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| US10800093B2 |
Methods and apparatus for compensating for material distortion during additive manufacturing
Embodiments of the present disclosure are drawn to additive manufacturing methods. An exemplary method may include generating a tool path for forming a component via additive manufacturing, and assessing the tool path to identify a change in direction. The method may also include determining if the change in direction exceeds a predetermined angle, and adding a tangent arc to the tool path before the change in direction if the change in direction exceeds the predetermined angle. |
| US10800092B1 |
Low temperature atmospheric pressure plasma for cleaning and activating metals
Plasma applications are disclosed that operate with argon or helium at atmospheric pressure, and at low temperatures, and with high concentrations of reactive species in the effluent stream. Laminar gas flow is developed prior to forming the plasma and at least one of the electrodes can be heated which enables operation at conditions where the argon or helium plasma would otherwise be unstable and either extinguish, or transition into an arc. The techniques can be employed to clean and activate a metal substrate, including removal of oxidation, thereby enhancing the bonding of at least one other material to the metal. |
| US10800090B2 |
Method of and apparatus for manufacturing a plastic container having a curled rim
A method of manufacturing a plastic container having a curled rim (320) comprises the steps of providing a sheet of plastic material; drawing a portion thereof into a mould (120) to form a bottom and wall (310′) of the container, leaving a surrounding portion of material to form a rim (320) of the container; cutting the rim loose from a remaining portion of material; and curling the rim. In the curling step, an inner part of the rim is supported by a supporting member while an outer part is pressed by a pressing member (230) moving relative to the supporting member for the rim to be bent around the supporting member. |
| US10800088B2 |
Process station for a parison or a container made of thermoplastic material, apparatus for processing parisons or containers, production and packaging line for producing and packaging the containers and method for producing and packaging containers
A process station (1) for a parison or a container (2) made of thermoplastic material, comprising: a concave shell (3) configured to be applied onto the mouth (2b) of the individual parison or container (2) in such a manner as to enwrap at least partially the neck (2a) of the parison or container (2) so as to delimit a volume for treatment (4) of the neck (2a) subjected to plasma balls immersed in a carrier gas stream. |
| US10800086B2 |
Co-extrusion of periodically modulated structures
A structure at least one stripe of material having a length, wherein a first stripe has a varying width along the length. |
| US10800081B2 |
Thermal plastic elastomer injection mold, water impervious slide fastener manufactured utilizing the same and finished product having the water impervious slide fastener
A thermal plastic elastomer injection mold comprises: a mold base, formed with a platform having a top surface thereof formed with an arc-shaped surface adhered with a pair of support-tapes of a slide fastener and formed with an elongated arc-shaped ridge having a wedge-shaped tip thereby being able to be stably moved into a gap between the pair of support-tapes and a surface of the arc-shaped ridge is formed with a thermal plastic elastomer injection port connected to at least one extruder; and a thermal plastic elastomer, extruded out from the at least one extruder and passing the thermal plastic elastomer injection port so as to be injected into the gap and slits inside two rows of coupling elements disposed at inner edges of the pair of support-tapes, wherein the slide fastener is formed with a water impervious structure after the thermal plastic elastomer inside the gap is cut. |
| US10800077B2 |
Moulding assembly and method for producing a syringe body
A molding assembly for manufacturing a syringe barrel, each syringe barrel provided with a cannula and having a cylindrical portion and a hub portion to which the cannula is fastened. A mold unit is provided having a first mold portion, a second mold portion axially movable relative to the first mold portion between an open position and a closed position, and a core situated in the mold cavity; and a clip unit for the cannula movable between an open position in which a cannula can be loaded in a proximal axial end of the clip, and a closed position. The clip unit is axially movable so as to arrange a cannula in the mold cavity, the movement of the clip being independent of the axial movement of the first and second mold portions between the open and closed positions of the mold unit. |
| US10800075B2 |
Vehicle interior part and method of manufacturing same
An interior part for a vehicle is formed by core-back expansion molding. The interior part includes a foamed plastic body formed by injecting a foamable plastic resin into a mold and separating the mold portions of the mold to allow foaming expansion of the foamable plastic resin. An edge portion of the foamed plastic body includes a projecting freeze section and a core-back expansion radius located adjacent to the projecting freeze section. The projecting freeze section is formed in a freeze seal area of the mold adjacent a parting line to help prevent excessive flashing of material at the parting line during separation. |
| US10800069B2 |
Mixer for forming ceramic suspension with reduced cooling and related method
A mixer is disclosed including a sealed mixing chamber having an interior, and a rotating mixing bowl within the interior of the sealed mixing chamber. A stand operatively supports the sealed mixing chamber. The stand includes: a foundation, a mixing chamber base movably coupled to the foundation and positioning the sealed mixing chamber at an angle relative to horizontal, and a linear actuator system configured to move the mixing chamber base relative to the foundation in at least one linear direction. A rotating mixing head is operatively positioned and sealingly disposed within the sealed mixing chamber, the rotating mixing head rotating within the rotating mixing bowl. The mixer and a related method provide for ceramic suspension mixing with reduced cooling and possibly without cooling the suspension. |
| US10800068B2 |
Log splitting article and method for implementing same
A log splitter is provided, wherein the log splitter includes a splitter housing, wherein the splitter housing defines a housing cavity, a splitter head, wherein the splitter head includes a splitter blade, a splitter butt plate and a splitter hydraulic cylinder, wherein the splitter head and splitter butt plate are configured to define a log cavity between the splitter blade and the splitter butt plate and wherein the splitter head is movably associated with the splitter housing and connected to the splitter hydraulic cylinder, such that the splitter head is movable along the length of the splitter housing. |
| US10800063B2 |
Cutting knife monitoring system for a filling machine
The present invention relates to a tube cutting knife monitoring system for a filling machine for manufacturing packages from a tube, the filling machine comprising a tube cutting knife (18) and a hydraulic system (20) adapted to actuate the tube cutting knife, wherein the monitoring system comprises: a pressure sensor (22) adapted to detect hydraulic pressure of the hydraulic system when the tube cutting knife is cutting the tube; and a logging system (26) adapted to log the hydraulic pressure detected by the pressure sensor. |
| US10800061B2 |
Slotter device, sheet slicing method, and carton former
The versatility of a slotter device, a sheet slicing method and a carton former is improved by providing first slotter heads and first lower blades, first slotter knives and second slotter knives mounted on the circumferences of the first slotter heads, second slotter heads and second lower blades, third slotter knives and fourth slotter knives mounted on the circumferences of the second slotter heads, third slotter heads and third lower blades, and fifth slotter knives and sixth slotter knives mounted on the circumferences of the third slotter heads, to process cuts of differing lengths. |
| US10800059B2 |
Pizza pan with precise cutting guidelines
A pizza pan is disclosed including guidelines configured to aid in precisely cutting a pizza into slices with desired shapes. The pizza pan includes a flat base, vertical walls surrounding the flat base, a plurality of guidelines formed upon the flat base, and for each of the guidelines, a visible guideline locator situated upon one of the walls proximate to the guideline. The guidelines are configured to receive and guide a sharpened edge of a round pizza cutting tool as the tool cuts the pizza. |
| US10800057B1 |
Adjustable width safety razor
An adjustable width safety razor and vibrator apparatus includes a main body member having an ergonomic configuration defining an interior space. The apparatus includes a primary shaving assembly having a proximal end coupled to the top end of the main body member and an open distal end and defining a first interior area. The primary shaving assembly includes an extension member slidably movable between a retracted configuration situated in the first interior area and an extended configuration extending away therefrom. A primary safety razor is coupled to the end of the extension member. First and second auxiliary shaving assemblies having an opposed mounting arms extend laterally away from the primary shaving assembly, each having an auxiliary safety razor coupled thereto. Further, a vibratory assembly may be mounted in a tip of the main body member. The primary and auxiliary safety razors are coplanar at the retracted configuration. |
| US10800055B2 |
Blade unit hair clipper
A blade unit can be attached to a hair clipper body. The blade unit has: a stationary blade part including stationary blades that are disposed side by side like teeth of a comb; a movable blade part including movable blades that are disposed side by side like teeth of a comb; and a base holding the stationary blade part and the movable blade part so as to allow reciprocation of the movable blade part. The base includes a rib extending along the stationary blades. This configuration enables the rib to prevent the stationary blades from biting into skin and thus can mitigate a skin stimulus. |
| US10800050B2 |
Robot linear drive heat transfer
An apparatus including a movable arm; a robot drive connected to the movable arm; and a heat transfer system. The robot drive includes a first drive configured to extend and retract the movable arm and a second drive configured to move the movable arm and the first drive along a linear path. The heat transfer system includes a first heat transfer member on the base and a second heat transfer member, where the heat transfer system is configured to transfer heat from the first drive to the first heat transfer member and then from the first heat transfer member to the second heat transfer member. The first heat transfer member travels with the base, and the first heat transfer member moves relative to the second heat transfer member as the base moves relative to the slide. |
| US10800048B2 |
Robot
A robot includes a robot housing containing a robot control apparatus that controls the robot having a motor, a brake that brakes the motor by short-circuiting between power lines for supplying electric power to the motor, and a conversion element that converts a current generated by braking of the motor by the brake into heat, wherein the conversion element is attached to the robot housing. |
| US10800047B2 |
Robot arm mechanism and rotary joint apparatus
An up/down section 4 of a robot arm mechanism includes: a pair of side frames disposed on a rotating section of a turning rotary joint; a cylindrical body supported in an axially rotatable manner by the side frames; a motor unit including a motor and a gearbox for rotationally driving the cylindrical body; connecting sections for connecting with an arm support body that movably supports an arm section; and a guide structure for guiding second pieces that were separated from first pieces into a columnar support section. The motor unit, connecting sections and guide structure are integrated with the cylindrical body. The motor unit is housed inside the cylindrical body, and an output shaft of the motor unit is connected to one of the side frames. The connecting sections are fixed to the outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical body. The guide structure is an annular body provided on the outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical body. |
| US10800039B2 |
Controlling and commanding an unmanned robot using natural interfaces
The example embodiments are directed to a system and method for controlling and commanding an unmanned robot using natural interfaces. In one example, the method includes receiving a plurality of sensory inputs from a user via one or more natural interfaces, wherein each sensory input is associated with an intention of the user for an unmanned robot to perform a task, processing each of the plurality of sensory inputs using a plurality of channels of processing to produce a first recognition result and a second recognition result, combining the first recognition result and the second recognition result to determine a recognized command, and generating a task plan assignable to the unmanned robot based on the recognized command and predefined control primitives. |
| US10800038B1 |
System and method for confinement of a robotic device
The disclosure relates to a system and/or method to create or otherwise define one or more virtual barriers for confining or controlling an autonomous robotic device substantially within one or more portion of one or more selected working areas, for example, to prohibit entrance of certain areas. The system and/or method may use a set of beacon transmitters that emit time-stamped signals, which are received by one or more robots and used to calculate the robotic device's distance from such beacons. |
| US10800037B2 |
Measuring robot performance
A robot comprising: a base; an articulated arm extending distally of the base and including two arm members coupled by a joint; a motor; a gearbox having an input shaft coupled to an output of the motor and an output shaft configured to drive relative motion of the arm members about the joint; a position sensor configured to sense relative position of the arm members about the joint; and a control system coupled to the arm configured to drive the motor, the control system being arranged to perform a calibration operation to estimate torque loss in the gearbox by the steps of (i) estimating the inertia of the portion of the arm distal of the joint for motion about the joint; (ii) applying a determined drive power to the motor; (iii) receiving from the position sensor position data indicating the motion of the arm in response to the applied drive power; and (iv) estimating the torque loss in the gearbox in dependence on the estimated inertia, the determined drive power and the position data. |
| US10800021B2 |
Driving tool
A driving tool drives a fastener supplied to a nose using a striking mechanism. The driving tool includes a trigger, a contact arm, a contact lever and a regulator. The trigger receives a manipulation which operates the striking mechanism. The contact arm reciprocates and receives another manipulation which operates the striking mechanism. The contact lever operates according to operations of the trigger and the contact arm and switches operating states of the striking mechanism. The regulator regulates a movement of the contact lever in a range from an operable position where the striking mechanism is operable by the contact lever to an operation standby position where the contact lever is operable by the contact arm, according to a reciprocating movement of the contact arm, and switches operating states of the contact lever according to the contact arm. |
| US10800018B2 |
Crimping tool
A crimping tool includes a base, a press handle, a slide module, a link and a fixed fix shaft. The base has two first side walls and to sliding space is defined therebetween. One end of the press handle is pivoted at an end of the base. The slide module is slidably accommodated in the sliding space and has a guiding groove. Two ends of the link are pivoted at the press handle and the slide module separately. The fix shaft is disposed across the two first side walls and inserted in the guiding groove. When the press handle drives the slide module sliding in the sliding space through the link, the guiding groove of the slide module will be guided and restricted by the fix shaft. Therefore, the guiding grooves will not be damaged and get dirt. |
| US10800013B2 |
Electric socket ratchet wrench and method of using the same
An electric socket ratchet wrench includes a body, a driving device rotatably mounted in the body, a pawl device coupled with the driving device, a power device providing a torque, a transmission device between the driving device and the power device, and a clutch device. The driving device includes a driving member having a non-circular hole for coupling with a fastener. The driving member includes an annular toothed portion coupled with the pawl device and an end toothed portion coupled with the transmission device. When a resistance smaller than the torque is encountered while the driving member is driving the fastener, the driving member continuously drives the fastener. When a large resistance larger than the torque is encountered at a position, the body is manually rotatable by a torque larger than the large resistance to forcibly drive the fastener through the position via the driving member. |
| US10800012B2 |
Ratchet head with safety switch mechanism
A ratchet head has a mount, a knob, and a restricting unit. The mount has an assembling hole, and two positioning recesses disposed on both sides of the assembling hole. The two positioning recesses are parallel to each other and communicate with the assembling hole. The knob is rotatably assembled to the mount and has a shaft inserted in the assembling hole and having an abutting section with two first abutting faces and two second abutting faces. The two first abutting faces are parallel to each other. The two second abutting faces are parallel to each other. The restricting unit with elasticity has two arms respectively mounted in the two positioning recesses, respectively disposed on both sides of the shaft, and respectively abutting against the two first abutting faces that respectively face to the two positioning recesses. The restricting unit is able to steadily maintain the operating directions of the ratchet head. |
| US10799996B2 |
Dust collector and power tool
A dust collector includes a main body, a sliding part, and a communication passage. The main body includes an internal region disposed between a power tool and a dust storing region. The sliding part is held by the main body so as to be slidable in a first direction while partly protruding out of the main body through an opening and partly disposed in the internal region. The communication passage extends in a second direction crossing the first direction within the internal region. When the sliding part is placed at a closest position, a distance in the first direction between the opening and an innermost end of the sliding part is longer than a distance between the opening and the communication passage. The sliding part includes an interference avoiding part configured to avoid interference with the communication passage when the sliding part is placed at the closest position. |
| US10799992B2 |
Clamping mechanism for hydraulic work support
A work support and method of clamping a translatable component of a hydraulic work support system. The work support may include a rigid, hollow slotted collet, a sleeve, and the translatable component, such as a plunger or rod. Hydraulic fluid may be pumped into an inlet of the hydraulic work support system to hydraulically actuate the translatable component outward from a first retracted position to a second extended position. The hydraulic fluid may further be pumped to the sleeve at a sufficient pressure that the sleeve presses against the collet. The collet responds thereto by flexing into contact with the translatable component, thus holding the translatable component in the second extended position. The slots in the collet allow for flexure even when using a thicker material with stronger column strength. |
| US10799989B2 |
Pre-assembled module for a device for the layer-wise production of patterns
The instant invention relates to a method for changing characteristics of a plastic component, wherein a medium is introduced into the plastic component, which encompasses a porosity and wherein the medium forms a homogenous compound with the plastic component by at least partially dissolving the plastic component. |
| US10799988B1 |
Pipe alignment tool and method
A pipe alignment tool may be used to hoist and align two pipe ends and may comprise: a chain and an alignment bar. The alignment bar may comprise: an elongate bar with a pipe contacting member and a chain support slidably coupled to the elongate bar for guiding and retaining the chain. The method for aligning two pipe ends may comprise the steps of: providing the pipe alignment tool; lassoing the chain around a first pipe; guiding and securing the chain to the chain support of the pipe alignment tool; hoisting the chain and first pipe by lifting the alignment bar; and aligning the two pipe ends by repositioning the elongate bar and engaging an upper portion of the second pipe with the pipe contacting member. |
| US10799987B2 |
Laser processing apparatus
Disclosed herein is a laser processing apparatus for forming a separation layer inside an ingot by applying a laser beam to an end surface of the ingot in the condition where the focal point of the laser beam is set inside the ingot, the laser beam having a transmission wavelength to the ingot. The laser processing apparatus includes a holding unit for holding the ingot, a moving unit for moving the holding unit in a direction parallel to the end surface of the ingot held by the holding unit, a laser beam applying unit for applying the laser beam to the ingot held by the holding unit, an imaging unit for detecting the position of the ingot in the direction parallel to the end surface of the ingot, and a height detecting unit for detecting the height of the end surface of the ingot held by the holding unit. |
| US10799980B2 |
Compressible friction stir welding tool for conventional machining equipment
A tool includes a friction stir welding (FSW) tool, a first body, a second body, and a plurality of biasing elements. The FSW tool has a rotational axis. The first body is rotationally fixed relative to the FSW tool and the second body is rotational fixed relative to the FSW tool. The plurality of biasing elements is positioned longitudinally between at least a portion of the first body and at least a portion of the second body. |
| US10799976B2 |
Method of fabricating roll-bonded expanded load-bearing aluminum laminate structural elements for vehicle
An expanded laminate and method of forming an expanded laminate are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the method includes selectively applying a relatively high temperature-resistant material to a surface of a first metal sheet to form a covered portion and an uncovered portion and diffusion bonding the first metal sheet to a second metal sheet at the uncovered portion to form a bonded region and an unbonded region. Pressurized gas may be introduced between the first and second metal sheets to expand the first and second metal sheets in the unbonded region. The metal sheets may be aluminum sheets. The sheets may be positioned in a die having a plurality of cavities such that when the pressurized gas is introduced the sheets expand into the cavities. The diffusion bonding may be performed by applying pressure, for example, using rollers. |
| US10799975B2 |
Directed energy deposition for processing gas turbine engine components
Example systems may include an energy source, a material delivery device, and a computing device. The computing device, based on a target height of a layer deposited on a component by directed energy deposition, may control an energy source directed at a component and may control a material delivery device. Controlling the energy source may include advancing an energy beam along a first path to form an advancing molten pool on the component. Controlling the material delivery device may include delivering a material to the advancing molten pool. The material may combine with the advancing molten pool to form a first raised track having an actual height. The layer may include the first raised track. A deposited region of the component may include the layer. The actual height may affect a resultant microstructure within the deposited region. |
| US10799974B2 |
Electrodes for forming austenitic and duplex steel weld metal
The disclosed technology generally relates to consumable electrode wires and more particularly to consumable electrode wires having a core-shell structure, where the core comprises chromium. In one aspect, a welding wire comprises a sheath having a steel composition and a core surrounded by the sheath. The core comprises chromium (Cr) at a concentration between about 12 weight % and about 18 weight % on the basis of the total weight of the welding wire, manganese (Mn) at a concentration between about 12 weight % and about 18 weight % on the basis of the total weight of the welding wire, nickel (Ni) at a concentration between zero and about 5 weight % on the basis of the total weight of the welding wire, and carbon (C) at a concentration greater than zero weight %, wherein concentrations of Ni, C and Mn are such that [Ni]+30[C]+0.5[Mn] is less than about 12 weight %, wherein [Ni], [C], and [Mn] represent weight percentages of respective elements on the basis of the total weight of the welding wire. The disclosed technology also relates to welding methods and systems adapted for using the chromium-comprising electrode wires. |
| US10799972B2 |
System for controlling welding parameter of a welding system
Embodiments of a the present disclosure include a remote control system for a welding system having a control device and control circuitry configured to select a first operating parameter adjustment for a first operating parameter of the welding system based on a first actuation of the control device, wherein the first operating parameter adjustment comprises an adjustment to a rate of change of the first operating parameter. |
| US10799968B2 |
Saw blade for a machine tool
A saw blade includes a blade base with an arcuate cutting edge. The cutting edge is curved to a lesser extent than a circular arc with a radius that corresponds to the distance between the axis of rotation of the saw blade and the cutting edge. |
| US10799966B2 |
Rotational saw bow device without rotary axis and sawing machine
A rotational saw bow device without a rotary axis includes a saw bow seat, a fixed portion and a rotating device. The fixed portion is connected to the saw bow seat. The rotating device is disposed between the saw bow seat and the fixed portion, and the rotating device includes a driving component, an angle adjustment portion, a trajectory portion and a rotating mechanism. The driving component drives a gear wheel portion to rotate on the angle adjustment portion, so that the rotating mechanism moves along the trajectory portion to rotate the saw bow seat. In addition, a sawing machine includes the rotational saw bow device. |
| US10799954B2 |
Method for manufacturing continuous wire
There is provided a method of manufacturing a continuous wire comprising forming a strip formed from at least one metallic material into a channel, placing at least one powder into the channel and sealing edges of the channel together to produce a wire, wherein the method further comprises mixing the powder with a carrier liquid to create a slurry and placing the slurry into the channel. The carrier liquid is chemically inert with respect to the at least one powder. |
| US10799953B2 |
Additive manufacturing using a mobile scan area
The present disclosure generally relates to additive manufacturing systems and methods on a large-scale format. One aspect involves a build unit that can be moved around in three dimensions by a positioning system, building separate portions of a large object. The build unit has an energy directing device that directs, e.g., laser or e-beam irradiation onto a powder layer. In the case of laser irradiation, the build volume may have a gasflow device that provides laminar gas flow to a laminar flow zone above the layer of powder. This allows for efficient removal of the smoke, condensates, and other impurities produced by irradiating the powder (the “gas plume”) without excessively disturbing the powder layer. The build unit may also have a recoater that allows it to selectively deposit particular quantities of powder in specific locations over a work surface to build large, high quality, high precision objects. |
| US10799952B2 |
Selective laser sintering using functional inclusions dispersed in the matrix material being created
A selective laser sintering system includes a leveling roller having a first orientation. The leveling roller is configured to roll over a first feed bin. The build chamber is configured to receive, from the first feed bin and by the leveling roller, a transfer of a portion of matrix material. The selective laser sintering system is configured to transfer the portion to the build chamber in a number of orientations. |
| US10799949B2 |
Slide closure on the spout of a metallurgical vessel
Slide closure unit on the spout of a metallurgical vessel, preferably a copper-anode furnace, includes a housing in which refractory closure plates, as well as at least one connecting refractory inner casing, are arranged. A removable induction heater is provided, having at least one induction coil surrounding the refractory inner casing outside of the housing. In this way, it is possible to constantly keep the melt located in the outlet channel of the spout sufficiently warm so that it does not freeze before and/or during the pouring of the melt, or that any frozen metal and/or slag can be melted in the spout. |
| US10799946B2 |
Die casting die with removable inserts
A die casting apparatus for manufacturing metal parts for automotive vehicle applications is provided. The die casting apparatus includes upper and lower dies presenting forming surfaces and a mold cavity therebetween. A replaceable insert and sub-inserts provide portions of the forming surfaces of the dies in areas most prone to wear and erosion. The replaceable inserts and sub-inserts can be removed and replaced during high volume production, without having to replace the entire die. A wear and/or heat resistant coating can be applied to the inserts and sub-inserts to further increase service life. A plurality of cooling channels can also be formed in the inserts and sub-inserts to improve cycle time and quality of the parts. |
| US10799945B2 |
Die casting apparatus
A die casting apparatus according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes a sleeve 30 to which molten metal is supplied, and dies 10 and 20 configured to form a cavity C, in which the molten metal supplied to the sleeve 30 is injected into the cavity C through a runner R linking the sleeve 30 with the cavity C. A plurality of protrusions 22 are provided in the runner R, the plurality of protrusions 22 extending in a direction in which the molten metal flows and being arranged in a comb-teeth arrangement in a width direction of the runner R. |
| US10799944B2 |
Equipment and method for manufacturing copper alloy material
A copper alloy material manufacturing equipment for manufacturing a copper alloy material by continuously casting molten copper. The equipment includes an element adding means for adding a metal element to the molten copper, a tundish for holding the molten copper containing the metal element, a pouring nozzle connected to the tundish to feed the molten copper from the tundish, and a trapping member arranged inside the tundish and including a same type of material as at least one of an oxide of the metal element, a nitride of the metal element, a carbide of the metal element and a sulfide of the metal element. |
| US10799943B2 |
Method of producing exothermic mold powder in form of sprayed granules
A method of producing an exothermic mold powder in a form of sprayed granules of the present invention includes spray-drying into granules, an aqueous slurry containing: a raw material blend; and a metal silicon powder and/or a silicon alloy powder, the method comprising adjusting the pH of the aqueous slurry to 13 or less. |
| US10799940B2 |
Method for producing forged crankshaft
A production method includes a preforming process, a forming process and a finish forging process. In the preforming process, an intermediate preform is formed from a billet. In the forming process, while each of a plurality of rough journals of the intermediate preform is held and pressed vertically by a pair of holding dies, rough pins are decentered in directions perpendicular to the pressing direction by the holding dies and an axial direction of the intermediate preform, and the intermediate preform is pressed in the axial direction of the intermediate preform. In the finish forging process, a final preform is placed such that the directions in which the rough pins are decentered are parallel to a horizontal direction, and the thus placed final preform is pressed vertically by a pair of pressing dies. The production method reduces the risk of occurrence of seams on a forged crankshaft. |
| US10799936B2 |
Press-molding system and press-molding method
A press-molding system 1 includes a press-molding unit 2 having a main body 21, a lower molding die 23 installed at the lower portion of the main body 21, a drive part 24 installed to the main body 21, and an upper molding die 26 installed so as to be vertically movable with respect to the lower molding die 23 by the drive part 24, a workpiece weight measuring unit 5 that measures the weight of a workpiece, and a controller 7 that controls the drive part 24 according to the weight of a workpiece measured by the workpiece weight measuring unit 5. |
| US10799932B2 |
Roller hemming apparatus
The present disclosure provides a roller hemming apparatus including a hemming bed including a frame and a die, wherein the hemming bed is detachably coupled to a workpiece, and a roller head including a plurality of hemming rollers that is configured to hem an edge of the workpiece by stages. A press force that presses the edge of the workpiece is adjusted by moving the plurality of the hemming rollers along a first direction with a first cylinder when each hemming roller of the plurality of hemming rollers hems the edge of the workpiece. |
| US10799931B2 |
Formed material manufacturing method and surface treated metal plate used in same
A formed material manufacturing method according to present invention includes the steps of forming a convex formed portion by performing at least one forming process on a surface treated metal plate, and performing ironing on the formed portion using an ironing mold after forming the formed portion. The ironing mold includes a punch that is inserted into the formed portion, and a die having a pushing hole into which the formed portion is pushed together with the punch. An inner peripheral surface of the pushing hole extends non-parallel to an outer peripheral surface of the punch, and the inner peripheral surface is provided with a clearance that corresponds to an uneven plate thickness distribution, in the pushing direction, of the formed portion prior to the ironing relative to the outer peripheral surface to ensure that an amount of ironing applied to the formed portion remains constant in the pushing direction. |
| US10799929B2 |
Centering blanks
A centering system comprising a conveyor for receiving a plurality of blanks outputted from a furnace and displacing the blanks along a first horizontal axis and shifting units for each individual blank including two or more adjustable lifting bars, the shifting units configured to move along a second horizontal axis, and the adjustable lifting bars being configured to lift the blanks along a vertical axis, wherein each of the shifting units is independently movable along the second axis, and a plurality of centering pins for centering the blanks, such that the blanks can be centered by moving the individual blanks along the second axis against the centering pins. Also disclosed are conveyor systems and methods for centering and conveying blanks. |
| US10799927B2 |
Pet cage and device and method for manufacturing the same
A pet cage, including: a first lateral part, a second lateral part including a horizontal rod, and a connecting structure. The connecting structure includes a plurality of vertical rods. Each vertical rod includes an end including a swivel hook. The swivel hook includes: a front section, a middle section, and a rear section. The first lateral part and the second lateral part are adjacent to each other, and the connecting structure is disposed therebetween to connect the first lateral part and the second lateral part. The plurality of vertical rods is disposed on the first lateral part. The swivel hook is disposed at the end of each vertical rod and adapted to encircle the horizontal rod of the second lateral part. The angle between the rear section and the vertical rod of the first lateral part is between 80° and 100°. |
| US10799926B2 |
Measuring thermal expansion and the thermal crown of rolls
Systems and methods for measuring the thermal crown of rolls in-situ (e.g., at high temperature) either inside or outside the rolling mill can include sensors that measure propagation times of mechanical waves through the rolls. In some embodiments, one or more sensors are used to measure the propagation times of ultrasonic waves traveling inside the roll and normal to the roll's axis. These measurements can be taken when the roll is still hot and can be used to determine in real-time the thermal expansion at various points along the roll. |
| US10799922B2 |
System for neutralizing prescription drugs, narcotics and other harmful substances and a method of making and using same
A system for neutralizing prescription drugs, narcotics and other harmful substances, including a staging area for an initial collection and sorting of prescription drugs, narcotics and other harmful substances to be neutralized, a containment chamber assembly operatively connected to the staging area for granulating the prescription drugs, narcotics and other harmful substances, a waste grinder/vacuum assembly operatively connected to the containment chamber for destroying any packaging that contained the prescription drugs, narcotics and other harmful substances, and a neutralizing assembly operatively connected to the containment chamber for neutralizing the granulated prescription drugs, narcotics and other harmful substances, with a neutralizing agent. |
| US10799920B2 |
Method and apparatus for removing conductive film
The present disclosure discloses a method and an apparatus for removing a conductive film. The method includes: providing a display panel with the conductive film to be removed; treating the conductive film to be removed on the display panel by using a laser; and cleaning the display panel after the treating by using the laser. |
| US10799914B2 |
Methods and systems for ultrasonic lysis
Methods and systems for cell lysis are disclosed. Particular embodiments relate to applying acoustic energy to a biological sample located in a sample chamber. |
| US10799913B2 |
Battery-powered hand-held ultrasonic surgical cautery cutting device
A battery-powered, modular surgical device comprising an electrically powered surgical instrument that requires a pre-determined minimum amount of electrical energy to complete a surgical procedure, and a power module assembly that has a battery that powers the surgical instrument and has a current state of electrical charge, and a control circuit that is electrically coupled to the battery and the surgical instrument and has a memory and a microprocessor. The microprocessor determines the current state of electrical charge of the battery, compares the current state of electrical charge to the pre-determined minimum amount of electrical energy, permits the battery to discharge if the current state of electrical charge is above the pre-determined minimum amount of electrical energy, and maintains the battery in a non-discharge state if the current state of electrical charge is below the pre-determined minimum amount of electrical energy. |
| US10799910B2 |
Apparatuses for dispensing a brushable substance onto a surface
An apparatus for dispensing a brushable substance comprises a bracket and a sleeve, comprising an inner tubular sleeve wall and an outer tubular sleeve wall. The sleeve is coupled to the bracket and is rotatable relative to the bracket. The apparatus also comprises a cartridge, comprising an inner tubular cartridge wall and an outer tubular cartridge wall. The apparatus additionally comprises a valve, configured to be communicatively coupled with the cartridge, a brush-arm assembly, coupled to the sleeve a linear actuator to control flow of the brushable substance from the valve, an annular plunger, positioned between the inner tubular cartridge wall and the outer tubular cartridge wall, and a twist-lock pressure cap, configured to be hermetically coupled with the cartridge. The cartridge is configured to be positioned between the inner tubular sleeve wall and the outer tubular sleeve wall and between the twist-lock pressure cap and the valve. |
| US10799908B2 |
Electrically conductive pattern printer for downhole tools
A device which prints an electrically conductive pattern on a downhole tool using electrical ink includes a print head assembly and gripper claw assembly to print and manipulate the downhole tool during printing, respectively. The electrically conductive pattern may be an antenna coil, circuit or other desired pattern. After printing, the accuracy of the pattern is verified by the system and an impact resistant coating is applied to the pattern. |
| US10799900B2 |
Electric fluid flow monitoring apparatus and agricultural fluid application systems including same
Electric fluid flow monitoring apparatus, and agricultural fluid application systems and methods including the same are described. The fluid flow monitoring apparatus generally includes a housing, a sensor assembly, and a traveler. The housing defines an interior cavity, and includes an inlet for fluid to enter the interior cavity and an outlet for fluid to exit the interior cavity. The sensor assembly is disposed in the interior cavity, and extends longitudinally in the direction of fluid flow. The traveler is movably supported by the sensor assembly such that fluid flow through the interior cavity causes the traveler to move longitudinally along the sensor assembly. The sensor assembly detects a longitudinal position of the traveler relative to the sensor assembly. |
| US10799896B2 |
Substrate processing apparatus, method of coating particle in process gas nozzle and substrate processing method
There is provided a substrate processing apparatus that includes: a process chamber in which a substrate is accommodated to be processed; a plurality of quartz gas nozzles configured to supply, into the process chamber, a plurality of process gasses capable of generating reaction products by reacting the plurality of process gasses with each other; an evacuation device configured to evacuate an interior portion of the process chamber; a bypass pipe configured to connect a quartz gas nozzle among the plurality of quartz gas nozzles to the evacuation device; and a coating gas nozzle configured to supply at least one of a silicon-containing gas and an oxidizing gas capable of forming a SiO2 coating film inside the quartz gas nozzle connected to the evacuation device in a state in which the inside of the quartz gas nozzle connected to the evacuation device is evacuated by the evacuation device. |
| US10799892B2 |
Methods of improving accuracy and precision of droplet metering using an on-actuator reservoir as the fluid input
The present invention is directed to methods of improving accuracy of droplet metering using at least one on-actuator reservoir as the fluid input. In some embodiments, the on-actuator reservoir that is used for metering droplets includes a loading port, a liquid storage zone, a droplet metering zone, and a droplet dispensing zone. The on-actuator reservoirs are designed to prevent liquid flow-back into the loading port and to prevent liquid from flooding into the droplet operations gap in the dispensing zone. |
| US10799891B2 |
Compact linear oscillating water jet
A linear oscillating water jet is capable of spraying in a linear oscillating fashion without deviating from a consistent linear path such that a resulting linear spray does not extend beyond a targeted area. Through the use of an internal turbine, energy from an incoming pressurized liquid is used to create rotational motion, which is subsequently converted into an oscillatory, back and forth linear motion by way of a rocker assembly that connects a nozzle assembly to the internal turbine. The oscillatory, linear motion of the rocker assembly is translated into a linear, back and forth rocking motion for the nozzle assembly. |
| US10799890B2 |
Differential force rotary sprinkler
A differential force rotary sprinkler comprises: a V-shaped rotary arm (1) having an arm body (11); a nozzle (2); a dust-resistant sealing cap (3) fixed and connected to the arm body (11); an upper oil seal (4) disposed at a lower end of an inner wall of the dust-resistant sealing cap (3); an upper bearing bush (5); a bearing housing (6); a lower bearing bush (7); a lower oil seal (8); a position-limiting screw nut (9); and a sealing O-ring (10). After the position-limiting screw nut (9) has been tightened, an axial gap of 0.5-1.5 mm is left between the position-limiting screw nut (9) and the lower bearing bush (7). An outer arm of the position-limiting screw nut (9) and the lower oil seal (8) realize a sealed smooth surface. The sprinkler realizes uniform spray of water and can be assembled and disassembled conveniently. |
| US10799886B2 |
Method for thermally disinfecting a centrifuge
A method for thermally disinfecting a centrifuge to reduce the quantity of germs therein, the centrifuge having a rotatable drum and being used for centrifugally processing a product, involves reducing the quantity of germs using vapor that is not pressurized or which is at atmospheric pressure. |
| US10799885B2 |
Method and device for cleaning fiber suspensions by means of flotation
A device and method for cleaning contaminated solid-liquid mixtures by removing impurities and contaminants from an aqueous paper fiber suspension by flotation. Apparatus includes a first conduit (2) for a liquid, a second conduit (3) for a solid-liquid mixture, a third conduit (4) connecting first and second conduit (2, 3), a Venturi mixing element (5) with cones (7, 11), having small through-opening into chamber (9) which forms a cavity with small through-opening (12, 13) of the cones; the through-opening of first cone (7) connected with first conduit (2) and the rough-opening connected to second conduit (2), the small through-opening (12) of first cone (7) and the non-conical conduit sections arranged in longitudinal axial alignment, a fourth conduit (6) for conveying gas, wherein the fourth conduit (6) opens to the Venturi mixing element (5), and a fractionator arranged downstream of the second conduit (3) for removing the foam produced by flotation. |
| US10799883B2 |
Method for the selective purification of aerosols
The invention relates to a method for the selective purification of aerosols. The invention consists in electrostatically collecting all of the particles present in an aerosol, but with separation of the mechanisms on one hand for charging particles by unipolar ion diffusion in order to charge and then collect the finest particles, and on the other hand for charging particles by means of Corona discharge in order to charge and then collect the largest particles on a substrate different from the substrate for collecting the finest particles. |
| US10799880B2 |
Method and apparatus for washing and grading silica sand for glass production
A method of washing and grading silica sand for glass production includes removing trash and relatively large contaminants from a sand feed material via a sequence of multiple vibrating screens, collection sumps, hydrocyclones, a density separator, a classification tank, and a dewatering screen. The resulting silica sand product is suitable for glass production. |
| US10799878B2 |
Multi-region twin-shaft cutting system
A multi-region twin-shaft cutting system for chopping material. The cutting system includes two shafts which are arranged in parallel and are driven in an opposed manner, each shaft is surrounded by a roll body. The system additionally includes a multiplicity of supporting elements, each supporting element is fitted radially around the roll body. The system further includes a multiplicity of severing elements which are of disc- and/or plate-like design and are each fitted symmetrically or asymmetrically tangentially to the circumferential region of the supporting elements. |
| US10799868B1 |
Automated cell processing instruments comprising reagent cartridges
The present disclosure provides a reagent cartridge configured for use in an automated multi-module cell processing environment. The reagent cartridges may include an electroporation device, as well as sample receptacles, reagent receptacles, waste receptacles and the like, and a script for controlling a processor to dispense samples and reagents contained in the receptacles, and to porate cells in the electroporation device. Also described are kits including the cartridges, automated multi-module cell processing instruments including the reagent cartridges and methods of using the reagent cartridges. |
| US10799863B2 |
Chemical sensor
A chemical sensor that enables high detection accuracy. A chemical sensor includes a substrate, a magnetoresistance-effect element disposed over the substrate, a first film disposed over the magnetoresistance-effect element, and a second film disposed in a region in the vicinity of the magnetoresistance-effect element or over a region in the vicinity of the magnetoresistance-effect element, wherein the second film has higher solubility in a specific liquid than the first film. |
| US10799860B2 |
Sampling pipette comprising a control member with double function for ejecting a cone and unlocking the system for volume adjustment
In order to improve the ergonomics of a sampling pipette, the invention provides a control member intended to occupy a nominal central position in which a spring brings a locking member into the locking position thereof of the system for adjustment of the volume to be sampled, the member being able to be axially displaced towards each of the two following positions: a low position for ejecting a cone, in which the control member presses on the cone ejector, the movement from the nominal central position to the low position being carried out against the springs; and a high position for unlocking the braking ring, the movement of the control member from the nominal central position to the high position driving a disengagement element to move the locking member against the spring, until release of the braking ring. |
| US10799858B2 |
Process for managing sulfur compounds on catalyst
A process is presented for the treatment of spent catalyst to manage sulfur-containing compounds on the catalyst. The catalyst may be a dehydrogenation catalyst, where sulfur accumulates during a dehydrogenation process. Sulfur compounds are stripped from the spent catalyst and the catalyst may be cooled before a regeneration step. The process includes controlling removal of sulfur compounds from the spent catalyst before regeneration. |
| US10799856B2 |
Ferrite-based catalyst, preparation method therefor, and method for preparing butadiene using same
The present specification provides a ferrite catalyst, a method for preparing the same and a method for preparing butadiene using the same. |
| US10799855B2 |
ZSM-5 additive activity enhancement by improved zeolite and phosphorus interaction
A catalytic additive comprising an intermediate pore zeolite, such as ZSM-5 is treated so as to improve propylene yields when the additive is included in a FCC catalytic inventory by first treating the zeolite with a phosphorus compound to incorporate the phosphorus in the zeolite, and mixing the P-treated zeolite with a matrix component comprising kaolin and another phosphorus-containing compound. |
| US10799849B2 |
Alkali-promoted activated alumina adsorbent
An adsorbent for removing CO2 from a gas mixture, the adsorbent comprising alumina and a carbonate compound where the carbonate to alumina IR absorbance intensity ratio is reduced by washing the adsorbent with water. The disclosure also describes a method of making adsorbent particles, process for removing CO2 from a gas mixture using the adsorbent, and an adsorption unit using the adsorbent. |
| US10799848B2 |
Reactor for hydrothermal growth of structured materials
Design, fabrication, and usage of a reactor are presented for synthesis of structured materials from a liquid-phase precursor by heating. The structured materials are particles, membranes or films of micro-porous molecular sieve crystals such as zeolite and meso-porous materials. The precursor solution and structured materials in the reactor are uniformly heated by a planar heater with characteristic heat transfer dimension in the range of 3 mm to 10 cm. A planar heater having width and length at least three times of the characteristic heat transfer dimension provides at least one surface of uniform temperature distribution for heating purposes. Heating is conducted over a temperature range of 20 to 300° C. The planar heater can be heated by electrical power of by thermal fluid. |
| US10799847B2 |
Polyolefin production with multiple polymerization reactors
A polyolefin production system including: a first reactor configured to produce a first discharge slurry having a first polyolefin; a second reactor configured to produce a second discharge slurry having a second polyolefin; and a post-reactor treatment zone having at least a separation vessel configured to receive the second discharge slurry or both the first discharge slurry and the second discharge slurry. |
| US10799842B2 |
Two-component paint system
A two-component paint system (1) comprises a medium pressure canister (10) with a paint, at least one solvent and at least one propellant, and a high pressure canister (20) with a hardener, at least one solvent, at least one propellant and an inert gas or inert gas mixture. An adapter (30) is configured to transfer the content of the high pressure canister (20) into the content of the medium pressure canister (10). The internal pressure of the high pressure canister (20) is at least 2 bars higher than the internal pressure of the medium pressure canister (10). |
| US10799841B2 |
Reciprocating stirring apparatus having micro bubble generating device
A reciprocating stirrer device with which favorable gas absorption into the stirred substance can be obtained. The reciprocating stirrer device is obtained from: a stirring vessel in which the substance to be stirred is placed; a reciprocating drive shaft provided inside the stirring vessel; a stirring blade connected and affixed so as to intersect the drive shaft; and a microbubble-generating unit. The microbubble-generating unit is obtained from a sparger that is made of a porous body and a gas supply means for supplying a gas to the sparger. Bubbles are generated in the substance being stirred by passing gas supplied to the sparger by the gas supply means through pores of the porous body. |
| US10799837B2 |
Separation membrane
The problem addressed by the present invention is to provide a separation membrane with superior permeation performance and separation performance and having few occurrences of defects. The present invention relates to a separation membrane wherein: the separation membrane has a layer (I) with a thickness of 0.5-100 μm; letting, in a cross-section in the direction of thickness of the layer (I), region a be a region with a depth of 50-150 nm from a surface (surface A), region b a region with a depth of 50-150 nm from the other surface (surface B), and region c a region with a thickness of 100 nm where the depth from both surfaces is the same, the average pore diameter Pa for region a and the average pore diameter Pb for region b are both 0.3-3.0 nm and the average pore diameter Pc for region c is 3.0 nm or less; and the percentage of open area Ha for region a, the percentage of open area Hb for region b, and the percentage of open area Hc for region c satisfy the following equations. 2Hc |
| US10799831B2 |
SCR-active material
The present invention relates to an SCR-active material, comprising a small-pore zeolite, aluminum oxide and copper, characterized in that it contains 5 to 25 wt-% of aluminum oxide in relation to the entire material and that the copper is present on the aluminum oxide in a first concentration and on the small-pore zeolite in a second concentration. |
| US10799826B2 |
Radio frequency process sensing, control, and diagnostics network and system
A radio frequency sensing, control, and particulate matter diagnostics network and system and method and, more specifically, a radio frequency particulate filter diagnostics system comprising a housing including an inlet connected to a source of particulate matter, a particulate filter in the housing and adapted for filtering the particulate matter, and a radio frequency sensor adapted to detect conditions of abnormal particulate filter or system operation and including at least one radio frequency probe configured to be in contact with the housing for the particulate filter housing and adapted to receive radio frequency signals and a radio frequency control unit in communication with the radio frequency probe. |
| US10799819B2 |
Filtration system with automatic drain plug
A filtration system includes a housing and a filter element positioned within the housing. The housing includes a first housing end and a second housing end. A drain opening is defined in the second housing end. The filter element includes a first endplate and a second endplate defining an endplate opening. Filter media is positioned between and extending axially between the first endplate and the second endplate. The filter media defines a central opening extending axially therein. A drain plug axially protrudes from the second endplate in a direction away from the filter media. The drain plug is configured to engage the drain opening and facilitate installation of the filter element into the housing. A lid is configured to engage the first housing end. The engagement between the lid and the first housing end occurs when the drain plug is disposed within the drain opening. |
| US10799818B2 |
Gasket for screen frame
A screen assembly for a vibrating shaker is provided. The screen assembly utilizes an elastomeric gasket having a flat profile section and a bulb profile section, wherein said bulb profile section has a hollow interior and is configured so as to form a notched profile section where said bulb profile section connects to said flat profile section. |
| US10799817B2 |
Apparatus and method for separating solids from a solids laden drilling fluid
An apparatus for separating solids from solids laden drilling fluid is provided. The apparatus includes a shale shaker and a screen assembly. The shale shaker includes a base and a basket isolated from the base, a flow tray arranged in the basket for directing screened drilling fluid. The screen assembly includes at least one layer of screening material, a screen support having a perimeter with at least one support point within the perimeter, wherein the flow tray includes at least one raised portion to support the screen assembly. In some versions the shale shaker has a basket having side supports and at least one intermediate support arranged between the side supports. The screen assembly includes a screen support supporting at least one layer of screening material. |
| US10799811B2 |
Cyclone type liquid-vapor separator and forced circulation type evaporator using the same
A cyclone type liquid-vapor separator includes a chamber including: an internal space wherein the treatment liquid introduced into the internal space is depressurized and evaporated; a vapor outlet formed on a top of the chamber and through which vapors generated through the evaporation is discharged; and a concentrated liquid outlet formed on a bottom of the chamber and through which the concentrated treatment liquid is discharged; an inlet part coupled to a side surface of the chamber in a tangent line direction of an inner peripheral surface of the chamber, the treatment liquid introduced into the chamber is turned in the form of vortexes along the inner peripheral surface of the chamber, and at least one partition wall disposed in an area between the inlet part and the vapor outlet of the internal space of the chamber and protruding from the inner peripheral wall of the chamber to prevent mist contained in the vapors from moving upwardly. |
| US10799806B2 |
Robot
In a robot, after a first value indicating acceleration in the up-and-down axis direction output from an acceleration sensor exceeds a certain threshold value, when any of the first value indicating the acceleration in the up-and-down axis direction, a second value indicating the acceleration in the front-and-back axis direction, and a third value indicating the acceleration in the left-and-right axis direction is determined to exhibit variation exceeding a certain width for a fixed period, the robot determines that a housing of the robot is being held by a user. |
| US10799804B2 |
Roller coaster vehicle
The invention relates to a roller coaster vehicle guided along a rail structure extending in a two- or three-dimensional plane and having at least one passenger seat (3), which is fastened to a chassis (2) guided on the rail structure, wherein the passenger seat (3) is fastened to the chassis (2) by way of an axis of rotation (16, 17) extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, and the rotation of the passenger seat (3) can be influenced manually during the ride of the roller coaster vehicle. According to the invention, a rotation about the axis of rotation (16, 17) can be influenced by the force of an airflow along adjustable air guiding wings (18, 19) on the vehicle. |
| US10799796B2 |
System and method for dynamically determining crafting parameters based on user usage rate of a virtual space
A system and method for dynamically determining parameters of crafting activities for individual users in a virtual space are disclosed. The crafting activity parameters may be determined based on rate of usage of the virtual space by the users. In some examples, a user usage rate of the virtual space may be determined to measure an amount of time a user spend in the virtual space during a period of real-world time. Based on the determined user usage rate of the virtual space, crafting activity parameters may be determined, for example, to balance differences in time spent in the virtual space by the users. In some implementations, for such determinations of the crafting activity parameters, one or more user normalization standards may be obtained. |
| US10799791B2 |
Method and apparatus for the projection of images, video, and/or holograms generated by a computer simulation
A method includes running a computer simulation that is controlled at least in part by a handheld controller, displaying images generated by the computer simulation on a display, and projecting at least one image generated by the computer simulation from an image projector coupled to the handheld controller. A system includes a display, a handheld controller, an image projector coupled to the handheld controller, and a processor based apparatus. Another system includes a display, a handheld controller, an image projector that is housed in a unit configured to be releasably docked to the handheld controller, and a processor based apparatus. Storage mediums storing one or more computer programs are also provided. |
| US10799790B2 |
Paddle accessory for a game controller
A paddle accessory includes a blade, a sensor-activation feature extending from the blade, and a mounting interface spaced apart from the sensor-activation feature. The blade is sized and shaped for manual manipulation by a finger. The mounting interface is configured to selectively mate with a pivot of a game controller to removably affix the paddle accessory to the game controller. The paddle accessory is configured to rotate relative to the pivot to translate a touch force applied to the blade into an actuation force applied by the sensor-activation feature to a paddle-actuatable sensor interior an aperture of the game controller. |
| US10799789B2 |
Game controller calibration and game system using game controller
An example game system includes a main body apparatus and a game controller. The game controller has an analog stick, a memory storing correction parameter information including a first manufacturing process correction parameter value determined in a manufacturing process in connection with the analog stick, a first user correction parameter value determined in accordance with an operation by a user onto the analog stick, and a first model adjustment value corresponding to a model of the game controller, and a first control circuit transmitting the correction parameter information to the main body apparatus. The main body apparatus has a second control circuit which selects any of the first manufacturing process correction parameter value and the first user correction parameter value and performs game processing based on the selected correction parameter value, the first model adjustment value, and input data from the analog stick. |
| US10799784B2 |
Digital video structural support system
A digital video ramp assembly incorporates process-formed structural LED tiles with modular components that join in a system of scalable structural LED tiles forming a complete LED display structure with integrated LED embedded tiles with interlocking and inter-trans-positioning features sometimes requiring additional structural framing. |
| US10799780B1 |
Adjustable pitching trainer
A pitching target assembly for training baseball or softball pitchers. A target defines a plurality of zones, each being backed by a pocket or pouch for catching the baseball or softball. The height of the target can be adjusted to match that of a batter. The zones of the target may be adjusted as well, to tailor the targeting within the zone for specific purposes. The target may also be configured at an acute angle relative to a base plane of the pitching target assembly for practicing drop pitches. |
| US10799778B2 |
Advanced hybrid iron type golf club
The present invention is a unique advanced hybrid iron type golf club having a curved face. The golf club incorporates the discovery of unique relationships among key club head engineering variables such as volume, blade length, heel blade length section, Zcg, front-to-back dimension, and club moment arm. |
| US10799777B2 |
Golf club head or other ball striking device with weighted body member
A ball striking device, such as a golf club, includes a head that includes a face having a ball striking surface configured for striking a ball and a body connected to the face and extending rearward from the face. A face member formed primarily of a metallic material forms the face, and a body member is connected to the face member and extends rearward from the face member to form at least a portion of the body. The body member is formed at least partially of a polymer material, and has a doped portion containing a doping material dispersed within the polymer material. The doping material may have a different density than the polymer material, such that the doped portion has a different density than the portions of the body member not containing the doping material. A co-molding method may be used to form the ball striking device. |
| US10799773B2 |
Golf club head having trip step feature
A golf club incorporating a trip step feature located on the crown section. A portion of the trip step is located between a crown apex and the back of the club head and may be continuous or discontinuous. The trip step enables a reduction in aerodynamic drag force. |
| US10799772B2 |
Golf club head or other ball striking device having impact-influencing body features
A ball striking device, such as a golf club head, has a face with a striking surface configured for striking a ball and a channel extending across a portion of the sole. The channel may be recessed from adjacent surfaces of the sole and have a depth of recession from the adjacent surfaces of the sole. A pair of ribs are positioned within the channel. The ribs may diverge away from one another and may have a first rib located in a toe portion of the channel and a second rib located in the heel portion of the channel. |
| US10799770B1 |
RFID golf ball testing apparatus and systems
Systems and apparatus for Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) golf ball testing include, in at least one aspect, an apparatus including: one or more RFID readers having associated read zones; a star wheel unit defining cavities to receive golf balls; golf ball sensors including at least one sensor for each respective path through the read zones; kickers including at least one kicker positioned after each respective path through the read zones and arranged to change a golf ball's direction of travel when the at least one kicker is activated; and a controller coupled with the kickers, the golf ball sensors, and the one or more RFID readers, wherein the controller is configured to activate any of the kickers responsive to the one or more RFID readers inadequately reading an RFID tag in a golf ball detected by the at least one sensor for that kicker's associated path through a read zone. |
| US10799769B2 |
Two layer recreational air-tight object having a patterned illuminated surface
Systems, apparatus, and methods related to recreational balls with patterned illuminated surfaces are described herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes an air-tight object having an outer layer and an inner layer. The opacity of the outer layer is greater than the opacity of the inner layer. The outer layer defines an aperture. Additionally, a light module is configured to send light from an interior of the air-tight object through the aperture of the outer layer. |
| US10799767B2 |
Multi-layer golf ball
Multi-piece golf balls having a multi-layered solid core and multi-layered cover are provided. |
| US10799762B2 |
Training scripts
A training script device is described that conveniently allows a user to create a training script defining one or more steps of a workout routine, where each step may include an activity, a duration for performing that activity, and an intensity at which the activity is to be performed. Further, one or more steps of the training script can be self-starting in response to performance data detected by sensors of training script device executing the training script. This conveniently frees the athlete from having to continuously monitor the status of his or her workout activities. Still further, the training script device conveniently allows a user to transfer training scripts to other training script devices, so that athletes can share successful training scripts. |
| US10799758B2 |
Screen golf system, method of realizing image for screen golf, and computing-device-readable recording medium having the same recorded therein
Disclosed herein are a screen golf system and a method of realizing an image for screen golf that are capable of outputting an image to a floor screen using an image output device that has a resolution different from the resolution of an image output device that outputs an image to a front screen, in a user golf play space, and of realizing the image output to the front screen and the image output to the floor screen as a single image in order to solve a problem whereby it is impossible to output images to the front screen and to the floor screen using a single image output device. |
| US10799755B2 |
Gymnastic apparatus for cycling simulation and operating methods thereof
Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a gymnastic apparatus and method for cycling simulation having a transmission portion driven by pedals, through which a user may perform cycling training. The transmission portion may comprise a flywheel and a braking portion, which may apply a braking force to the flywheel. The apparatus may further comprise a control logic unit, through which training parameters may be set, and a sensor coupled to the control logic unit. The sensor may detect a signal relating to the torque acting on the flywheel and thereby send a signal to the control logic unit; the control logic unit may be configured to adjust the braking force of the braking portion applied to the flywheel, thereby adjusting the resistance to the pedals as a function of parameters set, as appropriate, and communicate information and adjust such changes via a feedback signal from the sensor. |
| US10799752B1 |
Adjustable trap bar
Embodiments of improved closed-piece and open-piece trap bar having adjustable properties that enable the user to have a safer and more effective weightlifting experience. Closed-piece trap bars comprise include a trap bar wherein the user steps into a structure that entirely surrounds him or her during the lifting and lowering process. Open-piece trap bars comprise include a trap bar wherein the user steps into a structure that partially surrounds him or her during the lifting and lowering process. These trap bars are adjustable either because the width of the trap bar itself may be adjusted or the length of the handles may be adjusted or the space in between the handles may be adjusted. |
| US10799751B2 |
Olympic plate weighted vest
The present invention is a weighted vest, for receiving standard Olympic weight plates. The vest has a plurality of vest pockets at least in two rows and in the front and in the rear. The top row pockets are each sized to receive up to three 2.5-pound standard Olympic weight plates and the bottom row pockets are sized to each receive up to three 5-pound standard Olympic weight plates. Each pocket has a weight holder with a length adapted to receive 1 to 3 standard Olympic weight and locked by a locking means and a pocket flap to securely hold the weight plates in the pocket. |
| US10799748B2 |
Interacting exercise device
An interacting exercise device is revealed. The interacting exercise device includes a driving device and a non-concentric actuator driven by the driving device. While the driving device is operated to rotate, the non-concentric actuator vibrates and the vibration generated is delivered to the interacting exercise device for interacting shaking fitness. |
| US10799745B2 |
Manual treadmill and methods of operating the same
A treadmill includes a frame; a front running belt pulley; a rear running belt pulley; a plurality of bearings coupled to the frame; a running belt at least partially supported by at least one of the front running belt pulley and the rear running belt pulley, the running belt including a running surface, at least a portion of which is curved; a support element coupled to the frame; and a safety device coupled to the running belt. The safety device is at least partly supported by the support element. The running belt freely rotates in a first direction of rotation relative to the frame, however, in a second direction of rotation, opposite the first direction of rotation, engagement between the support element and at least a portion of the safety device substantially prevents rotation the running belt relative to the frame. |
| US10799739B2 |
Sprinkler drop bracket for intersecting downlight
A bracket assembly includes a sprinkler drop, the sprinkler drop including a flexible conduit and an elbow disposed opposite from the flexible conduit; and a bracket assembly defining a central opening, the sprinkler drop extending at least partially through the central opening, the bracket assembly including at least one clamp member extending upwards from the bracket assembly, the at least one clamp member engaging the sprinkler drop between the flexible conduit and the elbow; a first seating member extending downwards from the bracket assembly; and a support arm extending laterally beneath the sprinkler drop. |
| US10799734B2 |
Fire suppression system for sub-floor space
A system includes a raised floor, a sub-floor space below the raised floor, electrical components in the sub-floor space, and a fire suppression device coupled to the raised floor. The fire suppression device dispenses fire suppression material the electrical components in the sub-floor space. |
| US10799733B1 |
Firefighting helicopter fans
The firefighting helicopter fans comprise a left pivoting cowled fan and a right pivoting cowled fan mounted onto the sides of a helicopter. The fans may be used to create an airstream, which counters the prevailing wind and/or blows flames and embers away from unburned materials. The fans are each protected by a cowl that surrounds the blades to protect the blades and direct the airstream. The left pivoting cowled fan and the right pivoting cowled fan are each coupled to the helicopter by a pivot axis and a pivot motor which allows the fanes to be aim directly forward, directly down, or any angle in between. |
| US10799728B2 |
Respirators and related methods
Some embodiments include a respirator. The respirator includes a mask structure comprising one or more layers, multiple folds, and a contact surface region, and the one or more layers include a filtration layer. Meanwhile, the respirator includes an attachment mechanism coupled to the mask structure. The attachment mechanism is operable to couple the mask structure to a face region of a user. The user has a maxilla bone having a first frontal process and a second frontal process, and when the mask structure is coupled to the face region of the user by the attachment mechanism, the multiple folds conform the contact surface region to the face region of the user over the first frontal process of the maxilla bone and over the second frontal process of the maxilla bone. Other embodiments of related respirators and methods are also disclosed. |
| US10799726B2 |
Full hood respirator
A full hood respirator includes a fluidtight flexible bag intended to be slipped over the head of a user, the flexible bag being equipped with a transparent window and comprising, in its lower part, a source of oxygen-enriched gas and connected to an outlet orifice opening into the internal volume of the flexible bag, characterized in that the hood comprises a flexible suspension member arranged inside the flexible bag, the suspension member forming a hat or cap having a surface area smaller than the surface area of the outer flexible bag, at least part of the border of the suspension member is rigidly connected to the flexible bag, the suspension member being intended, when the hood is in the position of use, to rest on the top of the head of the user at a height somewhere between the base and the top of the hood. |
| US10799722B2 |
Neutron source for neutron capture therapy
A Boron neutron cancer treatment system has a secondary moderator having a central treatment chamber, and several generators, each comprising a pre-moderator block, an acceleration chamber, a vacuum pump engaging the acceleration chamber at a right angle, a plasma ion chamber opening into the acceleration chamber, a gas source providing deuterium gas to the plasma ion chamber, a microwave energy source ionizing the gas in the plasma ion chamber, a cylindrical primary isolation well extending into the pre-moderator block, a secondary isolation well surrounding the primary isolation well, and a water-cooled titanium target disk at a lower extremity of the isolation well. The neutron generators are positioned around the secondary moderator with the axis of each acceleration chamber passing through the center of the treatment chamber, and with the angled sides of the neutron generators fully adjacent. |
| US10799714B2 |
Gantry comprising beam analyser for use in particle therapy
The present invention relates to a particle therapy apparatus used for radiation therapy. More particularly, this invention relates to a gantry for delivering particle beams which comprises means to analyse the incoming beam. Means are integrated into the gantry to limit the momentum spread of the beam and/or the emittance of the beam. |
| US10799713B2 |
Miniature wearable laser treatment device
A portable, miniature laser device that is capable of accurate bodily placement and registration of treatment area for extended timeframes which is useful in long-duration treatments and multi-step treatments of tissue where accurate tissue registration is required, such as treatments requiring vaccine shots or other medications provided to tissue after laser irradiation. Example applications include: improving vaccine efficacy, reducing warts, skin rashes, skin cancer, fungal diseases and promoting wound healing. |
| US10799710B2 |
Multi-threshold sensing of cardiac electrical signals in an implantable medical device
An implantable medical device system is configured to sense cardiac events in response to a cardiac electrical signal crossing a cardiac event sensing threshold. A control circuit is configured to determine a drop time interval based on a heart rate and control a sensing circuit to hold the cardiac event sensing threshold at a threshold value during the drop time interval. |
| US10799708B2 |
Systems and methods for cooperative invasive and noninvasive brain stimulation
Methods and systems for optimizing invasive and noninvasive brain stimulation are described herein. In a particular embodiment, methods and systems for a combinatorial, iterative approach to modify behavior are presented wherein deep brain stimulation (DBS) and other brain stimulation therapies are implemented in combination with monitoring the brain activity of an individual to optimize the effectiveness of the combinatorial approach to modify behavior. Methods described herein are iterative and systems described herein are utilized in iterative fashion. In a particular embodiment, modifying behavior provides a therapy for an individual in need thereof. |
| US10799707B2 |
Enhanced therapy settings in programmable electrostimulators
In an electrostimulator which applies electrical stimulation to patient tissue, measurements of lead impedance (tissue resistance), battery status, and like matters are used to format and/or truncate the ranges of programmable therapeutic output settings available for selection by a clinician. The clinician can therefore better tell whether chosen settings can actually be successfully implemented, and/or whether they may have adverse effects on device lifespan or patient safety. |
| US10799702B2 |
System for neuromodulation
The present disclosure relates to a system for neuromodulation and/or neurostimulation, for the treatment of a subject. The system comprises a stimulation controller, a stimulation pattern storage means including stimulation data connected to the stimulation controller, an electrical stimulation device and electrical interface between the electrical stimulation device and the subject, the electrical interface being connectable with a bio-interface of the nervous system of the subject. The stimulation data are pre-programmed patterns comprising spatial and temporal components, The stimulation controller sends configuration signals on the basis of the stimulation data to the electrical stimulation device such that via the electrical interface electrical stimulation is provided to the bio-interface, wherein the electrical stimulation provided is characterized by stimulation parameters that vary over time in a pre-programmed manner. |
| US10799700B2 |
Closed-loop stimulation therapy in event of loss of sensor data
A medical device may receive sensor data from sensing sources, and determine confidence levels for sensor data received from each of the plurality of sensing sources. Each of the confidence levels of the sensor data from each of the sensing sources is a measure of accuracy of the sensor data received from respective sensing sources. The medical device may also determine one or more therapy parameter values based on the determined confidence levels, and cause delivery of therapy based on the determined one or more therapy parameter values. |
| US10799699B2 |
Systems and methods for avoiding neural stimulation habituation
An embodiment relates to a method for delivering a vagal stimulation therapy to a vagus nerve, including delivering a neural stimulation signal to non-selectively stimulate both afferent axons and efferent axons in the vagus nerve according to a predetermined schedule for the vagal stimulation therapy, and selecting a value for at least one parameter for the predetermined schedule for the vagal stimulation therapy to control the neural stimulation therapy to avoid physiological habituation to the vagal stimulation therapy. The parameter(s) include at least one parameter selected from the group of parameters consisting of a predetermined therapy duration parameter for a predetermined therapy period, and a predetermined intermittent neural stimulation parameter associated with on/off timing for the intermittent neural stimulation parameter. |
| US10799697B2 |
Skin care device
Disclosed is a skin care device which performs skin care under the condition that it is attached to a user's face, performs both skin care using light and skin care using microcurrent, and prevents electrical interference between light source elements and microcurrent elements. The skin care device includes a non-conductive flexible substrate, at least one light source element provided on the flexible substrate, microcurrent elements provided on the flexible substrate, an insulating layer provided with first holes to expose the at least one light source element and second holes to expose the microcurrent elements, and a conductive layer including a plurality of conductive parts, each conductive parts contacting each microcurrent element through each second hole, and the conductive parts are divided so as to be spaced apart from one another and are provided with third holes to expose the at least one light source element. |
| US10799696B2 |
Polymer formulations for nasolacrimal stimulation
Described herein are polymer formulations for facilitating electrical stimulation of nasal or sinus tissue. The polymer formulations may be hydrogels that are prepared by a UV cross-linking process. The hydrogels may be included as a component of nasal stimulator devices that electrically stimulate the lacrimal gland to improve tear production and treat dry eye. Additionally, devices and methods for manufacturing the nasal stimulators, including shaping of the hydrogel, are described herein. |
| US10799695B2 |
Nasal stimulation devices and methods
Described here are devices, systems, and methods for treating one or more conditions (such as dry eye) or improving ocular health by providing stimulation to nasal or sinus tissue. Generally, the devices may be handheld or implantable. In some variations, the handheld devices may have a stimulator body and a stimulator probe having one or more nasal insertion prongs. When the devices and systems are used to treat dry eye, nasal or sinus tissue may be stimulated to increase tear production, reduce the symptoms of dry eye, and/or improve ocular surface health. |
| US10799694B2 |
Disposable dental valve device having a check valve
A disposable dental valve device is disclosed having a valve body having a tip receiving end, a hose receiving end, a lumen formed between the tip receiving end and the hose receiving end, a partial opening formed in the valve body, and a rotatable valve sealing body adapted to being inserted into the partial opening, the rotatable valve sealing body having a bore for alignment with the lumen formed between the tip receiving end and the hose receiving end, the bore having a tip receiving opening and a hose receiving opening, the rotatable valve sealing body having a check valve positioned on the tip receiving opening, and the rotatable valve sealing body having a top and a handle portion connected to the top. |
| US10799692B2 |
Medical connectors and methods of use
Some embodiments disclosed herein relate to a medical connector with an internal cavity with an internal closure system having a dome valve configured to resist retrograde fluid flow caused by various sources, including patient activity and fluid administration activity. A proximal closure system with a seal member and a moveable plug are also located within the internal cavity. |
| US10799690B2 |
Applicator for dispensing a medicinal substance and methods associated therewith
An applicator 270 includes a stem 174 having an axially-formed slot delivery passage 200. A slot 350 is formed transaxially through the stem 174 and is in communication with the slot delivery passage 200. An extended side wall 350b is formed on one side of the slot 350. A flat surface 354, which is formed in the stem 174, is spaced and extends angularly away from an opposite side of the slot 176 and from the extended side wall 350b to provide for direct and lateral dispensing of a cream 280 onto a tissue 242 of a patient. |
| US10799682B2 |
Needle capture safety interlock for catheter
A catheter assembly including a flexible catheter, a needle having a sharp distal tip, the needle disposed in the flexible catheter and moving from a first position that exposes the needle to a second position, an outer member that is configured to engage and disengage a catheter hub, an inner member disposed in the outer member, and a needle shield for shielding at least a distal end of the needle when the needle is in the second position and the needle being disposed through the needle shield in the first position. |
| US10799679B2 |
Securement device and assembly
In one aspect, a catheter securement device comprises a body portion having an upper surface and a lower surface, the body portion having a pocket that comprises a substantially tubular channel, the channel being open at the upper surface, the pocket further including a port cavity in communication with the channel. The securement device further comprises a strap portion movable between a fully closed position and a range of open positions. The strap portion at least partially covers the pocket when in a closed position thereby closing the channel at the upper surface. The strap portion allows access to the channel when in an open position. |
| US10799678B1 |
Devices, systems, and methods for delivering catheters or other medical devices to locations within a patients body
Devices, systems, and methods are disclosed that help deliver catheters or other medical devices to locations within a patient's body. The device comprises a transporter catheter having a proximal end and a distal end, at least a first balloon located at the distal end, substantially at a tip of the transporter catheter, and at least a second balloon located between the distal end and the proximal end of the transporter catheter. The first balloon is an orienting balloon and the second balloon is an anchor balloon. The transporter catheter may include a single lumen or more than one lumen. The transporter catheter may include a shaft comprising an inner layer and an outer layer, the inner layer may be made of a material more flexible than the material of the outer layer. The outer layer may also comprise a braided wire assembly, said braided wire assembly being formed by braiding a plurality of flat wires or circular wires. The braided wire assembly may wrap around the inner layer. The transporter catheter may comprise a shaft that may include a plurality of segments of varying degrees of hardness. The degree of hardness of the segment of the shaft of the transporter catheter located between the first balloon and the second balloon may be less than the degree of hardness of the segment of the shaft between the second balloon and the proximal end of the catheter. |
| US10799675B2 |
Cam controlled multi-direction steerable handles
Disclosed herein are catheter control handles that include various cam-based mechanisms for controlling the circumferential angle and radial magnitude of flexion of an attached catheter. Control handles can comprise a housing defining a longitudinal axis extending in distal and proximal directions, a cam member that is movable axially relative to the housing and also movable rotationally about the longitudinal axis relative to the housing, at least one follower engaged with the cam member such that the at least one follower moves relative to the handle in response to the movement of the cam member, and pull wires that are coupled to the at least one follower and that extend distally out of the handle and into a steerable catheter. The at least one follower can comprise plural axial sliders, a gimbal mechanism, a ball and socket mechanism, or other mechanisms. |
| US10799674B2 |
Bypass catheter
An innovative medical device that permits rapid, minimally invasive restoration of blood flow across a vascular blockage. A method employing said device, allowing for lysis or removal of said blockage. Said device creates a temporary bypass using longitudinal structure configured for insertion into the blood vessel and adapted to deliver a side hole to a target area. The side hole defines a distal first segment and a proximal second segment with a lumen to allow blood flow therethrough to the distal end hole. In an alternate embodiment, a slidable outer sheath can cover the side hole to permit reversal of blood flow from the distal end hole to a proximal end hole located outside a patient's body by means of an aspiration controller. Alternate embodiments include an optional anchoring balloon, a macerating stent or wires, perforations for fluid delivery, and a backflow valve. |
| US10799670B2 |
Expandable sleeve for a catheter assembly
The present disclosure is directed to an expandable sleeve for a catheter assembly. The expandable sleeve includes a body configured to fit coaxially around an outer diameter of a catheter of the catheter assembly at a transition location between a hub and the catheter. Further, the body of the sleeve includes a length extending from a first end to a second end. As such, the sleeve is expandable between a compressed position and an expanded position so as to prevent the catheter from collapsing along the length of the sleeve. In addition, when in the expanded position, at least a portion of an interior surface of the sleeve contacts an outer diameter of the catheter. |
| US10799667B2 |
Methods and systems for modulating stimuli to the brain with biosensors
Visual and auditory stimuli are provided to a patient to treat various neurological disorders or conditions and/or to provide improved mental or physical performance. The visual and auditory stimuli are provided by a wearable headset or sleep mask that may be comfortably worn by a user, such as in bed to induce sleep. The wearable headset or sleep mask includes, or works in cooperation with, sensors that determine the state of the user and modify the operation of the headset for treating various disorders or contentions. |
| US10799666B2 |
Stress alleviation system and stress alleviation method
A stress alleviation system, includes: a biological sensor measuring first biological data of a customer boarding transportation; an action application apparatus provided to a transportation seat and applying an action to the customer for alleviating a stressed state of the customer sitting on the seat; a stress data saver previously saving specific stress data where a customer identifier identifying the customer and a second stress indicator calculated using second biological data measured in past boarding of the customer are associated; a stressed state assessor assessing whether the customer is in the stressed state by calculating a first stress indicator of the customer on board using the first biological data of the customer, and by comparing the first stress indicator with the second stress indicator; and an action controller transmitting a control signal causing the action to the action application apparatus when the customer is assessed as in the stressed state. |
| US10799663B1 |
Pulsed pressure swing adsorption system and method
A pressure swing adsorption (PSA) system and methods for controlling each PSA cycle performed by the PSA system to produce oxygen enriched gas during productive portions of a user breathing cycle, and to cease production of oxygen enriched gas during non-productive portions of the user breathing cycle, is provided. The PSA system synchronizes PSA cycle phases including adsorption and desorption phases with a user's individual inhalation and exhalation phases, on a breath by breath basis, such that each PSA cycle can be dynamically varied from a succeeding PSA cycle, in real time in response to variations in the user's breathing cycle. An oxygen delivery device including a breathing cycle sensor provides breathing cycle inputs to a controller for use with at least one algorithm to detect breathing flow phases during each user breath, and to synchronize each PSA cycle to the user's breathing flow phases, on a breath-by-breath basis. |
| US10799660B2 |
Wearable multifunctional inhaler, vaporizer watch
A compact wearable inhaler, vaporizer and/or atomizer is addressed by the wearable multifunctional inhaler, vaporizer and smartwatch of the present invention. In the best mode, the invention includes a housing with a chamber having at least port; a lid adapted to engage the housing and open the chamber in a first position and close the chamber in a second position; a source of inhalant mounted within the housing for sourcing inhalant into the chamber via the ports; and an mechanism coupled to the housing for wearing the device. The source of inhalant may be a vaporizer, pipe, inhaler or atomizer. |
| US10799648B2 |
Retracting sheath detachable safety needle with moving spring
A passive safety needle device is disclosed having a housing, a needle hub, a needle cannula, a retractable sheath, a spring to bias the retractable sheath in a distal direction to cover the distal end of the needle cannula, a radial protrusion to cause the spring to move from the proximal spring position to the distal spring position, and a catch to secure the distal end of the spring to the distal end of the housing. The spring may bias the retractable sheath in a distal direction to cover the distal end of the needle cannula. The radial protrusion causes the spring to move from a proximal spring position to the distal spring position towards the catch located at the distal end of the housing. |
| US10799646B2 |
Injection device
An injection device for delivering an injection comprises a housing having a longitudinal axis, a proximal end and a distal end, the housing being arranged such that the injection is delivered from its distal end; and a release mechanism comprising an impediment, the release mechanism being moveable between a first position, in which the impediment is in an impeding position so as to impede the delivery of the injection, and a second position, in which the impediment is in a non-impeding position so as to not impede the delivery of the injection, wherein the force required to move the release mechanism from the first position to the second position varies with the distance moved by the release mechanism, the variation in the force required with distance being represented by a force profile, which is non-linear. |
| US10799641B2 |
Drug delivery device
A drug delivery device for selecting and dispensing a number of user variable doses of a medicament includes a housing having an opening, a dose selector operable to set a dose by rotation relative to the housing, a release member controlling movement of a piston in a dispensing direction, and a display comprising a units number wheel and a tens number wheel which are coupled to each other such that a continuous rotation of the units number wheel is translated into an intermittent rotary motion of the tens number wheel. The release member rotates, during dose dispensing, an angle corresponding to the dose set by the dose selector, thereby allowing a piston to move in a dispensing direction. |
| US10799640B2 |
Pen-type drug injection device and electronic add-on monitoring module for monitoring and logging dose setting and administration
A supplemental device for attachment to an injection device. A supplemental device for attachment to an injection device, the supplemental device comprising: a housing; an electromechanical switch arrangement, the electromechanical switch arrangement comprising: a main body; and a switching member, the switching member having a protrusion arranged to protrude from the main body so as to contact a surface of the injection device while the supplemental device is attached to the injection device; and a biasing member configured to bias at least a part of the main body of the electromechanical switch arrangement against the injection device while the supplemental device is attached to the injection device. |
| US10799638B2 |
Needleless injection device with an angularly-positionable closure stopper
The present disclosure is directed towards a needleless injection device that includes a body, a gas generator, an injection system that extends axially along an injection axis and includes at least one plunger, an active ingredient reservoir, an injection nozzle that delimits at least one injection channel, a cover that houses the body of the device, a removable cap that protects a lower downstream end of the injection nozzle, a stopper that houses the cap, and a blocking element. The stopper is pivotally mounted about the injection axis between a closed position in which the stopper is locked on the injection device and an open position in which the stopper is unlocked from the injection device. The blocking element is radially interposed between the cap and the stopper, and is configured to block, by friction, the relative pivoting of the cap and of the stopper, about the injection axis. |
| US10799632B2 |
Matching delayed infusion auto-programs with manually entered infusion programs
A system and method that identifies delayed infusion programs at an infusion pump or with a first computer and an infusion pump. The first computer receives an infusion auto-program from a remote source, transmits the infusion auto-program to the infusion pump, and sends a stale auto-program to the infusion pump. The infusion pump receives a manual infusion program, saves and executes the manual infusion program, and compares the stale auto-program to the manual infusion program to identify potential matches between the stale auto-program and the manual infusion program. The infusion pump evaluates the potential matches and determines if the potential matches are within a predefined tolerance, continues to execute the at least one manual infusion program on the infusion pump if the potential matches are within the predefined tolerance, and remotely saves differences in the manual infusion program and the at stale auto-program in a remote server for later analysis. |
| US10799628B2 |
Cassette system integrated apparatus
A cassette integrated system. The cassette integrated system includes a mixing cassette, a balancing cassette, a middle cassette fluidly connected to the mixing cassette and the balancing cassette and at least one pod. The mixing cassette is fluidly connected to the middle cassette by at least one fluid line and the middle cassette is fluidly connected to the balancing cassette by at least one fluid line. The at least one pod is connected to at least two of the cassettes wherein the pod is located in an area between the cassettes. |
| US10799627B2 |
Device and method for optimizing the energy consumption in a medical apparatus
A method associated with a system having a medical device that consumes energy during operation and an additional energy consumer is directed to optimizing energy consumption. The method includes providing a treatment plan information, which predetermines a temporal sequence for using the medical device, providing interaction information, which predetermines an interaction between the use of the medical device and the additional energy consumer, and providing control information for actuating the additional energy consumer based on the treatment plan information and the interaction information, so as to optimize the energy consumption of the system. |
| US10799625B2 |
Systems and methods for controlling an implantable blood pump
Systems and methods for controlling an implantable pump are provided. For example, the exemplary controller for controlling the implantable pump may only rely on the actuator's current measurement. The controller is robust to pressure and flow changes inside the pump head, and allows fast change of pump's operation point. For example, the controller includes, a two stage, nonlinear position observer module based on a reduced order model of the electromagnetic actuator. The controller includes an algorithm that estimates the position of the moving component of the implantable pump based on the actuator's current measurement and adjusts operation of the pump accordingly. Alternatively, the controller may rely on position measurements and/or velocity estimations. |
| US10799624B2 |
Catheter device
The catheter device comprises a motor located at the proximal end of the catheter device and a drive shaft, extending from the proximal end section to the distal end section of the catheter device, for driving a rotating element located at the distal end of the catheter device. The catheter device also comprises a hose-like catheter body which encompasses the drive shaft and extends from the proximal end section to the distal end section of the catheter device. At the proximal end of the catheter device, the drive shaft is connected to a motor by a clutch. The clutch is a magnetic clutch with a proximal and a distal magnet unit. The proximal magnet unit is connected to the motor and the distal magnet unit to the drive shaft. The distal magnet unit is mounted fluid-tight in a clutch housing. The proximal end of the catheter body makes a fluid-tight connection with the clutch housing. |
| US10799617B2 |
Serially deposited fiber materials and associated devices and methods
Fibrous materials and methods of manufacturing fibrous materials are disclosed. In particular, this application discloses methods of making and processing serially deposited fibrous structures, such as serially deposited fibrous mats. Serially deposited fibrous mats may be used in implantable medical devices with various characteristics and features. Serially deposited fibrous mats of various mat thickness, fiber size, porosity, pore size, and fiber density are disclosed. Additionally, serially deposited fibrous mats having various amounts of fiber structures (such as intersections, branches, and bundles) per unit area are also disclosed. |
| US10799615B2 |
Artificial tissue and method for producing same
An artificial tissue containing pancreatic islet cells, fibroblasts and/or cells capable of differentiating, extracellular matrix, and vascular endothelial cells, in which the fibroblasts and/or the cells capable of differentiating, the extracellular matrix, and the vascular endothelial cells constitute a three-dimensional tissue structure in which a vascular network structure has been formed, and in which the three-dimensional tissue structure contains pancreatic islets constituted by aggregating ten or more of the pancreatic islet cells. |
| US10799611B2 |
Dry haemostatic composition
The present invention relates to a dry composition, which upon addition of an aqueous medium forms a substantially homogenous paste suitable for use in haemostasis procedures. The paste forms spontaneously upon addition of the liquid, hence no mechanical mixing is required for said paste to form. The invention further relates to methods of preparing said dry composition, a paste made from said dry composition and use of said paste for medical and surgical purposes. |
| US10799610B2 |
Cement products and methods of making and using the same
Disclosed are cement products, methods of forming cement using the cement product, and methods of using the cement product in orthopedic and dental applications. Generally, the disclosed cement product includes a first component and a second component. The first component comprises a polymerizable resin comprising ethylenic unsaturated double bond, a suitable glycidyl group and/or a suitable isocyanate group. The second component includes a compound comprising more than one type of amine selected from the group consisting of primary amine, secondary amines, tertiary amines and quaternary amines. Alternatively, the second component includes a compound comprising a suitable mercapto (SH—) group, a hindered amine or a dimethylthiotoluenediamine (DMTDA). Optionally, the cement product includes a filler and/or a bioactive component to promote bone formation. |
| US10799609B2 |
Apparatus and method for detecting moisture in a vacuum chamber
A method of operating a sterilization system having a vacuum chamber for sterilizing instruments, the chamber connected to a reservoir of sterilant by a valve in a closed state, is disclosed. The method may include taking a baseline humidity measurement while the pressure within the chamber is a first pressure, lowering the pressure within the chamber to a conditioning pressure, maintaining the conditioning pressure for a dwell time, increasing the pressure within the chamber, acquiring a second humidity measurement from within the chamber, and comparing the baseline humidity measurement to the second humidity measurement. |
| US10799608B2 |
Environmental sanitizer and odor remover for purification of foods, surfaces, air and water with disposable ozone generation electrode, pressure/flow adaptable venturi injector and aqueous phase filter device
A dielectric assembly for generating ozone includes a positive electrode, a negative electrode, a dielectric for generating the ozone, and a knob adapted to extend outside of a housing into which the dielectric assembly is to be placed. A system is also provided for sanitizing and deodorizing water, food, surfaces and air including a microbiological reduction filter device having an input connected to a water supply, a venturi injector disposed within a housing and connected to an output of the microbiological reduction filter device which generates ozone and mixes the generated ozone with the water, and an electrode assembly comprising a plurality of electrodes, a dielectric for generating the ozone, and a knob extending outside of the housing. The dielectric in a first embodiment and the entire dielectric assembly in a second embodiment can be removed from the housing and replaced in its entirety by the knob. |
| US10799603B2 |
Kinase and/or phosphatase sensing via hydroxyquinoline-sensitized chelates
The present invention generally relates to assays of enzymes responsible for phosphoregulation including kinases (such as protein kinases, which mediate protein and peptide phosphorylation) and phosphatases (such as protein phosphatases, which mediate protein and peptide dephosphorylation). Certain aspects of the invention use lanthanide ions such as europium ions that exhibit chelation-enhanced luminescence. Phosphorylation of a peptide by a kinase may cause a complex to form between the lanthanide ion, the phosphate group, and a reporter group such as a hydroxyquinoline, which results in luminescence when in the complexed state. Thus, in certain embodiments, determination of luminescence may be indicative of kinase activity. Certain embodiments also include the use of substrates for detection of phosphatase activity, where dephosphorylation results in a loss of signal assay. Other aspects are generally related to techniques for making and using such peptides or complexes, kits involving such peptides or complexes, and the like. |
| US10799602B2 |
Method for increasing expression of RNA-encoded proteins
The invention relates to an RNA comprising at least one open reading frame (ORF) and comprising at least one modification, which increases the expression of the encoded peptide or protein. Furthermore, the invention relates to the medical use of such a modified RNA administered to a subject by jet injection. The invention relates further to a pharmaceutical composition and to a kit of parts comprising said modified RNA for administration by jet injection, preferably for use in the field of gene therapy and/or genetic vaccination. Additionally, the invention relates to a method for enhancing the (localized) expression of RNA-encoded peptides or proteins in the dermis or muscle (of a mammal) comprising administering the modified RNA by jet injection. And finally, the invention relates to a method of treatment comprising administering the modified RNA by jet injection to a subject in need thereof. |
| US10799601B2 |
Method of making peptide-tagged PEGylated chitosan nanoparticles
The present invention concerns a polymeric material for the production of a non-viral nanoparticle. The polymeric material comprises (i) a hydrophilic linear polymer having a first end and a second end, (iii) a cross-linkable cationic polymer covalently bonded to the first end of the hydrophilic linear polymer, and (iii) at least one targeting/penetrating peptide covalently associated to the second end of the hydrophilic linear polymer. Also disclosed herein are nanoparticles produced with these polymeric material, processes for making the polymeric material and the nanoparticles as well as use of the nanoparticles. |
| US10799599B2 |
Inhalant formulation containing sulfoalkyl ether cyclodextrin and corticosteroid
An inhalable formulation containing SAE-CD and corticosteroid is provided. The formulation is adapted for administration to a subject by nebulization with any known nebulizer. The formulation can be included in a kit. The formulation is administered as an aqueous solution, however, it can be stored as a dry powder, ready-to-use solution, or concentrated composition. The formulation is employed in an improved nebulization system for administering corticosteroid by inhalation. SAE-CD present in the formulation significantly enhances the chemical stability of budesonide. A method of administering the formulation by inhalation is provided. The formulation can also be administered by conventional nasal delivery apparatus. |
| US10799594B2 |
Drug delivery polymer and uses thereof
Described herein are platinum-based brush-arm star polymers (Pt-BASPs), or a pharmaceutical composition thereof, for delivery of platinum-based agents, such as cisplatin. Also provided are methods and kits involving the Pt-BASPs, or a pharmaceutical composition thereof, for treating proliferative diseases such as cancers (e.g., lung cancer, head-and-neck cancer, esophagus cancer, stomach cancer, breast cancer, pancreas cancer, liver cancer, kidney cancer, or prostate cancer) in a subject. |
| US10799593B2 |
Nanodiamond particle complexes
The present invention provides various functionalized nanodiamond particles. In particular, the present invention provides soluble complexes of nanodiamond particles and therapeutic agents, for example insoluble therapeutics, anthracycline and/or tetracycline compounds, nucleic acids, proteins, etc. The present invention also provides materials and devices for the controlled release of therapeutics, and methods for uses thereof. |
| US10799589B2 |
Chimeric cytokine formulations for ocular delivery
Featured herein are vehicle formulations and formulations containing a chimeric cytokine designed for e.g., ocular delivery. |
| US10799588B2 |
Pharmaceutical compositions comprising meloxicam
Disclosed herein are compositions comprising an NSAID such as meloxicam and/or rizatriptan in combination with a cyclodextrin and/or a carbonate or a bicarbonate. These compositions may be orally administered, for example, to improve the bioavailability or pharmacokinetics of the NSAID for the treatment of pain such as migraine, arthritis, and other conditions. Also disclosed herein are methods of treating pain, such as migraine, comprising administering meloxicam and rizatriptan to a human being suffering from pain, such as migraine. For migraine, these methods may be particularly useful when the meloxicam and rizatriptan are administered while the human being is suffering from an acute attack of migraine pain or migraine aura. In some embodiments, the combination of meloxicam and rizatriptan may be administered in a manner that results in a Tmax of meloxicam of 3 hours or less. |
| US10799584B2 |
Combination therapies using agents that target tumor-associated stroma or tumor cells and alkylating agents
The present invention provides, inter alia, methods for treating or ameliorating the effects of a disease, such as cancer, in a subject. The methods include: administering to a subject in need thereof (a) a therapeutically effective amount of an alkylating agent; and (b) a therapeutically effective amount of a monoclonal antibody or antigen binding fragment thereof, wherein the monoclonal antibody contains: (i) a heavy chain variable region (VH), which includes an amino acid sequence selected from SEQ ID NO:1, SEQ ID NO:3, SEQ ID NO:5, and SEQ ID NO:7; and (ii) a light chain variable region (VL), which includes an amino acid sequence selected from SEQ ID NO:2, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO:6, and SEQ ID NO:8. Compositions, including pharmaceutical compositions, and kits for treating diseases, such as cancer, are also provided herein. |
| US10799582B2 |
Immunoglobulin polypeptide fractions from products of domestic animals
The present invention provides a means to prepare a product from domestic animal milk, blood or eggs which comprises an array of T-cell exposed motifs similar in identity, distribution and concentration to those found in human immunoglobulin variable regions and to prepare and apply the product as an immune modulating agent for administration either as a nutritional supplement or as a pharmaceutical product. |
| US10799581B2 |
PD-1 peptide inhibitors
This disclosure provides peptides which have a strong affinity for the checkpoint receptor “programmed death 1” (PD-1). These peptides block the interaction of PD-1 with its ligand PD-L1 and can therefore be used for various therapeutic purposes, such as inhibiting the progression of a hyperproliferative disorder, including cancer, treating infectious diseases, enhancing a response to vaccination, and treating sepsis. |
| US10799574B2 |
Method and composition for treating cancer or skin lesion using a vaccine
A method for treating or reducing the incidence of recurrence of cancer, benign tumors or HPV-associated lesions, including skin cancer, and particularly squamous cell carcinoma (SCC and basal-cell carcinoma, by administering one or more doses of HPV recombinant vaccine to a patient. |
| US10799572B2 |
Consensus antigen constructs and vaccines made therefrom, and methods of using the same to treat malaria
Provided herein is consensus amino acid sequences of P. falciparum (P.f.) proteins and their encoding sequences, as well as expression constructs expressing the sequences. Also provided herein are methods for generating an immune response against P. falciparum using the expression constructs provided herein. |
| US10799569B2 |
Peptides and combination of peptides for use in immunotherapy against prostate cancer and other cancers
The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules. |
| US10799560B2 |
HSV vectors for delivery of NT3 and treatment of CIPN
Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for treating neuropathy, embodiments, HSV vectors are provided comprising nucleic acid molecules encoding neurotrophins, such as neurotrophin 3 (NT3). |
| US10799556B2 |
Treatment of myotonic dystrophy
The present invention relates to compositions and methods for treating myotonic dystrophy. |
| US10799555B2 |
PD-1 peptide inhibitors
This disclosure provides peptides which have a strong affinity for the checkpoint receptor “programmed death 1” (PD-1). These peptides block the interaction of PD-1 with its ligand PD-L1 and can therefore be used for various therapeutic purposes, such as inhibiting the progression of a hyperproliferative disorder, including cancer; treating infectious diseases; enhancing a response to vaccination; treating sepsis; and promoting hair re-pigmentation or lightening of pigmented skin lesions. |
| US10799553B2 |
Composition comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding an ELA2 fusion protein and plasmacytoid dendritic cells
The present invention refers to a novel combination of nucleotide and cellular vaccine composition and pharmaceutical composition and use thereof for treating and/or preventing diseases, including infectious diseases, cancer, autoimmune diseases, allergy, diabetes and blood disorders. The vaccine composition comprises a nucleotide sequence encoding an antigenic molecule and gene-modified antigen-presenting cells (APCs), preferably provided as an intermixture. The APCs are modified to express immune modulating molecules. Immunization with the vaccine composition of present invention into a subject, induces the host immune system to respond and generate efficient immunity against either pre-existing disease or protect the host against the disease. |
| US10799551B2 |
Composition for enhancing cognitive function comprising green tea extract which has modified amounts of ingredients
Disclosed is to provide a composition derived from a natural material and which has an excellent effect of enhancing cognitive function and a method for preparing the same. The extract and composition according to one aspect of the present disclosure are derived from a natural material and thus are safe. It can prevent, ameliorate and treat cognitive decline. Therefore, it allows to improve the quality of life of the elderly population without concerns about side effects and promote development of the related industry. |
| US10799548B2 |
Modifying taste and sensory irritation of smokeless tobacco and non-tobacco products
Tobacco products comprising smokeless tobacco products and active ingredients, including those that antagonize nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, the TRPV1 channel, and/or the TRPA1 channel are disclosed. Nicotine replacement therapies comprising active ingredients, including those that antagonize nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, the TRPV1 channel, and/or the TRPA1 channel. The active ingredient may reduce or eliminate sensory irritation arising due to use of the product. Analgesic compositions comprising active ingredients. Methods of reducing taste and sensory irritation by employing an active ingredient. |
| US10799542B2 |
Tetrafunctional bacteriophage
The invention provides a recombinant targeted bacteriophage for expressing a transgene in a target cell transduced with the bacteriophage. The bacteriophage comprises a first nucleic acid sequence encoding a pill capsid minor coat protein that is configured to display a cell-targeting ligand for enabling delivery of the bacteriophage to a target cell, a second nucleic acid sequence encoding at least one pVIII capsid major coat protein that is configured to display a foreign peptide thereon, and a transgene which encodes a protein which exerts a biological effect on the target cell. |
| US10799527B2 |
Oral cholestyramine formulation and use thereof
The invention relates to an oral formulation for targeted delivery of cholestyramine to the colon, comprising a plurality of cholestyramine pellets that are coated with a diffusion-controlled inner coating and an enteric outer coating. The invention also relates to the use of this formulation in the treatment of bile acid malabsorption. |
| US10799524B2 |
Methods for treating hepatitis B infection
This application relates to potent oligonucleotides useful for reducing HBsAg expression and treating HBV infections. |
| US10799523B2 |
Tau antisense oligomers and uses thereof
The present invention relates to oligomer compounds (oligomers), which target Tau mRNA in a cell, leading to reduced expression of Tau protein. Reduction of Tau protein expression is beneficial for the treatment of certain medical disorders, e.g., a neurological disorder. |
| US10799517B2 |
Oral composition of celecoxib for treatment of pain
The present invention relates to a stable oral liquid pharmaceutical composition of celecoxib or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The celecoxib present in the compositions as described herein do not show any precipitation when subjected in Fasted-State Simulated Gastric Fluid (FaSSGF) at pH 2.0, temperature of 37° C.±0.5° C. and under stirring at a speed of 50 rpm at least for 60 minutes. It also relates to the process of preparing and method of using said composition of celecoxib. |
| US10799511B2 |
Methods for reducing or ameliorating mortality and/or morbidity due to chlorine inhalation
The present invention includes compounds, compositions and methods for reducing or ameliorating mortality and/or morbidity due to chlorine inhalation. |
| US10799510B2 |
Derivatives of 6-substituted triazolopyridazines as Rev-Erb agonists
The present invention provides novel 6-substituted [1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-b]pyridazines that are agonists of Rev-Erb. These compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, are suitable means for treating any disease wherein the activation of Rev-Erb has therapeutic effects, for instance in inflammatory and circadian rhythm-related disorders or cardiometabolic diseases. |
| US10799506B2 |
Ribociclib tablet
The present disclosure is directed to oral tablet of ribociclib including its salt(s). One embodiment of the present disclosure is directed to tablet of ribociclib with high drug load with an immediate release profile. One embodiment of the present disclosure is directed to coated tablet of ribociclib. Another embodiment of the present disclosure is directed to coated tablet of ribociclib where the coating is an advanced moisture barrier coating (e.g., Opadry® amb II coating where the coating is PVA based). |
| US10799505B2 |
Crystalline form of (S)-N-(5-((R)-2-(2,5-difluorophenyl)-pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyrazolo[1,5-A]pyrimidin-3-yl)-3-hydroxypyrrolidine-1-carboxamide hydrogen sulfate
A novel crystalline form of (S)-N-(5-((R)-2-(2,5-difluorophenyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-3-yl)-3-hydroxypyrrolidine-1-carboxamide, pharmaceutical compositions containing said crystalline form and the use of said crystalline form in the treatment of pain, cancer, inflammation, neurodegenerative disease or Trypanosoma cruzi infection are disclosed. In some embodiments, the novel crystalline form comprises a stable polymorph of (S)-N-(5-((R)-2-(2,5-difluorophenyl)pyrrolidin-1-yl)-pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-3-yl)-3-hydroxypyrrolidine-1-carboxamide hydrogen sulfate. The present invention is further directed to a process for the preparation of the novel crystalline form. |
| US10799500B2 |
Organic compounds
The invention relates to particular substituted heterocycle fused gamma-carbolines, their prodrugs, in free, solid, pharmaceutically acceptable salt and/or substantially pure form as described herein, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of use in the treatment of diseases involving the 5-HT2A receptor, the serotonin transporter (SERT), pathways involving the dopamine D1 and D2 receptor signaling system, and/or the μ-opioid receptor. |
| US10799499B2 |
Combinatorial therapies of neurological disorders
The present invention relates to combinations and methods for the treatment of neurological disorders related Amyloid beta toxicity and/or neuronal death. More specifically, the present invention relates to novel combinatorial therapies of Alzheimer's disease, Alzheimer's disease related disorders, Parkinson's disease, Lewy body dementia, multiple system atrophy and other related synucleinopathies, Huntington's disease, peripheral neuropathies, alcoholism or alcohol withdrawal, neurological manifestations of drug abuse or drug abuse withdrawal, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord injury, epilepsy, traumatic brain injury or brain ischemic events based on 3-phenylsulfonyl-8-(piperazin-1-yl) quinoline and baclofen and/or acamprosate. |
| US10799498B2 |
Methods of treating depression
The present disclosure relates to methods of transitioning patients or obese patients being treated with vortioxetine to treatment with a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI). The methods provided include delaying administration of the MAOI for certain time periods after stopping administration of vortioxetine. The patients or obese patients possess various capabilities of metabolizing vortioxetine. The current disclosure also includes methods of switching patients to a MAOI intended to treat psychiatric disorders while being treated with vortioxetine. The methods disclosed further comprise determining vortioxetine plasma clearance and washout time for patients with different body fat status and/or different CYP2D6 metabolizer status. |
| US10799494B2 |
Combination of respiratory electron transport chain inhibitors with a cytochrome bd inhibitor
The present invention relates to a combination therapeutic product comprising one or more respiratory electron transport chain inhibitors and a cytochrome bd inhibitor, as defined herein, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the combination therapeutic product and to the use of the combination therapeutic product in the treatment of mycobacterial infections, such as tuberculosis. |
| US10799492B2 |
Deuterated analogs of pridopidine useful as dopaminergic stabilizers
The present invention provides novel deuterated analogs of Pridopidine, i.e. 4-(3-methanesulfonyl-phenyl)-1-propyl-piperidine. Pridopidine is a drug substance currently in clinical development for the treatment of Huntington's disease.In other aspects the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising a deuterated analog of Pridopidine of the invention, and to therapeutic applications of these analogs. |
| US10799487B2 |
Compositions for the treatment of hypertension
Provided herein are pharmaceutical compositions that are useful for the treatment of hypertension comprising an angiotensin II receptor blocker, a diuretic, and a calcium channel blocker. |
| US10799484B2 |
Compositions and methods for treating synucleinopathies
The present invention describes the use of a 5HT3-antagonist, in combination with a 6-propylamino-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1,3-benzothiazole-2-amine, to reduce adverse effects and to facilitate the neuroprotective treatment of a patient suffering from a synucleinopathic disorder to enable a therapeutically effective 6-propylamino-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1,3-benzothiazole-2-amine daily dose without the dose-limiting adverse effects caused by pramipexole when administered alone. |
| US10799481B1 |
Compositions and methods for treating ocular disorders
The present disclosure is directed to compositions comprising oxymetazoline and methods of treating various eye disorders related to drooping eyelids, such as ptosis, in a subject comprising administering to the subject compositions comprising oxymetazoline. |
| US10799480B2 |
Calixpyrrole-based antitumor compounds
Calixpyrrole-based antitumor compounds such as compounds of Formula IX: are described, which can be derivatized to obtain their passive transport on tumor masses through the Enhanced Permeation and Retention, EPR, effect of the neoplastic vasculature. The conjugation of the above-mentioned compounds with peptides/antibodies is further described, for their possible active transport on tumor cells. |
| US10799479B2 |
Self-emulsifying formulations of DIM-related indoles
Disclosed herein are self-emulsifying compositions and formulations of Dimdolylmethane (“DIM”) and certain derivatives of DIM, their uses and methods of making. In particular, the disclosed compositions comprise a DIM-related indole as an active agent and a carrier, wherein the carrier comprises a solvent, one or more surfactants with an HLB of greater than 7, and one or more co-surfactants with an HLB equal to or less than 7. In certain aspects of the invention, the compositions disclosed herein show improved bioavailability. |
| US10799474B2 |
Method of treating leukemia utilizing somatic cell reprogramming
The present invention provides a method for treating leukemia utilizing somatic cell reprogramming. The method includes a step of introduction of somatic cell reprogramming inducing factors Oct-4, Sox-2, Klf4 and c-Myc (OSKM for short) into leukemic cells or a step of utilizing small reprogramming molecules in in-vitro culture. It promotes leukemic cells to initiate process of somatic cell reprogramming in order to induce apoptosis and finally purpose of eliminating leukemic cells in-vivo or in-vitro is achieved. It provides new ideas and methods for clinical treatment of leukemia in the future. |
| US10799466B2 |
Methods for delivering volatile anesthetics for regional anesthesia and/or pain relief
The present invention provides methods for reducing pain in a subject in need of such pain reduction by delivering, e.g., intrathecally or epidurally, a volatile anesthetic such as a halogenated ether compound in an amount effective to reduce pain. Chronic or acute pain may be treated, or the anesthetic may be delivered to the subject to anesthetize the subject prior to a surgery. In certain embodiments, isoflurane, halothane, enflurane, sevoflurane, desflurane, methoxyflurane, xenon, and mixtures thereof may be used. Dosing regimens including a one-time administration, continuous and/or periodic administration are contemplated. |
| US10799465B2 |
Homeopathic therapeutic method and compositions
Methods of producing a Hydrophilic Homeopathic Aqueous Substance Active (HASA)-gel matrix, include the steps of: (a) combining a homeopathic compound and an uninhibited aqueous composition to produce a HASA; (b) combining the HASA with at least one hydrophilic gelling agent; and (c) thereafter, forming the hydrophilic HASA-gel matrix by use of at least one of a thickening agent, a crosslinking agent, or a polymerization agent. |
| US10799459B1 |
Rapidly disintegrating solid oral dosage forms containing dasatinib
The instant application relates to the field of pharmaceutical compositions comprising dasatinb. Furthermore, the instant application relates to a method of treating proliferative disorders in a patient in need thereof, comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of said compositions. |
| US10799457B2 |
Exosomal compositions and methods for the treatment of disease
An exosomal composition is provided that comprises a therapeutic agent encapsulated by an exosome. The therapeutic agent can be a phytochemical agent, a chemotherapeutic agent, or a Stat3 inhibitor. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the exosomal compositions are also provided. Methods for treating an inflammatory disease or a cancer are further provided and include administering an effective amount of an exosomal composition to a subject in need thereof to thereby treat the inflammatory disorder or the cancer. |
| US10799452B2 |
Sublingual therapeutic solutions and methods
Supplement formulations of estrogen blocker, glycogen manager, and muscle recovery solutions and sublingual therapies for increasing absorption rates thereof. The sublingual delivery systems allow the body to absorb up to 94.9% of each dose directly into the bloodstream, completely bypassing the digestion process. Sublingual delivery (under the tongue) results in potencies 4 to 5 times greater than most capsules and powders. An estrogen blocker solution includes purified water, vegetable glycerin, polypropylene glycol, potassium benzoate, citric acid, calcium D glucarate, 7 keto DHEA, IO3, DIM, nettle root extract, agaricus biporus extract, narigin extract, and quercetin dehydrate. Formulas for glycogen manager, and muscle recovery are also disclosed. |
| US10799451B2 |
Nicotine formulation
A method of manufacturing a nicotine-containing mucoadhesive film, by preparing an aqueous solution at a pH of from 9.5 to 13, the solution includes (i) a nicotine salt, (ii) an alkaline pH-regulating agent, and (iii) a film-forming agent including an alginate salt of monovalent cation or a mixture of alginate salts of monovalent cations, the film-forming agent having a mean guluronate (G) content of from 50 to 85% by weight, a mean mannuronate (M) content of from 15 to 50% by weight, a mean molecular weight of from 30,000 g/mol to 90,000 g/mol and being such that a 10% aqueous solution thereof at a temperature of 20° C. has a viscosity of 100-1000 mPas, as measured at a shear rate of 20 rpm by use of a Brookfield viscometer with a spindle No. 2; distributing the solution onto a solid surface; and permitting the solution to dry on said surface. A nicotine-containing mucoadhesive film. |
| US10799444B1 |
Wax for hair removal with thermally activated pigment
A hot wax composition useful in removing hair from skin contains an effective amount of a thermally activated pigment which causes the composition to change color when it is heated sufficiently for use in hair removal and then change color again when the composition has cooled enough to be removed. |
| US10799442B2 |
Compounds useful in the treatment and/or care of the skin, hair, nails, and/or mucous membranes
Compounds of general formula (I): R1-Wm-Xn-AA1-AA2-AA3-AA4-AA5-AA6-Yp-Zq-R2 (I) their stereoisomers, mixtures thereof and/or their cosmetically or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, cosmetic and/or pharmaceutical compositions which contain them and their use in medicine, and in processes of treatment and/or care of the skin, hair and/or mucous membranes, in particular in the aging and photoaging of the skin. |
| US10799441B2 |
Skin treatments containing pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ) esters and methods of preparation and use thereof
The present invention relates to cosmetic or dermatological compositions containing PQQ or its esters, methods of treating or promoting skin changes by topical application of these compositions, and methods of synthesis of PQQ esters. The PQQ ester-containing compositions of the present invention are unexpectedly effective in treating skin, particularly with respect to skin tolerance. When included in a topical composition, the PQQ esters of the present invention have an antioxidant effect that is useful in treating a skin change. |
| US10799437B2 |
Cosmetic material composition
A composition comprising: at least one compound of the chemical structure: [ H x O ( x - 1 ) 2 ] Z y wherein x is and 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 and 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. |
| US10799436B2 |
Composition for surface modification
The present invention relates to a composition for surface modification. The composition for surface modification according to the present invention contains a particular carbodiimide-based compound, thus forms a covalent bond without damaging skin, hair, or fabric, and semipermanently provides desired skin or hair surface modification effects or fabric care effects. |
| US10799433B2 |
Foaming antimicrobial compositions
A foaming antimicrobial composition, which includes a cationic antimicrobial, a combination of surfactants, skin conditioning agent(s), humectant(s), and water, is provided. The composition has excellent antimicrobial properties, while still maintaining skin hydration and mildness. Commonly, the foaming antimicrobial composition is triclosan-free. |
| US10799424B2 |
Child resistant and airtight container
Disclosed herein are modular container systems having child-resistant containers, tray inserts and tray frames. Also disclosed are methods using the modular container systems and methods of storing substances in containers. The containers have a container base and a container cap and provide for child-resistant containers. A user can releasably remove the container cap from container base with a squeeze and lift sequence. For example, the user squeezes opposite sides of the container base, which releases a locking mechanism and allows for removal of the cap by lifting or pulling the container cap off from the container base. The components of the modular container system are modular and stackable. The modular system allow for organized, efficient, accessible and storage of the child-resistant containers. The modular container system also allows for easy counting, sorting and processing of the containers. |
| US10799420B2 |
Portable roller massager
A portable roller massager includes an elongate center shaft having a longitudinal axis extending between a first end and a second end, a roller section rotatably positioned about an outer surface of the elongate center shaft and extending not entirely between the first and second ends, a first handle member movably attachable to the first end of the elongate center shaft, and a second handle member movably attachable to the second end of the elongate center shaft. The elongate center shaft, roller section, first handle member, and second handle member cooperate to form a portable roller massager for massaging and treating a person's muscles. |
| US10799418B2 |
Cushion structure for massager movement touch switch
A cushion structure for a massager movement touch switch includes a movement main body and touch switch, where the main body includes a massage head, movement box and fixing plate, where the fixing plate is positioned below the movement box and has guide holes, and the bottom side of the movement box is configured with guide rods, each guide rod movably passed through the corresponding guide hole; springs are configured between the movement box and fixing plate, and the movement box, fixing plate respectively have positioning grooves adapted for the abutment and positioning of the upper, lower sides of each spring. One side of the touch switch is fixed to the fixing plate, and another side thereof is configured with a transmission rod, with an elastic body configured between the upper side of the transmission rod and the bottom side of the movement box, thereby having a cushioning function. |
| US10799413B1 |
Therapeutic session restraint chair
A restraint chair includes a supporting frame with a seat and a desk. A wrist capture bar is associated with the desk and is displaceable between a retracted position and an extended position. An ankle capture bar is associated with the desk pedestal and is displaceable between a disengaged position and an engaged position. Control levers positioned behind the seat are coupled with the wrist capture bar and the ankle capture bar via a link assembly. Translation of the control levers effects respective displacement of the wrist capture bar between the retracted position and the extended position and of the ankle capture bar between the disengaged position and the engaged position. |
| US10799412B1 |
Surgical table for direct anterior surgical approach of the hip
Surgical table for providing hyperextension of the hip joint during direct anterior approach without need for lowering the distal end of the operating table. The attachment will allow external rotation as well as adduction for better exposure of the proximal end of the femur. It further allow for motorized traction of the lower extremity controlled by the operating surgeon. The inventive device conveniently incorporates a femoral elevator mechanism that will raise the proximal end of the femoral bone for better visualization through the surgical wound and easier reaming of the femoral canal. |
| US10799410B2 |
Excreta disposal apparatus customized to human body
A excreta disposal apparatus is customized to a human body and includes a body having a seating unit, which has a shape corresponding to the curved shape of the genital area and buttocks of the human body and also has a disposal space open toward the genital area and buttocks of the human body so as to take excreta discharged from the human body. A main body unit, which is connected to the seating unit, is mountable between the legs of the human body and has a receiving space therein. A discharge channel is provided in the receiving space and communicates with the disposal space to discharge the excreta in the disposal space to the outside. |
| US10799409B2 |
Subject support apparatuses
A subject support apparatus includes an upper portion including a torso panel having a first end and a second end, a loop strap having a first free end extending from the first end of the torso panel and a second free end extending from the second end of the torso panel and configured to couple the first end of the torso panel to the second end of the torso panel to form a closed loop, and a pair of shoulder straps coupled to the torso panel and extending from a top edge of the torso panel. The subject support apparatus also includes a lower portion coupled to the pair of shoulder straps and extending from a bottom edge of the torso panel. The lower portion has a seat piece having a front end and a rear end. |
| US10799408B2 |
Adhesive patch and method of using the same
The disclosure provides, in part, adhesive patches for repairing damaged surfaces of health care devices. In one of its aspects the disclosure provides a method of repairing the surface of health care device by applying an adhesive patch over a damaged portion of the surface, the patch comprising a film layer and an adhesive layer. In another one of its aspects, the disclosure provides an adhesive patch for repairing the surface of a health care device comprising a film layer and an adhesive layer. |
| US10799404B2 |
Clamp mechanism for litter
A clamping mechanism is provided far attaching an instrument to a litter pole. The mechanism includes a platform, a base, first and second clamps, a quick-release pin and first and second thumb screws. The platform attaches the instrument and includes an elongated plate terminating in serifs at both ends. The base disposes the platform and includes a floor bounded by corner posts that extend above the floor, a block that extends below the floor, and a flange. The flange extends below the floor opposite the block, and the flange includes a first hinge. The clamp pivots on the base between the black and the flange. The clamp includes a second hinge that engages the first hinge, a curve member that connects to the second hinge for receiving the pole, and a tang that connects to the curve member. The spacer includes a convex surface to engage a joint on the pole and a flat surface opposite the convex surface to engage the block. The quick-release pin inserts through an adjacent pair of the corner posts disposed between the serifs. The first thumb-screw passes through the tang and into the block. The second thumb screw passes through the block and against the spacer to press towards the joint. |
| US10799403B2 |
Patient transport apparatus with controlled auxiliary wheel deployment
A patient transport apparatus transports a patient over a floor surface. The patient transport apparatus comprises a support structure and support wheels coupled to the support structure. An auxiliary wheel is coupled to the support structure to influence motion of the patient transport apparatus over the floor surface to assist users. An actuator is operatively coupled to the auxiliary wheel and operable to move the auxiliary wheel relative to the support structure from a retracted position to a deployed position. A user interface sensor is operatively connected to the actuator and configured to generate signals responsive to the user touching the user interface. A controller is operatively coupled to the user interface sensor and the actuator to operate the actuator in response to detection of signals. |
| US10799402B2 |
Disposable absorbent articles
An absorbent article comprising a first and second plurality of elastics. The first plurality of elastics may be disposed in a front and a crotch region. The second plurality of elastics may be disposed in a back region and the crotch region. The first and second plurality of elastics may be linear and parallel with a transverse axis of the article. |
| US10799395B1 |
Tarsus eyelid support
Embodiments disclosed herein relate to a device and method for holding a superior tarsus of an eye in a closed position. Some embodiments of the device can comprise a first main surface configured to be applied against an upper eyelid having eyelashes when the upper eyelid is in a closed position such that an inferior edge of the eyelid patch is positioned above the eyelashes of the upper eyelid. The first main surface can have an adhesive thereon. The device is configured to be applied above the eyelashes, below the eyebrow, and to form multiple curvatures to maintain sufficient rigidity to maintain the upper eyelid in a closed position. Additionally, some embodiments of the device have thinned or more flexible portions that can improve the conformability and fit of the device to the user's anatomy. |
| US10799392B2 |
Controller for a surgical laser
The invention relates to a controller for a surgical laser. According to the invention, the controller is adapted to control a laser in order to produce two or more three-dimensional compression zones, each comprising a plurality of lesions, inside a lens cortex of a crystalline lens of the eye using a laser pulse or multiple laser pulses, wherein the controller is adapted such that a laser can be calibrated with respect to a reference point within the lens, and each of the compression zones produced has a length in a radial direction, a depth in a direction parallel to the optical or visual axis and an average width in a direction parallel to a tangent of the lens cortex, wherein the sum of the average widths of all compression zones is 0.1 to 2 millimeter for every 1 diopter of desired gain in accommodation amplitude of the lens. |
| US10799391B2 |
Scrotal sheet
A scrotal sheet includes a paste/water-retaining material layer containing at least moisture and a cooling material that uses vaporization heat resulting from evaporation of the moisture, a surface material layer on a surface of the paste/water-retaining material layer, and a notch configured to from a three-dimensional shape to surround the scrotum when the scrotal sheet is used. |
| US10799385B2 |
Ostomy appliance with layered base plate
A base plate of an ostomy appliance includes a first adhesive layer and a masking element. The first adhesive layer includes a stomal opening with a center point and a proximal surface configured to be attached to a skin surface of a user. The masking element is arranged on a distal surface of the first adhesive layer and is more insulative than the first adhesive layer. A plurality of electrodes is arranged on the distal surface of the first adhesive layer, where each electrode includes a sensing part and a conductor part. The masking element is arranged between the conductor part of each electrode and the first adhesive layer. The electrodes are formed on a proximal surface of a support layer. |
| US10799378B2 |
Pliant members for receiving and aiding in the deployment of vascular prostheses
A vascular prosthesis deployment device and related methods are disclosed. In some embodiments the deployment device may include a delivery catheter assembly. The delivery catheter assembly may include a pliant member, wherein the pliant member is configured receive a vascular prosthesis. The pliant member may also be configured to aid in incrementally deploying a vascular prosthesis. |
| US10799376B2 |
Systems and method for stent manufacturing using protective shields
The present disclosure is directed to a stent manufacturing assembly including an inner shield, a patterned metal sheet, and an outer shield. The patterned metal sheet may include a polymer coating with an embedded therapeutic agent. The inner shield, patterned metal sheet, and outer shield are arranged in a layered configuration and placed in a stent rolling mechanism with a mandrel. In particular, the patterned metal sheet is disposed on the outer shield and the inner shield is disposed on the patterned metal sheet in the layered configuration. In the layered configuration, the stent manufacturing assembly is rolled by the rolling mechanism into a tubular shape and welded to form a tubular stent. |
| US10799375B2 |
Aortic bare stent and aortic dissection stent
An aortic bare stent and an aortic dissection stent are disclosed. The aortic bare stent is in a tubular net structure, with multiple support stents in circles and arranged along an axial direction. Two adjacent support stents are connected by a connector stent. The connector stent is made of a hyper-elastic material. A flexural rigidity of the connector stent is less than that of the support stent. The support stent is made of a single-strand hyper-elastic nickel titanium wire or formed by cutting a nickel titanium tubing. The connector stent is made of a multi-strand composite wire. The multi-strand composite wire is formed by twisting or weaving multiple strands of filaments, and each strand of filament is independently of a nickel titanium material. |
| US10799371B2 |
Sizing instrument for use in a surgical procedure to implant a stemless humeral component
A stemless humeral component for replacing the humeral head of a patient's humerus includes a support flange having a number of cantilevered legs extending distally away from a bottom surface thereof. Instruments and methods for surgically installing the stemless humeral component are also disclosed. |
| US10799364B2 |
Revision implant augments, systems, and methods
A revision implant component comprising a body having a plurality of screw holes and a tapered head configured to engage a talar dome component of a multi-component ankle prosthesis. A surgical method is disclosed which includes creating an incision in a patient, exposing a multi-component ankle prosthesis implanted in a patient, disassembling at least one component of the multi-component ankle prosthesis, affixing a revision implant component to non-damaged bone using screws, and coupling the revision implant component to a talar dome of the multi-component ankle prosthesis. |
| US10799363B2 |
Bone replacement implants with mechanically biocompatible cellular material
A methodology integrating muitiscale analysis and design optimization to design a novel bone replacement implant made of a functionally graded cellular material that meets fatigue requirements imposed by cyclic loadings. The pore microarchitecture, described by interconnectivity, porosity, pore size as well as pore topology, is optimally designed for tissue regeneration and mechanical strength. The method can contribute to the development of a new generation of bone replacement implants with a graded cellular microstructure. |
| US10799362B2 |
Aortic valve reconstruction training kit
A training kit is provided for practicing aortic valve reconstruction. The aortic valve reconstruction training kit is provided with a blood vessel model and multiple valve leaflet models, and the blood vessel model has a base-capped or base-uncapped cylindrical form having an opening formed on at least the top part thereof. The blood vessel model also has a valve ring part which is formed in the middle of the cylinder and to which the valve leaflet models can be sutured. By using the training kit, it becomes possible to practice a suturing technique that is believed to be the most difficult in aortic valve reconstruction, namely, a technique of accurately suturing a new valve leaflet to a valve ring part, to which an abnormal valve leaflet has been attached, of a cylindrical aorta while viewing the inside of the aorta from above. |
| US10799358B2 |
Catheter system for selectively manipulating and connecting cardiac tissues
A minimally invasive catheter and methods are provided for adjusting the chordae associated with an atrio-ventricular valve and for modifying the geometry of selected cardiac chambers. Clamps carried by the catheter are part of a prosthetic clamp assembly that includes the clamps and a cord attached to each of the clamps. The cord length can be adjusted after the clamps are attached to tissue. The clamps can be operated simultaneously or independently. |
| US10799354B2 |
Devices, systems, and methods for reshaping a heart valve annulus
Anchors for securing an implant within a body organ and/or reshaping a body organ are provided herein. Anchors are configured for deployment in a body lumen or vasculature of the patient that are curved or conformable to accommodate anatomy of the patient. Such anchors can include deformable or collapsible structures upon tensioning of a bridging element in a lateral direction, or segmented tubes that can be adjusted by tightening of one or more tethers extending therethrough. Such anchors can be used as a posterior anchor in a blood vessel in implant systems having a tensioned bridging element extending between the posterior anchor and an anterior anchor deployed at another location within or along the body organ. Methods of deploying such anchors, and use of multiple anchors or multiple bridging elements to a single anchor are also provided. |
| US10799351B2 |
Retainers for transcatheter heart valve delivery systems
A delivery device 10 for a collapsible prosthetic heart valve includes a catheter assembly 16 including a shaft 26 around which a compartment 23 is defined, the compartment 23 being adapted to receive the valve in an assembled condition, and a retainer 30 including a pusher 32 and a holder 34 adapted to retain a stent portion 106 of the valve. The catheter assembly 16 also includes a distal sheath 24 adapted to selectively cover and uncover the compartment 23 and the valve, the distal sheath 24 extending around the shaft 26 at least when the distal sheath 24 covers the compartment 23. The pusher 32 includes one or more recesses 40 in a retention edge 33 thereof, each recess 40 being adapted to receive a junction 107 at an end of the stent portion 106 of the valve. The holder 34 includes one or more elongated ribs 50, each rib 50 being adapted to fit into a cell opening 108 of the stent portion 106 of the valve. |
| US10799348B2 |
Reinforced inflatable medical devices
An inflatable structure for use in biological lumens and methods of making and using the same are disclosed. The structure can have an inflatable balloon formed into a plurality of cells encircled by a shell. A strap can extend between the cells. The shell can have proximal and distal tapered necks, longitudinally-oriented flutes, and apertures at the proximal and distal ends of the shell. The shell can include a reinforcement having tapered sections over the necks and strips extending between the tapered sections. A semi-compliant or compliant balloon can be placed around the outside of the inflatable structure. |
| US10799339B2 |
Intraocular lens injector
There is provided an intraocular lens injector configured to inject an intraocular lens 7 having an optical portion 8 and a pair of support portions 9a, 9b extending from the optical portion 8 into an eye, including: an injector main body 2 having a lens setting portion 6 on which the intraocular lens 7 is set; a holding portion 14 that holds a tip end part of a front support portion 9a of the pair of support portions 9a, 9b, which is disposed in front of the lens setting portion 6; and a guide mechanism (11c, 14a) that guides the optical portion 8 to pass under the holding portion 14 when the intraocular lens 7 is pushed out by the pushing member 5 so that the optical portion 8 is displaced downward relatively to the front support portion 9a held by the holding portion 14. |
| US10799337B2 |
Impermeable inner shell for a breast implant
An implantable device includes a first sealed flexible shell configured for implantation within a breast of a human subject, an elastic filler material contained within the first sealed flexible shell, and a second sealed flexible, inelastic shell, which is disposed within the elastic filler material inside the first sealed flexible shell and is inflated with a volume of gas. The second shell includes a material selected such that an amount of the gas escaping from the second shell does not exceed 10−8 Torr-liter/second when the gas pressure inside the second shell is 250 mbar higher than the gas pressure outside the second shell. |
| US10799334B2 |
System, devices and methods for anatomically correct reconstruction of ligaments
A method, system and devices for the reconstruction of ribbon shaped ligaments following the anatomical native insertion sites of the ligaments in the corresponding bones is described. The reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament of the human knee is depicted. The system includes a device for positioning and creating bone-tunnels, the preparation of grafts and the fixation thereof. The devices intended for bone tunnel creation take into account the ribbon-shaped nature of the ligament and can be adjusted to patient specific anatomy and take into consideration the various typologies of the ligament insertion sites. The method and devices for graft preparation are construed to reflect the anatomy of ligaments under consideration as close as possible to native ligaments by imitating the ribbon-like nature of native ligaments. The presented fixation methods follow this principle and are intended to support the ribbon-like nature of the grafts and are intended to support in-growth of the grafts. Furthermore, accessories supporting preparation of the grafts are presented. |
| US10799333B2 |
Magnetic assisted in-situ tubular stentgraft fenestration
A magnet assisted surgical device, system, and method employs magnetic sections, catheters, and guidewires to modify tubular stentgrafts in-situ. One example application provides a more reliable way for surgeons to modify stentgrafts insitu to allow blood flow to continue to branching blood vessels that would otherwise be blocked by the stentgraft itself. One such method includes placing a tip section of the device in the desired location, deploying a stentgraft, placing a magnetic device inside the stentgraft, connecting the magnetic device to the tip section, and excising the portion of the stentgraft held between the magnet and the tip section. |
| US10799332B2 |
Vascular device marker attachment
A medical device can include an elongate manipulation member, and a thrombectomy device connected to the elongate manipulation member. The thrombectomy device can have a first configuration and a second configuration, the thrombectomy device being expandable from the first configuration to the second configuration. The thrombectomy device can include an arcuate marker-mounting projection attached to a portion of the thrombectomy device configured to contact a thrombus. A marker can be coupled to, and extending around, the arcuate marker-mounting projection with the marker and the arcuate marker-mounting projection contacting each other at three discrete locations. A method for engaging a thrombus can include advancing a thrombectomy device to a location radially adjacent to a thrombus in a blood vessel. The thrombectomy device can be positioned such that a marker, disposed at a proximal end of a working length of thrombectomy device, is proximal to or longitudinally aligned with a proximal end of the thrombus, and can be expanded into the thrombus. |
| US10799331B2 |
System for removing a thrombus from a blood vessel
A system for mechanically capturing and removing a thrombus from a blood vessel includes a flexible guidewire adapted to contact the thrombus in the blood vessel, an aspiration catheter, an elongate catheter, and a self-expanding body fixedly attached to a distal end portion of the elongate catheter. The self-expanding body extends distally from the elongate catheter for capturing the thrombus. The self-expanding body preferably has a proximal end portion with a tapered shape and an open distal end. The self-expanding body is permeable for allowing blood to pass through the self-expanding body and into the central lumen of the aspiration catheter. The system may further include a thrombolytic drug to help dissolve the thrombus before capturing the thrombus with the self-expanding body. |
| US10799321B2 |
Method for monitoring the position of teeth
A method for monitoring the position of the teeth of a patient includes the following steps: a) modeling a target position of the teeth in the form of a target model; b) after a time interval, modeling an updated position of the teeth in the form of an updated model; c) comparing the target and updated models. |
| US10799317B2 |
Disposable housings for encasing handle assemblies and methods of use
A disposable housing includes a housing portion and a memory. The housing portion defines a cavity therein configured to receive a motor operable, inner core handle assembly. At least a portion of the housing portion has a color that corresponds to a color of one type of end effector or adapter assembly. The memory has stored therein at least one operating parameter for the inner core handle assembly. |
| US10799314B2 |
Electronic vision system and use thereof
The electronic vision system for assisting a skin care professional during treatment generally has: a support structure; a monitor being mounted to the support structure and having a sagittal plane; a video camera mounted to the support structure via an articulation, a field of view extending along an optical axis and a sagittal axis, the articulation having at least one pivot joint allowing pivoting movement of the optical axis relative to the monitor and preventing rotation of the video camera relative to the monitor and maintaining the parallelism of the sagittal axis of the video camera and the sagittal plane of the monitor; and a signal connection between the video camera and the monitor allowing the monitor to display a real-time video. |
| US10799305B2 |
Variable drive force apparatus and method for robotic catheter system
A robotic system includes a bedside system comprising an axial drive mechanism and a rotational drive mechanism. An engagement mechanism engages and disengages a percutaneous device from at least one of the axial drive mechanism and rotational drive mechanism. A remote work station includes a user interface and a control system operatively coupled to the user interface. The control system is configured to communicate a control signal to the engagement mechanism to engage and disengage the percutaneous device from one of the axial drive mechanism and rotational drive mechanism. |
| US10799295B1 |
Computer-aided design and preparation of bone graft
Described herein is a method of preparing a bone graft product, comprising computer-guided precision cutting an unshaped piece of bone from a human cadaver or a bovine animal to provide a shaped piece of bone having a predetermined shape that is determined by a human being using computer-aided design. Bone graft products prepared using this method and methods of grafting these products are also disclosed. |
| US10799294B2 |
Virtual operating room layout planning and analysis tool
A method and system to generate an operating room layout plan for a surgical procedure involving a patient and a trajectory of access. A patient model is positioned in a virtual coordinate space representing the operating room, and is rendered, along with the trajectory of access relative to the patient, on a display. The trajectory of access defines a zone of operation in the virtual coordinate space. The planning system receives selection of a navigation camera location in the virtual coordinate space; renders a navigation camera model visually indicating an operative field of view; determines whether the navigation camera has a direct line-of-sight to the zone of operation and, if not, indicates an error; and outputs the operating room layout plan based on the location of the models in the virtual coordinate space. |
| US10799290B2 |
Microwave tissue dissection and coagulation
A surgical instrument is configured to concurrently dissect and coagulate tissue. The surgical instrument includes a handle and a shaft extending distally from the handle. The shaft includes an outer hypotube, a lumen coaxially-disposed within the hypotube and extending beyond a distal end thereof, a coaxial feedline coaxially-disposed within the lumen, and having an inner conductor and an outer conductor disposed coaxially about the inner conductor, and a coolant tube coaxially-disposed between the lumen and the coaxial feedline to form an inflow conduit and an outflow conduit. The instrument further includes a dissecting head assembly coupled to a distal end of the shaft. The dissecting head assembly includes a dielectric core having a substantially planar radiating surface and at least one non-radiating surface, a reflective coating disposed on the at least one non-radiating surface of the dielectric core, and a blade extending from the radiating surface. |
| US10799288B2 |
Devices and methods for left atrial appendage closure
Described here are devices, systems, and methods for closing the left atrial appendage. The methods described here utilize a closure device for closing the left atrial appendage and guides or expandable elements with ablation or abrading elements to ablate or abrade the left atrial appendage. In general, these methods include positioning a balloon at least partially within the atrial appendage, positioning a closure assembly of a closure device around an exterior of the atrial appendage, inflating the balloon, partially closing the closure assembly, ablating the interior tissue of the atrial appendage with the inflated balloon, removing the balloon from the atrial appendage, and closing the atrial appendage with the closure assembly. |
| US10799285B2 |
Skin rejuvenation resurfacing device and method of use
A skin rejuvenation resurfacing apparatus comprising an oscillating, reciprocating high speed, needle-based device and its related procedure for inducing mechanical trauma to an area of the skin to be treated. |
| US10799282B2 |
Method for employing single fault safe redundant signals
An electrosurgical system includes an electrosurgical instrument coupled to an electrosurgical generator. The electrosurgical system may include a first sensor and a second sensor, which are configured to detect redundant tissue properties and output a signal corresponding thereto. The electrosurgical system has a signal processing circuit for receiving and modifying the output signal from the second sensor. The electrosurgical generator may include a controller for receiving an output signal from the first sensor and a processed signal from the signal processing circuit. The controller compares the two signals received and shuts down the system based on the comparison of the first sensor and a processed signal. |
| US10799279B2 |
Handle to apply a torque and delivery unit provided with such handle
A handle connectable to a screw-type mechanical drive component for transmitting to the latter a first torque comprises first connection means, defining a constraint axis, for the connection of the handle to the mechanical drive component, a ring nut to which a second torque is manually applicable, support means of the ring nut for rotatably supporting the latter around an axis of rotation coinciding, in use, with the constraint axis, second means for connecting the ring nut to the support means, for connecting/disconnecting the ring nut and the support means in a mechanical and selective way, so that the ring nut is kinematically connected to the support means when rotated around the axis of rotation with a second torque lower than a threshold value and kinematically disconnected from the same upon exceeding such a threshold value. |
| US10799277B2 |
Anti-penetration bone implant device and method
A device for engagement with a bone includes a dynamically expandable tip (12), a dynamically expandable ring (40), or other dynamically expandable insert (60, 62, 401L) that reacts to forces pushing the implant into bone tissue. The tip (12), ring (40) or insert (60, 62, 401L) expands at least normal to the direction of motion, increasing contact area between the surrounding bone tissue and the material and thereby reducing the occurrence of high areas of contact stress in the adjacent bone tissue. The tip (12), ring (40) or insert (60, 62, 401L) translates forces along an axis of motion into lateral frictional forces that can resist penetration into the bone tissue without the need for additional operator or patient interaction. A method of reducing migration of the device for engagement includes the steps of providing the device and inserting the device within bone tissue. |
| US10799276B2 |
Bone fixation system, assembly, implants, devices, insertion guides, and methods of use
Guides, implants, devices, instruments, systems, and assemblies for achieving bone fusion are disclosed. A bone fusion system, including an implant template, a guide wire for insertion through the implant template, a plate for receiving the guide wire, and an alignment guide apparatus for coupling to the plate. Methods of using a bone fusion system for achieving bone fusion are also disclosed. |
| US10799270B2 |
Conical end cap for intramedullary nail
An end cap is provided comprising a head with a tool engagement portion and a shaft with a tip, wherein the shaft comprises a threaded conical portion starting from the tip and extending in a direction to the head. The thread may be provided with a constant pitch, i.e. with a constant distance between the turns of the thread. |
| US10799267B2 |
Caged floating seal assembly
A seal assembly establishes sealing engagement with a plurality of differently dimensioned instruments passing through a trocar. The seal assembly is a caged seal assembly movably disposed within the trocar and includes at least two seal segments disposable into and out of a sealing orientation relative to the instrument. A cage structure of the seal assembly includes at least two cage segments each connected to a seal segment, a biasing assembly connected to the cage structure and disposed and structured to normally bias the seal segments into sealing orientation. |
| US10799262B2 |
Snare for removing tumor
Disclosed herein is a snare (transparent cap) for removing a polyp which includes a stalk and a head connected to the stalk, wherein the snare includes: a body having a hollow tubular shape and an interior of which is partitioned into a plurality of chambers; a ring mounted to at least part of the body using elasticity; a first snare discharged outside the body through a first chamber among the plurality of chambers and hooks the stalk; and a second snare which is discharged outside the body through a second chamber among the plurality of chambers, wherein when the stalk is spread according to pulling the first snare that hooks the stalk, and the second snare pulls a first portion in a lower end of the stalk as spread including the head, the ring is discharged from the body and shrinks through the elasticity and then fixes the first portion. |
| US10799260B2 |
Shear stress ultrasonic cutting blade
An ultrasonic horn for use with an ultrasonic surgical handpiece including a resonator comprises a linear cutting blade at the distal end of a horn body. The linear cutting blade includes adjacent side-by-side rows of teeth each of which includes a land through which ultrasonic energy is propagated outwardly from the distal end. The lands of the rows of teeth are angled so that the propagated ultrasonic energy of one plurality of lands intersects the propagated ultrasonic energy from the other row of lands. Shear stress fields are developed at the intersections of the ultrasonic energy that will perform the cutting function on target tissue. An irrigation arrangement is also disclosed. |
| US10799251B2 |
Tools and systems for solid form and graft implantation
This invention provides tools and kits for removal of a graft and/or for implantation of a solid or semi-solid form or graft within an appropriate desired tissue minimizing the potential for or actual breakage of the implant or graft during the stated process. Kits comprising such tools and methods making use of same are provided, as well. |
| US10799250B2 |
Plantar plate repair
A kit for plantar plate repair may include implants and instruments specific to the procedure, such as an implant assembly, a needle assembly, a distractor, a needle driver, and k-wires. Methods of assembling the items of the kit and methods of plantar plate repair are disclosed. |
| US10799249B2 |
Orthopedic instrumentation
An instrumentation system that includes a reamer sleeve having a reamer wall and a wedge body, the reamer wall being oriented about a central longitudinal axis. The reamer wall includes an inner passage that is sized to receive insertion of a reference instrument that is structured for placement in a canal in a bone. The inner passage can be centrally oriented about a longitudinal axis that is offset from at least the central longitudinal axis of the reamer wall. The wedge body can have a wedge surface that extends axially in a direction that is non-parallel and non-perpendicular to the central longitudinal axis. The apparatus also can include a cap having an opening that is sized to receive insertion of the wedge body. The cap can further include an inner wall having a tapered wall section that is oriented to matingly engage the wedge surface of the wedge body. |
| US10799242B2 |
Adjustable heart valve implant
Systems and methods are provided for repairing a heart valve, such as a mitral, tricuspid or aortic valve, using an adjustable and removable implant that can be delivered to the heart through the apex in a simplified and non-invasive manner. The implant can include a prosthetic valve portion coupled to a proximal end of a shaft, and an anchor portion coupled to a distal end of the shaft. The prosthetic valve can be suspended within an opening of the heart valve while the anchor portion is affixed to the apex of the heart. When the implant is deployed, a distance between the prosthetic valve portion and the anchor portion can be adjusted, and/or the implant or a portion thereof can be rotated to thereby change the position of the prosthetic valve within the heart valve. This can allow correcting for post-implantation movements of the implant to mitigate potential complications. |
| US10799241B2 |
Tissue ligation devices and controls therefor
Described here are devices for closing one or more tissues, and handles for controlling these devices. Generally, the devices described here comprise a snare loop assembly, wherein the snare loop assembly comprises a snare and a suture loop, and a handle for controlling the snare loop assembly. In some variations the snare loop assembly may comprise a retention member that may releasably connect the suture loop to the snare. In other variations the devices comprise one or more force-reducing suture locks to help prevent the suture loop from inadvertently disengaging from the snare loop assembly. In still other variations, the excess-suture management features. The handles described here may be configured to remove excess suture from a suture loop, and may also be configured to release the suture loop from the snare loop assembly. |
| US10799240B2 |
Surgical instrument comprising a staple firing lockout
A surgical severing and stapling instrument, suitable for laparoscopic and endoscopic clinical procedures, clamps tissue within an end effector of an elongate channel pivotally opposed by an anvil. An E-beam firing bar moves distally through the clamped end effector to sever tissue and to drive staples on each side of the cut. The E-beam firing bar affirmatively spaces the anvil from the elongate channel to assure properly formed closed staples, especially when an amount of tissue is clamped that is inadequate to space the end effector. In particular, an upper pin of the firing bar longitudinally moves through an anvil slot and a channel slot is captured between a lower cap and a middle pin of the firing bar to assure a minimum spacing. Forming the E-beam from a thickened distal portion and a thinned proximal strip enhances manufacturability and facilitates use in such articulating surgical instruments. |
| US10799235B2 |
Suturing device for treament of pelvic floor disorders
The invention relates to a suturing device used to place sutures inside the human body during various medical procedures. The suturing device includes an elongate body member, a needle deployment mechanism and a needle receiving portion. The elongate body member has a distal portion that defines an opening. The needle deployment mechanism is disposed at least partially within the elongate body member for moving a needle out of the opening at the distal portion of the elongate body member into a tissue; and the needle receiving portion is provided at the distal portion of the elongate body member to capture the needle. The needle receiving portion has a non-planar surface with walls that are non-parallel with respect to a longitudinal direction of the needle receiving portion such that the walls converge to form an aperture formed in the needle receiving portion to receive the needle. |
| US10799226B2 |
Surgical adaptor and method
A surgical adaptor comprises a first member is attachable to a first surgical instrument having a projection that defines an axis. A second member is attachable to a second surgical instrument such that the second surgical instrument is movable in at least two degrees of freedom relative to the axis. Surgical systems, instruments and methods are disclosed. |
| US10799221B2 |
Electromagnetic piercing devices and methods
A device for providing a magnetic force to a sampling needle. The device may include with a sheath having a proximal end and a distal end, a needle slidably received within the distal end of the sheath and an actuator component located at least partially within the distal end of the sheath, the actuator component configured to apply a magnetic force to the needle. The actuator component may include a coil located within the distal end of the sheath and a current source in electrical communication with the coil. The current source may include one or more capacitors, a DC power source, a first switch configured to cause the DC power source to charge the capacitors upon activation and a second switch configured to cause the capacitors to discharge to the coil upon activation. |
| US10799219B2 |
Ultrasound imaging system and method for displaying an acquisition quality level
A system and a method of ultrasound imaging includes acquiring ultrasound data, acquiring a quality parameter while acquiring the ultrasound data, determining an acquisition quality level based on the quality parameter, displaying an image generated based on the ultrasound data and displaying an ROI on the ultrasound image, where a color of the ROI represents the acquisition quality level. |
| US10799218B2 |
Automated segmentation of tri-plane images for real time ultrasonic imaging
An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system and method enable the automatic acquisition of standard view planes of the heart in real time, such as the AP4, AP3, and AP2 views. A 3D image of the heart is acquired and the processed in conjunction with a geometrical heart model. The heart model is fitted to the heart in its acquired pose to segment the desired image planes from the 3D image data. During successive image acquisition intervals the image planes are tracked through successive image data as a multi-plane system to update a display of the multiple images. The successive image acquisitions can be volume image acquisitions or multi-plane acquisitions of just the tracked image planes during each acquisition interval. |
| US10799206B2 |
System and method for calibrating an imaging system
A method of calibrating a system for imaging a subject is provided. The method includes determining a position of an X-ray source of the system operative to transmit X-rays through the subject; and calibrating the position of the X-ray source with respect to a detector of the system, based at least in part on a field of view of the X-ray source, the detector operative to receive the X-rays transmitted by the X-ray source. In embodiments, the method includes positioning an X-ray source of the system via a controller at one or more calibration positions based at least in part on at least one camera of the system. In such embodiments the X-ray source is disposed on a mobile arm and operative to transmit X-rays through the subject, and a field of view of the X-ray source is directed substantially towards the detector at each of the calibration positions. |
| US10799201B2 |
C-arm imaging system having coaxial independent rotation of monitors
A C-arm X-ray imaging system is provided. The C-arm X-ray imaging system includes a base, an extension arm, a first monitor coupled to the base via a first end of the extension arm, a support, and a second monitor coupled to the base via the support. The first end of the extension arm and the support are vertically aligned and configured to rotate about a common rotational axis to enable independent rotation of the first and second monitors. |
| US10799200B2 |
Pet system with crystal or detector unit spacing
A nuclear scanner includes an annular support structure (12) which supports a plurality of radiation detector units (14), each detector unit including crystals (52), tiles (66) containing an array of crystals, or modules (14) of tiles. The detector units define annular ranks of crystals, and the annular ranks of crystals define spaces between the ranks. In another embodiment, the crystals define axial spaces between crystals. Separate rings of crystals have axial spaces that are staggered such that no area of the imaging region is missed. The spaces between the detector units may be adjusted to form uniform or non-uniform spacing. Moving the patient through the annular support structure compensates for reduced sampling under the spaces between ranks. |
| US10799192B2 |
Method and apparatus for partial volume identification from photon-counting macro-pixel measurements
A method and apparatuses are provided to identify and correct partial volume errors (PVEs) in material decomposition of a spectral computed tomography (CT) scan, due to different X-ray trajectories incident on a same macro-pixel passing through different material components (e.g., bone and water). Macro-pixels are virtual crystals generated by aggregating the signals/counts from several smaller actual pixels (i.e., micro-pixels) of a detector array. Thus, when a PVE is identified within a macro-pixel, the separate signals/counts from the micro-pixels can be used for material decomposition, instead of the aggregated signals/counts of the macro-pixel, thereby providing improved spatial resolution of the material components and, at least partial, overcoming the PVE. A measure of the difference between spectrally-resolved counts based a material projection lengths (e.g., from a calibrated lookup table) and the measured counts of the macro-pixel can be used to identify PVEs, e.g., when the difference measure exceeds a predefined threshold. |
| US10799191B2 |
Streakline visualization apparatus and method
In a streakline visualization apparatus, a processing unit calculates, by using an expression including a correction value for correcting an error attributable to accelerated motion of a plurality of grid points represented by position information, time differential values of velocities of fluid on the plurality of grid points at each of the plurality of first time points. The processing unit calculates, based on the velocities and the time differential values of the velocities of the fluid on the plurality of grid points at each of the plurality of first time points, positions of a series of a plurality of particles sequentially outputted from a particle generation source as analysis time progresses at each of a plurality of second time points having a second time interval shorter than the first time interval. The processing unit generates display information about a streakline indicating the series of the plurality of particles. |
| US10799186B2 |
Detection of disease conditions and comorbidities
A new computational approach may provide improved detection of disease conditions and comorbidities, such as PTSD, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, depression, etc. For example, in an embodiment, a computer-implemented method for detecting a disease condition may comprise receiving a plurality of data streams, each data stream representing a measurement of a brain activity comprising physical and chemical phenomena and performing pattern analysis on the plurality of data streams to detect at least one fundamental code unit of a brain code corresponding to a disease condition based on a combination of the plurality of data streams. |
| US10799184B2 |
System and method for the identification and subsequent alerting of high-risk critically ill patients
The system and method described herein represent a totally new paradigm for assessing risk in critically ill patients by identifying physiologic patterns associated with a poor outcome. It then uses this information to detect these patterns on future patients, sending alerts to clinicians caring for patients with one or more of them. Moreover, the system and method can be extended to outcomes other than mortality, and can be adapted for use in a specific hospital system's EMR. The “code footprint” for embedding the patterns that indicate a trigger is small and thus favorably suited for embedding into an existing clinical decision support system. |
| US10799182B2 |
Video-based physiological measurement using neural networks
Frames of a video frame sequence capturing one or more skin regions of a body are provided to a first neural network. The first neural network generates respective appearance representations based on the frames. An appearance representation generated based on a particular frame is indicative of a spatial distribution of a physiological signal across the particular frame. Simultaneously with providing the frames to the first neural network, the frames are also provided to a second neural network. The second neural network determines the physiological signal based on the frames. Determining the physiological signal by the second neural network includes applying the appearance representations, generated by the first neural network, to outputs of one or more layers of the second neural network to emphasize regions, in the frames, that exhibit relatively stronger presence of the physiological signal and deemphasize regions, in the frames, that exhibit relatively weaker presence of physiological signal. |
| US10799180B2 |
System and method for testing contact quality of electrical-biosignal electrodes
One variation of a method for testing contact quality of electrical-biosignal electrodes includes: outputting a drive signal—including an alternating-current component oscillating at a reference frequency and a direct-current component—through a driven electrode; determining that a reference electrode is in improper contact with a user's skin if a reference signal read from the reference electrode excludes a first signal component oscillating at the reference frequency and a second signal component oscillating at an ambient frequency; determining that a sense electrode is in improper contact with the user's skin if the reference signal includes the first signal component and if a sense signal read from the sense electrode excludes a third signal component oscillating at the reference frequency; and generating an electrode adjustment prompt if one of the reference and sense electrodes is determined to be in improper contact with the user's skin. |
| US10799177B2 |
Estimation of adipose tissue with a modified near infrared spectral sensor
A system for non-invasively measuring a physiologic status patient tissue according to an embodiment includes a housing; an optical spectroscope with a wavelength-sensitive sensor capable of detecting light intensity, at two or more distinct wavelengths, of light scattered and/or reflected by muscle tissue of the patient in order to measure a physiologic status of the muscle tissue, a bioimpedance sensor at least partially disposed within the housing, the bioimpedance sensor configured to generate a signal corresponding to an estimation of a thickness of an adipose tissue layer between the optical spectroscope and the muscle tissue, and a processor configured to (1) receive the estimations of the thickness, (2) compare the estimations of the thickness, and (3) based on the comparison, generate a visual indication configured to assist in placement of the housing toward or at a location corresponding to the smaller or smallest thickness of the adipose tissue layer. |
| US10799174B1 |
System and methods to track and increase muscle efficiency
An object of the present invention is to provide a system and method of determining muscle efficiency and inefficiency in a patient or subject and being able to quantitatively determine measurements that communicate between practitioners the condition, the health, and the efficiency state of any muscle. The efficiency of a muscle is defined by the ability of the brain to bridge a proper communication to the muscle by sending normal action potentials; the bridge is often compromised during injury, improper training, or from poor habits of bodily movement. The standardization of these efficiencies allows for the isolation of particular areas of the muscles that are inefficient and efficient. Further, with varied application of specific electrical pulses, a bridge that mimics the natural action potential is provided and can enhance muscle efficiency in a way that achieves higher levels of success in bodily healing and physical training than in any prior art. The current invention uses multiple, select sets of electrical currents at sound wave frequencies and used in conjunction with specific forms of movements. The application of electrical currents can also be synchronized with extensions and contractions of muscles to stimulate the expedited bridging of brain to muscle connection and increase the efficiency of muscles. The current invention standardizes these techniques to reconnect the brain to these muscles. |
| US10799173B2 |
Fall prediction assessment
Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable mediums for fall prediction assessment are provided. In a particular embodiment, a fall prediction controller is configured to compare a hydration indicator associated with a person to a hydration threshold and based on a result of the comparison of the hydration indicator to the hydration threshold, generate a fall prediction assessment of the patient. |
| US10799171B2 |
Detecting allergic reaction and alerting a guardian device
A method for detecting allergic reaction and alerting a guardian device includes registering a wearable device to associate the wearable device with the guardian device. The wearable device then monitors vital signs to determine whether the vital signs are within an acceptable range. Based on the vital signs being outside the acceptable range, the wearable device sends an alert to the guardian device and determines whether a confirmation signal is received from the guardian device. |
| US10799166B2 |
Delivering and/or receiving fluids
The present invention generally relates to receiving bodily fluid through a device opening. In one aspect, the device includes a flow activator arranged to cause fluid to be released from a subject. A deployment actuator may actuate the flow activator in a deployment direction, which may in turn cause fluid release from a subject. The flow activator may also be moved in a retraction direction by a retraction actuator. In one aspect, the device may include a vacuum source that may help facilitate fluid flow into the opening of the device and/or may help facilitate fluid flow from the opening to a storage chamber. In one aspect, a device actuator may enable fluid communication between the opening and the vacuum source and the flow activator may be actuated after the enablement of fluid communication. |
| US10799162B2 |
Tissue oxygen saturation detection and related apparatus and methods
A wearable optical device is described for optically detecting parameters of interest within muscle, such as during physical activity or when at rest. The parameters of interest include oxygenation level and/or hemoglobin concentrations in some situations. The detected parameters, such as oxygenation level, may be used to assess physical performance, such as the extent to which the muscle is utilizing aerobic or anaerobic processes. Methods for determining the parameters of interest, such as oxygenation level, from the detected optical signals are also described, and feedback may be provided to a user. |
| US10799158B2 |
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. |
| US10799151B2 |
Feature point identification method of mechanocardiography
A method to identify feature points associated with the heart valve movement, heart contraction or cardiac hemodynamics is revealed. The mechanocardiography (MCG) is a technology that makes use of vibrational waveforms acquired using at least one gravity sensor attached on one of the four heart valve auscultation sites on the body surface. The data of the electrocardiography (ECG) is recorded simultaneously with the MCG The feature points are identified by comparing P, R and T points of synchronized ECG with the MCG spectrum. By the time sequences and amplitudes of the feature points, the method provides additional clinical information of cardiac cycle abnormalities for diagnosis. |
| US10799146B2 |
Interactive systems and methods for real-time laparoscopic navigation
Systems and methods for real time laparoscopic navigation. Exemplary embodiments can comprise scanning a structure of interest internal to a patient to provide image data; generating a first three-dimensional reconstruction of the structure of interest based on the image data; annotating the first three-dimensional reconstruction of the structure of interest with a plurality of reference points; obtaining spatial coordinates of the plurality of reference points during a laparoscopic procedure; and generating a second three-dimensional reconstruction of the structure of interest based on the spatial coordinates. |
| US10799145B2 |
Method and system to facilitate intraoperative positioning and guidance
System and methods are disclosed to facilitate intra-operative procedures and planning. A method can include storing tracking data in memory, the tracking data being generated by a tracking system to represent a location of an object in a tracking coordinate system of the tracking system. The method can also include storing a patient-specific implicit model in memory, the patient-specific implicit model being generated based on image data acquired for the patient to define geometry of an anatomical structure of the patient. The method can also include registering the tracking data and the patient-specific implicit model in a common three-dimensional coordinate system. The method can also include generating an output visualization representing a location of the object relative to the geometry of the anatomical structure of the patient in the common coordinate system. |
| US10799140B2 |
System and method for instructing a behavior change in a user
A method and system for instructing a user behavior change comprising: collecting a first and a second bioelectrical signal dataset; generating an analysis based upon the first and the second bioelectrical signal datasets; and providing a behavior change suggestion to the user based upon the analysis. The method can further comprise collecting a third bioelectrical signal dataset associated with a performance of an action by the user in response to the behavior change suggestion; generating an adherence metric based upon the third bioelectrical signal dataset and at least one of the first and the second bioelectrical signal datasets; providing a stimulus configured to prompt an action by the user; and providing at least one of the analysis and an analysis based upon the adherence metric to the user. An embodiment of the system comprises a biosignal detector and a processor configured to implement an embodiment of the method. |
| US10799138B2 |
Method of administering sotalol IV/switch
Embodiments of the invention are broadly drawn to methods for determining an optimum dose of an antiarrhythmic drug, for example sotalol. In particular, the method involves titrating the dose of the drug gradually to determine the optimum plasma concentration for a patient, whether the patient has normal or abnormal renal function. |
| US10799133B2 |
Wearable device and control method therefor
A wearable device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure of the present inventive concept, which is worn on a user's head to apply an electrical stimulation to a brain or measure brain waves from the brain, comprises: a wearing identification unit for identifying a worn state of the wearable device using a first sensor module detecting the worn state of the wearable device of a user; an electrode unit for applying an electrical stimulation to a user's brain or measuring brain waves from the user's brain; and a control unit for controlling the electrode unit to start the electrical stimulation or a brain wave measurement on the basis of the identification result by the wearing identification unit. |
| US10799130B2 |
Device for extraction of peaks from continuous intracranial pressure waveform and detection method for the same
The present invention relates to a device and a method for detecting a peak of an intracranial pressure (ICP) waveform using a morphological feature of an arterial blood pressure waveform. A peak extracting method of an ICP waveform using a morphological feature of an arterial blood pressure waveform according to an aspect of the present invention includes: extracting a pulse onset from a continuous ICP waveform based on systolic peak from arterial blood pressure waveform; dividing individual ICP waveforms in the continuous ICP waveform based on the pulse onset; deriving a derivative value from each of the ICP waveforms to extract a peak, a trough, and a flat; calculating latencies from the pulse onset extracted in each of the ICP waveforms to the extracted peaks to cluster peaks with a similar time interval and generate a peak cluster; searching a notch from each of the ICP waveforms based on the latency of a dicrotic notch of the arterial blood pressure waveform; and extracting P1, P2, and P3 peaks from each of the ICP waveforms by referring to the searched notch of the ICP. |
| US10799129B2 |
Biological information measuring device including light source, light detector, and control circuit
A biological information measuring device according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: a light source that, in operation, emits irradiation light for irradiating a test portion of a subject; a light detector that, in operation, detects light from the subject and outputs an electrical signal corresponding to the light; and a control circuit that, in operation, determines a power of the irradiation light emitted by the light source, and that, in operation, measures biological information related to a blood flow at the test portion based on the electrical signal. The control circuit, in operation, detects a distance between the light source and the test portion based on the electrical signal, and determines the power of the irradiation light such that the power of the irradiation light is increased as the distance increases. |
| US10799128B2 |
Optical vital signs sensor
An optical vital signs sensor configured to measure or determine vital signs of a user comprises a light source configured to generate a light beam having an angular range of angles of incidence. The light beam is directed towards the skin of the user. A photo detector is provided and is configured to detect light which is indicative of a reflection of the light beam from the light source in or from the skin of the user. The light source and the photo detector are arranged adjacent to each other and on the same side of the skin of the user. A light shaping unit is configured to shape the light beam of the light source before the light beam enters the skin by limiting the angular range of angle of incidence to less than 20°. |
| US10799125B2 |
Method and apparatus for measurement of cardiopulmonary function
A method for measuring anatomical dead space in a lung, the method comprising: (a) providing, in a supply of inspired gas, at least one indicator gas for inhalation by a patient during a test, the concentration of the indicator gas being controlled such as to follow a sinewave pattern over successive breaths; (b) measuring, over successive breaths, the flow rate and concentration of the indicator gas during both inspiration and exhalation of the patient; (c) fitting sinewave envelopes to the measured concentration values of the indicator gas over the successive breaths and, from the fitted sinewave envelopes, determining the inspired concentration, the mixed expired concentration, and the end expired concentration in respect of the indicator gas for each breath; and (d) calculating the anatomical dead space for each of a plurality of inspirations based on a conservation-of-mass principle. Also provided is a test apparatus for carrying out such a method, and a computer program or set of instruction code which, when executed, causes a processor to implement such a method. |
| US10799122B2 |
Utilizing correlations between PPG signals and iPPG signals to improve detection of physiological responses
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for detecting a physiological response using different types of photoplethysmography sensors. Examples of physiological responses that may be detected include an allergic reaction, a stroke, a migraine, stress, certain emotional responses, manifestation of pain, and blood pressure. In one embodiment, a head-mounted contact photoplethysmography device measures a signal indicative of photoplethysmogram signal at a first region that includes exposed skin on a user's head (PPG signal). A camera, located more than 10 mm away from the user's head, captures images of a second region that includes exposed skin on the user's head. A computer detects the physiological response based on: (i) imaging photoplethysmogram signals (iPPG signals) recognizable in the images, and (ii) correlations between the PPG signal and the iPPG signals. |
| US10799117B2 |
Patient treatment and monitoring systems and methods with cause inferencing
The invention provides a health care delivery system comprising a plurality of health care delivery devices (e.g., via the Internet, etc.), which can disposed in treatment centers ranging from patient homes to commercial health care facilities such as hospitals, dialysis centers and so forth. Reporting functionality can, instead of or in addition to identifying (and reporting on) discrepancies in the raw and/or analyzed data from the delivery devices, infer (and report) on possible causes of those discrepancies and, in some aspects of the invention, remedy those causes, thereby, providing automated operations support for the treatment centers. |
| US10799115B2 |
Through focus retinal image capturing
An apparatus for producing a non-mydriatic fundus image is disclosed. The apparatus can include a processor and memory, as well as an illumination component and a camera with a variable focus lens. The apparatus can be configured to adjust the focus of the lens to a plurality of different diopter ranges and capture at least one image at each of the plurality of different diopter ranges. Using the captured images, three-dimensional maps of the fundus may be generated. Three-dimensional maps of the fundus may be used to screen or diagnose various diseases. |
| US10799114B2 |
Open retinoscope couplable to a smartphone
The invention relates to a novel open retinoscope comprising: a body (3) comprising a light source (31) oriented in the longitudinal direction and a first coupling means (32) for coupling to a Volk lens (51) holder in a longitudinally sliding manner; a Volk lens (51) holder (5), coupled in a longitudinally sliding manner to the body (3), where the holder (5) comprises a second longitudinal sliding coupling means (52) which is complementary to the first longitudinal sliding coupling means (32) of the body (3); and a smartphone adaptor (2) which can be connected to the body (3) in a transversely sliding manner. |
| US10799112B2 |
Techniques for providing computer assisted eye examinations
A computer-readable medium includes computer-executable instructions that cause a processing unit of a user device to instruct a user to stand a predetermined distance from the user device, acquire an image of the user, and determine a user interpupillary distance based on the acquired image. The user interpupillary distance indicates a distance between the user's pupils in terms of pixels. The computer-executable instructions further cause the processing unit to determine a current distance between the user and the user device based on the user interpupillary distance, a predetermined interpupillary distance, a width of the acquired image in terms of pixels, and a field of view of the camera. Additionally, the computer-executable instructions cause the processing unit to display the current distance between the user and the user device on a display and display an eye chart when the determined current distance is equal to the predetermined distance. |
| US10799101B2 |
Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program
An image processing apparatus includes a special light image acquisition unit that acquires a special light image having information in a specific wavelength band, a generation unit that generates depth information at a predetermined position in a living body using the special light image, and a detection unit that detects a predetermined region using the depth information. The image processing apparatus further includes a normal light image acquisition unit that acquires a normal light image having information in a wavelength band of white light. The specific wavelength band is, for example, infrared light. The generation unit calculates a difference in a depth direction between the special light image and the normal light image to generate depth information at the predetermined position. The detection unit detects a position in which the depth information is a predetermined threshold or more as a bleeding point. The present technology is applicable to an endoscope. |
| US10799099B2 |
Optical interference tomographic image generating apparatus and method for using same
Provided are an optical interference tomographic image generating apparatus and a method for using the same, whereby an image can be acquired in which the effect of unnecessary matter near a sample is reduced. An optical interference tomographic image generating apparatus is provided with an OCT control device for performing image processing for vertically inverting an image generated from a detection signal in the case of a setting whereby a reference mirror is disposed so that the optical path length of a reference optical path matches the optical path length of a sample optical path having as a reference position a position at a greater depth along the optical axis of a sample than a subject. |
| US10799097B2 |
Endoscope system including a resilient reservoir
A system comprising: (a) a sheath configured to receive all or a portion of an endoscope; (b) an irrigation line connecting the sheath to an irrigation source; (c) a suction line connecting the sheath to a suction source; and (d) a control module located between the sheath, and the irrigation source and the suction source and controls flow of irrigation fluid from the irrigation source to the sheath and movement of suction between the suction source and the sheath; wherein the irrigation source is connected to a resilient reservoir that is located within the control module and movement of the control module compresses the resilient reservoir moving irrigation fluid from the resilient reservoir to the sheath so that the irrigation fluid assists in cleaning the endoscope, and wherein the control module includes a valve and compression of the resilient reservoir initiates movement of the valve so that the valve opens and suction from the suction line is applied to the sheath. |
| US10799095B2 |
Multi-viewing element endoscope
There is provided herein a tip section of a multi-viewing element endoscope, the tip section comprising: two or more side-pointing viewing elements positioned at or in proximity to a distal end of said tip section, wherein each of said two or more side-pointing viewing elements having a discrete illuminator associated therewith, wherein the field of view provided by the two or more side-pointing viewing elements covers a front and side views; a working channel configured for insertion of a surgical tool; and a pathway fluid injector for inflating and/or cleaning a body cavity into which the endoscope is inserted. |
| US10799094B2 |
Connection structure for wire protective sheath, connection member, wire protective sheath structure, and connection method for wire protective sheath
Provided is a connection structure for connecting a connection member having an attaching portion attachable to an endoscope, to a wire protective sheath into which an endoscope operation wire is configured to be partially inserted for protection. The connection structure includes: a through-hole disposed in the connection member, the wire protective sheath being insertable into the through-hole; and at least one swaging portion located at a different position from that of the attaching portion to partially constitute a peripheral wall of the through-hole. While the wire protective sheath is inserted into the through-hole, the at least one swaging portion is pressed to partially deform the through-hole, thereby connecting the connection member to the wire protective sheath. |
| US10799089B2 |
Observation device and observation system for strengthening stability of communication
There is provided an observation device that includes an image shooting unit composed of a first housing and for capturing an image of a surgical site of a patient; and a communication unit composed of a second housing disposed away from the first housing, and for wirelessly transmitting, to an external device, image information on the surgical site the image of which is captured by the image shooting unit. |
| US10799087B2 |
Endoscope system, operation method for endoscope system, and program for balancing conflicting effects in endoscopic imaging
The present technology relates to an endoscope system in which resolution and an S/N ratio are adjusted to be well-balanced depending on an imaging condition, and further capable of changing a processing load depending on the imaging condition, a method for operating the endoscope system, and a program.From an image signal in a body cavity imaged by an endoscope apparatus, a low frequency image including a low frequency component and a high frequency image including a high frequency component are extracted. The low frequency image is reduced by a predetermined reduction ratio, and, after image quality improvement processing is performed, is enlarged by an enlargement ratio corresponding to the reduction ratio. At that time, based on condition information indicating an imaging state, when brightness at the time of imaging is sufficient and the high frequency component does not include noise components a lot, the low frequency image and the high frequency image are added to be output as an output image. In addition, based on the condition information, when the brightness at the time of imaging is not sufficient and the high frequency component includes the noise components a lot, only the low frequency image is output as the output image. The present technology can be applied to the endoscope system. |
| US10799081B2 |
Brushroll for vacuum cleaner
A brushroll dowel for a vacuum cleaner has a bristle stiffener protruding from a brush dowel. A plurality of stiffened bristles protrude from the brush dowel adjacent to the bristle stiffener, and a plurality of unstiffened bristles also protrude from the brush dowel and are non-adjacent to the bristle stiffener. |
| US10799077B2 |
Ligature-resistant paper towel dispenser
A ligature-resistant paper towel dispenser includes a rear portion with a towel recess for receiving a roll of paper towels and a planar mounting area for securing the paper towel dispenser to a wall. A front portion of the dispenser locks to the rear portion, covers the roll and completes the shape of the paper towel dispenser exterior. The mounting area of the housing may extend backwards from the planar mounting area into an aperture formed through a surface of the wall so that the towel recess projects into the wall. The housing has an upward projecting exterior that is curved or inclined downward from an apex to prevent attachment of a ligature and extends above the towel recess by a distance greater than or equal to half of a maximum forward projection of the housing to provide sufficient curvature or inclination of the exterior of the top projection. |
| US10799076B2 |
Devices for preventing towel slippage
Devices, apparatus and systems for preventing towels from slipping off a towel holder are disclosed. The apparatus, devices and systems may include a surface that provides a frictional interface between the towel and towel holder. Two opposing edges of such a device may each include at least one raised or enlarged attachment formation which, when the device is moved from an unraveled condition to an engaged condition, may be aligned and connected to effectively connect the edges to each other. Such a device may further include a plurality of friction formations configured to face and contact a towel and a plurality of ridges configured to face and contact a towel holder when the device is in an engaged condition, surrounding a towel holder and supporting a towel. |
| US10799075B2 |
Foam producing apparatus and method
A foam dispenser includes a dispensing a mixing chamber for receiving liquid from a liquid source and air from an air source, a conduit, and an agitator downstream of the mixing chamber in the conduit. |
| US10799074B1 |
Laminated shower curtains
Laminated shower curtains are disclosed having an antimicrobial pre-treated fabric layer comprising a first antimicrobial agent, and an antimicrobial liquid impermeable film layer bonded to the antimicrobial pre-treated fabric layer comprising a polymeric material and a second antimicrobial agent. The antimicrobial pre-treated fabric layer and the antimicrobial pre-treated fabric layer of the laminated shower curtains may be individually produced before being bonded together. |
| US10799070B2 |
Mixing tool lock for a kitchen appliance
A mixing tool lock fixes a mixing tool in a container of a kitchen appliance, such as a stand mixer for kneading, mixing or grinding ingredients. The locking device includes a tool holder in which the mixing tool is rotatably mounted, and a fixing device for the tool holder. The tool holder also has a releasing device for releasing the mixing tool from the container. The locking device can be attached to the lower outside of a container having a bottom opening on the lower outside. The size of the opening corresponds at least to the diameter of the casing of the mixing tool so that the tool-side components of the mixing tool can be passed completely through the bottom opening from the outside. A kitchen appliance includes a drive, a housing that accommodates the drive, at least one mixing tool, and a container having the locking device. |
| US10799066B2 |
Social grill system
A social grill method and system can include: a social surface including a top surface, a side extension, and a rounded edge between the top surface and the side extension, the side extension extended down away from the top surface; a chassis mounted below the social surface, the chassis including a fixed connection and a lid pivot; a mounting bracket coupled to the lid pivot; a lid coupled to the mounting bracket, the mounting bracket configured to rotate about the lid pivot and enable an open configuration with the lid retracted under the social surface and a closed configuration with the lid extending up over the social surface. |
| US10799065B2 |
Thermocouple for measuring cookware temperature
A cooking appliance having a thermocouple for measuring the temperature of an electrically conducting cooking utensil is provided. The cooking appliance includes a first probe formed of a first electrically conducting material and a second probe formed of a dissimilar second electrically conducting material. The first probe and second probe are spaced from one another. When the cooking utensil is placed on a heating assembly and heat is applied thereto, the first probe and the second probe electrically contact the cooking utensil. The cooking utensil acts as an intermediate material and completes the thermocouple circuit thereby allowing current to flow between the probes. Consequently, a voltage differential is produced. The voltage differential is measured, and as the voltage differential is indicative of the temperature of the cooking utensil, the temperature of the cooking utensil may be determined. |
| US10799063B2 |
Method for cleaning and/or disinfecting a milk-carrying system of a coffee machine, and coffee machine
A method for cleaning and/or disinfecting a milk-carrying system of a coffee machine for producing coffee mix drinks, and a coffee machine for carrying out the method has the aim of allowing the entire milk-carrying system to be cleaned, completely and in a way that can be easily automated. The milk delivery line is separated from the milk container, for carrying out the cleaning Process, and is connected to a first container, and a second container is arranged under a milk outlet of a milk preparation device of the milk-carrying system. Fluid is then delivered to fluid inlet in order to convey the active cleaning and/or disinfecting substance through the milk delivery line and a milk outlet into the second container. Thereafter, water is conveyed to the air inlet and the fluid inlet is closed, in order thereby to flush the milk-carrying system. |
| US10799062B2 |
Fast heat-up of a thermal conditioning device
The invention concerns a unit for controlling transmission of power to a thermal conditioning device e.g. for coffee machine, comprising a controller with a start-up profile for starting-up the device from a temperature of inactivity to an operative temperature for bringing to a target temperature a fluid circulating through said device at start-up end, the controller being arranged to allow circulation of fluid through the device at start-up end and to compare the determined temperature of fluid circulated at start-up end to the target temperature and derive a temperature difference therefrom. The start-up profile has at least one parameter and in that the controller has a self-learning mode for adjusting the parameter as a function of the temperature difference and to store the adjusted parameter for a subsequent starting-up of the device. The invention concerns in particular a method for optimized heating up of a coffee machine. |
| US10799061B2 |
Beverage preparation machine with single motor actuation
The present invention concerns a brewing unit (5) for a beverage preparation machine (1), having several automated functionalities actuated by one single motor (16). The invention also concerns a beverage preparation machine comprising such an automated brewing unit. |
| US10799057B2 |
Apparatus for cooking food in an airtight bag
A cooking apparatus includes a dual-chamber container with an inner container for holding a food item to be cooked and an outer container for maintaining contact between a temperature-controlled heat transfer liquid and the inner container while the food is being cooked. The dual-chamber container includes an inlet fluid port and outflow fluid port which may be coupled directly to corresponding fluid port connectors on a temperature control unit, or an intervening fluid coupling assembly may convey heat transfer liquid between the control unit and the dual-chamber container. Some control units are adapted to simultaneously control cooking temperature for more than one dual-chamber container. Some dual-chamber containers have a flexible inner container that is separable from an outer container which may be a rigid container or a flexible container. |
| US10799055B2 |
Hangable apparatus and systems and methods therefor
A track hanger (100) includes a hook (103) and an extension (104), a base member (102), and a key (403). The key is detachable from the hook, and the base member is detachable from the extension. The key can include a first major surface (401) and a second major surface (402). The first major surface can define one or more barbs (404) that facilitate one-way insertion of the key into a track (106). |
| US10799054B2 |
Low voltage coupling design
Apparatus and associated methods relate to an electrical interface design architecture to independently excite each of a network of light strings and/or light string controllers with any of a number of independent excitation signals. In an illustrative example, each of the light strings may receive a selected one of the excitation signals conducted via a wiring assembly to an interface formed as a plug or a corresponding socket. In some embodiments, the interface may galvanically connect one or more of the excitation signals to a corresponding load according to user-selection of a relative orientation between the plug and the socket. In some implementations the load may include a down-stream controller that draws operating power through a selected one of the conductors at the interface. In various implementations, the interface may supply a load such as a multi-channel cable or single channel light string, for example. |
| US10799052B2 |
Trophy assembling systems and methods
Trophy assembly and methods for assembling a trophy are disclosed. A trophy assembly includes a first trophy component, a second trophy component and a locking mechanism for engaging at least the first and second trophy components to form the trophy assembly. The locking mechanism includes at least a male connector and a first female connector. The male connector includes a first configuration which matches with a second configuration of the first female connector such that when the male connector mates with the first female connector, the at least first and second trophy components are engaged with each other through a twisting or rotating motion to provide a secured connection between the at least first and second trophy components. |
| US10799046B2 |
Valve assembly for a leak resistant drinking cup
A valve assembly for a leak resistant drinking cup includes a tubular plug having an outer wall, an inner wall, and a web extending between and connecting the outer and inner walls. The web has at least one slit disposed intermediate the inner and outer walls. The valve assembly is configurable between a sealed position wherein liquid is inhibited from passing through the slit and an unsealed position wherein liquid can pass through the slit. |
| US10799045B2 |
Pillowcases
A pillowcase includes a top panel and an opposite bottom panel. The top panel has three sides that are joined with three sides of the bottom panel such that inner surfaces of the top and bottom panels that face one another define a cavity configured for disposal of a pillow. Fourth sides of the top and bottom panels are not joined with one another and define an opening that is in communication with the cavity. A power band extends across the opening to prevent a pillow that is positioned within the cavity from slipping out of the pillowcase unintentionally and/or to prevent a pillow that is positioned within the cavity from shifting within the cavity. |
| US10799043B2 |
Food shield with adjustable panel
A food shield panel support providing for food shield panel position adjustment. The panel support includes a panel support arm connected to a panel support plate. The panel support plate defines a longitudinal slot. The system includes a tensioning apparatus extending through the longitudinal slot. The tensioning apparatus may be operated to permit the position of the panel support plate, and any attached panel, to be adjusted with respect to the panel support arm to any one of an infinite number of positions along the length of the slot. The tensioning apparatus may further be operated to secure the position of the panel support plate relative to the panel support arm. |
| US10799040B2 |
Dry fog diffuser for cold service case
A dry fog diffuser assembly for use in a refrigerated space comprises a base having an adapter for connection to a high-pressure water supply in a range of 600 to 1,000 psi. The nozzle has an orifice in the range of 0.003-0.012 inches to produce a fine water vapor. A riser operatively connects the nozzle to the adapter to space the nozzle from the base. A housing is mounted to the base and encloses the nozzle. The housing defines an open space below the nozzle providing an air inlet to the interior of the housing. A diffuser comprises a stainless-steel elbow having an inlet end and an outlet end. The inlet end is mounted to the housing. An inner surface of the diffuser has a roughness of at least Ra25, where water vapor from the nozzle is diffused in the elbow and the diffuser produces a dry fog exiting at the outlet end. |
| US10799034B1 |
Collapsible multipurpose apparatus
A collapsible multiple purpose apparatus having a mounting framework defined by rear wall having a top edge, an opposing bottom edge, a first side edge and an opposing second side edge. The first and second side edges extend between the top edge and the bottom edge. The real wall has an inner surface and an outer surface. A first and second attachment member are located proximate the top edge and the first side edge and extend from the outer surface while being adapted to be secured over the back of a chair. A bottom support extends from the inner surface of the rear wall proximate the bottom edge and has a storage slot for receiving an item therein. A tray is pivotably securable to the bottom support for pivoting movement between a substantially perpendicular deployment relative to the inner surface of the mounting framework and a stored deployment adjacent to the inner surface. A first and second container stabilizer where each has a container stabilizer top edge, an opposing container stabilizer bottom edge, a container stabilizer first side edge and an opposing container stabilizer second side edge. The container stabilizer first and second side edges extend between the container stabilizer top edge and the container stabilizer bottom edge. The container stabilizer first side edge being pivotably securable to the first side edge of the rear wall for pivoting movement between a substantially side-by-side deployment relative to the first side edge of the rear wall and a stored deployment adjacent to the inner surface. A first and second container shelf being pivotably securable to the first and second container stabilizer bottom edge for pivoting movement between a substantially perpendicular deployment relative to the first and second container stabilizer and a stored deployment adjacent to the first and second container stabilizer. The first and second container shelves having a substantially circular container receiving opening. |
| US10799033B2 |
Waterbed system
A waterbed system for placement on a ground surface can comprise one or more of the following components: a waterbed mattress, a foam structure around the periphery of the mattress, a platform below the mattress and the foam periphery for supporting the waterbed mattress and the foam structure, a foundation coupled to and extending downwardly from the platform, preferably a single, fire resistant polyester fiber baffle disposed within the waterbed mattress, a cover over the top surface of the mattress and around the outer surface of the foam structure, a water proof liner below the bottom surface of the mattress, a water bed heater under the liner between the liner and the upper surface of the platform, a layer of fiberglass insulation attached to the lower surface of the platform, and an accessory storage container coupled to the foundation. |
| US10799032B2 |
Air-cushion block structure, and mattress including air-cushion block structure installed therein
Provided is an air-cushion block structure, and a mattress including the air-cushion block structure installed therein. The mattress of the present invention is provided with an air-cushion block structure which includes: an upper cushion having a first core hole vertically formed therein; and a lower cushion which has a second core hole vertically formed therein, and is disposed at a lower portion of the upper cushion. Accordingly, it is possible to stably transfer a weight of a user applied from an upper portion of the air-cushion block structure to a lower portion thereof, as well as, achieve a structure that stably supports the weight of the user by minimizing an occurrence of torsional deflection caused by the weight. |
| US10799030B2 |
Support element and method for its realisation
A support element, for example a plate, a mattress, a pillow, a seating plane of a chair, of an armchair, a saddle for vehicles and the like, equipped with a resting surface for a user, includes at least one first layer in gel associated with at least one second layer of different material; such a first layer in gel and such a second layer, that are associated, are crossed by through openings that are suitable for the proper circulation of air from one side to the other of the support element, so as to allow the optimal transpiration and thermal regulation of the parts of the body of the user positioned resting on the support element itself. |
| US10799027B1 |
Convertible seat for achieving a seating mode and a baby care mode
The present disclosure provides a convertible seat. The convertible seat includes a seat member and a backrest member pivotally mounted to seat member. The backrest member is configured to at least assume a folded position, a first unfolded position and a second unfolded position. The first unfolded position is a seat mode and second unfolded position is a diaper changing position. The backrest member in seat mode is inclined relative to seat member to enable an adult accompanying an infant to sit and the backrest member in the diaper changing station mode is aligned with a longitudinal plane of the seat member to enable an infant to rest for replacement of a diaper. The convertible seat further includes a plurality of storage compartment, which is configured with a sterile surface. The compartment when laid-out in diaper changing station mode allows infant to rest on sterile surface for replacement of diaper. |
| US10799025B2 |
Wall anchors and related wall mount systems
An anchor assembly for anchoring an object on a wall includes a first anchor component and second anchor component, each anchor component pivotable relative to the assembly and having a back side and a front side, and each anchor component having at least one curved wall penetrating retainer extending therefrom. The anchor assembly has an install orientation in the wall in which the wall penetrating retainer of each anchor component is inserted within the wall for a jaw-type grip of the wall. |
| US10799024B2 |
Holding device for a front panel of a drawer
A securing device is provided for securing a front panel of a drawer to a drawer frame, having a holding element for securing to the front panel and a closing element for securing to the drawer frame, the closing element comprising a support and a closure having a holding segment supported rotatably about an axis of rotation on the support, a spring having an operative connection to the closure, and the closure being implemented for releasing a holding region of the holding element in an open rotational position of the closure, and for blocking the holding region in a closed position of the closure. It is thereby provided that a transmission element is joined to the closure by a rotating/sliding connection on the closure side spaced apart from the rotary axis of the closure, that the rotating/sliding connection on the closure side includes a first and a second guide curve, and that the two guide curves intersect. |
| US10799023B2 |
Household storage appliance apparatus and household storage appliance
A household storage appliance apparatus, in particular a household refrigeration appliance apparatus, includes at least one storage unit which has at least one storage element for holding at least one object. In order to provide improved storage, the storage unit has at least one inclination setting unit for changing at least one inclination of the storage element relative to a horizontal. A household storage appliance is also provided. |
| US10799022B2 |
Connecting structure, connecting method and article containing such connecting structure
The present invention discloses a connecting structure, a connecting method and an article containing the connecting structure. The connecting structure includes a fastener, a first connecting member adjacent to the trailing end of the fastener and a second connecting member away from the trailing end of the fastener. The second connecting member is provided with a threaded connecting hole, which in the axial direction thereof is provided with thread matching with the form of thread of the fastener and having a central angle of at least 180 degrees. The first connecting member is provided with a connecting hole, and the fastener connects the two connecting members through the threaded connecting hole and the connecting hole. The connecting method achieves quick connecting with the connecting hole of the first connecting member by preloading the fastener to the threaded connecting hole, without being affected by the assembly space. The connecting structure and the connecting method can be used in a variety of articles. The thickness of the threaded connecting hole is equal to the pitch of the fastener. The form of thread of the threaded connecting hole is fitted with the thread of the fastener by only one turn, which during processing can be made directly in the form of stamping, resulting in a simple processing and improving the processing efficiency. |
| US10799020B1 |
Multi-level cabinet storage system
A multi-level cabinet storage system includes a multi-level storage container that includes a number of shelves, each with horizontal planar surfaces, coupled between the vertical opposing members. The horizontal planar surfaces of respective shelves may be aligned vertically in parallel planes. The vertical opposing members may include a rear vertical member and a front vertical member. The multi-level cabinet storage system also includes a first slide member coupled with a base of the multi-level storage container and a second slide member coupled at a first end with the rear vertical member and extending parallel with, and along, a horizontal planar surface of an upper shelf included among the shelves. The multi-level cabinet storage system also includes an external frame formed as a contiguous rigid structure coupled with the first slide member and the second slide member. |
| US10799017B2 |
Makeup applicator storage system
A makeup applicator storage system includes a makeup applicator holder that has a first end and a second end. The makeup applicator holder is shaped to hold a makeup applicator at the first end firmly enough that the makeup applicator holder can be used as a handle during makeup application. The makeup applicator holder includes first ferromagnetic material at the second end of the makeup applicator holder. A storage container has a storage lid that includes second ferromagnetic material at an underside of the storage lid. The second ferromagnetic material is oriented at an underside of the storage lid so that the makeup applicator holder can be magnetically attached to the storage lid allowing the makeup applicator, when held by the makeup applicator holder, to be hung from the storage lid when the storage lid is on the storage container and the storage container is oriented so that the storage lid is on a top of the storage container. |
| US10799013B2 |
Handle for a container
This invention in provides an a method to attach a handle to a generally rounded shipping container by attaching each end of a handle to opposite ends of a generally rounded shipping container to form a handle assembly made of a plurality of end cap units, each of the plurality of end cap units having an internal partition with a slit configured to retain a buckle, wherein the buckle is connected to a handle. This invention also provides an assembly made of plurality of retaining tabs each with a slit configured to retain one side of a handle and the handle connected to said plurality of retaining tabs and a plurality caps configured to retain said plurality of retaining tabs to affix a handle to said shipping container. The assembly, in an exemplary embodiment, can include a retaining tab made of a plurality of generally flat first retaining element and generally flat second retaining element. |
| US10799011B2 |
Artwork pocket for child's backpack
An external or internal artwork tube pocket that allows a child to carry artwork on a backpack or other carrying accessory without damage. The invention typically includes a tubular pocket that is open on the top and closed on the bottom. This tube can hold rolled-up sheets of artwork or other paper or thin cardboard. The tube is adapted to be attached to the backpack or accessory. The tube can have a fixed or removable bottom and an optional removable top. A preferred embodiment includes a substantially cylindrical artwork pocket attached vertically to the side of the backpack. |
| US10799005B1 |
Auto-rotate hair iron assembly and method of styling hair to achieve at least one curl style based on extent of rotation
An auto-rotate flat iron assembly that can be turned into a curling iron by a simple press of a button. It automates the rotation of the clamped strands of hair in order to create different curl styles. The hair iron assembly creates curls in hair by adjustably applying heat, clamping around hair strands, and automating rotation of the tongs in either direction, so as to achieve the desired wave or curl in hair. A stop member restricts rotation to 180°. A power button powers on and off a motor. A rotate button rotates the tongs in both directions 180° and up to or greater than 360°. A heat button incrementally increases and decreases heat in tongs. A tong lever controls opening and closing of tongs around hair strands. Different hair curl styles are achieved by changing heat temperature and/or speed of pulling down the iron after the rotation is complete. |
| US10799004B2 |
Portable electronic device case
Systems and methods are involved with but are not limited to a first side and a second side and a first wall extending between the first side and the second side, the first wall including a first semirigid board with a first bowed configuration and a first flat configuration. In addition to the foregoing, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure. |
| US10799003B2 |
Cinchable carrying bag and related systems and methods
Products, processes, and kits are provided for compressing, containing, and carrying goods, particularly soft goods. Cinchable carrying bags are reconfigurable between and open, substantially flat configuration and the present disclosure relates to cinchable carrying bags, cases, or luggage. In particular, present disclosure relates to portable, soft-sided or textile bags configured for reducing the volume or footprint of a load of goods, such as soft goods, contained therein. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to reconfigurable bag templates configured for receiving a load of goods while in an open or substantially flat configuration, wrapping around the load of goods into a folded configuration, reducing the volume or footprint of the goods in a cinched configuration, and securing or containing the cinched goods in a closed configuration. The present disclosure relates to cinchable carrying bags, cases, or luggage. In particular, present disclosure relates to portable, soft-sided or textile bags configured for reducing the volume or footprint of a load of goods, such as soft goods, contained therein. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to reconfigurable bag templates configured for receiving a load of goods while in an open or substantially flat configuration, wrapping around the load of goods into a folded configuration, reducing the volume or footprint of the goods in a cinched configuration, and securing or containing the cinched goods in a closed configuration. |
| US10799002B2 |
Drop-stitch inflatable cooler
An article of manufacture, comprising an inflatable cooler having at least a portion with a drop-stitch construction is provided. The inflatable cooler may comprise a first inflatable drop-stitch chamber defining a bottom wall, a second inflatable drop-stitch chamber defining a plurality of side walls, and a third inflatable drop-stitch chamber defining a lid of the inflatable cooler. |
| US10799000B2 |
Nordic walking pole having a buffer
The invention relates to a Nordic walking pole, comprising a pole tube (2), at the lower end of which an attachment (3) is provided, to which attachment a buffer (4) of rubber-elastic material is detachably fastened. The buffer according to the invention has an insert (5) of hard material in a central cut-out. Said insert is fastened to the attachment in order to connect the buffer to the pole. |
| US10798999B2 |
Overhanging jaw cartridge for body piercing instrument
Apparatuses and systems for ornamental piercing of body parts are disclosed comprising a body piercing cartridge for use with a reusable body piercing instrument. The body piercing cartridge includes a feature for engaging a matching feature of the instrument coupled to the finger grip section of the of the instrument. The engaging feature of the jaw is disposed back from an end of the jaw such that the end of the jaw extends beyond a forward extension of the body piercing instrument to achieve an overhanging jaw. The overhanging jaw reduces the likelihood of contact by the body piercing instrument with the body which accordingly reduces the likelihood of infection. The overhanging jaw is particularly useful for making piercings without a clutch such as in a nostril. |
| US10798996B2 |
Method and device for forming shoe upper decoration
A method and a device for forming shoe upper decoration essentially include a machine, an upper mould and a lower mould. The upper and lower silica gel sheets are separated from the upper and lower heaters by a distance, which provides a suspended indirect heating mode to prevent the upper of the shoe from being deformed by the direct heating of the heat source, and to achieve the purpose of reducing the possibility of non-conforming products. |
| US10798994B2 |
Method of customizing forefoot cushioning in articles of footwear
An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole structure with a sole member. The sole member can be manufactured using a system that modifies the forefoot cushioning of the sole member over a series of footwear purchases. The modifications can be configured to correspond to a customer's evaluation of the forefoot cushioning previously purchased. The sole member can include a set of apertures or incisions that are formed along various surfaces of the sole member to adjust the cushioning characteristics of the sole member. |
| US10798988B2 |
Footwear construction
A footwear article having a cartridge enclosing a fluid, the cartridge including a cartridge inlet and a cartridge outlet, and a fluid circulation system for circulating the fluid into the cartridge inlet and out of the cartridge outlet. The fluid circulation system may include a pump having a pump inlet in fluid communication with the cartridge outlet and a pump outlet in fluid communication with the cartridge inlet. Preferably, the cartridge further encloses particulate matter suspendable in the fluid. The pump may be a bellows pump. The cartridge is preferably interchangeable and can be attached and detached from the footwear article. |
| US10798982B2 |
Hair extender
The present disclosure provides a hair extender. The hair extender comprises a main plate, a clamping assembly, and a transmission pressing plate; the main plate is provided with a sliding groove, a plurality of first clamping bosses extended forwards from a bottom of the sliding groove, first clamping recesses being provided on right sidewalls of the first clamping bosses, and a plurality of mounting grooves being provided on the bottom of the sliding groove; the clamping assembly is mounted in the sliding groove of the main plate, a plurality of second clamping bosses extended forwards from a push rod of the clamping assembly, second clamping recesses being provided on sidewalls of the second clamping bosses, and a reset spring of the clamping assembly abutting between a right portion of the sliding groove and the push rod; the main plate is provided with a moving groove, the transmission pressing plate being mounted in the moving groove, and a plurality of mounting rods being fixed under an extension portion of the transmission pressing plate. A fixing pin of a hair extension clip is disconnected from a C-shaped buckle, the fixing pin is fitted with the mounting rod of the transmission pressing plate, the C-shaped buckle is placed in a clamping cavity, real hair is placed in the C-shaped buckle of the hair extension clip, and the transmission pressing plate is driven to move downwards, until the fixing pin completely enters the C-shaped buckle, thereby fixing the real hair in the hair extension clip. |
| US10798975B2 |
Flavor inhaler
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a technique which, while avoiding excessive conduction of heat to the flavor source, reduces variance of heat conduction, and which makes it possible to reduce the weight and the cost of the flavor inhaler. This purpose is met by a flavor inhaler which, provided with a cylindrical holding member which extends along a prescribed direction from a lighting end to a non-lighting end, comprises a combustion-type heat source which is disposed at the lighting end, a flavor source which, in the aforementioned prescribed direction, is arranged towards the non-lighting end with respect to the combustion-type heat source, and a cup-shape cup member which holds the flavor source and has a side wall and a bottom plate, wherein the cup member is arranged with the bottom plate thereof disposed towards the non-lighting end with respect to the combustion-type heat source, and is inserted into the holding member oriented so as to open towards the lighting end or oriented so as to open towards the non-lighting end, and at least the side wall and the bottom plate configuring the cup member are configured from a material containing pulp, a binder and a metal soap. |
| US10798973B2 |
Battery connector for electronic cigarette with side air intake
The connector is configured to couple a first section and a second section of an e-vaping device. The connector includes a flange with a first end and a second end, a shaft with sidewalls extending from the first end of the flange, and a cylindrical base extending from the second end of the flange. The connector defines a longitudinal opening extending from the shaft through the cylindrical base, the sidewalls and the flange collectively defining at least one first channel in fluid communication with the longitudinal opening. The e-vaping device includes the connector. |
| US10798971B2 |
Fixing structure and electronic cigarette having same
The present disclosure provides a PCB fixing structure. The PCB fixing structure includes a housing, a PCB accommodated in the housing, and a top cap covering the housing. The housing has a side wall provided with at least two protrusion portions. The protrusion portion defines a connecting hole. The PCB defines at least two first through holes. The top cap defines at least two second through holes. The PCB fixing structure further includes at least two connecting pieces. Each of the connecting pieces is configured to pass through one of the second through holes, one of the first through holes and one of the connecting holes in sequence so as to fix the top cap and the PCB to the housing. The present disclosure further provides an electronic cigarette including the PCB fixing structure and a fixing structure for a PCBA control board of an electronic cigarette. |
| US10798966B2 |
Filter materials and filters made therefrom
The present invention relates to filter material for inclusion in a smoking article, said filter material comprising a base material comprising or made from fibers having a first diameter or mean diameter, and fine fibers having a diameter or mean diameter which is smaller than the first diameter, wherein the filter material comprises more than 10% by weight and/or by volume fine fibers or wherein the diameter or mean diameter of the fine fibers is between about 1.0 μm and about 1.5 μm. The invention also relates to filters or filter elements comprising the filter material, smoking articles comprising the same, and use of the filter material in smoke filtration. |
| US10798965B2 |
Multi-stage filtration device
A filter device including a Bernoulli element is provided. The filter device includes a housing, a plurality of permeable membranes positioned in association with the housing to create a plurality of chambers in the housing, and a Bernoulli element positioned within one chamber, wherein the Bernoulli element causes airflow and pressure to vary within the one chamber when fluid comprising smoke is drawn into the filter device. |
| US10798964B2 |
Method for improving moldability and 3D precision printing performance of high-fiber dough system by adding functional carbohydrate
A method for improving the moldability and 3D precision printing performance of a high-fiber dough system by adding functional carbohydrate, and belongs to the technical field of fruit-vegetable food processing. The method includes preparation of aged flour, beating and concentrating of old stalks of asparagus, beating of butter, adding functional carbohydrate to mix materials, 3D printing and the like. Baked aged flour, concentrated asparagus pulp made from the old stalks of asparagus, the butter and the functional carbohydrate are uniformly mixed, and then printed by means of a 3D printer. With carbohydrate being a major ingredient, the 3D printing materials provided contain rich dietary fibers, and can serve as basic food to provide energy for people. The precision of a printed object can be greatly improved by adjusting different printing parameters such as a nozzle diameter, a printing distance and a printing temperature. |
| US10798961B2 |
Functional food and beverage compositions with improved taste through the use of sensates
The present application is directed to sensory technologies for beverages and other products that significantly reduce or fully mask bitterness and/or off-flavor associated with the presence of functional ingredients, such as caffeine or L-phenylalanine. In particular, reduction or masking of the bitterness and/or off-flavor in the beverage or food composition is achieved through the addition of trigeminal sensation-eliciting compounds, referred to herein as sensates, responsible for cooling, warming, tingling, or mouthfeel-type sensations. |
| US10798960B2 |
Processed citrus fruit item having reduced bitterness
Provided is a processed citrus fruit item in which the super surface layer of the peel of a citrus fruit is removed at a thickness at which the oil sacs in the peel are not destroyed, whereby the processed citrus fruit item has reduced bitterness while containing a wealth of flavor components. |
| US10798958B2 |
Ground meat replicas
This document relates to ground meat replicas, and more particularly to plant-based products that mimic ground meat, including the fibrousness, heterogeneity in texture, beefy flavor, and red-to-brown color transition during cooking of ground meat. |
| US10798953B2 |
Apparatus and methods for at least semi-autonomous meal storage and cooking
A method of using a fluid-immersion storage and cooking device having a thermal container that defines a first volume and a second volume includes disposing a first food item in the first volume. A second food item and a third food item are disposed in the second volume in a first position and a second position, respectively. A volume of fluid having a first temperature is circulated through the first volume to transfer thermal energy to the first food item. After a predetermined time, at least a portion of the volume of fluid is heated to a second temperature. A portion of the volume of fluid is conveyed to the second volume such that (1) the second food item is substantially submerged in the portion of the volume of fluid and (2) the third food item is disposed substantially outside of the portion of the volume of fluid. |
| US10798951B2 |
Powdered emulsion for animal feed
An emulsifier in powder form for animal feeds is described. A process for preparing the animal feed is also described. |
| US10798950B2 |
System and method for producing an extruded protein product
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for producing an extruded protein product. In particular, a system for making an extruded protein product using a system that includes a die including channel having a transverse cross section that is a continuous loop along at least a portion of the length of the die is disclosed. |
| US10798943B2 |
Use of 6-anilino purine derivatives to improve heat stress tolerance of rice seedlings
The present invention relates to methods for improving the tolerance of crop plants to abiotic stress. In particular, the invention relates to methods for improving the tolerance of rice seedlings to heat stress during transplanting. |
| US10798933B2 |
Insect light trap with extruded curved side panels and curved glue board
Insect capture is improved by providing a glue board having an adhesive coating on its front surface and forming a pattern of insect attractant UV light on that front surface. That pattern includes areas of bright UV light generated by light-emitting diodes that generate light at different wavelengths behind and visible through the glue board by flying insects, dimmer areas of light generated by said light-emitting diodes that bounce off other portions of the device onto the glue board, and areas of shadow on the glue board where no or little light from said light-emitting diodes is present. |
| US10798930B1 |
Fishing rod holder
A fishing rod holder for holding a plurality of fishing rods during transportation is disclosed. The fishing rod holder comprises a plate, a plurality of brackets mounted to the plate and a plurality of tubes mounted at an angle facing upward to the plate. Each of the plurality of tubes comprises a fishing rod receiving section. The plurality of brackets is mounted to a pickup bed of a vehicle. Each of the plurality of fishing rods is received in the fishing rod receiving section to hold the plurality of fishing rods firmly during transportation. A fishing rod holder provided on a rooftop of a vehicle is also disclosed. In this embodiment the fishing rod holder comprises a base plate, connectors at an angle on the base plate, a plurality of tubes mounted to the connectors and a fishing rod receiving section to hold a plurality of fishing rods. This embodiment serving the same purpose as the aforementioned embodiment but now mountable on different types of vehicles. |
| US10798924B1 |
Pupae emergence apparatus
An emergence apparatus may include a container, a sensor, and a shutter. The sensor may be positioned proximate to an opening in the container to detect an adult insect entering or exiting the container. The sensor may also determine a sex of the adult insect. The shutter may also be positioned proximate to the opening to the container and may include an open position and a closed position to control access to the container in response to determining the sex of the adult insect or in response to determining a total number of adult insects of a particular sex within the container. |
| US10798923B2 |
Blue transgenic fluorescent ornamental fish
The present invention relates to transgenic blue ornamental fish, as well as methods of making such fish by in vitro fertilization techniques. Also disclosed are methods of establishing a population of such transgenic fish and methods of providing them to the ornamental fish industry for the purpose of marketing. |
| US10798922B1 |
Bee installation funnel and associated assembly and method for using the same
A bee installation funnel apparatus, including: (1) a unitary blank having (a) a back panel, wherein the back panel includes a top side, a left side, a right side, and a bottom side, and at least one aperture, (b) at least one side panel, wherein the at least one side panel emanates contiguously from the back panel; and (c) a bottom panel, wherein the bottom panel comprises a top side, a left side, a right side, and a bottom side, and at least one tab, and (2) a security strap member, wherein the security strap member is positionable around an associated bee hive. |
| US10798919B2 |
Slidably moveable connector device
A slidably moveable connector device is disclosed. The slidably moveable connector device includes an elongate member and at least a first snap. The elongate member has a first end and a second end disposed distal thereto both first end and a second end being fixably attached to a surface. The at least a first snap has a first end connectively and slidably disposed about the elongate member. |
| US10798915B2 |
Insect resistant support
An insect resistant platform with a base assembly having a plurality of vertical posts on an upper surface that support the bottom side of a cover assembly. A sticky pad is on the upper surface of the base assembly with apertures that surround each of the posts. There is a gap between the base assembly and the cover assembly except at the posts. Any crawling insect will become captured by the sticky pad before being able to climb the posts heading toward the cover assembly. The top of the cover assembly is adapted to support an item such as a pet food bowl. |
| US10798914B1 |
Feeder bag with trough portion
A feeder bag includes a bag portion formed of a front panel and a rear panel. A lower flap is pivotally coupled to the front panel at a lower flap junction and is disposed proximate a bottom end of the bag portion. An upper flap is pivotally coupled to the front panel at an upper flap junction and is disposed above the lower flap. The upper and lower flaps include slots. A first side brace defines a first upper tab and a first lower tab, and a second side brace defines a second upper tab and a second lower tab. The tabs of the braces are received in the slots of the flaps to create a trough portion. The front panel of the bag portion defines at least one through hole disposed between the upper flap junction and the lower flap junction. |
| US10798911B2 |
Milking arrangement, and a method of operating a milking arrangement
A milking arrangement includes robot milking stations connected to a milk conduit with an outlet end. A connection conduit connected to the outlet end includes an outlet member. A cleaning device for cleaning the milk conduit includes a cleaning conduit having a first connection member. A milk tank includes a second connection member. The outlet member is movable between and connectable to the first connection member in a primary state, and to the second connection member in a secondary state. A controller communicates with the milking stations, the cleaning device and a user interface. When determined to change the state, measures for preparing the arrangement for the change are automatically performed. Thereafter, the user interface indicates to an operator that the arrangement is ready for the change. |
| US10798910B1 |
Pea variety SV7441QC
The invention provides seed and plants of pea line SV7441QC. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, and tissue cultures of pea line SV7441QC and to methods for producing a pea plant produced by crossing a plant of pea line SV7441QC with itself or with another pea plant, such as a plant of another line. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to parts of a plant of pea line SV7441QC, including the seed, pod, and gametes of such plants. |
| US10798904B1 |
Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH979550
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH979550. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH979550, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH979550 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 CH979550. |
| US10798901B2 |
Lactuca sativa cultivar CVX576-1
According to the invention, there is provided a novel romaine lettuce cultivar, designated CVX576-1. CVX576-1 is described as a vigorous romaine cultivar and recommended for the main lettuce growing regions of California and Arizona. It has thick glossy leaves somewhat yellowish in color. This invention thus relates to the seeds of lettuce cultivar CVX576-1, to the plants of lettuce cultivar CVX576-1, to plant parts of lettuce cultivar CVX576-1, to methods for producing a lettuce cultivar by crossing the lettuce cultivar CVX576-1 with another lettuce cultivar, and to methods for producing a lettuce cultivar containing in its genetic material one or more backcross conversion traits or transgenes and to the backcross conversion lettuce plants and plant parts produced by those methods. |
| US10798896B1 |
Plants and seeds of corn variety CV453416
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV453416. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV453416, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV453416 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 CV453416 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 CV453416. |
| US10798894B2 |
Pepper hybrids SVPS5056, SVPS5059, and SVPS5063 and parents thereof
The invention provides seeds and plants of pepper hybrids SVPS5056, SVPS5059, and SVPS5063 and pepper inbred lines SMY-E716-0810, SMY-E716-0828, SMY-E716-0811, and SMY-E716-0827. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of pepper hybrids SVPS5056, SVPS5059, and SVPS5063 and pepper inbred lines SMY-E716-0810, SMY-E716-0828, SMY-E716-0811, and SMY-E716-0827 and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a pepper plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of pepper hybrids SVPS5056, SVPS5059, and SVPS5063 and pepper inbred lines SMY-E716-0810, SMY-E716-0828, SMY-E716-0811, and SMY-E716-0827 comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits. |
| US10798891B2 |
Controlling agricultural production areas
This disclosure relates to an irrigation system for an agricultural production area. The system receives wide-area meteorological prediction data and sensors deployed within the agricultural production area collect local-area sensor data. A processor stores received data as historical wide-area meteorological prediction data and data from the sensors as historical local-area sensor data. The processor determines a correlation between the historical wide-area meteorological prediction data and the historical local-area sensor data based on the historical wide-area meteorological prediction data and the historical local-area sensor data, and calculates a prediction on water supply relative to water demand within the agricultural production area based on current wide-area meteorological prediction data, and the calculated correlation. The irrigation actuator is then controlled based on the prediction on water supply relative to water demand to define an amount of water to be used for irrigating the agricultural production area. |
| US10798890B2 |
Eccentric swinging stepwise rollback-type reel sprinkling irrigation machine
An eccentric swinging stepwise rollback-type reel sprinkling irrigation machine includes a chassis, a locking-type reel, a sprinkling irrigation apparatus, and a stepwise driving apparatus. A locking channel in a circumferential direction is disposed on the locking-type reel. The stepwise driving apparatus includes a water turbine gearbox, an eccentric swinging mechanism, an upper caliper, and a lower caliper. The upper caliper and the lower caliper are clamped to be mounted on the locking channel. A water turbine is used in the eccentric swinging stepwise rollback-type reel sprinkling irrigation machine to drive the eccentric swinging mechanism to realize an eccentric swing, so as to drive the upper caliper to move up and down to be engaged with the locking channel of the locking-type reel intermittently, thereby driving the locking-type reel to roll back intermittently to automatically reel in a sprinkling irrigation PE hose. |
| US10798885B2 |
Granular compositions and methods for drought mitigation
The present application relates to methods and compositions and compositions for watering plant roots, and more particularly, to water soluble granular compositions for application to grass and other root bearing plants, the granules including a wood, mineral and binder granule impregnated with a root watering composition having a humectant as its principle constituent, and methods of application and use of the granular compositions. |
| US10798879B1 |
Temporal, irradiance-controlled photoacclimation
A lighting system for temporal, irradiance-controlled photoacclimation includes a photoacclimation controller configured to generate control signals based on a photoacclimation schedule, a user interface configured to receive user input to the photoacclimation controller, the photoacclimation schedule based on the user input, a plurality of luminaires configured to emit light suitable for photosynthesis in plants at a plurality of different selectable levels of light output, and a communications network via which the control signals are provided to the plurality of luminaires, the luminaires adjusting the light output in response to the control signals. |
| US10798878B2 |
Horticulture lighting system and horticulture production facility using such horticulture lighting system
The invention provides a lighting system comprising (i) a lighting device comprising a plurality of light sources for application in a horticulture production facility, wherein the light sources are configured to illuminate with horticulture light crops, wherein the lighting system further comprises (ii) a control unit configured to control the light intensity of local light at a location, wherein the local light is the sum of the horticulture light and light at the location originating from an optional other light source, and wherein the control unit is configured to prevent a change in the photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD) of the local light at the location of on average more than 50 μmol/sec/m2 over a predetermined period of time selected from the range of equal to or smaller than 5 minutes by controlling the contribution of the horticulture light to the local light. |
| US10798877B2 |
Apparatus for aerial tool configurations
A field-configurable apparatus for different aerial applications is provided. The field-configurable apparatus attaches to an aerial boom on a mobile carrier. The apparatus can perform rapid semi-precise cutting of vegetation. Additionally, the apparatus can perform more precise trimming of one or more areas (e.g., limbs) and optionally use a limb clamp to prevent cut limbs/vegetation from arbitrarily falling on objects below the cutting area. Still further, the apparatus can have a grapple or similar device attached to the end of the boom for use in relocating debris or for loading debris. Other industrial applications are also possible (e.g., commercial water blasting, deicing of planes, etc.). In each configuration, the apparatus comprises one or more rotatable or pivoting couplings to allow for rotation about one or more axis and therefore allow precise manipulation of an aerial tool assembly from an operator in the vehicle or on the ground. |
| US10798875B2 |
Discharge guard assembly for a mower
A discharge guard assembly for a mower includes a cutter housing having an opening for discharging cuttings. A guard is hingedly attached to the housing so that the guard can move between a closed position and an open position. A latch contacts a stop on the guard to hold the guard in the closed position to allow the mower to operate in a mulching configuration. The latch is movable to an unlatched position in which the guard is free to rotate to the open position to allow cuttings to be discharged through the opening in the housing. |
| US10798874B2 |
Robotic mowing of separated lawn areas
A method of mowing multiple areas includes training a robotic mower to mow at least two areas separated by a space, including moving the robotic mower about the areas while storing data indicative of location of boundaries of each area relative to boundary markers, training the robotic mower to move across the space separating the areas, and initiating a mowing operation. Training the robotic mower to move across the space separating the areas includes moving the robotic mower to a traversal launch point of a first of the areas and moving the robotic mower to a traversal landing point of a second of the areas. The mowing operation causes the robotic mower to move to the traversal launch point, move from the traversal launch point across the space to the traversal landing point, and then mow the second of the areas. |
| US10798871B2 |
Rotor assembly, method, feeder device and agricultural implement for feeding granular or powder material
A rotor apparatus for feeding granular or powdered material in an agricultural implement, the rotor apparatus being designed to be received in a partially cylindrical feeder space of a feeder device for volumetric feeding. The rotor apparatus comprises an insert part, which in size and shape is adapted to be inserted into the feeder space and to substantially prevent air from passing the insert part when this is inserted into the feeder space, and a rotor, which is rotatable relative to the insert part. The insert part defines a rotor space, in which the rotor is rotatable, and the rotor is together with the insert part designed to provide an air lock. The insert part comprises a wall portion interacting with the rotor and located radially outside the radially outermost portion of the rotor. |
| US10798869B2 |
Cast pellets for planting seeds
Cast pellets containing plants seeds and methods of making the cast pellets are described. The cast pellets include a mixture of one or more plant seeds and a setable, flowable casting substance. The casting substance can be a thermoplastic or another material such as plaster, polyacrylamide or a derivative thereof, polyacrylic acid, a melt processable starch, wax, polyvinyl alcohol, glyceride, partial glyceride, or mixtures thereof. The mixture can additionally contain other substances, such as fillers, plant growth regulators, insecticides, fungicides, bactericides, fertilizers, microorganisms, or mixtures thereof. The seeds can be of the same or different species, and can be selected to have, for example, the same or different flower colors. |
| US10798868B2 |
Compact hinge assembly for floating and folding frame sections
A hinge assembly for pivotally connecting a first frame section and a second frame section includes at least one pivot plate pivotally connected to the first mounting structure of the first frame section with a first pin and pivotally connected to the first mounting structure of the second frame section with a second pin. The hinge assembly further includes a linkage bar with a first end pivotally connected to the second mounting structure of the first frame section with a third pin and a second end pivotally connected to the second mounting structure of the second frame section with a fourth pin. The pivot plate and the linkage bar are configured such that the second frame section pivots about the fourth pin during a working state and about the third pin during a transition between the working state and a folding state. |
| US10798867B2 |
Agricultural system
A system includes a vehicle configured to acquire field-data representative of a field having crop material that is to be picked up from the field; and a controller configured to determine control-instructions for a machine to pick up the crop material, based on the field-data. The control-instructions include machine-steering-instructions for automatically controlling the direction of travel of the machine, such that the machine follows a specific route through the field. |
| US10798865B2 |
Agricultural implement with lift assist and uplift capability
A tool bar and hydraulic system for a large scale agricultural implement. The tool bar includes opposed pivotable wings that are extended in a field configuration and retracted in a transport configuration. In some embodiments, each pivotable wing includes two lift assist assemblies for aiding in the execution of turns in the field, and for aiding in the transport of the agricultural implement. The tool bar may be configured to compensate for twist of the pivotable wings when in the transport configuration. The hydraulic system is configured to stiffen the tool bar assembly for lift assist during field operation and to flex the tool bar into a folded configuration for transport. |
| 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. |