROR-1 antagonist is cirmtuzumab. |
| US10688178B2 |
AntiPlexin A1 agonist antibody
Provided is a novel anti-Plexin-A1 agonist antibody that promotes dendritic cell contraction. Also provided is a pharmaceutical composition comprising such an antibody and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. |
| US10688175B2 |
NSP10 self-assembling fusion proteins for vaccines, therapeutics, diagnostics and other nanomaterial applications
A fusion protein is provided which is based on a self-assembling gene-regulatory NSP10 protein and a protein or peptide capable of being fused to NSP10 without interfering with the assembly or aggregation of the resulting fusion protein. The disclosure also relates to any nanoparticle formed thereby whether complete or not, and methods for the use of the NSP10 fusion protein are also disclosed, including use as vaccines for any indication in humans or animals, therapeutic methods involving the use of the fusion proteins such as using the protein to targeted an antibody or receptor, such as for treating or diagnosing cancer, biosensors using the fusion protein, or the use of the fusion proteins in cell sorting or any imaging application. |
| US10688173B2 |
HPV epitopes targeted by T cells infiltrating cervical malignancies for use in vaccines
The present invention relates to novel CD4+ and CD8+ T cell epitopes that are specific for HPV-specific E6 and E7 oncoproteins, to peptides comprising these novel T cell epitopes, and to (vaccine) compositions comprising these peptides for use in methods for the prevention and/or treatment of HPV related diseases. Preferred epitopes are recognized by a T cell that infiltrates a cervical neoplastic lesion or by a T cell from a draining lymph node, and are presented by an HLA-DQ or HLA-DP molecule, or an HLA-B. |
| US10688171B2 |
Chlamydia-activated B cell platforms and methods thereof
Disclosed herein is a Chlamydia-activated B cell (CAB) platform. Also disclosed is a method of enhancing a population of B cells, comprising exposing said B cells to Chlamydia spp. under conditions suitable to enhance the population of B cells, such that expansion and differentiation of said B cells takes place, and said B cells are exposed or crosslinked to an antigen. Also disclosed are methods of producing said CABs, and treating a subject in need thereof with said CABs. |
| US10688168B2 |
Methods for inducing an immune response
Methods and uses are provided for inducing an immune response comprising at least two administrations of an immunogenic composition comprising an M72 related antigen and wherein a subsequent administration is delayed. |
| US10688164B2 |
CMV vectors comprising microRNA recognition elements
Disclosed herein are recombinant CMV vectors comprising heterologous antigens and microRNA recognition elements to silence expression of CMV genes in the presence of microRNA derived from myeloid cells, an active UL128 protein and an active UL130 protein. Also disclosed are recombinant CMV vectors comprising heterologous antigens and microRNA recognition elements to silence expression of CMV genes in the presence of microRNA derived from myeloid cells, an inactive UL128 protein and an inactive UL130 protein. Also disclosed are methods of generating an unconventional immune response using these vectors. Such an immune response is characterized by generation of a CD8+ T cell response that is predominantly restricted by MHC-II. |
| US10688163B2 |
Targeted antimicrobials and related compositions, methods and systems
Targeted antimicrobials are described and related, compositions, methods and systems. |
| US10688162B2 |
Hybrid neurotoxins and uses thereof
The present disclosure relates to chimeric neurotoxins and uses thereof. In particular, provided herein are chimeric botulinum neurotoxins with altered properties and uses thereof (e.g., research, screening, and therapeutic uses). |
| US10688160B2 |
Enzymes and methods for cleaving N-glycans from glycoproteins
Provided herein are deglycosylating enzymes that remove a broad range of N-glycans from N-glycosylated proteins. Further provided are methods of recombinantly producing and expressing the deglycosylating enzymes. The presently described deglycosylating enzymes can be used to produce free glycans for characterization, and for prebiotic and immunostimulatory uses. In addition, the presently described deglycosylating enzymes can be used to produce deglycosylated proteins for characterization, to improve digestion, and to reduce immunogenicity. |
| US10688158B2 |
Compositions comprising sulforaphane or a sulforaphane precursor and a milk thistle extract or powder
The invention relates to the combination of a sulforaphane precursor, an enzyme capable of converting the sulforaphane precursor to sulforaphane, an enzyme potentiator, and a milk thistle extract or powder. The invention also relates to the combination of a sulforaphane or a derivative thereof and a milk thistle extract or powder. The invention also relates to the combination of a broccoli extract or powder and a milk thistle extract or powder. The invention provides compositions and methods relating to these combinations. |
| US10688157B2 |
Truncated von Willebrand factor polypeptides for treating hemophilia
The invention relates to a polypeptide comprising a truncated von Willebrand Factor (VWF) for use in the treatment of a blood coagulation disorder, wherein the polypeptide carries a half-life extending moiety and is administered in molar excess over Factor VIII and/or endogenous VWF. |
| US10688155B2 |
Combination of dopamine agonists plus first phase insulin secretagogues for the treatment of metabolic disorders
The present invention is directed to a method of treating a metabolic disorder or key elements of a metabolic disorder such method comprising the use of an agent(s) that increases central dopaminergic activity plus a first-phase insulin secretagouge. |
| US10688152B2 |
Compositions and methods for treating a viral infection
One aspect of the present invention provides methods of treating a viral infection in a subject including administrating a therapeutically effective amount of at least one Wnt ligand protein selected from Wnt1, Wnt2, Wnt2B, Wnt3, Wnt3A, Wnt4, Wnt5A, Wnt5B, Wnt6, Wnt7A, Wnt7B, Wnt8A, Wnt8B, Wnt9A, Wnt9B, Wnt10A, Wnt10B, Wnt11 and Wnt16. In one embodiment, the subject is a human and the infection is a human immunodeficiency virus infection. Another aspect provides drug combinations for treating viral infections. |
| US10688151B2 |
Peptides having specificity for the lungs
The invention relates to a peptide, polypeptide, or protein that binds specifically to cells of the lung endothelium. The peptide, polypeptide, or protein can be a component of a viral capsid and can be used to lead a recombinant viral vector selectively to the lung endothelial tissue after systemic administration to a subject and to ensure tissue-specific expression of one or more transgenes there. The invention thus further relates to a recombinant viral vector, preferably an AAV vector, which comprises a capsid comprising the peptide, polypeptide, or protein according to the invention and which comprises at least one transgene packaged in the capsid. The viral vector is suitable in particular for the therapeutic treatment of a lung disorder or a lung disease. The invention further relates to cells and pharmaceutical compositions which comprise the viral vector according to the invention. |
| US10688148B2 |
Formulations containing a somatostatin receptor agonist
The present invention relates to pre-formulations comprising: a) at least one di-acyl lipid; b) at least one phospholipid; c) at least one biocompatible, organic solvent; d) an alkyl ammonium EDTA salt; and e) at least one somatostatin receptor agonist; wherein the pre-formulation has a water content in the range of 0 to 1.0 wt %. The invention further relates to methods of treatment comprising administration of such pre-formulations, to pre-filled administration devices and kits containing the formulations, to the use of an alkylammonium EDTA salt to reduce the decomposition of the lipid components and/or any active agent contained within the pre-formulation. |
| US10688142B2 |
Methods of treatment using a lipid extract of Passiflora seeds concentrated in its unsaponifiable fraction
A method to treat skin or mucosa cells or disorders related to dermal tissue by topically administering to a person in a need thereof a lipid extract from Passiflora seeds selected from Passiflora incarnate seeds, Passiflora edulis seeds, and a combination thereof, wherein said lipid extract is oil of Passiflora seeds concentrated in its unsaponifiable fraction containing 3 to 100 weight % of unsaponifiables relative to the total weight of the extract. |
| US10688141B2 |
Probiotic beverage containing living mycelium and method of production
Humans have utilized mushrooms and mycelium for thousands of years. Currently mycelium is consumed at large in the form of dried powders in supplements. This patent describes a method for preparing a probiotic beverage containing living mycelium. This method allows the delivery of living mycelium through a water-sweetener-flavor base. Due to the living form of the mycelium and the consumable substrate this method is able to provide the beneficial properties of mycelium without degradation of the mycelium's beneficial properties. |
| US10688140B2 |
Composition to improve gut health and animal performance and methods of making the same
The present invention relates to compositions comprising at least about 8% β-glucans and/or at least about 8% α-fucans, which has a prebiotic effect and act as a replacement for in-feed antibiotics. The present invention also relates to extraction methods to obtain such extracts and various uses for the compositions comprising β-glucans and/or α-fucans. |
| US10688137B2 |
Microbiota restoration therapy (MRT), compositions and methods of manufacture
Microbiota restoration therapy compositions and methods for manufacturing, processing, and/or delivering microbiota restoration therapy compositions are disclosed. An example method for manufacturing a microbiota restoration therapy composition may include collecting a human fecal sample and adding a diluent to the human fecal sample to form a diluted sample. The diluent may include a cryoprotectant. The method may also include mixing the diluted sample with a mixing apparatus and filtering the diluted sample. Filtering may form a filtrate. The method may also include transferring the filtrate to a sample bag and sealing the sample bag. |
| US10688135B2 |
Composition for treating ischemic diseases or neuroinflammatory diseases, comprising secretome of neural precursor cells as active ingredient
The present invention provides a composition for treating ischemic diseases or neuroinflammatory disorders, comprising a secretome of neural precursor cells (NPCs) as an active ingredient. The secretome of NPCs, of the present invention, reduces an ischemic injury site and enables neurological functions to recover by means of roles such as anti-inflammation, neovascularization regeneration, and activation and proliferation of inherent stem cells, thereby being usable as a therapeutic agent for ischemic diseases and degenerative nervous system disorders such as nerve damage diseases caused by inflammation. Particularly, the secretome of NPCs, of the present invention, has an excellent behavior improvement effect when administered multiple times. |
| US10688134B2 |
Methods of treating or preventing respiratory conditions
The present disclosure provides methods of treating or preventing respiratory condition and/or for treating an IgE-mediated allergy and/or for reducing an allergic response to an allergen and/or for inducing anergy to an allergen in a subject and/or improving lung function in a subject suffering from an allergy comprising administering to a subject a population of cells enriched for STRO-1+ cells and/or progeny thereof and/or soluble factors derived therefrom. |
| US10688132B2 |
Coordinating gene expression using RNA destabilizing elements
Control Devices are disclosed including RNA destabilizing elements (RDE), and RNA control devices, combined with transgenes, including Chimeric Antigen Receptors (CARs) in eukaryotic cells. RDEs can be combined with RNA control devices to make RDEs that include ligand mediated control. These smart RDEs and other RDEs can be used to optimize expression of transgenes, e.g., CARs, in the eukaryotic cells so that, for example, effector function is optimized. CARs and transgene payloads can also be engineered into eukaryotic cells so that the transgene payload is expressed and delivered at desired times from the eukaryotic cell. |
| US10688131B2 |
Peptides and scaffolds for use in immunotherapy against head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and other cancers
The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules. |
| US10688127B2 |
Methods of using graphene and graphene-related materials for manipulation of cell membrane potential
Methods for use of structures based on graphene-related materials are disclosed. These structures can be utilized for manipulating the cell transmembrane potential in various biomedical applications. |
| US10688121B2 |
Granular composition for oral administration
The present invention relates to a granular composition for oral suspension characterized by the presence of an insoluble resin and a silica gel. |
| US10688120B2 |
Allergy vaccine composition
The present invention provides an allergy vaccine composition that is useful as a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for an allergic disease and can safely and effectively induce immune tolerance. The vaccine composition is to be administered to a human or animal with an allergic disease for the prevention or treatment of the allergic disease. The vaccine composition contains: an immunomodulator which is a lipopolysaccharide derived from at least one gram-negative bacterium selected from the group consisting of Serratia, Leclercia, Rahnella, Acidicaldus, Acidiphilium, Acidisphaera, Acidocella, Acidomonas, Asaia, Belnapia, Craurococcus, Gluconacetobacter, Gluconobacter, Kozakia, Leahibacter, Muricoccus, Neoasaia, Oleomonas, Paracraurococcus, Rhodopila, Roseococcus, Rubritepida, Saccharibacter, Stella, Swaminathania, Teichococcus, Zavarzinia, Pseudomonas, Achromobacter, Bacillus, Methanoculleus, Methanosarcina, Clostridium, Micrococcus, Flavobacterium, Pantoea, Acetobacter, Zymomonas, Xanthomonas, and Enterobacter, or a salt of the lipopolysaccharide; and at least one allergen. |
| US10688119B2 |
Inhibitors of PCSK9 for treatment of lipoprotein metabolism disorders
The present disclosure relates to inhibitors of proprotein convertase subtilisin-like/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) for the treatment of lipoprotein metabolism disorders. |
| US10688116B2 |
Treatment of metabolic disorders in equine animals
The present invention relates to one or more SGLT2 inhibitors or pharmaceutically acceptable forms thereof for use in the treatment and/or prevention of a metabolic disorder of an equine animal. In particular, the present invention relates to one or more SGLT2 inhibitors or a pharmaceutically acceptable form thereof for use in the treatment and/or prevention of laminitis, vascular dysfunction, hypertension, hepatic lipidosis, atherosclerosis, hyperadrenocorticism, Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction and/or Equine Metabolic Syndrome in an equine animal. |
| US10688115B2 |
Composition comprising ketone body and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide modulator and methyl donor
The present invention provides a composition comprising a mixture of an exogenous ketone body, an exogenous NAD modulator and a methyl donor. Typically, exogenous NAD modulator is an exogenous nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) precursor. The present invention also provides a method of using such a composition for treating various clinical conditions, including metabolic disorders and neurocognitive impairments. The compositions of the invention can also be used to improve human performance in various competitive or environmental conditions. |
| US10688113B2 |
Methods of treating eye pain with aminophosphinic derivatives
The disclosure relates to a method of treating or preventing eye pain in a subject in need thereof. The method includes administering a compound of formula (I), R1—NH—CH(R2)—P(═O)(OH)—CH2—C(R3)(R4)—CONH—C(R5)(R6)—COOR7, to the subject. |
| US10688108B2 |
Pharmaceutical spray composition comprising a vitamin D analogue and a corticosteroid
The present invention relates to a topical spray composition comprising a biologically active vitamin D derivative or analogue and a corticosteroid, and its use in the treatment of dermal diseases and conditions. |
| US10688102B2 |
Combination treatment for migraine and other pain
Disclosed herein are methods of treating pain, such as migraine, comprising administering meloxicam and rizatriptan to a human being suffering from pain, such as migraine. For migraine, these methods may be particularly useful when the meloxicam and rizatriptan are administered while the human being is suffering from an acute attack of migraine pain or migraine aura. In some embodiments, the combination of meloxicam and rizatriptan may be administered in a manner that results in a Tmax of meloxicam of 3 hours or less. |
| US10688100B2 |
Macrocylic compounds as ROS1 kinase inhibitors
Methods for inhibiting a ROS1 kinase with compounds of Formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein ring A, ring B, W, m, D, R2, R2a, R3, R3a, and Z are as defined herein. The compounds and methods provided herein are useful in the treatment of cancer (e.g., ROS1-associated cancers as defined herein). |
| US10688096B2 |
Methods for treatment of sleep-related breathing disorders
Described herein are methods for modulation of the activity of the carotid body that afford therapeutic benefit for sleep-related breathing disorders and related conditions. |
| US10688095B2 |
Compounds and their use for reducing uric acid levels
Bifunctional barbiturate-derivative compounds that increase uric acid excretion and reduce uric acid production, and monofunctional barbiturate-derivative compounds that either increase uric acid excretion or reduce uric acid production are provided. Methods of using these compounds for reducing uric acid levels in blood or serum, for treating disorders associated with excess uric acid, and for maintaining normal uric acid levels in blood or serum, or the whole body, are also provided. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the bifunctional and monofunctional compounds are also provided. |
| US10688094B2 |
Bromocriptine formulations
The present application describes pharmaceutical formulations of bromocriptine mesylate and methods of manufacturing and using such formulations. The formulations are useful for improving glycemic control in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. |
| US10688092B2 |
Compositions and methods of using nintedanib for improving glaucoma surgery success
Compositions and methods of using nintedanib for improving the success rate of glaucoma filtration surgery are disclosed herein. Nintedanib can be used alone or in combination with an anti-metabolite drug in a topical or implant eye formulation. |
| US10688091B2 |
Aripiprazole prodrug composition
Described is a composition comprising (a) a population of particles of an aripiprazole prodrug having a volume based particle size (Dv50) of less than 1000 nm and (b) at least one surface stabilizer comprising an adsorbed component which is adsorbed on the surface of the aripiprazole prodrug particles and a free component available for solubilisation of the aripiprazole prodrug. The surface stabilizer to prodrug ratio provides the optimal quantity of free surface stabilizer for the purposes of producing a lead-in formulation. Also described are methods of treatment using the aforementioned composition. |
| US10688088B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition, use of mefloquine in fixed dose, and method for treating tuberculosis
This invention concerns the use of mefloquine in relation to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This invention also concerns the combination of mefloquine with drugs used in first and second choice treatment of tuberculosis, achieving a reduction in the treatment period of tuberculosis (TB) and the treatment of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). |
| US10688087B2 |
Pharmaceutical compositions and therapeutic methods employing a combination of a manganese complex compound and a non-manganese complex form of the compound
A pharmaceutical composition for treatment of a pathological condition in a patient comprises, as a first component, a manganese complex of Formula I( ), and, as a second component, a non-manganese complex compound of Formula (I), optionally together with one or more physiologically acceptable carriers and/or excipients, wherein X, R, R, R, and R are as defined herein. Methods for treatment of a pathological condition in a patient, for example, a pathological condition caused by the presence of oxygen-derived free radicals, comprises administering to said patient the first component and the second component. |
| US10688084B2 |
Method of use of novel naproxen derivatives
A new derivative of naproxen, 3-((S)-2-(6-methoxynaphth-2-yl) propanoyloxy)-4,5-bis (((S)-2-(6-methoxynaphth-2-yl) propanoyloxy)-methyl)-2-methylpyridinium (S)-2-(6-methoxynaphth-2-yl) propanoate has a high anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic activity, as well as low acute toxicity and gastrotoxicity, it can be used in the pharmaceutical industry, medicine and veterinary. |
| US10688081B2 |
Autotaxin inhibitor compounds
Described herein are compounds that are autotaxin inhibitors, methods of making such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds in the treatment of conditions, diseases, or disorders associated with autotaxin activity. |
| US10688077B2 |
Inflammasome activation in myelodysplastic syndromes
Disclosed are methods for treating a meylodysplastic syndrome (MDS) in a subject that involves administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an inflammasome inhibitor. Also disclosed are methods for diagnosing a myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) in a subject. In some embodiments, the method involves assaying a sample from the subject to detect inflammasome activation, wherein an increase in inflammasome activation in the sample compared to a control is an indication of MDS in the subject. In some embodiments, the method involves assaying a sample from the subject to detect s100A9 protein levels, wherein an increase in s100A9 protein levels in the sample compared to a control is an indication of MDS in the subject. The disclosed methods can further involve treating the subject for MDS if an increase in inflammasome activation and/or s100A9 levels are detected. |
| US10688073B2 |
Ophthalmic compositions containing a nitric oxide releasing prostamide
The present invention provides aqueous ophthalmic compositions in the form of solution comprising hexanoic acid, 6-(nitrooxy)-, (1S,2E)-3-[(1R,2R,3S,5R)-2-[(2Z)-7-(ethylamino)-7-oxo-2-hepten-1-yl]-3,5-dihydroxycyclopentyl]-1-(2-phenylethyl)-2-propen-1-yl ester and macrogol 15 hydroxystearate as the only solubilizing agent, and a method for their preparation. |
| US10688072B2 |
Misoprostol dispersible tablet
The present invention relates to a solid pharmaceutical formulation comprising misoprostol or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. In particular, the invention relates to a dispersible tablet comprising misoprostol or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, providing alternative routes of administration. The tablet is particularly suited for cervical ripening, induction of labor, prevention and/or treatment of postpartum or post-abortion hemorrhage. |
| US10688069B2 |
Sports health performance composition
A topical composition that includes L-arginine that is used as a sports health composition. The composition can further include forskolin. Disclosed is a method of using the topical composition. |
| US10688064B2 |
Methods and compositions for preventing or treating tissue calcification
The invention provides methods and compositions for preventing or treating (e.g., slowing the progression of, arresting, and/or reversing) tissue calcification in a subject in need thereof and, more particularly, the invention relates to methods of using menaquinone-7 (MK-7) and/or menaquinol-7 (MKH2-7) for preventing or treating (e.g., slowing the progression of, arresting, and/or reversing) tissue calcification in a subject with diabetes, chronic kidney disease, end stage renal failure, or a subject undergoing hemodialysis and/or receiving anticoagulant therapy. The invention further provides methods and compositions for reducing one or more symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD), including using menaquinone-7 (MK-7) and/or menaquinol-7 (MKH2-7), for preventing or treating (e.g., slowing the progression of, arresting, and/or reversing) one or more symptoms of COPD. |
| US10688063B2 |
Treating and/or preventing insulin-resistance related weight gain
Provided herein are methods of preventing or reducing weight gain in a subject in need thereof by administering 2-acetylcyclopentane-1,3-dione (ACPD). |
| US10688058B2 |
Muco-adhesive, controlled release formulations of levodopa and/or esters of levodopa and uses thereof
The invention provides a controlled release oral solid formulation comprising (a) a controlled release component comprising core comprising levodopa and/or an ester of levodopa or salts thereof, wherein the core is coated with a layer of a muco-adhesive polymer and externally coated with a layer of an enteric coated polymer; and (b) a decarboxylase inhibitor component. |
| US10688057B2 |
5-aminosalicylic acid capsule formulation
A dosage form comprising a capsule containing one or more tablets of 5-aminosalicylic acid or a salt thereof as an active ingredient where each of the one or more tablets is enterically coated is disclosed. |
| US10688054B2 |
Abuse resistant forms of extended release morphine, method of use and method of making
An abuse resistant oral pharmaceutical composition, comprising: a barrier layer, comprising a first polymer; a diffusion layer, comprising a second polymer, substantially covering the barrier layer, wherein the diffusion layer is bonded to the barrier layer and comprises a drug that is substantially homogeneously distributed within the second polymer and diffuses from the diffusion layer within the gastrointestinal (GI) tract; and optionally an expansion layer comprising an expandable polymer, wherein the expansion layer is substantially covered by the barrier layer. Methods of making the same and methods of using the same are also provided. |
| US10688052B2 |
Abuse resistant forms of extended release oxymorphone, method of use and method of making
An abuse resistant oral pharmaceutical composition, comprising: a barrier layer, comprising a first polymer; a diffusion layer, comprising a second polymer, substantially covering the barrier layer, wherein the diffusion layer is bonded to the barrier layer and comprises a drug that is substantially homogeneously distributed within the second polymer and diffuses from the diffusion layer within the gastrointestinal (GI) tract; and optionally an expansion layer comprising an expandable polymer, wherein the expansion layer is substantially covered by the barrier layer. Methods of making the same and methods of using the same are also provided. |
| US10688049B2 |
Process for the preparation of a freeze-dried pharmaceutical composition containing mitomycin C
A process is described for the preparation of freeze-dried pharmaceutical compositions of mitomycin C, which are characterized by high stability and can be rapidly reconstituted to form solutions. |
| US10688047B2 |
Physically and chemically stable oral suspensions of givinostat
Physically and chemically stable oral liquid formulations of Givinostat (Diethyl-[6-(4-hydroxycarbamoyl-phenylcarbamoyloxymethyl)-naphthalen-2-yl-methyl]-ammonium chloride) are disclosed, together with methods for the preparation thereof. Such oral formulations are in the form of aqueous suspensions and contain Givinostat and/or pharmaceutically acceptable salts and/or derivatives thereof, at least a wetting agent and/or at least a density-imparting agent. Such formulations are suitable for oral administration for systemic therapeutic action. |
| US10688044B2 |
Epinephrine spray formulations
Provided herein are epinephrine spray formulations. Also provided herein are methods of treating anaphylaxis by administering epinephrine spray formulations to subjects in need of such treatment. |
| US10688043B1 |
Personal lubricants comprising lambda-carrageenan
The present invention includes pourable, non-toxic lubricating compositions containing carrageenan and more precisely λ carrageenan as an anti-viral agent, for protection from Human Papillomavirus (HPV), and methods of using the lubricating compositions as a non-oily, psuedoplastic lubrication product and administering the carrageenan for reducing the propagation of HPV during sexual activity. |
| US10688038B2 |
Compositions and methods for the maintenance of oral health
The invention provides compositions comprising one or more isolated LDH-deficient mutans streptococcus strains and one or more isolated S. oralis strains and/or one or more isolated S. uberis strains. Compositions of the invention are useful to maintain oral health, by for example treating and/or preventing one or more symptoms of dental caries, periodontitis and/or other oral cavity diseases or wounds. |
| US10688021B2 |
Automated drug preparation apparatus including automated drug reconstitution
An automated medication preparation system for preparing a prescribed dosage of medication in a drug delivery device includes a plurality of stations for receiving, handling and processing the drug delivery device so that the prescribed dosage of medication is delivered to the drug delivery device and a transporting device that receives and holds more than one drug delivery device and moves the drug delivery devices in a controlled manner from one station to another station. The system is configured so that two or more separate drug delivery devices can be acted upon at the same time. |
| US10688019B2 |
Chest compression system and method
A system and method for determining CPR induced chest compression depth using two sensors while accounting for different orientations of the two sensors. The system may include a first motion sensor operable to generate motion signals corresponding to motion in a first coordinate frame defined by a first set of axes and a second motion sensor operable to generate motion signals corresponding to motion in a second coordinate frame defined by a second set of axes and a control system operable to receive the motion signals from the first motion sensor and the second motion sensor, rotate the motion signals from the first motion sensor into the second coordinate frame to obtain rotated motion signals corresponding to the motion signals from the first motion sensor, and combine the rotated motion signals with the motion signals from the second motion sensor to generate an output indicative of said displacement. |
| US10688015B2 |
Apparatus for simulating sexual motion
Provided is an apparatus for producing a motion to be felt by a user comprising; a) a motor for generating a motion; b) a first member mechanically coupled to the motor, the member configured to have a motion of up and down; and c) a second member mechanically coupled to the first member and attached to a fixed location on the apparatus, the second member configured to tilt as a result of the motion of the first member; wherein the user has an option of choosing to experience the up and down motion generated by the first member or the tilting motion generated by the second member. The first and the second member can be each configured to receive a different extension, each extension configured to penetrate a body of the user. Provided is an apparatus for producing a motion to be felt by a user comprising; a) a motor for generating a motion; b) a cam with a groove going around the cam mechanically couple to the motor, the cam rotating as a result of motion from the motor; c) a slider mechanically coupled to the cam with the groove, the slider moving up and down as the cam rotates; d) a rod attached to the slider, the rod moving up and down with the slider, a first member mechanically coupled to the motor, the member configured to have a motion of up and down; wherein the rod moves up and down as the motor generates motion. |
| US10688008B2 |
Physical therapy system
A method for stimulating contraction of a target muscle, the method including: locating a first neuromuscular junction of a target muscle by visualization or palpation, delivering a first stimulus to the first neuromuscular junction, locating a second neuromuscular junction of the target muscle by visualization or palpation, and delivering a second stimulus to the second neuromuscular junction. The first and second stimuli are effective to stimulate contraction of the target muscle. Further, contraction of the target muscle is effective to result in a measurable increase of at least one of: output force of the target muscle or range of motion of a body part associated with extension or contraction of the target muscle. |
| US10688002B2 |
Combined mobile cart for sick and wounded
A combined mobile cart for the sick or wounded, includes a mobile cart and a mobile stretcher. The mobile cart includes a main body frame, a left retractable track mechanism, a right retractable track mechanism, a lifting and translating mechanism, and an automatic movable weight-balancing mechanism. The top of the main body frame is provided with the left and right retractable track mechanisms, a supporting layer is arranged in a middle of the main body frame of the mobile stretcher, and the automatic movable weight-balancing mechanism is arranged at a bottom of the main body frame; and the lifting and translating mechanism is provided with a left case body and a right case body, lifting ropes are arranged under the lifting and translating mechanism, and suspension tools are connected with the lifting ropes, so that functions of vertically lifting and vertically moving the mobile stretcher are realized. |
| US10688000B2 |
Treatment body mats
Treatment mats having a mat material with openings extending into the mat material. The openings contain stones and may additionally include a matrix material. Methods of treatment include positioning an individual proximate the treatment mat. |
| US10687994B2 |
Absorbent article with multi-layer folded absorbent core
Absorbent laminates and multi-layer, folded absorbent cores comprising the absorbent laminates for use in absorbent articles are presented. Specifically, multi-layer, folded absorbent cores are presented that are formed from an absorbent laminate comprising an absorbent layer between two tissue layers, in which the absorbent core includes a central channel running longitudinally along the core and crenellations profiled along the thickness of the core and providing enhanced liquid distribution across the core surface area or profile and improved liquid absorption into the laminate. |
| US10687992B2 |
Formed film acquisition distribution layer and absorptive device therewith
An absorptive device includes a topsheet, a backsheet, an absorbent core between the topsheet and the backsheet, and an acquisition distribution layer between the topsheet and the absorbent core. The acquisition distribution layer includes a formed film having a plurality of lands that contact a bottom surface of the topsheet and define an irregular array of cells. |
| US10687991B2 |
Absorbent article having a lotioned topsheet
The absorbent article of the invention has a liquid impervious backsheet and a liquid pervious topsheet joined to the backsheet. The topsheet has an inner surface oriented toward the interior of the absorbent article and an outer surface oriented toward the skin and hair of the wearer when the absorbent article is being worn and an absorbent core positioned between the topsheet and the backsheet. At least a portion of the topsheet outer surface comprises an effective amount of a lotion coating which is semi-solid or solid at 20 degrees C., the lotion coating comprising: (i) from about 10 to about 95% of a substantially water free emollient having a plastic or fluid consistency at 20 degrees C. wherein the emollient contains 5% or less water, the emollient comprising a member selected from the group consisting of petroleum-based emollients, fatty acid ester emollients, alkyl ethoxylate emollients, and mixtures thereof; (ii) from about 5 to about 90% of an agent capable of immobilizing the emollient on the outer surface of the topsheet, the immobilizing agent being miscible with the emollient, the immobilizing agent having a melting point of at least about 35 degrees C. wherein the immobilizing agent is selected from the group consisting of polyhydroxy fatty acid esters, polyhydroxy fatty acid amides, C14-C22 fatty alcohols, C14-C22 fatty acids, C14-C22 fatty alcohol ethoxylates with a degree of ethoxylation of 4 or less, and mixtures thereof. |
| US10687988B2 |
Absorbent article having characteristic waist ends
The present disclosure is directed to an absorbent article that may comprise a main body graphic zone. A front belt portion and a back belt portion may each have a waist end region adjacent a waist opening, wherein front and back waist panels of an absorbent main body do not overlap with front or back waist end regions. The front and back belt portions may each have a leg end region adjacent the proximal edges. Left and right side panels of the front and back belt portions may each have a tummy belt region between the waist end region and the leg end region. And, the waist end region may have an opacity of at least 15 points greater than that of the tummy belt region. |
| US10687986B2 |
Methods and devices for skin closure
A wound closure device and a method of its use are disclosed. The wound closure device comprises a wound closure strip, the wound closure strip comprising a wound-facing side and a top side, the wound-facing side comprises an adhesive applied over at least a portion of the wound facing side of the wound closure strip and a non-symmetric, two-part release liner assembly detachably adhered to the adhesive, the release liner assembly comprising a first section and a second section with the second section comprising a wound closure strip-free portion forming a tab. In an alternate embodiment, the device is multi-segmented and the wound closure strip may be coextensive with the release liner assembly. |
| US10687983B2 |
Wound pad
Wound pads and systems and kits comprising wound pads whose total thickness can be modified by a user without the use of tools, comprising a plurality of separable layers having layer thicknesses less than the thickness of the wound pad. The wound pads may be used as wound fillers in the context of negative pressure wound therapy (also known as “vacuum treatment”, “reduced pressure” treatment). |
| US10687980B2 |
System and method of iris-pupil contrast enhancement
System and method of photoaltering a region of an eye using an enhanced contrast between the iris and the pupil of the imaged eye. The system includes a laser assembly outputting a pulsed laser beam, a user interface displaying one of a first digital image of the eye and a second digital image of the eye, and a controller coupled to the laser assembly and the user interface. The first digital image has a first contrast between the pupil and the iris, and the second digital image has a second contrast between the pupil and the iris. The controller selectively increases the first contrast between the pupil and the iris to the second contrast between the pupil and the iris and directs the pulsed laser beam to the region of the eye based on one of the first and second digital images. |
| US10687979B2 |
Enhanced visually directed procedures under low ambient light conditions
Performance of enhanced visually directed procedures under low ambient lighting conditions. A computer readable medium storing a set of computer instructions for performing an enhanced visually directed procedure under low ambient visible light on a patient's eye. The computer instructions include: acquiring at least one real-time high resolution video signal representing at least one view of the eye in at least one wavelength of light outside of the wavelengths of visible light. The computer instructions include converting the at least one view is converted corresponding to the at least one real-time high resolution video signal at the at least one wavelength of light outside of the wavelengths of visible light into at least one wavelength of visible light. The at least one high resolution photosensor is acquired after light conditions are low enough such that a pupil of the eye does not constrict substantially from its maximum pupillary diameter. |
| US10687977B1 |
Device and method to optimize the form and function of a pessary
A device for modeling a pessary is disclosed. A matrix of individually expandable balloons are mounted around a shaft, which holds fill lines for each balloon. The balloons are expandable with fluid to a desired volume and/or pressure, according to comfort and fit determined by real-time patient feedback. Because the volumes and the positions of the balloons are known, a calculation of the dimensions of the vaginal canal can be made, so that the matrix of expandable balloons models the vaginal canal. |
| US10687973B2 |
Walking boots and methods of making the same
A boot includes a rigid outer shell including a base portion adjacent to a portion of a foot of a subject, a leg portion adjacent to a portion of a leg of the subject, and an ankle support portion integral with and coupling the base portion of the main body with the leg portion of the main body, the ankle portion of the main body being adjacent to two opposing sides of an ankle of the subject, the ankle support portion of the main body having one or more removable elements. A first one of the one or more removable elements, adjacent to a first one of the two opposing sides of the ankle, is configured to be removed from the rigid outer shell to aid in preventing contact between an incision area on the first side of the ankle of the subject and the rigid outer shell. |
| US10687968B2 |
Sealable endovascular implants and methods for their use
A prosthetic implant includes a circumferentially adjustable sealing collar and a rotatable sealer gear. The sealing collar has a central longitudinal axis. The rotatable sealer gear is coupled to and disposed within the sealing collar and configured to adjust the circumference of the sealing collar. The sealer gear is radially offset relative to the central longitudinal axis of the sealing collar. Rotating the sealer gear in a first direction relative to the sealing collar circumferentially expands the sealing collar. Rotating the sealer gear in a second direction relative to the sealing collar circumferentially contracts the sealing collar. |
| US10687961B1 |
Expandable interbody and system
An expanding interbody includes a first articulating member; a second articulating member rotatably connected to the first articulating member; and a clip member that engages each of the first articulating member and the second articulating member, wherein any of the first articulating member and the second articulating member includes a plurality of grooves arranged in a progressively elongated arrangement, and wherein the clip member includes at least one protruding tip that sequentially engages the plurality of grooves causing the first articulating member to rotate with respect to the second articulating member. |
| US10687957B2 |
Spinal implants for rotationally adjusting vertebrae
A spinal implant adapted to be positioned within a disc space between adjacent vertebrae includes a first intradiscal element, a second intradiscal element, and a coupling mechanism. The first and second intradiscal elements include respective first and second outer surfaces adapted to be positioned adjacent an endplate of respective first and second adjacent vertebrae. The first and second intradiscal elements further include respective first and second medial surfaces that are opposite the respective first and second outer surfaces, where the second medial surface is adapted to generally face the first medial surface upon assembly of the first intradiscal element with the second intradiscal element. The coupling mechanism is associated with the first and second medial surfaces and is adapted to provide relative rotational movement between the first and second intradiscal elements in a plane generally parallel with the first and second medial surfaces. |
| US10687956B2 |
Corpectomy implants with roughened bioactive lateral surfaces
Implants for vertebral body or functional spinal unit replacement comprise a bioactive surface roughening on one or more of the anterior, posterior, and lateral surfaces of the implant. The bioactive surface includes macro-, micro-, and nano-scale structural features that contact vertebral bone that lines a specialized channel in a vertebrae, and thereby facilitate bone growth and osteointegration of the implant with the vertebral bone. |
| US10687954B2 |
Interspinous implants
The present invention provides a spinous process implant and associated methods. In one aspect of the invention, the implant includes a spacer that is connectable to two extensions. One of the two extensions is connectable to the spacer at a first end and coupled to the spacer by a rotational connection. The other of the two extensions is movably connectable to the second end of the spacer and translatable over the outer surface of the spacer from the second end. |
| US10687953B2 |
Apparatuses and methods for anterior cervical transarticular fixation
In one embodiment, an anterior cervical transarticular fixation implant including a cervical plate including a central body, lateral wings that extend laterally outward from the central body, each lateral wing including a fastener opening configured to receive a fastener configured to thread into vertebrae, and locking mechanisms configured to selectively lock the fasteners in place. |
| US10687952B2 |
Flexible, cannulated implants for the hand and foot and methods of implanting flexible implants
A flexible, cannulated bone implant includes a proximal stem having a proximal end, a distal end, and a proximal conduit extending from the proximal end to the distal end of the proximal stem, a distal stem having a proximal end, a distal end, and a distal conduit extending from the proximal end to the distal end of the distal stem, and a flexible hinge interconnecting the distal end of the proximal stem with the proximal end of the distal stem for allowing the proximal and distal stems to flex relative to one another. The implant includes a proximal stem protective tube disposed within the proximal conduit of the proximal stem, and a distal stem protective tube disposed within the distal conduit of the distal stem. An elongated pin extends through the distal stem protective tube disposed within the distal stem and the proximal stem protective tube disposed within the proximal stem for securing the implant to bone. |
| US10687949B2 |
Shoulder prosthesis and components thereof
The present disclosure relates to a shoulder prosthesis comprising a glenoidal component having a glenoidal articulation surface and a humeral component having a humeral articulation surface, and a separate mobile glenohumeral bearing component comprising a glenoidal bearing surface and a humeral bearing surface arranged on opposite sides of the glenohumeral bearing component. The glenoidal bearing surface contacts in an implanted state the glenoidal articulation surface and/or the humeral bearing surface contacts in an implanted state the humeral articulation surface. At least one of the glenoidal and humeral bearing surfaces is concave. The glenohumeral bearing component is disposed in an implanted state between the glenoidal component and the humeral component. Both the glenoidal and humeral articulation surfaces are convex. |
| US10687947B2 |
Augments and methods for implanting hip prostheses
A method of securing an orthopedic hip prosthesis to an acetabulum of a living being. The prosthesis can be a shell or a cup, and the surgery can be a total hip arthroplasty such as a revision total hip arthroplasty. In some examples the method can include placing an augment at a bone surface of the acetabulum, applying a layer of fixation material over the bone surface in an amount sufficient to cover the augment, and then implanting the prosthesis over the layer of fixation material to secure the prosthesis to the layer of fixation material. In various aspects of the method, the augment can be an anchor or a spacer. |
| US10687943B2 |
Annuloplasty system
An annuloplasty device for repairing a heart valve comprises a first and a second support member that overlap each other and form a scissor linkage. The first and second support members are configured to pinch leaflets of the heart valve. |
| US10687942B2 |
Coronary sinus mitral valve annuloplasty procedure and coronary artery and myocardial protection device
Devices and methods are disclosed for the treatment or repair of regurgitant cardiac valves, such as a mitral valve. An annuloplasty device can be placed in the coronary sinus to reshape the mitral valve and reduce mitral valve regurgitation. A protective device can be placed between the annuloplasty device and an underlying coronary artery to inhibit compression of the underlying coronary artery by the annuloplasty device in the coronary sinus. In addition, the protective device can inhibit compression of the coronary artery from inside the heart, such as from a prosthetic mitral valve that exerts radially outward pressure toward the coronary artery. The annuloplasty device can also create an artificial inner ridge or retaining feature projecting into the native mitral valve region to help secure a prosthetic mitral valve. |
| US10687940B2 |
Arrangement for monitoring a positioning of a prosthetic cardiac valve and corresponding method
A prosthetic cardiac valve implantation arrangement is described. The prosthetic cardiac valve implantation arrangement includes a prosthesis catheter with a prosthetic cardiac valve to be implanted; and an ICE catheter for introduction into area surrounding a cardiac valve to detect a relative position and/or relative direction of orientation of the cardiac valve with respect to the ICE catheter with the aid of an ultrasound image of the cardiac valve recorded by the ICE catheter. In addition, a navigation system is for determining an absolute position and an absolute direction of orientation of the ICE catheter; and a control facility is for controlling the insertion of the prosthetic cardiac valve into the annulus of the cardiac valve on the basis of the ultrasound image recordings of the ICE catheter and positional and/or orientation-direction information from the navigation system. Also described is a method for monitoring a catheter-based prosthetic cardiac valve implantation. |
| US10687934B2 |
Serous membrane for ocular surface disorders
A new method for the treatment of ocular disease and injury is provided. The method involves the administration of a biocompatible implant, the porcine small intestinal serosa (or serous membrane), as graft/patch directly to the eye, for inducing restoration, remodeling, and repair of a tissue in a variety of injuries or conditions in the cornea, conjunctiva, and/or the eyelid due to trauma, diseases, or surgery. A focus on product interactions, safety profile has been fully defined and the membrane is reasonable in process, easy and convenient to prepare and significant in therapeutic effect. A simple standardized and straightforward method has been developed to fabricate this ultra-thin, delicate, and transparent material. Derived from well-defined mechanical strength, the serous membrane demonstrates consistency and flexibility that provides agile solutions for the physician. |
| US10687932B2 |
Thrombus filter and utilization method thereof
A thrombus filter has a sheath, a thrombus intercepting net having an intercepting port, and an overfill prevention umbrella being a meshed structure that always surrounds the entire thrombus intercepting net. The overfill prevention umbrella has an umbrella stand and an umbrella surface, and is self-biased such that, at body temperature, the umbrella surface is configured to always converge towards the center of the intercepting port. The thrombus filter assumes a first position when the thrombus intercepting net is released from the sheath, where the distal opening of the overfill prevention umbrella is pushed open by the intercepting port. The thrombus filter assumes a second position when the thrombus intercepting net is retrieved into the sheath, where the umbrella surface converges towards the center of the intercepting port, and the open end of the umbrella surface is constricted to prevent the thrombus from escaping. |
| US10687930B2 |
Vascular filter device
A vascular filter device (1) has a support (2) for engaging the wall of a blood vessel. A filter has filter elements (5) having proximal segments (10) connected to the support (3) and distal segments at least temporarily restrained at a distal apex (7) by a holder when in a filtering closed position. At least one filter element (5) extends radially outwardly with respect to a device longitudinal axis when unconstrained. The filter element may extend in a curve with a concave portion facing radially outwardly in an unconstrained configuration. |
| US10687925B2 |
Brush head and electric toothbrush
A brush head for an electric toothbrush comprises an attachable housing and a carrier having a mounting side and mounted for driven oscillatory rotational motion around a rotation axis that extends through a center point on the carrier's mounting side. Each of the tufts has a tufting area of at least about 2.0 mm2. Filaments in each of the tufts have a cross-sectional area perpendicular to their length extension direction that corresponds to a circular cross sectional area having a diameter in the range of between 140 μm and 102 μm, wherein the brush head comprises only tufts of the defined type. |
| US10687923B2 |
Interdental cleaner and method for manufacturing same
An interdental cleaner has a rod-shaped carrier consisting of plastic, which has a cleaning device in an axial end area. The cleaning device comprises at least one fabric part, which extends in the direction of a longitudinal axis of the carrier and which has mutually intersecting thread systems with warp threads and weft threads. Provisions are made for the fabric part to be connected to the carrier and to radially project from same, wherein thread systems or the warp threads, on the one hand, and the weft threads, on the other hand, extend at an angle in the range of 20° to 70° to the longitudinal axis of the rod-shaped carrier and pass through the rod-shaped carrier. |
| US10687920B2 |
Dental attachment assembly cap and method of use
A dental attachment assembly and method anchors a dental appliance with an implant and has an abutment member attached to the implant, a retention member in releasable snap engagement with the abutment member, and a cap secured in a recess of the dental appliance and in releasable swivel engagement with the retention member to position and secure the dental appliance onto the implant. The cap includes a cavity with a rounded, concave inner surface which engages with the retention member, an interior top surface of the cavity with a concave recess extending radially along an outer periphery of the interior top surface of the cavity to allow for rotation of the retention member within the cap. A central portion of the interior top surface of the cavity surrounded by the concave recess therefore protrudes vertically into the cavity to minimize vertical displacement of the retention member as it rotates. |
| US10687919B2 |
Porous implant device with improved core
An implant device has an exterior portion forming an exterior surface of the implant. The exterior portion is made of a porous material defining passages through the exterior portion. An inner portion has an outer surface with a treated area that is accessible from the exterior surface through the passages. The treated area has a treatment for direct attachment to bone or soft tissue. |
| US10687913B2 |
Image processing device, image processing method, and computer-readable recording medium for detecting abnormality from intraluminal image using integrated feature data
An image processing device includes: an abnormality candidate region detection unit configured to detect, from an intraluminal image obtained by imaging a living body lumen, an abnormality candidate region in which a tissue characteristic of the living body or an in-vivo state satisfies a predetermined condition; a feature data calculation unit configured to calculate, from each of a plurality of regions inside the intraluminal image, a plurality of pieces of feature data including different kinds; an integrated feature data calculation unit configured to calculate integrated feature data by integrating the plurality of pieces of feature data based on information of the abnormality candidate region; and a detection unit configured to detect an abnormality from the intraluminal image by using the integrated feature data. |
| US10687910B1 |
Orthopedic surgery assistant system and end effector
An orthopedic surgery assistant system includes: a multi-axis mechanical arm module; at least one end effector, including: two linear actuating elements, two actuating element encoders, a central annular structure, a connector, and a power/torque sensing element; a guide and positioning module; and a surgery remote control module, so that a user pulls the multi-axis mechanical arm and the end effector according to a real-time three-dimensional model, so that the multi-axis mechanical arm performs translation and rotation motions in a plurality of axial directions on an applied end, and the end effector performs a rotation motion of two degrees of freedom on the applied end. |
| US10687908B2 |
System and methods for positioning a manipulator arm by clutching within a null-perpendicular space concurrent with null-space movement
Devices, systems, and methods for positioning an end effector or remote center of a manipulator arm by floating a first set of joints within a null-perpendicular joint velocity sub-space and providing a desired state or movement of a proximal portion of a manipulator arm concurrent with end effector positioning by driving a second set of joints within a null-space orthogonal to the null-perpendicular space. Methods include floating a first set of joints within a null-perpendicular space to allow manual positioning of one or both of a remote center or end effector position within a work space and driving a second set of joints according to an auxiliary movement calculated within a null-space according to a desired state or movement of the manipulator arm during the floating of the joints. Various configurations for devices and systems utilizing such methods are provided herein. |
| US10687905B2 |
Robotic surgical systems and methods
The disclosed technology relates to robotic surgical systems for improving surgical procedures. In certain embodiments, the disclosed technology relates to robotic surgical systems for use in osteotomy procedures in which bone is cut to shorten, lengthen, or change alignment of a bone structure. The osteotome, an instrument for removing parts of the vertabra, is guided by the surgical instrument guide which is held by the robot. In certain embodiments, the robot moves only in the “locked” plane (one of the two which create the wedge—i.e., the portion of the bone resected during the osteotomy). In certain embodiments, the robot shall prevent the osteotome (or other surgical instrument) from getting too deep/beyond the tip of the wedge. In certain embodiments, the robotic surgical system is integrated with neuromonitoring to prevent damage to the nervous system. |
| US10687892B2 |
Systems, apparatuses, and methods for delivery of pulsed electric field ablative energy to endocardial tissue
Systems, devices, and methods for electroporation ablation therapy are disclosed herein, including an inflatable member for positioning an ablation device within a pulmonary vein ostium. An apparatus can include first and second shafts moveable relative to one another, first and second electrodes configured to generate an electric field for ablating tissue, and an inflatable member disposed between the first and second electrodes. In some embodiments, the inflatable member is configured to transition from an undeployed configuration to a deployed configuration in response to movement of the first and second shafts. In some embodiments, the inflatable member in the deployed configuration can engage a wall of a pulmonary vein ostium and direct the electric field generated by the first and second electrodes toward the wall. |
| US10687890B2 |
Lasso catheter with moveable ablation spine
This disclosure is directed to a catheter having a lasso electrode assembly with a movable spine. The lasso electrode assembly may have an array of sensing electrodes and may be configured to engage the ostium of the vessel of a patient. The movable spine may have an ablation electrode and may travel along track around the circumference of the lasso electrode assembly. By adjusting the position of the movable spine, tissue may be ablated to form lesions around a circumference of the vessel. |
| US10687889B2 |
Patient-specific pre-shaped cardiac catheter
A method includes receiving one or more images of an organ of a patient. A physical model of at least a target region of the organ is manufactured based on the images. A distal tip of a medical probe is pre-shaped to fit a surface of the physical model corresponding to the target region. |
| US10687884B2 |
Circuits for supplying isolated direct current (DC) voltage to surgical instruments
Provided is an apparatus, system, and method for managing radio frequency (RF) and ultrasonic signals output by a generator that includes a surgical instrument comprising an RF energy output and an ultrasonic energy output and a circuit configured to receive a combined RF and ultrasonic signal from the generator. The circuit may be configured to isolate a direct current (DC) voltage from the combined RF and ultrasonic signal. The DC voltage may then be used to power various electrical components of the surgical instrument while still providing RF energy and ultrasonic energy for surgical application. |
| US10687882B2 |
N2O thermal pressurization system by cooling
A system and method of using a source of low-pressure refrigerant for a cryotherapy procedure. The system may generally include a fluid reservoir and a fluid flow path in thermal exchange with the fluid reservoir, the fluid flow path including a thermal exchange device in thermal exchange with the fluid reservoir, a compressor in fluid communication with the thermal exchange device, a condenser, a reversing valve located between the compressor and the condenser, and an expansion valve located between the condenser and the thermal exchange device. The method may include transferring a low-pressure refrigerant to a first fluid reservoir, reducing the temperature of the refrigerant within the first fluid reservoir, increasing the temperature of the refrigerant within the first fluid reservoir, and transferring the pressurized refrigerant from the first fluid reservoir to a second fluid reservoir. |
| US10687878B2 |
Implant for the fixation of bone elements
The purpose of the present invention is a new implant for medical use enabling the fixation of at least two adjacent bone elements in a rapid, secure and minimally invasive manner. Said implant is a device in two distinct parts forming a screw once said two parts are assembled. The present invention describes also a fixing method of at least two adjacent bone elements implementing said new implant forming a screw. Said method is particularly adapted for joining at least two vertebrae in order to achieve an arthrodesis; said implant forming a screw is then of a curved shape that makes it particularly well adapted for the spine surgery. |
| US10687876B2 |
Bone fusion system
A method and system for performing bone fusion and/or securing one or more bones, such as adjacent vertebra, are disclosed. The screws include a threaded tip connected to a main shaft and a threaded outer sleeve that rotates relative to the outer shaft until locked down. Independent rotation of the threaded outer sleeve relative to the threaded distal tip allows compression or distraction to modify the gap between the vertebral bodies. The screws are passed from the inferior to superior vertebra or superior to inferior, for example, through a trans-pedicular route to avoid neurological compromise. At the same time, the path of screw insertion is oriented to reach superior or inferior vertebra. An intervertebral cage of the system is configured for lateral expansion from a nearly straight configuration to form a large footprint in the disc space. The screws and cage may be combined for improved fixation with minimal invasiveness. |
| US10687875B2 |
Rib reconstruction device
An apparatus (10) for the correction of chest deformities is provided and includes a rib implant (26) for mounting to a rib, a sternal implant (22) for mounting to a sternum, and a first elongate member (24). The rib implant includes a first aperture (44) having a first axis (45). The sternal implant includes a second aperture (140) having a second axis (143). The first elongate member has a first end (152) adjustably received in the first aperture and a second end (150) adjustably received in the second aperture. |
| US10687873B2 |
Stabilization systems
Devices, systems, and methods of bone stabilization. The bone stabilization system includes a bone plate having an upper surface and a lower surface configured to be in contact with bone, the bone plate having an opening extending from the upper surface to the lower surface. The opening is configured to receive a fastener, which may be either a locking fastener or a compression fastener. The locking fastener has a threaded head portion configured to engage and lock to the bone plate, and the compression fastener is configured to dynamically compress the bone. |
| US10687870B2 |
Intramedullary apparatus and methods of treating bone fracture using the same
In one aspect of the disclosure, an intramedullary (IM) apparatus for treating a fractured bone of an animal includes an IM nail elongated along a longitudinal axis and having at least three locking holes equally distantly defined thereon along the longitudinal axis, and a positional reference member having a longitudinal vernier scale thereon. The IM nail is configured to be inserted to a medullary cavity of a bone fragment, such that the IM nail is fixable to the bone fragment by a locking member correspondingly inserted into one of the locking holes through the bone fragment. The positional reference member is configured to be detachably mounted to the IM nail by two positioning members inserted into two of the locking holes such that the longitudinal vernier scale is parallel to the longitudinal axis of the IM nail, and each of the locking holes is locatable by the longitudinal vernier scale. |
| US10687867B2 |
Orthopedic derotation devices and methods of installation thereof
Embodiments herein are generally directed to derotation systems, apparatuses, and components thereof that can be used in spinal derotation procedures, as well as methods of installation. The derotation systems may include a plurality of derotation towers and clamp members. |
| US10687865B2 |
Spinal graft
Provided herein is a spinal graft that fuses to and stabilizes the spine upon placement thereby helping to prevent spinal stenosis recurrence and eliminating pain associated with an unstable spine. The graft may be coated with a human birth tissue composition. Also provided herein are methods of stabilizing the spine after decompression surgery. |
| US10687862B2 |
Spinal implant connector and methods
A connector includes a first receiver that defines an implant cavity and includes a mating surface. A second receiver attachable with the first receiver via a flexible element, the second receiver defines an implant cavity and includes a mating surface engageable with the mating surface of the first receiver to fix relative orientation of the receivers. A biasing element is disposed adjacent the mating surfaces to space the mating surfaces such that the first receiver is movable relative to the second receiver in operation of the connector. Systems, surgical instruments, implants, spinal constructs and methods are disclosed. |
| US10687858B2 |
Spinal implant system and methods of use
A bone fastener comprises a first member defining an implant cavity and a first groove. A first band is disposable in the first groove. A base is connectable with the first member and engageable with the first band. The base defines a second groove and a slot. A second band is disposable in the second groove and defines an opening aligned with the slot. A second member is connectable with the base and engageable with the second band. The second member is configured to penetrate tissue. The opening is aligned with the slot to facilitate an angular range of movement of the second member relative to the first member. Implants, spinal constructs, systems, instruments and methods are disclosed. |
| US10687855B2 |
Bone anchor receiver with extension portions having controlled splay allowance helically wound flange forms
Open implant closure structures include a helically wound guide and advancement flange form having splay control surfaces. Multi-start closures and closures with inner set screws have splay control contours for interlocking with cooperating flange forms of bone anchor receivers. Flange form heights, thicknesses and other geometry, such as splay control ramp angle may be varied. |
| US10687854B2 |
Acromioclavicular hook plate
A bone plate for treating acromioclavicular dislocations includes a shaft including a lateral portion sized and shaped to be positioned along a superior aspect of a lateral clavicle, the shaft including a plurality of openings extending therethrough for receiving bone fixation elements therein and a hook member extending from the shaft so that, in an operative position, the hook member is hooked under an acromion and the lateral portion of the shaft is positioned on the superior aspect of the lateral clavicle, the lateral portion of the shaft being substantially rounded so that the hook member is movable in one of an anterior direction and a posterior direction while the shaft maintains contact with the superior aspect of the lateral clavicle without any portion of the lateral portion of the shaft protruding beyond a surface of the lateral clavicle. |
| US10687850B2 |
System and method for pelvic floor procedures
A delivery device for tissue anchor delivery is provided. The delivery device includes a first flexible tube having a rigid distal portion attachable to a tissue anchor, a second flexible tube coaxially disposed around the first tube and a tubular sheath covering the second flexible tube. Also provided is a system which includes an imaging device coupler reversibly attached to the delivery device through guides. |
| US10687849B2 |
Materials and methods of using the same to improve structural integrity of a wall of a mammalian luminal organ
Materials and methods of using the same to improve structural integrity of a wall of a mammalian luminal organ. In an exemplary method of method for reinforcing a wall of a luminal organ, the method comprises the steps of inserting at least part of a needle into a blood vessel of a patient, advancing a distal end of the needle within the blood vessel to a location adjacent to a wall of a luminal organ of interest, piercing the wall of the luminal organ using the needle so that a tip of the needle is present within the wall of the luminal organ, injecting a substance through the needle and out of a distal portion of the needle so that at least some of the substance is present outside of the needle and inside of the wall of the luminal organ to reinforce the wall of the luminal organ. |
| US10687847B2 |
Access device having modular inserts and supporting accessories used in minimally invasive surgical procedures
A percutaneous access device for use in minimally invasive surgery includes an elongated body having a proximal portion and an opposing distal portion. The proximal portion has a proximal bore extending therethrough and the distal portion has a distal bore extending therethrough. The distal portion of the body is hingedly connected to the proximal portion in a first percutaneous access position and a second anchoring position. In the first percutaneous access position the distal and proximal bores are linearly aligned when a surgical instrument is inserted into both the proximal and distal bores. In the second anchoring position the distal bore is angularly displaced from the proximal bore when the surgical instrument is removed from the distal bore. |
| US10687841B2 |
Ultrasonic surgical system
An ultrasonic surgical includes an output unit, a transducer, a probe, an excision unit, and, a controller. The output unit generates a driving power. The transducer is connected to the output unit. The transducer converts the driving power into ultrasonic vibration. The probe transmits the ultrasonic vibration. The excision unit is provided in the probe. The excision unit is in contact with a predetermined portion of the cartilage. The excision unit heats the predetermined portion of the cartilage by ultrasonic vibration converted based on the driving power. The excision unit excises the cartilage by receiving pressure by an operator while being in contact with the cartilage. The controller controls the driving power output from the output unit so that the predetermined portion of the cartilage is heated to a temperature of 120° C. or higher within 2.2 seconds. |
| US10687835B2 |
Calculus removing device
A calculus removing device includes a retaining portion (e.g., a wire or gel), a cylinder, an introduction tube, and a hand-operated unit. The retaining portion is configured to retain calculi and broken calculus pieces. The cylinder includes a storage portion configured to store the calculi, an opening communicating with the storage portion, and an introducing portion configured to permit the retaining portion to be introduced into the storage portion. The introduction tube is provided with a lumen which allows introduction of the retaining portion into the storage portion via the introducing portion. The hand operating unit is provided with an operating member configured to operate the introduction of the retaining portion into the storage portion. |
| US10687834B2 |
Ischemic stroke device
An ischemic stroke device includes a telescoping member, a first or proximal expandable member connected to the telescoping support member, and a second or distal expandable member connected to the first expandable member. A proximal portion of the first expandable member is attached to a distal end of an outer shaft of the telescoping support member, and a distal end of the first expandable member is attached to a distal portion of an inner core wire of the telescoping support member. The proximal end of the second expandable member is permanently joined to the distal end of the inner core wire. The first expandable member everts to cover the second expandable member that is used to capture an obstruction or clot, prior to pulling the obstruction or clot into a catheter for removal from a patient's vasculature. |
| US10687831B2 |
Reamer and guide for glenoid augment preparation
The present disclosure provides reaming apparatuses. The reaming apparatuses can comprise a base guide, a reamer, and a reamer driver. The base guide can define a base guide through bore and a base guide articulating surface. The base guide articulating surface can be oriented at an angle relative to the base guide through bore. The reamer can define a reamer articulating surface operable to allow rotation of the reamer on the base guide articulating surface. The reamer driver can operate with the reamer to cause rotation of the reamer when the reamer driver rotates. |
| US10687826B2 |
Surgical methods of universal osteotomy device
The present invention provides a surgical method of universal osteotomy device comprises the steps of: placing a first body component and a second body component on the surface of a bone; engaging an engaging member with a connecting member; inserting at least one aiming bone pin in at least one aiming hole to confirm the cutting direction; cutting along a guide slot to produce an osteotomy; spreading said osteotomy; placing a bone plate to maintain the osteotomy; wherein the surface of the first body component and the surface of the second body component have an average curvature of bone surface or a uniform curvature. |
| US10687817B2 |
Stapling device comprising a firing member lockout
A stapling device comprising a shaft having a locked state and an unlocked state, an anvil, and a replaceable staple cartridge attachable to the shaft is disclosed. The staple cartridge comprises a cartridge body, staples removably stored in the cartridge body, a metal pan attached to the cartridge body, and a sled. The stapling device further comprises a firing member movable longitudinally through a staple firing stroke when the shaft is in the unlocked state. The firing member comprises an anvil cam configured to engage the anvil and a cartridge cam configured to engage the staple cartridge. The stapling device further comprises a lock. The anvil cam is positioned vertically above the lock and the cartridge cam is positioned vertically below the lock. The lock is movable vertically relative to the metal pan when the shaft is placed in its unlocked state. |
| US10687814B2 |
Stapling systems and methods for surgical devices and end effectors
Embodiments include an end effector including an anvil, the anvil having an anvil face, an anvil blade channel defined by the anvil face, a first pocket row of first row staple pockets, a second pocket row of second row staple pockets, a third pocket row of third row staple pockets, a fourth pocket row of fourth row staple pockets, a fifth pocket row of fifth row staple pockets, a sixth pocket row of sixth row staple pockets, a cartridge having a cartridge face defining a cartridge blade channel, the cartridge being configured to retain a plurality of staples, and a blade, the blade having a cutting edge, where the blade is movable from a first position at a distal end of the cartridge to a second position at a proximal end of the cartridge. |
| US10687813B2 |
Adapters with firing stroke sensing arrangements for use in connection with electromechanical surgical instruments
An adapter for use with an electromechanical surgical instrument. The adapter includes an end effector with first and second jaws that are movable between open and closed positions relative to each other by a dynamic clamping member that is axially movable through the end effector in a firing stroke. The adapter includes firing stroke sensing arrangements for monitoring an axial position of the dynamic clamping assembly as it moves within the firing stroke. |
| US10687810B2 |
Stepped staple cartridge with tissue retention and gap setting features
A staple cartridge includes a stepped cartridge deck. The staple cartridge further includes tissue retention features configured to resist tissue slippage while tissue is captured between the staple cartridge and an anvil. |
| US10687809B2 |
Surgical staple cartridge with movable camming member configured to disengage firing member lockout features
A surgical staple cartridge for use with a surgical end effector that includes a lock member that is movable between a locked configuration wherein a firing member is prevented from axial travel through the surgical end effector and an unlocked configuration wherein the firing member is axially advanceable. The staple cartridge includes a cartridge body that supports a cam assembly therein that is movable between a starting position and an ending position. The cam assembly defines a central axis and includes at least one unlocking feature that is laterally offset from the central axis and is configured to engage the lock member when the cartridge body is seated within the end effector and the cam assembly is in said starting position to thereby move the lock member to the unlocked configuration. |
| US10687807B2 |
Integrated tissue positioning and jaw alignment features for surgical stapler
An apparatus includes a body, a shaft in communication with the body, and an end effector in communication with the shaft. The end effector is operable to drive staples through tissue. The end effector comprises an anvil and a cartridge. The anvil is operable to move pivotally relative to the cartridge. The cartridge is positioned to drive staples upwardly toward the anvil. The cartridge comprises a plurality of protrusions operable to prevent lateral rocking of the anvil. The plurality of protrusions is pointed toward the anvil. In some versions, an alignment member and/or a lateral stabilization member may be used between the anvil and the cartridge. |
| US10687801B2 |
Suture spools for tissue suturing device
Disclosed herein are embodiments of devices, systems and methods for suturing biological tissue incorporating one or more suture spools. The suture spools can be located external to a handle or elongate body of a suturing device, and can contain the sutures within an inner circumference of the suture spools. The suture spools can be configured to reduce entanglement of sutures during use in an operation. |
| US10687800B2 |
Suturing device having stabilizing mechanism
A suturing device includes an elongate body, an actuator, a needle holder and a stabilizer. The elongate body includes a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The actuator interacts with the elongate body and is operable between a first operating position and a second operating position. The needle holder extends away from the distal end portion or is provided as part of the distal end portion of the elongate body. The needle holder defines a needle passage and a distal opening. The stabilizer connects with the elongate body and is configured to engage an upper edge of an associated tubular retractor so as to limit movement of the elongate body with respect to the associated tubular retractor when the stabilizer is engaged with the tubular retractor. |
| US10687799B2 |
Methods and devices for threading sutures
Methods and devices are provided for anchoring suture to bone. In one embodiment, an elongate weave of fibers can be provided having a first portion with a first pick count and a second portion with a second pick count that is greater than the first pick count. The first portion can have a cross-section that deforms in response to a force that is applied thereto. The first portion can have a collapsible diameter and can have a bending stiffness that is lower than a bending stiffness of the second portion of the suture. The first portion can also have a first pattern that is different than a second pattern on the second portion of the suture. The first portion can be threaded into a suture anchor such that it can be doubled over upon itself. The present invention also provides exemplary sutures and drivers that can be used with the various methods and devices disclosed herein, or with other methods and devices known in the art. |
| US10687798B2 |
Soft anchor made from suture filament and suture tape
An anchor is provided for placement in or against tissue. The anchor includes a flat fibrous construct having a first end and a second end; and a filament having a first end and a second end passing through the fibrous construct in two locations including a first passing location nearest a first end of the fibrous construct, a second passing location nearest a second end of the fibrous construct, the filament remaining free to slide through the first passing location and the second passing location such that the filament can be removed from the flat fibrous construct from the first end of the fibrous construct and the second end of the fibrous construct. |
| US10687797B2 |
Lateral access system for the lumbar spine
A minimally invasive dilation device includes a plurality of rigid arms radially arrayed about a center and a dilating member positioned between the arms. A stylus may occupy the center. An outer flexible sleeve may be circumferentially secured to the arms, lying within or without the plurality of arms. An inner mesh may surround the stylus and dilating member. The device may be introduced into tissue toward a targeted area, while in a closed configuration. The dilating member may be a balloon, wherein upon inflation of the balloon, the arms are pushed radially outward, expanding the device and dilating the surrounding tissue. The dilating member may be a tube, wherein upon insertion of the tube, the arms are pushed radially outward. A cannula may be inserted inside the plurality of arms to keep the arms in an open configuration, and the dilating member may be withdrawn, providing an open passageway through the device to the targeted area. The device may be used with a neural monitoring system. |
| US10687796B2 |
Treatment method
A treatment method is disclosed, which is capable of causing a medical elongated body to indwell the inside of a palmar artery of a patient, while suppressing kink, poor torque transmission ability, and poor operability of the medical elongated body. The treatment method includes causing a sheath tube of an introducer introduced into a blood vessel via a puncture site formed on an ulnar artery side of a palmar artery of the patient, to indwell the puncture site. |
| US10687790B2 |
Sampling device
A medical sampling device, a method of manufacturing the device, and methods of testing and diagnosis using the device; a sampling dressing comprising the device, a method of manufacturing the dressing, and a method of diagnosis using the dressing; and a therapy dressing comprising the device, a method of manufacturing the dressing, and a method of treatment using the dressing. The a sampling device comprises a biodegradable porous scaffold which in use lies in contact with tissue to be sampled and comprises a fluid, in particular a reversibly thermoswitchable gel. |
| US10687789B1 |
Method and system for reconstructing a thermoacoustic image
A method and system for reconstructing a thermoacoustic image that utilizes the steps of directing radio frequency (RF) energy pulses generated by an RF source into a tissue region of interest; detecting, at each of a plurality of views along a scanning trajectory of a transducer element array about the region of interest, acoustic signals generated within the region of interest in response to the RF energy pulses and generating thermoacoustic data; applying at least one correction kernel to the thermoacoustic data; and after the at least one correction kernel has been applied to the thermoacoustic data, reconstructing a thermoacoustic image therefrom. |
| US10687786B2 |
Ultrasound inspection apparatus, ultrasound inspection method and recording medium
An ultrasound inspection apparatus of the present invention includes: a probe provided with a plurality of elements; a transmitter configured to transmit the ultrasonic beam to an inspection object using the probe; a receiver configured to receive an ultrasonic echo signal from the inspection object; a sound velocity determiner configured to determine a sound velocity value inside the inspection object; and an element data processing section configured to generate a piece of second element data from at least two pieces of first element data using the sound velocity value, the piece of second element data corresponding to any of the at least two pieces of first element data, the sound velocity determiner being configured to obtain an optimum sound velocity value by optimizing the sound velocity value which is used when the piece of second element data is created in the element data processing section. |
| US10687785B2 |
System and method for electromechanical activation of arrhythmias
Systems and methods for detecting electromechanical wave propagation within a body structure of a patient in a series of image frames representing movement the body structure are provided. Image data is acquired comprising a series of image frames corresponding to the movement of a body structure. A correlation calculation is performed on the image frames to generate a displacement map representing the relative displacement between the first and second image frames. A video is generated comprising a series of displacement maps. The parameters of movement of the body structure are detected by analysis of the displacement maps. The image acquisition can detect the movement of the body structure without inducing such movement. |
| US10687784B2 |
Ultrasound guided hand held robot
A system for insertion of a surgical tool along a trajectory to a target region in a patient's tissues, under the guidance of ultrasound imaging. The system includes a hand-held robot to whose base the probe of an ultrasound system is rigidly connected. The activated platform of the hand held robot carries a surgical tool guide. The alignment of the tool guide defines the trajectory which the tool takes within the subject's body. The position of the target region seen on the ultrasound display, can be recorded, and the robot coordinate frame of reference registered thereto. The system aligns the pose of the robot such that the surgical tool is aimed directly at the target region, independently of motion of the ultrasound probe and its associated robot. An inertial measurement unit can be incorporated to provide back-up positional information if the image of the lesion is lost. |
| US10687782B2 |
Ultrasound imaging system with a transmit pulse sequence generator circuit
A method and apparatus of generating a sequence of pulses by a transmit signal generator. The transmit signal generator has a multiplexer that is connected to a binary counter and one of the output lines of the binary counter provides the sequence of pulses. |
| US10687781B2 |
Hemodynamic monitoring device and methods of using same
Hemodynamic monitoring systems and methods are disclosed including a device comprising a first sensor configured to measure a velocity of blood flow in an adjacently-located portion of a superior vena cava of a mammalian patient using ultrasound waves; a second sensor configured to measure respiratory cycle data of the mammalian patient; and a computer configured to process the measured velocity of blood flow and the measured respiratory cycle data to provide hemodynamic parameters corresponding to the mammalian patient. |
| US10687779B2 |
Portable medical imaging system with beam scanning collimator
A portable medical imaging system includes a movable station, a detector panel, an X-ray beam transmitter, and a controller. The movable station includes a c-arm having a first end and a second end that are movable along an arc relative to the movable station. The detector panel is attached to the first end of the movable c-arm. The X-ray beam transmitter faces the detector panel and is attached to the second end of the c-arm. The X-ray beam transmitter contains a collimator that forms a window through which an X-ray beam is transmitted toward the detector panel. The collimator is configured to move the widow in a lateral direction across a direction of the arc. The controller is configured to control movement of the window by the collimator to steer the X-ray beam laterally across the detector panel. |
| US10687777B2 |
Vascular data processing and image registration systems, methods, and apparatuses
In part, the invention relates to processing, tracking and registering angiography images and elements in such images relative to images from an intravascular imaging modality such as, for example, optical coherence tomography (OCT). Registration between such imaging modalities is facilitated by tracking of a marker of the intravascular imaging probe performed on the angiography images obtained during a pullback. Further, detecting and tracking vessel centerlines is used to perform a continuous registration between OCT and angiography images in one embodiment. |
| US10687775B2 |
Cephalometric X-ray image acquisition device capable of acquiring three-dimensional facial optical image and cephalometric X-ray image
The present invention relates generally to a cephalometric X-ray image acquisition device. More particularly, the present invention relates to a cephalometric X-ray image acquisition device capable of providing a three-dimensional facial optical image and a cephalometric X-ray image of a subject. |
| US10687773B2 |
Mammography apparatus
The invention relates to mammography apparatuses, especially to the user interfaces of mammography apparatuses. A mammography apparatus according to the invention comprises a certain basic structure and a user interface arrangement placed to this basic structure, the user interface arrangement being implemented to enable aligning of the view of the user interface both such that the view is only visible to the operator of the apparatus and such that a patient positioned for imaging can see it. |
| US10687772B2 |
Dynamic analysis apparatus
A dynamic analysis apparatus includes: an obtainment unit configured to set a region of interest in dynamic images obtained by photographing a dynamic state by irradiation of a check target part with radial rays, and obtain movement information on movement of the region of interest; a determination unit configured to determine an emphasis level of a pixel signal value of an attentional pixel corresponding to a pixel in the region of interest on the basis of the movement information of the region of interest obtained by the obtainment unit; and a correction unit configured to correct the pixel signal value of the attentional pixel of the dynamic images or analysis result images generated by analyzing the dynamic images, on the basis of the emphasis level determined by the determination unit. |
| US10687770B2 |
Mobile anatomical imaging system with improved movement system
A new and improved anatomical imaging system which includes a new and improved movement system, wherein the movement system comprises an omnidirectional powered drive unit and wherein the movement system can substantially eliminate lateral walk (or drift) over the complete stroke of a scan, even when the floor includes substantial irregularities, whereby to improve the accuracy of the scan results and avoid unintentional engagement of the anatomical imaging system with the bed or gurney which is supporting the patient. |
| US10687769B2 |
Method for creating a 3D dental X-ray image
Disclosed herein is a method for creating a 3D dental X-ray image of a jaw region of a patient from a plurality of projection exposures of an exposure volume having a cylindrical core volume with a flat base area, generated during a circulation of an X-ray emitter and an X-ray detector about the head of the patient. The patient may be positioned relative to the core volume so that the jaw region is located within the core volume, and where a bottom edge of the lower jaw of the patient and the base area of the core volume are aligned at least approximately parallel. |
| US10687767B2 |
Radiographic system and method for reducing motion blur and scatter radiation
A radiographic system including a radiation source emitting a radiation beam, a radiation sensor for detecting incident radiation from the radiation beam on a sensor area, at least one collimator arranged between the radiation source and the radiation sensor for masking the radiation beam to irradiate a radiation area on the sensor which is smaller than the sensor area and means for moving the collimator across the radiation beam, whereby the radiation area is moved across the sensor area. |
| US10687763B2 |
SpO2 tone modulation with audible lower clamp value
A patient monitor device includes one or more sensors which measure physiological parameters of a patient, a controller which controls an audio source to generate an audible tone and adjust the pitch or frequency of the audible tone to indicate the measured physiological parameter according to a mapping scheme, the audio source which generates the audible tone, and an audio output device which outputs the audible tone. The mapping scheme clamping a frequency of the audible tone after reaching a predetermined threshold. |
| US10687761B2 |
Catheter frame pieces used as large single axis sensors
Catheterization of the heart is carried out using a framework formed by a plurality of electrically conducting wire loops. The wire loops are modeled as polygons, each subdivided into a plurality of triangles. The wire loops are exposed to magnetic fluxes at respective frequencies, and signals read from the loops. Theoretical magnetic fluxes in the polygons are computed as sums of theoretical magnetic fluxes in the triangles thereof, The location and orientation of the framework in the heart is determined by relating the computed theoretical magnetic fluxes to the signals. |
| US10687760B2 |
Combined wearable electrocardiogram and electronic stethoscope
A wearable patch system includes an electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor having electrodes configured to contact a subject. An electronic stethoscope has a diaphragm structure responsive to sounds from the subject. The ECG sensor and the electronic stethoscope are co-located to measure respective parameters concurrently from a same position. A housing is configured to support the diaphragm structure and the electrodes. The housing includes a mechanical interface configured to mount on the subject. A communications circuit is disposed on or in the housing to communicate with a remote component. |
| US10687757B2 |
Psychological acute stress measurement using a wireless sensor
A method and system for determining psychological acute stress are disclosed. In a first aspect, the method comprises detecting a physiological signal using a wireless sensor device, determining a stress feature using a normalized heart rate and a plurality of heart rate variability (HRV) features, wherein the normalized heart rate and the plurality of heart rate variability features are calculated using the detected physiological signal, and determining a stress level using the stress feature to determine the psychological acute stress. In a second aspect, the system comprises a wireless sensor device that includes a processor and a memory device coupled to the processor, wherein the memory device stores an application which, when executed by the processor, causes the wireless sensor device to carry out the steps of the method. |
| US10687754B2 |
Brain activity measuring apparatus and brain activity measuring method
[Object] An object is to provide a brain activity measuring apparatus and a brain activity measuring method that can precisely ensure reproducibility of measurements for a plurality of measurements made separately for a number of times using functional magnetic resonance imaging.[Solution] In an MRI apparatus 10, a data processing unit 32 determines rigid transformation between an original tomographic image obtained in a past measurement and stored in a storage unit 36 and a pilot tomographic image obtained in a present imaging session such that mutual information between the original and pilot tomographic images is locally maximized; and based on a parameter of the determined rigid transformation, position and direction of a slice image of the tomographic image in the present imaging session are corrected. |
| US10687750B2 |
Device for cross flow filtration
A whole blood filtration device is provided with a filter membrane separating a feeding volume and a clean side of the filter membrane from each other. The feeding volume communicates with a first feeding side opening and with a second feeding side opening. The filter membrane has pores with a pore size that ensures permeability of the filter membrane to blood plasma/serum and that retains blood cells. The first feeding side opening can be coupled to a first blood pump for feeding blood from the first feeding side opening into the feeding volume so that blood plasma/serum permeates the filter membrane and blood cells, retained by the filter membrane, exit from the feeding volume through the second feeding side opening. |
| US10687748B2 |
Injector
There is provided an injector having an improvement in a linear launching profile. The injector of the present invention is used for launching a lancet to provide a pricking. The injector of the present invention comprises a plunger capable of launching the lancet in a pricking direction, an injector housing which surrounds the plunger, and an injector cap capable of being attached and detached with respect to the injector housing. In particular, an inner face of the injector cap is provided with a rib, and the rib and the plunger moving for the pricking are capable of contacting with each other. |
| US10687747B2 |
Medical needle and puncture tool
A medical needle comprising a flat puncturing part having front and back surfaces that are parallel to each other, wherein the puncturing part comprises a pair of side-surface inclined parts and provided at tips of respective side surfaces and a front-surface inclined part provided at a tip of the front surface, the pair of side-surface inclined parts and the front-surface inclined part each extend in an inclined manner relative to a puncturing direction so as to be tapered, and the tip of the front-surface inclined part adjoins a blade edge part formed by adjoining the tips of the pair of side-surface inclined parts and a depression is formed in the front surface of the puncturing part so as to partially indent the pair of side-surface inclined parts and the front-surface inclined part. |
| US10687745B1 |
Physiological monitoring devices, systems, and methods
A non-invasive, optical-based physiological monitoring system is disclosed. One embodiment includes an emitter configured to emit light. A diffuser is configured to receive and spread the emitted light, and to emit the spread light at a tissue measurement site. The system further includes a concentrator configured to receive the spread light after it has been attenuated by or reflected from the tissue measurement site. The concentrator is also configured to collect and concentrate the received light and to emit the concentrated light to a detector. The detector is configured to detect the concentrated light and to transmit a signal representative of the detected light. A processor is configured to receive the transmitted signal and to determine a physiological parameter, such as, for example, arterial oxygen saturation, in the tissue measurement site. |
| US10687743B1 |
Physiological measurement devices, systems, and methods
A non-invasive, optical-based physiological monitoring system is disclosed. One embodiment includes an emitter configured to emit light. A diffuser is configured to receive and spread the emitted light, and to emit the spread light at a tissue measurement site. The system further includes a concentrator configured to receive the spread light after it has been attenuated by or reflected from the tissue measurement site. The concentrator is also configured to collect and concentrate the received light and to emit the concentrated light to a detector. The detector is configured to detect the concentrated light and to transmit a signal representative of the detected light. A processor is configured to receive the transmitted signal and to determine a physiological parameter, such as, for example, arterial oxygen saturation, in the tissue measurement site. |
| US10687742B2 |
Using invariant factors for pulse oximetry
An example method for performing pulse oximetry can commence with receiving at least three light signals of three different wavelengths reflected from a human tissue. The human tissue includes a pulsatile tissue and a non-pulsatile tissue. Based on the three light signals, values of at least three functions are determined. The three functions are invariant to an oxygen saturation in the pulsatile tissue and depend on location of a sensor operable to detect the three light signals and pressure of the sensor on the human tissue. Based on the values of the three functions, non-pulsatile components are analyzed for intensities of a red light signal and infrared light signal reflected from the human tissue. The non-pulsated components are removed from the intensities to allow correct estimates of a ratio of the absorption coefficients, with the ratio being used to determine the oxygen saturation in the pulsatile tissue. |
| US10687737B2 |
Methods, systems and kits for enhanced muscle contractile capabilities
Methods, systems and kits are disclosed for facilitating a subject's muscle contractile capabilities. Movement patterns with muscle hierarchy are also disclosed. |
| US10687736B2 |
Method of recommending an assistive device
A method of recommending an assistive device for a user includes: (A) providing a recommendation system that includes a measuring device, an output device and a processing device; (B) the measuring device performing measurement associated with a body part of a user to generate measurement information associated with the body part of the user; (C) the processing device receiving the measurement information from the measuring device, and generating recommendation of an assistive device according to the measurement information; and (D) the output device outputting a message associated with the recommendation. |
| US10687733B2 |
Graphical user interface for tissue biopsy system
A screen providing a graphical user interface (GUI) for a tissue biopsy system includes a circular area and a plurality of GUI areas of variable size located in the circular area. The plurality of GUI areas includes a first GUI area, a second GUI area, and a third GUI area. The first GUI area is configured to represent a first region of the target site from which at least one tissue specimen has been separated from tissue at the target site by a tissue cutting member. The second GUI area is configured to represent a second region from which the tissue cutting member may separate one or more additional tissue specimens from tissue at the target site. The third GUI area is configured to represent a third region in which the tissue cutting member is deployed to separate a tissue specimen from tissue at the target site. |
| US10687731B2 |
Methods and apparatus for guiding medical care based on detected gastric function
Embodiments relate to guiding medical care based on detected gastric function. For example, gastric acid stimulant or suppressant is administered, and then a change in the gastric juice H+ concentration is measured. This change is compared to a guidance H+ concentration differential indicative of relatively healthy gastric function. Medical care is guided based on a relatively healthy gastric function if the measured H+ concentration differential is equal to or exceeds the guidance H+ concentration differential, while medical care is guided based on a relatively unhealthy gastric function if the measured H+ concentration differential is less than the guidance H+ concentration differential. Disclosed embodiments implementing this procedure include, but are not limited to, methods, apparatus, processors, computer programs, and computer-readable mediums. |
| US10687727B2 |
Methods and systems for generating electrophysiological maps
The present disclosure provides systems and methods for generating an electrophysiological map of a geometric structure. The system includes a computer-based model construction system configured to acquire electrical information at a plurality of diagnostic landmark points, assign a color value, based on the acquired electrical information, to each of the diagnostic landmark points, create a first 3D texture region storing floats for a weighted physiological metric, create a second 3D texture region storing floats for a total weight, for each diagnostic landmark point, additively blend the color value of the diagnostic landmark point into voxels of the first 3D texture region that are within a predetermined distance, normalize the colored voxels using the second 3D texture region to generate a normalized 3D texture map, generate the electrophysiological map from the normalized 3D texture map and a surface of the geometric structure, and display the generated electrophysiological map. |
| US10687714B2 |
Vascular elasticity rate evaluation apparatus
To perform measurement of a vascular elasticity rate with high accuracy in a short time. A vascular elasticity rate evaluation apparatus of the present invention includes: a pressure detection unit that detects a pulse wave with an external pressure being applied to a blood vessel; and a control unit that forms a pulse wave amplitude indicating dependent characteristics due to elasticity of the blood vessel from a detection value of the pressure detection unit, calculates a plus area in an elevation process of the pulse wave amplitude and a minus area in a descent process thereof, and calculates the vascular elasticity rate using values thereof. |
| US10687709B2 |
Implantable sensing devices and anchoring methods therefor
Implantable wireless sensor assemblies and methods for monitoring physiological parameters within living bodies. Such sensor assembly includes a sensing device with a housing having an internal cavity, a transducer and electrical circuitry within the cavity, and an antenna that is within the cavity or outside the housing. The sensor assembly further includes a housing portion in which the transducer, the electrical circuitry, and the antenna are not located, and anchoring elements for securing the sensing device within a living body. The housing portion is separately formed and directly attached to a distal end of the housing, or is integrally formed as a discrete region of the housing at the distal end thereof. The anchor elements surround a coupling feature of the housing portion but does not surround the transducer or the antenna of the sensing device. |
| US10687708B1 |
Method and apparatus for a compact and high resolution mind-view communicator
An embodiment of a mind-view communication apparatus includes a first portable unit and a second portable unit. The first portable unit includes an eyeglass frame, at least one first optical unit disposed on the eyeglass frame for capturing at least one scene image corresponding to a field of view of a user, and at least one second optical unit disposed on the eyeglass frame for capturing at least one eye image corresponding to at least a portion of at least one eye of the user. The second portable unit is in communication with the first portable unit and includes at least one processor configured for receiving the at least one scene image and the at least one eye image, determining a direction within the field of view to which the at least one eye is directed based upon the at least one eye image, and generating a subset of the at least one scene image based on the determined direction. |
| US10687702B2 |
Methods, systems, and devices for monitoring anisocoria and asymmetry of pupillary reaction to stimulus
A computer program is disclosed for performing the following method: recording images of a response of a left pupil to a stimulus thereby resulting in a first set of sequential images; recording images of a response of a right pupil to the same stimulus at the same time as the first images were recorded, thereby resulting in a second set of sequential images; displaying on a display simultaneously the first set of images and the second set of image, wherein the two sets of images are synchronized, and wherein a center of the left pupil of each image from the first set of sequential images is aligned with a center of the right pupil from the second set of sequential images on the display. |
| US10687701B2 |
Eyeground imaging apparatus and control method therefor
A tomographic-image pickup unit is controlled so as to capture a tomographic image in response to a signal input from a signal input unit. Then, a display unit is controlled so as to display the captured tomographic image. An eyeground-image pickup unit is controlled so as to capture a two-dimensional image in response to a signal input from the signal input unit while the tomographic image is displayed on the display unit. Therewith, the user can more easily perform imaging, and the time load on the subject is reduced. |
| US10687700B2 |
Visual field measuring method, visual field measuring apparatus, and optotype
A method for measuring visual field comprising a reference standardized symbol display operation in which a standardized test symbol is displayed at a reference location BP provided at a center of a display 2; a reference input operation in which a test subject is made to input the fact that the standardized test symbol displayed at the reference standardized symbol display operation has been recognized; a peripheral standardized symbol display operation in which, following input of the fact that the standardized test symbol was recognized at the reference input operation, a standardized test symbol is displayed at a location different from the reference location BP; and a peripheral input operation in which the test subject is made to input the fact that the standardized test symbol displayed at the peripheral standardized symbol display operation has been recognized; wherein a response time is measured from when the standardized test symbol is displayed at the peripheral standardized symbol display operation to when the fact that the standardized test symbol has been recognized is input at the peripheral input operation. |
| US10687699B2 |
Lighting module for a medical device and methods for using the same
A lighting module includes a housing portion, a clip portion having a receiving space between configured to receive a speculum, an arm portion extending from the clip portion and including a lighting element, and a power source electrically connected to the lighting element. Also, a speculum assembly including a speculum and a lighting module is disclosed. Finally, a method of using a lighting module is disclosed. |
| US10687694B2 |
Wire-driven manipulator
A linear-member-driven manipulator is provided that includes a bendable member that is bendable along a bending plane and includes a plurality of bendable portions; a linear member used to bend at least one of the bendable portions; a plurality of guiding members that guide the linear member that is driven; and a plurality of support members, each support member extending from one of the guiding members to the bendable member, wherein each guiding member is swingable with respect to the bendable member; and wherein, for each support member, a projection distance between the linear member and the support member on the bending plane is greater than or equal to a projection distance between the linear member and a bending neutral line of the bendable member on the bending plane. |
| US10687691B2 |
Endoscopic instrument having movable distal tool
Embodiments of the disclosure may include a medical device comprising a flexible elongate member including a longitudinal axis and a tool connected to the elongate member near a pivot, wherein the tool may be configured for at least one of suction and infusion, and wherein the tool may be configured to pivot towards both sides of the longitudinal axis relative to the elongate member at the pivot. |
| US10687684B2 |
Dishwasher with tine sprayer rings
A dishwasher utilizing one or more sprayer rings disposed proximate to one or more tines of a dishwasher rack, where the sprayer ring(s) are in fluid communication with a fluid supply that is configured to supply a fluid to the one or more sprayer rings to spray fluid onto utensils disposed within the wash tub. |
| US10687680B1 |
Hinged squeegee
A squeegee comprising a wiping blade comprising a resilient strip supported by a relatively rigid support structure, said support structure having a first portion supporting a first part of said resilient strip and a second portion supporting a second part of said resilient strip; and a handle arrangement comprising a first handle portion rigidly attached to or integrally formed with said first portion of said support structure and a second handle portion rigidly attached to or integrally formed with said second portion of said support structure, said handle arrangement having an extensional direction perpendicular to a length of the wiping blade, said first and second handle portions being hingedly interconnected so as to define a pivot axis parallel to said extensional direction, pivotal motion of said first handle portion relative to said second handle portion about said pivot axis resulting in reconfiguration of said wiping blade from a straight state to a folded state. |
| US10687678B2 |
Power systems and methods including a battery charger and safety switch
A power system includes a rechargeable battery removably connected to a vacuum cleaner. The power system also includes a charger including an electrical connection interface to conduct electrical current to the rechargeable battery. The charger also includes a switch to detect when the rechargeable battery is connected to the charger. The switch is movable between an ON position and an OFF position. The switch is positioned in the ON position when the rechargeable battery is connected to the charger and in the OFF position when the rechargeable battery is disconnected from the charger. The charger further includes a housing supporting the electrical connection interface. The housing defines a groove and includes a barrier extending across the groove. The barrier prevents movement of the switch to the ON position when the rechargeable battery is disconnected from the charger. |
| US10687677B2 |
Toilet system
A toilet system having a toilet device with a toilet seat and electricity-using equipment such as an electronic component unit; a power supplying device that is disposed behind a wall and that has a power supply coil by which power is supplied; and a power receiving device that has a power receiving coil built into the toilet seat, that has a resonance frequency with respect to the power supplying device set, and that supplies power received from the power supplying device by way of magnetic resonance to the electricity-using equipment such as the electronic component unit. |
| US10687676B2 |
Microgravity urine collection and storage
A microgravity urine collection apparatus may include a bellows defining an internal chamber having a selectively adjustable volume. The bellows may include an inlet and an outlet. The microgravity urine collection apparatus may further include a first valve coupled to the bellows and configured to selectively control fluid flow through the inlet. The microgravity urine collection apparatus may also include a second valve coupled to the bellows and configured to allow fluid flow out of the bellows via the outlet and prevent fluid flow into the bellows via the outlet. |
| US10687671B2 |
Cookware article and utensil handle
A stackable cookware article system may include a stackable handle having a grip portion including a projection and a hole configured for stacking with similarly configured handles. The hole may be adapted to receive in at least an upper inner surrounding portion a complimentary downward extending projection that extends from a substantially similar grip portion. When stacked, cookware articles, such as a series of vessels having progressively decreasing diameters, deploying the handle may stably stack in nested arrangements external portions of an inner nested vessel contacting the internal portion of an outer surrounding vessel in which it nests. |
| US10687665B1 |
Stuffed waffle maker
A waffle iron comprises textured upper, lower, and perimeter heatable plates that can be assembled to create a cavity into which batter and other prepared ingredients are dispensed to cook a waffle having sufficient depth to feature a waffle pattern along its top and bottom faces as well as along its thickness and to fully contain within its batter separate, prepared ingredients which are enclosed within the waffle to make a single unit and can be eaten in its entirety by hand without having to fold the waffle around those ingredients, sandwich those ingredients between waffles, or use any other means to keep the waffle from separating from the ingredients. The waffle can be visually inspected for doneness during the cooking process or removed from the assembled unit once cooked by separating the individual plates. Electronic means may also be employed to monitor or alert of doneness. |
| US10687664B2 |
Rotary barbeque apparatus with forward-reverse motor
A rotary barbeque apparatus with a forward-reverse motor includes a machine, a cover, a barbeque tray, an electric heating tray, a temperature detection device, and a barbeque rack. A drive motor is installed at an end of the barbeque rack. The temperature detection device includes a temperature sensor and a temperature control device. The temperature sensor transmits a detected temperature to the temperature control device through a transmission cable. The drive motor is a forward-reverse motor. The temperature sensor is a probe directly inserted into a barbeque food for detecting the temperature of the barbeque food, so that a user may determine whether or not the food is cooked to effectively prevent the barbeque food from producing harmful chemical substances by a too-high temperature. To prevent damaging the transmission cable of the temperature sensor in the rotation of the barbeque rack, a forward-reverse rotating drive motor is adopted. |
| US10687663B2 |
Temperature controlled container
A temperature controlled container comprises an interior defined by a bottom surface and one or more sidewalls extending upward therefrom. A temperature controlling element is configured to adjust a temperature within the interior. A controller is configured to adjust the temperature within the interior. |
| US10687661B2 |
Coffee machine, more particularly espresso coffee machine, and method for operating said coffee machine
The present invention relates to a coffee machine, more particularly to an espresso coffee machine. The coffee machine according to the invention comprises at least one hot water generator (1, 3), at least one brewing group (5) for brewing coffee, and a thermosiphon circuit between said hot water generator and said brewing group including a hot water supply pipe (13) and a hot water return pipe (15). According to the invention, one or more additional hot water supply pipes (13′), separate from said main hot water supply pipe (13), are provided between said hot water generator (1, 3) or another hot water source and said brewing group (5). Thanks to this arrangement, it is possible to guarantee a greater steadiness in the water temperature during the steps of brewing coffee, and possibly the capability of quickly adjusting, even in real time, said temperature. Furthermore, if several brewing groups are provided, the water temperature during the brewing step can be advantageously controlled and adjusted in an autonomous and independent manner for each brewing group. |
| US10687655B2 |
Beverage brewing device for brewing and removal of different sized beverage capsules
A brewing system for brewing a single cup capsule beverage of different sizes is disclosed which comprises a funnel for receiving capsules of different sizes having an upper end for receiving the capsules therein, a lower end having a delivery spout, an upper needle, and a lower needle, a support collar adjacent the upper end of the funnel for receiving therein the capsules, and an eject mechanism connected to the support collar for pivoting the support collar away from the upper end of the funnel to eject the capsule out of the support collar. |
| US10687653B2 |
Kava beverage brewing apparatus
An apparatus for brewing kava beverage. Using the apparatus, kava beverage is brewed by filling a hollow two-piece spherical structure with extremely fine mesh screens with kava. The filled apparatus is placed in a shaker bottle filled with liquid and is shaken vigorously, extracting the kavalactones from the root into the liquid, creating the kava beverage. This using this apparatus for brewing kava beverage is quicker and simpler than traditional methods of brewing kava beverage. |
| US10687651B2 |
Electric dispensing kettle system
An electric dispensing kettle system with a dispensing kettle seats on to and docks to a control station. The dispensing kettle includes a weighted handle for controlled or balanced pouring. The control station provides controlled power to a heating element within the dispensing kettle with the dispensing kettle seated on to docked to the control station. The control sation includes a PID controller or control loop feedback circuit that continuously modulates power to the heating element based on actual temperature reading received from a thermocouple structure. The control station also includes an electronic dispaly that simultaneously displays an actual temperature of the steeping liquid and the target temperature of the steeping liquid within the dispensing kettle. |
| US10687646B2 |
Floor mat
A floor mat (1) at a standing workstation with a mat surface (4) is disclosed, which comprises a mat structure (2) made of an elastomer material and formed beneath the mat surface (4), in which irregularly distributed elements (3) are arranged, the consistency of which is harder than the consistency of the elastomer material of the mat structure (2). |
| US10687643B2 |
Container with foldable elastic spout
A container includes a lid and a container body connected to the lid, and the lid includes a lid body. The lid body is further provided an elastic spout extending away from the lid body and a limiting seat mounted at the top of the lid body; a linking part is mounted on the elastic spout, and a locking part cooperating with the linking part is disposed on the limiting seat; the elastic spout has a folded storage state, and the linking part and the locking part are interlocked with each other in the folded storage state; the elastic spout has a release state in which the linking part is disengaged from the locking part to enable the elastic spout to be unfolded. The assembly and operation of the container is simple. It is easy to use and clean, and the service life of the container may be extended. |
| US10687634B1 |
Internally tensioned inflatable structures
An inflatable system includes a bladder configured to contain fluid, a first plurality of tethers disposed within a first region of the bladder, and a second plurality of tethers disposed within a second region of the bladder. The first plurality of tethers has a first tether length, a first tether spacing, a first tether angle relative to one wall of the bladder, and a first tether stiffness. The second plurality of tethers has a second tether length, a second tether spacing, a second tether angle relative to the one wall, and a second tether stiffness. At least one of: the second tether length is different than the first tether length; the second tether spacing is different than the first tether spacing; the second tether angle is different than the first tether angle; and the second tether stiffness is different than the first tether stiffness. |
| US10687633B2 |
Inflatable bed
An inflatable bed is provided. The inflatable bed comprises a top sheet and a bottom sheet disposed vertically at an interval, at least one side wall, at least one first tensioning structure and at least one support structure. An upper edge of said side wall is coupled to an outer edge of said top sheet. A lower edge of said side wall is coupled to an outer edge of said bottom sheet. An upper end and a lower end of said first tensioning structure are respectively coupled to said top sheet and said bottom sheet. Said support structure is disposed in a longitudinal direction of at least one of said side walls. At least two outside edges of said support structure are respectively coupled to the side wall adjacent. At least one inside edge of said support structure is coupled to the top sheet or bottom sheet adjacent. |
| US10687631B2 |
Convertible bed frame and convertible cover
A bed frame and cover that is capably joinable to another bed frame and cover and capably disjoinable from another bed frame and cover and of which comprises a mattress supporting plate which is capable of moving vertically within the cover. The cover is a unified structure of walls and a roof with pivotally connected doors that capably form an enclosure around the plate or of which are stowable on the roof. The entire cover is capable of 360 degree bi-directional rotation around the entire plate as well as vertical movement. A capably pivotable mattress attachment is stowable under the plate or extends to form a contiguous mattress surface of which is supported by rods that connect to another bed frame and cover. The bed frame and cover is capable of a multitude of configurations dependent on bed frame, mattress attachment and the cover's optional positioning. |
| US10687630B1 |
Mattress foundations, kits and related methods
Mattress foundations and foundation corners, methods, and kits include a first side rail, a second side rail, a first end rail, and a second end rail. In one example, the rails join at corners to form the frame of the foundation and the rails may include at least a partial overlap between the rail the corners. The foundations and kits further include a plurality of slats. The slats may be of varying lengths. The invention may further include a method of assembling a foundation kit. |
| US10687629B1 |
Floatation mattress assembly
A floatation mattress assembly for sleeping upon or floating in a body of water includes a mat that is comprised of a resiliently compressible material for sleeping upon. The mat is comprised of a buoyant material to float on a body of water. The mat is structured to have the ornamental appearance of a flip flop article of footwear. A first tube is pivotally coupled to the mat, and the first tube is positionable in a deployed position or a stored position. A second tube is coupled to the first tube and slidably extends through the mat. Thus, the first and second tubes have the ornamental appearance of foot straps on the flip flop article of footwear. A net is removably attached to each of the first and second tubes. The net forms a hemispherical dome over the mat when the first tube is positioned in the deployed position. |
| US10687627B1 |
Anti-closure device for self folding seats
An anti-closure device for use with a self-folding seat, including a seat portion and a tensioning system. The seat portion includes a first anchor that is adapted to be removably coupled to a seat of a self-folding seat, a second anchor that affixes to the seatback of the self folding seat or the seat portion of the adjacent seat, and the tensioning system is attached at a first end to the first anchor and at a second end to the second anchor. When installed on a self-folding seat, the tensioning system maintains force against a natural bias of the seat of the self-folding seat to fold closed, thereby holding the seat in an open state. |
| US10687624B2 |
Foldable easel blank
A foldable easel blank includes a main panel defining a first side and a second side, the first side positioned opposite from the second side, the main panel defining a locking aperture extending through the main panel from a front main surface to a rear main surface, the front main surface positioned opposite from the rear main surface; a support panel hingedly connected to the main panel, the support panel defining a locking tab configured to engage the locking aperture; a first side panel hingedly connected to the first side of the main panel; a second side panel hingedly connected to the second side of the main panel; and a base panel, the base panel hingedly connected to the main panel, the base panel configured to secure to the first side panel and the second side panel to form a base stand. |
| US10687623B1 |
Furniture spacing shelf assembly
A furniture spacing shelf assembly for keeping an article of furniture from covering a heating vent includes a bracket that is attached to a vertical support surface. A box is removably attached to the bracket and the box has a depth of at least 4.0 inches. In this way the box can keep an article of furniture that is placed against the box from covering a heating vent that is positioned adjacent to the vertical support surface. A lid is hingedly coupled to the box for opening and closing the box. A power unit is coupled to the box and the power unit has a plurality of outlets therein. Each of the outlets can have an electronic device electrically coupled thereto for charging the electronic device. |
| US10687621B2 |
Spacer assembly
A spacer assembly for use in supporting and securing a first cabinet subassembly to a second cabinet subassembly to form a cabinet assembly includes a first frame member, a second frame member and a decorative cover. The first frame member extends between a top attachment end and a top non-attachment end and includes a mount having an indented ledge coupled at the top attachment end. The second frame member extends between a bottom attachment end and a bottom non-attachment end and includes a bottom plate extending from the bottom attachment end and a flange extending outwardly away from the bottom plate. The decorative cover is coupled onto the mount of the first frame member and onto the flange of the second frame member. |
| US10687620B2 |
Mounting system for sink
A mounting system for securing a sink to a countertop supported by a cabinet is provided. The mounting system includes a receiving structure configured to be supported under a rim of the sink, a bracket having a first portion configured to engage a portion of the cabinet and a second portion configured to engage a bottom of a basin of the sink, a linking member extending between the receiving structure and the bracket, a first connector configured to engage a first end of the linking member and retain the linking member relative to the receiving structure, and a second connector configured to engage a second end of the linking member and secure the bracket against the cabinet and the bottom of the basin of the sink. |
| US10687616B2 |
Table top fence rail system
A table top fence rail system includes a fence, a table top including a body having planar top and bottom surfaces. The body defines an opening that extends between the top and bottom planar surfaces and is dimensioned to receive the upper end portion of a respective post of the fence. A cap is supported on the upper end portion of the post and is dimensioned to retain the planar bottom surface of the body of the table top on the upper support surface of the upper horizontal rail of the fence. |
| US10687611B2 |
Head for an oral care implement, oral care implement and method for manufacturing such head
A head (14) for an oral care implement (10) has a mounting surface (20) comprising at least one tuft of a first type (16) and at least one tuft of a second type (18), the at least one tuft of the first type (16) and the at least one tuft of the second type (18) each having a cross-sectional area extending in a plane substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis. The cross-sectional area of the tuft of the first type (16) is smaller than the cross-sectional area of the tuft of the second type. The at least one tuft of the first type (16) comprises filaments having a substantially circular cross-sectional area extending in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and having an end-rounded free end, and the at least one tuft of the second type (18) comprises flagged filaments having split free ends. |
| US10687610B2 |
Oral care implement
An oral care implement that includes a conical tuft of bristles. In one embodiment, the invention is an oral care implement that includes a handle and a head coupled to the handle, the head having a front surface. A plurality of tooth cleaning elements extend from the front surface of the head. The plurality of tooth cleaning elements include a conical tuft that has a continuous bristle wall having an inner surface defining a cavity, the cavity having a transverse cross-sectional area that increases with distance from the front surface of the head. The plurality of tooth cleaning elements may also include a central cleaning element located within the cavity. The conical tuft may terminate in an annular top surface that undulates in height relative to the head. The plurality of tooth cleaning elements may include arcuate cleaning elements arranged in a loop about the conical tuft. |
| US10687608B2 |
Lanyard clamping method and apparatus
A tethering method includes providing a tether clamp with a mouth portion and a throat portion, where the tether clamp is operable between an open position and a closed position; providing a wearable garment made of pliant material; providing a clamping body sized to pass through the mouth portion and remain disposed in the throat portion of the tether clamp when in the closed position; folding the pliant material of the wearable garment over the clamping body; installing the clamping body with folded material into the throat portion of the tether clamp with the clamping body extending axially through the throat portion and the folded material extending out through the mouth portion; and closing the tether clamp to capture the clamping body with folded material in the throat portion and engage at least two plies of the pliant material in the mouth portion. |
| US10687599B2 |
Cosmetic container having cosmetic material storage groove in impregnation member
A cosmetic container having a cosmetic material storage groove formed in an impregnation member includes a container body (10), a container cover (20) coupled to one side of the container body (10), and an integrated container (30) provided in the container body (10), wherein the integrated container (30) includes an impregnation member receiving container (40) received in the container body (10) and including the flexible material, the impregnation member (50) received in the impregnation member receiving container (40) and impregnated with a cosmetic material, and a discharge plate (60) bonded to an upper end of the impregnation member receiving container (40) and formed therein with a discharge hole (62). The impregnation member (50) is formed with a cosmetic material storage groove (51) wherein a cosmetic material is stored, and the cosmetic material storage groove (51) is formed with a predetermined depth from a bottom surface of the impregnation member (50). |
| US10687597B2 |
System and method for an enhanced hair dryer
A system and method for an intelligent hair drying/styling apparatus with user information transmission and storage capabilities is herein provided. The hair drying/styling apparatus houses a control circuit board and an infrared or temperature sensor (or camera) in order detect an individual's hair condition moisture level to determine a user specific, customizable dryer setting. The information detected by the sensor is stored locally, on a proximal Internet-enabled device, or on a remote or cloud-based server and accessed by the hair drying/styling apparatus through a wireless local area network connectivity function. Accordingly, a user's hair temperature-drying profile may be stored and later recalled to provide optimal hair styling setting customized for that user. This innovation will enable any number of hair professionals and or end consumers to improve styling and dry time. Such a profile may contain a proprietary V-Factor calculation that will, among other applications, correspond to the use of a coordinated and optimized hair spray solution. According to the present invention, energy usage is reduced to enable a more efficient design. |
| US10687590B2 |
Locking hook member and zipper head assembly structure
A zipper head assembly structure including a zipper head element and a puller is provided. The zipper head includes a zipper head body, a cap body disposed on the zipper head body, and a hook disposed inside the cap body. The cap body includes two curved surfaces opposite to each other. The hook includes a holding part, a hooking part, and a connecting element connecting the holding part and the hooking part. The connecting element includes a protruding block near the holding part. The puller includes a through opening hooked by the locking hook member. The width of the through opening is smaller than the distance between the protruding block and the adjacent curved surface. |
| US10687586B2 |
Rear closing upper for an article of footwear with front zipper to rear cord connection
An article of footwear comprises a sole structure, and an upper. The upper includes a front section and a rear section, both secured to the sole structure. The front section is fixed to the sole structure at least partially forward of the rear section and includes a medial portion and a lateral portion that together define a foot-receiving cavity over the sole structure, and a foot entry opening of the foot-receiving cavity. A zipper is secured to the medial portion and to the lateral portion. The zipper includes a slider movable between a zipped position and an unzipped position forward of the zipped position. An anchor is secured to one of the front section or the sole structure forward of the zipped position of the slider, and a cord is engaged with the zipper and with the rear section of the upper, and routed through the anchor. |
| US10687573B2 |
Apparel modeling in a virtual storefront
A system allows a user to create new designs for apparel and preview these designs before manufacture. Software and lasers are used in finishing apparel to produce a desired wear pattern or other design. The system provides feedback to the user on how their designs may appear in a virtual storefront, such as through virtual reality or augment reality techniques. |
| US10687571B2 |
Convertible jacket
The present disclosure relates to a convertible jacket and, in particular, to a convertible jacket that is convertible between a wearable configuration to a tent configuration. The convertible jacket can include a body having one or more panels, sleeves attached to the body about sleeve openings, an inflatable air channel for providing a frame for the convertible jacket in a tent configuration, a fastening means for securing the air channel to the body, a base, and a means for securing the base to a bottom edge of the body. Methods are also provided for converting the convertible jacket from a wearable configuration to a tent configuration. |
| US10687569B1 |
Face mask
A system including a first band and a second band that have a first side with a first attachment mechanism and a second attachment mechanism and a second side with a third attachment mechanism. The first attachment mechanism may engage with the third attachment mechanism. The system may also include a face mask with a first side and a second side having at least a fourth attachment mechanism and a fifth attachment mechanism. The fourth attachment mechanism may engage with the second attachment mechanism of the first band while the fifth attachment mechanism may engage with the second attachment mechanism of the second band. |
| US10687568B2 |
Surgical helmet
Surgical helmet assemblies have a helmet enclosure shaped to encircle a head of a user. The helmet enclosure retains a fan and includes a brow bar portion at a front of the helmet enclosure that is shaped to extend along a brow or a forehead of the user and having a light positioned therein. The helmet enclosure also includes a stabilizer extending downward from the helmet enclosure in front of the ears of a user, a face shield that is transparent and coupleable to at least the brow bar portion, a headband shaped to extend across an occiput region of the user's head, and a surgical garment for covering at least the head and shoulders of a user in use. The brow bar portion includes vents disposed therein to direct airflow pushed through the helmet enclosure from the fan onto the user. The face shield is coupleable to the helmet enclosure by one or more of a hook and loop fastener on the helmet enclosure or the stabilizer and a post protruding from the brow bar portion. |
| US10687566B2 |
Modular impact protection system for athletic wear
A modular protective structure may be formed from an impact absorbing material formed into a repeating pattern of one or more geometrical shapes that may be assembled to a size, shape, and/or configuration desired to protect an athlete from impact. The thickness of the structure may vary in a repetitive fashion along at least a first axis of the structure, and may further vary in a repetitive fashion along a second axis of the structure. |
| US10687565B2 |
Using a vest with integrated bulk product storage
Disclosed are methods of use for various embodiments of a vest with integrated bulk product storage. The vest may be configured to be worn about a person's neck, with a front portion and a back portion. Each of the front and back portions includes one or more integrated bulk product storage compartments. Bulk product is poured into the compartment via a reclosable filling opening at or near the top of the vest, while bulk product is dispensed from the compartment via a reclosable dispensing opening at or near the bottom of the vest. The vest may also function as a safety vest by exhibiting a safety color and/or pattern. |
| US10687563B2 |
Gamer hoodie
An upper torso garment has a torso section extending from a waist region to a neck region, the torso section including a front region and a back region, where the front region is positioned adjacent a chest of a wearer of the garment and the back region is positioned adjacent a back of the wearer. The torso section includes a left torso region and a right torso region, where the left torso region is positioned on a lateral left side of the torso section and the right torso region is positioned on a lateral right side of the torso section. The garment includes quick-draw pockets on the front region, back region, or both, proximate to the waist region. The quick-draw pockets can be reversed pockets, where the opening is oriented at least partly toward an opposite lateral side of the respective front region or back region. |
| US10687559B2 |
E-cigarette personal vaporizer
A user-replaceable e-liquid reservoir for dispensing e-liquid, the reservoir being inserted into, or otherwise attached to, a portable, personal e-cigarette device and engaging with an electrical or electronic pump fluid transfer system in the device, the device including: an electrical or electronic pump, being configured to transfer e-liquid from the e-liquid reservoir to an atomizing unit in the device, the pump delivering a pre-defined or variable quantity of e-liquid from the reservoir; and in which the reservoir is not user-refillable. |
| US10687554B2 |
Connection device, cartridge and electronic vaping device
At least one example embodiment discloses a cartridge for an electronic vapor (e-vapor) apparatus. The cartridge includes a pre-vapor formulation compartment configured to hold a solution therein and a first connector element configured to connect the cartridge to a power section of the e-vapor apparatus. The first connector element includes a processing device configured to communicate with the power section. |
| US10687551B2 |
Insect compositions
Variable-scale, modular, easily manufacturable, energy efficient, reliable, and computer operated Insect Production Superstructure Systems (IPSS) may be used to produce insects for human and animal consumption, and for the extraction and use of lipids for applications involving medicine, nanotechnology, consumer products, and chemical production with minimal water, feedstock, and environmental impact. An IPSS may comprise modules including feedstock mixing, enhanced feedstock splitting, insect feeding, insect breeding, insect collection, insect grinding, pathogen removal, multifunctional flour mixing, liquid mixing, shaping, cooking, flavoring, biocatalyst mixing, exoskeleton separation, liquid separation, and lipid extraction. An IPSS may be configured to be constructed out of a plurality of containerized modules. |
| US10687549B2 |
Apparatus and method for cracking stone fruit nuts
Shown is an apparatus and method for cracking stone fruit nuts. The apparatus includes a frame (2) supporting a set of spaced apart jaw including a first jaw (4) and a second jaw (5) defining between them a gap (6), which is tapered down from the inlet (7) to the outlet (8). The first jaw (4) is adjustably secured to the frame (2) for adjustment of the size of the gap (6). The second jaw (5) is movably supported by the frame (2) and secured to drive means configured to rotatably move the second jaw (5) relative to the first jaw (4) with a tangential motion resulting in the continuously change of the size of the gap (6). To crack the shell, the stone fruit nut is located between the jaws and repeatedly pressed and rolled between the jaws from the inlet (7) to the outlet (8). |
| US10687548B2 |
Creamer compositions
The present invention relates to processes for manufacturing creamer compositions. Further aspects of the invention relate to a creamer composition, the use of a creamer composition, a food ingredient, a food product and a process for providing a coffee mix. |
| US10687547B2 |
Compositions and methods for inhibiting precipitation of dyes in a beverage
A beverage product containing a first azo-component and a second azo-component in a weight about 1:999 to about 999:1; an electrolyte; and a solvent, wherein the first azo-component and the second-component remain in solution for at least thirty days. |
| US10687546B2 |
Fruit flavoring in the image of a fruit portion for introduction into a vessel for flavoring a fluid
An apparatus and method are provided for storing and dispensing into a liquid a soluble substance, such as a flavoring, a body fuel, a nutritional supplement, a stimulant, a relaxant, an alcohol neutralizer, or a medical drug. A useful application of the subject invention includes a lime flavoring held by a gelatinous artificial lime wedge stored with a beer bottle or can, or attached to a 6-pack or 12-pack carton. The artificial lime wedge may be retrieved from a protective covering and acted upon so it mixes the lime flavoring into the beer when it is inserted into the beer bottle or can. Rather than needing to buy and store a perishable natural lime, and cut it up, an artificial lime wedge may be stored for an extended period of time with a beer vessel and placed in functional contact with the beer at time of consumption. |
| US10687544B2 |
Feed additive composition for ruminants containing acidic or neutral amino acid, and method for production thereof
A feed additive composition includes a protective agent, lecithin, an acidic or neutral amino acid, and water. A method of producing a feed additive composition includes preparing a molten mixture of a protective agent, lecithin, and an acidic or neutral amino acid, and immersing the molten mixture in water or an aqueous liquid to obtain a solidified mixture. Feed additives may be obtained by such method. The protective agent may include a hydrogenated vegetable oil or hydrogenated animal oil having a melting point of higher than 50° C. and lower than 90° C. |
| US10687540B2 |
System and method for production of low thermophile and low spore milk powder
A system and method is provided for processing milk for spray drying. The system may have a pre-evaporator configured to receive and concentrate the milk stream producing an intermediate concentration milk. The system may also have a first buffer tank configured to receive the intermediate concentration milk and store the intermediate concentrate milk at a reduced temperature. The system may further have a first finisher evaporator configured to draw the intermediate concentration milk from the first buffer tank and concentrate the intermediate concentration milk producing a final concentration milk. The final concentration milk may be suitable for spray drying. |
| US10687538B1 |
Animal tenderizing chain and weight
The animal tenderizing chain and weight is configured for use with a carcass. The carcass is selected from the group consisting of livestock and a game animal. The animal tenderizing chain and weight is configured for use in the post-slaughter processing of the carcass into meat. The animal tenderizing chain and weight applies a tension to the carcass that damages the connective tissues within the muscles of the carcass in a manner that accelerates the tenderization of the meat produced from the carcass. The animal tenderizing chain and weight is a kit that comprises a plurality of chains, a plurality of weights, and a plurality of S-hooks. The plurality of chains, a plurality of weights, and a plurality of S-hooks attach to the plurality of fore appendages when the carcass is suspended from the plurality of hind appendages. |
| US10687527B2 |
Container system for transport of biological material, uses thereof and methods of packaging
The invention relates to a container system for transport of biological material comprising a container casing and an insulating device, wherein the container casing defines a container interior space for accommodation of the insulating device and for accommodation of biological material to be transported, and wherein the insulating device is constituted of at least two insulating portions, which are formed so as to surround the biological material inside the container interior space. The invention further relates to uses of such a container system for packaging and transport of biological material, as well as methods of packaging biological material for transport. |
| US10687525B2 |
Enhancement of cell cryopreservation with glycolipids
Living cellular material may be preserved by incubating the cellular material in a culture medium containing at least one glycolipid, and then subjecting the cellular material to a preservation protocol. |
| US10687520B2 |
Generation and correction of a humanized mouse model with a deletion of dystrophin exon 44
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), which affects 1 in 5,000 male births, is one of the most common genetic disorders of children. This disease is caused by an absence or deficiency of dystrophin protein in striated muscle. The major DMD deletion “hot spots” are found between exon 6 to 8, and exons 45 to 53. Here, a “humanized” mouse model is provided that can be used to test a variety of DMD exon skipping strategies. Among these are, CRISPR/Cas9 oligonucleotides, small molecules or other therapeutic modalities that promote exon skipping or micro dystrophin mini genes or cell based therapies. Methods for restoring the reading frame of exon 44 deletion via CRISPR-mediated exon skipping in the humanized mouse model, in patient-derived iPS cells and ultimately, in patients using various delivery systems are also contemplated. The impact of CRISPR technology on DMD is that gene editing can permanently correct mutations. |
| US10687518B2 |
Bird feeder
A bird feeder which comprises a seed tube having an open top end and an open lower end, a cover arranged to sit on top of the open top end, the cover being removably attached to the seed tube, a seed tube base secured at the seed tube open lower end, the seed tube base having a circular side wall and feed openings formed therein, a shroud extending about the seed tube lower end, the shroud having feed openings therein which are normally aligned with the feed openings in the circular side wall of the seed tube base, the shroud moving to a position wherein the shroud feed openings and the feed openings in the seed tube are out of alignment when a weight above a predetermined weight is present on the shroud, and a baffle formed integrally with the shroud, the baffle being located above the feed openings in the shroud. |
| US10687517B2 |
Portable bird feeder
A bird feeding device is provided. The device comprises the ability to house food for attracting and feeding birds and other animals. The device is further capable of being provided in various modes of operation including a stationary mode of operation and a portable mode of operation. The portable mode comprises a support or attachment member for connecting the feeding device to a user, and wherein the bird feeding device is conveyed along with a user and operable to attract birds to the user even when the user is mobile. |
| US10687514B2 |
System and method for animal data collection and analytics
An inventive animal collar device is described herein that monitors location, physiological information and/or environmental information relating to an animal wearing the device. The collar may include multiple sensors and other electrical components embedded within the collar body that provide means for: tracking and monitoring an animal's activity and whereabouts, increasing visibility of the collar, and storing and retrieving animal, environment and system information. The collar may implement one or more wired or wireless communication devices so that the collar may transmit data to a connected computing device. The collar may also include one or more antennas to send and/or receive location information associated with the device. The collar may include a removable module that attaches to the collar via a module dock. The removable module may include any of the electronic components and may allow for the collar body to remain on the animal during information transfer and/or charging. |
| US10687510B2 |
Easy-to-fold and easy-to-assemble box and pet house using the box
An easy-to-fold and easy-to-assemble box includes a left panel, a right panel, a front frame, a rear frame, a bottom panel and a top cover. The left panel and the right panel are both formed by connecting two or more sideboards through rotatable connectors. A rotatable connection end of the bottom panel is connected to a lower part of the rear frame through a rotatable connector. A movable end of the bottom panel braces against the front frame. An inner side of each of the two ends of the rear frame is provided with a vertical edge strip. One end of each of the left panel and the right panel is connected to the vertical edge strip through a rotatable connector, and the other end is connected to the front frame. The top cover is connected to the front frame through a connector. |
| US10687507B1 |
Alfalfa variety 810T104
The invention relates to the alfalfa variety designated 810T104. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the alfalfa variety 810T104. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the alfalfa variety 810T104 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing alfalfa plants by crossing the alfalfa variety 810T104 with itself or another alfalfa variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US10687506B1 |
Alfalfa variety 510M172
The invention relates to the alfalfa variety designated 510M172. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the alfalfa variety 510M172. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the alfalfa variety 510M172 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing alfalfa plants by crossing the alfalfa variety 510M172 with itself or another alfalfa variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US10687501B2 |
Soybean variety 01068438
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01068438. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01068438. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01068438 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01068438 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US10687498B1 |
Maize inbred PH429H
A novel maize variety designated PH429H and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH429H with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH429H through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH429H or a locus conversion of PH429H with another maize variety. |
| US10687496B1 |
Maize inbred PH4A391
A novel maize variety designated PH4A391 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH4A391 with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH4A391 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH4A391 or a locus conversion of PH4A391 with another maize variety. |
| US10687494B2 |
Watermelon plants with cucumber vein yellowing virus (CVYV) resistance
The application relates to the field of plant breeding, in particular watermelon breeding. Provided are CVYV resistant watermelon plants (and seeds from which these plants can be grown). Also provided is a QTL for CVYV resistance (cyv_3.1) and markers and methods for screening plants for the presence of the QTL. |
| US10687490B2 |
Alteration of tobacco alkaloid content through modification of specific cytochrome P450 genes
Compositions and methods for reducing the level of nornicotine and N′-nitrosonornicotine (NNN) in Nicotiana plants and plant parts thereof are provided. The compositions comprise isolated polynucleotides and polypeptides for cytochrome P450s that are involved in the metabolic conversion of nicotine to nornicotine in these plants. Expression cassettes, vectors, plants, and plant parts thereof comprising inhibitory sequences that target expression or function of the disclosed cytochrome P450 polypeptides are also provided. Methods for the use of these novel sequences to inhibit expression or function of cytochrome P450 polypeptides involved in this metabolic conversion are also provided. The methods find use in the production of tobacco products that have reduced levels of nornicotine and its carcinogenic metabolite, NNN, and thus reduced carcinogenic potential for individuals consuming these tobacco products or exposed to secondary smoke derived from these products. |
| US10687489B2 |
Soybean cultivar S170065
A soybean cultivar designated S170065 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar S170065, to the plants of soybean cultivar S170065, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar S170065, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar S170065. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S170065. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar S170065, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar S170065 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US10687479B2 |
Drainage collection pots for plants
A container for a plant may include a base having an axis, a width transverse to the axis, a bottom, and a sidewall extending axially upward from and circumscribing the base. A tier of holes may be formed in the base. The holes in the tier may span a substantially entire width of the base. In addition, the tier of holes may be located at a substantially lowest elevation of the base to define a trough at the bottom of the base. |
| US10687476B2 |
Automated plant trimmer
The automated trimming of an untrimmed plant stem comprises a device for transporting an untrimmed plant stem to an imaging stage, using a camera to capture at least one image of the plant stem, sending the at least one image to a central processor which creates a trim map which constructs a pattern for moving a cutting armature along the plant stem, and trimming the plant stem by cutting structure of the cutting armature to change the untrimmed plant stem to a trimmed plant stem. |
| US10687472B2 |
Bale weight measurement device
A baler for forming a bale includes a frame, an axle, a sensor, and at least one overload stop. The frame supports a bale chamber. The axle is connected to the frame at a first location and spaced apart from the frame at a second location. The sensor is positioned to measure the deflection of the axle. The deflection of the axle changes based upon a weight of the bale. The at least one overload stop is positioned on one of the axle and the frame to limit the deflection of the axle relative to the frame. |
| US10687471B2 |
Controller for baler and grass management system
A controller for a baler, includes an ejecting position acquisition circuit, a prohibited position acquisition circuit, and a control circuit. The ejecting position acquisition circuit is configured to acquire an ejecting position at which an ejecting unit of the baler is configured to eject a bale of grass. The prohibited position acquisition circuit is configured to acquire a prohibited position. The control circuit is configured to control the ejecting unit to eject the bale at the ejecting position if the ejecting position is different from the prohibited position. |
| US10687467B2 |
Grass container swing mechanism
A grass mower includes a mower unit (8) provided on the traveling machine body (10), a grass container (4) provided on a rear portion of the traveling machine body (10) for storing cut grass from the mower unit (8), a rod lever unit (6) capable of undergoing displacement between a first operation position and a second operation position, and a swing mechanism (5) for swinging the grass container (4) between a cut grass storage position and a cut grass discharge position by utilizing operational displacement of the rod lever unit (6). The rod lever unit (6) includes a base rod (61) coupled to the swing mechanism (5), a grip rod (62) extending in a direction offset from an extending direction of the base rod (61), and a coupling portion (63) through which the base rod (61) and the grip rod (62) are coupled so as not to be capable of being rotated relative to each other. |
| US10687466B2 |
Predictive header height control system
An agricultural vehicle comprises a chassis, a header carried by the chassis, an actuator system including a plurality of actuators linked to a frame of the header and configured to adjust an orientation of the header, a GPS device configured to output a GPS position of the vehicle, and a controller. The header includes a frame and one or more sensors carried by the frame. The controller is electrically coupled to the one or more sensors, the actuator system, and the GPS device. The controller is configured to receive from a memory a final orientation of the header associated with a GPS position at a second location on a last pass that is closest in distance to a GPS position at an upcoming location on the current pass, and activate one or more actuators to re-orient the header before the vehicle arrives at the upcoming location. |
| US10687461B1 |
Broadcast spreader assembly for granular material
A broadcast spreader assembly for spreading granular material over a yard, field, or the like includes a hopper for holding granular material, a motor for driving a rotating drive shaft having a distribution chamber in a side of the rotating drive shaft, and a spreader mechanism. The rotating distribution chamber delivers a constant dosage of granular material to the spreader mechanism with each rotation thereof. The broadcast spreader may be remotely controlled by software on a smart phone, tablet or other computing device, and the rotational speed of the drive shaft and distribution chamber may vary in accordance with the ground speed of the broadcast spreader, in order to administer the proper dosage of granular material to a specific area or acreage of land. The broadcast spreader assembly is attachable to a spreader mechanism, such as a lawnmower or blower, or the like. |
| US10687460B2 |
Air-assisted agitation for tanks of application equipment
The present invention is directed to an applicator having an agricultural product mechanical conveying system which transfers particulate material from one or more source containers to application equipment on demand, and meters the material at the application equipment. The conveying system includes a pneumatic agitation system operably connected to the tanks of the applicator to agitate the particulate material disposed within the tanks in order to reduce the formation of agglomerations and/or bridges of particles within the tanks. The pneumatic agitation system includes a number of nozzle connected to each tank that are in turn connected to a pressurized air source and a controller. The controller is operable to selectively cause pressurized air to flow into the tanks through the nozzles to agitate the particulate material positioned therein, thereby breaking up and agglomerations of material within the tanks. |
| US10687459B2 |
Seedling transplanting device
A seedling transplanting device, includes: a handheld rod (1); a seedling digging assembly; wherein the seedling digging assembly includes: a fixed insertion member (2); a movable insertion member (3) with a top and a bottom, the movable insertion member is separated by a space from the fixed insertion member (2); and a driving assembly connected to the movable insertion member, the driving assembly causes the movable insertion member (3) to swing toward the fixed insertion member (2). The driving assembly causes the movable insertion member to swing toward the fixed insertion member, and after the seedling is taken out, the soil with the seedling will not drop out from the bottom of the fixed insertion member and the movable insertion member. |
| US10687458B2 |
Seeding boot for a seeding apparatus
A seeding boot for a seeding apparatus mountable adjacent a soil-opening disc of a tillage implement. The seeding boot including: a boot body mountable at, or adjacent, a lower portion of the soil-opening disc; a seed distributor on the boot body, the seed distributor having at least one seed outlet spaced laterally from the soil-opening disc; a seed inlet, connectable to a source of seeds to be planted, for the seed distributor; and at least one fertiliser distributor, the at least one fertiliser distributor having at least one fertiliser outlet located rearwardly of the soil-opening disc, and downstream of the at least one seed outlet. The seed distributor has a substantially hollow distributor body connected to the seed inlet, and a pair of substantially hollow wings extend substantially laterally from the distributor body and are each provided with a respective one of the at least one seed outlets. |
| US10687457B2 |
Planter row unit furrow depth sensing apparatus and method
A row unit for a seeding machine. The row unit includes a frame, a gauge wheel arm pivotally coupled to the frame, a gauge wheel coupled to the gauge wheel arm, a position sensor assembly having a position sensor configured to detect a rotational position of the gauge wheel arm, and a controller coupled to the position sensor. The controller is configured to receive a signal from the position sensor and to provide an alert based on the signal. |
| US10687453B2 |
Agricultural implement and method of controlling an agricultural implement
This document sets out a method of adjusting an agricultural implement's orientation. The method comprises recording, while the agricultural implement is travelling, a series of orientation values corresponding to the orientation of the agricultural implement in at least one vertical plane, calculating a derived orientation value based on said series of values and, if the derived orientation value is outside a predetermined range, adjusting a mutual position relationship between at least two parts of the agricultural implement that can move relative to each other. |
| US10694650B2 |
Tape feeder
A tape feeder includes a tape guideway that has an insertion port, a first tape transporter that transports a leading tape to a component extraction position in the tape guideway, a second tape transporter that transports the following tape from the insertion port to the first tape transporter, a following tape holder that has a first supporter that supports one side of an uninserted portion of the following tape in a width direction from a lower side, and a second supporter that supports the other side of the uninserted portion in a width direction from the lower side, and holds the uninserted portion of the following tape, and a displacer that displaces the uninserted portion of the following tape from the following tape holder. A width of one end portion of the second supporter decreases toward the insertion port. |
| US10694648B2 |
System for inserting pins into an article
A system places a pin into at least one hole on an article. The system generally includes a moveable base on which the article is located, a press head for holding and inserting the pin into the hole, a first vision system to capture a first image of a designated hole on the article, and a second vision system to capture second and third images of the held pin relative to the press head respectively from two vantage points. A computing unit is configured to assign a relative coordinate consisting of a X-value and a Y-value being correspondingly indicative to an actual location of the hole, compute relative deviations presented between the held pin and the designated hole, and move the base to adjust the article in a manner correcting or compensating for the computed deviation prior to inserting the held pin into the hole. |
| US10694642B2 |
Computing device cooling facility including a mixing chamber
A system for cooling computing devices within a facility includes an air inlet that delivers cool air to a supply air space within the facility, an exhaust air damper that is configured to exhaust heated air from an exhaust air space within the facility, and computing devices that are arranged within the facility to at least partially partition the supply air space from the exhaust air space. The system also includes an air filter that is configured to filter the cool air and a mixing damper that is positioned within the interior space of the facility and that is operable to control an amount of exhaust air that is mixed with the cool air. The cool air and/or a portion of the exhaust air are used to cool the computing devices and airflow through the system is substantially driven by fans of the computing devices. |
| US10694638B1 |
Electronic device with heat dissipation modules
A system for cooling an electronic device applying the Peltier effect includes case, flow guiding device, heat dissipation module, and electronic component needing cooling in specific regions. The case has air inlet and heat outlet enclosing an internal space. The internal space includes cooling and heat exhausting regions. The flow guiding device is disposed around the air inlet to guide cooling medium into the internal space. The heat dissipation module includes a cooling device with hot and cold sides, the heat being exchanged from cold side to hot side. The cold side is coupled to the cooling region, the hot side to the heat exhausting region. The electronic component is coupled to the cooling region. The cooling medium flowing through the cooling region is cooled by the cold side and decreases the overall temperature of the electronic component or specific regions thereof. |
| US10694635B1 |
Mesh network topology based on midplane board
A system can include a midplane board and multiple sleds. Each sled can include a processor and an interconnect part. The interconnect part can be positioned at a lateral edge of the sled. Both sides of the midplane board can include interconnect portions that engage the interconnect parts from the sleds. The interconnect portions of the midplane board can be connected to enable inter-processor communication among processors on the sleds. For example, the midplane board may connect processors from first and second sleds received on one side of the midplane board with processors from third and fourth sleds received on an opposite side of the midplane board. The sleds may connect to power at rear, for example, being translated in a longitudinal direction to engage power and translated toward the midplane board and non-parallel to the longitudinal direction to engage the interconnect parts and portions. |
| US10694634B1 |
Pick-and-place device
This disclosure provides a pick-and-place device including base, carrying mechanism, driving mechanism and clamping mechanism. Carrying mechanism includes first side part, second side part, two conveyor assemblies and two first driving devices. Conveyor assemblies are respectively disposed on first side part and second side part and configured to carry circuit board. First driving devices are respectively connected to conveyor assemblies so as to respectively turn conveyor assemblies. Driving mechanism is disposed on base. Clamping mechanism includes base plate, clamping assembly and second driving device. Base plate is movably disposed on base via driving mechanism. Clamping assembly includes first claw and second claw are disposed on base plate and configured to pick and place circuit board. Second driving device is disposed on base plate. Second driving device is connected to clamping assembly so as to move first claw and second claw toward or away from each other. |
| US10694632B2 |
Safety-related electronics module
An electronic safety module with an electrical connection (3). The electrical connection (3) comprises a partial thread (10) that is an integral part of an electrically conductive component providing an electrical shielding. |
| US10694623B2 |
Foldable display apparatus
A foldable display apparatus includes a first housing, a second housing, a folding portion at a space between the first housing and the second housing to connect the first housing to the second housing so that the first and second housings are configured to be folded with respect to each other, a flexible display including a contraction surface supported by the first housing, the second housing, and the folding portion, and a tensile surface configured to display images, and a hinge holder configured to move between a first location for inhibiting folding of the folding portion, and a second location for enabling folding of the folding portion. |
| US10694622B2 |
Printed wiring board and switching regulator
A printed wiring board comprises a sheet-shaped core base material containing a magnetic material, a coil disposed inside the core base material, and an external circuit layer disposed on at least one of first and second surfaces of the core base material opposite to each other. |
| US10694619B2 |
Filter comprising printed circuit board and busbars
A filter for electromagnetic noise comprising: a printed circuit board (5) having conductor tracks, having a first side and having a second side opposite the first side; a first busbar (1), which is secured on the first side of the printed circuit board (5) and is electrically connected to at least one of the conductor tracks; and a second busbar (2), which is secured on the second side of the printed circuit board (5) and is electrically connected to at least one of the conductor tracks. The printed circuit board (5) is arranged between the first busbar (1) and the second busbar (2) for the insulation thereof. |
| US10694617B2 |
Plastic injection molded potting cups and related methods
A potting cup is provided and is positioned on a printed circuit board. The potting cup encapsulates a portion of the printed circuit board including at least one interface subject to corrosion when exposed to moisture and is configured to receive a potting material in the encapsulated portion to cover the at least one interface subject to corrosion. |
| US10694615B2 |
Electrically connecting multi-layer insulation blankets
Inter alia an apparatus is disclosed including at least two multi-layer insulation, MLI, blankets, each MLI blanket having a least one bonding point. Therein, a bonding point of a first MLI blanket of the at least two MLI blankets is electrically connected to a bonding point of a second MLI blanket of the at least two MLI blankets. The second MLI blanket further has a grounding point configured to be grounded. Further, a spacecraft comprising such an apparatus is disclosed. Moreover, a method including providing at least two MLI blankets and electrically connecting a bonding point of a first MLI blanket to a bonding point of a second MLI blanket is disclosed. |
| US10694614B2 |
Automatic targeted illumination based on aggregate illumination from multiple light sources
Systems and methods for automatic targeted illumination based on aggregate illumination from multiple light sources are disclosed. In embodiments, a method includes: determining, by a computing device, a localized area of a defined physical location based on received location information; determining, by the computing device, a desired level of brightness for the localized area; calculating, by the computing device, an illumination level at the localized area based on current illumination levels of lighting devices within the defined physical location and locations of the lighting devices within the defined physical location; generating, by the computing device, instructions to effect a change in one or more of the lighting devices, wherein the change in the one or more lighting devices results in the desired level of brightness for the localized area; and sending, by the computing device, the instructions to at least one controller of the one or more lighting devices. |
| US10694608B2 |
Audio-based load control system
A scalable, distributed load control system for home automation based on a network of microphones may include control devices (e.g., load control devices) that may include microphones for monitoring the system and communicating audio data to a cloud server for processing. The control devices of the load control system may receive a single voice command and may be configured to choose one of the load control devices to transmit the voice command to the cloud server. The load control devices may be configured to receive a voice command, control a connected load according to the voice command if the voice command is a validated command, and transmit the voice command to a voice service in the cloud if the voice command is not a validated command. The voice service to which the load control devices transmit audio data to may be selectable. |
| US10694607B1 |
Electronic devices with light sensor waveguides
An electronic device may have a housing with a display. A transparent portion of the housing may serve as a display cover layer and may overlap an array of pixels in the display. The array of pixels may form an active area of the display for displaying images for a user. An ambient light sensor window may be formed in an inactive area of the display that does not overlap pixels. An ambient light sensor may be mounted in an interior region of the housing. A metal-coated light guide may have a first end aligned with the ambient light sensor window to receive ambient light from an exterior region surrounding the device and may have a second end at which the ambient light is provided to the ambient light sensor. |
| US10694600B1 |
Digitally adjustable focused beam lighting system
A lighting assembly includes a lighting tower. The lighting tower includes a plurality of layers of lighting elements, where each layer of lighting elements is configured to provide a different angle of emitted light onto a parabolic reflector with respect to light emitted from another layer of lighting elements onto the parabolic reflector when activated. |
| US10694596B2 |
Power output parameter self-adjusting system having identified load
A power output parameter self-adjusting system having an identified load, including a variable parameter power and an identified load. The variable parameter power is electrically connected to the identified load; the variable parameter power comprises a power driving module and a power control module; the power driving module is electrically connected to the power control module; the identified load comprises a load and an identification module. |
| US10694591B2 |
System and method for heating and re-rounding spoolable pipe
A system includes a pipe heater configured to heat spoolable pipe to provide a heated spoolable pipe and a pipe re-rounder configured to re-round the heated spoolable pipe to provide a rounded spoolable pipe. The system may also include a controller configured to control the pipe heater and the pipe re-rounder. |
| US10694590B2 |
Electromagnetic print nozzle for direct-write additive manufacturing
A method and apparatus for additive manufacturing that includes a material guide for directing a supply of working material and a plurality of rollers for advancing the working material. An electromagnetic heater is provided to heat and deposit molten working material as a new supply of working material is forced through the material guide. |
| US10694584B2 |
Infrared emitter arrangement and method for producing an infrared emitter arrangement
A method for producing an infrared emitter arrangement is provided. The method includes providing a carrier. The carrier includes at least one infrared emitter structure at a first side of the carrier and at least one cutout at a second side of the carrier, said second side being situated opposite the first side of the carrier, wherein the at least one cutout extends from the second side of the carrier in the direction of the at least one infrared emitter structure. The method further includes securing an infrared filter layer structure at the second side of the carrier in such a way that the at least one cutout separates the at least one infrared emitter structure from the infrared filter layer structure. |
| US10694583B2 |
External heater operation determination system and vehicle control system
An external heater operation determination system includes, in a vehicle: a first device to be heated by an attached external heater; a second device, separate from the first device, to be cooled by a refrigerant; a circulation device configured to circulate the refrigerant through a circuit; and a temperature detection device that is configured to detect a temperature of the refrigerant and disposed such that if the refrigerant is not circulating through the circuit, the temperature of the refrigerant detected by the temperature detection device in the circuit does not rise even if the external heater is operating, whereas if the refrigerant is circulating through the circuit, the detected temperature of the refrigerant changes. The external heater operation determination system includes a determination device able to determine that the external heater is not operating on a basis of a change in the temperature after the circulation of the refrigerant. |
| US10694582B2 |
Apparatus and method for radio interface switching
The disclosure relates to an RI switching apparatus and method thereof in a wireless communication network. The apparatus comprises a plurality of RI ports each connecting to a node of either a Radio Equipment Control (REC) or a Radio Equipment (RE). At least one REC and at least on RE are connected to the apparatus. The apparatus comprises a storage storing thereon a mapping relationship between one or more minimal processing and transmission units of at least one REC and one or more minimal processing and transmission units of at least one RE. When the apparatus receives data, a switcher in the apparatus switches the received data based on the mapping relationship. By appropriately configuring the mapping relationship, data transferred from an RE/REC may be switched to another REC/RE flexibly and the processing capabilities of RECs and REs can be fully used. |
| US10694581B2 |
Techniques for determining vicinity information for access points using location assistance data
Techniques are described for providing assistance data corresponding to a plurality of access points (APs). The techniques include, in part, providing assistance data to a mobile device. The assistance data comprises group data that is common among the plurality of APs. The group data is associated with a group identifier (ID). The techniques further include providing the group ID and a set of AP-specific information for at least one of the plurality of APs. The group data may include information corresponding to a common grid, common location area and/or common characteristics of the APs. |
| US10694576B2 |
RRC connection release method, apparatus, and device
A radio release control (RRC) connection release method includes: sending, by user equipment (UE), a first message to a base station, where the first message carries a preset RRC release time determining parameter or a first RRC release time; if the UE adds the first RRC release time to the first message, setting, by the UE, timing duration of a first timer based on the first RRC release time, and starting the first timer; and releasing, by the UE, an RRC connection when the first timer expires. |
| US10694568B2 |
Efficient communication of network identifiers
There is provided a method of operating a terminal device in a first network, the method comprising maintaining one or more indices and a mapping between the one or more indices and respective network identifiers, each network identifier identifying a network and/or a network node, wherein two or more networks and/or network nodes share the same index; and in the event that the terminal device is to take an action in respect of a network and/or network node having an index shared with another network and/or network node, the method further comprises the step of determining which one of the two or more networks and/or network nodes having the shared index the terminal device is to take the action in respect of. Methods of operating a node and network nodes are also provided. |
| US10694566B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting signal in a wireless communication system
A method for transmitting a signal by a Device-to-Device (D2D) User Equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes determining a resource pool for a D2D control signal, determining a resource pool for a D2D communication signal based on the resource pool for a D2D control signal, and transmitting a D2D communication signal using the resource pool for a D2D communication signal. Subframes of the resource pool for a D2D communication signal were reindexed, starting from a first subframe following a last subframe of the resource pool for a D2D control signal. |
| US10694565B2 |
Using peripheral IoT devices to identify primary device replacements
The present invention provides a method and associated system. A computing device determines that a mobile application has been downloaded onto a first primary portable communication device of a user, wherein paired devices are the first primary portable communication device paired to a secondary portable communication device. The computing device receives an acknowledgment by the user of a notification enabled by the mobile application, the notification being received by the first primary portable communication device and shared with the secondary portable communication device, wherein the acknowledgment includes device identifications of the paired devices. The computing device stores, into a memory of the computing device and in response to the acknowledgment, the device identifications of the paired devices. |
| US10694557B2 |
Methods and systems for secure onboarding of devices over a wireless network
Embodiments of the present invention relate to systems and methods for automatically connecting an IoT device [130] to an access point [120] via a wireless network [140], comprising: receiving a configuration setting request at an onboarding server [110] from the access point [120] pursuant to receiving a broadcasting probe request from the IoT device [130] at the access point [120], transmitting one of a configuration setting and a default setting to the access point [120] based on a status of the IoT device [130] wherein status includes one of an on-board and an off-board, establishing one of a permanent connection using the configuration setting and a temporary connection using the default setting between the access point [120] and the IoT device [130] via the wireless network [140]; and switching the status of the IoT device [130] to the on-board in an event the temporary connection is established. |
| US10694552B2 |
Method and apparatus for establishing connection
A method and apparatus for establishing a connection are provided. The method includes: terminal equipment determines a connection establishment request format adopted when a connection establishment request message is sent from multiple connection establishment request formats; and the terminal equipment sends the connection establishment request message to network equipment according to the determined connection establishment request format. In such a manner, rapid connection establishment for different service requirements in multiple environments may be adapted. |
| US10694551B2 |
Method and apparatus for binding communication between mobile device and fixed device
Embodiments of the present application provide a method and an apparatus for establishing a communication connection between a mobile device and a fixed device. The mobile device receives a broadcast message containing first connection information related to a fixed device sent by the fixed device via the wireless network; determines whether the first connection information in the received broadcast message matches connection information of a fixed device that has been bound to the mobile device, wherein the connection information of the fixed device that has been bound to the mobile device is received from the fixed device by the mobile device via a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connection when the mobile device is connected to the fixed device via the USB connection; if so, returns a second connection information of the mobile device to the matching fixed device via the wireless network, such that the fixed device sends a connection request to the mobile device according to the second connection information; and receives the connection request to establish a communication connection between the mobile device and the fixed device. The present solution solves the problems that a USB cable is required for each communication connection and that mobile devices are subjected to area limitations. |
| US10694550B2 |
Apparatus and method for initial access in wireless communication system
The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). The present disclosure provides a method of operating a base station in a wireless communication system includes receiving, from a terminal, a first random access signal transmitted by a plurality of transmit beams of the terminal, determining a receive beam based on a signal strength of the first random access signal, receiving, from the terminal, a second random access signal transmitted by the plurality of transmit beams of the terminal using the receive beam, and establishing a connection between the terminal and the base station based on a signal strength of the second random access signal. |
| US10694549B2 |
Wireless communication devices and base station for wireless communication in a wireless communication system
The present disclosure is directed to a wireless communication device for wireless communication in a wireless communication system which comprises a base station and a plurality of wireless communication devices arranged in clusters, wherein a unique cluster signature is assigned to each cluster and its wireless communication devices, wherein the wireless communication device is allocated to one of said clusters, and comprises receiving means adapted to receive a unique cluster signature assigned to said one cluster from the base station, storing means adapted to store said received unique cluster signature, and transmission means adapted to transmit said unique cluster signature when the wireless communication device switches into an active state, wherein wireless communication device is adapted to access resources on the basis of resource allocation information received in response to the transmission of said unique cluster signature. |
| US10694546B2 |
Media access control for duplex transmissions in wireless local area networks
A first communication device receives an indication that a second communication device permits a duplex transmission while the second communication device transmits during a transmit opportunity period (TXOP), where duplex transmissions involve simultaneously transmitting and receiving via a same wireless frequency band. The indication is included in a media access control layer (MAC) protocol data unit (MPDU). In response to receiving the indication that the second communication device permits the duplex transmission, the first communication device determines that the first communication device is permitted to perform the duplex transmission during the TXOP. The first communication device receives a first packet from the second communication device during the TXOP, and transmits a second packet while the first communication device is receiving the first packet. |
| US10694545B2 |
Communication device
Method for transmitting signals on a transmission channel (103), comprising the steps of detecting (S101) a channel occupancy of a transmission channel (103) by processing data from a receiving path (105) after an activation of a transmission path (111); and deactivating (S102) the transmission path (111) on the basis of the detected channel occupancy. |
| US10694539B2 |
Communication method and device in mobile communication system
Provided is a terminal that includes a transceiver that transmits and receives signals, and a controller that receives, from a base station, control information including uplink configuration information for a plurality of subframes, to confirm information, for uplink transmission, from the uplink configuration information, and transmit an uplink signal based on the information for the uplink transmission, and a method for controlling the terminal. |
| US10694538B2 |
Transmission of scheduling assignments in multiple operating bandwidths
Methods and apparatuses are described for wireless communication supporting carrier aggregation. The method includes monitoring, by a user equipment (UE), a downlink control channel in a first search space to receive first control information in the first search space; monitoring, by the UE, a downlink control channel in a second search space to receive second control information in the second search space; and receiving, by the UE, data on a first carrier based on the received first control information or on a second carrier based on the received second control information. |
| US10694537B2 |
Blind scheduling apparatus and method in a mobile communication system
A system and a method minimize power consumption, signalling overhead, and processing load in blind scheduling in a mobile communication system. A User Equipment (UE) detects a type of an uplink (UL) grant while it is periodically allocated the UL grant. If there is no data to transmit using the UL grant, the UE determines whether to transmit a padding Medium Access Control (MAC) Protocol Data Unit (PDU) to an Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN) Node B (eNB) using the UL grant according to the type of the UL grant. |
| US10694533B2 |
Network scheduling in unlicensed spectrums
Network scheduling in unlicensed spectrums is described. A scheduler can assess, at a first time, first conditions of an unlicensed spectrum, such as Long-Term Evolution unlicensed spectrum. Based at least partly on the first conditions, the scheduler can determine a schedule for transmitting data via the unlicensed spectrum. The scheduler can, for a first period of time, facilitate transmission of data between mobile devices that are communicatively coupled to the communication tower based at least partly on the schedule. At a second time after the first time, the scheduler can assess second conditions of the unlicensed spectrum and update the schedule based at least partly on the second conditions to generate an updated schedule. For a second period of time, the scheduler can facilitate transmission of data between the mobile devices based at least in part on the updated schedule. |
| US10694531B2 |
Grouping user equipment based on precoding matrix indicators for combined transmission
The present disclosure enables a base station to group UEs based on similar PMIs for a combined transmission. The apparatus may receive a plurality of PMIs from a plurality of UEs. In one aspect, each PMI in the plurality of PMIs may be received from a different UE. The apparatus may also assign each UE of the plurality of UEs to a UE group. In another aspect, each UE group may be associated with a different PMI set in a plurality of PMI sets. The apparatus may further assign a transmission scheme to each UE group. In one configuration, the apparatus may determine one or more preferred spatial layers for each UE (e.g., based on the PMIs) assigned to a UE group, and schedule a combined transmission for the UE group based on the determined one or more spatial layers. |
| US10694528B2 |
Method for analyzing frequency resources and selecting transmission frequency in a wireless communication system
A method for analyzing frequency resources within a predetermined multiplexing band. For at least one base station, capabilities for detecting uplink messages respectively in different frequency sub-bands within the multiplexing band are estimated. For each frequency sub-band, a predetermined service quality criterion is assessed depending on the detection capability estimated for the frequency sub-band. A spectral map of service quality for the base station is transmitted. The spectral map is representative of the frequency sub-bands for which the service quality criterion has been verified and the frequency sub-bands for which the service quality criterion has not been verified. |
| US10694517B2 |
Methods and systems for providing enhanced position location in wireless communications
Embodiments disclosed herein relate to methods and systems for providing improved position location (e.g., time-of-arrival) measurement and enhanced position location in wireless communication systems. In an example method, an access terminal may receive a reference signal in a time slot, the reference signal comprising a sequence of symbols known to a receiver before being received, and may determine, based at least in part on the reference signal, a position location of the access terminal. |
| US10694516B2 |
User equipment, wireless base station, and wireless communication method
Disclosed is to properly perform communications even in the coexistence of shortened TTIs and normal TTIs. User equipment performing communications by using a plurality of CCs (Component Carriers) including at least two CCs having different TTI (Transmission Time Interval) lengths, includes: a receiving section receiving downlink control information in a first CC and a control section controlling the communication in a second CC different from the first CC, based on the downlink control information. |
| US10694514B2 |
Adaptive two-stage downlink control channel structure for code block group based fifth generation (5G) or other next generation systems
An adaptive two-stage downlink control channel structure is utilized for control channel transmission with code block group (CBG) retransmission for 5G and other next generation wireless systems. In an aspect, the first stage of the two-stage downlink control channel structure utilizes a defined format (e.g., having a fixed length) and provides information that is employable to determine the length and/or coding scheme of the second stage. In another aspect, the second stage of the two-stage downlink control channel structure utilizes a variable length/size to indicate the CBGs that are scheduled to be retransmitted (e.g., by employing a variable length bitmap). As an example, the length/size is varied based on a length/size of a transport block, from which the CBGs have been generated. |
| US10694513B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting control information in wireless communication system
A method for enabling a base station to transmit control information in a wireless communication system according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises a step of transmitting an enhanced physical downlink channel (E-PDCCH) for a terminal using at least one physical resource block pair among a plurality of physical resource block pairs for transmitting the E-PDCCH, wherein the plurality of physical resource block pairs include one or more physical resource block pair sets, and a parameter related to a demodulation reference signal for the E-PDCCH is set with respect to each physical resource block pair set. |
| US10694508B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting control information
A method for transmitting uplink control information at an apparatus configured with a plurality of cells including a Primary Cell (PCell) and a Secondary Cell (SCell) in a wireless communication system is discussed. The method includes receiving at least a Physical Downlink Control CHannel (PDCCH) signal indicating SPS release or a Physical Downlink Shared CHannel (PDSCH) signal with a corresponding PDCCH, and transmitting reception response information about the at least the PDCCH signal indicating SPS release or the PDSCH signal with the corresponding PDCCH through a Physical Uplink Control CHannel (PUCCH) on a subframe configured for Scheduling Request (SR) transmission. |
| US10694506B2 |
Integrated circuit
To improve throughput by reducing the resource used for transmitting a parameter relating to retransmission control and decreasing overhead of retransmission control signaling. Where a retransmission control method is employed with adaptive MCS control in which the encoding rate can be changed, the scheduling section sets the MCS in accordance with CQI notified from the communication counterpart apparatus. When transmission data is encoded, the RV parameter bit-number setting section sets the number of bits used for signaling the RV parameter to decrease as the encoding rate of the first transmission is decreased and sets the RV parameter based on the number of bits. For example, in a case where the encoding rate R is R>⅔, two bits are set. In a case where the encoding rate ⅓ |
| US10694503B2 |
Tethering over a wireless communication channel
A technique for tethering over a wireless communication channel is provided. According an example embodiment, the technique comprises exchanging, over a secondary communication channel between a first mobile device and a second mobile device, control information related to a tethering connection provided over a primary communication channel between the first and second mobile devices, and initiating, by the first mobile device, establishment, activation or reactivation of said primary communication channel in response to receiving, via said secondary communication channel, a request to access a resource in a remote network over said tethering connection using a mobile access point functionality provided by the first mobile device. The technique may further comprise the first mobile device initiating downloading of said resource to a local proxy in response to receiving the request to access the resource, thereby downloading at least part of said resource to the local proxy before completion of the establishment, activation or reactivation of the primary communication channel. |
| US10694502B2 |
Method and apparatus for buffer status report in mobile communication system
Method for radio communication with base station, by user equipment (UE), apparatus in UE for radio communication with base station, a method for radio communication with a UE by a base station, and an apparatus in a base station for radio communication with a UE are provided. The method for radio communication with a base station, by a UE, includes identifying whether an uplink resource for data to be transmitted to the base station is available, when a buffer status report to be transmitted to the base station is triggered; transmitting an uplink packet including the buffer status report using the uplink resource, in response to the uplink resource being available; and transmitting a scheduling request to the base station, in response to the uplink resource not being available for a predetermined time duration, wherein the scheduling request is used for requesting an uplink resource for the buffer status report. |
| US10694493B2 |
Paging and DRX enhancements for eMTC-U (IOT-U)
Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for monitoring paging occasions. In one example, a mobile communication device defines a paging frame window (PFW) for a duration of time on a hop frequency or narrow band of frequencies indicated by a paging formula, and periodically wakes up to monitor the PFW for a page message. In another example, the mobile device receives a frame structure information at the start of a frame. |
| US10694490B1 |
Small-cell movement detection
In cell-based wireless network systems supporting subscriber device communication, any movement of a cell's antenna may interrupt service. As cell sizes decrease and transmission frequencies increase, especially with 5G systems, cell transceivers that were once tower or building based are being mounted on smaller structures including the strand of a wired network infrastructure. However, smaller structures may be subject to movement due to weather, nearby traffic, surf, or other conditions. A cell apparatus, particularly one mounted on a structure subject to movement may include a motion detector to report motion of the cell apparatus. A wired or wireless network channel apart from the wireless network system may be used to transport movement data to a network service center or performance analysis server. |
| US10694488B2 |
Device location detection for enhanced device connection for vehicles
Control systems and methods are provided for vehicles that include, in one embodiment, a plurality of sensors, and a processor. The plurality of sensors are dispersed across a body of the vehicle, and are configured to detect an electronic device in proximity to the vehicle; and collect sensor data with respect to the electronic device. The processor is configured to determine, using the sensor data, whether the electronic device is physically disposed inside the vehicle; and selectively connect the electronic device with a telematics unit of the vehicle, via the processor, based on whether the electronic device is physically disposed inside the vehicle. |
| US10694483B2 |
Method and apparatus for synchronization in device to device communication system
A method for performing synchronization by a device in a device to device (D2D) communication system is provided. The method includes transmitting a first synchronization signal, and transmitting offset information indicating a time difference between a synchronization reference time of the first synchronization signal and a transmission time of the first synchronization signal. |
| US10694482B2 |
System for broadcasting a temporal reference in an aircraft
A system for broadcasting an avionics temporal reference over a set of devices (7) of an aircraft, the system includes a master clock (5) configured to broadcast the avionics temporal reference via a wireless communication network (3) according to at least one predetermined frequency belonging to a wireless avionics intra-communication frequency band. |
| US10694477B2 |
Assisted beamforming at mobility
Systems and methods are disclosed herein relating to beam-switching in a wireless system. In some embodiments, a method of operation of a User Equipment device (UE) that transmits and/or receives to and/or from a source Antenna Node (AN) on a source beam comprises performing a Mobility Reference Signal (MRS) search to attempt to detect MRS transmitted by one or more candidate ANs for one or more candidate beam. The method further comprises, if one or more conditions that are indicative of the MRS search being unsuccessful are met, transmitting an indication that the MRS search was unsuccessful. In this manner, one or more network nodes are informed that an action(s) (e.g., assisted beam-formed MRS transmission and/or increasing MRS transmit power at candidate AN(s)) needs to be taken to enable a successful MRS search by the UE. |
| US10694475B2 |
Configuring dual connectivity maximum transmit power
A method is performed by a wireless device. The method comprises determining a first configured maximum transmit power value (P_cmax1) for transmitting in a first radio access technology (RAT). The P_cmax1 is determined based on one or more transmissions of the first RAT. The method further comprises determining a second configured maximum transmit power value (P_cmax2) for transmitting in a second RAT. The P_cmax2 is determined based on transmissions of both the first RAT and the second RAT. The method further comprises performing a transmission in the first RAT at a power less than or equal to the P_cmax1. The method further comprises performing a transmission in the second RAT at a power less than or equal to the P_cmax2. |
| US10694473B2 |
System and method for controlling dynamic transmit power in a mesh network
A system and method for controlling dynamic transmit power in a mesh network are disclosed. Distributed power transmit management methodology that implements transmission power management based on a comparison of signal to noise ratios from received beacon packets is used on a peer-to-peer basis. Embodiments work to keep all nodes accessible, dynamically adaptable to constant changes in the network, maximize frequency reuse, and reduce power requirements to maximize network performance while minimizing interference. |
| US10694472B2 |
System and method for wireless power control
A method for operating a user equipment (UE) includes receiving at least one of a configuration of a first group of one or more downlink (DL) signals, a configuration of a second group of one or more open-loop power control (PC) parameters, a configuration of a third group of one or more closed-loop PC parameters, or a configuration of a fourth group of one or more loop states, receiving a configuration of a PC setting, wherein the PC setting is associated with at least one of a subset of the first group, a subset of the second group, a subset of the third group, or a subset of the fourth group, selecting a transmit power level in accordance with the PC setting and a pathloss, wherein the pathloss is determined in accordance with a DL reference signal (SS) and a synchronization signal (SS). |
| US10694471B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling uplink transmission power in wireless communication system
The present invention defines a method for controlling uplink transmission power of a terminal in a communication system which is operated by combining heterogeneous systems. Specifically, the present invention defines a method for selectively applying a power control command in order to control uplink power of a terminal in a communication system which is operated by combining an LTE/LTE-A system with a system which applies a new radio access technology, and a method for differently operating power control units depending on whether beam sweeping is applied or not. Such methods efficiently control transmission power of a terminal, and lower the generation of uplink interference signals, thereby improving system efficiency. |
| US10694470B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling uplink power in wireless communication system
A method and apparatus for controlling an uplink power in a wireless communication system is provided. A user equipment (UE) allocates a first minimum reserved power for a first carrier group and a second minimum reserved power for a second carrier group, and after allocating the first minimum reserved power and the second minimum power, applies a power sharing rule for remaining power, except the first minimum reserved power and the second minimum reserved power, between the first carrier group and the second carrier group. |
| US10694462B2 |
Downlink scheduling data monitoring method, downlink scheduling data sending method, and apparatus
A downlink scheduling data monitoring method, a downlink scheduling data sending method, and an apparatus are provided. The method includes: starting a timer; and after it is determined that the timer expires, monitoring, by using a first discontinuous reception DRX monitoring cycle, downlink scheduling data sent by a base station, where duration of the first DRX monitoring cycle is in a unit of minute or hour. After it is determined that the timer expires, the downlink scheduling data is monitored by using the first DRX monitoring cycle whose duration is in a unit of minute or hour. In this way, not only power consumption is reduced, but also the downlink scheduling data can be monitored. |
| US10694459B2 |
Positioning access points selection
A positioning server may acquire at least one candidate AP set from an initial AP set, wherein each of the at least one candidate AP set includes a preset number of APs enclosing a terminal which is to be positioned. The positioning server may select a target AP set from the at least one candidate AP set, wherein a distance from each of the APs included in the target AP set to the terminal is less than a preset threshold. The positioning server may determine the preset number of APs included in the target AP set as positioning APs for positioning the terminal. |
| US10694458B2 |
User equipment, radio communication system, and communication method
There is provided user equipment of a radio communication system including the user equipment, a base station, and a core network apparatus including a reception unit configured to receive information indicating one or more types of NAS protocols supported by the core network apparatus from the base station; a selection unit configured to select a type of a NAS protocol to be transmitted to the core network apparatus based on the information indicating the one or more types of the NAS protocols received by the reception unit; and a transmission unit configured to transmit a NAS message of the type of the NAS protocol selected by the selection unit to the core network apparatus. |
| US10694455B2 |
Connectivity state optimization to devices in a mobile environment
A method includes establishing, by a processing device of a first device, a first connection with a second device. The first connection including a first connection type. The method includes detecting a network change event. The network change event including a change in connection status of at least one of the first connection type or a second connection type. The method includes determining an available connection type having a highest rank responsive to detecting the network change event. In response to a determination that the available connection type having the highest rank is the second connection type or a third connection type, the method includes establishing a second connection with the second device. The second connection including the available connection type having the highest rank. The method includes communicating with the second device using the available connection type having the highest rank via the second connection. |
| US10694453B2 |
Discovery and network access procedures for 5G things communication system
Systems and methods of providing communications between UEs are generally described. A notification resource indicating subsequent transmission of a discovery message is transmitted from a UE to another UE using a discovery ID selected from a limited number of discovery IDs stored in the other UE. The other UE transmits a random access request to the UE having a temporary ID. The UE may not respond if the temporary ID is already used or may transmit data transmission information scrambled by the temporary ID. The other UE transmits a contention resolution PDU to the UE and may receive an ACK to indicate ID contention is not present, or either no response or a NACK to indicate the presence of ID contention. The other UE may either select a new temporary ID or use a backoff timer to retransmit the random access request at a random time. |
| US10694452B2 |
Foreign AP handling in 802.11AX by color matching
Systems and methods for assigning BSS colors in a deployed wireless area network (WLAN) include identifying a plurality of APs of an external wireless network operating on a same channel as a deployed AP of a deployed wireless network; selecting as a subset of the plurality of APs of the external wireless network those APs of the external wireless network based on expected interference; grouping the APs of the subset of the plurality of APs by a basic service set (BSS) color used by each of the plurality of identified APs of the external wireless network to form AP BSS color groups; calculating an airtime utilization for each AP color group; and selecting a BSS color using the calculated airtime utilization and assigning the selected BSS color for use by the deployed AP of the deployed wireless network. |
| US10694451B2 |
Estimating a relative difference between signal strengths of wireless signals received by a device
Methods and systems are described for determining an optimal access point for a client device based on the relative difference between signal strengths of wireless signals received by the client device from access points. In particular, the signal strengths of wireless signals received by a client device from access points are determined without receipt of signal strength and/or transmit power information from the client device. Instead, the signal strength difference value may be determined based on known characteristics of signals transmitted by the access points and known characteristics of signals received by the access points from the client device. This relative difference value may thereafter be used to determine an appropriate access point to provide network access to the client device. |
| US10694448B2 |
Method and apparatus for implementing access control
A method and apparatus may include determining at least one access control criterion for a communication device. Meeting the at least one access control criterion depends on actions of the communication device. The method may also include transmitting the at least one access control criterion to the communication device. The at least one access control criterion enables the communication device to determine whether the communication device is allowed to access a network. |
| US10694446B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving data in communication system
The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-generation (5G) or 5G communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond 4th-generation (4G) communication systems such as a long term evolution (LTE) system. The disclosure includes a first evolved node B (eNB) in a communication system supporting dual connectivity. The first eNB includes a controller configured to detect that a path between a second eNB and a terminal is blocked, and a transmitter configured to transmit, to the terminal, a first data unit of a plurality of data units to be transmitted through the path between the second eNB and the terminal. |
| US10694440B2 |
Multiple network access system and method
Methods and devices for operating a wireless communication device that can communicate with at least two different wireless networks using a single radio frequency modem are described. The communication device attaches to a first wireless network through the radio frequency (RF) modem, and then detaches from the first wireless network at a predetermined time before a start time of a selected event on a second wireless network. The device attaches to the second wireless network using the same RF modem before the start time of the selected event and collects at least a portion of event data associated with the selected event. After collecting at least a portion of event data, the device detaches from the second wireless network and re-attaches to the first wireless network. |
| US10694439B2 |
Systems and methods for assignment of multi-access edge computing resources based on network performance indicators
A wireless communication device (WCD) may receive resource utilization values indicating an amount of available resources of server devices that are capable of sharing resources to support a session of an application. The WCD may generate performance scores for base station-server device groupings that are candidates for being selected as a target base station and a target server device. The WCD may select the target base station and the target server device based on the set of performance scores. The WCD may cause the session to be established in a manner that allows resources of the target server device to support the session of the application. |
| US10694432B1 |
Inter-MeNB handover method and device in a small cell system
An embodiment of the present disclosure may provide an inter-MeNB handover method in a small cell system, including: making, by a source MeNB and/or target MeNB, a determination as to whether to maintain a SeNB when handover is performed; and triggering different handover processes according to a result of the determination as to whether to maintain the SeNB. Another embodiment of the present disclosure may further provide an inter-MeNB handover device in a small cell system. With the inter-MeNB handover method and device in a small cell system provided by the present disclosure, unnecessary deletion and re-establishment of the bearers at the SeNB for the UE may be reduced. False bearer deletion may be avoided and data forwarding may be reduced. Furthermore, the SeNB may be maintained according to network deployment and SGW re-selection may be supported. Therefore, system capacity and transmission speed of the data may be improved. |
| US10694428B2 |
Method and system for handover of video calls from a packet switched network to a circuit switched network in a single radio environment
A method and system for handover of a video call from a packet switched network to a circuit switched network by a first network entity associated with the packet switched network in a single radio environment is provided. A need to perform a video single radio voice call continuity (vSRVCC) handover from a packet switched network to a circuit switched network is detected during a video call session in the packet switched network. Accordingly, a vSRVCC handover request is transmitted to a second network entity associated with the circuit switched network for performing the vSRVCC handover of the video call session where the vSRVCC handover request includes vSRVCC capabilities of a user equipment (UE) associated with the video call session. |
| US10694425B2 |
Management of 5G split bearer flow control
The solution presented herein manages the feedback from multiple transmission points by reducing the amount of feedback provided by one or more slave nodes to a controlling master node. To that end, methods and apparatus are provided that determine whether there is a need for the slave node to provide feedback to the master node. Responsive to this determination, the methods and/or apparatus operate the master and/or slave node in a reduced feedback mode that manages the feedback provided by the slave node to the master node such that an amount of feedback provided by the slave node when operating in the reduced feedback mode is less than an amount of feedback provided by the slave node when operating in a full feedback mode. |
| US10694424B2 |
Non-uniform parameter quantization for advanced coupling
The present disclosure provides methods, devices and computer program products for non-uniform quantization of parameters. The disclosure further relates to a method and apparatus for reconstructing an audio object in an audio decoding system taking the non-uniformly quantized parameters into account. According to the disclosure, such an approach renders it possible to reduce bit consumption without substantially reducing the quality of the reconstructed audio object. |
| US10694423B2 |
Method for reconstructing data in a low-rate transmission
The present disclosure relates to a data reconstruction method for reconstructing data sent from at least one connected object to an addressee via a transmission architecture including at least one low-rate network. The method includes encoding the data as messages and dividing each of the messages into segments. Initial segmentation information for each segment is supplied during the dividing of each of the messages. The method further includes encapsulating each segment in a packet associated with a header and routing the packets via base stations in the at least one low-rate network. The method further includes reconstructing each of the messages from the packets received to generate reconstituted messages. The reconstructing is based on the initial segmentation information and is further based on subsequent sequencing validation of sequencing of the one or more intermediate segments. The method further includes transmitting each reconstituted message to the addressee. |
| US10694422B2 |
Method and apparatus for data processing in wireless communication system
The present disclosure relates to a communication scheme and system for the convergence of a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data transfer rate than a post-4G system and the IoT technology. The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services (e.g., smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail business, security and safety services) based on the 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology. One embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for processing data in a wireless communication system. |
| US10694417B2 |
Methods and devices for downlink flow control in wireless communication systems
One embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a method for operating in a terminal device for downlink flow control. The terminal device receives duplicated packets from a first network node device and one or more secondary network node devices. The method comprises measuring downlink transmission information for the first network node device and the one or more secondary network node devices; deciding downlink flow control information based on the measured downlink transmission information; and sending the downlink flow control information to at least the first network node device. According to other aspects of the present disclosure, there are provided corresponding methods and devices. |
| US10694414B2 |
Method and apparatus for adjusting channel quality indicator feedback period to increase uplink capacity
A method and apparatus for adjusting a channel quality indicator (CQI) feedback period to increase uplink capacity in a wireless communication system are disclosed. The uplink capacity is increased by reducing the uplink interference caused by CQI transmissions. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) monitors a status of downlink transmissions to the WTRU and sets the CQI feedback period based on the status of the downlink transmissions to the WTRU. A base station monitors uplink and downlink transmission needs. The base station determines the CQI feedback period of at least one WTRU based on the uplink and downlink transmission needs and sends a command to the WTRU to change the CQI feedback period of the WTRU. |
| US10694409B2 |
Method and apparatus for uplink transmission in wireless communication system
The fifth generation (5G) or pre-5G communication system for supporting a higher data rate after a fourth generation (4G) communication system like a long term evolution (LTE) are provided. An uplink transmission method is provided, which can increase an uplink coverage through improvement of reception reliability of uplink control information and data information. |
| US10694407B2 |
Method and devices for secure measurement exchange
Embodiments of the present invention provide secure ranging measurements for wireless devices in multi-user (MU) mode. Specifically, a signaling procedure between an initiating wireless station (ISTA) and a responding wireless station (RSTA) is used to enable protection of randomized LTF sequences used in the secure ranging measurements. The signaling procedure may be performed in a HEz or VHTz mode and may include performing error recovery when operating in the HEz mode. |
| US10694398B2 |
Signal transmission method, terminal device, and network device
A method for signal transmission, a terminal device and a network device are provided. The method includes: a terminal device determines a number of beams used for transmitting signals or a number N of signals to be transmitted according to a detected synchronization signal and/or a detected synchronization channel, where N is a positive integer; the terminal device transmits the signals with a network device according to the number of the beams or the number N of the signals to be transmitted. |
| US10694396B2 |
Relay device, terminal device, communication control device, and method
A mechanism related to a relay node in consideration of movement. The relay device includes: a relay unit that relays a wireless signal between a first device that is a connection destination and one or more subordinate second devices; and a control unit that assigns a network layer IP address, which has a prefix portion that is at least partially common, to each of the one or more second devices. |
| US10694395B2 |
Overlay of millimeter wave (mmWave) on citizens broadband radio service (CBRS) for next generation fixed wireless (NGFW) deployment
An overlay of millimeter wave (mmWave)-capable cells are added to a citizens broadband radio service (CBRS) network to provide coverage in a next generation fixed wireless (NGFW) network. The availability of mmWave spectrum, with limited reach, can be utilized as a wireless backhaul for subsequent hops. In one aspect, integrated access front-haul nodes (IAFHNs) that are utilized for mmWave transmissions at a second (and/or subsequent) hop can be deployed with self aligning receivers. Further, the IAFHNs can facilitate adaptive resource allocation scheduling in an integrated access and backhaul (IAB) chain. In addition, an interface between macro access points can be enhanced to enable the adaptive resource allocation on the IAB chain. In one aspect, a fixed user equipment (UE) can be configured with dual connectivity (DC) and a network operator can offer different tiers of services based on a location of the UE. |
| US10694393B2 |
Uplink and/or downlink signaling related to different radio access technologies
There is provided network units operating based on different radio access technologies and one or more associated wireless communication devices. In downlink, DL, a network unit of the first RAT is configured to transmit a DL carrier in a frequency channel of the first RAT that is higher than the frequency channel of the second RAT. Correspondingly, a wireless communication device is configured to receive and demodulate and/or decode the DL carrier of the first RAT. In the uplink, UL, the wireless communication device is configured to transmit an UL carrier of the first RAT in an UL frequency channel overlapping with the UL frequency channel of the second RAT. Correspondingly, the network unit is configured to receive and demodulate and/or decode the UL carrier of the first RAT. |
| US10694392B2 |
Terminal device, base station device, and method
Provided are a terminal device, a base station device, and a method that make it possible to communicate efficiently in a communication system in which a base station device and a terminal device communicate.The terminal device communicates with the base station device and is provided with a higher layer processing unit that expands a Ci field based on a MAC CE when a secondary cell list is expanded via RRC signalling. |
| US10694387B2 |
Automobile data transmission
An automobile device receives first data from transmitter(s) located in an automobile. A random access preamble is transmitted on an uplink carrier to a base station in response to a pre-defined condition being met based on the first data or a value of an internal timer or a user input. A time alignment command is received from the base station. Uplink signal transmission timing of the uplink carrier is adjusted according to the time alignment command. A network server transmits, via the base station over a non-GBR bearer, a first message configured to trigger establishment of a connection to the network server. A second message configured to cause transmission of the first data to the network server is received from the network server via the base station over the non-GBR bearer. The first data is encrypted and transmitted to the base station via an established non-GBR bearer. |
| US10694386B2 |
System and method for providing secure identification solutions
The present invention provides a method and system for verifying and tracking identification information. In an embodiment of the invention, a system for delivering security solutions is provided that includes at least one of the following: a radio frequency (RF) identification device, an identification mechanism (e.g., a card, sticker), and an RF reader. |
| US10694385B2 |
Security techniques for device assisted services
Security techniques for device assisted services are provided. In some embodiments, secure service measurement and/or control execution partition is provided. In some embodiments, implementing a service profile executed at least in part in a secure execution environment of a processor of a communications device for assisting control of the communications device use of a service on a wireless network, in which the service profile includes a plurality of service policy settings, and wherein the service profile is associated with a service plan that provides for access to the service on the wireless network; monitoring use of the service based on the service profile; and verifying the use of the service based on the monitored use of the service. |
| US10694383B2 |
Method and device for transmitting or receiving data by terminal in wireless communication system
A method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving data in a wireless communication system that supports a low latency service are provided. A terminal may transmit a request message for requesting transmission of low latency service data in an idle state to a base station, determine effectiveness (integrity) of the terminal, and receive a response message including resource information related to transmission and reception of the low latency service data from the base station in response to the request message to transmit and receive the low latency service data. |
| US10694380B2 |
Subscriber identity element for authenticating a communication device to a communication network
A subscriber identity element authenticates a communication device to a communication network. The communication network comprises a subnetwork having a profile server. The subscriber identity element comprises: a memory in which an initialization profile of the subscriber identity element is stored, wherein the initialization profile indicates a subnetwork identifier of the subnetwork; and a communication interface, configured to establish a communication link to the profile server using the subnetwork identifier and to retrieve a subscriber profile from the profile server via the communication link. |
| US10694373B2 |
Privacy protection of images in online settings
A system, method and program product for providing online privacy of image data. A centralized image privacy service is disclosed that includes: a user interface for allowing users to configure privacy profiles and provide profile images; an image scanning system that scans participating online sites for image data that matches the profile images; and a detection response system that determines a responsive action in response to a detected match based on an associated privacy profile, wherein the responsive action includes sending a masking request to the participating online site where the detected match occurred. |
| US10694372B1 |
Independent agent-based location verification
A method that includes receiving, at an agent in a subset of a set of agents, a request to verify a location of an entity, the location of the entity made of unverified location data obtained from the entity, where each agent in the subset of agents satisfies a credibility metric specified in the request. The method also includes generating, at the agent, a second location data corresponding to the entity, causing, responsive to the generating, a computation of a verification value, and transmitting the verification value in a response, where the verification value is indicative of a rejection of the location of the entity responsive to the location of the entity failing to be within a tolerance value of the second location. |
| US10694371B2 |
Method and apparatus for managing user equipment history information in wireless communication network
A method and an apparatus are provided in a wireless communication system. Mobility history information is generated including information on a time duration corresponding to out-of-service. It is identified whether the terminal is in a radio resource control (RRC) connected mode. The mobility history information is transmitted to a base station if the terminal is in the RRC connected mode. |
| US10694370B2 |
System and method for selectively enabling a data transfer method
A computer system for selectively enabling a data transfer method is disclosed. The computer system includes a processor, a communications module, and a memory. The memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the computer system to: receive a signal from a remote electronic device via a network using the communications module, the received signal representing information including a context for a transfer of value between a database record associated with a data sender and a database record associated with a data receiver, the context including an identifier for the data receiver; obtain a condition to be satisfied in performing the transfer of value based on the identifier for the data receiver; determine that the condition is satisfied by performing the transfer of value using a particular data transfer method; and enable the transfer of value using the particular data transfer method. |
| US10694365B2 |
Method and apparatus for network virtualization and session management
A communication method of an access and mobility function (AMF) node in a communication system is provided. The communication method includes receiving, from a base station, a registration request message for a terminal, transmitting, to an old AMF previously accessed by the terminal, an information request message for the terminal, and receiving, from the old AMF, an information response message including network slice selection assistance information (NSSAI) corresponding to the terminal. |
| US10694364B2 |
Providing a local address while roaming
This disclosure relates to providing local address information while roaming. A wireless device may connect to a wireless local area network (WLAN) access point in a roaming location. The wireless device may communicate with one or more servers of a home network via the WLAN access point. The wireless device may provide a local address of the wireless device to the home network in one or more messages related to a service. The home network may be configured to determine a location of the wireless device based on the local address and determine whether to provide the service based on the location of the wireless device. In response to the home network determining to provide the service based on the location of the wireless device, the wireless device may perform the service using the home network via the WLAN access point. |
| US10694363B1 |
Facilitation of community notification for emergency events
A system can allow users of mobile devices to opt-in to receive emergency notifications based on a source mobile device sending a notification of an emergency situation. The users of the mobile devices can filter reception of the notification based on several factors including, but not limited to location, time, type of event etc. The system can also comprise video devices capable of being activated and/or recording video in response to an indication that the notification as been sent. Additionally, notifications and identification of mobile device users intending to response to the emergency can be sent to emergency personnel to assist the emergency personnel in determining who should be at the scene of the emergency. |
| US10694359B2 |
Avoidance of collisions and connection loss in network device serving multiple networks
A network device serving two or more networks using periodic times slots for transmission events is configured to determine that one of the periodic time slots on one of the networks has or soon will collide with one of the periodic time slots on the other network by processing time stamps for events on each network. Either of the periodic time slots may be occasionally shifted by a time shift amount to avoid a collision between the periodic time slots on each network. Shifting the periodic time slots may be performed by transmitting a Bluetooth connection parameter update packet. |
| US10694354B2 |
Method for discriminating between unicast device to device(D2D) communication and groupcast D2D communication
Embodiments herein disclose a method for identifying a unicast Device to Device (D2D) communication. Further, the method includes generating, by a source User Equipment (UE), a D2D Media Access Control (MAC) Protocol Data Unit (PDU) comprising a unicast parameter. Further, the method includes transmitting, by the source UE, the D2D MAC PDU to the destination UE. Further, the method includes receiving, by the destination UE, the D2D MAC PDU. Further, the method includes detecting, by the destination UE, one of unicast parameters and groupcast parameters of the D2D MAC PDU. Furthermore, the method includes identifying, by the UE, the D2D MAC PDU is for one of the unicast D2D communication when the unicast parameters are detected, and the groupcast D2D communication when the groupcast parameters are detected. |
| US10694351B2 |
Method and apparatus for resolving bluetooth compatibility problem
A method for resolving a Bluetooth compatibility problem is disclosed includes: Bluetooth-connecting with a user device during power supply; generating a packet including vehicle error information for identification of a type of error detected during Bluetooth communication with the user device and vehicle device information for identification of the vehicle Bluetooth device, upon detecting the error during the Bluetooth communication with the user device; transmitting the packet to a compatibility management server or the user device; receiving a software or firmware version to be updated based on the vehicle error information and the vehicle device information from the compatibility management server; and installing the software or firmware version. |
| US10694349B2 |
Method and apparatus for monitoring driver in system
The present invention may provide a method of monitoring, by a vehicle, a driver. Herein, a method of monitoring, by a vehicle, a driver include: receiving a test message from a management center under a first situation (first state); and reporting to the driver of the vehicle the received test message under the first situation. Herein, when the vehicle is under a predetermined second situation, reporting the test message may be suspended, and a message informing of the second situation may be automatically transmitted to the management center. |
| US10694346B1 |
Feature management of a communication device
A system and method for the real-time management of a device, and more particularly to the establishment and enforcement of policies or rules associated with the feature or functions that may be performed with the device, such as making and receiving calls, exchanging data, playing games and music, sending and receiving email, accessing web sites, and paying for goods and services. If a child or employee is using the device, there may be a need to regulate how that device can be used and to determine who will pay for what goods or services. In addition to providing all of the features associated with a device, service providers need to be able to establish and enforce rules (policies) regulating how and when that device can be used and who will pay for a good or service requested by the user of the device. |
| US10694344B2 |
Providing a personal assistant module with a selectively-traversable state machine
Techniques are described herein for leveraging an online semantic processor to generate a finite state machine to be delivered to and implemented on a resource-constrained device. In various implementations, a user request may be received by a personal assistant module. Data indicative of the user request may be uploaded, e.g., by the personal assistant module, to an online semantic processor. Data may be received, e.g., by the personal assistant module, from the online semantic processor. The received data may represent a state machine having a plurality of candidate states of the personal assistant module. Each candidate state may be potentially responsive to the request. Resources local to the resource-constrained device may be analyzed to ascertain signal(s) unavailable to the online semantic processor. The personal assistant module may then transition to a given state of the plurality of candidate states. The given state may be selected based on the signal(s). |
| US10694343B2 |
Transparent event and product-based social campaign participation via SMS
A method and system for authenticating ownership of uploaded content to a server by cellular messaging is described. Content is uploaded to a server by cellular messaging. If the user has a user account, the user account is retrieved. If not, a user account is created. A URL is created and mapped to the content and the user account and sent as a hyperlink by cellular messaging to the user. Upon a first activation of the hyperlink, the user is authenticated as an owner of the content. A cookie is embedded in the owner's device. Upon a subsequent activation of the hyperlink, if the cookie is detected in the user's device, the owner is allowed to access, edit, download, or share the content. If the cookie is not detected, the user is not an owner, so the user is only allowed to access and not edit the content. |
| US10694342B2 |
Signal multiplexing device and signal multiplexing method using layered division multiplexing
A signal multiplexing apparatus and method using layered division multiplexing are disclosed. A signal multiplexing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a combiner configured to generate a multiplexed signal by combining a core layer signal and an enhanced layer signal at different power levels; a power normalizer configured to reduce the power of the multiplexed signal to a power level corresponding to the core layer signal; a time interleaver configured to generate a time-interleaved signal by performing interleaving that is applied to both the core layer signal and the enhanced layer signal; and a frame builder configured to generate a broadcast signal frame using the time-interleaved signal and L1 signaling information. |
| US10694338B2 |
Cellular automated external defibrillator (AED) tracker
Apparatuses, methods, services, and systems which monitor and track location of Automated External Defibrillator (AED) equipment are disclosed. The AED location can be identified with manual descriptive information during installation as well as with ongoing location tracking using electronic means. The invention includes a feature to identify if the AED is physically moved. Other embodiments of this invention relate to the use of a software application that will show the availability of the AED device on a map or other means to disseminate this information to a potential user and advise the owner or designated party that the device has been physically moved. |
| US10694337B2 |
Managing user data on an electronic device
Some examples include determining, by one or more processors, that both a first electronic device and a second electronic device are to be accessible at least in part during an event. Further, the one or more processors may determine user data stored on the first electronic device, the second electronic device, and a network storage. In addition, the one or more processors may determine, based at least in part on the user data stored on, or to be stored on, the second electronic device prior to the event, user data to download to the first electronic device from the network storage prior to the event. |
| US10694336B2 |
Systems and methods of active beacons
A system for creating of list of active beacons includes at least one receiving device, comprising a receiver adapted to receive a beacon broadcast from one or more of a plurality of beacons, resulting in one or more received beacon broadcasts, a processor, a memory, and a smart beacon application. For each received beacon broadcast comprising informational data and data regarding a range of relevance for that beacon, the smart beacon application: 1) determines whether the beacon is relevant by comparing a strength of the received beacon broadcast to the range of relevance in the beacon broadcast, and 2) creates a list of relevant beacons. |
| US10694334B2 |
Method and/or system for positioning of a mobile device
Methods and systems are disclosed for obtaining an estimated location of a mobile device. According to an embodiment, a mobile device may obtain a plurality of timing advance parameters based, at least in part, on signals transmitted from the mobile device to a plurality of base stations on uplink channels to the plurality of base stations. An estimated location of the mobile device may be determined based, at least in part, on timing advance parameters. |
| US10694333B1 |
Determining the last location of lost and stolen portable electronic devices when wireless communications access to the lost or stolen devices is lost or intermittent
The last known location of a lost or stolen device can be determined based on the device's last communication with a data network. A portable device can be set up to communicate its location to or through a server to a second client after the portable device after at least one of the portable device obtains a wireless connection to a data network and registers a most recent location with the server. A device location based on data network router IP address or GPS. A location can be stored until a subsequent location and/or wireless connection is obtained. The server can be programmed to send at least one of “lost” message, ringtone, lock code and wipe command to a lost or stolen portable device. The server or lost device can be programmed to provide map location information to the second client for last known location of the lost portable device. |
| US10694332B2 |
Establishing the location of unmanaged network access points
The invention provides an apparatus and method of associating communication service sessions with geographical locations. Each of a multiplicity of user devices, attached to one or more access networks via respective access points, can determine the identity of an access point serving that particular user device. The user device then registers with a location service, via the access network, both the network access point identity and a geographical address at which the access point is located. The location service can then use the registered access point identity and geographical address to register the user device, or another user device, in a communication service in association with said geographical address. In this way, the geographical address of a registered user device, which is associated with a particular communication service session, can be determine. |
| US10694323B2 |
Platform for geo-fence social media
A social media application that integrates with a map application which enables users to interact with both stationary and mobile geo-fences that are placed around locations or objects of interest. The geo-fences are populated with content or programmed to provide notifications, and social features. The social features include, among other things, categorization, peer review, interest suggestion, threshold alerts, private and public messaging, private and public content dissemination, and cloud repository. |
| US10694320B2 |
Methods and apparatus to enable device based geo-location messages
The disclosed systems, methods and apparatus enable alert messaging systems to send geographic location information with a geo-targeted message to end user wireless devices. The disclosed technology can be used to generate a plurality of messages where payload of a first message can include a message content, and where a payload of one or more additional messages can includes compressed location information. The user devices receiving the plurality of generated messages can process the compressed location information to determine whether the content of the received message should be displayed. |
| US10694318B2 |
Systems and methods for defining and implementing rules for three dimensional geofences
The present invention is directed to methods and systems for enforcing at least one rule within a geofence. The rule is enforced by a fencing agent on an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The geofence is defined by a plurality of geographic designators, with the plurality of geographic designators each being associated with an Internet Protocol (IP) address, preferably an IPv6 address. |
| US10694317B2 |
Methods, systems, and apparatus for a geo-fence system
Methods, systems, and apparatus for defining, generating, utilizing, and/or detecting a geo-fence are described. A trigger is obtained, the trigger generated in response to a change in a geo-fence criteria. One or more boundaries of the geo-fence based on the geo-fence criteria are defined in response to obtaining the trigger. |
| US10694316B2 |
Tool tracking system
A wireless transmission system logs and communicates a location of an object. The wireless transmission system includes a wireless antenna configured to transmit a first beacon signal and a second advertising beacon signal. The system also includes a processor and a memory that stores instructions executable by the processor. The instructions cause the wireless antenna to repeatedly transmit the first beacon signal through a first number of transmission repetitions spaced at a first repeat interval. After completing the first number of transmission repetitions, the wireless antenna withholds transmission during a transition interval. After the transition interval, the wireless antenna repeatedly transmits the second advertising beacon signal through a second number of transmission repetitions at a second repeat interval. The wireless antenna, memory, and processor may be integrated in to a mountable housing and attached to an object or integrated with the tool. |
| US10694314B2 |
Mobile telephone device with user-selectable content displayed and updated during idle time
The idle screen of a mobile telephone device is used to show updated information of a kind or from a source selected by a user (e.g. financial information, news, traffic etc.). Previously, the idle screen has been used to display the name of the network operator and alerting messages, such as “2 missed calls”. Placing information of interest to the user in the idle screen makes that information instantly accessible without the user having to navigate to the required function (e.g. a micro-browser) and select it. |
| US10694312B2 |
Dynamic augmentation of real-world sounds into a virtual reality sound mix
A wearable simulation system worn by a user outputs optical and acoustic signals that cause the user to perceive a simulation. The simulation may be an immersive virtual world or, alternatively, an augmentation to the real world. The wearable simulation system also captures acoustic and optical signals from the environment around the user and then selectively incorporates these signals into the simulation. Accordingly, the user may perceive the environment to a limited extent, while still remaining engaged with the simulation. At least one advantage of the disclosed techniques is that the wearable simulation system does not completely interfere with user perception of the environment, thereby reducing the risk of the user missing important real-world events or being otherwise unaware of such real-world events. |
| US10694311B2 |
Synchronized spatial audio presentation
Examples are disclosed relating to providing spatialized audio to multiple users. In one example, a computing device presents spatialized audio to multiple users within an environment via communicative connection to one or more wearable spatial audio output devices. For each communicatively connected wearable spatial audio output device, a user-specific subset of audio tracks is generated from a set of audio tracks for a dynamic audio object positioned within the environment based on one or more user-specific parameters. A location of the wearable spatial audio output device is determined relative to the dynamic audio object, and based upon this location, a device-specific spatialized audio mix is generated that includes the user-specific subset of audio tracks. The device-specific spatialized audio mixes are sent to the wearable spatial output devices, and playback of the device-specific spatialized audio mixes are synchronously initiated at each wearable spatial audio output device. |
| US10694307B2 |
Dynamically changing master audio playback device
A method for dynamically changing the master audio playback device of a set that includes at least two audio playback devices, wherein one audio playback device of the set is a set master audio playback device that controls the play of audio data by at least one other slave audio playback device of the set. A first slave audio playback device receives its selection as a new recipient of audio data and, in response, the first slave audio playback device is designated as a new set master audio playback device and the set master audio playback device is designated as a new slave audio playback device. The new set master audio playback device controls the play of audio by the new slave audio playback device. |
| US10694306B2 |
Apparatus, method or computer program for generating a sound field description
An apparatus for generating a sound field description having a representation of sound field components, including a direction determiner for determining one or more sound directions for each time-frequency tile of a plurality of time-frequency tiles of a plurality of microphone signals; a spatial basis function evaluator for evaluating, for each time-frequency tile of the plurality of time-frequency tiles, one or more spatial basis functions using the one or more sound directions; and a sound field component calculator for calculating, for each time-frequency tile of the plurality of time-frequency tiles, one or more sound field components corresponding to the one or more spatial basis functions evaluated using the one or more sound directions and a reference signal for a corresponding time-frequency tile, the reference signal being derived from one or more microphone signals of the plurality of microphone signals. |
| US10694304B2 |
Phase response mismatch correction for multiple microphones
For a multiple microphone system, a phase response mismatch may be corrected. One embodiment includes receiving audio from a first microphone and from a second microphone, the microphones being coupled to a single device for combining the received audio, recording the received audio from the first microphone and the second microphone before combining the received audio, detecting a phase response mismatch in the recording at the device between the audio received at the second microphone and the audio received at the first microphone, if a phase response mismatch is detected, then estimating a phase delay between the second microphone and the first microphone, and storing the estimated phase delay for use in correcting the phase delay in received audio before combining the received audio. |
| US10694291B2 |
Directional propagation method and apparatus for audio signal, a terminal device and a storage medium
The present disclosure discloses a directional propagation method and apparatus for audio signal, a terminal device and a storage medium. The method comprises acquiring a current location of a target user and audio data corresponding to the target user; propagating audio signal corresponding to said audio data towards said current location in a directional manner. By acquiring a current location of a target user in real time, this technical solution dynamically adjusts the audio data corresponding to the target user to be propagated in a directional manner towards said current location, wherein different audio data types (e.g. Chinese language audio or English language audio) may correspond to different target users, in such a way, it can be realized that different audio signals are propagated in a directional manner towards different locations. |
| US10694287B2 |
Waterproof sound-transmitting sheet
Disclosed is a waterproof sound-transmitting sheet, which includes a waterproof layer of a nonporous material and a support layer of a porous material, and maintains waterproof performance and sound transmission performance at a water pressure of about 10 atm. The disclosed waterproof sound-transmitting sheet includes a waterproof layer formed of a film shape of a nonporous material, a first adhesive layer having one surface adhered to one surface of the waterproof layer, and a support layer formed of a film shape of a porous material, and having one surface adhered to the other surface of the adhesive layer; and the support layer can be composed of metal mesh or nonwoven fabric. |
| US10694285B2 |
Microphone array with automated adaptive beam tracking
An example method of operation may include initializing a microphone array in a defined space to receive one or more sound instances based on a preliminary beamform tracking configuration, detecting the one or more sound instances within the defined space via the microphone array, modifying the preliminary beamform tracking configuration, based on a location of the one or more sound instances, to create a modified beamform tracking configuration, and saving the modified beamform tracking configuration in a memory of a microphone array controller. |
| US10694284B2 |
Audio speaker with back volume containing adsorptive material
An audio speaker having a speaker housing surrounding a back volume that is divided into a rear cavity behind a speaker driver and an adsorption cavity separated from the rear cavity by a permeable partition, is disclosed. More particularly, the adsorption cavity may be defined between the speaker housing and the permeable partition, and may be directly filled with adsorptive particles to adsorb gas during sound generation. The permeable partition may allow the gas to flow between the rear cavity and the adsorption cavity, and may retain the adsorptive particles within the adsorption cavity. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. |
| US10694282B2 |
Earphone having a controlled acoustic leak port
An earphone comprising an earphone housing having a wall comprising (1) a front side that joins (2) an end portion in which a primary sound output opening is formed, which joins (3) a face portion in which a secondary output opening is formed, which joins (4) a back side which joins the front side and encloses a driver, wherein the primary output opening is dimensioned to output sound generated by a diaphragm of the driver contained within the earphone housing into the ear and the secondary output opening is dimensioned to vent the ear to a surrounding environment, and wherein the primary output opening and the secondary output opening face different directions. |
| US10694281B1 |
Coaxial waveguide
Various implementations include loudspeakers. In some particular cases, a loudspeaker includes: a high frequency (HF) driver; a low frequency (LF) driver coaxially arranged with the HF driver; and a waveguide overlying a sound radiating surface of the LF driver, the waveguide having a hole pattern such that a sound radiation pattern of the LF driver matches a sound radiation pattern of the HF driver at a reference location. |
| US10694280B1 |
Hanging speaker system
A speaker system broadly comprises a plurality of speaker assemblies each including a speaker housing, an input circuit, a low range speaker, and a higher-range speaker. The input circuit receives audio signals from a sound system or other controller and actively or passively sends the audio signals to the speakers. The low-range speaker is positioned in the upper section and the higher-range speaker is positioned in the lower section. Each speaker assembly is configured to be spaced from the other speaker assemblies within a listening area with each speaker assembly generating low frequency soundwaves and higher-frequency soundwaves. This reduces or eliminates out-of-phase crossover frequency wave cancellation effects within the listening area. The speaker housings are compact while allowing the low-range speaker and higher-range speaker to effectively produce and project desired soundwaves from the suspended speaker housing into the listening area. |
| US10694278B2 |
Small subwoofer ceiling speaker system
A pair of subwoofer speakers mounted on a carrier in a ceiling speaker enclosure having a small acoustic port using an acoustic channel shell that extends from the enclosure, the output of which is directed by adjustable attachment of a director to the acoustic channel shell. An annular flange on the director is used to clamp to a bottom surface of a ceiling tile. The enclosure has braces for engaging grid members of a suspended ceiling support grid. The braces are independently extendable from the enclosure. The subwoofer speakers at least partially face each other. Vibration damping approaches are used. An audio controller may be used to control the phases of the audio signals to the subwoofer speakers to permit a push-pull synchronization strategy. |
| US10694277B2 |
Communication headsets and systems for mobile application control and power savings
Headset assemblies and systems for mobile application control and power savings are provided. Headset assembly includes headband with proximity sensor activation element and receiver assembly configured to be rotated with respect to the headband between a first position and a second position. Receiver assembly has memory, proximity sensor, processor communicatively coupled to memory and proximity sensor, microphone boom having first and second ends, and microphone located adjacent first end and speaker located adjacent second end. Processor comprises PIO port. Proximity sensor activation element is positioned to trigger proximity sensor to activate PIO port when receiver assembly is rotated to the second position and to deactivate PIO port when receiver assembly is rotated to first position. Proximity sensor is configured to transmit at least one signal representing receiver assembly position. |
| US10694273B1 |
Clip based speaker retention to a mounting surface
The technology disclosed herein enables retention of a speaker on a mounting surface using a clip and a flange. In a particular embodiment, an apparatus includes a speaker comprising a substantially elliptic speaker frame. The apparatus further includes a mounting surface comprising a substantially cylindrical flange into which the speaker frame is positioned. Also, the apparatus includes a substantially elliptic clip positioned in the flange between the speaker frame and a retaining rim of the flange. |
| US10694271B2 |
Systems and methods for decoupled optical network link traversal
Methods and systems are disclosed for optical network link traversal, including a method comprising the steps of receiving, by a traverser software module for an optical network, from a first node in a network link defining a path in the optical network, one or more node sets indicative of one or more of a second node also in the network link; determining, with the traverser software module, an order of traversal of the one or more node sets; traversing the network link using the determined order of traversal; communicating, by the traverser software module, information with a feature manager software module for a first software feature, the first software feature configured to perform a function specific to a specific node; and triggering, by the feature manager software module, the first software feature to execute one or more computer executable instruction based on information from the traverser software module. |
| US10694268B2 |
Photonic switches, photonic switching fabrics and methods for data centers
Data center interconnections, which encompass WSCs as well as traditional data centers, have become both a bottleneck and a cost/power issue for cloud computing providers, cloud service providers and the users of the cloud generally. Fiber optic technologies already play critical roles in data center operations and will increasingly in the future. The goal is to move data as fast as possible with the lowest latency with the lowest cost and the smallest space consumption on the server blade and throughout the network. Accordingly, it would be beneficial for new fiber optic interconnection architectures to address the traditional hierarchal time-division multiplexed (TDM) routing and interconnection and provide reduced latency, increased flexibility, lower cost, lower power consumption, and provide interconnections exploiting scalable optical modular optically switched interconnection network as well as temporospatial switching fabrics allowing switching speeds below the slowest switching element within the switching fabric. |
| US10694265B2 |
Cable conduit for distribution panel and distribution panel comprising a cable conduit
A cable conduit for distribution panels in network technology is provided comprising a first section for fastening and a second section for guiding cables, in which the first section is embodied such that the cable conduit, seen in the plug-in direction(s) of the distribution panel, can be arranged in front of a distribution panel such that the first section is arranged at a first part of the cable conduit and the second section is arranged at least partially at a second part of the cable conduit, which can be separated from the first part of the cable conduit and after the separation can be reconnected to the first part of the cable conduit, as well as a distribution panel comprising such a cable conduit. |
| US10694258B2 |
Startup times of streaming digital media playback
Techniques are provided for streaming digital media content. In one embodiment, metadata associated with a digital media content title is retrieved prior to receiving any user request to play the digital media content title. Upon receiving a user request to play the digital media content title, a license is requested based on the retrieved metadata. Upon receiving the license, streaming playback of digital media content title begins. |
| US10694250B2 |
Audiovisual content screening for locked application programming interfaces
Concepts and technologies directed to screening streaming content with locked application programming interfaces are disclosed herein. Embodiments can include a system that is configured to perform operations that can include detecting a content stream directed to a media application on a user equipment, where audiovisual content of the content stream is presented on a display. The operations can include determining that an application programming interface corresponding to the media application is locked such that the audiovisual content from the content stream is not accessible via the application programming interface; accessing the audiovisual content that is being presented on the display without accessing the application programming interface corresponding to the media application; and scraping the audiovisual content from the display for a time period, wherein the scraping creates scraped audiovisual content corresponding to the audiovisual content that was presented on the display during the time period. |
| US10694248B2 |
Methods and apparatus to increase a match rate for media identification
Methods and apparatus are disclosed herein that increase a match rate for over-the-top media. An example apparatus includes a signature generator to generate a first signature of a first portion of a first media element and an audience measurement interface to receive a second signature of media monitored by a panelist meter. The example apparatus further includes a media element analyzer to compare the first signature and the second signature, determine a number of hits associated with the first media element based on the comparison, and, when the number of hits meets a threshold, generate a third signature of the first media element, the third signature generated for a second portion of the first media element, the second portion greater than the first portion. |