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| US10703066B2 |
Spiral wrapped nonwoven sleeve and method of construction thereof
A nonwoven sleeve and method of construction thereof is provided, with the nonwoven sleeve having a tubular nonwoven wall bounding an inner cavity for receipt of an elongate member therein. The tubular nonwoven wall includes a strip of nonwoven material spiral wrapped about a central longitudinal axis of the wall, with opposite edges of the strip being brought into abutment with one another to form a spiral butt joint. The opposite edges of the nonwoven strip are bonded together across the butt joint by melted material of the strip. The nonwoven strip is bonded in tubular fashion along its length such that the nonwoven wall is not subject to unraveling and forming loose end pieces of the strip of nonwoven material. |
| US10703065B2 |
Machine for manufacturing flat bottom bags
A machine for manufacturing flat bottom bags includes a drum for carrying along at least one blank having a flattened tubular shape in an advancing direction, a first scoring apparatus upstream of the drum for marking on the blank a first folding line which is transverse with respect to the advancing direction, a front gripper on the drum that grips a front edge of the blank on the drum, in an opening step, and and carries along the blank, a first lateral gripping means on the drum that grip the lateral edges of the blank in the region of the first folding line. |
| US10703063B2 |
Container forming system and method
A bulk bin forming system configured as a container forming cell includes a multi-axis robot to which is attached a multifunction tool. One or more collapsed card board boxes are located at a first station of the container forming cell adjacent the robot. The robot and multifunction tool are configured to operate to grasp and move an individual box, orient and pre-form the box by folding flaps at a second station of the cell, and then move the box to a third station of the cell to mount the box to a support configured as a pallet to thereby form a bulk bin or bulk box container referred to as a gaylord container. The tool may include vacuum grippers for grasping the boxes and staplers for securing the formed box to the pallet, and may also be used to fold the bottom flaps prior to mounting the box to the pallet. |
| US10703059B2 |
Method of manufacturing pneumatic tire, shaping device and pneumatic tire
A method of manufacturing a pneumatic tire including forming a green case by cylindrically winding a tire component member which includes at least one layer of a carcass ply. The green tire is shaped by expanding the green case into a toroidal shape with the supply of a fluid into the green case so that the green case adheres to a tread ring arranged radially outside the green case. The green tire is subjected to vulcanization molding within a mold die. During the shaping of the green tire, the fluid is supplied in accordance with a pressure profile which changes in a stepwise manner. The pressure profile is set such that a former stage pressure which allows the green case to expand to 35% to 40% of a full expansion amount is set lower than a final stage pressure in a final stage. |
| US10703056B2 |
Method for producing tank
Provided are a method for producing a tank with an outer surface profile that allows a thin label to be easily and firmly attached to a surface thereof, and also such a tank. The method for producing the tank, which includes winding fiber bundles containing an uncured resin component in multiple layers around the outer surface of a liner in a first pitch width so as to form a fiber reinforced resin layer, further includes: winding fiber bundles in a second pitch width wider than the first pitch width so as to form a gap with a required width where no fiber bundle is present between adjacent fiber bundles in winding the fiber bundles to form an outermost layer; shaving off a tip end portion of a projection made of a resin that has cured after bleeding into the gap, with a portion of the projection in a predetermined height left unshaved; and attaching a label to a surface obtained through shaving off the tip end portion. |
| US10703052B2 |
Additive manufacturing of discontinuous fiber composites using magnetic fields
A method and apparatus for producing a composite part are provided to enable composite parts to be assembled with precise control over the orientation and spatial distribution of reinforcing or other particles within a matrix material. The method and apparatus use magnetic fields applied during various additive manufacturing processes to achieve complex particles orientations within each layer of the part. The composite parts can achieve enhanced properties, including mechanical, thermal, electrical and optical properties. |
| US10703046B2 |
Shaping system, shaped object formation method, and computer-readable storage medium
A shaping system includes: a printing device that prints an image using predetermined ink on a thermal expansion sheet having a thermal expansion layer on one side; and a heating device that performs: an identifier detection process of detecting an identifier provided on the thermal expansion sheet; a heating condition setting process of setting a heating condition for heating the thermal expansion sheet, based on the identifier; and a heating process of heating the thermal expansion sheet based on the set heating condition. |
| US10703044B2 |
Removable build plate with evenly heated build surface of 3D printer
A 3D printer for synthesizing objects includes: an extruder configured to extrude layers of filament through a nozzle onto a build surface; a build platform; and a build plate that is structured for being removably clamped to the build platform and that includes the build surface, where the build platform includes a base, a heating layer, at least one compressible biasing element arranged between the base and the heating layer, and a clamp, and where the build platform is configured for receiving the build plate into a clamping position in which the clamp is configured to releasably clamp the build plate onto the build platform above the heating layer, causing the at least one compressible biasing element to compress and bias the heating layer upwards towards the clamped biasing plate for even distribution of heat by the heating layer over the planar extension of the build surface. |
| US10703042B2 |
Systems for additive manufacturing using feedstock shaping
A method and apparatus for additive manufacturing wherein a fiber composite filament having an arbitrarily shaped cross section is softened and then flattened to tape-like form factor for incorporation into a part that is being additively manufactured. |
| US10703041B2 |
Stereolithography machine with facilitated initialization
A stereolithography machine comprising: a tank provided with a bottom; a modelling plate facing the bottom; a moving unit suited to move the modelling plate according to a direction of movement that is orthogonal to the bottom; a coupling unit between the modelling plate and the moving unit, comprising a first coupling member integral with the moving unit and a second coupling member integral with the modelling plate and movable with respect to the first coupling member according to the direction of movement; tightening means suited to be operated in such a way as to tighten the coupling members against each other according to a tightening direction that is orthogonal to the direction of movement, in order to lock the mutual movement of the coupling members. |
| US10703040B2 |
Method for forming three-dimensional object, and three-dimensional printer
[Object] It is an object to provide a method for forming a three-dimensional object that suppresses generation of streaks on the three-dimensional object, which streaks are parallel to a main scanning direction.[Means of Realizing the Object] A method for forming a three-dimensional object includes a slice information calculation step (step ST23) of dividing three-dimensional data of the three-dimensional object into a plurality of layers so as to calculate cross-sectional slice information of each of the layers; and a unit-layer formation step (step ST27) of forming each of the layers based on the cross-sectional slice information. The unit-layer formation step (step ST27) is repeated a plurality of times. The unit-layer formation step (step ST27) includes a printing step (step ST27A) of extruding inks onto a work surface while moving the extruders in the main scanning direction so as to form a single print path. The printing step and a sub-scanning direction movement step (step ST27B) of moving the work surface in a sub-scanning direction are alternately performed. The print paths are formed in such a manner that a boundary between the print paths between each adjacent pair of layers in a deposition direction of the layers is at least partly deviated in the sub-scanning direction. |
| US10703037B2 |
Injection stretch blow molding method and apparatus for producing internally threaded containers
A carrier assembly for injection molding a parison with internal threads. The carrier assembly may be used with an injection stretch blow molding machine that includes a core rod. The carrier assembly comprises a carrier insert surrounding a portion of the core rod. The carrier insert includes a thread-forming portion presenting an interior radial surface and an exterior radial surface. The interior radial surface is configured to be positioned adjacent to the core rod, and the exterior radial surface includes a threaded protrusion configured to extend away from the core rod. The carrier assembly also includes a pinion insert surrounding at least a portion of the threaded protrusion of the thread-forming portion of the carrier insert. The pinion insert is spaced apart from the thread-forming portion of the carrier insert so as to present a thread-forming cavity between the pinion insert and the carrier insert. |
| US10703033B2 |
Injection molding system
An injection molding system includes a sensor that detects a state of a purged molding material, and a purged material analysis unit that obtains a detection signal of the sensor and analyzes the purged molding material. Whether or not the purge operation is completed is determined based on the detection signal of the sensor so as to complete the purge operation. The purge operation is thus allowed to be completed with a minimum purge amount. |
| US10703027B2 |
Induction heating cells including pressure bladders
Provided are induction heating cells including pressure bladders used for supporting dies and methods of using these induction heating cells. A pressure bladder may be disposed between a die and a bolster of the cell. Even when the bolster is deformed during operation of the cell, the pressure bladder continues to provide uniform support to the die thereby preserving integrity of the die and prevents its cracking or braking. As such, the cell may be operated at a higher processing pressure inside the cavity formed by the die without further strengthening the bolster. The bolster is allowed to deform without compromising the integrity of the die. The deformation of the bolster is compensated by the shape change of the pressure bladder. The number and/or position of the bladders in the cell may depend on the shape of processed parts. |
| US10703024B2 |
EBM ePET container drop-impact enhancement
A method for improving the impact resistance of an extrusion blow molded article by extrusion blow molding an ultra-high IV polymer resin having an IV of at least 0.9 dL/g, wherein the extrusion blow molding is carried out in a mold with a texturized base surface such that a base surface of the extrusion blow molded article is textured. |
| US10703022B2 |
3D processing device and method thereof
A device for attaching a decorative film to a surface of a 3D glass, includes a vacuum chamber, an upper mould, and a lower mould. The upper mould includes an upper planar pressing portion and an upper curved portion. The lower mould includes a lower planar pressing portion and a lower curved portion, the upper planar pressing portion and the lower planar pressing portion are configured to correspond to a planar portion of the 3D glass, the upper curved portion and the lower curved portion are configured to correspond to a curved portion of the 3D glass, the upper mould is provided with a first heating block. The present disclosure further discloses a method thereof. |
| US10703017B2 |
Powered saw including dust capture apparatus
A novel cutting method and apparatus includes a cutting blade adapted to consistently and easily form a desirable kerf in a concrete substrate while capturing substantially all resulting concrete dust. |
| US10703013B2 |
Devices and processes for making concrete articles
Described are improved devices and processes for manufacturing concrete articles, including concrete pipe. In one embodiment, the invention provides an apparatus that has a first platform that is located beneath the floor of a manufacturing facility. The first platform includes a top surface and is configured to move bi-directionally along an axis. Two form bases can reside on the top surface of the first platform, each form base further including a form core that extends vertically from the first platform through respective holes in a second platform that resides above the first platform at an elevation even with or just above the floor's surface. The second platform is configured to move bi-directionally with the first platform between one of two cranes disposed on either side of a concrete mixer. A form is placed over the first core, which is then positioned under the outlet of an auger that receives concrete from the mixer. After filling is complete, the first core is positioned under the first crane which provides ballast to compress the concrete, and the second core (with a form) is placed under the auger's outlet for filling. After compression of the first form complete, the form can be removed using an overhead crane, and the second core is relocated to the second crane for concrete compression. |
| US10703012B2 |
Tool for differential compression of a powder material, including a deformable membrane
A tool to differentially compress a powder material comprises a differential compression piston and a support. The piston comprises a first part configured to apply a pressure on a first region of an external surface of the powder material. The piston comprises a second part with a recess which is located at a lateral distance from the first part and which is configured to face a second region of the external surface of the powder material. The tool further comprises a membrane that can be deformed by the piston. The deformable membrane is configured to at least partially retain the powder material in the tool. |
| US10703010B2 |
Method for making modular armrest
A method for making modular armrest includes the steps of providing at least fourteen blank wood pieces, arranging the blank wood pieces in juxtaposed relationship, bonding the arranged blank wood pieces to obtain a bonded blank assembly, and marking four sawlines to divide a front surface of the bonded blank assembly into five trapezoid zones, the middle tree of which has the same surface area. Among the three middle trapezoid zones, the inbetween is an inverted form of each of the flank ones such that the inbetween corresponds to a widthwise profile of the modular armrest while each of the flank ones corresponds to an inverted form of the widthwise profile. |
| US10703006B2 |
Handheld work apparatus having a work tool and a brake assembly for the work tool
A handheld work apparatus has a tool and a brake assembly for the tool. The brake assembly has an actuating element which acts on a brake element of the brake assembly. The actuating element is movable between a fixed position wherein the tool is not braked, and a released position, wherein the brake element brakes the tool. To fix the actuating element in the fixed position, an electromagnet is provided. The electromagnet interacts with an anchor on the actuating element. The anchor is mounted via a pivot joint on an anchor pin to be pivotable about a pivot axis. A guide includes a guide part connected to the anchor and a guide part connected to the yoke, wherein, in the fixed position of the actuating element, the guide parts guide the anchor relative to the yoke in a transverse direction of an outrigger of the apparatus. |
| US10703005B2 |
Lifting tank for manufacturing
A system comprises a tank, a number of actuators, and an index table. The tank is configured to hold a fluid. The tank has a bottom, a number of walls, and an open top end. The number of actuators is configured to move the tank in a direction perpendicular to the bottom of the tank. The index table is configured to hold a workpiece above the open top end such that movement of the tank in the direction perpendicular to the bottom of the tank moves the tank towards or away from the workpiece. |
| US10702997B2 |
Blade cartridge mechanism for a cutting device
A cutting device includes cutting device includes a housing including an aperture, and a blade cartridge removably coupled to the housing through the aperture. The blade cartridge is configured to hold a plurality of blades. The cutting device further includes a cartridge ejector configured to eject the blade cartridge from the housing. |
| US10702996B2 |
Convenient blade changeable knife
A blade changeable knife includes a first holding member having a first holding portion and a first connecting portion and a second holding member having a second holding portion and a second connecting portion. The second holding portion and the second connecting portion is interconnected by a flexible portion. The second connecting portion is disposed on the first connecting portion. The second holding portion and the first holding portion are disposed oppositely. The second holding member is adapted to be flexed to a holding position and a releasing position in which the first and the second holding portions are disposed apart from each other. Further, a lock is movably engaged with the second holding member. The lock is disposed at a first position when the second holding member is in the holding position and at a second position when the second holding member is in the releasing position. |
| US10702995B2 |
Gripping tool, gripping system, and method for manufacturing gripper
According to one embodiment, a gripping tool includes a gripper. The gripper is flexible. A granular material is provided in an interior of the gripper. The gripping tool grips a workpiece by depressurizing the interior of the gripper in a state in which the gripper is caused to contact the workpiece. The gripper includes a first portion contacting the workpiece, a second portion opposing the first portion, and a fibrous membrane having a plurality of pores and being provided between the first portion and the second portion. A diameter of at least a portion of the pores is smaller than a diameter of the granular material. The granular material is provided between the fibrous membrane and the second portion. |
| US10702994B1 |
Finger assembly having a talon and spin paddle actuation
Finger assemblies at the end of a robotic arm end effector includes talon that are retractable. Retraction may be accomplished by a vertical or horizontal barrel cam, a paddle and spin assembly, and/or a resilient plate. |
| US10702984B2 |
Storage hutch assembly
A storage hutch assembly 10 including a plurality of dissimilar assemblies, such as a power tool holder assembly 120, which may be selectively and operatively deployed within the hutch assembly 10 upon a contained shelf 30 and/or upon a storage cart, such a cart 50, and/or upon a surface such as surface 25 contained within the storage hutch assembly 10. |
| US10702980B2 |
Gas spring fastener driver
A fastener driver includes a housing, a cylinder disposed within the housing, a piston positioned and movable within the cylinder, a driver blade attached to the piston and movable with the piston, a motor for driving movement of the piston, a battery removably coupled to the housing for supplying power tot the motor, a nosepiece at least partially defining a fastener driving track through which fasteners are driven by the driver blade, and a magazine operable to supply the fasteners to the nosepiece. The magazine is removable from the nosepiece only in response to prior removal of the battery from the housing. |
| US10702978B2 |
Spiral ratchet driver with a crank and slider mechanism
A spiral ratchet driver with crank and slider mechanism comprises a spiral ratchet driver having a shank housing, a journal having a hole, connected to the shank housing by a screw, a ratchet mechanism assembly connected adjacent to the journal, a shank received in the shank housing and the ratchet mechanism assembly, a spindle having a spindle bearing connecting the second end of the shank to a chuck or a square drive, a lever connecting bar connected to the hole of the journal by means of a first rivet, a lever having a lever handle cushion grip, rotatably connected with the lever connecting bar, a handle bar having a handle bar grip on a free end, connected with the lever below the handle grip and connected with the spindle from a fixed end, a journal housing covering the journal, is connected with the handle bar and four or more bearing slides disposed between journal and the journal housing. |
| US10702974B2 |
Curable composition, abrasive article, and method of making the same
A curable composition comprises a phenolic resin and isocyanate-functionalized abrasive particles. The isocyanate-functionalized abrasive particles consist of the reaction product of at least one isocyanate-functional organosilane and abrasive particles. Abrasive articles and methods of making them using the isocyanate-functionalized abrasive particles are also disclosed. |
| US10702969B2 |
Actuator tilt interposer for within-row lapping mount tool for magnetic recording read-write heads
A lapping tool assembly includes a mount tool and an interposer structure interposed between actuators and the mount tool, where the interposer includes interposer pins reactively coupled with the actuators such that each interposer pin is configured to receive a translational force from a corresponding actuator and to transmit the force to a corresponding actuation pin of the mount tool. The interposer may include a zero z-axis shift flexure system, and/or a z-axis decoupling flexure system, and/or alignment features, for accurately transmitting the actuation forces to the mount tool, while inhibiting affecting other portions of the mount tool. |
| US10702967B2 |
Metal plate, patterning apparatus and patterning method using the same
Disclosed herein are a metal plate including a plurality of pattern portions, a patterning apparatus configured to form a plurality of patterns on the metal plate, and a patterning method using the same. The metal plate to be used in a household appliance includes a plurality of pattern portions in which a hairline pattern is formed on a surface of the metal plate, wherein the plurality of pattern portions includes a first pattern portion having a first hairline pattern and a second pattern portion having a second hairline pattern different from the first hairline pattern. |
| US10702962B2 |
Swarf handing apparatus
A swarf handling apparatus installed in a machining tool that performs machining operation accompanied with production of stringy swarf includes a swarf catching device. The swarf catching device includes a holder unit that holds the stringy swarf when the stringy swarf makes contact with the holder unit. The swarf catching device causes the holder unit to be floated in a region around a machining point in such a manner that the position of the holder unit is varied relative to the machining point, for catching the stringy swarf in the holder unit. |
| US10702961B2 |
Multiframe blade tip welding fixture
A system includes a stand having a first axis, a first arm, and a second arm. The first arm and the second arm extend from the axis. The first arm is configured to rotate about the axis and the second arm is configured to rotate about the axis. The system includes a first can coupled to the first arm. The first can is configured to be disposed around a first tip of a first airfoil, the first can is configured to receive a first gas flow, and the first can is configured to distribute the first gas flow to a first work cavity around the first tip of the first airfoil. The system further includes a second can coupled to the second arm. The second can is configured to be disposed around a second tip of a second airfoil, the second can is configured to receive a second gas flow, and the second can is configured to distribute the second gas flow to a second work cavity of the second airfoil. |
| US10702955B2 |
Flux-cored wire for gas-shielded arc welding and welding method
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a flux cored wire which has good high-temperature cracking resistance, and which enables the achievement of a welded part exhibiting excellent coating adhesion. The present invention relates to a metal flux cored wire for gas-shielded are welding, which contains, relative to the total mass of the wire, 0.02-0.30% by mass of C, 0.3-1.5% by mass of Si, 0.3-2.5% by mass of Mn, and oxide of at least one element selected from the group consisting of Si, Cr and Ni in an amount of 0.01-0.30% by mass in total, 0.020% by mass or less of S, and 0.3% by mass or less of Al, Ca, Mg, K and Na in total in the form of metals or alloys, with the balance made up of Fe and unavoidable impurities. |
| US10702954B2 |
Conductive paste
A conductive paste including (A) a silver powder, (B) a glass frit, (C) an organic binder and (D) a powder containing Cu and at least one metal element selected from the group consisting of V, Cr, Mn, Fe and Co. The powder (D) may thus contain Cu and Mn, Cu and Fe or Cu and Co. The conductive paste has a desirable electromigration resistance, solder heat resistance and adhesiveness to a substrate. |
| US10702953B2 |
Composite welding wire and method of manufacturing
The present invention is a composite welding wire for fusion welding of components manufactured of superalloys. The composite weld wire includes a surface layer applied to the core wire in a green condition and bonded to the core wire. The surface layer includes alloying elements selected from among B and Si, the total bulk content of B and Si representing 0.5 to 4.0 wt. % of the composite welding wire. The boron and silicon alloying elements reduce the melting temperature and increase the solidification range of the weld pool, minimizing the incidence of weld cracking compared to welding without the coating. The green condition surface layer is comprised of more than 80 wt. % of the bulk content of the composite welding wire selected from the combination of B and Si. |
| US10702952B2 |
Method of laser scribing first and second transparent electrically conductive layers deposited on respective opposing first and second surfaces of a transparent substrate
The present application describes a method for laser scribing first and second transparent electrically conductive layers (14, 14′) deposited on respective opposing first and second surfaces (12, 13) of a transparent substrate (11), the method comprising: directing a first laser beam (21) through one or more lenses (22) to a focal spot on or closely adjacent to the first surface (12) of the substrate (11), such that the focusing laser beam (21) passes through the second electrically conductive layer (14′) and the second surface (13) of the substrate (11); initiating relative movement between the first laser beam (21) and the substrate (11) in two axes in a plane orthogonal to the axis of the first laser beam (21) to scribe a first pattern in the first electrically conductive layer (14); directing a second laser beam (21′) through one or more lenses (22′) to a focal spot on or closely adjacent to the second surface (13) of the substrate (11), such that the focusing laser beam (21′) passes through the first electrically conductive layer (14) and the first surface (12) of the substrate (11), initiating relative movement between the second laser beam (21′) and the substrate (11) in two axes in a plane orthogonal to the axis of the second laser beam (21′) to scribe a second pattern in the second electrically conductive layer (14′). |
| US10702949B2 |
Laser cutting device
A laser cutting device includes: a main body configured to emit a laser beam, a cutting point being formed at a position where the laser beam intersects a material to be cut; a gas blow pipe, of which a gas blow mouth configured to blow out a gas flow that is inclined to the laser beam, the gas flow capable of aiming at the cutting point; a gas suction pipe, of which a gas suction mouth being located downstream of a flowing direction of the gas flow, relative to the cutting point; the gas blow pipe and the gas suction pipe being attached respectively to the main body by means of an adjustment mechanism, such that positions of the gas blow pipe and the gas suction pipe are adjustable to adapt to change of a laser beam cutting route. |
| US10702935B2 |
Bevel gear flank surface structure shift
A process for improving the excitation behavior of a ground bevel gear set by altering the surface structure of a gear set member from tooth slot to tooth slot (Teeth 1-3). The method comprises shifting the roll-positions in a way that not every facet or flat (F) is positioned the same way on each flank (2) and/or changing the distances of the roll angle along a tooth slot (delta RPj) whereby flats are spaced unequally (i.e. varying widths) along the tooth. One or more additional processes for altering the surface structure may be included. |
| US10702933B2 |
Universal extension for work surfaces of bench top power tools and work benches
An extension is configured to be removably coupled to a base of a bench top power tool or work bench by a connection such that an upper surface of the extension is coplanar with a work surface of the bench top power tool or work bench. The extension is configured to be movably coupled to the base to support workpieces of varying shape and size that do not fit easily on the work surface. |
| US10702930B2 |
Boring machine, boring machine system, and use of a boring machine
The invention relates to a boring machine comprising a spindle (15) which is designed for rotationally driving a boring tool that is placed or can be placed on the spindle and which is paired together with rotational drive means that interact with a first drive motor (24) for rotational driving purposes and with adjustment drive means that interact with a second drive motor (26) for axially adjusting the spindle such that when the spindle is being rotated by the first drive motor, the spindle can be axially adjusted under the effect of the second drive motor. The rotational drive means have a rotational drive gear (38) which is connected to the spindle, and the adjustment drive means have an adjustment nut (58) which interacts with a threaded section (60) of the spindle (15) in the manner of a slide. Transmission means are integrated in the form of a transmission module for interacting with the rotational drive gear and the adjustment nut and are designed to connect to the first and the second drive motor. The transmission means have an adjustment gear (54) for meshing into a toothing of the adjustment nut (58), said adjustment gear being driven by a toothed gear assembly (46, 42) which engages onto an outer toothing (52) of the adjustment gear such that at least one first toothed gear (42a-c) of the toothed gear assembly receives a drive torque of the second drive motor, in particular the at least one first toothed gear interacts directly with a drive shaft (30) of the second drive motor (24, 24A), and at least one second toothed gear (46a-c, 46′a-c) of the toothed gear assembly transmits a drive torque of the first toothed gear (26, 26k) to the outer toothing (52), in particular the at least one second toothed gear meshes directly with the first toothed gear and the outer toothing. The toothed gear assembly is held in a cage-like toothed gear support (44) such that at least the second toothed gear, preferably the first and the second toothed gear, can be released from the transmission module and replaced when disassembling the adjustment gear and/or a module which drives the rotational drive gear, in particular a toothed gear unit. |
| US10702926B2 |
Rotary cutting blade material and method for manufacturing the same
A rotary cutting blade material has an attaching structure forming portion that is to serve as an attaching portion to the shank, a cutting structure forming portion that is to serve as a cutting blade, and a joint portion. The cutting structure forming portion has a core portion and a surface portion provided on the attaching structure forming portion with the joint portion being interposed, and the surface portion covers at least a part of a surface of the core portion. The attaching structure forming portion includes a hard material including a hard component and one or two or more types of iron group elements, and the hard material has a Young's modulus of not more than 350 GPa. The core portion includes a cemented carbide material, and the surface portion includes PCD or CBN. |
| US10702925B1 |
Nanocellulosic metal matrix composite
A composite material comprising a metal matrix and nanocellulose supplement. The metal matrix is formed of a metal base material and may be monolithic throughout the composite material. The nanocellulose supplement improves a material property of the metal matrix and is formed of a nanocellulose supplement material dispersed in the metal base material. Importantly, the nanocellulose supplement material does not become damaged when the composite material is formed. |
| US10702924B2 |
Metal powder and use thereof
A material which can be used to manufacture components which exhibit high strength and high wear resistance, at the same time possessing reasonable ductility. The material also has cost advantages compared to other potential metal powder solutions. An iron based powder composition which achieves desired microstructure/properties and associated sliding wear resistance with reduced content of expensive alloying ingredients such as admixed elemental Ni and Copper. |
| US10702923B2 |
Method of manufacturing ni alloy part
A method of manufacturing a Ni alloy part includes a solution treatment step of solution treating a sintered compact, which is obtained by sintering and molding a precipitation hardening Ni alloy powder by metal injection molding, by allowing the sintered compact to hold at a temperature of not lower than 1050° C. but not higher than 1250° C. for one hour to five hours, followed by rapidly cooling to room temperature, where the precipitation hardening Ni alloy powder, and an aging treatment step of aging-treating the solution-treated sintered compact by allowing the solution-treated sintered compact to hold at the temperature of not lower than 600° C. but not higher than 800° C., followed by cooling to room temperature. |
| US10702922B2 |
Method for manufacturing a metallic component by pre-manufactured bodies
A method for manufacturing a metallic component including the steps of providing a capsule, which defines at least a portion of the shape of the metallic component, arranging metallic material in the capsule, sealing the capsule, subjecting the capsule to Hot Isostatic Pressing for a predetermined time, at a predetermined pressure and at a predetermined temperature, and optionally, removing the capsule. The metallic material is at least one pre-manufactured coherent body, which pre-manufactured coherent body being made of metallic powder, wherein at least a portion of the metallic powder is consolidated such that the metallic powder is held together into a pre-manufactured coherent body. At least one portion of the pre-manufactured coherent body is manufactured by Additive Manufacturing by subsequently arranging superimposed layers of metallic powder. |
| US10702921B2 |
Additive manufacturing system employing pre-fabricated component bracing
A system is disclosed for use in manufacturing a component. The system may have a build chamber, a stage movable within the build chamber, and a recoater configured to deposit a layer of powdered material on top of the stage. The system may also have an energy source configured to direct a beam onto the layer of powdered material in a pattern corresponding to a shape of the component, and a brace fabricated before manufacturing of the component. The brace may be located adjacent a periphery of the component and extend from the stage toward the recoater. |
| US10702920B2 |
Coating of particulate substrates
The present invention relates to a method for coating large area solid substrates with titanium by reacting the substrate surface with a mixture comprising titanium halide or subhalide powders in the presence of a reducing agent. The method is suited for coating large area substrates such as flakes, powder, beads and fibres with elemental Ti-base metals or alloys of Ti with coating additives based on any number of non inert elements from the periodic table. |
| US10702917B2 |
Cooling system for molding fixtures, particularly for foundry molds
A cooling system (10) for molding fixtures, and particularly for foundry molds, comprising: —water treatment means (II)—compressed air generation means (12)—means (13) for pressurizing the treated water—a device (14) for mixing air with the treated water, and for the controlled ejection of atomized water under pressure toward a cooling circuit (16) of a molding fixture. |
| US10702913B2 |
Welding auxiliary joining part, matrixes for placing the welding auxiliary joining part, and connection and production methods for the welding auxiliary joining part and the matrixes
The disclosure is related to various connecting methods for a welding auxiliary joining part having a head and a rounded tip for setting in at least one first component having a die as counter-bearing, which has a concave recess with an inner wall having at least in sub-areas an arc shape and having a matrix radius MR in the range from 1.0 mm≤MR≤60 mm, for preparing a subsequent welding method. The geometry of the welding auxiliary joining part and the die meet the following condition: 0.001 ≤ SR MR ≤ 0.1 , in particular 0.002 ≤ SR MR ≤ 0.08 , wherein SR designates a tip radius of the rounded tip of the welding auxiliary joining part. |
| US10702911B2 |
Medical suture needle
The goal is to provide a medical suture needle having, as the material, austenite stainless steel with a structure that is elongated in a fiber form while improving the hardness and flexural strength of the cutting portion. A medical suture needle is made of austenite stainless steel having a structure that is elongated in fiber form, and has a cutting portion and a body portion with a triangular cross-sectional shape that is continuous with said cutting portion. The cutting portion has cutting edges, at least one surface of which is formed by a pressed surface, and which are formed by the intersection of said pressed surface with two sharpened surfaces, and a cutting edge that is formed by the intersection of the two sharpened surfaces. The tip where the various cutting edges and converge is positioned in the center of the pressed surface. Moreover, the cutting edges formed by the intersection of the above pressed surface with the two sharpened surfaces are longer than the cutting edge that is formed by the intersection of the two sharpened surfaces. |
| US10702909B2 |
Workpiece conveyance device
A workpiece conveyance device is used for a press device. The workpiece conveyance device includes a support component, first and second moving members, a driver, and a transmission mechanism. The support component supports a holder that detachably holds a workpiece. The first moving member pivotably supports the support component. The first and second moving members are movable in the up and down direction. The driver moves the second moving member in the up and down direction. The transmission mechanism transmits an up and down movement of the second moving member to the first moving member so as to move the first moving member in the up and down direction in conjunction with the up and down movement of the second moving member. The transmission mechanism causes an amount of movement of the first moving member to be greater than an amount of movement of the second moving member. |
| US10702903B2 |
Method and apparatus for encoding data on a work piece
A method and apparatus for encoding data on a work piece. The method includes engraving a plurality of first features (e.g., circular features) on the work piece, wherein the plurality of first features are arranged in a first pattern. The method also includes engraving a plurality of second features (e.g., rings) on the work piece within a selected one of the plurality of first features. The plurality of second features are arranged in a second pattern according to a data encoding schema such as binary code or code 39. |
| US10702899B2 |
Container feeding and cleaning apparatus
An apparatus and associated methods are disclosed for washing a plurality of beverage containers. The apparatus may include an enclosure, a holder positioned in the enclosure, a receptacle for a beverage container in the holder, and an injector coupled to the enclosure. The holder may rotate in the enclosure about an axis of rotation. As the holder rotates, the receptacle may move (e.g., rotate) through a plurality of positions about the axis of rotation. The receptacle may be positioned to receive a beverage container in a first position about the axis of rotation. When rotated to a second position about the axis of rotation, the receptacle may be aligned with the injector and the injector may provide a fluid inside the beverage container in the receptacle. The receptacle may be positioned to drain the fluid from the beverage container in the receptacle in the second position or after being rotated to a third position. |
| US10702898B2 |
Fuel cleaning system
The invention describes three compartments for cleaning and dispensing fuel and cleaning out fuel storage tanks with a minimum amount of down time. |
| US10702897B2 |
Method for weakening and removing coke and carbonaceous deposits
The present invention concerns a method of weakening and removal of coke or carbonaceous material which deposits as a result of thermal cracking of hydrocarbons on the inner walls of coils, piping, tubing, and in general, hydrocarbon processing equipment. |
| US10702888B2 |
Acoustic transducer
There is disclosed an acoustic transducer for communications within an operational bandwidth, the transducer comprising:A signal generator for generating a signal at a centre-frequency within the operational bandwidth;A piezoelectric element having a dielectric constant that varies with temperature;A driving electrode at the surface of the piezoelectric element;A matching network, having a natural frequency at a given temperature, and operable to transfer the signal from the signal generator to the piezoelectric element whilst mitigating electrical loss, the matching network being connected to the driving electrode;Wherein the matching network comprises a temperature compensating capacitor connected in parallel with the piezoelectric element, the temperature compensating capacitor being for counteracting temperature-induced changes to the dielectric constant of the piezoelectric element such that the electrical natural frequency of the transducer is substantially constant over a range of temperatures. |
| US10702886B2 |
Composition for producing fillers and method for producing and processing the fillers
A composition for producing a putty. The composition includes a binder component with 40 to 95 wt.-% of an epoxy resin based on a total mass of the binder component, a hardener component with 5 to 70 wt.-% of an NH-group-containing compound relative to a total mass of the hardener component, and 0.1 to 15 wt.-% of synthetic hollow bodies based on a total mass of the putty. The synthetic hollow bodies have a density of 0.005 to 0.8 g/cm3. |
| US10702885B2 |
Implant coating and drying device
The present invention proposes an implant coating and drying device, including a chip sorter, a slide maker, a coating pool, a tablet pipe, a tablet conveying device, and a drying device. The chip sorter is connected to the slide maker, the shape of the coating pool is a circular arc. The coating pool is filled with coating solution. The inlet of the tablet pipe is connected with the slide maker, and the outlet of the tablet pipe is connected with the drying device, the tablet conveying device is used to deliver the implant tablet within the tablet pipe. The present invention proposes an implant coating and drying device, which has the advantages of simple structure and convenient operation, and avoids the defect of the prior art that the implant tablets adhere to each other, the coating is damaged, and the release degree of the implant tablet cannot be stabilized. The present invention proposes the implant coating and drying device is suitable for mass production. |
| US10702884B2 |
Volatile material dispenser with nebulizer and nebulizer assembly
A volatile material dispenser may include a housing adapted to hold a refill containing a volatile material and a nebulizer in communication with the refill and the volatile material within the refill, wherein the nebulizer is adapted to volatilize and emit the volatile material as nebulized particles. The nebulizer may include a piezoelectric element having a central aperture and first and second opposing surfaces and an orifice plate disposed adjacent the first surface of the piezoelectric element. |
| US10702879B2 |
Spray gun manufacturing method, spray gun, spray gun body and cover
A spray gun manufacturing method, a spray gun, a spray gun body and a cover. The method includes forming a spray gun body. In forming the spray gun body, a bearing part is formed on a side of the spray gun body, with a surface of the bearing part being lower than another surface of the side of the spray gun body, and a partial edge of the bearing part corresponding to a partial edge of the spray gun body. |
| US10702871B2 |
Laboratory instrument base plate
A laboratory instrument comprising a single base plate is presented. The single base plate comprises at least one embedded consumable compartment, an embedded sample processing compartment, an embedded waste compartment, an embedded activation device compartment, an embedded rack receiving compartment, or a combination thereof. A laboratory system and a method adjusting the positioning of at least one pipetting device or handling device of a laboratory instrument or laboratory system are also disclosed. |
| US10702869B2 |
Miniaturized fluid manipulation system
A fluidic testing platform and methods of its operation are described. The fluidic cartridge includes a first fluidic channel and a wheel assembly coupled to the first fluidic channel. The wheel assembly includes a center portion coupled to the first fluidic channel and designed to deliver fluid through one or more second fluidic channels that radiate outward from the center portion. The wheel assembly also includes a third fluidic channel arranged in a closed loop and one or more capillaries coupled to an outer surface of the third fluidic channel and arranged to radiate outward from the center portion. The wheel assembly is designed to rotate such that fluid is forced outward from the center portion through the one or more capillaries. |
| US10702864B2 |
Solid-liquid separation method, solid-liquid separation apparatus, and kit to be used therefor
Disclosed is a solid-liquid separation method including: sucking a suspension containing particles, through an opening formed at a leading end of a suction nozzle, into the suction nozzle; allowing at least a part of the particles contained in the sucked suspension, to sediment to be clogged in the suction nozzle; and ejecting a liquid inside the suction nozzle, through the opening of the suction nozzle clogged with the particles. |
| US10702863B2 |
Water softening compositions
Novel water softening products and methods of treating hard water are provided. The products comprise a salt and a metal chelating agent. The products are useful for regenerating ion exchange material in a water softening system and providing softened water containing both sodium and potassium ions, while having dramatically increased efficiencies over prior art products. |
| US10702858B2 |
Methods of hydrofluorination
Some embodiments of the invention include inventive catalysts (e.g., compounds of Formula (I) or (Ia)). Other embodiments include compositions comprising the inventive catalysts. Some embodiments include methods of using the inventive catalysts (e.g., in hydrofluorination of an organic compound). Further embodiments include methods for making the inventive catalysts. Additional embodiments of the invention are also discussed herein. |
| US10702857B2 |
Monatomic metal-doped few-layer molybdenum disulfide electrocatalytic material, preparing method thereof, and method for electrocatalytic nitrogen fixation
The present invention provides a monatomic metal-doped few-layer molybdenum disulfide electrocatalytic material, a preparing method thereof, and a method for electrocatalytic nitrogen fixation. The material has a few-layer ultra-thin and irregular flake-like microstructure with a length and a width of nanometer scale. A doping metal in the monatomic metal-doped few-layer molybdenum disulfide electrocatalytic material is dispersed in a form of single atoms. When the catalyst is used in electrochemical reduction of N2, a Faradic efficiency in selective reduction of N2 into NH4+ is 18% or above, and stability of the catalyst is better. |
| US10702853B2 |
Chloramine and chlorine removal material and methods for making the same
Sorbent materials are described that have enhanced performance in removing chlorine and chloramine, among other toxic compounds. The sorbent materials are formed by a process which includes steps of oxidation, adding a nitrogen-containing compound, and calcining the sorbent. The processes of forming the sorbent materials are also disclosed. The sorbent materials have excellent performance as measured by a chloramine and/or chlorine destruction number, and the sorbents retain a high nitrogen edge concentration. The sorbent materials may also be incorporated into devices such as filter assemblies. |
| US10702846B2 |
Methods for reducing the viscosity of a liquid
A device and method are disclosed to mix two or more liquids to reduce their viscosity, specific gravity or density. The device can also take a heavy fuel oil and following treatment, produce a lighter fuel oil. The invention also comprises a method and procedure for mixing two or more liquids as well as producing a lighter fuel oil from a heavy fuel oil. |
| US10702845B2 |
Reaction method with homogeneous-phase supercritical fluid
A reaction method with a homogeneous-phase supercritical fluid includes introducing a first fluid into a mixing chamber. A mass is less than or equal to that can be absorbed by the molecular sieve component, totally absorbing the first fluid by the molecular sieve component. A second fluid is introduced into the mixing chamber with a mass being greater than that can be absorbed by the molecular sieve component. A temperature and a pressure in the mixing chamber are adjusted to a critical temperature and a critical pressure of the second fluid, respectively, releasing the first fluid in supercritical phase from the molecular sieve component into the mixing chamber, followed by homogeneously mixing with the second fluid in supercritical phase in the mixing chamber to obtain a homogeneous-phase mixing fluid. The homogeneous-phase mixing fluid is then introduced into a reaction chamber connected to the mixing chamber. |
| US10702843B2 |
Compositions of matter comprising suspended nanoparticles and related methods
A composition of matter includes a liquid and nanoparticles suspended in the liquid. The nanoparticles each include silica, alumina, and an organosilicon functional group having a molecular weight of at least 200. A method includes functionalizing a surface of nanoparticles with an organosilicon functional group and dispersing the nanoparticles in a liquid to form a suspension. The functional group has a molecular weight of at least 200. The nanoparticles each include silica and alumina at a surface thereof. |
| US10702837B1 |
Rechargeable blender with offset blades
A rechargeable blender with offset blades is disclosed. Exemplary implementations may include a base assembly, a container assembly, control circuitry, and/or other components. The blender includes a set of blades that is offset from the center. |
| US10702836B2 |
Mass-transfer machine
In an apparatus for mass transfer between a liquid and a gas inside a rotor, the liquid is supplied to a center of the rotor and is driven outward by centrifugal force generated by rotation of the rotor, the gas surrounding the rotor is forced inward through the rotor by a pressure of the gas, counter to the liquid flow in the rotor, and the rotor has a plurality of passages lying in the plane of the rotor that begin at a center of the rotor and terminate at an outer circumference of the rotor. The passages are each filled with a packing that increases the area of contact between the liquid and the gas. |
| US10702833B2 |
Filtering article containing titania nanotubes
Provided in one embodiment is filtering article, comprising: powders comprising bundles of nanotubes, each bundle comprising hollow titania nanotubes. Embodiments of the methods of making and using the filtering articles are also provided. |
| US10702832B2 |
Enhanced stability filter integrity test
A method of integrity testing porous materials that is non-destructive to the material being tested. The method includes humidifying the inlet gas stream to minimize or prevent the porous material from drying out. The inlet gas stream includes at least two gases, wherein one of the gases has a different permeability in liquid than the other, such as oxygen and nitrogen. The permeate gas stream may be subjected to a driving force such as reduced pressure to increase the flow of gases and reduce test time. Multiple porous materials can be integrity tested at the same time, such as by manifolding a plurality of them together. The integrity test is capable of detecting the presence of oversized pores or defects that can compromise the retention capability of the porous material. |
| US10702831B2 |
Membrane module system with bundle enclosures and pulsed aeration and method of operation
A membrane filter module configured to treat a liquid contained in a tank at an ambient pressure. The module may have a header, with a bundle containing a plurality of substantially vertical hollow fiber membranes, wherein a lower end of each hollow fiber membrane is fixed in the header. The module may also have a gasification device adapted to periodically generate a gaseous bubble and configured to release the gaseous bubble within the bundle. The module may further have an enclosure that substantially surrounds the bundle that extends from a lower region to an upper region of the membrane bundle, wherein the enclosure is configured to retain the liquid introduced into the enclosure such that the liquid surrounds the membrane bundle. The gaseous bubble has a cross-sectional area that corresponds with a cross-sectional area of the enclosure, such that the cross-sectional area of the gaseous bubble occupies substantially the entire cross-sectional area of the enclosure as it flows along the bundle. |
| US10702828B1 |
Odor filter
An odor filter, preferably utilized on vents of human waste containers, provides a multi-stage construction having a variety of media calculated to remove specific gasses with acid and base impregnated filter media as well as potentially regular activated charcoal. The filter construction can be provided with a multi-diameter connection capability, at least one replacement indicator and/or a safety release to assist in at least one of under-pressure and/or overpressure situations. |
| US10702823B2 |
Filter systems, elements and methods with short-range wireless tracking features
Aspects herein include filter systems including short-range wireless tracking features to detect insertion and/or removal of filter elements from filter systems. In an embodiment, a filtration system is included having a housing including a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The housing can define an internal volume. A first filter element can be removably disposed within the housing. A short-range wireless communication tag can be associated with the first filter element. A short-range wireless communication reader can be associated with the housing, the reader configured to wirelessly send data to and receive data from the tag when the reader and the tag are at a distance that is less than or equal to a maximum communication distance. Removal of the first filter element from the housing can cause the distance between the tag and the reader to exceed the maximum communication distance. Other embodiments are also included herein. |
| US10702821B2 |
Annular filter element, in particular for gas filtration, and filter device
An annular filter element has a filter medium body that can be flowed through in a radial direction by a fluid to be cleaned. A central tube is arranged at an inner side of the filter medium body. A support collar is connected to the central tube and provides an end face forming an axial support surface for a housing component of a filter housing. A sealing element is connected to the support collar. The support collar has a radial side face, wherein the radial side face carries the sealing element and forms a sealing surface for the housing component, wherein the sealing surface is spaced apart from the axial support surface. The support collar is formed together with the central tube as one piece. |
| US10702815B2 |
Nanostructured fibrous membranes for membrane distillation
Membranes suitable for use in membrane distillation are provided. Such membranes may include nano-fibrous layers with adjustable pore sizes. The membranes may include a hydrophobic nano fibrous scaffold and a thin hydrophilic protecting layer that can significantly reduce fouling and scaling problems. |
| US10702814B2 |
Top load liquid filter assembly, system, and methods
A top load liquid filter assembly includes a filter lockout mechanism to ensure that the filter base and cover are not connectable unless there is a proper filter cartridge installed therein. The filter system can also include an automatic drain mechanism and a cartridge retention mechanism. One example embodiment further includes an air bleed vent. A filter cartridge usable in the topload liquid filter assembly includes first and second protrusions and cover-gripper members. Methods of use, installing, servicing, and retaining can be practiced. |
| US10702812B2 |
Filter housing with locking form-fit elements and spring loading a filter element in the housing
A filter device has a cup-shaped filter housing and a filter element disposed in the filter housing. A filter head is connectable to the filter housing and forms a cover for the filter housing. A spring element is provided that is acting on the filter element. The filter head has at least one first form-fit element. The filter housing has at least one second form-fit element for interacting with the at least one first form-fit element. The spring element is arranged such that the filter head and the filter housing for reaching a closed position, in which the at least one first form-fit element and the at least one second form-fit element engage each other, are movable relative to each other axially against the force of the spring element. The spring element clamps the filter element axially between filter head and filter housing in the closed position. |
| US10702807B2 |
Filter assembly and filter element
A filter assembly includes a header, a bowl and a replaceable filter element. The bowl is indexed to have a single installed orientation with respect to the header. The filter element is keyed and indexed to both the bowl and the header, with index structures on the filter element engaging complementary coding structures on both the bowl and the header to define a single installed orientation of the filter element with respect to the filter assembly. The filter element lower end cap includes a notch and the filer media defines a longitudinal channel corresponding in position and configuration to the notch in the lower end cap. The lower end cap and channel in the filter media engage a protrusion inside the bowl. The bowl maintains angular orientation (prevents twisting) of the upper and lower end caps when the filter media is exposed to high differential pressures. |
| US10702806B2 |
Washbox
Exemplary systems and methods relating to washboxes are described. |
| US10702800B2 |
Separation apparatus and use thereof
Separating apparatus, comprising a sedimentation settler and a collection vessel disposed underneath and being in fluid communication with the sedimentation settler, the collection vessel forming a receiving chamber having an outlet at or adjacent to the chamber bottom and having an inlet opening, wherein the collection vessel is arranged such the flow direction of the fluid in the area underneath the sedimentation settler is substantially in line with the direction of the channels of the sedimentation settler. |
| US10702799B2 |
Systems and methods for enhanced separation of hydrogen sulfide and ammonia in a hydrogen sulfide stripper
Systems and methods for enhanced separation of H2S and NH3 in an H2S stripper using carbon dioxide and/or an inert gas. |
| US10702798B2 |
Ionic liquid waste handling system
A process for treating an ionic liquid containing waste stream is described. If there is a liquid waste stream, the liquid waste stream is introduced into a liquid treatment zone. The ionic liquid in the liquid waste stream is neutralized. The concentration of the ionic liquid in the liquid waste stream is determined, and the allowed concentration of the ionic liquid in the liquid waste stream is determined. The concentration of the ionic liquid in the neutralized liquid waste stream is reduced to the allowed concentration, and the liquid waste stream having the allowed concentration is released. If there is a vapor waste stream, the vapor waste stream is introduced into a vapor treatment zone. The vapor waste stream is treated to form a treated vapor waste stream, and the treated vapor waste stream is released to a plant vapor treatment zone. |
| US10702793B2 |
Supersonic treatment of vapor streams for separation and drying of hydrocarbon gases
Selective recovery of C2 to C4 hydrocarbons is achieved through the use of a converging-diverging nozzle, or de Laval nozzle. The vapor stream comprising C2 to C4 hydrocarbons is fed into an inlet of a de Laval nozzle having a throat. The vapor stream may have an initial temperature of between 0° C. and 100° C., and an initial pressure of between 200 psig and 500 psig. In the de Laval nozzle, the vapor stream expands after passing through the throat of the de Laval nozzle, producing a vapor stream having reduced temperature and pressure. Then, C2 to C4 hydrocarbons condense from the reduced-temperature vapor stream as liquid droplets, which may be recovered. Fractionation of C2 to C4 hydrocarbons by means of a de Laval nozzle is possible; the technique allows selective recovery of propane from a mixture of propane and ethane. |
| US10702787B2 |
Bubble machine for producing vertical bubbles
A bubble machine has a fan assembly that has a fan housing, and a fan coupled to the fan housing. A bubble dispenser is disposed above the fan housing, and has a mounting section that is secured inside the fan housing, and a bubble solution collection section covering the fan below. The housing, the mounting section and the bubble solution collection section define at least one space through which air generated by the fan can flow upwardly. A bubble wand assembly has a plurality of bubble wands that are disposed above the bubble dispenser in a manner such that each of the plurality of bubble wands is rotated over the bubble solution collection section to be coated with bubble solution, and then rotated over the at least one space so that air from below can be blown through the bubble wand to generate bubbles. |
| US10702783B2 |
Water ride
A slide feature for an amusement ride adapted to carry a rider or ride vehicle sliding thereon, and a water slide comprising said slide feature are provided. The slide feature has an inrun permitting ingress of the rider or ride vehicle, an outrun permitting egress, and a sliding surface in communication with the inrun and the outrun. The sliding surface may comprise a surface substantially in the shape of a sector of a closed curve and/or may be substantially planar. The slide feature may also include an outer lip and provide that the rider or ride vehicle, at least partially urged by gravity, slides along the sliding surface from the inrun to the outrun in an arcuate path at least partially bounded by the outer lip. The sliding surface may be oriented so an elevation of the rider or ride vehicle increases then decreases along the arcuate path. |
| US10702777B2 |
System, method and graphical user interface for controlling a game
An electronic device includes a display screen, and computing hardware to execute a software product. Executing the software product results in generating and rendering a graphical user interface on the display screen to facilitate user interaction. The graphical user interface, when rendered, presents one or more graphical objects, a pointer object configured to be movable over one or more of the one or more graphical objects, and configured to invoke a menu list containing one or more user selectable options as the pointer object is clicked or tapped over the one or more of the one or more of the graphical objects. A user selectable option is selected the pointer object swipes a touch sensitive object and the software product can maintain an effect corresponding to the selected option to be applied to the graphical objects and enable a change in status of the graphical objects. |
| US10702776B2 |
Information processing method, storage medium and electronic device
The present disclosure provides an information processing method and apparatus, a storage medium, and an electronic device. The method includes: providing a crosshair for aiming at a virtual target and a crosshair control region on a graphical user interface, the crosshair control region being configured to control a movement of the crosshair according to a detected sliding touch event; when it is detected that a preset trigger condition is satisfied, determining whether the sliding touch event occurs in the crosshair control region; when the sliding touch event occurs in the crosshair control region, controlling the movement of the crosshair according to the detected sliding touch event; and when the sliding touch event does not occur in the crosshair control region, controlling the movement of the crosshair according to the deflection angle of the mobile device. |
| US10702775B2 |
Virtual character control method, apparatus, storage medium and electronic device
A virtual character control method and apparatus, a storage medium and an electronic device are provided. The method includes that: a skill control is rendered on a graphical user interface; when a first touch event for the skill control is detected, a target selection control is rendered in a vicinity of the skill control; a second touch event for the target selection control is detected, a present target selection condition is determined according to an sub-control which is presently selected in response to the second touch event, and at least one second virtual character consistent with the present target selection condition is selected in real time from a predetermined distance range as a target of a skill operation; and when the end of the second touch event is detected, a first virtual character is controlled to execute the skill operation on the target which is presently selected. |
| US10702773B2 |
Systems and methods for providing an interactive avatar
Systems and methods are provided for a computer-implemented method of providing an interactive avatar that reacts to a communication from a communicating party. Data from an avatar characteristic table is provided to an avatar action model, where the avatar characteristic table is a data structure stored on a computer-readable medium that includes values for a plurality of avatar personality characteristics. A communication with the avatar is received from the communicating party. A next state for the avatar is determined using the avatar action model, where the avatar action model determines the next state based on the data from the avatar characteristic table, a current state for the avatar, and the communication. The next state for the avatar is implemented, and the avatar characteristic table is updated based on the communication from the communicating party, where a subsequent state for the avatar is determined based on the updated avatar characteristic table. |
| US10702771B2 |
Multi-user game system with character-based generation of projection view
A game system is disclosed that enables users to play a multi-user game on their respective user devices while viewing a projection view on a separate screen, such as a movie theater screen. The projection view may be generated by a game control system by running game client that controls a special character in the game. The special character acts as a camera, generating a view that can be used as, or included in, the projection view. The game control system may control the position of the special character in a game world to generate views of selected game events. |
| US10702770B2 |
System and method of configuring disparate physical objects to provide control signals for controlling a game
Systems and methods of configuring disparate physical objects to provide control signals for controlling one or more of a game, a virtual space, a video game taking place in the virtual space, and/or other interactive games are described herein. Individual physical objects may include one or more sensors and/or other components. Output signals generated by the one or more sensors may be used to determine control signals. For example, control specification information may be utilized. Control specification information may specify associations between output signals and control signals, and/or other associations. |
| US10702769B2 |
Mobile terminal and method for controlling mobile terminal by using touch input device
A mobile terminal for providing data to another mobile terminal through a touch input device includes: a touch screen configured to receive a touch input by the touch input device; a communication module configured to transmit and receive data through a communication connection with the touch input device; and a processor configured to, when a first touch input by the touch input device is received by the touch screen, provide, to the touch input device, predetermined data associated with a first application that is currently being executed in the mobile terminal, such that the predetermined data is provided to the other mobile terminal through the touch input device. |
| US10702768B1 |
Advanced gameplay system
The present invention enhances the player's gameplay visual, feedback and other experiences by taking advantage of optical adapters, feedback mechanics, advancements in theatrical audio, frame rate throttle, meta-file object framework for storage and retrieval, calibration advancements, vocal command enhancements, voice object lookups, facial/body scan, color/clothing coordination, party or celebration capabilities, noise cancellation, interactive object placement, heart rate monitor, pan-tilt-zoom camera advances, cooperative gameplay advances and programming advancements. |
| US10702761B2 |
Exercise grip
Exercise grip and methods of forming exercise grips are disclosed. In one aspect, an exercise grip includes a wrist strap and a protective portion. The protective portion has a palm end and a finger end. The palm end is located closer to the wrist strap than the finger end. The finger end is formed offset from a centerline axis of the palm end of the protective portion. |
| US10702756B2 |
Rock climbing fall zones
Examples of techniques for projecting fall zones for a climber are disclosed. In one example implementation according to aspects of the present disclosure, a computer-implemented method includes detecting, by a processing device, a position of a climber on a climbing surface. The method further includes determining, by the processing device, a fall zone of the climber based at least in part on the position of the climber on the climbing surface. The method further includes projecting the fall zone of the climber on a ground surface beneath the climber, the fall zone being visible to others. |
| US10702753B2 |
Strengthening ball bats and other composite structures with nano-additives
A nano-enhanced matrix material includes a matrix film carrying one or more nano-additives. The nano-additives may be oriented transversely relative to the matrix film. A composite structure includes a plurality of composite laminate plies and one or more matrix films carrying one or more nano-additive materials, the matrix films being positioned between composite laminate plies. Composite structures may include ball bats, and the matrix films with nano-additive materials may be positioned in selected portions of ball bats, such as wherever improved strength or resistance to fatigue is desired. |
| US10702751B2 |
Weighted iron set
The present invention is direct to a set of golf clubs comprising long irons, mid-irons and short irons. The invention contemplates the use of titanium or steel for the main body portion and significant tungsten weight members at the heel and toe. |
| US10702750B1 |
Golf club head
A golf club head having a hollow structure includes a face, a crown, and a sole. The sole includes multiple elongated ribs. The ribs includes a first rib, a second rib, a third rib, and a fourth rib that are arranged in order from the toe side to the heel side. An end of the first rib and a first end of the second rib are connected to form a first connection end. A second end of the second rib and a first end of the third rib are connected to form a second connection end. A second end of the third rib and an end of the fourth rib are connected to form a third connection end. Each of the first rib and the fourth rib is longer than each of the second rib and the third rib. |
| US10702749B2 |
Multiple material golf club head with crown scarf joint
A multiple-material golf club head with an improved scarf joint between the crown and the body, and a method of finishing said golf club head is disclosed herein. The golf club preferably has a metal body comprising a striking face, a sole, a return portion, a bond flange, and a rear flange, and a composite crown having a scarf region, a step portion, and a constant thickness region directly behind the scarf region. The golf club is manufactured by providing a club head with a bond flange, providing a composite crown with a scarf region delineated by a front edge and a step portion and/or groove, bonding the scarf region to the bond flange to form an upper golf club head surface, and grinding the upper golf club head surface only from a location proximate the front edge to a location proximate the step portion and/or groove. |
| US10702746B2 |
Wet suit
Disclosed is a wet suit, including: an upper jacket 100 for, putted on an upper body of a user, injecting or discharging air into an interior by the user's operation or a predetermined operation; a pair of lower pants 200 putted on a lower body of the user; and a propulsive generation portion 300 for, detachably putted on a waist of the user, generating a self-propulsive force according to the user's operation or a predetermined operation to generates a propulsive force for pushing water to a rear direction of the user. |
| US10702745B2 |
Facilitating dynamic monitoring of body dimensions over periods of time based on three-dimensional depth and disparity
A mechanism is described for facilitating smart monitoring of body dimensions according to one embodiment. A method of embodiments, as described herein, includes receiving a first request to take a first picture of a user, wherein the first picture is taken at a first point in time using a depth-sensing camera; automatically computing first body dimensions relating to a body of the user based on at least one of a first image of the body and first depth information relating to one or more parts of the body, wherein the first image and the first depth information are obtained from the first picture; generate a first three-dimensional (3D) model of the body based on the first body dimensions; and communicating at least one of the first 3D model and the first body dimensions to a display device, wherein the display device to display at least one of the first 3D model and the first body dimensions. |
| US10702744B2 |
Fitness based control of communications device
This disclosure describes systems, methods, and apparatus for monitoring motion or other activity and using the successful completion of a goal to enable or disable functionality or features of an electronic device or applications running on a computing system. In particular, media devices and the features within can be disabled unless access availability has been determined for completion of a physical activity goal or other challenge and provided to the media device or a server controlling features of the media device. |
| US10702741B2 |
Multifunctional therapy device
A therapy device aids an occupational therapist in soft tissue recovery and development. The device includes an attachment base which anchors to a table or other support surface, a riser pivotably connected to the base with 2-3 degrees of freedom, and a handle connected to the riser with an additional 2-3 degree of freedom. Each pivotable connection can be adjusted to rotate freely or with a desired level of friction, or can be locked in a desired configuration. Multiple interchangeable handles may be included to adjust the patient-device interface, e.g., unilateral or bilateral engagement. Height adjustments may also be provided. The dual-pivoting design and adjustability of the device facilitates applications for a wide variety of patients with varying therapeutic needs. |
| US10702737B2 |
Exercise machine with boating and riding exercise effects
Exercise machine includes a base and a cushion. The cushion is slidably connected to the rotary rod. A left pedal and a right pedal are arranged at the front end of the base or at positions. A supporting rail is arranged on the base and has two sides respectively provided with guide grooves. A sliding frame is cooperatively disposed on the supporting rail and provided with left wheels and right wheels, which are respectively matched with the guide grooves. A left cross rod and a right cross rod respectively extend out from two sides of the supporting rod. A left pull rod and a right pull rod are respectively hinged to the end of the left cross rod and the end of the right cross rod. Elastic ropes are disposed between the left pull rod and the rotary rod, and also between the right pull rod and the rotary rod. |
| US10702736B2 |
Exercise cycle
Embodiments relate to exercise systems, and more particularly to adjustable exercise cycles. In accordance with at least some aspects, a stationary exercise cycle includes an incline mechanism that adjusts an incline of an upright support structure. The incline mechanism is aligned with a portion of an upright support structure on which a handle bar assembly is mounted. In some cases, the exercise cycle includes a console that can be rotated for viewing when not riding on the exercise cycle. The exercise cycle can also include an adjustment mechanism for adjusting the position of a seat or the handle bar assembly. The adjustment mechanism can include a cam-based locking mechanism for selectively securing the seat or handle bar assembly in place. |
| US10702735B2 |
Assistive rehabilitation elliptical system
An elliptical system is disclosed having a crank assembly configured to be adjusted in length to accommodate users having varying gaits. In some embodiments, the crank assembly includes a crank and an axle connection bracket that is slidably adjustable with respect to the crank. For example, the crank assembly can include a crank link having a longitudinal body, where the longitudinal body is connected to the crank at one end and includes a longitudinal slot slidably coupled with the axle connection bracket. The axle connection bracket is configured to slide through a plurality of positions along the longitudinal body. In some embodiments, the crank assembly further includes a screw for adjusting the axle connection bracket with respect to the crank, where the screw can cause the axle connection bracket to slide through one or more positions of the plurality of positions when the screw is turned. |
| US10702733B2 |
Resistance harness
A resistance harness that allows 360° of resistance around the body. The strap design allows rings to slide from anterior to posterior or medial to lateral. The rings enable concentric, eccentric, or isometric resistance. This sliding ability allows for resistance to be constant in one direction or changeable. As the ring slides under tension, the muscular recruitment needed to resist will change as the force angle of the ring slides and changes position around the body. |
| US10702730B2 |
Exercise machine resistance adjustment system
An exercise machine resistance adjustment system for providing an exerciser the ability to immediately adjust the resistance force by changing their body position on the movable carriage or end platforms. The exercise machine resistance adjustment system generally includes a frame, a carriage movably positioned on the frame, a spring connected to the carriage to apply a biasing force to the carriage, one or more left projections within the carriage adapted for a left hand of an exerciser to grasp, and one or more right projections within the carriage adapted for a right hand of an exerciser to grasp. The exerciser is able to efficiently adjust the amount of resistance force applied to the carriage by repositioning their hands (or feet) from a first set of projections at a first distance to a second set of projections at a second distance from the first end of the exercise machine. |
| US10702729B2 |
Multi-level play equipment
A play apparatus has plural types of elevated equipment, namely a ropes course and a zip coaster. Both types of elevated equipment have respective user safety supports that extend along the respective equipment and receive a safety harness worn by a user. The user need not change safety harnesses to use the different types of equipment. The entry and exit locations for the elevated equipment are in a common area elevated above the ground. A third type of equipment, namely an obstacle course, is located under and above the common area. |
| US10702727B2 |
Portable fire extinguisher adapted for persons with disabilities
What is disclosed is an improved portable fire extinguisher adapted for persons with disabilities that for one reason or another are unable to effectively use two arms and hands to handle a standard portable fire extinguisher. The fire extinguisher is comprised of the standard main components for a portable fire extinguisher; that is, a gas cylinder, a discharge locking seal and pin, a discharge valve and actuating lever, and a discharge hose/nozzle; plus several hardware enhancements that make it easier for a user to don and use the improved fire extinguisher when the user can only use one hand and/or arm. Those hardware enhancements include an upper-handle actuator-extension member with a large vertical torso-engagement area, pivotable stabilizer arms, a cylinder-mounted retaining strap/collar, neck-strap-anchors and neck strap, a pivotable discharge hose/tube sleeve, and a pivotable stop member for preventing inadvertent actuation. |
| US10702721B2 |
Hat and air filtration system
A hat includes a shell, and an air filtration system for providing a protective stream of air across the face of the wearer of the hat. The shell defines an exterior of the hat. At the back of the shell is a fan housing which contains a fan and defines an interior through which air is passed through the hat. The filtration system includes a filter cartridge and a retaining basket. The filter cartridge includes a filter medium. The filter system is removeably positioned adjacent to and across the fan housing so as to filter air passing into the interior of the hat. The filter cartridge is removeably engaged to the retaining basket. The retaining basket retains the cartridge to the hat and ensures proper positioning of the filter cartridge. |
| US10702716B2 |
Particle beam monitoring systems and methods
Presented systems and methods facilitate efficient and effective monitoring of particle beams. In some embodiments, a system comprises a primary particle beam generator that generates a primary particle beam, and a monitoring component that monitors the primary particle beam. The monitoring component comprises: a reaction component that is impacted by the primary particle beam, wherein results of an impact include creation of secondary photons; a detection component that detects a characteristic of the secondary photons; and a primary particle beam characteristic determination component that determines a characteristic of the primary particle beam based upon the characteristic of the secondary photons. The characteristic of the primary particle beam can include a radiation dose measurement and dose rate. The reaction component can include a foil component. A resolution time of less than a nano second can be associated with detecting the secondary photon characteristic. |
| US10702711B2 |
Mini-beam collimators for medical linear accelerators
An apparatus for delivery of spatially fractionated radiation treatment to a patient, the apparatus comprising: a radiation source for generating an open radiation beam oriented along a beam axis and having photon energies up to and including a maximum photon energy greater than 0.5 MV; a mini-beam collimator located in a path of the open radiation beam, the mini-beam collimator comprising a plurality of generally planar blades extending between an entrance aperture onto which the open beam impinges and an exit aperture, the mini-beam collimator interacting with the open radiation beam to produce an output beam emitted from the exit aperture, oriented along the beam axis and comprising a spatially fractionated mini-beam dose profile, the spatially fractionated mini-beam dose profile comprising: a plurality of dose peaks at which the dose is a local maximum, the dose peaks spaced apart from one another in a transverse direction that is transverse to the beam axis; and a plurality of dose valleys at which the dose is a local minimum, each dose valley located between a pair of transversely adjacent dose peaks. |
| US10702702B2 |
Light irradiation substrate and light irradiation device
A light irradiation substrate is provided which can cope with cases of emergency and which is capable of optimum irradiation with therapeutic light regardless of the shape or size of affected parts while keeping a lid on cost. The center-to-center distance between two adjacent LED chips (13) facing each other across the boundary between two unit substrates (7) adjacent to each other in an X direction or (a Y direction) and belonging to the respective unit substrates (7) is twice or less as long as the center-to-center distance between two LED chips (13) adjacent to each other in the X direction (or the Y direction) within each of the unit substrates (7). Each of the unit substrates (7) includes a connection section (10) that provides external connection of wires (12). The connection section (10) is provided on a back surface of a flexible substrate (6). |
| US10702699B2 |
Method and system for cardiac pacing and defibrillation
A system for cardiac pacing includes circuitry and at least two electrodes, configured to be placed in contact with a chest of a subject. The circuitry is configured to receive electro-cardiogram (ECG) signals from the at least two electrodes, to identify brachycardia or asystole or ventricular tachycardia in the subject based on the received ECG signals, upon identifying brachycardia or asystole or ventricular tachycardia, to shape a mains electrical source signal into a waveform applicable to a transformer for generating a pacing signal, to generate the pacing signal by applying the waveform to the transformer, and to apply the pacing signal through the at least two electrodes to the chest of the subject. |
| US10702693B2 |
Device for performing electrotherapeutic massage on a person's head, neck, and shoulders
A device for performing electrotherapeutic massage on the human head, neck, and shoulders includes an inner core structure, at least four protruding nodules, plural electrical wires, and an outer covering. The inner core structure has a central horizontal accommodating opening for accommodating the neck and plural horizontal cushion openings. The horizontal accommodating opening matches the curvature and alignment of the human cervical spine and the kyphotic curvature of the thoracic vertebrae. Each protruding nodule is made of an electrically conductive fabric and sewn to the wall of the corresponding horizontal cushion opening in order to deliver the electrical nerve stimulation pulses generated by an electrotherapeutic signal generator to the corresponding body portion, thereby relaxing the nerve and muscle groups therein. The electrical wires electrically connect the protruding nodules to the electrotherapeutic signal generator. The outer covering encloses the inner core structure while exposing the protruding nodules. |
| US10702689B2 |
Auto-stop vent plug
An intravenous delivery system may have a liquid source containing a liquid, tubing, and a vent cap. The tubing may be connected to the liquid source and the vent cap to convey liquid from the liquid source to the vent cap. The vent cap may have a vent that is substantially impermeable to the liquid and permeable to air, and therefore releases air from the liquid from the vent cap. The vent cap may also have a chamber in communication with the vent. The chamber may have a volume selected to enable the chamber to receive a quantity of liquid from the tubing in which the air, if entrained in the liquid, is likely to reside after the tubing has been primed with the liquid. |
| US10702679B2 |
Balloon catheter having multiple inflation lumens and related methods
An apparatus is for performing a medical procedure using an inflation fluid. The apparatus includes a shaft with two inflation lumens for transmitting the inflation fluid. A balloon supported by the shaft has an interior capable of being inflated by the inflation fluid transmitted through the inflation lumens of the shaft. The tubes defining the inflation lumens provide two outlets for transmitting different flows of the inflation fluid to the interior of the balloon. A stent and related methods are also disclosed. |
| US10702678B2 |
Multiple balloon venous occlusion catheter
A multiple balloon catheter designed to quickly and easily obtain hemostasis during open and minimal access surgery in the event of venous injury. |
| US10702676B2 |
Device and method for automated emergency arterial sheath placement
Disclosed are devices and methods for automated emergency arterial cannulation. The device comprises a hand-held automated emergency arterial sheath placement device having a body with a handle and an actuator, and an arterial sheath placement head at the distal end of the handle body configured for placement against the patient's skin. The arterial sheath placement head includes an arterial sheath insertion device configured to advance an arterial needle, guide wire, and arterial sheath into a patient's artery upon sequential operation of the actuator. The arterial sheath placement head also includes a non-invasive artery locator configured to locate an artery into which the arterial sheath is intended to be placed. The arterial sheath placement head also preferably includes a Doppler gel and antiseptic needle, a local anesthetic needle, and a scalpel, all of which are likewise configured to advance from the upper body portion upon sequential operation of the actuator. |
| US10702671B2 |
Catheter assembly/package utilizing a hydrating/hydrogel sleeve and a foil outer layer and method of making and using the same
A catheter assembly package includes a hydrating sleeve and a catheter disposed in the hydrating sleeve, the hydrating sleeve and the catheter enclosed in a sealed package. A coating can be disposed on an outer surface of the catheter and in contact with an inner surface of the hydrating sleeve. The hydrating sleeve can include a fluid and an outer foil layer, and the fluid can be confined to the hydrating sleeve. The sealed package can enclose the hydrating sleeve in a first compartment and the catheter in a second compartment. |
| US10702668B2 |
Method and device for automatic tube transposition detection in a ventilator or anesthesia device
A ventilator or anesthesia device and method create a reference state and record a measured value as a reference value. A gas delivery unit is activated after the ending of the reference state to build up pressure in a breathing circuit. A comparison measured value is determined with a pressure or flow sensor. A deviation of the measured value from the reference value in relation to a predefined or predefinable expected value is monitored based on the comparison. A warning message is issued depending on a result of the comparison. A drop in pressure in the breathing circuit is caused after the recording of the comparison measured value and a further comparison measured value is recorded following the drop in pressure. A deviation of the further comparison measured value from the reference value leads to a further warning message when the deviation does not correspond to the further expected value. |
| US10702667B2 |
Headgear with a hydrophilic wicking material
A headgear component for a patient interface device includes a member having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the member including at least one of a textile material and a foam material, the member having a plurality of vent holes extending therethrough, and a plurality of moisture wicking members provided on the first surface, the moisture wicking members covering the vent holes and being made of a hydrophilic material. |
| US10702662B2 |
Syringe needle shield and base for the same
A syringe needle shield that includes a first part and a second part. The first part is connected to the second part by a pivotable first connection portion. The second part is pivotable on the first connection portion toward the first part, and a needle hub is clamped between the first and second parts. The first and second parts are securely connected to each other by the first snapping portion which cannot be unlocked from each other. The first part is connected to a needle shield by a flexible plate. The shield receives a push force from its back so as to move from a first position to a second position. When the shield is located at the second position, a restriction portion is fixedly engaged with an engaging portion. |
| US10702658B2 |
Cover for liquid delivery system with integrated plunger position sensing, and corresponding method
A sliding cover for a liquid delivery device, such as a cap (100) for a pen injector (200), incorporates a set of sensors including a first optical sensor (110) with an output which changes during uncapping or capping motions on passing of a plunger (220) of the pen injector. This output is used together with at least one additional sensor output to determine the position of the plunger along a cylinder (210) of the liquid delivery device. By monitoring changes in the plunger position, the quantity of dosages delivered by the liquid delivery device can be determined, displayed, stored and/or transmitted to an external device for further data processing or storage. |
| US10702655B2 |
Method for producing syringe gasket, and syringe including the gasket
The present invention provides a method for producing a syringe gasket which is improved in liquid drug sealability by forming a minute projection on a circumferential surface of the gasket after demolding the gasket. In a method for producing a syringe gasket including a cylindrical main body (2) made of an elastic material and an inert resin film (3) laminated on a surface of the main body (2), at least one minute projection (5) is formed as extending circumferentially of the gasket on a surface of the inert resin film (3) laminated on the main body (2) by thermal processing using a laser beam. |
| US10702646B2 |
Medical fluid cassette and medical hose set with a medical fluid cassette
The invention relates to a medical fluid cassette and a medical hose set having a medical fluid cassette for receiving and/or carrying a medical fluid. The invention relates in particular to a blood hose set having a medical fluid cassette for the extracorporeal blood treatment. An easily manufactured insert having a clot filter is proposed, this insert being inserted or pushed into a receptacle, for example, a groove, in the interior of a chamber of the housing body of the medical fluid cassette. |
| US10702642B2 |
Blood pump
The present invention relates to a blood pump. The blood pump according to the present invention includes: a housing including an inlet, through which blood flows, at an upper part of the housing and an outlet, through which the blood is discharged, along an edge of the housing; an impeller part, which is rotatable and disposed inside the housing, including a plurality of blades on the surface thereof so as to move the blood flowing in through the inlet toward the outlet by using a centrifugal force; a rotary shaft member disposed to penetrate the center part of the impeller part so as to support the impeller part to be rotatable which moves the blood to the lower part thereof; and a magnetic body disposed on the impeller part for rotating the impeller part in a predetermined direction according to a change in a magnetic field outside the housing. |
| US10702641B2 |
Ventricular assist devices having a hollow rotor and methods of use
Blood pumps for ventricular assist devices employ a hollow rotor to impel blood through the blood pump. A blood pump includes a housing having a housing inlet, a housing outlet, and a housing blood flow channel through which the housing inlet and the housing outlet are in fluid communication. A motor stator is disposed around the housing blood flow channel and operable to generate a rotating magnetic field. A hollow rotor is disposed within the housing blood flow channel and rotated via the rotating magnetic field. The hollow rotor has a rotor circumferential wall enclosing a rotor blood flow channel. The hollow rotor has at least one rotor blade extending inwardly from the rotor circumferential wall. The at least one rotor blade is configured to impel blood through the rotor blood flow channel when the hollow rotor is rotated via the rotating magnetic field. |
| US10702637B2 |
Guiding needle for suction tube
The present invention relates to a guiding needle for a suction tube, which is for increasing accuracy and preventing medical accidents by enabling an operator to accurately recognize the bent direction of the needle and to stably hold the needle by means of a handle portion formed inside the rear end of the needle connected to a tube or by means of a separate fixing handle coupled to the inside of the rear end of the needle. In other words, the present invention relates to a needle having the rear end thereof coupled to one end of a tube connected to a drainage container for discharging body blood of a patient, wherein the needle has a coupling part formed inside the rear end thereof and comprises a fixing handle detachably coupled to the coupling part. |
| US10702636B2 |
Medical device
Provided is a medical device for clearing an obstruction from a surgical instrument or surgical site, the device comprising: a first hollow member configured to allow air or inert gas passage; a second hollow member having a distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end configured to be connectable to a vacuum or suction source; a housing member configured to receive both the first hollow member and the second hollow member; and a push button operably connected to the housing member; and an inflation bulb configured to be attachable to the housing member, wherein the push button is configured to disengage the first hollow member and occlude the second hollow member when depressed by a force, and/or wherein the push button and the inflation bulb are configured to be operable by one hand of an operator. |
| US10702627B2 |
Solid forms for tissue repair
This invention provides aragonite- and calcite-based scaffolds for the repair, regeneration, enhancement of formation or a combination thereof of cartilage and/or bone, which scaffolds comprise at least two phases, wherein each phase differs in terms of its chemical content, or structure, kits comprising the same, processes for producing solid aragonite or calcite scaffolds and methods of use thereof. |
| US10702624B2 |
Air duct sterilization system and device and method for production
An air duct sterilization system, and a device and method for producing the air duct sterilization system. The system includes a plurality of ultraviolet light-emitting diodes (UV LEDs), arranged in a UV LED strip within an air duct, configured to destroy airborne biological contaminants in the air duct. The device includes wheel assemblies and an applicator assembly. During installation of the UV LED strip, the wheel assemblies contact a lower surface and an upper surface of an interior of the air duct, thereby enabling the device to roll along the interior of the air duct. The UV LED strip is applied to the upper surface of the interior of the air duct using the applicator assembly, with minimal effort needed from an individual performing the installation. After installation, the UV LEDs are illuminated as needed to destroy airborne biological contaminants, thereby sterilizing the air duct and air therein. |
| US10702612B2 |
Conjugated polymer-based nanoprobe and preparation method and application thereof
Disclosed is a conjugated polymer-based nanoprobe, including a fluorescent conjugated polymer, a surface ligand, a target molecule, a near-infrared fluorescent dye and optionally a gadolinium-containing magnetic resonance contrast agent. This application also discloses a method for preparing the conjugated polymer-based nanoprobe, including: adding raw materials to an organic solvent followed by ultrasonication to obtain a mixture; and adding the mixture to ultrapure water and continuously ultrasonicating the reaction mixture. The conjugated polymer-based nanoprobe can be applied in a combined molecular imaging technique of near infrared fluorescence imaging, photoacoustic imaging and magnetic resonance imaging to effectively recognize metastatic lymph nodes and normal lymph nodes, and it can be retained in the metastatic lymph nodes for a long time, meeting the requirements for long-term observation. Moreover, the near-infrared fluorescent conjugated polymer-based nanoprobe can generate reactive oxygen under irradiation, which is suitable for the photodynamic treatment of tumors. |
| US10702610B2 |
Method of making sulfur-containing polymers from hexahydrotriazine and dithiol precursors
Polythioaminal polymers are made from hexahydrotriazine precursors and dithiol precursors. The precursors are blended together and subjected to mild heating to make the polymers. The polymers have the general structure wherein each R1 is independently an organic or hetero-organic group, each R2 is independently a substituent having molecular weight no more than about 120 Daltons, X and Z are each a sulfur-bonded species, at least one of X and Z is not hydrogen, and n is an integer greater than or equal to 1. X and Z may be hydrogen or a functional group, such as a thiol-reactive group. The reactive thiol groups of the polythioaminal may be used to attach thiol-reactive end capping species. By using water soluble or water degradable dithiols, such as polyether dithiols, water soluble polythioaminals may be made. Some such polymers may be used to deliver therapeutics with non-toxic aqueous degradation products. |
| US10702605B2 |
Co-processed carbohydrate system as a quick-dissolve matrix for solid dosage forms
The present invention comprises a co-processed carbohydrate system, and formulations produced therefrom, which formulations are directly compressible into solid dosage forms, some of which rapidly and completely dissolve or disintegrate in the oral cavity within 60 seconds. The invention also comprises the solid dosage forms produced by directly compressing the co-processed carbohydrate system, some of which, when placed in the oral cavity, shall dissolve or disintegrate, preferably within about 60 seconds. |
| US10702601B2 |
Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus vaccine
The present invention relates to immunogenic compositions, wherein the immunogenic compositions include a recombinant spike antigen porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV). The immunogenic compositions commonly include an oil-in-water emulsion as an adjuvant. Methods for producing the immunogenic compositions and the recombinant PEDV spike antigen are also provided. |
| US10702595B2 |
Manufacture of vaccines and compositions for the prevention of Salmonella infections
Disclosed are stable conjugate vaccine formulations for protection against Salmonella typhi, and methods of conjugation between Vi-polysaccharide of S. typhi to tetanus toxoid as the carrier protein, responsible for producing improved T-dependent immune response against Typhoid fever caused by Salmonella typhi. The methods disclosed in this invention and the resulting formulations are capable of inducing immunity against typhoid fever including in children below 2 years of age, through only a single injection to comprise a complete vaccination schedule. |
| US10702588B2 |
Modified relaxin polypeptides comprising a non-naturally encoded amino acid in the A chain
Modified relaxin polypeptides and their uses thereof are provided. |
| US10702587B2 |
Angiopoietin-like protein 8 polypeptide fragments and compositions thereof
Methods and compositions for reducing one or more of triglyceride levels, total cholesterol levels and LDL cholesterol levels in a subject are provided. The methods include administering a fragment of ANGPTL8 to a subject having or at risk of developing elevated triglyceride levels, elevated total cholesterol levels and/or elevated LDL cholesterol levels. |
| US10702583B2 |
Treatment methods for autoimmune disorders
The present invention provides methods and compositions for expanding T regulatory cells ex vivo or in vivo using one or more SAP agonists. The methods and compositions are useful in the treatment of autoimmune diseases and in preventing foreign graft rejection. |
| US10702582B2 |
HGF preparation suitable for treatment of neurological disorders
The present invention provides a hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) preparation in the form of an injection or the like that is highly safe for central nerves and highly stable and can be used for intrathecal or intracerebroventricular administration or for administration into the spinal or cerebral parenchyma for the treatment of central nervous system diseases. The HGF preparation of the present invention contains an HGF protein as an active ingredient and lactose, glycine, sodium chloride, a pH buffering agent and a surfactant as additional ingredients. |
| US10702581B2 |
Compositions containing protein loaded exosome and methods for preparing and delivering the same
The present invention relates to a method for the mass-production of exosome comprising a cargo protein, a vector for preparing the exosome, exosome including a cargo protein prepared by the method, and a method for loading the cargo protein to cytosol by using the exosome prepared thereby. According to the method for preparing an exosome comprising a cargo protein provided by the present invention, the exosome loaded with a cargo protein can be produced with a high yield, so that it can be used broadly in the treatment of disease using the exosome. |
| US10702580B2 |
Beta-casein A2 and antioxidant capacity
Improving the antioxidant capacity in an animal by increasing the level of glutathione in the blood or tissue of the animal comprising providing a composition containing beta-casein to the animal for consumption, where the beta-casein comprises at least 75% by weight of one or more beta-caseins not capable of producing beta-casomorphin-7 on enzymatic digestion. Uses include as an oxidant, for treating or preventing the symptoms of cancer, inflammation, kwashiorkor (protein deficiency), seizure, autism, Down's syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, sickle cell anaemia, liver disease, cystic fibrosis, HIV, AIDS, infection, heart attack, stroke, and diabetes, avoiding or reducing the effects of aging, promoting the recovery of tissue following physical exercise, and promoting fertility. |
| US10702578B2 |
Ophthalmic compositions of cyclosporine
The present invention relates to the ophthalmic composition comprising from about 0.03% to about 2% by weight of cyclosporine, from about 0.05% to about 5% by weight of tamarind seed polysaccharide and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Further the invention relates to the process for preparation of ophthalmic compositions and its use for the treatment of dry eye. |
| US10702575B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating mycobacterium species infection and method using the same
Provided are a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating Mycobacterium sp. infection or a related symptom thereof, wherein the pharmaceutical composition includes a compound including a peptide represented by Formula 1, or an isomer, a derivative, a solvate, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and a method using the same. The pharmaceutical composition has anti-Mycobacterium tuberculosis activity against Mycobacteria, e.g., Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and palliates inflammatory response caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Thus, the pharmaceutical composition may be used in preventing or treating Mycobacterium sp. infection or a related symptom thereof. |
| US10702574B2 |
Therapeutic vitamin D conjugates
The invention provides non-hormonal vitamin D conjugated to apelin proteins that result in increased absorption, bioavailability or circulating half-life when compared to non-conjugated forms. In some embodiments, the vitamin D targeting groups are coupled to the apelin proteins via the third carbon on the vitamin D backbone. |
| US10702568B2 |
Compositions containing silymarin and sulfoalkyl ether cyclodextrin and methods of using the same
Cosmetic and dietary supplement compositions containing silymarin and sulfoalkyl ether cyclodextrin, particularly sulfobutyl ether cyclodextrin, are described. The compositions and methods are useful in reducing appearance of facial redness in rosacea-prone skin, rejuvenating skin, preventing skin aging, inhibiting oxidative stress in epidermal and dermal cells, increasing collagen production, reducing the likelihood of skin cancer, treating or reducing liver damage from a toxin, or treating a liver disease. |
| US10702566B2 |
Medicament for the treatment and/or prevention of endometriosis
A medicament includes a parsley extract for use in the treatment and/or prevention of endometriosis. The medicament may also include an oleander extract. |
| US10702563B2 |
Methods of mitigating the negative effects of endurance exercise
Methods for inhibiting the negative metabolic and/or inflammatory impact of endurance exercise by administration of nucleotides is disclosed. |
| US10702559B2 |
Methods and compositions relating to engineered microbial cells
Described herein are compositions and methods relating to engineered bacteria which have a modified Type 3 Secretion System (T3SS) which permits them to deliver proteins to the extracellular space (e.g., as opposed to the intracellular space of a target cell as done with a wild-type T3SS). In some embodiments, the engineered bacteria comprise a transgenic T3SS. In some embodiments, the delivered protein is non-native or transgenic with respect to the engineered bacteria. |
| US10702556B2 |
Compositions and methods for inducing angiogenesis
The present invention relates to compositions and methods of inducing angiogenesis and methods of treating a pathology that would benefit from angiogenesis by use of a composition comprising partially purified intact mitochondria and/or ruptured mitochondria derived therefrom. |
| US10702555B2 |
Stable neural stem cells comprising an exogenous polynucleotide coding for a growth factor and methods of use thereof
The present disclosure provides a human neural stem cell comprising an exogenous polynucleotide coding for a growth factor such as IGF-1. Also disclosed are methods of using the human neural stem cells for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases or disorders including, for example, ALS. |
| US10702554B2 |
Extracellular matrix from pluripotent cells
Isolated extracellular matrix from marrow adherent stromal cells and their descendents, which stimulates the growth and survival of a number of different neural cell types, is provided, along with methods for preparation and uses. |
| US10702553B2 |
Peptides and combination of peptides of non-canonical origin for use in immunotherapy against different types of 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. |
| US10702551B2 |
Compositions and methods for delivery of immune cells to treat un-resectable or non-resected tumor cells and tumor relapse
The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for the delivery of immune cells to treat un-resectable or non-resected tumor cells and tumor relapse. The compositions comprise (i) a structure comprising an injectable polymer or scaffold comprising pores; (ii) lymphocytes disposed within the structure, (iii) at least one lymphocyte-adhesion moiety associated with the structure; and (iv) at least one lymphocyte-activating moiety associated with the structure, and optionally an immune stimulant. |
| US10702547B2 |
Compositions for treatment of arthritis
The present invention relates to compositions to treat inflammation, and more particularly, an injectable comprising hyaluronic acid and cell culture medium conditioned by cells grown in two-dimensional culture. Also included are methods of using such compositions and kits comprising the injectable therein. |
| US10702544B2 |
Composition for ameliorating loss of hair and graying of hair, and use thereof
The present invention provides novel compositions for suppressing or improving hair loss, and compositions for suppressing or improving graying. More specifically, it provides agents that stabilize type XVII collagen expression, preferably agents that suppress the degradation of type XVII collagen by ELANE inhibitors and such, and compositions comprising a DNA repair-promoting agent or a DNA damage-suppressing agent as an active ingredient. Advantageous suppressive effects of hair loss and graying can be obtained when a composition comprising as an active ingredient a suppressive agent of type XVII collagen degradation such as an ELANE inhibitor is administered to a mammal. For the ELANE inhibitors, suppressive agents of type XVII collagen degradation and DNA repair-promoting agents, low-molecular compounds, polypeptides, proteins, antibodies, or nucleic acid medicine such as antisense oligos or siRNAs may be used. A method of screening for effective substances for suppression of hair loss and graying is also provided. |
| US10702542B2 |
Glycan therapeutics and related methods thereof
Preparations of glycan therapeutics, pharmaceutical compositions and medical foods thereof, optionally comprising micronutrients, polyphenols, prebiotics, probiotics, or other agents are provided and methods of making same. Also provided are methods of using said glycan therapeutics, e.g. for the modulation of human gastrointestinal microbiota and to treat dysbioses. |
| US10702536B2 |
Methods of treatment of partial onset seizures using eslicarbazepine acetate
The present disclosure relates to the treatment of various diseases and conditions with eslicarbazepine acetate. The present disclosure also relates to the use of eslicarbazepine acetate in a method for reducing or decreasing epileptic seizures in a patient. The present disclosure also relates to a method for increasing the exposure to eslicarbazepine in a patient. The present disclosure also relates to a method of preparing a pharmaceutical composition comprising eslicarbazepine acetate. |
| US10702527B2 |
Combination therapy of transcription inhibitors and kinase inhibitors
The present disclosure provides combination therapy of a transcription inhibitor and a kinase inhibitor. The combination of the transcription inhibitor and the kinase inhibitor may be useful in treating and/or preventing in a subject a proliferative disease, such as proliferative a disease that is resistant to the transcription inhibitor alone or the kinase inhibitor alone. In certain embodiments, the proliferative disease is a cancer. The combination of the transcription inhibitor and the kinase inhibitor is expected to be synergistic. |
| US10702526B2 |
Inhibitors of immune checkpoint modulators and related methods
The present disclosure relates to the use MNK-specific inhibitors to inhibit immunosuppression components, such as immune checkpoint proteins PD-1, PD-L1, LAG3, and/or immunosuppressive cytokines, such as IL-10, in order to inhibit or release immune suppression in certain diseases, such as cancer and infectious disease. |
| US10702516B2 |
Nicotine lozenge
A nicotine lozenge provided herein includes a body that is partially or wholly receivable in an oral cavity. The body includes a soluble-fiber matrix and nicotine or a derivative thereof dispersed in the soluble-fiber matrix. In some cases, a nicotine lozenge provided herein includes at least 40 weight percent of soluble fiber. In some cases, soluble fiber in a nicotine lozenge provided herein can include maltodextrin. The nicotine lozenge is adapted to release the nicotine or a derivative thereof from the body when the body is received within the oral cavity of an adult consumer and exposed to saliva. A method of making nicotine lozenges provided herein includes forming a molten mixture of at least 40 weight percent soluble fiber, nicotine, and less than 15 weight percent water while maintaining a mixture temperature of less than 150° C. and portioning the molten mixture into a plurality of nicotine lozenges. In some cases, the ingredients can be mixed to form the molten mixture in an extruder. |
| US10702515B2 |
Compositions containing aromatic aldehydes and their use in treatments
Disclosed are pharmaceutical and cosmetic compositions containing aromatic aldehyde compounds. Some of the disclosed compositions are useful as topical therapeutics for treating inflammatory dermatologic conditions. Some of the compositions are useful in transdermal and other systemic dose forms for treating other inflammatory conditions in mammals. |
| US10702509B2 |
Animal treatments
Compositions and methods for the treatment and control of various conditions in an animal which comprises administering to said animal an effective amount of a immediate release composition of about 0.5% to 50% wt/wt of active ingredient together with excipients to a total of about 100%, wherein said composition dissolves in a relatively short period of time, e.g., 75 seconds or less, 5 seconds or less, or 3 seconds or less, upon administration to said animal. |
| US10702507B2 |
Endoparasite control agent
The present invention is intended to provide a novel parasiticide, antiprotozoal or other endoparasite control agents which are effective for controlling animal endoparasites that have been impossible to control by conventional ones. Provided is an endoparasite control agent comprising, as an active ingredient, a carboxamide derivative represented by the general formula (I): or a salt thereof. |
| US10702506B2 |
Small molecule inhibitors of pendrin ion exchange and pharmaceutical compositions
Provided herein are small molecule inhibitors of pendrin. More specifically, the small molecules disclosed herein may be used to inhibit pendrin-mediated anion exchange. These small molecules may be used for treatment of diseases and disorders that are treatable by inhibiting pendrin, such as cystic fibrosis, rhinitis, chronic rhinosinusitis, exposure to an industrial toxin, certain viral infections, certain bacterial infections, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The small molecules may further be used to potentiate a diuretic effect of a diuretic compound. The small molecules may additionally be used to treat hypertension or thyroid conditions. |
| US10702500B2 |
Methods of treating cancer
One embodiment is a method of treating cancer. The method includes administering a therapeutically effective amount of a compound to a patient. The compound is represented by Formula I: |
| US10702499B2 |
Use of NK-1 receptor antagonists in pruritus
The invention relates to methods for treating pruritus with NK-1 receptor antagonists such as serlopitant. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising NK-1 receptor antagonists such as serlopitant. In addition, the invention encompasses treatment of a pruritus-associated condition with serlopitant and an additional antipruritic agent, and the use of serlopitant as a sleep aid, optionally in combination with an additional sleep-aiding agent. |
| US10702497B2 |
Use of acyl-homoserine lactone derivatives as anti-thrombotic agents
Uses of acyl-homoserine lactone compounds are described. In particular, uses of acyl-homoserine lactone compounds as anti-thrombotic agents, to inhibit platelets from becoming hypersensitive, and/or to prevent thrombosis, are described. |
| US10702494B2 |
Method for cancer treatment
The present invention is related to a method for cancer treatment comprising a step of administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising ferrous amino acid chelate and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. By means of amino acid chelating to ferrous and maintaining chelating state through the stomach, the pharmaceutical composition in accordance with the present invention would not cause any weight variation, and is suitable for inhibiting or treating cancer. |
| US10702490B1 |
Cysteine composition and injection
Cysteine compositions comprising less than about 400 μg/L of aluminum. For example, solutions of cysteine comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable solvent, cysteine, and less than about 145 μg/L of aluminum, wherein the solution is devoid of visible particulate matter. Cysteine compositions described herein may be suitable for injection. For example, disclosed cysteine solutions may be provided intravenously to meet amino acid nutritional requirement in individuals receiving total parenteral nutrition. Also provided are processes for preparing cysteine compositions, and methods for providing cysteine to individuals in need thereof. |
| US10702486B2 |
Treatment of CNS disorders with trans 4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-naphthalenamine
Treatment of CNS disorders with (1R,4S)-trans 4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-naphthalenamine; and (1S,4R)-trans 4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-naphthalenamine is disclosed. A process for preparing 4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-1-naphthalenamine is also disclosed. The process includes the preparation of all four isomers of N-[4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalen-1-yl]formamide, which are also useful. |
| US10702477B2 |
Afatinib-containing formulation
The present invention refers to a process for preparing granules or particles comprising afatinib dimaleate, comprising the steps of providing afatinib dimaleate and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, and preparing granules or particles involving the use of at least one solvent selected from organic solvent and water, wherein all pharmaceutically acceptable excipients used in the process for preparing granules or particles have neutral or acidic properties, and wherein afatinib dimaleate has a solubility of at least 5 mg/ml in said at least one solvent. The present invention further refers to granules or particles comprising afatinib dimaleate that are prepared according to this process. Additionally, the present invention refers to a process for preparing a pharmaceutical composition comprising afatinib dimaleate, as well as to an adsorbate comprising afatinib dimaleate. Finally, the present invention refers to a pharmaceutical composition comprising afatinib dimaleate for use in a method of treating certain diseases. |
| US10702475B2 |
Liposome containing compositions and their use in personal care and food products
A liposome is provided with liposome structuring amounts of polyglyceryl-10 dioleate and polyglyceryl-10 dilinoleate. Further, a liposome composition is described having polyglyceryl-10 dioleate and polyglyceryl-10 dilinoleate and an active material delivering consumer benefits incorporated into a lipid or aqueous phase of the liposome and an aqueous carrier suspending the liposomes therein. Finally, a liposome composition is provided including polyglyceryl-10 diacyl surfactants and a water soluble cationic material held within an interior aqueous medium of the liposome effective to retain the liposome on a substrate even subsequent to more than one aqueous rinse treatment. |
| US10702474B2 |
Fusogenic liposome-coated porous silicon nanoparticles
The disclosure describes a fusogenic liposome-coated porous silicon nanoparticles for high loading efficiency of anionic payloads (small molecules, dyes, nucleic acids), and for non-endocytic delivery of hydrophilic and lipophilic payloads by membrane fusion. The liposome coating can be further modified with targeting peptides or antibodies via covalent binding chemistry between the ligands and functionalized poly(ethylene glycol). The surface moieties can be transferred to the cellular membrane surface by fusogenic uptake. The composition of the disclosure can be applied in the treatment of diseases by delivering entrapped/encapsulated payloads. |
| US10702470B2 |
Cervicouterine device that increases protection against the risk of contracting cervicouterine cancer
A uterine cervical device is provided whose antiviral properties of copper have been directed, broadened and extended to reduce the risk of contracting uterine cervical cancer and act as a preventive factor in cervical carcinogenesis. This is achieved by concentrating, increasing and distributing the copper adjacent the female reproductive apparatus, consisting of the lower part of the uterine cavity and the endocervix, an incubation site of the human papillomavirus, the leading cause of uterine cervical cancer. The device as presented increases the ionic capacity of copper by increasing its surface to 418 mm, and spacing out coils of the winding, incorporating a length of the same material, and positioning it directly in the cervix, which is shaped like a coil, Solomon Bar, bracelet or Celtic Knot, having assembled the copper filaments on a plastic frame of sizes that correspond to the proportions of the uterine cavity according to its parity. |
| US10702467B2 |
Emulsion containing organosilicon-based portions of hollow spheres
The present invention relates to a composition in the form of an emulsion containing portions of hollow spheres of organosilicon-based material, the portions of hollow spheres having a mean diameter ranging from 0.05 to 10 μm. The invention also relates to physiologically acceptable emulsion compositions comprising hollow spheres, and to a process for fading out skin surface defects, in particular to reduce the sheen of the skin and/or to fade out pores, shadows under the eyes, marks, wrinkles and/or fine lines, comprising the topical application to the skin of the above-mentioned compositions. |
| US10702463B2 |
Oral compositions for anticavity and desensitization use
Oral compositions and methods of use thereof are provided herein. The oral compositions comprise a first component comprising at least one Eh-raising compound and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and a second component comprising at least one zinc compound, an anti-microbial agent and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. |
| US10702460B2 |
Method of protecting teeth against erosion
Disclosed are methods of treating and protecting teeth against erosion by use of oral compositions comprising polymeric mineral surface active agents, metal ions such as stannous and zinc and combinations thereof. The present methods provide improved resistance of teeth to erosive demineralization or dissolution and prevention of tooth damage by subsequent exposure of teeth to erosive chemicals such as acidic foods and beverages. |
| US10702454B2 |
Solid cosmetic composition in pressed powder form
The present invention relates to a solid cosmetic composition in the form of a preferably pressed powder, comprising, in a physiologically acceptable medium, at least: —an oily phase greater than or equal to 20% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition, —a pulverulent phase greater than or equal to 40% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition, comprising at least one spherical filler and at least one lamellar filler, the spherical filler(s) and the lamellar filler(s) being present in a respective total weight content such that the weight ratio of the spherical filler(s) to the lamellar filler(s) is greater than or equal to 0.01 and preferably between 0.02 and 15. The present invention also relates to a product obtained by means of a particular process, to a process for manufacturing a cosmetic composition, and to a process for coating the face with said cosmetic composition. |
| US10702452B2 |
Packaging system and methods of alerting a practitioner
A packaging system includes a container having a closed end an open end, a longitudinal axis running through the closed end and the open end, and an outer surface. A closure assembly fitted to the open end of the container has an access port. The system also includes a detachable cap disposed over the access port, and a label disposed about the container, characterized in that the label has a first region angled relative to the longitudinal axis, which first region consists essentially of a name of an injectable drug product, and a second region angled relative to the longitudinal axis, which second region consists essentially of a concentration of the injectable drug product, whereby the said first and second regions are angled such as to lie in planes that make non-zero as well as non-right angles with the longitudinal axis. |
| US10702447B2 |
Stimulation device
A stimulation device is provided in accordance with one embodiment. The stimulation device includes a chamber which has a flexible wall portion. A drive unit of the stimulation device is in physical communication with the flexible wall portion so as to cause deflections of the flexible wall portion in opposing directions, thereby resulting in a changing volume of the chamber. The changing volume of the chamber results in modulated positive and negative pressures with respect to a reference pressure. An opening of the stimulation device is for applying the modulated positive and negative pressures to a body part. The stimulation device includes a control device for controlling the drive unit. |
| US10702446B2 |
Spine extension roller
The invention is embodied in an apparatus for extending the human back. The preferred apparatus has a frame of transverse and longitudinal members, and a roller 20 rigidly supported from below by a transverse member. The space above the roller and frame is open so that a user can lie face up on the roller and grab the longitudinal members with each hand to extend the back over the top of the roller. The user then lowers his hips to extend the spine as much as desired. The user can roll the spine, vertebrae by vertebrae, from the base of the occipital to the sacrum. |
| US10702445B2 |
Apparatus and methods for assisting breathing
The present invention provides, among other things, apparatus and methods of use for treating a subject in need of assistance with breathing. In some embodiments the subject suffers from airflow obstruction. In some embodiments, the subject suffers from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. |
| US10702444B2 |
Non-surgical torso deformity correction devices and methods related thereto
Aspects of the invention include devices and methods for correcting a torso deformity of a patient. The devices include a suction chamber for placement around the torso deformity and to provide negative pressure to the torso deformity; and a measurement component coupled to the suction chamber. The measurement component is adapted to indicate a relative distance between the torso deformity and a distal surface of the suction chamber. The methods include positioning a torso deformity correcting device around a torso deformity on a torso of a patient. The methods further include withdrawing air from the suction chamber to apply negative pressure within the suction chamber to displace the torso deformity, and setting a negative pressure level by measuring the relative distance of the torso deformity and the distal surface of the suction chamber that is indicated by the measurement component. |
| US10702434B2 |
Grossing station system
A grossing station comprising a table and an overhead hood connected to the table. The grossing station further comprising a plurality of interchangeable plates arranged in a trough of the table and a lift system connected to the table. The grossing station also comprises a touch screen controller arranged on a surface of the station, wherein the touch screen controller is in communication with at least one manual toggle switch for overriding an electronic control and monitoring system if a system failure occurs within the grossing station. |
| US10702433B2 |
Excreta disposal apparatus comprising gender-specific module
An excreta disposal apparatus with a gender-specific module includes a body having a seating unit corresponding in shape to the curved shape of the genital area and buttocks of a human body, a urine disposal unit corresponding to the genital area of the human body, an excrement disposal unit corresponding to the buttocks of the human body and a disposal space open toward the genital area and buttocks of the human body to take excreta discharged from the human body. A main body unit, connected to the seating unit, is mounted between the legs of the human body and has an accommodation space therein. A discharge channel is provided in the accommodation space and communicates with the disposal space to discharge the excreta in the disposal space to the outside. The body includes the gender-specific module, which is detachably provided and includes the urine disposal unit. |
| US10702432B2 |
Bathing apparatus
A seat lift for a bath that includes a seat, a seat back hingedly connected to the seat, a torsion spring, and a guide means for guiding the seat in reversible movement between lower and upper positions. The guide means is configured so that movement between the lower and upper positions comprises both vertical and lateral movement of the seat relative to a base of the bath. The seat back may move between a first seat back position in which the seat back is substantially upright and a second seat back position in which the seat back is orientated so that a user is leaning backwards. The torsion spring biases the seat back to rotate around the hinge connecting the seat back to the seat toward the first seat back position. The torsion spring torque is smaller when the seat is in the lower position than in the upper position. |
| US10702431B1 |
Keyed and indexed embossed tube and taper lock system
A keyed and indexed tube and a taper lock system are suitable for use with a wheelchair, especially a pediatric wheelchair, which may require frequent adjustments during the growth of the occupant. |
| US10702430B2 |
Wheelchair with tilt capability
The present disclosure relates to a wheelchair (1) with tilt capabilities. The electric wheelchair comprises a chassis (3), a lift device having a base member which is fixedly arranged to the chassis, and a lifting member arranged to move rectilinearly relative to the base member along an axis defined by a longitudinal extension of the lifting member, a tilt frame, a first arm pivotally coupled to the lifting member and the tilt frame, and a second arm coupled to the base member, and which second arm is pivotally coupled to the first arm forming a pivot connection, wherein movement of the lifting member towards the extended position moves the pivot connection towards the base member and movement of the lifting member towards the retracted position moves the pivot connection away from the base member. |
| US10702427B2 |
Fastener for an absorbent article
An absorbent article includes front and rear portions and a fastener for connecting side edges of the front and rear portions. The fastener includes a grasping element attached to an outer surface of the fastener to provide for grasping by the wearer or caregiver. The grasping element may be formed of flexible material and may have a variety of configurations, including a tube, a flange, a tunnel or a pocket. |
| US10702425B2 |
Folded side-leakage-proof arc-shaped elastic sanitary product wainscot and production line therefor
The present invention relates to a folded side-leakage-proof arc-shaped elastic sanitary product wainscot and a production line therefor. After two sides of an elastic membrane under a tensile state are compounded with nonwoven fabric strips by hot pressing respectively, the elastic membrane rebounds and resets to impel the nonwoven fabric strips located on two sides of the elastic membrane to form a folded side-leakage-proof side wall. The elastic membrane is in the shape of a concave arc. The present invention has the following advantages: 1, the nonwoven fabric strips may be compounded with two sides of the elastic air-permeable membrane without a hot melt adhesive so as to ensure that the air permeability of the elastic air-permeable membrane and the nonwoven fabric strips is not affected by the hot melt adhesive; and 2, after two sides of the elastic air-permeable membrane under a tensile state are compounded with the nonwoven fabric strips, the elastic air-permeable membrane rebounds to impel the nonwoven fabric strips to form a required elastic folded side-leakage-proof side wall with the rebound and reset of the elastic air-permeable membrane. This side wall not only has a function of preventing liquid from flowing, but also greatly reduces a contact area between a sanitary napkin or a panty-shape diaper and a human body, such that the comfort level of the human body is greatly improved. |
| US10702424B2 |
Wearable article having graphics
The present disclosure is directed to a wearable article comprising a front region, a back region, a crotch region, and a main body covering the entire crotch region and at least part of the front and back regions, wherein at least one of the front and back regions comprises a first graphic provided by a first material, and a second graphic provided by a second material wherein the first material and the second material differ from each other, and the first and second graphics are not disposed in the main body. The present disclosure is also directed to a wearable article comprising a main body covering the entire crotch region and at least part of the front and back regions, wherein at least one of the front and back regions comprises a first graphic provided by a first material which is liquid when applied to provide the first graphic. |
| US10702420B2 |
Wound closure device
A wound dressing for use in the application of negative pressure to a wound, comprising a support member and a cover member positionable over the wound in use. The support member can have a first support element having a first portion aligned with a first axis and a body portion coupled with and extending away from the first portion, and a second support element having a first portion aligned with the first axis and a body portion coupled with and extending away from the first portion of the second support element. At least the body portion of each of the first support element and the second support element can be independently rotatable about the first axis. The support member can support at least a middle portion of the cover member above a surface of the wound so as to define a space between the wound cover and the wound. |
| US10702418B2 |
Negative pressure wound therapy apparatus
Some embodiments disclosed herein are directed to a pump assembly comprising a voice coil, a magnet and a diaphragm, wherein the voice coil is configured to move the diaphragm to pump a fluid through the pump assembly in response to a drive signal applied to the voice coil. Some embodiments disclosed herein are directed to an apparatus for applying negative pressure to a wound comprising a source of negative pressure configured to be coupled to a dressing, the source of negative comprising a voice coil actuator and a diaphragm, and a controller configured to produce a drive signal for the voice coil actuator. |
| US10702415B2 |
Surgical apparatus including aspiration device sensors
A method and system provide a surgical hand piece including an aspiration line, a tip and a sensor. The tip is coupled with the aspiration line. The sensor is in the aspiration line. The sensor measures a change in at least one of flow through the aspiration line, pressure in the aspiration line and motion of an additional portion of the hand piece within the aspiration line. |
| US10702414B2 |
Inflatable convective pad for surgery
An inflatable convective pad for warming a person during surgery has two ends, two sides, and at least two openings, each located in an area of the pad between the two ends and between a respective side and the center of the pad. The openings, which may be in the form of slits, allow the threading of a sheet or the person's arms through the pad to restrain the arms during surgery. |
| US10702408B2 |
Suture esophageal stent introducer
A stent delivery system includes an inner elongate shaft including a proximal portion, a distal portion, at least one lumen extending at least partially therethrough, and a stent receiving portion on the distal portion of the elongate shaft. An outer elongate shaft including a proximal portion, a distal portion, and first, second, and third lumens. A stent is positioned on the stent receiving portion of the elongate shaft, the stent having a first configuration and a second configuration. A proximal constraining arrangement is engaged with a proximal end of the stent. A distal constraining arrangement is engaged with a distal end of the stent. The first proximal constraining member is positioned within the first lumen of the outer elongate shaft, the second proximal constraining member is positioned within the second lumen of the outer elongate shaft, and the distal constraining arrangement is positioned within the inner elongate shaft. |
| US10702403B2 |
Prosthetic joint
A prosthetic joint and a method of controlling dorsiflexion and plantarflexion of the hydraulic prosthetic ankle joint. The method includes generating ground reaction forces with a hydraulic prosthetic ankle, wherein the prosthetic hydraulic ankle comprises a first chamber and a second chamber, and the ankle is connected to a prosthetic foot; rotating the prosthetic foot in response to the ground reaction force; transferring fluid between the forward and rear chambers in response to rotation of the foot; providing a feature to occlude or partially occlude the fluid transfer between chambers; providing a non-electronic mechanism for controlling the flow responsive to both a position of the joint and a rate of change of position of the joint, and wherein the mechanism is arranged such that a dwell at a particular joint location or locations will occlude the flow path. |
| US10702402B1 |
Position/weight-activated knee locking mechanism
A passive knee locking mechanism using the position of the shank and the weight of the user to lock. The mechanism has translational motion, which allows the shank to move linearly along the sagittal/vertical plane, which locks and unlocks the knee, and rotational motion for the shank to swing when unlocked. The knee block, which is disposed at the top of the shank, has a spur gear that locks with a matching gear rack on the top plate of the knee housing. The side plates for the knee housing have a linear path that makes for the translational motion. During heel strike, the stopper in the front plate of the knee housing positions the shank in a straight position. When the user applies their weight for initiating stance phase, the knee block traverses up the path and the spur gear meshes with the matching rack, locking the knee. |
| US10702401B2 |
Variable friction-based swing-phase controller with artificial joint
An artificial joint with a knee axis including a swing-phase control means having a variable friction-based swing-phase controller. The variable friction-based swing-phase controller may apply different resistances at different ranges of motion by altering the torque applied upon the knee axis by altering any combination, or all of the following: the length of a lever arm and a force applied. This may be done to optimize the swing-phase control of the artificial joint to promote natural and smooth walking gait. |
| US10702399B2 |
Posterior stabilized insert trial with adjustable post
Trial joint inserts have posts at different positions relative to the base. During joint replacement surgery, a surgeon can test different positions for a post using a trial insert, identify a suitable position for the post, and then select a permanent insert with a post in the desired position. The devices and methods in this application allow a surgeon to provide an individualized joint replacement for a patient. Joint inserts may be configured so the post moves relative to the base. The post may be adjustably positionable, may lock in place, or may be actuated by a resistance member such as a spring. |
| US10702397B2 |
Insertion handle for surgical implants
An insertion handle for medical implants includes a handle with an elongate shaft extending therefrom and connection means for the implant disposed at the end of the shaft opposite the handle. The connection means includes a pivotable attachment for the implant that is controlled remotely from the handle. Both angle of the implant with respect to the handle and shaft as well as the attachment may be separately controlled and adjusted. Remote angular adjustment facilitates insertion of implants in to small surgical sites because the orientation of the implant may be repeatedly, remotely adjusted as the implant is inserted. Connectors may also be provided at the engagement surface between the handle and implant in order to provide communication with the implant or surgical site. The connectors also may serve as torque bearing members to avoid the need for separate torque bearing means such as keyways and the like. |
| US10702396B2 |
Surgical operating instrument for expandable and adjustable lordosis interbody fusion systems
A surgical operating instrument includes a handle, a first driving shaft operably connected with the handle, a second driving shaft, and a gear assembly. The gear assembly includes a first gear member received on the first driving shaft, a second gear member slidably received on the second driving shaft, and a lever member. The lever member is operable to place the second gear member into engagement with the first gear member thereby coupling the second driving shaft with the first driving shaft to provide a first operating mode wherein the handle operates to rotate both the first and second driving shafts, and place the second gear member out of engagement with the first gear member thereby decoupling the second driving shaft from the first driving shaft to provide a second operating mode wherein the handle operates to rotate solely the first driving shaft. |
| US10702394B2 |
Intervertebral implants, systems, and methods of use
An intervertebral implant frame that is configured to engage a spacer can include a pair of arms that extend longitudinally from a support member such that the arms engage the spacer. The spacer can be made from bone graft, and include a first spacer body made of cortical bone, and a second spacer body made of cancellous bone. |
| US10702393B2 |
Expandable intervertebral implant
An implant for therapeutically separating bones of a joint has two endplates each having an opening through the endplate, and at least one ramped surface on a side opposite a bone engaging side. A frame is slideably connected to the endplates to enable the endplates to move relative to each other at an angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the implant, in sliding connection with the frame. An actuator screw is rotatably connected to the frame. A carriage forms an open area aligned with the openings in the endplates. The openings in the endplates pass through the carriage to form an unimpeded passage from bone to bone of the joint. The carriage has ramps which mate with the ramped surfaces of the endplates, wherein when the carriage is moved by rotation of the actuator screw, the endplates move closer or farther apart. |
| US10702392B2 |
Expandable support device and method of use
An implantable orthopedic support device and methods of using the device are disclosed. The device can have rigid structural components that can translate longitudinally with respect to each other, and in so doing can change the vertical height of the device. The structural components can be driven by a drivescrew mechanism to change the vertical height of the device. |
| US10702391B2 |
Vertebral implant, device for vertebral attachment of the implant and instrumentation for implantation thereof
The present invention relates to a vertebral implant, in particular for corpectomy, to a device for attaching a vertebral implant and to implantation instrumentation, the implant including at least one first body (2) and at least one second body (3) each having at least one face having shapes and dimensions mating those of at least one face of another body (3, 2) and forming mutual fitting means, in order to allow assembling of said bodies (2, 3) by sliding along a sliding axis and, on the other hand, at least one locking means (4) retained in at least one of the bodies (2, 3) and at least one abutment portion of which is laid out for passing from a so-called open position, allowing sliding for the assembling of said bodies (2, 3), to a so-called closed position, locking said bodies (2, 3) assembled together by the contact between at least said abutment portion and at least one abutment (42, 43) of at least one of said bodies (2, 3), said abutment (42, 43) being oriented not parallel to the sliding axis and said abutment portion passing from the open position to the closed position elastically by flexure or torsion. |
| US10702389B2 |
Knee prosthesis
A tibial insert includes a base and a post extending from the base along a longitudinal axis. The post has a medial surface, a lateral surface, a height along the longitudinal axis, and a rotational offset in a superior-inferior aspect of the post. The medial surface has a medial section, and the lateral surface has a lateral section oriented substantially parallel to the medial section. The medial section and the lateral section each have a width in a substantially anterior-posterior direction that is sufficient to enable varus/valgus constraint over a flexion/extension range from extension to about 90 to 120 degrees of flexion when the tibial insert is mated with a femoral component. |
| US10702383B2 |
Methods of delivering and implanting resilient prosthetic surgical heart valves
Disclosed prosthetic valves can comprise a sewing ring configured to secure the valve to an implantation site. Some disclosed valves comprise a resiliently collapsible frame having a neutral configuration and a collapsed deployment configuration. Some disclosed frames can self-expand to the neutral configuration when released from the collapsed deployment configuration. Collapsing a disclosed valve can provide convenient access to the sewing ring, such as for securing the valve to the implantation site, as well as for the insertion of the valve through relatively small surgical incisions. |
| US10702382B2 |
Stent for the positioning and anchoring of a valvular prosthesis in an implantation site in the heart of a patient
A method of placing an implant including a stent at a native heart valve site includes orienting an expandable body of the stent such that a first open end of the stent is upstream a second open end of the stent relative to a direction of blood flow through a native heart valve. The native heart valve includes native leaflets and an annulus. The method also includes radially expanding a plurality of positioning arches positioned around an outer perimeter of the expandable body. The method additionally includes inserting the plurality of positioning arches respectively within a plurality of pockets defined by leaflets of the native heart valve and a heart structure from which the native leaflets extend. The method further includes radially expanding the first open end of the stent into a position upstream of the annulus and out of contact with nerve bundles. |
| US10702377B2 |
Capsular tension ring inserter and method
A capsular tension ring inserter (10) and method includes a cannula (54) adapted to house a capsular tension ring (CTR) (26) having a leading eyelet (32), a hook element (56) disposed within the cannula (54) that engages and moves the CTR (26) during deployment, and a suture (28) placed on the leading eyelet (32) and fed back through the cannula (54) to allow a user to control insertion of the CTR (26) into a capsular bag (42) of an eye (40) by pulling on the suture (28) during insertion of the CTR (26). |
| US10702374B2 |
Intraocular lens structure
An intra ocular lens (IOL) for placement in the capsular bag and securing the IOL in an opening in an anterior part of a capsular bag, with an anterior capsular bag flap surrounding said opening. An anterior side, which in use when the IOL is implanted in an eye is directed towards a cornea of the eye. A posterior side, which in use when the IOL is implanted in an eye is directed towards a retina of the eye. The IOL comprises an optical structure, at least two posterior supports to provide support for a posterior surface of an anterior capsular bag flap, and at least two anterior supports to provide support for an anterior surface of an anterior capsular bag flap, when IOL residing inside and outside of the anterior capsular bag flap respectively. |
| US10702371B2 |
Absorber designs for implantable device
A system for manipulating energy transferred by members defining a joint. The system includes a first attachment structure configured to be attached to a first member of the joint and a second attachment structure configured to be attached to a second member of the joint. There is also an adjustable energy absorbing device attached to the first attachment structure and second attachment structure, wherein adjusting the energy absorbing device changes the load manipulating characteristics of the energy absorbing device. |
| US10702370B2 |
Lumen stent
A lumen stent includes a first tube body and a second tube body. The second body is sleeved outside the first body and has at least one end in hermetic connection with the outer surface of the first body. The second body includes a thin film body that covers at least part of the first body and a second radial supporting structure that is disposed in a maximum radius-length region of the thin film body and surrounds the maximum radius-length region. The second radial supporting structure has radius supporting property. After the implantation of the lumen stent, a semi-enclosed gap can be formed between the first body and the second body, or a semi-enclosed gap can be formed between the second body and a tube wall, so that blood flowing into the gap can serve as a filling material and prevent blood from flowing into a tumor body. |
| US10702367B2 |
Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty device with integral embolic filter
A percutaneous transluminal angioplasty device having an embolic filter mounted to the catheter shaft at a location distal to the angioplasty balloon and downstream from the blockage to capture embolic particles that may be set loose into the blood stream as the angioplasty procedure is performed. The embolic filter is normally collapsed against the catheter shaft to facilitate introduction and withdrawal of the device to and from the operative site. Once the angioplasty balloon is properly positioned, however, means operatively associated with the embolic filter are actuated to erect the filter to operatively position a filter mesh across the lumen of the vessel. |
| US10702359B2 |
Dental implant cleaning systems and methods
A dental implant cleaning device can include a first elongated member having a first end and a second end located opposite the first end. The dental implant cleaning device can include an elongated cleaning member having a first cleaning end and a second cleaning end located opposite the first cleaning end. The first cleaning end can be attached to the second end. The dental implant cleaning device can also include a second elongated member having a third end and a fourth end located opposite the third end. The third end can be attached to the second cleaning end. |
| US10702358B2 |
Dental nozzle tip including expanded type opening
Disclosed is a dental nozzle tip used to apply a dental impression material, the dental nozzle tip including an impression material inlet and an impression material outlet connected to the impression material inlet, wherein the impression material outlet is configured to have an expanded type opening at a tail end opposite to an end connected to the impression material inlet. |
| US10702356B2 |
Masticatory orthodontic correction device
A masticatory orthodontic correction device adapted to use occlusal loads generated during mastication as a correction force to achieve orthodontic correction, includes at least one correction unit with a rigid body. The correction unit is worn on a maxillary or mandibular dental arch of a patient during mastication, and the shape of the correction unit is maintained without deformation when accommodating teeth. At least one first recess is formed in the correction unit and has a shape which allows a first tooth of the maxillary or mandibular dental arch in malposition to move to the envisioned finish position. At least one buffering member is formed in the first recess configured to transmit and buffer the occlusal loads generated during mastication-between the first recess and the first tooth, wherein when the correction unit is worn during mastication, the buffering member deforms and contacts the first tooth over an area. |
| US10702352B2 |
Bending treatment instrument operating portion
An operating portion which allows a bending treatment instrument to be inserted into an endoscope channel and bendably operated smoothly through intuition. The operating portion is connected with a device wire and bending wires and used to operate the treatment instrument and bend a freely bendable, bending treatment instrument, where the device wire is connected to a treatment instrument provided at a distal end of the bending treatment instrument and is used to operate the treatment instrument and the plurality of bending wires is used to bend the bending treatment instrument, the operating portion including: an operating portion body; a guide unit penetrated by the device wire; a bending wire pulling unit connected with the bending wires and swingably assembled onto the guide unit; and a grip portion connected with the device wire and configured to be reciprocable in an axial direction of the bending wire pulling unit. |
| US10702351B2 |
Robot system
A robot system is provided, which includes a robot body including, robot arm and an end effector attached to robot arm, and operating device, having operating part and configured to output, when operating part is operated, operational information according to operation, a motion controller configured to control operation of robot body according to the operational information outputted from the operating device, a velocity detector configured to detect a velocity at a tip end of the end effector, a virtual reaction-force information generating module configured to output force information containing a first force component having a positive correlation to the velocity at the tip end of the end effector, as virtual reaction-force information, and a force applying device configured to give a force to the operating part in order to make an operator perceive a force according to the virtual reaction-force information outputted from the virtual reaction-force information generating module. |
| US10702350B2 |
Robot system
A robot system includes a robot main body, memory part configured to store information for causing robot main body to perform given operation, as saved operational information, motion controller configured to control operation of robot main body by using saved operational information as automatic operational information for causing robot main body to operate, and an operation correcting device configured to generate, by being operated, manipulating information for correcting operation of robot main body during operation. Motion controller controls robot main body to perform an operation corrected from operation related to automatic operational information in response to a reception of the manipulating information while robot main body is operating by using automatic operational information. Memory part is configured to be storable of corrected operational information for causing robot main body to perform corrected operation as saved operational information, when robot main body performs corrected operation. |
| US10702348B2 |
Surgical system with configurable rail-mounted mechanical arms
A robotic surgical system comprises a horizontal platform to support a patient, a rail positioned about the horizontal platform, a carriage operatively coupled to and configured to translate along the rail, and a robotic arm operatively coupled to the carriage and translated about the patient by the rail. The robotic arm is configured to operate on the patient in a variety of positions provided by the translating carriage. The rail provides a rounded path for the carriage, such as a U-shaped path. The U-shaped path may comprise a first leg and a second leg, the first leg longer than the second leg. Furthermore, the system may comprise a plurality of carriages operatively coupled to the rail and a plurality of robotic arms. Also, the system may further comprise a central base which the horizontal platform can articulate relative to, such as by translating horizontally or vertically, rotating, or titling. |
| US10702346B2 |
Image integration and robotic endoscope control in X-ray suite
A workstation for calibrating a robotic instrument (42) has a distal tip (46) within an X-ray image space (35) of an X-ray modality (32). The workstation employs a calibration controller (50) for calibrating a remote center of motion (RCM) length of the robotic instrument (42) responsive to X-ray images (36) of different poses of the distal tip (46) of the robotic instrument (42) within the X-ray image space (35), and further employs a robotic instrument controller (40) for controlling a guidance of the robotic instrument (42) within the X-ray image space (35) from the RCM calibration. The robotic instrument (42) may include an endoscope whereby the calibration controller (50) is further employed to calibrate a focal length of the robotic instrument (42) responsive to the X-ray images (36) and one or more endoscope image(s) (48) of the X-ray image space (35) for controlling the guidance of the robotic instrument (42) within the X-ray image space (35) from the RCM/focal length calibrations. |
| US10702340B2 |
Image processing and patient-specific modeling of blood flow
Embodiments include a system for determining cardiovascular information for a patient. The system may include at least one computer system configured to receive patient-specific data regarding a geometry of the patient's heart, and create a three-dimensional model representing at least a portion of the patient's heart based on the patient-specific data. The at least one computer system may be further configured to create a physics-based model relating to a blood flow characteristic of the patient's heart and determine a fractional flow reserve within the patient's heart based on the three-dimensional model and the physics-based model. |
| US10702338B2 |
Laser system with pulse modulation and corresponding method of use
A method and system for thermal and non-thermal laser treatments includes a visible laser source. A laser beam in the visible spectrum is generated by the visible laser source and produces a modulated laser output. Laser controls allows the user to generate the pulsed output with variable pulse characteristics to provide selective, localized and user controlled thermal and or non-thermal biological effects at a targeted tissues. This laser system modulates the delivered laser energy to produce accurate and selective targeting of the pigmented cells of the treated tissues to induce therapeutic effects via gentle warming of the cells without significant collateral damage to surrounding tissues. |
| US10702336B2 |
Surgical devices
A surgical device for use in removing a lesion from a brain includes a first tube, a second tube disposed within the first tube, a sleeve that encloses a portion of the first tube, wire loops attached to a distal end of the first tube, a loop expander and rotation mechanism drivingly coupled with the wire loops, an aspiration port, and an irrigation port. The loop expander and rotation mechanism is operable to expand the wire loops while rotating the wire loops relative to the first tube and contract the wire loops while rotating the wire loops relative to the first tube. Cut tissue is aspirated via the aspiration port. Irrigation fluid is supplied to irrigate the cut tissue via the irrigation port. |
| US10702335B2 |
Electrode catheter for ablation purposes and related method thereof
An electrode catheter for use with an endocardial ablation catheter, wherein the electrode catheter receives the transmitted energy for ablating a portion of the heart. The electrode catheter comprises a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a longitudinal structure there between; and an electrode in communication with said electrode catheter, wherein said electrode receives the transmitted energy from the endocardial ablation catheter, or alternatively an epicardial ablation catheter. |
| US10702331B2 |
Surgical device having changeable elements
An electrosurgical device kit includes an elongate first member, an elongate second member disposed adjacent to the first member, the second member being at least movably coupled to the first member, a first electrode head removably attachable to the first member, a second electrode head removably attachable to the first member, and a third electrode head coupled to the second member. The first, second, and third electrode heads are configured to apply a current to a tissue, the first and second electrode heads being non-identical. |
| US10702328B2 |
Devices and methods for tissue vaporization
In accordance with some embodiments of the invention there is provided a device for vaporizing one or more holes in tissue, comprising an array of vaporizing elements and a heating element configured to heat the vaporizing elements, wherein a geometry of at least a portion of the vaporizing elements is configured to prevent excessive penetration of other vaporizing elements into the tissue. In some embodiments, the vaporizing elements are heated to a temperature ranging between 300-600 degrees Celsius. |
| US10702327B2 |
Systems and methods for treating the bladder with condensable vapor
A vapor delivery system and method is provided that is adapted for ablating bladder tissue to treat overactive bladder (OAB). The vapor delivery system includes an anchor tip configured anchor the system in the bladder while condensable vapor is delivered to target tissue. In one method, the vapor delivery system is advanced transurethrally into the patient to access the target tissue of the bladder, which can include a surface sensor of the bladder responsible for creating an urge incontinence sensation. The vapor delivery system includes a vapor source that provides a high quality vapor for delivery to tissue. |
| US10702326B2 |
Device and method for electroporation based treatment of stenosis of a tubular body part
The present invention relates to medical devices and methods for treating a lesion such as a vascular stenosis using non-thermal irreversible electroporation (NTIRE). Embodiments of the present invention provide a balloon catheter type NTIRE device for treating a target lesion comprising a plurality of electrodes positioned along the balloon that are electrically independent from each other so as to be individually selectable in order to more precisely treat an asymmetrical lesion in which the lesion extends only partially around the vessel. |
| US10702313B1 |
Facet buttress implant and method of using same
A surgical implant for preventing withdrawal of a bone dowel graft from a facet joint, the apparatus including a plate having a posterior face and an anterior face, a passageway extending to and between the posterior face and the anterior face, an opening through the posterior face that is configured for detachably coupling to an inserter and one or more anti-migration projections extending outwardly from the anterior face. In use, the plate is placed over a bone dowel seated in a facet joint and coupled to the superior process and the inferior process by inserting a screw through the passageway into the inferior process. |
| US10702311B2 |
Spinal correction and secondary stabilization
Methods of correcting a spinal deformity, including securing a first rod on a first side of a spine, securing an anchor on a second side of a spine, securing a lateral coupling between the rod and the anchor, translating and derotating the spine to correct the spinal deformity by adjusting an effective length of the lateral coupling, and securing a second rod on a second side of the spine to provide secondary stabilization to the spine. |
| US10702306B2 |
System and method for controlling the performance of a pneumatically sealed trocar
A system and method is disclosed for controlling the performance of a pneumatically sealed trocar, wherein the system includes a controller for delivering variable DC voltage to a DC motor, a DC motor operatively connected to the controller for driving a pump operatively connected to a pneumatically sealed trocar, a pump driven by the DC motor for circulating pressurized gas through the pneumatically sealed trocar, and a sensor for sensing pressure and flow parameters between the pump and the pneumatically sealed trocar to provide a feedback control signal to the controller so that the controller can vary the voltage delivered to the DC motor to affect the output pressure and flow of the pump during a laparoscopic surgical procedure. |
| US10702303B2 |
Retreating stop ultrasound needle guide
Retreating stop ultrasound needle guide systems are disclosed. In one example approach, a needle guide system includes a guiding component which can be positioned at different locations and angles on a mounting component, where the mounting component can be coupled to a distal end of an ultrasound probe. When positioned at the different locations and angles on the mounting component, the guiding component can guide a needle through the skin of a patient at a constant point and when the needle is advanced so that a hub of the needle reaches a stop of the guiding component, a tip of the needle is positioned directly underneath the ultrasound at a pre-selected depth. |
| US10702300B2 |
Methods, devices and systems for slow rotation of drive shaft driven atherectomy systems
The present system is directed in various embodiments to methods, devices and systems for rotational atherectomy procedures. More specifically, embodiments comprise a rotational driver with rotational drive shaft and abrasive element attached thereto, the rotational driver being controlled by the rotational controller to rotate at unsustained low rotational speeds and/or rotational direction. |
| US10702299B2 |
Atherectomy device
An atherectomy device comprising a rotatably motor-driven flexible hollow shaft that is coaxial with a longitudinal axis of the guidewire; an annular distal end of the hollow shaft having a diameter that is only slightly larger than the diameter of the guidewire and configured with cutting surfaces for piercing hardened atherosclerotic plaque! a tubular sleeve secured to a first peripheral surface of the hollow shaft and configured with cutting surfaces for enlarging an opening formed in the plaque; and an asymmetric cutting unit extending between the sleeve and a second peripheral surface of the hollow shaft, to enable eccentric rotation of the hollow shaft for cutting and removing additional occlusive material from the blood vessel to open a chronic total occlusion. In one embodiment, the cutting unit is a helical strand unit having a polygonal cross section with a first side that atraumatically contacts a blood vessel wall. |
| US10702297B2 |
Ultrasonic treatment instrument for articulations, and treatment method thereof
The treatment section integrally includes, on the distal side of a probe, a cortical bone abrasion portion which abrades a living body tissue or a bone among treated target parts by mechanical abrasion by ultrasonic vibration, and a cartilage abrasion portion which generates heat by ultrasonic vibration and abrades a cartilage among the treated target parts by dissolutive abrasion. |
| US10702295B2 |
Methods and apparatus for treating disorders of the ear nose and throat
A device for dilating an ostium of a paranasal sinus of a human or animal subject may include: a handle; an elongate shaft having a proximal end coupled with the handle and extending to a distal end; a guidewire disposed through at least a portion of the shaft lumen; a dilator having a non-expanded configuration and an expanded configuration; and a slide member coupled with at least one of the guidewire or the dilator through the longitudinal opening of the shaft for advancing the guidewire and/or the dilator relative to the shaft. |
| US10702292B2 |
Aspiration monitoring system and method
A system for real time monitoring of catheter aspiration includes a pressure sensor configured for placement in fluid communication with a lumen which at least partially includes an aspiration lumen of a catheter, the aspiration lumen configured to couple to a vacuum source, a measurement device coupled to the pressure sensor and configured for measuring deviations in fluid pressure, and a communication device coupled to the measurement device and configured to generate a continuous signal which is proportional to measured fluid pressure. |
| US10702290B2 |
Orthopedic fastener, retainer, and guide
Implants, instruments, and methods for connecting and/or stabilizing first and second bone portions relative to one another are presented including fasteners and retainers connectable in axial force transmitting relationship and instruments for their installation. In one example a guide is configured to clamp two bone portions together while a fastener is inserted through at least one of the bone portions to engage a retainer. |
| US10702286B2 |
Medical instrumentarium
The invention relates to a medical instrumentarium, in particular for implanting a hip joint stem, comprising a rasp instrument with a rasp shank defining a longitudinal axis, which rasp shank has an anterior side face, a posterior side face, a medial side face, and a lateral side face, wherein the side faces at least partially have rasp teeth which are formed running parallel to each other and circumferential or at least partially circumferential with respect to the longitudinal axis, wherein the rasp instrument comprises a rotational stabilization device for increasing a rotational stability of the rasp shank driven into a bone cavity, in particular a femur cavity. |
| US10702285B2 |
Method and apparatus for performing minimally invasive arthroscopic procedures
A surgical device capable of interconnecting to an external motorized hand pieces, bending a distal end segment, rotating a window element positioned distal to the distal end segment and rotating independently of it, and actuating a cutting element positioned within the outer window element and rotating independently of it. |
| US10702283B2 |
Radial saw blade and hub for osteotomy
A saw blade includes a main body having a first surface, a second surface on an opposite side of the main body from the first surface, a proximal edge portion, a distal edge portion, and first and second side portions extending between the proximal and distal edge portions. The proximal edge portion is configured to be coupled to a rotatable hub such that the saw blade is held in a curved shape with the first surface defining an outer radius when the saw blade is coupled to the rotatable hub. The distal edge portion includes a plurality of cutting teeth, and the second surface includes a cutting structure configured such that a radius of an arc swept by the cutting structure when the saw blade is rotated is substantially equal to the outer radius of the first surface. |
| US10702281B2 |
Inflatable radial artery compression device
Radial artery compression devices with an inflatable chamber and a substantially rigid frame are disclosed. The inflatable chamber of the radial artery compression devices can be inflated and then deflated according to a predetermined protocol. Some substantially rigid frames can form a wall of the inflatable chamber. Some substantially rigid frames can include indicia to facilitate positioning of the inflatable chamber relative to a puncture site of a patient. |
| US10702279B2 |
Endoscopic surgical clip applier
A reposable surgical instrument includes a handle assembly (100) and an endoscopic assembly (200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700) releasably engagable with the handle assembly (100). The handle assembly (100) includes a housing (110), a drive bar (132) supporting a ratchet pawl (142), and a trigger (122) coupled to the housing (110) and the drive bar (132). The endoscopic assembly (200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700) includes a proximal hub (210, 310, 410, 510, 610, 710) including a ratchet rack (215, 415, 515, 615), an elongated shaft (220, 340, 420) extending from the proximal hub (210, 310, 410, 510, 610, 710) and supporting an end effector assembly(350) at a distal end (344) thereof, and a drive assembly (230, 320, 430) operably coupled to the end effector assembly (350). In use, movement of the trigger (122) from an un-actuated position towards an actuated position translates the drive bar (132) from a proximal position towards a distal position to engage the ratchet pawl (142) with the ratchet rack (215, 415, 515, 615) such that further distal translation of the drive bar (132) towards the distal position incrementally urges the drive assembly (230, 320, 430) from the un-fired position towards the fired position. |
| US10702275B2 |
Medical device with stiffener wire for occluding vascular defects
One exemplary device includes a tubular structure having proximal and distal ends and at least one layer of braided material configured to facilitate thrombosis. The tubular structure includes an end section at the proximal or distal end having a cross-sectional dimension that is larger than that of an opening of the target site. The device also includes a stiffener wire coupled to the tubular structure, and the wire is configured to extend at least partially through the opening and facilitate securing the end section over the opening. The tubular structure and stiffener wire include respective preset, expanded configurations and are configured to be constrained to respective reduced configurations for delivery to the target site and to at least partially return to their respective preset, expanded configurations at the target site when unconstrained. |
| US10702271B2 |
Surgical stapling apparatus
A surgical stapling apparatus (stapler) is provided. A tool assembly includes first and second jaw members. A cartridge assembly includes an actuation sled and a slide. A drive member having a working end is configured to translate through the tool assembly when the first and second jaw members are in a closed configuration. A lock assembly including a latch is movable from a locked position to an unlocked position. The latch is urged to the locked position to engage the working end to prevent distal translation of the drive member through the tool assembly. The slide is configured to move the latch from the locked position to the unlocked position upon installation of an unspent cartridge assembly onto the first jaw member. The slide is movable by the drive member upon actuation of the stapling apparatus to allow the latch to move back to the locked position. |
| US10702266B2 |
Surgical instrument system
A surgical instrument system comprising a housing, a first drive, a second drive, a first stapling assembly, and a second stapling assembly is disclosed. The housing comprises an electric motor configured to output rotary motions. The first drive is configured to translate in response to the rotary motions. The second drive is configured to translate independently of the first drive in response to the rotary motions. The first stapling assembly is releasably attachable to the housing. The first stapling assembly is configured to perform a first surgical function in response to the translation of the first drive. The second stapling assembly is releasably attachable to the housing when the first stapling assembly is not attached to the housing. The second stapling assembly is configured to perform a second surgical function in response to the translation of the first drive. The second surgical function and the first surgical function are different. |
| US10702265B2 |
Surgical instrument including a locking assembly
A surgical instrument including a handle portion, a body portion, an articulating tool assembly and a locking assembly is disclosed. The handle portion includes a movable handle. The body portion extends distally from the handle portion and defines a first longitudinal axis. The articulating tool assembly defines a second longitudinal axis and is movable from a first position where the second longitudinal axis is substantially aligned with the first longitudinal axis to at least a second position where the second longitudinal axis is at an angle to the first longitudinal axis. The locking assembly includes a member that is advanceable distally with respect to the body portion. The member engages the articulating tool assembly upon manipulation of the movable handle to move an anvil and a cartridge assembly in approximation with one another to help maintain the articulating tool assembly in its first position. |
| US10702261B2 |
System with reloadable handle for delivering an anchor
An anchor delivery system configured for single patient, multiple use applications. The system includes reloading linkages which cooperate with needle, suture and anchor subassemblies and devices. Reloading actions accomplish the acceptance of a subsequent anchor cartridge and the readying of delivery structure. |
| US10702258B2 |
Ratcheting inserter device and suture anchor arrangement
A ratcheting inserter device for tensioning a knotless suture anchor includes an outer inserter shaft and an inner inserter shaft having a common longitudinal axis. A ratcheting mechanism provided between the inner inserter shaft and the outer inserter shaft permits rotation of the inner inserter shaft in one direction relative to the outer inserter shaft. The outer inserter shaft has a protrusion at a distal end that is received by an anchor outer sleeve of a suture anchor to prevent relative rotation thereof, and the inner inserter shaft has a projection at the distal end that is received by an inner core of the anchor for rotational movement therewith. The ratcheting inserter device rotates the inner core of the suture anchor to spool and tension suture thread. Thereafter, the ratcheting mechanism is disengaged and the inner inserter shaft is forced axially into the anchor outer sleeve. |
| US10702254B2 |
Surgical device and accessories
A device for surgical interventions comprises (i) an inner end (1) guidable/steerable to an operation field, (ii) an outer end (3) operated by user and (iii) a middle part (2) which connects both ends (1, 3) together. Force transmission units extend between the outer end (3) and the inner end (1). The force transmission units, the outer and the inner ends and the middle part (2) transfer movements of the outer end (3) to the inner end (1) in an identical measure, as if the inner end (1) was a straight continuation of the outer end (3). |
| US10702249B2 |
Wireless probe and method for power controlling of wireless probe
Provided is a wireless probe including: an ultrasound reception/transmission module that receives a first power and scans a target object by transmitting ultrasound signals to the target object and receiving ultrasound echo signals reflected from the target object; a signal processing module that receives a second power, generates pulses for generating the ultrasound signals and generates ultrasound data by using the ultrasound echo signals; a wireless communication module that receives a third power and receives/transmits predetermined data from/to a medical device; a controller that controls supply of at least one of the first power, the second power, and the third power based on an operation state of the wireless probe; and a power unit that supplies or blocks the at least one of the first power, the second power, and the third power according to control of the controller. Each component included in the wireless probe may reduce power consumed by the wireless probe. |
| US10702248B2 |
Ultrasound acquisition feedback guidance to a target view
Systems, devices, and associated methods including: emitting ultrasound to the subject and receiving, in response, a current ultrasound view; matching the received image to a pre-existing image, such as a three-dimensional reference image; and, for user assistance, generating, based on the matching, feedback for the guidance. The reference image may be a statistical atlas or it may be derived from patient-specific CT or MR scans. The pre-existing image may instead be a database image corresponding to a state in a state space. The feedback can be an image derived from the reference image; a graphic indication of a plane of the target view; the received view fused to an image derived from the reference image; or the received view and an image derived from the reference image, the derived image appearing concurrently and enhanced to spatially indicated where the received view registers to the reference image. |
| US10702247B2 |
Automatic clinical workflow that recognizes and analyzes 2D and doppler modality echocardiogram images for automated cardiac measurements and the diagnosis, prediction and prognosis of heart disease
An automated workflow performed by software executing on at least one processor includes receiving a plurality of echocardiogram images taken by an ultrasound device. A filter separates the plurality of echocardiogram images by 2D images and Doppler modality images based on analyzing image metadata. The 2D images are classified by view type, and the Doppler modality images are classified by view type. The cardiac chambers are segmented in the 2D images, and the Doppler modality images are segmented to generate waveform traces, producing segmented 2D images and segmented Doppler modality images. Using both the sets of images, measurements of cardiac features for both left and right sides of the heart are calculated. The calculated measurements are compared with international cardiac guidelines to generate conclusions and a report is output showing the calculated measurements that fall both within and outside of the guidelines. |
| US10702246B2 |
Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus and an ultrasound signal processing method
An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus that transmits an ultrasound beam using an ultrasound probe including transducers and generates acoustic line signal subframe data, includes: a transmitter that causes transmission transducer arrays to transmit the ultrasound beam; a receiver that generates a reception signal sequence; and a delay-and-sum part that performs delay-and-sum operation, wherein the receiver includes part receivers, the delay-and-sum part includes: part delay-and-sum parts that perform delay-and-sum to generate an acoustic line signal so as to generate acoustic line signal partial subframe data; part folding parts that extract an acoustic line signal sequence and arrange the acoustic line signals to generate acoustic line signal partial subframe folded data; a main summing part that sums the acoustic line signal partial subframe folded data to generate acoustic line signal subframe folded data; and a re-sequence part that re-sequences the acoustic line signals to generate the acoustic line signal subframe data. |
| US10702244B2 |
System and method for controlling focused ultrasound treatment
A system and method for controlling the delivery of ultrasound energy to a subject is provided. In particular, such a system and method are capable of safely disrupting the blood-brain barrier. Ultrasound energy is delivered to produce cavitation of an ultrasound contrast agent at a selected pressure value. An acoustic signal is acquired following cavitation, from which a signal spectrum is produced. The signal spectrum is analyzed for the presence of harmonics, such as subharmonics or ultraharmonics. When subharmonics or ultraharmonics are present, the pressure value is decreased for subsequent sonications. If a previous sonication resulted in no subharmonics or ultraharmonics being generated, then the pressure value may be increased. In this manner, the blood-brain barrier can be advantageously disrupted while mitigating potentially injurious effects of the sonication. |
| US10702241B2 |
Portable ultrasonic diagnostic device and power efficiency improvement method therein
A portable ultrasonic diagnostic device according to the present invention comprises: a measurement depth setting unit for setting the measurement depth intended to be measured; a voltage supply unit for supplying the voltage to be applied to a pulse generation unit depending on the set measurement depth, wherein the smaller the set measurement depth, the smaller the voltage supplied; and a pulse generation unit for generating the electrical pulse to be applied to an ultrasonic transducer in order to generate ultrasonic wave, wherein the generated electrical pulse is an electrical pulse of a voltage corresponding to the voltage supplied from the voltage supply unit. |
| US10702237B2 |
Thermoplastic 3-D phantom
There is provided a radiographic three-dimensional phantom for inter alia mimicking specific anatomical parts in a computerized tomography scan. Methods are provided for a variety of purposes including detecting a difference between a measured optical deformation of a radiographic three-dimensional phantom pair and a theoretical deformation of the radiographic three-dimensional phantom pair. These three-dimensional phantom can be divided into a plurality of portions, and non-radiopaque markers can be added to the portions. The portions of the three-dimensional phantom can be re-assembled, and images of the three-dimensional phantom can be generated and compared. |
| US10702235B2 |
Systems and methods for medical imaging
A method may include obtaining an initial image that is captured by scanning a scan object using the imaging device. The method may also include performing an iteration process including one or more iterations. Each of the one or more iterations may include determining, according to a thickness model, an equivalent thickness associated with the scan object based on a brightness of a first image and the target brightness, determining one or more second exposure parameters corresponding to the equivalent thickness and the target brightness based on the thickness model, and generating a second image by directing the imaging device to scan the scan object based on the one or more second exposure parameters using the imaging device. The first image may be the initial image in a first iteration of the one or more iterations or an image generated in a previous iteration. |
| US10702234B2 |
Image combining using images with different focal-spot sizes
A method and apparatus is provided to generate two X-ray projection images, using different focal-spot sizes in the X-ray source. The large and small focal-spot images have different image qualities (e.g., different signal-to-noise rations (SNR) and different resolution). The two images are combined, in either the spatial or frequency domains, to generate a combined image, exhibiting the best attributes of the constitutive small and large focal-spot images. In the spatial domain, change regions and uniform regions are determined based on spatial variations within the images, and the superposition generating the combined image weights the small focal-spot image more in the change regions and the large focal-spot image more in the uniform regions. In the frequency domain, the combined image superimposes low-frequency components of the large focal-spot image with high-frequency components of the small focal-spot image. |
| US10702233B2 |
Determining a two-dimensional mammography dataset
A method is for determining a two-dimensional mammography dataset. The method includes the receipt of a three-dimensional mammography dataset of an examination region via an interface. The method furthermore includes the first determination of a two-dimensional mammography dataset of the examination region by application of a trained generator function to the three-dimensional mammography dataset via a processing unit, wherein the trained generator function is based on a trained GA network. Through this method, it is possible efficiently to create two-dimensional mammography datasets, which are visually similar to real two-dimensional mammography datasets and can therefore be appraised with standardized methods. |
| US10702232B2 |
Systems and methods for detecting complex networks in MRI image data
Systems and methods for detecting complex networks in MRI image data in accordance with embodiments of the invention are illustrated. One embodiment includes an image processing system, including a processor, a display device connected to the processor, an image capture device connected to the processor, and a memory connected to the processor, the memory containing an image processing application, wherein the image processing application directs the processor to obtain a time-series sequence of image data from the image capture device, identify complex networks within the time-series sequence of image data, and provide the identified complex networks using the display device. |
| US10702229B2 |
X-ray imaging apparatus and method for controlling the same
An X-ray imaging apparatus uses a camera image to set various types of parameters related to X-ray imaging including an X-ray irradiation region and automatically controls X-ray imaging. An X-ray imaging apparatus includes an imaging device that captures a camera image, an X-ray source on which a collimator adjusting an X-ray irradiation region is mounted, a storage unit that maps and stores an X-ray imaging region for each of a plurality of X-ray imaging protocols, an input unit that receives a selection of one among the X-ray imaging protocols from the plurality of X-ray imaging protocols, and a controller that extracts an X-ray imaging region mapped to the selected X-ray imaging protocol from the camera image and controls the collimator such that the X-ray irradiation region corresponds to the extracted X-ray imaging region. |
| US10702228B2 |
Electronic cassette
A housing of an electronic cassette has an inclined surface which is formed between a side surface and a rear surface thereof and inclined relative to the side surface and the rear surface. An antenna opening through which a radio wave is transmitted is formed on the inclined surface. Since the antenna opening is formed on the inclined surface, the antenna opening is not blocked by a rear plate of a holder of an upright radiographic stand or a supine radiographic stand, and the antenna opening is not blocked by a side panel of an outer grid. Both in the case where the electronic cassette is set to the holder and in the case where the outer grid is attached to the electronic cassette, it is possible to perform stable wireless communication. |
| US10702222B2 |
Cage-type CT scanner
The present invention discloses a cage-type CT scanner. The present invention involves reducing the rotation arc of the rotating member and the vibration amplitude of the whole machine by means of reducing the volume and weight of the CT scanner, without reducing the vibration of the CT scanner itself by eliminating eccentric force in transmission via balance correction or by any other means. Moreover, in the present invention, no crawler that realizes mechanical driving is used so as to decrease the parts in the motor's synchronization structure. Such efforts help reduce costs and allow the CT scanner to be suitable for more applications. |
| US10702213B2 |
Differentiation of heart failure risk scores for heart failure monitoring
A method and device for differentiating heart failure risk scores that includes determining receipt of a current data transmission and acquiring patient metrics from a remote monitoring device, determining a daily heart failure risk score for each day occurring during a time period from a previous received data transmission to the current received data transmission based on the acquired patient metrics, and determining a maximum daily heart failure risk score of the determined daily heart failure risk scores during a lookback window prior to the current received data transmission. A heart failure risk score is determined for the received data transmission based on the determined maximum daily heart failure risk score, and a heart failure risk score alert is determined for the received data transmission based on the proximity of the determined maximum heart failure risk score and the current received data transmission. A display of at least one of the determined heart failure risk score and the determined heart failure risk score alert is generated, and the determined daily heart failure risk score for each day occurring during the time period and the generated display are stored. |
| US10702209B2 |
Graphical user interface for laser eye surgery system
Methods and systems for planning and forming incisions in a cornea, lens capsule, and/or crystalline lens nucleus are disclosed. A method includes measuring spatial dispositions, relative to a laser surgery system, of at least portions of the corneal anterior and posterior surfaces. A spatial disposition of an incision of the cornea is generated based at least in part on the measured corneal anterior and posterior spatial dispositions and at least one corneal incision parameter. A composite image is displayed that includes an image representative of the measured corneal anterior and posterior surfaces and an image representing the corneal incision. |
| US10702205B2 |
Apparatus and method for monitoring rehabilitation from surgery
Apparatus and methods are described for setting rehabilitation goals for a patient, measuring patient movements, storing the movement data for later transfer to a computer, displaying progress indicators and inspirational messages based on progress towards goals, reporting movement, skin temperature and swelling data to a caregiver so that they monitor compliance and be aware of potential infection. The invention consolidates data from motion, temperature and swelling sensors placed on the patient with data received directly from the patient in response to questions displayed on a tablet computer screen, to create one or more representative values indicating the patient's current status. These representative values may include the patient's degree of compliance with their prescribed exercise and icing regimen; their degree of wellness based on their self-reported pain scale and sensed temperature and limb swelling; and their current level of physical activity as detected by the motion sensors. |
| US10702201B2 |
Instrumented device for analysing and quantifying physiological parameters of the upper limbs of a sports person, and associated method
An instrumented interface for quantifying at least one physiological parameter of the upper limbs of a person, capable of being secured to a gripping device, and including at least one gripping system which the person can hang from, the instrumented interface including at least one force sensor which measures a deformation of the interface when a person exerts a force on the interface via the one gripping device, and is capable of producing a value that translates a force value. |
| US10702196B2 |
Pulse photometer
A pulse photometer includes a light emitter, a light detector, a first signal separator that separates a first signal component and a first noise component, a second signal separator that separates a second signal component and a second noise component, a first determining section, a second determining section, and a concentration calculating section that calculates a concentration of a light absorption material in blood of the subject based on a fundamental frequency of the first signal component or a fundamental frequency of the second signal component. |
| US10702194B1 |
Multi-stream data collection system for noninvasive measurement of blood constituents
The present disclosure relates to noninvasive methods, devices, and systems for measuring various blood constituents or analytes, such as glucose. In an embodiment, a light source comprises LEDs and super-luminescent LEDs. The light source emits light at at least wavelengths of about 1610 nm, about 1640 nm, and about 1665 nm. In an embodiment, the detector comprises a plurality of photodetectors arranged in a special geometry comprising one of a substantially linear substantially equal spaced geometry, a substantially linear substantially non-equal spaced geometry, and a substantially grid geometry. |
| US10702193B2 |
Analyte sensing biointerface
Disclosed herein is an analyte sensing biointerface that comprises a sensing electrode incorporated within a non-conductive matrix comprising a plurality of passageways extending through the matrix to the sensing electrode. Also disclosed herein are methods of manufacturing a sensing biointerface and methods of detecting an analyte within tissue of a host using an analyte sensing biointerface. |
| US10702191B2 |
Determination of a currently treated body portion of a user
An apparatus for determining a body portion of a user treated by the user using a personal hygienic device. The apparatus includes a camera configured to capture the user to obtain a pictorial representation of the user while treating the body portion using the personal hygienic device; an interface configured to receive sensor data from at least one inertial sensor residing in the personal hygienic device; and an analyzer configured to analyze the pictorial representation and the sensor data to determine the body portion. |
| US10702185B2 |
Electronic device and body composition analyzing method
An electronic device includes a memory storing profile information, at least one first electrode, at least one second electrode, and a processor connected to the at least one first electrode and the at least one second electrode. The processor is configured to determine a frequency of at least one signal for measuring body composition, based on the profile information, output a synthesis signal obtained by synthesizing the at least three signals to a body of the user through the at least one first electrode, wherein the synthesis signal includes a signal corresponding to the determined frequency and the at least three signals have different frequencies, receive the synthesis signal passing through the body of the user, through the at least one second electrode, measure body impedance of the user based on the received synthesis signal, and measure the body composition of the user based on the body impedance. |
| US10702180B2 |
Atrial fibrillation discrimination using heart rate clustering
This document discusses, among other things, apparatus, systems, and methods to determine a first atrial fibrillation (AF) indication using received information about a heart over a first period, to cluster depolarization information about the heart over the first period, and to discriminate between an atrial fibrillation (AF) event and a non-AF event in the first period using the determined first AF indication the clustered depolarization information. |
| US10702175B2 |
Brain activity analysis method and apparatus thereof
The present invention discloses a brain activity analysis method and apparatus, which is based on a nonlinear waveform decomposition technology, wherein the changes of the intrinsic features in brain waves are decomposed and demodulated to extract the modulation signals of the components, including the frequency-modulation signals and the amplitude-modulation signals. The present invention further uses a feature mask to determine whether to proceed further decomposition and demodulation of the extracted modulation signals. If not, the multidimensional changes of the intrinsic features are obtained according to the feature mask. Then, quantitation and identification is performed to obtain the status of brain function. The present invention not only effectively increases the accuracy of the identification but also uses the feature mask to obviously reduce the complexity and the load of computation. |
| US10702172B2 |
Blood pressure cuff with tapered bladder
A blood pressure cuff may comprise an alignment component, a sleeve, and a tapered inflatable bladder disposed within the sleeve. The tapered inflatable bladder may have a width that increases as the distance from the alignment component increases, and the tapered inflatable bladder and the alignment component may be configured to position the blood pressure cuff around a limb having a blood vessel and a circumference, such that at a position coincident with the blood vessel, the width of the tapered inflatable bladder is about 40% of the circumference of the limb. A method of using such a blood pressure cuff may comprise placing the alignment component at the position coincident with the blood vessel of the limb, wrapping the cuff around the limb such that the width of the tapered inflatable bladder overlaying the blood vessel is about 40% of the circumference of the limb, and inflating the bladder. |
| US10702169B2 |
Method and electronic device for cuff-less blood pressure (BP) measurement
A method and an electronic device for measuring blood pressure are provided. The method includes illuminating, by a PPG sensor included in the electronic device, skin of a user and measuring a PPG signal based on an illumination absorption by the skin. Further, the method also includes extracting, by the electronic device, a plurality of parameters from the PPG signal, wherein the parameters may comprise PPG features, Heart Rate Variability (HRV) features, Acceleration Plethysmograph (APG) features, and non-linear features. The method also includes estimating, by the electronic device, the BP based on the extracted plurality of parameters. |
| US10702165B2 |
Estimation of human core temperature based on heart rate system and method
The invention in at least one embodiment includes a method for determining the core body temperature of a person by setting an initial core body temperature with a processor; receiving a heart rate of the person with the processor; calculating a predicted core body temperature with the processor using an extended Kalman filter based on the heart rate and the initial core body temperature; and providing the predicted core body temperature. In another embodiment, a system for performing the method. |
| US10702164B2 |
Identification of areas of interest during intraoral scans
A processing device performs image registration between a plurality of intraoral images of a dental site. The processing device identifies a candidate intraoral area of interest from a first intraoral image of the plurality of intraoral images. The processing device verifies the candidate intraoral area of interest as an intraoral area of interest based on a comparison of a second intraoral image to the first intraoral image. The processing device displays a view of the dental site where the intraoral area of interest is hidden and an indication of the hidden intraoral area of interest is visible. |
| US10702163B2 |
Systems and methods for intracavitary temperature measurement and monitoring
Systems and methods for measuring and monitoring intracavitary tissue temperature. The system may include a catheter shaft with a circuit board disposed therein, the circuit board having an array of sensors disposed thereon. The catheter shaft may have an opening and an expandable structure surrounding the opening to provide a field of view of the intracavitary tissue for the array of sensors through the opening. The system may include a software-based programming system run on a computer such that a clinician may review information indicative of temperature of the intracavitary tissue, and be alerted if the temperature exceeds a predetermined threshold. |
| US10702156B2 |
Systems and methods for improved tractography images
The present disclosure discusses systems and methods for identifying biomarkers that can help with the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment choices of patients with neurodegenerative diseases. Diffusion based magnetic resonance imaging can often fail for patients with a neurodegenerative disease because parameters fractional anisotropy, mean diffusivity, and radial diffusivity are based on simple models that can fail in the presence of neurodegeneration, such as demyelination. The present disclosure discusses systems and methods that enhance dMRI images and enable tractography to be performed on images of a damaged nervous system. The damaged tracks identified by the present system can be used as a biomarker for the assessment of patients. In some implementations, the biomarkers are converted into clinical scales that can be used to compare patients to one another or over time. |
| US10702155B2 |
Transmission handling of medical devices
A method for handling an Implantable Medical Device, IMD, transmission from an IMD provider such that the transmission comprises one or more alerts and/or IMB data attributes indicative for a status of the IMD or the patient. The alert comprises a provider specific alert priority. The method comprises the following steps: retrieving the IMD transmission from the IMD provider; and assigning to the one or more alerts a generic alert severity based on a predetermined mapping between the provider specific alert priority and the generic alert severity; and/or calculating an IMD data severity based on the IMD data attributes; and calculating a transmission severity based on the generic alert severity assigned to the one or more alerts and/or the IMD data severity. |
| US10702153B2 |
Wound dressing with reusable electronics for wireless monitoring
A wound dressing device with reusable electronics for wireless monitoring and a method of making the same are provided. The device can be a smart device. In an embodiment, the device has a disposable portion including one or more sensors and a reusable portion including wireless electronics. The one or more sensors can be secured to a flexible substrate and can be printed by non-contact printing on the substrate. The disposable portion can be removably coupled to the one or more sensors. The device can include one or more sensors for wireless monitoring of a wound, a wound dressing, a body fluid exuded by the wound and/or wearer health. |
| US10702152B2 |
Impact monitoring system for players engaged in a sporting activity
The invention relates to a protective sports equipment system with real-time impact monitoring of a player engaged in a contact sporting activity. The system includes a protective equipment assembly and an interface liner disposed within a padding assembly of the protective equipment assembly. The interface liner has a sensing and control unit with an array of sensors to detect impact data, a processor to determine an impact result, and a transmitter to transmit the impact result. The system also includes a remote unit that receives and displays the transmitted impact result. |
| US10702148B2 |
Component, computer program, system, and kit for corrective lens determination
A component for a mobile computer device, such as a smartphone, can be secured to the housing of the mobile computer device. The component can deflect the light of a built-in light source of the mobile computer device with an optical element and optionally filter the same, or can provide its own light source to improve the option of measuring eccentric photorefraction using the mobile computer device. |
| US10702146B2 |
Angular multiplexed optical coherence tomography systems and methods
Angle multiplexed optical coherence tomography systems and methods can be used to evaluate ocular tissue and other anatomical structures or features of a patient. The angle multiplexed optical coherence tomography system includes a light source, an optical assembly for obtaining a plurality of sample beams corresponding to respective anatomical locations of the eye of the patient, where individual sample beams are associated with a respective non-zero angle relative to a reference beam, and a detection mechanism that detects individual unique interference patterns respectively provided by the plurality of sample beams, for simultaneous evaluation of the anatomical locations. |
| US10702142B1 |
Functional retinal imaging with improved accuracy
A technique for performing a visual field test on an eye includes sequentially presenting visual stimuli to the eye on a display. A gaze direction of the eye is monitored with a camera to identify when the gaze direction has drifted from a fixation target. A first intended position associated with a first visual stimulus of the visual stimuli is offset to compensate for drifting of the gaze direction from the fixation target when the gaze direction is determined to have drifted during presentation of the first visual stimulus. User inputs indicating whether the user acknowledges observance of each of the visual stimuli presented are registered. |
| US10702141B2 |
Automated perimeter
The invention relates to a perimeter or a campimeter with a visible fixation point and a method used in them. The method comprises at least the following steps: producing a fixation point having a first visual appearance to be shown to a patient; producing a stimulus shown to the patient at a stimulus time-point at a pre-defined location; activating a response device by the patient upon noticing the stimulus at a response time-point; changing the fixation point to have a second visual appearance for a fixation point second visual appearance time interval near the stimulus time-point. |
| US10702139B2 |
Laryngoscope with rotatable and turnable display
A laryngoscope with a rotatable and turnable display is revealed. The laryngoscope includes a laryngoscope body, a rotating assembly, a turnover assembly and a display. The laryngoscope body is used to capture images. The rotating assembly is disposed over the laryngoscope body and having a plurality of elastic bodies or first and second magnetic parts used in combination with a slot of a first fixed shaft. Thus the display is rotated around the rotating assembly and a rotation angle of the display is determined according to the position of the slot. The turnover assembly is arranged at one side of the display. The display is flipped around the turnover assembly by a fixing member of a second fixed shaft being mounted into at least one fixing hole of a turnover portion. The angle of the display being turned is determined according to the position of the fixing hole. |
| US10702136B2 |
Endoscope system, processor device, and method for operating endoscope system
An endoscope system 10 includes: an image acquiring unit 54 that acquires an endoscope image obtained by imaging an observation target; a baseline information calculating unit 82 that calculates baseline information (operation value “Z”) by using the endoscope image, the baseline information being information about light scattering characteristics or light absorbing characteristics of the observation target and information that is at least not dependent on particular biological information; a region setting unit 83 that sets, by using the baseline information, a calculation region in which the index value is to be calculated, the index value indicating a state of the observation target; and an index value calculating unit 84 that calculates the index value in the calculation region set by the region setting unit 83, by using the endoscope image. |
| US10702133B2 |
Image processing device, endoscope system, image processing method, and computer-readable recording medium
An image processing device includes a processor including hardware. The processor is configured to: acquire an image data including an annular side observation image and a direct view observation image forming a circle formed from a center of the side observation image to an inner circle; in a case of normal observation in which electronic zooming processing is not performed, generate a first display image including a boundary portion between the side observation image and the direct view observation image in a display area; and in a case of magnified observation in which the electronic zooming processing is performed, generate a second display image in which a boundary portion between the side observation image and the direct view observation image is shielded by a mask. |
| US10702130B2 |
Tamper-evident camera enclosure
A housing for an instrument such as an endoscopic camera head is provided. The housing includes at least two parts which are attachable to each other by using tabs and grooves, creating a sealed and tamper-evident housing without the use of externally exposed fasteners. A tool for attaching the two parts and a method of its use are also provided. |
| US10702127B2 |
Endoscope system and evaluation value calculation device
This endoscope system comprises: an image acquiring means for acquiring a color image having at least three color components; a placement means for placing points corresponding to respective pixels forming the color image in accordance with the color components of the points, within a plane including a first axis that is an axis of a first component among the at least three color components and a second axis that is an axis of a second component among the at least three color components and that intersects with the first axis; a distance data calculating means for calculating data regarding the distances between the points corresponding to respective pixels and a third axis defined as an axis that passes through a point at which the first axis and the second axis intersect with each other in the plane and that is not parallel to the first axis and the second axis; and an evaluation value calculating means for calculating a certain evaluation value for the color image on the basis of the calculated distance data. |
| US10702126B2 |
Cleaning and disinfecting items
Devices, systems and methods for cleaning and disinfecting footwear items are disclosed herein. In an aspect, an apparatus is disclosed comprising an ultraviolet light element configured to emit ultraviolet light toward a top covering element configured to receive one or more contaminated item, wherein the ultraviolet light element is located within a lower frame element. In another aspect, a grating element is disclosed comprising a frame of bars configured to support the one or more contaminated item; wherein the grating element is a ceiling enclosure portion of the lower frame element. In yet another aspect, a brush frame element mounted to an underside of the grating element is disclosed, wherein the brush frame element comprises a set of brush strips configured to protrude through at least one space between the frame bars. |
| US10702123B2 |
Dishwasher
A dishwasher includes a main body, a washing tub provided inside the main body, and configured to wash dishes therein, a fixed nozzle assembly fixed to one side of the washing tub, and configured to spray washing water; and a vane installed inside the washing tub in such a way to be movable along a first direction, and configured to reflect washing water sprayed from the fixed nozzle assembly toward the dishes. |
| US10702122B2 |
Dishwasher and method for controlling same
Disclosed is a dishwasher comprising: a tub for containing dishes; a nozzle assembly for ejecting washing water; a vane assembly for changing the path of the washing water, while moving from a first position to a second position inside the tub, such that the ejected washing water is directed towards the dishes; and a controller for stopping the vane assembly, changing the movement speed of the vane assembly, or changing the movement direction of the vane assembly while the vane assembly moves from the first position to the second position, wherein the washing water can also be ejected to corner portions of the tub. |
| US10702120B2 |
Manually operated extendable cleaning device
A manually operated cleaning device extends reach and cleaning functionality to low clearance areas. The cleaning device has a base foot portion including at least one base foot portion cleaning surface. A flexible extendable cleaning implement is attached at one end to the base foot region. A flexible extendable cleaning implement cleaning surface is attached to at least one side of the flexible extendable cleaning implement. A handle is attached via a pivotal mounting to either the base foot portion or the flexible extendable cleaning implement. A releasable fastener operatively couples the flexible extendable cleaning implement to the base foot portion and allows extension and retraction of the flexible extendable cleaning implement between a stowed position on top of the base foot region when the manually operated cleaning device is not in use and an elongated position allowing the manually operated cleaning device to access the low clearance floor areas. |
| US10702118B2 |
Lustering plate for a portable electric rotary machine
Lustering plate (1) formed from a foam body (2), endowed with a securing surface (21) to be secured to the rotary plate of a lustering machine and having an active surface (22) wetted with the lustering liquid and coming into contact with the surface to be lustered. The lustering plate (1) incorporates a reservoir of lustering liquid (3) incorporated into the foam body (2). The reservoir (3) has a dispensing valve (4) in the axial position dispensing onto the active surface (22). The valve (4) has a valve seat (41) closed by a blocking device (43) returned to the closed position and endowed with a control device (44) opening the valve (4) by impelled pressing of the foam body (2) via its active surface (22) against the surface to be lustered. |
| US10702117B2 |
Grout cleaning tool
A grout cleaning tool includes a grout cleaning tape. The grout cleaning tape can be provided as a replaceable grout cleaning cartridge containing a supply reel of grout cleaning tape that can be rolled across grout line grooves with an applicator roller. The grout cleaning tape can include a composition therein that is configured to be activated or enhanced by steam and transferred into the grout line to be cleaned when steam is applied to the tape. |
| US10702116B2 |
Surface cleaning apparatus
A surface cleaning apparatus such as an extractor is operable in a floor cleaning mode which utilizes a floor cleaning fluid flow path. The surface cleaning apparatus is also operable in an above floor cleaning mode which utilizes a different above floor fluid flow path. |
| US10702114B2 |
Vacuum cleaner handle mount assembly
A vacuum cleaner handle mount assembly securable to a vacuum cleaner having a handle that can be pivoted from a storage position to an in-use position is disclosed. The vacuum cleaner handle mount assembly has a housing with a first and second channel, a handle with a first and second leg for respectively connecting to the first and second channel of the housing, a first and second locking mechanism for preventing the handle from pivoting during use, and a first and second nest respectively disposed in a side of the first and second channel for holding the first and second locking mechanisms respectively. The first and second locking mechanisms are rotatable from an in-use position extending across the respective first and second channels above the respective first and second legs and a storage position wherein the first and second locking mechanisms are located within the first and second nest respectively. |
| US10702113B2 |
Handheld surface cleaning apparatus
A hand vacuum cleaner has an air flow path extending from a dirty air inlet to a clean air outlet. A cyclone assembly including a dirt collection region is positioned in the air flow path, a pre-motor filter is positioned downstream from the cyclone chamber and a suction motor is positioned upstream of a clean air outlet. A battery pack is positioned such that at least a portion of the battery pack is positioned rearward of the dirt collection region and at least a portion of the battery pack underlies at least a portion of one or both of the cyclone assembly and the pre-motor filter. |
| US10702112B2 |
Self-propelled electronic device
A self-propelled electronic device including: at least one drive wheel disposed at a bottom of a housing, the drive wheel traveling the housing while being displaced in a vertical direction in accordance with undulations of a floor surface; a drive wheel sensor for detecting a position of the drive wheel relative to the housing; a floor detection sensor for detecting a distance between the bottom of the housing and the floor surface; and a travel control unit for determining and deciding a course of the housing based on the determination that there exists a step on the floor surface if the distance detected by the floor detection sensor is longer than a predetermined reference distance, or, otherwise, the position of the drive wheel detected by the drive wheel sensor is lower than a predetermined reference position, by successively referring to output of the drive wheel sensor and the floor detection sensor, wherein, if the position of the drive wheel detected by the drive wheel sensor is lower than a predetermined reference position, the travel control unit further refers to the distance detected by the floor detection sensor, and if the distance detected by the floor detection sensor is longer than the predetermined reference distance, the travel control unit perform the avoidance traveling control of the housing to avoid the step, and travels the housing, whereas, if the distance detected by the floor detection sensor is the predetermined reference distance or shorter, the travel control unit does not perform the avoidance traveling control of the housing, and continues the traveling of the housing. |
| US10702103B2 |
Flip-top washing device for vegetables and fruits
A flip-top washing device for vegetables and fruits has a housing assembly, a cover assembly pivotally connected to the housing assembly, a driving assembly mounted on the cover assembly, a washing basket mounted in the housing assembly, and an agitating panel assembly mounted on and connected with the washing basket. With multiple driving blocks of a driving member on the cover assembly and multiple connecting blocks on the agitating panel assembly and with an inclined surface and an vertical surface of each of the driving and connecting blocks, the driving member is able to be securely connected with the agitating panel assembly when closing the cover assembly onto the housing assembly. As the agitating panel assembly and the washing basket rotate, water inside the housing assembly is, strongly agitated so as to wash the vegetables and the fruits in the housing assembly. |
| US10702102B2 |
Coffee mill and automatic coffee machine having a coffee mill
A coffee grinder, in particular for the installation in a fully-automatic coffee machine, including an electric drive motor (1) for driving a grinding unit, wherein a reduction gear (4) formed as a planetary gear is arranged between drive motor (1) and grinding unit, with the sun gear (3) of this planetary gear being drivable by the drive motor (1). The planetary gear includes multiple planetary rods (8) arranged in the circumferential direction around the sun gear (3), these rods including a first axial portion (7) meshing with the sun gear (3) as well as an axially neighboring, second axial portion (9) with a second diameter different from, preferably smaller than, a first diameter of the first axial portion (7), with this second axial portion meshing with a stationary ring gear (11). The toothed racks are arranged to drive an output element (15) with their first axial portions (7). |
| US10702094B2 |
Device for continuous heating of fluids
A device for continuous heating of fluids, using steam, includes a first tubular circuit, having one inlet and one outlet, in which to fluid or mixture of liquids with gases to be heated is circulated, and a second tubular circuit in which the heating steam is circulated. The first tubular circuit comprises a section that is helically wound around a section of the axial length of a hollow first cylindrical body, closed at both ends. The device further comprises a hollow second hollow cylindrical body in which said first cylindrical body and said helically wound section are coaxially housed. The second cylindrical body is closed at both ends and has radial passageways communicating between the cavity of said first cylindrical body and the cavity of said second cylindrical body. The first cylindrical body, second cylindrical body and radial passageways forming part of said second tubular circuit. |
| US10702092B2 |
Coffee maker with multiple brewing methods
A brewing device includes a base portion with a support surface. A carafe is configured to be selectively supported on the support surface. A filter basket is removeably supported on an upper portion of the carafe. An immersion chamber is fluidically coupled to an outlet disposed over the filter basket. A water reservoir is fluidically coupled to both the immersion chamber and the outlet disposed over the filter basket. A pump is in fluid communication with the water reservoir and operable to selectively advance water to one of the outlet disposed over the filter basket and the immersion chamber from the water reservoir. The brewing device is configured to brew a beverage using a pour-over brewing method, an immersion brewing method, or a filtered immersion brewing method. |
| US10702091B2 |
Infusion brewer and closed loop filter thereof
The infusion brewer has a filter path forming a continuous loop around a plurality of rotary shafts, the plurality of rotary shafts being operable to cycle a continuous loop filter along the filter path, the filter path having a steeping area; and an infusion enclosure having a bottom opening positionable into an infusion position against the continuous loop filter at the steeping area. |
| US10702087B2 |
Spherical food product container for heating or cooking various food products by steam in order to cook multiple sized portions of food products within shortened cooking times, and a food cooking appliance incorporating the spherical food product container therein
A bulbous or spherically shaped food product container for heating or cooking various food products by means of steam in order to cook multiple sized portions of food products within relatively short cooking times is dis-closed. When steam flows into the food product container, the food product is cooked by the steam. The use of the unique bulb-shaped or spherical food product container enables more than a single or individual food product portion to be cooked within the food product container, and the use of the steam, in conjunction with the bulbous or spherically-shaped food product container, causes the steam and food product to undergo turbulent, rotational, or swirling flow within the bulbous or spherically-configured food product container whereby the food product is greatly dispersed, effectively thinned, and is caused to travel along the internal peripheral surface areas of the bulbous or spherical food product container such that cooking times are dramatically reduced. |
| US10702078B1 |
Shelf edge displays
A shelf edge display having a shelf gripper and a translucent panel with a light diffusion compartment located between the shelf gripper and the translucent panel to support a light source therein for illuminating a backside of the translucent panel to thereby illuminate an information strip on a front face of the translucent panel with translucent light. |
| US10702076B2 |
Sensors, devices, adapters and mating structures for merchandisers and related methods
A product display merchandiser comprising a track, a pusher configured to move along the track, a biasing mechanism configured to apply a force on the pusher in one direction along the track, and a distance sensor configured to detect the distance between the pusher and a fixed point. The distance sensor determines the number of products contained in the product display merchandiser based on the distance measured. |
| US10702074B2 |
Baby seat carrier
The present invention relates to a baby seat carrier comprising shoulder strap members, a waist belt member, a stool seat member connected to the waist belt member, an internal fabric member configured to abut and extend along the torso of a carrying user and that is connected to the waist belt member and the shoulder strap members, an external cover member extending along a longitudinal direction (L) of the internal fabric member, the external cover member having a lower portion that is detachably connected to the internal fabric member such that the external cover member and the internal fabric member form a suspended pocket seat. |
| US10702070B2 |
Bed frame
A bed frame includes a frame, bed legs, and a bed plank support frame. The frame includes two side boards, a head board, and a tail board. Respective bottoms of opposing sides of the two side boards are provided with a plurality of U-shaped connecting members, respectively. The bed plank support frame includes a plurality of support members. Two ends of each support member are connected to U-shaped connecting grooves of the corresponding U-shaped connecting members of the two side boards, respectively. The bed plank support frame is sunk when in use. After a bed plank is placed, there is a certain distance between the bed plank and the top of the frame, so that the frame can form four stop sides. After a mattress is placed on the bed frame, the mattress is restrained in the frame, not sliding. |
| US10702065B2 |
Modular reusable writing panels and system thereof
In one embodiment, a reusable writing panel including a writing surface and attachment mechanisms is disclosed. The writing panel may include a stacked layer configuration, having a front or first layer defining a writing surface and a rear or second layer defining a connection surface, with an optional spacer layer positioned therebetween. The connection surface may include one or more attachable or securable elements, such as a first attraction element and a second attraction element, that may generate different types of attraction forces, e.g., magnetic and suction. This variation in connection types allows the panel to be securable to various types of objects or surfaces, e.g., magnetic and non-magnetic surfaces. |
| US10702062B2 |
Bracket connection structure and bracket
The present invention discloses a bracket connection structure, used for connecting a supporting piece with a fixed piece of a bracket. The bracket connection structure includes at least one group of connection hole structures arranged on the supporting piece and at least one group of convex structures arranged on the fixed piece. Jacks include insertion portions and clamping portions which are communicated with each other. A clearance of the clamping portions is smaller than that of the insertion portions. Convex clasps are inserted into the insertion portions and move to be clamped into the clamping portions. Further, corresponding positions on the back surfaces of the jacks are all provided with electric connection sheets connected to an external power supply. The present invention further provides a bracket, including a supporting piece and a fixed piece. The supporting piece and the fixed piece are connected through the bracket connection structure. |
| US10702058B1 |
Stable lifting structure of lifting desk
A stable lifting structure of a lifting desk contains: a first tube and a second tube movably fitted with the first tube so as to form a movable desk leg. The first tube includes a base, and the second tube includes a limitation sleeve. A movable cylinder is accommodated in the movable desk leg so that a body of the movable cylinder is locked on the first tube, and a column of the movable cylinder is connected on the second tube and is driven to expend or retract by an abutting plate and a pull cable. The first tube includes a slidable sleeve, and an inner diameter of the slidable sleeve corresponds to an outer diameter of the second tube. The slidable sleeve includes multiple recesses, a roll peg is accommodated in each recess, and each roll peg partially exposes outside the second tube via each recess. |
| US10702056B2 |
Light-emitting oral care implement and method of forming the same
A light-emitting oral care implement includes a light delivery unit that includes a passageway through a body of the oral care implement and a tuft comprising a plurality of filaments located in the passageway, each of the filaments having a core component and a sheath component. The core component may have a transmittance that is greater than the transmittance of the sheath component. The core component may include a base portion that protrudes from a lower end of the sheath component, the base portion forming an anchor portion of the tuft that anchors the tuft to the body of the oral care implement. Furthermore, the oral care implement may include a light source that transmits lights through the anchor portion of the tuft and through the core components for transmittance from the filaments at a location above a front surface of the body. |
| US10702054B2 |
System, apparatus and method for delivering fluid to and from the bottom center of a floor-operation pad on a rotary-motion flooring machine during operation
A system and related apparatus and method for delivering fluid to and from a bottom center of a floor-operation pad on a rotary-motion flooring machine while the pad is rotationally operating on a horizontal underfoot surface, the system comprising a fluid-delivery hub comprising: a plurality of fluid entry openings disposed on an outside circumferential surface thereof; an equal plurality of fluid flow channels commencing at the fluid entry openings, angling downward and inward from the fluid entry openings toward a center of the fluid-delivery hub, and terminating at an equal plurality of fluid exit openings proximate a bottom center of the fluid-delivery hub; and a floor-operation interface at a bottom of the fluid-delivery hub configured to directly or indirectly attach a floor-operation pad thereto, for operating on a floor. |
| US10702053B2 |
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) with a proximal end (41) and a distal end (40), the head (14) 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) comprises filaments having a substantially circular cross-sectional area extending in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and an end-rounded free end, and the at least one tuft of the second type (18) comprises flagged filaments having split free ends. The at least one tuft of the first type (16) is arranged at the distal end (40), and the at least one tuft of the second type (18) is arranged at the proximal end (41) of the head (14). |
| US10702047B1 |
Reconfigurable exercise backpack
Disclosed is a workout backpack that is capable of enabling a plurality of unique exercises for weight training, resistance training, and complete cardio conditioning. Suitably, the disclosed workout backpack includes built-in weight compartments, hookups for resistance bands, or rucking. |
| US10702046B2 |
Squeezable hybrid water bottle with integrated filter and method of forming the same
A method of forming a hybrid, hand-held drinking bottle includes connecting a top element to a bottom element to form a seam therebetween. The top element includes a top wall extending around a top axis, and a top opening extending within the top element between opposed ends of the top wall. The top element is formed from a material that is of a first hardness. The bottom element comprises an end wall, a bottom wall extending around a bottom axis, and a bottom opening extending between the end wall and an opposing end of the bottom wall. The bottom element is formed from a material that is of a second hardness less than the first hardness. The top opening is in communication with the bottom opening when the top element is connected to the bottom element. The method further includes over molding a collar around the seam. |
| US10702045B2 |
Adjustable harness for backpacks and method of using the same
A harness for backpack having an adjustable longitudinal length is disclosed. The harness has a top section and a bottom section slidably engaging one to each other; at least one holding system extending from the top section to the bottom section of the harness for holding the harness on a user's back; and an adjusting element connecting the top and bottom sections and configured for maintaining the longitudinal length of the harness once the longitudinal length is adjusted to a given length adapted to the user's back. A kit for assembling a packsack and methods for adjusting the harness are also disclosed. The harness according to the present invention is easily adjustable and particularly adapted for kids and school packsacks. When the kid is growing in size, the kid can easily adjust the longitudinal length without having to disassemble the harness from the pouch. |
| US10702044B2 |
Reversible thermochromic/photochromic cosmetic activator
A cosmetic activator system for activating a cosmetic is provided including: an activator having an energy source configured to emit an energy pulse and a controller; and an imprinter having an imprint pattern and at least one activation element configured to be in communication with the energy source, wherein the imprinter is configured to create an imprint on the cosmetic. |
| US10702042B2 |
Apparatus and method for applying cosmetic eyebrows
Implementations of an apparatus and method for applying cosmetic eyebrows are provided. In some implementations, the eyebrow applicator may be used to apply a cosmetic eyebrow on each brow ridge of a user. In some implementations, the eyebrow applicator may comprise a left brow applicator and a right brow applicator separated by a core ply having a window therethrough. Implementations of a cosmetic eyebrow kit used to deposit a cosmetic eyebrow onto a right brow applicator and/or a left brow applicator are provided. In some implementations, a cosmetic eyebrow kit may comprise two brow applicators, an eyebrow stencil, a container of cosmetic formula, and/or a spatula for spreading the cosmetic formula. In some implementations, a cosmetic eyebrow may be deposited on a brow applicator using the eyebrow stencil, spatula, and a portion of the cosmetic formula provided as part of the cosmetic kit. |
| US10702040B2 |
Liquid dermatological agent dispensing device
A dispensing device includes a container defining a reservoir containing a liquid and a porous applicator for dispensing the liquid. Another dispensing device includes two containers attached to each other, where the first container defines a reservoir containing a first liquid and a porous applicator for dispensing liquid and the second container contains a second liquid that may be dispensed via application of a force. |
| US10702039B2 |
Drawing device, drawing method and storage medium
A drawing device, including: a drawing head which performs drawing on a drawing target; a head moving unit which moves the drawing head in a first direction and in a second direction which intersects with the first direction; a processor which controls the drawing head and the head moving unit; and a plurality of maintenance units in which the drawing head performs maintenance with contents different from each other, wherein within a range where the drawing head is moved by the head moving unit, a drawing area, a stand-by area and the plurality of maintenance units are provided at positions different from each other, and the processor controls the head moving unit to control whether the maintenance is performed or not in at least one of the plurality of maintenance units when the drawing head moves between the stand-by area and the drawing area. |
| US10702038B2 |
Method for removal of artificial fingernails
A method for removing an artificial fingernail from an underlying natural fingernail to which it is attached by an adhesive has the steps of: (a) soaking the fingertips in warm, soapy water; (b) providing a prying tool comprising a thin, smooth sheet of semi-rigid material; (c) inserting the prying tool between the artificial and the underlying natural fingernails; (d) lifting the artificial fingernail away from the underlying natural fingernail; and (e) manually removing the artificial fingernail from the fingertip. |
| US10702037B2 |
Apparatus and method for drying hair
An apparatus for drying hair includes first and second mutually-opposing arms adapted for movement between an open configuration for receiving a length of wet hair therebetween and a closed configuration adjacent the hair. A vibrator imparts vibration from at least one of the arms to the length of hair in use, to move and separate hair fibres for improving drying of the hair. A method of drying hair includes using the apparatus to impart vibration to a length of wet hair held within the apparatus. The method may further include using the apparatus to style the hair substantially simultaneously with drying the hair. |
| US10702036B2 |
Hair styling apparatus
A hair styling apparatus having a pair of closable jaws to engage a user's hair. The jaws have complementary shapes with a first said jaw defining a curved ridge and a second said jaw defining a curved recess. One or both of the jaws includes a heater such that, when said jaws are closed, hair is heated in a heating region between the ridge of the first jaw and the recess of said second jaw. The second jaw has a curved longitudinal surface having an active cooling region. The heating region is located on the forward curve and the active cooling region is located on the reverse curve. |
| US10702034B2 |
Convertible strap handbag
A convertible strap handbag and a method of converting the strap to multiple configurations is described. The handbag comprises a single continuous convertible strap, and wing-shaped left and right panels to allow carrying of large items but sleek enough to use as a purse. A plurality of rings are attached to the back panel to allow the user to convert the strap from a backpack configuration to an over the shoulder configuration without removing or disconnecting the strap. The handle attached to the back panel allows the user to carry the handbag in one's hand or worn in the crook of the elbow. A method of converting the strap from a backpack configuration to an over the shoulder configuration is provided comprising holding the strap at a center section and releasing the handbag to extend a length of the strap for an over a shoulder or a cross-body carrying setting. |
| US10702033B1 |
Carrying case with adjustable viewing stand
A carrying case for a portable electronic device includes an adjustable viewing stand for supporting the electronic device at an angle selected by the user, the adjustable viewing stand comprising at least two panels hingably connected to one another and foldable so as to be able to reside inside the carrying case when the carrying case is closed. |
| US10702032B2 |
Double-sided wheel assembly and methods thereof
Embodiments of the present disclosure generally relate to double-sided wheel assemblies and methods thereof. In one embodiment, double-sided wheel assembly is provided that may comprise a wheel member comprising a first wheel; a second wheel; and a center member disposed between the first wheel and the second wheel, the first wheel and second wheel adapted to distribute the load of the luggage; a wheel carriage for supporting the wheel member; and a wheel support base adapted to couple with the wheel carriage. |
| US10702031B2 |
Panel bracelet with replaceable inserted panels
A panel bracelet includes a plurality of panels configured to be selectively replaceable within the bracelet, and a pair of panel holding frames, wherein each open panel holding frame is configured to hold a panel therein. Each panel holding frame includes a retaining bead that is received within a perimeter groove of the panel which is held within the panel holding frame to receive and retain the panel therein. |
| US10702029B2 |
Watch band or other wearable strap with tear away safety feature
In some embodiments, a watch band or other wearable strap includes at least one tear away region at which the cross-sectional area of the base material is reduced, such that the force required to break away or tear away the wearable band from the body of the wearer is predetermined. In other embodiments, the material utilized to form the tear away region(s) of the wearable strap may alternatively or additionally have a lower ultimate tensile strength than the material utilized to form other portions of the wearable strap, again permitting the force required to break away or tear away the wearable band from the body of the wearer to be predetermined. |
| US10702028B2 |
Fastener for firefighter turnout gear
A zipper type fastener for protective clothing, such as a firefighter or first responder turnout jacket is disclosed. One or more open ends of the zipper may be connected to the protective clothing by a zipper extender that creates a grip area to allow a user to more easily grasp the zipper end component(s) and fasten the zipper. |
| US10702026B2 |
Silicone clip
Disclosed is a clip for a bracelet and/or a necklace. The clip in a closed state having a through hole (402) allowing the clip to wreathe an elongated member of a bracelet and/or necklace. The clip comprises: a first part (420) and a second part (430), the first and second parts being connected by a hinge (401); and a first resilient element (460) arranged in the second part. The first resilient element comprising a first gripping surface (451) for frictionally gripping a surface of the elongated member. The second part comprises a cavity (443) extending in the radial direction, the first resilient element comprises a first resilient part (460) arranged inside the cavity and a second resilient part (470) arranged outside the cavity and extending in the radial direction from the cavity into the through hole. The cavity is configured to secure the first resilient element in said second part. |
| US10702022B2 |
Method for producing an individual patient-data-based modular-structure foot sole last and for determining the materials and the structure of an individual patient-data-based insole
Method for producing an individual foot sole last (15) for a patient (10) or sportsman by reference to measured values and/or medical findings which are obtained from the body of the patient (10) or sportsman, characterized in that the individual foot sole last (15) is constructed of individual pre-fabricated standard modules (17), wherein the standard modules (17) are selected from a module set, whereby by reference to the measured values and/or medical findings which are obtained from the body of the patient (10) or sportsman, an actual value for the foot mould is determined and this is compared with one or more predefined desired values and by reference to the result of the comparison and the knowledge of the standard modules (17) present in the module set, those standard modules (17) are selected and combined in their sequence—or specified in their sequence—which come closest to the ideal individual foot sole last (15) determined by reference to the comparison of actual and desired value. |
| US10702020B2 |
Shoe with spikes
A shoe with spikes is disclosed. The shoe includes an accommodation seat, at least one moving plate, a transmission module, a plurality of posts, a plurality of spikes, and a shoe plate. The accommodation seat includes a chamber. The moving plate is disposed in the chamber and controlled to move between a first position and a second position, and includes a plurality of push members. The transmission module is configured to move the moving plate. The posts extend from the accommodation seat toward the ground. The spikes are fixed to the posts and extend out of the chamber. When the moving plate is in the first position, the spikes protrude out of the shoe plate relative to the ground. When the moving plate is moved to the second position, the push members push the shoe plate, and the spikes do not protrude out of the shoe plate. |
| US10702018B2 |
Articles of footwear with upper incorporating chamber element
An article of footwear may include an upper with an outer layer, an inner layer, and a chamber element positioned at least partially between the outer layer and the upper layer. The chamber element may be formed of two layers of a transparent colored polymer material and may be sealed to enclose a fluid. The chamber element may also have a plurality of subchambers. The outer layer may have a plurality of apertures. Each subchamber may protrude at least partially through a corresponding one of the apertures. |
| US10702016B2 |
Fluid-filled chamber for an article of footwear
A fluid-filled chamber is provided and includes a first barrier layer, a second barrier layer, a foam structure, and a tensile member. The second barrier layer is secured to the first barrier layer to define an interior void between the first barrier layer and the second barrier layer. The interior void contains a predetermined volume of fluid. The foam structure and the tensile member are disposed within the interior void, whereby the tensile member includes a plurality of fibers extending in a first direction between the first barrier layer and the second barrier layer. |
| US10702013B2 |
Footwear sole
A footwear sole includes an outsole assembly having a heel outsole, a forefoot outsole spaced axially apart from the heel outsole by an arch gap, and a sidewall extending between the heel outsole and the forefoot outsole. The sidewall has an elevated bottom edge extending axially along the arch gap on each of a medial and lateral side of the outsole assembly. The footwear sole further includes a support frame in the outsole assembly. The frame has an arch support surface extending axially along the arch gap at an elevation below at least a portion of each bottom edge. The footwear sole further includes a cushioning midsole in the outsole assembly and extending along the arch gap atop the arch support surface. |
| US10702012B2 |
Footwear midsole with lattice structure formed between platforms
An article of footwear includes a midsole, an upper disposed above the midsole, and an outsole disposed below the midsole. The midsole includes a lattice structure having an upper side and a lower side, wherein the upper side is a user-facing side and the lower side is a ground-facing side. A first platform is integrally formed into the upper side of the lattice structure. A second platform is integrally formed into the lower side of the lattice structure. The lattice structure extends from the first platform to the second platform. |
| US10702005B2 |
Sports shoe
The present invention relates to a shoe including a sole as well as an upper that rises up from the sole, the upper including at least two portions that are at least partially mutually displaceable with respect to each other, thereby adjusting the housing size or volume (RZ) for a foot in the shoe, as well as tightening-release means of the mutually displaceable portions, the shoe also including control means of the tightening-release means operable or arranged at the back or at the heel of the shoe. |
| US10702003B2 |
Apparatus for reducing angular velocity of protective shells associated with protective headwear
In one aspect, a protective headwear is provided and includes a support member configured to engage a user's head, an outer shell coupled to the support member and rotatable relative to the support member between a first position and a second position, and a member coupled between the support member and the outer shell to reduce angular velocity of the outer shell as it moves from the first position to the second position. In one aspect, the protective headwear is a welding helmet. |
| US10701999B1 |
Accurate size selection
Images can be used to determine the size of an article of clothing matching the physical characteristics of a user. An image can include an article of clothing known to fit well or a representation of a body part, which can comprise the body part itself. Images can also include a reference item. Various techniques are used to determine one or more perspective distortions in the image based on analysis of the reference item and information known about the reference item. The one or more perspective distortions can be accounted for to determine physical characteristics of the article of clothing or the body part associated with the article of clothing. The physical characteristics can be used to determine the size of an article of clothing matching, or corresponding to, the physical characteristics. |
| US10701996B2 |
Garment having mobility-enhancing arm pleat
The present disclosure describes a garment comprising a mobility-enhancing pleat positioned on the upper-arm portion of a sleeve. The pleat may be configured to move between a closed position, in which an outer layer lies substantially flat against the sleeve, and an open position, in which the outer layer is configured to provide the upper-arm portion of the sleeve with an increased surface area. Due to the increased surface area, the wearer is not restricted when reaching forward or upward and the sleeve is prevented from riding up so as to expose the wrists or lower arms of the wearer. Moreover, when the pleat is in an open position, the interior of the garment is not exposed. Accordingly, the pleat will not compromise a fire-resistant garment. |
| US10701995B2 |
Removable clothing patch and associated methods
A customizable garment patch including at least a first layer, the first layer being a printed graphical layer, a second layer attached to the first layer being a fabric substrate layer, the first layer attached to the second layer by sublimation printing, an adhesive applied to the second layer, the adhesive capable of connecting the garment patch to a surface and the adhesive being a water soluble glue. |
| US10701990B2 |
Apparel item with integrated lighting system
Aspects herein are directed to an apparel item having an integrated lighting system and method of forming the apparel item having the integrated lighting system. The integrated lighting system comprises a power supply unit affixed to the apparel item, one or more light arrays having visible light sources affixed to the apparel item, and one or more conductive traces affixed to the apparel item, where the conductive traces extend from the power supply unit to the light arrays and electrically couple the two such that the light arrays are powered when the power supply unit is operating. |
| US10701989B2 |
Pants configured for motor vehicle workers
The pant of the present invention is specifically inspired and configured for use in the motor vehicle industry. The pant may be scratchless, meaning that the pant does not have any exposed features that are capable of scratching the finish on a motor vehicle. For example, the pant may comprise a concealed waistband closure mechanism. The pant may also comprise a scratchless security pocket, which is predisposed toward a closed position and thus does not require the use of buttons or the like. The pant may also be configured to provide enhanced mobility and comfort, allowing a wearer a range of movements without interference from his or her clothing. For example, the pant may be manufactured from a stretchable material and/or may comprise a waistband that is configured to stretch so as to provide increased mobility and comfort. The pant may also include an articulating, reinforcing knee feature, which provides additional strength to the knee portion of the pant while also providing for a more comfortable bend at the knee. Additionally, the pant may have reinforcement features, such as reinforced pockets or belt loops, which are particularly suitable for use by motor vehicle workers. |
| US10701984B2 |
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. |
| US10701980B2 |
E-vaping section with u-shaped wick, and e-vaping device with u-shaped wick
The e-vaping section and the e-vaping device include at least one first wick configured to transfer a pre-vapor formulation, the at least one first wick being a filamentary wick that is U-shaped with opposing ends each extending into a reservoir. At least one first heater is operable upon at least one portion of the at least one first wick to at least partially volatilize the pre-vapor formulation and form a vapor. A support plate is operable to support the at least one first heater and at least partially support the at least one first wick, the support plate being operable to form an electrical connection between the at least one first heater and a power supply. |
| US10701975B2 |
Vaporization device systems and methods
Provided herein are systems and methods to generate an inhalable vapor in an electronic vaporization device. The vaporization device may generate a vapor with one or more defined characteristics. In some cases, the vapor may have a predetermined aerosol number density and/or a predetermined average aerosol diameter. The vaporization device may generate a vapor from a vaporizable material. In some cases, the vaporizable material may be a liquid material housed in a cartridge. The vaporization device may comprise a rechargeable power storage device. |
| US10701974B2 |
Electronic smoking device and atomizer
The invention relates to an atomizer for an electronic smoking device, to a cartomizer with an atomizer and to an electronic smoking device with an atomizer. In order to improve atomizing efficiency, the atomizer comprises a heating coil made of a heating wire with a first section and a second section, wherein the first section comprises an electrical resistance per length unit that differs from an electrical resistance per length unit of the second section, and wherein the heating coil has a first winding, a last winding and at least one inner winding between the first winding and the last winding, wherein the at least one inner winding comprises the first section, the first winding comprises the second section, and the last winding ROM comprises a third section, wherein the electrical resistance per length unit of the third section corresponds to the electrical resistance per length unit of the second section. |
| US10701973B2 |
Electronic cigarette
Disclosed is an electronic cigarette including: a main body portion including a main body cover; an intake portion that generates an aerosol by power supply, sucks the aerosol, and is detachably coupled to the main body portion, and a sliding portion coupled to the main body portion and performing a reciprocating sliding motion and including a slide cover. The electronic cigarette includes a sliding close state in which the main body portion and the sliding portion are pulled to each other and a sliding open state in which the main body portion and the sliding portion are pushed to each other. |
| US10701969B2 |
Inhaler component
The disclosure relates to an inhaler component including a housing with a housing cover; a mouthpiece with a mouthpiece opening for supplying an inhalable medium into the oral cavity of a user; and a flavor reservoir communicable with the environment by diffusion, containing a flavor, wherein the flavor reservoir is formed from a porous body. |
| US10701967B1 |
Storage container assembly
The present invention relates to a storage container assembly configured to prevent child tampering with contents therein. The storage container assembly includes a base container and a lid, rotationally joined to the base container. The present invention relates to an improved storage container assembly creating a reusable storage container, a rigid storage container, a non-flammable storage container and a storage container having an airtight seal between the base container and the lid. |
| US10701964B2 |
Nutritional composition for tonifying spleen and method for preparing the same
The present application discloses a nutritional composition for tonifying spleen. The nutritional composition includes the following components of raw materials in parts by weight: rice 50-90, soybean 8-23, Semen coicis 2-12, Gorgon euryale seed 3-12, poria 0.4-1.6, and Chinese date 0.3-1.5. The present disclosure, in view of the spleen's special susceptibility to dampness pathogen, complies with the physiological function characteristics of the spleen itself, provides the prescription with an assistant effect of restoring the spleen's function as a starting point, is suitable to cooperate with staple foods for long-term consumption and easily accepted by people due to the good taste, and can achieve certain efficacies of tonifying the spleen and removing dampness. |
| US10701963B2 |
Nutritional composition for moisturizing lung and method for preparing the same
The present application discloses a nutritional composition for moisturizing lung. The nutritional composition includes the following components of raw materials in parts by weight: rice 55-90, wheat 7-25, Chinese yam 3-15, lily 2-9, polygonatum odoratum 0.2-1, and citron 0.1-1. The present disclosure, in view of the lung's characteristics of being not resistant to cold or heat, and susceptible to pathogen, complies with the lung's physiological function characteristics to regulate, and provides the prescription with nourishing yin and moisturizing lung, and resolving phlegm and relieving cough as a starting point, is suitable to cooperate with staple foods for long-term consumption and easily accepted by people due to the good taste, and can achieve certain efficacies of replenishing and restoring lung qi. |
| US10701960B2 |
Method for dissolving carbon dioxide without pressurizing and cooling
Disclosed is a method for bottling a carbonated beverage in a container without causing overflow of the carbonated beverage or evaporation of carbon dioxide, the method including: placing a beverage composition without carbon dioxide in the container; introducing solid or liquid carbon dioxide to the beverage composition in the container to delay a change of vapor pressure in the container; and sealing the container before the introduced solid or liquid carbon dioxide is dissolved in the beverage composition, wherein a part of the introduced solid or liquid carbon dioxide in the sealed container becomes gas and the rest of the introduced solid or liquid carbon dioxide is dissolved in the beverage composition by pressure of the gas from the part of the introduced solid or liquid carbon dioxide without providing additional beverage composition, carbon dioxide and pressure in the container after sealing the container. |
| US10701958B2 |
Apparatus for multi-stage cutting and juice pressing
Juice extraction using multiple pairs of juice extractors and comminutors which reduce the food pieces into successively smaller pieces with juice extraction occurring after each comminuting step. Coarse food pieces are pressed with extracted juice directed to a juice holding tank. The pressed coarse chop food pieces fall into the hopper of a second comminutor which performs a medium chop on the now pressed but still coarse chopped food pieces. The medium chopped food pieces are then fed from the second comminutor into the juice extraction chamber of a second juice extractor whereupon the medium chopped food pieces are pressed with extracted juice directed to a juice holding tank. Any number of comminutor and juice extraction pairs may be used in serial fashion to optimize the percentage of juice extracted in a minimum amount of time. |
| US10701955B2 |
Ruminant compositions
The disclosure relates to compositions beneficial for ruminant administration. Particularly, the disclosure provides compositions formulated for ruminants that comprise beneficial microbes. |
| US10701954B2 |
Reduced fluorine crustacean polar phospholipid compositions
Fluorine being present in the exoskeleton of crustaceans, and especially krill represents a problem for using krill as a source for food, feed, food additives and/or feed additives. There has been developed a process for removing such fluorine from krill material by subjecting the krill to disintegration and to an enzymatic hydrolysis process prior to or simultaneously with a removal of the exoskeleton particles producing a fluorine-reduced product. Inherent in the disclosed process is the ability to process krill material with a high polar lipid content for producing superior quality, low fluorine, products suitable for the food and feed as well as the pharmaceutical, neutraceutical and cosmetic industry. |
| US10701953B2 |
Equipment and process for processing food creams
Equipment for processing food creams, which comprises a tub (11) housed in a removable manner inside a containment structure (2) and comprising a side wall (15), which is provided at the top with an access aperture (20) for loading the cream and is closed at the bottom by a bottom wall (17) provided with an exit aperture (22), through which the cream is dispensed outside the tub (11); cooling means (21) operatively associated with the tub (11) to absorb heat from the cream; an obturator (23) operatively connected to the bottom wall (17) of the tub (11) and movable between a closed position, in which it occludes the exit aperture (22) of the bottom wall (17), and an open position, in which it leaves the opening of the exit aperture (22) free in order to allow the cream to come out of the tub (11); a mixing body (30), rotatably housed inside the tub (11) and provided with a thrust surface (31) tilted and facing towards the bottom wall (17) of the tub (11); moving means (32) mechanically connected to the mixing body (30) and operable, when the obturator (23) is in the open position, to make the mixing body (30) rotate in a first direction of rotation (R1) in which the thrust surface (31) pushes the cream to descend through the exit aperture (22) of the bottom wall (17) of the tub (11). |
| US10701951B2 |
Process of producing cocoa shell powder
A process for producing powdered cocoa shells as a food ingredient, as replacer for cocoa powder, to impart coloration in food products, and as fat bloom inhibitor in cocoa-based products. |
| US10701948B2 |
Anti-microbial application equipment with controls
A control system for monitoring an antimicrobial application system may include a controller having a monitoring program including an operations unit and an interface unit. The operations unit may include a sensor module operatively coupled to a plurality of sensors positioned to detect operation data associated with the application system in real-time. An adjustment module may adjust the operation of the application system. An analysis module may analyze real-time operation data and initiate a specified response when the analysis indicates that a trigger event has occurred. The response may include issuing a notification to a notification device or initiating the adjustment module to perform a control operation to modify the operation of the antimicrobial application system. A remote monitoring center may control multiple and remote application systems. Mobile devices and a control panel may be operable to interface with operations of the antimicrobial application system via the control system. |
| US10701946B2 |
Method for preparing a casing material used in a co-extruding process of a food product, viscous gelling agent and a method and a system for preparing food products
The invention relates to a method for preparing a casing material for use in co-extruding food products comprising the steps of providing two or more casing material components; mixing the casing material components and feeding the resulting viscous gelling solution to the co-extrusion process to form an external layer on an extruded strand of food dough. Each of the casing material components in itself is not suitable for co-extrusion as an external layer and the composition of the viscous gelling solution is determined by changing the volumes of the casing material components used dependent on the required food product to be co-extruded and/or the composition of the viscous gelling solution is adjusted by changing the volumes of the casing material components dependent on the information on the properties of the food dough and/or the food product to be co-extruded. The present invention further relates to a method and a system for preparing food products by means of co-extrusion wherein such casing material is used. |
| US10701943B2 |
System for handling culinary preparations
A system for handling culinary preparations, which includes: a mounting (I) including an upper surface arranged to receive a culinary preparation, and a plurality of feedthroughs extending between the upper surface and a lower surface; a transfer device including a plurality of projecting portions; a relative movement system being arranged to position the system in a low position, in which no projecting portion projects relative to the upper surface of the mounting, and a high position, in which one end of at least one projecting portion is made to project through the feedthroughs, relative to the upper surface of the mounting; and a handling tool including oblong elements arranged to be inserted between projecting portions. |
| US10701941B2 |
Biomass compositions
The present invention generally relates to agriculture and, more specifically, to biomass compositions and methods for decreasing bruising, increasing plant health, increasing soil health, increasing sweetness in fruits and/or decreasing needle-drop in conifer species. |
| US10701939B2 |
Aqueous suspension agrochemical composition
Provided is a pyribencarb aqueous suspension agrochemical composition which contains an adjuvant for reinforcing the efficacy of pyribencarb, and which is capable of preventing a pharmaceutical preparation from becoming highly viscous or solidified and capable of providing a sufficient controlling effect with a small amount of pyribencarb. The aqueous suspension agrochemical composition includes: pyribencarb which is an agrochemically active component; an adjuvant for pyribencarb, which is one or more compounds selected from polyoxyalkylene siloxanes, polyoxyethylene/polyoxypropylene block copolymers, and polyoxyalkylene alkyl ethers; a nonionic-anionic surfactant which is a polyoxyalkylene aryl ether sulfuric acid salt and/or a polyoxyalkylene aryl ether phosphoric acid salt; and water. |
| US10701938B2 |
Composition for inhibition of insect host sensing
The present invention provide chemical modulators of insect olfactory receptors. In particular, compounds and compositions are provided that can inhibit host targeting functions in insects such as mosquitos. Method of employing such agents, and articles incorporating the same, are also provided. |
| US10701936B2 |
Herbicidal composition and method for controlling weeds
Provided is a herbicidal composition comprising ethyl [3-[2-chloro-4-fluoro-5-(1-methyl-6-trifluoromethyl-2,4-dioxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydropyrimidin-3-yl)phenoxy]-2-pyridyloxy]acetate and 2,4-D choline salt. The herbicidal composition can exert an excellent control efficacy on weeds. |
| US10701935B2 |
Method for controlling rust
A combination comprising a multi-site contact fungicide, a first systemic fungicide and optionally a second systemic fungicide and a method using the same. |
| US10701934B2 |
Synergistic weed control from applications of penoxsulam and benzobicyclon or clomazone and benzobicyclon
Disclosed herein are herbicidal compositions comprising a synergistic herbicidally effective amount of (a) penoxsulam or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, or clomazone or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, and (b) benzobicyclon or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof. Also disclosed herein are methods of controlling undesirable vegetation in rice, which comprise applying to vegetation or an area adjacent the vegetation or applying to soil or water to prevent the emergence or growth of vegetation (a) penoxsulam or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, or clomazone or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, and (b) benzobicyclon or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof, wherein (a) and (b) are each added in an amount sufficient to produce a synergistic herbicidal effect. |
| US10701930B2 |
Compositions and methods for treating water by stabilizing an oxidizing biocide
Methods and liquid compositions for stabilizing an oxidizing biocide in a water system. The liquid composition comprises a hydantoin, and a surfactant, a ratio of a concentration of the hydantoin to the surfactant in the liquid composition is in a range of 1:1 to 99:1 by volume. The method comprises mixing a hydantoin, a surfactant and an oxidizing biocide with water to form a liquid treatment composition, and then adding the liquid treatment composition to a water stream in the water system, the liquid treatment composition improving the efficacy of the oxidizing biocide in the water stream. |
| US10701925B2 |
Deflectable touchdown wheel system for sprayer boom
A deflectable touchdown wheel system for a sprayer boom of an agricultural sprayer is provided that includes a touchdown wheel that deflects transversely when contacting the ground at an angle, damping ground contact impact forces at the sprayer boom reducing reactionary forces such as external steering inputs at the sprayer vehicle. |
| US10701924B2 |
Mosquito-killing illuminating lamp
The present invention relates to a mosquito-killing illuminating lamp which comprises a casing and a control unit. The casing comprises an illuminating portion and a mosquito-killing portion. The illuminating portion is provided with illuminating components therein. An electrolysis carbon dioxide generating device and a fan are provided inside the mosquito-killing portion. The control unit controls operation of the illuminating components, the carbon dioxide generating device and the fan. The electrolysis carbon dioxide generating device comprises a box body and electrolysis components. The electrolysis components are provided inside the box body. An electrolyte solution is provided inside the box body. The box body is provided with a venting hole. The electrolysis components comprise a graphite electrode and a cathode plate. After conduction between the graphite electrode and the cathode plate, electrolysis is performed on the electrolyte solution to generate carbon dioxide. |
| US10701923B2 |
Portable light and insect extermination device
A combination lighting apparatus and insect extermination device is disclosed having a housing with an upper section and a lower section separated by a first aperture. A light source is disposed in the upper section. An electrical grid and negative pressure source are disposed in the lower section. A power source is coupled to the light source, the electric grid, and the pressure source. A second aperture is located in the lower section after the electric grid, wherein air is propagated inward through the first aperture, through the electrical grid and out the second aperture. |
| US10701920B2 |
Carry and storage device for fishing lures
Embodiments provide a carry and storage device for storing a fishing lure having a hook and a body. In one instance, the device may comprise a device body having a fishing lure storage slot disposed inside the device body to receive a fishing lure and a lid. The lid is movable between an open position to expose the slot for placing the fishing lure inside and a closed position to cover the slot. In example embodiments, the lid includes a hook holding element disposed inside the lid, to receive at least a portion of the fishing lure hook in response to at least partial disposition of the fishing lure in the slot. The fishing lure hook, in response to a movement of the lid between the open and closed positions, pushes the fishing lure body inside the slot, to place the fishing lure substantially inside the slot. |
| US10701915B2 |
Fishing lures with interchangeable scents and methods for embedding scents in fishing lures
The present disclosure is directed to fishing lures with interchangeable scents and methods of embedding scents in fishing lures. In an embodiment, a fishing lure configured to be customized with different scents includes a body, and a plurality of attachments configured to be attached to and detached from the body, wherein a first attachment of the plurality of attachments includes a first scent, and a second attachment of the plurality of attachments includes a second scent, and wherein the first attachment and the second attachment can be interchangeably attached to and detached from the body at a same location of the body. |
| US10701914B2 |
Fishing lure that mimics a bird in distress
A fishing lure bait configured to attract fish which may include a body, a first wing arm and second wing arm. A stainless steel hooks molded to the body configured to couple to a plurality of fasteners, wherein the fasteners may be attached to the first and second wing arms. The fishing lure bait substantially covered by a clear UV protection for a lifetime usage. |
| US10701907B2 |
Method for producing YY super-male and XY physiological female common carps
Method for producing YY super-male and XY physiological female common carps, with which YY-chromosome super-male common carp can be cultivated and androgenetic YY super-male common carp is produced, where microsatellite markers are used for paternity testing and test crossing confirmation. The YY common carp is crossed with normal female common carp to produce the progenies of only male common carp, and without sex identification, the juvenile male common carp with known sex are subjected to artificial sex reversal to produce XY physiological female common carp. |
| US10701903B1 |
Animal grooming station with safety release
A pet grooming station includes an electrically actuated separable coupler mechanically coupled between a tether point and a lead to a collar or a noose. At least one wirelessly coupled pressure sensitive mat is adapted to sense a presence of a person standing on the at least one pressure sensitive mat. The electrically actuated separable coupler is in a coupled state when the pressure sensitive mat senses the presence of the person standing on the mat. Or, when the person is not standing on the mat, the electrically actuated separable coupler separates following a predetermined or selectable time delay in a range of about 0 to 2 seconds. A pressure sensitive mat disposed on a surface of said grooming table or tub is also described. |
| US10701899B1 |
Pet chew dispensing device
A pet chew dispensing device simultaneously secures and dispenses a pet chew. In some examples, the device may comprise a body of chew resistant material and a window formed through the body and adapted to receive the pet chew therein. When disposed inside the window, the pet chew remains partially exposed while the pet chew is simultaneously protected by the body of chew resistant material. The device adaptively pressures the pet chew, such that pet chews which change size over time (or having a range of different initial sizes) may nonetheless remain secured. |
| US10701897B2 |
Feline scratch pad assembly
A feline scratch pad assembly includes a stand that is positioned between a foot of an article of furniture and a floor. The stand is positioned to extend upwardly along a corner on the article of furniture. A plurality of scratch pads is each releasably positioned on the stand to cover the corner on the article of furniture. Each of the scratch pads is comprised of a deformable material to withstand being clawed by a feline thereby satisfying the feline's urge to claw. A pair of mounts is provided and each of the mounts is coupled to an associated one of the scratch pads. Each of the mounts releasably engages the stand thereby retaining the scratch pads on the stand. |
| US10701893B1 |
Litter box
A litter box described herein includes a main compartment, a contaminant compartment, and a grate separator dividing the main compartment and the contaminant compartment. The main compartment is above the grate separator and the contaminant compartment is below the grate separator. Powderizable litter in the main compartment is supported by the grate separator when the powderizable litter is in a large initial form. The powderizable litter in the main compartment drops through the grate separator into the contaminant compartment when the powderizable litter transforms to a small powder form leaving clean powderizable litter in the main compartment. |
| US10701877B1 |
Wheat cultivar 01071560
The invention relates to the wheat cultivar designated 01071560. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the wheat cultivar 01071560. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the wheat cultivar 01071560 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing wheat plants by crossing the wheat cultivar 01071560 with itself or another wheat cultivar and plants produced by such methods. |
| US10701876B2 |
Production of plants using somatic embryogenesis
A process for propagating Theobroma cacao L. is described. The process uses direct or indirect somatic embryogenesis to produce primary embryos from explant material, and then applies direct somatic embryogenesis to the resulting primary embryos to produce secondary embryos. These may be matured, pre-germinated, and germinated to form plantlets. Plants, plants bearing fruit, and plant materials are also provided, as well as methods for processing the fruit of the plants to generate cocoa products. |
| US10701871B2 |
Systems for maintaining and/or decreasing water temperature using high albedo materials
A system for cooling the temperature of a body of water having a top surface exposed to sunlight comprises hydrophilic balls distributed on, and in direct contact with, at least part of the top surface characterized prior to the distribution by a pre-distribution surface area. The balls have diameters within a range of 100 microns to 3 mm, and albedos within a range of 0.15-1.0. The balls comprise recycled glass and air-entrapping pores. The hydrophilic surfaces of the balls provide a total wetted surface area after the distribution greater than the pre-distribution surface area of the water, facilitating the cooling. |
| US10701867B2 |
Horticultural container with tag slot
A horticultural container includes a tag slot for receiving a display tag. The tag slot has an inner wall and an outer wall spaced widthwise from one another, and one of the inner or outer walls has at least two curved peaks separated by a valley and extending into the slot towards the other of the inner or outer wall to hold the tag against the other of the inner or outer wall. The peaks provide a radius that reduces cracking of the tag and increases longevity thereof, and reduces tag sagging, collapsing, or curling. |
| US10701863B2 |
Header identification in a harvesting machine
A controller on a harvester vehicle is arranged to automatically identify a header in electrical communication with the vehicle upon key activation of the harvester vehicle. Programming instructions on the controller can generate notifications to the user based upon a state of activation of the float mechanism and the state of header identity detection. The controller also prompts the user to confirm the identity of the header if the detected identity of the header has changed. The controller also uses header identity to log usage hours of the header on the computer controller in association with the identity of the header such that maintenance schedules for a plurality of different headers interchangeably used on a common harvester vehicle can be tracked. |
| US10701862B2 |
Agricultural header with float control
A harvesting header on a vehicle such as a combine harvester includes a mounting assembly comprising left and right float elements each for applying controlled left and right lift forces and arranged to allow upward floating of each end of the header in response to ground contact. Left and right sensors detect the angle of tilt of the header and a control system operates to reduce the left lift force when the left end is raised and to reduce the right lift force when the right end is raised. On a combine harvester this can be done by rotating the face plate of the feeder house in the required direction. In other systems the force generated by the left and right float elements can be directly modified. The changes to the lift force are applied only when the propulsion vehicle is tilted beyond a predetermined angle. |
| US10701859B2 |
Electronic controller and turf maintenance vehicle incorporating same
A control system for use with a turf maintenance vehicle. In one embodiment, the control system may provide a discrete engine speed input that may provide one engine speed command upon actuation, but result in additional engine speed commands depending on an actuation time of the input. In other embodiments, the vehicle may include an electronic controller (EC) providing resettable property statistics for one or more properties. In still another embodiment, the EC may provide a maintenance monitor onboard the vehicle that indicates maintenance status, when maintenance tasks are due or past due, and permanently records historical information regarding maintenance tasks. The maintenance monitor may further adjust a maintenance interval before the maintenance task is again due based upon inputs to the maintenance monitor. |
| US10701858B2 |
Mobile vehicle, ground treating equipment and orientation adjusting method thereof
A mobile vehicle, a ground treating equipment and an orientation adjusting method thereof are provided. The ground treating equipment includes a frame, a ground treating unit, a connecting rod set, a connecting rod driving unit, a rotation driving unit, two pressure sensors and a controller. The ground treating unit is mounted at the frame. Two ends of the connecting rod set are connected to the frame and the mobile vehicle. The connecting rod driving unit is mounted at the connecting rod set for adjusting the orientation of the connecting rod set. The rotation driving unit is mounted between the frame and the connecting rod set for driving the frame to rotate relative to the connecting rod set. The pressure sensors are mounted at the frame for sensing two pressure values between the frame and ground, or the pressure sensors are mounted at the rotation driving unit for sensing two pressure values while the frame is driven to rotate clockwise and counter-clockwise. The controller is configured to control the connecting rod driving unit and the rotation driving unit for changing the two pressure values. |
| US10701857B2 |
Using a small diameter exit hose to improve delivery of liquid through a valve on a nutrient or chemical application system of an agricultural machine
A mobile agricultural machine has a valve controlled to apply liquid material to a field. An application assembly defines a conduit from the valve to a distal application tip. The application assembly includes a distal conduit section that has an inner diameter that is smaller than an inner diameter of a more proximal conduit section, that is closer to the valve, than the distal tip of the application assembly. |
| US10701855B2 |
Folding implement with tractor assist
A towed implement, such as a cultivator is configured between an unfolded operational position and a folded transport position in which wing sections are pivoted about a vertical axis into a forward direction where they are alongside a telescoping tool bar. Sensors on the cultivator send signals initiating the folding/unfolding sequence to send commands through the implement controller to a tractor controller having a ISOBUS class 3 configuration. The tractor is commanded to forward and rearward movement in synchronism with the folding/unfolding process to steer wing supporting wheel assemblies toward the correct position for the intended transport direction. |
| US10709050B2 |
Component supply device and component management system using the same
A component management system includes an acquirer that acquires the component information from the component supply device, a management system side storage that stores the component information acquired by the acquirer in association with the component supply device, and an information updater that updates the component information stored in the component supply device side storage and the management system side storage based on a detection result of the detector. |
| US10709048B2 |
System and method for assembling electronic components
An electronic-component assembly system is provided in the invention. The electronic-component assembly system includes a gripping device, a light-source device, a photographing device, and an image-processing device. The gripping device grips an electronic component, wherein the electronic component includes at least one pin. The light-source device includes a light source and emits light of the light source. The photographing device senses the light and generates a plurality of first one-dimensional images corresponding to the pins at different rotation angles. The image-processing device is coupled to the photographing device to receive the plurality of first one-dimensional images. The image-processing device transforms the plurality of first one-dimensional images into a two-dimensional image, generates adjustment information according to the two-dimensional image, and provides adjustment information to the gripping device, wherein the gripping device adjusts the angle and position of the electronic component according to the adjustment information. |
| US10709042B2 |
Single-piece cover for an electronic device
A single-piece cover for an electronic device, said cover including: a heat sink; an antenna; a shielding screen; an electrically insulating synthetic material forming outer surfaces of the cover. |
| US10709041B2 |
Lightning strike and electromagnetic protection system
A composite article for incorporation at the surface of an assembly, the composite article being capable of withstanding a lightning strike by dissipating the energy of the lightning strike and by shielding the assembly from electromagnetic energy associated with the lightning strike. The composite article has a base structure made of a material exhibiting electrical conductivity that is inadequate to dissipate lightning strike energy and also inadequate to shield the assembly from the associated electromagnetic energy. Against the outer face of the base structure an electrically-conductive lightning shield is secured. The lightning shield has a substantially uniformly-distributed embedment of electrically-conductive nanostrands in a matrix that otherwise exhibits electrical conductivity that is inadequate to dissipate lightning strike energy and inadequate to shield the assembly from associated electromagnetic energy. Alternatively, an electrically-conductive ground plane may be secured against the outer face of the base structure. |
| US10709039B2 |
Data processing equipment structure
A data processing equipment structure includes a plurality of sidewalls and a ceiling panel, which, together, define an enclosed space. The structure further includes at least one equipment enclosure and at least one cooling unit arranged in side-to-side relationship in a row within the enclosed space. At least one separation panel divides the enclosed space into a front plenum at a front side of the row and a rear plenum at a rear side of the row. Cool air in the front plenum is isolated from heated exhaust air in the rear plenum. |
| US10709036B2 |
Removable PSU dedicated tunnel for air flow mechanism
A dedicated airflow tunnel can extend directly from a front side of the chassis to a power supply unit (PSU) located near the rear side of the chassis. The dedicated airflow tunnel is removable and replaceable with airflow tunnels of different size. The dedicated airflow tunnel can avoid recirculation of PSU cooling air. |
| US10709033B2 |
Coupling assembly and cable management device thereof
The cable management device of a coupling assembly includes a first cable management arm, a second cable management arm, a first component, and a second component. The second cable management arm can be moved with respect to the first cable management arm. The first component is pivotally connected with respect to the first cable management arm. The second component can be displaced to either one of a first position and a second position with respect to the first component. The second component and the first component define a first length when the second component is at the first position. The second component and the first component define a second length different from the first length when the second component is at the second position. |
| US10709030B2 |
Electronic unit with reversible modules
An electronic unit comprising a box defining a reception compartment for receiving an electronic module along two mutually opposite directions of an insertion axis, the compartment including electrical power supply means for powering the electronic module and connection means for connecting the electronic unit to the electronic module, these means extending onto a connection face forming part of the reception compartment and extending parallel to the insertion axis. An electronic module for mounting in a compartment of an electronic unit of the invention. |
| US10709028B2 |
Touch pen and display device using touch pen
A touch pen includes a shaft-shaped body, a pen tip provided on a front end of the body, a switch unit arranged in a line on a side face of the body, a battery disposed inside the body, and a barrel in which a slit having a front opening is formed in an axial direction. A back end of the body is inserted from the opening such that the barrel covers an outer face of the body with the switch unit positioned in the slit, and the barrel has a center of gravity on an opposite side of the slit as seen in a transverse cross-section. When the touch pen is placed horizontally in a state with the barrel mounted on the outer face of the body, the center of gravity is positioned on the opposite side of the switch unit and the switch unit is positioned on top. |
| US10709025B2 |
Display device
A display device comprises a display panel; a plate including a first portion at a rear of the display panel, wherein the display panel is fixed on the first portion; and a second portion that extends from a lower side of the first portion, the second portion bent toward a front of the first portion from the first portion; and a housing at a rear of the second portion of the plate, the housing coupled with the second portion of the plate. |
| US10709024B1 |
Low-cost SMT printed circuit board connector
An interconnection system includes a first support surface positionable against a respective first surface of a first printed circuit board (PCB) and a second support surface positionable against a respective first surface of a second PCB. The first PCB has a respective second surface spaced apart from the respective first surface by a first thickness. The second PCB has a respective second surface spaced apart from the respective first surface by a second thickness. A separator extends from the first support surface and from the second support surface. A contact pin extends through the separator. A portion of the contact pin extending in first direction from the separator is spaced apart from the first support surface by a distance corresponding to the first thickness. A portion of the contact pin extending in a second direction from the separator is spaced apart from the second support surface by the second thickness. |
| US10709020B2 |
Component-embedded substrate and method for manufacturing component-embedded substrate
A component-embedded substrate includes a laminate and first and second components. The laminate includes resin layers each made of thermoplastic that are laminated together. The first and second components are embedded in the laminate. The first component has a length in the lamination direction that is greater than a length of the first component in a first direction orthogonal or substantially orthogonal to the lamination direction. The first and second components are disposed adjacent to each other in the first direction, and are disposed at respective positions overlapping with each other as viewed from the first direction. A distance between the first and second components in the first direction is less than the length of the first component in the lamination direction. |
| US10709017B2 |
Multilayer ceramic substrate and method for manufacturing same
A multilayer ceramic substrate includes: a plurality of ceramic layers 300a, 300b stacked together; a via hole 400a, 400b provided in each of the plurality of ceramic layers, the via holes of the plurality of ceramic layers being connected together in a layer stacking direction of the plurality of ceramic layers; a via wire 406a, 406b including an electrical conductor filled into each of the via holes; a first conductor 404a, 404b provided on an upper surface of at least one of the plurality of ceramic layers, the first conductor having an annular or partially annular shape surrounding the via wire; and a second conductor 403a, 403b including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being located outside the first conductor on the upper surface of the at least one ceramic layer, the second portion overlying the first conductor, and an inner rim of the second portion being located outside an inner rim of the first conductor, wherein a thickness of the first conductor 404a, 404b is greater than a thickness of the second conductor 403a, 403b. |
| US10709016B2 |
Flexible printed circuit board
A flexible printed circuit board according to one aspect of the present invention includes a base film having an insulating property and a conductive pattern laminated on one surface of the base film, and has a terminal connecting area toward one end edge of the conductive pattern, the flexible printed circuit board including a reinforcement member laminated on another surface of the base film and situated at least at a position opposite the terminal connecting area, wherein a shape of an end edge of the reinforcement member on the same side as an opposite end edge of the conductive pattern includes a periodic form constituted by curved lines. |
| US10709014B2 |
Multilayer substrate
A multilayer substrate includes a differential line including first and second line conductors provided on or in a laminated body including base material layers. The differential line includes line portions and a connecting portion that connects the line portions. The connecting portion includes first parallel conductors extending in parallel or substantially in parallel with each other, first interlayer connecting conductors that connect the first parallel conductors in parallel, and connect the first line conductor to the first parallel conductors, second parallel conductors extending in parallel or substantially in parallel with each other, and second interlayer connecting conductors that connect the second parallel conductors in parallel, and connect the second line conductor to the second parallel conductors. The first parallel conductors cross the second parallel conductors as viewed in a laminating direction of the base material layers. |
| US10709013B2 |
Multilayer wiring board and differential transmission module
A multilayer wiring board having a first layer and a second layer laminated with a ground conductor, respectively, and having a differential wire line configured with a first wire line and a second wire line, includes a pair of through-holes and which is formed in the first layer and the second layer and electrically connects the first wire line and the second wire line arranged on one surface of the multilayer wiring board and the first wire line and the second wire line arranged on the other surface of the multilayer wiring board, respectively; and clearances and which insulate the ground conductor and the through-holes and, in which the pair of through-holes formed in the second layer is arranged so that a virtual line connecting centers of the pair of through-holes is inclined with respect to a line perpendicular to a signal propagation direction of the differential wire line. |
| US10709012B2 |
High-frequency electronic device and manufacturing method thereof
A high-frequency electronic device including a dielectric substrate, a first patterned metal layer and a second patterned metal layer is provided. The dielectric substrate has a first region and a second region. The first patterned metal layer is disposed on a first side of the dielectric substrate and corresponds to the first region, wherein the first region and the second region have different etching rates with respect to an etching solution. The second patterned metal layer is disposed on the first side or a second side opposite to the first side of the dielectric substrate. |
| US10709009B2 |
Electrical circuit and method for producing an electrical circuit
One general aspect of the present disclosure includes an electrical circuit with a circuit carrier, at least one electrical component arranged on the circuit carrier, and at least one data transmission device with an antenna section. The data transmission device may be configured for wireless transmission of data and may include a housing, where the at least one electrical component, the at least one data transmission device, and at least one section of the circuit carrier are at least partially enclosed by the housing. At least the antenna section of the data transmission device may be arranged in a transmission range inside the housing and the transmission range may be spaced at a distance from the circuit carrier. |
| US10709007B2 |
Non-equilibrium plasma system and method of refining syngas
An object of the present invention is to provide a non-equilibrium plasma (NEP) system and method of refining syngas. In accordance with an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a non-equilibrium plasma system for refining syngas, the system comprising a reactor with a hollow chamber, having one or more inlet manifolds configured to promote an axially symmetric and swirling flow pattern, into which syngas and one or more gasifying agents are introduced for processing within the reactor, a high voltage electrode; and a ground electrode, wherein the system is configured to create a non-equilibrium plasma producing electric arc upon application of a high voltage potential across an arc initiating gap between the high voltage electrode and the ground electrode and wherein the system is configured such that the syngas, the one or more gasifying agent(s) and plasma producing electric arc come together concurrently in the reactor. In one embodiment of the invention, the non-equilibrium plasma system comprises two eccentric cylindrical manifolds configured to form a single inlet manifold, wherein the two eccentric cylindrical manifolds comprise a first eccentric cylindrical manifold for gasifying agent input and a second eccentric cylindrical manifold for syngas input. The invention also comprises a method for refining syngas wherein the non-equilibrium plasma system of the present invention combines the syngas, the air and the plasma-producing electric arc in the same region, which will co-exist in the same location. |
| US10709005B2 |
Plasma torch electrode with integrated heat pipes
Plasma torch with an integrated electrode incorporating many heat pipes each heat pipe comprises an evaporating section and a condensing section set at a front end and a rear end of the electrode, respectively. The heat pipes with extremely high thermal conductivity can be used to replace the traditional water-cooled torch's electrode. The effect of reducing the elevated temperature at the torch's arc root zone through cooling by heat pipes is beneficial for prolonging the lifetime of plasma torch. Each heat pipe is filled with a small amount of working fluid. Even if one heat pipe is etched out, the cooling liquid thus ejected is limited without causing gas explosion and rock curing; the rest of heat pipes are not damage and can still function; although the heat dissipation efficiency might be reduced a little, the plasma torch still works. Thus, flexibility of the whole heat dissipation is enhanced. |
| US10709004B2 |
Overhead tube crane guide
An x-ray system mounted on a surface includes a movable x-ray source and a mechanism for moving the x-ray source in at least two transverse directions. The two transverse directions are marked by visually distinguishable indicators. A control panel controls movement of the x-ray source along the transverse directions and includes corresponding markings on control buttons matching the visually distinguishable indicators. |
| US10709002B2 |
Communications device
A control unit in a communications device, upon receipt of information from a first lighting device, transmits the information from the first lighting device to a second lighting device and enters a single protocol state in which wireless communication is performed exclusively via a second communications protocol, until the communications device receives a response to the transmission. Upon receipt of information from the second lighting device, the control unit transmits the information from the second lighting device to the first lighting device and enters a single protocol state in which wireless communication is performed exclusively via a first communications protocol, until the communications device receives a response to the transmission. Upon receipt of either of the responses by the communications device, the control unit enters a multiprotocol state in which wireless communication is possible via the first and second communications protocols. |
| US10709000B2 |
Lighting device
A third lighting device connects one or more first lighting devices included in a first local network with one or more second lighting devices included in a second local network different from the first local network. The third lighting device includes: a first processing unit that wirelessly communicates with the one or more first lighting devices via a first communications protocol; a second processing unit that wirelessly communicates with the one or more second lighting devices via a second communications protocol different from the first communications protocol; and a control unit that switches between causing the first processing unit to wirelessly communicate with the one or more first lighting devices and causing the second processing unit to wirelessly communicate with the one or more second lighting devices. |
| US10708992B2 |
Methods and apparatus for image analysis for lighting control
Camera images may be analyzed to identify perceptual control axes for a lighting system. These control axes may correspond to how human users perceive lighting scenes. A camera may capture high-dynamic-range images of a new room under various lighting conditions. Dimensionality-reduction may be applied to the images to create an image-based map. In this map, each datapoint may correspond to one of the images. The map may be transformed to align it with how human users perceive lighting scenes in the new room. The transformed map may be employed as a control space for the lighting system. In some cases, the map is created without gathering user ratings of lighting scenes for the new room. In other cases, creating the map involves gathering user ratings for as few as three lighting scenes for the new room. |
| US10708991B2 |
Controlling lighting devices
Methods are provided for controlling a lighting device with light-channels to produce illumination based on a reference spectral power distribution (SPD); including: determining first adjustments of the light-channels for minimizing first spectral deviation between a first calculated SPD and the reference SPD, the first calculated SPD depending on predefined SPDs of the light-channels and the first adjustments; inducing the light-channels to emit lights based on the first adjustments; receiving sensor signals from a colour sensor representing colour coordinates of a mixture of lights produced by the light mixer as a result of mixing the lights emitted by the light-channels; performing an optimization process producing second adjustments for minimizing a colour deviation between colour coordinates of reference and the colour coordinates of the mixture of lights; and inducing the light-channels to emit lights based on second adjustments. Controllers and computer programs suitable for performing such methods are also provided. |
| US10708990B1 |
Color tunable medical headlamp bezel
A color-adjustable medical headlamp assembly, including a headband assembly and a bezel, which can be worn around a user's head. The bezel contains a light source assembly that is capable of generating light with different colors and intensities, and an optical train that focuses the light generated by the light source assembly. A user input assembly is included to allow for the selection and adjustment of both the color and brightness of the light from the bezel. Also, the rear surface of the bezel has a higher coefficient of thermal conductance compared to the movable portion of the bezel and is an avenue for heat dissipation. Finally, a heat shield is attached to the bezel to cover its rear surface, which can pose a burn hazard after prolonged usage. |
| US10708989B2 |
Protection circuit for dimmer, and dimmer
A control unit controls a bidirectional switch so as to turn the switch from ON to OFF when an amount of time, varying according to a lighting level, passes since a starting point of a half cycle of an AC voltage. When a voltage between both terminals of a capacitive element, connected to a control terminal of the bidirectional switch, becomes equal to or greater than a threshold voltage, the bidirectional switch turns from OFF to ON A first charging/discharging regulator circuit and a second charging/discharging regulator circuit each make a rate of fall of the voltage between both of the terminals of the capacitive element when the bidirectional switch turns from ON to OFF lower than a rate of rise of the voltage between both of the terminals of the capacitive element when the bidirectional switch turns from OFF to ON. |
| US10708988B2 |
Hybrid modular microwave heating system with separable cavities
A modular heating system includes many composite heating modules, each with a microwave resonant cavity for accommodating an object. Each is separable into two parts. One part is a microwave heating semi-cavity which includes a microwave guiding device fixed on the machine frame, and the other part is a conductive heating semi-cavity which is transferrable as a carrier of heating object. The heat-receiving object is placed into a sealed container and positioned in the microwave resonant cavity. The microwaves propagated by the microwave guiding device can heat up the object. The sealed container is configured to sustain the outward expansion pressure due to the temperature rise in the object. The microwave resonant cavities act individually and do not affect each other. They are modular so as to provide the modular heating system with the flexibility to increase or decrease the module numbers for each production line. |
| US10708987B2 |
Cooking apparatus for targeted thermal management
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method including detecting, by a controller coupled to an array of elements, an object having a plurality of portions, and analyzing a selected portion to determine its volume and density, to determine parameters of radio frequency thermal excitation for the selected portion. The method also includes selecting radiation emitters from the array elements according to the parameters; each of the array elements is separately selectable and controllable. The method also includes controlling the radiation emitters according to the parameters to perform the thermal excitation of the selected portion. The controlling includes causing interference of waves emitted from separate radiation emitters. The method also includes forming a three-dimensional thermal image of the selected portion, analyzing the thermal image, adjusting the parameters according to the analyzing, and detecting movement into a space irradiated by the radiation emitters. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US10708979B2 |
Heating a bulk medium
The present disclosure generally relates to a system for heating a bulk medium includes two or more electrodes spaced apart from one another and coupled to the bulk medium; and a power control system coupled to the electrodes, the power control system configured to heat the bulk medium by shaping a density of the current along a current path between the electrodes, thereby, producing an effective resistance along the current path in the bulk medium that is greater than the resistance of the bulk medium to a DC current, in which the power control system shapes the density of the current within a depth of the bulk medium by tuning a skin-depth of the current, and in which the power control system shapes the density of the current in a direction across the current path by tuning a proximity effect of the current. |
| US10708978B2 |
Systems for improved multi-channel network connectivity performance and security
Systems and methods that efficiently combine multiple wireless networks or devices resulting in faster, more reliable, and more secure mobile Internet. A Virtual Private Network (VPN) service application is operated to route outgoing and incoming data packets of a mobile device. The mobile device is (i) either coupled to a remote server through the VPN service application for data packets transfer between the remote server and the mobile device or (ii) performs cross-layer translation for data packets transfer between the mobile device and direct target hosts on the Internet. Concurrently using multiple channels secures data packets transfer by sending encrypted data packets over multiple channels and receiving the encrypted data packets by a single apparatus. Data packets are designated to be transferred via a Wi-Fi channel or a cellular channel, and then transferred using both the Wi-Fi channel and the cellular channel. |
| US10708977B2 |
Dual mode wireless access point
An example method comprising: activating a first radio of a wireless access point to communicate with a first set of client devices by transceiving signals on channels within a first frequency band; activating a second radio of the wireless access point to communicate with a second set of client devices by transceiving signals on channels within a second frequency band; receiving a command from a network controller to change frequency bands of the wireless access point; toggling the first radio from a first antenna circuit to a second antenna circuit to connect the first radio to an antenna such that the first radio is capable of transceiving signals on channels within a first sub-band of the first frequency band; and configuring the second radio to transceive signals on channels within a second sub-band of the first frequency band. |
| US10708969B2 |
Dual connectivity capability modification
This document describes techniques and devices for communication of dual connectivity (DC) capability by user equipment (110) to a base station (120) and a core network (150) using signaling of a modification of the DC capability of the UE (110) at the physical layer (306) or the media access control layer (308) to reduce the latency of communicating the modification of the DC capability as compared to using Radio Resource Control layer (322) signaling. Signaling a modification of DC capability at the physical layer (306) or media access control layer (308) enables the UE (110) to more quickly respond to issues detected by the UE (110), such as thermal management or in-device coexistence interference, that may be mitigated by discontinuing DC communications. |
| US10708965B1 |
Augmented reality based asset pairing and provisioning
A method, including recognizing an indicia pattern on an asset utilizing a mobile device based augmented reality vision system, prompting one of acceptance and disapproval of the indicia pattern on the asset, detecting a wireless signal from a wireless tracking device if the asset indicia pattern is accepted, pairing the asset and the wireless tracking device and prompting one of confirmation and refusal of the pairing. |
| US10708964B2 |
Method and device for forming application service platform session in wireless communication system
The present specification may provide a method for forming, by a searcher terminal, an application service platform session with an advertiser terminal in a wireless communication system. The method for forming an application service platform session may comprise the steps of: performing discovery for the advertiser terminal and a first service; and forming an ASP session for the first service by performing connection with the advertiser terminal on the basis of a result of the performed discovery, wherein the discovery and the connection may be performed through at least one of multiple interfaces supported by application service platforms of the searcher terminal and the advertiser terminal when the searcher terminal and the advertiser terminal are first type terminals, and the discovery and the connection may be performed through a Wi-Fi direct interface when one of the searcher terminal and the advertiser terminal is the first type terminal and the other is a second type terminal. |
| US10708962B2 |
Method and device for transmitting data in wireless communication system
Provided are a method and a device for transmitting data in a wireless communication system. More particularly, a terminal transmits a first transmission preamble and a second transmission preamble so as to estimate an uplink channel. If a common temporary identifier is assigned to the first and second transmission preambles, a common response message for the first and second transmission preambles is received. If temporary identifiers that are different from each other are respectively assigned to the first and second transmission preambles, respective individual response messages for the first and second transmission preambles are received. Data is transmitted by means of an estimated uplink channel. The first transmission preamble is transmitted in a plurality of resource regions, and the second transmission preamble is transmitted in one resource region. |
| US10708957B2 |
Wireless communication apparatus, communication method, and communication system
A decrease in access rate to a wireless medium caused by an exposed terminal apparatus is improved. A wireless communication apparatus of the present invention includes a reception unit that receives a frame indicating start of a medium protection operation, and acquires, from the frame indicating the start of the medium protection operation, BSS identification information for identifying a BSS to which a transmission-source wireless communication apparatus of the frame indicating the start of the medium protection operation belongs, and a transmission unit that determines whether or not to start a transmission operation of a frame addressed to another wireless communication apparatus belonging to a BSS to which the wireless communication apparatus belongs based on the BSS identification information. |
| US10708949B2 |
Terminal apparatus, base station apparatus, and communication method
A terminal apparatus (1) capable of efficiently performing a random access procedure includes a medium access control layer processing unit (15) for starting a random access procedure based on a PDCCH order, a transmitter (10) for transmitting a random access preamble by using a Physical Random Access CHannel (PRACH), and a transmit power controller (17) for setting transmit power for transmitting the random access preamble based on a transmission counter, in which the transmission counter is configured at least based on a first piece of information and a second piece of information included in the PDCCH order, the first piece of information is used for indicating the random access preamble, and the second piece of information is used for selecting a resource of the PRACH. |
| US10708948B2 |
Communication method for providing proper resource assignment in communication using an unlicensed band
An object is to provide proper resource assignment in communication using an unlicensed band. A user terminal includes: a transmitting section that transmits a UL signal; and a control section that controls the transmitting section to transmit a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) and a measurement reference signal (sounding reference signal (SRS)) in accordance with different grants included in a DL signal. The control section transmits the physical uplink shared channel following transmission of the measurement reference signal. |
| US10708947B2 |
Timing advance in LBT systems
Systems and methods relating to a Timing Advance (TA) in a Listen-Before-Talk (LBT) cell are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of operation of a radio access node in a cellular communications network comprises transmitting an indication of a TA for uplink LBT for a LBT cell to be used by a wireless device. In this manner, timing of the uplink LBT procedure can be controlled such that at least a portion of the LBT duration occurs during a time period in which downlink transmission on the LBT cell does not interfere with the LBT procedure. |
| US10708946B2 |
Technique for determining a channel width of a channel used in a wireless communication network
The disclosure pertains to determining a channel width of a channel in a wireless communication network. An aspect is directed to a device (1200, 1300) configured to determine a quality indicator for each of a plurality of channels, determine, from the plurality of channels, a first subset of channels, the quality indicators of which meeting a first requirement, combine at least two adjacent channels of the first subset of channels to a combined channel, and perform a listen before talk, LBT, operation in the combined channel. Further aspects of the disclosure pertain to a further device for determining a channel width of a channel used in a wireless communication network, methods (1100, 1700), computer programs, and computer-readable recording media. |
| US10708940B2 |
Method and apparatus for reporting buffer state by user equipment in communication system
Provided is a method for reporting a buffer state by a user equipment accessing a first eNB and a second eNB in a communication system, the method comprising the steps of: triggering a buffer state report for new data when the new data is generated; selecting at least one eNB to which the buffer state report is to be transmitted, on the basis of the amount of uplink data to be transmitted; transmitting the buffer state report for the new data to the selected at least one eNB; receiving, from at least one eNB among the first eNB and the second eNB, a resource allocated by the at least one eNB as a response to the buffer state report; and transmitting the new data using the allocated resource. |
| US10708939B2 |
Method and device for uplink data operations
A method and a device for uplink data operations are provided to enable a user equipment to perform uplink data transmission for a numerology scenario. In embodiments of the present application, the user equipment determines uplink scheduling signaling according to a first correspondence between a numerology and the uplink scheduling signaling, determines a bearer according to a second correspondence between the numerology and the bearer, and performs an uplink data operation according to the uplink scheduling signaling and the bearer. In the present invention, since the user equipment can perform uplink data operations according to the first correspondence between the numerology and the uplink scheduling signaling and the second correspondence between the numerology and the bearer, the user equipment is able to perform uplink data operations for the numerology scenario, thus improving system performance. |
| US10708937B2 |
Configuration method for resource sharing among multiple wireless links, signal transmission method and node
A configuration method for resource sharing among multiple wireless links is provided. The multiple wireless links include a first link and a second link, or include a first link, a second link and a third link. In the method, P-Q configuration is performed on a set N formed by a group of continuous units, and a set P configured for downlink transmission of the second link/third link and a set Q configured for uplink transmission of the second link/third link in the set N are determined; U-V configuration is performed on the set N, and a set U configured for downlink transmission of the first link/third link and a set V configured for uplink transmission of the first link/third link in the set N are determined; and a set S for uplink transmission of the second link/third link and downlink transmission of the second link/third link is determined. |
| US10708932B2 |
Method for configuring and scheduling partial subframe in wireless access system supporting unlicensed band, and device for supporting same
A method for receiving a signal by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is discussed. The method includes receiving, from a base station (BS), control information; and receiving, from the BS, downlink data on an unlicensed band cell (UCell) based on the control information. Further, in case of: the control information received on another serving cell, the downlink data is received in a first time resource, and the control information received on the UCell, the downlink data is received in a second time resource, and the second time resource is smaller than the first time resource. |
| US10708929B2 |
Device and method of handling scheduling request for logical channel
A communication device for handling a scheduling request (SR) for a logical channel (LC) comprises a storage device storing instructions of transmitting a first SR for a first LC to a network and starting a first sr-ProhibitTimer associated to the first LC, when the first SR is triggered by the first LC and the first sr-ProhibitTimer is not running; not transmitting the first SR for the first LC, when the first SR is triggered by the first LC and the first sr-ProhibitTimer is running; transmitting a second SR for a second LC to the network and starting a second sr-ProhibitTimer associated to the second LC, when the second SR is triggered by the second LC and the second sr-ProhibitTimer is not running; and not transmitting the second SR triggered by the second LC, when the second SR is triggered by the second LC and the second sr-ProhibitTimer is running. |
| US10708923B2 |
Method and/or system for reducing uplink interference
Methods and systems are disclosed for concurrent transmission of resource blocks allocated to a mobile device for transmission in uplink communication channels. In particular implementations, a mobile device may tune local oscillators and/or apply filtering of radio frequency transmission to reduce or mitigate intermodulation distortion potentially affecting one or more radio frequency receiving functions. |
| US10708922B2 |
Method for enhanced transmission of control information, user equipment, base station, and communications system
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for enhanced transmission of control information, user equipment, a base station, and a communications system. The method includes: determining a first parameter for enhanced transmission of control information. Between a base station and UE, a kth subframe after a last subframe in enhanced transmission of control information may be preset as a start subframe in enhanced transmission of a PDSCH, a jth subframe after the last subframe in enhanced transmission of the control information may be preset as a start subframe in enhanced transmission of a PUSCH, and a start subframe in enhanced transmission of the control information is preset, where the subframes may also be radio frames. Therefore, the user equipment can accurately determine the last subframe and/or radio frame occupied by the control information, thereby ensuring performance of the PDSCH or PUSCH. |
| US10708920B2 |
Method and apparatus for dynamic device capability signaling in wireless communications
Methods and apparatuses of wireless communications are provided to dynamically determine capability information such that potential configuration and/or resource conflicts may be mitigated among multiple connections while one or more of on-going connections are not interrupted. A user equipment (UE) establishes one or more connections with a network. The UE allocates, in a first resource allocation, one or more resources of the UE to the one or more connections. The UE dynamically determines an instantaneous UE capability information (IUCI) of the UE in response to a change from the first resource allocation to a second resource allocation, the IUCI indicative of the capability of the UE during a predetermined time period. The UE transmits the IUCI to the network to mitigate potential resource allocation conflict among the one or more connections while maintaining at least one of the connections. |
| US10708914B2 |
Method for transmitting and receiving downlink signal in wireless communication system and device for same
The present invention relates to a method and a device for receiving a downlink signal by a terminal in a wireless communication system using a time division duplex (TDD) scheme. Specifically, the present invention comprises the steps of: receiving a usage change message indicating a change from a first uplink-downlink configuration to a second uplink-downlink configuration; with regard to a specific subframe, when a wireless frame type according to the first uplink-downlink configuration is different from a wireless frame type according to the second uplink-downlink configuration, determining a subframe type on the basis of a special subframe configuration associated with the first uplink-downlink configuration; and receiving a downlink signal on the basis of the determined subframe type. |
| US10708912B2 |
Method and apparatus for indicating time domain resource allocation of data transmission in a wireless communication system
A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of a UE (User Equipment). In one embodiment, the method includes the UE being configured with a control resource set (CORESET). The method further includes the UE receiving a Downlink Control Information (DCI) on the CORESET, wherein an index is included in the DCI and the index indicates a time domain resource allocation pattern. The method also includes the UE receiving data in Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) symbols determined according to the time domain resource allocation pattern, wherein a range of the time domain resource allocation pattern starts from the first OFDM symbol of the CORESET or after an offset from the first OFDM symbol of the CORESET, and the range of the time domain resource allocation pattern may end across a slot boundary. |
| US10708908B2 |
Systems, methods and devices for resource allocation adjustments for wireless transmissions
Increasing a number of orthogonal time-domain transmission opportunities in a Proximity Services (ProSe) traffic generation period can reduce over-air congestion and collision in long term evolution (LTE) communications. Resource configurations can be adjusted, including providing a new physical layer numerology, reducing transmission time (TTI) interval duration, providing a smaller sidelink control information period, configuring logical sidelink control periods and/or multiplexing of control and data transmissions. |
| US10708907B2 |
Interference management with adaptive resource block allocation
Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for interference management with adaptive resource block (RB) allocation. In an exemplary method, a base station (BS) obtains an indication that downlink transmissions to a first user equipment (UE) potentially interfere with uplink transmissions by a second UE, the BS dynamically allocates, based on the indication, a first set of one or more resource blocks (RBs) for the downlink transmissions to the first UE, and the BS then transmits an indication of the first set of RBs to the first UE. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described. |
| US10708905B2 |
Decoding downlink control channels for 5G wireless communication systems
Improved downlink control information decoding is disclosed herein. Downlink control information, can be in different formats depending on the rank of transmission from the network to the user equipment device. For instance, if the transmission rank is between 1 and 4, the transmission will be a single codeword transmission, while a rank of 5-8 can have two codewords. The downlink control information can have a different format, or structure depending on the number of codewords. The user equipment device can predict whether a single codeword transmission or a multicode codeword transmission is more likely, and attempt to decode the downlink control information using the corresponding format. If the first pass is unsuccessful, the user equipment device can make a second pass decoding based on the alternate format of downlink control information. |
| US10708903B2 |
DRX for narrowband transmissions
In narrowband communication, channels may use repetitions in multiple subframes. SPS and DRX for the narrowband communication may not accommodate such repetitions, because repetitions for a channel may fall only partially within a DRX ON duration. An apparatus addresses this problem by determining a DRX ON duration, determining a set of subframes carrying a narrowband PDCCH candidate and determining that the DRX ON duration at least partially overlaps with the set of subframes of the narrowband PDCCH. The apparatus then refrains from decoding the first narrowband PDCCH candidate, decodes the first narrowband PDCCH candidate, or extends the DRX ON duration to include the set of subframes entirely and decoding the first narrowband PDCCH candidate carried in the set of subframes in the extended DRX ON duration. The apparatus may also determine DRX configuration parameters based on parameters of bundled channels, and handle invalid subframes for an SPS grant. |
| US10708896B2 |
Wireless communication system, wireless base station, wireless terminal, and wireless communication method
A wireless base station, includes: a wireless transceiver configured to transmit to a wireless terminal a downlink frame including a downlink control information, the wireless downlink control information includes information representing a specified offset, wherein the wireless transceiver is further configured to receive an uplink frame from the wireless terminal; and a processor circuit coupled to the wireless transceiver and configured to determine uplink control information from the uplink frame, the uplink control information being offset by at least the specified offset from a location in the uplink frame that is the same as a location where the downlink control information was located in the downlink frame. |
| US10708895B2 |
Method and user equipment for performing uplink transmission
A method for performing uplink transmission is discussed. The method performed by a wireless communication device includes receiving first information, related to a Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) configuration, wherein the first information includes second information related to frequency hopping, wherein the first information includes third information on a plurality of PUCCH resources, and wherein the second information is included for each of the plurality of the PUCCH resources; determining at least one PUCCH resources among the plurality of the PUCCH resource; and transmitting PUCCH signal based on the second information and the at least one of the plurality of the PUCCH resources. |
| US10708893B2 |
Method for transmitting channel state information and device therefor
Provided are a method and a device for transmitting channel state information by using a PUCCH of an SCell when providing carrier aggregation (CA) or dual connectivity (DC) in a E-UTRAN. The method may include: configuring a carrier aggregation by using one primary cell (PCell) and a plurality of secondary cells (SCells) controlled by a base station; receiving an upper layer signaling including configuration information for configuring a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmission function in at least one cell among the plurality of secondary cells; receiving, by using the configuration information, a MAC control element in which activation state indication information for a PUCCH SCell having an uplink control channel transmission function is included; and transmitting channel state information on the PUCCH SCell after the PUCCH SCell is activated according to the activation state indication information. |
| US10708892B1 |
Resource request for uplink transmission
A client station generates a media access control (MAC) data unit (MPDU) that includes a MAC header. The MAC header is generated to include a control field that indicates an amount of data queued at the client station for transmission to an access point. The control field is generated to include i) a first subfield that specifies a scale factor, and ii) a second subfield that specifies a base value, and multiplying the specified base value by the specified scale factor indicates the amount of data queued at the client station. The client station transmits the MPDU to the access point to inform the access point of the amount of data queued at the client station for transmission to the access point. |
| US10708889B2 |
Method and apparatus for indicating subframes associated with a hybrid automatic repeat request feedback
A method includes communicating with a first cell using a first uplink and downlink configuration and a second cell using a second uplink and downlink configuration, said first cell having predetermined configuration; providing communication feedback for said first cell and the second cell on said second cell using a physical uplink shared channel; and determining a codebook size for said feedback in dependence on downlink assignment indicator information received in an uplink grant. |
| US10708886B2 |
Radio communication terminal and radio communication method
Provided is a radio communication terminal which is capable of measuring quality in communication with a handover destination with high accuracy. The radio communication terminal is capable of communicating with a base station or a relay node, and includes: a receiver which receives control information including information relating to measurement of measuring quality of a neighbor cell; an extractor which extracts information on a subframe where the measurement should be performed, which is a subframe where only transmission of a signal from the relay node connected to the base station is performed, from the information relating to the measurement; a measurement section which performs the measurement, on a subframe basis, based on the extracted information on the subframe where the measurement should be performed; and a transmitter which transmits a result of the measurement to the base station or the relay node. |
| US10708885B2 |
Methods and nodes for enabling context-awareness in CoAP
CoAP network nodes may leverage context awareness to take autonomous action to adjust network operations. Context-aware procedures may be pre-configured, established by management entities, or negotiated between nodes, and include parameters for the monitoring and evaluation of data, as well has triggers for taking action. By monitoring requests to observe a resource, a node may determine when a resource should transition to multicast or unicast notification, and dynamically manage multicast group membership based on observation registrations and/or cancellations. By monitoring resource requests, a proxy may determine when to proactively refresh a cached representation of a resource. By monitoring timeouts and/or retransmissions, a client may dynamically adjust a timeout value to optimize communications. |
| US10708882B2 |
UE camping method and apparatus, paging method and apparatus, and storage medium
A user equipment camping method and apparatus and a paging method and apparatus, and a storage medium are provided in the technical field of communications. The method includes: detecting a current camped cell; when it is determined through the detection that the current camped cell satisfies a triggering condition and when a UE is in a silence state, determining a target camped cell, wherein the silence state is a state where the UE performs no data transmission after performing a data transmission; and performing reselection from the current camped cell to the target camped cell. According to this disclosure, when a UE is in a silence state and the UE determines that its serving cell needs to be changed, the UE directly performs a cell reselection procedure instead of performing a cell handover procedure, thereby preventing a large amount of air interface signaling and network side signaling from being caused by the cell handover procedure and hence significantly reducing signaling consumption. |
| US10708881B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for positioning based on signal correlation function characteristics feedback
A method, apparatus, and system are provided for facilitating positioning based on signal correlation function characteristic feedback. In an embodiment, the method may involve steps performed by a network node in communication with a wireless communication device (WCD) and a plurality of base stations. The network node receives, from the WCD, location information including position reference signal (PRS) correlation function characteristics of a cross-correlation between a received downlink signal and a transmitted PRS for each base station from the plurality of base stations. The network node determines a position of the WCD using the PRS correlation function characteristics. The WCD may initiate the transmission of the PRS correlation function characteristics on its own, or in response to a request to do so from the network node. |
| US10708871B2 |
Apparatus and method for powering nodes of a wireless network
An apparatus and method for transmitting power from a primary node to one or more secondary nodes of a wireless network includes, for each of the one or more secondary nodes, associating one of a plurality of directional antenna arrays of the primary node with the secondary node, and transmitting power to the secondary node utilizing the one of the plurality of directional antenna arrays associated with the secondary node. |
| US10708864B2 |
Power control of physical channels having different transmission time intervals based on respective power control loops
Systems and methods for performing power control of physical channels in a communication system are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a method in a wireless device (105, 200, 300, 400, 600) for performing power control of physical channels in a wireless communication system (100) may include determining (503, 703) transmission powers for transmissions (123a-d, 133a-b) on physical channels (121, 131) having different transmission time interval lengths (125, 135) according to respective power control loops. Further, the loops may specify the transmission powers for the physical channels based on a parameter (111) whose value is commonly updated or separately updated for the loops. |
| US10708857B2 |
Tiered re-allocation of wireless channels
A tiered service management resource providing management of wireless channels in a network environment receives notification of wireless bandwidth such as multiple wireless channels allocated by a spectrum access system (a.k.a., SAS). The spectrum access system allocates the wireless channels for use by a wireless base station in the network environment. Prior to re-allocating the wireless bandwidth (such as a selected wireless channel) to customer premises equipment, the tiered service management resource further receives a communication indicating a wireless spectrum scan performed at a location from which customer premises equipment in the network environment is (being) installed to wirelessly communicate with the wireless base station. Based on an identified fixed wireless service tier (or level) assigned to the customer premises equipment and supplemental information such as the wireless spectrum scan, the tiered service management resource allocates a selected wireless channel from SAS-assigned bandwidth for use by the customer premises equipment. |
| US10708853B2 |
Low overhead system information acquisition for wireless communication
A method for low overhead system information acquisition (LOSIA) is disclosed. The LOSIA method includes several techniques for transmitting common channels in a next generation Radio Access Technology (xRAT). Instead of transmitting system information in a periodic, static, cell-specific, wideband manner, the transmission is triggered by user equipment in an “on demand” manner. The LOSIA method allows the network to control the overhead, bandwidth, and periodicity, as well as other characteristics. The LOSIA method employs several different techniques to trigger the information upon which the network can act, for example, by transmitting different payloads depending on the received trigger. |
| US10708850B2 |
Wireless communications over unlicensed radio frequency spectrum
Techniques for transmitting and receiving wireless communications over an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band are disclosed, including techniques for transmitting and receiving system information blocks over the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, techniques for gaining access to the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band by performing extended clear channel assessments (ECCAs), techniques for transmitting and receiving synchronization signals and reference signals over the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, techniques for identifying starting times of downlink transmissions over the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, techniques for transmitting and receiving clear channel assessment (CCA)-exempt transmissions over the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, techniques for performing random access over the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band, and techniques for dynamically modifying a transmission mode over the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. |
| US10708848B1 |
Communication system and communication method
Present disclosure relates to a communication system including a first signal transceiver, a second signal transceiver and a signal delivery structure. The second signal transceiver has a potential signal blind area. The second signal transceiver is configured to transmit at least one radio frequency signal. The signal delivery structure is coupled to the second signal transceiver. The signal delivery structure is configured to adjust a transmission path from the signal delivery structure to the first signal transceiver, in order to guide the at least one radio frequency signal to the first signal transceiver via the transmission path. The transmission path is not shaded by the potential signal blind area so that the signal delivery structure and the first signal transceiver are on line-of-sight. |
| US10708845B2 |
Backhaul selection in a wireless network
According to one configuration, an example communication system includes a primary wireless station, multiple candidate wireless stations, and a remote network. The primary wireless station is in communication with one or more of the multiple candidate wireless stations. During operation, when the primary wireless station needs to provide one or more communication devices access to a remote network, the primary wireless station monitors presence of the multiple candidate wireless stations. Each of the multiple candidate wireless stations is available to support a wireless backhaul link from the primary wireless station to a remote (such as a core) network. The primary wireless station is operable to select an appropriate candidate wireless station amongst the multiple candidate wireless stations. Via the selected candidate wireless station, the primary wireless station establishes a backhaul link to the remote network. |
| US10708842B2 |
Low power communications system
A wireless communications system which provides improved power consumption and fast synchronization for low power and small footprint wireless devices is described. System and methods are described to provide a fast synchronization, low latency and efficient communications capability for services that sip data. That is services that exchange small amounts of data on an infrequent or sporadic basis, or data that is communicated in bursts with relatively large periods of inactivity in between. |
| US10708840B2 |
Circuit switched fallback method and device
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). According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a circuit switched fallback (CSFB) method is provided. The method comprising: receiving, by a first base station, a user equipment (UE) context modification request message from a mobility management entity (MME), wherein the UE context modification request message includes a CSFB indicator; receiving, by the first base station, a radio link failure (RLF) indication message from a second base station; and determining, by the first base station, whether to trigger a handover procedure. |
| US10708838B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting data
A method for transmitting data includes a first primary network device receives measurement result information of a secondary network device sent by a terminal device during access to the first primary network device, the measurement result information being used for indicating the quality of a link between the secondary network device and the terminal device; the first primary network device determines, according to the quality of the link between the secondary network device and the terminal device, to establish a secondary connection between the secondary network device and the terminal device; the first primary network device establishes the secondary connection. Thus the transmission load of the first primary network device can be reduced. |
| US10708829B2 |
Method and device for random access configuration
Embodiments of the disclosure generally relate to configuration of a random access preamble transmission. In response to receiving a handover request for handing over a terminal device from a source cell managed by a further network device to a target cell managed by the network device, a network device determines a configuration for a random access preamble transmission. The configuration indicates the number of times of transmission of the random access preamble from the terminal device. Afterwards, the network device transmits the configuration for the random access preamble transmission to the further network device. |
| US10708828B2 |
Handover initiated alignment of pending interest tables
An access node (20) of a cellular network receives an information centric networking request of a user equipment (10) for a data object. The access node forwards the information centric networking request to a local gateway (30) associated with the access node (20). The local gateway (30) maintains a pending interest table including an entry for each data object having a pending information centric networking request at the local gateway (30). In response to the user equipment (10) moving from a coverage area of the access node (20) to a coverage area of a further access node (21), the access node (20) and the further access node (21) perform a handover procedure. The further access node (21) is associated with a further local gateway (31) maintaining a further pending interest table. The further pending interest table includes an entry for each data object having a pending information centric networking request at the further local gateway (31). The handover procedure initiates alignment of the pending interest table and the further pending interest table with respect to at least one entry associated with the user equipment (10). |
| US10708825B2 |
Cellular wireless network and method of operation
A method of operating a cellular wireless network comprises broadcasting information about Internet Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) emergency call capability of the network on a broadcast channel in a cell of the network. This information may in one method concern the IMS emergency call capability of a base station included in the network and in another method it may include IMS emergency call capability of a base station and the core network. |
| US10708822B2 |
Wireless device, a network node, and methods therein
A wireless device (208) and a method for modifying a configuration. The wireless device is operating in a wireless communications network (200). The wireless device receives a reconfiguration message comprising a difference relating to one or more parameters of a configuration, which configuration is associated with a first identity and stored in the wireless device. The wireless device modifies, based on the difference, the one or more parameters of the stored configuration, which modification results in a result configuration, and stores the result configuration with a second identity. |
| US10708820B2 |
Apparatus and method for data delivery in delay-tolerant network (DTN)
A node in a DTN includes: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute data transfer processing for the DTN, wherein the data transfer processing including: receiving a plurality of bundles to be transferred to a same destination node on the DTN, each of the plurality of bundles including any one of a plurality of data segments acquired by dividing data of a content; deleting a part of the bundles from among the plurality of bundles without transferring to any other node or compressing a data size of a payload of the part of the bundles in accordance with a communication status of the DTN; and transmitting either a rest of the bundles excluding the deleted part of the bundles or the plurality of bundles including the part of the bundles having the compressed payloads to the DTN for transmitting to the destination node. |
| US10708819B2 |
Back-pressure control in a telecommunications network
Back-pressure control in a telecommunications network, in which a method of back-pressure control in a transport network is provided. A buffer state of a buffer is monitored. A condition indicative of back-pressure is also determined in response to a change of the buffer state passing a predetermined limit. In response to determining the condition indicative of back-pressure, a back-pressure notification message is created and, subsequently, transmitted to at least one second network node. |
| US10708818B2 |
Apparatus and method for transmitting and receiving signal in a mobile communication system
Apparatuses and methods for transmitting and receiving signals in a mobile communication system are provided. A method for transmitting a signal by an evolved Node B (eNB) in a mobile communication system includes transmitting a same control channel signal to each of a plurality of Radio Units (RUs), and transmitting a different data channel signal to each of the plurality of RUs. A data channel signal transmitted to each of the plurality of RUs may be determined taking into account at least one of a location of a User Equipment (UE) that will receive the data channel signal, and load balancing. |
| US10708817B2 |
Random access preamble design
A communication method performed by a base station in a wireless communication network is disclosed. The base station notifies a terminal of a cyclic shift increment NCS configuration information indicating an NCS value. The base station then receives from the terminal a random access preamble related to the NCS value indicated by the NCS configuration information. The NCS value belongs to a set of cyclic shift increments including all of the following cyclic shift increments of 0, 13, 15, 18, 22, 26, 32, 38, 46, 59, 76, 93, 119, 167, 279, 419. |
| US10708815B2 |
Communication control method
A communication control system, user terminal, and processor for controlling a user terminal in which a user terminal controls communication by using a first data bearer and a second data bearer, where the first data bearer does not pass through a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), but passes through the cellular base station, and the second data bearer passes through the WLAN and the cellular base station. The cellular base station controls communication with the user terminal by using the first data bearer and the second data bearer. The user terminal receives information transmitted from the cellular base station, where the information is for the user terminal to transmit a status report indicating a delivery status regarding data received via the WLAN and data directly received from the cellular base station. The user terminal transmits the status report to the cellular base station on a basis of the information. |
| US10708812B2 |
Relay UE discovery for proximity services
The invention relates to a method for discovery of one or more relay user equipments within a mobile communication network. A relay user equipment is capable to perform direct communication over a direct sidelink connection respectively with one or more remote user equipments, and is further capable to serve as a relay respectively for the one or more remote user equipments to relay communication between the one or more remote user equipments and the radio base station. The relay user equipment determines whether an overload situation exists in the relay user equipment or not, the overload situation preventing the relay user equipment to serve as a relay for a further remote user equipment. The relay user equipment transmits a relay discovery message, at least comprising an overload indication providing information on the result of the determination as to whether the overload situation exists in the relay user equipment. |
| US10708808B2 |
Systems and methods for receiving/transmitting basic safety messages and IP communications with a DSRC radio
Systems and method for using a single dedicated short range communication (DSRC) radio of a vehicle to receive basic safety messages (BSMs) and to communicate with an internet server. The method includes the following: transmitting and receiving BSMs with the single DSRC radio of the vehicle on a safety channel; receiving with the DSRC radio on the safety channel an advertisement transmitted by road-side equipment, the advertisement regarding internet connectivity to a server; and establishing a connection between a vehicle communication module of the vehicle and the server with the DSRC radio in accordance with the advertisement. |
| US10708807B2 |
Resource allocation for traffic-profile-dependent scheduling request
Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for allocating resources for the transmission of scheduling requests based on UE traffic profiles. In one embodiment, a base station determines, for one or more user equipments (UEs), a type of traffic to be exchanged between the one or more UEs and the base station. The base station allocates resources for the one or more UEs to use for sending a scheduling request based, at least in part, on the type of traffic associated with each of the one or more UEs. The base station signals an indication of the allocated resources to each of the one or more UEs. |
| US10708803B2 |
Coexistence reporting based on user equipment (UE) measurements
A system for reporting UE measurements is disclosed. The system includes a spectrum access system (SAS) configured to allocate a frequency band in the system, a coexistence manager (CxM) communicatively coupled to the SAS and allocate a set of radio frequency (RF) channels within the frequency band. The system also includes one or more CBSDs communicatively coupled to the SAS and CxM and configured to provide wireless service to user equipment (UEs) using one or more of the RF channels allocated by the CxM. The CxM is configured to manage co-existence of the CBSDs and advise the SAS on how to allocate the RF channels based, at least in part, on aggregated measurement reports provided to the CxM from the CBSDs. |
| US10708802B2 |
Multi-cell periodic/SPS CSI reporting for wireless network
In accordance with an example embodiment, there is disclosed a method comprising: receiving, by a user device, from at least one base station, at least two CSI reporting configurations for at least one of periodic and semi-persistent CSI reporting; determining that at least two CSI reports are to be reported for the at least two CSI reporting configurations in a slot; determining whether PUCCH resources for the at least two CSI reporting configurations are overlapping in time on a carrier; and ranking different CSI reports associated with each of the at least two CSI reporting configurations in a priority order in response to a determination that at least two PUCCH resources associated with the at least two CSI reporting configurations overlap in time at least partially. |
| US10708801B2 |
Method and apparatus for processing state information in communication system
A method of processing state information in a radio access network (100). The radio access network (100) includes a first radio access node (103, 104) that is associated with a cell (105, 106) and user equipment (102). The method comprises maintaining state information at the user equipment (102), the state information comprising at least one state information part associable with different values. The method further comprises transmitting a current value associated with at least one state information part from the user equipment (102) to the first radio access node (103, 104) in response to detecting at least one predetermined trigger indicating that the first radio access node (103, 104) may not hold the current value. The method further comprises relying on the first radio access node (103, 104) holding the current value associated with the at least one state information part if no predetermined trigger is detected. |
| US10708799B2 |
Method and apparatus for performing measurement in unlicensed band
Provided are a method and an apparatus for performing radio resource management (RRM) measurement in an unlicensed band. The apparatus sets a first measurement section and a second measurement section for the RRM measurement in the unlicensed band, and measures a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) during the first measurement section and the second measurement section. |
| US10708797B2 |
Responding to a query in a communication system
Methods and systems for responding to a query in a communication system. One system includes an electronic computing device including a transceiver configured to receive a query from a communication device. The electronic computing device further includes an electronic processor configured to generate a response to the query, and determine a channel availability of a communication system that the electronic computing device uses to communicate with the communication device. The electronic processor is further configured to transmit, via the transceiver, the response to the communication device as voice data over a voice channel in response to determining that the channel availability is above a predetermined threshold. The electronic processor is further configured to transmit the response to the communication device as text data over a text channel separate from the voice channel in response to determining that the channel availability is below the predetermined threshold. |
| US10708796B2 |
High doppler channel performance enhancement
A base station may determine a Doppler metric associated with a wireless channel and a user equipment (UE). The Doppler metric may be determined from received information related to Doppler effects measured by the UE or from directly measured Doppler effects associated with uplink data received from the UE. Based on the determined Doppler metric, the base station may select one or both of a reference signal (RS) density and a channel estimation technique for the wireless channel and associated UE. The base station may transmit an indication of the RS density to the UE. Downlink data bursts and uplink data bursts may include RSs and data according to the indicated RS density. Further, the base station may transmit to the UE, an indication to communicate using the selected wireless channel estimation technique. |
| US10708795B2 |
Artificial intelligence-based network advisor
A network fix application may automatically determine a root cause of an issue with a wireless carrier network and generate a network fix prioritization to implement a solution for the root cause before receiving a customer or network trouble ticket. Initially, a data adaptor platform may receive performance data regarding user device and network components of a wireless carrier network from multiple data sources. The network fix application may analyze the performance data using a trained machine learning model to predict a root cause for the issue affecting the one or more user devices based on the symptoms indicated in the performance data. Additionally, the network fix application may analyze the performance data using another trained machine learning model to provide a network fix prioritization to implement a resolution for each predicted root cause in the most optimal order. |
| US10708794B2 |
Transmitters incorporating unequally spaced constellations that provide reduced SNR requirements as compared to equally spaced constellations
Communication systems are described that use unequally spaced constellations that have increased capacity compared to conventional constellations operating within a similar SNR band. One embodiment is a digital communications system including a transmitter transmitting signals via a communication channel, the transmitter including a coder capable of receiving user bits and outputting encoded bits at a rate, a mapper capable of mapping encoded bits to symbols in a constellation, and a modulator capable of generating a modulated signal for transmission via the communication channel using symbols generated by the mapper, wherein the constellation is unequally spaced and characterizable by assignment of locations and labels of constellation points to maximize parallel decode capacity of the constellation at a given signal-to-noise ratio so that the constellation provides a given capacity at a reduced signal-to-noise ratio compared to a uniform constellation that maximizes the minimum distance between constellation points of the uniform constellation. |