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| US10799853B2 |
Synthesis of AEI and Cu-AEI zeolites
A method of synthesizing a zeolite comprising the steps of: a. preparing an admixture containing (i) at least one source of alumina, (ii) at least one source of silica, and (iii) at least one structure directing agent (SDA) in hydroxide form, wherein the admixture is essentially free of alkali metals, wherein the at least one structure directing agent (SDA) in hydroxide form is N,N-diethyl-2,6-dimethylpiperidinium; and b. heating the admixture under autogenous pressure at a temperature and with stirring or mixing for a sufficient time to crystalize hydrogen-form zeolite crystals having an AEI framework. |
| US10799850B2 |
Organosilicon material for the decontamination of water
The subject of the present invention is the use of a porous or non-porous organosilicon material for eliminating radionuclides, mineral anions, anionic molecular entities and negatively charged dyes or active principles from an aqueous solution, characterized in that the structure of said organosilicon material is formed of repeat units, each repeat unit comprising at least one positively charged entity selected from an ammonium entity, an imidazolium entity, a guanidinium entity, a pyridinium entity and a phosphonium entity and being incorporated into a silicon network by at least two silicon-carbon bonds. The invention also relates to a specific novel organosilicon material, comprising at least one benzyl group, one 4-phenylbenzyl group or one styrene group in each repeat unit. |
| US10799840B2 |
Stirring member, stirring rod arrangement as well as transport and storage container for liquids having a stirring member arrangement
A stirring member (90) for an industrial stirrer, in particular for a stirring rod arrangement, for connecting to a stirring mechanism combinable with a container for receiving liquids, wherein the container comprises a filling opening closable with a lid for filling the container in an upper bottom wall, wherein the stirring member is connectable to a rod-shaped stirring member carrier of the stirring rod arrangement, wherein the stirring member comprises a bearing end (91) and a stirring member end (94) connected to the bearing end (91) via a link (92) and having a flow tube (93), wherein the flow tube comprises a tube wall, wherein the flow tube comprises an annularly formed accumulating surface (95) at its flow inlet cross section, wherein the accumulating surface comprises at least one circular ring sector (96) which is inclined with respect to an inflow plane of the flow inlet cross section. |
| US10799838B1 |
Multifunctional misting system
A multifunctional misting system having a housing assembly, a frame assembly, a recessed mist blower assembly, a valve assembly, a recess control panel assembly, a pump-motor assembly, a tank assembly, a puck assembly, and a handle assembly. The housing assembly has first and second flat panels, a front panel, a rear panel, a top panel, a bottom panel, and locking corners. The frame assembly has a solenoid side frame and a blower side frame, a mix solenoid, and a battery with a battery retainer. The recessed mist blower assembly has a blower and nozzles. The pump-motor assembly has a pump motor, a pump housing and a motor-battery bracket. The handle assembly is positioned onto the top panel of the housing assembly. The multifunctional misting system may operate as a mist blower. |
| US10799836B2 |
Preparation method for triptyl polymer separation membrane
The Invention discloses a preparation method for a triptyl polymer separation membrane, wherein, it comprises the following steps: take triptycene compound containing active group, dichloride compound and diamino compound containing ether bond as monomers, and conduct polymerization in aprotic organic solvent in the presence of acid-binding agent; pour the obtained polymer solution into deionized water for precipitation after the reaction, filter out precipitates and wash with methanol and dry to get triptyl polymer; dissolve the triptyl polymer in aprotic organic solvent to produce a membrane-casting solution, apply the solution on support and dry to get a triptyl polymer separation membrane. The Invention solves the problem that the reticular polymer material is insoluble, and breaks the restriction for application of such material in separation membrane due to its insoluble and aging features. |
| US10799833B2 |
Sensor configuration for aftertreatment system including SCR on filter
An exhaust aftertreatment system includes a diesel oxidation catalyst in exhaust gas receiving communication with an engine. A selective catalytic reduction catalyst on filter (SCR on filter) is positioned downstream of the diesel oxidation catalyst. A hydrocarbon doser is configured to inject hydrocarbons into a flow of the exhaust gas upstream of the diesel oxidation catalyst. A reductant doser is configured to inject reductant into the flow of the exhaust gas upstream of the SCR on filter and downstream of the diesel oxidation catalyst. An aftertreatment controller is operatively coupled to the hydrocarbon doser. The aftertreatment controller is configured to control a dosing rate at which the hydrocarbon doser injects hydrocarbons into the flow of the exhaust gas so as to cause regeneration of the SCR on filter. |
| US10799829B2 |
Systems and methods for separating gases
The invention pertains to processes for separating water from air. The processes may employ using an LCST solution with or without subsequent reverse osmosis, nanofiltration, or ultrafiltration. |
| US10799828B2 |
Hard interface dynamic seals
A seal member (80) for a rotary regenerative scrubber (10) includes a hub (30), a rim (48) circumferentially surrounding the hub, and a plurality of spokes (86) extending from the hub to the rim. The hub, rim, and spokes define an axially facing seal face (88) configured to form a sealing engagement with an opposed seal surface of a rotary regenerative scrubber, and a mounting face (90) axially opposed to the seal face configured for mounting to a rotor assembly (20) of a rotary regenerative scrubber. The seal face includes a labyrinth seal (92) defined therein. |
| US10799824B2 |
Portable system and methodology that facilitates dust collection within a silo apparatus
Aspects to facilitate dust collection are disclosed. In one aspect, a chute provides a dust seal between a bulk bag of material and a silo loading hatch. Here, the dust seal comprises a first seal between a first end of the chute and the bulk bag, and a second seal between a second end of the chute and the silo loading hatch. In another aspect, a collapsible chute is extended between a silo loading hatch and a discharge chute of a bulk bag such that the collapsible chute forms a dust seal between the silo loading hatch and the bulk bag. Contents of the bulk bag are released via the discharge chute so that the contents of the bulk bag flow into the silo loading hatch. For this embodiment, the dust seal prevents airborne dust associated with the flow from escaping into an exterior portion of the collapsible chute. |
| US10799823B2 |
Housing main part of a filter housing, filter system, and pre-separator module of a filter system
A housing main part of a filter housing has an element receiving space and an adapter chamber. A filter element is inserted into or removed from the element receiving space through a lateral mounting opening. A pre-separator module and the filter element are arranged behind each other along the main flow axis of the fluid to separate an outlet from an inlet of the filter housing. The adapter chamber accommodates the pre-separator module and/or the filter element. The adapter chamber is arranged at an axial end face of the housing main part and is open axially toward the element receiving space and, axially opposed thereto, toward the environment. The mounting opening is surrounded by a cover receiving rim that extends across the adapter chamber. A part of a connecting device within the housing main part is used to attach the pre-separator module to the housing main part. |
| US10799822B2 |
Fixing device for the dust bag of a dust collector
A fixing device for the dust bag of a dust collector includes a dust collector provided with a wind guide box having its lower side formed with a stuff falling opening, which extends downward to form a ring body. The wind guide box has its outer circumference provided with two tightening units, and an annular frame is connected between the two tightening units and positioned beneath the ring body. The two tightening units can adjust the annular frame to be at a first position or at a second position able to quickly fix or disassemble the dust bag of a dust collector. |
| US10799820B2 |
Durable nanofiber synthetic filter media
A present invention is directed to a laminated filtration media comprising a nanofiber coating applied onto a synthetic substrate. Generally, the laminated filtration media can be produced by applying the nanofiber layer onto the synthetic substrate via an electrospinning process and then thermo-mechanically bonding the nanofiber layer onto the synthetic substrate via a thermal bonding process. The laminated filtration media exhibits superior durability and can be used in a wide array of air filtration applications. |
| US10799816B2 |
Plunger pumping arrangement for a hollow fiber filter
A fluid filtration assembly includes a filter housing having a first end for fluid connection with a fluid storage vessel. A filter cartridge is disposable within the filter housing, and a plunger pump is coupled at a second end of the filter housing. The plunger pump includes a housing having a rigid portion and a flexible portion. The flexible portion has a plunger-engaging portion for coupling to the plunger of an actuator. The flexible portion selectively movable with respect to the rigid portion via the actuator. The filter cartridge can be a hollow fiber filter. The plunger pump can be configured to induce alternating tangential flow in at least a portion a the assembly. The fluid filtration assembly can be provided as a disposable single-use arrangement. |
| US10799815B2 |
High pressure resistant filter
A filter cartridge constructed to prevent an enclosed pleated filter from collapsing into the through-bores formed in a rigid core in high differential pressure applications. The core is modified with reduced-dimension bores to reduce the area of filter material not supported by the core. Alternatively, or in addition, a semi-rigid or rigid core wrap is superposed about the core to add further structural support to the pleated filter. The wrap is formed as a webbed structure with the thickness and spacing of the webbing segments adjusted to partially occlude the underlying core though-bores. This reduces the effective cross-sectional diameter of the through-bores to reduce the overall area of the pleated filter unsupported by the core. The through-bores may have modified shapes to maintain the area of the through-bore and reduce the distance of the through-bore center point from portions of the core wall defining the through-bore. The core also may be modified with clustered through-bores regions. |
| US10799810B2 |
Cascade tray, rectifying column containing said cascade tray, method for operating such a rectifying column, and use of same
The invention relates to a cascade tray suitable for use in a rectifying column and comprising openings in the weir-type cascade edge, to a rectifying column containing at least one cascade tray according to the invention, to a method for operating such a rectifying column, and to the use of a claimed rectifying column in the fractionation of specific substance mixtures. |
| US10799808B2 |
Interactive storytelling kit
An interactive storytelling kit. The interactive storytelling kit has a story source material and a main container. The main container includes a base, at least one sidewall, and a removably securable lid, thereby defining a main container interior volume. A plurality of small containers fit inside the main container's interior volume. The plurality of small containers each include a base, at least one sidewall, and a removably securable small container lid, thereby defining a small container interior volume. The small container lid has indicia disposed on an external surface. Storytelling aids fit inside the small containers interior volume. In use an individual reads a story from the source material and opens corresponding small containers at defined key points in the story to reveal storytelling aids that aid in engaging an audience with the story. |
| US10799807B2 |
Board for use as a book page or puzzle with moving component that alters an illustration and exposes a sensor to activate a corresponding sound
Described is a board that is operable as a children's book or puzzle with parts that move, slide or turn on one lateral plane to physically change an illustration or part of the item and, as they slide or turn, activate a noise related to the illustration. The board includes a generally planar top illustrative layer. A bottom base layer is attached with the top illustrative layer. The bottom base layer includes a light sensor and sound generation components for generating a sound based upon actuation of the light sensor. A moving component is movably connected with the bottom base layer. Finally, the light sensor is connected with the bottom base layer and positioned such that moving the moving component from a first position to a second position exposes the light sensor to cause the sound generation components to generate a sound. |
| US10799805B2 |
Spinning top launching device
The spinning top launching device includes a rotary drive mechanism being configured to be rotated by the operation member and configured to apply rotary force to the spinning top, a rotation speed detection mechanism including a centrifugal clutch mechanism being configured to be rotated by the operation member, and an operation body being engaged with an output side of the centrifugal clutch mechanism to be moved in a first direction from a predetermined position. The operation body includes an indication part configured to indicate the rotation speed. |
| US10799803B2 |
Multi-dimensional theatre based on mechanical arm type roller coaster
A multi-dimensional theatre based on a mechanical arm type roller coaster comprises a track, a track traffic control system, static scenes and dynamic scenes arranged based on a travelling path of the track and various special effect devices coordinated with a plot, and a plurality of mechanical arm type riding devices travelling on the track. The top of both wings of the track is combined with a wheel train of the riding devices, wherein the travel of the riding devices is controlled by the track traffic control system. Multiple groups of friction wheels driven by respective electric motors are mounted in parallel on the main body of the track. The electric motors are fixedly mounted within the main body via multiple groups of corresponding adjustable brackets. The riding devices comprises a roller coaster chassis and a mechanical arm, wherein a seat is mounted at an end of the arm. |
| US10799798B2 |
Systems and methods for automatically measuring a video game difficulty
Embodiments of the systems and methods described herein can automatically measure the difficulty metrics associated with various aspects of a video game using an artificial intelligence system. The artificial intelligence system may include multiple game agents. Telemetry data associated with the gameplay of each game agent may be recorded while the game application is automatically executed by the game agents. The telemetry data may be communicated to a data analysis system which can calculate game difficulty metrics for various aspects of the game. The data analysis system can determine game difficulty associated with the various aspects based on the game difficulty metrics. The results from the data analysis system may be visualized and communicated to a game developer for updating the operations of the video game. |
| US10799793B2 |
Non-transitory computer readable medium, method of controlling a game, and information processing system
A system that stores information related to a first plurality of game contents; receives a first user operation to select a second plurality of game contents from among the first plurality of game contents; controls a display to display a plurality of identification images based on information corresponding to the second plurality of game contents; receives a second user operation to change a first parameter corresponding to the second plurality of game contents; and modifies each of the plurality of identification images in accordance with the change to the first parameter. |
| US10799788B2 |
Electronic game board
An electronic table top game board that includes: an interface area, where the interface area adapts to a predetermined configuration based on user input; player informational displays surrounding the interface area; and a plurality of user interactive devices. The interface area and the plurality of user interactive devices preferably include touch interactive protocol. The electronic table top game board may also include an alternative controller, where the alternative controller includes a joystick and a plurality of control buttons. |
| US10799787B2 |
Top performers
In various embodiments, a player may participate in a game of a top performing player. |
| US10799786B2 |
Relating to board games and dice
A game (2) comprising: a game board (11) comprising a series of ridges, each of the ridges (10) comprising a first face (32) and a second face (33), wherein the second face (33) of each ridge (10) faces toward a first player at one side (30b) of the game board (11) and the first face (32) of each ridge (10) faces toward a second player sitting opposite the first player at an opposite side (30a) of the game board (11); a playing piece (13) comprising a base (44) which corresponds to the faces (32, 33) of the ridges (10); and a die (12) comprising four or more faces (42), each face (42) indicating a numeric value (43), wherein at least one of the numeric values (43) is indicated on at least two of the faces (42). |
| US10799785B2 |
EWhistle
An electronic whistle system pertains to an electronically activated handheld whistle with a transmitter and receiver modules, for use at various sports games, is disclosed. The transmitter module is configured to send a serialized pulse signal to the receiver module for regulating the start and stop of the game clock. The transmitter module comprises an optical sensor on the opposite side of a vane, which occludes an optical sensor beam when the whistle is blown. A microcontroller sends a serialized pulse signal from the transmitter module to the receiver module. The receiver module intercepts the received signal on the detection of correct serial number, the receiver module will send a STOP pulse to the game clock via a cable. The electronic whistle system is designed to dramatically reduce the errors in the timing aspect of various games. |
| US10799781B1 |
Golf swing playing aid device
A golf swing playing aid device for use on a conventional golf club having a handle, an impact head and a shaft. The golf swing playing aid device includes a grip member having an outer portion and an inner portion. The outer portion is adapted to be grasped by the lower hand of the user. The inner portion is configured to slide along the golf club shaft. The grip member is configured such that when gripped by the lower hand of the user during a backswing the grip member slides down the shaft toward the head, whereby the hands of the user, when grasping the handle with the upper hand and the grip member with the lower hand can separate progressively during a backswing and then progressively return back into proximity during a downswing and follow-through of a golf swing to promote a more perfect and repeatable golf swing. |
| US10799779B2 |
Fitting system for golf equipment using camera image for measurement of individual and related methods
In one example, a system for fitting golf equipment for an individual can be configured to be used with an electronic device comprising a fitting processor module and a camera. The system can comprise an image analysis module configured to receive image data of at least a portion of the individual and one or more physical indicia proximate to the individual, where the image data can be captured by the camera. The image analysis module can also be configured to recognize one or more reference features of the individual from the image data, and to calculate one or more fitting dimensions between the one or more reference features in the image data. Other examples, devices, and related methods are also disclosed herein. |
| US10799774B2 |
Golf club head and manufacturing method for same
A method of manufacturing a golf club head enables increased moment-of-inertia and improved durability. The golf club head's crown portion has a first region having a first thickness and multiple second regions having a second thickness that is smaller than the first thickness. The second regions are distributed in a radiating fashion so as to extend from an origin toward a peripheral portion of the crown portion excluding the face side, the origin being located within 15 mm of the center of gravity of the golf club head in the toe-heel direction and also being located in the vicinity of the face side in the face-back direction in a plan view. |
| US10799768B2 |
Golf balls having a foam center with regions of different hardness
Golf balls having a multi-layered core made of a foamed composition are provided. The core preferably has a foam inner core (center) and surrounding thermoset or thermoplastic outer core layer. Preferably, a polyurethane foam composition is used to form the foam center. The foam inner core preferably includes a fully-foamed center region and a partially or completely-collapsed foam outer region. The hardness of the fully-foamed region is different than the hardness of the collapsed foam region. Non-foamed thermoset or thermoplastic materials such as polybutadiene rubbers or ethylene acid copolymer ionomer may be used to form the outer core layer. The ball further includes a cover that may be multi-layered. The foam cores have good resiliency. |
| US10799766B2 |
Golf ball
A golf ball 2 includes a core 4 and a cover 6 positioned outside the core 4. The cover 6 is molded in a mold having support pins by injection molding. A ratio (K/S) of a surface hardness K of the core 4 to an amount of compressive deformation S of the core 4 satisfies the following mathematical formula. 13.0≤K/S≤24.0 The cover 6 has a hardness H of not greater than 62. A product (α*V) of a latitude α of each support pin and a volume V of the cover 6 is not less than 300. |
| US10799765B2 |
Golf ball dimple profile
The present invention concerns a golf ball having dimples with a cross-sectional profile comprising a conical top portion and a bottom portion. More particularly, the profiles of the present invention are defined by three independent parameters: dimple diameter (DD), edge angle (ΦEDGE), and saucer ratio (Sr). These parameters fully define the dimple shape and allow for greater flexibility in constructing a dimple profile versus conventional spherical dimples. The dimples optionally have a transition surface connecting the conical top portion to the land area of the golf ball and/or a transition surface connecting the conical top portion to the bottom portion. |
| US10799764B2 |
Monofin
A monofin has a fin having a left fluke, and right fluke, and a hinge section that hingedly connects the left fluke and the right fluke. The monofin also includes a left foot pocket connected to the left fluke, a right foot pocket connected to the right fluke, and a hinge assembly that hingedly connects the left foot pocket and the right foot pocket. |
| US10799763B2 |
System and method for providing a coach with live training data of an athlete as the athlete is performing a swimming workout
An athlete tracking system and method for tracking an athlete during training sessions. The system includes a mobile tracking device wearable around a portion of the athlete's head, and a training log server for maintaining an athlete profile that includes a training record updatable by the athlete and a training plan supplied by a coach. |
| US10799759B2 |
Golf equipment identification and fitting system
Systems and methods for identifying golf equipment. The system may include one or more performance tracking devices, such as an optical sensor system or a radar sensor system for tracking at least one of a golf club swing or a golf ball flight. The system also may include at least one processor and memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to perform a set of operations. The operations include receiving current dynamic input for a golf shot from a golfer and current static input for the golfer. The operations also include executing a trained machine-learning model based on the received current dynamic input and current static input to generate predicted golf club properties and/or predicted golf ball properties for the golfer. The predicted golf club properties and/or predicted golf ball properties are displayed on a connected display. |
| US10799757B2 |
Systems and methods for measuring and/or analyzing swing information
In a first aspect, a method for monitoring a golf swing is provided that includes coupling a mobile telephone to a golf club and employing the mobile telephone coupled to the golf club to monitor acceleration of the mobile telephone as the mobile telephone swings while a user swings the golf club, collect acceleration information based on the monitored acceleration of the mobile telephone as the mobile telephone swings, analyze the collected acceleration information to determine one or more characteristics of the golf swing based on the collected acceleration information, and output information regarding the one or more characteristics of the golf swing on the display of the mobile telephone. Numerous other aspects are provided. |
| US10799754B2 |
Exercise wedge and method of use
A portable exercise device designed to efficiently and safely exercise the gluteal, hamstring and calf muscles. The exercise device is an inclined platform with an elongated resistance band attached to both sides of the upper surface of the inclined platform, providing resistance from the sides of the platform. An additional raised support is provided on the inclined platform, as well as resistance originating from within the platform, which optimizes the concentric and eccentric phase of every squat and lunge for maximal strength and hypertrophy of the muscles. The combination of the inclined platform with resistance from the sides and from the platform itself allows the user to conduct a variety of exercises for strengthening the muscles of the lower body. |
| US10799750B2 |
Weight training sled
A weight training sled (100) characterized by one or more of (A) rotatable wheels (130) in contact with ground, (B) curvilinear push handles (140) with comfortably spaced, and inwardly and/or downwardly angled hand grips (143), and (C) an elevated tow hook (160). |
| US10799746B2 |
Trampolines
A trampoline including: a frame including a plurality of frame segments/units connected together, each segment including lower and upper frame members secured together in spaced apart relationship for assembly with other like segments/units; a plurality of spaced apart flexible and resilient plates connected to the lower frame member of each segment/unit and extending upwards therefrom; a jumping mat extending between said plates and being operatively connected at or adjacent its periphery thereto, said plates engaging the upper frame member of each segment/unit respectively above the lower frame member of the respective segment and being arranged for movement inwards and outwards towards the opposite side of said mat and/or up and down in response to a user jumping on said mat, the plates having an upper portion preformed to have a bend in one direction and a lower portion preformed to have a bend in the opposite direction. |
| US10799744B1 |
Vibration pulley system for exercise apparatus
In an exercise apparatus incorporating a vibration pulley system, a vibration unit connected to the frame of the exercise apparatus. The vibration unit may include a toothed pulley and a contact roller mounted on a bracket. A pulley cable may include an end fixedly secured to the frame of the exercise apparatus. The pulley cable may be threaded about the toothed pulley and the opposite end of the pulley cable connected to a handle that may be grasped by an operator. The toothed pulley may be in engagement with the contact roller to generate vibrations that may be felt by the operator. The vibration intensity may be adjusted to variable levels. |
| US10799743B2 |
Trampoline
A trampoline includes a plurality of arc-shaped rods and a plurality of long iron joints. The long iron joints are T-shaped. The arc-shaped rods and the long iron joints are insertedly connected to each other successively and alternatively to form a circular ring. Lower ends of the long iron joints are insertedly connected to straight tubes. Lower ends of two adjacent straight tubes are insertedly connected to a foot tube. The foot tube is U-shaped with an opening upward. The arc-shaped rods are connected to a fabric clamp through arc-shaped hook springs. The fabric clamp inner end is connected to an edge of the trampoline fabric. Grooves are insertedly connected in the inward protrusions, preventing the arc-shaped rods from rotating relative to the horizontal tube. The fabric clamp outer sheet closes the interval between the tension spring and the trampoline fabric, preventing users from stepping into the interval. |
| US10799736B2 |
Structurally-installed access device for accepting connection by a fire hose nozzle to introduce firefighting fluid into an enclosed space of a structure
A nozzle access device is configured to be installed in a structural element and to accept connection by a fire hose nozzle to introduce firefighting fluid into an enclosed space. The device has a housing configured to be inserted in a hole formed in the structural element. The housing has a cylindrical body and a first face with an opening surrounded by an inwardly extending cylindrical socket. The housing has a second face, with an opening, which is attached to the cylindrical body. A movable nozzle connector in the housing has a connection portion configured to receive an inserted fire hose nozzle in a locking connection and a cylindrical nozzle stop portion extending from the connection portion. The nozzle stop portion is movably coupled within an interior of the socket of the first face. |
| US10799735B2 |
Fire apparatus vehicle with turret support arrangement
A relatively small fire apparatus vehicle, which may have a single rear axle, is provided that includes a high-flow articulated water tower that delivers water at a rate of up to 1500 GPM (gallons per minute). The fire apparatus vehicle may include a turret support arrangement with a torque box that is supported from the vehicle chassis and that supports a turret at its turret base. A pair of outriggers is connected to at least two of the vehicle chassis, the torque box, and the turret base through a pair of outrigger mounts on opposite sides of the vehicle chassis. |
| US10799731B2 |
Harness with integrated energy absorber
A fall protection harness for being removably worn by a user having at least two leg straps, a first shoulder strap and a second shoulder strap. At least one of the shoulder straps has an energy absorbing element integrated therewith. The energy absorbing element may be a tubular webbing material surrounding a tearable webbing material with at least two bound webbing components configured to tear from one another when the shoulder strap is subjected to a force that exceeds a predetermined threshold. |
| US10799729B2 |
Portable air purifier
Provided herein is a portable air purifier. The portable air purifier includes: a body; first to third accommodation portions configured to have respective open top surfaces in order to separately accommodate a battery, an air compressor, and water; first to third covers configured to selectively open and close the respective open top surfaces of the first to third accommodation portions; an air inlet connected to the lower portion of the second accommodation portion, and configured to accommodate a pre-filter; a siphon pipe positioned upright inside the water of the third accommodation portion, and configured such that the top thereof is connected to the air outlet of the air compressor; a cannula installed on the top of the third accommodation portion, and configured to supply purified, humidified air to a user; and a power switch configured to control the amount of air to be supplied. |
| US10799727B2 |
Helmet for anesthesia
A helmet for anesthesia, adapted to keep confined anesthetic gases and to administer them in a non-invasive fashion to a patient laying on an operating table, allowing to provide oxygen and/or anesthetic gases through tubes and fast access to the patient's head in case of emergency is described. The helmet has a lower half-shell and an upper half-shell, the lower half-shell being anatomically shaped to receive and support the nape and the neck of the laying patient, the upper half-shell and the lower half-shell having fastening means for fastening one to the other and being configured to be fitted one to the other and to the neck or torso of the patient to form a substantially airtight enclosure for enclosing head of the patient, at least one inlet port for gas supply and at least one outlet port for gas evacuation being on the lower half-shell and/or the upper half-shell. |
| US10799723B2 |
Ultrasound device for sonothrombolysis therapy
A medical imaging system configured to provide cardiac sonothrombolysis therapy is disclosed. Various embodiments of portable cardiac sonothrombolysis devices are disclosed. The devices may be configured to determine if one or more ultrasound probes have a proper view of the heart, and if not, may steer the beam to a desired location. The ultrasound probes may be configured for both imaging and cardiac sonothrombolysis therapy. The ultrasound probes may be configured to be hands-free. The portable devices may be configured to provide operating instructions to an operator. The instructions may be provided via graphics, audio, and/or video. |
| US10799721B2 |
Particle beam therapy apparatus
A particle beam therapy apparatus 10 includes: a particle beam irradiator 16 outputting a particle beam B; a movable supporting structure 21 supporting the particle beam irradiator 16; movable plates 37 disposed on a displacement trajectory of the particle beam irradiator 16, forming a substantially horizontal enveloping surface below a table 18 for placing an irradiation object 13, and including first and second floor members in at least one of the movable plates 37, the second floor member being larger in X-ray transmittance than the first floor member; an X-ray generator 27a provided in a non-collision area 31 where the X-ray generator 27a does not collide with any of the particle beam irradiator 16, the supporting structure 21, and the movable plates 37; and an X-ray detector 27b installed at a position where the X-ray detector 27b faces the X-ray generator 27a. |
| US10799717B2 |
Systems and methods for reducing a radial distance of a collimator assembly occupying
A device may include a collimator positioned between a radiation source of a scanner and a bore of the scanner. The bore may include a detecting region configured to accommodate a subject. The collimator may be configured to prevent at least one portion of radiation rays emitted from the radiation source from being incident on the subject. The device may further include a first filter and a second filter. The first filter may be positioned between the radiation source and the collimator. The second filter may be positioned between the collimator and the bore. The first filter and the second filter may be configured to adjust a distribution of radiation impinging upon the subject. |
| US10799716B2 |
Streamlined, guided on-couch adaptive workflow
Systems and methods for implementing an adaptive therapy workflow that minimizes time needed to create a session patient model, select an appropriate plan for the treatment session, and treat the patient. |
| US10799709B2 |
Portable single use automated external defibrillator device
There is provided herein a small form factor portable automatic external defibrillator (AED) having a controller, a charging circuit and a discharge circuit to discharge capacitors using a respective pair of electrode pads. The defibrillator may be separable into two portions at a bisection. Each portion may have a respective electrode pad on corresponding upper surfaces thereof for electrical contact with the chest. A circuit completion wire may complete the electric circuit between the two portions. The defibrillator may comprise a peel-off layer covering both adjacent electrodes. The peel-off layer is adhered to the board at peripheral edges thereof. As such, when pressure is applied to the bisection, the board snaps into the two portions and the peel-off layer simultaneously peels from the portions. In this way, the defibrillator may be deployed quickly with a single break apart manoeuver. |
| US10799705B2 |
Flexible complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor probes for chronic, large-scale neural stimulation and recording
Systems and methods for providing neural stimulation and recording on a subject using flexible complementary CMOS probes are provided. Disclosed systems can include a flexible probe adapted for insertion into a portion of a brain of the subject, the flexible probe comprising a tail portion and a head portion. The tail portion can include a plurality of electrodes configured to be coupled to the brain and a plurality of front-end amplifiers. Each of the plurality of front-end amplifiers can be configured to amplify a signal received from a corresponding electrode of the plurality of electrodes. The head portion can include one or more inductors configured to enable two-way communication with a wireless reader through a near-field inductive link. |
| US10799693B2 |
Connector
A connector of the present invention includes a housing and a valve, wherein the housing has a flow path and a pipe connecting port, and the valve is formed of an elastic material and is adapted to block the pipe connecting port. The valve has a substantially columnar deformable portion. The deformable portion has a top surface exposed from the pipe connecting port, a bottom surface opposite to the top surface, and a slit that reaches extends from the top surface to the bottom surface. When the top surface is pressed by the pipe, the deformable portion of the valve will be displaced toward the flow path while elastically deforming, so that inner surfaces that define the slit will face the flow path, and the top surface will form an opening that communicates with the flow path. |
| US10799689B2 |
Method and apparatus for valve adjustment
Disclosed is a valve assembly operable to selectively control a flow or passage of a fluid. The valve assembly may be applied to any appropriate mechanism such as a hydrocephalus shunt, fluid draining sewage system, or tank holding system. The valve assembly disclosed may include a selected profile for various applications. |
| US10799686B2 |
Guidewire torquer
A guidewire torquer comprising a handling body for handling of the guidewire torquer and guidewire holding surfaces oriented for engaging the guidewire from mutually opposite sides of the guidewire and holding the guidewire in an elastically tensioned, bent guidewire shape providing frictional fixation of the guidewire relative to the handling body. The guidewire holding surfaces project from an abutment plane defined by at least one abutment surface. A guidewire trajectory of the bent guidewire shape extends along and touches the guidewire holding surfaces is accessible from a direction in which the at least one abutment surface is facing. At least portions of the guidewire holding surfaces lean over towards or face the abutment plane for holding the guidewire adjacent to said abutment plane, and the guidewire holding surfaces are part of a single, rigid body portion. |
| US10799685B2 |
Expandable sheath with longitudinally extending reinforcing members
An expandable delivery sheath includes an elastic outer tubular layer and an inner tubular layer. The inner tubular layer include a thick wall portion integrally connected to a thin wall portion. The thin wall portion can include longitudinal reinforcing members/rods that facilitate unfolding during the passage of the implant, thus decreasing the push force and increasing the consistency of the push force. The inner tubular layer can have a non-expanded or folded condition wherein the thin wall portion folds onto an outer surface of the thick wall portion under urging of the elastic outer tubular layer. When an implant passes therethrough, the outer tubular layer stretches and the inner tubular layer unfolds into an expanded lumen diameter. Once the implant passes, the outer tubular layer again urges the inner tubular layer into the non-expanded condition with the sheath reassuming its smaller profile. |
| US10799681B2 |
Over-the-needle catheter sleeve
The present disclosure is directed to an over-the-needle (OTN) catheter assembly having a sleeve configured thereon. The catheter includes a body having an outer diameter. The body also includes a proximal end and a distal end and defines a lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end. A needle is configured within the lumen of the catheter and extends from the proximal end to the distal end. The sleeve is configured around a portion of the outer diameter of the catheter that passes through an insertion site of the catheter. Further, the sleeve includes a length extending from a first end to a second end and is configured to prevent the catheter from collapsing along the length of the sleeve. In addition, the sleeve is configured to prevent leakage from the insertion site of the catheter. |
| US10799680B2 |
Intravenous catheter insertion and blood sample devices and method of use
A catheter insertion device includes a handle, a needle, a guide wire, and a catheter. The handle may have a proximal region and a distal region. The distal region may include a slot between a top extension and a bottom extension, which extends through a distal end. The needle may have a proximal end positioned in the proximal region and a distal end extending from the distal region. The guide wire may have a proximal end positioned in the proximal region of the handle and a distal end positioned in a lumen of the needle. The catheter may be positioned coaxially over the needle with a proximal end connected to a catheter hub. The catheter hub may be slidably disposed in the slot to enable movement from a first position in the distal region to a second position distal of the distal region. |
| US10799677B2 |
Multi-direction steerable handles for steering catheters
Disclosed herein are steerable catheter assemblies and methods of steering catheters that utilize gimbal plate and ring mechanisms to accomplish independent control of catheter flex magnitude and catheter flex direction. Some embodiments include a catheter with two or more pull wires that flex the catheter, a housing connected to the catheter, a gimbal ring pivotally connected to the housing, a gimbal plate pivotally connected to the gimbal ring to form a gimbal assembly, and an adjustment member coupled to the gimbal assembly, such that the adjustment member is movable axially and rotationally relative to the gimbal assembly. The two or more pull wires are connected to the gimbal plate, the adjustment member engages the gimbal plate such that movement of the adjustment member adjusts the position of the gimbal assembly to thereby flex the catheter with the pull wires. |
| US10799673B2 |
Vascular catheter permitting the injection of a volume of the plug type
The present invention relates to a single-lumen vascular catheter to be inserted into a blood flow channel for the injection of a product by the venous or arterial route, comprising a tube having a hollow longitudinal body with a lumen, the lumen extending along the full length of the tube and being intended to permit the injection of a given volume of product at a prescribed flow rate the tube having lateral orifices which are of substantially identical size and are arranged in the longitudinal body substantially symmetrically about the longitudinal axis, near a distal end of the tube, an end surface at the distal end of the tube reducing a total surface area of the lumen starting from the distal end of the tube. |
| US10799661B2 |
Patient interface with a seal-forming structure having varying thickness
A cushion assembly for a patient interface includes an elastomeric seal-forming portion that includes a dome-shaped superior region (3180A); a saddle-shaped inferior region (3180G); a first support region (3180E) having a consistent wall thickness, preferably 2 mm, that is greater than the wall thickness of the dome-shaped superior and the saddle-shaped inferior regions, preferably 0.3 mm; a second support region (3180D) having a varied wall thickness and is bounded by the first support region (3180E) on a proximal side and having a distal side opposite the proximal side. In claim 1, the wall thickness in the second support region (3180D) increases from the distal side to the proximal side, preferably 2 to 1.3 mm. Preferably, wall thickness of a third support region (3180F) is 1.3 mm, a compliant region (3180C) is 0.85 mm and a flap (3180H) is 0.5 mm. Preferably flap (3180H) moves independently of a loop connection (3110). |
| US10799659B2 |
Tracheostomy tube assemblies and inner cannulae
A tracheostomy tube assembly includes an outer tube (1) and an inner cannula (2) inserted in the outer tube. Two lugs (36) and (37) project outwardly from the inner cannula. The outer tube has a connector (15) that is rotatable and has catch members (28) and (29) that can be rotated into alignment with the lugs (36) and (37) on the inner cannula so as to retain the inner cannula in the outer tube. The inner cannula is removed by twisting the connector (15) through 90° so that the catch members (28) (and 29) move out of alignment with the lugs (36) and (37) to enable the inner cannula to be pulled rearwardly out of the outer tube. |
| US10799656B2 |
Patient interface assembly disconnect detection
A flow of breathable gas is delivered to a subject through a patient interface assembly. An enhanced technique for determining whether the airway of subject is disengaged from the patient interface assembly. A model that provides predicted values of a dynamic property of the flow of breathable gas is fit to measured values of the dynamic property. The model and/or the fit of the predicted values to the measured values are then analyzed to determine whether or not the airway of the subject is disengaged from the patient interface assembly. This provide enhanced determination of these conditions even in implementations in which a restrictive patient interface assembly is used. |
| US10799655B2 |
Ultrasonic energy measurements in respiratory drug delivery devices
Systems and methods for delivering medicament to a subject use one or more sensors to generate signals that represent characteristics of the ultrasonic energy emitted by a respiratory medicament delivery device during operation. Parameters based on these signals indicate energy amplitude in one or more frequency ranges. Such parameters can be used to control and/or monitor device operation and/or patient adherence. |
| US10799654B2 |
Integrated distributed classification, prediction and response system
A computer-implemented method of determining the efficacy of a substance that is vaporized and inhaled by a user includes receiving a cartridge within a housing of a vapor inhalation device. The cartridge stores a substance therein. The housing has an opening at a first end thereof. A characteristic of the substance in the cartridge is measured. At least a portion of the substance in the cartridge is vaporized to create a vapor. The vapor is in fluid communication with the opening of the housing. At least a portion of the vapor flows through the opening at the first end of the housing. A characteristic of the at least a portion of the vapor flowing through the opening is measured. Data is analyzed to generate an output. The data includes substance data associated with the measured characteristic of the substance and vapor data associated with the measured characteristic of the vapor. |
| US10799652B2 |
Nebulizer device
In one embodiment, the present disclosure provides a portable nebulizer comprising a housing, a mouthpiece, a reservoir, a disk having multiple pores, and a unit that is configured to cause the disk to vibrate, wherein the vibration of the disk creates a pressure differential that causes a fluid from the reservoir to move through the disk to create an aerosol for delivery. In one embodiment, the mouthpiece may be held in place with at least one metal plate imbedded in the mouthpiece and at least one magnet imbedded in the housing. In one embodiment, the reservoir may have a non-cylindrical shape. In one embodiment, the nebulizer may comprise a battery and a USB port for charging the battery. |
| US10799651B2 |
Pharmaceutical injection device and storage case therefor
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical injection device, and it is an object thereof to prompt the user to replace the injection needle as needed. To achieve this object, the present invention is configured such that a needle detector switch 8 that directly or indirectly detects the mounting of an injection needle to a pharmaceutical syringe 5 is provided to a main case 2, this needle detector switch 8 is connected to a controller 21, and the controller 21 displays on a display component 19 an injection needle removal message that directly or indirectly prompts the user to remove an injection needle 6 from the pharmaceutical syringe 5 when the mounting of the injection needle 6 to the pharmaceutical syringe 5 has been detected by the needle detector switch 8 in the switching off the a power switch 16. |
| US10799647B2 |
Injection device having a thread having a variable pitch
The invention relates to an autoinjector for dispensing a liquid product, in particular a highly viscous medication, comprising: a housing, a product container, which is arranged in the housing and has a slidable piston, wherein the piston can be slid in a dispensing direction in order to dispense the product contained in the product container, a forward drive element, which acts on the piston as the product is being dispensed, a first spring, which is preloaded such that the product can be dispensed from the product container by the sliding of the forward drive element and the piston, and a rotation element, which is operatively coupled to the forward drive element, wherein the first spring acts on the rotation element in such a way that the rotation element is set into rotation in order to dispense the product, wherein the rotation element or the forward drive element has a thread having a variable pitch. |
| US10799644B2 |
Method for moulding a polymeric housing for a medical injection device
The invention relates to a medical injection device having a polymeric housing or housing parts. The housing comprises a moulded outer housing element and a moulded elongated tubular inner housing element. The elongated tubular inner housing element is formed as one unitary element and carries a pointer and one or more projections in predetermined and correlated positions. The pointer points to indicia on a scale drum and the projections engage the scale drum. The outer housing element is moulded over the elongated tubular inner housing element in a 2K moulding to form one single housing component. |
| US10799643B2 |
Drive-control system for an injection device
A drive-control system for an injection device for delivering settable doses of a pharmaceutical substance contained in a cartridge (3), the system comprising a tubular housing body (2) having a longitudinal axis (A-A), a proximal end (2a) and a distal end (2b) connectable to the cartridge enclosure (3), the system further comprising a helical spring (7) contained in the housing body and a piston rod (6) moveable towards said distal end (2b) and blocked in translation towards the proximal end (2a). The housing body (2) further contains (i) a control sleeve (10) on which the spring (7) is mounted, the control sleeve (10) being rotatable around the axis (A-A), and (ii) a setting sleeve (11) translatable along the axis (A-A), wherein rotation of the control sleeve (10) in a first direction combined with compression of the spring (7) causes the setting sleeve (11) to be translated towards the proximal end (2a) of the housing body (2), and extension of the spring (7) causes the setting sleeve (11) to be translated towards the distal end (2b) of the housing body (2) and the control sleeve (10) to be rotated in a second direction and the piston rod (6) to be pushed towards the outside of the housing body (2). An injection device comprising the drive-control system according to the invention. |
| US10799635B2 |
Monitoring unit
The present disclosure relates to a monitoring unit for a medicament delivery device, where the monitoring unit has a housing, monitoring circuit arranged in the housing, capable of detecting and monitoring functions of the medicament delivery device, releasable holding elements, which releasable holding elements interact with a medicament delivery device for releasably holding the monitoring unit when attached to a medicament delivery device. Locking elements are operably arranged in the monitoring unit to act on the attachment mechanism, and at least one drive element is operably connected to the locking elements wherein, upon activation of the monitoring unit, the at least one drive element causes the locking elements to act on the releasable holding elements, preventing detachment of said monitoring unit from the medicament delivery device. |
| US10799634B2 |
Method of manufacturing one of a range of autoinjectors
A method of manufacturing one of a range of autoinjectors having cartridges (600, 600′, 600″) with different preset fill volumes, the method comprising the steps of: a) providing a front body assembly (100b, 100c, 100c′, 100c″), b) providing a cartridge (600, 600′, 600″) of given fill volume, c) providing a rear body assembly (100a) comprising a spring-driven drive ram assembly (310, 320) configured to drive the piston of a held cartridge (600, 600′, 600″), d) providing a ram spacer member (400, 400′, 400″), the ram spacer member defining a spacing geometry of length dimension (X1′, X1″, X1′″, XS′, XS″, XS′″, XR′, XR″, XR′″) selected according to the fill volume of the cartridge (600, 600′, 600″), and e) assembling a front body assembly (100b, 100c, 100c′, 100c″), the cartridge (600, 600′, 600″), the ram spacer member (400, 400′, 400″) and the rear body assembly (100a) so that the ram spacer member (400, 400′, 400″) is arranged axially between the drive ram assembly (310, 320) of the rear body assembly (100a) and the piston of a held cartridge (600, 600′, 600″). |
| US10799630B2 |
Drug delivery device with proximity sensor
A drug delivery device, in the form of an injector, may include one of a number of systems for limiting the delivery of a medical fluid or drug product in case of movement of (e.g., removal of) the injector relative to the patient as determined by a proximity sensor. The drug delivery system may in the alternative or in addition include systems for indicating the amount of medical fluid or drug product delivered (or not delivered) in case of movement of (e.g., removal of) the injector relative to the patient as determined by the proximity sensor. The injector may be, for example, an on-body injector or an hand-held autoinjector. |
| US10799622B2 |
Reducing post-operative adhesion formation with intraperitoneal glutamine
The present disclosure relates to a method of treating or reducing adhesions in the peritoneum of a patient in need thereof. The method includes performing adhesiolysis on one or more adhesions involving the patient's peritoneum and/or one or more tissues or organs in the patient's peritoneal cavity; and administering to the peritoneum or the peritoneal cavity of the patient an effective amount of a composition comprising at least one glutamine source. The glutamine source is selected from one or more of L-glutamine, physiologically acceptable salts of L-glutamine, and dipeptides comprising L-glutamine. |
| US10799621B2 |
Device and method for inhibiting movement of a medical device in a patient
A medical device such as a cannula, catheter, needle or biosensing probe includes an elongated body for penetrating, inserting and/or positioning in or through the skin of a patient. The elongated body has an outer surface that when positioned in the patient with a coefficient of friction sufficient to inhibit movement between the elongated body on the skin at the insertion site to inhibit irritation at the infusion site. A lubricious coating is provided on the elongated body to assist in penetration and/or insertion of the elongated body into the patient. The lubricious coating can be removed by a shearing action by the insertion of the elongated body into the patient and/or by absorption of the lubricious coating to expose the outer surface of the elongated member. |
| US10799620B2 |
Ring and tubular structures and methods of synthesis and use thereof
Nanofiber structures are provided along with methods of production and methods of use. |
| US10799613B2 |
Direct photopatterning of robust and diverse materials
The present invention relates to methods of metathesizing olefins using catalysts previously considered to be practically inactive. The present invention further relates to novel photosensitive compositions, their use as photoresists, and methods related to patterning polymer layers on substrates. Further, modifications to the compositions and method provide for an unprecedented functionalization of the compositions, useful for example in the preparation of sensors, drug delivery systems, and tissue scaffolds. The novel compositions and associated methods also provide for the opportunity to prepare 3-dimensional objects which provide new access to critically dimensioned devices, including for example photonic devices. |
| US10799607B2 |
Handle-mounted distribution manifold
Various implementations of the invention are directed toward a sanitizing door handle and/or components of such sanitizing door handle. Some implementations of the invention are directed toward a manual sanitizing door handle while some implementations of the invention are directed toward an auto-sanitizing door handle. According to some implementations of the invention, a sanitizing fluid is dispensed directly onto an exterior surface of the sanitizing door handle in connection with an operation of the door handle to sanitize the door handle. According to some implementations of the invention, a sanitizing fluid is dispensed directly onto a user's hand(s) in connection with an operation of the door handle to sanitize the user's hand(s). |
| US10799595B2 |
Pyrrolobenzodiazepine conjugates
A compound of formula (I): (I) and its conjugates. |
| US10799591B2 |
Branched oligonucleotides
Provided herein are branched oligonucleotides exhibiting efficient and specific tissue distribution, cellular uptake, minimum immune response and off-target effects, without formulation. |
| US10799590B2 |
Compositions containing a bitter tastant and at least one sophorolipid, and methods of reducing bitter taste attributed to a bitter tastant in an edible composition
A composition comprising a bitter tastant and at least one sophorolipid and optionally a carrier; wherein the composition is edible and wherein the bitter taste of said bitter tastant is reduced. A method of reducing bitter taste attributed to a bitter tastant in an edible composition, said method comprising adding to said edible composition an effective amount of at least one sophorolipid and optionally a carrier; such that any bitter taste induced by the bitter tastant is reduced. |
| US10799587B2 |
Ion implantation of neutron capture elements into nanodiamond particles to form composition for neutron capture therapy usage
A composition for neutron capture therapy and a method of preparing the same are provided. The composition includes at least one nanodiamond particle and at least one neutron capture element, in which the at least one neutron capture element is embedded into the at least one nanodiamond particle by using an ion implantation system. |
| US10799585B2 |
Stable aqueous formulations of adalimumab
The invention provides aqueous pharmaceutical adalimumab compositions suitable for long-term storage of adalimumab, methods of manufacture of these compositions, methods of administration, and kits containing same. |
| US10799578B2 |
Vaccine against porcine parvovirus
The present invention relates to a porcine parvovirus (PPV) viral protein 2 (VP2) having at amino acid position 228 a glutamic acid residue or a glutamate residue, and/or at amino acid position 414 a serine residue, and/or at amino acid position 419 a glutamine residue, and/or at amino acid position 436 a threonine residue. Further, the present invention relates to immunogenic compositions comprising said PPV viral protein 2 (VP2). Furthermore, the present invention relates to methods for immunizing a subject comprising administering to such subject the immunogenic composition of the present invention. Moreover, the present invention relates to methods of treating or preventing clinical signs caused by PPV infection in a subject of need, the method comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an immunogenic composition according to the present invention. |
| US10799576B2 |
RSV vaccines and methods of production and use thereof
Recombinant, live, attenuated viruses of the Pneumoviridae family are disclosed that include a baculovirus GP64 envelope glycoprotein or variant or fragment thereof and a respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) F protein variant or fragment thereof. Also disclosed are polynucleotides encoding the virus as well as pharmaceutical compositions and vaccines containing the virus. In addition, methods of producing and using each of the above compositions are also disclosed. |
| US10799575B2 |
Flavivirus and alphavirus virus-like particles (VLPS)
Described herein are flavivirus virus-like particles (VLPs) that display on their surfaces antigenic flavivirus proteins. Also described are methods of making and using these VLPs. |
| US10799573B2 |
Pertussis vaccines and methods of making and using
Bordetella pertussis iron receptor proteins or portions thereof (e.g., one or more extracellular domains), alone or spliced into B. pertussis scaffold proteins (e.g., fimbrial or flagellin), are provided and can be used in acellular vaccines to protect against pertussis or other Bordetella diseases in humans and non-human mammals. In addition, Bordetella species grown under iron-starved conditions are provided and can be used in whole cell vaccines to protect against pertussis or other Bordetella diseases in humans and non-human mammals. |
| US10799571B2 |
Immunotherapy against several tumors of the blood, such as acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
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 several novel peptide sequences and their variants derived from HLA class I and HLA class II molecules of human tumor cells that can be used in vaccine compositions for eliciting anti-tumor immune responses. |
| US10799566B2 |
Modified factor IX, and compositions, methods and uses for gene transfer to cells, organs, and tissues
The invention relates to modified Factor IX coding sequence, expression cassette, vectors such as viral (e.g., lenti- or adeno-associated viral) vectors, and gene transfer methods and uses. In particular, to target Factor IX nucleic acid to cells, tissues or organs for expression (transcription) of Factor IX. |
| US10799563B2 |
Polymeric hGH prodrugs
The present invention relates to a polymeric human growth hormone prodrug and dry, liquid and reconstituted pharmaceutical formulations comprising said prodrug. It furthermore relates to their use as medicaments for the treatment of diseases which can be treated with growth hormone and to methods of treatment. It also relates to methods of application of such polymeric human growth hormone prodrug or pharmaceutical formulation. |
| US10799562B1 |
GHRH or analogues thereof for use in treatment of hepatic disease
The present application relates to novel methods for preventing, slowing the progression of, or treating nonalcoholic fatty liver (NAFL), nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), and/or liver fibrosis, and/or reducing the risks of liver cancer in subjects, such as HIV-infected subjects, using a GHRH molecule, e.g., trans-3-hexenoyl-GHRH(1-44)-NH2, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The subjects may have particular pathological features such as liver fibrosis, a hepatic fat fraction (HFF) of at least about 10%, serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels of at least about 30 U/L, and/or a NAFLD Activity Score (NAS) of at least 4 or 5. |
| US10799561B2 |
Method for increasing cardiac inflow by administering a compound that binds RXFP1
A pharmaceutical composition for treatment of persons afflicted of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFPEF), diastolic heart failure (DHF) or diastolic dysfunction (DF), the composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a compound capable of specific binding to the relaxin receptor (RXFP1) present on fibroblasts, fibromyoblasts, endothelial cells, endocardial cells, and cardiomyocytes in the cardiac muscle to increase the heart's stroke volume at lower end-diastolic pressure. |
| US10799559B2 |
NOPE for treatment of pathological muscle loss and weakness
Methods of treating muscle wasting and other disorders with NOPE extracellular domain (ECD) polypeptides and NOPE ECD fusion molecules are provided. |
| US10799549B2 |
Hepatoprotective traditional chinese medicine composition containing fructus ligustri lucidi, herba exliptae, radix paeoniae alba, rhizoma curcumae longae and clam extract, preparation method and use thereof
Disclosed is a method of preparing a hepatoprotective traditional Chinese medicine composition. The composition is prepared from Fructus Ligustri Lucidi, Herba Ecliptae, Radix Paeoniae Alba, Rhizoma Curcumae Longae and clam as main raw materials. |
| US10799547B2 |
Composition comprising suaeda japonica for preventing or alleviating diabetes
The present invention relates to a food composition comprising Suaeda japonica as an active ingredient for preventing or alleviating diabetes, and to a method for preparing the composition. When Suaeda japonica powder of the present invention is administered to OLETF mice in which obesity and diabetes are naturally induced during growth due to a defect of the CCK-1 gene, an increase in blood glucose and production of glycosylated hemoglobin are inhibited, and the effect of improving glucose tolerance is exhibited. Also, a high blood level of adiponectin, which relates to an improvement in insulin sensitivity and to the recovery of glucose metabolism function, is maintained, and antidiabetic activity, specifically, the effect of alleviating or preventing diabetes, is excellent. |
| US10799545B2 |
Transdermal delivery of cannabidiol with other active moieties including cannabinoids
Transdermal delivery devices for the delivery of cannabidiol (CBD) and related moieties are shown and described. In a reservoir-patch design, a microporous, hydrophilic membrane and a backing define a reservoir that houses a mixture of CBD, a polar liquid, and a gelling agent, along with other moieties that seem to be enhanced or bioavailability of increased by the same. The hydrophilic membrane is coated with an amine-compatible silicone skin adhesive. In a monolithic design, a release liner is coated with a mixture of CBD and a PIB or amine-compatible silicone skin adhesive laminated to the backing material. In using CBD as a pure compound or as one to combine with other moieties, the invention is able to control delivery better than the prior art. Construction of the transdermal patch of reservoir type is also taught, which enables things such as Vitamin B12 to become part of the complex deliverable by the inventions. |
| US10799543B2 |
Oncolytic poliovirus for human tumors
Human clinical use of a chimeric poliovirus construct has demonstrated excellent anti-tumor effect. The mechanism of action is believed to involve both viral oncolysis as well as immune recruitment, both of which lead to necrosis in the area of the tumor. No adverse effects have been observed. |
| US10799541B2 |
Bi-layer dual release probiotic tablets
The present invention generally relates to dietary supplement and pharmaceutical formulations comprising layered acid protective oral dosage formulations comprising probiotics and provided as single unified or cohesive dosage form units. Each individual acid protective layer of the cohesive dosage form provides one of a different probiotic payload, a different release profile to target delivery of probiotic to a particular region in the gastrointestinal tract, or both different probiotic payloads and release profiles to target delivery of different probiotics to particular regions in the gastrointestinal tract. |
| US10799539B2 |
Microbiota restoration therapy (MRT) compositions and methods of manufacture
Microbiota restoration therapy (MRT) compositions (e.g., oral MRT compositions) and methods for manufacturing MRT compositions are disclosed. An example method for manufacturing an MRT composition may include collecting a stool sample, purifying the stool sample to form a purified sample, stabilizing the purified sample to form a stabilized sample, converting the stabilized sample to a solid, adding one or more additives and/or excipients to the solid to form a treatment composition, and encapsulating the treatment composition. |
| US10799535B2 |
Engineered meganucleases with recognition sequences found in the human T cell receptor alpha constant region gene
Disclosed herein are recombinant meganucleases engineered to recognize and cleave a recognition sequence present in the human T cell receptor alpha constant region gene. The present disclosure further relates to the use of such recombinant meganucleases in methods for producing genetically-modified eukaryotic cells. |
| US10799534B2 |
Enhancing the effect of car-engineered T cells by means of nucleic acid vaccination
The present invention generally embraces the treatment of diseases by targeting cells expressing an antigen on the cell surface. In particular the invention relates to a method for stimulating, priming and/or expanding in vivo T cells genetically modified to express a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) targeted to an antigen, comprising contacting the T cells with the antigen or a variant thereof in vivo. In one embodiment, the antigen or variant thereof is provided by administering a nucleic acid encoding the antigen or variant thereof. |
| US10799533B2 |
Plasma compositions and methods of use thereof
Provided herein are pathogen-inactivated plasma compositions and methods for treating a disease or condition using pathogen-inactivated plasma compositions. |
| US10799530B1 |
Composition and method for the prevention and treatment of obesity
A method for reducing the weight of an overweight or obese subject comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising 64Zn-enriched zinc. A method for preventing or reducing weight gain comprising administering an effective amount of a composition comprising 64Zn-enriched zinc. |
| US10799529B2 |
Composition for preventing or treating spinal cord injury comprising imidazole-poly(organophosphazene) hydrogel
The present disclosure relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating spinal cord injury comprising an imidazole-poly(organophosphazene) hydrogel or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a method for preventing or treating spinal cord injury, and a food composition for preventing or ameliorating spinal cord injury.The imidazole-poly(organophosphazene) hydrogel of the present disclosure has the effect of regenerating the extracellular matrix (ECM) by filling cystic cavities and can thus be effectively used for the prevention and treatment of spinal cord injury by a simple injection method. |
| US10799526B2 |
Medium molecular weight heparin
The present invention concerns medium molecular weight heparin (MMWH 10.5 kD) for prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolism in malignant disease. |
| US10799525B2 |
Composition of novel carbohydrate drug for treatment of human diseases
Aspects of the invention provide compositions for use in the treatment galectin-dependent diseases. In particular, compositions comprising a selectively depolymerized, branched galactoarabino-rhamnogalacturonate whose backbone is predominantly comprised of 1,4-linked galacturonic acid (GalA) moieties, with a lesser backbone composition of alternating 1,4-linked GalA and 1,2-linked rhamnose (Rha), which in-turn is linked to any number of side chains, including predominantly 1,4-b-D-galactose (Gal) and 1,5-a-L-arabinose (Ara) residues. |
| US10799522B2 |
Compositions and methods relating to galectin detection
Compositions and methods for detection and assessment of galectins are provided by the present invention, including labeled compositions, pharmaceutical composition including a labeled composition for galectin detection and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, method of aiding in diagnosis and/or treatment of a condition characterized by upregulation of one or more galectins in a subject in need thereof and precursor compositions for synthesis of chemical compositions, including but not limited to labeled compositions for detection and assessment of galectins. |
| US10799521B2 |
Use of icaritin in preparing medicament for preventing or treating hematocytopenia
The present application relates to a method of icaritin in preventing or treating hematocytopenia. Particularly, icaritin may be used to prevent or treat bone marrow suppression caused by chemotherapeutic drugs, and may also be used to prevent or treat thrombocytopenia, for example, immune thrombocytopenia. |
| US10799520B2 |
Lipotechoic acid for immune modulation
Provided herein are compositions comprising lipotechoic acid (LTA) and methods of use thereof for immune modulation. In particular, compositions comprising S. epidermidis lipotechoic Acid (SELTA) are provided, as well as method of use thereof for the treatment of immune- (e.g., autoimmune) and inflammation-related conditions and diseases (e.g., chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS), arthritis, etc.). |
| US10799518B2 |
Use of agonists of formyl peptide receptor 2 for treating dermatological diseases
The present invention relates to a method for treating dermal inflammation and dermal diseases by local or systemic delivery, in a subject in need of such treatment, which comprises administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of at least one agonist of Formyl peptide receptor 2 (FPR2). |
| US10799514B2 |
Non-hormonal steroid modulators of NF-kappa beta for treatment of disease
The present invention relates to compounds and methods which may be useful as treatments of diseases. |
| US10799512B2 |
Estrogen combination for treatment of multiple sclerosis
Provided are methods for treating multiple sclerosis using a continuous regimen of estrogen in combination with periodic administration of a progestogen. |
| US10799508B2 |
Methods for treating cancer using HSP90 inhibitors
The disclosure also provides compositions and methods related to combination therapy with HSP90 inhibitors and BCL-2 pathway inhibitors for treating cancer. The disclosure also provides compositions and methods related to the use of ‘low dose’ HSP90 inhibitors in the treatment of cancer, alone and in combination with other therapeutic agents. |
| US10799507B2 |
5-(7H-pyrrolo[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-yl)-5-azaspiro[2.5]octane-8-carboxylic acid derivatives as novel JAK kinase inhibitors
The present invention relates to a compound according to formula (I) wherein X represents NH or O; n is an integer selected from 1-3; Y represents a bond, —C(O)O—*, —C(O)OR3—* or —C(O)NHR3—*; W is selected from the group consisting of phenyl, pyridyl, (C3-C7)cycloalkyl and 4-6 membered heterocycloalkyl; or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates, or solvates thereof. The invention relates further to said compounds for use in therapy, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds, to methods of treating diseases, with said compounds, and to the use of said compounds in the manufacture of medicaments. |
| US10799504B2 |
Heterocyclic compounds and uses as anticancer agents
The present disclosure provides pharmaceutical compounds, compositions and methods, especially as they are related to compositions and methods for the treatment of tumors and related diseases related to the dysregulation of kinase (such as EGFR (including HER), Alk, PDGFR, but not limited to) pathways. |
| US10799502B2 |
Treatment or prevention of non-inflammatory neuronal damage from brain trauma and strokes using Menthol, Linalool and/or Icilin
Compositions for prevention or treatment of non-inflammatory neuronal damage from brain trauma and strokes are provided, and the compositions contain a therapeutically effective amount of a compound selected from the group consisting of Menthol, Linalool, Icilin and combinations thereof. Methods for treatment or prevention of non-inflammatory neuronal damage from brain trauma and strokes are also provided, and the methods include administering such compositions. |
| US10799501B2 |
Combination of an inhibitor of PARP with an inhibitor of GSK-3 or DOT1L
Provided herein is a pharmaceutical combination comprising (a) a poly-(ADP-ribose)-polymerase (PARP) inhibitor and (b) a second agent comprising (i) an inhibitor of glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK-3) or (ii) an inhibitor of disrupter of telomeric silencing 1-like (DOT1L). Also provided is a method of treating a subject suffering from acute myeloid leukaemia, comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of the pharmaceutical combination. There is also described herein a method for selecting a therapy for a subject suffering from acute myeloid leukaemia, comprising determining whether a chromosomal abnormality at 11q23 is present in a sample obtained from the subject; wherein if the chromosomal abnormality at 11q23 is present in the sample, a therapy comprising combined administration of (a) a poly-(ADP-ribose)-polymerase (PARP) inhibitor and (b) a second agent comprising (i) an inhibitor of glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK-3) or (ii) an inhibitor of disrupter of telomeric silencing 1-like (DOT1L) is selected for the subject. |
| US10799493B2 |
Compositions and methods for treating schizophrenia
The disclosure provides a novel polymorph of Compound (I): 2-((1-(2-(4-Fluorophenyl)-2-oxoethyl)piperidin-4-yl)methyl)isoindolin-1-one monohydrochloride dihydrate, i.e., Form (A) of Compound (I).HCl.2H2O. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising Form (A) of Compound (I).HCl.2H2O and related methods of treatment are also disclosed. |
| US10799491B2 |
Methods of treating Fabry patients having renal impairment
Provided are methods for treatment of Fabry disease in patients having HEK assay amenable mutations in α-galactosidase A. Certain methods comprise administering migalastat or a salt thereof every other day, such as administering about 150 mg of migalastat hydrochloride every other day. |
| US10799486B2 |
Stable nimodipine parenteral formulation
A nimodipine injection concentrate and diluted formulation comprises nimodipine (base or salt), an effective amount of a hydrophilic surfactant, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier for injection which is an aqueous solution, an organic solvent, an oil, or a cyclodextrin, such that the nimodipine is substantially contained in a concentrated injection solution, suspension, emulsion or complex as a micelle or a colloidal particle or an inclusion complex and the formulation is stable and clear. In certain embodiments, the hydrophilic surfactant is polysorbate 80. |
| US10799483B2 |
Use of isoxazoline compounds for treating demodicosis
The present invention relates to methods of treating demodicosis by administering an isoxazoline compound of formula (I) |
| US10799482B2 |
Polymorphic forms and process
A process for preparing an amorphous form of a compound of formula (I) This amorphous compound I is particularly suitable in treating IPF by pulmonary administration. |
| US10799475B2 |
Substituted phenyl aziridine precursor analogs for inhibiting androgen-independent prostate cancer cell growth
Disclosed are methods and pharmaceutical compositions for modulating one or more steroidal receptor activities. The methods typically utilize and the pharmaceutical compositions typically include one or more substituted phenyl aziridine precursors, their respective aziridines, analogs thereof, derivatives thereof, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof such as CpdA. The methods and compositions may be used for treating diseases, disorders, and conditions associated with glucocorticoid receptor activity, androgen receptor activity, or both, such as cancers, acne vulgaris, and alopecia. |
| US10799469B2 |
Combination therapies using HDAC inhibitors
The present invention pertains to a method for treating cancer, such as lung cancer, multiple myeloma, lymphoma, and epithelial ovarian cancer, comprising the administration to a patient in need thereof a first amount or dose of a histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitor, such as PXD-101, and a second amount or dose of another chemotherapeutic agent, such as dexamethasone or 5-fluorouracil, or an epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor, such as TarcevaÚ, wherein the first and second amounts or doses together comprise a therapeutically effective amount. |
| US10799467B2 |
Use of the phytocannabinoid cannabidivarin (CBDV) in the treatment of epilepsy
This invention relates to the use of the phytocannabinoid cannabidivarin (CBDV) and combinations of the phytocannabinoid CBDV with tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV) and cannabidiol (CBD) in the treatment of epilepsy. The invention further relates to the use of the phytocannabinoid CBDV in combination with standard anti-epileptic drugs (SAEDs). Preferably the SAED is one of ethosuximide, valproate or phenobarbital. |
| US10799463B2 |
Compounds and compositions for intracellular delivery of agents
The disclosure features amino lipids and compositions involving the same. Nanoparticle compositions include an amino lipid as well as additional lipids such as phospholipids, structural lipids, PEG lipids, or a combination thereof. Nanoparticle compositions further including therapeutic and/or prophylactic agents such as RNA are useful in the delivery of therapeutic and/or prophylactic agents to mammalian cells or organs to, for example, regulate polypeptide, protein, or gene expression. |
| US10799462B2 |
Peptide-polypeptide co-assembled nanoparticles for drug delivery
Provided are co-assembled nanoparticles including at least one polypeptide including a polyanion; and at least one amphiphilic peptide capable of forming a β-sheet structure, a derivative or a salt thereof, the amphiphilic peptide including at least 2 pairs of alternating hydrophobic/hydrophilic amino acid residues in which the hydrophilic amino acid residue is positively charged, and methods of preparation of the nanoparticles. Further provided are pharmaceutical compositions including the co-assembled nanoparticles and a pharmaceutically active ingredient, dissolved, entrapped, encapsulated or attached to the co-assembled nanoparticles. Further provided are therapeutic uses of the pharmaceutical compositions. |
| US10799461B2 |
Methods for targeted in vitro and in vivo drug delivery to mammalian cells via bacterially derived intact minicells
A composition comprising intact minicells that contain a drug molecule is useful for targeted drug delivery. One targeted drug delivery method employs bispecific ligands, comprising a first arm that carries specificity for a bacterially derived minicell surface structure and a second arm that carries specificity for a mammalian cell surface receptor, to target drug-loaded minicells to specific mammalian cells and to cause endocytosis of the minicells by the mammalian cells. Another drug delivery method exploits the natural ability of phagocytic mammalian cells to engulf minicells without the use of bispecific ligands. |
| US10799460B2 |
Formulation for the controlled release of one or several substances in the digestive tract of a mammal
The present invention relates to a formulation for the controlled release of active ingredients after the passage of the ileo-cecal-valve, comprising one or more active ingredients or one or more active ingredient containing cores (W), enveloped by one or more envelopments (C), which are dissoluble or permeable above an individual defined pH value and are dissoluble or permeable below another individual defined pH value, again enveloped by an envelopment (E), which is dissoluble or permeable above still another individual defined pH value. |
| US10799458B2 |
Method and system for producing high purity vancomycin hydrochloride
A method is provided for preparing spray dried powder containing vancomycin hydrochloride. The method comprises providing a vancomycin hydrochloride solution with a chromatographic purity of at least 95%, adding an excipient to the vancomycin hydrochloride solution to form a mixture solution of the vancomycin hydrochloride solution and the excipient, concentrating the mixed solution of the vancomycin hydrochloride solution and the excipient to form a 20% to 30% vancomycin concentrate, filtering the vancomycin concentrate to form a final filtrate, and spray drying the final filtrate to form a spray dried vancomycin hydrochloride powder with EP impurity B level of not more than 1.5%. |
| US10799455B1 |
Micellles containing alpha lipoic acid as a transdermal drug delivery system
Micelle formulations comprising a tocopherol or derivative thereof, alpha lipoic acid, and a biologically active agent such as vinpocetine are provided. Films for transdermal delivery containing the micelle formulation and methods of treating cognitive and cerebrovascular disorders are also provided. |
| US10799454B2 |
Hydrophilic filtration during manufacture of vaccine adjuvants
An improved method for the manufacture of an oil-in water emulsion involves three procedures: (i) preparation of a preliminary emulsion; (ii) micro fluidization of the preliminary emulsion to reduce its droplet size; and (iii) filtration, of the microfluidized emulsion through a hydrophilic membrane. The emulsions are useful as vaccine adjuvants. |
| US10799453B2 |
Amlodipine formulations
Provided herein are stable amlodipine liquid formulations. Also provided herein are methods of using amlodipine liquid formulations for the treatment of certain diseases including hypertension and Coronary Artery Disease (CAD). |
| US10799450B2 |
Tableted cannabinoid chewing gum with layered structure
The present invention relates to a tableted chewing gum composition for oral administration of cannabinoids, the composition comprising a plurality of particles, including a first population of particles comprising water-insoluble gum base and a second population of particles comprising water-soluble chewing gum ingredients, and the composition constituting at least two layers, wherein a first layer of the composition comprises water-insoluble gum base and a second layer of the composition, which is cohered to and adjacent to the first layer, comprises water-soluble chewing gum ingredients, the second layer being free of water-insoluble gum base, and wherein the composition comprises one or more cannabinoids. |
| US10799446B2 |
Time-release and micro-dose formulations for topical application of estrogen and estrogen analogs or other estrogen receptor modulators in the treatment of dry eye syndrome, and methods of preparation and application
A topical application formulation of estrogen and estrogen analogs or other estrogen receptor modulators is disclosed for the treatment of primary or secondary dry eye syndrome (also known as keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS)). Preferred formulations include 17-β-estradiol and its derivatives in lipid, liposomes, polymers, or aqueous or non-aqueous vehicles for the topical treatment of the ocular surface tissues particularly as time-release or micro-dose formulations. These formulations may also be useful in treating other conditions where KCS may occur, such as post-operative refractive surgery and corneal transplant patients. |
| US10799445B2 |
Moisturizing cosmetic composition
The invention relates to a moisturizing cosmetic composition comprising: (A) 30-99 wt % of birch sap, (B) 0.001-5 wt % of hydrolyzed sodium hyaluronate, and (C) optionally, ingredients commonly used in skincare cosmetics, wherein the moisturizing cosmetic composition of the invention does not comprise water typically added as a separate component. |
| US10799439B2 |
Coating of clay micro-tubes on surfaces of hair and natural fibers
A hair coloring mixture including a carrier liquid with alumino-silicate micro-tubes having a hair dye agent loaded into the lumen of the micro-tubes. The micro-tubes may be present in the carrier liquid in a concentration of between about 5 mg/ml and about 100 mg/ml, while the mixture will have a pH of between about 4 and about 7. |
| US10799434B2 |
Concentrated shampoo dosage of foam for providing hair care benefits
Described herein is a dosage of foam including from about 5 cm3 to about 70 cm3 of the foam. The foam includes from about 0.5 g to about 4 g of a detersive surfactant; from about 0.001 g to about 4 g propellant; a foam density of from about 0.10 g/cm3 to about 0.35 g/cm3; a bubble size distribution having an R32 of from about 5 μm to about 100 μm; and a yield point of from about 5 Pa to about 100 Pa. |
| US10799430B2 |
Positive pressure flow skin abrasion system and method for dermal rejuvenation
The present invention is a dermal-exfoliation system that uses positive pressure to deliver salt and/or bio-inert crystalline particle abrasives or saline solution to the stratum corneum, combined with a minimal amount of negative pressure to close the loop when in contact with the skin to evacuate spent particles and dislodged skin cells and debris. An applicator handpiece is optimized for the use of the combined pressure system discussed herein for the removal of epidermal layers. |
| US10799429B2 |
Kit of parts for producing a paste type glass ionomer cement, process of production and use thereof
The invention relates to a kit of parts for preparing a glass ionomer composition for dental use, the kit comprising a Paste A and a Paste B, Paste A comprising water, acid-reactive inorganic filler A, phyllo silicate(s), Paste B comprising water, poly-acid, non acid-reactive filler B, optionally chelating agent. The invention also relates to a hardenable composition obtainable by combining the pastes of the kit or parts and to the use of such a composition as or for preparing a dental cement, dental filling material, dental core build up material or dental root channel filling material. |
| US10799426B2 |
Nipple structure
A pacifier structure is mounted on a nursing bottle containing a rotatable cap, a body, and a filtration member. The rotatable cap includes a peripheral groove, the body includes a suction portion and a surround plane, the surround plane has an air valve, the surround plane connects with the peripheral groove to produce an air chamber, and a trench is defined between the body and the peripheral groove. The filtration member includes a ring portion, at least one connection tab, and a mesh portion. The ring portion has an arcuate recess, a diameter defined by the at least two connection tabs is more than an inner diameter of the body, the mesh portion has a large section adjacent to the ring portion and a small section away from the ring portion. The large section has a greater diameter than the small section, and the mesh portion has multiple orifices. |
| US10799425B2 |
Oral health aid
This invention is a oral health aid device to be places the user's mouth and maneuvered to cover their lower gum area at the teeth root line similar to chewing tobacco. The heath aid has on it a fastener, which can hold in place lozenges, which can contain flavors, or beneficially prescribed drugs, or antiviral and antibacterial antiseptic medication to satisfy the user's needs. This heath aid has been created because of the addiction-taking place recently by the now debunked electronic oil vaporing synthetic smoking devices. This health aid will help the young consumers who were extremely susceptible to anything related to oral fixation relief. Which in the case of very young people is a strong compulsion to use oral devices. This oral health aid will have in desired the ability to be reshaped into a finger ring. So it can be stored conveniently which the need for is exampled by the way baby pacifiers have a ring section attached. |
| US10799423B2 |
Liquid-transfer adapter beveled spike
A liquid-transfer adapter operatively interposable between an injector and a vial is provided. The liquid-transfer has an injector engaging portion configured for fluidly coupling to an injector and a vial coupling. The vial coupling includes a spike that has a spike axis and a tip portion configured for piercing a septum of a vial. The tip portion includes a plurality of facets that meet each other at one or more edges and at least one of the one or more edges is sloped with respect to the spike axis. The spike defines a channel extending therethrough in fluid communication with the injector engaging portion. A channel opening is defined in at least one of the facets and disposed without interrupting the edges. |
| US10799422B2 |
Sample collection kit including removable stopper
A biological sample collection system includes a sample collection vessel having an opening disposed at a top portion thereof and a sample collection chamber having sample preservation reagent disposed therein and which is in fluid communication with the opening. The system additionally includes a funnel configured to selectively couple to the opening such that the funnel opening and the opening of the sample collection vessel are in fluid communication when the funnel coupled to the opening. The system also includes a removable stopper having a plug that is configured to seal the opening and/or the funnel opening. In some embodiments, a biological sample collection system includes a sample collection chamber having an opening disposed at a top portion thereof, a sample preservation reagent disposed with in the sample collection chamber, a funnel configured to selectively couple to the opening and including a ramp, and a removable stopper having a plug configured to seal the opening and a tapered ridge configured to selectively engage the ramp. |
| US10799421B2 |
Therapeutic eye treatment with gases
An apparatus (100) to maintain an environment over an anterior surface of a patient eye can include an enclosure (110) sized and shaped to be seated about the patient eye to form a cavity (112) within the enclosure. The enclosure can be configured to contain a fluid other than ambient air in contact with the patient eye. The apparatus can include a fluid regulator (1209) in communication with the enclosure, where the fluid regulator can be configured to regulate the composition of the fluid contained within the enclosure. |
| US10799419B2 |
Telescoping massage roller and assembly of a physical fitness cage with a telescoping massage roller
A roller device, including a first tube having a first diameter, and a through-bore having a second diameter smaller than the first diameter, the through-bore extending through and concentric with the first tube, a first rod having a third diameter smaller than the second diameter, a first end, and a second end, where the second end of the first rod is operatively arranged to telescopingly engage with the through-bore of the first tube, a second rod having a fourth diameter equal to the third diameter, a first end and a second end, where the first end of the second rod is operatively arranged to telescopingly engage with the through-bore of the first tube, at least one roller arranged to rotate about the first tube, and a first handle fixedly secured to the first end of the first rod. |
| US10799417B1 |
Massage device and method of use
A massage handwear system including handwear with outward extending ridges is provided. The handwear may be worn on the hands of the massage therapist while administering a massage. The outward extending ridges are configured in the palm areas, the fingertip areas and/or the thumb areas of the handwear and are usable to apply pressure to the recipient of the massage. Some of the outward extending ridges on a first handwear are adapted to engage with other outward extending ridges on a second handwear to configure the first and second handwear as a two-hand handwear assembly. |
| US10799406B2 |
Wheelchair handlebar adjuster
An expandable wheelchair handlebar that adjusts in height and width. |
| US10799400B2 |
Elastic core composite or assembly, and a system and method for making the elastic composite assembly
Described herein is an elastic core assembly having a base nonwoven layer, a top nonwoven layer, and a plurality of spaced apart elastics sandwiched therebetween. The elastics are secured to one or both layers and form therewith, a plurality of elongated spaces wherein SAP material is deposited. Also described are s system and method of making the elastic core composite or assembly, and a disposable absorbent article incorporating the elastic core assembly. |
| US10799399B1 |
Time-released tampon applicator
The present invention is a time-released tampon applicator that is capable of releasing a medicated cream/ointment inside vagina to relieve yeast infection. The time-released tampon applicator of the present invention can release the medication throughout the day and avoids the messiness associated with conventional administration of medication towards vaginal yeast infection. |
| US10799397B2 |
Absorbent article
In a half-open underpants-shaped diaper, a lateral end portion of a back waist portion is joined by a first joining portion to a lateral end portion of a front waist portion. The back waist portion includes an elastic region and a fastening portion on the other lateral side, the elastic region stretching/contracting in the lateral direction. The fastening portion is fastenable to the front waist portion when putting on the diaper, so that an end of the fastening portion closer to the elastic region is positioned on an end of an absorbent main body opposite to the first joining portion, the elastic region being located on a non-skin side of the other lateral end portion of the front waist portion, and having a stacking part in which the elastic region is stacked on the other lateral end portion of the front waist portion. |
| US10799396B2 |
Disposable diaper
An absorbent article includes a stretchable sheet that is a laminate of a non-stretchable first sheet layer, a non-stretchable second sheet layer, and an elastic film disposed between the first and second sheet layers, and the elastic film is stretchable at least in the front-back direction. The first sheet layer is bonded to the second sheet layer at a large number of joints directly or through the elastic film and the joints are arrayed at intervals. The stretchable sheet is contracted by a contraction force of the elastic film and can be stretched by an external force applied in the front-back direction. The leg portion is also contracted by a contraction force of the elastic film and can be stretched by an external force applied in the width direction. The leg portions and adjoined regions have different joint area rates and thereby have different stretching stresses. |
| US10799390B2 |
Energy harvesting, heat managing, multi-effect therapeutic garment
An energy harvesting, heat managing, multi-effect therapeutic garment, defining an inner surface and an outer surface, seamlessly knitted using a predetermined number of yarns is provided. The yarns for constructing the therapeutic garment are selected from a yarn that absorbs, stores, and releases heat energy through a phase change, yarns that convert heat energy and ultra violet radiation energy into far infrared radiation energy and radiate the far infrared radiation energy to other yarns and to a wearer's body part, a yarn that adsorbs moisture from the wearer's body part and/or ambient environment and generates heat energy through an exothermic reaction, a heat insulting and hydrophobic yarn, and a heat conductive yarn that maintains a uniform temperature within the yarns. The yarns of the therapeutic garment are bundled and knitted to create a uniform surface area distribution of the yarns that contact each other and cover the wearer's body part. |
| US10799389B2 |
Mouthpiece device for the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome
A mouthpiece device for the use with the treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome includes at least one main air channel provided at the outlet of the mouth, at least one side air channel provided at the outlet of mouth, at least one one way valve placed inside the main air channel, at least one protective plane arranged between the inner part of the lips and the outer surface of the teeth, at least one palate chamber extending inside the mouth, at least one tongue chamber placed inside the palate chamber, at least one vent provided on the tongue chamber, at least one sensor for measuring the carbon dioxide and oxygen levels in the air exhaled by the patient, at least one palate extension extending from the palate chamber towards the soft palate, and electrically stimulates the palate when the sensor detects that the patient stops breathing. |
| US10799386B1 |
External catheter
A harness has a harness body, a belt strap, two leg straps, a small opening to slidably accommodate an aeration tube, and a larger opening to accommodate a catheter sleeve. The catheter sleeve has a length of cylindrical body which has a tapered end and a flexible end that extends though the harness body about a half inch. The one end of the aeration tube extends into the catheter sleeve cylindrical body through the small opening to provide aeration into the catheter sleeve, and the other end extends slidably through the small opening in the harness body. |
| US10799383B2 |
Apparatus and method for distracting the hip joint
Apparatus for distracting the hip joint of a patient, said apparatus comprising:a perineal post for engagement with a leg of the patient, said perineal post comprising a first portion and a second portion, wherein said first portion is configured for mounting to a table, and further wherein said second portion is movable relative to said first portion so as to change the geometry of the perineal post relative to a patient supported on the table. |
| US10799382B2 |
Correction apparatus
[Problem] To provide a correcting tool by which the center of the body is stabilized and/or a twist in the body is corrected by simply wearing the correcting tool in everyday life. [Solution] According to the present invention, the following invention is provided. (1) A tool for correcting a twist in the body is composed of a cylindrical material having elasticity with a diameter of 7-20 mm, a width 5-10 mm, a thickness of 1-3 mm, and a hardness of 4-6. According to the present invention, the tool of the present invention is worn to perform daily life activities or exercise, thereby stabilizing the center of the body and/or correcting a twist in the body. |
| US10799380B2 |
Gastric device and method of use thereof
The present invention provides a low-risk, unobtrusive and noninvasive method and device for treatment of obesity and eating disorders. In embodiments, the device is a gastric device suitable for placement in a stomach of a subject. The device may be composed of a sponge material which absorbs fluid upon implantation and expands in volume, thereby functioning as a space occupying device in the stomach to cause early satiety. |
| US10799374B2 |
Device and method for tacking plaque to blood vessel wall
An intravascular device for treating atherosclerotic occlusive disease can include an annular band defining a longitudinal axis between proximal and distal ends. The annular band can have a plurality of barbs on its outer periphery. One or more intravascular devices may be applied in positions along a plaque accumulation site as needed to stabilize the site and/or hold pieces of plaque out of the way of blood flow. The barbs may be pressed into the plaque and/or blood vessel walls. |
| US10799372B2 |
Prosthetic finger
The present invention provides a prosthetic finger. The prosthetic finger includes a finger mounting rack, a worm gear, a rotating shaft, a base joint rack, a finger base knuckle, a finger proximal knuckle, a finger distal knuckle, a tension spring, and a transmission rope, a grommet, a motor reducer assembly, a first bevel gear, a worm, a second bevel gear. The prosthetic finger can ensure that the connection of all the parts is reliable, the rotation of the worm gear is smooth, the tension spring is protected, and the transmission rope is not easy to fall off, so that the working reliability of the whole prosthetic finger can be improved and the possibility of failure can be reduced on the whole. |
| US10799370B2 |
Intervertebral implant with integrated fixation
A surgical instrument and method are provided for removal of a spinal implant from the intervertebral disc space. The instrument includes a carriage body for interfacing with the implant, a housing for interfacing with the vertebrae, and a handle portion having a first portion rotatably coupled with a proximal end of the housing and a second portion rotatably engageable with a proximal attachment portion of the carriage body. A central passage of the housing extends between the proximal end and a distal engagement surface of the housing. The central passage is dimensioned to mate with the carriage body. Rotation of the handle portion about an axis causes translational movement of the carriage body along the axis. A modular inserter/distractor apparatus and method and an anchor remover and method are also provided. |
| US10799367B2 |
Bone fusion system
A method and system for performing bone fusion and/or securing one or more bones, such as adjacent vertebra, are disclosed. The screw includes a threaded distal piece fixedly attached connected to an inner post. Both the inner post and the proximal piece have non-cylindrical receptacles at their proximal ends for engagement with driving tools. Independent rotation of the proximal piece and the distal piece enables for compression or decompression to modify the gap between two bones or bone fragments. During use, the distal piece of the bone screw is placed at least partially within a distal bone, the proximal piece is placed at least partially within a proximal bone, and one of two pieces is rotated while the other is held in a fixed position, causing movement of the proximal and distal bones relative to each other. |
| US10799366B2 |
Intervertebral devices and related methods
Intervertebral devices and systems, and methods of their use, are disclosed having configurations suitable for placement between two adjacent vertebrae, replacing the functionality of the disc therebetween. Intervertebral devices and systems contemplated herein are implantable devices intended for replacement of a vertebral disc, which may have deteriorated due to disease for example. The intervertebral devices and systems are configured to allow for ample placement of therapeutic agents therein, including bone growth enhancement material, which may lead to better fusion between adjacent vertebral bones. The intervertebral devices and systems are configured for use in minimally invasive procedures, if desired. |
| US10799365B1 |
Bone joint implants
Bone joint implants are described herein. The bone joint implants may comprise a metallic proximal platform configured for translational motion on the trapezium bone; a distal stem configured for intramedullary engagement with an end of the first metacarpal bone; an articulating coupling between the proximal platform and distal stem; and a proximal non-metallic wear surface and a distal non-metallic wear surface. |
| US10799359B2 |
Method and apparatus for percutaneous delivery and deployment of a cardiac valve prosthesis
Catheter apparatuses and methods are provided for repairing heart valves, particularly mitral valves. The method includes providing a catheter having an elongate, flexible body, with a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end can be transluminally advanced from the left atrium through the mitral valve. A distal anchor zone or portion coupled with the proximal end can extend and along the left ventricular outflow tract into the ascending aorta. A valve repair device is deployed to permanently connect leaflets at a mid-section of a mitral valve while permitting medial and lateral portions of the natural leaflets to open and close. The catheter apparatuses may be positionable using a steering device. The valve repair device detachably connects the distal and proximal ends of the catheter. The valve repair device can be detached using low profile devices actuatable from the proximal or distal ends, e.g., at a venous or arterial access site. |
| US10799357B2 |
Medical instrument and method for heart valve repair
A surgical instrument implementing a leaflet grabbing mechanism by a leaflet grabbing structure, in which the leaflet can be grabbed and clamped between first and second abutment surfaces. The first, proximally facing abutment surface belongs to a swivel-out portion of the leaflet grabbing structure, which includes at least a first arm and a second arm. In a released state, when the leaflet grabbing structure is released from a catheter, the arms are capable of swiveling: the first arm may swivel with respect to a main body to which it is attached, and the second arm may swivel relative to the first arm so that in a leaflet grabbing position the first abutment surface faces proximally. The second arm includes a recess arranged so that a chord extending between a released distal implant part and a proximal implant part can extend therethrough and be released by a lateral relative movement. |
| US10799356B2 |
Percutaneous papillary muscle relocation
A mitral regurgitation treatment system may include an annuloplasty device configured for placement on an atrial side of a mitral valve, a tethering element configured to extend between a first papillary muscle and a second papillary muscle, wherein the tethering element includes a first anchor securing the tethering element to the first papillary muscle and a second anchor securing the tethering element to the second papillary muscle, and a linking element extending from the annuloplasty device to the tethering element. The linking element may include a spring element disposed between the annuloplasty device and the tethering element. |
| US10799355B2 |
Apical implantation mitral valve balloon closure plate blocking body and implantation method
An apical implantation mitral valve balloon closure plate blocking body and an implantation method, for human heart repair are disclosed. A balloon closure plate made from an elastic plastic material which may be filled with a gas or a curable liquid is implanted via a small incision on the left side of the chest, enters the left ventricle via the apex, and is placed and fixed at a backflow hole position of a front and rear leaflet closure point of the mitral valve. The present disclosure treats diseases such as functional mitral valve regurgitation, and the success rate for repairing functional mitral valve backflow is more than 90%. |
| US10799353B2 |
Prosthetic heart valve with collapsible holder
A prosthetic heart valve holder system includes a prosthetic heart valve having a base at an inflow end, a plurality of commissure posts extending from the base toward an outflow end, and valve leaflets secured to the commissure posts to permit flow through the heart valve. A deflector is provided at the outflow end having a central hub and a plurality of arms extending from the central hub secured to and covering the tips of respective commissure posts. A valve support body is secured to the base and a post connects the valve support body to the hub of the deflector. The plurality of arms are sufficiently collapsible such that, in a first position, free ends of the arms are located axially between the hub and the valve support body to prevent suture looping during an implant procedure, and in a second position, the hub is located axially between the free ends of the arms and the valve support body to permit removal of the deflector from the outflow side of the valve, through the valve leaflets, to the inflow side of the valve. |
| US10799349B2 |
Steerable assembly for delivering a prosthetic heart valve
An assembly for delivering a prosthetic heart valve to a native heart valve is disclosed. The assembly includes a self-expanding prosthetic heart valve formed with an expandable metallic stent and a flexible valvular structure. The assembly also includes a delivery apparatus having a delivery sleeve. The delivery sleeve includes a selectively steerable section and a distal portion for retaining the prosthetic heart valve in a compressed state. A handle is coupled to a proximal end of the delivery sleeve and a pull wire extends from the handle to the steerable section of the delivery sleeve. The handle preferably includes a rotatable portion for actuating the pull wire and thereby selectively controlling a curvature of the steerable section during advancement through the patient's vasculature. In preferred embodiments, the steerable section includes a flexible metallic tubular portion formed with a plurality of circumferentially extending openings. |
| US10799344B2 |
Perivalvular sealing for transcatheter heart valve
A prosthetic heart valve includes a frame, a valve member, and a sealing member. The frame is expandable from a collapsed state to an expanded state. The frame has inflow and outflow ends, a lumen extending between the ends, and a plurality of struts defining a plurality of cells. The valve member is disposed within the lumen of the frame and is movable between open and closed configurations. The sealing member is mounted inside of the frame. When the frame is in the expanded state and the valve member is in the closed configuration, portions of the sealing member can protrude outwardly through the cells of the frame and extend beyond an exterior surface of the struts of the frame. |
| US10799343B2 |
Integrated valve assembly and method of delivering and deploying an integrated valve assembly
An integrated valve prosthesis includes an anchor stent, a tether component, and a valve component. The anchor stent includes a self-expanding tubular frame member configured to be deployed in the annulus of an aortic valve or the aorta. The valve component includes a valve frame and a prosthetic valve coupled to the valve frame, and is configured to be deployed within the anchor stent. The tether component includes a first end coupled to the anchor stent and a second end coupled to the valve frame. In the delivery configuration, the tether component extends in a first direction from the anchor stent to the valve component, and in the deployed configuration, the tether component extends in a second direction from the anchor stent to the valve component. The second direction is generally opposite the first direction. The tether component may set the location of the valve component relative to the anchor stent. |
| US10799342B2 |
Treatment of tricuspid insufficiency
A tricuspid insufficiency treatment device includes a vena cava member (12) implantable in a vena cava of a patient. The vena cava member (12) is formed with a fenestration (14) and further includes a blocking member (16) arranged to block and unblock the fenestration (14). |
| US10799341B2 |
Ear canal grafts
The devices described herein are used for holding an undelay graft and an overlay graft in place for repair a tympanic membrane. The devices include a post having a proximal end and a distal end; and first and second arms, each having a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end of the post is flexibly joined to the proximal end of the first arm and to the proximal end of the second arm. When the device is in a deployed configuration, the first arm and the second arm extend substantially perpendicularly from the post; and when the first arm and the second arm are clamped into a constrained configuration, the first arm and the second arm extend substantially parallel to a central axis of the post. |
| US10799338B2 |
Wide depth of focus vortex intraocular lenses and associated methods
A wide range depth of focus vortex IOL or other optical device or element and processes for manufacturing same. |
| US10799336B2 |
Medical/surgical implant
The present invention relates to the field of implants. In particular, the present invention relates to an implant for tissue reconstruction which comprises a scaffold structure that includes a void system for the generation of prevascularized connective tissue with void spaces for cell and/or tissue transplantation. Moreover, the present invention relates to a method of manufacturing such an implant, to the internal architecture of such an implant, to a removal tool for mechanical removal of space-occupying structures from such an implant, to a kit comprising such an implant and such a removal tool, to a removal device for the removal of superparamagnetic or ferromagnetic space-occupying structures from such an implant, as well as to a guiding device for providing feedback to a surgeon during the procedure of introducing transplantation cells into the void spaces generated upon removal of space-occupying structures from such an implant. |
| US10799329B2 |
Toothbrush
A toothbrush comprises a handle section and a brush head. The handle section further comprises a channel having at least one outlet opening which is fluidly coupled to a toothpaste supply, wherein the toothpaste is conveyed from the toothpaste supply via the channel to the at least one outlet opening via a suction process carried out with a mouth of an user. |
| US10799328B2 |
Method of making a translucent colored zirconia dental restoration
A method of making a translucent colored zirconia dental restoration comprises obtaining a zirconia green body, forming a dental restoration precursor from the zirconia green body, applying a color liquid to the precursor, and sintering the restoration precursor with regular sintering in air without post HIP processing. The zirconia green body comprises between 7 wt % to 20 wt % of stabilizer based on a total weight percent, and an L* value between 10 and 20 for a sample thickness of 1 to 1.3 mm. The zirconia green body is subsequently finally sinterable with regular sintering in air without post HIP processing to produce a translucent zirconia sintered body having a total light transmittance of at least 36% and less than 50% to light with a wavelength of 400 nm, and less than 55% to light with a wavelength of 600 nm, at a thickness of 0.6 mm. |
| US10799327B2 |
Method of making a translucent colored zirconia dental restoration
A method of making a translucent colored zirconia dental restoration comprises obtaining a zirconia green body, forming a dental restoration precursor from the zirconia green body, applying a color liquid to the precursor, and sintering the restoration precursor with regular sintering in air without post HIP processing. The zirconia green body comprises between 7 wt % to 20 wt % of stabilizer based on a total weight percent of the zirconia green body, and at least some particles with a diameter of 100 nanometers to 1000 nanometers. The zirconia green body is subsequently finally sinterable with regular sintering in air without post HIP processing to produce a translucent zirconia sintered body having a total light transmittance of at least 36% and less than 50% to light with a wavelength of 400 nm, and less than 55% to light with a wavelength of 600 nm, at a thickness of 0.6 mm. |
| US10799325B2 |
Apparatus for in situ dental restoration
A dental restoration apparatus that eliminates time-consuming, labor-intensive steps conventionally needed to fabricate molds, and thereby facilitates dental restorations in a shorter time, while reducing the discomfort and embarrassment sometimes associated with provisional restorations, which includes an additive manufacturing apparatus (e.g., a 3-D printer) having a tool head (e.g., a print head) and a fixture for controlling the position of the tool head relative to the teeth of a patient, allowing fabrication of a planned dental structure directly on an existing dental structure. |
| US10799324B2 |
Aesthetic orthodontic bracket and method of making same
An orthodontic bracket for coupling an archwire with a tooth includes a bracket body that has an archwire slot adapted to receive the archwire. A movable member is engaged with the bracket body and is movable between an opened position and a closed position. The bracket body and movable member are made from a transparent or translucent ceramic for improved aesthetics. The bracket body may include one or more stop surfaces that limit movement of the moveable member in the gingival direction. The bracket body may include a support surface that is positioned lingually of a labial edge of the archwire slot. The moveable member may include a bracket-engaging portion having a first surface confronting the bracket body and a slot-covering portion having a second surface confronting the archwire slot, the first and second surfaces being offset from one another. |
| US10799320B2 |
Handpiece head for a dental handpiece
The invention relates to a handpiece head (1) comprising a housing (2) and a closing cap (3), wherein the housing (2) is releasably connected to the closing cap (3) by means of a screw connection (4). The closing cap (3) comprises at least one recess (8) or at least one elevation (7), wherein the housing (2) correspondingly comprises at least one elevation (7) or at least one recess (8). When the closing cap (3) is screwed in, the elevation (7) on the housing (2) engages in the corresponding recess (8) on the closing cap (3) or the elevation (7) on the closing cap (3) engages in the corresponding recess (8) on the housing (2), so that an inadvertent release of the closing cap from the housing (2) as a result of vibrations of the handpiece head (1) is prevented by the engagement. |
| US10799318B2 |
Integrated surgical implant delivery system and method
Systems and methods for medical device inventory tracking are described. One embodiment is a medical device inventory tracking system includes a shipping container configured to contain a medical device, a sensor coupled to the shipping container and configured to detect the presence of the medical device, and a processing circuit integrated into the shipping container. The processing circuit configured to receive a signal from the sensor and perform an action based upon the signal. |
| US10799316B2 |
System and method for dynamic validation, correction of registration for surgical navigation
Disclosed herein is a system and method for dynamic validation, correction of registration for surgical navigation during medical procedures on a patient which involves confirmation of registration between one or more previously registered virtual objects, such as surgical tools etc. in a common coordinate frame of a surgical navigation system and an operating room, and intra-operatively acquired imaging during the medical procedure in the common coordinate frame. The method includes displaying intra-operatively acquired imaging of the surgical field containing the one or more real objects corresponding to the one or more previously registered virtual objects, with the real objects being tracked by a tracking system. The method overlaying a virtual image containing the previously registered virtual objects onto the intra-operatively acquired imaging, from the point of view of the intra-operatively acquired imaging, and detecting for any misalignment between any one of the one or more previously registered virtual objects contained in the virtual image and its corresponding real object contained in the intra-operatively acquired imaging. |
| US10799315B2 |
Systems and methods for verification of fiducial correspondence during image-guided surgical procedures
Systems and methods are provided for use in image-guided surgical procedures, in which intraoperatively acquired surface data is employed to verify the correspondence between intraoperatively selected fiducial points and volumetric fiducial points, where the volumetric fiducial points are selected based on volumetric image data. Segmented surface data obtained from the volumetric image data is registered to the intraoperative surface data using the intraoperative and volumetric fiducial points for initial surface alignment, and this process is repeated for other permutations of the correspondence between the intraoperatively fiducial points and the volumetric fiducial points. Quality measures may be determined that relate to the registration quality for each fiducial correspondence permutation, where the quality measures may be employed to assess of the likelihood that the initially prescribed fiducial correspondence is correct. A graphical representation may be generated for visually displaying the alignment of the registered surfaces for the different fiducial correspondence permutations. |
| US10799313B2 |
Tissue expander with pectoral attachment
A mammary tissue expander device including an inflatable shell having an anterior side and a posterior side, the anterior side having an upper pole portion and a lower pole portion meeting at an apex, and an injection port for receiving fluid therethrough to inflate the expander, and a substantially flat attachment flap coupled to the posterior side of the shell, and extending in an inferior direction beyond an inferior edge of the shell by a distance D such that the attachment flap may be extended around the inferior edge and upwards to overlay at least a portion of the anterior side of the shell. |
| US10799312B2 |
Medical device stabilizing apparatus and method of use
A stabilizing apparatus for a medical device includes a housing having an aperture to receive the medical device. An engagement member is disposed in the housing. A biasing element urges the engagement member against a surface of the medical device, when the medical device is placed in the housing. |
| US10799311B2 |
Wrap systems for medical device kits
Medical device kits for use in placing, maintaining, altering, and/or removing medical devices in, on, and/or from the body of a patient are disclosed. Such medical device kits can include one or more wrap assemblies for use in the placement/maintenance procedure. In accordance with present embodiments, the one or more wrap assemblies of the medical device kit can include various features to assist the clinician performing the particular procedure. In one embodiment, a medical wrap assembly is disclosed, comprising a foldable wrap body that includes a front surface, wherein the front surface is configured to define a sterile field. A plurality of pockets is included on the front surface of the wrap body. The pockets are configured to contain therein a plurality of medical components. The medical components are arranged in the pockets in a predetermined order of use for the medical procedure. |
| US10799309B2 |
Multi-functional foot pedal assembly for controlling a robotic surgical system
A foot pedal assembly for controlling a robotic surgical system includes a foot pedal assembly base including an axle, a foot pedal slidably and pivotally coupled to the axle, and a sensor arrangement configured to detect an axial position of the foot pedal along the axle and a pivoted position of the foot pedal around the axle. Different combinations of different detected axial positions and detected pivoted positions are correlateable to different functions of the robotic surgical system. |
| US10799308B2 |
Virtual reality surgical tools system
A method and system for use in surgery, which includes a grasper having a jaw, and a grasper housing having a proximal end and distal end and defining a docking opening, and a tool having a tool housing having a proximal end, a distal end and defining an inner surface, and a robotic device operably coupled to the proximal end of the grasper housing, and configured to actuate the jaw of the grasper. The tool housing having an operative assembly at the distal end of the tool housing, and the tool housing defining a docking assembly at the proximal end of the tool housing. The operative assembly having a fulcrum operably coupled to the tool housing, a first lever operably connected to the fulcrum, an instrument operably coupled to the first lever, and an actuator operably coupled to the tool housing and the first lever. |
| US10799304B2 |
Mounting device for surgical systems and method of use
A surgical mounting device may detachably couple to a patient access device to maintain alignment between a surgical instrument and the access device as instruments are interchangeably inserted and removed from the access device. The mounting device may include arms that pivot between a closed configuration in which the arms grip the access device inserted therebetween and an open configuration in which arm are spaced further apart from each other than in the closed configuration. A drive member may transition the arms to the closed configuration when the patient access device is inserted between the arms in the open configuration and pressed against the drive member. |
| US10799302B2 |
Interface for laparoscopic surgeries—movement gestures
The present invention discloses a surgical maneuvering system, in which movement of a moving element is used to control a surgical device such as a surgical tool or an endoscope. The moving element can be a tool or a portion of an operator's body. The relationship between the moving element and the surgical device can be any of: motion of a moving element controlling motion of a surgical device, motion of a moving element controlling an action of a surgical device, a command of a moving element controlling motion of a surgical device, or a command of a moving element controlling an action of the device. Commands are typically arbitrary movements such as shaking a tool. Actions are changes in a surgical device that do not change its overall position, such as closing a grasper. |
| US10799300B2 |
Spinal implant system and method
A surgical instrument comprises a first member including a drive engageable with a first mating surface of a bone fastener. A second member is rotatable relative to the first member and includes an element engageable with a second mating surface of the bone fastener. The members are engageable with the bone fastener in a release configuration, an intermediate configuration and a locked configuration. Systems, surgical adaptors, spinal implants and methods are disclosed. |
| US10799297B2 |
Dynamic 3D lung map view for tool navigation inside the lung
A method for implementing a dynamic three-dimensional lung map view for navigating a probe inside a patient's lungs includes loading a navigation plan into a navigation system, the navigation plan including a planned pathway shown in a 3D model generated from a plurality of CT images, inserting the probe into a patient's airways, registering a sensed location of the probe with the planned pathway, selecting a target in the navigation plan, presenting a view of the 3D model showing the planned pathway and indicating the sensed location of the probe, navigating the probe through the airways of the patient's lungs toward the target, iteratively adjusting the presented view of the 3D model showing the planned pathway based on the sensed location of the probe, and updating the presented view by removing at least a part of an object forming part of the 3D model. |
| US10799293B2 |
Laser ablation catheter
A system and devices for ablation and removal of occlusions from blood vessels is provided. Laser cutting systems and mechanical cutting systems are provided in catheter devices, the cutting systems operable to ablate, cut, dislodge, and otherwise remove occlusions within a blood vessel that may limit or prevent proper circulation. Catheter systems comprise distal end features adapted to cut and remove at least portions of an occlusion that generally correspond to dimensions of an inner lumen of a catheter. |
| US10799292B2 |
High power tunable optical parametric oscillator for selective photothermolysis laser surgeries
A laser with a wide continuous wavelength tuning range is desirable for optimized selective photothermolysis (SP) laser surgeries that treat light-absorptive lesions and unwanted pigments in human tissue with minimal collateral damages. However, current SP laser surgical systems are limited to a few lasing lines including 1064 nm by Nd:YAG, 755 nm by Alexandrite, 694 nm by Ruby, and 532 nm by second harmonic generation of 1064 nm. This invention discloses techniques to implement a high power, tunable optical parametric oscillator (OPO) system for demanding SP applications such as laser tattoo removal. In addition to wavelength tuning, the OPO laser system's output pulse energy, pulse duration, and pulse-train duration are also adjustable by tuning the pump laser pulse energy, pump laser pulse duration, and pump laser pulse-train duration for optimizing SP laser surgical outcomes. |
| US10799289B2 |
Compositions, systems, kits, and methods for neural ablation
Disclosed are compositions, devices, systems, kits, and methods for neural ablation. |
| US10799284B2 |
Electrosurgical instrument with textured jaws
An electrosurgical system includes an RF current generator, a handle body, and an end effector in mechanical communication with the handle body. The end effector has a first jaw including a first electrode having a first electrode surface in electrical communication with a first terminal of the generator. The end effector also includes a second jaw including a second electrode having an essentially planar second electrode surface in electrical communication with a second terminal of the generator The first jaw includes at least one feature configured to apply an amount of a compressive force to a tissue compressed between the at least one feature and the second electrode surface that differs from an amount of a compressive force applied to the tissue compressed between the first electrode surface and the second electrode surface when the first jaw is placed in a proximate position to the second jaw. |
| US10799283B2 |
Multiple lead electrode probe for controlled tissue ablation
Tissue regions are treated using a multiple lead electrode probe. A plurality of electrodes may be disposed about an elongate shaft. The elongate shaft may be slidably disposed within a lumen of a delivery sheath. One or more probes including one or more electrically active regions may also be slidably disposed within the delivery sheath. The one or more probes may be configured to extend radially about the elongate shaft. The plurality of electrodes and the electrically active regions may be individually connected to a control and power unit through individual channels. |
| US10799281B2 |
Detecting improper energy transmission configuration in medical device system
A medical device system may be configured to detect an improper energy transmission configuration therein. The condition may be detected by way of a detection of a condition where an energy-transmitting electrode of the medical device system becomes too close to or becomes in contact with an object resulting in an inability of the electrode to properly transmit energy. For example, if the energy-transmitting electrode is a first electrode configured in its operational state to transmit energy to bodily tissue adjacent the first electrode, but the first electrode is inadvertently contacting a second electrode, such contact may cause at least some energy transmitted by the first electrode to follow an unintended path away from its intended path to the adjacent tissue. Such a condition may be detected based at least upon an analysis of information acquired from a sensing device system. |
| US10799278B2 |
Hydraulic device for the injection of bone cement in percutaneous vertebroplasty
The present invention relates to the medical field, in particular relates to the practice of percutaneous vertebroplasty where a pair of syringes in the distal extreme of a lengthened hydraulic device, are united by a camera of intermediate connection of larger diameter (pressure exerting body) or modified inverted syringe tube with a bolster, a hydraulic connecting tube of flexible material that transmits the pressure of the smaller diameter manual or impulsion syringe in the proximal extreme of the device toward the intermediate cylindrical larger diameter camera (pressure exerting body), this camera is in an inverted position with regard to the first syringe (fluid control), this intermediate camera has a moving piston longitudinal to the axis of the cylinder that is controlled with the first syringe (manual) and in cooperation with the atmospheric pressure. The injecting syringe loaded with bone cement is coupled with the bolster of the body of pressure, and to the needle that drives the cement toward the interior of the bone. The intermediate camera (pressure exerting body) together with the hydraulic tube and the manual syringe form a hydraulic press system (F/A=f/a) that allows to increase in a potential way the pressure exerted in the first syringe and to make the injection of polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) at an approximate distance of 1.0 m to 1.5 m. |
| US10799272B2 |
Pivotal bone anchor assembly with cannulated shank threaded capture connection and compression insert
A medical implant assembly includes a polyaxial bone anchor having a shank, a receiver, a lower compression insert with surfaces for closely receiving an elongate connecting member and a dual closure structure that may include a single flange or helical flange. The dual closure structure independently engages the connecting member and the lower compression insert. A threaded capture connection of the bone anchor includes a shank upper surface exclusively engaging the lower compression insert and a retainer threadably attached to the shank and spaced from the upper surface, the retainer configured for polyaxial motion with respect to the receiver prior to locking. |
| US10799269B2 |
Transfer assembly
A sterile liquid transfer assembly for use with a catheter assembly. The sterile liquid transfer assembly includes a protective element and a carrier element. The protective element includes a pliable, hollow protective valve member having a pivot cutaway portion. A tubular member of the protective element depends from a surface of the hollow protective valve member. The protective valve member is configured to define a stop for limiting the insertion of the tubular member in a canal of a patient. |
| US10799266B2 |
Method and system for gas maintenance to a body cavity using a trocar
According to one embodiment, a trocar assembly having a proximal end and a distal end comprises an inner tubular member and an outer tubular member. The inner tubular member is formed with an opening at the proximal end and an opening at the distal end, the openings adapted to provide access for one or more surgical instruments during a surgical procedure. The outer tubular member is disposed about the inner tubular member, the outer tubular member being partitioned into at least a first chamber and a second chamber, wherein: the inner tubular member is separated from the outer tubular member by an inner wall; the first chamber is separated from the second chamber; and the first chamber and the second chamber are defined by the inner wall and an outer wall of the outer tubular member. |
| US10799265B2 |
Re-entry device for peripheral arterial recanalization procedures
A re-entry device (1) for recanalization procedures of an arterial vessel by an intraluminal or subintimal technique includes a catheter (10) having a distal end (12) with a curved tip (13) by an angle (α) of between 30° and 90°, and an angled-tip stylet (2) insertable into the inner lumen of the catheter (10) to exit from a distal opening (14) thereof. The angled-tip stylet (2) is metal and has a distal end (22) with a curved tip (23) ending in a sharped apex (24). The distal end (22) of the an angled-tip stylet (2) is tapered and has a length of 3-5 cm, and the curved tip (23) is bent by an angle (β) of between 30° and 50°. The structure makes the apex (24) adjustable outside the two-dimensional plane defined by the curved tip (13) of the catheter (10) to facilitate penetration of the arterial wall. |
| US10799263B2 |
Catheter design for use in treating pleural diseases
A catheter for use in treating pleura diseases, such as pleural effusions and pneumothorax, includes a tip portion that is configured to irritate the pleura when the catheter is inserted in the pleural cavity, thereby initiating mechanical pleurodesis. The tip portion has a substantially rough configuration and may include one or more protrusions that contact the pleura when the catheter is in use, thereby irritating the layers. This irritation causes the creation of fibrous adhesions between the parietal and visceral layers that close off the pleural cavity and prevent further fluid and/or air accumulations that occur as a result of pleural diseases. |
| US10799259B2 |
Venous valve incising blades, manufacturing method of the same and artery revascularization treatment using the same
A venous valve incising cutter includes a cutting teeth head, a guide, a wire and a coupling rod that couples the guide and a cutting teeth head, all aligned in a rotation axis thereof. More than four pieces of cutting blades are formed on the outer surrounding surface of the cutting teeth head. Each cutting blade has a roughly triangular pyramid shape such that the three ridge lines are composed of the outer surrounding surface of the cutting teeth head and the two planes formed in the reverse side of the outer surrounding surface and the apex is a knife-point of the cutting blade. |
| US10799255B2 |
Shapeable re-entry devices and associated systems and methods
Methods for treating a patient using intravascular devices, systems, and methods are disclosed herein. One aspect of the present technology is directed to an intravascular device having an elongated member coupled to and extending between a handle and an angled distal portion. The distal portion is moveable between a first configuration having a first shape configured for intravascular delivery and a second configuration having a second shape, different than the first shape, that is configured for intravascular delivery. |
| US10799254B2 |
Artificial prosthesis installation clamp and method
In the use of devices and methods for measuring applied pressure on an article, such as a patella construct during a surgical procedure, a clamp is provided with arms, an optional external spring, an optional internal spring and a torque knob for applying constant and measurable pressure to the article. Embodiments of the clamp include a spring rod engaged with the torque knob for assisting in applying and retaining desired pressure. Spike elements and a bushing insert are secured to the ends of the arms for retaining the article in place during use. The elements are advantageously assembled and disassembled to facilitate thorough and quick cleaning. |
| US10799252B2 |
Proximal biceps tenodesis with biceps button
Methods and drill guide systems that provide internalization of the biceps tendon with use of fixation devices such as the Arthrex BicepsButton™ or Pectoralis Button tensioned outside a smaller converged drill hole. The technique converges two angled drill holes and use the button to fixate a reinforced (whipstitched) biceps tendon into a single bone versus stabilizing two bones. The biceps tendon is being pulled into the larger of the drilled holes and fixed by the button outside of the smaller drilled hole. |
| US10799245B2 |
Absorbable occluder
An absorbable occluder (100) comprises a woven mesh (110), wherein the woven mesh (110) comprises at least two polymer filaments with different centralized degradation time periods, or comprises a polymer filament made by blending at least two polymers with different centralized degradation time periods. The absorbable occluder (100) can avoid the tissue inflammatory response caused by the polymer filaments of the woven mesh (110) centralized degrading within the same period. |
| US10799244B2 |
Single access flow-reversal catheter devices and methods
Embodiments herein include devices and methods directed toward creating reverse flow within a vessel and thereby providing protection against embolic debris. Embodiments comprise a catheter and a plurality of occluders that are expandable and adjustable within a lumen to create low-pressure areas that reroute blood flow and embolic debris therein. |
| US10799239B2 |
Adapter assembly with pulley system and worm gear drive for interconnecting electromechanical surgical devices and surgical end effectors
An adapter assembly for selective connection to a surgical device is provided. The adapter assembly includes an outer tube having a distal end and a proximal end, a housing secured to the proximal end of the outer tube, and a cable drive assembly supported by the housing. The cable drive assembly includes a worm gear drive assembly, a cable gear assembly coupled to the worm gear drive assembly, and one or more cables coupled to the cable gear assembly and axially translatable within the outer tube. |
| US10799238B2 |
Powered surgical instrument
A surgical instrument including a housing, an endoscopic portion, a drive motor, a drive tube, a firing rod and an end effector is disclosed. The endoscopic portion extends distally from the housing and defines a first longitudinal axis. The drive motor is disposed at least partially within the housing. The drive tube is disposed in mechanical cooperation with the drive motor and is rotatable about a drive tube axis extending through the drive tube. The firing rod is disposed in mechanical cooperation with the drive tube and at least a portion of the firing rod is translatable with respect to the drive tube. The end effector is disposed adjacent a distal portion of the endoscopic portion and is in mechanical cooperation with the firing rod so that the firing rod drives a surgical function of the end effector. |
| US10799237B2 |
Three dimensional adjuncts
Stapling assemblies for use with a surgical stapler and methods for manufacturing the same are provided. Three dimensional adjuncts for use with a surgical stapling assembly and methods for manufacturing the same are also provided. |
| US10799236B2 |
Surgical port closure device
A port closure device includes a pair of jaws that may move repeatably between open and closed positions and repeatably pass a needle therebetween. The jaws are generally perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the device in the closed position and generally parallel to the longitudinal axis in the open position. The device further includes a jaw control rod for controlling movement of the jaws and a needle control rod for controlling the passing of the needle between the two jaws. |
| US10799233B2 |
Suturing device for laparoscopic procedures
A suturing device includes an elongated body having an outer wall defining an interior space of the body, a shaft located in the interior space, and a needle mounted on a distal end of the shaft. The needle has a distal section transverse to a longitudinal axis of the shaft. The distal section of the needle terminates in a first jaw and a second jaw forming a forceps defining a piercing tip. The first jaw and second jaw have a grasping position wherein the first jaw and second jaw grasp a suturing material, and a release position wherein the first jaw and second jaw release the suturing material. After grasping the suturing material with the needle, the shaft rotates the needle to advance the needle and suturing material through tissue and mesh placed on the tissue. Spaced apart portions of the suturing material are then fused to create a suture. |
| US10799230B2 |
Lateral retractor system for minimizing muscle damage in spinal surgery
A lateral retractor system for forming a surgical pathway to a patient's intervertebral disc space includes a single dilator and a retractable dual-tapered-blade assembly. The single dilator may feature a narrow rectangular body for insertion at an insertion orientation parallel to the fibers of the patient's psoas muscle and at an approximate 45-degree angle to the patient's spine. The retractable dual-tapered-blade assembly consists of only two blade subassemblies, each having a blade bordered by adjustable wings, along with built-in lighting and video capabilities. The dual-tapered-blade assembly may be passed over the single dilator at the insertion orientation and rotated approximately 45-50 degrees from the insertion orientation to a final rotated orientation parallel to the intervertebral disc space before the two blade subassemblies are retracted away from one another to create the surgical pathway. Other embodiments are also disclosed. |
| US10799229B2 |
Illuminated medical devices
A surgical retractor comprising a handle and a blade extending at an angle from the handle, an illumination assembly having a plurality of direct light sources provided on the blade, and a cover configured to enclose the illumination assembly, wherein the cover comprises a plurality of openings, each opening corresponding in position to a respective light source of the illumination assembly when the cover is attached to the blade. |
| US10799228B2 |
Modular retractor and related method
A retractor assembly for positioning tissue during a surgical procedure, having two opposing arms disposed adjacent to one another and sized and configured to be urged substantially laterally away from one another during actuation of the retractor assembly into an open position, and one or more posts, each post being connected to, or integral with, and extending radially outwardly from a respective one of the opposing arms, each of the one or more posts having a length sufficient so that each of the one or more posts will extend through a respective aperture defined by a modular component to be detachably attached to the respective one of the opposing arms. Related methods of positioning tissue during surgery are also described. |
| US10799227B2 |
Minimally invasive surgical suturing device with improved visualization
A suturing device is disclosed. The suturing device has a guide tip. The guide tip has first and second framing arms that define a viewing port from a first orientation. The guide tip also has proximal and distal ends of the guide tip which, with the first and second framing arms, define a tissue bite area from a second orientation. The suturing device also has a ferrule holder located in the distal end of the guide tip and centered relative to the first orientation. The suturing device further has a needle movable within the guide tip along a path through the tissue bite area and centrally viewable in the viewing port relative to the first orientation. |
| US10799223B2 |
Insertable endoscopic instrument for tissue removal
An improved flexible endoscopic instrument to precisely and efficiently obtains samples of flat polyps and multiple polyps from a patient by debriding one or more polyps and retrieving the debrided polyps without having to alternate between using a separate cutting tool and a separate sample retrieving tool and may be used with an endoscope. In one aspect, the cutting tool is coupled to a flexible torque coil or torque rope that is configured to transfer rotational energy from a powered actuator through the length of the endoscope onto the cutting tool. |
| US10799220B2 |
Active distribution of high-voltage power for ultrasound transducers
The high voltage drive for the transducer of an ultrasonic transducer probe is provided by an active supply that monitors the high voltage supplied to the transducer by means of feedback, and responds to a decline in voltage during high voltage transmission by coupling charge from a capacitor to the high voltage supply line of the probe, thereby preventing a precipitous decline in the high voltage. Preferably the active supply and the capacitor are located in the probe connector enclosure. |
| US10799217B2 |
Ultrasound imaging device and ultrasound image generation program
A sinogram is corrected in a form that can use a straight-ray type reconstruction method while considering trajectory of refracted waves. Specifically, based on the sequentially estimated path information of the virtual waves, an arrival time difference sinogram is corrected by a difference or a ratio between “shortest arrival time of wave” and “arrival time of the wave through the shortest path” to each detection element. |
| US10799216B1 |
Wave guide with electric power conduit
A wave guide assembly for a control and diagnostic system for a machine includes a housing defining an exterior surface and an internal cavity extending between distal ends. At least one wave guide within the internal cavity defines a wave propagation passage for at least one wave form signal. At least one conductor within the internal cavity is separate from the wave guide. A control and diagnostic system for a machine and a gas turbine engine are also disclosed. |
| US10799213B2 |
Ultrasound probe, element circuit thereof, and ultrasound diagnostic device using same
Provided are an ultrasound probe, an element circuit thereof, and an ultrasound diagnostic device, whereby high image quality is possible and reduced size and lower cost are made possible. Provided is an ultrasound probe, comprising: a 2-D array transducer wherein a plurality of transducers are arrayed two-dimensionally; and a 2-D array IC in which are formed, upon an IC substrate, drive circuits which are disposed upon each of the transducers of the 2-D array transducer to drive each of the transducers at different timings with a prescribed delay quantity, and common current sources which supply drive current to the transducers of the 2-D array transducer. The number n of the common current sources which are formed upon the IC substrate is fewer than the number N of the drive circuits which are formed upon the IC substrate. |
| US10799212B2 |
Portable ultrasound apparatus, portable ultrasound system and diagnosing method using ultrasound
Provided are a portable ultrasound apparatus, a portable ultrasound system, and an ultrasound diagnosis method performed by using the portable ultrasound apparatus. The portable ultrasound apparatus includes at least two probes having different specifications; a first display unit for displaying an ultrasound image; and a second display unit for displaying a control screen. |
| US10799211B2 |
Sterile covers for ultrasound probe
Three embodiments of flexible covers for an ultrasound probe are disclosed. The first embodiment comprises a flexible sheath applied with a ring applicator and elastic bands. The second embodiment comprises a flexible sheath applied with a dual-walled foldable applicator. The third embodiment comprises a folded-over flexible sheath which is then rolled, incorporating in the roll a flexible band. Each of the embodiments is designed to facilitate easy application of a sterile sheath over an ultrasound probe. |
| US10799210B1 |
Dental imaging apparatus and method
In one representative embodiment, an intraoral scanning device includes a scan head sized and shaped to be placed inside a patient's mouth. The scan head can include at least one ultrasonic transducer for generating ultrasonic images and at least one light-based sensor for generating optical images. |
| US10799204B2 |
System and method for evaluating motion correction in dynamic medical images
A method for automated evaluation of motion correction is presented. The method includes identifying one or more regions of interest in each of a plurality of images corresponding to a subject of interest. Furthermore, the method includes selecting valid voxels in each of the one or more regions of interest in each of the plurality of images. The method also includes computing a similarity metric, a dispersion metric, or both the similarity metric and the dispersion metric for each region of interest in each of the plurality of images. Additionally, the method includes generating a similarity map, a dispersion map, or both the similarity map and the dispersion map based on the similarity metrics and the dispersion metrics corresponding to the one or more regions of interest. |
| US10799194B2 |
Caster system for mobile apparatus
A mobile imaging device includes a base having at least one caster, a first drive mechanism that moves the system in a transport mode and translates an imaging component relative to the base in a scan mode, and a second drive mechanism that extends caster relative to the base to raise the base off the ground in the transport mode, and retracts the caster relative to the base to lower the base to the ground in the scan mode. A caster system for a mobile apparatus includes a base containing a housing and a caster, attached to the base, the caster having a wheel defining a wheel axis and a swivel joint defining a swivel axis and a pivot point defining a pivot axis, wherein the caster pivots on the pivot axis as the caster is retracted into the housing and extended out of the housing. |
| US10799190B2 |
Collimator of a scanning system
The present disclosure provides a collimator. The collimator includes a slice module, a filter module, and a support and protection module. The slice module and the filter module are detachably connected with the support and protection module. The rays strike on the collimator and pass through the slice module and the filter module in order. The slice module is configured to adjust the fan-beam width of the rays striking on the collimator. The filter module is configured to make the rays pass through different filters to implement different types of scanning. |
| US10799188B2 |
System and method for real-time electrophysiological mapping
A method of generating a real-time electrophysiology map, such as a cardiac electrophysiology map, includes displaying a cardiac surface model and receiving a plurality of electrophysiology data points (e.g., using a plurality of intracardiac electrodes). The electrophysiology data from the received electrophysiology data points can be displayed and updated on the cardiac surface model in real-time when it satisfies a preset inclusion criteria, such as a projection distance criterion (e.g., the electrophysiology data point is within a preset distance of the cardiac surface model), a contact force criterion (e.g., the intracardiac catheter is exerting at least a preset contact force on the tissue surface), and/or an electrical coupling criterion (e.g., the electrode-tissue electrical coupling exceeds a preset threshold). New electrophysiology data points can be received when a triggering event, such as a point in the cardiac cycle, occurs, or according to a preset timer interval. |
| US10799187B2 |
Systems and methods to detect respiratory diseases
Systems and methods for monitoring patients with respiratory diseases are described. A system may include a sensor circuit to sense a respiration signal and at least one hemodynamic signal. The system may detect a specified respiratory phase from the respiration signal, and generate from the hemodynamic signal one or more signal metrics that are correlative to at least one of a systolic blood pressure, a blood volume, or a cardiac dimension. The system may detect a restrictive or obstructive respiratory condition when the hemodynamic signal metric indicates hemodynamic deterioration during a specified respiratory phase. The system may additionally classify the detected restrictive or obstructive respiratory condition into one of two or more categories, and deliver a therapy based on the detection or the classification. |
| US10799181B2 |
Medical devices with layered conductive elements and methods for manufacturing the same
A system for performing a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure within a subject includes a device having a distal portion configured for insertion within a lumen or duct of the subject, the device including an elongate body having a longitudinal axis, the elongate body comprising a polymeric material and having a proximal end and a distal end, one or more electrically-conductive tracings carried on a first surface of the elongate body and configured to carry a signal, and one or more conductors embedded within the polymeric material and configured to carry a signal. |
| US10799179B2 |
Generating specifications for an orthosis
Example implementations relate to collecting data to generate specifications for an orthosis. In example implementations, data may be collected from a plurality of pressure sensors. Histograms may be generated that characterize collected data. Specifications for an orthosis may be generated based on the histograms. |
| US10799178B2 |
Virtual burrow assay for a diversity of neurological and psychiatric disorders
Methods and apparatuses are provided for a virtual burrow assay for a diversity of neurological and psychiatric disorders. For example, a virtual burrow array device including a virtual, burrow, a linear actuator and one or more sensors is provided. |
| US10799176B2 |
Systems and methods for assessing tissue contact
Systems and methods are disclosed for assessing tissue contact, e.g., for mapping, tissue ablation, or other procedures. An exemplary tissue contact sensing system comprises a flexible tip device. At least one piezoelectric sensor is housed within the flexible tip device. The at least one piezoelectric sensor is responsive to contact stress of the flexible tip device by generating electrical signals corresponding to the amount of contact stress. An output device is electrically connected to the at least one piezoelectric sensor. The output device receives the electrical signals for assessing tissue contact by the flexible tip device. Methods for assembling and using the flexible tip device are also disclosed. |
| US10799175B2 |
Research performance framework
There is provided a research framework system. For example, in some implementations there is provided a sleep prediction system for pilots including a first data structure storing collected research data related to pilot sleep patterns, a second data structure storing data related to a flight schedule associated with a pilot, and a sleep prediction module configured to access the data stored in the first and second data structures and calculate, by one or more processors using the data stored in the first data structure, a likelihood that the pilot associated with the flight schedule stored in the second data structure is sleeping at a given time. |
| US10799170B1 |
Apparatus for measuring isometric muscle strength
An apparatus to measure isometric muscle strength has a table section having a top surface adapted to allow a person to sit thereon. An upright frame section is movably attached to the table section and spans the top surface and includes an open area sized to allow the person's legs and thighs to extend therethrough when the person is seated on the top surface. A cradle is attached to the frame section and holds a force-measuring device that is acted upon by the person's body segment when the person is seated on the top surface. Movement-impeding devices allow or prevent movement of the frame section. Belts and/or straps are attached to the table section and adapted to be secured to various parts of the person's body to stabilize the person on the top surface and to isolate muscle groups that are to be tested for isometric muscle strength. |
| US10799164B2 |
Mobile and expandable firmware-based optical spectroscopy system and method for controlling same
Disclosed are a mobile and expandable firmware-based optical spectroscopy system and a method for controlling same. The optical spectroscopy system may comprise: a wearing part attached to a particular region of a subject to irradiate light, on the basis of a firmware, to the particular region and measure the bodily signals of the subject by collecting emergent light which has passed through the particular region; and a monitoring unit, connected to the wearing part via a wired or wireless network, for controlling the strength of the light irradiated from the wearing part. |
| US10799161B2 |
Biosignal acquisition device and system, method for acquisition of biosignals
Disclosed is a biosignal acquisition device for the acquisition, in particular the concurrent or simultaneous acquisition, of optical and electrical biosignals. The optical and electrical biosignals are both received by an analog front end device for biosignals, with an opto-electric converter for converting the optical biosignals into electrical signals. Also disclosed are a system of a plurality of biosignal acquisition devices and a biosignal acquisition method. |
| US10799159B2 |
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. |
| US10799157B2 |
Systems and methods for display device and sensor electronics unit communication
Methods and apparatus are provided for communication among display devices and sensor electronics unit in an analyte monitoring system. The analyte monitoring system may include a sensor that is configured to perform measurements indicative of analyte levels. The sensor may be communicatively coupled to the sensor electronics unit. The sensor electronics unit may be configured to transmit data indicative of analyte levels to the display devices using one or more communication protocols. Furthermore, the sensor electronics unit may be configured to operate in multiple modes, and switch between the modes in response to commands received from the display devices. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also described. |
| US10799156B2 |
Sheet for identification
An identification sheet (X1) according to the present invention includes a backing sheet (10) and a pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet (20). The backing sheet (10) bears a distinguishing mark (M1). The pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet (20) has a multilayer structure including a substrate layer (21) and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (22). The pressure-sensitive adhesive layer (22) is removably attachable to the backing sheet (10). The pressure-sensitive adhesive sheet (20) bears a distinguishing mark (M2). The identification sheet (X1) as above is suitable for keeping on surely providing the admissibility of evidence of a collected target material to be identified. |
| US10799155B2 |
Systems and methods for estimating a three-dimensional pose
A method for estimating a pose of an oral hygiene device including a pattern and a plurality of groups of visual markers relative to a location includes (i) receiving image data reproducible as an image of at least a portion of the oral hygiene device; (ii) analyzing the image data to identify a region of interest within the image; (iii) identifying, using at least one of the one or more processors, all candidate visual markers within the region of interest; (iv) obtaining a first proposed three-dimensional pose of the oral hygiene device; (v) validating the first proposed three-dimensional pose of the oral hygiene device; and (vi) obtaining a second proposed three-dimensional pose of the oral hygiene device based on the validated first proposed three-dimensional pose. |
| US10799153B2 |
Patient movement and incontinence notification system
A notification system is provided that provides notification of patient events such as movement and/or incontinence. The notification system provides for a plurality of different pressure sensor pads as well as an incontinence pad to be used in association with a single monitor. |
| US10799152B2 |
System and method for motion detection and accounting
A stimulation electrode assembly configured to be positioned relative to a patient for an operative procedure is disclosed. An evoked stimulation response may be sensed by a sensor near a portion of a subject. The evoked response may be sensed by an electrode and determined with a monitoring system. The evoked response may additionally and/or alternatively be sensed with a motion sensor. A position sensor may be provided to measure or determine whether the sensor has moved during a procedure. |
| US10799149B2 |
Analysis of skin coloration
This document relates to computer-based systems and techniques for analyzing skin coloration using spectral imaging techniques to determine a medical condition of an individual. This document further relates to providing feedback to a rescuer or other medical professional based on the colorimetric properties of the patient's skin. |
| US10799143B2 |
Split bridge for PET-MR scanner
A PET-MRI apparatus includes a patient support assembly having a cradle to accommodate a subject, a carriage assembly to attach to the cradle and cause the cradle to selectively travel, and a rear bridge to receive the cradle and carriage. The patient support assembly also includes a front bridge to receive the cradle and carriage assembly and provide for translation therealong, with the front bridge including a first section and a second section that is spaced apart from the first section to form a gap in the front bridge between the first section and the second section in an area adjacent a PET detector array of the PET-MRI apparatus. The front and rear bridges include an anti-tip rail assembly to interact with the cradle and the carriage assembly so as to prevent tipping thereof when traversing over the gap between the first and second sections of the front bridge. |
| US10799141B1 |
Image directed cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flow determination method and system
In one aspect, the present disclosure describes a method for detecting cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flow of a subject in which magnetic resonance imaging signals of a selected region of interest of the subject's anatomy are acquired. Preferably, the selected region of interest comprises the cerebro-spinal anatomy. A central location of the selected region of interest of the subject's anatomy is determined and used to determine a mean intensity value associated with image pixels of the central location. The mean intensity value is then used to establish interior and exterior outlines of the the selected region of interest of the subject's anatomy so that the CSF flow within the interior and exterior anatomical outlines may be measured or detected. |
| US10799136B2 |
Bioelectrode and garment
A bioelectrode includes a fitting member (1106) formed by an electrically insulating member fixed on a surface of a garment (1100) that comes in contact with a living body (1000), an electrode part (1101a) formed by a conductive member fixed on a surface of the fitting member (1106) that comes in contact with the living body (1000), a connector (1102a) fixed to the fitting member (1106) and configured to connect a bioelectric signal measurement device, a wiring line (1103a) fixed to the fitting member (1106) and configured to electrically connect the connector (1102a) and the electrode part (1101a), and an electrically-insulating insulating member (1105) configured to cover a portion within the surface of the wiring line (1103a) that comes in contact with the living body (1000). |
| US10799132B2 |
Multi-site electrode arrays and methods of making the same
A multi-site electrode array (100) can include a microneedle array and a set of electrically active sites (115). The microneedle array includes a plurality of microneedles (105) supported on a base substrate (110). The set of electrically active sites (115) can be arranged at and/or near the tip of each microneedle (105), and in many cases along a shaft of the microneedles. Further, at least a portion of the active sites (115) can be independently electrically addressable such that a remaining portion of the active sites (115) are optionally electrically shunted together. In some cases all of the active sites (115) are independently electrically addressable. |
| US10799131B2 |
Catheter for monitoring intrauterine pressure to protect the fallopian tubes
A multi-lumen catheter for monitoring intrauterine pressure comprising an elongated body configured and dimensioned for insertion into a uterus of a patient, the catheter having a first lumen, a second lumen, and a first balloon at a distal portion. The first lumen communicates with the first balloon and the second lumen has an opening within the uterus for injection of x-ray dye or other fluid into the uterus for imaging the uterine cavity and the fallopian tubes of a patient. The first balloon contains a gas to form along with the first lumen a chamber to monitor pressure within the uterus to thereby determine if excessive pressure is being applied to the fallopian tubes of the patient. A sensor is in communication with the first lumen to measure pressure about a circumferential area of the balloon to measure pressure in the uterus to provide readings of intrauterine pressure. |
| US10799124B2 |
Data transfer of a heart rate and activity monitor arrangement and a method for the same
The invention relates generally to data transfer of the heart rate and activity monitor arrangement. The arrangement includes heart rate monitoring elements for monitoring a user's heart rate, motion detection elements for monitoring the user's activity, control elements for obtaining data from the heart rate monitoring elements and from the motion detection elements, and a transferring element including at least one transceiver. Further, the transferring element is arranged to transfer heart rate and/or activity data monitored by the heart rate and activity monitor arrangement to an external entity directly via a wireless cellular communications system. |
| US10799123B2 |
On-site device for detecting presence of a liquid
An on-site device for detecting presence of a liquid from a site and a method for detecting presence of a liquid from a site using the on-site device, the device comprising a moisture detector arranged to detect the presence of the liquid based on one or more electrical characteristics of the liquid; a first optical detector assembly coupled to the moisture detector, the first optical detector assembly being configured to be activated upon detection of the presence of the liquid by the moisture detector; and wherein upon activation, the first optical detector assembly is configured to detect a substance in the liquid based on one or more optical characteristics of the substance. |
| US10799121B2 |
Method for quantifying plaque in pet animals
The present invention relates to methods for detecting and quantifying the plaque levels and/or lesions in companion animals, and the use of such information during trials of oral health products. The methods disclosed enable the trialling of companion animals for a shorter period of time, without the need for long and expensive trials on oral health products to be conducted. The methods described are conducted on conscious pet animals. |
| US10799119B2 |
Method and apparatus for provision of preparatory information for magnetic resonance imaging
In a method and apparatus for provision of preparatory information for preparation of magnetic resonance imaging of an examination object, the examination object is supported on a patient support of the magnetic resonance apparatus, a depth map of the examination object supported on the patient support is acquired by a time-of-flight camera, preparatory information for the preparation of the magnetic resonance imaging is generated in a computer using the acquired depth map, and the preparatory information are provided from the computer. |
| US10799118B2 |
Motion tracking using electronic devices
In one example an input/output interface to receive motion tracking data from at least one remote motion sensing device and a controller coupled to the input/output interface and comprising logic, at least partially including hardware logic, to receive the motion tracking data, generate estimated position data using the motion tracking data; and present the estimated position data on a display device coupled to the electronic device. Other examples may be described. |
| US10799116B2 |
Device and method of measuring blood flow
An embodiment is a blood flow measurement device that generates blood flow information based on data collected by repeatedly scanning an interested cross section intersecting a blood vessel of an eye fundus using OCT. A data collector scans four or more cross sections intersecting the blood vessel. A first calculator determines a first gradient and second gradient of the blood vessel by analyzing a first data group and second data group among four or more pieces of data corresponding to the four or more cross sections collected by the data collector. A second calculator determines a gradient of the blood vessel at the interested cross section based on the first gradient and the second gradient. A blood flow information generator generates the blood flow information based on the gradient determined by the second calculator and the data collected by repeatedly scanning the interested cross section. |
| US10799111B2 |
Frequency-domain interferometric based imaging systems and methods
Systems and methods for improved interferometric imaging are presented. One embodiment is a partial field frequency-domain interferometric imaging system in which a light beam is scanned in two directions across a sample and the light scattered from the object is collected using a spatially resolved detector. The light beam could illuminate a spot, a line or a two-dimensional area on the sample. Additional embodiments with applicability to partial field as well as other types of interferometric systems are also presented. |
| US10799106B2 |
Image processing apparatus and image processing method
An image processing apparatus includes a processing unit configured to perform, on a luminance distribution acquired in at least one direction crossing a vessel region in a fundus image of a subject's eye, a first smoothing operation for each first size and a second smoothing operation for each second size smaller than the first size; a first identifying unit configured to identify a position of a vascular wall in the fundus image on the basis of the luminance distribution obtained by performing the first smoothing operation; and a second identifying unit configured to identify positions of inner and outer boundaries of the vascular wall in the fundus image on the basis of the luminance distribution obtained by performing the second smoothing operation. |
| US10799104B2 |
Laryngoscope with spreadable blades
A spreadable laryngoscope for improving visualization of a larynx or back of a throat is described herein. The laryngoscope comprises a handle having a handle compartment, a fixed blade and a pivotable blade extending from the handle, and a spreading mechanism. In a normal or resting position, the pivotable blade lies parallel to and beside the fixed blade such that the fixed blade and the pivotable blade are side to side. To activate the spreading mechanism, a lever arm is depressed such that the lever arm is moved towards the handle, which causes a connecting arm to pivot about a pivot rod. This, in turn, causes a pivoting arm to move, which moves and pivots a blade bracket of the pivotable blade within the handle compartment. The pivotable blade pivots away from the fixed blade, thereby placing the blades in a spreaded position. |
| US10799103B2 |
Endoscope having image acquisition windows and corresponding cleaning nozzles on front and circumferential surfaces
An endoscope of the invention includes: an insertion portion; a distal end portion; a pair of first observation image acquiring sections; a second observation image acquiring section; a pair of nozzles, each of which includes a spouting port for spouting fluid toward each of the pair of first observation image acquiring sections; a pair of first protruding portions, each of which is located close to the front surface of the distal end portion and has a maximum dimension in the radial direction larger than a dimension in the radial direction of each of the nozzles, and a pair of second protruding portions, each of which is located farther from the front surface of the distal end portion and has a maximum dimension in the radial direction larger than the dimension in the radial direction of each of the nozzles. |
| US10799098B2 |
Medical image processing device, endoscope system, diagnosis support device, and medical service support device
There are provided a medical image processing device, an endoscope system, a diagnosis support device, and a medical service support device that can allow the observation of a medical image performed by a user not to be obstructed, allow a user not to miss a region of interest, and allow attention required during observation to be continued. An image acquisition unit acquires a medical image including a subject. A medical image is displayed in a first display region (A1) of a monitor. A bounding box, which is notification information, is superimposed and displayed on the medical image in the first display region (A1). In a case where the area of a region of interest is increased, or the like, the notification information is not displayed in the first display region (A1) and an icon, which is separate notification information, is displayed in a second display region (A2) of the monitor. |
| US10799093B2 |
Endoscope having attachable/detachable raise base
An endoscope adapted to insert a treatment tool includes: an opening portion from which the treatment tool protrudes, the opening portion being provided on a distal end of the endoscope; a rotary shaft rotatably mounted in the opening portion, a direction of a shaft center being perpendicular to a longitudinal direction of the endoscope; and a raise base that is attachable to the rotary shaft and detachable from the rotary shaft in a predetermined attaching/detaching direction through the opening portion and is capable of rising around the rotary shaft while being attached to the rotary shaft. |
| US10799090B1 |
Method and system for automatically turning on/off a light source for an endoscope during a surgery
In this patent disclosure, a machine-learning-based system for automatically turning on/off a light source of an endoscope camera during a surgical procedure is disclosed. The disclosed system can receive a sequence of video images captured by the endoscope camera when the light source is turned on. The system next analyzes the sequence of video images using a machine-learning classifier to classify each video image as a first class of image of being inside the patient's body or a second class of image of being outside of the patient's body. The system next determines whether the endoscope camera is inside or outside of the patient's body based on the classified video images. When the endoscope camera is determined to be outside of the patient's body, the system generates a control signal for turning off the light source, wherein the control signal is used to immediately turn off the light source. |
| US10799088B2 |
Image processing device, image processing method and recording medium
A medical imaging system having an image sensor, a birefringent mask coupled to the image sensor, and processing circuitry that obtains image data from the image sensor, and performs processing on the image data based on unique optical characteristics of a coupled medical device, wherein the processing includes selecting at least one of depth of field expansion and blur improvement based on the unique optical characteristics. |
| US10799085B2 |
Endoscope apparatus and focus control method
An endoscope apparatus includes a processor comprising hardware. The processor implements a motion information acquisition process that acquires motion information representing a relative motion with respect to an imaging section and an object, a motion information determination process that determines motion information reliability indicating reliability of the motion information, and a focus control process that determines whether or not to perform a focus operation to cause the imaging section to bring the object into focus based on the motion information and the motion information reliability. |
| US10799083B2 |
Information processing method, information processing apparatus, washing system, and washing apparatus
An information processing method performed with a processor includes determining whether a second dispensing amount of detergent to be dispensed in a washing apparatus in a scheduled first washing event falls below a threshold based on a remaining amount of the detergent in a detergent container of the washing apparatus and a first dispensing amount set for one washing event for washing a washing target, changing a third dispensing amount determined based on the first dispensing amount to be dispensed into the washing apparatus in a second washing event preceding the first washing event to a fourth dispensing amount equaling or exceeding the threshold when the second dispensing amount is determined to fall below the threshold, outputting information representing the fourth dispensing amount, and causing the washing apparatus to dispense the fourth dispensing amount of the detergent in the second washing event. |
| US10799082B2 |
Infused spray mop
An infused spray mop is disclosed that has a novel cleaning solution arrangement where a dispensing bottle contains a capsule fixture that receives a small infusion capsule filled with a cleaning solution concentrate. The dispensing bottle is filled with water, and through the action of a capsule actuator the infusion capsule releases the concentrate into the water contained in the dispensing bottle, creating a cleaning solution for dispensing and use with the infused spray mop. The infusion capsule of concentrated cleaning solution stores easily, has less waste and cost than one time use containers that attach to a mop, and are not prone to spills and the time consuming process of mixing cleaning solution from a bottle of concentrate and water. |
| US10799079B2 |
Glass-wiping robot
The present invention relates to the technical field of manufacturing of small appliances, and relates to a glass-wiping robot. The glass-wiping robot comprises a robot main body (1), a power cord (4) and a safety buckle (3). The power cord (4) is connected to the robot main body (1), and winds onto the safety buckle (3). The safety buckle (3) is provided thereon with a suction cup (2). The safety buckle (3) sucks on a glass via the suction cup (2). The glass-wiping robot of the present invention provides double protection and improved safety effects when the robot main body inadvertently falls off the window, allows for convenient fixing or moving of the safety buckle, and is convenient to carry. |
| US10799071B2 |
Portable and rechargeable blender
A portable and rechargeable blender is disclosed. Exemplary implementations may include a base assembly, a container assembly, and control circuitry. The base assembly may include a rechargeable battery configured to power an electrical motor such that, during blending by the blender, no power is supplied to the electrical motor from an external power source. |
| US10799068B2 |
Cooking systems with washing elements and spreader bar
Systems and methods are disclosed for cleaning a fryer using a washing element coupled to a bottom wall of a cooking chamber. An upper portion of the washing element extends above the bottom wall of the cooking chamber and includes a plurality of spray jet nozzles that are separated at predetermined angles relative to one another around a periphery of the upper portion of the washing element to orient the plurality of spray jet nozzles so as to spray a plurality of pressurized streams of the cooking medium to predetermined areas of the cooking chamber, including at least one corner of the cooking chamber. Also disclosed is a fryer that includes a spreader bar that maintains an electric heating coil in the serpentine pattern. |
| US10799067B2 |
Pivoting shelf assembly
A barbecue grill and shelf assembly in which the grill has a cooking chamber. A hollowed bracket is attached to the cooking chamber and has a tube secured thereto and defining a hollow interior. A shelf with a distal end and a proximal and has a cylindrical post depending downwardly from the proximal end, whereby the post is received in the tube for pivotally mounting the shelf to the cooking chamber. The hollowed bracket serves to insulate the shelf mount and the securing mechanism from the heat of the cooking chamber. |
| US10799060B2 |
Brew basket for automated beverage brewing apparatus
A beverage system is provided including a housing and a brew basket body mounted to said housing for receiving a fluid. The brew basket body is pivotably mounted to said housing for movement between a retracted position and an extended position. The brew basket body includes a brew chamber for receiving a flavorant and at least one outlet through which fluid exits said brew basket. |
| US10799050B1 |
Device and method for storing and retrieving mailbox packages
A mailbox portal device, the device including a front, top, bottom, left side, right side, at least one chute in the front of the mailbox portal, where the chute opens, the at least one chute is removably connected to a pliable bag located within the mailbox portal device, a clasp connected to the pliable bag, where the clasp is in an open position to receive at least one package and the clasp is closed when disengaging the pliable bag from the mailbox portal. A method for storing and carrying packages, including opening a chute of a mailbox portal, depositing at least one package into the chute, where each package travels down the chute and into a pliable bag, disengaging the pliable bag from the mailbox portal, and closing the pliable bag for transport. |
| US10799049B2 |
Apparatus to prevent curling of a rug corner
An apparatus to prevent curling of a rug corner. The apparatus includes a rigid and planar V-shaped body having a top surface and a bottom surface. An adhesive layer is applied to at least a portion of the top surface of the body while a removable protective cover is provided over the adhesive layer. Upon removal of the protective cover and exposure of the adhesive layer, the body is adhered to the rug corner by the adhesive. Upon doing so, the body maintains the rug corner in a flat condition thus preventing any curling of the rug. |
| US10799047B2 |
Magnetic drinking cup
The present invention is directed to a magnetic drinking cup, containing magnetic and metal components. Many cups known in the prior art have screw top lids, which have tight and narrow crevices making the cleaning process cumbersome. If not cleaned immediately after use, it becomes challenging to remove the debris remaining in the cup, and in the crevices of the lid. These crevices create a trap for bacteria and mold. The same issues can arise with reusable straws. There are not many tools on the market that can clean a straw thoroughly from top to bottom. If all contents are not removed from the straw, then it becomes a petri dish of bacteria; and if moisture remains, then mold will have the ability to grow. This invention provides fewer areas where bacteria and mold can flourish due to a magnetic seal instead of a screw top seal. |
| US10799044B1 |
System and method for holding objects on graphics frame
A system for holding a graphics on a graphics frame includes: a plurality of frame sections being assembled to form the graphics frame; a plurality of connectors configured to connect two vertically-arranged frame sections; wherein one of the frame sections includes two retainers received in two end portions of the frame section, wherein each of the retainers has two sliding channels; wherein each of the connectors includes at least two pairs of the protrusions and a receiving cavity for receiving the graphics; wherein one pair of the protrusions are engaged with the two of the sliding channels on one of the two retainers when the other pair of the protrusions are engaged with the two sliding channels on the other one of the two retainers to connect two vertically-arranged frame sections. |
| US10799037B2 |
Container for storing, displaying, and serving produce
A container for storing, displaying, and serving fresh produce that extends the shelf life without refrigeration. The container includes a bottom tray, a slotted tray, a vertical extending wall, a cover, and a light source. The slotted tray sits above and nests within the bottom tray. The vertical wall removably extends from the bottom tray to form a compartment defined by the vertical wall and the bottom and slotted trays for fresh produce. The cover sits on the vertical wall enclosing the compartment. The light source shines light into the compartment. |
| US10799028B2 |
Chairs including flexible frames
A chair includes a support spine. A seat assembly is coupled to the support spine, and the seat assembly includes a flexible frame being movable relative to the support spine. The flexible frame comprises a first frame element, a second frame element coupled to the first frame element at a first corner, and a third frame element coupled to the second frame element at a second corner. The first corner and the second corner are substantially independently movable relative to the support spine. A conformable panel is coupled to the flexible frame and configured to engage an occupant of the chair. A resistance assembly couples the support spine to the flexible frame. The resistance assembly bears against the flexible frame to facilitate substantially independent movement of the first corner and the second corner relative to the support spine. |
| US10799026B2 |
Systems and methods for arranging seats in a seating area
There is provided a system comprising a plurality of movable seats arranged in a seating area, a detection device, a non-transitory memory storing an executable code, a hardware processor executing the executable code to receive a first input from the detection device indicating an individual is present in the seating area, determine a first position of the individual in the seating area at a first time based on the first input, and arrange the plurality of seats in a first configuration based on the first position of the individual, wherein arranging the plurality of seats includes moving at least one of the plurality of seats to a new position. |
| US10799021B2 |
Laundry treatment apparatus and method of controlling the same
A laundry treatment apparatus that includes: a cabinet; a first cabinet door; a second cabinet door; a first washing apparatus; and a second washing apparatus including: a tub that is accessible through a second opening in a state in which the second cabinet door is opened, that is configured to store water, and that includes a tub opening at a top of the tub, a tub cover that is coupled to the tub and that covers the tub opening, and a drum that is configured to rotate about a shaft, the shaft extending in the second direction, wherein the tub cover includes an air channel unit that is configured to transfer air between an interior area of the tub and an exterior area of the tub in a state in which the second washing apparatus is operational is disclosed. |
| US10799018B2 |
Folding desk and chair apparatus
A folding desk and chair apparatus. The apparatus includes a base. The base itself is defined by a pair of opposing lateral rails that are affixed together by a plurality of base supports. A chair is formed by a chair platform that is pivotally affixed to a pair of chair supports. Each chair support is pivotally connected to each opposing lateral rail. A desk comprising a desk platform is pivotally affixed to a pair of distal ends of a pair of desk supports. Each desk support is pivotally connected to each opposing lateral rail. A plurality of notches is placed on a top edge of the pair of opposing lateral rails. A desk security rod is disposed on a pair of proximal ends of the pair of desk supports. The desk security rod is sized to rest within a pair of notches of the plurality of notches. |
| US10799016B2 |
Auto-adjusting vehicle pressure washer
A pressure washing system is disclosed for integration into a recreational vehicle or other large mobile vehicle. The wand of the system includes a rotating brush and one or more sensors to determine a distance from, pressure against, or orientation with respect to the vehicle. While a pump is supplying water to be output by the wand, the distance, pressure, orientation, or other sensor readings are continuously used to modify output characteristics of the wand, including the output water pressure and the speed of rotation of the brush. As a result, no more pressure is supplied by water or brush bristles than is necessary, avoiding overuse of water or damage to outer surfaces of the vehicle. Sensor readings may include one or more of a camera feed, sonar, lidar, pressure feedback, and accelerometer data. The system may also be responsive to a mobile app on a user's mobile computing device. |
| US10799014B2 |
Flexible hair brush
There is herein provided a hair brush comprising a body portion formed from a material having a first flexibility; and a bristle mount formed from a material having a second, lesser, flexibility, coupled to the body portion, the bristle mount comprising a plurality of mount sections, each mount section having at least one bristle mounted thereon, wherein the mount sections are movable relative to one another in three dimensions such that the relative flexibility of the overall bristle mount is greater than the second flexibility, thereby enabling the bristle mount to substantially replicate bending or flexing of the body portion. Such a brush is highly flexible yet effective and may be easily adapted or shaped by a user to conform to the contours of, for example, a head or body. |
| US10799012B2 |
Combination backpack with removable back support
A combination backpack with removable back support has a backpack portion and a back support portion which are detachably connected to each other. This allows for use of a back support and backpack both together and separately, by utilizing a back support while wearing a backpack when connected and utilizing a back support separately on a seat or chair when detached. The back support portion will attach to the outside of the backpack component. |
| US10799009B2 |
Application control device, application device, application control method and storage medium
An application control device according to an embodiment of the present invention has a storage unit that stores a first image of a predetermined range of a skin; an acquisition unit that acquires a second image of the skin having a smaller range than the first image from an image capture unit coupled to an application head configured to apply cosmetics to the skin; and a recognition unit that recognizes a position of the second image in the first image. |
| US10799008B2 |
Low profile medicament container
A low profile medicament container and dispenser is provided for dispensing medicaments such as lip balm to the lips or skin of a user. The cross-section of the body portion of the container has a major axis and a minor axis and the minor axis dimension is 50% or less of the major axis dimension. The container supports medicament from breakage during dispensing with sidewalls configured to have a soft lip engagement surface to reduce the distance medicament must be advanced beyond the container. The lip engagement surface may be formed from a lower durometer material than the body of the container. The medicament may be advanced with a thumb actuated slide mechanism or rotatable lead screw arrangement with a shaped knob to maintain the low profile shape of the container. |
| US10799001B2 |
Article of luggage and method of assembling
An article of luggage, a method of assembling the luggage, and a bottom tray are provided. The article of luggage includes a bottom tray, wall and spinner wheels. The method involves forming the bottom tray and connecting the wall to the bottom tray. The bottom tray is made from a unitary construction having wheel wells shaped to receive a spinner wheel. |
| US10798998B2 |
Zip fastener
A zip fastener may include a first slider disposed to slide lengthwise along a pair of stringers, and which includes one of a male part and a complementary female part. The other of the male part and the female part is formed on either a member, which may be a fixture fixed to the stringers, or a second slider. The male coupling part includes a neck adjacent an enlarged head, and the female coupling part includes a transverse slot with broad and narrow sections. In a two-handed operation, the male and female parts are mutually engaged to connect the first slider and the member by relative transverse movement, to pass the male part through a mouth of the transverse slot. When latched is closed in this way, axial separation of the first slider from the member is precluded. |
| US10798997B2 |
Method and apparatus for producing hook fasteners
Apparatus and process are described for forming projections on a substrate for use as hook-type fasteners in touch fastening systems, wherein vibration energy may be used to soften a substrate which may be positioned between a mold and a source of vibration. The mold may include a plurality of cavities into which the softened substrate may be forced to form the projections. The substrate may comprise a film, sheet, web, composite, laminate, etc. and be useful as an attachment strip for temporary or permanent fastening. The source of vibration may be an ultrasonic horn. The process to form such projections may be operated in a continuous, semi-continuous or intermittent manner. |
| US10798995B2 |
Articles and methods of manufacture of articles
Various articles, such as footwear, apparel, athletic equipment, watchbands, and the like, and methods of forming those articles are presented. The articles are generally formed, in whole or in part, using rapid manufacturing techniques, such as laser sintering, stereolithography, solid deposition modeling, and the like. The use of rapid manufacturing allows for relatively economical and time efficient manufacture of customized articles. The articles may include one or more reinforcements configured to provide added durability to various regions of the articles. In addition, the articles may be formed from two or more materials in a single rapid manufacturing process. The rapid manufacturing additive fabrication technique may also include using of varying intensities of the laser to fuse material to form the articles. |
| US10798993B2 |
Sole structure with proprioceptive elements and method of manufacturing a sole structure
A sole structure for an article of footwear comprises a midsole body having a proximal surface and a distal surface. Proprioceptive elements may extend in the hole in the midsole body, and translate toward the proximal surface in the holes upon a force directed along a central axis of the hole at a distal end of the proprioceptive elements. In various embodiments, the holes may angle relative to vertical from the proximal surface to the distal surface, the holes may be defined by perforations and the proprioceptive elements may be integral portions of the midsole body, or the midsole body may have a plurality of annular holes at the proximal surface, and a plurality of annular recesses in the distal surface, and a plurality of proprioceptive elements, each centered in a different annular hole of the plurality of annular holes. Methods of manufacturing articles of footwear are described. |
| US10798990B2 |
Sandal with magnetically connected upper straps
A sandal with a magnetically connected upper straps uses a sandal sole, multiple strap-attachment coupler, and a removable upper to enable a user to modify the sandal's appearance. The strap-attachment couplers are fasteners which are used to attach the removable upper to the multilayered sole. To accomplish this the strap-attachment couplers includes a connector-receiving receptacle and an upper-fastening mechanism. The removable upper includes multiple strap segments, each of which is connected to a connector insert. Inserting the connector insert into the connector-receiving receptacle enables the upper-fastening mechanism to become coupled to the connector inserts, thus tethering the removable upper to the sandal sole. Additionally, the strap-attachment couplers are distributed across the insole, such that the strap-attachment couplers enable the user to create a desired type of sandal. |
| US10798985B2 |
Protective helmet for sporting use, in particular for use while skiing
There is described a protective helmet for sporting use, in particular for use while skiing, comprising an external cap-like structure (2) of a resiliently flexible material, an internal cap-like structure (3) which is received in the external cap-like structure (2) and which comprises a plurality of cap portions (5a, 5b) of expanded material which are structurally independent of each other and which are mutually interconnected with limited relative mobility between contiguous portions, the internal cap-like structure (3) delimiting a cavity (4) which is open towards the outer side and which is capable of receiving the head of the user, and at least one device (6) for absorbing energy as a result of forces of impacts on the helmet, which device is interposed between the internal cap-like structure (3) and external cap-like structure (2). The device comprises at least one flexible member (12) which includes a plate-like portion (12a) having a transverse thickness (13) which is defined between a pair of opposing surfaces (13a, 13b) and a plurality of reliefs (14) which project in the same direction from one of the surfaces (13a, 13b), the reliefs (14) extending with a tapering formation in the direction of the free end (14a) thereof, in the direction away from the portion (12a), and the at least one member (12) being fixedly joined to the external cap-like structure (12) in the region of the respective free ends (14a) of the reliefs (14) and the internal cap-like structure (3) in the region of the surface (13a) of the opposite portion (12a) to the portion which has the reliefs. |
| US10798984B2 |
Lever-activated shock abatement system and method
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, devices and processes that abate impact shocks by enacting a machine that redirects at least a portion of an impact force imposed along one trajectory to a reaction force distributed along another trajectory. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US10798981B2 |
Wig base and wig
There is provided a wig base comprising: a first elastic portion having a first modulus of elasticity, to which artificial hairs will be planted, second elastic portion(s) connected to the first elastic portion, having a second modulus of elasticity that is larger than the first modulus of elasticity, to which artificial hairs will be planted, and a position holding portion which is a member connected to the second elastic portion, and which holds own hairs or a skin of a wearer located at the position of the member, wherein the first elastic portion, the second elastic portion and the positon holding portion are placed in the order thereof from a top of the head while wearing the wig, and wherein the positon holding portion pulls up a skin of the face of a wearer towards a top of the head while wearing the wig. |
| US10798977B1 |
Brasierre with integrated holster
The brassiere with integrated holster is an item of underclothing. The brassiere with integrated holster is configured for use with one or more firearms. The brassiere with integrated holster is configured for use with one or more domestic articles. The brassiere with integrated holster is configured to store the one or more firearms. The brassiere with integrated holster is configured to store the one or more domestic articles. The brassiere with integrated holster comprises a brassiere and a plurality of pockets. The plurality of pockets are formed on the brassiere. |
| US10798970B2 |
Charging device for non-combustion type flavor inhaler
A charging device for a non-combustion type flavor inhaler includes a housing having an electric contact with a non-combustion type flavor inhaler including a rechargeable battery; a power reception unit configured to receive electric power in a non-contact state from a power feeding unit included in a power feeding member; and a charging unit configured to supply the electric power received in the power reception unit to the rechargeable battery via the contact. |
| US10798968B2 |
Cigar airflow adjustment instrument
According to some embodiments, systems and methods for altering the draw of a cigar are provided. The systems may include an elongate shaft with a working portion at the distal end. The working portion may have any of number of blades, corners, recesses, grooves, textures, and sharp points, among others. The methods may include assessing the draw of a cigar, inserting the working portion into the cigar, using the working portion to catch, cut, and pull and then remove tobacco from within the cigar, testing the draw of the cigar, and repeating the above steps until the draw is ideal. |
| US10798967B2 |
Low emissions electronic smoking device and emissions filtering device
The present disclosure provides, in one embodiment, a filter device comprising a mouthpiece, a filter assembly in communication with the mouthpiece for filtering air exhaled into the mouthpiece, and an outlet check valve which permits air to be exhaled through the mouthpiece into the filter assembly, and substantially prohibits air from being inhaled from the filter assembly into the mouthpiece. |
| US10798962B2 |
Process for increasing the stability of a composition comprising polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acids
A process for increasing the stability of a composition containing a polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acid against oxidation proceeds by (i) providing a starting composition containing at least one polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acid component; (ii) providing a lysine composition; (iii) admixing an aqueous, an aqueous-alcoholic or an alcoholic solution of starting composition and lysine composition, and subjecting resulting admixture to spray drying conditions subsequently, thus forming a solid product composition containing at least one salt of a cation derived from lysine with an anion derived from a polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acid; the product composition exhibiting a solvent content SC selected from the following: SC<5 wt %, SC<3 wt %, SC<1 wt %, or SC<0.5 wt %. |
| US10798959B2 |
Method for preparing persimmon jam by using persimmon and prunus mume, and packaging container for long-term storage and convenient use thereof
A method for preparing persimmon jam by using a persimmon and Prunus mume, and a packaging container for the long-term storage and convenient use thereof. The method for preparing persimmon jam by using a persimmon and Prunus mume provides storability and the specific flavor and taste of persimmon jam by adding a functional material of Prunus mume to semi-dried persimmons so as to prepare the persimmon jam, and a packaging container provides the long-term storage and convenient use. |
| US10798955B2 |
Compositions of particulate coformulation
Embodiments of the invention provide a composition of a particulate coformulation which includes particles containing an active substance and an additive, wherein each particle contains a relative additive concentration increasing radially outwards from a particle center to a particle surface along a finite gradient. In one example, the particle surface is an additive-rich surface without a distinct physical boundary between the particle center and the particle surface. The relative additive concentration may have a continuous rate of change across the finite gradient. In some examples, an active substance:additive ratio of the particle surface is sufficiently low to form a protective surface layer around the active substance. Generally, the particle surface is free of the active substance. |
| US10798949B2 |
Apparatus and method for the decoration of foodstuffs
The present invention provides a wafer product decorating apparatus comprising a laser, a collimator, at least one galvanometer driven mirror, and an aspheric scan lens, the apparatus being positionable relative to the wafer product to be decorated wherein the apparatus is configured to provide a laser beam having a spot size of from 100 to 750 μm in diameter on the surface of the product to be decorated and a substantially flat focal plane, characterised in that the focal plane has a depth of field of from 5 mm to 20 mm and that the focal plane of the laser beam is from 5 mm to 30 mm above or below the surface of the product to be decorated. The invention also provides a process for decorating a wafer product. |
| US10798948B2 |
Apparatus for and method of processing a foodstuff
An apparatus and method for processing a foodstuff comprises a closed conveyor path, a conveyor device, and a treatment chamber. The conveyor path includes an inlet and an outlet. The conveyor device is positioned within the closed conveyor path and configured to receive the foodstuff from the inlet. The conveyor device is further configured to convey the foodstuff along the closed conveyor path toward the outlet. The treatment chamber is positioned within the closed conveyor path downstream of the conveyor device for receiving the foodstuff from the conveyor device. The treatment chamber includes a rotatably driven first kneading shaft configured to collide the foodstuff within the treatment chamber. |
| US10798946B2 |
Method for managing flea beetles of the family chrysomelidae in Brassica crops
The present invention relates to a method for managing flea beetles from the family of Chrysomelidae in Brassica crops. The invention further relates to seed and a kit of parts for use in this method. The invention also relates to the use of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens ssp. plantarum MBI600 for managing flea beetles in Brassica crops. |
| US10798945B2 |
Material for enhancing attributes of a topical or surface treatment composition
A composition comprising: at least one compound of the chemical structure: ⌊ H x O ( x - 1 ) 2 ⌋ Z y wherein x is an odd integer ≥3; y is an integer between 1 and 20; and Z is one of a monoatomic ion from Groups 14 through 17 having a charge value between −1 and −3 or a polyatomic ion having a charge between −1 and −3; or Z′—Hx′Ox′-y′ wherein x′ is an integer greater than 3 y′ is an integer less than x′; and Z′ is one of a monoatomic cation, a polyatomic ion or a cationic complex; and at least one of a humectant emollient or carrier. |
| US10798941B2 |
Microbiocidal oxadiazole derivatives
Compounds of the formula (I) wherein the substituents are as defined in claim 1, useful as a pesticides, especially fungicides. |
| US10798940B2 |
Penflufen polymer particles
The invention relates to penflufen-containing polymer particles, to penflufen-containing compositions comprising them, to processes for preparing them, and to the use thereof for protecting technical materials, more particularly wood, wood products, and wood-plastic composites. |
| US10798938B2 |
Nanoceria augmentation of plant photosynthesis under abiotic stress
A nanobionic approach for augmenting plant photoprotection and photosynthetic light energy conversion and carbon assimilation under abiotic (e.g., light) stress was used. Cerium oxide nanoparticles (nanoceria) improve Arabidopsis maximum quantum yield of photosystem II (10%) and carbon assimilation (19%) by protecting leaf mesophyll chloroplasts from damaging reactive oxygen species (ROS). Nanoceria augments scavenging of superoxide and hydroxyl radicals. For the latter, there are not known scavenging enzymatic pathways. |
| US10798934B2 |
Kit for air treatment of upholstered furniture and method of using such kit
A kit for extermination of pest animals in furniture and a method for using the kit are disclosed. A sheet is provided over upholstered furniture. The sheet may be provided with ballast at the edges for keeping the sheet more or less fixed. Heated air is forced underneath the sheet. The furniture is preferably provided with an air treatment module for forcing air through the upholstery like a mattress. This allows the heated air provided by the forced air supply to be provided to the upholstery via the inside, highly increasing efficiency of heat treatment of the furniture. A way of controlling temperature of air provided by the forced air supply is disclosed, as well as a way of controlling temperature of air actually within the spaced defined by the positioned sheet. The latter allows for improved control of maintaining a temperature at which for example bed bugs are killed. |
| US10798932B2 |
Pest detection
A system (10) for remote detection of pests, in this case as applied to a domestic dwelling (11) where a base station (12) communicates with eight detector or monitor units (13). The dotted (lines (14) indicate wired or wireless communication between the units (13) and the base station (12). As used herein the expressions “monitor” and “detector” are used interchangeably or where the detector is used as part of a box or cartridge where the detector is part (and may be reusable and separable) the whole unit including the detector part may be referred to as a monitor. |
| US10798931B1 |
Fish bite alert system
A fish bite alert system. A Y-shaped fishing rod holder is provided having two upper portions spaced apart from one another and a vertical post having a proximal end and a distal end, the vertical post extending from a center location of the Y-shaped fishing rod holder and an optional, removable cone disposed proximate the distal end of the vertical post. An electrical speaker unit is mounted to the Y-shaped fishing rod holder. An LED is attached to each of the upper portions of the fishing rod holder. A retractable, spring-loaded trigger assembly is supported by the Y-shaped fishing rod holder and electrically connected to the power supply via a momentary switch. In another embodiment, a detachable ladder assembly supports the fishing rod holder and includes a folding ladder base with extendable support members having distal ends and a plurality of extension arms operatively connect thereto. |
| US10798927B2 |
Live liner drag device
A drag device for use with a fishing reel is provided that allows an angler to switch between a main drag mode and a secondary drag mode. The main drag mode is traditionally used to provide drag when trying to reel in a fish, while the secondary drag mode is traditionally used to provide finely-tuned drag when fishing with live bait. The drag device preferably includes a lever member that, when engaged, causes the fishing reel to switch between the main drag mode and secondary drag mode, as well as adjust the drag force of the secondary drag. |
| US10798925B1 |
Magnetic bait-release device
A magnetic bait-release device is an apparatus that houses live bait and remotely releases the live bait with a connected fishing line of a fishing pole. The apparatus includes a tubular housing, a fixed lid, a release lid, and a latch mechanism. The tubular housing contains the live bait with the fixed lid and the release lid. The release lid releases the live bait upon the engagement of the latch mechanism with the connected fishing line of the fishing pole. The latch mechanism includes a trigger bar, a slot, a handle, an eyelet, a compression spring, a fixed magnet, and a free magnet. The fixed magnet is positioned within the tubular housing with the trigger bar. The free magnet is mounted within the release lid. The compression spring forcibly retracted the trigger bar with a pull of the connected fishing line which is connected with the eyelet. |
| US10798920B2 |
Tracking and monitoring with geo-fencing
A networked cattle tracking system may track cattle using a base station, smart tags for cattle, and a mobile device. Tags are placed on each animal within a group of cattle. The tags may communicate with each other and with a base station. The tags may communication animal location and other information, including temperature, movement, blood information, and so on. A user may track cattle location, behavior, health, and other information at a base station monitor or a remote wireless device in communication with the base station and plurality of tags. |
| US10798918B2 |
Methods of grooming horses and associated apparatus
A method of grooming a horse including selecting a grooming kit according to a horse attribute. The method involves selecting a grooming kit according to a horse attribute, the horse attribute being categorized according to a categorization scheme. The categorization scheme has a plurality of categories including: a first category corresponding to a gray or white horse coat type; a second category corresponding to a light bay or chestnut horse coat type; and a third category corresponding to a black or dark bay horse coat type. A prescribed sequential grooming regime is followed according to the categorization of horse and the selected grooming kit. Each of the grooming kits has a specific combination of brush types for a sequential order of brushing steps. |
| US10798917B2 |
Farm system
A farm system comprising a plurality of smart tags which are each configured to be worn by an animal, a transmitter and receiver unit for wireless communication with the smart tag, one control unit which is communicatively connected to the transmitter and receiver unit and a farm unit which can be controlled by the control unit. Each smart tag comprises at least one sensor and is configured for wirelessly transmitting information obtained by one of the sensors to the transmitter and receiver unit, wherein the transmitter and receiver unit is configured for supplying the received information to the control unit and wherein the control unit is configured for processing the received information and, at least on the basis of this processed information, controlling at least a farm unit and/or generating a report signal for indicating to a user of the system that an activity is to be carried out. |
| US10798913B2 |
Pet cage
A pet companion cage is disclosed herein, has three or more rectangular metal fence panels, the rectangular metal fence panels are configured to be connected to each other on sides to form an enclosed area, wherein each rectangular metal fence panel is connected to a neighboring rectangular metal fence panel on both sides through hinges or latches. A supporting beam is provided on the top of each rectangular metal fence panel. All the supporting beams meet above a center of the pet companion cage, being fixed with a plastic member. A tarpaulin is placed over the supporting beams to cover pet cages. At least one of the rectangular metal fence panels has a feeding opening. The feeding opening has a door panel. The feeding opening is positioned on the top half of the rectangular metal fence panel. |
| US10798912B1 |
Climate controlled and collapsible pet shelter
The present invention is a climate controlled and a collapsible pet shelter. The pet shelter includes a collapsible shelter structure and a HVAC system. Collapsible shelter structure is assembled to form a shelter for a pet and in dismantled form shelter structure is collapsible which provides ease for portability. One or more windows are provided that can provide adequate ventilation and can be closed when not desired. HVAC system is used for climate control and regulates/controls temperature within the pet shelter so that pet can comfortably enjoy stay. HVAC system is mainly powered by solar energy and is an independent system. Also, doors with flexible strips are provided that maintain the internal environment of the pet shelter. Also flexible strips provide easy movement of pet in and out of pet shelter. |
| US10798909B2 |
Alfalfa variety RRL44M377
The invention relates to the alfalfa variety designated RRL44M377. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the alfalfa variety RRL44M377. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the alfalfa variety RRL44M377 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing alfalfa plants by crossing the alfalfa variety RRL44M377 with itself or another alfalfa variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US10798908B2 |
Alfalfa variety RRL44M104
The invention relates to the alfalfa variety designated RRL44M104. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the alfalfa variety RRL44M104. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the alfalfa variety RRL44M104 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing alfalfa plants by crossing the alfalfa variety RRL44M104 with itself or another alfalfa variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US10798907B2 |
Soybean varieties ‘2808399’, ‘2807105’, ‘2808398’, ‘2807115’, ‘2807801’, and ‘2808383’
New soybean varieties designated ‘2808399’, ‘2807105’, ‘2808398’, ‘2807115’, ‘2807801’, and ‘2808383’ are described. ‘2808399’, ‘2807105’, ‘2808398’, ‘2807115’, ‘2807801’, and ‘2808383’ are soybean varieties exhibiting stability and uniformity. |
| US10798899B1 |
Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH999568
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH999568. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH999568, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH999568 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH999568. |
| US10798898B1 |
Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH101273
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH101273. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH101273, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH101273 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH101273. |
| US10798897B1 |
Plants and seeds of corn variety CV779527
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV779527. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV779527, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV779527 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 CV779527 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 CV779527. |
| US10798893B2 |
Induced chromosome doubling in plants
Methods to generate doubled haploid plants and plant components using low mammalian toxicity chromosome doubling agents are disclosed. Chromosome doubling agents provide low mortality rates and higher chromosome doubling rate in plants. |
| US10798889B2 |
Emitter and drip irrigation tube
An emitter having a water intake part, a discharge part, a channel, and a pressure reduction channel. The pressure reduction channel includes a groove and a plurality of projections. The plurality of projections include first and second projections that are adjacent to one another in the groove depth direction. The first projections are positioned on one side in the depth direction of the groove, and when seen from a planar view, the tip ends thereof project from the inside surface of the groove so as to cross the center line of the groove. The second projections are positioned on the other side in the depth direction of the groove, and when seen from a planar view, the tip ends thereof project from the inside surface of the groove so as not to cross the center line of the groove. |
| US10798888B2 |
Adjustable height connection device for water irrigation
An adjustable height connection for water irrigation with a base structure, a first pipe, a second pipe and a hose attachment pipe. The first pipe telescopes into the second pipe. The second pipe is attached via a hinge member to the base structure so that it can be folded for compact storage or transport. The hose attachment pipe has a threaded inlet and outlet and is attached perpendicularly to the top of the first pipe. The first pipe includes indentations to allow a treaded locking screw to penetrate the side wall of the second pipe and engage one of the indentations of the first pipe thereby holding it in place. The base structure includes downward facing arrow shaped legs to help secure it to dirt-like ground surface. |
| US10798887B2 |
Method and system for treating irrigation water
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods and systems for treating irrigation water by introducing a propagating electromagnetic field into the irrigation water as it flows through an irrigation system. The treatments described herein may have a variety of beneficial effects on the water, including a significant increase in the percentage of the water that is maintained in the root zone of a given crop as plant-available water and the essential mineral, e.g. calcium and/or magnesium, uptake of that crop. |
| US10798884B1 |
Lawn debris collection device
The lawn debris collection device is configured for use in the collection of debris. The lawn debris collection device is configured for use with a trash bag. The lawn debris collection device holds the trash bag in an open position during the collection of debris. The debris is moved to the upwind side of the lawn debris collection device where the debris remains trapped until the debris is placed in the trash bag. The lawn debris collection device folds flat when not in use. The lawn debris collection device comprises a first side support, a second side support, a center support, and an elevated ring structure. The center support and the elevated ring structure attach the first side support to the second side support. Both the center support and the elevated ring structure are configured to hold a trash bag in the open position. |
| US10798883B2 |
Plant weed preventer enhancing water and heat retention
A substantially rectangular and open bottom shield configured to be fitted around an in-ground plant at ground level as enabled by an elongated slit and central aperture. A peripheral wall perpendicular to an opaque top panel extends downward around at least 75% of the perimeter of the top panel. The top panel is inclined toward the central aperture through which water and fertilizer can flow toward the plant root system. |
| US10798880B2 |
Planter with elevated internal portion and water preservation features
A planter includes an interior surface and a riser extending from a bottom of the interior surface and including a space between the riser and lateral walls of the planter. A top portion of the riser is configured to receive and support a plant therein. |
| US10798873B1 |
Method and apparatus for multi-port fluid dispensing
For mobile tank fertilization of row-crop fields, methods and apparatus for improvements in multi-port fluid dispensing. The inventive methods and apparatus allow for replacement of a single regulating valve for the whole multiplicity of spray nozzles with a plurality of self-coordinating, closed-loop controlled, metering valves, but which closed-loop controllers maintain backward compatibility with existing gross flowrate control technology for the now-replaced and omitted single regulating valve. The inventive methods and apparatus can have closed-loop controlled multi-port metering valves for distributing fertilizer fluid to sub-sets of the multiplicity of nozzles, or else a dedicated single closed-loop controlled metering valve for every single one of the nozzles. |
| US10798866B2 |
Depth control system for raising and lowering a work unit of an implement
The present inventors have recognized that hydraulic cylinders for raising and lowering “work units” of an agricultural implement used for engaging the ground can be improved by replacing one or more electronically controlled (electrohydraulic) proportional valves associated with a rod port of the cylinder with a simplified, flow control device, such as a pressure regulator, while still using the electronically controlled proportional valves associated with a base port of the cylinder. Due to the weight of the implement being associated with the rod side, which tends to force retraction of the rod when not opposed by the base side, complex proportional valves associated with the rod side can be replaced with such simplified devices providing a relatively low pressure sufficient to move hydraulic fluid with respect to the rod side. |
| US10798864B2 |
Row unit for work vehicle having gauge wheel with adjustable lateral position
A row unit for a work vehicle includes a row unit frame, a gauge wheel, and a gauge wheel coupling assembly that attaches the gauge wheel to the row unit frame at a lateral position with respect to the row unit frame. The gauge wheel coupling assembly supports the gauge wheel for lateral movement to change the lateral position of the gauge wheel. The gauge wheel coupling assembly includes a coarse adjust coupling and a fine adjust coupling. The coarse adjust coupling is configured for selectively adjusting, at a first increment, the lateral position of the gauge wheel. The fine adjust coupling is configured for selectively adjusting, at a second increment, the lateral position of the gauge wheel. The first increment is larger than the second increment. |
| US10798862B2 |
Ground treatment apparatus
A ground treatment apparatus including a holding device held on a support device, a plurality of injection elements disposed on the holding device, a fluid providing device in fluidic connection with the plurality of injection elements, a lifting device for inserting the plurality of injection elements into the ground and to extract the plurality of injection elements from the ground, a plurality of fluid containers in fluidic connection with the fluid providing device for the supply of fluid and a valve device having a plurality of outlet valves. The apparatus further including preassembled injection units, a respective injection unit comprising a fluid container, an outlet valve and an injection element. |
| US10806058B2 |
Power distribution board including a bus bar with recess affixed to heat dissipation member
Provided is a power distribution board including: a bus bar; and a heat dissipation member that is disposed on one side of the bus bar via an adhesive layer, wherein the bus bar includes a recess that is open to the adhesive layer side, and that is filled with a constituent material of the adhesive layer. |
| US10806055B2 |
System and method for cooling computing devices within a facility having a plurality of supply air spaces
A system for cooling computing devices within a facility includes an air inlet that delivers cool air to a supply air space within the facility, an exhaust air damper that is configured to exhaust heated air from an exhaust air space within the facility, and computing devices that are arranged within the facility to at least partially partition the supply air space from the exhaust air space. The system also includes an air filter that is configured to filter the cool air and a mixing damper that is positioned within the interior space of the facility and that is operable to control an amount of exhaust air that is mixed with the cool air. The cool air and/or a portion of the exhaust air are used to cool the computing devices and airflow through the system is substantially driven by fans of the computing devices. |
| US10806046B2 |
Package structure of power module
A package structure of a power module is provided. The package structure includes a body having a sidewall, a first protruding structure protruding outward from one end of the sidewall, a second protruding structure protruding outward from another end of the sidewall and opposite to the first protruding structure, and a spring having two ends embedded in the first and the second protruding structures, respectively. The stress is transferred to the first and the second protruding structures via the spring, respectively. The equivalent stiffness of the spring is different from that of the body so that the package structure as a whole suffers the stress uniformly. |
| US10806045B2 |
Electronics enclosure systems and methods
An enclosure assembly for electronic equipment using a housing and a sled. The sled is a combination of a bracket with a skid, the skid preferably of a low friction material, where the sled slides into the housing in order to complete the assembly. |
| US10806043B2 |
Holder combined with cradle for portable terminal
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a stand-holder for a portable terminal, the stand-holder comprising: a support portion fixed to a rear surface of the portable terminal; a holding portion; and a coupling portion operatively coupled to each of the support portion and the holding portion. The coupling portion and the support portion are operatively coupled to each other, such that the coupling portion is rotated relative to the support portion. The coupling portion and the holding portion are operatively coupled to each other, such that the holding portion is rotated relative to the coupling portion. |
| US10806042B2 |
Functional device, electronic apparatus, and mobile terminal
A functional device may include a base defining a cavity, a functional component received in the cavity and a magnetic assembly received in the cavity. The magnetic assembly may include a first magnetic element fixed on the functional component, a second magnetic element fixed on the base and at least one third magnetic element arranged between the first magnetic element and the second magnetic element. When each of the first, second, and at least one third magnetic elements is repulsed to an adjacent magnetic element, the functional component is forced to extend out of the cavity. When each of the first, second, and at least one third magnetic elements is attracted to the adjacent one, the functional component is pulled to retract into the cavity. |
| US10806041B2 |
Mounting structures for a banner display
A display comprises a mounting structure comprising one or more structural members (122) having a first face (136) and a second face (138), a first plurality of display modules (112) mounted to the first faces of the one or more structural members with a plurality of magnetic mounts (19A, 110B), wherein the first plurality of display modules are arranged in proximity to form a first display surface, and one or more tension members coupled to the mounting structure, wherein the one or more tension members support the display when the one or more tension members are connected to a support structure. |
| US10806039B2 |
Housing comprising a first housing portion, a second housing portion and a third housing portion
Housing including a first housing portion, a second housing portion and a third housing portion, the first housing portion and the second housing portion comprising latching means formed in a wall of the first housing portion and in a first wall of the second housing portion and arranged so that, when the first housing portion and the second housing portion are assembled, an axial clearance exists along an axis parallel to the wall of the first housing portion and to the first wall of the second housing portion, the second housing portion and the third housing portion comprising complementary adjustment means arranged so that, when the third housing portion is assembled, the axial clearance is reduced and the position of the second housing portion and the third housing portion is adjusted along the axis. |
| US10806037B2 |
Component mounting system
A component mounting system includes a plurality of component supply devices (tape feeders) each of which supplies components from a component supply position and a component mounter that sucks the components from the component supply position of each of the plurality of component supply devices with a plurality of nozzles (suction nozzles) to install the components onto a board. A suction position correction value for correcting a suction position shift from a regular suction position when each of the nozzles sucks the components from the component supply position is calculated. The suction position is corrected based on the suction position correction value to suck the components. A suction position shift amount from the regular suction position is calculated. A feeder evaluation value, which is a sum of the suction position correction value and the suction position shift amount, is calculated for each of the plurality of component supply devices. |
| US10806034B2 |
Circuit assembly
A circuit assembly 1 includes a semiconductor switching element, a main substrate, a plurality of bus bars and a sub-substrate that are overlaid on the main substrate, and a jumper wire. The main substrate includes a first insulating substrate and a first conductive path. The sub-substrate includes a second insulating substrate and a second conductive path, and is overlaid on the main substrate and arranged in the same layer as the bus bars. The jumper wire connects the first conductive path with the second conductive path. A plurality of terminals of the semiconductor switching element include a drain terminal 42 and a source terminal that are connected to the bus bar and a gate terminal connected to the second conductive path. A noise reduction element is mounted on the sub-substrate. |
| US10806032B2 |
Electronic system comprising an intermediate printed circuit board for a fluid property sensor and fluid property sensor
An electronic system for a fluid property sensor comprises a fluid printed circuit board adapted to analyze a property of a fluid, an external connector, and an intermediate printed circuit board. The intermediate printed circuit board is electrically connected between the fluid printed circuit board and the external connector. |
| US10806029B2 |
Catalytic circuit board with traces and vias
A catalytic resin is formed by mixing a resin and either homogeneous or heterogeneous catalytic particles, the resin infused into a woven glass fabric to form an A-stage pre-preg, the A-stage pre-preg cured into a B-stage pre-preg, thereafter held in a vacuum and between pressure plates at a gel point temperature for a duration of time sufficient for the catalytic particles to migrate away from the resin rich surfaces of the pre-preg, thereby forming a C-stage pre-preg after cooling. The C-stage pre-preg subsequently has trenches formed by removing the resin rich surface, the trenches extending into the depth of the catalytic particles, optionally including drilled holes to form vias, and the C-stage pre-preg with trenches and holes placed in an electroless bath, whereby traces form in the trenches and holes where the surface of the cured pre-preg has been removed. |
| US10806028B2 |
Method for manufacturing ceramic-metal layer assembly, method for manufacturing ceramic circuit board, and metal-board-joined ceramic base material board
Provided is a method for manufacturing a metal-layer-joined ceramic base material board, in which at least one scribe line is formed, on each of the front and back surfaces of a ceramic base material board, along dividing lines for dividing the ceramic base material board into a plurality of ceramic boards, a metal board covering at least a portion of the dividing lines is joined to each of the front and back surface of the ceramic base material board, the metal boards are etched along the dividing lines to form a plurality of metal layers, and the plurality of metal layers are joined to each of the front and back surfaces of the ceramic base material board. |
| US10806026B2 |
Modified PCB vias to prevent burn events
A fusible via is disclosed. The fusible via includes an upper contact. The fusible via further includes a handle portion having a first end and a second end. The upper contact is disposed on the first end of the handle portion. The handle portion comprises an alloy and a blowing agent. The alloy melts above a predefined solder reflow temperature but below a thermal degradation temperature of the blowing agent. The fusible via further includes a lower contact disposed on the second end of the handle portion. |
| US10806022B2 |
Fluid heating heater
An embodiment discloses a fluid heating heater including: a main body including a plate-shaped partition part, and a flow path forming part forming a flow path in the other surface of the partition part; a heating plate disposed on the flow path forming part in a plate shape, and including a heating pattern having a shape corresponding to the flow path; a circuit board disposed on one surface of the partition part; and a bus bar configured to electrically connect the heating pattern and the circuit board. |
| US10806020B2 |
Device for receiving an electronics assembly
A device for receiving an electronics assembly having a closed housing with a housing wall, at least one electronic component, a holder and a fan with a fan housing, wherein the electronic component, the holder and the fan are arranged within the housing, and the fan is arranged in the holder. To provide a device for receiving an electronics assembly that enables an alternative cooling of the electronics assembly in a closed housing is achieved in that the fan is designed as a revolving blade fan and by the fact that the fan generates a continuous air flow for cooling the electronic unit during operation. |
| US10806019B2 |
Cyclotron for extracting charged particles at various energies
A cyclotron for accelerating a beam of charged particles and extracting the beam. The cyclotron includes a vacuum chamber; a target support element sealed and coupled to the vacuum chamber and including a tubular channel leading to a target; first energy specific extraction kit including a first stripper assembly with a stripper located at a first stripping position for stripping charged particles at a first energy and a second energy specific extraction kit for driving modified charged particles of second energy along a second extraction path towards a target holder, wherein the energy specific extraction kit includes: a second stripper assembly with a stripper located at a second stripping position for stripping charged particles at a second energy and an insert for modifying an orientation of the tubular channel to match the second extraction path such that the modified charged particles of second energy intercept the target holder. |
| US10806008B2 |
Building energy control systems and methods
The inventive subject matter provides a system and a method for automatically controlling appliances via a mechanical or digital controller. In one aspect of the invention, the system includes a first circuitry communicatively coupled with one or more sensors and configured to generate a pulse-width modulation signal based in part on a reading from the sensor. The system also includes a dimming module configured to control a lighting device or other external device as a function of the signal. The dimming module can include a micro controller unit that receives the signal as well as a synchronized signal from a circuit that receives sampling information from a driving circuit, and generates a second pulse-width modulation signal that is sent to the driving circuit to control the external device. |
| US10806007B2 |
Method and system for controlling functionality of lighting devices from a portable electronic device
Systems and methods for controlling lighting devices are disclosed. The system includes a processor in communication with a portable electronic device. The method includes, by the processor, receiving geolocation data corresponding to an electronic device, and identifying one or more light-enabled facilities that are within a distance range of the electronic device. Each of the light-enabled facilities comprises a controller that is communicatively coupled to one or more lighting devices in a network of lighting devices. The method further includes receiving a light operation request comprising a selected one of the light-enabled facilities and a scene from the electronic device, and transmitting the light operation request to cause the controller to activate at least one lighting device at the selected light-enabled facility according to the scene to the controller at the selected light-enabled facility. |
| US10806006B2 |
Voltage compensation driving circuit
A voltage compensation driving circuit is provided. The voltage compensation driving circuit converts input power into output power and auxiliary power. The voltage compensation driving circuit provides a boost control signal according to an output current of the output power, and the boost control signal has a duty cycle corresponding to the output current. The voltage compensation driving circuit boosts the auxiliary power by the boost control signal to generate a compensation voltage and transmits the compensation voltage to a light emitting device string via a boost resistor, so as to linearly control a brightness of the light emitting device string. |
| US10806005B2 |
Devices, methods, and systems for alternating current circuits for airfield lighting
Devices, methods, and systems for alternating current circuits for airfield lighting are described herein. One system includes a circuit comprising an isolation transformer, a protection hardware circuit coupled to the isolation transformer, wherein the protection hardware prevents a voltage between an electrical contact of the circuit and a ground contact from meeting or exceeding a threshold voltage, and a load coupled to the protection hardware circuit to receive electrical energy from the isolation transformer. |
| US10805991B2 |
Microwave oven
A microwave oven has a cooking cavity and an electrical chamber, with a magnetron, a frequency converter assembly and a cooling fan arranged in the electrical chamber. The frequency converter assembly has a mounting support mounted on a bottom plate of the microwave oven, a mounting base obliquely mounted on the mounting support, a frequency converter circuit board mounted on the mounting base and obliquely arranged relative to the bottom plate of the microwave oven, and an air guide cover covering over the frequency converter circuit board for guiding cool air blown by the cooling fan to the frequency converter circuit board. The microwave oven can not only solve the problem that the mounting space for frequency converter circuit boards is not sufficient, but also effectively control the temperature rise of the frequency converter circuit boards. |
| US10805987B2 |
System for determining ambient temperature
A mechanism for indicating ambient temperature of an enclosure from temperatures determined within the enclosure. The temperatures may be obtained from two or more sensors at each of two or more locations within the enclosure. The enclosure may include an apparatus inside such as electronics of which power consumption may be determined. Data including temperatures of two locations within the enclosure at various electronics power consumption levels may be entered into a 2-D plot. An approximation of the 2-D plot may be effected with an appropriate equation to be solved for ambient temperature. The data of the 2-D plot plus temperatures of a third location and air flow levels in the enclosure may be entered into a 3-D plot. An approximation of the 3-D plot may be effected with an appropriate equation to be solved for ambient temperature. |
| US10805983B2 |
Control plane data transmission
A session management function (SMF) receives a first message from an access and mobility management function (AMF). The first message indicates a request to configure a first session for a wireless device via the SMF and the AMF. The first message comprises: a first identifier of the first session; and a parameter indicating data transfer over control plane. the SMF selects a user plane function (UPF) based on the first message. The SMF sends a second message to the UPF to indicate a request to configure a second session between the SMF and the UPF. The second message comprises: a second identifier of the second session; and the parameter indicating data transfer over control plane. The SMF receives uplink data from the AMF via the first session and sends the uplink data to the UPF via the second session. |
| US10805982B1 |
Supported extended emergency information type
In some examples, a wireless device receives, from a wireless access network node, an indication of a supported extended emergency information (EEI) type supported by a wireless local area network (WLAN). The supported EEI type is selected from among a plurality of different EEI types. The wireless device sends a message relating to an emergency call, the message including EEI data according to the supported EEI type. |
| US10805981B2 |
Method and apparatus for closing a transmission control protocol connection for a wireless communications network
A method, computer-readable storage device and apparatus for closing a transmission control protocol connection in a wireless network are disclosed. For example, the method sends a first transmission control protocol option requesting a use of a silent transmission control protocol closure for the transmission control protocol connection, receives a confirmation from a recipient device that silent transmission control protocol closure is to be used for the transmission control protocol connection, sends a second transmission control protocol option that indicates a connection timeout period for the sender device, receives a connection timeout period for the recipient device, tracks the connection timeout period for the sender device and the connection timeout period for the recipient device, and closes the transmission control protocol connection when one of the connection timeout period for the sender device or the connection timeout period for the recipient device has expired. |
| US10805980B2 |
Dynamic reclamation of resources reserved for forward compatibility
Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for dynamic reclamation of resources reserved for forward compatibility using communications systems operating according to new radio (NR) technologies. Certain aspects provide a method for wireless communication. The method generally includes identifying resources previously reserved for forward compatibility (FC) that are available for reuse, and providing signaling, to one or more user equipments (UEs), indicating the identified resources are available for reuse. |
| US10805978B2 |
System, method and device for early connection release of user equipment from communications network
A system, device and methodology for releasing a connection between user equipment (UE) and a node in a communications network is disclosed. The method includes, at the UE, responsive to an application layer indication that no further data is expected by the UE, receiving a RRC connection release message from the node and transmitting, from the UE, a radio link control (RLC) status message using RLC acknowledged mode (AM) to the node. An early connection release timer at the UE and node based on RLC AM parameters for a signal radio bearer (SRB) is started and upon expiry of the early connection release timer, the node releases the RRC connection. This obviates the need to wait a full 10 s per the 3GPP standard to release the connection during periods of poor radio connectivity, and reduces power consumption at the UE. |
| US10805977B2 |
Method and apparatus for reconfiguring a bearer
A data transmission method of a User Equipment, UE, in a Long Term Evolution, LTE, compliant mobile communications network, and a corresponding UE. The method comprises detecting reconfiguration of a bearer from a split bearer in which uplink Packet Data Convergence Protocol, PDCP, Protocol Data Units, PDUs, are transmitted to both a Master eNB, MeNB, and to a Secondary eNB, SeNB, to a non-split bearer in which uplink PDCP PDUs are transmitted only to the MeNB. If reconfiguration of a bearer from a split bearer to a non-split bearer in which uplink PDCP PDUs are transmitted to the MeNB is detected, the method further comprises initiating retransmission of PDCP PDUs from the first PDCP PDU for which transmission was attempted via the SeNB and for which there has been no confirmation of successful delivery by a protocol layer below the PDCP layer within the UE. The method further comprises retransmitting only PDCP PDUs for which transmission of the PDU was attempted via the SeNB. |
| US10805967B1 |
Fast paging method, bluetooth system and bluetooth connection method using the same
There is provided a fast paging procedure in which a master device repeatedly sends the paging message to a slave device using predetermined channel frequencies, wherein a selection of the predetermined channel frequencies is not calculated or predicted from the slave's Bluetooth device address. When the master device receives a slave page response message at one frequency among the predetermined channel frequencies, the master device transmits an FHS packet to the slave device at the same frequency in which the slave page response message was received. |
| US10805964B2 |
Apparatus and method for transmitting a reservation signal in a wireless communication system
The present disclosure is related to a 5th Generation (5G) or pre-5G communication system for supporting a higher data rate than a 4th Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). A method for operating a terminal in a wireless communication system is provided which includes receiving downlink data from a base station; performing listen-before-talk (LBT) for uplink transmission; transmitting a first reservation signal based on an end timing of the LBT and a subframe boundary; and transmitting uplink data to the base station based on the subframe boundary. |
| US10805963B2 |
Method and apparatus for communication in a network of WLAN overlapping basic service set
A method and apparatus for communication in a network of WLAN overlapping basic service set (OBSS) are disclosed. A station or an access point may indicate its interference reporting and inter-BSS coordination capabilities in a message. At least one of quality of service (QoS) settings, transmission opportunity (TXOP), restricted access window (RAW) or beacon subinterval schedules, or traffic indication map (TIM) or uplink access window assignment may be coordinated. The station may receive a request for interference measurements on the basic service set (BSS) of the station or neighboring BSSs that the station can overhear. The station may transmit an interference measurement report to an access point. The coordination may be performed based on the interference measurement report. Furthermore, STAs may transmit channel or sector preferences to APs and receive channel or sector assignments. |
| US10805959B2 |
Beam indication during random access channel (RACH) procedure
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for random-access channel (RACH) communication. For example, certain aspects provide a method for providing an indication, via a first uplink transmission, of a preferred beam for a subsequent (uplink or downlink) transmission. |
| US10805957B2 |
Method and apparatus for performing initial acccess procedure for low cost user equipment in wireless communication system
A method and apparatus for performing an initial access procedure in a wireless communication system is provided. A low cost user equipment (UE) transmits a list of capabilities to a network, and receives a reject message from the network when at least one of the capabilities is not supported by the network. The list of capabilities may be transmitted during a random access procedure via a random access preamble on a physical random access channel (PRACH) or a message 3 on a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH). The reject message may be received during the random access procedure a random access response or an acknowledge message for the message 3. |
| US10805953B2 |
Channel access procedures in a wireless network
A base station performs channel access procedures for transmission on the plurality of LAA cells comprising a first cell group and a second cell group. The channel access procedures comprising a first channel access procedure of a first cell of the first cell group. The first channel access procedure is dependent on a second channel access procedure of a second cell of the first cell group and is independent of a third channel access procedure of a third cell of the second cell group. |
| US10805951B2 |
Control information processing method, base station, and terminal
A control information processing method, a base station, and a terminal are provided. A base station determines jointly encoded control information for an uplink subframe, where the jointly encoded control information is control information obtained by jointly encoding first control information and second control information; and the base station sends the jointly encoded control information. A terminal receives jointly encoded control information sent by a base station, where the jointly encoded control information is for an uplink subframe, and is control information obtained by jointly encoding first control information and second control information; and the terminal performs clear channel assessment CCA based on the jointly encoded control information, and occupies, after finishing the CCA, the uplink subframe to send a signal. According to the present invention, control signaling overheads can be reduced. |
| US10805949B2 |
Processing retransmissions in semi-persistently scheduled wireless communications
Aspects herein describe utilizing semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) resources in wireless communications. An indication to retransmit information for SPS resources can be received from an access point. It can be determined that a SPS activation for the SPS resources is not received from the access point. Based on this determination, one or more signals can be transmitted. |
| US10805948B2 |
Method and device for sending and receiving scheduling data in a wireless communication system using beamforming
According to an embodiment of the present invention, a method whereby a terminal receives scheduling data in a wireless communication system using beamforming comprises the processes of: receiving scheduling data via a first scheduling channel from a first base station; and receiving scheduling data via at least one second scheduling channel, by using at least one receiving beam from at least one second base station that cooperates (cooperate) with the first base station. |
| US10805943B2 |
Method of scheduling in cellular system and computer program product and scheduling device therefor
A method of scheduling in a cellular system comprises: calculating an approximated scheduling metric (ASM) for each combination of users, and associated spatial streams, the ASM being a function of user capacities without taking into account interference; sorting the ASMs in descending order to obtain a classification of said combinations and calculating a local scheduling metric (LSM) for the first combination in said classification, the LSM being a function of real user capacities taking into account interference; then, for each following combination (FC) in the classification, comparing the ASM of the FC to a preceding calculated local scheduling metric (PCLSM), and if the ASM of the FC is higher than the PCLSM, then the LSM of said FC is calculated and then replaces said PCLSM; and otherwise, defining the combination providing the highest calculated LSM as the best combination of users and associated spatial streams. |
| US10805941B2 |
Radio resource control (RRC) messages for enhanced scheduling request
A user equipment (UE) is described. The UE includes receiving circuitry configured to receive, from a base station apparatus, a radio resource control (RRC) message(s) comprising one or more scheduling request (SR) configurations. Each SR configuration is associated with one or more PUCCH resources. The SR configuration is corresponding to any one or more of the following: one or more logical channels (LCH), one or more logical channel groups (LCG), one or more priority, one or more numerology, one or more services, and/or one or more bandwidth part (BWP). |
| US10805936B1 |
Device, system and methods for mitigating interference in a wireless network
A wireless communication device and method for operating the same for mitigating interference in a wireless communication network are provided. Generally, the method includes sensing with the wireless communication device pulses of electromagnetic radiation recurring within a band of frequencies used by the device for communication of signals, identifying the pulses as interference, and determining a number of frequencies of the interference within the band of frequencies used by the wireless communication device. Next, a sensitivity of the wireless communication device is reduced upon sensing one of the pulses and repeated at a frequency corresponding to the frequency of the interference. Thus, a spectrum of electromagnetic radiation around the wireless communication device is perceived by the device as free of interference, enabling it to transmit and/or receive more often. Other embodiments are also disclosed. |
| US10805934B2 |
Method and apparatus for wireless communication considering collisions among device to device transmissions
A wireless communication method such as a method for supporting a Device to Device (D2D) communication performed in a wireless communication system includes: receiving first and second control signals from first and second user terminals through first and second control channels, respectively; estimating an interference in a first data channel, corresponding to the first control signal or the first control channel, based on the first and the second control signals; receiving a first data signal from the first user terminal through the first data channel; and processing the received first data signal based on a result of the estimation. |
| US10805933B2 |
Communication system for allocating resources to low bandwidth and high bandwidth communication links
A communication system for communication between one or more terminal units includes: a communication manager that is configured to define and manage one or more adjustable communication links for efficient bandwidth utilization, wherein the one or more communication links are adjustable by the communication manager adjusting the bandwidth of each of the one or more communication links, the frequency bands utilized by each of the one or more communication links, and the latency for each of the one or more communication links. |
| US10805932B2 |
Network sharing
A wireless communication system includes one or more base stations able to divide resources between multiple network operators sharing the base station. A shared base station is configured to monitor a contribution to the load on the base station associated with network operators sharing the base station resources and to provide the determined contribution to the load to one or more other base stations for use in load balancing between the base stations. |
| US10805931B2 |
Resource allocation method and apparatus for wireless backhaul network based on reinforcement learning
Disclosed is a reinforcement learning-based resource allocation method for a wireless backhaul network, which is performed by a resource allocation apparatus. The method includes estimating locations of a plurality of base stations on the basis of channel state information (CSI) measured by the plurality of base stations; and allocating resources of the wireless backhaul network to the plurality of base stations using a reinforcement learning neural network having the locations as an input. |
| US10805923B2 |
Allocating transmission resources in communication networks that provide low latency services
The application relates to allocating transmission resources in communication networks that provide low latency services. A terminal receives, from a base station time-frequency resource division information, which indicates a division of a time-frequency resource that is allowed to be used by another service. The division of the time-frequency resource includes one or more resource units in time domain and one or more resource units in frequency domain. The terminal further receives from the base station time-frequency resource indication information, which indicates that, in the time-frequency resource that is allowed to be used by the other service, at least one time domain resource unit and at least one frequency domain resource unit are occupied by the other service. The terminal communicates with the base station using the time-frequency resource except the at least one time-domain resource unit and at least one frequency-domain resource unit that are occupied by the other service. |
| US10805918B2 |
Multicast communication method and apparatus
Provided are a method and apparatus for performing multicast communication in a communication system based on LTE or LTE-Advanced. The method of a UE includes receiving a Single Cell-Multicast Control CHannel (SC-MCCH) by monitoring a downlink channel based on a preset Downlink Control Information (DCI) format, determining a DCI format for receiving a Single Cell-Multicast Traffic CHannel (SC-MTCH) based on Coverage Enhanced Mode (CEMode) information included in the SC-MCCH, and receiving the SC-MTCH by monitoring the downlink channel based on the determined DCI format for receiving the SC-MTCH. |
| US10805915B2 |
Resource allocation for device to device (D2D) communication
The invention relates to a method for allocating radio resources to a transmitting terminal for performing direct communication transmission over a direct link connection. The transmitting terminal receives a system information broadcast from the base station, which comprises information on a temporary transmission radio resource pool, indicating radio resources for performing a direct communication transmission, and comprises configuration information on the resource pool to limit the amount of time that the temporary radio resource pool is usable by the transmitting terminal. |
| US10805905B2 |
Terminal station device and bandwidth allocation method
Information on allocation of a bandwidth of uplink communication of each of user devices is extracted from information notified from an upper-level device on the uplink communication of the user devices. Correspondence information is created to indicate a correspondence among the upper-level device, the terminal device, the lower-level device, and the user device. A start time point of the uplink communication of the terminal device and an information amount of signals for which transmission of the uplink communication of the terminal device is allowed are allocated to the terminal device on the basis of the information on allocation of the bandwidth of the uplink communication of each of the user devices and the correspondence information. |
| US10805902B1 |
Chained wireless communication system and method for processing signals
A chained wireless communication system is provided. The system includes a main node and a plurality of communication nodes. The communication nodes are chained to form a chain network. The communication node can switch roles among a master connection unit, a slave connection unit and a signal scanning unit. The signal scanning unit can scan nearby terminal devices and generate scan packets. The scan packets are transmitted to neighboring communication nodes via the slave connection unit. The master connection unit of the neighboring communication node receives the scan packets. The scan packets are then delivered to the main node via this chain network. The main node retrieves a message delivered from the terminal device according to an identification message from the scan packets. The message delivered from the terminal device is used to locate the terminal device, notify an emergency event or serve as a sensing signal. |
| US10805901B1 |
User equipment localization through time series search
A processing system collects data points, wherein each data point indicates a location of user equipment in a telecommunication service provider network at a point in time, generates, for a first data point, a set of features over a plurality of time windows, wherein the set includes time series features, estimates an importance of each feature, wherein the importance indicates an accuracy with which the feature allows for estimation of an unseen location of the user equipment, wherein the unseen location is a location that is not identified in the plurality of data points, selects a threshold number of features from the set, wherein the threshold number of features have a greatest importance relative to all features in the set, generates a plurality of predictions of the unseen location, using the threshold number of features, aggregates the plurality of predictions, and estimates the unseen location based on the aggregating. |
| US10805896B2 |
Coordination of simultaneous multi-RAT camping
The present invention relates to the coordination of simultaneous multi-RAT camping in a wireless communication network that provides radio access for a terminal device via at least a first and second wireless radio access operating with different radio access technologies. The improved multi-RAT camping is achieved by transmitting, by a network node, an indication regarding a set of camping areas, CAs, including a first set of camping areas being associated with the first RAT and a second set of camping areas being associated with the second RAT; performing, by the terminal device, camping in a coverage area defined based on the set of CAs; and updating, by the terminal device, the communication network with a geographic location of the terminal device a) when the terminal device enters a new coverage area being different from the coverage area defined by both the first and second set of CAs as a first mechanism, or b) when the terminal device enters a new coverage area being different from the coverage area defined by one of the first and second set of CAs as a second mechanism. |
| US10805893B2 |
System and method for providing universal synchronization signals for new radio
A method and apparatus are provided. The method includes, but is not limited to, receiving a universal synchronization signal (USS) including a universal primary synchronization signal (UPSS) and a universal secondary synchronization signal (USSS), wherein the USS is coded using a mother code which is extended to m resource blocks (RBs) and n orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols and a code cover of m RBs and n symbols is applied to the mother code, determining a cell identity based on the USS, determining a frame timing based on the USS, and connecting a user equipment to a network using the cell identity and the frame timing. |
| US10805891B2 |
Synchronization procedure and resource control method and apparatus for communication in D2D system
The present disclosure relates to a 5th generation (5G) or pre-5G communication system for supporting a higher data rate in comparison to the 4G communication system, such as long term evolution (LTE). A method for a terminal to establish synchronization with another terminal in a network supporting device-to-device (D2D) communication is provided. The method includes scanning, at the terminal, for synchronization signals from at least one base station, acquiring, when a synchronization signal is received from a base station, synchronization with the base station based on the synchronization signal, measuring power of the synchronization signal received from the base station, and transmitting, when data to be transmitted are generated in idle mode and the received signal power is less than a received signal power, a synchronization signal as a synchronization relaying terminal. |
| US10805886B2 |
Apparatus and method for transmission of uplink sounding reference signals in a wireless network
A mobile station for use in a wireless network that operates according to the Long-Term Evolution Advanced (LTE-A) standard is configured to transmit an aperiodic sounding reference signal (SRS) to a base station in response to a triggering grant received from the base station. The bandwidth on which the mobile station transmits the aperiodic SRS depends on a type of the triggering grant. The type of the triggering grant is one of a downlink grant, an uplink multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) grant, and an uplink single-input, multiple-output (SIMO) grant. |
| US10805884B2 |
Power-save system for detection of bluetooth long range packets
A preamble detector for a Bluetooth Long Range includes a receiver for forming baseband samples from Bluetooth packets and a preamble detect controller for enabling and disabling power to the receiver. Where the preamble duration is Tcyc, the preamble detector turns on for a preamble detect time T1 and turns off for a duration T2, where T2=Tcyc−2*T1. A series of hierarchical decisions is made on sequentially increasing intervals of time based on an accumulated correlation result of correlating the baseband samples against a SYNC sequence to power the receiver back down before the end of the T1 period when the accumulated correlation result is below a threshold and continues to a subsequent correlation interval when the accumulated correlation result is above a threshold, where the threshold is established to have at least a 20% false alarm rate for preamble detection. |
| US10805879B2 |
Low-power activation of accessory in sleep state
A first device is configured to establish a connection over a short-range communication link with a second device. The first device may transition to a sleep state, terminate (i) a paging operation and a page scanning operation associated with a paging protocol and (ii) an advertisement scanning operation associated with an advertisement protocol and perform an advertisement broadcast operation associated with the advertisement protocol, the advertisement broadcast operation generating an advertisement to be broadcast at a first interval, wherein the first interval is greater than a second interval for performing advertisement broadcast operations in an active state. |
| US10805877B2 |
Location based connections
A mobile device comprising: a first transceiver configured to communicate with a plurality of base stations; a positioning unit configured to provide location information of the mobile device; the mobile device being configured to store connection criteria associated with a first base station of the plurality of base stations; and the mobile device being configured to, based on a location of the mobile device and the connection criteria, select the first base station of the plurality of base stations to communicate with, and initiate a connection with the first base station. |
| US10805876B1 |
Selecting a backhaul carrier for a relay node
Systems, methods, and processing nodes for selecting a backhaul carrier for a relay node including instructing the relay node to attempt to attach to a guard band associated with a carrier that shares a characteristic of the preferred backhaul carrier. The characteristic can include a channel size threshold or a threshold frequency. A numerology of a communication channel within the guard band may be adjusted to enable the relay node to communicate with a donor access node using the guard band. |
| US10805874B1 |
Frequency channel lock in wireless data relays
A wireless data relay has radio circuitry to wirelessly scan a frequency band having frequency channels. The radio circuitry attaches to a wireless network over the frequency band. The radio circuitry receives signaling from the wireless network indicating allowed frequency channels and transfers the signaling to control circuitry. In the wireless data relay, the control circuitry processes the signaling to direct the radio circuitry to use the allowed frequency channels instead of the frequency band. In response, the radio circuitry wirelessly scans the allowed frequency channels instead of the frequency band. The radio circuitry wirelessly re-attaches to the wireless communication network over the allowed frequency channels. The radio circuitry exchanges user data with the UEs. The radio circuitry exchanges the user data with the wireless network over the allowed frequency channels. |
| US10805872B2 |
Method and apparatus for configuring control channel according to BWP or beam switching in wireless communication system
According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a method and an apparatus for allowing a user equipment (UE) to effectively monitor a control resource set (CORESET) in order to read remaining minimum system information (RMSI) in a wireless communication system are provided. The UE receives a media access control (MAC) control element (CE) indication, performs a random access channel (RACH) procedure, determines a transmission configuration indicator (TCI) state of CORESET 0 on the basis of the most recent of either the MAC CE indication or the RACH procedure, and monitors CORESET 0 on the basis of the determined TCI state. |
| US10805871B2 |
Discovery signal transmission/reception method and apparatus for use in mobile communication system
A discovery signal transmission/reception method and an apparatus for improving energy efficiency of the system are provided. The discovery signal transmission method of a base station in a mobile communication system according to the present disclosure includes acquiring a discovery signal configuration of a neighbor cell, transmitting the discovery signal configuration to a terminal, receiving a measurement report including a result of measurement on a discovery signal of the neighbor from the terminal, the measurement being performed based on the discovery signal configuration, and determining whether to make a handover decision for the terminal based on the measurement report. The discovery signal transmission/reception method of the present disclosure is advantageous in improving energy efficiency of a mobile communication system. |
| US10805870B1 |
Wireless communication management system and private electronic communication network
An apparatus for managing wireless electronic communication signals, comprises a signal monitor configured to detect a wireless electronic communication signal with an original phase and a frequency within a range of frequencies; a signal analyzer configured to identify a communication protocol associated with the wireless electronic communication signal; a cancellation module configured to generate a cancellation signal; and a transmitter configured to transmit the cancellation signal throughout a cancellation area. The cancellation signal is formatted to oppose at least some information that was both carried by the wireless electronic communication signal and formatted in accordance with the communication protocol. Methods of using this apparatus are also disclosed. |
| US10805868B2 |
Method for transmitting and receiving downlink channel for MTC terminal, and apparatus therefor
The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for a base station transmitting a downlink signal for a machine-type communication (MTC) terminal. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method for transmitting and receiving PBCH, PRACH, PDSCH, PDCCH or EPDCCH for a low cost and enhanced coverage MTC terminal, and an apparatus therefor. Particularly, provided are an apparatus and a method for a base station transmitting a control channel, the method comprising the steps of repeatedly transmitting a control channel comprising control information, and repeatedly transmitting downlink data channel (PDSCH) on the basis of information for a subframe ending the control channel being repeatedly transmitted. |
| US10805865B2 |
Information transmission method, network device, and user equipment
Embodiments of this application provide an information transmission method, a network device, and a user equipment. The method provided in this application includes: sending, by a network device, a broadcast frame that includes first duration information and second duration information that are of A-BFT (Association Beamforming Training); receiving a frame sent by a first user equipment in a timeslot randomly selected from a first time range; and receiving a frame sent by a second user equipment in a timeslot randomly selected from a second time range. According to the embodiments of this application, beamforming training efficiency can be improved. |
| US10805862B2 |
Sensor and self-learning based dynamic frequency assignment for wireless networks
Techniques for dynamically assigning frequency resources in a wireless network are discussed herein. For example, a network device can implement a self-organizing network to allocate frequency resources to a base station based on an availability of such frequency resources, as well as data indicating one or more conditions at a base station. The network device can receive information associated with the base station, such as load information, coverage information, capability information, interference information, and the like. In some examples, the network device can use a machine learning algorithm to select frequency resources from licensed bands, a Citizens Broadband Radio Service band, or unlicensed bands. Frequency resource allocation information can be used to configure the base station to facilitate wireless communications using such frequency resources. As the conditions at a base station change over time (e.g., hourly, daily, weekly, etc.), frequency resources can be allocated and deallocated at the base station. |
| US10805861B2 |
Context-aware mobile device management
Technologies disclosed herein are directed to context-based mobile device management. According to one embodiment, an application executing in a mobile device detects an event to trigger context-based management of the mobile device. A usage context associated with the mobile device is determined. One or more policies to enforce on the mobile device are identified as a function of the usage context. The application enforces the one or more policies on the mobile device. |
| US10805853B2 |
Mobile terminal control method and mobile terminal
Embodiments of the present invention provide a mobile terminal control method and a mobile terminal. When initiating connection establishment to an access network element corresponding to a target cell, a mobile terminal can at least skip sending, to an access network element corresponding to a serving cell, a measurement report of a measurement reporting event corresponding to indication information, and directly initiate connection establishment to the access network element corresponding to the target cell, so that the mobile terminal can initiate, in a timely manner, connection establishment to the access network element corresponding to the target cell. |
| US10805847B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling WLAN bearer
A method for controlling a wireless local area network (WLAN) bearer is provided. The method includes a base station receives information including at least one of WLAN information of a WLAN node, WLAN aggregation response information, WLAN aggregation update response information, WLAN aggregation update information and a WLAN capability of UE. According to the received information, the base station instructs the UE to perform traffic steering between an E-UTRAN and the WLAN, or instructs the UE to perform control processing for the EUTRAN and WLAN aggregation. By using the present disclosure, efficiency of WLAN bearer control is improved. |
| US10805845B2 |
Supporting transport protocol server relocation
A system and method for managing a server in a packet data network. A transport protocol session is established between a client (20) and server (14_1) to transfer content from the server to the client in data packets. The transport protocol path is assigned an n-tuple identifier, whereupon the server transmits to the client data packets with the n-tuple identifier. The server additionally transmits declarative information as signaling packets with the n-tuple identifier, wherein the declarative information includes an identifier which is specific to the data being transmitted in the ongoing session. This allows other servers (14_2) to receive the signaling packets and detect the data that is being transmitted. If such another server then determines that it also has the same data and is better placed to serve that data to the client, it can offer to take over the session. |
| US10805844B2 |
Method and apparatus for performing communication by UE in wireless communication system supporting circuit switched fallback service
Provided is a User Equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system supporting a Circuit Switched FallBack (CSFB) service. The UE includes a transceiver for transmitting and receiving a signal to/from a first or second communication system that uses a different frequency; a receiver for receiving a signal from the second communication system; and a controller for controlling an operation of receiving signaling information for the CSFB service from the first communication system through the transceiver, and simultaneously measuring channel status of the second communication system using the signal received from the receiver. |
| US10805843B2 |
Network switching processing method and device
A network switching processing method and device, the method including sending a switching message of switching from multimode single frequency radio voice call continuity (SRVCC) of a source network to a target network, judging whether a switching test success response message sent by a terminal in the target network is detected, and in the case where the judgement result is yes, determining that the terminal is successfully switched from the SRVCC of the source network to the target network. The method and device solve the problem whereby the verification conducted on the capability for a terminal to support SRVCC switching cannot be realized, thus achieving the effect of conducting valid verification on the SRVCC switching of a terminal. |
| US10805841B2 |
Policy enforcement methods and apparatus for background data transfers involving multiple UEs
A policy enforcement technique may be performed at a network node configured for exposure of services and capabilities, such as a service and capability exposure function (SCEF) or a network exposure function (NEF). In one illustrative example, the network node may receive a message which includes a request for background data transfer from an application server (AS) to a plurality of UEs of a group. The message may include mobile-terminated (MT) data to be delivered, a group ID associated with the group, a total bandwidth for the background data transfer for the group, and a transfer policy ID associated with a transfer policy. The network node may verify whether the total bandwidth for the background data transfer for the group is within a predefined aggregate bandwidth limit indicated in the transfer policy data. The network node may cause the background data to be sent to each one of the plurality of UEs via the mobile network, if the total bandwidth is within the predefined aggregate bandwidth limit. In some implementations, the network node may be configured to facilitate background data transfers and perform policy enforcement for transfers involving both IP data delivery and non-IP data delivery (NIDD). |
| US10805839B2 |
Data transmission method, related device and system
Disclosed in the embodiments of the present invention is a data transmission method. The method comprises: simultaneously receiving data simultaneously transmitted by multiple transmitters, the data comprises multiple data frames simultaneously transmitted by at least one transmitter; generating a chunking acknowledgment message frame according to the receiving state of the data, the chunking acknowledgment message frame contains a group information identifier and data receiving state information, wherein the group information identifier is used to indicate multiple transmitters which belong to the same group pre-set correspondingly by the chunking acknowledgment message frame, and the data receiving state information is used to indicate the data receiving states of various transmitters which belong to the same group, the data receiving states comprise the receiving states of the multiple data frames simultaneously transmitted by at least one transmitter; and transmitting the chunking acknowledgment message frame to the multiple transmitters. By means of the present invention, the technical problems of being not beneficial to effective spectrum utilization and being not beneficial to power saving of user equipment which are caused by replying an ACK frame to the user equipment in order are solved, thereby improving the effective spectrum utilization. |
| US10805835B2 |
Method for transmitting message and user equipment
When a non-access stratum (NAS) message is generated in an NAS layer of a user equipment, the NAS layer transfers the NAS message and type information to an access stratum (AS) layer of the user equipment. An AS message containing the NAS message is transmitted to a network. The type information indicates whether the NAS message is a first type message containing user data or a second type message without user data. |
| US10805830B2 |
Systems and methods for regulating user data traffic in a wireless network
Various embodiments described herein aim to ensure that user data transmissions (e.g., small data transmissions that are sent using control plane messages) do not become excessive and stay infrequent, thereby reducing the likelihood of a network overload situation. In one embodiment, an admission control function (ACF) for regulating the transmission of uplink user data is implemented in a wireless communication device (WCD) (e.g., a CIoT device). Such a WCD device may receive from a core serving node (CSN) admittance information (AI) (e.g., parameters, such as thresholds, used by the ACF to regulate the uplink traffic) that is used in performing the admittance control. |
| US10805827B2 |
Base station device, communication system, and beam control method and program
A base station device includes: a communication unit configured to communicate with a terminal device using a beam which is output in a specific direction; and a control unit. The control unit is configured to acquire a first communication traffic volume of communication with a first terminal device which is performed using a first beam, and control the communication unit such that the communication with the first terminal device is performed using a second beam different from the first beam based on the first communication traffic volume. |
| US10805826B2 |
Quality of service (QoS) support for tactile traffic
Methods of providing quality of service support for tactile traffic are disclosed. In one embodiment, an electronic device notifies a controller that an application has been authorized to transmit tactile traffic in the communication network. The controller, responsive to the notification, causes the backhaul node to install a flow table entry in a flow table of the backhaul node, through which packets of the application is to be forwarded within a latency defined for the tactile traffic by the backhaul node. The electronic device authenticates a packet being sourced from or destined to the application that has been authorized to transmit the tactile traffic in the communication network, and forwards the packet within the latency defined for the tactile traffic. |
| US10805822B2 |
Method and apparatus for supporting measurement reporting enhancement for aerial device in wireless communication system
A method and apparatus for supporting a measurement reporting enhancement for an aerial device in a wireless communication system is provided. A prohibit timer can be used in order to prohibit frequent measurement reporting, and the prohibit timer may be stopped when a leaving condition for the measurement reporting is satisfied and/or a handover procedure and/or a radio resource control (RRC) connection re-establishment procedure is performed. |
| US10805814B2 |
Signal measurement method and apparatus
The present invention provides a signal measurement method and apparatus, where the method includes: receiving, by user equipment UE, a measurement configuration message sent by a base station, where the measurement configuration message is used to indicate a reference signal type; performing, by the UE according to the reference signal type indicated by the measurement configuration message, signal quality measurement on a cell to obtain a measurement result; and sending, by the UE, the measurement result to the base station. The method provided in embodiments of the present invention is used to resolve a technical problem in the prior art that normal communication of UE cannot be ensured because RSRP and/or RSRQ of neighboring cells cannot be measured based on an existing reference signal when the neighboring cells use different carrier types. |
| US10805811B2 |
Synchronization and fault management in a distributed antenna system
In an embodiment, a distributed antenna system, comprises a master unit communicatively coupled to a base station; and a remote unit communicatively coupled to the master unit via a communication medium and located remotely from the master unit, wherein the remote unit includes an internal clock; wherein the master unit is configured to: send a message to the remote unit including a list of service frequencies and applied standards for the base station; send a downlink signal generated based on a base station signal to the remote unit; wherein the remote unit is configured to: decode the downlink signal based on the list of service frequencies and applied standards for the base station; extract a base station clock signal from the downlink signal; and synchronize the internal clock to the base station clock using the extracted base station clock signal. |
| US10805809B2 |
Femtocell provisioning and service issue optimization
This disclosure describes techniques for optimizing operational performance of femtocell devices deployed within a telecommunications network. More particularly, a femtocell Optimization (FCO) system is described that detects service issues that affect femtocell device(s). In some instances, the FCO system may automatically deploy a service resolution for known service issues or alerts network representatives for unresolved service issues. Moreover, the FCO system may be further configured to optimize resource utilization of a femtocell device network by preemptively correcting femtocell provisioning issues, based on patterns of historic service issues. The FCO system may further optimize resource usage of femtocell devices by selectively intercepting and terminating connectivity requests (i.e. rejecting issuance of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses) from client devices, or client device types, that have not historically overwhelmed femtocell network resources. The FCO system may further generate a femtocell analysis model to preemptively deploy service resolutions that protect against probable degradations in performance. |
| US10805806B2 |
Shared frequency management system and shared frequency management method
A shared frequency management system that manages sharing of frequencies of a shared frequency band mainly used by a first wireless system with a second wireless system, includes an input unit that receives first border information regarding a first border indicating a border of a first region in which a reception level based on transmission of a first wireless signal using the frequencies of the shared frequency band from the first wireless system becomes a defined value, a deriving unit that derives second border information regarding a second border indicating a border of a second region in which a reception level based on transmission of a second wireless signal using the frequencies of the shared frequency band from the second wireless system becomes the defined value, and a permission condition determination unit that determines a sharing permission condition regarding the frequencies of the shared frequency band for the second wireless system on the basis of the first border information and the second border information. |
| US10805803B1 |
Systems and methods for mobile peer-to-peer content sharing
System and methods are disclosed that enable data sharing across networks, including peer-to-peer sharing of content over wireless networks using peer mobile devices. A database may store content associated with a first peer mobile device. A request from a requester peer mobile device for content associated with a user of the first peer mobile device may be received at a server. The encrypted request is transmitted by the server to the first peer mobile device which may decrypt the request. An authorization token may be transmitted by the first peer mobile device to the server which may then enable the requesting peer mobile device to access the requested content, which may be accessed from the first peer mobile device and/or a cloud storage system. |
| US10805799B1 |
System and method for providing authenticated identity of mobile phones
Systems and methods validate that a subscriber identity module (SIM) number of an end device connected to a network is the same number that was activated for that device. A network device obtains a SIM number and a device universal identifier (UID) during an activation procedure. The network device generates a unique SIM authentication code based on the SIM number, the UID, and a master key. The network device sends the SIM authentication code to the end device during activation. After activation, the network device receives, from the end device, an authentication message that includes a first one-time password (OTP), the UID, a time value, the SIM number, and the SIM authentication code. The network device generates a second OTP based on the UID, the time value, the SIM number, and the master key and validates pairing of the end device and the SIM number when the two OTPs match. |
| US10805793B2 |
Communication method and device
The present disclosure discloses a communication method performed by a management function entity, including: receiving a first request message sent by user equipment UE; sending a second request message to a storage function entity based on the first request message, where the second request message is used to request a security service identifier for the UE, and the security service identifier is used to indicate a security service procedure; receiving a response message including the security service identifier from the storage function entity; obtaining a target security service identifier based on the security service identifier, where the target security service identifier is used to indicate a security service procedure to be initiated by the management function entity; and initiating the security service procedure indicated by the target security service identifier. The present disclosure further discloses a communications device. |
| US10805788B2 |
System and method for setting up a call to a roaming party through an over-the-top (OTT) call service
A system and method that enables the setting up of an incoming call from an originating endpoint of a calling party to a mobile station of a called party who is registered as a roamer in a visited cellular network. In response to receiving a dialed number, or other call information, the system determines whether to set up the call to the mobile station of the called party through a pre determined, over-the-top (OTT) call service that bypasses the visited network. The OTT call service is offerable as a feature to the called party by the party's home mobile network operator (MNO). Call handling for the OTT call service is provided through i) an OTT feature server that is coordinating the incoming call, an application server that is affiliated with the OTT feature server, and iii) a OTT software application that is executing on the called party's mobile station. |
| US10805786B2 |
Systems and user interfaces for emergency data integration
Described herein are systems, devices, methods, and media providing emergency data to public safety answering points (PSAPs). Also provided are systems, methods, and media for utilizing location data and geofences to provide emergency data to PSAPs and interactive graphical displays to efficiently display relevant emergency data. |
| US10805785B2 |
Methods, core network node and RAN node for enabling emergency services
Methods, a core network node (104A) and a node (102A) in a radio access network, RAN, (102), for enabling emergency services for wireless devices in the RAN. The core network node (104A) sends (2:1), to the RAN node (102A), information about one or more Access and Mobility Management Functions, AMFs, that support emergency services, to avoid an emergency fallback procedure for wireless devices in the RAN. The RAN node (102A) then selects (2:2) an AMF (104B) that supports emergency services for a wireless device (100) in the RAN, based on the received information. Thereby, the wireless device will have immediate access to emergency services and no delaying emergency fallback procedure is performed which could be critical in an emergency situation. |
| US10805781B2 |
Method and apparatus for establishing a connection between devices
A method and system for initiating a subsequent connection is provided. The method includes sending by a first device a connection request including bootstrap information from the first device to establish an initial connection with a second device, wherein the bootstrap information comprises at least one of channel information, a power profile associated with the second device, and a role; and initiating by the first device the subsequent connection with the second device after receiving a successful connection response including bootstrap information from the second device. |
| US10805776B2 |
Method for allocating V2X resource pool to subframe remaining after excluding specific subframe in wireless communication system, and terminal using same
The present invention provides a vehicle-to-X (V2X) operation method performed by a V2X terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: allocating a V2X resource pool to a subframe remaining after excluding a specific subframe; and performing a V2X communication on the allocated V2X resource pool. |
| US10805773B2 |
MBMS bearer handling in a group communications system
In accordance with particular embodiments, a method, performed by a control node, for multimedia broadcast multicast service (MBMS) bearer handling in a group communications system comprises activating and announcing a first MBMS bearer for supporting floor control in a group call to client nodes of the group call. The method additionally includes activating and announcing at least one second MBMS bearer for supporting media transmission in the group call. The floor control and the media transmission are supported on separate MBMS bearers for the group call. In accordance with certain embodiments, a method, performed by a client node for MBMS bearer handling in a group communications system comprises obtaining a broadcast service announcement of a first MBMS bearer for supporting floor control in a group call from a control node of the group call. The method additionally includes obtaining a broadcast service announcement of at least one second MBMS bearer for supporting media transmission in the group call from the control node. The floor control and the media transmission are supported on separate MBMS bearers for the group call. |
| US10805767B2 |
Method for tracking the location of a resident within a facility
A variation of a method for tracking locations of residents within an assisted-care facility includes accessing pressure data recorded by wearable devices at known locations within the assisted-care facility; correlating the pressure data with known locations within the assisted-care facility to generate a map of pressure data at various locations within the assisted-care facility; accessing a first pressure value recorded by a first wearable device assigned to a first resident of the assisted-care facility at approximately the first time and representing a local pressure proximal the first wearable device at a first time; estimating a first location of the first wearable device within the assisted-care facility at approximately the first time based on alignment between the first pressure value and pressure data represented in the map; and recording the first location and a first resident identifier of the first resident assigned to the first wearable device to a database. |
| US10805763B2 |
System and method for tracking a vehicle's course by comparing geolocation data from a known course
A computer-implemented method and system for tracking a vehicle's course using geolocation data is provided. The method comprises obtaining a set of predetermined GPS locations representing a closed course; tracking movements of a user using a GPS controller; authenticating the movements of the user against the set of predetermined GPS locations while the client terminal is within a predetermined distance of at least one of the set of predetermined GPS locations; and presenting consolidated timing information about the user's movements along the set of predetermined GPS locations. The system comprises a central processing server in communication with a computer network and configured to obtain information from a central database; and one or more client terminals in communication with the central processing server via the computer network, and configured to provide a graphical user interface for user interaction with the central processing server. |
| US10805758B2 |
Headphones that provide binaural sound to a portable electronic device
Headphones provide binaural sound to a location behind a portable electronic device. The sound is convolved or processed to a location that is behind the portable electronic device so that the listener perceives the location of the sound as originating from the location of the portable electronic device. |
| US10805753B2 |
Multi-channel audio over a wireless network
Embodiments described herein reduce latency and improve packet delivery when transmitting audio packets from a source device to one or more sink devices. For example, one or more operating modes that introduce latency when transmitting packets may be disabled at the source device and/or sink device(s). Additionally, certain operational behavior of the source device and/or sink device(s) may be changed based on the quality of the channel used to transmit audio packets to further improve the latency. Such operational behavior includes changing the jitter buffer size of the sink device(s), the number of retry attempts performed by the source device when re-transmitting packets that have been lost, and changing the channel used to transmit the audio packets. Embodiments described herein further enable the synchronization of playback between the sink devices to ensure that sink devices playback audio packets in a synchronized fashion. |
| US10805750B2 |
Self-calibrating multiple low frequency speaker system
Embodiments are directed to a speaker system that contains multiple low frequency speakers distributed within a room. Each speaker has at least one driver capable of adequate bass response and an integrated microphone and on-board power and digital signal processing capability. The system has a central sound processor that performs a measurement and calibration process for all of the speakers in the room by receiving test signals from the speakers, measuring certain audio characteristics, deriving audio processing coefficients to smooth the bass response, and transmitting the respective coefficients to each speaker for application to the input audio signals for playback. |
| US10805749B2 |
Method for operating a hearing aid device, and hearing aid device
A method operates a hearing aid device, in particular a tinnitus treatment device. The hearing device has a microphone and a receiver, which can be inserted into an auditory canal of a user or is arranged at least in part in the auditory canal. Wherein active noise control of an acoustic environmental signal, which can be received by the microphone, is achieved at one or more tinnitus frequencies of a user by generating an acoustic cancellation signal from the receiver in the auditory canal of the user. |
| US10805747B2 |
Method of customizing a hearing device component, a hearing device component and a hearing device
A method of customizing a component of a hearing device to the ear of a hearing device user. The method includes the steps of providing the hearing device component as a pre-form including a shape-memory material, heating the hearing device component, and bringing the hearing device component in contact with at least a portion of the ear after reaching a pre-set contact temperature such that the hearing device component conforms to the individual shape of the at least a portion of ear. The shape of the hearing device component is fixed by attending a hardening time of the shape-memory material. Therefore, the hearing device component perfectly fits to the geometry of the user's ear canal. |
| US10805746B2 |
Valve, a transducer comprising a valve, a hearing device and a method
A sound channel with a valve positioned in a sound channel, the valve based on an electro-magnetic positioned in a housing positioned in the sound channel without sound travelling through the housing. The valve may be used in hearing devices. |
| US10805743B2 |
Connector for a hearing instrument, and hearing instrument
A connector for a hearing instrument, in particular a receiver-in-canal behind-the-ear hearing aid, is small and visually inconspicuous. The connector should be as invisible as possible on the hearing instrument as it is worn, and the connector allows a microphone arrangement favorable for directionality and sound pick-up. The connector is disposed on an earpiece tube, which defines a longitudinal direction at the connector. The connector is connected by insertion into a connector receptacle of a hearing instrument transversely to the longitudinal direction. The hearing instrument has a laterally arranged connector receptacle, into which a connector is inserted transversely to the longitudinal direction. Because of the transverse insertion, the connector can be arranged laterally on the housing and because of the lateral placement, the front end face of the housing is smaller and the housing is overall flatter. A microphone can be arranged on the end face instead of the connector so as to improve sound pick-up and directionality. |
| US10805740B1 |
Hearing enhancement system and method
An apparatus, system, and method for selectively enhancing a desired sound while suppressing noise is provided. An apparatus comprises a plurality of microphones situated at spatially diverse locations to provide microphone signals, a spatial filter coupled to the microphones, the spatial filter configured to spatially filter the microphone signals, a noise suppressor coupled to the spatial filter, the noise suppressor for suppressing noise, and an audio amplifier, the audio amplifier coupled to the noise suppressor, the audio amplifier for amplifying an audible output signal. In accordance with at least one embodiment, the noise suppressor comprises a voice activity detector coupled to the spatial filter, the voice activity detector for detecting voice activity and for selecting an updated spatial parameter value for the spatial filter to use for performing further spatial filtering. |
| US10805738B1 |
Method for making a thermoacoustic device
A method of making a thermoacoustic device includes molding and cutting laminated sheets into half shell portions. Carbon nanotubes are adhered to a substrate having two electrical conducting portions thereon. Electrical conductors are applied to the conducting portions of the substrate. Tab sealant strips are applied around the perimeter of the substrate. Half shell portions are positioned on the top and bottom of the substrate with the electrical conductors extending therefrom. Heat is applied to seal the half shell portions together, suspending the substrate from the tab sealant strips. The method can further include providing a tube between the half shell portions prior to applying heat. |
| US10805737B2 |
Microphone, mobile terminal and electronic device
The present disclosure provides a microphone adapted to be installed inside a case of an electronic device, an electronic device and a mobile terminal. The microphone includes a housing; a vibrating membrane set inside the housing, wherein the housing defines a sound collecting hole facing the vibrating membrane; and a connector adapted to connect the housing with the case of the electronic device and defining a first sound guiding tube and a second sound guiding tube; wherein, one end of the first sound guiding tube is communicated with the first sound entering hole while the other end of the first sound guiding tube is communicated with the second sound entering hole, a first end of the second sound guiding tube is communicated with the first sound guiding tube, and a second end of the second sound guiding tube is communicated with the sound collecting hole. |
| US10805736B2 |
Display apparatus including flexible vibration module and method of manufacturing the flexible vibration module
A display apparatus including a flexible vibration module and a method of manufacturing the flexible vibration module are provided. A display apparatus includes: a display panel configured to display an image, and a flexible vibration module on a rear surface of the display panel, the flexible vibration module configured to vibrate the display panel, the flexible vibration module including: a plurality of first portions having a piezoelectric characteristic, and a plurality of second portions respectively between pairs of the plurality of first portions, the plurality of second portions having flexibility. |
| US10805734B2 |
Interference-free magnetic structure and isomagnetic speaker
An isomagnetic speaker comprising a diaphragm and an interference-free magnet structure is described herein. The interference-free magnet structure comprises a magnet array disposed to correspond with a predetermined region of the diaphragm and comprising a plurality of permanent magnets disposed at equal intervals along at least one direction. A plurality of bottoms of the plurality of permanent magnets are arranged on a same plane and oriented toward the diaphragm. A magnetic field direction of each permanent magnet is perpendicular to a corresponding bottom. A maximum size of a length of each permanent magnet along a direction parallel to the diaphragm is smaller than or equal to c/2πfmin, wherein c is a sound wave speed, and fmin is a minimum output audio frequency of the isomagnetic speaker. |
| US10805732B2 |
Diaphragm or dust cap and speaker unit
There is provided a diaphragm or a dust cap configured to emit a sound wave and an electrodynamic speaker unit including the diaphragm or the dust cap. The speaker unit is configured so that a great peak dip of sound pressure frequency characteristics due to influence of a divided vibration mode can be prevented and excellent reproduced sound quality can be provided. In the diaphragm or the dust cap, a recessed-raised portion imitating a wing of an insect is formed at least on one surface of a diaphragm portion configured to emit a sound wave. Preferably, the recessed-raised portion is formed based on data obtained by measurement of an actual shape of a wing vein of the insect or data of a Voronoi diagram imitating the wing vein of the insect. |
| US10805731B2 |
Method for controlling earphone switching, earphone, and earphone system
A method for controlling earphone switching, an earphone, and an earphone system are provided. The method is applicable to a first earphone. The method includes the following. Whether the first earphone is put in a charging case is detected, where the first earphone is coupled with a second earphone and an electronic device and serves as a master earphone, and the second earphone serves as a slave earphone. Upon detecting that the first earphone is put in the charging case, the first earphone is switched to serve as the slave earphone and the second earphone is switched to serve as the master earphone. As such, switching between master and slave earphones can be achieved upon detecting that the master earphone is put in the charging case, which is possible to improve user experience. |
| US10805728B2 |
Wireless audio synchronization
An audio distribution system includes an audio source; and a plurality of audio playback devices in communication with each other and with the audio source. A group of the audio playback devices are arranged to render audio content provided by the audio source in synchrony. One of the audio playback devices within the group is configured as an audio master which distributes audio content from the audio source to the other audio playback devices within the group, and one of the plurality of audio playback devices, other than the audio master, is configured as a clock master, which distributes clock information that the group of audio playback devices synchronizes to. |
| US10805725B2 |
Active noise cancellation system
An active noise cancellation system for reducing unwanted noise in a target area by attenuating a disturbance noise signal (d(n)), which is the remaining noise in the target area originated from an ambient noise signal (x(n)) present in the vicinity of the target area that is transferred to the target area via a main path described by a transfer function P(z)), the active noise cancellation system including a processing unit that implements an ANC-controller which is configured to provide a control signal (y′(n)) for controlling a speaker in the target area in order to generate an acoustic signal (y(n)) that destructively overlaps with the disturbance noise signal (d(n)) and thereby attenuates the same. |
| US10805723B2 |
Automatic characterization of perceived transducer distortion
Systems and methods for automatic characterization of perceived transducer distortion are described. The system includes a controller configured to receive a distortion level; a signal generator configured to generate a test signal for a frequency band in response to the distortion level, the test signal including at least two simultaneous tones, the at least two simultaneous tones having different frequencies within the frequency band; an audio transducer configured to generate an audio signal based on the test signal; and a distortion tuner configured to receive the audio signal and to determine the distortion level of the system based on a detected amount of distortion in the audio signal. |
| US10805722B2 |
Electroacoustic transducer and electroacoustic transducer apparatus
The present technology relates to an electroacoustic transducer and an electroacoustic transducer apparatus that are compact, have good characteristics, and can retain their stable shape.The electroacoustic transducer includes: a first sheet including a sheet-like piezoelectric material and having a curved shape; and a second sheet having substantially the same shape as the first sheet and placed on the first sheet in a layered manner. The present technology can be applied to an electroacoustic transducer. |
| US10805713B2 |
Mass loaded earbud with vent chamber
Intra-concha earphones are disclosed. In an embodiment, an intra-concha earphone includes a housing having a rear space divided into a back volume, a bass duct, and a vent chamber between a driver and a rear wall. The vent chamber may be acoustically coupled with the back volume through both an acoustic port and the bass duct. Furthermore, the vent chamber may be acoustically coupled with a surrounding environment through a vent port, which may be a sole acoustic opening in the rear wall. Thus, sound emitted by the driver may propagate through the acoustic port and the bass duct to meet in the vent chamber before being discharged through the vent port to the surrounding environment. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. |
| US10805710B2 |
Acoustic device and acoustic processing method
An acoustic device includes a member which divides an ear canal of a user and an external space when being attached to an ear or the ear canal of the user, a memory that stores instructions, and a processor that executes the instructions. The instructions cause the processor to perform, acquiring a sound signal indicating a sound, applying a filter processing to the acquired sound signal, the filter processing being changed in accordance with a predetermined condition, and radiating the sound indicated by the sound signal applied with the filter processing to the ear canal. |
| US10805707B2 |
Systems and methods for unconstrained battery spring tab assemblies for in-ear headphone
Systems and methods are directed to a headphone having a headphone cap and a headphone housing. The headphone cap is mechanically coupled to a printed circuit board (PCB) which has a first electrical connector and a second electrical connector. The headphone housing is configured to be mechanically coupled with the headphone cap, and comprises a battery having a third electrical connector and a fourth electrical connector. The third electrical connector is configured to form a first electrical connection with the first electrical connector as a result of the headphone housing being mechanically coupled with the headphone cap. The fourth electrical connector is configured to form a second electrical connection with the second electrical connector as a result of the headphone housing being mechanically coupled with the headphone cap. In mechanically coupling the headphone housing to the headphone cap, the battery is configured to be horizontally adjacent to the PCB. |
| US10805702B2 |
Systems and methods for reducing noise in microphones
A microphone assembly comprises a substrate and an enclosure disposed on the substrate. A port is defined in one of the substrate or the enclosure. An acoustic transducer is configured to generate an electrical signal in response to acoustic activity. The acoustic transducer comprises a membrane separating a front volume from a back volume of the microphone assembly. The front volume is in fluidic communication with the port, and the back volume is filled with a first gas having a thermal conductivity lower than a thermal conductivity of air. An integrated circuit is electrically coupled to the acoustic transducer and configured to receive the electrical signal from the acoustic transducer. At least a portion of a boundary defining at least one of the front volume or the back volume is configured to have compliance so as to allow pressure equalization. The first gas is different from the second gas. |
| US10805698B2 |
Optical cross-connect device
In the case of a OXC device having a route & select-type configuration of the conventional technique, when the port number is 20, then the entire device requires 120 WSSs having a 1×9 configuration. In the case of a route & select-type OXC device having ports more than 20 ports, a large amount of expensive WSSs is required. Thus, such a device is impractical from the viewpoint of cost. Thus, the expansion depending on an increase of traffic at nodes was impossible, flexible scalability could not be provided, and a reasonable network operation from the viewpoint of economy was difficult. According to the OXC device of this disclosure, regardless of the input port number and the output port number of the device, WSSs having a smaller scale than the conventional technique are used and the WSSs are internally-connected from a viewpoint different from that of the conventional technique, thus providing the device having a significantly-reduced cost. |
| US10805695B1 |
System and method for optimizing playlist information for ultra low latency live streaming
The present invention provides a major innovative development in low latency live streaming at scale which includes a Viewer to transmit a series of requests for Media Segments ahead-of-time the Media Segment data is expected to exist and a Server capable of delivering Media Segment data, as it is being generated, to one or more Viewers. Specifically, the invention incorporates a method of embedding Playlist Data into Media Segment data to enhance ultra-low latency playback, while providing an immediate transferring of essential Playlist Data to the Viewer. |
| US10805692B1 |
Concurrent channels of communication
The present disclosure provides systems, methods, and machine-readable media for concurrent communication. One method includes displaying an interactive application on a first device of a user during a break in an entertainment segment displayed on a second device, sending a request for interaction from the user through the interactive application, pausing the interactive application when the break in the entertainment segment is over, and notifying the user when an additional break begins so the user can commence interacting with the interactive application. |
| US10805688B1 |
Locally relayed broadcast and community service television
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for streaming live television broadcasts and providing DVR services to subscribers in a designated market area. |
| US10805686B2 |
Systems and methods for generating a media-based result to an ambiguous query
Systems and methods are described herein for providing a search result based on an ambiguous voice query. The system comprises receiving an ambiguous voice query relating to an object from a user, retrieving a viewing history of the user for about a list of media assets viewed by the user, determining, from the list of media asset, a media asset that is likely to contain the object based at least in part on metadata of the media asset and the ambiguous voice query, searching content of the determined media asset to identify a segment within the media asset that contains the object, and generating a display of information about the object identified from the segment. |
| US10805680B2 |
Method and device for configuring image mode
Disclosed are a method and device for configuring an image mode. The method includes: determining a current data transmission channel, obtaining matching a data parameter in a database corresponding to the data transmission channel, where the data parameter include one or more of: a resolution ratio, a brightness and a color saturation, and configuring an image mode for playing the current data according to the data parameter and a preset algorithm. |
| US10805673B2 |
Method and system for detecting and responding to changing of media channel
A computing system receives from a media presentation device a query fingerprint stream representing media content being presented by the media presentation device, where the query fingerprint stream has been determined to represent a first channel. The computing system then detects that a threshold mismatch exists between the received query fingerprint stream and a reference fingerprint stream representing the first channel, thus indicating a likelihood that the media presentation device has transitioned from presenting the first channel to presenting a second channel. Responsive to detecting the threshold mismatch, the system thus discontinues channel-specific action with respect to the first channel. For instance, the system could discontinue superimposing of first-channel-specific content on the presented media content and perhaps start superimposing of second-channel-specific content instead. |
| US10805672B2 |
Information processing device, information processing system, and information processing method
To cause image information to be appropriately displayed among a plurality of information processing devices. An information processing device includes a wireless communication unit and a control unit. The wireless communication unit is configured to perform real-time image transmission with another information processing device according to a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) Certified Miracast specification. The control unit is configured to perform control in a manner that second image information to be displayed on a non-display region included in first image information transmitted from the other information processing device is acquired, and a combined image in which the first image information is combined with the second image information is displayed on a display unit. |
| US10805671B2 |
Satellite TV user community smart device monitoring and management
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method that includes collecting operational data from a plurality of premises devices over a satellite service provider network for subscribers of the satellite provider network, wherein the operational data includes premises device data for each premises device of a subscriber, detecting an error indication in premises device data of one of the plurality of premises devices, determining a mitigation action to the error indication in the premises device data for the one of the plurality of premises devices, determining if the error indication in the operational data is indicative of a system wide problem for a type of equipment of the one of the plurality of premises devices, and updating the type of equipment across the satellite provider network with the mitigation action responsive to determining that the error is indicative of the system wide problem. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US10805668B2 |
Apparatus, systems and methods for trick function viewing of media content
Systems and methods provide presentation control of media content. An exemplary embodiment receives media content that is currently received in a broadcasted media, content stream; presents on a display a first presentation area, wherein the first presentation area presents a video portion of the media content; receives a user command that initiates a video presentation trick function; and presents in response to the user command a second presentation area, wherein the second presentation area presents the video portion of the media content in accordance with the video presentation trick function, and wherein the first presentation area and the second presentation area are concurrently presented on the display. |
| US10805665B1 |
Synchronizing text-to-audio with interactive videos in the video framework
A device configured to determine a time on a progress bar and to identify a timestamp in the video timing map based on the time on the progress bar. The device is further configured to identify a source scene identifier corresponding with the identified timestamp and to play a video scene corresponding with the identified source scene identifier. The device is further configured to identify a first animation identifier corresponding with the identified timestamp and to play a first animation associated with the first animation identifier. The device is further configured to determine that the first animation identifier is present in the audio sample buffer, to identify an audio sample associated with the first animation identifier, and to play the identified audio sample. |
| US10805664B2 |
Wireless audio synchronization
An audio distribution system includes a first playback device with a first clock time, and a second playback device with a second clock time. A wireless access point is wirelessly coupled to the first and second playback devices. The second playback device sends a time request to the first playback device via the wireless access point. The first playback device responds to the time request by sending a time response to the second playback device via the wireless access point. The second playback device calculates an update to the second clock time based on the time response, a first physical transmission rate between the second playback device and the wireless access point, and a second physical transmission rate between the first playback device and the wireless access point. The second playback device uses the update to the second clock time to playback audio in synchrony with the first playback device. |
| US10805662B2 |
Predictive server-side rendering of scenes
A server device and method are provided for use in predictive server-side rendering of scenes based on client-side user input. The server device may include a processor and a storage device holding instructions for an application program executable by the processor to receive, at the application program, a current navigation input in a stream of navigation inputs from a client device over a network, calculate a predicted future navigation input based on the current navigation input and a current application state of the application program, render a future scene based on the predicted future navigation input to a rendering surface, and send the rendering surface to the client device over the network. |
| US10805661B2 |
Systems and methods for enabling transitions between items of content
Example implementation are directed to systems and methods for enabling transitions between items of content with a companion device to remotely control a main display. In an example implementation, a system includes a touch screen comprising a top surface, a display viewable through the top surface, and one or more interactive element on a portion of the top surface of the touch screen; and a processor coupled to the memory configured to execute one or more methods. In an example implementation, a method receives user input associated with the one or more interactive elements of the touch screen; determines event data based on the user input; provide feedback via the companion device based on the event data; and transmits the event data to control the main display. |
| US10805656B1 |
Content restriction system
A system and method for restricting access to content is disclosed. The system comprises a communication module, a rules module, a geolocation module, and a blackout module. The communication module receives a request for content and location data describing the geographic location of a client. The request includes content data identifying the content. The rules module determines a blackout rule for the content based at least in part on the content data. The geolocation module determines the geographic location of the client based at least in part on the location data. The blackout module determines whether to restrict access to the content based at least in part on the geographic location of the client and the blackout rule. |
| US10805655B1 |
Set top box software stack provisioning
Various embodiments include computing devices and methods for provisioning a set top box (STB) with a software stack. A processor of a computing device may receive a software stack download request comprising downstream channel descriptor (DCD) information, determine region information for the STB based on the DCD information, determine a software stack authorization for the STB, select a software stack for the STB based on the region information and the software stack authorization for the STB, and obtain the selected software stack to enable the STB to replace existing software with the selected software stack. |
| US10805654B2 |
System and method for updating user availability for wireless communication applications
Systems and methods for monitoring and updating user availability based upon presence and television viewing behavior are described herein. In one embodiment, a presence system is used to detect a user's presence to update the user's availability status. The availability status is then used to update a contact list, voicemail message, and/or busy message. In further embodiments, user preferences are used in combination with presence data to update the user's availability status. In still further embodiments, a user's television viewing behavior is used in combination with the presence data, user preferences, or both to update the user's availability status. Alternative embodiments provide systems and methods in accordance with the present invention for other interactive devices. |
| US10805647B2 |
Automatic personalized story generation for visual media
Exemplary embodiments relate to the automatic generation of captions for visual media, including photos, photo albums, non-live video, and live video. The visual media may be analyzed to determine contextual information (such as location information, people and objects in the video, time, etc.). A system may integrate this information with information from the user's social network and a personalized language model built using public-facing language from the user. The personalized language model captures the user's way of speaking to make the generated captions more detailed and personalized. The language model may account for the context in which the video was generated. The captions maybe used to simplify and encourage content generation, and may also be used to index visual media, rank the media, and recommend the media to users likely to engage with the media. |
| US10805644B2 |
Device and method for entropy encoding and decoding
An entropy encoding device and method, and an entropy decoding device and method are disclosed. The entropy encoding method comprises the steps of: dividing a transform unit into a plurality of zones, and dividing each of the plurality of zones into sub zones; setting, as the first value, the value of the last zone flag, in which a sub zone including a valid transform coefficient among the plurality of zones is included, and setting, as the second value, the value of a zone flag of the remaining zones; setting, as the first value, the value of a sub zone flag of the divided sub zones having the valid transform coefficient, and setting, as the second value, a value of a sub zone flag of the divided sub zones which do not include the valid transform coefficient; determining a preset coefficient coding scheme among a plurality of coefficient coding schemes on the basis of the zone flag and the sub zone flag; encoding a coefficient included in a sub zone on the basis of the determined coefficient coding scheme; and transmitting data on the zone flag, the sub zone flag, and the encoded coefficient. |
| US10805640B2 |
Reducing latency in video encoding and decoding
Techniques and tools for reducing latency in video encoding and decoding by constraining latency due to reordering of video frames, and by indicating the constraint on frame reordering latency with one or more syntax elements that accompany encoded data for the video frames. For example, a real-time communication tool with a video encoder sets a syntax element that indicates a constraint on frame reordering latency, which is consistent with inter-frame dependencies between multiple frames of a video sequence, then outputs the syntax element. A corresponding real-time communication tool with a video decoder receives the syntax element that indicates the constraint on frame reordering latency, determines the constraint on frame reordering latency based on the syntax element, and uses the constraint on frame reordering latency to determine when a reconstructed frame is ready for output (in terms of output order). |
| US10805638B2 |
Method for coding a digital image, decoding method, devices, terminal equipment and related computer programs
A method for coding a digital image divided into blocks. The method includes, for a current block: processing the current block to provide a vector of transformed coefficients; selecting a sequence of M signs of coefficients to be predicted in the coefficient vector, M being an integer greater than or equal to 2; predicting values of the signs from a plurality of assumptions of combinations and a cost function; and for a sign of the sequence, coding an indicator representing a difference between its actual value and its predicted value. The predicting includes, for at least one second, current assumption: obtaining a pixel vector associated with the current assumption, by linear combination of at least one pixel vector associated with a first assumption and at least one pattern vector obtained from the vector of transformed coefficients; an calculating the cost function for the current assumption from the pixel vector obtained. |
| US10805635B1 |
Apparatus and method for coding tree unit bit size limit management
A hardware encoder has a bit estimation block to compute an estimated bit size for a Coding Tree Unit (CTU). A CTU bit size limit manager selects quantization parameters for use in quantization. The quantization parameters are selected based upon the estimated bit size to insure that the CTU in coded form will not exceed a CTU bit size limit. |
| US10805628B2 |
Motion vector decoding method and decoder
A motion vector decoding method includes: determining a prediction motion vector of a to-be-decoded unit based on a motion vector of a prediction unit of the to-be-decoded unit; when a face image in which the to-be-decoded unit is located and at least one of a face image in which a first reference unit is located and a face image in which the prediction unit is located are not face images in a same orientation, performing a first update on the prediction motion vector, where the first update is used to determine a mapping vector that is of the prediction motion vector and that is in a plane of the face image in which the to-be-decoded unit is located; and obtaining a motion vector of the to-be-decoded unit based on the prediction motion vector obtained after the first update. |
| US10805625B2 |
Method, system and computer program product for adjusting a stereoscopic image in response to decoded disparities between views of the stereoscopic image
From a bit stream, at least the following are decoded: a stereoscopic image of first and second views; a maximum positive disparity between the first and second views; and a minimum negative disparity between the first and second views. In response to the maximum positive disparity violating a limit on positive disparity, a convergence plane of the stereoscopic image is adjusted to comply with the limit on positive disparity. In response to the minimum negative disparity violating a limit on negative disparity, the convergence plane is adjusted to comply with the limit on negative disparity. |
| US10805622B2 |
High efficiency video coding method and apparatus, and computer-readable storage medium
Aspects of the present disclosure provide a method and an apparatus for video coding. In some examples, the apparatus includes processing circuitry that divides a first video image into a plurality of pixel blocks of the same size. The processing circuitry selects, from the plurality of pixel blocks of the first video image, one or more pixel blocks on a straight line that is parallel to or overlapping with a diagonal line of the first video image, one or more pixel blocks on a neighboring parallel line of the straight line being previously coded. Then the processing circuitry performs a parallel coding on the one or more pixel blocks on the straight line based on the one or more coded pixel block on the neighboring parallel line. |
| US10805620B2 |
Method and apparatus for deriving composite tracks
Aspects of the disclosure provide a method and an apparatus for deriving composite tracks. The disclosed apparatus includes a processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to generate a file that includes elementary track boxes respectively for elementary tracks. The elementary track box indexes a sequence of media samples in a time order that forms an elementary track. The processing circuitry is configured to construct a composite track box for a composite track. The composite track box identifies one or more elementary tracks, and a composite operation to form the composite track based on the one or more elementary tracks. The processing circuitry is further configured to generate a media presentation based on the composite track. |
| US10805616B2 |
Parameterization for fading compensation
Techniques and tools for performing fading compensation in video processing applications are described. For example, during encoding, a video encoder performs fading compensation using fading parameters comprising a scaling parameter and a shifting parameter on one or more reference images. During decoding, a video decoder performs corresponding fading compensation on the one or more reference images. |
| US10805615B2 |
Synchronizing video signals using cached key frames
A technique for synchronizing video receivers with a video stream already in progress includes caching a key frame in a transport protocol component of a video communication system and providing the key frame on demand to any receiver attempting to join the stream and/or to rejoin the stream after an error, such as a dropped packet. Once a receiver obtains the key frame, the receiver requests that the source of the video stream issue a new sync-point frame, where the sync-point frame depends on the key frame but on no other frame for its content. The receiver may then proceed to display rendered video beginning with the sync-point frame. |
| US10805611B2 |
Method and apparatus of constrained sequence header
A method and apparatus for video encoding or decoding used by a video encoder or decoder respectively. In one method, input data associated with a video sequence are received. A current sequence header for a current picture is determined. Whether the current sequence header corresponds to a first sequence header or a second sequence header is determined. If the current sequence header corresponds to the second sequence header, one or more syntax values of a syntax set associated with the first sequence header are assigned to corresponding one or more syntax values of the syntax set associated with the current sequence header. The current picture is then encoded or decoded according to the current sequence header. |
| US10805609B2 |
Image processing apparatus to generate panoramic image, image pickup apparatus to generate panoramic image, control method of image processing apparatus to generate panoramic image, and non-transitory computer readable storage medium to generate panoramic image
An image processing apparatus detects motion vectors from a first area and a second area smaller than the first area of a processing target image in a plurality of images and uses the processing target image in combination of a panoramic image in a case where a difference between the motion vector detected from the first area and the motion vector detected from the second area is within a predetermined range. |
| US10805605B2 |
Multi-layer video stream encoding and decoding
Multi-layer dependencies are signaled in an efficient way for a multi-view video stream (1). Coding or decoding relationship information defining coding or decoding dependencies is represented in bit-efficient syntax code, preferably through usage of hierarchical layer dependencies using layer indices for representing layer dependencies. |
| US10805603B2 |
Volume dimensioning system calibration systems and methods
Various corporate, industry, and regulatory guidelines, best practices and standards are used in establishing acceptable levels of accuracy for volume dimensioning systems used in commerce. A volume dimensioning system can determine at least one distortion value that is indicative of an amount of distortion present in the system and responsive to the amount of distortion, autonomously alter or adjust the units of accuracy of information reported by the system. Such alteration or adjustment of units of accuracy may be performed based on an assessment of the distortion relative to a number of distortion thresholds. Responsive to the assessment, the volume dimensioning system can adjust a unit of accuracy in a representation of volume dimensioning related information. |
| US10805601B2 |
Multiview image display device and control method therefor
A multiview image display device is disclosed. The multiview image display device comprises: an image input unit for receiving an image; a rendering unit for rendering a plurality of views of different visual views on the basis of the depth of the inputted image; a display unit for displaying a multiview image generated on the basis of a pixel value constituting the plurality of views; and a control unit for generating the multiview image by mapping, to at least one target pixel area, a mixed pixel value obtained based on the pixel value of a specific visual view and the pixel value of a visual view adjacent to the specific visual view among the plurality of views. |
| US10805598B2 |
Wearable 3D lightfield augmented reality display
A wearable 3D augmented reality display and method, which may include 3D integral imaging optics. |
| US10805597B2 |
Terminal device, control device, data-integrating device, work vehicle, image-capturing system, and image-capturing method
A capture data-receiving unit receiving first capture data captured by an image-capturing device, which is included in a work vehicle, capable of generating three-dimensional data, a display unit displaying the first capture data received by the capture data-receiving unit, and an acquisition instruction-transmitting unit transmitting an acquisition instruction for causing the work vehicle to acquire second capture data captured by the image-capturing device and used for generation of three-dimensional data are included. |
| US10805586B2 |
Projection display unit with detection function
A projection display unit with a detection function includes a projection display section (110) and a detector (120). The projection display section (110) includes a display light source. The display light source emits light used as illumination light, and projects an image onto a projection surface with the illumination light. The detector (120) includes a detection light source that emits detection light. The detector (120) detects an object on or near the projection surface, and outputs a power-saving instruction signal to the projection display section (110) in accordance with a detection state of the object. The power-saving instruction signal instructs a transition to a power-saving mode. The projection display section (110) turns off the display light source in response to the power-saving instruction signal. |
| US10805583B2 |
Light source response compensation for light projection system using a graphics processing unit
A light projection system includes a GPU that receives video data containing video images, defines a two-dimensional grid (each element of which represents a position of a light beam at a different time), designates which elements of the two-dimensional grid correspond to positions of the light beam in a designated area, designates which elements correspond to positions of the light beam outside of the designated area with some positions outside being designated as calibration positions, maps each element corresponding to positions in the designated area to a corresponding pixel of a frame of a video image, and maps elements corresponding to calibration positions to calibration pixels. An ASIC receives the mapped pixels and mapped calibration pixels from the GPU, and generates a beam position control signal therefrom. A controller controls a movable mirror based on the beam position control signal. |
| US10805580B2 |
Remote display of satellite receiver information
An example implementation may include a first device identifying a request from a second device for an instruction for aligning a satellite antenna. The first device may obtain satellite receiver data of a satellite receiver, responsive to the request. Based on the satellite receiver data, the instruction requested for aligning the satellite antenna is determined. The instruction includes determining a number of other satellite antenna angles for aligning the satellite antenna with other satellites, determining a satellite angle based on the other satellite antenna angles, and determining the instruction requested for aligning the satellite antenna based on the satellite angle. The satellite receiver data, including the instruction requested for aligning the satellite antenna, is provided by the first device to the second device. |
| US10805579B2 |
Motion detection methods and motion sensors capable of more accurately detecting true motion event
A motion detection method utilized for a motion sensor includes: capturing a monitoring image; entering a recording mode when one intensity change value between the monitoring image and a pre-stored background image is higher than a first threshold and a trigger signal is received from an auxiliary sensor; and entering the recording mode when the intensity change value is higher than a second threshold before the trigger signal is received; wherein the second threshold is higher than the first threshold. |
| US10805576B2 |
Systems and methods for generating an audit trail for auditable devices
In some embodiments, auditable devices such as auditable cameras are provided. The auditable devices maintain audit trail data that is digitally signed and stored on the devices until it can be uploaded to an evidence management system. When intermittent data connections to the evidence management system are available, an auditable device may transmit records of urgent events to the evidence management system. The transmission of urgent events via ad-hoc data connections and the digital signing of audit trail data help overcome technical obstacles in establishing provably reliable data collection while minimizing power consumption by the auditable device. |
| US10805575B2 |
Controlling focus of audio signals on speaker during videoconference
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium may include instructions stored thereon. When executed by at least one processor, the instructions may be configured to cause a computing system to determine that a video system is aiming at a single speaker of a plurality of people, receive audio signals from a plurality of microphones, the received audio signals including audio signals generated by the single speaker, based on determining that the video system is aiming at the single speaker, transmit a monophonic signal, the monophonic signal being based on the received audio signals, determine that the video system is not aiming at the single speaker, and based on the determining that the video system is not aiming at the single speaker, transmit a stereophonic signal, the stereophonic signal being based on the received audio signals. |
| US10805571B2 |
Reproduction device and output device
A reproducing device includes a reproducer that reproduces a content, a communicator that establishes a direct wireless connection to an information terminal, and a controller. The controller determines whether the information terminal is a previously permitted information terminal or not when the communicator receives a content reproduction request from the information terminal through wireless connection. The controller performs first control to power on the reproducer, and issues an instruction to perform the content reproduction to the reproducer, when it is determined that the information terminal is the previously permitted information terminal, and when the reproducer is powered off. The controller does not perform the first control when it is determined that the information terminal is not the previously permitted information terminal. |
| US10805570B2 |
System and method for streaming multimedia data
A method for processing multimedia data is disclose, including: determining whether at least one frame associated with the multimedia data has been decoded; in response to the determination that the at least one frame associated with the multimedia data has been decoded, drawing a transparent area on a display interface; and instructing a multimedia data playing window and the at least one frame associated with the multimedia data to be drawn, wherein the transparent area and the multimedia data playing window overlap at different drawing layers. |
| US10805564B2 |
A/D conversion circuit, and solid-state image pickup apparatus
Provided is an ADC in which a plurality of pixel signals input through a vertical signal line of a solid-state image pickup apparatus are held in advance using some capacitors among a plurality of capacitors within the ADC. A potential of a node is generated by the respective pixel signals held in the capacitors. Thereafter, the potential of the node is changed by changing the voltages of counter electrodes of the capacitors, and the digital values of the pixel signals are generated by comparing the potential of the node with a predetermined potential. |
| US10805562B2 |
Imaging device, manufacturing method, semiconductor device, and electronic device
The present disclosure relates to an imaging device, a manufacturing method, a semiconductor device, and an electronic device that can further improve image quality. An imaging device includes a photoelectric conversion unit that receives and photoelectrically converts light, a floating diffusion layer that accumulates charge generated by the photoelectric conversion unit, and a diffusion layer that serves as a source or a drain of a transistor. Then, the floating diffusion layer is formed to have an impurity concentration lower than an impurity concentration of the diffusion layer. In addition, both a first photoelectric conversion unit that is able to accumulate the charge generated by the photoelectric conversion and a second photoelectric conversion unit from which the charge generated by the photoelectric conversion is sequentially taken out and accumulated in the floating diffusion layer are provided as the photoelectric conversion unit in one pixel, and the first photoelectric conversion unit and the second photoelectric conversion unit are arranged in a line in a longitudinal direction along a direction of illumination of light. The present technology can be applied to, for example, a back-illuminated CMOS image sensor. |