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| US10710060B2 |
Catalyst composition comprising con-type zeolite and zsm-5-type zeolite, preparation and process using such composition
The invention relates to a catalyst composition comprising a) a carrier comprising: (i) of from 5 to 95 wt % of CON type zeolite, (ii) of from 5 to 95 wt % of ZSM-5 type zeolite; and (iii) of from 10 to 60 wt % of inorganic binder; and b) of from 0.001 to 10 wt % one or more metals selected from the group consisting of Group 6-11 of the IUPAC Periodic Table of Elements. The invention further relates to a process for preparing the catalyst composition and to a process for the conversion of an alkylaromatic hydrocarbons containing feedstock using a catalyst prepared by the present process. |
| US10710059B2 |
Process for preparing iron(III)-exchanged zeolite composition
The present disclosure relates to processes for formation of a molecular sieve, particularly a metal-promoted molecular sieve, and more particularly an Iron(III) exchanged zeolite. Preferably, the zeolite is of the chabazite form or similar structure. The processes can include combining a zeolite with Iron(III) cations in an aqueous medium. The process can be carried out at a pH of less than about 7, and a buffering material can be used with the aqueous medium. The processes beneficially result in Iron exchange that can approach 100% along with removal of cations (such as sodium, NH4, and H) from the zeolite. An Iron(III)-exchanged zeolite prepared according to the disclosed processes can include about 2,000 ppm or less of cation and about 1% by weight or greater of Iron(III). The disclosure also provides catalysts (e.g., SCR catalysts) and exhaust treatment systems including the Iron(III)-exchanged zeolite. |
| US10710058B2 |
Process for preparing hydrocracking catalyst
Disclosed herein is a process for preparing a hydrocracking catalyst, comprising (i) combining a zeolite, a binder, water and a hydrogenating metal compound which is a complex or a salt of a hydrogenating metal to obtain a mixture, wherein the zeolite has not been treated with a phosphorus-containing compound and the zeolite has a silica to alumina molar ratio of 5-200; (ii) forming the mixture into a shaped body; and (iii) calcining the shaped body to form the catalyst. |
| US10710053B2 |
Self-supporting structures having active materials
A method and system for manufacturing and using a self-supporting structure in processing unit for adsorption or catalytic processes. The self-supporting structure has greater than 50% by weight of the active material in the self-supporting structure to provide an open-celled structure providing access to the active material. The self-supporting structures, which may be disposed in a processing unit, may be used in swing adsorption processes and other processes to enhance the recovery of hydrocarbons. |
| US10710052B2 |
Porous materials
Porous materials (such as organic polyamine cage compounds) and methods of stabilising porous materials which are otherwise prone to pore-collapse are described. Such stabilisation is accomplished through the use of molecular ties to create bridges between reactive groups of a (potentially) porous material to thereby strengthen and stabilise the porous structure. The chemistry involved in, and the results of, the stabilisation of porous materials to provide a new sorption composition comprising the very materials which are generally prone to pore-collapse are also described. |
| US10710050B2 |
Powder, method of producing powder, and adsorption apparatus
The present invention provides that powder is mainly constituted from secondary particles of hydroxyapatite. The secondary particles are obtained by drying a slurry containing primary particles of hydroxyapatite and aggregates thereof and granulating the primary particles and the aggregates. A bulk density of the powder is 0.65 g/mL or more and a specific surface area of the secondary particles is 70 m2/g or more. The powder of the present invention has high strength and is capable of exhibiting superior adsorption capability when it is used for an adsorbent an adsorption apparatus has. |
| US10710045B2 |
Capsules containing mammalian cells
A capsule containing at least one mammalian cell, includes a liquid core, and at least one external envelope totally encapsulating the liquid core at its periphery, the external envelope including at least one gelled polyelectrolyte and/or a stiffened biopolymer and being able to retain the liquid core when the capsule is immersed in a gas. The present invention further relates to the method for preparing such a capsule, to a method for screening cosmetic active ingredients as well as a culture method using such capsules. |
| US10710042B2 |
Device for efficient mixing of laminar, low-velocity fluids
A gas delivery system and method for delivering reactants such as a first gas through a first conduit and a second gas through at least one second conduit, for example, through a plurality of second conduits. The plurality of second conduits may each have a length, wherein at least a portion of the length is entirely disposed within the first conduit. In an implementation, the first conduit may deliver carbon monoxide and the one or more second conduits may deliver carbon monoxide doped with a catalyst such as iron pentacarbonyl. The first and second gases may be introduced into a reaction vessel such as a reactor chamber and used to form carbon nanotubes. |
| US10710038B2 |
Waterless decarboxylation
A waterless decarboxylation device used to decarboxylate cannabis is described. For example, the device could include a product container to contain an amount of raw cannabis plant material, a heating container configured to surround and contact the product container, a heater in contact with the heating container, a foam layer surrounding the product container and heating container, at least one sensor configured to detect the temperature of the heating container, a lid that encloses the product container and fluidly seals it from the environment, and a controller configured to control power to the heater in response to signals sent from the at least one sensor indicating whether the heating container has reached a threshold temperature. |
| US10710036B2 |
Installation and method for treating a plastic melt
An installation and a method for treating a plastic melt includes a reactor that has a reactor housing consisting of first and second reactor housing parts, a mixing element being arranged in the second reactor housing part and mounted thereupon so as to rotate about a rotational axis. The reactor, together with a discharge device and with at least one weighing device connected between these, is supported on a contact area. |
| US10710029B2 |
Method of preparing hybrid membrane
A method of preparing a hybrid membrane, the method including: evenly mixing a granular material and a dispersant, to yield a dispersion solution; evenly mixing a polymer and an organic solvent, to yield a matrix solution; adding the matrix solution to the dispersion solution to yield a mixed solution; heating the mixed solution to remove the dispersant, to yield a casting solution; and coating the casting solution on a substrate, followed by removal of the organic solvent, to yield a hybrid membrane. |
| US10710028B2 |
Multilayer composite membrane
A multilayer composite membrane consists essentially of a porous support layer, an inorganic porous layer, a polymer porous layer, and a separation layer. The inorganic porous layer consists of inorganic particles and is disposed on the porous support layer. The polymer porous layer is disposed on the inorganic porous layer. The separation layer is disposed on the polymer porous layer. |
| US10710027B2 |
Reinforced oil-absorptive membrane material, unit and preparation method thereof
A reinforced oil-absorptive membrane material, includes: a tubular support (101) and an oil absorbing layer (102) provided on a surface of the tubular support (101), wherein a plurality of holes are provided on the tubular support (101); and the oil absorbing layer (102) is a piece of nonwoven fabric with a polymer layer provided thereon. The reinforced oil-absorptive membrane material has an excellent oil-absorbing and supportive performance, and is capable of being utilized continuously in a negative pressure suction manner and thus shows high oil absorption efficiency. A method for manufacturing the reinforced oil-absorptive membrane material including pre-treating the nonwoven fabrics by aqueous alkali, covering a membrane casting solution including a solvent, a graphene, polyvinylidene fluoride, pore-forming agent and inorganic particle, and then solidifying and extracting to obtain the oil-absorbing layer. |
| US10710025B2 |
Inorganic fibrous membrane and a method of fabricating thereof
A method of fabricating an inorganic fibrous membrane, the method comprising the steps of: grafting sulfonated graphene oxide onto a scaffold of inorganic nanofibers to form a suspension of heterojunctions of the sulfonated graphene oxide and the scaffold; filtering the suspension through a support to obtain heterojunctions on the support; drying the heterojunctions on the support; and removing the support to obtain the inorganic fibrous membrane. |
| US10710024B2 |
Method and system for performing a batch reverse osmosis process using a tank with a movable partition
A reverse osmosis system and method of operating the same includes a membrane housing comprising a reverse osmosis membrane therein. The membrane housing has a feed fluid input, a brine outlet and a permeate outlet; The system further includes a charge pump, a plurality of valves and a tank having a volume comprising a movable partition dividing the volume into a first volume and a second volume. The plurality of valves selectively couples the charge pump to the first volume or the second volume and the brine outlet to the second volume or the first volume respectively. |
| US10710019B2 |
Pressure swing adsorption type of gas production device
A pressure swing adsorption gas production device that enables performing a desorption process in adsorption towers is provided. The device includes an off gas discharge route connected to the adsorption towers, a membrane separation unit with a separation membrane allowing miscellaneous gas in the off gas discharge route to pass faster than purification target gas, an off gas tank, and a pressure boosting unit that raises the pressure of and supplies the off gas to the membrane separation unit. The off gas tank and the pressure boosting unit are upstream of the membrane separation unit. The device includes a recycle gas return route via which some recycle gas is returned to the source gas supply route. The operation control unit adjusts the off gas adjustment unit so the off gas discharge flow rate is a flow rate where the amount of off gas discharged from one adsorption tower during the desorption process is equivalent to the amount of off gas discharged from the off gas tank when the one adsorption tower starts the desorption process until another starts the desorption process. |
| US10710017B2 |
Air cleaner arrangement with end support for cartridge; components; and, methods
An air cleaner assembly is described and shown which includes a housing having an air flow inlet, an air flow outlet and a housing body and access cover. A serviceable filter cartridge is positioned within the housing. A projection/receiver arrangement providing for engagement between the cartridge and the housing is provided. The projection/receiver arrangement can be configured in a manner that inhibits undesired motion of the cartridge, once installed. An example projection/receiver arrangement is provided, which includes a serpentine receiving groove on the access cover and a serpentine projection on the filter cartridge. Example filter cartridge features are described. |
| US10710016B2 |
Pollution control system
A pollution control system for removing particle and gas phase pollutants in a waste airstream exhausted from commercial cooking operations may include a plurality of filters arranged within a housing for filtering particle and gas phase pollutants in the waste airstream. Various ones of the filters may be composed of a variety of different materials, and ozone may be provided within the housing to assist with removal of the pollutants. In some examples, a wash mechanism may be included to wash surfaces of a filter to remove grease therefrom. In some examples, the system may further include means to spray droplets (such as in a fog or mist form) into the waste airstream to condense a portion of gas phase pollutants into condensed particles. |
| US10710015B2 |
Oil mist separator
An oil mist separator including a case having an inlet portion and an outlet portion of a blowby gas and forming a passage from the inlet portion to the outlet portion, and an oil separator unit disposed in the passage. The oil separator unit includes a first plate part having a narrowing portion reducing an area of the passage and a second plate part having a hit portion hit by the blowby gas that has passed through the narrowing portion. The narrowing portion is configured by a notch formed from a predetermined end surface of the first plate part, and an inner wall of the case includes a fitting portion in which an end portion having the predetermined end surface of the first plate part is fitted. |
| US10710009B2 |
Retrofittable no filter no run filtration system
A retrofit no filter no run insert for existing filtration systems manufactured without a no filter no run engine integrity protection feature. The insert is beneficial for a manufacturer that initially does not require the benefit of a no filter no run engine integrity protection feature but later requires such a feature. The insert can be installed into the existing filtration system without any modification to the existing filtration system head. The no filter no run insert prevents the equipment supplied by the filtration system (e.g., an internal combustion engine) from being operated without a filter element. Further, the no filter no run insert prevents the equipment supplied by the filtration system from being operated with an unauthorized or non-genuine replacement filter element. The no filter no run insert safeguards against damage to downstream components of the filtration system and malfunctions of equipment in which the filtration system is used. |
| US10710006B2 |
Piezoelectric transducer for generation of an acoustic standing wave
Transducer assemblies that can be used in acoustophoretic systems are disclosed. The acoustophoretic systems including the transducer assemblies and methods of operating the acoustophoretic systems are also disclosed. The transducer assemblies include a housing, a polymeric film attached to the housing, and a piezoelectric material attached to the polymeric film. The piezoelectric material is not attached to, and does not come in direct contact with, the housing. The piezoelectric material is configured to be driven by a drive signal to create a multi-dimensional acoustic standing wave. The piezoelectric material can be attached to the polymer film by an adhesive coating on the polymer film. |
| US10710005B2 |
Adsorbent material
An adsorbent material is provided. The adsorbent material comprises a porous, non-particulate substrate comprising pores having a size in the range of about 1 μm to about 1 mm, and a conformal coating film deposited on the porous, non-particulate substrate, wherein the conformal coating film comprises topographical features having a feature size in the range of about 1 nm to about 1 μm. A method of preparing the adsorbent material and an adsorbent device are also provided. |
| US10710004B2 |
Waste stream upgrading in a propylene oxide/styrene coproduction process
A method including contacting an organic stream with water and carbon dioxide, whereby sodium is extracted from the organic stream, and separating an aqueous sodium salt-containing phase from an organic phase comprising a reduced sodium content. The organic stream can be a heavy residue formed in the co-production of propylene oxide and styrene. Contacting can include combining the carbon dioxide with the water to form a CO2-saturated water stream and contacting the CO2-saturated water stream with the organic stream, and/or combining the organic stream and the water to form a mixture and injecting the carbon dioxide as a gas thereinto. The method can further include repeating the contacting and the separating one or more times on the organic phase, subjecting the organic phase to ion exchange, or both, to obtain an organic phase having a further reduced sodium content. A system for carrying out the method is also provided. |
| US10709998B2 |
Card-like structure and connector toys for building
Provided herein is a set of card-like structure and connector toys for building; the set comprising one or more card-like structures and one or more end cap connectors, wherein the one or more end cap connectors comprise one or more slots for inserting the card-like structures. Also provided herein is a connector toy or a kit of connector toys; comprising one or more slots for inserting card-like structures for building. |
| US10709997B2 |
Magnetic drinking cup stacking toy
A system with light-weight drinking cups that use small ball magnets embedded in the cup rim and in the bottom cup center. In a preferred embodiment, there can be four magnets at four locations around the rim and a magnet in the center of the bottom of the cup. This arrangement allows cups to be stacked easily even by very young children in a large variety of ways and configurations. The ball magnets align in an attraction mode. Hence, any two cups can be stuck together simply by bringing two of the magnets into proximity. The toy can yield large stacks with connections in many different configurations. |
| US10709991B2 |
System and method for cooperative application control
A system for cooperative application control. In one embodiment, the system includes: (1) a cloud application engine for executing application code configured to allow interaction with an application, generate a video stream corresponding to a particular user and accept a response stream from the particular user to allow the particular user to interact with the application and (2) a cooperative interaction engine associated with the cloud application engine for communication therewith and configured to multicast the video stream from the cloud application engine to the particular user and at least one other user, combine separate response streams from the particular user and the at least one other user into a joint response stream and provide the joint response stream to the cloud application engine. |
| US10709989B2 |
System and method for analyzing game update effect according to change of gamer action sequence
Disclosed is an apparatus for analyzing a game update effect according to a change in a gamer action sequence, the apparatus including: a gamer action information collector configured to collect action information of a gamer from a game operating server that provides a gamer terminal with a game and stores the action information of the gamer therein; a gamer action information sequence identifier configured to detect an action sequence of the gamer from the collected action information of the gamer; and an update result analyzer configured to analyze an consequence on behavior of the gamer with respect to an update of a game service by comparing action sequences of the gamer detected through the gamer action information sequence identifier on the basis of a time point of the update of the game service. |
| US10709985B2 |
Automatic game comparison and recommendation
Methods and apparatus for automatic game generation are described. The method may include receiving, from a first video game console, a first game play result of a first user playing a video game; receiving, from a second video game console, a second game play result of a second user playing the video game; producing, by comparing the first game play result with the second game play results, a message comprising a recommendation for the first user to improve a future game play result over the first game play result, wherein the message further references the second game play result; and communicating the recommendation to the first user. |
| US10709984B2 |
Changing a virtual world based on real-world locations of players
A method of changing a virtual world of a computer-implemented game based on real-world locations of players of the computer-implemented game is disclosed. A presence of a player of the computer-implemented game is detected at a physical location. A presence of an additional player of the computer-implemented game is detected at the physical location based on a communication received from the player of the computer-implemented game. An aspect of the virtual world of the computer-implemented game is changed based on the detecting of the presence of the player at the physical location and the detecting of the presence of the additional player of the computer-implemented game at the physical location. |
| US10709983B1 |
Automated real-time engagement in an interactive environment
Various aspects of the subject technology relate to systems, methods, and machine-readable media for automated real-time engagement in an interactive environment. The disclosed system provides for producing a series of game challenges that replicate scenarios of a real-life event, and soliciting users to engage the series of game challenges to win an in-game reward. In some aspects, an extraction server engine obtains a live feed from a service provider of the real-life event and converts, on a periodic basis, the live feed into a parsed feed with a predetermined number of events. The extraction server engine then feeds its output to a trained neural network, which then selects a subset of the predetermined number of events. The trained neural network feeds the selections to a game server engine, which then feeds the selected events as in-game event challenges to a game client for presentation to an end user. |
| US10709977B2 |
System and method for dynamically altering an in-game experience based on a user's connection to the game
One aspect of the disclosure relates to dynamically altering an in-game experience based on a user's connection to the online game. The online game may monitor connection strength of a device of the user to a network via which the user may access the online game. The online game may dynamically alter the user's experience based on the connection strength of the device. The online game may make available or remove the availability of one or more modes of game play to the user based on the connection strength of the user's device. |
| US10709971B2 |
Information processing system, extended input device, and information processing method
In a state where an extended input device is secured to a data transmission device, an image capturing unit of the data transmission device captures an image of a light emitting unit that emits light, an image of which is allowed to be captured by the image capturing unit in accordance with a user input and/or a user operation, and data generated based on at least the captured image is transmitted to an information processing apparatus. The information processing apparatus executes an information process based on the transmitted data. |
| US10709968B2 |
Controller having lights disposed along a loop of the controller
A controller for use in interfacing with a virtual reality system is provided. The controller having a body with a proximate end and a distal end, and the distal end is opposite the proximate end. A handgrip portion of the body is disposed at the proximate end of the body. An extension portion of the body is coupled at the distal end of the body. The extension portion has a loop shape. A plurality of lights is disposed on surfaces of the extension portion, such that lights illuminate on an inside of the loop shape and on an outside of the loop shape. |
| US10709963B2 |
Game system and image display method
A game system comprises a game progress control unit which allows a plurality of games to progress, a win and loss history managing unit which manages a win and loss history of each of the plurality of games, and an image generating unit which generates a game image comprising a win and loss history image representing the win and loss history. The win and loss history managing unit determines whether the win and loss history meets a predetermined highlight condition, and allows highlighting to be performed on the win and loss history image corresponding to the win and loss history determined to meet the highlight condition. This allows intuitive recognition of any of a plurality of games that has enhanced expectation. |
| US10709961B2 |
Power-driven shoe device
Disclosed is a power-driven shoe device, comprising a shoe sole (1), wherein a plurality of rotating wheels (2) are arranged below the shoe sole (1); an electric motor (3) is further provided at a lower part of the shoe sole (1); an output end of the electric motor (3) is connected to a transmission device; the transmission device is in driving connection with the rotating wheels (2); rotating wheel brackets (6) for having the rotating wheels (2) mounted thereon are arranged on two sides of a lower side surface of the shoe sole (1); and the transmission device comprises a driving wheel (4), a multistage deceleration structure and a planetary speed reducer, the multistage deceleration structure being disposed, in a lengthwise direction of the shoe sole (1), on the rotating wheel brackets (6). |
| US10709958B1 |
Sport board
A sport board or freestyle skateboard which may include at least a central aluminum honeycomb portion between layers of carbon nanotube fiber, fiberglass cloth, and covered with a soft outer layer. |
| US10709956B1 |
Multiplayer sports formation arrangement prompting method and system
A multiplayer sports formation arrangement prompting method adapted to monitor, by a computing device, a formation of a plurality of athletes participating in a multiplayer sport to prompt each of the athletes to adjust a position is provided, in which at least two wind sensors and a positioning device are disposed on or around each of the athletes. In this method, relative positions of the athletes with respect to each other are detected by using the positioning device, a wind direction is detected by using the at least two wind sensors disposed on or around a first athlete of the athletes, a second athlete behind the first athlete is prompted to adjust the position to enter a low wind resistance zone according to the relative position of the first athlete with respect to the second athlete and the detected wind direction, and the second athlete is prompted to adjust a position within the low wind resistance zone based on values detected by the at least two wind sensors disposed on or around the second athlete. |
| US10709953B2 |
Delivery system for targeted launching of sports projectile
A sports projectile delivery system may control the operation of a launcher to cause an American football or other sports projectile to be delivered to a target location on a field. In some aspects, the system can track player movements on the field, e.g., through the use of a tracking device mounted on the player, enabling the ball etc. to be launched to a player in anticipation of where the player will go. The system may include additional customization and/or logging options, e.g., permitting a player to designate a body position (e.g., above the head or near the knees) for delivery of the ball, designate a speed or hang time for delivery, or provide player data and analytics to an online or otherwise connected database. |
| US10709947B2 |
In-goal ball return or collection device
A device comprising a substantially flat device. The device has a front edge, a side edge, and a rear edge. The device is attached to a goal with an attachment means. The goal has a open portion defined by two goal posts, the goal posts having a bottom portion, the goal has a closed side and rear netting portion, the front edge of the device runs tightly between each side of the goal post, the front edge of the device is attached to the bottom portion of each goal post, or post side frame and the side edge and the rear edge of the device are attached along the closed side and rear netting portions of the goal structure respectively. The device forms a continuous angled surface between the front to closed portion of the goal. The device is an in-goal ball return device. |
| US10709946B2 |
Ball bat with decoupled barrel
A ball bat includes outer shell segments longitudinally spaced apart from each other to form a gap between them. A joint connects the segments. A first outer shell segment may include a barrel portion of the ball bat and at least part of a tapered portion of the ball bat. A second outer shell segment may include at least part of the tapered portion. The joint may include a tubular element having a first portion positioned within the first outer shell segment and at least partially overlapping an interior surface of the first outer shell segment, and a second portion positioned within the second outer shell segment and at least partially overlapping an interior surface of the second outer shell segment. The tubular element may include an elastomeric material. In some embodiments, the joint may be formed by an elastomeric material connecting the outer shell segments in the gap. |
| US10709939B2 |
Golf ball retriever
A device for retrieving a golf ball that is not easily accessible in ponds, in high grass, in bushes, in rocky terrain or in other places that are hard to reach. The device comprises a retriever head that is attached to a telescoping handle. The retriever head comprises an elongated rigid head with no moving parts, with a large opening at the bottom of the front of the retriever. The retriever widens along the sides to form a pocket at the tapered end at the top of the retriever that is used to entrap a golf ball. The outside of the tapered end of the retriever can be used to retrieve a golf ball by scooping it onto the side of the retriever. The rounded point at the tapered end of the retriever can be used to dislodge or reposition a golf ball so that it can be easily retrieved. |
| US10709934B2 |
Route planning method and wearable device
A route planning method includes obtaining exercise capability information of a wearer and one or more candidate routes, where the candidate routes include attribute features that comprise historical exercise capability information, where the historical exercise capability information is information calculated according to a first preset rule and based on obtained exercise capability information of a plurality of users having exercised along the candidate routes; determining a target route based on the attribute features of the candidate routes and the exercise capability information of the wearer; and outputting the target route information. |
| US10709932B2 |
Exercise apparatus and method
An exercise apparatus and method for working the hip muscles, in particular the glute muscle groups. Said exercise apparatus includes a low-profile chassis having a front portion and a rear portion, an elongated cross member having a pair of hip/lap cushions, a foot platform slidably mounted on the chassis, a shoulder/back support mounted on a support frame, a resistance member for loading the muscles of a user and a variable transmission adapted to act as a variable diameter pulley configured to reduce the input force required for a user to overcome the resistance member force. |
| US10709930B2 |
Hip thrust exercise device
A hip thrust exercise device includes a main body; a foot mount connected to the first body portion; a grip connected to the second body portion; an extension hingedly connected to the main and an abutment element; and a resistance element connected between the extension and main body. The resistance element provides a resistance force when the abutment element is moved away from the first body portion. |
| US10709923B2 |
Apparatus for motor rehabilitation of upper and lower limbs
An apparatus for the motor rehabilitation of the upper and lower limbs is disclosed, which is compact, portable, lightweight, and easy to transport. The apparatus has an adapter for the distal end of the patient's limb, a robotic arm, a gear system, two motors, and virtual and/or augmented reality software to interact with the patient. A management and control system makes possible the execution of movements and exercises in the three-dimensional space so that patients with neurological, musculoskeletal, muscular, rheumatic, motor and/or cognitive diseases or injuries and patients in post-surgical recovery may exercise and recover the movements of their upper and/or lower limbs. The equipment may also be used for the purpose of training and physical fitness. |
| US10709918B2 |
Preaction sprinkler system operation booster
A system includes a gas exhaust line, a valve coupling the gas exhaust line and a pipe, and a control unit generating a command to open and close the valve, the control unit opening the valve to vent gas from the pipe and closing the valve within a period of time. A method includes receiving a command at a valve to open in order to exhaust gas from a pipe of a sprinkler system through a line coupled to the valve, the command corresponding to a command to turn on a pump unit of the sprinkler system, determining that liquid provided at an output of the pump unit is present in the pipe, and receiving a command at the valve to close in order to prohibit a flow of the liquid through the line. |
| US10709912B2 |
Nasal cavity insertion type mask
The present invention relates to a nasal cavity insertion type mask, and the purpose of the present invention is to provide a nasal cavity insertion type mask for filtering various kinds of fine dust contained in external air inhaled through the nose and preventing a respiratory disease by improving an antibacterial effect inside the nasal cavity, when the mask is inserted into the nose and breathing occurs, and the mask inserted into the nasal cavity is configured so as not to be separated from the naval cavity, and is configured to maintain filtering performance and enable an economical use thereof since only a filter can be replaced. |
| US10709911B2 |
Surgical helmet
A surgical helmet assembly including a ventilation system for circulating air around the head of a user. The surgical helmet assembly includes a surgical helmet including a brow bar to be positioned around the head of the user and a chin bar extending from the surgical helmet to be positioned in front of the chin of the user. The chin bar and brow bar include an airflow channel in fluid communication with a fan at the rear of the surgical helmet. The fan generates a flow of air from an airflow inlet at the rear of the surgical helmet through the airflow channel in the chin bar to an airflow outlet in the chin bar and past a user's face in an upward direction and through the airflow channel in the brow bar to an airflow outlet in the brow bar and upward over the user's head. |
| US10709908B2 |
Sulfate-free formulations for skin cleansing
The present disclosure provides a cleansing composition that includes from about 20% to about 40% by weight of a primary anionic surfactant; from about 10% to about 30% by weight of an amphoacetate; from about 10% to about 30% by weight of a sultaine; and from about 0.5% to about 2% by weight of a fatty acid, wherein the amounts are based upon the total weight of the composition and the composition is free of anionic alkyl sulfates and alkyl ether sulfates. |
| US10709907B2 |
Taurine and aloe synergistic anti-irritant compositions and methods
Personal care compositions containing active ingredients and an anti-irritant combination of aloe and taurine are disclosed. Methods of preparing the personal care composition and uses of the personal care composition are also disclosed. |
| US10709905B2 |
Method of calculating a tongue-and-groove effect of a multi-leaf collimator
Applicant presents an improved manner of modeling and calculating the tongue-and-groove effect in multi-leaf collimators in treatment planning systems and processes. The method is based on subtracting an individualized profile area that is determined for each individual model of MLC. The method also includes how to easily obtain the shape of this non-constant profile based on the tests. The method provides better accuracy, particularly for plans using small MLC gaps. |
| US10709903B2 |
Gantry image guided radiotherapy system and related treatment delivery methods
A radiation treatment apparatus, comprising a gantry structure comprising a beam member extending between first and second ends of the gantry structure. The radiation treatment apparatus also includes a radiation treatment head movably mounted to the beam member in a manner that allows (i) translation of the radiation treatment head along the beam member between the first and second ends, and (ii) gimballing of the radiation treatment head relative to the beam member, the gimballing comprising pivotable movement in at least one independent pivot direction defined with respect to the beam member. The radiation treatment apparatus also includes a patient couch operative coupled with the radiation treatment head in manner to provide movement of the patient couch relative to the radiation treatment head. |
| US10709900B2 |
Phosphors and scintillators for light stimulation within a medium
A system and method for light stimulation within a medium. The system has a reduced-voltage x-ray source configured to generate x-rays from a peak applied cathode voltage at or below 105 kVp, and a plurality of energy-emitting particles in the medium which, upon radiation from the x-ray source, radiate at a first lower energy than the x-ray source to interact with least one photoactivatable agent in the medium. The method introduces the plurality of energy-emitting particles into the medium, radiates the energy-emitting particles in the medium with x-rays generated from a peak applied cathode voltage at or below 105 kVp; and emits a lower energy than the x-ray source to interact with the medium or with at least one photoactivatable agent in the medium. |
| US10709899B1 |
Clamping circadian lighting apparatus
A circadian lighting apparatus includes a housing, two light sources, and a control logic. The first light source has a higher color temperature (e.g. 5000K) and the second light source has a lower color temperature (e.g., 1900K). The control logic can clamp operation color temperature to a mixed high color temperature (e.g., 4000K) and a mixed low color temperature (e.g., 2700K), and operate the apparatus according to a circadian schedule such that the mixed high color temperature is used for a daytime circadian state and the mixed low color temperature is used for a nighttime circadian state, and the color temperature of the apparatus is bound by the mixed high color temperature and the mixed low color temperature. This apparatus enables a personalize-able circadian light where each user can set his/her own circadian color temperature range. |
| US10709896B2 |
System and method for treating hemorrhoids
System and method for treating hemorrhoidal piles, addressing both cause and symptoms, by endoluminal/interstitial application of energy are disclosed. The dilated blood arteries in anal/rectal region are irradiated from inside the pile using (laser) energy for minimal pain/discomfort. The center of the pile is irradiated over a certain diameter, absorbing energy; and is denatured causing volume reduction. Central vessels located in the same diameter are obliterated immediately, relieving bleeding. During treatment, new connective tissue replaces the coagulated tissue. Closing inflowing arteries further shrinks piles in weeks to three months. Complications are highly diminished. A hand-piece and a fiber with a sharp distal tip are beneficial. Including an imaging system, (ultrasound imaging, optical coherence tomography) and an intelligent system to calculate necessary laser energy parameters help address each pile individually. |
| US10709880B2 |
Inflator for dilation of anatomical passageway
A dilation catheter system is provided to dilate the ostium of a paranasal sinus or some other anatomical passageway (e.g., within the ear, nose, or throat, etc.). The system may include a dilation catheter, a dilator, a guide catheter, and an inflator. The dilation catheter may be positioned between the dilator and the inflator. The guide catheter is configured to guide the dilator into the affected passageway. The inflator may then be actuated to transfer fluid from the inflator, through the dilation catheter, and into the dilator. The transfer of fluid may inflate the dilator to an expanded state to open or dilate the affected passageway. The inflator may include a body, a plunger assembly, and locking features that selectively secure the position of the plunger assembly relative to the body by moving along a path that is transverse to a longitudinal axis defined by the plunger assembly. |
| US10709879B2 |
Cerebrospinal-fluid shunt valve system
The present invention provides a cerebrospinal fluid shunt system that monitors the intracranial pressures over a portion of a monitoring cycle to calculate short intervals of drainage for every monitoring cycle necessary to produce the desired pressure correction. The system operates to significantly reduce the time during which draining occurs allowing tissue surrounding the catheter to rebound from the catheter holes returning to its normal position for a sufficient amount of time to recover its normal shape. |
| US10709875B2 |
Introducer sheath
An introducer sheath (10) comprises a tubular body (11) with a distal portion (12) and a proximal portion (13), the proximal portion (13) being configured to be inserted into the patient's body. Introducer sheath can be separated along its length in a longitudinal direction. The introducer sheath (10) further comprises at least a first handle (15) which is pivotable about a fulcrum (21). The first handle (15) has a first end portion (151) and a free second end portion (152) so as to form a lever, such that pivoting the handle (15) about the fulcrum (21) causes a contacting portion (23) of the handle to act on a respective counter portion (24) that is operatively connected to the distal portion (12) of the tubular body (11). This creates a breaking force that causes the distal portion (12) of the tubular body (11) to break. |
| US10709873B1 |
Device for holding a catheter in place
A device which is used in place of known catheters, such as the Foley catheter, in tests such as a Urodymics test. The device holds the catheter in place. |
| US10709869B2 |
Recirculation minimizing catheter
A hemodialysis split-tip catheter comprises an elongated portion, a proximal end and a distal end defining a longitudinal axis. The proximal end attaches to a hub with suture wings assembly, which in turn connected to extension tubings. The distal end has two distal tip segments splitted from each other. The first distal tip segment has a concave shape with respect to the longitudinal axis and the second distal tip segment has an approximately J-shape with respect to first distal tip segment. Diameter of concave shape of first distal tip segment is larger than diameter of J-shape of second distal tip segment to facilitate backward bend of second distal tip segment with respect to first distal tip segment after a catheter insertion inside a blood vessel to face a blood flow direction. |
| US10709866B2 |
Usability features for respiratory humidification system
A humidification system for delivering humidified gases to a user can include a heater base, humidification chamber having an inlet, outlet, and associated fluid conduit, and breathing circuit including a supply conduit, inspiratory conduit, and optional expiratory conduit. The humidification system can include various features to help make set-up less difficult and time-consuming. For example, the supply conduit, inspiratory conduit, and optional expiratory conduit can be coupled into a one-piece circuit to aid set-up. Various components can be color-coded and can have corresponding structures to indicate which components should be connected to one another during set-up. Such features can also help make the set-up process more intuitive for an operator, which can reduce the need for specialized training and reduce the number of potential errors. |
| US10709864B2 |
Methods, systems and devices for non-invasive open ventilation with gas delivery nozzles with an outer tube
A non-invasive ventilation system may include at least one outer tube with a proximal lateral end of the outer tube adapted to extend to a side of a nose. The at least one outer tube may also include a throat section. At least one coupler may be located at a distal section of the outer tube for impinging at least one nostril and positioning the at least one outer tube relative to the at least one nostril. At least one jet nozzle may be positioned within the outer tube at the proximal lateral end and in fluid communication with a pressurized gas supply. At least one opening in the distal section may be adapted to be in fluid communication with the nostril. At least one aperture in the at least one outer tube may be in fluid communication with ambient air. The at least one aperture may be in proximity to the at least one jet nozzle. |
| US10709859B2 |
Patient gas delivery mask with improved gas flow disrupter
We disclose a mask for administering a breathable gas to a patient, which comprises a mask body and a gas flow disrupter joined to the mask body for generating a turbulent gas plume rearwardly towards the nose and mouth of the patient. The mask body is configured to position the flow disrupter so as to be spaced from and opposing the patient's nose and mouth region when the mask is worn by the patient. The mask includes a gas inlet for admitting gas from an external source into the mask interior, through the gas flow disrupter. The gas flow disrupter can be configured to generate a turbulent gas plume wherein the velocity of gas exiting the disrupter is approximately the same as the gas velocity entering the mask from the gas inlet. |
| US10709858B2 |
Sealing mechanism for anaesthetic airway devices
The present invention is a multipurpose airway device adapted for insertion into the mouth of a patient. The airway device has an elongate, tubular airway body of substantially elliptical or substantially circular cross-section with a substantially straight section, the proximal end of which is adapted to function as an integral bite block; a curved distal section with a distal tip; and a central channel for accepting an intubation device. The airway device further includes a substantially oval-shaped detachable intraoral seal and a connector for facilitating attachment of breathing or anaesthesia equipment thereto. The invention also relates to an ETT locking device for attachment to the multipurpose airway device and a multipurpose airway pack including the multipurpose airway device and the ETT locking device. |
| US10709855B2 |
Apparatus and method for improved assisted ventilation
Devices and methods for allowing for improved assisted ventilation of a patient. The methods and devices provide a number of benefits over conventional approaches for assisted ventilation. For example, the methods and devices described herein permit blind insertion of a device that can allow ventilation regardless of whether the device is positioned within a trachea or an esophagus. In addition, the methods and device allow for timed delivery of ventilations based on a condition of a thoracic cavity to increase the amount and efficiency of blood flow during a resuscitation procedure. |
| US10709844B2 |
Injector safety device
A safety member for use with an injection device is disclosed. The safety member includes a blocking ring extending into a housing of the injection device in blocking association with a latch member associated with a trigger mechanism of the injector, in which the blocking ring blocks movement of a portion of the trigger mechanism into a firing position. The safety member further includes a manipulable portion disposed outside the housing and configured for hand-manipulation by a user to remove the safety member from the housing to unblock the firing mechanism to enable firing of the injector. |
| US10709838B2 |
Pumping fluid delivery systems and methods using force application assembly
A method of dispensing a therapeutic fluid from a line includes providing an inlet line connectable to an upstream fluid source. The inlet line is in downstream fluid communication with a pumping chamber. The pumping chamber has a pump outlet. The method also includes actuating a force application assembly so as to restrict retrograde flow of fluid through the inlet while pressurizing the pumping chamber to urge flow through the pump outlet. A corresponding system employs the method. |
| US10709837B2 |
Spike cap and pretreatment method for infusion set using said spike cap
An infusion set employing a spike cap, arranged at which there is an opening configured to prevent passage therethrough of solid or liquid but to allow passage therethrough of gas at interior of the cap, hydrophobic filter being arranged at a location inward from where a tip of spike is inserted at interior of the cap by way of an insertion port, and a lid exterior of the opening for closing the opening; and in which there are hook(s) for anchoring to infusion tubing and a clip equipped with a catch for a flange arranged at the spike. Employing the cap at the infusion set makes it possible to carry out preprocessing including priming and backpriming by a simple operation without leakage of liquid. |
| US10709835B2 |
Syringe pump and array of syringe pumps with multi-zone electronic display
An infusion pump for infusing a fluid from a syringe, the syringe comprising a syringe barrel and a syringe plunger comprising a piston, a plunger stem and a plunger flange, wherein the infusion pump comprises a housing having a display, a syringe retainer for retaining the syringe in place and a plunger driver for pushing the syringe plunger to expel fluid from the syringe, characterized in that the syringe retainer retains the syringe in a position such that at least a visible part of the display is located behind the syringe barrel. An array of infusion pumps and a docking station for docking infusion pumps is also described. |
| US10709832B2 |
Methods and systems for establishing retrograde carotid arterial blood flow
Interventional procedures on the carotid arteries are performed through a transcervical access while retrograde blood flow is established from the internal carotid artery to a venous or external location. A system for use in accessing and treating a carotid artery includes an arterial access device, a shunt fluidly connected to the arterial access device, and a flow control assembly coupled to the shunt and adapted to regulate blood flow through the shunt between at least a first blood flow state and at least a second blood flow state. The flow control assembly includes one or more components that interact with the blood flow through the shunt. |
| US10709831B2 |
Method and apparatus for performing peritoneal ultrafiltration
Method and apparatus for ultrafiltration of a patient being overhydrated due to congestive heart failure, comprising a cassette having four inlets/outlets. A patient tube is connected to a patient connector, intended to be connected to a patient line for access to a peritoneal cavity of the patient. The patient tube comprises a flow pump for addition and removal of a peritoneal fluid between the cassette and the peritoneal cavity. The fluid is introduced into an intermittent bag controlled by an intermittent valve and then returned the same way back to the peritoneal cavity. Glucose is metered into the fluid entering the peritoneal cavity by means of a glucose pump. Glucose is replenished continuously or intermittently for keeping a concentration of the osmotic agent substantially constant in the peritoneal cavity. After treatment, the peritoneal fluid is drained to a drain bag, wherein the drain tube comprises a drain valve and an albumin filter. |
| US10709824B2 |
Accessory part
The invention relates to an accessory part to be used in connection with cleaning a suction bag emptying device (13), the accessory part comprising a lid (25) for closing a container (15) in the emptying device (13), and a capsule containing agent to be used for cleaning the emptying device (13) in connection with the lid (25). The invention further relates to a suction bag emptying device (13). |
| US10709820B2 |
Method for producing a storable molded body made of bacterial cellulose
A method for producing a storable molded body made of bacterial cellulose and a molded body produced according to the method. A preferred method includes providing a molded body made of bacterial cellulose. Optionally, mechanically pressing the entire molded body or parts of the molded body at temperatures in the range of 10° C. to 100° C. and pressures in the range of 0.01 to 1 MPa for a pressing time of 10-200 min. Treating the molded body with a solution of 20% by weight to 50% by weight of glycerol and 50% by weight to 80% by weight of a C1-C3-alcohol/water mixture. Drying the treated molded body. |
| US10709818B2 |
Modified alginates for anti-fibrotic materials and applications
Covalently modified alginate polymers, possessing enhanced biocompatibility and tailored physiochemical properties, as well as methods of making and use thereof, are disclosed herein. The covalently modified alginates are useful as a matrix for coating of any material where reduced fibrosis is desired, such as encapsulated cells for transplantation and medical devices implanted or used in the body. |
| US10709813B2 |
Solubilization of antigen components for removal from tissues
The present invention relates to methods for removing antigens from tissues by sequentially destabilizing and/or depolymerizing cytoskeletal components and removing and/or reducing water-soluble antigens and lipid-soluble antigens. The invention further relates to tissue scaffolding and decellularized extracellular matrix produced by such methods. |
| US10709812B2 |
Biodegradable hydrogel for tissue expansion
The present invention is directed to compositions and methods for delivering a tissue scaffold comprising a perfluorocarbon emulsion to an individual in need of tissue expansion. |
| US10709810B2 |
Processed adipose tissue
The present disclosure provides tissue products produced from adipose-containing tissues, as well as methods for producing such tissue products. The tissue products can include decellularized and partially de-fatted tissues. In addition, the present disclosure provides systems and methods for using such products. |
| US10709800B2 |
Radio-opaque writing instruments and methods of use
A radio-opaque composition is formulated to enable a clinician to apply custom markings to a surface, such as a patient's skin or a surgical drape on the patient. More specifically, the radio-opaque composition may be used to write on the surface. The markings may be well-defined and contrast with the surface to which they are applied. Such a composition may include a liquid radio-opaque component that includes one or more radio-opaque materials that have been dissolved in a solvent, as well as a solid radio-opaque component with particles of one or more radio-opaque materials dispersed throughout a carrier, such as the solvent of the liquid radio-opaque component. Marking apparatuses that may be used to write with the radio-opaque composition are also disclosed, as are methods for using the radio-opaque composition. |
| US10709794B2 |
Photodynamic therapy composition
A phthalocyanine compound or targeted conjugate thereof having the formula (I). |
| US10709790B2 |
Chemical conjugates of Evans Blue derivatives and their use in the production of long-acting therapeutics
The present invention is directed to a compound of Formula I or Formula II or a pharmaceutically acceptable ester, amide, solvate, or salt thereof, or a salt of such an ester or amide or a solvate of such an ester amide or salt: Formula I Formula II The compounds of Formula I may be covalently bonded to a therapeutic compound or fragment thereof to provide a compound of Formula II and thereby extend the half-life of the therapeutic compound. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions of the disclosed compounds, as well as their use in the diagnosis or treatment of diseases. |
| US10709785B2 |
High load dispersions
The present invention relates to the field of carrier and delivery systems for active molecular compounds. In particular, the present invention provides aqueous dispersions for delivery of active molecular compounds. |
| US10709784B2 |
Metal chelating compositions and methods for controlling the growth or activities of a living cell or organism
The present invention provides for metal chelating compositions which are soluble in aqueous media. The present invention also provides chelating compositions that possess acceptable iron sequestering strengths and are able to present a physical form that potentially inhibits (e.g. does not permit easy) access of iron sequestered by the compositions to the cells being targeted. Compositions comprising chelating aspects affixed to or incorporated into suitable carrier materials such that the resulting metal chelating composition is soluble in aqueous media are also provided. Disclosed herein are chelating compositions, for chelating one or more essential metals. The chelating compositions being soluble in an aqueous medium and comprising one or more metal binding chemical groups affixed to or incorporated into the structure of a carrier material, such that the resulting chelating composition is able to bind one or more metals, and remains substantially soluble in the aqueous medium with its bound metal or metals. |
| US10709783B2 |
Neutron capture therapy system for eliminating amyloid β-protein
A neutron capture therapy system capable of eliminating amyloid β-protein includes a neutron capture therapy device and a compound capable of specifically binding to the amyloid β-protein having a nuclide with a large thermal neutron capture cross section. The neutron capture therapy device includes a neutron source, a beam shaping assembly and a collimator, the neutrons released by the neutron source pass through the beam shaping assembly and are slowed into a neutron beam within a certain energy range. The neutron beam irradiates the compound, and the energy generated by the reaction thereof can destroy the structure of the amyloid β-protein. The neutron capture therapy system can specifically eliminate the amyloid β-protein, and reduce the damage to the tissues surrounding the amyloid β-protein. |
| US10709779B2 |
Nucleic acid vaccines
The invention relates to compositions and methods for the preparation, manufacture and therapeutic use ribonucleic acid vaccines (NAVs) comprising polynucleotide molecules encoding one or more antigens. |
| US10709778B2 |
Vaccine formulation for ocular immunization
The present invention relates generally to the field of ocular therapeutics and the development thereof for use in humans and animals including mammals and birds. More particularly, it relates to subunit vaccines that are effective against pathogens causing infections thereof for use in humans and animals including mammals and birds. The present invention specifically provides a novel vaccine formulation suitable for ocular immunization comprising a subunit vaccine antigen in an amount to provoke a protective immune response and at least two adjuvants of which one is corpuscular. It further provides a method for inducing a local and systemic immune response and methods for preventing recurrence of ocular infections and/or modulates the occurrence and/or severity of sequels. |
| US10709775B2 |
Cells for immunotherapy engineered for targeting CD38 antigen and for CD38 gene inactivation
Methods of developing genetically engineered immune cells for immunotherapy, which can be endowed with Chimeric Antigen Receptors targeting an antigen marker that is common to both the pathological cells and said CD38 immune by the fact that the genes encoding said markers are inactivated in said immune cells by a rare cutting endonuclease such as TALEN, Cas9 or argonaute. |
| US10709774B2 |
Immunomodulatory pharmaceutical compositions
The invention provides immunomodulatory pharmaceutical compositions that include a synthetic peptide and one or more immune tolerance enhancers. |
| US10709771B2 |
Method for preventing or treating diabetic retinopathy
The present invention relates to the effect of plasminogen in the prevention or treatment of retinopathy caused by diabetes mellitus, thereby providing a new therapeutic strategy for treating different types of diabetes mellitus-related retinopathy. |
| US10709769B2 |
Use of endostatin peptides for the treatment of fibrosis
C-terminal endostatin polypeptides are disclosed herein. Polynucleotides encoding these polypeptide, host cells transformed with the polynucleotides, and methods of using these polypeptides and polynucleotides are disclosed. Uses of these polypeptide, polynucleotides and expression vectors include the treatment of fibrosis in a subject. Thus, methods are provided for treating fibrosis, including fibrosis of the skin and/or the lung. |
| US10709766B2 |
Fusion proteins
The present invention relates to fusion proteins comprising an insulin receptor agonist fused to a human IgG Fc region through the use of a peptide linker, and the use of such fusion proteins in the treatment of diabetes. The fusion protein of the present invention has an extended time action profile and is useful for providing basal glucose control for an extended period of time. |
| US10709765B2 |
Composition for inhibiting survival or growth of tubercle bacillus by adjusting polarization of macrophage, and method using same
The present invention provides a composition for inhibiting the survival or growth of a tubercle bacillus, containing a material which induces the polarization of a macrophage into an M1 macrophage, and a method for inhibiting the survival or growth of the tubercle bacillus by using the composition. |
| US10709764B2 |
Use of compounds with thrombopoietic activity to promote bone growth and healing
A method for treating a defect site in a living bone of an animal by applying an exogenous compound having thrombopoietic activity to the defect site in an amount effective to induce thrombopoiesis. The exogenous compound activates a thrombopoietin receptor, leading to accelerated bone formation at the defect site. Also provided is a method for repairing a segmental bone defect in an animal bone by inserting into the segmental bone defect a biodegradable bone repair scaffold that contains a compound having thrombopoietic activity. The compound activates a thrombopoietin receptor and accelerates bone formation such that bridging occurs at the segmental bone defect. |
| US10709762B2 |
Use of M-CSF for preventing or treating myeloid cytopenia and related complications
The invention relates to methods and compositions comprising a macrophage colony stimulating factor (M-CSF) polypeptide or an agonist of the M-CSF receptor for preventing or treating myeloid cytopenia and related complications (such as infections) in a patient in need thereof (such as a patient undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation). |
| US10709761B2 |
Methods and compositions for preventing or treating cancer
The present disclosure is directed to methods and compositions for inhibiting a cancer cell using nucleic acid sequences encoding elephant p53 or elephant p53 amino acid sequences. |
| US10709760B2 |
Treatment of chronic ulcers
The present invention provides a pharmaceutical formulation comprising LL-37 or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof and one or more pharmaceutically-acceptable diluent or carrier system, for use in a method of treatment of a chronic ulcer wound (such as a hard-to-heal venous leg ulcer or a diabetic foot ulcer), which method comprises: (a) topical application of the formulation to the ulcer; followed by (b) application of a dressing, and wherein the application of the formulation provides for a dose of LL-37 at the wound site that is below about 80 μg of LL-37 applied per cm2 of wound area, and/or below about 26.7 μg of LL-37 applied per cm2 of wound area, per day of treatment. |
| US10709759B1 |
Self-replicating cell selective gene delivery compositions, methods, and uses thereof
Described herein are cell-selective mRNA constructs that can contain a RNA of interest and one or more miRNA targets. The cell-selective mRNA constructs described herein can be used to express an RNA of interest to a cell in a cell-selective manner. |
| US10709758B2 |
Peptide inhibitors of clostridium difficile toxin B (TcdB) toxin
Disclosed are synthetic peptides and peptide compositions, including peptide conjugates, that can ameliorate and/or block the cytotoxicity of Clostridium difficile toxin B(TcdB), and methods of their use for inhibiting the activity of Clostridium difficile toxin B(TcdB) and protecting against damage during Clostridium difficile toxin B(TcdB) disease, and/or for use as cell penetrating peptides for enhancing the delivery of particular heterogenous molecules into cells. |
| US10709749B2 |
Composition for preventing and treating cancer-related fatigue, containing processed ginseng powder or processed ginseng extract having increased ginsenoside constituent
The present invention relates to a composition for preventing and treating cancer-related fatigue, characterized by containing a new processed ginseng powder or a new processed ginseng extract having an increased amount of a ginsenoside constituent, which was previously minute, by preparing a saponin-decomposing enzyme and subsequently using hydrolysis by the prepared saponin-decomposing enzyme and an organic acid. The composition according to the present invention can be very effectively used for preventing and treating cancer-related fatigue, the most destructive and universal side effect, which is caused by cancer itself or occurs in association with the treatment of cancer. |
| US10709748B2 |
Encapsulated cannabinoid formulations for transdermal delivery
Preparation of cannabinoid formulations containing: Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC), Δ8-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ8-THC), Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCa), cannabidiol (CBD), cannabidiolic acid (CBDa), cannabigerol (CBG), cannabichromene (CBC) and cannabinol (CBN), either alone or in combinations henceforth known as cannabis, have been created using an emulsification process to encapsulate cannabinoids. The aqueous-based method involves micellular encapsulation of cannabinoids, a method that has been used to increase the bioavailability of poorly permeable, lipophilic drugs. The present invention demonstrates the viability of transdermal delivery with gels and patches for consistent and sustained cannabinoid dosing. |
| US10709740B2 |
In vitro pre-conditioned bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells and uses thereof
Disclosed is a composition including: an isolated in vitro pre-conditioned population of adult bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells (BMSCs), wherein the BMSCs express neuronal markers, and wherein the neuronal markers are PGP9.5, NSE, Tuj1, HuC/D and neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS). Methods of preparing the BMSCs are also provided. In addition, the present disclosure is directed to a method of treating an enteric nervous system-related disorder including: administering to a subject in need thereof a pharmaceutical composition including the in vitro pre-conditioned BMSC population and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. |
| US10709739B2 |
Method for chemoselection
A method of radiation-free hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) transplantation comprises administering to a mammalian subject one or two doses of 2 to 10 mg/kg body weight of a purine base analog, such as 6TG as a pre-conditioning step. The method further comprises engrafting into the subject hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HPRT)-deficient donor HSCs within 48 to 72 hours of the pre-conditioning step; and administering to the subject about 1 to 5 mg/kg of the purine base analog every two to four days for two to eight weeks following the engrafting step. The method is performed in the absence of pre-conditioning via radiation. The subject is therefore not treated with myeloablative radiation in preparation for transplantation, and thus the subject is free of myeloablative radiation-induced toxicity. |
| US10709738B2 |
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. |
| US10709737B2 |
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. |
| US10709735B2 |
Immunotherapy against neuronal and brain tumors
The present invention relates to peptides, 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 cytotoxic T cell (CTL) peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses. The present invention relates to 11 novel peptide sequences and their variants derived from HLA class I and class II molecules of human tumor cells that can be used in vaccine compositions for eliciting anti-tumor immune responses. |
| US10709734B2 |
Method of making metal based cationic surfactant nano particles and their use
The present application discloses a method of synthesizing metal-based cationic surfactants and further their usage as anti-tumor and anti-bacterial agents. For the synthesis, selenius acid is mixed with sulfonamide to form sulfonammonium hydrogen selenites. Cobalt and Platinum hydrogen selenite dehydrate were then synthesized, and refluxed with sulfonammonium hydrogen selenites to form the disclosed Cobalt/Platinum ammonium hydrogen selenite complexes. Both complexes were mixed with cyclodextrin oligosaccharide to form nanoparticles, which were tested for anti-tumor/cancer and anti-bacterial effects. |
| US10709733B2 |
Nonsurgical techniques for restoring tooth enamel
In some examples, the disclosure relates to a method including applying biomimetic mineralization process to an enamel defect of a tooth, wherein the applied biomimetic mineralization process remineralizes the tooth in the enamel defect. For example, applying a biomimetic mineralization process may include applying a polymer stabilized biomimetic mineralization composition in the area of the enamel defect and matrices, wherein the biomimetic mineralization composition infiltrates into a porosity of the enamel defect and crystalizes to remineralize the enamel defect. An example polymer stabilized biomimetic mineralization composition includes calcium, phosphate, and a polyanionic additive. In some examples, an elastin-like polypeptide (ELP) composition may be deposited on the surface of a tooth over an enamel defect prior to depositing a polymer stabilized biomimetic mineralization composition to form an ELP matrix for the polymer stabilized biomimetic mineralization composition to infiltrate into and then mineralize. |
| US10709727B2 |
Antiviral drugs
The present invention relates to an antiviral drug comprising as an active ingredient a substance capable of suppressing an expression of a target gene or an activity of a protein encoded by said target gene, wherein said target gene is one or more genes having an action of retaining virus-derived nucleic acid in a host cell and selected from the group consisting of DOCK11 gene, LIPG gene, DENND2A gene, and HECW2 gene. The present invention also relates to a screening method for the antiviral drug. |
| US10709724B2 |
Methods of treating mitochondrial dysfunction
The present invention provides methods of treating various disorders associated with mitochondrial dysfunction, including but not limited to metabolic disorders, neurodegenerative diseases, chronic inflammatory diseases, and diseases of aging. |
| US10709723B2 |
Pharmaceutical anti-infective composition for inhalation
An anti-infective composition for inhalation, containing, at least an effective amount of an antimicrobial aminoglycoside compound or a salt thereof; and an effective amount of a biofilm modifier which is a macrolide compound or salt thereof. |
| US10709719B2 |
Substituted bicyclic compounds
Disclosed are compounds of Formulas (I), (II), (III), (IV), and (V): and/or a salt thereof, wherein R1 is —OH or —OP(O)(OH)2, and X1, X2, X3, R2, R2a, Ra, Rb, and Rc are defined herein. Also disclosed are methods of using such compounds as selective agonists for G protein-coupled receptor S1P1, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. These compounds are useful in treating, preventing, or slowing the progression of diseases or disorders in a variety of therapeutic areas, such as autoimmune diseases and vascular disease. |
| US10709717B2 |
Polymer composed of repeat units having a biologically active molecule attached thereto via a pH-sensitive bond
There is provided a polymer comprising: (i) a repeat unit derived from a compound of formula (I) (Formula (I)) wherein, R1 and R2 are each independently selected from OH, OR′, SH, SR′, NH2, NHR′ and NR′2; R′ is C1-20 hydrocarbyl; each n is independently 0 or an integer between 1 and 6; each m is independently 0 or an integer between 1 and 4, and preferably at least one m is 1; and q is an integer between 1 and 8; and; (ii) a biologically active molecule, wherein said biologically active molecule is covalently bonded to said repeat unit; as well as methods for preparing such polymers, particles comprising said polymers and uses of said polymers and particles including use in the treatment of disease. |
| US10709716B2 |
17-hydroxyprogesterone ester-containing oral compositions and related methods
The present invention provides for bioavailable oral dosage forms containing esters of 17-hydroxyprogesterone as well as related methods. The oral dosage forms can be formulated for pregnancy support and can include a therapeutically effective amount of an ester of 17-hydroxyprogesterone and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. In another embodiment, a pharmaceutically acceptable oral dosage form for pregnancy support is provided. The pharmaceutically acceptable oral dosage can include a therapeutically effective amount of an ester of 17-hydroxyprogesterone and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The oral dosage form can, when measured using a USP Type-II dissolution apparatus in 900 mL of deionized water with 0.5 (w/v) of sodium lauryl sulfate at 50 RPM at 37° C., release at least 20 wt % of the dose of the ester of 17-hydroxyprogesterone after 60 minutes, or in the alternative release at least 20 wt % more after 60 minutes than an equivalently dosed oral dosage form without the carrier. |
| US10709712B2 |
Biaryl amide compounds as kinase inhibitors
The present invention provides compounds of Formula (I) as described herein, and salts thereof, and therapeutic uses of these compounds for treatment of disorders associated with Raf kinase activity. The invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds, and compositions comprising these compounds and a therapeutic co-agent. |
| US10709711B2 |
Highly active anti-neoplastic and anti-proliferative agents
This invention is in the area of improved compounds and methods for treating selected cancers and hyperproliferative disorders. |
| US10709709B2 |
Substituted carbonucleoside derivatives useful as anticancer agents
Compounds of the general formula): processes for the preparation of these compounds, compositions containing these compounds, and the uses of these compounds. |
| US10709707B2 |
Methods of treating ocular conditions
Described herein are methods and pharmaceutical formulations for treating ocular conditions. |
| US10709703B2 |
2,4-pyrimidinediamine compounds and their uses
The present invention provides 2,4-pyrimidinediamine compounds that inhibit the IgE and/or IgG receptor signaling cascades that lead to the release of chemical mediators, intermediates and methods of synthesizing the compounds and methods of using the compounds in a variety of contexts, including in the treatment and prevention of diseases characterized by, caused by or associated with the release of chemical mediators via degranulation and other processes effected by activation of the IgE and/or IgG receptor signaling cascades. |
| US10709695B2 |
Compounds as rearranged during transfection (RET) inhibitors
This invention relates to novel compounds which are inhibitors of the Rearranged during Transfection (RET) kinase, to pharmaceutical compositions containing them, to processes for their preparation, and to their use in therapy, alone or in combination, for the normalization of gastrointestinal sensitivity, motility and/or secretion and/or abdominal disorders or diseases and/or treatment related to diseases related to RET dysfunction or where modulation of RET activity may have therapeutic benefit including but not limited to all classifications of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) including diarrhea-predominant, constipation-predominant or alternating stool pattern, functional bloating, functional constipation, functional diarrhea, unspecified functional bowel disorder, functional abdominal pain syndrome, chronic idiopathic constipation, functional esophageal disorders, functional gastroduodenal disorders, functional anorectal pain, inflammatory bowel disease, proliferative diseases such as non-small cell lung cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, colorectal cancer, medullary thyroid cancer, follicular thyroid cancer, anaplastic thyroid cancer, papillary thyroid cancer, brain tumors, peritoneal cavity cancer, solid tumors, other lung cancer, head and neck cancer, gliomas, neuroblastomas, Von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome and kidney tumors, breast cancer, fallopian tube cancer, ovarian cancer, transitional cell cancer, prostate cancer, cancer of the esophagus and gastroesophageal junction, biliary cancer, adenocarcinoma, and any malignancy with increased RET kinase activity. |
| US10709694B2 |
Methods of treating hepatic encephalopathy
The application describes treatment of hepatic encephalopathy using gastrointestinal specific antibiotics. One example of a gastrointestinal specific antibiotic is rifaximin. |
| US10709691B2 |
Pharmaceutical dosage forms
The present invention relates to pharmaceutical dosage forms for oral administration comprising the drug substance 4-[(5R)-6,7-dihydro-5H-pyrrolo[1,2-c]imidazol-5-yl]-3-fluorobenzonitrile or any pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and to processes of making said solid pharmaceutical dosage forms. |
| US10709688B2 |
Agent for treating synucleinopathy
This invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for treating or preventing synucleinopathy comprising a compound represented by formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. |
| US10709687B2 |
FLT3 receptor inhibitor at low dosage for the treatment of neuropathic pain
The present invention relates to FLT3 receptor inhibitor for use in the treatment of neuropathic pain and chronic pain comprising a neuropathic component, wherein the daily dosage range per human adult per day of said FLT3 receptor inhibitor consists of a dosage range determined by a method comprising the steps of: (i) determining the minimal inhibiting dose of said FLT3 receptor inhibitor that induces the maximal inhibition of mechanical pain hypersensitivity, (ii) converting said dose to the Human Equivalent Dose (HED) by the allometric correction method, and (iii) establishing a daily dosage range per human adult per day wherein (iii-1) the lower limit of the said daily dosage range per human adult per day is the greater value between HED/20 determined via a rat model and 0.001 mg, and (iii-2) the upper limit of the said daily dosage range is the lower value between HED*20 determined via a rat model and 50 mg. |
| US10709682B2 |
Treatment of tinnitus through modulation of chloride co-transporter NKCC1 in the auditory system
The present invention relates to the treatment or prevention of tinnitus. More precisely, the present invention relates to a compound modulating chloride co-transporter NKCC1 (chloride co-transporter modulator) for use in the treatment of tinnitus. In addition, the present invention concerns pharmaceutical compositions comprising such an NKCC1 chloride co-transporter modulator as an active agent, a method for the treatment or prevention of tinnitus by administering such a chloride co-transporter modulator, and a screening method for the identification and characterization of compounds capable of modulating chloride co-transporter NKCC1. |
| US10709677B2 |
Therapeutic uses of benzylideneguanidine derivatives for the treatment of proteopathies
The present invention relates to novel uses of a compound of formula (I), or a tautomer and/or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in treating a disorder associated with the PPP1R15A pathway and associated with protein misfolding stress and in particular with accumulation of misfolded proteins selected in the group of tauopathies, synucleinopathies, polyglutamine and polyalanine diseases, leukodystrophies, cystic fibrosis, multiple sclerosis, lysosomal storage disorders, amyloidosis diseases, inflammation, metabolic disorders, cardio-vascular disorders, osteoporosis, nervous system trauma, ischemia. |
| US10709672B2 |
Polyphenol-containing solid composition
An object of the present invention is to provide a polyphenol-containing solid composition that enables efficient ingestion of a polyphenol. This object can be achieved by a solid composition containing (1) an amorphous poorly water-soluble polyphenol, (2) a hydrophilic polymer, and (3) at least one nonionic surfactant selected from the group consisting of polyglycerol fatty acid esters, sucrose fatty acid esters, and lecithins. |
| US10709668B2 |
Sprinkle formulations of acamprosate
The present invention provides an orally-administrable, pharmaceutical formulation comprising: a plurality of pellets, wherein: the pellets comprise a core, a sustained release coating, and an enteric coating; and the core comprises an active ingredient and a diluent. |
| US10709665B2 |
Zinc meloxicam complex microparticle multivesicular liposome formulations and processes for making the same
Embodiments of the present disclosure are related to multivesicular liposome formulations encapsulating zinc meloxicam complex microparticles. Methods of making the zinc meloxicam complex microparticles and administering the zinc meloxicam complex microparticles encapsulated in multivesicular liposome formulations and their use as medicaments are also provided. |
| US10709664B2 |
Nanolipogel comprising a polymeric matrix and a lipid shell
Compositions and methods for treating or ameliorating the symptoms of inflammatory or autoimmune disease or disorder are described herein. The compositions contain a nanolipogel for sustained delivery of an effective amount of one or more active agents of choice, preferably a drug for treating or ameliorating the symptoms of inflammatory or autoimmune disease or disorder. The nanolipogel includes a lipid bilayer surrounding a hydrogel core, which may optionally include a host molecule, for example, an absorbent such as a cyclodextrin or ion-exchange resin. In preferred embodiments at least one of active agents is an immunosuppressant. |
| US10709650B2 |
Sprayable sunscreen compositions and methods
Useful compositions are described herein that comprise a solvent base comprising at least one non-aqueous solvent; at least one sunscreen active ingredient that is a UV blocker and/or a UV absorber; and a polymer reaction product of a random polymerization of at least one organic diol, at least one polycarboxylic acid and at least one polyol having at least three functional groups. Such compositions are particularly useful in clear compositions including sunscreens for personal care including spray sunscreen formulations that are applied to and effective on wet skin, hair or nails. |
| US10709647B2 |
Skin care composition comprising turbostratic boron nitride
Disclosed is a personal care composition comprising turbostratic boron nitride, porous silica having a specific surface area of higher than 300 m2/g, and a cosmetically acceptable carrier. |
| US10709641B2 |
Rhythmic pill crusher
A rhythmic pill crusher, including: a crushing cover including a cylindrical boss, wherein a plurality of first threads formed on a first wall of the crushing cover and around a column portion of the cylindrical boss, wherein the first wall is distant from the column portion of the cylindrical boss; and a supporting platform including a cylindrical recess for receiving the cylindrical boss and a plurality of second threads formed, in response to the first threads, on a second wall of the supporting platform; wherein the first threads are loosing engaged with the second threads, the first threads spirally go upward and downward along the second threads, or the first threads suspend relative to the second threads, which allows the first threads to rotates remaining in a same height. The pill crusher can be operated efficiently and easily and can be cleaned easily for reducing cross contaminations. |
| US10709626B1 |
Apparatus for securing a patient in the Trendelenburg position during surgery
The apparatus of the present invention provides an apparatus for moving a patient on a pad and holding the pad in place on the surgical table. The disposable pad works in conjunction with the reusable patient lifting/moving base, allowing nurses to more readily and easily move patients on the table in order to facilitate surgical positioning. In another embodiment, the entire apparatus may be disposable. A pressure sensitive adhesive may hold the pad in place and prevent slippage between the pad and the top of the surgical table. |
| US10709624B2 |
Communication methods for patient handling devices
Patient care devices, such as person support apparatuses and thermal control units, include one or more internal high speed networks, such as an Ethernet, for transmitting data between internal nodes or modules. A lower speed network may also be included with the Ethernet for redundantly transmitting some, but not all, types of data. Devices external to the patient care device can be granted limited access to the internal high speed network. Such devices may connect to the high speed network to utilize one or more user interfaces of the patient care device and/or to piggyback onto the patient care device's connection to an external local area network (e.g. a hospital LAN), or the patient care device's connection to yet another device. Some nodes may include web servers for serving up web pages of diagnostic information relevant to that node. The web servers are accessible via an external web browser. |
| US10709622B2 |
Neonatal transport apparatus and related systems
Various implementations include neonatal transport apparatuses and systems employing such apparatuses. In one particular implementation, an apparatus includes: an isolation stage; a first mount on a first portion of the isolation stage, the first mount configured to engage a mounting frame of a neonatal transport unit; a second mount on a second portion of the isolation stage, the second mount configured to engage a stretcher; and a stabilizing coupler extending from the second portion of the isolation stage, the stabilizing coupler positioned to directly couple the isolation stage with a floor underlying the stretcher. |
| US10709620B2 |
Touch fastener female material, touch fastener, and absorbent article
Problem: To provide a touch fastener female material which can achieve a good printed appearance without using a substrate layer such as a printed layer support film and which has excellent engaging properties and durability, and a touch fastener and absorbent article containing the touch fastener female material. Solution: A touch fastener female material including a knitted fabric; the knitted fabric composed of back yarns, middle yarns, and front yarns; at least 50% of the back yarns being finished yarns; and the back yarns being arranged in accordance with a 0-0/N-N (where N is an odd number) knit structure. |
| US10709618B2 |
Absorbent article with compressible waist containment member and method of manufacturing thereof
An absorbent article (10, 110, 210) can include a chassis (11) and a waist containment member (54). The waist containment member (54) can be disposed on the body facing surface (19) of the chassis (11). The waist containment member (54) can include a proximal portion (76) and a distal portion (78). The proximal portion (76) can be coupled to the body facing surface (19) of the chassis (11). The distal portion (78) can include a body facing surface (78a), a garment facing surface (78b), and a free edge (88). In some embodiments, the waist containment member (54) can further include a compressible member (87) coupled to the distal portion (78) of the waist containment member (54). |
| US10709599B2 |
Systems and methods for providing an automated titration for oral appliance therapy
Systems and methods for setting one or more parameters for a multi-test-period titration for oral appliance therapy are described herein. A method can include performing a titration for oral appliance therapy during a first test period, identifying a variable associated with the titration performed during the first test period, and setting a parameter for a titration for oral appliance therapy to be performed during a second test period. The parameter can be dependent on the variable associated with the titration performed during the first test period. The method can also include performing the titration for oral appliance therapy during the second test period, and establishing an outcome of oral appliance therapy based on the titrations performed during the first and second test periods. |
| US10709597B2 |
Robotic radial arm board for using in cardiac procedures
Embodiments of the present invention include a radial arm board for use during a cardiac procedure with an upper arm board and a lower arm board. The radial arm board includes one or more motors to control the position of the arm with a control panel. The components of the radial arm board can be moved laterally, raised, and lowered, thus allowing multiple degrees of freedom for the device. The radial arm allows comfort for the patient, accessibility of the arm to the doctor, and eliminates the need for manual manipulation of the radial arm board. |
| US10709591B2 |
Crimping device and method for loading stents and prosthetic heart valves
Systems and devices for crimping a medical device and associated methods are disclosed herein. A crimping device configured in accordance with embodiments of the present technology can include, for example, a frame including a stationary plate, a movable member, and a plurality of blades arranged to form a channel and each including a pin that projects through a slot on the movable member and a corresponding slot on the stationary plate. The crimping device can be actuated to move the movable member relative to the stationary plate to drive the pins along paths defined by the slots to thereby drive the blades radially inward to crimp a medical device positioned within the channel. |
| US10709590B2 |
Manufacturing method of stent and coating device
A manufacturing method of a stent is disclosed which prevents a drug from being peeled off or separated due to stress concentration or distortion resulting from the expanding deformation of the stent so that the drug is further uniformly effective and further improved yields are expected when the stent is manufactured, and a coating device. The method has a non-coating portion forming process of preventing a bending portion from being coated with the drug by causing a nozzle to go past the bending portion when the nozzle reaches the bending portion and to move toward main strut portions. In the non-coating portion forming process, an adhesion amount of a coating solution is reduced while the nozzle is going past the bending portion. |
| US10709588B2 |
Medical device and system having such a device
A medical device, having a body that is tubular at least in some sections. The body can be transferred from a compressed state into an expanded state and has a circumferential wall having at least one first lattice structure and one second lattice structure. The first lattice structure and the second lattice structure form separate layers of the circumferential wall, which are arranged coaxially one inside the other and connected to each other at least at points in such a way that the first lattice structure and the second lattice structure can be moved relative to each other at least in some sections. A system having such a device is also disclosed. |
| US10709587B2 |
Bifurcated stent and delivery system
A stent system is provided for stenting a bifurcated vessel structure having a parent vessel and a daughter vessel. The stent system has a parent vessel stent and a daughter vessel stent. The parent vessel stent has a substantially tubular body that is configured to be deployed into the parent vessel. This body has an angular flap that is openable to extend into the daughter vessel. The daughter vessel stent has a substantially tubular body that is configured to be deployed through the flap in the parent vessel stent into the daughter vessel. The daughter vessel stent has an angled tail portion that is configured to overlap with the flap of the parent vessel stent when both stents are deployed in the vessel structure. A method of stenting using this system is also provided. |
| US10709586B2 |
Method and apparatus for allowing inflation of inflatable elements within medical devices
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method for deploying a medical device in a subject's tubular structure by advancing a catheter through a subject's tubular structure to a target location, the catheter having a tip coupled to a shaft of a T-shaped junction and the T-shaped junction having a crossbar coupled to an inflatable member; and inflating the inflatable member from an uninflated first state to an inflated second state with an inflation medium, where the inflatable member is shaped as a toroid in the inflated second state. In one embodiment the inflated member has attached to it a conical shaped membrane with a drawstring disposed through the shaft, crossbar, and inflatable member for ensnaring debris in the membrane. The orientation of the inflatable member may be perpendicular to the axis of the catheter and is resistant to deflection when forces are encountered in the tubular structure. |
| US10709584B2 |
Adaptive robotic finger prosthesis for grasping arbitrary object shape
An adaptive robotic finger prosthesis according to the inventive concepts includes a proximal phalanx body configured to be worn on a proximal phalanx portion of a cut finger, a middle phalanx body connected to the proximal phalanx body and configured to function as a middle phalanx portion of the cut finger, a distal phalanx body connected to the middle phalanx body and configured to function as a distal phalanx portion of the cut finger, a first proximal phalanx link disposed under the proximal phalanx body, a second proximal phalanx link disposed on the proximal phalanx body and joint-connected to the first proximal phalanx link, and a proximal phalanx elastic member provided at a joint between the first proximal phalanx link and the second proximal phalanx link to provide elastic force. |
| US10709583B2 |
Prosthesis or orthosis comprising a hinge joint system for functionally assisting, enhancing and/or replacing a hinge joint of a human or animal subject
A prosthesis or orthosis having a movement controlling mechanism (MCM) including a first MCM part, a second MCM part and one or more intermediate elements and biasing mechanism which, in a contacting mode of operation of the MCM, bias the intermediate elements against a MCM part. When a relative torque or force is applied in a blocking sense (U) transmission of torque is allowed and, on the other hand, when a torque or force is applied in the opposite sense (V) non-blocking relative movement is allowed. |
| US10709576B2 |
Bone material dispensing apparatus and methods
A bone material dispensing apparatus for preparing, mixing, and dispensing bone material into a foldable container is provided. In some embodiments, the dispensing apparatus comprises a tray and a foldable container. The tray includes a mixing surface, a dispensing surface and a means to measure the amount of material to be dispensed. A kit including a tray, a foldable container, and a spatula are also provided. A method of using the dispensing apparatus to deliver the bone material to a bone defect is also provided. |
| US10709570B2 |
Implant with a diagonal insertion axis
An implant for insertion into a spine is configured with a body and a plurality of bone contacting elements. The implant is configured with an insertion axis that is diagonal to a lateral axis and to a posterior-anterior axis. The diagonal insertion axis allows for insertion of the implant using an oblique lumbar interbody fusion procedure. |
| US10709569B2 |
Expandable intervertebral implant
An implant including first and second end plates, each of which defines at least one anterior ramped surface and at least one posterior ramped surface. A posterior actuator is positioned between the first and second end plates and has guiding ramp surfaces which correspond with the posterior ramped surfaces. An anterior actuator is positioned between the first and second end plates and guiding ramp surfaces which correspond with the anterior ramped surfaces. An actuator assembly extends between the posterior actuator and the anterior actuator and is configured to selectively move the posterior actuator and the anterior actuator simultaneously, move posterior actuator independently of the anterior actuator, or move the anterior actuator independently of the posterior actuator. |
| US10709568B2 |
Intervertebral body spacer assembly and kit
An intervertebral spacer assembly having a plurality of articulated intervertebral spacers coupled in series, each intervertebral spacer releasably and connectable to an adjacent intervertebral spacer, each intervertebral spacer having a cannula extending from a first exterior surface of a tail portion through a nose portion to reach a second exterior surface of the nose portion. |
| US10709555B2 |
Device and method with reduced pacemaker rate in heart valve replacement
The disclosure relates to heart valve prostheses with the reduced need of pacemaker implantation and improved means for positioning the replacement heart valve. |
| US10709553B2 |
V-Clip post with pivoting
A replacement heart valve may include a tubular anchor member actuatable between an elongated delivery configuration and an expanded deployed configuration, a buckle member fixedly attached to the anchor member, a post member axially translatable relative to the buckle member, the post member including a latch portion configured to engage the buckle member when the anchor member is in the deployed configuration, an actuator member including a pivot pin proximate a distal end thereof, the actuator member being releasably connected to a proximal end of the post member at the pivot pin, and a valve leaflet attached to the post member. The post member may be disposed distal of the anchor member when the anchor member is in the elongated delivery configuration. |
| US10709548B2 |
Method and apparatus for creating ocular surgical and relaxing incisions
A scanning system for treating target tissue in a patient's eye includes an ultrafast laser source configured to deliver a laser beam comprising a plurality of laser pulses; an Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) device configured to generate signals which may be used to create an image of the cornea and limbus of the eye of the patient; a scanner configured to focus and direct the laser beam in a pattern within the cornea or limbus to create incisions therein; and a controller operatively coupled to the laser source and scanner configured to control the scanner to adjust the position of the laser beam based upon the signals from the OCT device to create a cataract incision in the cornea or limbus that provides access for lens removal instrumentation to a crystalline lens of the patient's eye, and a relaxation incision in the cornea or limbus. |
| US10709546B2 |
Intracorneal lens implantation with a cross-linked cornea
A method of intracorneal lens implantation with a cross-linked cornea is disclosed herein. The method includes forming a pocket in a cornea of an eye, applying a photosensitizer inside the pocket so that the photosensitizer permeates at least a portion of the tissue bounding the pocket, the photosensitizer facilitating cross-linking of the tissue bounding the pocket; irradiating the cornea so as to activate cross-linkers in the portion of the tissue bounding the pocket, and thereby kill cells therein; inserting a lens implant into the pocket; and applying laser energy to the lens implant in the pocket using a laser so as to correct refractive errors of the lens implant and/or the eye in a non-invasive manner. In other embodiments, a lens implant is soaked in a cross-linking solution that includes a photosensitizer prior to being inserted into the pocket in the cornea of an eye. |
| US10709545B2 |
Implantable prostheses for tissue expansion
A device can be used for both tissue expansion within a body of a patient as well as a permanently implanted prosthesis. Such a device can include an expandable elastomeric matrix and granules of a solute embedded within the matrix. The matrix can define boundaries of a plurality of chambers within the matrix. The device, when implanted within the body of the patient, can be exposed to fluid within the patient to create an osmotic gradient across a boundary of the device. Based on the gradient, fluid permeates the elastomer and gradually expands the chambers. The rate of expansion can be programmed to allow the body to naturally adapt to the volume, which increases until achieving a target volume in an expanded state. |
| US10709540B2 |
Vessel occlusion devices, kits and methods
A blood vessel occlusion device comprising a plurality of legs having a deployed state wherein each of the plurality of legs is angled outwardly toward a vessel wall and a delivery state wherein the plurality of legs are sized and shaped for pushing into a target blood vessel and substantially in parallel to a common longitudinal axis. Each leg has an anchoring tooth at a distal end thereof and a gripping point formed therealong. Each leg switches from deployed state to delivery state by a retention element and maintained in delivery state when said retention element is supported by the gripping point. |
| US10709538B2 |
Umbilical hernia prosthesis
The present invention relates to a prosthesis (200) comprising: one mesh (1) delimited by a peripheral exterior edge (1a), a frame (2) fastened to said mesh and adopting the shape of said peripheral exterior edge of the mesh, said frame being set back from said peripheral exterior edge and being provided with two hinge points (3a, 3b), the line passing through said two hinge points also passing through the centre (1b) of the mesh and thus forming a line M for folding the mesh in two, characterized in that said prosthesis further comprises at least two anchor pieces (5) made of suturable material and located on a single face of the mesh (1) on either side of said folding line, each piece having a fixed part (5a) linked to said mesh and a free part (5b), said free part being linked to at least one thread-shaped element (7). |
| US10709534B2 |
System of a dental blank and an associated shade guide
A system having at least one dental blank and an associated shade guide. The dental blank exhibits a non-uniform color shading, and the shade guide comprises a plurality of shade specimens each exhibiting a particular color shading representing the same color shading present in a partial area within the dental blank. A method of making a dental restoration includes the use of the system. The invention facilitates making a dental restoration having a color shading resembling the color shading of a natural tooth. |
| US10709532B2 |
Atraumatic high-volume dental evacuation tip
The embodiment provides a high-volume evacuation tip perforated with round shape apertures covered by vent shells with upgraded capability of capturing escaping saliva and surgical debris during dental operation, as well as its total mass flow capability with soft silicone rubber nozzle. The high-volume suction tip for dental procedures has a cylinder or tubular-shaped, having two open ends. Forward-facing end has a soft silicone rubber nozzle is round in shape reducing patient pain and discomfort due to contact of hard plastic suction with soft tissue of patient with several vertical milling cutters to improve maximum effectiveness of fluid absorption, preventing clogging a surgical aspirator and prevent traumatic absorption of the patient tongue. Posterior end has vertical cutting shape. The suction tip has increase impact force compare to similar suction tips without the plurality of apertures or with few of them. |
| US10709531B1 |
Automatic dental flosser
An automatic dental flosser (10,11,37) includes a floss cartridge or attachment (14,15,17,19) detachably connectable to a power driver (12,13). The attachment comprises a plastic bifurcated member (16,82) supporting a dental floss span for flossing teeth. A rotatably supported floss supply spool (58) is connected to the bifurcated member for continuously replacing used floss spans with clean floss spans. A rotatably supported floss take-up spool (50,72) is connected to the bifurcated member for being driven by the driver to wind used floss drawn from the bifurcated member. Means for encapsulating the used floss and for distributing antimicrobial fluid (69) on the used floss are included to inhibit microbial activity. Means are provided to distribute used floss along a take-up spool for high-capacity used floss storage until disposal of the cartridge. In the unlikely event of a floss snag, such as on a dental appliance, a built-in floss cutter (88) can instantly detach the flosser. |
| US10709528B2 |
Method for designing dental prosthesis, apparatus therefor, and recording medium having same recorded thereon
Disclosed are a method for designing dental prosthesis, an apparatus for the same, and a recording medium for recording the same. According to the method, sore spots on which a patient may feel pain due to wearing a dental prosthesis are predicted based on a sore spot distribution model which has been modeled with a plurality of data, and the dental prosthesis is digitally designed based on the predicted results. Accordingly, it is possible to improve the prediction accuracy of sore spots and rapidly design the prosthesis which is more appropriate for the patient. |
| US10709527B1 |
Method for manipulating a dental virtual model, method for creating physical entities based on a dental virtual model thus manipulated, and dental models thus created
A 3D virtual model of an intra oral cavity in which at least a part of a finish line of a preparation is obscured is manipulated in virtual space by means of a computer or the like to create, recreate or reconstruct finish line data and other geometrical corresponding to the obscured part. Trimmed virtual models, and trimmed physical models, can then be created utilizing data thus created. The virtual models and/or the physical models may be used in the design and manufacture of copings or of prostheses. |
| US10709524B2 |
Dental implant for bone collection and distribution
The present invention relates to endosseous implants and in particular, to screw form dental implants for implanting within bone. The bone implant is configured to be a self-drilling bone implant that is adept at condensing, collecting and distributing bone along all of the implant's surface and within the implantation site, to significantly increase the bone implant contact surface. The implant is configured to have a coronal portion and a body portion that are continuous with one another. The coronal portion is configured to have a smaller overall diameter than the overall diameter of said body portion. The body portion is fit with threading that facilitates the self-drilling and bone collection properties when the implant is rotates in both the clockwise and counterclockwise directions. |
| US10709516B2 |
Curved cannula surgical system control
A robotic system includes a master device and a slave manipulator configured to support an instrument. The instrument includes an instrument shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, and an end effector coupled to the distal end. The instrument shaft is optionally configured to be inserted into an inserted position through a port so as to provide the end effector with access to a site. A control system is operably coupled to the master device and to the slave manipulator. In response to input at the master device, the control system controls the slave manipulator to move the instrument based on modeling the end effector as being positioned along a line coincident with a longitudinal axis of the distal end of the instrument shaft. The line does not intersect the port when the instrument shaft is in the inserted position through the port. Methods relate to robotic systems. |
| US10709514B2 |
Flexible medical instrument
A medical system including a flexible instrument such as a lung catheter or bronchoscope provides a control mode in which direct manual control of insertion can be used with computer-assisted control of instrument characteristics such as the orientation or rigidity of a portion of the instrument. To facilitate manual insertion control, a mechanism can provide low inertia and friction for movement along an insertion axis. One implementation employs a manual grip of the instrument for control of insertion pressure, a joystick or other input device for computer-assisted steering, and a foot pedal for control of stiffness or compliance in the instrument. Another implementation employs a joystick for computer-assisted steering and for control of stiffness or compliance in the instrument. |
| US10709513B2 |
Control of the rate of actuation of tool mechanism based on inherent parameters
A robotic surgical system including a control system that controls the movement of a robotic arm coupled to a tool assembly having an end effector is described. The control system can also assist with controlling either the articulation or rotation of the end effector. Furthermore, the control system can detect and monitor one or more properties (e.g., articulation, rotation, etc.), which can be used by the control system to determine one or more appropriate movement parameters of either the robotic arm (e.g., velocity of movement) or the tool assembly coupled to the robotic arm (e.g., rotational speed of the end effector). The control system can detect any number of characteristics related to the end effector and use such information to control a variety of movement parameters associated with either the robotic arm or the tool assembly. |
| US10709512B2 |
Tool driver with linear drives for use in robotic surgery
A tool driver for use in robotic surgery includes a base configured to couple to a distal end of a robotic arm, and a tool carriage slidingly engaged with the base and configured to receive a surgical tool. In one variation, the tool carriage may include a plurality of linear axis drives configured to actuate one or more articulated movements of the surgical tool. In another variation, the tool carriage may include a plurality of rotary axis drives configured to actuate one or more articulated movements of the surgical tool. Various sensors, such as a capacitive load cell for measuring axial load, a position sensor for measuring linear position of the guide based on the rotational positions of gears in a gear transmission, and/or a capacitive torque sensor based on differential capacitance, may be included in the tool driver. |
| US10709509B2 |
Systems and methods for planning, performing, and assessing spinal correction during surgery
Methods are provided for planning, performing, and assessing of surgical correction to the spine during a spinal surgical procedure. These methods are implemented by a control unit through a GUI to digitize screw locations, digitize anatomical reference points, accept one or more correction inputs, and generate one or more rod solution outputs shaped to engage the screws at locations distinct from the originally digitized locations. |
| US10709508B2 |
Tracked powered drill assembly
Disclosed is a system to engage one or more tools. In the system a drive shaft and collet may be assembled to engage and disengage, selectively, a plurality of tools. Further, a tracking device may be used to track a location of at least a portion of the tool. |
| US10709506B2 |
Methods and apparatus for surgical planning
Methods and apparatus for enhancing surgical planning provide enhanced planning of entry port placement and/or robot position for laparoscopic, robotic, and other minimally invasive surgery. Various embodiments may be used in robotic surgery systems to identify advantageous entry ports for multiple robotic surgical tools into a patient to access a surgical site. Generally, data such as imaging data is processed and used to create a model of a surgical site, which can then be used to select advantageous entry port sites for two or more surgical tools based on multiple criteria. Advantageous robot positioning may also be determined, based on the entry port locations and other factors. Validation and simulation may then be provided to ensure feasibility of the selected port placements and/or robot positions. Such methods, apparatus, and systems may also be used in non-surgical contexts, such as for robotic port placement in munitions diffusion or hazardous waste handling. |
| US10709505B2 |
Bodily substance detection by evaluating photoluminescent response to excitation radiation
A medical device may include an ablation device configured to deliver ablation energy to a treatment site. The medical device may further include a probe device configured to deliver excitation radiation to the treatment site. Further the medical device may include a radiation-receiving device configured to receive photoluminescence radiation emitted from the treatment site in response to the treatment site being illuminated by the excitation radiation and to generate a detection signal in response to the received photoluminescence radiation. Additionally, the excitation radiation may be different from the ablation energy. |
| US10709504B2 |
Curved laser probe with single-use optic fiber
A curved laser probe with single-use optic fiber may include a reusable handle, an optic fiber fixture, and a single-use optic fiber. The single-use optic fiber may include an optic fiber having an optic fiber distal end and an optic fiber proximal end. The optic fiber may be disposed in a first transitory connector having a first transitory connector distal end and a first transitory connector proximal end wherein the optic fiber distal end extends a fixed distance from the transitory connector distal end. The optic fiber may be disposed in a second transitory connector having a second transitory connector distal end and a second transitory connector proximal end wherein the optic fiber proximal end extends a fixed distance from the second transitory connector distal end. The first transitory connector may be inserted in the reusable handle and the second transitory connector may be inserted in the optic fiber fixture. |
| US10709500B2 |
Irrigated ablation catheter having a flexible manifold
An irrigated ablation catheter includes a shaft having a proximal end, a distal end, and an irrigation lumen therein. The catheter further includes an electrode assembly coupled to the distal end of the shaft. The electrode assembly includes an ablation electrode and a manifold. The manifold is coupled to each of the distal end of the shaft and the proximal end of the electrode. At least a portion of the manifold is constructed of a flexible material to allow the electrode assembly to deflect. The manifold includes a body, an inner cavity within the body configured for fluid communication with the irrigation lumen, and an irrigation port also within the body and configured for fluid communication with the inner cavity. The irrigation port extends from the inner cavity to the outer surface of the body, and is configured to allow for an irrigating fluid to be distributed from the manifold. |
| US10709499B2 |
Catheter and method for improved ablation
An ablation electrode is mounted on the distal end of a catheter with a first portion inside and a second portion outside the catheter. The second portion is adapted to have a surface that makes maximum contact with a tissue to be ablated, leaving a minimum area not covered by the tissue and potentially exposed to blood. The first portion is adapted to provide an extended surface area for efficient exchange of heat with a coolant flowing inside the catheter. Outlets provided near the area not covered by the tissue in the second portion prevents blood from getting close to or come directly in contact with the area, thereby greatly reducing formation of dangerous blood clots. The minimizing of an electrical circuit through blood greatly reduces wasted power into the electrode so that the efficiently cooled electrode is not burdened. The catheter preferably has multiple electrodes with similar features. |
| US10709498B2 |
Catheter with cooling on nonablating element
A catheter tip electrode has a tissue contacting surface which electrically conducts RF energy to the tissue and is more thermally conductive than adjacent non-electrically conductive coating or cover which prevents RF conduction to the tissue contacting that surface. The tip electrode has a shell with a nonablating hollow proximal neck portion and a distal ablating portion defining a fluid chamber, and a plug-like support member which is configured with a fluid channel on its outer surface so a fluid passage is provided between the member and the neck portion for convective or direct cooling of the nonablating neck portion and nonconductive tubing covering it. |
| US10709493B2 |
Dismantlable medical instrument
A dismantlable medical instrument including first, second and third components, a first bayonet connection for releasable mechanical connection of the third and second components, and a second bayonet connection for releasable mechanical connection of the third and first components. In a first predetermined position of the third component relative to the second component, the third component is not connected to the second component. In a second predetermined position of the third component relative to the second component, the third component is mechanically connected to the second component by the first bayonet connection, and the second and third components are not connected to the first component. In a third predetermined position of the third component relative to the second and first components, the third component is mechanically rigidly connected to the second component by the first bayonet connection and to the first component by the second bayonet connection. |
| US10709491B2 |
System, method and computer-accessible medium for in-vivo tissue ablation and/or damage
Systems, methods and computer-accessible mediums can be provided that can establish particular parameters for electric pulses based on a characteristic(s) of the tissue(s), and control an application of the electric pulses to tissue(s) for a plurality of automatically controlled and separated time periods to ablate the tissue(s) through mediation of membrane potential and through inducing the cells through a plurality of charge-discharge cycles such that an electroporation of a majority of the tissue(s) is prevented or reduced. |
| US10709486B2 |
Bone screw
A bolt with an external thread and a cylindrical bolt shank made of allogeneic, cortical bone material for surgically operative osteosynthesis, wherein the external thread concerns a symmetrical angular or trapezoidal thread which has at least one thread turn per millimeter, and the bone material is formed by osteons (5) and is permeated by Haversian canals (6). According to the invention, it is proposed that the thread flanks (9a, 9b), delimiting a thread groove of the angular or trapezoidal thread merge into one another via a thread root portion (8) whose length, in an axial section of the bolt, is in the range of 0.02 mm to 0.6 mm. In this way, it is possible to produce bone screws (1) with increased strength, such that less suitable donor material can also be used for the production of high-quality bone screws (1). |
| US10709481B2 |
Systems and methods for posterior dynamic stabilization of the spine
Devices, systems and methods for dynamically stabilizing the spine are provided. The devices include an expandable spacer or member having an unexpanded configuration and an expanded configuration, wherein the expandable member in an expanded configuration has a size, volume and/or shape configured for positioning between the spinous processes of adjacent vertebrae in order to distract the vertebrae relative to each other. The systems include one or more expandable members and an expansion medium for injection within or for filling the interior of the expandable member via the port. The methods involve the implantation of one or more devices or expandable spacers. |
| US10709477B2 |
Derotation apparatus for treating spinal irregularities
Treatment of spinal irregularities, including, in one or more embodiments, derotation apparatus and systems that can be used to reduce the rotation of vertebral bodies. Derotation apparatus that may comprise a tube assembly comprising an inner sleeve and an outer sleeve disposed over the inner sleeve. The inner sleeve may have a distal end for attachment to an implant. The tube assembly may further comprise a handle assembly. The tube assembly may further comprise a ball joint assembly disposed between the tube assembly and the handle assembly. The ball joint assembly may comprise a ball joint configured for attachment to a coupling rod. The ball joint assembly further may comprise a reducing extension below the ball joint, the reducing extension being sized to fit in a central bore of the inner sleeve. Orthopedic fixation devices comprising a ball joint are also disclosed. |
| US10709474B2 |
Expandable access systems and methods
Embodiments may include an expandable access system having contracted and expanded configurations. The system and methods may include an expandable access device having a helix or wrapped shape. Embodiments may include a cannula, stent, needle, trocar, introducer, fastener, and/or any other devices disclosed herein. Embodiments may also include an expandable trocar positionable in at least a portion of the access device. A sleeve or band may be disposed over at least a portion of the access device and configured to resist radial expansion of the access device. Expansion of the trocar and/or receipt of an object may radially expand the access device between a contracted configuration and an expanded configuration. |
| US10709469B2 |
Modular battery powered handheld surgical instrument with energy conservation techniques
A method of conserving energy in a surgical instrument that includes a segmented circuit having a plurality of independently operated circuit segments, a voltage control circuit, an energy source, a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to control a state of a circuit segment of the plurality of circuit segments. The state can be an energized state or a deenergized state. The method includes transmitting an energizing signal from the processor to a voltage control circuit, receiving the energizing signal by the voltage control circuit to apply a voltage to a circuit segment of the plurality of circuit segments, applying the voltage to the circuit segment by the voltage control circuit to cause the circuit segment to transition from the deenergized state to the energized state in accordance with an energization sequence that is different from a deenergization sequence. |
| US10709467B2 |
Surgical instrument
Provided is a surgical instrument, in more detail, a surgical instrument that may be manually operated to be used in laparoscopic surgery or various other kinds of surgery. To this end, the present invention provides a surgical instrument including an end tool configured to be rotatable in at least two directions; a manipulator including a pitch operator controlling a pitch movement of the end tool, a yaw operator controlling a yaw movement of the end tool, and an actuation operator controlling an actuation movement of the end tool; a power transfer unit configured to transfer an operation of the manipulator to the end tool; and a connection unit extending in a first direction (X-axis), and connecting the manipulator to the end tool when the end tool is coupled to an end portion of the connection unit and the manipulator is coupled to the other end portion of the connection unit, wherein at least a part of the manipulator extends towards the end tool. |
| US10709466B2 |
Obstruction removal system
An obstruction removal device is described, having one or more engaging members which can engage portions of the clot. The one or more engaging members have a collapsed, delivery state, and an expanded, deployed state. |
| US10709462B2 |
Low profile electrodes for a shock wave catheter
The invention provides a device for generating shock waves. The device may comprise an elongated tube and a conductive sheath circumferentially mounted around the elongated tube. The device may further comprise first and second insulated wires extending along the outer surface of the elongated tube. A portion of the first insulated wire is removed to form a first inner electrode, which is adjacent to a first side edge of the conductive sheath. A portion of the second insulated wire is removed to form a second inner electrode, which is adjacent to a second side edge of the conductive sheath. Responsive to a high voltage being applied across the first inner electrode and the second inner electrode, a first shock wave is created across the first side edge and the first inner electrode, and a second shock wave is created across the second side edge and the second inner electrode. |
| US10709455B2 |
Endoscopic surgical clip applier
An endoscopic surgical clip applier includes a handle assembly having a trigger, an endoscopic assembly, a pair of jaw members, a drive bar disposed within the housing of the handle assembly, and a ratchet assembly disposed within the housing of the handle assembly. The drive bar is operatively coupled to the trigger and the pair of jaw members. The ratchet assembly includes a rack disposed on the drive bar, the rack defining a plurality of rack teeth, and a pawl housing slidably mounted within the housing of the handle assembly, the pawl housing having a pawl being selectively engageable with the plurality of rack teeth of the rack, wherein in a first position of the pawl housing, reversal of a direction of movement of the trigger is prohibited, and wherein in a second position of the pawl housing, reversal of the direction of movement of the trigger is permitted. |
| US10709454B2 |
Left atrial appendage occluder
The present invention relates to a left atrial appendage occluder having a sealing disc and a fixing bracket which is connected to the sealing disc and located at one side of the sealing disc; the fixing bracket comprising a connecting portion connected to the sealing disc, and a plurality of supports. After radiating out distally from the connecting portion, the plurality of supports are bent to extend proximally to form a plurality of spaced suspended supporting segments. The left atrial appendage occluder further includes a thin film, with all the supports being connected through the thin film. |
| US10709451B2 |
Device and method for anastomosis
A device for anastomosis of a tubular structure comprises first and second hollow members having a rigid part and an elastic part, and a connection member for interlocking the first and second members. The elastic parts are essentially circular rings, and are made of a polymeric, a biocompatible and/or biodegradable material. The rigid parts have an outer surface that is partly semi-circular in cross section, wherein the diameter at a non-connecting end is larger than or equal to the diameter at a connecting end, which ends in an edge. The first and second members are connected to each other so that a distance is formed between the elastic parts. A cavity is formed between the rigid parts and the connection member and the tubular structure, when arranged in the device. |
| US10709449B2 |
Systems and methods for variable stiffness tethers
Described herein are devices and methods for guide elements configured with variable stiffness, with one or more flexible portions and one or more stiff portions. The flexible portion is be used as a tensioning element of a cinchable implant to tighten or compress tissues while the stiff portion is used to facilitate the insertion or withdrawal of portions of the implant or instruments acting on the implant. The guide element is further configured to be separated or severed between the flexible and stiff portions so that a flexible portion is left within the body as part of the implant, while the stiff portion is withdrawn from the body after implantation is completed. |
| US10709441B2 |
Suture body and suture system
A suture body includes: a suture thread having a first end and a second end and fixed to a living tissue; a suture needle connected to the first end; and a thread fixing member connected to the second end. The thread fixing member includes: a rod-shaped protruding portion; and an elastic member having an outer circumferential surface and arranged so that the thread fixing member is in contact with the outer circumferential surface at a predetermined contact pressure. The suture body is configured so that the suture thread can enter between the protruding portion and the elastic member by elastically deforming the elastic member. The suture body further includes a base body to which the protruding portion and the elastic member are fixed. The protruding portion and the elastic member are arranged in an area surrounded by an outer diameter of the base body. |
| US10709440B2 |
Suture passing instrument with puncture site identification feature
A surgical instrument and method for indicating a tissue penetration site includes an inner needle and a head. The inner needle has a driver configured to translate the inner needle form a first position to a second position. The head is securely attached to the inner needle at an end opposite the driver and is configured to expand from a contracted state to an expanded state and thereby indicate the tissue penetration site. |
| US10709439B2 |
Endoscopic stitching device
An endoscopic stitching device includes a handle assembly having a main rod and first and second blade control members, and an elongate shaft assembly having first and second blade drive members, an axial rod, and an end effector. The first and second blade drive members are received in respective first and second grooves of the first and second blade control members and rotated about the first and second blade control members to be secured with a circumferential groove of the first and second blade control members, such that the first and second blade control members are movable with the respective first and second blade drive members. The axial rod is detachably coupled with the main rod for concomitant movement therewith. The end effector includes jaws operatively coupled with the axial rod, and needle receiving blades operatively coupled with the respective first and second blade drive members. |
| US10709438B1 |
Suturing instrument with robotic drive interface
A surgical instrument includes cartridge receiving assembly, a shaft assembly, and an interface assembly. The cartridge receiving assembly is operable to receive a needle driving cartridge. The shaft assembly includes a first actuation member that is operable to actuate the cartridge receiving assembly to thereby drive a needle from a needle driving cartridge received in the cartridge receiving assembly. The interface assembly includes a base and a plurality of drive shafts extending upwardly from the base. The drive shafts extend along respective axes that are perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the shaft assembly. The drive shafts are rotatable independently relative to each other. A first drive shaft of the plurality of drive shafts is operable to drive the first actuation member. The interface assembly is configured to couple with a robotic control system. |
| US10709434B2 |
Surgical access systems and methods
A method for retracting tissue in a surgical procedure includes inserting a first blade of a retractor system into an incision in a body of a patient. The retractor system includes a first articulating arm and a second articulating arm. The first articulating arm is coupled to a retractor assembly blade. The retractor assembly blade has a handle portion and the first blade. The second articulating arm is coupled to a bracket securing a second blade. The method includes retracting tissue using the first blade, inserting the second blade into the incision in the body of the patient and retracting tissue using the second blade. |
| US10709430B2 |
Vein dissecting device and method
A vein harvesting device for harvesting a vein in a living body includes an elongated hollow member possessing a distal end portion and a proximal end portion, and a dissecting member at the distal end portion of the elongated hollow member and configured to dissect tissue in the body surrounding the vein during harvesting of the vein, wherein the dissecting member possessing a proximal end portion communicating with the elongated hollow member. The dissecting member possesses two side portions, with each of the side portions possessing a first end at an end of the side portion farther from the hollow member and a second end at an end of the side portion closer to the hollow member. A projection projects from the first end at each of the side portions of the dissecting member to contact the tissue in the body surrounding the vein during the harvesting of the vein. |
| US10709426B2 |
Ultrasonic diagnostic system
In the present invention, an FE device and a BE device communicate using two wireless communication routes in a separate state. Approaching of each device is determined in both devices immediately prior to a docking state by monitoring of a wireless communication state. Wireless communication between the two devices is then stopped, and both devices enter a freeze state (operation-limited state). When the docking state is then formed, wired communication is established between both devices. Then, when an unfreeze input occurs, both devices return to a normal operation state. Both devices temporarily enter the freeze state also when a state change from the docking state to the separate state occurs. |
| US10709425B2 |
3D ultrasound imaging system
The present invention relates to an ultrasound imaging system (10) comprising: —an image processor (34) configured to receive at least one set of volume data resulting from a three-dimensional ultrasound scan of a body (12) and to provide corresponding display data, —an anatomy detector (38) configured to detect a position and orientation of an anatomical object of interest within the at least one set of volume data, —a slice generator (40) for generating a plurality of two-dimensional slices from the at least one set of volume data, wherein said slice generator (40) is configured to define respective slice locations based on the results of the anatomy detector for the anatomical object of interest so as to obtain a set of two-dimensional standard views of the anatomical object of interest, wherein the slice generator (40) is further configured to define for each two-dimensional standard view which anatomical features of the anatomical object of interest are expected to be contained, and —an evaluation unit (42) for evaluating a quality factor for each of the generated plurality of two-dimensional slices by comparing each of the slices with the anatomical features expected for the respective two-dimensional standard view. |
| US10709423B2 |
Ultrasound processing apparatus and method
The present disclosure relates to an ultrasound processing apparatus and method, and a program that enable easy and stable measurement of tissue characteristics. A vibrator driving unit drives a vibrator incorporated in an ultrasound probe based on a vibration parameter from a vibrator control unit. The vibrator control unit supplies a vibration parameter that is set in accordance with an indication signal input via a user interface, distribution information of viscoelastic coefficients, which is a measurement result of strain computed by a strain computation unit, or the like, and controls the vibrator driving unit. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, an ultrasound diagnostic imaging apparatus that generates an ultrasound image based on a signal from a probe that captures an ultrasound image, and displays the ultrasound image. |
| US10709421B2 |
Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus
An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry causes an ultrasound probe to execute first ultrasound scanning to acquire blood flow information within a first scanning area and causes the ultrasound probe to execute second ultrasound scanning to acquire tissue shape information within a second scanning area. The processing circuitry receives an instruction for changing a flow-velocity value to be displayed in display of the blood flow information. When, because of a change of the flow-velocity value according to the instruction, a time for transmitting/receiving ultrasound per scanning line in the first ultrasound scanning exceeds a transmitting/receiving time before the change, the processing circuitry assigns a time corresponding to the excess to at least one of the first ultrasound scanning and the second ultrasound scanning. |
| US10709415B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for ultrasound imaging of lungs
Aspects of the technology described herein relate to ultrasound imaging of lungs. An ultrasound device may be configured with a set of parameter values associated with a shallow lung imaging mode. A selection of a change in imaging depth may be received. If the selected imaging depth is greater than or equal to a threshold imaging depth, the ultrasound device may be configured with a set of parameter values associated with a deep lung imaging mode. The set of parameter values associated with the shallow lung imaging mode may be optimized for imaging lung sliding and the set of parameter values associated with the deep lung imaging mode may be optimized for imaging A lines and B lines. |
| US10709413B2 |
System and method for analysis of the upper airway and a respiratory pressure support system
A system for analysis of the upper airway has a sensor arrangement with at least two sensor positions provided along a flow path leading to the mouth and/or nose of a user (4). A relation is derived between sensor signals at the two locations, and this is interpreted to detect at least the presence of upper airway obstructions, and preferably also the location and/or extent of such obstructions. The system is adapted to distinguish between inhalation and exhalation using the acoustic sensor arrangement signals at the first and second locations. |
| US10709411B2 |
Calibration device and method for calibrating three-dimensional imaging equipment
Provided is a calibration device for three-dimensional imaging equipment including a first bead group including first beads arranged in a first pattern, and a second bead group including second beads arranged in a second pattern different from the first pattern, wherein the first and second bead groups have different cross ratios or different segment ratios from each other, the first beads are arranged in a line, and the second beads are arranged in a line. |
| US10709409B2 |
System and method for conveying one or more predictive indicators of an imaging control parameter
A method for conveying one or more predictive indicators of an imaging control parameter is provided. The method includes: obtaining an initial image acquisition via an imaging system based at least in part on an initial configuration of the imaging system; collecting data regarding the imaging control parameter during the initial image acquisition; and generating the one or more predictive indicators based at least in part on the collected data. Each of the one or more predictive indicators corresponds to a calculated value of the imaging control parameter associated with a potential configuration of the imaging system different from the initial configuration. |
| US10709407B2 |
Imaging protocol translation
Techniques for imaging protocol translation are described herein. The techniques may include data indicating a protocol for image capture of a first imaging device. The protocol includes parameters. The techniques may include translating the protocol of the first imaging device for use at a second imaging device by determining adjustments to be made to one or more of the parameters. |
| US10709404B2 |
Radiography support device, radiation detection device, radiography apparatus, radiography support method, and radiography support program
A radiography support device that supports imaging of an object with a radiation detection panel in which a plurality of pixels are two-dimensionally arranged and which detects radiation emitted from a radiation source, includes: a first reading control unit that reads first pixel signals from at least some of the plurality of pixels in a state in which the radiation is not emitted from the radiation source and a state in which the object is placed on the radiation detection panel; a first arithmetic unit that calculates a position of the object with respect to the radiation detection panel based on the first pixel signals; and a notification processing unit that performs a notification process in a case in which the position of the object is out of a predetermined range. |
| US10709402B2 |
Radiography system, radiography method, radiography program, and derivation apparatus
A radiography system includes a radiography apparatus including two radiation detectors and a console that corrects a ratio of pixel values in a region, which corresponds to a soft tissue of a subject and is a corresponding region of radiographic images generated by the two radiation detectors irradiated with radiations having different energy levels, on the basis of correction data corresponding to a body thickness, and derives the bone density of the subject on the basis of a difference between a ratio of pixel values in a region corresponding to a bone tissue of the subject and the corrected ratio of the pixel values. |
| US10709400B2 |
Hemodynamic and morphological predictors of vascular graft failure
A non-invasive method to predict post-surgery vascular graft failure is provided. Computer Tomography Angiography (CTA) images are obtained of a patient post-surgery. A personalized three-dimensional computer model of the patient is derived from the obtained CTA images. The personalized three-dimensional computer model distinguishes a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) model coupled with a closed-loop Lumped Parameter Network (LPN). Post-surgery vascular graft predictors are calculated from the personalized three-dimensional computer model indicative, i.e. predictors, of the post-surgery vascular graft failure or vascular stenosis. |
| US10709398B2 |
Medical imaging device having a pair of smart glasses and method for supporting a person using a medical imaging device having a pair of smart glasses
A medical imaging device is disclosed herein. The medical imaging device includes a user interface device for displaying information relevant to an imaging process to a user and/or receiving user input relevant to an imaging process and at least one component controllable according to a user command entered using the user interface device, wherein the user interface device includes at least one pair of mixed reality smart glasses. |
| US10709397B2 |
Mobile X-ray apparatus
A mobile X-ray apparatus includes: an X-ray radiation device; a controller configured to control the X-ray radiation device; a power supply configured to supply operating power to the X-ray radiation device and the controller via a lithium ion battery and control overcurrent occurring during X-ray emission by the X-ray radiation device; and a charger configured to charge the power supply. Each of the controller, the power supply, and the charger is embodied in a physically separate module, and each of the power supply and the charger is encased in a metal case. |
| US10709393B2 |
Methods and apparatus for dynamic displays
Apparatus and methods for providing dynamic displays. In one embodiment, a method is provided wherein health parameters having goals associated therewith are displayed; data relating to the health parameters is received and the display is incremented according to a progress of the user toward the goal. When collection of the data is completed, it is determined whether a current value of a first one of the health parameters within a predetermined range of the goal associated therewith. When the current value of the first one of the health parameters is within the range, a portion of the display relating thereto is upgraded. When the current value of all of the health parameters is within the range, the entire display is upgraded. The display upgrades may comprise display of an animation and/or using color, light, and/or flashing to simulate a shining or shimmering of the display. |
| US10709391B1 |
Method of cell tagging for cancer detection
Body-mountable devices are provided to detect the presence or status of a tumor in a body by detecting probes associated with circulating cells of the tumor that travel to subsurface vasculature of the body. The probe enters a tumor and associates with cells of the tumor before the cells metastasize. A wearable body-mountable device can be worn for a protracted period of time to detect the probe associated with circulating tumor cells in the vasculature at low concentrations and/or at low rates. A body-mounted device could detect the presence of such released, tumor-cell-associated probes to determine a presence or status of a tumor in the body. |
| US10709389B2 |
System and method for heart rate detection with motion artifact reduction
Example embodiments relate to systems and methods for heart rate detection with motion artifact reduction. One embodiment includes an electronic system for heart rate detection. The electronic system includes a random sampling sensor module. The random sampling sensor module includes a first sensor circuit configured to provide nonuniform random samples below a Nyquist rate of a photoplethysmographic signal. The random sample sensor module also includes a second sensor circuit configured to provided nonuniform random samples below a Nyquist rate of a motion signal. The motion signal and the photoplethysmographic signals are sampled with an equivalent pattern. The electronic system also includes a heart rate detection module. The heart rate detection module is configured to calculate a heart rave value based on frequencies corresponding to peak powers of calculated power spectral density value sets corresponding to the photoplethysmographic signals in a frequency range of interest. |
| US10709387B2 |
Radio frequency coil methods and apparatus
Aspects relate to providing radio frequency components responsive to magnetic resonance signals. According to some aspects, a radio frequency component comprises at least one coil having a conductor arranged in a plurality of turns oriented about a region of interest to respond to corresponding magnetic resonant signal components. According to some aspects, the radio frequency component comprises a plurality of coils oriented to respond to corresponding magnetic resonant signal components. According to some aspects, an optimization is used to determine a configuration for at least one radio frequency coil. |
| US10709379B2 |
Methods and devices for accurately classifying cardiac activity
Methods, systems, and devices for signal analysis in an implanted cardiac monitoring and treatment device such as an implantable cardioverter defibrillator. In some examples, captured data including detected events is analyzed to identify likely overdetection of cardiac events. In some illustrative examples, when overdetection is identified, data may be modified to correct for overdetection, to reduce the impact of overdetection, or to ignore overdetected data. Several examples emphasize the use of morphology analysis using correlation to static templates and/or inter-event correlation analysis. |
| US10709375B2 |
Devices, systems and methods for testing for degenerative disorders of the central nervous system
The present system is directed in various embodiments to devices, systems and methods for detection, evaluation and/or monitoring olfactory dysfunction by measuring and determining the patient's olfactory detection threshold for the left and the right nostril. In some cases, the present invention relates to devices, systems and methods for detecting an asymmetric differential in a patient's relative olfactory detection and/or identification threshold (left vs right nostril) which, when present, may be used as a device to detect, diagnose and/or monitor olfactory deterioration resulting from Alzheimer's disease, and/or the efficacy of treatment regimens therefor over time. Alternatively, general olfactory dysfunction may be evaluated and/or monitored without regard to the individual nostril's performance. |
| US10709367B1 |
Multidepth tissue oximeter
An oximeter measures oxygen saturation for two or more different tissue depths and shows these results on a screen. A probe of the oximeter has multiple different distances between source and detector sensors. One probe implementation has fixed sensor positions. Other implementations include sensors on a moveable platform or openings to accept sensors, which allow a user to vary a distance between sensors. |
| US10709363B2 |
Analyte sensor
The present invention relates generally to systems and methods for measuring an analyte in a host. More particularly, the present invention relates to systems and methods for transcutaneous measurement of glucose in a host. |
| US10709357B2 |
Device, system, and method for assessing intravascular pressure
An apparatus for assessing the severity of stenosis in a blood vessel includes an elongate body including a distal portion and a centering assembly. The centering assembly is actuatable to selectively center the elongate body in the vessel. A pressure sensor is disposed adjacent the centering assembly and is configured to detect fluid pressure in the vessel. A processing system receives the measured pressure from the pressure sensor, receives data representing the cross-sectional area of the vessel, receives data representing the size of the distal portion, calculates a offset correlation based on the size of the distal portion and based on the size of the vessel, and calculates a fractional flow reserve (FFR) for the vessel as an index of stenosis severity taking into account the offset correlation and the measured fluid pressure from the pressure sensor. |
| US10709345B1 |
Method and apparatus for noninvasive absolute (mean) intracranial pressure (A-ICP) measurement and/or monitoring
Non-invasive measurement of intracranial pressure (ICP), for example mean ICP. A probe adjacent the head emits energy, such as ultrasound, and receives reflected signals. A processing unit derives ICP waveform from the signals. A pressure mechanism applies external pressure intermittently to outer surface of the head and incrementally increases the external pressure. The processing unit is configured to detect a decrease in amplitude of the ICP waveform (occurring in some embodiments only after an intermediate period of ICRS compensation), the processing unit configured to determine the ICP of the person from a sum of applied external pressures from a time of the initial value A1 until a final value at which the amplitude remains stable with additional increase in applied external pressure. In some cases, the final value is earlier than that but the processing unit extrapolates the sum to when the amplitude remains stable with additional increases in pressure. |
| US10709343B2 |
Computer-based systems and methods for monitoring the heart muscle of a patient with contextual oversight
A computer-based system for monitoring the heart muscle function of a patient, with contextual oversight, includes a sensor array for collecting physiological and environmental data that are pertinent to the patient. A context register is also included which contains periodically updated patient-specific data that establishes a relevant contextual oversight capability for the system. In operation, a computer identifies anomalies in the physical data and detects aberrations in the environmental data. These anomalies and aberrations are then interactively evaluated together, relative to the contextual oversight capability, to determine whether clinical intervention for the patient is warranted. |
| US10709340B2 |
Automated fitted cuff blood pressure and arm circumference measuring device
A blood pressure device having a cylindrical drum cuff housing adapted to measure the circumference of either a right or left arm and administer a blood pressure test. The drum cuff housing is connected to a knuckle support assembly adapted to provide freedom of movement for postural positioning before and during the blood pressure test. |
| US10709339B1 |
Biometric wearable for continuous heart rate and blood pressure monitoring
A wearable biometric sensing ring apparatus for continuous heart rate and blood pressure monitoring having a ring housing for retention on a finger of a user, a photoplethysmograph (PPG) sensor disposed within the housing on an interior surface of the ring to contact or be placed adjacent the finger to register a pulse rate of the user, a first electrode and second electrode disposed within the housing on said interior surface of the ring to contact the finger on a first side of the user's body, and a third electrode disposed on an exterior surface of the ring housing to contact a contralateral portion of the user's body. A combination of first, second and third electrodes are configured for obtaining electrocardiogram (ECG) measurements. A controller and programming are provided for receiving analog pulse rate data from the PPG sensor and analog ECG data from the first, second and third electrodes, converting the analog pulse rate data and ECG data into digital data, calculating one or more of heart rate (HR), heart rate variability (HRV) and blood pressure (BP) from a combination of the digital ECG and PPG sensor data, and graphically outputting one or more of the calculated HR, HRV and BP. |
| US10709336B2 |
Photoacoustic image generation apparatus and method
After light has been output to a subject to be examined, a photoacoustic wave induced in the subject by the output light is detected. It is assumed that at least one virtual detector element is present outside of a real detector, and dummy data corresponding to the at least one virtual detector element are added to photoacoustic data in which pieces of data of the photoacoustic wave detected by the detector are arranged in accordance with the positions of detector elements. A photoacoustic image is generated by reconstructing the photoacoustic data to which the dummy data have been added by using a Fourier transform method. |
| US10709334B2 |
Intraoperative guidance system for tumor surgery
The current invention pertains to a system and methods of identifying a site in a tissue of a patient as neoplastic or normal. The system comprises a source of electromagnetic signals; an optical probe which delivers the electromagnetic signals to a working end of the probe; a spectrometer which acquires diffuse reflectance electromagnetic signals returned from the site probed by the optical probe. The spectrometer processes the diffuse reflectance signals to produce a diffuse reflectance spectra which is transmitted to a system controller programmed to analyze the diffuse reflectance spectra to calculate hemoglobin concentration, hemoglobin oxygenation, and/or diffuse reflectance intensity of signals having wavelength of about 700 nm. These parameters are used to identify the site as neoplastic or normal. The system of current invention can be used in identifying neoplastic sites in brain in an intraoperative manner, for example, during a pediatric brain surgery. |
| US10709333B2 |
Instrument for acquiring co-registered orthogonal fluorescence and photoacoustic volumetric projections of tissue and methods of its use
Disclosed are instruments and methods for acquiring co-registered orthogonal fluorescence and photoacoustic volumetric projections of an interrogated object. In an embodiment, an instrument includes an imaging tank filled with a liquid coupling medium. An object positioning mechanism is configured to position the interrogated object inside the coupling medium and to rotate the interrogated object. An optical excitation unit that is fixed with respect to the tank is configured to induce both fluorescence and photoacoustic responses inside the interrogated object using the same optical excitation spectrum and the same irradiation pattern at the surface of the interrogated object. An array of unfocused photoacoustic transducers is fixed with respect to the tank, and each element of the array is configured to detect photoacoustic signals generated inside the interrogated object. The array is arranged such that a plane connecting the rotation axis and a central portion of the array cuts through the interrogated object separating the two sides irradiated by the optical excitation unit. An optical detector that is fixed with respect to the tank is configured to register planar projections of sources of fluorescence generated inside the object. A data acquisition unit is configured to synchronize acquisition of photoacoustic data, acquisition of fluorescence data, optical excitation, and rotational position of the interrogated object. |
| US10709329B2 |
Image pickup apparatus and method of controlling image pickup apparatus
Provided is an image pickup apparatus including a light beam projecting unit projecting a light beam onto an eye to be inspected, an image signal acquiring unit acquiring an image signal based on the light beam reflected by the eye, a scanning unit included in the light beam projecting unit and scanning the eye with the light beam, an image generating unit generating an image based on the acquired image signal, a position information generating unit arranged outside an optical path of projecting the light beam onto the eye by the light beam projecting unit, a control unit causing the scanning unit to scan the position information generating unit with the light beam, and a correcting unit correcting timing of acquiring the image signal by the image signal acquiring unit based on position information acquired from the light beam with which the position information generating unit is scanned. |
| US10709325B2 |
Monitoring component and method for monitoring a visual capacity modification parameter of a user of at least one display device
A method for monitoring a visual capacity modification parameter of a user of at least one display device, the visual capacity modification parameter being indicative of the modification of a parameter linked to the visual capacity of the user related to the use of the at least one display device, the method includes a display use data determining step during which display use data indicative of a use of the at least one display device by the user are determined, a visual capacity modification parameter determining step during which a modification parameter of the visual capacity of the user is determined based on said display use data, and an information generating step during which an information based on said modification parameter of the visual capacity of the user is generated. |
| US10709324B2 |
Systems and methods for performing a surgical procedure
Systems and methods for performing a surgical procedure within a body cavity. The systems include a cannula having a tubular body with ports located at first and second ends thereof, wherein the second end is configured to be inserted into the cavity. The systems further include one or more tools configured to be inserted into the cannula through the ports on the first end, extend through the body of the cannula, and protrude from the ports on the second end. The tools each include a shaft with a working element on a distal end of the shaft, at least portions of which are capable of articulation relative to the shaft, rotation relative to the cannula, and are configured to perform tasks in the cavity. The working element may be produced with an additive manufacturing technique. |
| US10709323B2 |
Preparation of subjects for medical or veterinary examination
Disclosed is a method of identifying if a subject is sufficiently prepared to permit successful colonoscopic examination, the method comprising the steps of: (a) obtaining a stool sample from a subject having undergone preparation for a colonoscopic examination; (b) analysing the sample to detect the presence and/or amount of faecal matter, if any, in the stool sample; and (c) from the analysis in step (b), identifying whether the subject has been sufficiently prepared. |
| US10709321B2 |
Self-cleaning endoscope
A self-cleaning endoscope and methods of using the same are described. The self-cleaning endoscope includes a housing having a distal end and a proximal end opposite the distal end, a lens positioned at the distal end of the housing, and a lens protector coupled to the distal end of the housing external to the lens. The self-cleaning endoscope also includes a shaft extending longitudinally through the housing. The shaft is operatively coupled to the lens protector and configured to rotate the lens protector about an axis of rotation coaxial with the shaft. The self-cleaning endoscope further includes a motor at the proximal end of the housing. The motor is operatively coupled to the shaft and configured to drive rotation of the shaft. |
| US10709320B2 |
Illumination optical system and image-acquisition apparatus
An illumination optical system according to the present invention is provided with: an illumination-light guiding portion configured to guide illumination light emitted from a light source portion; and an illumination-light deflecting portion configured to emit the illumination light guided thereto by the illumination-light guiding portion after deflecting the illumination light by means of reflection, wherein, in one cross-section along a direction in which the illumination light travels, the illumination-light guiding portion has a pair of total reflection surfaces in which the distance therebetween gradually increases in a forward traveling direction of the illumination light, and the illumination-light deflecting portion is provided with an emission surface from which the illumination light guided by the illumination-light guiding portion is emitted, and a reflection surface that has a convex shape facing the emission surface and that reflects the illumination light guided by the illumination-light guiding portion toward the emission surface. |
| US10709319B2 |
System and method for sub-column parallel digitizers for hybrid stacked image sensor using vertical interconnects
Embodiments of a hybrid imaging sensor and methods for pixel sub-column data read from the within a pixel array. |
| US10709315B2 |
Apparatuses and methods for endoscopic connection
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to apparatuses, devices, and methods for connecting a device to an endoscope. In one implementation, an apparatus for connecting a device to an endoscope includes a multi-tined connector and a locking sleeve. The multi-tined connector is configured to engage with a port of an endoscope having a non-circular flange. The multi-tined connector includes a body portion and a plurality of tines connected to the body portion. The body portion has a lumen axially extending therethrough and an outer locking interface. The tines are radially deflectable, have outer tapered surfaces, and operate between an engaged position and a disengaged position, wherein in the engaged position, the tines engage with the port. The locking sleeve operates between a locked position and an unlocked position. In the locked position, the locking sleeve holds the tines in the engaged position, and in the unlocked position, the locking sleeve leaves the tines in the disengaged position. |
| US10709310B2 |
Endoscope system, processor device, and method for operating endoscope system
An endoscope system 10 includes an image acquiring unit 54 that acquires a first image and a second image, the first image being obtained by using first illumination light, the second image being obtained by using second illumination light at a different timing from the first image; a halation-region detecting unit 74 that detects a halation region; a calculated-image generating unit 73 that performs calculation by using the first image and the second image and that generates a calculated image; a display-image generating unit 77 that generates a display image in which a tone reflects the calculated image; and a tone changing unit 75 that changes the tone of the halation region in the display image. |
| US10709304B2 |
Universal hose assembly for wet/dry vacuums
A universal hose assembly for wet/dry vacuums is an apparatus having a belt that fastens around a shop vacuum and has a pivotal tube attached to the belt that an expandable vacuum hose is able to be retracted and stored within or expanded outward for use. The pivotal tube and expandable vacuum hose is pressed against the vacuum inlet via the belt and sealed with a gasket. The exterior side of the belt has accessory loops for holding various vacuum accessory attachments. |
| US10709297B1 |
Devices and methods for water control
Disclosed are methods, devices and kits for controlling water flow when using a transfer bench, comprising a transfer bench splash guard. |
| US10709292B2 |
Cooking device and components thereof
A cooking system including a housing having a hollow interior and food being receivable within said hollow interior. A support body supports food within the hollow interior and a heating element is positioned to heat the hollow interior and the support body. A temperature sensor is operable to monitor a temperature of the support body. The temperature sensor is located remotely from said heating element. |
| US10709289B2 |
Cooking management
A cooking management system is described that identifies a customer and orders a product for the customer based at least on current temporal data. The cooking management system identifies customers associated with previous product requests that occurred during a predetermined range of time based at least on a comparison of current temporal data with temporal data associated with the previous product requests. The cooking management system causes presentation of identifiers of the identified customers on a display. Responsive to determining that the identifier for a particular customer has been selected, the cooking management system automatically causes a cooking device to prepare a product for the particular customer based at least on customer data associated with the particular customer. |
| US10709286B2 |
System for producing beverages by infusion
The present invention relates to a system for making beverages by infusing a dose of product to be infused comprising: an infusion chamber defined by a first and a second chamber portions wherein at least one is movable; an actuator arranged to control the closure of the infusion chamber; a closure device comprising upstream closure means and downstream closure means allowing or preventing entry to or exit from the infusion chamber, respectively; the system being arranged such that the system comprises at least one incoming fluid pipe configured to supply the infusion chamber with fluid to be infused, and being characterized in that the first chamber portion, interconnected with the actuator, comprises at least partially said incoming fluid pipe. |
| US10709283B2 |
Flow-optimized pour over coffee brewing system
A pour-over coffee dripper is presented. The dripper includes a container having a first opening and a second opening of different sizes and a sidewall extending between the first opening and the second opening. Ridges are formed on an inside surface of the sidewall extending in straight lines between the first opening and the second opening. |
| US10709281B2 |
Pressure cooker
A pressure cooker comprises a handle, a body, an outer lid being pivotally mounted on the body, an inner vessel with flange extending radially, an inner lid that is configured to cover the inner vessel, a rotatable rim protrusions that selectively engages with the flange of the inner vessel. The pressure cooker that utilizes a one-hand opening and locking mechanism that simultaneously locks the outer lid with the main body and locks the inner lid with the inner vessel. The locking of the outer lid is achieved by a clasp assembly, whose position is controlled by the handle. The locking of the outer lid is achieved by the pairing of the flange and the rim protrusions, whose position is also controlled by the handle. The pressure cooker also comprises a pressure rod that changes its level based on the pressure of the inner vessel. |
| US10709280B2 |
Food processing device
A food processing device, comprising a bowl with a lid, the lid is provided with a food feed tube. The device also has a spiral cutting means provided at the top of the bowl such that as food enters the bowl via the food feed tube it is cut into continuous ribbons or strips. The spiral cutting means comprises a spiral cutter disc base having a disc-set with a plurality of different types of spiral cutting discs, each of which can be separately aligned with the food feed tube to cut the food into a different shaped continuous ribbon or strip. By rotating the spiral cutter disc base the user can line up a first cutting disc with the food feed tube, make some food cuts, then turn the spiral cutter disc base so that a second cutter disk is lined up with the feed tube and then make a different food cut. In this way the user can cut food into different sizes of ribbon, spaghetti, etc. to achieve a superior presentation of food (e.g. fruits and vegetables). The various cuts made possible with the device can also allow the user to be more creative in their food preparation and cooking. |
| US10709277B2 |
Protective case for Phylacteries
A case, for storing two Phylacteries, which prevents the extraction of the head Phylactery before the extraction of the arm Phylactery. The case has a base; a cover; at least one compartment for storing said two Phylacteries; and at least one movable door for covering and uncovering the head phylactery. |
| US10709275B2 |
Theft-resistant wall mount mailbox
A wall mount mailbox is provided. A housing includes a front side and a back side. A rotatable mail deposit includes a mail delivery door and an inner panel affixed on a proximate end at an angle to a bottom of the mail delivery door, and is pivotably attached to the front side of the housing. A mail slot is formed as an opening within a front surface of the housing when the rotatable mail deposit is in a fully open position allowing mail to be deposited through the opening over each of the inner panel and the safety arm. A mail retrieval door is located below the rotatable mail deposit and is pivotably attached to the front side of the housing. |
| US10709273B1 |
Utensil apparatus
A utensil apparatus includes a body, a first end portion, and a second end portion. The body may include an aperture that may be configured to receive a utensil. The first end portion may extend from the body, and/or the second end portion may extend from the body. The aperture may be configured to receive at least a portion of the utensil such that the utensil may extend through the aperture. The body may be substantially planar, and/or the first end portion may be configured to engage the second end portion to connect the body to a hand of a user. The body may include a first portion, a second portion, and/or a second aperture. The second portion may be disposed at least partially in the second aperture. The second portion may be configured to rotate within the second aperture to hold the utensil in a plurality of positions. |
| US10709269B2 |
Multi-angular reconfigurable hanging apparatus
The preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises a wall hanging apparatus allowing removable fixation of an object, such as a board, to a structure and allowing a user rapidly adjust the angular orientation of the object in relation to the wall. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention relate to a wall hanging apparatus allowing modular mounting and reconfigurability of boards. |
| US10709267B2 |
Display bar assembly and mounting bracket for merchandising displays
An improved display bar assembly, for the cantilever support of product dispensing trays. A rectangular display bar, is supported by spaced apart, flat mounting brackets on which mounting hooks are located in the primary plane of the bracket, and openings for reception of the display bar are offset axially inward from that plane enabling the recessed accommodation of flanged retaining plugs at opposite ends of the bar. The flanges of the retaining plugs have axially extending abutment walls which overlap outer walls of the display bar and engage offset surfaces of the bracket. The abutment walls overlap display bar walls on two opposing sides only, enabling the retaining plugs to be molded with transverse friction fins. This in turn enables the use of readily available, inexpensive grades of light gauge (e.g., 16 gauge) steel tubing of greater height than width (e.g., 1×1.5 inch) for the display bars. |
| US10709266B1 |
Refrigerator display case
This disclosure provides a refrigerated display case for maintaining food freshness and improving food safety while reducing the possibility of spoilage and reducing the labor otherwise required for cleaning a standard case where contaminates commonly accumulate. This structure improves humidity levels by avoiding condensation on lower coils while reducing the complexity of adequately cleaning the case and maintaining food safety. Elimination of this hidden cavity reduces cleaning time. The disclosure employs a removable floor assembly or chilled floor component which may be employed in gravity cases or forced air cases. The removable assembly comprises encased cooling coils which may be foamed in or otherwise secured therein. The floor assembly is removable, making the floor and cooling system an integrated and replaceable component. The novel case further incorporates accessible expansion valves which may be adjusted without removing the food product from the case. Electro thermal cooling means may be alternatively employed. |
| US10709265B2 |
Interactive display case
An interactive display case having a first frame, a plurality of storage areas within the first frame, a second frame, and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to detect an object passing through the interior of the second frame, identify an area within the interior of the second frame in which the object passes, where the area corresponding to one of the storage areas, and generate interaction data corresponding to the identified area. |
| US10709260B2 |
Connecting rod folding mechanism and cot having same
Provided are a connecting rod folding mechanism and a cot having the same. The connecting rod folding mechanism includes: an upper surrounding joint connecting rod folding mechanism and an corner connecting rod folding mechanism; the corner connecting rod folding mechanism includes an upper connecting rod, a lower connecting rod and a pull-cord rod; the lower connecting rod is connected with the pull-cord rod; the upper connecting rod is connected with an upper surrounding tube; the upper connecting rod is movably connected with the lower connecting rod; the lower connecting rod is arranged in the pull-cord rod; the pull-cord rod is provided with an engaging structure; the lower connecting rod penetrates through the engaging structure and is connected with a pulling mechanism; the pulling mechanism is arranged in a vertical column; and one end of the vertical column is connected to the corner connecting rod folding mechanism. |
| US10709259B2 |
Latch mechanism and tray assembly
A latch mechanism includes a latch component and an engaging component. The latch component includes an operating portion, a mounting portion disposed on a first component, and a connecting portion made of resilient material and connected to the operating portion and the mounting portion. An engaging slot is formed on the connecting portion. The engaging component is disposed on a second component for engaging with or disengaging from the engaging slot. The engaging slot and the engaging component are engaged with each other so as to fix the first component on the second component when the latch mechanism is in a locking state. The connecting portion is resiliently deformed by the operating portion to disengage the engaging slot from the engaging component so as to release the first component from the second component when the operating portion is operated to switch the latch mechanism to a releasing state. |
| US10709252B2 |
Air throne
A drum throne is provided which allows air to flow through it in order to keep a drummer dry and free of sweat buildup during drumming sessions. The drum throne may include a seat base, a seat foam on a upper portion of the seat base, a top portion of a seat cover for covering the seat foam, an air plenum located between the seat base and the seat foam, airflow channels extending from the air plenum to the top portion of the seat cover, and a mounting plate below the seat base and coupled to an intake cover; or a blower below a bottom portion of the seat base, the blower capable of pushing air into the air plenum, up through the airflow channels and seat cover to a user. |
| US10709251B1 |
Portable seat cushion with self-contained heat source
A portable seat cushion providing enhanced seating comfort while also enabling the use of self-contained heat sources is disclosed which provides greater comfort to users during cold weather outdoor entertainment events. The cushion includes especially configured recessed pockets and carriers for containing and strategically placing heat generators such as lighter fluid fueled and electric hand warmers in close contact with a user's legs while sitting. Sufficient ventilation is provided to enable combustion type hand warmers to access sufficient oxygen and vent exhaust. |
| US10709250B2 |
Heated cover for an article of furniture
A heated cover for use with an article of furniture comprises an exterior top layer and an exterior bottom layer that are fabricated from a conductive material. The heated cover also includes a plurality of heating pads positioned between the exterior top layer and the exterior bottom layer. Each of the plurality of heating pads comprises a heating element configured to convert electrical energy to thermal energy and a padding layer coupled between the heating element and the exterior bottom layer. The heated cover also includes a rechargeable electrical storage device coupled to the plurality of heating pads. The rechargeable electrical storage device is configured to provide electrical energy to the plurality of heating pads. |
| US10709247B1 |
Cushion set
Provided is a cushion set including a pad, a filling pad, an envelope, and a support pad set. The pad has a first-tier sunken portion and a second-tier sunken portion. The filling pad is disposed in the second-tier sunken portion. The envelope is disposed on the pad. The envelope has a pocket-shaped body. A plurality of coupling portions is disposed at edges of the body. The support pad set includes an upper foam pad, a lower foam pad, and a soft gel pad. The support pad set is disposed in the body of the envelope. The soft gel pad corresponds in position to the filling pad of the second-tier sunken portion of the pad. |
| US10709239B2 |
Assemblable modular wardrobe made of plastic material
The invention relates to a modular wardrobe made of plastic material, comprising an assemblable reinforcement structure (15), where said assemblable reinforcement structure (15) comprises a pair of lateral cross-members (24), where each of the aforementioned lateral cross-members (24) is connectable to a connection cross-member (28) to form a stiffening structure (17) for the wardrobe (10) and where an L-shaped support (23) is further provided for sustaining shelves (61, 62) of the wardrobe (10), said L-shaped support (23) comprising a portion for connecting the connection cross-member (28) to a vertical upright (22) for forming said assemblable structure (15). The provision of the L-shaped support (23) allows one or the other shelf portion (61 or 62) to be selectively removed without having to use an upright for supporting the remaining shelf and hence increasing flexibility when using the wardrobe. |
| US10709233B2 |
Method and device for the manufacture of scrubbing brushes and/or painting brushes
A method for the manufacture of scrubbing brushes and/or painting brushes is provided, in which a processing pressure exerted by a processing tool (3, 4) onto a bristle holder (5) to be processed is determined by a pressure sensor (6), which has a pressure-recording surface (7), which is arranged behind the bristle holder (5) to be processed, in the operating direction of the processing tool (3, 4). In this manner, determination of the processing pressure is possible close to the bristle holder (5) to be processed. |
| US10709230B1 |
Beverage container carrier
The invention describes a device for carrying beverage cans and bottles comprising a can clip element, a beverage bottle connector cord element and a grasper cord element. The three elements are intended to cooperate as one unit for use with cans and bottles. The can clip element's one-piece design comprising a proximal loop for securing a grasper element and a can engagement slot allows it to be reversibly secured to the top of an opened beverage. The design provides for easy carrying and does not interfere with the user's ability sip the contents of the opened container. The bottle securing attachment element allows it to be easily adjusted around the neck of a beverage bottle regardless of the neck's diameter. The design further allows the user to have both features available within one self-contained unit for use with beverage bottles or beverage cans, whatever the preference may be. |
| US10709225B2 |
Method for producing cosmetic puff using membrane film, and cosmetic puff producing using same
A method for producing a cosmetic puff using a membrane film and a cosmetic puff, the cosmetic puff being produced through the steps of: forming a liquid cosmetic material storage part of which an inner skin has at least one surface thereof made of a membrane film; filling a liquid cosmetic material into the liquid cosmetic storage part; covering the entire outer surface of the inner skin or the inner skin top surface with a porous cushion material; and covering the outer surface of the inner skin or the cushion material with an outer skin. The cosmetic puff allows a liquid cosmetic material to be discharged to the outside of the puff merely by pressure during use, provides the effect of moisturizing and astringing skin, thereby prevents the skin from becoming dry, and, at the same time, has the effect of preventing outside contents or bacteria from penetrating the inside. |
| US10709224B2 |
Device control system, wearable device, information processing device, fragrance material ejection method, and device control method
A device control system including a wearable device and a server. The wearable device includes a device that ejects a fragrance material, a biological sensor, and a computer. The computer transmits biological data to the server, receives a first control signal, and causes the device to eject a fragrance material upon receipt of the first control signal. The server includes a computer. The computer receives the biological data, estimates user's emotion from the received biological data, and in a case where it is determined that the user has positive emotion by using a result of the estimation, (i) transmits the first control signal to the wearable device and (ii) transmits, to an aroma device, a second control signal for causing the aroma device to eject a fragrance material at a predetermined timing. |
| US10709221B1 |
Secure diamond smart cards and exchange systems therefor
A tamperproof diamond package comprises a package body; at least one chip embedded in the package body and at least one antenna configured to enable communication with the chip; anti-counterfeiting visual impressions on the package body; a diamond pouch formed at a predetermined section within the package body; and one or more diamonds located inside the diamond pouch and an outer covering encasing the package body and configured to reveal any tampering with the one or more diamonds located in the diamond pouch. The diamond package can be credit card shaped and also contains serial number and website information and be provided in nominal dollar values. An associated diamond exchange system utilizes the diamond packages and provides a registration server which stores unique identifying information that enable interrogating the individual diamond packages and checking their authenticity with the registration server. |
| US10709220B2 |
Protective device case
A protective case for a portable electronic device includes a back frame and a front cover. The back frame has a rigid plastic back frame with an elastomeric material bonded to portions of the plastic frame. An elastomeric insert is positioned around a portion of the interior perimeter of the back frame to provide impact resistance. Back frame engagement members are positioned on the perimeter of the rigid plastic back frame. The front cover mates with the back frame to enclose the elastomeric insert and the device. The front cover includes a touch screen cover and a rigid plastic front frame bonded to a perimeter of the touch screen cover. Front cover engagement members extend from the rigid plastic front frame that engage the back frame engagement members to hold the front cover on the back frame and enclose the device. |
| US10709219B2 |
Travel changing apparatus and method
An apparatus for changing a baby including a plurality of sections, connected together and configured to be placed in an open state, an assembled state, and a closed state; wherein in the open state, each of the plurality of sections lies in substantially the same plane, and none of the plurality of sections overlaps any of the other of the plurality of sections; wherein in the assembled state, a first section of the plurality of sections is temporarily fixed at substantially a right angle with respect to a second section of the plurality of sections; wherein in the closed state, the first section overlaps the second section; and wherein at least one of the first and second sections is padded. The apparatus may include a U-shaped strap connected to and used to pick up the plurality of sections, and a means for holding plurality of sections in the closed state. |
| US10709218B2 |
Container section and container comprising two container sections
A container section comprising a convex external surface, a removable resilient cover for covering said external surface and a retention frame for removably retaining said resilient cover on said external surface, in which said resilient cover comprises at least one pair of edges which are displaced from one another when said resilient cover is arranged flat, and which are adjacent to one another when said resilient cover assumes a three dimensional shape corresponding to said external surface, and in which said retention frame comprises a guard portion which is configured such that it overlies said pair of edges when said retention frame retains said resilient cover on said external surface. |
| US10709213B2 |
Watch lug structure
A structure for a watch lug includes a watch case having a first positioning cavity and a second positioning cavity, a first watch lug inserted into the first positioning cavity, a second watch lug inserted into the second positioning cavity, and a coupling medium, wherein the first and second watch lugs are fixed to the watch case by the coupling medium. |
| US10709206B2 |
Method of filling electrorheological fluid structure
A housing of an incline adjuster may include a medial fluid chamber in fluid communication with a lateral fluid chamber through a serpentine transfer channel. The housing of the incline adjuster may include channels through which electrorheological fluid may be injected into the chambers. A method of filling an electrorheological fluid structure may include introducing electrorheological fluid into an interior volume of a housing. The electrorheological fluid within the housing may then be subjected to a sub-atmospheric pressure. Subsequently, the interior volume may be sealed relative to an exterior of the housing. |
| US10709204B2 |
Shoes
A shoe (34) of the present invention includes a sole (32) and an upper (33). The upper (33) is composed of a fabric having a knit structure, and contains fiber reinforcement portions (23, 24, and 25) in predetermined portions of the upper (33) integrally. The fiber reinforcement portions (23, 24, and 25) are formed of a float stitch with a plurality of float stitch yarns (19). The shoe of the present invention imparts a proper fit to a wearer's foot by forming the upper composed of the fabric having the knit structure that stretches properly. Also, in the case where the direction of foot force is suddenly changed while the sole contacts the ground, the shoe can hold the foot in desired predetermined positions by the fiber reinforcement portions situated in predetermined positions of the upper integrally. Thus, the present invention provides a shoe having proper holding properties while maintaining fitting properties. |
| US10709203B2 |
Contoured support shoe insole
An insole having a top sheet, a base layer, a forefoot pad, a heel cushion, and stability cradle. The forefoot pad can be made a blown EVA or other material, and the heel cushion can be made of a clear TPR, soft polyurethane or blown EVA. A heel cup surrounds the exterior back by a heel cup, and a heel pod opening and midfoot pod opening is located in the stability cradle for allowing placement of heel pads and midfoot pads in a replacement manner. There is also a soft metatarsal raised dome on the top (foot contact) surface of the insole which would be directly above the metatarsal midfoot area. |
| US10709202B2 |
Method for manufacturing shoe
Provided is a method of manufacturing a shoe by which an outsole, a midsole, and an upper part are integrally manufactured in first-through third-stage molds without liquid primer or adhesive processing. |
| US10709199B2 |
Footwear sole structure having a fluid-filled chamber including a tensile member
A footwear sole structure having a fluid-filled chamber including a tensile member is provided. The fluid-filled chamber includes a first barrier sheet, a second barrier sheet and the tensile member. The first barrier sheet is formed from a first thermoplastic material. The second barrier sheet is attached to the first barrier sheet and is formed from a second thermoplastic material. The first barrier sheet and the second barrier sheet cooperate to define an internal cavity. The tensile member is disposed within the internal cavity and is formed from a third thermoplastic material. A first weld attaches the first barrier sheet, the second barrier sheet, and the tensile member together by melding the first thermoplastic material of the first barrier sheet, the second thermoplastic material of second barrier sheet, and the third thermoplastic material of the tensile member. |
| US10709197B2 |
Article of footwear with a cavity viewing system
A sole structure for an article of footwear and a method of making the sole structure is disclosed. The sole structure can include an outsole and a midsole. The midsole includes a cavity with a protruding portion. A U-shaped or L-shaped transparent member is configured to cover the cavity so that the protruding portion remains visible from within the cavity. |
| US10709195B2 |
Shoe insole
An insole is provided. This insole features a front end, a thickness, a top surface, a bottom surface, a heel receiving portion having a first end and a second end, a lateral longitudinal arch support section which has a width, and a medial longitudinal arch support section. Preferably, the medial longitudinal arch support section is made up of a partial spherical cap which has a radius and a height, and the medial longitudinal arch support section runs from the first end of said heel receiving portion to the lateral longitudinal arch support section. |
| US10709193B2 |
Goalie helmet
A goalie helmet has a head protective outer shell which is configured to circumscribe the head of a goalie. The shell has an interior space in which a floating head framing member is located for cradling and supporting the head of the goalie. The head framing member is located in spaced relation to and a given distance from the back or rear section of the shell of the helmet. Attachment devices, such as straps, connect the head framing member to the helmet in spaced relation to and a distance away from the rear section. The helmet also includes a unique chin cup support bracket located on its lower front section. A specifically designed chin cup is configured to be removeably positioned and secured onto the bracket. The chin cup can simply and easily be replaced on the bracket when it becomes worn. |
| US10709192B2 |
Head suspension having transition arms and rear support
A head suspension includes a headband portion having a length and two transition arms. Each transition arm is coupled to the headband portion and extends away from the headband portion length at an angle greater than zero degrees. Each transition arm has a distal end and a pivot at the distal end. The pivot characterized by a pivot point and a rear support portion is pivotally connected to each pivot. |
| US10709191B2 |
Protective helmet
A protective helmet includes an outer shell. A bladder, coupled to the outer shell, provides shock absorption in at least one zone or protection. The bladder holds an absorption pack that contains a plurality of absorption particles and/or a fluid and has a relief valve for relieving pressure on the bladder when the pressure on the bladder is greater than a pressure threshold. |
| US10709189B1 |
Light-emitting systems for headgear
A light-emitting system is provided which is removably attachable to headgear for personal illumination to enhance visibility of the user to others. The light-emitting system includes a housing that defines a receiving aperture and is configured to surround a portion of the headgear when the light-emitting system is removably attached to the headgear for use. The light-emitting system further includes at least one lens and a plurality of lighting elements coupled to the annular housing which are configured to selectively generate a halo or at least a partial halo of light that radiates outwardly away from the annular housing through the at least one lens to provide enhanced personal illumination. |
| US10709178B2 |
Elastic device
An arm and chest exerciser includes elastic cuffs into which a user places the upper arms. An elastic chest band connects the cuffs. Moving the user's arms backwardly stretches the chest band and exercises muscles of the arms, chest and shoulder. A gripping handle connects to the chest band adjacent to a midpoint allowing the user or spotter to pull down on the chest band and appropriately position it on the user's chest. |
| US10709175B2 |
Bra and garment with bra portion
In one embodiment, a garment having a cup portion with two cups, a body portion integrated with the cup portion, and a band are disposed on the garment such that is extends beneath the cup portions. The band is either on the body portion or adjacent the body portion. The garment also has support structures with a configuration, each following proximately a contour of the lower part of its respective cup, wherein a portion of the support structure is formed on and fixed to the band and a portion of the support structure extends on the body of the garment and is attached thereto. As such the support structure configuration is approximately arcuate. The garment also has additional control regions. The control is provided by fabric or materials that have less stretch than the body fabric from which the body of the garment is made. |
| US10709174B2 |
Garment for a newborn, in particular a premature baby
The invention relates to a garment (1) for a newborn (3) made from a film-like material, comprising a back portion (2) to be placed under the back, a leg portion (4) for placing under the legs and two wing elements (6, 8) for swathing a chest, arm and abdominal region of the newborn (3), wherein the leg portion (4) is arranged adjacent to the back portion (2) and the two wing elements (6, 8) are arranged adjacent to the back portion (2) on the arm side, wherein the leg portion (4) is designed together with a leg-cover portion (5) as a pouch element having an opening (10) facing the back portion (2) for inserting the legs of the newborn (3). |
| US10709171B2 |
Container for an aerosol generating device
A container for an aerosol generating device comprises receiving means for receiving the aerosol generating device. One or more tanks are each arranged to retain a substance in use. For each tank, there is dispensing means for controllably transferring the substance from the tank to the aerosol generating device while the aerosol generating device is in the container. |
| US10709166B2 |
Method for treating tobacco plants with enzymes
A method of modifying the content of certain chemical compounds in tobacco materials is provided, the method including treatment of a tobacco plant or portion thereof with at least one enzyme. For example, the method may modify the content of tobacco smoke toxicant precursors in tobacco materials, which can result in a modification in toxicant production when the tobacco material is exposed to elevated temperatures. The type of tobacco plant or portion thereof treated according to the invention can be, for example, a tobacco seed, a tobacco seedling, an immature live plant, a mature live plant, a harvested plant, or a plant derivative. Smoking articles and other tobacco products including such enzyme-treated tobacco materials are also provided. |
| US10709164B2 |
Reduced risk tobacco products and methods of making same
Embodiments provided herein concern tobacco and tobacco products having a reduced amount of a harmful compound. More specifically, several embodiments concern approaches to modify the expression of a gene that is involved in the production of a harmful compound in tobacco, tobacco products made using these approaches and methods of determining whether the removal of said compounds using said approaches yields a tobacco and/or a tobacco product that has a reduced potential to contribute to a tobacco-related disease. |
| US10709158B2 |
Nutritional composition for nourishing heart and method for preparing the same
The present disclosure discloses a nutritional composition for nourishing heart. The nutritional composition includes: 58-83 parts by weight of rice, 7-25 parts by weight of red beans, 5-16 parts by weight of lotus seeds, 2-7 parts by weight of lilium brownii, and 0.4-1.6 parts by weight of longan. The present disclosure, in view of the heart's characteristics that clearing away the heart fire and calming the nerves can ward off diseases and prolong life, and prevent premature aging, provides the prescription with the purpose of nourishing the blood and tranquillizing, 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 nourishing the heart and tranquillizing. |
| US10709156B2 |
Pet supplement and methods of making
A pet supplement is provided and comprises an amount of probiotic microorganisms coated with a first fat component having a first melting point and a source of a sweetener component comprising sugar and a second fat component having a second melting point. The second melting point is higher than the first melting point. Methods of making the pet supplement are also provided. |
| US10709153B2 |
Powder composition for an aerated food product
The invention relates to a powder composition for preparing a food product, to a method for preparing said powder composition, to a method for preparing a food product from said powder composition, to a food product obtainable by said method, and to a method for keeping gas bubbles in bulk liquid. |
| US10709152B2 |
Chlamydomonas mutants produced using RGEN RNP and method for preparing pigment using the same
The present invention relates to a new alga having an improved ability to produce a pigment, and when a mutant of the present invention is used, a carotenoid-based pigment, specifically, a xanthophyll can be produced by consuming less energy, so that it is possible to efficiently produce the pigment at the industrial level. Further, the pigment can be applied as a raw material for a food, a health functional food and a medicine, which include the pigment. In particular, since a DNA fragment is not likely to be inserted into a target base sequence or a base sequence other than the target, it is expected that the procedure of constructing the mutant is not regulated as a GMO, so that it is expected that the procedure of constructing the mutant can create a big economic effect in terms of an industry which produces lutein and zeaxanthin by using microalgae. |
| US10709148B2 |
Method for producing a protein phospholipid complex from a crustacean catch
A method of producing a protein phospholipid complex from a crustacean catch including protein is claimed where hydrolysis occurs without substantially denaturing the protein from the crustacean catch. A method of producing a stable protein phospholipid emulsion from a crustacean catch is also claimed. A method of producing crustacean oil is claimed where the oil is separated from the hydrolyzed crustacean catch. Other methods of producing a protein phospholipid complex are claimed which relate to not removing the shell, removing the shell, and removing then adding back the shell to form the protein phospholipid complex. |
| US10709147B2 |
Liquid dairy blend for culinary food products
The present invention relates to a liquid dairy blend suitable for being used in the preparation of dairy-based culinary sauces or prepared culinary dishes, comprising milk proteins and fat; wherein the milk proteins are whey-protein and casein, the ratio of whey-protein:casein is from 0.3-0.5, and the pH of the liquid dairy blend is from 5.8-6.2. The present invention further relates to a method of producing the present liquid dairy blend. |
| US10709146B2 |
CMP-containing, high protein denatured whey protein compositions, products containing them, and uses thereof
The present invention pertains to a new type of CMP-containing, high protein denatured whey protein compositions and to a method of producing them. The invention furthermore pertains to products containing the high protein denatured whey protein compositions, particularly high protein, acidified dairy products, and additional uses of the denatured whey protein compositions. |
| US10709144B2 |
Method and device for detecting the prone/supine position of fish conveyed by means of a conveying device
Method for detecting a prone/supine position of fish conveyed by a conveying device. The method includes conveying the fish with the conveying device in a longitudinal direction, optically scanning a ventral side and a dorsal side of the fish in order to determine a first brightness value profile of a first side and a second brightness value profile of a second side, determining a first ordered data series and a second ordered data series by ordering brightness values of the first brightness value profile and of the second brightness value profile according to a predefined ordering criterion, determining a first median from the first ordered data series and a second median from the second ordered data series, determining at least one differential value from the first median and the second median, and determining the prone/supine position by comparing the at least one differential value with at least one predetermined reference value. |
| US10709141B2 |
Device to prepare turnovers
Device to prepare turnovers which has a base element, a top contact element, and lever for closing. The base element has two parts which are joined by two hinges. One part is fixed and the other one performs a 180° opening and closing movement to form the turnover. This movable part has engravings on its interior surrounding walls which are marked in the dough when the two parts come together to form the pie. The outer edge of the periphery of the base element has a slope that serves to cut the dough excess of the turnovers. When the lever presses the top contact element against the base element a concave tortilla will form. Then, the concave tortilla is stuffed with your choice of filling and the movable part closes to form the turnover. Finally, the movable part opens and the turnover is taken out. |
| US10709139B2 |
Insecticidal compositions and methods of using the same
Insecticidal compositions have at least one active agent and at least one insecticide. The active agent can include perilla oil, a component found in perilla oil, or a perillaldehyde or carvone analog. The insecticide can include a pyrethrum, pyrethrin, pyrethroid, neonicotinoid, chlofenapyr, ethiprole, sulfoxoflor, carbamate, organophosphate, or organochlorine. Methods for controlling insects include contacting an insect with an effective amount of a composition described in this specification. Modified plants that produce an active agent can be contacted with an insecticide. |
| US10709138B2 |
Herbicidal agrichemical composition and herbicidal method using same
To provide a herbicidal agrichemical composition having a HPPD inhibitory action and a herbicidal method using the same.A herbicidal agrichemical composition comprising: a herbicidal active ingredient having a 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD) inhibitory action; and an inorganic phosphorus compound comprising a phosphorus oxoacid or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof. |
| US10709131B2 |
Generation of peroxyformic acid through polyhydric alcohol formate
The present invention relates generally to peroxyformic acid forming compositions, methods for forming peroxyformic acid, preferably in situ, using the peroxyformic acid forming compositions. The present invention also relates to the peroxyformic acid formed by the above compositions and methods. The present invention further relates to the uses of the peroxyformic acid, preferably in situ, for treating a surface or a target. The present invention further relates to methods for treating a biofilm using peroxyformic acid, including peroxyformic acid generated in situ. |
| US10709126B2 |
Rod holder assembly
Herein described is a rod holder assembly for holding a rod in a desired orientation that is manually adjustable about the horizontal and vertical axes (singlehandedly and substantially synchronously) and is capable of a variety of tension settings allowing for a degree of rotational movement about the horizontal and/or vertical axes in response to external forces or substantially no rotational movement. Also described is a rod holder assembly that may be easily and conveniently converted to a mount for other objects. |
| US10709116B1 |
Division board hanging feeder
Systems, devices, and methods for providing hanging feeder frame for a hive box, with a clear lid for monitoring food syrup inside with the lid being easily removed or attached by clip edges to the hanging feeder frame. The hanging feeder can include uniform diameter tubes that attach to inner sides of the frame to add stability to the frame. The hanging feeder can include a float system in the tubes to restrict access to the syrup so that the bees have a safe and easy access to their food supplies. |
| US10709115B2 |
Agricultural monitoring system using image analysis
Aspects of this disclosure include a system for providing non-contact, computer-vision based monitoring of the health and pollination activity of a beehive. The system may include camera positioned proximate to a beehive. The camera may include an onboard processor that analyzes video of the beehive captured by the camera and calculates an activity value that estimates a number of bees moving about the beehive. The video calculated activity values may be uploaded to a server where they can be accessed via a user device. The user device may allow the user to display interactive plots of the activity values over a variety of time bases. The disclosed beehive monitoring system relies on relatively lost-cost hardware and requires neither modification to the hive nor special constraints on the placement of the camera. |
| US10709108B2 |
Automated scent training
An automated scent training wheel for training animals to detect and respond to target scents. The automated scent training wheel comprises a rotatable carousel and a plurality of scent receptacles coupled to the rotatable carousel, where the scent receptacles are each configured to hold scent source material therein. The automated scent training wheel also comprises a plurality of sensing systems each disposed at one of the plurality of scent receptacles, wherein each sensing system is configured to automatically detect investigation of the associated scent receptacle by an animal. |
| US10709102B2 |
Tomato variety NUN 09194 TOF
The disclosure provides hybrid variety of tomato, NUN 09194 TOF as well as seeds and plants and fruits thereof. |
| US10709096B1 |
Maize inbred PH48ZZ
A novel maize variety designated PH48ZZ and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH48ZZ with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH48ZZ through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH48ZZ or a locus conversion of PH48ZZ with another maize variety. |
| US10709094B1 |
Plants and seeds of corn variety CV793768
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV793768. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV793768, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV793768 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to corn seeds and plants produced by crossing plants of variety CV793768 with plants of another variety, such as another inbred line. The invention further relates to the inbred and hybrid genetic complements of plants of variety CV793768. |
| US10709093B2 |
Wheat variety W090428N1
A wheat variety designated W090428N1, the plants and seeds of wheat variety W090428N1, methods for producing a wheat plant produced by crossing the variety W090428N1 with another wheat plant, and hybrid wheat seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety W090428N1 with another wheat line or plant, and the creation of variants by backcrossing, mutagenesis or transformation of variety W090428N1 are disclosed. Methods for producing other wheat varieties or breeding lines derived from wheat variety W090428N1 and to wheat varieties or breeding lines produced by those methods are also provided. |
| US10709091B2 |
Wheat variety YW17P
A wheat variety designated YW17P, the plants and seeds of wheat variety YW17P, methods for producing a wheat plant produced by crossing the variety YW17P with another wheat plant, and hybrid wheat seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety YW17P with another wheat line or plant, and the creation of variants by backcrossing, mutagenesis or transformation of variety YW17P are disclosed. Methods for producing other wheat varieties or breeding lines derived from wheat variety YW17P and to wheat varieties or breeding lines produced by those methods are also provided. |
| US10709089B2 |
Introgression of two yield QTLs in Cucumis sativus plants
The present invention relates to cultivated cucumber plants comprising a yield QTL on chromosome 2 and/or a yield QTL on chromosome 6 of their genome, and to methods for generating such plants, and their use. |
| US10709080B1 |
Maize inbred PH48RS
A novel maize variety designated PH48RS and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH48RS with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH48RS through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH48RS or a locus conversion of PH48RS with another maize variety. |
| US10709079B2 |
Brassica plants yielding oils with a low total saturated fatty acid content
Brassica plants producing oils with a low total saturated fatty acid content and methods for producing such plants are described. The oils have a low total saturated fatty acid in combination with a low, mid, or high oleic acid content. |
| US10709072B2 |
Stackable self-watering planter with removable riser
A planter and planter stack are described. The planter includes a planter pot configured to be nestable with other such planter pots. The planter pot includes a base, a planter sidewall integrally formed on the base and extending upwards towards a rim, and a hollow support pillar formed on the base and extending substantially vertically upwards with a drain opening at the top of the hollow support pillar in communication with an exterior side of the base. The planter further includes a removable riser configured to be nestable with other such removable risers. The removable riser includes a plate supported by an interior of the planter sidewall by an interference fit, and an aperture configured to accept a corresponding hollow support pillar. |
| US10709062B2 |
Line trimmer and shredder apparatus
The invention is a multi-tiered line trimmer and shredder apparatus using a number of individual pre-molded or pre-cut nail head string lines. Whenever the engine or motor is running, the apparatus rotates the nail head string lines generating cutting power designed to utilize multiple functions, such as trimming grass or weeds, clearing vegetation by shredding or mulching it, or removing snow. The apparatus consists of a base, cylindrical body, nail head string lines, and cover. The base attaches to a drive shaft or directly to an engine or motor. The cylindrical body is hollow, has holes throughout its wall that may be the same or variable sizes. The nail head string lines are inserted into the holes. The cover is used to cover the cylinder body, and to secure the “nail head” portion of the nail head string lines within the cylindrical body while the apparatus is in use. |
| US10709061B2 |
Electric power equipment
Electric power equipment such as a lawn mower is provided with a travel unit driven by a travel motor for propelling the equipment, a work unit driven by a work motor to perform prescribed work such as cutting grass as the equipment travels, and a control unit configured to decrease a rotational speed of the travel motor in response to an increase in a load applied to the work motor, and to increase the rotational speed of the travel motor in response to a decrease in a load applied to the work motor. |
| US10709057B2 |
Seed inductor box for an agricultural implement having multiple air paths
A particulate material delivery system for an agricultural implement includes an inductor box configured to receive particulate material from a tank. The inductor box includes an inductor segment comprising a particulate material supply chamber configured to guide the particulate material toward a fluidization chamber, and an air supply chamber configured to receive airflow from an airflow supply. The inductor box is configured to direct the airflow from the air supply chamber to the particulate material supply chamber through a first airflow path and through a second airflow path remote from the first air path. |
| US10709056B2 |
Seed inductor box for an agricultural implement having multiple air paths
A particulate material delivery system for an agricultural implement includes an inductor box configured to receive particulate material from a tank. The inductor box includes an inductor segment comprising a particulate material supply chamber configured to guide the particulate material toward a fluidization chamber, and an air supply chamber configured to receive airflow from an airflow supply. The inductor box is configured to direct the airflow from the air supply chamber to the particulate material supply chamber through a first airflow path and through a second airflow path remote from the first air path. |
| US10716250B2 |
Component mounting apparatus
A component mounting apparatus is provided with a controller that controls a mounting head. The mounting head is provided with a nozzle holder, a nozzle that is elastically supported to be movable up and down with respect to the nozzle holder, a flange that is provided at a position that is offset from the central axis of the nozzle, and a second engaging section that is able to move the nozzle downward by engaging with the flange and pressing down the flange against the elastic force of a nozzle spring. The controller measures in advance the deviation amount of the tip position of the nozzle between before and after the second engaging section moves the nozzle downward and controls the mounting head so as to suck the component and mount the component on the board taking the deviation amount into account. |
| US10716249B2 |
Component mounting machine
A component mounting machine is provided with a suction nozzle including a nozzle suction surface, a camera acquiring nozzle imaged data of a tip end of the suction nozzle, and a control device determining the quality of a nozzle suction surface. |
| US10716248B2 |
Component supply device
A component supply device is a device for supplying components housed in a component storage tape to a component extraction position. The component storage tape traveling toward a component exposure part is guided by a tape guide. This tape guide includes a guide body, and first and second positioning guide members. In the tape guide, the guide body includes a pair of side wall parts that defines a fourth tape traveling path wider than a maximum allowable width of the component storage tape. In the tape guide, the first and second positioning guide members and include first and second bent parts respectively that function as a pair of tape side surface guide parts that guides side surfaces of the component storage tape. The first and second bent parts are apart from each other at a distance shorter than a width of the fourth tape traveling path. |
| US10716244B2 |
Water cooled facilities and associated methods
The present disclosure provides facilities having water cooling subsystems and multi-lumen conduits coupled thereto. Also provided are methods of cooling facilities by, for example, receiving cool water into a water cooling subsystem of a facility and outputting warm water from the water cooling subsystem. |
| US10716238B2 |
Device comprising heat producing components with liquid submersion cooling
A device comprising heat producing electronic components (2), such as server memory boards, processors and/or switches, said device comprising a container (1) wherein said heat producing components are mounted, a liquid in said container in which liquid said components are submerged for extracting heat from said components, at least one heat exchanger (7) having a surface which is in contact with said liquid and arranged to extract heat from said liquid, wherein between said heat exchanger and said components a vertical wall (6) is present for guiding and separating a vertical circulation of said liquid in said container which is caused by a temperature difference in said liquid. |
| US10716232B2 |
Low profile, nesting capacitor collars
A mounting collar comprises a collar body comprising an opening for receiving at least a portion of an electronics component (e.g., capacitor) of an electronics assembly, and a radial retention component supported about an inner surface (e.g., annular groove) of the opening of the collar body. The radial retention component (e.g., elastomeric O-ring) is operable to apply a radial force on the electronics component to at least partially support the electronics component. A mounting system comprises a first mounting collar for mounting a first electronics component to a support structure, and a second mounting collar for mounting a second electronics component to the support structure. The first and second mounting collars can be nested together to minimize a distance between the first and second electronics components. The first and second mounting collars can each comprise an elastomeric O-ring to reduce strain between the electronics components and the circuit board. Associated systems and methods are provided. |
| US10716226B2 |
Structural device cover
The description relates to devices that can include a hollow arm that has an open side and a cover engaging region around the open side. The cover engaging region defines a first width at the open side, a second width farther from the open side, and a third width that is farther from the open side than the first width and the second width. The device can also include an arm cover that includes an arm engaging region. The arm engaging region can define a fourth width at the open side, a fifth width farther from the open side, and a sixth width that is farther from the open side than the fourth width and the fifth width. The sixth width can be greater than the fifth width and the second width and less than the first width and the fourth width. |
| US10716216B2 |
Pixelized thermal conductivity determination for printed circuit boards
Various aspects of the disclosed technology relate to pixel-based thermal conductivity determination. A pixelized representation is created for a conductor layer of a printed circuit board. The pixelized representation is analyzed to identify conductor paths in a direction. Based on the conductor paths, the conductor pixels separated into net pixels and isolated pixels. An effective thermal conductivity property value in the direction is then computed for a section or a whole of the conductor layer based on the number of the isolated pixels, the number of the net pixels and the number of total pixels in the section or the whole of the conductor layer. |
| US10716214B2 |
Hybrid microelectronic substrate and methods for fabricating the same
A hybrid microelectronic substrate may be formed by the incorporation of a high density microelectronic patch substrate within a lower density microelectronic substrate. The hybrid microelectronic substrate may allow for direct flip chip attachment of a microelectronic device having high density interconnections to the high density microelectronic patch substrate portion of the hybrid microelectronic substrate, while allowing for lower density interconnection and electrical routes in areas where high density interconnections are not required. |
| US10716213B2 |
Direct connection of high speed signals on PCB chip
To eliminate signal loss and sources of signal attenuation, a connection methodology is utilized which enables high-speed signals to be directly communicated from particular integrated circuits housed on a printed circuit board, to other locations within a system. More specifically, a signal escape strategy directly connects a high-speed cable to a point on the circuit board which is very close to the integrated circuit itself. A back-side connection methodology is utilized so that electrical signals pass directly from the integrated circuit through a via, to a connection point on the backside of the circuit board. To accommodate this connection, a specially designed interposer and related paddle cards are utilized so the high-speed communication cable can be easily attached. |
| US10716207B2 |
Printed circuit board and integrated circuit package
An apparatus comprising a printed circuit board (PCB) that includes: a multilayer lamination of layers; vias on a surface of the PCB; and bonding pads that couple a ball grid array of an integrated circuit (IC) package to layers through the vias, wherein the bonding pads includes: first bonding pads in a first area of the PCB, each first bonding pad being coupled to a via of the vias in the first area, second bonding pads arranged in a second area of the PCB, each second bonding pad being coupled to a via of the vias in the second area, and third bonding pads arranged in a third area of the PCB, each third bonding pad being coupled to two or more vias of the vias in the third area, wherein the third area is located between the first area and the second area is disclosed. |
| US10716206B2 |
Flexible printed circuit board return path design with aligned companion trace on ground plane
A flexible printed circuit board (PCB) includes a flexible first layer proximate to a flexible second layer. Conductive traces are arranged in the flexible first layer and coupled to a first circuit block at a first end of the flexible PCB and coupled to a second circuit block at a second end of the flexible PCB such that the first circuit block is coupled to the second circuit block through the conductive traces. Companion traces re arranged in the flexible second layer to provide a reference plane coupled to the first and second circuit blocks. The companion traces are arranged in the flexible second layer to be replicas of the conductive traces such that each one of the conductive traces is proximate to and aligned with a corresponding one of the companion traces along an entire length between the first and second circuit blocks. |
| US10716199B2 |
Devices for gas cooling plasma arc torches and related systems and methods
In some aspects, methods for providing a uniform shield gas flow for an air-cooled plasma arc torch can include supplying a shield gas to a shield gas flow channel defined by an exterior surface of a nozzle and an interior surface of a shield; flowing the shield gas along the shield gas flow channel; reversing the flow of the shield gas along the shield gas flow channel using a recombination region, the recombination region comprising at least one flow reversing member; and flowing the shield gas from the mixing region to an exit orifice of the shield, thereby producing a substantially uniform shield gas flow at the exit orifice. |
| US10716197B2 |
System, computer program product, and method for dissipation of an electrical charge
A computer program product and a method for dissipation of an electrical charge stored in a region of an object. The method may include (a) sensing, by at least one sensor, an electrical charging status of the region of the object, while the object is located within a vacuum chamber and while a gaseous pressure within the vacuum chamber is below a certain vacuum pressure threshold; and (b) performing, based on the charging status of the given region, an electrical charge dissipation process that comprises increasing the gaseous pressure within the vacuum chamber to be within a given gaseous pressure range that facilitates a dissipation, by breakdown, of the electrical charge stored in the region of the object to the vacuum chamber. |
| US10716194B2 |
Smart light switch with vacation mode
A smart light switch includes a housing, a light actuator, and a processor and memory. The processor is adapted to selectively turn an electrical load on and off in accordance with a programmed set of light activation rules stored in memory. The processor is operable to determine whether the smart light switch is in an On or Off state and create a historical record of the On or Off state of the smart light switch over time. A user is selectively able to place the smart light switch in a vacation mode. The processor suspends the programmed set of light activation rules, determines a probability that the smart light switch would have been turned on based upon the historical record, and probabilistically activates and deactivates the smart light switch for a period of time based upon the historical record while the smart light switch was not in vacation mode. |
| US10716192B1 |
Charging technologies
This disclosure enables various technologies for controlling and charging stationary and mobile devices. |
| US10716191B1 |
Dimmer system and method of powering remote dimmers
A dimmer system includes a master dimmer electrically connected between a power source and a load and structured to control dimming of the load. The master dimmer includes a power supply structured to generate first direct current power and second direct current power and a constant current circuit structured to fix a current level of the second direct current power. The dimmer system also includes a plurality of remote dimmers structured to receive and be powered by the second direct current power with the fixed current level. |
| US10716185B2 |
Load control device having a controllable filter circuit
A load control device may be configured to control an electrical load, such as a lighting load. The load control device may include a first terminal adapted to be coupled to an alternating-current (AC) power source, and a second terminal adapted to be coupled to the electrical load. The load control device may include a bidirectional semiconductor switch, a filter circuit, and a control circuit. The bidirectional semiconductor switch may be coupled in series between the first terminal and the second terminal, and be configured to provide a phase-control voltage to the electrical load. The filter circuit may be coupled between the first terminal and the second terminal. The control circuit may be configured to render the bidirectional semiconductor switch conductive and non-conductive to control an amount of power delivered to the electrical load, and be configured to adjust the impedance and/or filtering characteristics of the filter circuit. |
| US10716182B2 |
Methods of providing tunable warm white light
The present disclosure provides methods for generating tunable white light. The methods include using a plurality of LED strings to generate light with color points that fall within white, red, and yellow/green color ranges, with each LED string being driven with a separately controllable drive current in order to tune the generated light output. |
| US10716176B2 |
Apparatus and method for dynamically adjusting an electric arc furnace
An apparatus for regulating an electric arc furnace connected to a power supply system with at least one system phase that applies an AC voltage to a furnace electrode and an arc current for melting. A control loop device includes an electrical converter designed for negative feedback of an amplitude and/or frequency of the AC voltage to produce an amplitude and/or frequency of the arc current. The converter includes an input port having a system power supply connected thereto, and an output port having a melting furnace power supply and a primary circuit of a first transformer connected thereto, wherein a secondary circuit of the first transformer is connected to the arc furnace electrode. A primary coil of a second transformer is connected in parallel with the converter input port, and a secondary coil of the first transformer is connected in series with a secondary coil of the second transformer. |
| US10716175B2 |
Accessory structures for microwave mounted in aircraft galley
A door assembly for a microwave oven includes a door covering an opening of an oven housing. The door includes a bezel forming an outer frame to conceal internal door components and an inner door portion within the bezel made of a transparent material. An electromagnetic interference (EMI) attenuation device positioned around outer edges of the door includes folded transformer sections with dimensions based on an operative wavelength of electromagnetic energy generated by the oven. The EMI attenuation device attenuates EMI waves escaping the oven through a gap between the housing and the door. The transformer sections are positioned at an incline angle from a horizontal plane in which the transformer sections extend a greater distance in the horizontal plane than in a vertical plane to allow for a reduced bezel size and an increased area of the inner door portion. |
| US10716174B2 |
Heating cooker, method for controlling heating cooker, and heating cooking system
A heating cooker includes shooting section (201) for shooting an image inside a heating chamber that accommodates a heat-target object, and controller (200) that sets a shooting condition for shooting the image of an interior of the heating chamber and carries out an image recognition to the image. Controller (200) analyzes the image of the interior of the heating chamber, thereby recognizing a state inside the heating chamber, and then changes the shooting condition in response to the state inside the heating chamber for shooting the image. The structure discussed above allows this heating cooker (100a), which carries out the image recognition to the image of the interior of the heating chamber, to achieve a greater accuracy in the image recognition. |
| US10716171B2 |
Power efficient heater control of air data sensor
An aircraft includes an air data sensor and a heating element. The air data sensor includes a probe and transducer coupled to the probe. The heating element is disposed within the probe and is configured to emit heat that heats the probe. The aircraft further comprises a heater control system in signal communication with the heating element and a thermal sensor system. The thermal sensor system is configured to determine the emitted heat from the heating element based on the thermal radiation of heat released from a surface of the probe. In this manner, the heater control system can actively vary the temperature of the heating element based on the emitted heat from the heating element. |
| US10716170B2 |
Heating apparatus with automatic switching heaters and method of operating the same
A heating apparatus with automatic switching heaters includes a control module, a switch module, and a heating module. The control module receives an input power source. The switch module is connected to the control module. The heating module is connected to the switch module. When the control module detects that an amplitude of the input power source is larger than a threshold voltage value, the control module turns on a first switch assembly and turns off a second switch assembly of the switch module so that the heating module operates in a first heating mode. When the control module detects that the amplitude of the input power source is less than the threshold voltage value, the control module turns on the first switch assembly and the second switch assembly of the switch module so that the heating module operates in a second heating mode. |
| US10716167B2 |
Cellular network coverage using a vehicle-based data transmission extender
Apparatus, systems, and methods for improving cellular network coverage using a vehicle-based data transmission extender. One such generalized method includes establishing communication between a fixed base station of a cellular network and a first wireless device, which includes a data transmission module that is part of a first vehicle. Data is relayed between the fixed base station and a second wireless device using the first wireless device to extend geographic coverage of the cellular network to the second wireless device. The method also includes at least one of: detecting, using a signal detector, a signal emitted from the second wireless device, the signal detector being part of the first vehicle; and tracking, using a data meter, an amount of data relayed via the first wireless device between the fixed base station and the second wireless device over the cellular network, the data meter being part of the first vehicle. |
| US10716163B2 |
Device-to-device wireless communication method and user equipment
Provided are D2D wireless communication methods and UEs therefor. In one embodiment, the D2D wireless communication method performed by a UE includes continuing D2D transmission by using a resource from a resource pool allocated for mode 2 operation when switching from mode 1 operation to mode 2 operation. In another embodiment, the D2D wireless communication method performed by a UE includes performing D2D transmission by using a resource from a resource pool allocated for mode 2 operation, wherein the resource pool is indicated by a dedicated RRC signaling transmitted by an eNB, a SIB transmitted by an eNB, a PD2DSCH transmitted by other UE(s), and/or pre-configuration, and the dedicated RRC signaling, the SIB, the PD2DSCH and the pre-configuration are in descending order in priority when determining the resource pool. |
| US10716161B2 |
Method for resuming connection in wireless communication system and device for same
Disclosed are a method for resuming a connection in a wireless communication system and a device for same. More particularly, a method for executing a procedure of resuming a connection by a network node in a wireless communication system can comprise the steps of: receiving a message, which comprises a tracking area update request (TAU request) of a user equipment (UE), from an eNodeB (eNB), wherein the message comprises a result that determines the validity with regard to whether or not resumption of a connection of the UE is possible by means of the eNB; determining whether or not an E-UTRAN radio access bearer (E-RAB) setup for the UE is required; and determining a message to be transmitted to the eNB on the basis of whether or not the E-RAB setup for the UE is required and/or whether or not resumption of a connection of the UE is possible. |
| US10716158B1 |
Configuration of carrier-aggregation service with dual-connectivity service
When a UE is served with dual-connectivity service on a first radio access technology (RAT) concurrently with a second RAT, and when a serving base station faces a choice of which additional carrier to add to the UE's connection according to the first RAT for carrier-aggregation service of the UE according to the first RAT, the selection of an additional first-RAT carrier will be made based on a consideration of the carrier's load attributable to first-RAT-only service as compared with dual-connectivity service. For instance, the base station could select an additional first-RAT carrier based on the carrier's load attributable to first-RAT-only service, perhaps for high-priority first-RAT-only service, being threshold low. Or the base station could exclude from the selection a candidate first-RAT carrier based the carrier's load attributable to such first-RAT-only service being threshold high. The base station could then configure carrier-aggregation service of the UE accordingly. |
| US10716150B2 |
Method for mobile service chaining via hybrid network resources switching
A method includes receiving a request for a communication session from a user device, identifying a first resource from a plurality of resources, wherein the first resource is associated with a first service control layer for a radio access network and wherein the plurality of resources includes at least one virtual network function (VNF), identifying a second resource from the plurality of resources, wherein the second resource is associated with a second service control layer for LTE core functions, identifying a third resource from the plurality of resources, wherein the third resource is associated with a third service control layer for content delivery, allocating a virtual machine to be used to instantiate the at least one VNF, instantiating the at least one VNF and establishing the communication session by facilitating communications between the first service control layer, the second service control layer and the third service control layer. |
| US10716148B2 |
Method and user equipment for transmitting random access preamble
In the present invention, when a UE transmits a random access preamble, the UE maintains a power ramping counter used for determination of a transmission power equally to a value of previous transmission without incrementing the power ramping counter if a target synchronization signal block is changed differently from a previous random access preamble transmission. |
| US10716147B2 |
Method and system for optimizing channel access in a wireless local area network
A method and apparatus for optimizing channel access by an access point (AP) in a wireless local area network is provided, the method comprises transmitting first information to a station, and receiving second information from the station while transmitting the first information to the station, wherein the first information and the second information includes at least one of a request to send (RTS) frame, clear to send (CTS) frame, acknowledgement information, and data, respectively. |
| US10716146B2 |
Universal reservation signal design for WiFi and NR-SS
A universal Channel Reservation Signal (CRS) is transmitted by a wireless network node on a frequency channel upon successful Clear Channel Assessment (CCA). The channel reservation signal includes a preamble that has a predetermined pattern, a message having a same short period waveform as the preamble, and a synchronization field (SYNC) disposed between the preamble and the message. The message is encoded to prevent any and all occurrences therein of at least one of the predetermined pattern or a combination of the predetermined pattern and at least part of the SYNC. The universal CRS can be transmitted and successfully received and processed by both NR-SS devices and devices of at least one other wireless communication protocol having a different numerology, such as WiFi. Thus, information can be shared and used to avoid transmitting or to reduce or avoid collisions and interference between devices of different RATs. |
| US10716144B2 |
Terminal apparatus, and communication method
A terminal apparatus capable of efficiently performing a random access procedure is a terminal apparatus that communicates with a base station apparatus by using multiple serving cells including a primary cell and one or multiple secondary cells, and includes a medium access control layer processing unit (15) for starting a random access procedure in any one of the multiple serving cells based on a PDCCH order, a transmitter (10) for transmitting a random access preamble in any one of the multiple serving cells, and a receiver (10) for receiving a random access response, in which the medium access control layer processing unit (15), in a case that reception of the random access response is considered not successful, determines whether to automatically resume transmission of the random access preamble or not, at least based on which of the primary cell and the secondary cell is used to transmit the random access preamble. |
| US10716142B2 |
First communication device, second communication device and methods therein, for determining one or more parameters for transmitting on an uplink control channel
A first communication device determines one or more parameters for transmitting on an uplink control channel in an unlicensed band to a second communication device operating in a wireless communications network. The one or more parameters comprise an indication of a duration of a channel sensing period. The first communication device then transmits on the uplink control channel to the second communication device, by applying the determined one or more parameters. According to a method performed by the second communication device operating in the wireless communications network, the second communication device determines the one or more parameters. The second communication device then initiates transmitting the determined one or more parameters to the first communication device. |
| US10716141B2 |
Method for controlling wireless communication network and server therefor
A method of controlling a wireless communication network, performed by a server, includes determining neighbor base stations adjacent to a target base station based on a connection relationship between a plurality of base stations; setting at least two reference base stations based on hop distances between the neighbor base stations; grouping terminals connected to the target base station into at least two groups based on information of the at least two reference base stations, and allocating a different time resource to each of the at least two groups. |
| US10716140B2 |
Terminal access method, and apparatus
The present invention discloses a terminal access method and an apparatus, to resolve a problem in an existing SCMA multi-terminal access mechanism that a conflict causes system performance degradation and may cause system retransmission. The method is as follows: determining, by a terminal, to enter a contention-based access phase; and determining, by the terminal during each transmission of binary data, a first signature according to a random number seed and a signature matrix, and mapping, according to the first signature, the binary data to a multi-dimensional symbol for transmission, where first signatures used during different transmissions of binary data are different. |
| US10716139B2 |
Method for adjusting contention window size in wireless access system supporting unlicensed band and device for supporting same
The present invention relates to a wireless access system that supports an unlicensed band, and provides various methods for adjusting a contention window size and devices for supporting the same. As an embodiment of the present invention, a method for adjusting a contention window size (CWS) in a wireless access system supporting an unlicensed band may comprise the steps of: performing a channel access procedure; when, as a result of performing the channel access procedure, it is determined that a serving cell (Scell) in the unlicensed band is in an idle state, transmitting a transmission burst including a downlink signal; receiving HARQ-ACK information corresponding to the transmission burst; and adjusting the CWS on the basis of the HARQ-ACK information corresponding to the first subframe of the transmission burst. |
| US10716138B2 |
Communication apparatus, communication method, and program
[Object] To provide a mechanism capable of preventing communication collision while suppressing a reduction in the opportunities to access the transmission path.[Solution] A communication device, including: a processing unit configured to generate a second frame used for releasing a stop of transmission of a frame caused by a first frame, the second frame including first destination information specifying a destination stored in the first frame, the first frame being used for stopping transmission of frames of communication devices other than the destination and serving as a response to a communication request; and a wireless communication unit configured to transmit the second frame. A communication device, including: a wireless communication unit configured to receive a second frame used for releasing a stop of transmission of a frame caused by a first frame, the second frame including first destination information specifying a destination stored in the first frame, the first frame being used for stopping transmission of frames of communication devices other than the destination and serving as a response to a communication request; and a control unit configured to control transmission of a frame on a basis of the second frame received by the wireless communication unit. |
| US10716132B2 |
Communication apparatus and communication method
A wireless communication base station device, terminal device, and method have reduced signaling while maintaining high scheduling gain. A judgment unit pre-stores a correspondence between the number of code words and the number of clusters to reduce the maximum value for the number of clusters allocated to each terminal as the number of code words increases, and thus determines the maximum value for the number of clusters based on the number of code words acquired. Based on the number of code words for a transmission signal from a terminal, an estimated value for the reception quality, and the maximum value for the number of clusters that is output by the judgment unit, a scheduling unit schedules the allocation of the transmission signal transmitted by each terminal to a transmission band frequency (frequency resource) so as not to exceed the maximum value for the number of clusters. |
| US10716130B2 |
Communication method, terminal equipment, and network equipment
The embodiments of the application provide a communication method, terminal equipment, and network equipment. The method comprises: determining a first data transmission format used to generate first transmission version of uplink data; selecting, from a data resource pool, a first data transmission resource used to transmit the first transmission version; transmitting, to network equipment, a first scheduling configuration message containing information of the first data transmission resource and the first data transmission format; encoding and modulating, according to the first data transmission format, the uplink data, to generate the first transmission version; and transmitting, to the network equipment, by means of the first data transmission resource, the first transmission version, so as to facilitate the network equipment to receive, demodulate and decode, according to the first scheduling configuration message, the first transmission version. The embodiments of the invention can reduce communication latency without decreasing communication reliability. |
| US10716129B2 |
Techniques for transmitting and receiving channel occupancy identifiers over an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band
Techniques are described for wireless communication. A first method may include inserting, in a first transmission using a first radio access technology (RAT), a channel occupancy identifier for a second transmission using a second RAT. The first method may also include transmitting the first transmission having the channel occupancy identifier over an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. A second method may include receiving, at a receiver operated using a first RAT, a channel occupancy identifier for a transmission using a second RAT. The channel occupancy identifier may be received over an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. The second method may also include decoding the channel occupancy identifier to identify a backoff period, and refraining from accessing the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band using the first RAT based at least in part on the identified backoff period. |
| US10716128B2 |
Communication method and communication apparatus
A terminal device determines a resource of a physical uplink control channel. The physical uplink control channel carries a first encoded bit sequence and a second encoded bit sequence, the first encoded bit sequence is corresponding to first uplink control information, and the second encoded bit sequence is corresponding to second uplink control information. The resource for the physical uplink control channel includes N orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol sets. The first encoded bit sequence is carried in an OFDM symbol included in j OFDM symbol sets, the j OFDM symbol sets are a part of or all of of the N OFDM symbol sets, where j is a positive integer less than or equal to N. The terminal device sends, on the resource for the physical uplink control channel, a signal that is generated based on the first uplink control information and the second uplink control information. |
| US10716126B2 |
System and method for advanced low power wide area network communications power management
An information handling system operating a low power communications engine comprising a wireless adapter for communicating on a low power communication technology network (such as LPWAN) for receiving low power communication technology data traffic for at least one always-on remote management service for the information handling system, a controller receiving a power status of the information handling system indicating a battery power level and determining a first threshold priority level based on the battery power level, the controller executing code instructions for a low power communications engine to detect a first priority level of data traffic incoming to an active low power communication technology wireless link from a packet header designation of priority level. The controller to initiate incoming traffic limitations for incoming low power communication technology data traffic to deny immediate forwarding of the low power communication technology data traffic if the detected first priority level falls at or below the first threshold priority level, and the controller to wake a BIOS of the information handling system and forward the incoming low power communication technology data traffic to applications on the information handling system if the first priority level is above the first threshold priority level. |
| US10716123B2 |
V2X message communication method and apparatus
The present application provides a V2X message communication method and apparatus. The method performed by a terminal includes: sending a quality of service QoS request message to a network device; receiving QoS information of the terminal that is sent by the network device based on identification information of the terminal; obtaining, based on the QoS information, a QoS parameter corresponding to a message identifier of a to-be-sent V2X message; obtaining, based on the obtained QoS parameter, a radio resource used to send the to-be-sent V2X message; and sending the to-be-sent V2X message by using the obtained radio resource. QoS information of a V2X message of each terminal may be obtained from the network device. Therefore, when sending a to-be-sent V2X message in a V2X service, the terminal can find matching QoS information, thereby satisfying a communication quality requirement of the terminal for implementing the V2X service. |
| US10716120B2 |
Channel access mechanisms for multi-band operation
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. Some wireless communications systems may support multi-band operation. Different frequency bands may experience different communication characteristics (e.g., frequency-dependent fading), which may result in undesirable interference patterns and/or coverage gaps. The described techniques provide for channel access methods for multi-band operation. The channel access methods may allow for improved throughput for a wireless communications system. Additionally or alternatively, the described techniques may improve energy efficiency for communicating devices, reduce signaling overhead, or otherwise benefit a wireless communications system. Generally, the described techniques provide for efficient anchoring of high-band communications to low-band transmissions. |
| US10716119B2 |
Scheduling of successive multi-user (MU) transmissions in a wireless local area network (LAN)
Methods and systems for scheduling successive transmissions in a wireless local area network (WLAN). An Access Point (AP) can generate a control signal that includes an identifier field for indicating that previous resource allocation from a previous transmission is to be repeated, and therefore the control signal itself does not contain resource allocation information. One or more stations (STAs) can receive the control signal and can use the previous resource allocation information stored in their respective memory to perform the transmission. The resource allocation can include three-dimensional (3D) resource allocation, which refers to time, frequency and space-domain multiplexing. Because the control signal has the identifier field, the AP can reduce network load and free resources for payload data or other traffic. |
| US10716117B2 |
Method, system and apparatus for signaling station capabilities to establish wireless connections
A method in a first wireless station of establishing a connection with a second wireless station includes: generating a frame including a capabilities element having: a core capabilities field containing a predefined sequence of core subfields having respective predefined lengths; the core subfields containing respective first core values defining core capabilities of the first wireless station; and at least one extended capability field containing: an extended capability identifier subfield containing an identifier of one of a plurality of predefined extended capabilities; an extended capability length subfield containing an extended capability length value; and an extended capability payload subfield having a length equal to the extended capability length value; the payload subfield containing a first extended value defining an extended capability of the first wireless station; and responsive to generating the frame, transmitting the frame. |
| US10716116B2 |
Method and device for determining a number of MIMO layers
The embodiments herein relate to a method in a base station (603) for communicating with a user equipment (605) in the communication network (600). The base station (603) is configured to communicate with the user equipment (605) according to a selectable of at least two user equipment categories. Based on information about a selected user equipment category, the base station (603) determines a first number of maximum transmission layers supported by the base station (603). The base station (603) communicates with the user equipment (605) according to up to the determined first number of maximum transmission layers and according to the selected user equipment category. |
| US10716113B2 |
Spread spectrum wireless over non-contiguous channels
Techniques for spread spectrum wireless over non-contiguous channels are described. In at least some embodiments, a set of channels is selected for wireless communication, with at least some of the channels being non-contiguous (e.g., non-adjacent) from one another. A spreading sequence is selected, such as based on attributes of a selected set of channels. Communication data that is to be transmitted over the set of channels is combined with the spreading sequence to generate a spread spectrum signal. The spread spectrum signal is then divided into multiple sub-signals for transmission over the set of channels. |
| US10716109B2 |
Wireless communication system
Methods and systems for hybrid point to multipoint communication systems having multiple downlink channels and a single uplink channel, including the steps of centrally allocating bandwidth to, and synchronizing communications with, a first and a second wireless clients; transmitting, over a shared signal wired distribution line, a first downlink signal transported over a first frequency, a second downlink signal transported over a second frequency, and an uplink signal transported over a fifth frequency; converting the frequency of the first downlink signal to a third frequency, and bi-directionally wirelessly communicating with a first wireless client over the third frequency; converting the frequency of the second downlink signal to a fourth frequency, and bi-directionally wirelessly communicating with a second wireless client over the fourth frequency; and converting and superpositioning a first received wireless uplink signal having the third frequency and a second received wireless uplink signal having the fourth frequency to the uplink signal that is transmitted over the shared signal wired distribution line using the fifth frequency. |
| US10716106B2 |
Resource allocation method, identification method, radio communication system, base station, mobile station, and program
To solve a problem that although the increase of the number of frequency blocks by allocating discontinuous subcarriers (RBs) as in OFDM enables an increase in multi-diversity effect and an improvement in throughput, the number of RB allocation patterns increases with the increase of the number of frequency blocks, resulting in an increase in the amount of information relating to the allocated RBs, the resource block allocation unit is determined when resource blocks discontinuous on the frequency axis are allocated to a terminal, and the number of bits of scheduling information indicating the allocated resource blocks by using Tree Based is set to the number of bits corresponding to the determined allocation unit. |
| US10716104B2 |
Method for controlling C-RAN
A method for controlling C-RAN applicable for a C-RAN having a plurality of remote radio heads (RRH) and a baseband unit (BBU) includes the following steps: collecting a first uplink signal corresponding to a first user end device, determining a first estimated region based on a communication range of part of RRH's receiving the first uplink signal, setting N estimated coordinates in the first estimated region wherein N is larger than one, giving N moving directions to the N estimated coordinates, modifying the N estimated coordinates based on a maximum displacement and the N moving directions, and selecting at least one RRH to send a type-3 downlink packet to the first user end device based on the N modified estimated coordinates. |
| US10716098B2 |
Management of wireless devices in limited radio coverage
A mechanism is described herein for enhancing the radio coverage for a wireless device based on an exchange of uplink and downlink radio condition information, referred to as uplink and downlink Radio Coverage Category (RCC) values, between the wireless device and a network (e.g., a Radio Access Network (RAN) node, Core Network (CN) node) for use in data transmission (e.g., control plane related signaling or user plane related payload transmission). |
| US10716096B2 |
Enabling network slicing in a 5G network with CP/UP separation
An apparatus of a Next Generation Node-B (gNB) with a CP-UP separation includes processing circuitry configured to decode a radio resource control (RRC) request message from the UE for establishing a connection between the UE and a UPF of a 5G NR architecture in a network slice. In response to a confirmation message that the UE is authorized to communicate via the network slice, encode a Central Unit User plane (CU-UP) resource status request message for transmission by a Central Unit Control Plane (CU-CP) entity of the gNB to a plurality of CU-UP entities. A CU-UP resource status response message from each of the plurality of CU-UP entities is decoded at the CU-CP entity. The resource status response message including resource availability information for the CU-UP entities. A CU-UP entity is selected by the CU-CP entity from the plurality of CU-UP entities based on the resource availability information. |
| US10716092B2 |
Method and apparatus for selecting radio resources for vehicle (V2X) communications from an overlapping resource pool
A pedestrian user equipment (P-UE) which participates in P-UE related V2X communications comprises processor circuitry and a transmitter. The processor circuitry is configured to select a resource pool for a P-UE related V2X communication and to make a determination. The determination, based on a first indicator and/or a second indicator, is whether to transmit the sidelink signal based on sensing using the selected resource pool; or whether to transmit the sidelink signal based on random selection using the selected resource pool. The transmitter is configured to transmit the sidelink signal. |
| US10716087B1 |
Dynamic geo-location and time synchronization
The present disclosure describes an autonomous mechanism for seamlessly coordinating timing of subscriber devices in a service provider system based on the subscriber devices' physical geographic locations. The service provider system dynamically calibrates local times for subscriber devices in geographic locations around in the world without requiring additional local infrastructure. This calibration allows the subscriber devices to receive customized services specifically tailored to their physical geographic locations from the service provider system. Moreover, this autonomous mechanism allows the subscriber devices to be quickly re-purposed to different physical geographic locations without the need to manually configure each individual subscriber device prior to relocation. |
| US10716086B2 |
Hyper accuracy location platform
A device receives reference data from reference receivers associated with base stations, and synchronizes the reference data to a reference time to generate synchronized reference data for the reference receivers. The device processes the synchronized reference data to determine location error information associated with one or more of the reference receivers, and receives information indicating that a user device, located at an observed location, connects to a particular base station of the base stations. The device determines a location correction for the observed location, or an actual location of the user device, based on particular location error information for a particular reference receiver, of the reference receivers, associated with the particular base station, and causes information identifying the location correction or information identifying the actual location of the user device to be provided to the user device. |
| US10716082B2 |
Bluetooth automatic connection method, and master device, slave device, and system
The inventor provides a Bluetooth automatic connection method and a master device, slave device, and system for implementing Bluetooth automatic connection, solving the problem that manual selection and connection are needed in a scenario in which there are multiple Bluetooth devices. The present invention relates to implementation of connection between Bluetooth devices, and in particular, quick automatic connection of the Bluetooth devices. The method includes the following steps: enabling, by a first device, a Bluetooth function, to obtain Bluetooth device names in a communication range; determining, one by one, whether the Bluetooth device names in the communication range contain a specific character, and if any Bluetooth device name contains the specific character, determining a Bluetooth device corresponding to the Bluetooth device name as a candidate Bluetooth device; connecting, by the first device, to a first server, where the first server stores validly registered Bluetooth device information; and according to the validly registered Bluetooth device information and names of candidate Bluetooth devices, determining whether there is a validly registered Bluetooth device in the candidate Bluetooth devices. |
| US10716080B2 |
Calibration techniques for envelope tracking power amplifiers
There is provided a technique for calibrating the envelope tracking circuitry of the wireless interface of an electronic device to compensate for any delay mismatch between the IQ signal path and the envelope path. The desired levels of input test signals are determined to assure that they are sensitive to any delay mismatch which may be in the system. The propagation delay from the signal generator to the signal analyzer of the envelope tracking system is estimated and delay compensation is performed. To reduce the noise of the measurement, distortion in the received signal may also be determined and noise compensation may also be performed. Based on these determinations, the envelope tracking circuitry may be calibrated by introducing an appropriate delay in either the envelope path or the IQ signal path. |
| US10716079B2 |
Synchronization signal block selection
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for synchronization signal block selection. One method includes receiving multiple synchronization signal blocks on a first wideband carrier. Each synchronization signal block includes at least one synchronization signal and a physical broadcast channel. The method includes detecting at least one synchronization signal block of the synchronization signal blocks, determining at least one synchronization signal frequency associated with the at least one detected synchronization signal block, and selecting a first synchronization signal block of the at least one detected synchronization signal block and a first synchronization signal frequency of the at least one synchronization signal frequency. The first synchronization signal block is associated with the first synchronization signal frequency. The method includes decoding a first physical broadcast channel of the first synchronization signal block, and determining whether to reselect the first synchronization signal block based on a result of decoding the first physical broadcast channel. |
| US10716077B2 |
Base station and radio terminal
A base station according to one embodiment includes: a transmitter configured to transmit a synchronization signal in a cell using a predetermined subcarrier spacing, the cell being managed by the base station; and a controller configured to arrange, based on the predetermined subcarrier spacing, the synchronization signal in a plurality of discrete subcarriers not continuous in a frequency direction. |
| US10716076B2 |
Method for controlling uplink transmit power in inter-base station carrier aggregation, base station, and device
A method for controlling an uplink transmit power, a base station and a device are disclosed. In an embodiment an apparatus includes a processor and a computer-readable storage medium storing a program to be executed by the processor, the program including instructions for sending, to a first base station, a first maximum uplink transmit power of a terminal configured for the first base station, wherein the first maximum uplink transmit power is based on a status of an uplink resource configured by a second base station for the terminal. |
| US10716069B2 |
Power control method and power control apparatus for uplink channels
The present disclosure provides a power control method and a power control apparatus for uplink channels. The power control method includes steps of: determining, by a UE, target transmission powers for the uplink channels in each carrier group, the UE being configured with at least two carrier groups, UCI in each carrier group being fed back via PUCCH(s) and/or PUSCH(s) on at least one uplink carrier corresponding to the carrier group; determining, by the UE, whether or not a sum of the target transmission powers for the simultaneous transmission uplink channels exceeds an allowable maximum transmission power of the UE; and in the case that the sum of the target transmission powers for the simultaneous transmission uplink channels exceeds the allowable maximum transmission power of the UE, reducing, by the UE, powers for the PUCCH(s) and/or PUSCH(s) carrying the UCI of different carrier groups among the simultaneous transmission uplink channels at least in accordance with priorities of types of the UCI, so that a sum of the transmission powers for all the uplink channels in a current uplink subframe does not exceed the allowable maximum transmission power of the UE. According to the present disclosure, it is able to perform uplink power control in the case that the UE supports the independent UCI feedback for different carrier groups. |
| US10716066B2 |
Methods to allocate target wake time (TWT) service periods in accordance with a temporary primary channel
Embodiments of a high efficiency subchannel selective transmission (HE SST) access point (AP) and an HE SST station (STA) are generally described herein. The HE SST AP may determine a temporary primary channel for an HE SST STA. The HE SST AP may communicate with the HE SST STA in a plurality of channels that includes the temporary primary channel and further includes a primary channel. The HE SST AP may determine trigger-enabled target wake time service periods (TWT SPs) for exchange of frames between the HE SST AP and the HE SST STA on the temporary primary channel. The trigger-enabled TWT SPs may be determined to not overlap with target beacon transmission times (TBTTs) at which beacon frames that include delivery traffic indication maps (DTIMs) are to be sent on the primary channel by the HE SST AP. |
| US10716063B2 |
Searching for control channels in a wireless network
A user equipment (UE) may receive an OFDM signal having control channel elements (CCEs). The CCEs may be arranged in levels where a first level aggregates less CCEs than a second level. A processor may search for a control channel from control channel candidates that is comprised of the CCEs. A limited number of CCEs may be searched on the first level. |
| US10716062B1 |
Wireless system, power efficiency control method, server, and base station
A wireless system includes a plurality of base stations including a first base station connected to a backbone network and a plurality of second base stations connected to the first base station by wireless multi-hop, and a server disposed in the backbone network and communicating with the first base station. The server collects traffic conditions of one or more terminals accommodated in communication areas of the plurality of base stations for a predetermined period, determines a combination of the first base station and at least a part of the plurality of second base stations that satisfy the traffic conditions and a predetermined power consumption amount criterion as an active base station, and determines path information for connecting the active base station by the wireless multi-hop to notify the active base station of the path information and transmits a sleep instruction for setting a sleep state in which a power consumption amount is capable of being reduced to base stations other than the active base station. |
| US10716059B2 |
Intelligent PLMN selection for link budget limited wireless devices
Techniques for a link budget limited UE to improve communications performance with cellular networks are disclosed. The UE may be associated with subscriptions to multiple carriers and may connect to a cell of a first carrier. The UE may detect that received signal strength from the cell is below a threshold and search for a new cell that may be of a different carrier. The UE may store a PLMN eSIM priority look up table and the search may be based on the look up table. Additionally, the UE may track received signal strength and geographic location in a first data structure that the UE may send to a server. The UE may receive a second data structure from the server that includes received signal strength at geographic locations compiled from a plurality of UEs, including the UE. The UE may also use the second data structure in searches for a new cell. |
| US10716055B2 |
Scanning method in wireless LAN system and supporting device therefor
A scanning method performed by a station (STA) in a wireless LAN system is provided. The method comprises: transmitting a probe request frame; and receiving a short probe response frame from an access point (AP) as a response to the probe request frame. The short probe response frame includes service set ID (SSID) information or compressed |
| US10716050B2 |
Methods and devices for managing packet data network connections
A mobile communication device may include a first modem configured to transmit and receive radio signals on a cellular wide area radio access, a second modem configured to transmit and receive radio signals on a short range radio access, and a connection management circuit configured to monitor radio access transfers of one or more packet data network connection to generate a transfer history database, determine from the transfer history database if excessive previous transfers of the one or more packet data network connections occur between the cellular wide area radio access and the short range radio access, identify an available transfer of a target packet data network connection of the one or more packet data network connections between the first modem and the second modem, and selectively block the available transfer between the first modem and the second modem based on if excessive previous transfers of the one or more packet data network connections occur between the first modem and the second modem. |
| US10716048B2 |
Detecting critical links in bluetooth mesh networks
A method for identifying a critical link in a path between a source node and a destination node in a wireless mesh network, wherein said method comprises the steps of receiving, a forwarding path request, PREQ, message relating to a discovery of a path between said source node and said destination node, determining that further PREQ message relating to the discovery of said path are not received during a predetermined duration, and, triggered by said determination, setting a first critical flag in a discovery table entry associated with said path between said source node and said destination node, and forwarding said received PREQ message to one or more other nodes in said wireless mesh network. |
| US10716046B2 |
User terminal and mobile communication method
A UE 100 interrupts, in response to a predetermined message received from a connection target cell in a random access procedure, the random access procedure and selects a selection target cell used as a serving cell from among a plurality of cells. |
| US10716042B2 |
Methods and devices for handover in a wireless communication network
Disclosed is a method performed by a network equipment (16) for controlling handover of a User Equipment, UE, (2) from a source network node (1) to a target network node (3a), the method comprises providing (S1), for the UE (2) and for the target network node (3a), information comprising a representation of a UE specific sequence, wherein the UE specific sequence is to be incorporated in a signal, said signal to be transmitted by the target network node (3a) to enable the UE to initiate a radio link establishment procedure with the target network node (3a) based on a reception of a signal comprising said UE specific sequence. Also disclosed are corresponding devices and computer programs. Further disclosed are cooperating methods, and corresponding devices and computer programs, performed by a UE (2) and a network node (3a) during handover of the UE (2) from the source network node (1) to the target network node. |
| US10716036B2 |
Transmission of signaling indication for intra-UE punctured uplink transmissions
A method is provided including configuring, by a network node, a set of resources to be used by at least one user equipment for transmitting a first type of uplink data; receiving from the at least one user equipment information that indicates that at least one resource in the set of resources comprises a second type of uplink data different than the first type of uplink data; and decoding data received on the at least one resource based on the information. |
| US10716034B2 |
Method and server for controlling relocation of a MEC application
A method for controlling relocation of a session of an application hosted in a first server (220) connected to a radio station (301) configured for communication with wireless devices (303), comprising the steps of running (51) a session of the application between an application host in said server and an application client in a first wireless device; obtaining (53) context data in the server, which context data is related to the first wireless device during said session; providing (55) said context data to a management entity configured to control relocation of said session from the first server to a second server. |
| US10716028B2 |
Wireless communication apparatus and wireless communication method
Provided is a wireless communication apparatus capable of improving communication quality and reducing a communication time delay in a case of communicating data over a backhaul line. The wireless communication apparatus is a wireless communication apparatus which communicates with another wireless communication apparatus over a wireless backhaul line in which a plurality of wireless communication schemes are mixed and used, and includes a processor that determines whether or not to add redundant data to data, in accordance with an allowable delay time of the data, and an antenna that transmits the data by adding or not adding the redundant data to the data, in accordance with a result of the determination. |
| US10716027B1 |
Extending airtime fairness in WLANS (wireless local access networks) with selective dynamic allocation of quantum
A set of priority parameters for network traffic on the data communication network is stored. Based on a specific application determination, based at least in part on a source IP address, a source port address, a destination IP address, a destination port address and a protocol, an airtime fairness ratio (ATR) for the session with a specific station from the set of priority parameters concerning application priority is assigned. A higher ATR results in more packets being stored in the queue for processing and a lower ATR results in fewer packets being stored in the queue for processing, thereby affecting airtime. |
| US10716025B2 |
Communication method, terminal, and base station
Embodiments provide a communication method, terminal, and a base station. The method includes: receiving, by terminal, a reference signal sent by a base station; and obtaining, by the terminal, channel energy of a narrow beam by measuring the reference signal, where the narrow beam is a directional beam. According to the communication method in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the terminal may obtain the channel energy of the narrow beam by measuring the reference signal. Compared with the prior art in which channel energy of a narrow beam is measured on a base station side, a difference is that the terminal can more accurately estimate the channel energy of the narrow beam. That is, the channel energy of the narrow beam estimated by the terminal can more accurately reflect channel quality, and transmission efficiency can be improved. |
| US10716023B2 |
Multi-level slot format indicator
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A base station may transmit, and a user equipment (UE) may receive a first slot format indicator (SFI) during a first monitoring period for a set of slots associated with the first monitoring period. The base station may transmit, and the UE may receive a second SFI during a second monitoring period that is shorter in duration than the first monitoring period and occurs within the first monitoring period, the second SFI comprising an indication of slot formats for a subset of the slots associated with the second monitoring period. The base station and the UE may perform wireless communications over the subset of slots based at least in part on the first SFI and the second SFI. |
| US10716017B2 |
Telecommunications network troubleshooting systems
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for telecommunications network troubleshooting. In one aspect, a method includes obtaining multiple current observations characterizing current operation of a telecommunications network, the multiple observations including performance monitoring data for the network and quality of service data for the network. One or more prior network states for the network are obtained. A current state of the network is determined, by a machine learning model, based on the current observations and the one or more prior network states. One or more actions are performed based on the current state of the network, including, when the current state of the network is an abnormal state, taking an action that is mapped to the abnormal state. |
| US10716014B2 |
Apparatuses and methods for beam identification through the physical random access channel (PRACH) and efficient PRACH resource utilization
A User Equipment (UE) including a wireless transceiver and a controller is provided. The wireless transceiver performs wireless transmission and reception to and from a cellular station. The controller uses one or more first preambles within a PRACH time-frequency resource to perform a synchronous transmission on the PRACH to the cellular station via the wireless transceiver, or uses one or more second preambles within the PRACH time-frequency resource to perform an asynchronous transmission or a synchronous transmission on the PRACH to the cellular station via the wireless transceiver. |
| US10716013B2 |
Beam refinement for millimeter wave (MMW) system
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described for transmitting a first signal corresponding to a symbol so as to cover a geographic sector with via analog beamforming, transmitting, using analog beamforming and a second port, a second signal corresponding to the symbol, wherein aspects of the symbol are phase modulated with respect to the first signal such that corresponding aspects of a combined signal are beam-formed in one or more directions that at least partially overlap the geographic sector, a receiver receives the combined signal and from it determines a preferred refined beam for subsequent transmissions and transmits an indicator that includes the preferred refined beam, and the transmitter receives an indication from a receiver identifying one or more aspects of the combined signal, and determining a refined beam for subsequent transmissions based at least in part on the indication. |
| US10716011B2 |
Downlink digital signal summation in distributed antenna system
There is provided a distributed antenna system includes a plurality of head-end units configured to receive mobile communication signals from at least one base station, a hub unit connected to each of the plurality of head-end units through a first transport medium, the hub unit distributing the mobile communication signals respectively received from the plurality of head-end units to a plurality of remote units connected thereto through a second transport medium, and the plurality of remote units remotely disposed to transmit the mobile communication signals to a terminal in a service coverage, wherein the hub unit includes a signal summer configured to digitally sum sub-band signals in a same mobile communication service band based on the mobile communication signals. |
| US10716009B2 |
Apparatus, method, and system relating to minimization of drive tests (MDT) measurements
To enable more efficient collection of information for optimal area design targeting a downlink only cell. An apparatus in the present invention includes: an information acquisition unit configured to acquire reporting condition information regarding a condition of reporting performed by a terminal apparatus to a base station; and a communication processing unit configured to transmit the reporting condition information to the terminal apparatus. The reporting is reporting to be used for determining initiation or termination of Minimization of Drive Tests (MDT) measurements for a downlink only cell. |
| US10716008B2 |
Methods and nodes for reducing interference in a wireless communications network
A method performed by a transmitting node (110) for reducing interference in a wireless communications network (100) is provided. The transmitting node (110) receives information indicating that inference caused by an interfering node (111) to a transmission signal from the transmitting node (110) fulfills a timing condition relative to the reception of 5 the transmission signal in a receiving node (121) in the wireless communications network (100). Then, the transmitting node (110) adjusts one or more transmission parameters in the transmitting node (110) based on the received information. A transmitting node (110) is also provided. Furthermore, an interfering node (111) and a method therein for reducing 10 interference in a wireless communications network (100) are also provided, as well as, a receiving node (121) and a method therein for reducing interference in a wireless communications network (100). |
| US10716002B2 |
Method and system for authenticating access in mobile wireless network system
The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. Embodiments herein achieve a method for authenticating access in a mobile wireless network system. The method includes receiving by an Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) authenticator an EAP packet encapsulated from an access terminal over a high rate packet data radio link and a signaling interface through a radio access network. The EAP packet is encapsulated over at least one of a Non-Access Stratum (NAS) interface, a Radio Resource Control (RRC) interface and a N1 interface. The EAP authenticator is located at a secured node in a core network of the radio access network. Further, the method includes authenticating by the EAP authenticator at least one of a network access subscription and a service of the access terminal. |
| US10715994B2 |
Method and apparatus for connecting a terminal to network based on applicable network information in mobile communication system
A communication technology for converging a 5th-generation (5G) communication system for supporting a higher data rate after a 4th-generation (4G) system to an Internet of things (IoT) technology and a system thereof are provided. A method for connecting to a network by a terminal in a mobile communication system wherein a first communication network and a second communication network are operable, and an apparatus thereof are provided. The method includes transmitting, to a mobility management function, information on supportable communication network for the terminal and an attach request message including a packet data unit (PDU) session request, receiving an internet protocol (IP) address allocated based on the information on supportable communication network and an attach accept message including a PDU session response, and connecting to a network based on the IP address. |
| US10715993B2 |
Electronic apparatus, information processing device and information processing method
An electronic apparatus used on a user equipment side includes a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to select the mode of the relay discovery process of user equipment. In the relay discovery process, the mode determines whether the user equipment, when acting as a relay device, discovers a relayed device or is discovered by a relayed device, or whether the user equipment, when acting as a relayed device, discovers a relay device or is discovered by a relay device. After a connection is established between the relay device and the relayed device, the relayed device obtains a communication service via the relay device by means of a proximity service communication. The processing circuit is further configured to perform control, so that the user equipment carries out the relay discovery process according to the selected mode. |
| US10715989B2 |
Systems and methods for implementing peer-to-peer wireless connections
Systems and methods are described herein for connecting related applications over a peer-to-peer network wireless connection using layer 2 communications protocols to initiate the connection between the applications. The layer 2 communications protocols include discovery frames that may be used to discover various types of systems available on a wireless network. The discover frames also include application names or identifiers that may be used to discover which applications are available for connecting with other systems over the wireless network. |
| US10715984B2 |
Connection switching for bluetooth headsets
Connection switching for Bluetooth headsets is disclosed. A Bluetooth headset includes a Bluetooth transceiver configured to receive a message from a first Bluetooth device over a first Bluetooth connection with the first Bluetooth device. The message includes a command to establish a second Bluetooth connection with a second Bluetooth device. The Bluetooth headset also includes a processor configured to cause the Bluetooth transceiver to (i) release the first Bluetooth connection and then (ii) establish the second Bluetooth connection with the second Bluetooth device responsive to the Bluetooth transceiver receiving the message. Computer-readable media for the Bluetooth devices is also disclosed. |
| US10715983B2 |
Method and device for coupling electronic appliances to a motor vehicle
A system, consisting of a vehicle having an infotainment system, a mobile data processing device and a motion sensing device, wherein a first communication interface is set up to transmit control commands IS from the motion sensing device to the mobile data processing device, the mobile data processing device is set up to translate the control commands IS into instructions IA to the infotainment system, and a second communication interface is set up to transmit the instructions IA from the mobile data processing device to the infotainment system. |
| US10715981B2 |
Network information collection and analysis of a plurality of mobile networks
An approach for network information collection and analysis of a plurality of mobile networks is provided. The approach receives a first request message including a first threshold sent from an application server. The approach sends a second request message to at least one network function. The approach receives a congestion report from the at least one network function which monitors for a change in a congestion status related to a base station that is crossing a second threshold. The approach derives a network information by combining the congestion report. The approach sends the network information to the application server, the first threshold indicating a range of the network information at which the application server wishes to be informed of the network information. |
| US10715978B2 |
Use of ESIM profiles
Use of embedded subscriber identity modules, eSIM, profiles: compiling a list of geographical locations for a predetermined period in future, and communicating wirelessly the list and the predetermined period to a service provider before the predetermined period; detecting a home wireless network, and downloading wirelessly a set of eSIM profiles into one or more eSIM chips of a mobile from the service provider before the predetermined period; using the set of the eSIM profiles for wireless service in one or more geographical locations of the list during the predetermined period; and detecting the home wireless network after the predetermined period, and removing the set of the eSIM profiles from the one or more eSIM chips. |
| US10715973B2 |
Playback queue control transition
Embodiments provided herein involve connected states between a mobile device and one or more zones in a network media system and different interactions between the mobile device and the network media system involving the connected states. The connected states may be established between the mobile device and the one or more zones such that further actions taken on media items identified in the playlist on the mobile device may also be taken on corresponding media items in a playback queue associated with the one or more zones. The interface on the mobile device may display various graphical representations to indicate the different interactions involving the connected states, including when a connected state is established, when a connected state is lost, and when a reconnected state is reestablished. The interface may further provide selectable icons to allow a user to navigate among the different media playback options involving the connected states. |
| US10715971B2 |
Method and system for configuring caller line identification for short message service
A method performed by, and a system embedded within, a communication device operating in a communication network, performing the steps of: obtaining a plurality of caller identification codes for the caller device, where each of the caller identification codes identifies the caller device in a network; obtaining at least one rule for selecting a caller identification code from the plurality of caller identification codes according to a characteristic of the called device; obtaining a characteristic of the called device; selecting a caller identification code from the plurality of caller identification codes according to the characteristic of the destination telephone identification, or caller environment or destination environment parameters, or caller decision on the time of making the call; and forwarding the selected caller identification code to any of another communication network and a terminal device of a communication network. |
| US10715970B2 |
Method and system for enhanced messaging using direction of travel
Techniques for acquiring, sending, receiving or using status information from a remote location over a network are disclosed. The status information is transmitted over the network between or among electronic devices. The status information can be provided by one or more sensors associated with the electronic device that is transmitting the status information. The status information can be transmitted with messages so as to enhance the messages. The electronic devices include at least computing devices, such as personal computers, personal digital assistants, pagers, and mobile telephones. |
| US10715968B2 |
Scheme for setting up PTT group call in a wireless communication network
The present disclosure proposes a method for joining an on-going group call by a push-to-talk (PTT) client in a wireless communication network, the method comprising: entering a coverage of the on-going group call; transmitting a group call announcement message for setting up a group call, the group call announcement message comprising a group identification (ID) of the on-going group call; receiving parameters from another PTT client participating the on-going group call; and configuring the parameters for media transfer in the on-going group call based on the received parameter. |
| US10715966B2 |
Apparatus and method for sending and receiving broadcast signals
A method for processing a broadcast signal, includes encoding Physical Layer Pipe (PLP) data; generating a signal frame by mapping the encoded PLP data onto data symbols in at least one subframe of the signal frame and mapping signaling data onto preamble symbols of a preamble of the signal frame; inserting first pilots into the data symbols of the signal frame and inserting second pilots into the preamble symbols of the signal frame, wherein the first pilots are different from the second pilots, each data symbol has a pilot density according to a first pilot pattern and each preamble symbol has a pilot density according to a second pilot pattern; and modulating data in the signal frame, the signaling information including a boosting parameter of which value has a range defined from 0 to 4 for a subframe. |
| US10715963B2 |
Navigation method and device
Disclosed are methods, assemblies and devices useful for identifying the location and/or motion of a mobile device in a specified area, for assisting in mapping a specified area and also to methods, assemblies and devices for determining a location of anchors found at fixed locations in a specified area. |
| US10715960B2 |
Estimation of a stack-effect compensation model based on measurements provided by a wireless terminal
A technique for developing a stack-effect compensation model that is representative of a structure, such as a particular building, and of generating an estimate of the elevation of a wireless terminal inside the structure by using the model. The technique includes estimating information related to one or more neutral pressure planes within the structure, at which the difference between the indoor barometric pressure and the outdoor barometric pressure is essentially zero. The technique leverages pressure and temperature measurements that are provided by one or more wireless terminals that are regularly present in the building. The stack-effect compensation model includes a parameter that represents, for each of a plurality of uncompensated elevations, the height of the particular uncompensated elevation above a neutral pressure plane. The location engine uses this height-information parameter from the compensation model, in order to develop the estimate of the elevation of the wireless terminal. |
| US10715957B2 |
Identifying mobile radio nodes and determining use of public transport vehicle
Described is a method, performed by at least one apparatus, that includes obtaining a plurality of radio fingerprints, the radio fingerprints including information on radio nodes or signals from radio nodes observed by mobile devices and corresponding location estimates; and identifying, among said radio nodes, those radio nodes which are mobile radio nodes and which belong to a respective public transport vehicle, at least by relating movement information of a respective mobile radio node. The movement information is determined based on said obtained radio fingerprints, with public transport route information. |
| US10715951B1 |
Positioning support for wireless devices such as NR-IoT devices and useful for geofencing
A UE in a wireless network receives measurement configuration for group(s) of cells wherein the measurement configuration is for positioning measurements of the UE using signals from base station(s). The UE receives criteria based on the measurement configuration for the UE to trigger report(s) for the group(s) of cells. The UE performs, using at least the measurement configuration, positioning measurements of the group(s) of cells and sends a report that is triggered based at least on the criteria. A network element sends the measurement configuration for the group(s) of cells to the UE. The network element sends the criteria based on the measurement configuration for the UE to trigger the report(s) for the one or more groups of cells. The network element receives a report from the UE that was triggered based at least on the criteria. Methods, software, computer program products, and apparatus are disclosed. |
| US10715946B2 |
System and a processing method for customizing audio experience
The present disclosure relates to a system and a processing method in association with the system for customizing audio experience. Customization of audio experience can be based on derivation of at least one customized audio response characteristic which can be applied to an audio device used by a person. The customized audio response characteristic(s) can be unique to the person. |
| US10715942B2 |
Microphone and manufacture thereof
A microphone and its manufacturing method are presented. The manufacturing method includes providing a substrate; forming a ring opening extending from an upper surface of the substrate into the substrate; forming a ring separation component by forming a separation material in the ring opening; forming an insulation layer on the substrate; forming a front-end device on the insulation layer; and etching a back side of the substrate using the ring separation component and the insulation layer as an etch-stop layer to form a back-hole. |
| US10715940B2 |
Device and method to reduce ear wax clogging of acoustic ports, hearing aid sealing sytem, and feedback reduction system
Devices and methods to reduce ear wax clogging of acoustic ports, hearing aid systems, and feedback reduction systems are provided. A conformal hearing aid includes a hearing aid body, where the hearing aid body houses a microphone and a receiver, where the microphone is positioned within the hearing aid body to measure acoustic signals from an ambient environment, and where the receiver is positioned within the hearing aid body to emit acoustic signals toward a tympanic membrane of a user; an expandable element, where the expandable element is operatively connected to the hearing aid body, and where the expandable element is configured to encompass a circumferential portion of the hearing aid body when expanded; and an inflation management system, where the inflation management system is configured to expand the expandable element when actuated. |
| US10715936B2 |
Hearing device with wireless interface
There is provided a hearing device (10) comprising a BTLE 4.1 or higher wireless interface (20) and a control unit (38) for handling connectivity via the wireless interface to a plurality of client devices (40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 54, 56) wherein the control unit is configured to direct the hearing device to transmit connectable advertising packets at least as long as less than N client devices are connected to the hearing device via a protected connection (30) and less than N+1 client devices are connected to the hearing device in total; wherein the control unit is further configured to prevent that the hearing device maintains sustained connections to more than N client devices at a time by disconnecting, if the hearing device is connected to N client devices via sustained connections and at least one of these connections is not a protected connection, one of the client devices connected via a not protected connection once a new sustained connection to a client device has been established in addition to the N connections, with N≥2. |
| US10715935B2 |
Hearing instrument comprising a magnetic induction antenna
A hearing instrument includes: a microphone; a signal processor configured to compensating a hearing loss of a user; a speaker configured to provide an output sound signal; a wireless communication unit comprising an oscillator circuitry, the oscillator circuitry having an antenna resonator configured to emit an electromagnetic field at a first frequency and a driving circuit configured to provide a driving circuit output; the driving circuit output comprising: a first sequence of pulses having a first phase and a first pulse width, and a second sequence of pulses having a second phase and a second pulse width, the second phase being phase shifted with respect to the first phase, the first phase and the second phase being based on the first frequency; the oscillator circuitry being configured to obtain the first sequence of pulses and the second sequence of pulses for excitation of the antenna resonator. |
| US10715930B2 |
System and method for an optical MEMS transducer
According to an embodiment, an optical MEMS transducer includes a diffraction structure including alternating first reflective elements and openings arranged in a first plane, a reflection structure including second reflective elements and configured to deflect with respect to the diffraction structure, and an optical element configured to direct a first optical signal at the diffraction structure and the reflection structure and to receive a second optical signal from the diffraction structure and the reflection structure. The second reflective elements are arranged in the first plane when the reflection structure is at rest. Other embodiments include corresponding systems and apparatus, each configured to perform various embodiment methods. |
| US10715927B2 |
MEMS microphone
The present application discloses a MEMS microphone, including: a substrate having a cavity; and a capacitor system mounted on the substrate. The capacitor includes a back plate connected to the substrate; and a diaphragm forming a capacitor with the back plate. The back plate includes a back plate main body and a first connecting portion extending from the back plate main body toward the substrate, the first connecting portion connects with the substrate, and the diaphragm connects to the back plate main body. The vibration or the stress from the substrate will not transferred to the diaphragm, but released via the first connecting portion. |
| US10715921B2 |
Loudspeaker
Sound emanating from the high-frequency diaphragm of a coaxial speaker will diffract into the annular gap between the tweeter unit and the midrange cone. This results in response irregularities. We therefore disclose a loudspeaker, comprising first and second drivers located substantially coaxially with the first driver located centrally and the second driver located concentrically around the first driver, the loudspeaker being bounded at its radially outer side for at least part of its extent by the voice coil former of the second driver and including a spacing between the outermost extent of the first driver and the innermost extent of the second driver thus defining an annular space, the annular space containing a sound-absorbent material. By placing the sound-absorbing material in the annular space, the resonances within this space are damped, thus alleviating their effect. The annular space can have a lower resonant frequency that is below the passband of the first driver. Essentially, instead of minimising the effect of the annular gap by reducing its size and seeking to seal its outer opening, we propose to enlarge the space so that the fundamental resonant frequency it exhibits drops out of the passband of the high-frequency driver and hence out of the frequency range of interest. This both prevents the fundamental frequency of the cavity from being excited, and also allows sufficient room within the space to accommodate a sound-absorbent material to absorb these undesirable resonances. |
| US10715918B2 |
Apparatus, system, and method for audio amplified combustion
An audio amplified combustion system is described that has a fuel injector a positioned proximate to a speaker so that a flame moves in concert with audio emitted from the speaker. A projection column and projection top can be positioned above the cone of the speaker to define a volume for the combustion. Various apparatuses, methods, and systems for keeping the speaker cool are also described. Coating on various parts of the system to increase or decrease emissivity or absorptivity of various parts can keep the speaker cool. In addition, a control unit can cause the speaker to “pant” or vibrate at a low or high frequency to induce convective and keep the speaker cool. These and other features of the audio amplified combustion system are described herein. |
| US10715914B2 |
Signal processing apparatus, signal processing method, and storage medium
A signal processing apparatus that generates a reproducing signal from an input audio signal includes an information acquisition unit that acquires information about an arrangement of a plurality of speakers used for reproduction of a sound that is based on the reproducing signal, a specifying unit that specifies a target range for localization of a sound corresponding to the input audio signal, a setting unit that sets a plurality of virtual sound sources used for localization of a sound based on the specified target range based on the acquired information about the arrangement of the plurality of speakers, and a generation unit that generates the reproducing signal by processing the input audio signal based on setting of the plurality of virtual sound sources. |
| US10715911B2 |
Smart passenger service unit
Disclosed herein is an overhead passenger service unit (PSU) for a vehicle, comprising: a mounting mechanism for mounting the PSU above at least one vehicle seat; a dynamic seat row marker that provides an indication of a seat position and a status portion indicating a status of a passenger or trip aspect that is readily viewable from a vehicle aisle and is changeable during a trip; and a programmable active display that is readily viewable from a passenger seat and provides trip changeable information about the trip to the passenger. |
| US10715910B2 |
Equalization interface
A system for applying a filtering scheme to an audio signal in which one or more predefined audio filtering schemes may be applied. A user interface is provided for receiving input from a user and displaying status information to the user, and may include one of a variety of adjustment controls such as a physical knob, switch, dial, slide, button, digital touchscreen, or remote control, among others. Varying linear and nonlinear filtering schemes may be provided to impact various frequency ranges in the audio signal to generate an output signal. |
| US10715906B2 |
Modular quick-connect A/V system and methods thereof
A modular speaker system, comprising an exoskeleton, configured to mechanically support and quick attach and release at least one functional panel and an electrical interface provided within the exoskeleton, configured to mate with a corresponding electrical connector of the functional panel. An optional endoskeleton is provided to support internal components. The system preferably provides a digital electronic controller, and the electrical interface is a digital data and power bus, with multiplexed communications between the elements of the system. The elements of the system preferably include at least one speaker, and other audiovisual and communications components. Multiple modules may be interconnected, communicating through the electrical interface. A base module may be provided to provide power and typical control, user and audiovisual interface connectors. |
| US10715905B2 |
Noise cancelling earphone integrated with filter module
A noise cancelling earphone includes an earphone housing, a filter module, and a speaker. The filter module and the speaker are installed in the earphone housing. The filter module includes a printed circuit board, a microphone, and a filter unit. The microphone and the filter unit are respectively disposed on the printed circuit board. The filter unit is electrically connected between the microphone and the speaker. The filter module is arranged in the earphone. The structural design is reasonable, the space is effectively utilized, the structure is compact, and the assembly is convenient. |
| US10715904B2 |
Wearable devices with increased adhesion
Headphone ear tips are made with an outer surface that changes its coefficient of friction. The outer surface is coated with photochromic compound, hierarchical microstructures, fibers formed through electrostatic flocking, or a combination thereof. |
| US10715900B2 |
Headphone earcup
Disclosed is a headphone earcup having a frame with an inside surface to be positioned adjacent a user's head, an outside surface opposite the inside surface, and a perimeter surface. A central hole in the frame extends from the inside surface to the outside surface. A removable cover on the outside surface of the frame covers the central hole in the frame. A first wave guide holds an earbud. The first wave guide has a perimeter surface and is sized in relative proportions to nest in the central hole of the frame. A second wave guide is positioned on the inside surface of the frame and is covered by a ported cover. A padded cover is positioned over the cover of the second wave guide for comfort. |
| US10715899B2 |
Wind noise prevention microphone and earphone cable control apparatus
The present invention discloses a wind noise prevention microphone and an earphone cable control apparatus. The microphone comprises: a microphone chamber enclosed by a bottom and a first side wall; a microphone unit arranged inside the microphone chamber and of which a sound pick-up hole of the microphone unit is arranged opposite to the bottom, a set gap being arranged between the sound pick-up hole and the bottom; and a sound channel in communication with the sound pick-up hole and an outer space, and led out of the first side wall. The sound channel of the microphone is arranged on a side of the sound pick-up hole of the microphone, other than directly opposite to the sound pick-up hole of the microphone, which can effectively reduce wind noise and improve the sound pick-up quality. |
| US10715897B2 |
Speaker unit, electronic equipment and mobile object device
A loudspeaker unit includes a frame, a diaphragm having an inner periphery and an outer periphery, and a magnetic circuit coupled to the frame. The frame includes a first support part, a second support part, a pedestal part, and a plurality of reinforcement parts. The first support part supports the outer periphery of the diaphragm, and the second support part supports the magnetic circuit. The pedestal part spreads outward from the outer periphery of the first support part. The plurality of reinforcement parts are disposed side by side along the periphery of the pedestal part and fixed to the outer periphery of the first support part and the pedestal part. Each of the plurality of reinforcement parts includes a first portion having a first height relative to the pedestal part, and a second portion having a second height lower than the first height. |
| US10715895B2 |
Loudspeaker system
A loudspeaker system for integration with a seat includes a first support arm and a second support arm. The first support arm extends from a first side of the support housing and supports a first loudspeaker driver assembly, and the second support arm extends from a second side of the support housing and supports a second loudspeaker driver assembly. The first loudspeaker driver assembly includes a central housing with a first array of drivers, and the second loudspeaker driver assembly includes a central housing with a second array of drivers. A retraction control mechanism moves the first support arm and the second support arm between the stowed orientation and the deployed orientation. |
| US10715893B2 |
Protective speaker cover
A protective speaker cover having an exterior top portion; at least one exterior side wall extending from the exterior top portion; at least one pull tab extending from a portion of the protective speaker cover; an interior top wall formed substantially opposite at least a portion of the exterior top portion; an interior side wall formed substantially opposite at least a portion of the exterior side wall, wherein an at least partial interior cavity is defined by the interior top wall and the interior side wall; one or more side wall projections extending from at least a portion of the interior side wall; and optionally one or more top wall projections extend from at least a portion of the interior top wall. |
| US10715892B2 |
Electronic device
An electronic device is provided, including: a vibration plate; a frame structure supporting the vibration plate, the frame structure including an installation portion parallel to and opposite to the vibration plate and a border bent at an edge of the installation portion and extending along both sides of the installation portion. The vibration plate is supported on a side of the installation portion, and a preset gap is provided between the vibration plate and the border. The electronic device further includes a middle frame fixed between the installation portion and the vibration plate. The middle frame is fixedly connected to the vibration plate, an actuator is fixed to the middle frame and drives the middle frame so that the middle frame drives the vibration plate to vibrate and sound. The electronic device further includes a damper sandwiched between the middle frame and the installation portion. |
| US10715890B2 |
FEC based PON optimization
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for optimizing PON efficiency using a variable FEC. In one aspect, an OLT broadcasts a message over an optical network, and receives, from an ONU, a response to the message. The OLT transmits activation parameters specifying that the OLT supports multiple different FEC code lengths when FEC is activated, and receives from the ONU, a set of FEC code lengths supported by the ONU. The OLT also receives performance measures collected by the ONU. The OLT selects, from among the FEC code lengths supported by the ONU, one or more appropriate FEC code lengths for communications between the ONU and the OLT based on the performance measures collected by the ONU and performance measures collected by the OLT. The OLT configures the ONU to utilize the appropriate FEC code length. |
| US10715886B2 |
Power outage-assessment apparatuses and methods
Aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward power outage assessment using customer-site communication devices which are powered by utility power lines and which communicate with a remotely-situated computer server over a broadband network according to certain schedules. The server can receive from the devices, communications indicative of an operating status of each respective communication device as expected according to the schedules. In response to receiving and/or not receiving the respective communications from the devices and taking into account other parameters, the server can assess a possible power outage within one or more regions by comparing the received communications and threshold criteria associated with the schedules. Based on such criteria, the server can detect and report on conditions suggestive of a power outage in regions associated with the communication devices. |
| US10715884B2 |
Prioritized call sessions
A local network call handling device is configured to establish multiple concurrent call sessions between local network end devices and an external network. When a prioritized end device attempts to establish a call session, the call handling device may initially determine if a first call session identifier is available. If so, the call session can be established using that first identifier. If the first identifier is in use for a call session of another end device, the call handling device may either use a different call session identifier for the prioritized end device session or may drop a pre-existing call session to free an identifier for use in connection with the prioritized end device. |
| US10715882B2 |
Timing synchronization between a content source and a display panel
Technology for a display device is described. The display device can include at least one display screen operable to show at least one display panel. The display device can include a controller. The controller can receive a content frame from a content source over a transport topology. The controller can receive a presentation timestamp (PTS) associated with the content frame, where the PTS indicates an earliest time at which the content frame is to be displayed at the display device. The controller can provide the content frame for display on the display panel at a subsequent panel refresh opportunity in accordance with the PTS. |
| US10715880B2 |
Method for creation and distribution of segmented video over distributed multicast-aware sparse networks with low latency
A video distribution system minimizes bandwidth use between a headend and a remote video distribution center through an origin segmentation server and an edge segmentation server. The origin segmentation server is located at the headend and creates segments and playlists for every video stream originating at the headend. An edge segmentation server is located at the remote video distribution center and receives a request for a playlist of a content stream from CPE. The edge segmentation server joins a multicast group with the content stream and requests the playlist from the origin segmentation server. The edge segmentation server constructs a second playlist with a predetermined final number of segments from the playlist to return to the CPE, generates segments from the content stream received from the headend, identifies and obtains missing segments from the origin segmentation server, and updates the second playlist with the missing segments and segments generated by the edge segmentation server. |
| US10715877B2 |
System for adaptive video switching for variable network conditions
A system for video playback switching in response to changing network conditions. The system includes streaming, from a distribution device such as a server, respective index files for a low bit rate version and a high bit rate version of the video file, to remotely executing instantiations of a low bit rate media player and a high bit rate media. Playback of the video file is begun by the high bit rate media player receiving and playing the high bit rate version from the server. Upon an indication of impeded network conditions, a transition point is selected, wherein the transition point indicates where downloading of the high bit rate version stops and where downloading of the low bit rate version begins. The low bit rate media player is then positioned to begin playback at the transition point. The stream of the video file is then switched to the low bit rate player upon encountering the transition point. |
| US10715873B1 |
Method and system for personalizing the display of recordings stored in a user receiving device
A system and method for operating the same includes a memory and a controller that stores content in the memory to form stored content. The controller receives a display request for displaying content from a user device through a network. The display request comprises a user device identifier. The controller determines a timeslot corresponding to the display request, retrieves a content list corresponding to stored content, reorders the content list in response to the timeslot and the user device identifier to form a reordered list and communicates the reordered list to the user device. |
| US10715870B2 |
Augmented reality content recommendation
Methods and systems are described herein for providing streamlined access to media assets of interest to a user. The method includes determining that a supplemental viewing device, through which a user views a field of view, is directed at a first field of view. The method further involves detecting that the supplemental viewing device is now directed at a second field of view, and determining that a media consumption device is within the second field of view. A first media asset of interest to the user that is available for consumption via the media consumption device is identified, and the supplemental viewing device generates a visual indication in the second field of view. The visual indication indicates that the first media asset is available for consumption via the media consumption device, and the visual indication tracks a location of the media consumption device in the second field of view. |
| US10715866B2 |
Method and system for selecting different versions of electronic media compositions in real time
The approach disclosed herein allows an end user to seamlessly switch and enjoy different versions of the same composition in a broadcast with one simple user action or gesture such as, for example, a swipe, button, click, or other user action. In particular, by utilizing a plurality of instances of an automation playback system or database with identical media libraries containing different versions of the same compositions, running the different versions of a selected composition locked together, and utilizing mechanics within the application, site, or platform, the user can switch between, for example, an uncensored and censored version of the same composition in real time. |
| US10715864B2 |
System and method for universal, player-independent measurement of consumer-online-video consumption behaviors
A system that is an independent measurement system to gauge video consumption or viewing is disclosed. Methods for formulating a universal set of measurements or metrics that is operable across all video players, video-content types, ad (advertisement) networks, display devices, and browsers is also disclosed. This set of measurement or metrics advantageously is configured to operate consistently and equally well regardless of the particular video player, video-content type, network, display devices, and browsers that are used. |
| US10715863B2 |
Frame certainty for automatic content recognition
A method for a frame certainty metric for automatic content recognition. The method includes determining a frame match between media device frames of a media device stream relative to broadcast frames of a broadcast media stream and determining whether to shift the frame match by determining the following: a first frame certainty metric based on a first media device fingerprint and a target broadcast fingerprint; a second frame certainty metric based on a second media device fingerprint sequentially adjacent the first media device fingerprint and the target broadcast fingerprint; a third frame certainty metric based on a third media device fingerprint sequentially adjacent the first media device fingerprint and the target broadcast fingerprint; and a greatest frame certainty metric. The method further includes identifying the media device fingerprint corresponding to the greatest frame certainty metric as a target media device fingerprint matching the target broadcast fingerprint. |
| US10715857B2 |
Reception apparatus, transmission apparatus, and data processing method
The present disclosure describes a reception apparatus that includes demodulation circuitry configured to obtain packets included in a plurality of PLPs (Physical Layer Pipes) of a broadcast stream, and processing circuitry configured to process the packets obtained by the demodulation circuitry. The demodulation circuitry and the processing circuitry are interconnected via a single interface. Each combination of an IP (Internet Protocol) address and a port number of an IP packet or a UDP (User Datagram Protocol) packet included in the plurality of PLPs is unique for each PLP in which the corresponding IP packet or the corresponding UDP packet is included. The processing circuitry is configured to identify a PLP in which one of the packets input via the single interface from the demodulation circuitry is included according to the combination of the IP address and the port number of the one of the packets. |
| US10715855B1 |
Method, system, and apparatus for programmatically generating a channel incrementality ratio
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, systems, and apparatuses for computing a channel incrementality ratio using a machine learning model. |
| US10715852B2 |
Information processing apparatus, information processing method, information processing system, and program
To implement advertisement distribution suitable for a user by associating each device even when a user uses a plurality of devices, the information processing apparatus includes: an acquiring unit configured to acquire first identification information at least including an Internet Protocol (IP) address and information regarding a television viewing log, and second identification information at least including an IP address and an advertisement ID (Identifier); and a control unit configured to perform control to identify a combination of the viewing log and the advertisement ID corresponding to the same IP address on the basis of the first identification information and the second identification information. |
| US10715850B2 |
Recommending recently obtained content to online system users based on characteristics of other users interacting with the recently obtained content
An online system that recommends content to a user obtains a content item and receives limited interaction with the content item when it is obtained. The online system also maintains embeddings for various users based on interactions by the users with content presented to the users. Viewing users to whom the content item is presented and who performed one or more interactions with the content item are identified. Based on embeddings for the viewing users, the online system generates a content embedding for the content item. When the online system identifies a candidate user, the online system determines a similarity between the content embedding and an embedding of the viewing user and determines whether to recommend the content item to the candidate user based on the comparison. |
| US10715849B2 |
Automatically generating a recommendation based on automatic aggregation and analysis of data
A system may receive, from multiple data providers or multiple platforms, data associated with content, a content provider that provides the content, and multiple channels via which the content is provided or consumed. The data may include first data, received from a first data provider or a first platform, that is associated with a different file type than second data received from a second data provider or a second platform. The system may include a data model associated with the first data and the second data. The system may aggregate the data from the multiple data providers or the multiple platforms. The system may identify a relationship between the first data and the second data. The first data and the second data may be different types of data. The system may perform an action based on the relationship between the first data and the second data. |
| US10715842B2 |
Method and system for distributing internet cartoon content, and recording medium
A method and a system for distributing Internet cartoon content, and a recording medium are disclosed. The content distribution method comprises the steps of: registering a high-definition original image for at least one unit scene of all the unit scenes of the cartoon content; and capturing the high-definition original image of the unit scene selected by a user from the cartoon content. |
| US10715840B2 |
Establishment and use of time mapping based on interpolation using low-rate fingerprinting, to help facilitate frame-accurate content revision
A media client ascertains a plurality of matching points between (i) query fingerprints representing a media stream being received by the client and (ii) reference fingerprints, each identified matching point defining a respective match between a query fingerprint that is timestamped with client time defined according to a clock of the client and a reference fingerprint that is timestamped with true time defined according to a timeline within a known media stream. Further, the client performs linear regression based on the timestamps of the ascertained plurality of matching points, to establish a mapping between true time and client time. The client then uses the established mapping as a basis to determine a client-time point at which the client should perform an action with respect to media stream being received by the client. And the client performs the action at the determined client-time point. |
| US10715839B2 |
Scheme for determining the locations and timing of advertisements and other insertions in media
A non-transitory computer readable storage medium stores one or more computer programs adapted to cause a processor based system to execute steps that include analyzing an image, identifying one or more faces in the image using a face recognition technique, designating at least one of the identified faces collectively as a first area of interest, and determining whether an insertion area exists in the image where additional content can be inserted without obstructing the first area of interest. Another computer program is adapted to cause a processor based system to execute steps that include determining whether the insertion area can be divided into two or more regions based on color. Methods and processor based apparatuses that perform one or more of these steps are also disclosed. |
| US10715838B2 |
Remote-controlled media studio
A system includes a computing device programmed to generate an aggregated media item that includes individual media items from a plurality of inputs. The aggregated media item combines one or more of the individual media items for a common display. The computing device is further programmed to send the aggregated media item to a media device and receive commands from the media device. The commands identify data from the aggregated media content item to be included in a media output item. The computing device is further programmed to generate the media output item based on the aggregated media content item and the commands. |
| US10715836B2 |
Method and apparatus for delocalized management of video data
A method for managing video data in a storage system (10), the video data comprising frames, and a storage system (10) configured to perform the method are described. The storage system (10) comprises a first input (11) configured to receive (1) one or more frames for storage. A storage more frames unit (12) stores (2) the one or more frames, whereas a unique identifier generator (13) associates (3) a unique identifier to each of the one or more frames. The storage system (10) further comprises a processor (14) configured to generate (4) a modified frame by processing one or more frames or to receive a modified frame generated externally. The unique identifier generator (13) associates (5) a derived unique identifier to such a modified frame, which comprises references to the unique identifiers of the one or more processed frames. |
| US10715835B1 |
Signal processing apparatus and methods
A unified system of programing communication. The system encompasses the prior art (television, radio, broadcast hardcopy, computer communications, etc.) and new user specific mass media. Within the unified system, parallel processing computer systems, each having an input (e.g., 77) controlling a plurality of computers (e.g., 205), generate and output user information at receiver stations. Under broadcast control, local computers (73, 205), combine user information selectively into prior art communications to exhibit personalized mass media programming at video monitors (202), speakers (263), printers (221), etc. At intermediate transmission stations (e.g., cable television stations), signals in network broadcasts and from local inputs (74, 77, 97, 98) cause control processors (71) and computers (73) to selectively automate connection and operation of receivers (53), recorder/players (76), computers (73), generators (82), strippers (81), etc. At receiver stations, signals in received transmissions and from local inputs (225, 218, 22) cause control processors (200) and computers (205) to automate connection and operation of converters (201), tuners (215), decryptors (224), recorder/players (217), computers (205), furnaces (206), etc. Processors (71, 200) meter and monitor availability and usage of programming. |
| US10715833B2 |
Adaptive syntax grouping and compression in video data using a default value and an exception value
An encoding system may include a video source that captures video image, a video coder, and a controller to manage operation of the system. The video coder may encode the video image into encoded video data using a plurality of subgroup parameters corresponding to a plurality of subgroups of pixels within a group. The controller may set the subgroup parameters for at least one of the subgroups of pixels in the video coder, based upon at least one parameters corresponding to the group. A decoding system may decode the video data based upon the motion prediction parameters. |
| US10715830B2 |
Luma-based chroma intra-prediction for video coding
A method for luma-based chroma intra-prediction in a video encoder or a video decoder is provided that includes filtering reconstructed neighboring samples of a reconstructed down sampled luma block, computing parameters α and β of a linear model using the filtered, reconstructed neighboring samples of the reconstructed down sampled luma block and reconstructed neighboring samples of a corresponding chroma block, wherein the linear model is PredC[x, y]=α·RecL′[x, y]+β, wherein x and y are sample coordinates, PredC is predicted chroma samples, and RecL′ is samples of the reconstructed down sampled luma block, and computing samples of a predicted chroma block from corresponding samples of the reconstructed down sampled luma block using the linear model and the parameters. |
| US10715826B2 |
Method of performing motion vector prediction, and apparatus thereof
A method of performing motion vector prediction for a current block in a picture is provided which includes: deriving a candidate for a motion vector predictor to code a current motion vector of the current block, from a first motion vector of a first block that is spatially adjacent or temporally adjacent to the current block; adding the derived candidate to a list of candidates; and deriving at least one motion vector predictor based on a selected candidate from the list of candidates, wherein the deriving of the candidate includes determining whether to derive the candidate from the first motion vector, based on a type of a current reference picture and a type of a first reference picture, the current reference picture being referred to from the current block using the current motion vector, the first reference picture being referred to from the first block using the first motion vector. |
| US10715824B2 |
System and method for data compressing optical sensor data prior to transferring to a host system
Systems and methods for reducing, with minimal loss, optical sensor data to be conveyed to another system for processing. An eye tracking device, such as a head-mounted display (HMD), includes a sensor and circuitry. The sensor generates image data of an eye. The circuitry receives the image data, and assigns pixels of the image data to a feature region of the eye by comparing pixel values of the pixels to a threshold value. A feature region refers to an eye region of interest for eye tracking, such as a pupil or glint. The circuitry generates encoded image data by apply an encoding algorithm, such as a run-length encoding algorithm or contour encoding algorithm, to the image data for the pixels of the feature region. The circuitry transmits the encoded image data, having a smaller data size than the image data received from the sensor, for gaze contingent content rendering. |
| US10715823B2 |
Method and apparatus for executing decoding command, method and apparatus for generating decoding command, and recording medium
Disclosed is a method of executing a decoding command. A method of executing a decoding command includes acquiring the decoding command, determining a type of an executable operation on the basis of the acquired decoding command, and performing any one of an operation of storing context information about an encoded symbol and an operation of decoding the encoded symbol on the basis of the determination result. |
| US10715818B2 |
Techniques for hardware video encoding
An apparatus of video encoding is described herein. The apparatus includes an encoder and a hardware bit packing unit. The encoder comprises at least a fixed function dual hierarchical motion estimation search units, dual integer motion estimation search units, and a fractional motion estimation search unit. Moreover, the hardware bit packing unit is to pack bits as coded according to the final macroblock coding decision into a data format. |
| US10715816B2 |
Adaptive chroma downsampling and color space conversion techniques
Techniques for selecting a luminance value for color space conversion are disclosed. Techniques include determining values for Cb and Cr from values for R′, G′, and B′; producing a reconstructed Cb* value and a reconstructed Cr* value by processing the Cb and Cr values; and determining a plurality of Y′ value options from the values for Cb* and Cr*. A Y′ output value may be selected based on the plurality of Y′ value options. |
| US10715811B2 |
Method and apparatus for determining merge mode
Provided are a method and apparatus for determining a merge mode by using motion information of a previous prediction unit. The method of determining a merge mode includes obtaining a merge mode cost of a lower depth based on a merge mode cost of a coding unit of an upper depth obtained by using motion information of a merge mode of the coding unit of the upper depth corresponding to a merge mode of the coding unit of the lower depth. |
| US10715810B2 |
Simplified local illumination compensation
A method of processing video data includes determining, by processing circuitry, a plurality of neighboring samples for predicting a current block. The plurality of neighboring samples are arranged outside of a region of a current picture, the region comprising the current block, a row of samples adjacent to a top row of the current block, and a column of samples adjacent to a left column of the current block. The method further comprises deriving, by the processing circuitry, local illumination compensation information for the current block using the plurality of neighboring samples and generating, by the processing circuitry, a prediction block using the local illumination compensation information. |
| US10715807B2 |
Method and apparatus for pyramid vector quantization indexing and de-indexing of audio/video sample vectors
A method for pyramid vector quantization indexing of audio/video signals comprises obtaining of an integer input vector representing the audio/video signal samples. A leading sign is extracted from the integer input vector. The leading sign is a sign of a terminal non-zero coefficient in the integer input vector. The terminal non-zero coefficient is one of a first non-zero coefficient and a last non-zero coefficient in the integer input vector. The integer input vector is indexed with a pyramid vector quantization enumeration scheme into an output index representing the audio/video signal samples. The pyramid vector quantization enumeration scheme is designed for neglecting the sign of the terminal non-zero coefficient. The output index and the leading sign are outputted. A corresponding method for de-indexing, an encoder, a decoder, and computer programs therefore are also disclosed. |
| US10715803B2 |
Virtual boundary processing simplification for adaptive loop filtering (ALF) in video coding
Virtual boundary processing in adaptive loop filtering (ALF) requires that padded values be substituted for unavailable pixel rows outside the virtual boundaries. Methods and apparatus are provided for virtual boundary processing in ALF that allow the use of more actual pixel values for padding than in the prior art. |
| US10715799B2 |
Methods and systems for image intra-prediction mode management
Embodiments of the present invention relate to methods and systems for ordering, communicating and applying pixel intra-prediction modes. |
| US10715796B2 |
Method and device for monitoring an image sensor
A method for monitoring an image sensor, the image sensor having a communication interface for communicating with an external monitoring unit. In the method, a request signal generated by the monitoring unit is read in via the communication interface, a test pattern generated by the image sensor is modified using the request signal, and the modified test pattern is output to the communication interface, in order to have the modified test pattern evaluated by the monitoring unit. |
| US10715791B2 |
Virtual eyeglass set for viewing actual scene that corrects for different location of lenses than eyes
A virtual eyeglass set may include a frame, a first virtual lens and second virtual lens, and a processor. The frame may mount onto a user's head and hold the first virtual lens in front of the user's left eye and the second virtual lens in front of the user's right eye. A first side of each lens may face the user and a second side of each lens may face away from the user. Each of the first virtual lens and the second virtual lens may include a light field display on the first side, and a light field camera on the second side. The processor may construct, for display on each of the light field displays based on image data received via each of the light field cameras, an image from a perspective of the user's respective eye. |
| US10715790B2 |
System and method for lead foot angle inspection using multiview stereo vision
The present invention includes a system and method for three-dimensional imaging and analysis of electronic components. Specifically, it permits rapid and reliable inspection of the lead foot angle in integrated circuit packages. A first image capturing device, a second image capturing device and a third image capturing device are arranged in a “corner shape” or “L-shape.” The first image capturing device forms the corner and obtains an image of the bottom of the component. The perspective viewing angle of the second image capturing device and the perspective viewing angle of the third image capturing device are orthogonal to each other to allow accurate three-dimensional reconstruction of the lead angles and detection of flaws or bends. |
| US10715783B1 |
Stereo-aware panorama conversion for immersive media
Techniques are disclosed for conversion of panoramas between different panoramic projections, including stereoscopic panoramic projections. The pixels of one panoramic image are mapped to the pixels of another panoramic image using ray tracing so that the images can be combined without introducing visual distortions caused by mismatches in the optics of each image. The conversion is performed using a process for mapping one or more pixels of an output image to pixels of an input image by tracing a ray between the UV coordinates corresponding to each pixel in the images. The conversion process accounts for arbitrary projections and for arbitrary stereo camera rig configurations by using metadata that describe the projection and positioning of each image being combined. The origin of each ray is offset to account for the interpupillary distance between left and right images and to account for any rotation of the scene. |
| US10715782B2 |
3D system including a marker mode
A three dimensional system including a marker mode. |
| US10715779B2 |
Sharing of motion vector in 3D video coding
Joint coding of depth map video and texture video is provided, where a motion vector for a texture video is predicted from a respective motion vector of a depth map video or vice versa. For scalable video coding, depth map video is coded as a base layer and texture video is coded as an enhancement layer(s). Inter-layer motion prediction predicts motion in texture video from motion in depth map video. With more than one view in a bitstream (for multiview coding), depth map videos are considered monochromatic camera views and are predicted from each other. If joint multiview video model coding tools are allowed, inter-view motion skip is used to predict motion vectors of texture images from depth map images. Furthermore, scalable multiview coding is utilized, where inter-view prediction is applied between views in the same dependency layer, and inter-layer (motion) prediction is applied between layers in the same view. |
| US10715776B2 |
Packed I-frames
Systems and methods for enabling playback control functions of a media player are disclosed. For example, a user of a client device receiving streaming playback of a video stream may perform rewind and fast forward control functions. The client device may implement these playback control functions by retrieving an enhanced playback segment. Using the enhanced playback segment, the media player may display selected frames at a predetermined interval while maintaining a visual cadence that is pleasing to a viewer. In the described embodiments, a client device may render a video stream, receive a command to control a fast forward or rewind playback mode for the video stream, and retrieve, from a distribution server or associated edge cache, one or more enhanced playback segments adapted to implement the user command. |
| US10715773B2 |
Method and system of lens shading color correction using block matching
Systems, articles and methods to provide lens shading color correction using block matching are disclosed. Example processor systems disclosed herein include memory to store first shade correction data. Disclosed example processor systems also include processor circuitry to cluster blocks of an image into at least one cluster based on a criterion, process the at least one cluster to determine at least one modification parameter, modify the first shade correction data with the at least one modification parameter to determine second shade correction data, and correct a lens shade effect associated with the image based on the second shade correction data. |
| US10715772B2 |
High dynamic range color conversion correction
One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for correcting color values. The technique includes downsampling first color space values to generate downsampled color space values, upsampling the downsampled color space values to generate second color space values, and determining a first new value for at least one component value included in the downsampled color space values based on a first component value included in the first color space values, a second component value included in the second color space values, and an approximation of a nonlinear transfer function. The technique further includes determining that a first color component value associated with the first new value is outside of a color space range, and determining a second new value for the at least one component value, where the first color component associated with the second new value is within the color space range. |
| US10715769B2 |
Projector
A first image display element modulates first illumination light in which red illumination light and infrared illumination light are alternately switched, based on an image signal for visible light image and an image signal for infrared light image, and emits first image light in which red image light and infrared image light are alternately switched. A second image display element modulates green illumination light based on a green image signal, and emits green image light. A third image display element modulates blue illumination light based on a blue image signal, and emits blue image light. A synthesizer synthesizes the first image light, the green image light, and the blue image light with one another, and obtains synthesized image light. A projection unit projects the synthesized image light. |
| US10715768B2 |
Solid-state imaging device and imaging apparatus
The present technique relates to a solid-state imaging device and an imaging apparatus that enable provision of a solid-state imaging device having superior color separation and high sensitivity.The solid-state imaging device includes a semiconductor layer in which a surface side becomes a circuit formation surface, photoelectric conversion units PD1 and PD2 of two layers or more that are stacked and formed in the semiconductor layer, and a longitudinal transistor Tr1 in which a gate electrode is formed to be embedded in the semiconductor layer from a surface of the semiconductor layer. The photoelectric conversion unit PD1 of one layer in the photoelectric conversion units of the two layers or more is formed over a portion of the gate electrode of the longitudinal transistor Tr1 embedded in the semiconductor substrate and is connected to a channel formed by the longitudinal transistor Tr1. |
| US10715764B2 |
System and method for scalable media switching conferencing
A method including: establishing connections, at a server, to at least two client devices using a call control protocol, the call control protocol negotiating video formats and connection information for sending and receiving media streams; receiving information from a first client at the server, the information comprising meta-data describing different media streams the first client is configured to transmit; transmitting the information received from the first client to the at least one other client; receiving a subscribe message from the at least one other client at the server, subscribing to at least one available media stream from the first client; in response to receiving at least one subscribe message from the at least one other client, transmitting, by the server, a message instructing the first client to start transmitting media streams subscribed to by the at least one other client; receiving, by the server, the media streams subscribed to by the at least one other client from the first client; and transmitting, by the server, the media streams subscribed to by the at least one other client to the at least one other client. |
| US10715763B2 |
Videoconferencing calibration systems, controllers and methods for calibrating a videoconferencing system
A method of calibrating a videoconferencing system is disclosed. The videoconferencing system includes a first controller in communication with a first codec, and a second controller in communication with a second. The method includes transmitting, by the first codec, a videoconferencing signal to the second codec, and receiving, by the first controller, a calibration adjustment value from the second controller. The received calibration adjustment value is determined by the second controller by comparing at least one signal level value of the videoconferencing signal received at the second codec to a calibration target according to at least one calibration adjustment rule. The method also includes adjusting, by the first controller, a signal level setting of the first codec using a level adjustment command of the first codec. The level adjustment command is determined according to the calibration adjustment value transmitted by the second controller. |
| US10715762B2 |
Method and apparatus for providing image service
Various examples of the present invention relate to a method and an apparatus for transmitting an image while performing a voice call between electronic devices. According to the various examples of the present invention, an electronic device comprises: a camera; a display; a communication unit configured so as to establish wireless communication with another electronic device by using at least one protocol; and a processor functionally connected to the camera, the display, and the communication unit, wherein the processor can be configured to: perform a voice call with another electronic device on the basis of a first network; detect a user input for performing a video call with the another electronic device while performing the voice call with the other electronic device; connect the video call on the basis of a second network and display a user interface related to the video call on the display, according to the user input; and display, through the user interface, the image acquired from the camera and transmit the image to be displayed through the second network to the other electronic device. Various examples are possible. |
| US10715755B2 |
Solid-state image sensor and imaging device
To prevent a decrease in yield due to a break in a signal line that transmits an image signal, while preventing a decrease in image quality. A solid-state image sensor includes a photoelectric conversion unit, a plurality of image signal lines, and output control units. In the solid-state image sensor, the photoelectric conversion unit generates an image signal that is a signal corresponding to incident light. In addition, the plurality of image signal lines transmit the image signal. Furthermore, the output control units are connected to the respective plurality of image signal lines and output the generated image signal to the respective plurality of image signal lines. |
| US10715754B2 |
Single reference clock time to digital converter
In an embodiment, a TDC includes: a clock input configured to receive a reference clock that is synchronized with a first event; a clock generation circuit configured to generate a first clock at a first output of the clock generation circuit based on the reference clock, the first clock having a second frequency lower than the reference clock; a data input configured to receive an input stream of pulses, where the input stream of pulses is based on the first event; a sampling circuit having an input register, the sampling circuit coupled to the data input, the sampling circuit configured to continuously sample the input stream of pulses into the input register based on the reference clock; and output terminals configured to stream time stamps based on the input stream of pulses at the second frequency, where the stream of time stamps is synchronized with the first clock. |
| US10715752B2 |
System and method for monitoring sensor performance on an agricultural machine
In one aspect, a system for monitoring sensor performance on an agricultural machine may include a controller configured to receive a plurality of images from the vision-based sensor mounted on an agricultural machine. The controller may be configured to determine an image parameter value associated with each of a plurality of pixels contained within each of the plurality of images. For each respective pixel of the plurality of pixels, the controller may be configured to determine a variance associated with the image parameter values for the respective pixel across the plurality of images. Furthermore, when the variance associated with the image parameter values for a given pixel of the plurality of pixels falls outside of a predetermined range, the controller may be configured to identify the given pixel as being at least one of obscured or inoperative. |
| US10715748B2 |
System and method for controlling a projector via a passive control strip
A projector includes an infrared generator, an infrared camera, an infrared control module, and a controller. The infrared generator provides an infrared curtain on a screen that the projector projects an image. The infrared camera detects a selection of an icon on a control strip located within the infrared curtain. The infrared control module is in communication with the infrared generator and the infrared camera, and determines a coordinate position within the infrared curtain associated with the selection of the icon on the control strip. The controller is in communication with the infrared control module, and determines a command for the projector based on the coordinate position of the selection of the icon, and executes the command. |
| US10715745B2 |
Constructing an image using more pixel data than pixels in an image sensor
An imaging device for capturing an image of a scene, comprising: an image sensor; an optical arrangement operable to focus light from a portion of the scene onto the image sensor whilst preventing light from other portions of the scene from being focused onto the sensor; a controller configured to cause the optical arrangement to focus light from a sequence of portions of the scene onto the sensor so that the sensor captures the said sequence of portions of the scene; and a processor configured to use the captured portions of the scene to construct an image of the scene. |
| US10715742B1 |
Modular surveillance tower system
A base in a tubular configuration has an upper end and a lower end. The base is positioned on a recipient surface to allow monitoring of a site. Each of a plurality of modules is in a tubular configuration to facilitate removable coupling together the plurality of modules. A plurality of digital components are located within the modules. A digital device adapted to control the system is located remote from the tower. A processor is operatively coupled between the digital device and the digital components for communicating there between. |
| US10715739B2 |
Electronic device including light-emitting elements and method of operating electronic device
An electronic device and a method of operating the electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes an imaging device configured to obtain an image of a subject, a light source including light-emitting elements configured to emit light in different directions, and a controller configured to determine a position of the subject and a distance to the subject in the image, and control a luminance of the light-emitting elements based on the position of the subject and the distance to the subject. |
| US10715733B2 |
Imaging apparatus, imaging-displaying apparatus, and control method thereof
An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit, a storage unit, an image processing unit, an image signal output unit, and a timing control unit. The timing control unit generates a first vertical synchronizing signal for driving the imaging unit and supplies the first vertical synchronizing signal to the imaging unit, and generates a second vertical synchronizing signal which is obtained by delaying the first vertical synchronizing signal at least by a predetermined time which is variable according to contents of the image processing performed and supplies the second vertical synchronizing signal to the display unit. The timing control unit controls the image signal output unit so that the image signal is read from the storage unit by being delayed by a phase difference between the first vertical synchronizing signal and the second vertical synchronizing signal, after outputting of the imaging signal from the imaging unit. |
| US10715730B1 |
Damper arrangement for actuator damping
Various embodiments include a damper arrangement that may be used to dampen motions of a dynamic component. In some embodiments, the damper arrangement may be used in a camera module that includes a stationary component and a dynamic component. For instance, the dynamic component may hold a lens such that the lens moves together with the dynamic component. In various examples, the damper arrangement may include an interface member that extends from the stationary component or the dynamic component to at least partially into a viscoelastic material within a pocket configured in the stationary component, the dynamic component, or both. The interface member may be configured to traverse within the viscoelastic material to dampen motion of the dynamic component, for example, during operation of a lens actuator to move the dynamic component along an optical axis of the lens. |
| US10715726B2 |
Electronic device, control method, and storage medium
A power control unit of an electronic device executes auto power-OFF that causes the electronic device to automatically switch from a first operation mode to a second operation mode. A setting unit sets a set period. In a case where the auto power-OFF is executed when a period equal to or shorter than a first period is set as the set period, a status control unit performs control so that a first operation status at the time of the execution of the auto power-OFF is taken over when the electronic device is placed in the first operation mode next. In a case where the auto power-OFF is executed when a period longer than the first period is set as the set period, the status control unit performs control so that the first operation status is not taken over. |
| US10715723B2 |
Image processing apparatus, image acquisition system, image processing method, and image processing program
An image processing apparatus includes at least one processor configured to execute processes including: calculating a misalignment amount of each pixel of a reference image relative to a standard image; and combining the reference image converted based on the calculated amount with the standard image. The calculating includes: calculating a projection conversion matrix for each of planes with different misalignment amounts in the reference image; generating a plane map in which the plane to which each pixel of the reference image belongs and the matrix to be applied to each plane are selected based on a difference value between the standard image and each of the alignment images converted from the reference image by using each calculated matrix; suppressing a selection error of the matrix; and calculating the misalignment amount for each of the planes based on the plane map in which the selection error of the matrix is suppressed. |
| US10715722B2 |
Display device, method of controlling thereof and display system
A display device is disclosed. The display device according to various exemplary embodiments includes a display, a communicator configured to communicate with an external device, a first nearby device, and a second nearby device, and a processor configured to control the communicator to transmit each of a first image which is received from the external device and a second image which is received from the first nearby device to the second nearby device, and control the display to display at least one of the first image and the second image. |
| US10715719B2 |
Image capturing apparatus and control method thereof
An image capturing apparatus comprises: a display capable of displaying a predetermined item; a detection unit that detects a touch operation on a touch panel; an operation unit operated by a same hand as the touch panel; and a control unit that control to, if the operation unit does not accept a predetermined operation, display the predetermined item at a position on the display based on a position at which touch is started on the touch panel in response to the touch operation detected by the detection unit, and if the operation unit accepts the predetermined operation, display the predetermined item at a fixed position even if touch is started, and if the touch position is moved, move the predetermined item to a position by an amount corresponding to the moved amount of the touch position. |
| US10715717B2 |
Lens control device, lens control method, and recording medium
An imaging apparatus is able to perform limit control of limiting a drive range of a focus lens and performing control of the focus lens. When first information regarding an end position of the drive range of the focus lens in the limit control is set, a body control unit drives the focus lens from a position set as one end position of the drive range of the focus lens in the limit control on a near side and a far side to one end position of the movable range of the focus lens on a near side and a far side, and then stores information corresponding to a drive amount during the drive as the first information. |
| US10715716B2 |
Electronic device for recording image as peer multiple frame rates using camera and method for operating same
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes at least one processor configured to obtain a plurality of first images for one or more objects as per a first frame rate using the camera based on a signal related to image recording and control the camera to perform focusing of a lens included in the camera on at least one of the one or more objects while obtaining the plurality of first images, provide a first portion of the plurality of first images as a preview through the display, control the camera to lock the focusing to prevent a change of the focusing on the at least one object, and identify a designated event related to obtaining the plurality of first images. |
| US10715708B2 |
Camera module package and method of manufacturing the same
The present disclosure relates to a camera module package and a method of manufacturing the same, and the camera module package includes a front body including a housing, a lens, and a retainer; a rear body disposed behind the front body with an interval therebetween; and a PCB provided with an image sensor mounted between the front body and the rear body. According to the present disclosure, performance can be improved after six-axis alignment of a front body formed of a laser light transmissive molded body, a rear body formed of a laser light absorptive molded body, and a PCB including an image sensor, and a process is simplified, components are simplified, and production costs are reduced. |
| US10715706B2 |
Camera module and electronic equipment using the camera module
A camera module for an imaging device includes a light sensing module, a control circuit, a mounting member, one or more external lens modules, and a magnetic sensing element. The control circuit sets photographic conditions for a certain external lens module according to a control signal, the control signal being prompted by the magnetic sensing element detecting the type of the external lens module by the arrangement of magnetic components therein, as detected by the magnetic sensing element. The magnetic components have configurations corresponding to the type of the external lens module and the magnetic components assist in aligning one external lens module to the body of the imaging device. The automatic detection and photographic settings applied can be disabled by a user. |
| US10715703B1 |
Self-leveling camera heads
In one embodiment, a mechanically self-leveling camera head includes a rear housing assembly, an illumination window, an illumination window retainer having a forward end for holding the illumination window a threaded coupling ring for having the rear housing assembly screwed over a rear portion of the coupling ring and the illumination window retainer screwed over a forward portion of the coupling ring, and a camera module assembly supported inside the housing. |
| US10715702B1 |
Method of and circuit for predistortion for a cable TV amplifier
A digital predistortion (DPD) system includes an input configured to receive a DPD input signal. In some examples, a non-linear datapath is coupled to the input, where the non-linear datapath is configured to add a non-linear mirror image component to the DPD input signal to provide a non-linear signal that is used to generate a first predistortion signal. In some embodiments, a linear datapath is coupled to the input in parallel with the non-linear datapath to generate a second predistortion signal. A first combiner is configured to combine the first predistortion signal and the second predistortion signal to generate a DPD output signal. |
| US10715700B2 |
Profile adjustment method, profile adjustment apparatus, and profile adjustment system
A profile adjustment method for causing a computer to execute a process of adjusting a to-be-adjusted profile by using a color conversion module performing a color conversion process of converting coordinate values in a color space with reference to a profile, the profile adjustment method including: setting a color conversion module included in one or more of the color conversion module, as a target module that is a color conversion module to be used; causing the target module to execute the color conversion process of converting input coordinate values in an input color space into output coordinate values in an output color space; and executing a process of using a conversion result by the target module to adjust the to-be-adjusted profile. |