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| US10814454B2 |
Tool guide for tie bar removal from casting cores
This disclosure relates to a tool guide for a tool that shapes a workpiece. The tool guide may include a body having a contact surface configured to contact a surface of a workpiece, a tool holder positioned within the body and configured to hold a machining tool having a tool bit, the tool holder holding the machining tool in a predetermined orientation relative to the workpiece, a guide element attached to the body configured to engage a surface feature of the workpiece, and an upper opening and a lower opening in the body configured to allow the tool bit to extend beyond the contact surface and operate to remove a portion of the workpiece. |
| US10814450B2 |
Processes for fitting cable bushings
A cable bushing fitting machine includes: a fitting region; a mandrel disposed at said fitting region, said mandrel being hollow to receive a cable therethrough; a first rotatably mounted stripping jaw arranged in the fitting region; a second rotatably mounted stripping jaw arranged in the fitting region; a drive configured to mount cable bushings onto cable by successively disposing respective ones of the cable bushings onto the mandrel, feeding the cable through the mandrel, and executing a relative movement between the mandrel and the first and second rotatably mounted stripping jaws to locate the respective cable bushings onto the cable; a camera directed toward the fitting region to capture images of the respective cable bushings located on the cable; and at least the first rotatably mounted stripping jaw having a rotation axis, the first stripping jaw rotation axis being laterally offset from an optical axis of said camera by a distance sufficient to permit the camera unimpeded views of cable bushings in the fitting region when the first stripping jaw is at least to a first selected extent opened. |
| US10814448B2 |
Comprehensive performance evaluation method for CNC machine tools based on improved pull-off grade method
A comprehensive performance evaluation method for the CNC machine tools based on an improved pull-off method belongs to the technical field of performance evaluation of CNC machine tools. A linear proportional method is used to standardize the performance index data of machine tool. The entropy weight method and mean variance method are used to determine the two objective weights of each level of indicator. Based on the principle of vector A comprehensive evaluation of three-level index is obtained from the linear weighted evaluation function. Finally, a similar method was used to calculate the comprehensive evaluation of a large system layer by layer. The present invention is used for the comprehensive performance evaluation of various CNC machine tools and also for a lateral comparison of specific performance of different machine tools, providing a scientific and possible evaluation method and process for the comprehensive performance evaluation of machine tools. |
| US10814442B2 |
Nut torquing device for recessed nut
A nut torqueing device for a recessed nut is disclosed. The nut torqueing device includes a nut engaging assembly to engage a nut in a recess. The nut engaging assembly includes: a nut engaging element to engage the nut in the recess, at least one stackable riser element to stackably connect to one of the nut engaging element and an adjacent stackable riser element therebelow, and a transmission engaging element to stackably connect to an uppermost one of the at least one stackable riser element. A ratchet interface within the nut engaging assembly allows rotation of the nut engaging element in only one direction, while other stackable elements rotationally interlock. A low profile transmission extends within a small space to transmit rotational power to the nut engaging assembly. The nut torqueing device is applicable with a terminal nut of an electric generator. |
| US10814439B2 |
Turbomachine repair using additive manufacturing
A system includes a mounting plate having a plurality of reference members, an inspection system having a profiler device, and an additive manufacturing machine operatively coupled with the inspection system. A computer device scans the mounting plate with the profiler device to obtain position and orientation of the reference members and position and top surface profile data of any parts located on the mounting plate. A transmitting step transmits reference member position and orientation and part position and top surface profile data to the additive manufacturing machine. A detecting step detects mounting plate orientation and position inside the additive manufacturing machine. A combining step combines mounting plate orientation/position inside of the additive manufacturing machine and part position and top surface profile data to calculate a build path program for the additive manufacturing machine. A performing step performs a build process using the build path program to repair the parts. |
| US10814438B2 |
Method and arrangement for removing and lifting a blade pitch slewing ring bearing of a wind turbine
A method and an arrangement for removing and lifting of a blade pitch slewing ring bearing of a wind turbine after a blade from a rotor hub of the wind turbine is removed, is disclosed. The arrangement and method enables the lowering and lifting of the wind turbine without the need of large and heavy cranes so that the replacement can be carried out cost effectively. The arrangement includes a first pulley mounted at the bottom of the wind turbine, a second pulley mounted inside a rotor hub, a lifting line running over the first pulley, the second pulley and further over a third pulley mounted inside a carrier. The carrier supports the blade pitch slewing ring bearing during lifting and lowering which is achieved through a coordinated operation of a ground winch, the lifting line and tag lines. Further, rigging equipment is attached to the lowered blade pitch slewing ring bearing to enable easy transportation. |
| US10814437B2 |
Machine component and method for producing the same
A sprocket wheel, which is an example of the machine component, includes a base made of a first metal, and an overlay disposed in contact with the base to cover at least a part of a surface of the base. The overlay includes a matrix made of a second metal, and hard particles dispersed in the matrix. The overlay includes a protrusion that protrudes toward the base in a region including the interface between the overlay and the base. |
| US10814434B2 |
Joint structure and method of manufacturing joint structure
A joint structure comprising a light-absorbable member having at least one opening portion and a light-permeable member superposed on the light-absorbable member so as to cover the opening portion, wherein an annular weld part is formed so as to enclose the opening portion and join the light-absorbable member and the light-permeable member, and an area ratio of a portion at the side of the light-absorbable member to a portion at the side of the light-permeable member side is in a range of 12-35 viewing a section perpendicular to the extending direction of the annular weld part. |
| US10814432B2 |
Unloading a cut-free workpiece part during machining
In the method according to the disclosure for the unloading of a workpiece part from a workpiece, in parallel with processing time, by means of an unloading element, e.g. a vacuum sucker, the workpiece part is cut from an especially plate-form workpiece by means of a laser beam. The movement of the laser beam relative to the workpiece at least along a first movement axis (X) is divided into a movement of the workpiece and a movement of the laser beam. Before executing a final cut, which separates the workpiece part from the workpiece, the workpiece is decelerated until standstill and the final cut is then executed for example, by moving the laser beam. The workpiece part is being unloaded by an unloading element that operates at least partially during cutting of the workpiece. The unloading element operates according to one of three operating options. |
| US10814429B2 |
Systems and methods for dynamic shaping of laser beam profiles for control of micro-structures in additively manufactured metals
An additive manufacturing system includes a laser device, a build plate, and a scanning device. The laser device is configured to generate a laser beam with a variable intensity. The build plate is configured to support a powdered build material. The scanning device is configured to selectively direct the laser beam across the powdered build material to generate a melt pool on the build plate. The scanning device is configured to oscillate a spatial position of the laser beam while the laser device is configured to simultaneously modulate the intensity of the laser beam to thermally control the melt pool. |
| US10814427B2 |
Systems and methods for additive manufacturing in-build assessment and correction of laser pointing accuracy
An additive manufacturing system includes a laser device, a build plate, a first scanning device, and an alignment system. The laser device is configured to generate a laser beam. The build plate has a position relative to the laser device. The first scanning device is configured to selectively direct the laser beam across the build plate. The laser beam generates a melt pool on the build plate. The alignment system includes a fiducial marks projector configured to project a plurality of fiducial marks across the build plate. Each fiducial mark has a location on the build plate. The alignment system also includes an optical detector configured to detect the location of each of the fiducial marks on the build plate. The alignment system is configured to detect the position of the build plate relative to the laser device. |
| US10814425B2 |
Compact laser machining head
An improved laser-machining head unit for fabric comprising a diagonal mirror assembly with a tubular sleeve extending downward to an internally threaded distal tip. An annular adapter is provided with an externally-threaded male fining at one end and an internally-threaded receptacle at an opposing end. The externally-threaded male fitting of the adapter is adjustably screw-threaded into the internally threaded distal tip of the tubular sleeve. A laser nozzle has a frusto-conical tip and an annular collar Cm attachment to the adapter, the collar being externally threaded and fixedly screw-inserted into the internally-threaded receptacle of the adapter. In addition, there is a gas inlet affixed to the collar of the laser nozzle for introducing gas at a 90-degree angle thereto. The screw-adjustable configuration ensures proper alignment at all times of the lens, the beam and the nozzle aperture, and air stream. |
| US10814424B2 |
Laser machining head having function of rectifying assist gas
A laser machining head has a function of rectifying an assist gas and includes a protection window, a nozzle configured to blow the assist gas over a workpiece, a chamber defining a space between the protection window and the nozzle, an inflow port disposed in a chamber and configured to allow the assist gas to flow in, and a flow dividing projection disposed at a position opposing to the inflow port and configured to divide the assist gas from the inflow port into a first flow and a second flow flowing along a circumferential direction around an optical axis of a laser beam. |
| US10814416B2 |
Method for producing threaded shaft for power steering device, and power steering device
In a power steering device equipped with a rack shaft constructed by joining a first member having rack teeth and a second member serving as a ball screw shaft on which a ball screw groove is formed, a grinding process of the ball screw groove is performed on the second member by causing a grindstone to rotate and move along a rotation axis of the second member, while causing the second member to rotate about an axis of the second member as the rotation axis. The grinding process is performed so as to satisfy a specified machining condition “g/(5×p) |
| US10814414B2 |
Saw blade
A saw blade includes a body and a plurality of cutting teeth formed on the body. Each cutting tooth includes a tip at a first end of the cutting tooth, a rake face extending from the tip toward the body, a relief face extending from the tip toward a second end of the cutting tooth and sloping toward the body, and a projection at the second end of the cutting tooth and sloping away from the body. The saw blade also includes a plurality of gullets formed on the body between the plurality of cutting teeth. Each gullet forms an undercut portion between the body and the projection of each cutting tooth. |
| US10814410B1 |
Saw blade hand tool structure
A saw blade hand tool structure includes a handle, an internal insert plate installed in the handle, an assembly head installed at an end of the handle and having an accommodating space with an abutting slope, an elastic element installed between the assembly head and the handle, a tightening assembly formed by a plate, a spring, a displacing member and locking pins, and a saw blade. A recess is formed on the plate which is installed in the assembly head; the locking pin is secured with the internal insert plate; the spring is sheathed on the displacing member which passes into the through hole of the internal insert plate; the displacing member is abutted by the abutting slope of the assembly head; and the saw blade is inserted into the assembly head and positioned by an end of the displacing member to prevent the saw blade from falling out. |
| US10814407B2 |
Axially and radially compliant deburring tool
An axially and radially compliant deburring tool holds a commercially available end tool holder, which in turn holds a variety of commercially available interchangeable deburring end tools, such as those commercially available for the hand deburring market. The axially and radially compliant deburring tool exhibits axial compliance in response to an external force by allowing a longitudinal sleeve holding the end tool holder to move longitudinally along a longitudinal axis of the tool, against a bias force. The axially and radially compliant deburring tool exhibits radial compliance in response to an external force by interaction between a cam contact member and a concave cam surface, both under the bias force and hence operative to return the commercially available to a centered, extended position in the absence of external forces. |
| US10814405B2 |
Orienting apparatus for turning tools
An orienting apparatus for arranging on a turning tool and for orienting a bore or depression to be introduced or for orienting a finishing step with respect to a normal to the surface of a workpiece, comprising a main body having a through-hole for receiving the tool shank or the tool tip in an orienting direction, and at least two probe elements for oriented support on the surface of the workpiece. As a result of an orienting movement of the orienting apparatus with respect to the normal to the surface of the workpiece, all of the probe elements form an electric circuit between an electrical current source contained in the main body and the signaling device, said electric circuit being closed by a series circuit activated by the probe elements. Furthermore, a method for orienting a bore or depression or for orienting a finishing step with an orienting apparatus. |
| US10814403B2 |
Tool alignment device
A tool alignment device for mounting on a tool having a stop, especially on a drilling and/or countersinking tool having a single-piece tool shaft and a stop, for alignment of a drill hole and/or countersink to be introduced or for alignment of a finishing step in relation to a normal to the surface of a workpiece, comprising a main part and a through hole. Upon mechanical contact between the tool alignment device and the surface of the workpiece, a signaling device is actuated and emits alignment signal(s) during alignment in an alignment direction, and the stop of the tool can be accommodated in the main part, which comprises a guide device which establishes a connection between a stop sleeve of the stop and the tool alignment device such that the stop can be aligned in the alignment direction. Also, a drilling, milling and/or countersinking tool having a stop. |
| US10814401B2 |
Vibration cutting insert
A vibration cutting insert includes a top surface having a rake face and a breaker face, a first side surface, a second side surface, and a bottom surface. In a cross section which includes a bisector of an angle formed between a first ridgeline and a second ridgeline when viewed in a direction from the top surface toward the bottom surface, and which is parallel to the direction from the top surface toward the bottom surface, a rake angle formed between the rake face and a plane parallel to the bottom surface has a positive angle. The angle formed between the first ridgeline and the second ridgeline is an acute angle. The rake face constitutes a cylindrical surface. The breaker face constitutes a flat surface. |
| US10814396B2 |
Sintering tool and method for sintering an electronic subassembly
Sintering tool (10) with a cradle for receiving an electronic subassembly (BG) to be sintered, characterized by at least one support bracket (20), arranged at two locations opposite the cradle, for fixing a protective film (30) covering the electronic subassembly (BG). |
| US10814395B2 |
Heated gas circulation system for an additive manufacturing machine
An additive manufacturing machine includes a heated gas circulation system for regulating the temperature of additive powder throughout a powder bed and parts formed therein. The additive manufacturing machine includes a build platform defining a plurality of perforations and a heated gas supply that provides a flow of heated air into a distribution manifold and through the plurality of perforations and the powder bed to minimize temperature gradients within the powder bed which might otherwise result in distortion, thermal stresses, or cracking in the finished part. |
| US10814393B2 |
Apparatus for additive manufacturing
An apparatus comprising a control unit configured for applying a first powder layer on a work table, directing a first energy beam from a first energy beam source over said work table causing said first powder layer to fuse in first selected locations according to a corresponding model to form a first cross section of said at least one three-dimensional article, where said first energy beam is fusing a first article with parallel scan lines in a first direction, fusing a second scan line in said first direction in said first layer in said first article within a predetermined time interval after fusing a first scan line in said first article, wherein at least one intermediate scan line is fused within said time interval at another predetermined position and where said first and second scan lines are adjacent to each other. |
| US10814392B2 |
Apparatus for additive manufacturing
An apparatus comprising a control unit configured for applying a first powder layer on a work table; directing a first energy causing said first powder layer to fuse in first selected locations to form a first cross section where said first energy beam is fusing a first region with parallel scan lines in a first direction and a second region with parallel scan lines in a second direction; fusing at least one of the scan lines in said first region in said first direction immediately before fusing at least one of said scan lines in said second region in said second direction; applying a second powder layer and directing the energy beam causing said second powder layer to fuse in second selected locations where the energy beam is fusing said first region with parallel scan lines in a third direction and said second region in a fourth direction. |
| US10814391B2 |
Additive manufacturing material analysis system and related method
Various aspects include systems and methods for analyzing materials in additive manufacturing processes. In some cases, a system includes: an additive manufacturing (AM) printer for printing an AM object, the AM printer including a raw material chamber and a build chamber; a control system coupled with the AM printer configured to control the printing of the AM object; and a material analysis system coupled with the control system and the AM printer, the material analysis system configured to analyze a raw material obtained directly from at least one of the raw material chamber or the build chamber for a defect prior to, or contemporaneously with, additively manufacturing the AM component. |
| US10814390B2 |
Tailored material properties using infrared radiation and infrared absorbent coatings
A method of manufacturing a structural component having tailored material properties by applying an IR-absorbent coating to a substrate formed of a ferrous-based, aluminum-based, magnesium-based, or fiber reinforced composite material is provided. The coating is preferably formed of iron oxide (Fe3O4) decorated multiwall carbon nanotubes. Alternatively, the coating is wax-based or polymer-based and includes TriSilanollsooctylt POSS and additives. Different coating compositions may be applied to different zones of the substrate so that the emissivity coefficient varies along the substrate. The coated substrate is heated and formed between a pair of dies to achieve a complex shape or features. The IR-absorbent coating increases the infrared absorption rate during the heating step, which improves formability of the substrate. The iron oxide (Fe3O4) decorated multiwall carbon nanotubes can also be applied to an engine component to increase the thermal efficiency of the engine by reducing friction and enabling the use of light weight materials. |
| US10814386B2 |
Coating process and coated materials
The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for coating large area solid substrates with metal based alloys or compounds by contacting the substrate surface with an unoxidised metal powders formed by in situ reaction of a metal halide and a reducing agent. The method is suitable for coating large area substrates such as flakes, powder, beads, and fibres with metal based alloys or compounds starting from low-cost chemicals such as metal chlorides. The method is particularly suited for production of substrates coated with metals, alloys and compounds based on Zn, Sn, Ag, Co, V, Ni, Cr, Fe, Cu, Pt, Pd, Ta, Nb, Rh, Ru, Mo, Os, Re and W. |
| US10814382B2 |
Special-shaped roll formed by a composite casting method and preparation process therefore
A composite casting special-shaped roll is compounded of two parts: an inner layer and an outer layer. The shape of body of the roll is curved surface, and a center hole is arranged for mount the shaft in that central axis of roll. The casting mold is designed into two parts, namely inner cast mold and outer cast mold through the curved surface design and mold design of the roll body. The composite casting special-shaped roll with the wear-proof working layer of the roll body that is resistant to impact, rapid cooling and heating resistance and the high-strength and high-toughness core is prepared by separate casting. It meets the requirements of the service conditions of rolls used by the steel pipe and cold forming sectional steel rolling mill and other equipment, improves the service life of the roll, saves the alloy material and reduces the manufacturing cost. |
| US10814379B2 |
Molten metal stirring device and continuous casting device system provided with same
In continuous casting, to provide products with excellent quality with high productivity. A molten metal from a melting furnace is stirred and driven by a Lorentz force due to crossing of magnetic lines of force from a magnet and direct current and sent to a mold while improving the quality of the molten metal, or a molten metal immediately before solidification in the mold by the Lorentz force to equalize the temperature of the molten metal immediately before solidification in the mold. As a result, finally a high quality product can be obtained, and the performance of the magnet can be maintained by cooling the magnet. |
| US10814371B2 |
Cooking appliance and method of manufacturing housing of cooking appliance
A cooking appliance includes a housing including a door, a cooking chamber provided inside the housing, and a heater provided to heat the cooking chamber, wherein the housing includes a bending portion, which is bent to have a bending angle and has a bending groove cut using a tool and formed at an inside of the bending portion a first portion, which extends from one end of the bending portion and a second portion, which extends from the other end of the bending portion. |
| US10814370B2 |
Special-purpose die for shaping aluminum-magnesium alloy by rotating extrusion
A special-purpose die for shaping an aluminum-magnesium alloy by rotating extrusion is provided, including a male die and a female die, wherein a trapezoidally-sectioned groove is formed at an end portion of a working area of the male die, an inner portion of the male die is hollow, with the hollow inner portion having sections of equal area, a circumferential wall of a die cavity of the female die is provided with at least two symmetrical axial grooves, and a cavity is formed inside a clamping part of the female die. The present disclosure remarkably reduces the axial extrusion force such that the deformation of the formed workpiece is more uniform, which greatly improves the mechanical property of the formed workpiece. |
| US10814366B2 |
Coil width control method and apparatus
Disclosed is a coil width control method including: a step in which a control unit generates a prediction model for predicting the width shrinkage of a coil, which occurs in the heat-treatment process and post-treatment process of a cold-rolled steel sheet production process, on the basis of historical operating results; a step in which the control unit receives the input width of the coil entering the heat-treatment process; and a step in which the control unit predicts the output width of the coil after the post-treatment process on the basis of the received input width and the conditions of the cold-rolled steel sheet production process, and controls in-furnace temperature and in-furnace tension of the heat-treatment process and elongation of the post-treatment process. |
| US10814365B2 |
Systems and methods for cooling a roll in metal processing
Provided herein are systems and methods for containing a viscous material, such as coolant, applied to cool a roll or a roll processed engineering material such as a metal strip. In particular, a viscous material containment system can include a housing, a viscous material delivery system, a plurality of movable seals and a plurality of gas delivery devices. A method for cooling a roll can include applying a vicious material, such as coolant, to the roll and containing the viscous material on the roll using the viscous material containment system. In some cases, the viscous material containment system can be used to facilitate removal of the viscous material from the roll. |
| US10814356B2 |
Cleaning system for a polishing film
A cleaning system comprises a first cleaning tank, a carrying and moving unit, a first cleaning spray head, and a rolling brush unit. The carrying and moving unit is configured to move a polishing film to be cleaned into the first cleaning tank and hold the polishing film in the first cleaning tank. The first cleaning spray head is configured to spray a cleaning liquid on the polishing film held in the first cleaning tank. The rolling brush unit is configured to brush the polishing film while the first cleaning spray head sprays the cleaning liquid on the polishing film. |
| US10814355B2 |
Collection bin for an in-line product inspection system, and in-line product inspection system
A collection bin (2) for an in-line product inspection system (1) is arranged downstream of an inspection device (5) along a transport conveyor (4) for the inspected articles (8) and is positioned to receive articles that are pushed off the transport conveyor by an ejection device. The collection bin is configured as an enclosed compartment divided into a top part (11) and a bottom part (16). The top part is solidly attached to the supporting structure and includes a chute with an entry opening (13) facing towards the transport conveyor, and with a downward-sloped slide surface (14) leading to a bottom opening (15) of the chute. The bottom part, which serves to collect the ejected articles, is constrained to the supporting structure with limited guided mobility between a closed position where the open top of the receptacle lines up with the bottom opening, and with an open position where the bottom part is moved out from underneath the bottom opening of the chute so that the collected articles can be removed. A closure gate (18) which is hinged to the bottom part along a hinge axis (19) slides over the sloped slide surface when the bottom part is closed and slips out of the sloped slide surface into a position to block the bottom opening of the chute when the bottom part is opened. |
| US10814353B2 |
Sieve
In a sieve, unit blocks are arrayed along an up-down direction and a left-right direction. Each unit block includes elongated holes and short holes that are shorter than the elongated holes. In each of the unit blocks, the elongated holes include a first elongated hole extending along a first length direction and a second elongated hole extending along a second length direction intersecting an extension line running along the first length direction. Plural of the short holes are arranged in each of the unit blocks so as to be arranged between long edges of adjacent elongated holes of the elongated holes. |
| US10814352B2 |
Ultrasonic transducer chip assembly, ultrasound probe, ultrasonic imaging system and ultrasound assembly and probe manufacturing methods
Disclosed is an ultrasonic transducer assembly comprising an ultrasonic transducer chip (100) having a main surface comprising a plurality of ultrasound transducer elements (112) and a plurality of first contacts (120) for connecting to said ultrasound transducer elements; a contact chip (400) having a further main surface comprising a plurality of second contacts (420); an backing member (300) comprising ultrasound absorbing and/or scattering bodies (310), said backing member comprising a first surface (302) on which the transducer chip is mounted and a second surface (306) on which the contact chip is mounted; and a flexible interconnect (200) extending over said backing member from the main surface to the further main surface, the flexible interconnect comprising a plurality of conductive tracks (210), each conductive track connecting one of said first contacts to a second contact. An ultrasound probe including such an assembly, an ultrasonic imaging system including such an ultrasound probes and manufacturing methods of such an assembly and probe are also disclosed. |
| US10814349B2 |
Vapor phase deposition of organic films
Methods and apparatus for vapor deposition of an organic film are configured to vaporize an organic reactant at a first temperature, transport the vapor to a reaction chamber housing a substrate, and maintain the substrate at a lower temperature than the vaporization temperature. Alternating contact of the substrate with the organic reactant and a second reactant in a sequential deposition sequence can result in bottom-up filling of voids and trenches with organic film in a manner otherwise difficult to achieve. Deposition reactors conducive to depositing organic films are provided. |
| US10814348B2 |
Discrete deposition of particles
A particle can be discretely ejected from a orifice. |
| US10814347B2 |
Caulking gun
A caulking gun includes a push disk, a push rod, an adhesive cartridge compartment, a trigger and a gun body; the trigger is hingedly coupled to the middle part of the gun body; the rear end of the push rod is outside the gun body and provided with a braking device; the front end is in the adhesive cartridge compartment through the gun body and provided with a push disk; a push piece for driving the push rod is mounted in the gun body; the front end of the push piece is provided with a return spring; the trigger is provided with a pin position switching device for adjusting the propulsion ratio by adjusting the contact position of the push piece; adjustment of different propulsion ratios enables the caulking gun to be multifunctional to meet the construction requirements of different adhesives. |
| US10814342B2 |
Irrigation sprinkler cover latch
A latching mechanism for a sprinkler can be actuated from underneath the cover by the user's fingers. An elongated, horizontal, latch member slides radially inward and outward along the underside of the cover to either engage the cover to the sprinkler head or disengage the cover from the sprinkler head. |
| US10814340B2 |
Flow-based control for texture sprayer
A texture sprayer comprises an air compressor, a motor, a spray gun, an airflow switch, and a pressure switch. The air compressor is disposed to send the pressurized gas down a pneumatic line, and is driven by the motor. The spray gun receives pressurized gas from the pneumatic line, and expels the gas when actuated. The airflow and pressure switches are both disposed on the pneumatic line. The airflow switch is situated between the spray gun and the air reservoir, and powers the motor when gas flows through the airflow switch. The pressure switch powers the motor whenever pressure within the pneumatic line falls below a threshold value. |
| US10814337B2 |
Composite ozone flotation integrated device
A composite ozone flotation integrated device may include a cylinder body, an intermediate cylinder, and a central cylinder which are coaxial. The cylinder body and the center cylinder have a common bottom. The cylinder body and the intermediate cylinder have a common top. The intermediate cylinder is arranged on support channel steel between the cylinder body and the center cylinder. A top of the center cylinder is in the intermediate cylinder. The top of the center cylinder is open-mouthed. An upper part of the cylinder body is provided with a drainpipe. The top of the cylinder body is provided with an inner cylinder exhaust pipe and a slag discharge pipe. An upper part of the intermediate cylinder is provided with an outer cylinder exhaust pipe. A lower part of the center cylinder is connected to a water inlet pipe, a dissolved gas inlet pipe, and a venting and sludge-discharge pipe. |
| US10814332B2 |
Cooled motor for a paper shredder
A paper shredder motor cooling assembly having a paper shredder motor coupled to a fan shaft, an enclosure surrounding the paper shredder motor and having selected input and selected output vents to control airflow to the paper shredder motor, a fan coupled to the fan shaft, communicating with the selected input vents or the selected output vents; when the paper shredder motor is operating, the rotor shaft turns the fan to generate a differential air pressure between the selected input vents and the selected output vents, removing heat from the motor. A duty cycle of greater than 15 minutes is obtained. The fan can be coupled to the motor by speed increasing gearing, attached to the cutter blade assembly, such that the fan turns faster than the motor. The fan also can be attached to the motor shaft. An input fan and an output fan can be used. |
| US10814324B2 |
AM-EWOD array element circuitry with shared sensor components
An AM-EWOD device includes a plurality of array elements arranged in an array of rows and columns, each of the array elements including array element circuitry, an element electrode, and a reference electrode. The array element circuitry includes actuation circuitry that applies actuation voltages to the element and reference electrodes, and impedance sensor circuitry that senses impedance at the array element electrode to determine a droplet property at the array element. At least one component of the impedance sensor circuitry is a shared component that is shared between more than one of the array elements. The shared component may include a shared sensor readout transistor that passes a sensor current to a sensor output line, or a shared reset transistor that applies a reset voltage to a gate of the shared sensor readout transistor, with such components being shared by array elements in adjacent rows. The shared component may include a shared sensor output column line that is shared between array elements in adjacent columns. |
| US10814315B2 |
Process for managing sulfur on catalyst in a light paraffin dehydrogenation process
A process is presented for the management of sulfur on a catalyst. The catalyst is a dehydrogenation catalyst, and sulfur accumulates during the dehydrogenation process. Sulfur compounds are stripped from the spent catalyst and the catalyst is cooled before the regeneration process. The process includes controlling the amount of sulfur that needs to be removed from the catalyst before regeneration. |
| US10814312B2 |
Desulfurizing agent for gases and gas desulfurization method
Provided are a high-performance desulfurizing agent for gases and a gas desulfurization method that provide a high desulfurization performance even at low temperatures and can maintain its desulfurization performance for a long period of time. The desulfurizing agent is characterized in that it includes a zinc oxide, an aluminum oxide and copper, the agent further including nickel by from 1.0 mass % to 10 mass % and ruthenium by from 0.1 mass % to 1.0 mass %. The gas desulfurization method is characterized in that the desulfurizing agent is brought into contact with the gas in the coexistent of hydrogen, thus decomposing/removing sulfur compound contained in the gas. |
| US10814307B2 |
Super absorbent polymer and method for producing same
A super absorbent polymer according to the present invention has fast absorption rate while having high permeability and suction power, and thus is preferably used for hygienic materials such as diapers and can exhibit excellent performance. |
| US10814306B2 |
Molecularly imprinted polymer beads for extraction of metals and uses thereof
The present disclosure provides Molecularly Imprinted Polymer (MIP) technology for selectively sequestering one or more target molecules from chemical mixtures. Also disclosed herein are MIP beads and methods of making and using thereof. |
| US10814304B2 |
Carbon-based compositions with highly efficient volumetric gas sorption
The present application is generally directed to gas storage materials such as activated carbon comprising enhanced gas adsorption properties. The gas storage materials find utility in any number of gas storage applications. Methods for making the gas storage materials are also disclosed. |
| US10814303B2 |
Process for producing a calcium phosphate reactant, reactant obtained and use thereof in the purification of liquid effluents
A process for producing a calcium phosphate reactant, according to which: in a first step, use is made of a source of calcium and a source of phosphate ions in water, in a molar ratio that is adjusted so as to obtain a Ca/P molar ratio of between 0.5 and 1.6, and the source of calcium is reacted with the phosphate ions at a pH of between 2 and 8, in order to obtain a suspension (A) of calcium phosphate, and in a second step, added to the suspension (A) are an alkaline compound comprising hydroxide ions in order to set a pH of more than 8 and an additional source of calcium in order to obtain a suspension (B) of calcium phosphate reactant having a Ca/P molar ratio of more than 1.6.A calcium phosphate reactant obtainable by such a process. |
| US10814299B2 |
Loading nucleic acids onto substrates
Methods, compositions, and systems for distributing nucleic acids into array regions are provided. The methods, compositions, and systems utilize nucleic acid condensing agents to increase efficiency of distribution of the nucleic acids into the array regions. Various methods for facilitating distribution of the nucleic acids to the array regions are provided. |
| US10814294B1 |
Pivotal rigid vortex shield
A pivotal rigid vortex shield configured for use in combination with a propeller-type aerator has a vortex shield, and a rigid support affixing the vortex shield to a support system. The support has a horizontal support bar with at least two cross arches, first and second vertical pivot and locking members, and a top arch affixed between. A pintle couples the support to vortex shield, and defines a pivotal axis about which the vortex shield is configured to rotate. A locking member may be at least one quick release pin that in an operational configuration simultaneously passes through at least a portion of at least one of the vertical pivot and locking members and at least a portion of the vortex shield support to prevent rotation of the vortex shield about the pintle. In a service configuration the pin is removed to permit the vortex shield to rotate. |
| US10814292B2 |
Horizontal product distribution system using static baffles in a distributor
The present invention is directed to an applicator having an agricultural product mechanical and/or pneumatic conveying system which transfers particulate material from one or more source containers to application equipment on demand, and meters the material at the application equipment. The conveying system includes a static distributor interconnecting the supply lines of the conveying system with the distribution lines connected to the individual nozzles. The static distributor includes internal structures that effectively divert the incoming particulate material evenly across the interior of the static distributor such that the particulate material is evenly distributed into each of the distribution lines. The static distributor accomplishes this without the need for any moving parts or control systems/devices. In addition, damage done to the particulate material flowing through the distributor is not high, and the operation of the distributor creates a lower pressure drop across the distributor than prior art vertical distributors. |
| US10814289B2 |
Separation membrane, separation membrane element and separation membrane module
[Problem] To provide a membrane for the forward osmosis method, which keeps a high porosity, reduces concentration polarization by appropriately controlling the pore distribution, achieves both high water permeability and a self-supporting property, and has high chemical durability such that are membrane is applicable to various draw solutions. [Solution] A separation membrane having a structure inclined from an outer surface side to an inner surface side, a ratio between a thickness of a dense layer having a dense polymer density and a thickness of a coarse layer having a coarse polymer density being in a range of 0.25≤(the thickness of the coarse layer)/[(the thickness of the dense layer)+(the thickness of the coarse layer)]≤0.6, when measuring polymer density distribution in a thickness direction of the separation membrane by Raman spectroscopy. |
| US10814288B2 |
Separation of gases using reactive adsorbents and membranes
Gas separation modules and methods for use including an integrated adsorbent and membrane. In certain refining applications, it is paramount to obtain high purity product gases. Adsorbent beds are effective at removing certain contaminants, such as CO2, from gas streams containing product and contaminant constituents to form a product-rich stream. The integrated membrane permits a further separation of products from any unadsorbed contaminant to produce a high purity product, such as hydrogen, stream. The gas separation modules described herein include stacked, radial, and spiral arrangements. Each modules includes a configuration of feed and cross-flow channels for the collection of contaminant gases and/or high purity product gases. |
| US10814281B2 |
Separation element with improved channelling of the filtrate
A separator element comprising a porous rigid single-piece substrate (2) made of a single porous material, and including internally at least one channel (3) for passing a flow of the fluid medium, which channel opens out in one end of the porous substrate for inlet of the fluid medium for treatment and in another end of the porous substrate for outlet of the retentate.At least one empty space (10) is arranged in the porous substrate so as to be surrounded by a portion of the material constituting the single-piece substrate (2) either completely so as to form a closed cavity or partially so as to form a cavity (101) that opens out locally through the peripheral envelope (22) of the substrate via a passage (102) of section smaller than the section of the cavity (101). |
| US10814280B2 |
Structures for normalizing multi-planar flow distribution within an electrochemical separation system
A module comprises a cell stack having a plurality of alternating ion depleting compartments and ion concentrating compartments, an inlet manifold configured to facilitate a flow of fluid into the cell stack, and a first flow distribution system, associated with the inlet manifold, including a first ramp to promote the circulation of the flow of fluid into the cell stack. |
| US10814276B2 |
Process for manufacturing a component for a catalytic converter
In a process for manufacturing a catalytic converter component, a ceramic unit is used that has been prepared by extruding green ceramic product through a die to form an extrusion having a honeycomb substrate structure in which tubular passages extend along the extrusion, the passages bounded by walls dividing adjacent passages from one another. The unit is obtained by cutting off a length of the extrusion and curing and firing it. The process further comprises flowing insulation material from one end of the unit into selected ones of the elongate passages, the insulating material then being cured. The passages are selected so that the cured insulation material forms an internal thermal insulating barrier between a core zone and a radially outer zone of the unit. Passages in the inner and outer zones are free of insulation material and the honeycomb structure walls include walls crossing the insulating barrier. |
| US10814271B2 |
Device and system for decomposing and oxidizing gaseous pollutant
The invention provides a device and system for decomposing and oxidizing of gaseous pollutants. A novel reaction portion reduces particle formation in fluids during treatment, thereby improving the defect of particle accumulation in a reaction portion. Also, the system includes the device, wherein a modular design enables the system to have the advantage of easy repair and maintenance. |
| US10814266B2 |
Honeycomb filter
A honeycomb filter includes a honeycomb structure body having porous partition walls arranged to surround cells, in a cross section of the honeycomb structure body which is perpendicular to an extending direction of the cells, a value of a porosity of the partition wall in a partitioning region between the inflow cell and the outflow cell is defined as a porosity A, among intersecting portions where partitioning regions of the partition walls between the cells intersect one another, a value of a porosity of the partition wall in an intersecting portion between the two inflow cells is defined as a porosity B, and a value of A/B obtained by dividing the porosity A by the porosity B is from 0.50 to 0.95. |
| US10814263B2 |
Filter media pack with porous wrapper
A filter media block and filter element incorporating same are provided. Methods of forming a filter media block and filter element are also provided. The filter media block includes a block of filter media and an outer permeable layer. The outer layer provides support for the block of filter media. |
| US10814261B2 |
Electret-containing filter media
Filter media, such as electret-containing filtration media for filtering gas streams (e.g., air), are described herein. In some embodiments, the filter media may be designed to have desirable properties such as stable filtration efficiency over the lifetime of the filter media, increased normalized gamma, relatively low pressure drop (i.e. resistance), and/or relatively low basis weight. In certain embodiments, the filter media may be a composite of two or more types of fiber layers where each layer may be designed to enhance its function without substantially negatively impacting the performance of another layer of the media. For example, one layer of the media may be designed to have a relatively low basis weight and/or a relatively high air permeability, and another layer of the media may be designed to have stable filtration efficiency and/or a relatively high efficiency throughout the filter media's lifetime. The filter media described herein may be particularly well-suited for applications that involve filtering gas streams (e.g., face masks, cabin air filtration, vacuum filtration, room filtration, furnace filtration, respirator equipment, residential or industrial HVAC filtration, high-efficiency particulate arrestance (HEPA) filters, ultra-low particular air (ULPA) filters, medical equipment), though the media may also be used in other applications. |
| US10814253B2 |
Large scale acoustic separation device
Devices for separating a host fluid from a second fluid or particulate are disclosed. The devices include an acoustic chamber, a fluid outlet at a top end of the acoustic chamber, a concentrate outlet at a bottom end of the acoustic chamber, and an inlet on a first side end of the acoustic chamber. An ultrasonic transducer and reflector create a multi-dimensional acoustic standing wave in the acoustic chamber that traps and separates particulates (e.g. cells) from a host fluid. The host fluid is collected via the fluid outlet, and the particulates are collected via the concentrate outlet. The device is a large-scale device that is able to process liters/hour, and has a large interior volume. |
| US10814251B2 |
Substrate processing method and substrate processing apparatus
Processing liquid is stored by a supply tank. The dissolved oxygen concentration of the processing liquid is measured. The dissolved oxygen concentration of the processing liquid in the supply tank is adjusted by supplying concentration adjusting gas having a concentration of inert gas higher than that of air into the supply tank in accordance with the dissolved oxygen concentration of the processing liquid measured. The processing liquid in the supply tank is supplied to a substrate. The processing liquid that has been supplied to the substrate is collected to the supply tank. Unnecessary gas that is a gas other than the concentration adjusting gas and dissolved in the processing liquid during the processing of the substrate is decreased from the processing liquid before the processing liquid is collected to the supply tank. |
| US10814248B2 |
Methods to reduce chlorophyll co-extraction through extraction of select moieties essential oils and aromatic isolates
A system, machines and methods for extracting select moieties, flavonoids, and essential oils from plant material without co-extracting chlorophyll, lipids and other undesirable constituents from plants. Super-cooled extraction techniques are taught. Likewise, according to embodiments methods provides 100% grain ethyl alcohol extract with a concentration of chlorophyll that is below 1%. |
| US10814243B2 |
Apparatus and method for generating bubbles
A bubble generating device and a method for producing bubbles. In one aspect, the invention can be an apparatus for generating bubbles including an housing assembly, a motor, and a fan device operably coupled to the motor to generate an air stream. There may also be a bubble generating assembly having a plurality of bubble generating devices that are aligned with the air stream generated by the fan device. The bubble solution dispenser may include a storage reservoir containing a supply of a bubble solution and a delivery reservoir that is fluidly coupled to the storage reservoir. The motor may be operably coupled to the bubble solution dispenser to rotate the bubble solution dispenser about a rotational axis to deliver the bubble solution to each of the bubble generating devices. |
| US10814241B2 |
Wearable toy system
A wearable toy system comprising a wearable component, a toy housing and at least one replaceable toy; wherein the wearable component comprises at least one fastening member for securing the wearable component to a part of a user's body; wherein the toy housing comprises a toy-receiving base and a cover, the toy-receiving base being adapted to receive at least a base member of the replaceable toy, the toy-receiving base and the cover together defining a void for accommodating at least a part of the replaceable toy when the base member is received by the toy-receiving base and when the cover is in a closed state; wherein the toy housing defines at least one opening when the cover is in the closed state, the opening allowing one or more parts of the replaceable toy to extend out of the toy housing. |
| US10814237B2 |
Toy vehicle and track system therefor
A toy vehicle having a longitudinal central axis aligned in a direction of travel and for travel through a passageway of an elongated tubular track having a non-linear pathway which extends in three dimensions and which at least partly confines said toy vehicle, said toy vehicle comprising a first plurality of translational elements comprising two+2n, wherein n=1 or more, translational elements spaced about the longitudinal central axis of the toy vehicle for engagement with the inner surface of the elongated tubular track; and a second plurality of translational elements comprising two+2m, wherein m=1 or more, translational elements spaced about the longitudinal central axis of the toy vehicle for engagement with the curved inner surface of the elongated tubular track, wherein each of the translational elements of the first plurality of translational elements and each of the translational elements of the second plurality of translation elements are independently moveable in relation to each other and are biased in at least an outward radial direction from the longitudinal central axis of the toy vehicle, and a control system for controlling at least the operable rotational speed of at least two translational elements, wherein said at least two translational elements are drive translational elements. |
| US10814229B2 |
Fragment-based mobile device application streaming utilizing crowd-sourcing
Some examples include decomposing an application into fragments and streaming the application in fragments. For instance, a plurality of application fragments may include a first application fragment and a second application fragment that each correspond to a portion of a mobile game application. When streaming the first application fragment to the mobile device, a system may determine that the second application fragment follows the first application fragment based on a fragments relationship data structure. The fragments relationship data structure may associate the first application fragment with the second application fragment based on an analysis of the fragment information that indicates that the second application fragment follows the first application fragment during operation of the mobile game application. The system may stream the second application fragment to the mobile device based on the determination that the second application fragment follows the first application fragment. |
| US10814228B2 |
Statistically defined game channels
The subject disclosure relates to the creation of channels providing customizable video feeds in an online gaming platform. In some aspects, a process of the disclosed technology can include steps for receiving a first set of event attributes from a first user, the first set of event attributes comprising information identifying a first game title and a first game-play event associated with the first game title, monitoring play of the first game title by a second user to detect occurrence of the game-play event, and in response to a detected occurrence of the first game-play event, automatically providing a video stream of the first game title to the first user. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided. |
| US10814225B2 |
Game with an area of effect for structures impacting a surrounding area
Users may build structures having an area of effect surrounding the structure in a game as a result of in-game actions. In-game actions may include building an instance of a structure controlled by a user. The structure may have an associated area of effect configured to impact at least one of resource accumulation, structure properties, and event frequency within the area of effect. The area of effect may be presented on a map with information relating to its impact. The area of effect may impact the cost of building other buildings therein, the rate at which resources are accumulated therein, the defensive ratings of other buildings therein, the effectiveness of other buildings therein in carrying out an intended functionality, and the frequency at which various positive or negative events occur therein. Some buildings can only be built within the area of effect of a specific other building. |
| US10814220B2 |
Method for controlling display of electronic device using multiple controllers and device for the same
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device a display configured to output a screen, a communication circuit, at least one processor electrically connected with the display and the communication circuit, and a memory electrically connected with the at least one processor, wherein the memory stores instructions that configure the at least one processor to display a first pointer for a first controller based on first data obtained by a first sensor on the screen, and upon determining that a second controller points at the screen based on second data obtained by a second sensor of the second controller, control the display to delete the first pointer from the screen and to display a second pointer for the second controller based on the second data. |
| US10814212B2 |
Shoe devices and card handling systems
Card handling systems include shuffling devices, shoe devices, and a card transfer system for automatically transferring cards from the shuffling device into the shoe device. Shuffling devices may include a divider configured to contact at least one card positioned within a compartment of the shuffling device. Shoe devices may include a card loading system for loading cards into a card storage area through an opening in a base of the shoe device. Methods of providing cards during a casino table game play include identifying card information including a rank and a suit of each card in a shuffling device and a shoe device and transporting cards from the shuffling device to the shoe device. |
| US10814209B1 |
Athletic striking mitts
An athletic striking mitt is disclosed used in training athletes in boxing, martial arts, and other sports. The athletic striking mitt includes a back pad that increases the number of creative striking combinations available to the striker and reduces the repetitive stress common to the wrist, elbow, and shoulder of the trainer. An athletic striking mitt may include a glove assembly having a palm side and a back side, a front pad coupled to the palm side of the glove assembly, and a back pad coupled to the back side of the glove assembly. The glove assembly is sandwiched between the front pad and the back pad. |
| US10814208B2 |
Method for delivering sports telemetry for a curling game
A method for delivering sports telemetry for a curling game provides players, coaches, and viewers with the detailed dynamics of a curling stone. The method is generalized to at least one computerized sports equipment in communication with at least one remote server. A sensing module of the sports equipment captures and sends an angular-motion measurement and a linear-motion measurement to the remote server. Further, a tracking module of the sports equipment sends a precise location reading to the remote server. The angular-motion measurement, the linear-motion measurement, and the precise location reading are compiled into a sports telemetry data. Subsequently, the sports telemetry data assess a plurality of summarization metrics which promotes game awareness and interest. Further, the sports telemetry data also generates at least one equipment motion animation of play-by-play breakdown of the game. Finally, an online view platform allows the general public to access the sports telemetry data. |
| US10814204B2 |
Golf alignment training aid
A golf directional aid that is attached to each shoe of the two shoes of an individual who is playing golf, to visually assist the individual physically align his/her feet with respect to an intended target (e.g., fairway, green, hole, etc.) quickly and easily. |
| US10814202B2 |
Information processing device, sensor device, and information processing system
An information processing device includes a motion information acquiring section that acquires a plurality of pieces of motion information showing a series of motions of a same kind performed by a plurality of users and a reference timing extracting section that extracts a reference timing based on a plurality of pieces of the motion information. Also included are an image information acquiring section that acquires a plurality of series of image information corresponding to a plurality of pieces of the motion information and a synchronization processing section that synchronizes a plurality of pieces of the image information based on the reference timing. |
| US10814200B2 |
Sports hitting training system for lightweight balls
A hitting system for sports training includes a ball attached to a flexible mast. The flexible mast may be mounted to a base with more than five sidewalls, which inhibits movement of the system in any one direction after the ball is struck by the user. The mast may project upward from the base. Some embodiments include a weighted basket, which may be filled for example with a plurality of the same type of ball mounted to the flexible mast. Some embodiments may be configured for training with lightweight balls, for example pickle balls. The mast may include a securing mechanism which attaches around one of the pre-existing holes of the ball's shell. In some embodiments, the mast may be modular including a mechanism to detach from and reattach to the basket at the user's will. When detached, the mast becomes a hand-held hitting system. |
| US10814196B2 |
Synthetic shuttlecock
The present disclosure discloses a synthetic shuttlecock, which includes a base portion, a plurality of stems, and a plurality of feathers. One end of each of the stems is inserted into the base portion. Two of the feathers are connected to one of the stems. A connecting portion is formed on the stem, respectively. Each of the feathers has a first length and a first width. Each of the feathers has two holes, the two holes are located on the two sides of the connecting portion respectively, and the holes are close to a front end of the connecting portion. Each of the holes has a second length and a second width. The ratio of the second length to the first length is between 0.22 and 0.31, and the ratio of the second width to the first width is between 0.06 and 0.28. |
| US10814189B1 |
Golf club head with adjustable hosel
A golf club head having an adjustable hosel assembly and a plug assembly that can reversibly secure the hosel assembly in a chosen configuration within the club head is disclosed herein. In particular, the hosel assembly includes a shaft sleeve that is trapped within a hosel opening with a screw that extends through an interior flange. The plug assembly includes a wedge-shaped flange that is inserted into an opening in the body and fits between the interior flange and the head of the screw to temporarily immobilize the shaft sleeve. The plug assembly preferably completely fills the opening in the body so as to preserve a smooth outer mold line of the club head and allow graphics or decorations to extend across the exterior surface without disruption. |
| US10814188B2 |
Tennis racket
In a tennis racket, longitudinal strings extending in a longitudinal direction and transverse strings extending in a transverse direction intersect each other to form a plurality of meshes. At a center, in the transverse direction, of a head, a ratio of an area St of a tip mesh located closest to a tip in the longitudinal direction relative to an area Sc of a center mesh located at a center in the longitudinal direction is not less than. The center mesh is formed in a rectangular shape having short sides in the longitudinal direction and long sides in the transverse direction. Preferably, from the center mesh to the tip mesh, an area of each mesh is set so as to be not larger than an area of a mesh adjacent thereto at a tip side. |
| US10814184B2 |
Golf balls having at least one layer formed from a plasticized acid copolymer composition
The present invention is directed to multi-layer golf balls including a layer formed from a relatively soft or low modulus HNP composition and a layer formed from a relatively hard or high modulus HNP composition. Optionally, the soft (or low modulus) HNP composition and/or the hard (or high modulus) HNP composition is plasticized or is replaced with a different plasticized acid copolymer composition. |
| US10814180B2 |
Golf balls incorporating thermoplastic blend(s) of ionomer(s), thermoplastic polymer(s), and polymethyl methacrylate-based polymer(s)
Golf ball incorporating thermoplastic blend of (i) ionomer(s); (ii) different thermoplastic polymer(s) selected from thermoplastic polyurethane(s), thermoplastic urea(s), thermoplastic urea-urethane hybrid(s), or combinations thereof; and (iii) polymethyl (meth)acrylate-based copolymer(s) and/or core-shell polymer(s) having a core and/or a shell containing polymethyl (meth)acrylate-based copolymer(s). Ionomer(s) are present in thermoplastic blend in amount of about 45 wt % or greater. Different thermoplastic polymer present in blend in amount of: from about 8 wt % to about 50 wt %; or greater than 20 wt %, or from about 25 wt % to about 45 wt %; or from about 35 wt % to about 50 wt %. In a particular embodiment, amount of ionomer(s) is greater than thermoplastic polyurethane amount. Component (iii) may be present in an amount of about 2 wt % to about 35 wt %, and in a specific embodiments, polymethyl (meth)acrylate-based copolymer(s) and/or core-shell polymer(s) included in blend in amount of from about 15 wt % to about 35 wt %. |
| US10814169B2 |
Sensor-based athletic activity measurements
Determining pace or speed based on sensor data may include determining an amount of contact time a user's foot has with a workout surface such as the ground. Contact time may be determined by identifying samples in the sensor data that correspond to various events such as a heelstrike, a toe-off and a subsequent heelstrike. In one example, these events may be identified by determining a sequence of three sample values (e.g., a triplet) that exceeds corresponding thresholds. The validity of an identified triplet (e.g., heelstrike, toe-off and heelstrike) may be confirmed by determining whether a difference between a last event sample and a middle event sample is greater than a difference between the middle event sample and an initial event sample. Once confirmed, a contact time may be determined from the triplet. A linear or non-linear relationship may then be applied to the contact time to determine a speed or pace. |
| US10814166B1 |
System and method for developing core muscle usage employing music
A wearable device has a core contraction sensor. Signals from the core contraction sensor are transmitted to a processor which analyzes the core contraction signals and determines if the user's core is contracted or relaxed. The processor can cause a computing device to output a sequence of tones in response to a core contraction signal. The sequence of tones can correspond to a song which can be played by performing a plurality of core contractions with durations that correspond to a duration of the notes in the song. Alternatively, the core muscles can be contracted to correspond to music heard by the user. The processor can output a score based upon the matching of the core contractions with the musical notes. |
| US10814161B2 |
Gymnastic machine with movable steps and operation method thereof
The present invention concerns a gymnastic machine of the type having movable steps, comprising a supporting frame, for the resting of said gymnastic machine on the floor, a movable stair comprising a plurality of elongated elements, each elongated element being hinged in series to a preceding elongated element and to a following elongated element, so as to form a closed series, two consecutive elongated elements forming a step of said movable stair acting respectively as tread and riser, said gymnastic machine being characterized in that at least one elongated element comprises at least one first and one second part articulated to each other.The present invention also concerns an operating method of said gymnastic machine. |
| US10814159B2 |
Flip and grip handle system for lateral pulldown exercise machine
A gripping assembly for a lateral pulldown exercise machine, having: a swivel link connected to a center mount, wherein the swivel link is adapted to be pivotally connected to a pulldown arm of a lateral pulldown exercise machine; an outwardly extending arm connected to the center mount for performing wide-angle grips; an inwardly extending arm connected to the center mount, wherein the inwardly extending arm is rotatable between a forwardly angled position and a backwardly pointing position; and a climb hold attached to the center mount. |
| US10814158B2 |
Weightlifting bench
A weightlifting bench comprising two adjustable arms that translate across a pair of horizontal rails. The adjustable arms each attaching to a corresponding cushion holder. Each cushion holder containing a stiff, textured, round cushion intended to isolate and challenge the core musculature and strengthen core and back supportive structures to promote proper spine health and alignment. |
| US10814157B1 |
Wearable weighted exercise system and method of use
A weighted suit, includes a sleeveless suit to fit around a torso area of a user and having a zipper to secure the sleeveless suit in place on the torso; a first pair of weights integrated into a chest portion of the sleeveless suit; a second pair of weights integrated into an upper back portion of the sleeveless suit; a third pair of weights integrated into thigh regions; and a control system sewn into the sleeveless suit and having a power source; a wireless chip; and one or more sensors incorporated into the control system and to receive and determine data associated with a workout; each weight of the first, second, and third pair of weights is permanently sewn into the sleeveless suit to be completely enclosed by a material that the sleeveless suit is composed of, thereby being permanently incorporated into the sleeveless suit. |
| US10814153B1 |
Trampoline
A trampoline includes a chassis, a flexible cushion, a plurality of flexible rods, a protective net, a plurality of support rods, and a plurality of buckles. The plurality of flexible rods is spirally and detachably installed on the chassis. The buckles are provided on the flexible cushion. The top ends of the flexible rods are provided in the buckles. The support rods are detachably provided on the chassis. The bottom end of the protective net is fixed on the flexible cushion, and the top end of the protective net is provided at the top ends of the support rods. A bounce space is enclosed by the protective net and the flexible cushion. |
| US10814146B2 |
Radiation therapy with orthovoltage x-ray minibeams
A method for delivering therapeutic radiation to a target includes positioning a multi-aperture collimator on the skin within a trajectory of orthovoltage x-rays directed at the target, thus generating an array of minibeams, each of width between 0.1 mm to 0.6 mm. The skin is irradiated with the array. An effective beam of therapeutic radiation, which may be a solid beam, is delivered to the target at a predetermined tissue depth by merging adjacent orthovoltage x-ray minibeams sufficiently to form the effective beam. The effective beam may be formed proximal to the target. The depth at which the effective, preferably, solid, beam is formed is controlled by varying one or more of the spacing of the minibeams in the array, the minibeam width, the distance from the x-ray source to the collimator, and the x-ray source spot size. Planar minibeams can be arc-scanned while continuously modulating beam shape and intensity. |
| US10814145B2 |
Systems and methods for correcting a position error of a motion terminal
A method for correcting a position error for a motion terminal driven by a driving component may include obtaining a first displacement of the motion terminal acquired by a first sensor associated with the driving component. The method may also include obtaining a second displacement of the motion terminal acquired by a second sensor associated with the motion terminal. The method may further include determining an offset value based on a difference between the first displacement and the second displacement. The method may include determining a calibration displacement value relating to the first displacement based on the offset value. |
| US10814144B2 |
Radiation treatment based on dose rate
A dose rate-volume histogram can be generated for a target volume. The dose rate-volume histogram can be stored in computer system memory and used to generate a radiation treatment plan. The radiation treatment plan can be used as the basis for treating a patient using a radiation treatment system. |
| US10814141B2 |
Device for administering a radiopharmaceutical drug
An administration device that includes a hermetic container closed by a cap, containing a radiopharmaceutical medicament, and provided with a protective shield made of a radiopaque material. The device includes a support provided with attachment structure. The container is removably attached to the support in a position allowing access to the cap. The support includes a baseplate provided with an opening allowing access to the cap. A cover and rods connect the baseplate and the cover. |
| US10814132B2 |
Retinal implant with insertion cord
Apparatus is provided that includes an array of stimulating electrodes configured for implantation in a retina of a subject's eye; circuitry configured to drive the electrodes to apply currents to the retina; and a graspable portion coupled to the array and configured to facilitate positioning of the array in an epi-retinal position. A cord is removably coupled to the apparatus and (a) is not electrically coupled to the circuitry, and (b) is looped through an opening of the graspable portion. Other embodiments are also described. |
| US10814131B2 |
Apparatuses and methods for neuromodulation
Apparatuses (e.g., devices, systems), and methods for transdermal electrical stimulation (TES). Apparatuses described herein can be self-contained, lightweight, and wearable. The apparatuses and methods described herein be configured to apply an ensemble current waveform between the two or more electrodes, wherein the ensemble current waveform comprises a series of component waveforms that are sequentially applied, and wherein each component waveform is different from a component waveform immediately before it and wherein transitions between the component waveforms temporally correlates with transitions in the sensory experience. Also described are neurostimulators for application of transdermal electrical stimulation (TES) and methods of using them for comfortably inducing a cognitive effect. Also described are Methods and apparatuses for amplitude modulation of all or a portion of an ensemble waveform to modify a user's cognitive state by transdermal electrical stimulation (TES). |
| US10814127B2 |
Slotted sleeve neurostimulation device
An electrical stimulation lead for a target nerve includes a sleeve having an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface defines a nerve channel. A longitudinal slit extends from the outer surface to the nerve channel and along an entire length of the sleeve. A width of the slit retains the target nerve within the nerve channel when the sleeve is closed and releases the target nerve when open. A plurality of electrodes are disposed on the inner surface of the sleeve. A flexible transition element electrically couples a lead body to the plurality of electrodes. Upper and lower sections of the sleeve rotates about a common hinge line (e.g., like a clam shell) located directly opposite the longitudinal slit. The material along the common hinge line remains “elastic” when the sleeve is moved from closed to open, and vice-versa. |
| US10814119B2 |
Percutaneous access pathway system
An improved method and device are provided for forming and/or maintaining a percutaneous access pathway. The device generally comprises an access pathway and attachment device. The provided assembly substantially reduces the possibility of iatrogenic infection while accessing and/or re-accessing a body space. |
| US10814110B2 |
Drainage catheter system including a hub
A drainage device may include a catheter including a proximal end and a distal end. The drainage device may further include a hub coupled to the proximal end of the catheter. The hub may include a fastener element configured to secure the distal end of the catheter. In some aspects, the fastener element may be a hinged element. In some aspects, the drainage device may further include a puncture element including a tip and an expander portion. In still other aspects, the puncture element may also include an attachment portion. |
| US10814109B2 |
Intravascular devices, systems, and methods to address eye disorders
A method may include accessing an artery in communication with an ophthalmic artery of a subject, and advancing a microcatheter along the accessed artery so as to align a distal end of the microcatheter with an ostium of the ophthalmic artery, wherein the microcatheter includes a lumen having a guidewire positioned therein. In addition, the method includes proximally withdrawing the guidewire relative to the microcatheter so as to enable a distal portion of the microcatheter to assume a curved relaxed configuration, and cannulating the ostium with the distal portion of the microcatheter when the distal portion is in the curved relaxed configuration. |
| US10814101B2 |
Apparatuses and methods for monitoring tendons of steerable catheters
Methods and apparatuses for detecting tension on a tendon and/or mechanical deformation (e.g., breakage) of one or more steering tendon of a steerable and flexible articulating device. Theses apparatuses may have one or more tendons that are each electrically conductive and configured to steer the apparatus when tension is applied to the proximal end of the tendon. Tension and/or breakage (or other deformation) of one or more of these tendons may be detected by monitoring the electrical resistance of the tendons. |
| US10814087B2 |
Ergonomic and adjustable respiratory mask assembly with frame
A respiratory mask assembly for delivering breathable gas to a patient includes a frame having a front surface and a rear surface, opposite the front surface, and adapted in use to face the patient. The frame defines an inner wall and an outer wall extending from the rear surface, the inner and outer walls being spaced to define a channel therebetween. A cushion is removably attachable to the frame such that the cushion and frame are repeatably engagable with and disengageable from one another. The cushion includes a side wall to be inserted into the channel of the frame, the side wall having a first interlocking surface that engages a second interlocking surface provided in the channel when the cushion and frame are engaged with one another. The first and second interlocking surfaces interlock with one another to removably attach the cushion to the frame. |
| US10814085B1 |
Airtight mask seal
A mask for use in delivering air at a therapeutic pressure to a patient in need of therapy receives air from an air tube into an inelastic cloth mask portion that is attached to an interface portion constructed of an elastic material. The interface portion is a three dimensional structure that is attached at its edges to the mask portion and has a nose hole for receiving the patient's nose. When air is delivered the elastic interface portion pillows out and forms a seal against the patient's face. To assist with the seal, a structural assistance member may optionally be disposed on the interface portion above the nose hole so that it can be adjusted in the area of the bridge of the patient's nose. |
| US10814084B2 |
Cuff-pressure control device, cuff-attached tracheal tube, and ventilator
A cuff-pressure control device includes a pump, an inner pipe connected to the pump, a pressure sensor that measures an internal pressure of the inner pipe, and a control unit that controls a cuff pressure. A cuff is separable from the cuff-pressure control device, and, in a separation state, a first space in communication with the cuff is kept airtight such that the cuff pressure is maintained. The control unit adjusts a pressure in the cuff-pressure control device to a pressure of the first space before the cuff is connected to the cuff-pressure control device in a connection state in which the cuff in the separation state is connected to the cuff-pressure control device and the cuff and the inner pipe are in communication with each other. |
| US10814082B2 |
Combination respiratory therapy device, system and method
A combination respiratory therapy management system creates a combined respiratory therapy prescription that can be executed by a combined respiratory therapy device to provide multiple coordinated respiratory therapies to a patient. The system can update the combined respiratory therapy prescription and implement the updates while the combined respiratory therapy device is in use. Some versions of the system provide additional features that allow the combined respiratory therapy prescriptions to be created, accessed, shared with other users, and performed by the combination respiratory therapy device in a customizable user-friendly and non-threatening way. |
| US10814080B2 |
Oscillating positive respiratory pressure device
A respiratory treatment device includes a housing enclosing a chamber, a chamber inlet configured to receive a flow of air into the chamber, a first chamber outlet configured to permit the flow of air to exit the chamber, and a second chamber outlet configured to permit the flow of air to exit the chamber. A vane mounted within the chamber is configured to rotate between a first position where the flow of air is directed to exit the chamber through the first chamber outlet, and a second position where the flow of air is directed to exit the chamber through the second chamber outlet. A blocking member disposed on the vane is moveable relative to the chamber inlet between a closed position where the flow of air through the chamber inlet is restricted, and an open position where the flow of air through the chamber inlet is less restricted. |
| US10814078B2 |
Inhaler spacer and storage apparatus
A spacer may improve the effectiveness of medication delivery by an inhaler. The spacer may be configured to store the inhaler to improve compactness and/or portability of the spacer and inhaler. The inhaler may be coupled to a retaining device, inhaler container, and/or the like that restricts movement of the inhaler to predetermined positions and/or orientations. A user may be able to transition the inhaler between a stored position and an active position by moving the inhaler translationally and/or rotationally. The inhaler may be able to remain coupled to the retaining device and/or inhaler container, and the retaining device and/or inhaler container may be able to remain coupled to the spacer during transition from the stored position to the active position. The spacer may be sized to fit in a pants pocket in an embodiment. |
| US10814077B2 |
Cartridge for substance delivery module
A substance delivery module and apparatus for delivering substance in aerosol form are disclosed. The substance delivery module includes a plurality of substance containers and a plurality of pistons, with each substance container being mounted in the module for cooperation with a dedicated piston. Another substance delivery module is disclosed that includes a piston defining a delivery axis and a substance container, moveably mounted with respect to the piston. The substance container is moveable along the delivery axis and may, for example, be moved toward and onto the piston. Either of the substance delivery modules may be assembled with an aerosol generator and an aerosol delivery conduit in fluid communication with the aerosol generator to form an apparatus for delivering substance in aerosol form. The apparatus may further include a control module. |
| US10814075B2 |
Plug for placing on a connection element of a medical syringe
The invention relates to a plug for placing on a connection element (1) of a medical syringe, which is connectable to the connection element (1), the plug (2) comprising a through-duct (3) and being formed free of further connectivity or connection elements. |
| US10814074B2 |
Autoinjector
An autoinjector includes a case adapted to hold a medicament container, a needle shroud telescopically coupled to the case, and a plunger slidably disposed in the case. The needle shroud is movable between a first extended position, a retracted position, and a second extended position relative to the case. The plunger is movable between a proximal position, an intermediate position, and a distal position relative to the case. When the plunger is in the intermediate position and the needle shroud is in the retracted position, the plunger abuts the case to prevent the needle shroud from returning to the extended position. When the plunger is in the distal position and the needle shroud is in the second extended position, the plunger abuts the case to prevent the needle shroud from returning to the retracted position. |
| US10814073B2 |
Safety device with collapsible housing and trigger activation
Drug delivery safety devices having trigger activation systems activated by pressure against the skin of a patient and which automatically shield the needle after withdrawing the needle from the skin of the patient. |
| US10814072B2 |
Rigid needle protector, method and machine for assembling such a rigid needle protector
A rigid needle guard (10) comprising an inner part (11) made of elastomeric material, and a rigid outer body (12) that is fastened to said inner part (11) made of elastomeric material via a folded-in portion (121) of the bottom axial end of said rigid outer body (12), said folded-in portion (121) extending radially inwards from the outer peripheral surface (125) of said rigid outer body (12), the outer surface of said folded-in portion (121) forming, at its axially-bottom and radially-outer edge, a sharp and acute angle relative to the outer peripheral surface (125) of said rigid outer body (12). |
| US10814070B2 |
Needle shield remover
Described is a needle shield remover (6) comprising a needle cap (5), a carrier sheath (6.2) axially slidably disposed in the needle cap (5) and adapted to engage a needle shield (4) disposed on a needle (3), and a grip (6.1) transversely slidably disposed in the needle cap (5) and adapted to engage the carrier sheath (6.2) to displace the carrier sheath (6.2) and the needle shield (4) axially relative to the needle cap (5). |
| US10814067B2 |
Drug delivery device with information capture
A drug delivery device is provided comprising or adapted to receive a cartridge with an axially displaceable piston. The drug delivery device comprises a housing, a stationary capacitive sensor assembly, and a moveable indicator element comprising a surface with a code pattern detectable by the stationary capacitive sensor. The code pattern is formed from conductive markings printed onto the surface. The capacitive sensor is formed on a flexible sheet mounted at least in part to the exterior of the housing. |
| US10814066B2 |
Medication dispensing apparatus with sub-dose prevention
Medication dispensing apparatuses for dosing-up and delivering a pre-set dosage of a fluid product include a housing; a dosing element moveable relative to the housing between a starting position and a dosed-up position; a drive system coupled to the dosing element operable to initiate or perform a dispensing operation; and a sub-dose preventing system for preventing or blocking a dispensing operation of the drive system when the dosing element has not reached the dosed-up position and for allowing or unblocking a dispensing operation of the drive system when or after the dosing element has reached the dosed-up position, wherein the sub-dose preventing system is operable to block a rotational movement in a circumferential direction of the medication dispensing apparatus of a drive element of the drive system corresponding to a dispensing direction or a dial-down direction when preventing or blocking the dispensing operation of the drive system. |
| US10814062B2 |
Reservoir with low volume sensor
A medical device with a volume sensor is provided for administering liquid drug therapy to a user. The medical device comprises a flexible reservoir for housing a supply of a liquid drug, a rigid structure with a chamber and a side hole in fluid communication with the flexible reservoir, a plunger mounted inside the chamber and configured to seal one side of the chamber, and a switch implemented to indicate the position of the plunger. When the inside end of the plunger passes the side hole, the switch is activated to transmit a signal indicating liquid volume in the flexible reservoir. |
| US10814061B2 |
Perpendicular infusion set and disposable inserter
An infusion set is disclosed that includes an inserter including an inserter housing having at least one flexible arm for holding an infusion set in a single axial position prior to insertion of at least a portion of a cannula of the infusion set, the inserter housing having a surface for contacting the patient's skin. The inserter also includes a movable plunger disposed within the inserter housing for releasing the infusion set from the inserter housing, impacting the infusion set, and imparting momentum to the infusion set to insert the cannula into the patient's skin. The inserter additionally includes a biasing element biasing the plunger toward the activated position. |
| US10814058B2 |
Nasal aspiration and wash device
The present disclosure illustrates a nasal aspiration and wash device which includes a shell member, a pump, a suction part and a spray part. The pump is disposed in the shell member. The suction part is disposed on the shell member and configured to flow external gas into the pump. The spray part is disposed in the shell member and configured to spray atomized liquid out. The suction part and the spray part are spaced apart from each other a distance. The nasal aspiration and wash device of the present disclosure is able to separately perform a nasal aspiration function and a nasal wash function without interfering with each other, and the user does not need to replace a functional assembly for using the two functions. |
| US10814057B2 |
Disposable set for a gravity fed dialysis system
A gravity fed peritoneal dialysis (“PD”) machine includes: a frame configured to be set on a supporting surface; at least one load cell; a scale platform supported by the frame via the at least one load cell positioned between the frame and the scale platform; a drain container support in mechanical communication with and extending downwardly from the scale platform, the machine configured such that when the frame is set on the supporting surface, at least one fresh PD fluid supply container is supportable by the scale platform above the at least one load cell and at least one used PD fluid drain container is supportable by the drain container support below the at least one load cell, so that a combined weight of fresh PD fluid and used PD fluid may be sensed by the at least one load cell. |
| US10814053B2 |
Dual-pump continuous-flow total artificial heart
A total artificial heart for a mammalian cardiovascular system is provided. The total artificial heart has a pump casing including an outer housing and an integral hollow support shaft extending therethrough. The casing defines a first flow path within the outer housing about an exterior of the hollow support shaft and a separate second flow path extending within the hollow support shaft. An annular impeller is housed within the outer housing of the casing for rotation about the hollow support shaft to provide a centrifugal flow pump in the first flow path, and an axial flow impeller is housed within the hollow support shaft of the casing for forming an axial flow pump in the second flow path. |
| US10814046B2 |
Antibacterial medical implant surface
Aspects include methods of fabricating antibacterial surfaces for medical implant devices including patterning a photoresist layer on a silicon substrate and etching the silicon to generate a plurality of nanopillars. Aspects also include removing the photoresist layer from the structure and coating the plurality of nanopillars with a biocompatible film. Aspects also include a system for preventing bacterial infection associated with medical implants including a thin silicon film including a plurality of nanopillars. |
| US10814045B2 |
Devices and methods for aneurysm treatment
The invention provides devices and methods for aneurysm treatment using a material that minimizes susceptibility artifacts in MRA images. Since images are not obscured by susceptibility artifacts associated with the aneurysm treatment device, those images are useful and reliable for evaluating the success of treatment. The material is preferably a non-ferromagnetic metal alloy and may include one or a combination of cobalt, nickel, chromium, and molybdenum. In certain embodiments, the material is a 35Cobalt-35Nickel-20Chromium-10Molybdenum-Low Titanium alloy medical-grade material. |
| US10814044B2 |
Implantable or insertable MRI-detectable medical device having a coating comprising paramagnetic ions and a process for preparing it
The present invention concerns a medical device detectable by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), said medical device comprising an envelope polymer that is at least partly removed at the distal end of the medical device wherein said distal end is provided with a coating comprising a coating polymer modified with at least one chemical compound having one or more chemically active free functional groups to provide a surface coating covalently bonded to the free functional groups of the modified coating polymer, wherein paramagnetic ions are encompassed in the coating. |
| US10814039B2 |
Bioimplant with antibacterial coating and method of making same
Provided is a bioimplant which is capable to inhibit the biofilm formation over a long period of time after an operation. The bioimplant of the present invention comprises a base material of metal, ceramic, or plastic and a thermal spraying film of a calcium phosphate-based material formed at least partially thereon and the silver concentration in the thermal-spray film is 0.05 wt % to 3.00 wt %. |
| US10814036B2 |
Drug-eluting live tissue for transplantation
Methods for the ex vivo modification of the surfaces of viable tissue result in tissue modifications that are stable and/or result in the controlled release of active compounds, and are expected to provide effective protection for transplanted tissue subsequent to transplant. |
| US10814031B2 |
Systems and methods for incontinence control
A system for managing female incontinence includes a body of biocompatible material configured to fit between the labia minora and the vestibule floor, the body having a surface configured to occlude the urethral meatus, an adhesive carried on at least a first portion of the surface and configured to provide a sealing engagement between the body and the urethral meatus, and a substance carried by at least one of the body and the adhesive and configured for controlling the odor of the general vaginal-urethral area of a female. |
| US10814024B2 |
Apparatus and method for irradiation
An apparatus and method for irradiating a fluid containing a material to be irradiated, comprising at least one irradiation chamber having at least one inlet port and outlet port, at least one fluid cooling chamber having at least one inlet port and outlet port, one or more UV radiation sources coupled to the irradiation chamber(s); and at least one heat exchange mechanism thermally coupled to the radiation source(s) and the cooling chamber(s). At least a portion of the interior surface of the cooling chamber(s) may comprise at least a portion of the exterior surface of the irradiation chamber(s) so the cooling chamber(s) is in fluid communication with the irradiation chamber(s). |
| US10814023B2 |
Electrochemical paper towel sterilizing device
The present invention is related to an electrochemical paper towel sterilizing device, which mainly comprises: at least one sterilizing device, at least one first accommodating space, at least one water-inlet portion, at least one electrolytic component, at least one power-supply element, and at least one second accommodating space. In this way, the second accommodating space is provided with a dry wiping-object (such as a paper towel), and the user can add water into the first accommodating space via the water-inlet portion and electrolyze the water through the electrolytic component to generate the high active oxygen species, and combine the water and the high active oxygen species into the wiping-object, thereby producing a wet wiping-object with sterilizing effect. |
| US10814022B2 |
Oxamide nanogel, a preparation method of the same, and use thereof
The present invention relates to a nanogel comprising a polyamine-based polymer cross-linked by oxamide bonds, a preparation method of the nanogel, a contrast agent for ultrasound imaging comprising the nanogel, a composition for ultrasound diagnosis of inflammatory diseases comprising the contrast agent, a preparation method of the contrast agent, and a method for providing information for diagnosis of inflammatory diseases using the composition for ultrasound diagnosis. |
| US10814021B2 |
Paramagnetic boron-doped graphene quantum dots and their application for safe magnetic resonance imaging
Boron-doped graphene quantum dots, methods for making the boron-doped graphene quantum dots, and methods for magnetic resonance imaging using the boron-doped graphene quantum dots. |
| US10814018B2 |
Isotopically labeled deoxy-glucose and derivatives thereof, compositions comprising them and uses thereof
The present invention provides isotopically labeled deoxy-glucose and derivatives thereof, methods of their preparation, ration, kits comprising them and uses thereof for spin hyperpolarized magnetic resonance imaging, utilized in the quantitative and qualitative diagnosis of states, conditions, diseases, or disorders in the body of a subject. |
| US10814016B2 |
Polymer derivatives, and novel polymer derivative imaging probe using same
Provided are a block copolymer having an enhanced effect of imaging the interior of a tumor compared to known block copolymers and imaging probes using the known block copolymers; and an imaging probe using the block copolymer. Specifically, for the purpose of enhancing penetrability into a diseased target tissue and efficiently enhancing an imaging effect compared to known block copolymers and imaging probes using the known block copolymers, disclosed is a block copolymer in which a hydrophilic polymer segment containing a polyethylene glycol chain is linked to a hydrophobic polymer segment containing a polyamino acid chain having a signal group and optionally a hydrophobic substituent in a side chain, wherein the main chain polymer combining the polyethylene glycol chain and the polyamino acid chain has an average molecular weight of not less than 2 kDa and not more than 10 kDa, and the mass content percentage of the signal group and the optional hydrophobic substituent is not less than 5% by mass and not more than 50% by mass; and also disclosed is a composition including the block copolymer. |
| US10814012B2 |
Compositions and methods for administering antibodies
The present invention relates to a drug delivery system and uses thereof. Specifically, a system that can be used to deliver therapeutic proteins, including antibodies, to proteolytic environments is disclosed. In one form of the invention the drug delivery system is a composition which comprises a porous substrate and an antibody bound to the substrate. In one embodiment, the composition comprises nanoporous silicon and can be used to deliver antibodies for the treatment, or for improving the repair, of a wound. |
| US10814011B1 |
Anti-B7-H4 antibodies and methods
Compositions, methods, and uses of recombinant B7-H4 protein or binding motifs to B7-H4 protein that can reduce the immune suppression effect of B7-H4 in relation to T cell activation, proliferation, and conversion. Preferably, the recombinant B7-H4 protein has a plurality of mutations in N-glycosylation residue to reduce its inhibitory effect to T cell activation and proliferation. The recombinant protein having binding motifs to B7-H4 protein preferably includes a binding motif to IgC domain and another binding motif to IgV domain such that the immune-suppressive effects by two Ig-like domains are concurrently reduced. |
| US10814010B2 |
FOXC2 inhibitor and methods of use thereof
In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a compound of the formula: In another aspect, the present disclosure also provides methods of preparing the compound disclosed herein. In another aspect, the present disclosure also provides pharmaceutical compositions and methods of use of the compound disclosed herein. Additionally, methods of treating cancer with the compound disclosed herein are described. |
| US10814008B2 |
Chemical crosslinkers
Disclosed herein are methods of chemical conjugation comprising contacting a lysosomal enzyme with a first crosslinking agent to introduce aldehyde groups; contacting a lysosomal targeting peptide with a second crosslinking agent to introduce a hydrazide group at the N-terminal residue; contacting the lysosomal enzyme with aldehyde groups of step a. with the lysosomal targeting peptide with a hydrazide group at the N-terminal residue of step b; and forming a lysosomal enzyme-lysosomal targeting peptide conjugate. |
| US10814007B2 |
Angiotensinogen (AGT) iRNA compositions and methods of use thereof
The present invention relates to RNAi agents, e.g., double-stranded RNAi agents, targeting the angiotensinogen (AGT) gene, and methods of using such RNAi agents to inhibit expression of AGT and methods of treating subjects having an AGT-associated disorder, e.g., hypertension. |
| US10814005B2 |
Composition as auxiliary means for oral medication
Compositions, specifically a jelly, are provided the use of which composition as an auxiliary means eases the taking of oral medication in solid form, which composition comprises iota-carrageenan as a jellifying agent and citric acid as a salivating agent, characterized in that the composition further comprises maltodextrin. In another aspect, the composition comprises a calcium sequestrant for adjusting Ca-ion activity of the composition. In one embodiment, the composition comprises iota-carrageenan in 0.7-1.0% in mass, citric acid in 0.06-0.07% in mass, maltodextrin in 1.5% in mass, all relative to the total mass of the composition, and an amount of a calcium sequestrant such that the Ca-ion activity of the composition is between 20 ppm and 80 ppm. |
| US10814002B2 |
Patch and method for producing the same
A method for producing a patch including a support layer, and an adhesive agent layer formed on the support layer and including sodium diacetate, a pressure-sensitive adhesive base agent, and asenapine and/or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The sodium diacetate is generated from sodium acetate in the presence of the asenapine and/or salt thereof, a content of the asenapine and/or salt thereof in terms of free asenapine in the adhesive agent layer is in range of 3.0 to 20 mg, and when a content of the asenapine and/or salt thereof in terms of free asenapine in the adhesive agent layer is 6.4 mg and the patch is in contact with skin for 24 hours, Cmax of free asenapine is in range of 0.5 to 6.0 ng/mL and tmax of free asenapine is in range of 8 to 28 hr. |
| US10814000B2 |
Guided bone regeneration membrane and manufacturing method thereof
A guided bone regeneration material is disclosed. The guided bone regeneration material includes biodegradable fibers produced by an electrospinning method. The biodegradable fibers produced by the method include a silicon-releasing calcium carbonate and a biodegradable polymer. The silicon-releasing calcium carbonate is a composite of siloxane and calcium carbonate of vaterite phase. The biodegradable fibers may be coated with apatite. When the guided bone regeneration material is immersed in a neutral aqueous solution, silicon species ions are eluted from the calcium carbonate. The guided bone regeneration material excels in bone reconstruction ability. |
| US10813999B2 |
Topical pharmaceutical composition based on semifluorinated alkanes
The invention provides liquid or semi-solid pharmaceutical compositions for topical administration comprising a semifluorinated alkane. The compositions are useful for the delivery of active ingredients into the deep layers of the skin or skin appendages. Various active ingredients may be incorporated, such as immunosuppressants, antiinfectives, antifungal agents, antiinflammatory agents, and retinoids. |
| US10813997B2 |
Devices for controlling magnetic nanoparticles to treat fluid obstructions
A system for the physical manipulation of free magnetic rotors in a circulatory system using a remotely placed magnetic field-generating stator is provided. In one embodiment, the invention relates to the control of magnetic particles in a fluid medium using permanent magnet-based or electromagnetic field-generating stator sources. Such a system can be useful for increasing the diffusion of therapeutic agents in a fluid medium, such as a human circulatory system, which can result in substantial clearance of fluid obstructions, such as vascular occlusions, in a circulatory system resulting in increased blood flow. Examples of vascular occlusions targeted by the system include, but are not limited to, atherosclerotic plaques, including fibrous caps, fatty buildup, coronary occlusions, arterial stenosis, restenosis, vein thrombi, arterial thrombi, cerebral thrombi, embolisms, hemorrhages, other blood clots, and very small vessels. |
| US10813995B2 |
Bispecific antibody binding TRAIL-R2 and CD3
The present invention concerns the field of cancer immunotherapy, and in particular drugs with low toxicity which can overcome drug-resistance. The present invention concerns novel bispecific antibodies which have the capability of binding both the TRAIL tumor associated antigen and the T lymphocyte CD3. The invention further relates to compositions comprising the bispecific antibodies and a labelling agent, and to pharmaceutical compositions. The present invention also relates to the use of the bispecific antibodies in the treatment of a tumor. |
| US10813987B2 |
Method for inducing a tolerogenic immune response
The subject technology relates generally to compositions and methods for producing plasmid DNA of a desired quality. In addition, it relates to the discovery of Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria with a constitutive methylase gene stably incorporated into the chromosomal DNA and uses thereof. |
| US10813983B2 |
Bacteriophage lysin and antibiotic combinations against gram positive bacteria
The present invention provides compositions and methods for prevention, amelioration and treatment of gram positive bacteria, particularly Staphylococcal bacteria, with combinations of lysin, particularly Streptococcal lysin, particularly the lysin PlySs2, and one or more antibiotic, including daptomycin, vancomycin, oxacillin, linezolid, or related antibiotic(s). |
| US10813982B2 |
Composition comprising an oxidoreductase enzyme and its antibacterial use
A composition comprising an oxidoreductase enzyme and a substrate for the enzyme for use in treating or preventing biofilm formation by a population of pathogenic bacteria. The composition can be incorporated into a wound dressing for use in promoting wound healing. |
| US10813975B2 |
Methods and reagents for efficient and targeted delivery of therapeutic molecules to CXCR4 cells
Conjugates comprising a targeting moiety specific for the CXCR4 and based on the polyphemusin-derived peptide and a therapeutic or imaging agent are provided. Therapeutic and diagnostic methods with the conjugates which require specific targeting to CXCR4+ cells are provided as well. |
| US10813973B2 |
Composition comprising the extract of herbal combination for preventing or treating diabetic peripheral neuropathy
Disclosed are a pharmaceutical composition and a health functional food for the prevention and treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathy, comprising an herb extract of a mixture of 3.5:1 Dioscorea Rhizoma:Dioscorea nipponica (w/w). Having the ability to synergistically increase in vivo levels of nerve growth factor, compared to the extracts from the herbs alone or herb mixtures of other weight ratios, the mixed herb extract is effective for preventing the apoptosis of nerve cells and promoting nerve regeneration. Thus, it can be applied to pharmaceutical compositions and health functional foods preventive and curative of diabetic peripheral neuropathy. |
| US10813958B2 |
Use of oncolytic herpes simplex virus, alone or in combination with immune check-point inhibitor, in the treatment of cancer
An oncolytic herpes simplex virus is disclosed for use in a method of treating cancer, the method comprising administering one or more doses of an oncolytic herpes simplex virus effective to induce a Th1 immune response in the subject, and optionally administering a therapeutically effective amount of an immune checkpoint inhibitor. |
| US10813954B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition for treating diabetes, comprising pancreatic islet cells and elastin-like artificial extracellular matrix
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for treating diabetes, which includes a pancreatic islet cell and an elastin-like artificial extracellular matrix (REP), and more particularly, to a pharmaceutical composition for treating diabetes, in which pancreatic islet cells are reacted with an elastin-like artificial extracellular matrix and then the resulting cells are administered along with the elastin-like artificial extracellular matrix, thus increasing a survival rate of the transplanted pancreatic islet cells, rapidly restoring a blood glucose level to normal, and maintaining the restored blood glucose level for a long period of time, and, accordingly, diabetes may be more effectively treated. |
| US10813953B2 |
Peptides and combination of peptides of non-canonical origin for use in immunotherapy against different types of cancers
The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules. |
| US10813951B2 |
Method of engineering chemotherapy drug resistant T-cells for immunotherapy
The present invention relates to the use of “off-the-shelf” allogeneic therapeutic cells for immunotherapy in conjunction with chemotherapy to treat patients with cancer. In particular, the inventors develop a method of engineering allogeneic T-cell resistant to chemotherapeutic agents. The therapeutic benefits afforded by this strategy should be enhanced by the synergistic effects between chemotherapy and immunotherapy. In particular, the present invention relates to a method for modifying T-cells by inactivating at least one gene encoding T-cell receptor component and by modifying said T-cells to confer drug resistance. The invention opens the way to standard and affordable adoptive immunotherapy strategies for treating cancer. |
| US10813949B2 |
Uses of expanded populations of hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells
Uses of expanded cord blood hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells (HSPC) are described. Examples include to reduce transplant rejection, to induce immune tolerance, to reduce total parenteral nutrition (TPN) feeding, opioid use, mucositis, and hospitalization following a medical procedure and to reduce graft versus host disease (GVHD) following an allogeneic transplant. |
| US10813947B1 |
Methods of otoprotection against platinum-based antineoplastic agents
Disclosed herein are methods for otoprotection against platinum-based antineoplastic agents by administering a thiosulfate salt to a subject in need thereof. Typically, the thiosulfate salt is administered to the subject scheduled to be administered a platinum-based antineoplastic agent within 4 hours. Alternatively, the thiosulfate salt is administered within 7 hours after the administration of a platinum-based neoplastic agent. |
| US10813944B2 |
Cyclodextrins as procoagulants
The invention relates to substituted cyclodextrins and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions, kits of parts and their use as procoagulants. The invention further relates to methods of reversing an anticoagulant effect of an anticoagulant in a subject, methods for reducing or preventing bleeding in a subject and methods for the treatment or prevention of a blood coagulation disorder. |
| US10813941B2 |
Methods and compounds for treating malaria
A pharmaceutical composition includes a small molecule and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. The small molecule interacts with a deoxyxylulose phosphate reductoisomerase (Dxr). A method for treating or preventing a microbial infection in a subject in need thereof includes administering the pharmaceutical composition. A method for inhibiting the growth of a eukaryotic pathogen includes contacting the eukaryotic pathogen with an effective amount of the pharmaceutical composition. |
| US10813935B2 |
Methods and compositions for treating drug resistance in cancer
Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for treating cancer. Further provided herein are compositions and methods for reducing, inhibiting, or preventing resistance of cancer to tyrosine kinase inhibitors. The methods may include administering an anti-resistance agent such as a CYP51A1 inhibitor or an agonist of miRNA-764 (SEQ ID NO: 4) to a subject. A tyrosine kinase inhibitor may also be administered to the subject in addition to the anti-resistance agent. |
| US10813934B2 |
Sirtuin modulators as inhibitors of cytomegalovirus
Agents and methods of inhibiting or improving the growth of viruses are provided. |
| US10813928B2 |
Aripiprazole formulations having increased injection speeds
The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of Formula (I) that are useful for the intramuscular delivery of antipsychotic drugs using rapid injection rates. |
| US10813925B2 |
Buprenorphine for the treatment of acute suicidality
Methods and compositions for treating acute suicidality by administration of buprenorphine are disclosed herein. An exemplary method is effected by administering to a subject determined as having acute suicidality a first therapeutically effective amount of buprenorphine, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, whereby the administration is ceased once the subject is no longer determined as having acute suicidality. The first therapeutically effective amount is less than 0.2 mg per day. A higher therapeutically effective amount may optionally be administered if the subject is determined as not fully responsive to the first therapeutically effective amount. Unit dosage forms of buprenorphine, comprising less than 0.2 mg (e.g., 0.1 mg) buprenorphine are also disclosed. |
| US10813923B1 |
Ophthalmic composition
Provided herein is an ophthalmic composition. In some embodiments, the ophthalmic composition includes a low concentration of an ophthalmic agent for treatment of an ophthalmic disorder or condition; and an ophthalmically acceptable carrier, wherein the ophthalmic agent is distributed with substantial uniformity throughout the ophthalmically acceptable carrier. Further disclosed herein include an ophthalmic composition including a low concentration of an ophthalmic agent and deuterated water. Also disclosed herein are methods of arresting or preventing myopia development by administering to an eye of an individual in need thereof an effective amount of an ophthalmic composition as described herein. |
| US10813917B2 |
Treatment methods utilizing stem cell mobilizers and immunosuppressive agents
The present invention relates to the field of organ transplantation. In one aspect, the present invention provides methods of treating an organ transplant recipient comprising administering to the recipient a therapeutically effective amount of a stem cell mobilizer and an immunosuppressive agent. In particular embodiments, the present invention provides a method of treating an organ transplant recipient comprising administering to the recipient a therapeutically effective amount of an agent that mobilizes CD34+ and/or CD133+ stem cells and a low dose of an immunosuppressive agent. |
| US10813916B2 |
Immediate release pharmaceutical composition of tizanidine
The present invention relates to an immediate release solid oral pharmaceutical composition comprising an effective amount of Tizanidine or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, solvates, polymorphs, stereoisomers or mixtures thereof. The solid oral dosage form comprises one or more methacrylic acid copolymers or its derivatives and is bioequivalent to the commercially available counterpart (ZANAFLEX® capsule) after oral administration. The invention also relates to a process for preparation of a pharmaceutical capsule dosage form comprising an effective amount of Tizanidine Hydrochloride wherein, the dosage form comprises methacrylic acid copolymer or its derivatives. |
| US10813915B2 |
Promoting sleep using AT1 receptor blockers
The present invention relates to the use of an Angiotensin II type 1 (AT1) receptor blocker for promoting sleep and/or the treatment of insomnia. It is based, at least in part, on the results of experiments performed using a validated rat model of stress-induced insomnia in which candesartan was found to ameliorate sleep disturbances induced by stress. Further, it was observed that this effect seems to be caused by blockade of AT1 receptors located in several brain regions that are key components of the neural circuitry activated during insomnia. In contrast to currently marketed treatments for insomnia, the AT1 receptor blocker was found to restore normal sleep without inhibiting REM sleep and/or inducing atypical wave components in the EEG. |
| US10813913B2 |
Small molecules that mimic or antagonize actions of granulocyte colony-stimulating-factor (G-CSF)
Described herein are compound for the modulation of the G-CSF receptor. The compounds may act as agonists, antagonists, and/or mixed or partial agonists/antagonists of G-CSF. Further provided herein are methods of treating a condition, including, for example, a neurodegenerative disease, by administering a compound as detailed herein. |
| US10813911B2 |
Methods of treating and/or preventing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
The present invention relates to a novel composition or method of use for the treatment and/or the prevention of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPDs). |
| US10813910B2 |
Herbal composition for the treatment of age related macular diseases
The present invention discloses an herbal anti-AMD composition for treatment of age related macular diseases (AMD). More specifically, the present invention relates to an herbal composition for the prevention, management and treatment of neo-vascular or wet AMD. |
| US10813907B2 |
A19-144, A2-73 and certain anticholinesterase inhibitor compositions and method for anti-seizure therapy
This invention concerns a dosage form comprising a therapeutically effective amount of A19-144 or A2-73 and a therapeutically effective amount of at least one AED. This invention further encompasses a method of treating a subject in need of such treatment comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of A19-144 or A2-73 in conjunction with an therapeutically effective amount of an AED. |
| US10813902B2 |
DOPA decarboxylase inhibitor compositions
Disclosed herein are formulations containing carbidopa and optionally levodopa, arginine, and other components that have reduced levels of impurities and toxins, particularly degradation productions. Also disclosed herein are methods of treatment diseases or conditions relating to a loss of dopamine or dopaminergic neurons using such formulations, methods of making such formulations, and kits that include such formulations. |
| US10813898B2 |
Solid dosage forms of vigabatrin
The invention pertains to a solid dosage form comprising vigabatrin; a superdisintegrant, advantageously chosen from the list consisting of crospovidone, a cellulose derivative and a starch derivative; a non-reducing sugar, advantageously chosen from the list consisting of mannitol, xylitol, and sorbitol; and a stearate derivative, advantageously a stearate or stearyl fumarate salt, more advantageously sodium stearyl fumarate or magnesium stearate. |
| US10813887B2 |
Acid resistant capsule shell composition
The present disclosure provides an acid resistant capsule shell composition including pectin with a degree of esterification (DE) of about 15% to about 40%, and a degree of amidation (DA) of greater than 0% to about 25%; and a divalent cation. An acid resistant capsule shell and a method for manufacturing the acid resistant capsule shell are also provided in the present disclosure. |
| US10813880B2 |
Isotretinoin oral-mucosal formulations and methods for using same
Disclosed herein, in part, is a pharmaceutical formulation comprising isotretinoin or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a mucoadhesive polymer. A method of treating a mucosal disease comprising administering a disclosed pharmaceutical formulation to a subject in need thereof is also provided herein. |
| US10813878B2 |
Oral health composition
An ingestible oral health composition has synergistic proportions of active ingredients consisting of: baking soda; guava leaves; turmeric; black pepper; erythritol or xylitol; coconut oil; and vegetable glycerin with a natural flavor extract. The oral health composition may be in the form of a tablet, a powder, a paste, or a suspension. The oral health composition provides superior cleaning and control of oral health problems. The oral health composition can be ingested to provide health benefits to the entire body. |
| US10813875B2 |
Memory shape sunscreen composition
A memory-shape skin-care composition, in the form of an oil-in-water emulsion, including a UV filter system, including avobenzone, octocrylene, and homosalate. The composition additionally includes a thickening emulsifier including a co-polymer including a stearate derivative and a polyethylene glycol derivative, a non-thickening emulsifier including a polyglyceryl stearate co-polymer, and a memory-shape material including a polyethylene glycol/hexamethylene diisocyanate co-polymer. |
| US10813872B2 |
Hair and scalp formulations
Formulation to treat the scalp and/or hair are provided herein. For example, formulations for reducing inflammation of hair follicles are provided, which, in turn, in some aspects, can help facilitate hair strengthening, smoothness and/or shine. |
| US10813871B2 |
Non-chemical smoothing and de-curling agents
The present disclosure relates to a multi-phase liquid agent for the non-chemical smoothing and de-curling of keratin fibers, in particular human hair, which has an aqueous-alcoholic phase and a non-aqueous phase existing separately therefrom and which can be applied as a spray, and a method for non-chemical smoothing or de-curling of keratin fibers using the agent. |
| US10813866B2 |
Cosmetic composition, cosmetic treatment method, kit, and compound
The invention relates to a cosmetic composition, especially a hair composition, and to a method for the cosmetic treatment of keratin materials, especially of the hair, employing compounds of formula: in which Z represents (i) a hydrogen atom, (ii) a linear or branched C1 to C32 (saturated) alkyl radical; (iii) a linear or branched C2 to C32 (unsaturated) alkene radical, comprising one or two C═C double bonds; (iv) an aryl-substituted alkyl radical; said radicals being optionally substituted and/or interrupted. |
| US10813863B2 |
Oral care compositions for promoting gum health
Oral care compositions comprising citrulline and stannous ion source with a specific pH range are provided for promoting Gum Health of a user. |
| US10813858B2 |
Cosmetic compositions
A cosmetic composition is provided, the composition comprising a safe and effective amount of a skin care active with A log P less than −2.0, a safe and effective amount of a fatty alcohol; and a safe and effective amount of a glyceryl ester. The combination of fatty alcohol and glyceryl esters surprisingly enhances penetration of skin care actives with low A log P values into skin. |
| US10813852B2 |
Bi-phase micellar liquid product comprising ceramides
The present disclosure relates to bi-phase micellar liquid products that include ceramides and other components that are beneficial to the skin. In particular, the products include: (a) a fatty phase comprising one or more fatty compounds and one or more silicones; and (b) an aqueous phase comprising one or more ceramides, one or more water-soluble solvents, one or more surfactants, and water. The products are particularly unique because the ceramides are solubilized in the aqueous phase of the products. In addition to being useful for cleansing the skin, the products support natural lipid barrier function of the skin and improve skin hydration. |
| US10813850B2 |
Dental resin composite material, method of producing dental resin composite material, and polyaryletherketone resin for producing dental resin composite material
A dental resin composite material is provided that is reduced in darkness of its color tone, and also reduced in burning and color unevenness. Specifically provided are a dental resin composite material including 100 parts by mass of a polyaryletherketone resin, 10 parts by mass to 300 parts by mass of inorganic particles, and 90 ppm or less of an impurity having an aromatic ring, a method of producing the dental resin composite material, and a polyaryletherketone resin for producing a dental resin composite material, to be used for producing the dental resin composite material. |
| US10813849B2 |
Rechargeable calcium phosphate-containing dental materials
The present invention provides rechargeable dental materials that can be widely applied in a variety of dental applications. The rechargeable dental materials of the invention may be included in dental primers, dental adhesives, dental resins, dental composites, dental bonding systems and the like, as well as dental cements, dental sealants, dental bases and dental liners, each of which is rechargeable with calcium and phosphate ions. The present invention also provides for a method of recharging the rechargeable dental material with calcium and phosphate ions. |
| US10813848B2 |
Dental primer containing acid anhydride
The present invention provides the dental primer for modifying surface of a dental restoration, comprising: an organic solvent, a silane coupling agent and an acid anhydride. |
| US10813846B2 |
Nasogastric tube securement systems and methods of using same
A nasogastric tube securement system. The system can include a base layer and a coupling layer. The base layer can be configured to be adhered to a nose, having a first major surface comprisng a skin-contact adhesive and a second major surface opposite the first major surface. The coupling layer can include a first end comprising coupling means configured to be repositionably coupled to the second major surface of the base layer, a second end configured to secure a nasogastric tube, and a middle section connecting the first end and the second end. The middle section can be elongated along a longitudinal direction, and the second end can include at least two legs extending downwardly from the first end, each leg separated from an adjacent leg by an acute angle. |
| US10813842B2 |
Medication adherence monitoring
In one example, the present disclosure describes a device, computer-readable medium, and method for monitoring a patient's medication adherence. In one example, an apparatus includes a set of contact pins to electrically engage a conductive trace circuit of a unit dose packaging and to generate a signal in response to a break in the conductive trace circuit, a processor comprising a plurality of analog channels to detect and record the signal, a cellular modem to send, via a data network to which the apparatus is connected, information about the signal to a medication adherence monitoring service, a housing containing the set of contact pins, the processor, and the cellular modem, wherein the housing is configured for removable insertion of the unit dose packaging, and a lock to reversibly lock the unit dose packaging in the housing. |
| US10813840B2 |
Intelligent continuous manufacturing method via liquid cooling of dripping pills
An intelligent continuous manufacturing method via liquid cooling of dripping pills comprises the following steps: (1) feeding: weighing and transferring multiple materials respectively; (2) material combining: performing staged heating on the materials transferred in step (1), and mixing the same to obtain a material mixture, wherein an RSD of an effective ingredient in the material mixture ≤5%; (3) homogenizing: pressurizing the material mixture obtained in step (2), and increasing the temperature, so as to obtain a homogenized material having the RSD of the effective ingredient in the material mixture ≤5%; (4) dripping: performing vibration dripping on the homogenized material obtained in step (3) to obtain dripping pills, delivering the dripping pills into a cooling liquid to be cooled and then transferred; and (5) de-oiling: removing the cooling liquid on surfaces of the dripping pills obtained in step (4) via tilting centrifugation. The manufacturing method not only shortens the manufacturing process, but also ensures the dripping pill product to be more stable and homogeneous. In addition, high-speed centrifugation is used to reasonably de-oil the dripping pills to prevent contamination of the dripping pills and improve the circulation utilization rate of the cooling liquid. |
| US10813839B2 |
Method and a drum coater for coating small items, such as tablets, and a coating system comprising such drum coaters
The drum coater comprises a substantially cylindrical drum (11) with a peripheral wall and a substantially horizontal axis of rotation. The method comprises providing a coating zone within the drum, feeding tablets into the drum, spinning the drum containing the tablets at a rotational speed such that a substantially annular bed of tablets is created, providing means for creating a cascade (19) of tablets at least in a part of the coating zone and spraying the tablets in the coating zone. |
| US10813837B2 |
Pre-filled diluent syringe vial adapter
In some embodiments, an adapter comprises an adapter body comprising a coupling member configured for coupling with a pre-fillable assembly and a spike having at least one conduit extending from a central body. At least one conduit extends through the spike, adapter body and the coupling member. A spike cover is sized to receive and seal the spike, the cover reversibly securable to the central body and receiving members configured to receive a vial shroud. |
| US10813831B2 |
Medical bathing device
The present invention relates to a medical bathing equipment for the manufacture and use of a bathing solution containing an active substance and in particular a bathing solution containing NO. The invention also relates to a bathing equipment based on a multi-stage method for generating NO and the bathing equipment in its use for the treatment of diseases, in particular of diabetically caused circulatory disorders and wounds of the lower extremities. |
| US10813824B2 |
Multi-layered massage tool
A multi-layered hand-held massage tool for fascial manipulation includes a weight plate having a first side, a second side opposite from the first side, and an outer edge. The massage tool also includes a first outer layer located on the first side of the weight plate to form a first side of the massage tool, and a second outer layer located on the second side of the weight plate to form a second side of the massage tool. The multi-layered hand-held massage tool has a massage surface, adapted for fascial manipulation, coupling the first side of the massage tool to the second side of the massage tool and covering at least a portion of the outer edge of the weight plate. |
| US10813823B2 |
Walker apparatus
A walker apparatus is provided. The walker apparatus includes a base, a plurality of wheels, a connection bracket, a handle unit and an actuating unit. The wheels are connected to the base. The connection bracket pivots on the base. The handle unit is disposed on the connection bracket. The actuating unit is connected to the base and the connection bracket. The actuating unit moves the connection bracket between a getting-up orientation and a walking-assistance orientation relative to the base. The user can stand up from a sitting position using the walker apparatus without external assistance from other people. |
| US10813821B2 |
Therapeutic pillow
The present invention provides devices for neck support and correction, for example, pillows, headrests, or cushions, designed to be placed under the head and neck of a person lying in a supine or side-lying position, Such devices are useful for maintaining or improving cervical and/or thoracic spinal curvature and/or alignment and for reducing pain associated with ailments of the neck or cervical vertebrae. Also provided are methods of improving cervical spinal alignment and for treating or ameliorating ailments of the neck or cervical vertebrae. |
| US10813819B2 |
Urn and planter combination
An urn and planter combination provides a divided container that both holds the ashes resulting from cremation and a living plant or cut flowers. |
| US10813811B2 |
Clamp and patient lifting aids using the clamp
Disclosed is an assembly comprising a clamp, strap and rod. The strap is provided for suspending a load from the rod and/or clamp. The clamp comprises a gripping part for gripping around the rod, enabling a clamping of the clamp on the rod. The strap engages with the clamp along a first and second contact line. Two adjacent strap parts form an angle around the first contact line. When a load is suspended from the strap, the strap exerts a force on the clamp at the first contact line, pushing the clamp at the first contact line in a closing direction, pressing the gripping part against the rod. The gripping part is resilient and provided with a pretension for pressing against the rod when no load is suspended from the strap. Further disclosed are lifting aids using the clamp for lifting/repositioning patients with physical limitation. |
| US10813809B2 |
Patient immersion sensor using radar
A patient immersion sensor includes a radio detection and ranging (RADAR) apparatus to determine a time of flight (TOF) of a RADAR pulse and a reflected signal that is reflected by a patient or by a portion of a patient support surface supporting the patient. The TOF is indicative of an immersion depth or a distance toward bottoming out of a patient supported on the patient support surface, such as a mattress or a pad. The RADAR apparatus emits pulses of very short duration so as to be able to detect objects, such as a patient or a portion of a mattress or pad, at very close distances. The RADAR apparatus may use time-of-flight (TOF) between transmission of the pulse and receipt of a reflected signal to determine a distance toward bottoming out by the patient, thereby to determine if the patient is properly immersed into the patient support surface. Adjustments to inflation or deflation of one or more bladders are made to achieve a desired immersion amount within a tolerance range between upper and lower TOF thresholds. |
| US10813805B2 |
Standing-up motion assist system, control method for controller of standing-up motion assist system, storage medium, care belt, and robot
In a standing-up motion assist system for assisting a care receiving person, a care belt includes a first holder that holds a neck part or a back part of the care receiving person, a second holder that holds a lumbar part of the care receiving person, a third holder that connects the first holder and the second holder and holds armpits of the care receiving person, a second connector located at a chest of the care receiving person, and a first connector that connects the first holder and the second holder. A pulling mechanism is connected to the second connector and pulls the second connector. A controller controls the pulling mechanism so as to pull the second connector in a forward and upward direction with reference to the care receiving person, and, thereafter, pull the second connector in a backward and upward direction with reference to the care receiving person. |
| US10813802B2 |
Ramp assembly for motorized vehicle
A ramp assembly for a passenger using a wheelchair to enter or exit a motorized vehicle. The ramp assembly includes a rail assembly having a track with a first portion extending longitudinally along the rail and a second portion inclined with the first portion. A ramp is operatively connected to the rail assembly. The ramp includes a first body and a second body that articulates with respect to the first body, wherein the ramp moves along the rail assembly and includes a storage position and a deployed position. A first roller is operatively connected to the first body and a second roller is operatively connected to the second body. The first body and the second body of the ramp are generally planar in the storage position and the first body is inclined with respect to the second body in the deployed position. |
| US10813799B2 |
Layered absorbent structure with wicking performance
The present invention relates to a layered absorbent structure in the form of a laminate including liquid storage layers comprising particulate superabsorbent material and adhesive fibers. Notably, the absorbent structure includes a wicking layer positioned between the liquid storage layers, with the wicking layer desirably acting to improve fluid spreading and rewet performance of the absorbent structure. The wicking layer preferably comprises airlaid cellulosic fibrous material such as wood pulp, and may optionally include superabsorbent polymer. A bonding pattern of the wicking layer is oriented to enhance wicking and rewet performance. |
| US10813795B2 |
Disposable absorbent wearing article
Disclosed is a disposable absorbent wearing article with a given part curved to protrude outward. At least one waist region, which is at least one of front and rear waist regions in a disposable absorbent wearing article such as a pull-on diaper includes an elastic band that form a part of a skin-facing surface and extends in a lateral direction. The elastic band has a middle part in the lateral direction elastically contracting, with an elastic contraction amount of the middle part being larger than a component part of article facing the middle part without being joined to the middle part, in a thickness direction of the middle part in the lateral direction. An absorbent core material in the at least one waist region has a deformation guide extending in a direction crossing the elastic band, formed to facilitate forming of a bulging part in the wearing article. |
| US10813794B2 |
Method and apparatus for making absorbent structures with absorbent material
A method and apparatus for making specific absorbent structures with an absorbent layer with absorbent material with therein substantially longitudinally extending strips that are free of absorbent material, using or having thereto a moving endless surface with receptacle(s) with specific longitudinally extending rods; and specific absorbent structures obtained therewith, suitable for absorbent articles, such as diapers and sanitary napkins. |
| US10813793B2 |
Article and method for negative pressure wound therapy
An article comprising a macroporous wound-packing material and a microcorrugated microporous wound-contact layer is provided. The wound packing material is coupled to and/or substantially surrounded by the wound-contact layer. The average pore diameter of the microporous layer is less than or equal to about 90 m. A method of treating a wound using a microcorrugated microporous wound-contact layer and a macroporous wound packing material is also provided. |
| US10813790B2 |
Automatically pulsing different aspiration levels to an ocular probe
Methods and systems for automatically pulsing different aspiration levels to an ocular probe are disclosed. The probe may be a phacoemulsification probe. A first aspiration level, supplied by a first pump, may be applied to the probe simultaneously with ultrasonic energy. A second aspiration level, supplied by a second pump, may be automatically switched from the first aspiration level, and applied to the probe in a pulsed manner. |
| US10813789B2 |
Drug eluting ocular implant
Disclosed herein are drug delivery devices and methods for the treatment of ocular disorders requiring targeted and controlled administration of a drug to an interior portion of the eye for reduction or prevention of symptoms of the disorder. The devices are capable of controlled release of one or more drugs and may also include structures which allow for treatment of increased intraocular pressure by permitting aqueous humor to flow out of the anterior chamber of the eye through the device. |
| US10813783B1 |
Spinal orthosis
An improved spinal orthosis for treating scoliosis comprises a semi-rigid brace shell with a split extending from a top end to a bottom end, and a cavity to receive the torso of a wearer. The brace shell defines at least one hole. At least one strap extends inside of a portion of the brace shell, through the at least one hole and around a portion of the outside of the brace shell across the split in the brace shell. The at least one strap is tensioned and the brace shell is closed around the wearer by pulling a first end of the at least one strap and detachably fastening it to the brace shell. The tensioned strap harnesses the elastic potential energy of the closed brace shell to apply dynamic corrective forces to the area of the user's torso most proximate to the apex of the spinal curvature. |
| US10813781B2 |
Sleeve-anchorable gastric balloon for weight loss
Provided are devices and related methods for weight loss. A size-varying gastric balloon having a passage connected to an elongated sleeve forms a continuous pathway extension so that swallowed food is not absorbed by the body, thereby promoting weight loss. The connection of the sleeve to the gastric balloon avoids the need to directly anchor the proximal sleeve, with the balloon providing that anchoring function. Also provided are gastric balloons having a shape-controllable funnel to provide desired weight loss parameters tailored to the need of an individual and specially configured double lumen sleeves to facilitate controlled nutrition supply to a patient. Methods of deploying any of the devices described herein for weight-loss are also provided. |
| US10813780B2 |
Intraluminal implant delivery system and method
Systems, devices, and methods for retracting a pull wire from a hypotube can include positioning a pull wire having an engagement bump on its proximal end within a channel of a device and sliding the pull wire proximally through a channel of a device by moving grippers of the device proximally to engage and slide the bump. Subsequent distal movement of the grippers can result in the grippers disengaging the bump without disturbing the position of the pull wire or causing the pull wire to move distally. |
| US10813779B2 |
Stent attachment and deployment mechanism
A stent attachment and deployment mechanism is utilized to prevent the distal end of an endoprosthesis comprising fixation barbs or other fixation mechanism from deploying prior to the remaining sections of the fixation device. With this stent attachment and deployment mechanism accurate deployment may be achieved. |
| US10813777B2 |
Fibrous tubular conduit for stenting applications
A stent composed by a bioabsorbable network of polymer fibers that can be rearranged upon expansion, accommodating for diameter enlargement without the need of a strut or strut pattern and providing temporary support to a biological duct, is provided. Additionally, a stent is provided where the rearranged fibrous network of its expanded state can act as a scaffold for cell infiltration and promote autologous tissue formation. |
| US10813766B2 |
Methods of manufacturing and designing a lightweight femoral stem for hip implants
A method of manufacturing a femoral stem for a hip implant includes forming a femoral neck extending from a proximal end of the femoral stem towards a distal end of the femoral stem, forming an upper section connected to and extending from the femoral neck towards the distal end of the femoral stem, and forming a lower section connected to and extending from the upper section to the distal end of the femoral stem. Further, a method for designing a femoral stem for a hip implant includes generating a customized femoral stem model to match an information of a patient, generating at least one proximal-distal solid rib in the upper section, calculating density and stress distributions for an open lattice and for a closed lattice, and selecting a unit cell type and a pore size for the open lattice and the closed lattice to match a density and/or a stiffness of the patient's femur. |
| US10813764B2 |
Expandable introducer system and methods
An expandable introducer with embodiments that may include a fastener, tubular member, sleeve and combinations thereof. The sleeve may have a wall with an inner surface and an outer surface. The sleeve may include a slit through the wall, which may allow the sleeve to be decreased in diameter for implantation and/or increased in diameter after implantation for alignment. The sleeve may include two slits in the tubular wall thereby forming two semi-tubular members. The semi-tubular members may be placed separately at the implantation site then aligned to form a tubular member. The tubular member may include threads, pebbles, bumps, ridges, hills, openings and combinations thereof. |
| US10813755B2 |
Methods and devices for locking a stent frame to a delivery device
The disclosure relates to transcatheter stented prosthesis delivery devices including transition elements that route, constrain, support and reduce damage to tension member wear as tension in the tension members is varied to adjust the compression of a stented prosthesis loaded onto the delivery device. Various disclosed tension elements include inserts, edge treatments and guides proximate a distal portion of the delivery device upon which the stented prosthesis is loaded. In some embodiments, the transition feature is positioned proximate a location where at least one tension member transitions from a first orientation that is not parallel to the distal portion to a second orientation that is generally parallel to the distal portion. Further embodiments disclose configurations and methods of selectively locking and unlocking a longitudinal and/or rotational position of the stent frame with respect to the distal portion of the delivery device. |
| US10813754B2 |
Driving handle for delivering implant, and delivery system
A drive handle and system for delivering an implant are disclosed. The drive handle includes a manual control unit, an electrical control unit and a transmission mechanism. The manual control unit is connected to the transmission mechanism to actuate the transmission mechanism to drive a delivery catheter for delivering the implant. The electrical control unit is connected to the transmission mechanism to actuate the transmission mechanism to drive the delivery catheter. The drive handle is switchable between a manual drive/control mode and an electrical drive/control mode to drive the delivery catheter to deliver the implant. The operation is simple, and the operating physician can take full advantage of the two modes to perform the surgical procedure based on his/her own operational preferences. This can result in higher surgical accuracy. Further, by providing these two modes, the apparatus has an increased the security and a reduced surgical risk. |
| US10813751B2 |
Transcatheter prosthetic valve for mitral or tricuspid valve replacement
A prosthesis secures a replacement valve in a heart. The prosthesis includes a radially expandable inflow section and outflow section, and migration blocker rods. The inflow section has a tapered shape and is implanted within an atrium of a heart adjacent a native valve annulus. The outflow section couples to the inflow section, and is configured to be implanted through the native valve annulus and at least partially within a ventricle of the heart. The migration blocker rods extend circumferentially around at least a portion of the outflow section and hold native leaflets of the heart valve. In a contracted configuration, the prosthesis may be implanted through a catheter into the heart. In an expanded configuration, the tapered shape of the inflow section in the atrium cooperates with the migration blockers in the ventricle to hold the prosthesis against the native valve annulus. |
| US10813749B2 |
Docking device made with 3D woven fabric
A docking device for a bioprosthesis is disclosed that can change shape and recover after a deforming stress is removed, that adjusts to surrounding conditions to accommodate different complex anatomic geometries, and that mitigates leakage around the bioprosthesis. The docking device can include a 3D woven fabric forming an internal surface, an outer surface, and a thickness therebetween. A filler can be coupled to the outer surface. A method for making a docking device is also provided. The method includes weaving a 3D woven fabric by interlacing a shape memory material, a low-melt thermoplastic polymer or resin having a melting point, and a high-tenacity biocompatible material; and pressing and heating the 3D woven fabric over a shape-setting mold at temperatures greater than the melting point of the low-melt thermoplastic polymer or resin. |
| US10813745B2 |
Prosthetic capsular devices, systems, and methods
A prosthetic capsular device configured to be inserted in a natural capsular bag of an eye after removal of a lens includes a housing structure capable of containing an intraocular device. The housing structure includes a posterior side, an anterior side opposite the posterior side, lateral sides extending between the posterior side and the anterior side, and a cavity at least partially defined by the posterior side, the anterior side, and the lateral sides. The posterior side includes a refractive surface and an opening radially outward of the refractive surface. The anterior side includes an aperture capable of allowing at least one of insertion, removal, and replacement of an intraocular device. The cavity is capable of containing an intraocular device. |
| US10813740B2 |
Embolic protection device
An embolic protection device includes a shaft, a first magnet fixedly coupled to a distal portion of the shaft, a second magnet slidingly coupled to the shaft proximal to the first magnet, and a filter including a distal portion coupled to the first magnet and a proximal portion coupled to the second magnet. The first and second magnets are magnetically attracted to each other such that in a radially compressed configuration of the filter, the second magnet is spaced from the first magnet a first distance, and in a radially expanded configuration of the filter, the second magnet slides towards the first magnet such that the second magnet is spaced a second distance from the first magnet, wherein the second distance is smaller than the first distance. |
| US10813735B2 |
Poultry injection apparatus with rotating capture members and methods of use
Poultry injection apparatus with rotating capture members and methods of using the same are described herein. Each injection apparatus may include one or more rotating capture members and an injection unit configured to move an injection needle between an injection position and a retracted position relative to the one or more capture members. |
| US10813734B2 |
Method and system for providing feedback data useful in prosthodontic procedures associated with the intra oral cavity
Feedback data useful in prosthodontic procedures associated with the intra oral cavity is provided. First, a 3D numerical model of the target zone in the intra oral cavity is provided, and this is manipulated so as to extract particular data that may be useful in a particular procedure, for example data relating to the finish line or to the shape and size of a preparation. The relationship between this data and the procedure is then determined, for example the clearance between the preparation and the intended crown. Feedback data, indicative of this relationship, is then generated, for example whether the preparation geometry is adequate for the particular type of prosthesis. |
| US10813732B2 |
Dental treatment device
A dental treatment apparatus including a head assembly, the head assembly having a plurality of nozzles disposed on the head assembly, each of the plurality of nozzles to dispense a fluid therefrom and being maneuverable directionally independent of the other nozzles of the plurality of nozzles; and a plurality of bristles disposed on the head assembly in proximity to the plurality of nozzles. |
| US10813731B2 |
System for amplitude adjustment of an oral care appliance
The amplitude control assembly for an oral care appliance includes a capacitance-sensing touch array (26) responsive to the position of a user's touch thereon to change the value of capacitance from the array, as determined by a sensor (30). A control assembly (24), responsive to the change of capacitance, changes an operating characteristic of the drive signal for the appliance, to change the amplitude of motion of a workpiece portion of the oral care appliance. |
| US10813730B2 |
Self-cleaning suction device
A self-cleaning suction device has a user's suction end that self-sanitizes externally and internally before and after use, as well as self-sanitizes internally during use. A cover opens to reveal the user's suction end within a containment unit. As the cover opens, the suction end travels from a lower chamber, proceeds through a middle chamber of a sanitizing agent, and is presented for use. After suction is complete, the suction end retracts through an upper chamber with, a scraping feature that removes debris from the outer surface of the mouthpiece, and proceeds down through the middle chamber of a sanitizing agent and a scraping feature that removes debris and the sanitizing agent from the outer surface of the user's suction end. Upon the sealing closure of the cover, the upper and middle chambers are flushed with a sanitizing agent, which is suctioned away along with any collected debris. The user's suction end resides within a lower chamber and can be decontaminated by a UV-C light entering into the lower chamber and/or corresponding chambers. The suction device can also include a liquid-hydration delivery system. |
| US10813729B2 |
Temporary dental prosthesis for use in developing final dental prosthesis
A method of manufacturing a permanent prosthesis for attachment to a dental implant installed in a mouth of a patient includes scanning a patient specific temporary prosthesis (PSTP) to obtain scan data. The PSTP is attached to the dental implant in the mouth of the patient. Gingival tissue surrounding the PSTP is permitted to heal in the mouth of the patient. In response to aesthetics of the healed gingival tissue surrounding the PSTP in the mouth of the patient not being acceptable, the PSTP is physically modified by (i) removing material from the PSTP, (ii) adding material to the PSTP, or (iii) both. The modified PSTP is scanned and a permanent prosthesis is fabricated as a replica of the modified PSTP using scan data generated from the scan of the modified PSTP. |
| US10813728B2 |
Monolithic support structures for use in implant-supported dental devices and methods of making the same
A dental device is described that comprises a monolithic support structure for use in implant-supported dental restoration applications for partially or fully edentulous patients. The monolithic support structure comprises a unitary support body with one or more teeth projections projecting from the support body, and at least one support region providing a framework for integrating discrete artificial teeth adjacent the teeth projections. An implant-supported dental device is also provided that comprises the monolithic support structure, one or more artificial teeth, and a gingival region comprised of a formable material that secures artificial teeth within the framework of the monolithic support structure. |
| US10813726B2 |
Periosteal elevator having hook-shaped comblike structure
A periosteal elevator applied to comb and elongate a subcutaneous fibrous tissue includes a stem bar, a first spoon end, and a plurality of hook-shaped comblike structures separated to each other. The first spoon end, fixed to a first end portion of the stem bar, further has a spoon-end edge. The plurality of hook-shaped comblike structures, fixed to the spoon-end edge, further have an extension portion and a hook-like comb portion. The extension portion is extended from the spoon-end edge, and the hook-like comb portion is extended from the extension portion. When the subcutaneous fibrous tissue is cut and separated from a bone tissue, the plurality of hook-shaped comblike structures can comb and elongate the subcutaneous fibrous tissue. In addition, a comb surface of the hook-like comb portion and an inner-side extension surface of the extension portion are together to form an angle within a range of 60 and 100 degrees. |
| US10813721B2 |
Systems and method for management and delivery of orthodontic treatment
The present invention provides systems and methods of managing delivery of an orthodontic treatment plan using treatment guidelines, instructions and appointment planning tools customized to the individual patient being treated. A method includes, e.g., generating a treatment plan for a patient, generating a customized set of treatment guidelines, providing the set of customized treatment guidelines to the practitioner; and providing a set of orthodontic appliances to the practitioner. |
| US10813720B2 |
Interproximal reduction templates
Interproximal reduction guides apparatuses and methods of making and using them are described herein. These interproximal reduction guides apparatuses may include a body that fits over the patient's dental arch and one or more guide slots formed in them configured to limit the motion of an interproximal reduction cutting tool in a defined manner. |
| US10813716B2 |
Self-contained, self-piercing, side-expelling marking apparatus
A method of operating a tissue marking apparatus includes providing a tissue marking apparatus having a cannula, a stylet, and an imaging marker, the cannula having a peripheral wall forming a lumen and a lateral opening in the peripheral wall that is open to the lumen, and having a resilient end wall extending downwardly from the peripheral wall at a distal extent of the lateral opening, the stylet being slidably received within the lumen of the cannula for movement in the lumen; moving the stylet in a distal direction to expel the imaging marker from the lateral opening; and continue moving the stylet in the distal direction to deflect the resilient end wall of the cannula such that a distal end of the stylet passes beneath the resilient end wall to substantially close off the lateral opening of the cannula. |
| US10813713B2 |
Methods and systems for coupling a surgical tool to a tool driver of a robotic surgical system
Systems and methods are provided for coupling a robotic surgical tool with a tool driver of a robotic surgical system via a sterile barrier disposed between the tool and the tool driver. The sterile barrier can have a housing configured to accommodate proximal portions of a plurality of actuation members of the tool driver when the sterile barrier is coupled to the tool driver. The housing can have at least partially disposed within it substantially cylindrical, longitudinally expandable bellows, each being configured to encompass and mate with a proximal portion of a corresponding one of the plurality of actuation members. In some cases, the sterile barrier can have a plurality of sterile barrier couplers each having a first portion configured to engage with an actuation member of a tool driver, and a second portion configured to engage with a tool actuation member of a surgical tool. |
| US10813710B2 |
Telerobotic surgery system using minimally invasive surgical tool with variable force scaling and feedback and relayed communications between remote surgeon and surgery station
A telerobotic surgery system includes a robotic surgery station having a first pair of robot arms, each carrying a laparoscopic tool and each having a robot arm drive. A first controller is connected to each robot arm drive. Harvested animal tissue is at the robotic surgery station. A remote surgeon station includes a second pair of robot arms, each carrying a laparoscopic tool and each having a robot arm drive. A second controller receives data regarding movement of the second pair of robot arms and respective laparoscopic tool based on user manipulation of each laparoscopic tool at the remote surgeon station. A communications network couples the first and second controllers with the second controller operative as a master and the first controller configured to control each robot arm drive and effect one-to-one movement of the first pair of robot arms and carried laparoscopic tools as a slave. |
| US10813704B2 |
Apparatus and systems for precise guidance of surgical tools
Described herein are systems, apparatus, and methods for precise placement and guidance of tools during a surgical procedure, particularly a spinal surgical procedure. The system features a portable robot arm with end effector for precise positioning of a surgical tool. The system requires only minimal training by surgeons/operators, is intuitive to use, and has a small footprint with significantly reduced obstruction of the operating table. The system works with existing, standard surgical tools, does not required increased surgical time or preparatory time, and safely provides the enhanced precision achievable by robotic-assisted systems. |
| US10813703B2 |
Robotic surgical system with energy application controls
A robotic surgical system is provided that includes an electromechanical tool coupled to a surgical instrument such as an end effector of the tool is adapted to apply ultrasound and/or radiofrequency (RF) energy to tissue when the end effector is in contact with the tissue. The end effector is configured to measure force exerted by the tissue on the end effector, which corresponds to tension at the tissue engaged by the end effector. A controller operatively coupled to the tool and the arm is configured to adjust a power applied to the tissue based on the measured force on the end effector. The controller can also adjust a type of energy such that one or both ultrasound and RF energy is selected to be applied to the tissue, based on measured force exerted by the tissue on the end effector. |
| US10813696B2 |
Apparatus, method and computer program for applying energy to an object
An apparatus for applying energy to an object includes an arrangement of energy emitting elements for outputting energy to the object. At least some of the energy emitting elements are configured to emit energy to the object independently from each other. |
| US10813695B2 |
Reflectors for optical-based vessel sealing
An end effector assembly for an optical surgical instrument includes a jaw member and a plurality of optical elements positioned within a cavity of the jaw member. The jaw member has a tissue contacting surface. The jaw member has a proximal portion that is configured to secure a fiber optic cable thereto such that a distal end of the fiber optical cable extends into the cavity. The plurality of optical elements are arranged in a staircase-like manner that rises towards the tissue contacting surface as the plurality of optical elements extends distally within the cavity. The plurality of optical elements is configured to direct a beam of light exiting the fiber optic cable towards the tissue contacting surface. |
| US10813691B2 |
Miniaturized microwave ablation assembly
Microwave applicators are disclosed which include a first transmission line segment, a second transmission line segment, and a third transmission line segment. The first transmission line segment includes a first inner conductor, a first dielectric disposed on the first inner conductor, and a first outer conductor disposed on the first dielectric. The second transmission line segment includes a second inner conductor, a second dielectric disposed on the second inner conductor, and a second outer conductor disposed on the second dielectric. The third transmission line segment includes a third inner conductor disposed on the third inner conductor, a third outer conductor disposed on the proximal end of the third dielectric. The impedance looking into the second transmission line segment from the first transmission line segment can be adjusted by adjusting the length of the third transmission line segment. |
| US10813689B2 |
Ablation catheter with radial force detection
Systems and methods are disclosed for providing and using an ablation catheter. The catheter may include a ring electrode having a contact force sensor that provides signals to a system controller to indicate whether the ablation electrode is in contact with the tissue to be ablated as well as how much of the ablation electrode is in contact with the tissue. |
| US10813687B2 |
Cooled ablation catheter devices and methods of use
Discloses herein are ablative catheters and methods of use. The catheters can include a cooling chamber for circulating cooling fluid within the catheter tip to reduce hot spots within the catheter tip and/or to reduce the formation of coagulum. A proximal cooling chamber can be positioned proximally to a thermal mass for cooling a proximal portion of the catheter. In addition, or alternatively, a distal cooling chamber can be positioned for cooling a distal portion of the catheter tip. The cooling fluid can flow the ablative catheter in an open, closed, or open and closed loop. |
| US10813685B2 |
Single-handed operable surgical instrument including loop electrode with integrated pad electrode
A bipolar electrosurgical instrument includes a handle portion, a shaft extending from the handle portion, a pad electrode coupled to the distal end of the shaft, and a loop electrode configured to be selectively transitioned from a deployed configuration, wherein the loop electrode extends outwardly from a distal end of the shaft in a manner capable of receiving tissue, to a non-deployed configuration, wherein the loop electrode is disposed proximate to the distal end of the shaft, to treat tissue. |
| US10813684B2 |
Control of cutting and sealing based on tissue mapped by segmented electrode
Devices and methods for sealing and cutting tissue are provided in one exemplary embodiment, the device includes a proximal handle portion, an elongate shaft, and a jaw assembly having first and second jaws. At least one of the jaws includes an electrode that is segmented into a plurality of zones. Each zone includes a parameter monitor, and the parameter monitors provide information about the tissue that is then mapped to define one or more characteristics of the tissue. A controller can then be operated to adjust functionality of the device within each zone based on the mapped parameters/characteristics. Other devices and methods for sealing and cutting tissue are also provided. |
| US10813678B2 |
Rod cutting debris collector and guide
A debris collection device includes first and second members that are moveable relative to each other between first and second configurations. In the second configuration, the first and second members interface with each other and define a restraint opening that is configured to receive an elongate element, such as a spinal rod. The first and second members while in the second configuration define a guide opening that intersects the restraint opening. Such guide opening is configured to receive a cutting tool, such as a conical burr, drill bit, mill or saw. The first and second members have walls that, when in the second configuration, collectively define an interior space that has a volume sufficient to collect debris created by cutting the elongate element through the guide opening. Methods of utilizing the debris collection device allow for cutting of a spinal rod or the like in situ while capture debris caused by the cutting procedure. |
| US10813676B2 |
Bone material hydration devices and methods
A device for hydrating particulate bone material is provided. The device comprises a tubular member having an interior surface and an exterior surface. The interior surface is configured to receive the particulate bone material and a hydration fluid. The exterior surface has a plurality of pores configured to allow the hydration fluid to flow into the interior surface of the tubular member and hydrate the particulate bone material. The plurality of pores are smaller in size than the particulate bone material. Methods of dispensing particulate the bone material are also provided. |
| US10813670B2 |
Spinal stabilization system
A spinal stabilization system including a connecting rod and a bone screw. The connecting rod includes an elongate rounded section, an elongate head portion, and a neck portion connecting the elongate rounded section with the elongate head portion. The bone screw includes a head portion defining a slot, a shank extending longitudinally from the head portion, and a set screw configured to secure the connecting rod in the slot. The head portion includes a pair of radially opposing walls defining the slot therebetween. The head portion includes a trailing end and a leading end. The trailing end includes a guide member defining an aperture configured and dimensioned to receive the set screw therethrough. The aperture is in communication with the slot. In particular, the guide member interconnects the pair of radially opposing walls. |
| US10813669B2 |
Multi-movement cosmetic device
A multi-movement cosmetic assembly includes a housing defining an interior; a drive system disposed within the housing; a sleeve received within the housing; and a drive shaft positioned in the sleeve. The drive system is operably coupled to the sleeve and the drive shaft such that actuation of the drive system causes (i) the sleeve to move laterally back and forth to oscillate relative to the housing, and (ii) the drive shaft to rotate relative to the housing. |
| US10813667B1 |
Vacuum driven implantation device
A device and system for implanting a hair graft, the device having an elongated body; an intermediate reservoir operably coupled to an anterior end of the elongated body and extending axially therefrom; a skin abutment piece movably coupled to an anterior end of the intermediate reservoir; and a beveled hollow needle operably coupled to an anterior end of the skin abutment piece. The system also includes a source of pressure operably coupled to the device; a hair graft container operably coupled to the device; a vacuum source operably coupled to the device; a differential pressure detector operably coupled to the device; and a controller in communication with the source of pressure, the hair graft container, the vacuum source, and the differential pressure detector. |
| US10813662B2 |
Acoustic drivetrain with external collar at nodal position
An ultrasonic surgical instrument includes a body, a shaft, an ultrasonic transducer, a waveguide, and an end effector coupled to a distal end of the shaft. A rotation knob is rotatably coupled to the body and is configured to rotate the shaft, the waveguide, and the end effector together relative to the body. A torque transfer structure is positioned radially outwardly of and in direct contact with the waveguide at an acoustic node thereof. The torque transfer structure is rotationally fixed relative to the waveguide and is configured to rotationally couple the waveguide with the shaft and the rotation knob. The waveguide includes a first axial constraining feature defining a distally facing surface, and the torque transfer structure includes a second axial constraining feature defining a proximally facing surface configured to abut the distally facing surface to constrain the waveguide axially relative to the torque transfer structure and the body. |
| US10813661B2 |
Ultrasonic treatment devices and systems
In one aspect, the present disclosure pertains to ultrasonic treatment devices that comprise: (a) a flexible elongate body having a proximal end and a distal end, the flexible elongate body being configured for insertion to a target site within a patient; (b) an effector assembly disposed at the distal end of the flexible elongate body, the effector assembly comprising a piezoelectric transducer and an end effector; and (c) flexible electrical conductors in electrical communication with the piezoelectric transducer, the flexible electrical conductors extending along a length of the flexible elongate body, wherein transference of electrical energy to mechanical motion takes place via the piezoelectric transducer at the target site. Other aspects of the present disclosure pertain to systems employing such ultrasonic treatment devices and methods of treatment using such ultrasonic treatment devices. |
| US10813655B2 |
Manipulator
A manipulator includes a flexible actuating body, that includes a rectangular horizontal plate spring, a curved vertical plate spring which stands upright having a plate surface perpendicular to a plate surface of the horizontal plate spring, of which a base end is connected to one end of the horizontal plate spring in a longitudinal direction, which protrudes to one side in a width direction of the horizontal plate spring, which extends along the longitudinal direction of the horizontal plate spring, and of which a tip end in the extending direction is a portion bent in a direction opposite to the protruding direction, a shaft body which is connected to a tip end of the bent portion, and is rotatably supported at a center perpendicular to the plate surface of the horizontal plate spring, and an actuator protruding in a radius direction from an outer circumference of the shaft body. |
| US10813653B2 |
Oscillating lithotripter
A lithotripter is provided for fragmenting a stone inside a patient's body. In one form, the lithotripter includes a motor having at least two modes of operation and is configured to produce first and second waveforms. A wave guide shaft is configured to transmit the first and second waveforms to the stone. In one form, at least one of the first and second waveforms is provided to the stone at a frequency that is about equal to a natural frequency of the stone. In a variation, the lithotripter may include an ultrasonic driver configured to produce an ultrasonic frequency waveform and a sonic driver configured to produce a sonic frequency waveform. The sonic driver is mechanically coupled to the ultrasonic driver. The ultrasonic driver and the sonic driver may be disposed within a driver housing. In another variation, the lithotripter may include a brushless DC motor. |
| US10813648B2 |
Systems and methods for effecting the total and partial occlusion of the aorta of a living being
Disclosed are systems and method for effecting the total and partial occlusion of a blood vessel, e.g., the aorta. The systems include a balloon catheter, a reservoir for an inflation fluid, a switch, and a pressure regulator/accumulator. The systems are configured to operate in a first mode and a second mode as established by the switch. During the first mode the balloon is fully inflated by the inflation fluid to completely occlude the blood vessel. During the second mode the balloon is partially inflated so that blood can flow past the balloon in the blood vessel. The pressure regulator/accumulator includes a chamber for receipt of the inflation fluid during the second mode to automatically regulate the pressure within the balloon to a desired operating pressure. The system is configured to operate in a third mode to prime the pressure regulator/accumulator to establish a desired operating pressure in the second mode. |
| US10813647B2 |
Left atrial appendage occluder
A left atrial appendage occluder which includes a closure disc, a mesh anchoring apparatus, and a thin-film body, connected to one another. The anchoring apparatus extends from the closure disc toward the distal end to form a conical part having a distal-end opening, and the conical part extends toward the proximal end and rolls up to form an anchoring part. The thin-film body is fixed on the outside surface of at least one part of the anchoring part, and part or all of it covers the distal-end opening. The left atrial appendage occluder is provided with the thin-film body on the anchoring apparatus, which constrains the deformation of different parts, and accordingly improves the radial supporting force of the occluder so as to prevent it from falling out after implantation. |
| US10813641B2 |
Robotically-driven surgical instrument
A robotic stapling system comprising a surgical robot and a surgical instrument is disclosed. The surgical instrument comprises an end effector comprising a first jaw and a second jaw, a replaceable staple cartridge comprising staples, an instrument drive system, and a coupling member movable distally by the instrument drive system. The coupling member comprises a first cam configured to engage the first jaw and a second cam configured to engage the second jaw when the coupling member is moved distally. The coupling member is moved distally a first distance during a first actuation of the instrument drive system and a subsequent distance during a subsequent actuation of the instrument drive system. Staples are ejected from the staple cartridge during the subsequent actuation. The first actuation occurs at a first rate and the subsequent actuation occurs at a second rate which is faster than the first rate. |
| US10813638B2 |
Surgical end effectors with expandable tissue stop arrangements
A surgical end effector that includes first and second jaws that are selectively movable between a fully open position and a fully closed position relative to each other. At least one expandable tissue stop is located on one of the first and second jaws and is configured to extend between first and second jaw surfaces on the first and second jaws as the first and second jaws move between the fully open and the fully closed positions. |
| US10813634B2 |
Knot forming device forming knot by transferring end of tying medium through mechanical operations
First and second arms have first and second retaining members, respectively. A switching mechanism switches a retained state of a first position of a tying medium between first and second states. In the first and second states, the first position is retained by the first and second retaining members at first and second retaining positions, respectively. A loop retaining member retains a loop around the second arm in a path extending from the first retaining position through second and third positions to a fourth position of the tying medium. The second position intersects the third position as a result of the loop such that the third position is closer to the first retaining position than the second position in the path. A moving portion moves the loop relative to the second arm to change a relative positional relationship between the loop and the first position on the path. |
| US10813633B2 |
Suture anchor system with tension relief mechanism
Methods and devices are provided for attaching soft tissue to bone. In general, a deployment device, insertion assembly, and suture anchor are provided. The insertion assembly is coupled between the deployment device and the suture anchor to allow the deployment device to deploy the suture anchor into bone. Each of the various components disclosed herein can be used alone, in combination with one another, or in combination with various other devices. |
| US10813631B1 |
Non-metallic retractor device with a ratchet arm
Various embodiments of a non-metal retractor device having a ratchet arm for retracting an incision and retaining a shunt are described herein. |
| US10813629B2 |
Flexible surgical devices
A medical device comprises a tube including a wall with a plurality of slits oriented generally transverse to a longitudinal axis of the tube and defined by opposing surfaces. A pair of force transmission elements is actuatable to alter the tube between a flexible state and a stiffened state. A first force transmission element of the pair is coupled to an opposite side of the tube from the second force transmission element of the pair. The surgical device also includes a plurality of routing members coupled to the wall of the tube and configured to receive and route the force transmission elements along a length of the tube while permitting the length of the tube to flex and compress. Equal tension forces applied to the pair of force transmission elements compress the tube to create the stiffened state by deforming regions of the tube disposed between the plurality of slits. |
| US10813628B2 |
Surgical device with DC power connection
A system and method for providing additional power to a hand-held surgical device from a supplemental DC power supply. The hand-held surgical device includes a generator and an internal power supply. The internal power supply is a battery or a capacitor either which can withstand a high-temperature and/or a low-temperature sterilization procedure while within the hand-held surgical device. The supplemental DC power supply can provide alone or in combination with the internal power supply sufficient power to the generator to perform an electrosurgical procedure. The supplemental DC power supply is connected through a detachable cord to the hand-held surgical device. The DC power supply may be outside a sterile surgical environment. |
| US10813624B2 |
Ultrasound display method
A method displays, in response to a user selection of a first viewing mode, an ultrasound image in grayscale and determines a region of interest within the displayed grayscale ultrasound image. In response to an operator instruction to switch to a second viewing mode that is different from the first viewing mode, a modified ultrasound image is generated comprising the region of interest. The method displays the modified ultrasound image including the region of interest, wherein one or more portions of the modified image are highlighted. |
| US10813623B2 |
Ultrasonic device, ultrasonic apparatus, and thickness design method
An ultrasonic device includes: a substrate that is provided with a first surface and a second surface as a back surface of the first surface and has an opening opened from the first surface to the second surface; a support that blocks the opening on the first surface side; a vibrator provided on the support; and a metal membrane provided in an unopened region, which is not opened by the opening, on the second surface of the substrate. |
| US10813619B2 |
Augmented reality systems and methods for user health analysis
Augmented reality systems and methods for user health analysis. Methods for user health analysis may include collecting data for an initial prediction model and continuing to collect additional data based on one or more data criteria. The methods may further include updating the initial prediction model based on the additional data to produce a revised prediction model or causing an intervention to occur based on the additional data. The data may be collected by a display system including one or more sensors configured to collect user-specific data and a display device configured to present virtual content to a user. The display device may be configured to output light with variable wavefront divergence. |
| US10813618B2 |
Test object for calibration of an x-ray imaging device
A calibration method and corresponding object for calibrating an X-ray imaging system with respect to dark field imaging is disclosed. The calibration object (1) generically comprises a plurality of sections (10, 20), wherein at least a part of the sections comprises two different materials, respectively. One material (101, 201) in a corresponding section leads to attenuation of passing X-ray beams and the other material (102, 202) is a dark field active material leading to small-angle scattering signals of incident X-rays. The ratio of the two materials in one section varies from section to section. The calibration object can be used to calibrate an X-ray imaging system with respect to a non-linear behavior of the dark field visibility. |
| US10813608B2 |
Method and systems for a mobile imaging system
Various methods and systems are provided for determining the position of a mobile imaging system. One example system includes a first angular sensor coupled to a reference point and configured to measure a first angle of rotation relative to the reference point, a linear sensor coupled between the reference point and the mobile imaging system and configured to measure a distance between the reference point and the mobile imaging system, the linear sensor coupled to the first angular sensor with its string axis perpendicular to and intersecting a rotational axis of the first angular sensor, and a second angular sensor configured to measure a second angle of rotation relative to the mobile imaging system. |
| US10813607B2 |
X-ray sensor, method for constructing an x-ray sensor and an x-ray imaging system comprising such an x-ray sensor
An X-ray sensor (1) having an active detector region including a plurality of detector diodes (2) arranged on a surface region (3) of the X-ray sensor (1), a junction termination (4) surrounding the surface area (3) including the plurality of detector diodes (2), the junction termination (4) including a guard (5) arranged closest to the end of the surface region (3), a field stop (6) arranged outside the guard (2) and a number N of field limiting rings, FLRs (7) arranged between the guard (5) and the field stop (6), wherein each of the FLRs (7) are placed at positions selected so that distances between different FLRs (7) and between the guard and the first FLR lie within an effective area, the effective area being bounded by the lines α=(10+1.3×(n−1)) μm and β=(5+1.05×(n−1)) μm. |
| US10813599B2 |
Medical monitoring by location and activity pattern tracking
A method, system, and/or apparatus for automatically monitoring for possible mental or physical health concerns. The method or implementing software application uses or relies upon location information available on the mobile device from any source, such as cell phone usage and/or other device applications. The method and system automatically learns user activity patterns and detects significant deviations therefrom. The deviations are automatically analyzed for known correlations to mental or physical concerns, which can then be automatically communicated to a relevant friend, family member, and/or medical professional. |
| US10813597B2 |
Non-invasive hemodynamic assessment via interrogation of biological tissue using a coherent light source
Systems and methods are disclosed for determining physiological information in a subject. The system includes: a light source positionable along a first location outside of the subject; a photo-sensitive detector positionable along a second location outside of the subject and configured to detect scattered light and generate a signal; a processor having a program and a memory, wherein the processor is operably coupled to the detector and configured to receive and store the signals generated over a period of time; wherein the processor is programmed to derive contrast metrics from the stored signals, calculate a waveform from the contrast metrics, decompose the waveform into basis functions and respective amplitudes, and compare the basis function amplitudes to determine the physiological information. |
| US10813595B2 |
Fully automated image optimization based on automated organ recognition
Systems and methods are provided for fully automated image optimization based on automated organ recognition. In medical imaging systems, during medical imaging based on a particular imaging technique, an anatomical feature in an area being imaged may be automatically identifying, and based on the identifying of the anatomical feature, one or more imaging parameters or settings for optimizing imaging quality for the identified anatomical feature may be automatically determined. Imaging functions may then be configured based on the determined one or more imaging parameters or settings, and, based on processing of medical imaging dataset acquired based on that configuration, one or more medical images for rendering. A deep learning and/or neural network based model may be used in identifying the anatomical feature and selecting the one or more imaging parameters or settings. |
| US10813592B2 |
Physiological sensor history backfill system and method
A physiological sensor history backfill system and method including a method of sensor history backfill for a local base device operable to wirelessly communicate with a physiological sensor connected to a patient, the method including: obtaining physiological readings for the patient at a predetermined interval; storing the physiological readings at the physiological sensor as sensor physiological readings; storing the physiological readings at the local base device as historic physiological readings; obtaining a current physiological reading for the patient; transmitting the current physiological reading to the local base device in a current reading message; detecting a record gap in the historic physiological readings between the current physiological reading and the historic physiological readings; and filling the record gap in the historic physiological readings with sensor physiological readings from the physiological sensor when the current reading message does not include the sensor physiological readings to fill the record gap. |
| US10813584B2 |
Assessing adherence fidelity to behavioral interventions using interactivity and natural language processing
A computer system apparatus and a method carried out by such apparatus for interacting with a user via a behavior intervention designed to cause an increase in emotional well-being of the user. The behavior intervention has a plurality of conditions to be satisfied. The process includes receiving input data from the user during the behavior intervention, performing, on at least a portion of the received input data having text, semantic analysis to identify terms that satisfy the plurality of conditions and assessing, based on an amount of completeness of satisfying the plurality of conditions, a level of adherence to the behavior intervention. When one or more of the plurality of conditions are determined not as satisfied, the process includes generating a prompt designed to elicit, from the user, a response specific to satisfying the missing conditions. |
| US10813579B2 |
Blood collection device
The application relates to a blood collection device comprising: a cannula hub defining a chamber; an in-let cannula defining an axis and having a distal end and a lumen extending therethrough, the inlet cannula being mounted to the cannula hub such that the distal end of the inlet cannula is external of the cannula hub and such that the lumen through the inlet cannula communicates with the chamber; an outlet cannula having a proximal end and a lumen extending therethrough, the outlet cannula being mounted to the cannula hub such that the proximal end of the outlet cannula is external of the cannula hub and such that the lumen of the outlet cannula communicates with the chamber; a closed sleeve mounted over a portion of the outlet cannula disposed externally of the cannula hub; and a venting mechanism providing communication between the chamber and ambient surroundings. |
| US10813574B2 |
Determining a range of motion of an artificial knee joint
A data processing method for determining a range of motion of an artificial knee joint which connects a femur and a tibia via a medial ligament and a lateral ligament, wherein at least the femur comprises an implant which forms a medial condyle and a lateral condyle, the method comprising the steps of: acquiring the maximum lengths of the lateral ligament and the medial ligament for a particular flexion angle of the knee joint; calculating a first virtual position between the femur and the tibia in which the lateral condyle of the femoral implant touches the tibia and the medial ligament is stretched to its maximum length; calculating a maximum valgus angle of the range of motion from the first virtual position; calculating a second virtual position between the femur and the tibia in which the medial condyle of the femoral implant touches the tibia and the lateral ligament is stretched to its maximum length; and calculating a maximum varus angle of the range of motion from the second virtual position. |
| US10813572B2 |
Intelligent system for multi-function electronic caregiving to facilitate advanced health diagnosis, health monitoring, fall and injury prediction, health maintenance and support, and emergency response
A system for monitoring and detecting the gait and other health related parameters of a user. One such parameter is monitoring of medication compliance and treatment session attendance done by a medication and liquid dispensing apparatus, which combines mechanical dispensing of medication. These parameters are provided in standard of care summaries to care providers, and are continually reported by the Optimum Recognition Blueprint as Standard of Care Summaries to care providers, as well as communicated to the end-user by the Virtual Caregiver Interface. |
| US10813569B2 |
Motion correction in magnetic resonance imaging
A method for reconstructing dynamic image data is described. In the method, raw data is acquired in a time-dependent manner from an examination region, wherein at least some of the raw data is assigned various values of movement parameters. First time-dependent image data based on acquired raw data is reconstructed. Furthermore, deformation fields based on the first image data are determined as a function of at least two time-dependent movement parameters. Based on the deformation fields, the raw data and the first image data, corrected image data is then generated. Furthermore, a reconstruction apparatus is described. Moreover, a magnetic resonance imaging system is described. |
| US10813565B2 |
Wearable monitor
The present disclosure relates to a wearable monitor device and methods and systems for using such a device. In certain embodiments, the wearable monitor records cardiac data from a mammal and extracts particular features of interest. These features are then transmitted and used to provide health-related information about the mammal. |
| US10813563B2 |
Fluorescence based flow imaging and measurements
Fluorescence based tracking of a light-emitting marker in a bodily fluid stream is conducted by: providing a light-emitting marker into a fluid stream; establishing field of view monitoring by placement of a sensor, such as a high speed camera, at a region of interest; recording image data of light emitted by the marker at the region of interest; determining time characteristics of the light output of the marker traversing the field of view; and calculating flow characteristics based on the time characteristics. Furthermore generating a velocity vector map may be conducted using a cross correlation technique, leading and falling edge considerations, subtraction, and/or thresholding. |
| US10813562B2 |
Body-worn pulse oximeter
The invention provides a body-worn system that continuously measures pulse oximetry and blood pressure, along with motion, posture, and activity level, from an ambulatory patient. The system features an oximetry probe that comfortably clips to the base of the patient's thumb, thereby freeing up their fingers for conventional activities in a hospital, such as reading and eating. The probe secures to the thumb and measures time-dependent signals corresponding to LEDs operating near 660 and 905 nm. Analog versions of these signals pass through a low-profile cable to a wrist-worn transceiver that encloses a processing unit. Also within the wrist-worn transceiver is an accelerometer, a wireless system that sends information through a network to a remote receiver, e.g. a computer located in a central nursing station. |
| US10813559B2 |
Detecting respiratory tract infection based on changes in coughing sounds
Detecting a respiratory tract infection (RTI) based on changes in coughing sounds, which can provide an early warning of infection with a disease like COVID-19, as well as indications of its progression and severity. In one embodiment, the system includes smartglasses, with sensors mounted thereto, which include an acoustic sensor mounted at a fixed position relative to a user's head, and a movement sensor. A computer receives current measurements of the user, taken with the sensors, while there were head movements that characterize coughing, and also earlier measurements of the user, taken with the sensors, while the user had a known extent of the RTI and while there were head movements that characterize coughing. The computer detects a change relative to the known extent of the RTI based on a difference between the current measurements and the earlier measurements. |
| US10813556B2 |
Evaluation device, market research device, and learning evaluation device
An estimation device includes at least one of a facial skin temperature acquisition unit and a facial photographic image acquisition unit, and an evaluation unit. The facial skin temperature acquisition unit acquires, in time-series, facial skin temperature data of a facial surface of a subject to which brain function activation information is provided. The facial photographic image acquisition unit obtains, in time-series, facial photographic image data obtained by imaging the facial surface of the subject to which the brain function activation information is provided. The evaluation unit evaluates a degree of interest of the subject based on at least one of the facial skin temperature data acquired by the facial skin temperature acquisition unit and the facial surface photographic image data acquired by the facial surface photographic image data acquisition unit. |
| US10813554B2 |
Medical imaging device and methods of use
Embodiments related to medical imaging devices including rigid imaging tips and their methods of use for identifying abnormal tissue within a surgical bed are disclosed. |
| US10813552B2 |
Microscopy imaging device with advanced imaging properties
Systems, methods and devices are implemented for microscope imaging solutions. One embodiment of the present disclosure is directed toward an epifluorescence microscope. The microscope includes an image capture circuit including an array of optical sensor. An optical arrangement is configured to direct excitation light of less than about 1 mW to a target object in a field of view of that is at least 0.5 mm2 and to direct epi-fluorescence emission caused by the excitation light to the array of optical sensors. The optical arrangement and array of optical sensors are each sufficiently close to the target object to provide at least 2.5 μm resolution for an image of the field of view. |
| US10813545B2 |
Medical illumination device and related methods
An illumination device may include an illumination source including a light source, a single fiber connecting the illumination source to a medical device and being dedicated to the transmission of light energy from the light source, and a numerical aperture adjustment portion located between the single fiber and the medical device. The light source may generate at least one non-white colored laser energy, and the illumination device may convert the at least one non-white colored laser energy into white colored laser energy. |
| US10813539B2 |
Automated calibration of surgical instruments with pull wires
A surgical robotic system automatically calibrates tubular and flexible surgical tools such as endoscopes. By compensating for unideal behavior of a surgical instrument, the surgical robotic system can accurately model motions of the surgical instrument and navigate the surgical instrument while performing a surgical procedure on a patient. During calibration, the surgical robotic system moves the surgical instrument to a target position and receives data describing an actual position and/or orientation of the surgical instrument. The surgical robotic system determines gain values based at least on the discrepancy between the target position and the actual position. The surgical instrument can include tubular components referred to as a sheath and leader. An instrument device manipulator of the surgical robotic system actuates pull wires coupled to the sheath and/or the leader, which causes the surgical instrument to articulate. |
| US10813534B2 |
Distal-end cover, insertion device attached with distal-end cover, and endoscope including insertion device
The insertion device is adapted to hold a high-frequency treatment tool for performing high-frequency current treatment, by means of a distal-end component of a flexible tube for insertion into lumens. The insertion device includes: a first indicator disposed on the front portion of the distal-end component; a first cover formed of an insulating elasto-plastic material and covering the first indicator at the time of the prescribed attachment; an electrical insulation part as a second indicator disposed at the joint portion between the distal-end component and the flexible tube; and a second cover closely contacting the first cover and the electrical insulation part to apply an elastic force to each of them and covering the second indicator at the time of the prescribed attachment so that the leakage of high-frequency currents is prevented. |
| US10813529B2 |
Dishwasher with pivoting handle
A dishwasher includes a tub at least partially defining a treating chamber with an access opening receiving dishes for treatment, a door moveable between an opened position and a closed position along a predetermined arc for selectively closing the access opening, the door having an interior side that faces the treating chamber in the closed position and an exterior side opposite the interior side and a handle extending from the exterior side of the door where a user may grasp the handle to move the door, and a method of using thereof. |
| US10813526B2 |
Dishwasher with water valve having volumetric flow control
A dishwasher has a treating chamber for receiving dishes for treatment according to an automatic cycle of operation and a dispensing system for storing and dispensing a treating chemistry to the treating chamber during the cycle of operation. The dishwasher may dispense a treating chemistry when a temperature of a liquid in the treating chamber satisfies a predetermined temperature threshold. The temperature of the liquid may be maintained to satisfy the predetermined temperature threshold for a predetermined period of time based on the treating chemistry. |
| US10813524B2 |
Hard surface cleaning devices for use with cleaning fabrics
A cleaning device for use with a cleaning fabric is provided. The device includes a plate, a connection member, a plurality of fingers, a wiper assembly, and a grip. The plate has a first side and a second side. The connection member retains the cleaning fabric to the plate. The fingers depend from the first side and provide a gap between the first side and the cleaning fabric during use. The wiper assembly has at least one elongated wiper blade that divides the fingers into a front section and a rear section. The grip depends from the second side. |
| US10813523B2 |
Mop with advancing cleaning fabric material
A mop is disclosed. The mop includes a handle, an elongated shaft, a first reservoir, and a housing. Contained within the housing is a rolled cleaning fabric material cartridge, which can be pre-wetted or dry. The mop further includes one or more spray nozzles that are fluidly connected to the reservoir for dispensing a solution. A motor advances the cleaning fabric material, wherein the motor is preprogrammed to advance the material so that a completely new section of material covers the mop surface area and the used section of the material is advanced into said housing. The mop can further include a front extension on the leading edge of the housing that enables the cleaning fabric material to reach under the edge of a cabinet to increase the reach of the device. |
| US10813518B2 |
Mobile floor-cleaning robot with floor-type detection
Cleaning robots may use floor-type-detection techniques as a trigger for autonomously altering various floor-cleaning characteristics. In some examples, a controller circuit of the robot is configured to determine a flooring type as a function of a signal from a motion sensor indicative of a change in pitch caused by the robot crossing a flooring discontinuity. In some examples, the controller circuit is configured to determine a flooring type based on a power draw signal corresponding to the cleaning head assembly of the robot. |
| US10813516B2 |
Surface treatment machine with speed control
A surface treatment machine, comprising a frame configured to translate with respect to a surface to treat, a surface treatment element connected to said frame and configured to treat with liquid a surface, a reservoir connected to the frame arranged to provide liquid to the surface treatment element through a delivery mouth; an adjustment element arranged to feed adjustably the liquid supplied from the reservoir to the delivery mouth. It is then provided a sensor configured to measure the speed of the frame with respect to the surface to treat. A control unit receives from the sensor a signal proportional to a speed for adjusting the adjustment element responsive to this value, in order to deliver the liquid with optimization of the flow-rate. It is possible then to maximize the range of the machine, and to optimize the working time of the operator. |
| US10813513B2 |
Method for operating a household appliance with an accumulator
A method for operating a household appliance with an accumulator, wherein a charging start time of a charging operation for charging the accumulator is controlled in dependence on predefined conditions. In order to ensure a required charge capacity of the accumulator without a charge maintaining mode, it is proposed that the charging start time is controlled in dependence on a charging period and a predefined time of use of the household appliance. |
| US10813506B1 |
Shower chair system with selective delivery and intermixing of liquids
A shower chair with a mobile chair frame, a liquid delivery system with a water intake connection, and a manual control system permitting control of the liquid delivery system. An input control valve is selectively operable to allow water flow through first or second output conduits to a directional valve or through a third output conduit to establish a water temperature test mode. By positioning the input control valve, a mixing mode can be established wherein flowable material is drawn from a vessel and into a Venturi and a rinsing mode can be established where water bypasses the Venturi. By selective positioning of the directional valve, water or water mixed with flowable material can be dispensed from a shower head outlet along a first fluidic route, from anterior and posterior bidet outlets along a second fluidic route, or from both the shower head outlet and the bidet outlets. |
| US10813504B2 |
Portable campground sink
A portable campground sink. The portable campground sink includes a frame having at least one sidewall, wherein an interior portion of the frame is divided into a first section and a second section by a cross bar. A plurality of legs are removably affixed to the frame, wherein the plurality of legs extend perpendicularly away from the frame. A container having an upper compartment in liquid communication with a lower compartment is received by the frame such that the lower compartment lies within the first section. An outlet is disposed on the lower compartment can receive a hose thereon. An adaptor having an inlet that can receive the hose thereon can be removably secured within a sewer drain such that the contents of the lower compartment exit through the outlet, through the hose, into the inlet, and out of the adaptor into the sewer drain. |
| US10813500B2 |
Refrigerated grinder
A grinder for beans of plant-based products, for example roasted coffee beans, includes a grinding chamber defined by a cylindrical wall and a pair of opposed grinding wheels located in the grinding chamber. At least one of the pair of opposed grinding wheels rotates. The grinder further includes an electric motor for driving the rotating grinding wheel and a first cooling duct extending in the cylindrical wall between a first inlet and a first outlet. A tubular circuit connected to the first cooling duct includes a pump for circulating fluid, a heat dissipater, at least one valve member, and an electronic control unit for actuating the pump and for turning on the heat dissipater according to a temperature sensed by a temperature sensor. |
| US10813499B2 |
Grinder
A grinder comprises: a receiving container, formed with an accommodation space and an installation space, and the bottom end thereof being extended with a connection ring have a feeding port, and a hollow grinding seat and a fasten ring are respectively and detachably disposed in the feeding port and the connection ring; an electric driving device, detachably disposed in the installation space; and a base, detachably disposed at the bottom end of the receiving container and including a hollow grinding chamber having the interior disposed with a support member with a pivotal shaft, a passive rod is sleeved and linked with a conical grinding disk, the top end and the bottom end of the passive rod are respectively sleeved with the output shaft and the pivotal shaft, thereby allowing the grinding disk to protrude into the grinding seat and forming a gap between the above two. |
| US10813498B2 |
Pan in combination with a thermal bag
In summary there is provided in one embodiment a combination of a pan and thermal bag used to maintain hot or cold temperatures of food placed in the pan. |
| US10813489B2 |
Coffee maker having water tank heater control
A coffee maker includes a water tank, a heater, a brew basket, a fluid path between the water tank and the brew basket, a boiler, and a controller in electrical communication with the heater and the boiler. The heater is ON when the volume of water to be brewed into coffee is greater than a first predetermined threshold. The heater heats the water in the water tank to a first water temperature when the volume of water to be brewed into coffee is greater than the first predetermined threshold and less than a second predetermined threshold, which is greater than the first predetermined threshold. The heater heats the water in the water tank to a second water temperature, which is higher than the first water temperature, when the volume of water to be brewed into coffee is greater than the second predetermined threshold. |
| US10813488B2 |
Beverage displaying an edible printed design image thereupon, and a method for production thereof
The present invention discloses a beverage displaying a printed design image upon a foamed portion of the beverage. The invention further discloses a device and method for same. In the invention, an automated printer is used, comprising a movable printing head, loaded with an edible liquid ink, to print a design of interest upon the beverage foam. In some embodiments, the beverage is coffee and the liquid ink is a second coffee essence. The invention additionally discloses business methods comprising printing an advertisement upon a foamed portion of a beverage, or selling a beverage displaying a printed image upon a foamed portion of the beverage. |
| US10813478B2 |
System for retaining an image within a frame
A spline installation device for use with a spline/rail type frame to assemble the splines to the rails. The device including a base that defines a platform for receiving a frame subassembly; and a plurality of linkages that are disposed about the platform and coupled to the base. Each linkage is configured to move between a first position in which a fence bearing surface thereof is at an angle other than 90 degrees relative to the platform and a second position in which the fence bearing surface is set at an at least substantially 90 degree angle relative to the platform for locking and holding the frame subassembly in place. The linkages further being configured to receive a spline instillation tool for locking the splines in place relative to the rails. |
| US10813476B2 |
Medical device adapter bracket
An adapter bracket securable to a wall-mounted bracket is provided. The adapter bracket generally comprises a main body portion that includes a main body panel and a second body portion having a second body panel, the second body panel being pivotally connected to the main body panel. The body panels are equipped with channels that are sized to fit a wall-mounted bracket. The pivoting second body portion allows access to the rear portion of the medical device to thereby allow access to the battery compartment. The adapter bracket can be sold as a kit with a medical device to enable the medical device to mount to a pre-existing wall-mounted bracket. |
| US10813469B2 |
Cooling support cushion and method of producing the same
A support cushion and a method of producing a support cushion are provided. The support cushion includes a base layer having a lower surface and an upper surface, and a plurality of surface coatings positioned atop the upper surface of the base layer, the plurality of surface coatings configured to allow an amount of air to flow through the base layer and the plurality of surface coatings, and the plurality of surface coatings further configured to provide a cooling effect. The method of producing a support cushion includes the steps of providing a base layer having a lower surface and an upper surface; applying a plurality of surface coatings to the upper surface of the base layer, the plurality of surface coatings configured to allow an amount of air to flow through the base layer and the plurality of surface coatings and further configured to provide a cooling effect. |
| US10813467B2 |
Foldable bed frame having legs rotatable in lateral direction
A foldable bed frame includes first and second sub-frames, and a plurality of leg assemblies. The first and second sub-frames are pivotally connected to each other at their proximal sides. The plurality of leg assemblies includes a first leg assembly disposed at a distal side of the first sub-frame, and a second leg assembly disposed at a distal side of the second sub-frame. Each of the first and second leg assemblies includes left and right legs disposed at left and right sides of the foldable bed frame, respectively, and able to rotate in a lateral direction of the foldable bed frame toward or away from each other. |
| US10813466B2 |
Foldable bed frame with asymmetrically arranged supporting legs
A foldable bed frame includes left and right longitudinal stands. Each of the left and right longitudinal stands includes first and second longitudinal bars pivotally connected to a third longitudinal bar at first and second pivotal points, respectively. Each of the left and right longitudinal stands also includes first, second and third vertical legs fixedly coupled to or integrally formed at the first, second and third longitudinal bars, respectively. The distance between the first vertical leg and the first pivot point is different than the distance between the second vertical leg and the second pivot point such that when folded, one of the first and second vertical legs is disposed in an interior side of the folded left or right longitudinal stand with respect to the other of the first and second vertical legs. |
| US10813461B2 |
Method for fabricating anatomical cushion and device to capture pressure controlled shape
A method for fabricating a custom anatomical cushion and a device to capture pressure controlled shape is provided. The device comprises, generally, a flexible membrane enclosing floating beads adapted to be completely immersed and freely moving inside a fluid. The device further comprises a mesh adapted to stop the floating beads from going outside of the flexible membrane as a result of a pressure increase or decrease inside the flexible membrane. The device is being fluidly connected to a pressure control system adapted to increase and/or decrease the internal pressure of the flexible membrane and comprises a vibration/leveling system adapted to adjust the fluid level inside the flexible membrane. |
| US10813455B2 |
Bumper assembly
A bumper assembly includes an elongate rigid shell formed of a metallic material and an elongate base. The elongate rigid shell includes an inner surface, an outer surface, a first shell edge, and a first flange protruding from the first shell edge in a direction toward the inner surface of the elongate rigid shell. The elongate base includes a base body including a first base edge and a first flexible latching element extending from the first base edge of the base body, the first flexible latching element including a first latching protrusion having a first inclined outer surface and a first shoulder. The elongate base is configured for insertion into the elongate rigid shell with the first flange compressing the first flexible latching element and engaging the first shoulder of the first latching protrusion. |
| US10813454B1 |
Slide rail assembly
A slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a second rail, a third rail, a functional member and a movable member. The first rail is movably mounted between the third rail and the second rail. The functional member is arranged on the third rail and includes a positioning part. The movable member is arranged on the first rail and includes an engaging section elastically extended toward the third rail. When the first rail is moved relative to the third rail to an open position, the first rail is configured to be engaged with the positioning part of the functional member through the engaging section of the movable member, in order to hold the first rail at the open position. |
| US10813453B2 |
Corner shelf
A shelf assembly includes a first shelf unit having a first shelf coupleable to a first vertical support post and a second vertical support post to present a first support surface. A second shelf unit includes a second shelf coupleable to a third vertical support post and a fourth vertical support post to present a second support surface. A third shelf unit includes a third shelf coupleable to a fifth vertical support post and a sixth vertical support post to present a third support surface. A first bridge includes a first support surface and a second bridge includes a second support surface. The first bridge and the second bridge are configured such that in an assembled state of the shelving system a support surface spans an arc of 90 degrees between the first shelf and the second shelf. |
| US10813451B2 |
Mobile device stand
An apparatus for supporting a mobile device is collapsible and configurable in multiple degrees of freedom. The apparatus includes a mobile device support body, a base, a stand, a support arm, and a clamp. The stand is pivotably and/or rotatably coupled to the mobile device support body and pivotably coupled to the base. The support arm is releasably coupled to the stand and pivotably coupled to the base. The clamp is slidingly coupled to the base. The size of the mobile device support body is adjustable to receive a mobile device having different sizes and orientations. The length of the stand and the support arm can be adjusted to set a height and an angle of the mobile device support body. The mobile device support body can be rotatable to allow the mobile device support body to face backwards. |
| US10813449B2 |
Workstation
A workstation comprising a chassis having a base frame (10) and a monitor frame assembly (11), said base frame (10) defining a work area (20) at its proximal end for accommodating a user therein, in use, wherein a desk unit (24) is mounted laterally across said work area and provides a work surface for use by a user accommodated in said work area (20), in use, said monitor frame assembly (11) comprising an outer frame, extending laterally across said base frame (10) and upwardly from its distal end, and an inner frame (32) mounted within said outer frame and configured to receive thereon a plurality of monitor brackets (45), wherein said desk unit (24) is longitudinally adjustable relative to said base frame (10) so as to selectively adjust its distance from the monitor frame assembly (11), and said inner frame (32) is vertically adjustable within, and relative to, said outer frame so as to selectively adjust its height relative to said base frame; and further wherein respective locking means are provided to releasably lock said desk unit and said inner frame in a selected position. |
| US10813448B2 |
Hand-operated worm gear height adjustable table
A hand-operated worm gear height adjustable table includes a table top, a base mechanism, a lift mechanism, and a driving mechanism. The base mechanism includes a base and tracks on the base. The lift mechanism includes two parallel first lift arms and two parallel second lift arms which cross with each other to form X-shaped structures. The driving mechanism is connected to the upper ends of the first lift arms and includes two U-shaped slide rails and a driving shaft penetrating through the upper ends of the first lift arms. The center of the driving shaft is provided with a worm gear and a worm. The outer end surface of the worm is sleeved with a first sleeve component and a second sleeve component with a cavity provided therebetween, and the outer end surface of the first sleeve component is sleeved with the first torsional spring. |
| US10813447B2 |
Easy fold locking mechanisms
The present disclosure relates to a support system for a gaming table including a first support bar of a gaming-table support, a second support bar of a gaming-table support, a third support bar of a gaming-table support, and a gaming-table support locking apparatus. The third support bar has an arcuate shape and is in a pivotable connection with the second support bar. The gaming-table support locking apparatus includes a first locking bar and a second locking bar. The second locking bar is configured to be in one of two states of being: a first state that allows the third support bar to rotate with respect to the second support bar; and a second state that prevents the third support bar to rotate with respect to the second support bar. |
| US10813443B2 |
Dish brush for sweeping machines
The invention concerns a dish brush (1, 11) for conventional sweeping machines for cleaning, brushing or sweeping paved surfaces, wherein special constructed sweeping elements (4) and steel cable plugs (5) both waste and weeds remove from different types of paved surfaces. The mentioned sweeping elements (4) are fastened with welds (8,9) from the top side of the raised contour edge (2) through slit openings (6,7) and the steel cable plugs (5) are fastened with a weld (10) from the bottom side of said contour edge (2). The advantage is a well applicable sweeping and weeds removing dish brush (1,11) and which can be manufactured in a very economical way. |
| US10813442B1 |
Portable, self-contained, toothbrush with internal water, waste reservoir and toothpaste supply
A portable toothbrush having an internal water source that allows a user to brush his or her teeth while away from a bathroom or other external water source. The portable toothbrush has an internal water source for dispensing water into a user's mouth and a storage receptable for suctioning waste or rinse water from the user's mouth back into the storage receptacle for disposal after use. The toothbrush may have the toothpaste impregnated on the toothbrush head or the toothpaste may be contained in refillable receptacle as a part of the toothbrush head. The toothbrush of the present invention can be automatic (electric motor or pump) or manual. The toothbrush can be a one-time use toothbrush or multiple-use. |
| US10813440B1 |
Cellphone attachment cord apparatus
A cellphone attachment cord apparatus for preventing cellphone drops includes a suspension clip configured to attach to an article of clothing or a clothing accessory. An elastic coil has a proximal end coupled to the suspension clip and a distal end. A buckle is coupled to the elastic coil and comprises a male mating member coupled to the distal end of the elastic coil and a female mating member. The male mating member and the female mating member are selectively engageable. A tether is coupled to the female mating member of the buckle. A mounting card is coupled to the tether. An adhesive layer is disposed on an inner face of the mounting card and is configured to be coupled to a cellphone case. |
| US10813437B2 |
Carrying device for carrying a hand-guided power tool to be carried by a user
A carrying device for carrying a hand-guided power tool by a user has a shoulder strap and a lateral leg plate with a connecting unit for coupling a power tool to the carrying device. A support strap is connected with one end to the shoulder strap and the leg plate is slidably arranged at the support strap to slide along the support strap in a longitudinal direction thereof. A fixation device is arranged between support strap and leg plate and has a release position and a blocking position. In the release position, the leg plate is slidable along the support strap; in the blocking position, the leg plate is non-slidably secured on the support strap. The blocking position is correlated with a first working mode of the power tool; the release position is correlated with a second working mode of the power tool. |
| US10813434B2 |
Applicator for applying cosmetic compositions
A cosmetic applicator includes a container that stores a cosmetic composition, an applicator head having a linear or non-linear shape with a proximal end and a distal end, and a plurality of holes along or around the circumference of the applicator head, the distal end connected to the container. Further, the cosmetic applicator includes a plurality of slits along or around the circumference of the applicator head, the distal end connected to the container. |
| US10813425B2 |
Sunshade and sunshade base thereof
This invention provides a sunshade and a sunshade base thereof. The sunshade base, configured to be connected with a sunshade rod to support a sunshade top, the sunshade includes: a support, an upper side of the support is provided with a connection member for being connected with the sunshade rod; a moving assembly, rolling or sliding to drive the support to move; and a counterweight, the support has a counterweight area for supporting the counterweight. When the sunshade needs to be moved, it only needs to drive the moving assembly to roll or slide, thereby driving the support and the whole sunshade to move. Compared with the prior art in which several people is required to work together to move the sunshade, this invention greatly reduces the labor intensity of moving the sunshade, thereby making the moving of the sunshade more time-saving and labor-saving. |
| US10813424B2 |
Intelligent shading charging systems
An intelligent shading charging system, includes a housing having a rechargeable battery installed therein, a lower support assembly connected to the housing and an upper support assembly, the upper support assembly including one or more arm support assemblies. The intelligent shading charging system further includes a hinging assembly connecting a lower support assembly to an upper support assembly to allow an upper support assembly to rotate with respect to the lower support assembly, one or more arms connected to the one or more are support assemblies, a shading fabric; and one or more solar cell arrays mounted on or integrated within the shading fabric. |
| US10813419B1 |
Zipper head assembly structure
A zipper head assembly structure includes a sliding member and a pull member. The sliding member includes a sliding element, an elastic member, and a locking hook, the sliding element has a base portion, a first lateral wall portion, a second lateral wall portion, and a seat portion, and an inner surface of the seat portion is configured with at least one retaining block. The first lateral wall portion and the second lateral wall portion respectively extend upward from opposite side ends of the base portion, mutually corresponding to each other, and are connected to a front end of the base portion. The seat portion is disposed on the base portion and connected to a rear end of the base portion. |
| US10813414B2 |
Buckle device
In a cover of a buckle device, an engagement hook of a side wall of an upper cover is fit together with an engagement groove of a side wall of a lower cover to assemble the upper cover to the lower cover. When the side wall of the upper cover receives an external force, a holder of a buckle switch is sandwiched between a side plate of a buckle body and a rib of the lower cover such that the side plate receives the external force. Accordingly, the rigidity at the engagement hook of the cover is able to be increased. |
| US10813412B2 |
Spike for footwear having rigid portion and resilient portion
A spike is operable to be removably coupled to an article of footwear. The spike includes a first portion that is substantially rigid. The spike also includes a second portion that is resilient. |
| US10813409B2 |
Vacuum formed knit sole system for an article of footwear incorporating a knitted component
A vacuum formed knit sole system for an article of footwear incorporating a knitted component is described. The article of footwear includes a knitted component including a lower portion forming the knit sole system and an upper portion forming a portion of the upper of the article of footwear. A method of vacuum forming the knitted component using an insert member to form the knit sole system is also described. The insert member can be used to form the shape of the knit outsole, including the shape of cleat members, as well as remain within the interior of the upper to reinforce the knit sole system. |
| US10813407B2 |
Electrorheological fluid structure having strain relief element and method of fabrication
An article may include a first polymeric material layer having a surface. A first conductive trace may form at least a portion of the first layer surface. The article may further include a second polymeric material layer. The second layer may have a first surface, a portion of the second layer first surface being bonded to a portion of the first layer surface. The second layer may have a portion of a channel defined therein, the channel at least partially coinciding with a portion of the first conductive trace. The article may also include a first patch interposed between the first layer surface and the second layer first surface. The first patch may span the channel and cover a portion of the first conductive trace. |
| US10813394B2 |
Sleep apnea prevention mask
A sleep apnea prevention sleep-aid mask is described. The sleep-aid mask is configured to secure the lips of a user together in a natural state, in order to encourage the respiratory system of the user to employ the nasal passages rather than the mouth for respiration. A pad equipped with a perforated mesh or channel is positioned over the lips and mouth of the user, and secured in position on the user via an adhesive, which temporarily affixes the pad to the face of the user. The sleep-aid mask is preferably shaped and sized according to the specific size of the user's face, and is configured to limit the effective diameter of the mouth of the user, in order to cause continued use of respiration via the nasal passages. |
| US10813392B2 |
Waist belt
Provided is a waist belt in which: a left inner tightening belt, with a right end portion thereof attached to the right end portion of the left body belt, is passed through the left fold ring and folded back leftward, and a left connecting ring is provided at a left end portion thereof that has passed through the right fold ring; a right inner tightening belt, with a left end portion thereof attached to the left end portion of the right body belt, is passed through the right fold ring and folded back rightward, and a right connecting ring is provided at a right end portion thereof. |
| US10813387B2 |
Vaping atomizer for use with vaping device
A vaping atomizer for use with a vaping device is provided. The atomizer includes an enclosure portion and a heating-element housing extending through the interior of the enclosure portion. A first cavity for receiving vaping liquid is at least partially formed between the enclosure portion and the heating-element housing. The heating-element housing includes at least one aperture formed therein facilitating transfer of the vaping liquid from the first cavity to a second cavity formed on the interior thereof. The at least one aperture formed in the heating-element housing can be generally shaped as a triangle. The size and shape of the least one aperture can be optimized to prevent the vaping liquid from flooding the interior cavity, and to accommodate uses of various vaping liquids having different viscosities, as well as to prevent liquid-absorbing material provided in the second cavity from drying out to prevent dry hits during use of the vaping atomizer. |
| US10813381B2 |
Homogenized tobacco material and method of production of homogenized tobacco material
The invention relates to a method for the preparation of a homogenized tobacco material, said method comprising: —pulping and refining cellulose fibres to obtain fibres having a mean size comprised between about 0.2 millimetres and about 4 millimetres; —grinding a blend of tobacco of one or more tobacco types to a tobacco powder having a mean size comprised between about 0.03 millimetres and about 0.12 millimetres; —combining the pulp with the tobacco powder blend of different tobacco types and with a binder in an amount comprised between about 1 percent and about 5 percent in dry weight basis of the total weight of the homogenized tobacco material, so as to form a slurry; —homogenizing the slurry; and—forming the homogenized tobacco material from the slurry. |
| US10813379B2 |
Tube exchanging device of three dimensional printer
A tube exchanging device of a three dimensional (3D) printer for allowing containers of multiple materials (tubes) to be used in printing includes a plurality of tubes and a holder. The holder comprises a first side wall and a first bottom wall, and a plurality of first clamping parts is installed on the first side wall. Each first clamping part fixes a tube on the holder, each first clamping part comprises two hooking parts, which are set in two front ends of the first clamping part. Each tube comprises a guiding surface and two locking surfaces. When the two hooking parts slide from the guiding surface to the two locking surfaces, the two hooking parts are limited by the two locking surfaces to fix the tube on the holder. |
| US10813378B2 |
Substance mixtures
The invention relates to substance mixtures which contain (a) sodium carboxymethyl cellulose and (b) at least one bitter principle selected from the group consisting of xanthines, phenolic glycosides, flavanoid glycosides, hydrolysable or non-hydrolysable tannins, flavones and the glycosides thereof, caffeic acid and the esters thereof, terpenoid bitter principles, catechin, epicatechin, epigallocatechin, gallocatechin, gallocatechin-3-gallate, leucine, isoleucine, valine, tryptophan and phenylalanine, protein hydrolysates, peptides and metal salts and their mixtures, and optionally (c) dextrins, with the proviso that the components (a) and (b) are in the weight ratio of from 1:1 to 1:1,000. |
| US10813375B2 |
Caffeine-adsorbing material, caffeine-adsorbing system, decaffeination system, and related methods of removing caffeine from solutions
Caffeine-adsorbing materials, caffeine-adsorbing systems, and decaffeination system suitable for removing caffeine from a solution; methods for removing caffeine from a solution; and methods of making the caffeine-adsorbing materials are described. |
| US10813373B2 |
Method for producing a texturized dairy protein
The invention relates to textured milk proteins (TDP) that can be obtained by virtue of: (a) a mixture containing or consisting of (a1) milk proteins and (a2) a fibrous material and/or plant protein, wherein (b) said mixture is extruded in the presence of water and/or whey with a temperature gradient of approximately 20 to approximately 200° C. and a pressure in the range of 1 to approximately 200 bar being applied, and (c) the extrudate is subsequently expanded. |
| US10813372B2 |
Pneumatically-actuated valve for a machine for the production of liquid or semi-liquid food products and machine comprising the valve
A machine for making liquid or semi-liquid food products with a plurality of deformable feeding containers, each feeding container connected to a processing chamber for processing the base mixture and including a stirrer and a thermal treatment device for the base mixture, operating in conjunction with one another to convert the base mixture into a liquid or semi-liquid product. The operative connection of each feeding container to the processing chamber to transfer the base mixture from the feeding container to the processing chamber is made by a network of withdrawing ducts through an interposed pneumatically actuated valve which can be activated and deactivated independently of the remaining valves and which includes a valve body with an inlet duct and an outlet duct, and with a shutter acting to selectively interrupt or allow the connection between the inlet duct and the outlet duct. |
| US10813371B2 |
Apparatus and methods for cooling products
An apparatus for reducing a temperature of products includes a housing having a chamber within, wherein the chamber has upper and lower regions; a conveyor for transporting the products through the chamber, the conveyor constructed for substantial gas flow to pass through the conveyor without substantially reducing the ability of the conveyor to transport the products; an agitator associated with the conveyor for selective, intermittent contact with the conveyor to displace the conveyor from a plane of travel, thereby displacing the products on the conveyor to substantially prevent the products from adhering to the conveyor and other of the products; a gas circulation device disposed within the chamber to generate circulating gas flow within the chamber; and a shroud disposed within the chamber for coacting with the conveyor to provide an interface between the upper and lower regions, the shroud constructed and arranged to guide the circulating gas flow from the lower region through the conveyor to the upper region, and thereby facilitating displacement of the products on the conveyor to increase exposed surface area of said products. A related method is also provided. |
| US10813368B1 |
Systems and methods for the preparation of tablets of botanical extracts including tea
The present invention includes a method for creating a portable and quickly dissolving tea or other tea-like botanical tablet that can be used to prepare a flavorful, visually appealing, and clear cup of tea. The novel process may include the steps of: (1) extraction/infusion, (2) clarification, (3) concentrate preparation, (4) degassing the concentrate, and (5) chunkification. A spinning cone column may be used during the extraction/infusion step to preserve the aromatics and nutrients from the tea leaves, leading to better taste and improved retention of compounds thought to be beneficial to human health. A centrifuge may be used to remove suspended solids during the clarification step and a pressure chamber or sonication device may be used during the degassing step. Chunkification may involve the freezing of the concentrate followed by the removal of water from the concentrate to create a solid tablet of easily portable shape and size. The tea tablet quickly dissolves when added to hot or warm water, and it dissolves in cold water with some additional agitation. |
| US10813367B2 |
Method of producing a fermented milk product with improved control of post acidification
The present invention provides methods of producing a fermented milk product comprising a step wherein milk is fermented, wherein: (a) the fermentation is initiated by a starter culture, which starter culture comprises lactic acid bacteria capable of metabolizing one or several carbohydrates present in the milk, (b) the fermentation is terminated by a decrease of the concentration of the one or several carbohydrates during fermentation, and (c) the decrease is at least also caused by the metabolic activity of the lactic acid bacteria. The invention further provides respective methods comprising a step, wherein at least part of the whey is separated from the fermented milk product. |
| US10813364B2 |
Intestines processing system and method for processing an intestines package
An intestines processing system and method including a conveyor track with carriers, a tissue breaking section and a gallbladder removal station. The carrier can be equipped to move the intestines package through the tissue breaking section for breaking at least some of the tissue connections in the intestines package below the gallbladder, and to move the intestines package through the gallbladder removal station for removing the gallbladder from the remainder of the intestines package. |
| US10813363B2 |
Portable cinnamon roll and method for making
A method for manufacturing a portable cinnamon roll includes forming raw dough in the shape of a sphere having a central pocket, placing cinnamon, frosting and sugar within the central pocket and cooking the raw dough with cinnamon, frosting and sugar until it is fully prepared for consumption. |
| US10813358B2 |
Composite particles for controlling arthropod infestation
Composite particles comprising baculovirus particles in a coating of wax that is degradable in the gut of a larva of an arthropod species, optionally in conjunction with an insecticide, methods of manufacture, uses thereof, and methods of controlling arthropod infestations. |
| US10813345B2 |
Aquarium with water change system
A water change system includes an elongate tube and a spout configured to be coupled to the elongate tube. The spout includes a first opening and a second opening spaced from the first opening. The spout is rotatable between a first position to permit water to enter the second opening and pass out of the first opening, and a second position to inhibit water from entering the second opening. |
| US10813344B2 |
Box-less beehive
A beehive according to this disclosure includes a plurality of modular sections that are configured to be positioned adjacent to one another in a manner that enables simplified, even automated, extraction of honey. Such a beehive may include, or even consist essentially of, a plurality of interchangeable rings, or plates, that are configured to be stacked relative to one another in an assembled relationship, and to be secured together in the assembled relationship. In some embodiments, a beehive may consist of a plurality of rings and a mechanism for securing the rings in an assembled relationship (e.g., tie rods, etc.). |
| US10813342B2 |
Methods of using training aid delivery devices (TADD)
Training aid delivery devices (TADDs) enabling the containment of training aid substances while allowing odor, in the form of volatile organic compounds (VOCs), to emanate freely out of the device have been developed. The use of one or more TADD in canine training are described. |
| US10813341B2 |
Apparatus and method to feed livestock
A method and apparatus for feeding livestock is presented. The method includes feeding livestock using a mobile feed preparation apparatus comprising a processor and a first non-transitory computer readable medium in communication with the processor, wherein the mobile feed preparation apparatus can dispense a plurality of feed rations, each feed ration comprising a base feed and at least one of a plurality of feed additives. The method includes dispensing from the mobile feed preparation apparatus a first feed ration comprising the base feed and a first feed additive, wherein the dispensed first feed ration comprises a dispensed amount of the first feed additive. |
| US10813340B2 |
System and method for milking a group of milking animals
A system for milking a group of animals, in particular cows, comprises an accommodation space for the animals, and several fixed milking stations. The milking stations each comprise an opening for entry of the animal from the accommodation space. The system comprises an automatic milking system for automatic milking of animals in the milking stations. The milking system is configured to automatically milk the animal based on the milking animal fulfilling a predefined milking criterion. The system comprises no expulsion means and/or attraction means which can be activated by a control unit to give stimulus for the animal to leave said milking station. The system is also configured to allow animals to enter the milking stations irrespective of whether said animals fulfil the milking criterion. |
| US10813338B2 |
Tomato hybrid DRTX0018 and parents thereof
The invention provides seeds and plants of tomato hybrid DRTX0018 and tomato line TRS-XI15-0287GMS. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of tomato hybrid DRTX0018 and tomato line TRS-XI15-0287GMS and to methods for producing a tomato plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a tomato 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 tomato hybrid DRTX0018 and tomato line TRS-XI15-0287GMS comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits. |
| US10813333B2 |
Soybean variety
The present invention is in the field of soybean varieties CL1560882, CL1560913, CL1560916, CL1560924, CL1560938, CL1561830, CL1563744, CL1563833, CS1660650, CS1660790, CS1660925, and CS1661065 breeding and development. The present invention particularly relates to soybean varieties CL1560882, CL1560913, CL1560916, CL1560924, CL1560938, CL1561830, CL1563744, CL1563833, CS1660650, CS1660790, CS1660925, and CS1661065, and to the seed, cells, germplasm, plant parts, and progeny of each or any of these cultivars, and methods of using CL1560882, CL1560913, CL1560916, CL1560924, CL1560938, CL1561830, CL1563744, CL1563833, CS1660650, CS1660790, CS1660925, or CS1661065 in a breeding program. |
| US10813332B1 |
Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH953227
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH953227. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH953227, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH953227 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 CH953227. |
| US10813329B1 |
Inbred corn line 1DLLL6023
A novel maize variety designated 1DLLL6023 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety 1DLLL6023 with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 1DLLL6023 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety 1DLLL6023 or a locus conversion of 1DLLL6023 with another maize variety. |
| US10813328B1 |
Maize inbred PH48KC
A novel maize variety designated PH48KC and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH48KC with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH48KC through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH48KC or a locus conversion of PH48KC with another maize variety. |
| US10813327B1 |
Maize inbred PH48B0
A novel maize variety designated PH48B0 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH48B0 with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH48B0 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH48B0 or a locus conversion of PH48B0 with another maize variety. |
| US10813326B1 |
Plants and seeds of corn variety CV780530
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the corn variety designated CV780530. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CV780530, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CV780530 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 CV780530 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 CV780530. |
| US10813325B2 |
Variety corn line IID5127
The present invention provides an inbred corn line designated IID5127, methods for producing a corn plant by crossing plants of the inbred line IID5127 with plants of another corn plant. The invention further encompasses all parts of inbred corn line IID5127, including culturable cells. Additionally provided herein are methods for introducing transgenes into inbred corn line IID5127, and plants produced according to these methods. |
| US10813324B2 |
Materials and methods for modulating seed size, seed number, and seed sugar content in plants
The subject invention concerns materials and methods for modulating seed size in plants. In one embodiment, seed size is decreased relative to wild type seed by inhibiting or knocking out expression of a sorbitol dehydrogenase (Sdh) gene or the gene product thereof. In another embodiment, seed size is increased relative to wild type seed by increasing expression of an Sdh gene or the gene product thereof. The subject invention also concerns materials and methods for modulating seed number or sugar content in plants. In one embodiment, seed number or sugar content is increased relative to wild type seed by inhibiting or knocking out expression of a sorbitol dehydrogenase (Sdh) gene or the gene product thereof. In another embodiment, seed number or sugar content is decreased relative to wild type seed by increasing expression of an Sdh gene or the gene product thereof. |
| US10813322B1 |
Dionaea plant ‘FLEXX’
A new and distinct Dionea cultivar named ‘FLEXX’ characterized by its small plant size, measuring about 3 to 10 cm high at maturity. Plants are well-filled in and full, producing a large quantity of long-lasting traps having a unique red-purple interior color. |
| US10813320B2 |
Lettuce variety 44-17 RZ
The present invention relates to a Lactuca sativa seed designated 44-17 RZ. The present invention also relates to a Lactuca sativa plant produced by growing the 44-17 RZ seed. The invention further relates to methods for producing the lettuce cultivar, represented by lettuce variety 44-17 RZ. |
| US10813319B2 |
Spinach variety NUN 06258 SPS
The invention provides a new and distinct hybrid variety of Spinach, NUN 06258 SPS as well as seeds and plants and leaves thereof. |
| US10813315B1 |
Inbred corn line 1DLAS1065
A novel maize variety designated 1DLAS1065 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety 1DLAS1065 with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 1DLAS1065 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety 1DLAS1065 or a locus conversion of 1DLAS1065 with another maize variety. |
| US10813314B1 |
Inbred corn line 1DLIB1009
A novel maize variety designated 1DLIB1009 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety 1DLIB1009 with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 1DLIB1009 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety 1DLIB1009 or a locus conversion of 1DLIB1009 with another maize variety. |
| US10813300B2 |
Articulating blower nozzle
An articulating blower nozzle that maintains directional orientation of a high velocity air flow while the blower is being swung by an operator. The dynamic nozzle blows the debris to a specific point while the blower is swung from side to side, thereby collecting the debris is a specific area without the operator having to constantly reorient their body to complete the work. |
| US10813299B2 |
Plant edging
A plant edging is disclosed herein that has an inner side and an outer side and includes a sidewall having a top end and a bottom end with the bottom end configured to engage soil, a head connected to the top end of the sidewall, and a clip secured to the head for retaining an irrigation conduit in proximity to a plant. The plant edging is arranged to substantially seal an opening in a landscaping barrier film, and to define a partial enclosure that permits local irrigation of the plant in the partial enclosure while inhibiting ingrowth of invasive weeds. |
| US10813297B2 |
Potted plant support apparatus
The present invention is for a potted plant support apparatus for use with a container, plant stake and net, cage or trellis support. The apparatus is adjustable to fit a height of a container and is mounted on an exterior of the container, wherein the apparatus holds a stake exterior to the container, and further wherein an optional clip may be affixed removably to the stake and an optional trellis may be affixed removably to the clip and configured to surround an area above and exterior to the container and to enclose and support a potted plant within the trellis. The apparatus comprises an upper stand and a lower stand which removably engage with each other by interlocking teeth, and may further comprise an optional lock to secure the upper stand and the lower stand to each other when removably engaged. |
| US10813295B2 |
Method for monitoring growth of plants and generating a plant grow schedule
One variation of method for monitoring growth of plants within a facility includes: aggregating global ambient data recorded by a suite of fixed sensors, arranged proximal a grow area within the facility, at a first frequency during a grow period; extracting interim outcomes of a set of plants, occupying a module in the grow area, from module-level images recorded by a mover at a second frequency less than the first frequency while interfacing with the module during the period of time; dispatching the mover to autonomously deliver the module to a transfer station; extracting interim outcomes of the set of plants from plant-level images recorded by the transfer station while sequentially transferring plants out of the module at the conclusion of the grow period; and deriving relationships between ambient conditions, interim outcomes, and final outcomes from a corpus of plant records associated with plants grown in the facility. |
| US10813294B2 |
Selection device for selective pruning applicable on pruning machines
A selection device for pruning machines is designed to select branches or sprouts for pruning performed by the pruning machine. The selection device includes at least one fixing portion adapted for removably fixing to a pruning machine. The selection device includes at least one actuator designed to exert a force upon the branches and sprouts, thus moving them to cause the branches or sprouts selected for the pruning to be arranged in correspondence to cutting elements provided in the pruning machine, hence at least partially preserving the other branches or sprouts from pruning. A frame is designed to at least partially support the at least one actuator. At least one regulating mechanism is fixed to the frame, is associated with at least one actuator, and is designed to regulate at least the direction along which a force is exerted by at least one associated actuator. |
| US10813293B2 |
Round baler press roll with a uniform cylindrical portion
A round baler for forming a bale of residual product includes a baling chamber, a plurality of press rolls mounted within the baling chamber, and at least one driving bar associated with at least one of the plurality of press rolls. The driving bar extends at least partially along the length of at least one of the plurality of press rolls. The round baler further includes at least one cylindrical portion defined partially along the length of the at least one of the plurality of press rolls. The at least one cylindrical portion is arranged to compensate for a radial extension of the at least one driving bar to define a uniform surface. |
| US10813291B2 |
Round baler having an adjustable width
A round baler may include a frame supported by one or more ground engaging devices, a bale forming chamber including sidewalls spaced apart a distance defining a width of the bale forming chamber, a discharge gate selectively operable between a baling position and a discharge position, and a bale forming apparatus, which forms the round bale in the bale forming chamber. The round baler may include a first set of spacers positioned adjacent at least one of the sidewalls reducing the effective width of the bale forming chamber. |
| US10813288B2 |
Automated belt speed control
An agricultural harvesting machine includes a header, a feederhouse and a draper belt configured to transport agricultural material to the feederhouse of the agricultural harvesting machine. The agricultural harvesting machine also includes a motor configured to drive the draper belt and a draper belt control system configured to determine a distribution of crop across the header of the agricultural harvesting machine and, based on the distribution of crop, generate a control signal for the motor to modify an operating characteristic of the draper belt. |
| US10813282B2 |
Harvesting head with tension frame assembly and central pivot
A harvesting machine includes a main frame, a cutter assembly, and a conveyor system. The cutter assembly is pivotally coupled to the main frame. The cutter assembly includes a cutter bar configured to sever crop material adjacent to the ground and a cutter frame configured to support the cutter bar for pivotal movement relative to the main frame. The conveyor system is coupled to the main frame and configured to convey severed crop material in a rearward direction away from the cutter bar toward a central feed drum of the harvesting machine. |
| US10813276B2 |
Seed delivery system
A seed delivery system having a housing with an input opening at a first end and a discharge opening at a second end. The input opening is adjacent a seed meter and is adapted to receive and transport seeds from the seed meter to a first of a plurality of seed transport rollers disposed within the housing. |
| US10813270B2 |
Shear block equipment mounting system for an agricultural product applicator
A shear block mounting system secures a mounting plate of skid-mounted product application equipment to a frame of the applicator, utilizing a mounting bolt passing through a hole in the skid mounting plate, a mounting bar and a shear block. The shear block has a pilot that operatively engages a recess in the mounting bar in such a manner that shear forces are substantially transferred between the skid and frame substantially through the shear block pilot. |
| US10813269B2 |
System and method for remotely controlling hydraulic components of an agricultural implement
A system for remotely controlling hydraulic component of an agricultural implement towed by a work vehicle may include a vehicle-based valve assembly that selectively supplies hydraulic fluid to one or more supply lines of the implement. Specifically, a first supply line may be fluidly coupled to an implement-based valve assembly that regulates the supply of hydraulic fluid to a hydraulic actuator through a first actuator line. A second supply line may be fluidly coupled to the first actuator line downstream of the implement-based valve assembly such that when a user provides a control input at a remote interface, the vehicle-based valve assembly may instead regulate the supply of hydraulic fluid to the actuator. The supply of the hydraulic fluid through the supply lines may additionally be controlled by first and second override valves fluidly coupled to the first and second supply lines, respectively. |
| US10813268B2 |
Wing flex apparatus for agricultural planter
A system and apparatus for attaching ground engaging tools proximate to the pivot point of an agricultural implement is provided. The system includes a flex apparatus configured to be operatively attached proximate to the pivot point of an agricultural implement by a pin. The flex apparatus may be configured to rotate as the pivot point of the agricultural implement flexes. The flex apparatus may include tracks, slots, or the like, configured to dampen the rotation of the flex apparatus relative to the flex of the pivot point of the agricultural implement. The size, location and orientation of the tracks, slots, or the like, may be configured to provide varying amounts of rotation of the flex apparatus relative to the flex of the pivot point of the agricultural implement. Furthermore, the flex apparatus includes holes, slots, grooves, or the like, configured for attaching a ground engaging tool to the flex apparatus. |
| US10813263B2 |
Autonomous or remote-controlled vehicle platform for spraying
A vehicle platform comprises a central body that can support one or more implement configurations, such as sprayer booms, or planting row units. A plurality of adjustable legs extends downward from the central body. An arm assembly has a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The first end is pivotably coupled the central body and the second end coupled to a support beam. A plurality of nozzle assemblies is supported from the support beam. An arm actuator is arranged to control a transverse position of the support beam and the nozzle assemblies with respect to a reference point on the central body, such that each nozzle assembly may be aligned with a row of seeds or plants. |
| US10820444B2 |
Systems and methods for monitoring the presence of rack mounted equipment
Systems and methods for monitoring the presence of rack mounted equipment are described herein. In certain embodiments, a system includes one or more racks, each rack in the one or more racks configured to hold rack mounted equipment at one or more positions within the rack. The system also includes one or more sensor bars associated with each position in the one or more positions, wherein each sensor bar in the one or more sensor bars produces a signal that indicates whether the rack mounted equipment is located at the position associated with a respective sensor bar. Further, the system includes an analyzer configured to receive the signal produced by the sensor bar, wherein the analyzer provides an indication that rack mounted equipment is located at the position to an infrastructure management system. |
| US10820443B2 |
Tray unit
A tray unit includes: a plurality of trays each of which has a protrusion at a side end portion thereof; and a pair of frames vertically provided with a plurality tiers of rail portions, the plurality of tiers of rail portions accommodating the plurality of trays in a slidable manner in a horizontal direction. And the rail portion at each tier include a clamp on a surface facing the side end portion of the tray, the clamps in the plurality of tiers are aligned in a vertical direction, the clamp has an opening to which the protrusion is fittable, and when the side end portion of the tray move to a predetermined position with respect to the rail portion, the clamp is elastically deformed in the vertical direction of the rail portion, and the protrusion is fitted into the opening. |
| US10820439B2 |
Sealing structure and electronic device including the same
An electronic device is provided, which includes a printed circuit board (PCB), a housing receiving the PCB and including a through-hole connected to an outside of the electronic device, an electronic component connected with the PCB and accessible from the outside via the through-hole, and a sealing member disposed between a surrounding of the through-hole and the electronic component and shaped as a closed loop. The housing includes a sealing area disposed inside the housing along the surrounding of the through-hole and contacting the sealing member, a rib projecting towards an inside of the housing from an end of the sealing member, supporting the electronic component, and limiting movement of the electronic component by an external force, and a recess formed in an area of the rib, at least a portion of the recess that is flush with a surface of the sealing area. |
| US10820438B2 |
Electronic device and stopping structure thereof
An electronic device and a stopping structure thereof are provided. The electronic device includes a housing, an electronic element, a cover and a buffer. The housing has an opening. The electronic element is disposed corresponding to the opening. An outer frame of the cover is coupled to a peripheral edge of the opening. A hook of the buffer is disposed between the outer frame and the electronic element, and directly contacts with the outer frame. Thus, the above structure may strengthen the structural strength of the electronic device, effectively disperse the pressure applied to the electronic device, and reduce the chance of structural damage due to the deformation caused by the pressure to prolong the service life of the electronic device. |
| US10820433B2 |
Flexible display device
A flexible display device including a first body; a second body; a flexible display unit arranged on a front surface of the first and second bodies; and a rear plate coupled to a rear surface of the flexible display unit, and configured to be transformed together with the flexible display unit. Further, in a folded state of the flexible display unit, the second body covers a rear surface of the first body, a first part of the rear plate is wound around a bearing portion in the first body together with a first part of the flexible display unit, and a second part of the rear plate is coupled to a second part of the flexible display unit exposed to the outside; in an unfolded state of the flexible display unit, the first body and the second body are arranged in parallel; and in an extending state of the flexible display unit from the unfolded state, the first body is extended and the first part of the rear plate is unwound from the bearing portion together with the flexible display unit to increase an exposed region of the flexible display unit. |
| US10820432B2 |
Board unit with a tool-insertion recessed portion to release engagement between the case and the cover
A board unit includes a circuit board, a case for accommodating the circuit board and a bus bar electrically connected to the circuit board. A power supply terminal connects a lead-out portion of the bus bar and a connection terminal of an electrical wire. A cover covers the power supply terminal, and has a side wall overlapping the outer side of a side surface of a peripheral wall portion of the case. A stepped surface against which a lower end surface of the side wall of the cover abuts is formed in the side surface of the peripheral wall portion of the case. An engagement protruding portion is provided in the peripheral wall portion and the side wall of the cover. An engagement recessed portion engages the engagement protruding portion. A tool-insertion recessed portion releases the engagement protruding portion from the engagement recessed portion. |
| US10820431B2 |
Electronic apparatus
The ventilation efficiency is improved while exposure of a part disposed at the inner side of an electronic apparatus is suppressed. An electronic apparatus has a first shielding portion and a second shielding portion disposed behind a circuit board. The first shielding portion and the second shielding portion are juxtaposed in an upward and downward direction. Further, the first shielding portion and the second shielding portion are disposed in a displaced relationship from each other in a forward and rearward direction, and a first exhaust port is provided between the first shielding portion and the second shielding portion. |
| US10820427B2 |
Simultaneous and selective wide gap partitioning of via structures using plating resist
A multilayer printed circuit board is provided having a first conductive layer and a first plating resist selectively positioned within the first conductive layer. A second plating resist may be selectively positioned within a second conductive layer. A through hole extends through the first plating resist in the first conductive layer and the second plating resist in the second conductive layer. An interior surface of the through hole is plated with a conductive material except along a length between the first plating resist and the second plating resist. This forms a partitioned plated through hole having a first via segment electrically isolated from a second via segment. |
| US10820424B2 |
Slot die with variable nozzles
Provided is a slot die with variable nozzles. The slot die with variable nozzles, which applies ink on a substrate to perform a coating process, includes: a first body having a cavity configured to accommodate ink supplied from the outside; a second body spaced apart from the first body in a transfer direction of a substrate or a direction opposite to the transfer direction; a shim plate coupled between the first body and the second body and having an discharge port configured to communicate with the cavity and discharge ink accommodated in the cavity toward the substrate; and a plurality of variable nozzles disposed at a lower end of the first body or the second body in a width direction of the substrate so as to be adjacent to the discharge port, wherein each of the plurality of variable nozzles is independently driven according to a state of the ink coated on the substrate and adjusts a partial discharge amount of the ink discharged from the discharge port by changing a partial area of the discharge port at an arrangement position thereof. |
| US10820421B2 |
Display panel and display device
A display panel and a display device are provided. The display panel includes a rigid underlay and a flexible circuit board. The rigid underlay includes: a first surface including connection pins, and a second surface. The flexible circuit board includes a first flat portion, a bending portion, and a second flat portion. The bending portion is located between the first and second flat portions. The first flat portion contacts with the first surface. The bending portion is attached to the second surface. The second flat portion is positioned at a side of the rigid underlay facing away from the first surface with the bending portion bended. The first flat portion is electrically connected to the connection pins. The second flat portion includes a driving circuit connected to the connection pins through the flexible circuit board. An angle between the first and second surfaces is a rounded or chamfered angle. |
| US10820420B2 |
Printed circuit boards with thick-wall vias
In at least one illustrative embodiment, a printed circuit board may comprise at least one insulating layer, first and second conductive layers separated from one another by the at least one insulating layer, and a conductive via extending through the at least one insulating layer and electrically coupling the first and second conductive layers. The conductive via may include an annular via sidewall having an average radial thickness of at least 2.5 mils (0.0025 inches) and a conductive pad having an average thickness of no more than 3.2 mils (0.0032 inches). |
| US10820414B2 |
Surface treated copper foil, copper foil with carrier, laminate, method for manufacturing printed wiring board, and method for manufacturing electronic device
Disclosed is a surface treated copper foil, which is capable of favorably reducing the transmission loss even when used in a high frequency circuit substrate, and after laminating with a resin, heating at a predetermined temperature for a predetermined time (at 180° C. for 10 days), the peel strength of the surface treated copper foil and the resin is favorable.Also disclosed is a surface treated copper foil, comprising a copper foil, and a surface treatment layer on one or both sides of the copper foil, wherein the surface treatment layer has a primary particle layer, or has a primary particle layer and s secondary particle layer in this order from the side of the copper foil; the surface treatment layer contains Zn, a deposition amount of Zn in the surface treatment layer is 150 μg/dm2 or more; the surface treatment layer does not contain Ni, or in the case where the surface treatment layer contains Ni, a deposition amount of Ni in the surface treatment layer is 800 μg/dm2 or less; the surface treatment layer does not contain Co, or in the case where the surface treatment layer contains Co, a deposition amount of Co in the surface treatment layer is 3000 μg/dm2 or less; and a ten point average roughness Rz of an outermost surface of the surface treatment layer is 1.5 μm or less. |
| US10820412B1 |
Circuit wire crossing structure and manufacturing method of the same
A circuit wire crossing structure, comprising a substrate with a supporting surface, an electrical circuit disposed on the supporting surface of the substrate, with the electrical circuit comprising, two lateral wires with one of the wires having a first terminal and a second terminal and another one of the lateral wires having a second terminal, wherein the first terminal and the second terminal are spaced apart from each other, and a central wire, disposed between and apart from the first terminal and the second terminal, and an electronic component arranged above the supporting surface and two terminals of the electronic component connecting with the first terminal and the second terminal, wherein the electronic component has an insulating shell facing the central wire, and an orthographic projection of the electronic component to the supporting surface extends across an orthographic projection of the central wire to the supporting surface. |
| US10820411B1 |
Manufacturing method for circuit board and circuit board thereof
A manufacturing method for a circuit board and a circuit board are provided. The method includes steps: providing a substrate having a first metal layer; forming a patterned first opening on the first metal layer to expose the substrate; forming a patterned first dielectric layer on the substrate, the first dielectric layer is made of a photosensitive dielectric material and covers the first opening; photosensitizing the first dielectric layer to cure the first dielectric layer; forming a patterned second metal layer on the first metal layer; forming a patterned third metal layer on the second metal layer, and the third metal layer being adjacent to the first dielectric layer; removing a portion of the first metal layer not covered by the second metal layer; and forming a second dielectric layer on the substrate. A thickness of the third metal layer is greater than a thickness of the second metal layer. |
| US10820410B2 |
Loop shaped radiation reduction filter for high speed differential signal trace
A high speed circuit and a method for fabricating the same is disclosed. The high speed circuit has a printed circuit board. A pair of first and second differential traces are formed on a first surface of the printed circuit board. The differential traces carry an electrical signal. A partial loop extends through the printed circuit board. The partial loop includes first and second end slots under the first and second differential traces. The partial loop includes a pair of side slots substantially parallel to the differential traces. An anchor member connects the printed circuit board to an island formed by the first and second end slots and side slots. The anchor member forms a gap in one of the end slots or side slots. The length of the side slots and the length of the gap is selected to reduce a target common mode frequency from the electrical signal. |
| US10820407B2 |
Electronic structure comprising a matrix array of electronic devices having improved thermal performances
An electronic structure includes a plurality of electronic devices arranged in the form of a matrix array including a first number of rows, the electronic devices of each row being connected in series, the matrix array further including a plurality of switches, the rows of the matrix array being distributed in a second number of groups intended to be connected in series by the switches, the groups connected in series being supplied with an electrical supply current, at least one of the groups including at least two rows connected in parallel so as to distribute the supply current between the at least two rows. |
| US10820405B1 |
Apparatus, system, and method for improved cooling of computing components with heatsinks
The disclosed heatsink apparatus may include (i) a base that facilitates thermal transfer between a computing component and cooling airflow, (ii) a plurality of fins, extending from the base, that provide additional surface area to facilitate the thermal transfer between the computing component and the cooling airflow, (iii) at least one channel, defined within the plurality of fins, that facilitates a faster passage of a portion of the cooling airflow across the heatsink apparatus, and (iv) at least one air dam that prevents the cooling airflow from escaping a designated path on a printed circuit board. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed. |
| US10820400B2 |
Extreme ultraviolet light generation apparatus
An extreme ultraviolet light generation apparatus includes: a chamber in which plasma is generated from a target substance at a condensation position of a laser beam; a condenser mirror configured to condense extreme ultraviolet light generated by the plasma; and a magnetic field generation unit configured to generate a magnetic field that converges a charged particle generated by the plasma toward a wall of the chamber, the condenser mirror includes a substrate, a reflective layer, and a protective layer provided on the reflective layer, the protective layer has layer thickness distribution in which a layer thickness of the protective layer from a reflective layer surface changes, and the layer thickness of the protective layer is maximum at a position on a line (CL) on which a plane passing through a magnetic field axis of the magnetic field generation unit and a central axis (CA) of the condenser mirror intersects the reflective layer surface (62F). |
| US10820396B2 |
Illumination control systems and methods
Illumination control systems and methods, including those for influencing circadian rhythm, are disclosed. Embodiments include a control device capable of obtaining desired color temperature (e.g., local daylight) information, generating a color temperature value, and outputting a signal including the color temperature value. Embodiments further include a server having means for obtaining at least one of geographical location information and time of day information relative to the server, a processor to determine local daylight information, and a wireless transmitter to broadcast the signal within a site system. Embodiments further include one or more lighting control devices to control lighting devices, each lighting control having a wireless receiver to continuously listen for and receive the signal broadcasted by the server, and a lighting driver to change the lighting output of the coupled lighting device according to the detected signal. |
| US10820387B2 |
Light source apparatus and display apparatus
An embodiment of the disclosure provides a light source apparatus including a light-emitting module and a control unit. The light-emitting module is configured to provide a light. The control unit is configured to change proportion of a first sub-light and a second sub-light to form the light so that a circadian action factor (CAF) and a correlated color temperature (CCT) of the light varies along a CAF vs. CCT locus of the light different from a CAF vs. CCT locus of sunlight. A CAF vs. CCT coordinate of one of the first sub-light and the second sub-light is below the CAF vs. CCT locus of sunlight, and a CAF vs. CCT coordinate of the other one of the first sub-light and the second sub-light is above the CAF vs. CCT locus of sunlight. A display apparatus is also provided. |
| US10820385B2 |
LED drive circuit, LED drive device, and LED drive system
An LED drive circuit drives an LED module. The LED module has a light-emitting diode, and an identification unit having characteristic information relating to light-emitting characteristics of the light-emitting diode. The LED drive circuit includes a detection unit and a drive circuit. The detection unit is provided for detecting characteristic information, and generates a detection signal that corresponds to the characteristic information. The drive circuit generates drive current by a drive signal supplied according to the characteristic information based on the detection signal, and supplies the drive current to drive the light-emitting diode. |
| US10820381B2 |
Method for operating an induction hob, and induction hob
In order to heat water in a cooking vessel which is placed above at least one induction heating coil of an induction hob, a controller drives the induction heating coil with a prespecified relatively high power density. During the heating, operating parameters of the induction heating coil are detected and evaluated by the controller in order to monitor a relative temperature profile of the temperature of a cooking vessel base. As soon as this relative temperature profile levels off to a considerable extent or a gradient of the relative temperature profile decreases, the controller identifies this and determines this as the situation of a “lightly boiling” state and of a temperature of a top side of the cooking vessel base which is 5° C. to 15° C. below the boiling point being reached. The power density is then automatically reduced for a predetermined hold time, wherein an operator can maintain this state or, after a certain time, heating up can be performed to a greater extent again automatically. |
| US10820378B2 |
Consolidated filter arrangement for devices in an RF environment
A method includes generating, based on a process recipe, a first electrical control signal by a processing device external to a particular radio frequency (RF) environment. The method further includes converting the first electrical control signal into an alternative control signal, transmitting the alternative control signal to a converter within the particular RF environment over a non-conductive communication link, and converting the alternative control signal into a second electrical control signal by the converter. The method further includes controlling a first plurality of elements via one or more switching devices using the second electrical control signal. The method further includes generating, based on the process recipe, a third signal by the processing device and controlling a second plurality of elements disposed outside of the RF environment using the third signal. The first plurality of elements and the second plurality of elements are controlled substantially simultaneously based on the process recipe. |
| US10820375B2 |
Method and apparatus for turning on Wi-Fi infrastructure using BLE interface in wireless communication system
In an aspect of the present invention, provided herein is a method for turning on a Wi-Fi interface based on a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) interface by a first station (STA) in a wireless communication system, including: exchanging an advertising packet with a second STA based on the BLE interface; transmitting a first message to the second STA based on the BLE interface; and receiving a second message from the second STA based on the BLE interface. In this case, the Wi-Fi interface may be turned on based on the advertising packet, and information related to the Wi-Fi interface may be exchanged through the first and second messages. |
| US10820374B2 |
Gateway device for wireless networks
This document discloses a solution for connecting wireless networks. According to an aspect, a method comprises: establishing, by a gateway device, a first physical layer connection with a first device of a two-way radio network operating according to a two-way radio network protocol, establishing, by the gateway device, a second physical layer connection with a second device of a wireless network operating according to a wireless communication protocol different from the two-way radio network protocol; and connecting, by the gateway device, a communication connection established between the second device and the wireless network to the first device through the first physical layer connection and the second physical layer connection. |
| US10820372B2 |
Radio terminal and base station
A radio terminal (controller) executes one of a first control, a second control, and a third control, based on at least one of a reception level of a radio signal from a predetermined cell and a transmission level of the radio terminal. In the first control, the radio terminal directly transmits uplink information to be transmitted to a predetermined cell to the predetermined cell, and directly receives downlink information to be received by the radio terminal from the predetermined cell. In the second control, the radio terminal transmits the uplink information to the predetermined cell via a relay terminal configured to execute a relay using a proximity-based service, and directly receives the downlink information from the predetermined cell. In the third control, the radio terminal transmits the uplink information to the predetermined cell via the relay terminal, and receives the downlink information from the predetermined cell via the relay terminal. |
| US10820371B1 |
Hardware data transport in wireless data transceiver
A wireless data transceiver includes a media access controller (MAC) configured to receive an inbound data packet from an air interface and to buffer the inbound packet for transport to a host, and to receive an outbound data packet from elsewhere in the transceiver and to transfer the outbound packet to the air interface. The transceiver further includes a host interface configured to receive the inbound packet transported from the MAC and to transfer the inbound packet to the host, and to receive the outbound packet from the host for transfer to the MAC. The transceiver also includes transport controller circuitry configured to execute instructions to generate and transfer management packets. In addition, the wireless data transceiver includes hardware data transport circuitry for transporting the inbound packet from the MAC to the host interface, and for transporting the outbound packet from the host interface to the MAC, without executing instructions. |
| US10820368B2 |
System and methods for session management
A network architecture and methods of managing packet data unit (PDU) sessions in a network are provided. The methods include PDU session establishment procedures, PDU session modification procedures, PDU session state transfer procedures, PDU session release procedures, and user equipment (UE) handover procedures. |
| US10820366B2 |
Activation of grant-free transmission
Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for wireless communications. A base station may send a message to a wireless device to activate grant-free uplink transmissions for a non-activated cell. The wireless device may receive the message and activate a previously non-activated cell. |
| US10820364B2 |
System and method for UE-specific offloading
An apparatus is configured to perform a method for user equipment (UE) offloading. The method includes receiving, at a network controller, a measurement report from a UE, the measurement report radio link measurement quantities of a serving cell and one or more candidate serving cells, the measurement quantities measured after interference cancellation or suppression. The method also includes, based in part on the measurement report from the UE, determining whether to offload the UE to a second cell among the one or more candidate serving cells. |
| US10820363B2 |
Method for performing RRC connection re-establishment procedure and device supporting the same
Proposes are: a method for performing a radio resource control (RRC) connection re-establishment procedure by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, and a device supporting the same. The method includes: entering an RRC connected state; receiving an RRC connection re-establishment condition; determining whether the RRC connection re-establishment condition is satisfied based on a measurement result; and performing an RRC connection re-establishment procedure when the RRC connection re-establishment condition is satisfied, wherein the UE is a UE not supporting a handover in the RRC connected state. |
| US10820360B1 |
Application-assisted friendly pairing
Application-assisted friendly pairing provides a classic-energy radio technology user interface experience to a user operating a peripheral device in conjunction with a central device. The classic-energy radio technology user interface experience is provided while using a low-energy radio technology for communication between the peripheral device and the central device. The user interface experience is enabled via installation and execution of an application on the central device. |
| US10820356B2 |
Method and system for contention-based channel allocation
A method and apparatus for contention-based communication over a shared channel is provided. Devices wishing to communicate over the channel transmit channel usage requests to a controller. The controller determines current demand for the channel based on the number of requests received, and dynamically allocates communication resources to the shared channel based on the demand. The controller then transmits grant messages directing the devices to use the shared channel in an indicated manner. The shared channel can be subdivided into sub-channels, each of which is contention-based. The controller can also allocate devices to sub-channels based on the type of request. The requests are transmitted over an access indication channel which can also be subdivided into sub-channels. |
| US10820355B2 |
Method and apparatus for random access in mobile communication system
A method and an apparatus for random access in a mobile communication system are provided. A terminal receives a synchronization signal block, obtains beam index information from the received synchronization signal block, and transmits a preamble message occupying a plurality of preamble resources including a preamble resource corresponding to the beam index information to a base station. A random access resource includes a plurality of preamble resources, and the synchronization signal block is specified for one beam and corresponds to one preamble resource of the random access resource. |
| US10820353B2 |
System and method for sounding reference signal transmission
Systems and methods are provided for transmit signalling to configure a UE with a UE specific root to use in generating a Zhadoff Chu (ZC) sequence for reference signal transmission. With conventional LTE, a cell specific root is used within each cell. There is a need for a more flexible association between roots and UEs that, for example, allows for multiple roots to be associated with a cell. The provided approach may help with maintaining re-use distance as networks become denser. The method provided in this embodiment improves the capabilities of automatic driving and ADAS of electric vehicles. The method can be applied to vehicle networking, such as V2X, LTE-V, V2X, etc. |
| US10820352B2 |
Random access procedure(s) for radio system
In one of its aspects the technology disclosed herein concerns a communications system comprising an access node (22) and a wireless terminal (26). The wireless terminal comprises receiving circuitry (40) and transmitting circuitry (44) as well as processor circuitry (40). The transmitting circuitry configured to transmit a random access preamble configured for a request of system information. The receiving circuitry configured to receive a random access response. The processor circuitry is configured to consider a reception of the random access response as successful in a case that the random access response comprises a random access preamble identifier (RAPID) corresponding to the transmitted random access preamble, wherein the RAPID is in a medium access control (MAC) subheader. The processor circuitry is configured to consider a random access procedure as successfully completed in a case that a MAC random access response (MAC RAR) corresponding to the MAC subheader is not included in a MAC protocol data unit (MAC PDU). |
| US10820346B2 |
Clear channel assessment adjustment for in-band link aggregation
The described techniques relate to improved methods, systems, devices, or apparatuses that support clear channel assessment adjustment for in-band link aggregation. Generally, the described techniques provide for improved handling of adjacent channel interference in multi-link aggregation scenarios. In accordance with the described techniques, a device may establish a set of wireless links for communication with a second device, the set of wireless links supporting parallel transmission during at least a first duration of a multi-link session, the set of wireless links including at least a first wireless link and a second wireless link. The device may identify a parameter value modifying a channel availability threshold to use during a channel access procedure for a first wireless channel of the first wireless link based on a presence of the second wireless link. The device may perform the channel access procedure for the first wireless channel based on the identified parameter value. |
| US10820340B2 |
Facilitation of frequency selective scheduling for 5G or other next generation network
Sub bands can be scheduled with optimal modulation and coding scheme (MCS) when the user equipment reports the sub band channel quality indicator (CQI) and sub band pre-coding matrix index (PMI). The network can use multiple downlink control channels to indicate the sub band resources and the corresponding MCS for that resource allocation. By using multiple downlink control channels to indicate the sub band MCS, the network can use resources more efficiently. |
| US10820335B2 |
Data transmission method based on channel bonding, and apparatus therefor
A method of receiving a signal by a station (STA) in a wireless local area network (WLAN) system includes receiving, from an access point (AP), an extended scheduling element for allocating one channel that not being a primary channel of the WLAN system among a plurality of channels used for a channel bonding in the WLAN system; and receiving, from the AP, the signal via the one channel, based on the extended scheduling element. |
| US10820332B2 |
Sounding scheduling for distributed MIMO communication in an access point cluster
Various aspects of the disclosure relate to distributed multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) communication such as coordinated beamforming or Joint MIMO. In some aspects, distributed MIMO is used to support communication in a cluster of wireless nodes (e.g., access points). A distributed MIMO scheduling scheme as taught herein is used to schedule sounding operations by the wireless nodes (e.g., access points and/or stations) operating within the cluster. |
| US10820330B2 |
Scheduling information transmitting method and apparatus in D2D communication, and scheduling information receiving method and apparatus in D2D communication
The present invention provides a control information transmission resource determining method in a D2D communication. In this method, a location of a subframe used for a SA transmission is determined in a SA resource pool by a TRP. In the subframe, a frequency domain resource used for the SA transmission occupies a part of symbols or PRBs in the entire subframe, and a location of the frequency domain resource is determined by a central control node assigning way, a randomly selecting way, a resource-hopping way or a mapping way between a time domain resource and a frequency domain resource. According to the method above, data transmission delay can be effectively reduced, data transmission reliability can be ensured, and V2X communication requirements can be achieved by small changes in a current system. |
| US10820328B2 |
Method and apparatus for de-centralized spatial reuse in wireless communications systems
A method for spatial re-use in a first wireless communications assembly of a first service set, comprising: establishing data transfer communications within the first service set; detecting wireless interference generated by a second wireless communications assembly of a second service set distinct from the first service set; responsive to the detecting, sending a notice of interference indicator to the second wireless communications assembly; receiving a response to the notice of interference indicator from the second wireless communications assembly; based on the response, selecting an interference-reducing corrective action to perform within the first service set; and initiating the selected corrective action within the first service set. |
| US10820324B2 |
Collaborative radio resources allocations to applications of mobile units
Collecting state information about the resources of radio access networks (RANs) and the Access Point Names (APNs) enables this information to be provided to mobile stations which employ this information to determine which radio access technology (RAT) to employ for connecting to the wireless access network, and to determine which APN to use. This decision is made relative to each application that the mobile station is executing, and these decisions are, optionally, revisited periodically, or as significant changes in the state information are recognized. |
| US10820323B2 |
Beam indication method for multibeam wireless communication system and electronic device using the same
An aspect of the disclosure includes a beam indication method for a multibeam wireless communication system, including: obtaining a number of candidate beams and a number of active beams to determine a plurality of beam groups, wherein the beam groups are selections of the active beams from the candidate beams; extracting a plurality of sets of the beam groups from the beam groups, wherein the plurality of sets of the beam groups comprises a first beam group set; assigning a first indicator to the first beam group set; assigning a beam indicator to one of the beam groups in the first beam group set to generate a codebook for beam indication according to the first indicator and the beam indicator. |
| US10820322B2 |
Reducing bit rate requirement over an uplink fronthaul link
It is provided a method for reducing bit rate requirement over an uplink fronthaul link. The method is performed in a fronthaul transmitter of a radio network node and comprises the steps of: determining a group of frequency-domain resource elements having been received over a wireless channel (40); estimating channel information (42); reducing a number of bits for representing the respective frequency-domain resource element, to thereby obtain a modified resource element (44); transmitting the modified resource elements of the group over the fronthaul link to a fronthaul receiver (46); and transmitting compression metadata (48), indicating how the reduction was performed, over the fronthaul link to the fronthaul receiver which performs the steps of receiving the modified resource elements (50), receiving the compression metadata (52) and expanding the resource elements to increase the number of bits for representing the frequency-domain resource elements (54). |
| US10820319B2 |
Partitioning a time-division-based communications link for communicating multiple types of communications signals in a wireless distribution system (WDS)
Embodiments of the disclosure relate to partitioning a time-division-based communications link for communicating multiple types of communications signals in a wireless distribution system (WDS). A WDS is configured to communicate multiple types of communications signals over a time-division-based communications link. For example, the WDS may be configured to communicate a digital baseband signal as a first type of communications signal and an Ethernet signal as a second type of communications signal. In this regard, a protocols division routing circuit(s) is provided in the WDS and configured to partition the time-division-based communications link between multiple types of communications signals based on a link configuration ratio. By partitioning the time-division-based communications link based on the link configuration ratio, it is possible to partition the time-division-based communications link according to actual capacity needs of the multiple types of communications signals, thus optimizing throughput and performance of the WDS. |
| US10820309B2 |
Communications in a wireless system
Methods and apparatus for controlling devices capable of device-to-device communication are disclosed. A network node determines at least two resource allocations for device-to-device communication between the devices. Information about the at least two resource allocations is then communicated to at least one of the devices for device-to-device communication. The device can then communicate with another device capable of device-to-device communication using one of the at least two resource allocations. |
| US10820306B2 |
Method, device and system for performing wireless communication in wireless communication system
A method, device and system for performing wireless communication in a wireless communication system. The wireless communication system includes a low power node and a macro base station with common baseband and user equipment, and the user equipment communicates with the low power node and the macro base station via a plurality of component carriers. The method includes: receiving, by the user equipment, a downlink signal transmitted by the low power node and the macro base station; and transmitting uplink signals to the low power node and the macro base station, wherein the method further includes: transmitting all first uplink signals of the uplink signals to the low power node as a receiving node. According to the method, device and system, it is possible to improve the efficiency of uplink power control of a terminal and/or reduce the burden for uplink control channel transmission of a macro cell. |
| US10820304B2 |
NAV setting method in wireless communications system and related device
The present disclosure provides a NAV (network allocation vector) setting method in a wireless communications system and a related device. The method includes: receiving, by a receiving node, a PPDU (physical layer protocol data unit) sent by a transmitting node; determining whether the receiving node satisfies a condition of allowing simultaneous transmission; and if the condition of allowing simultaneous transmission is satisfied, keeping a current NAV value unchanged; or if the condition of allowing simultaneous transmission is not satisfied, decoding the received PPDU to obtain a duration field, and updating the current NAV value of the receiving node according to a value of the duration field. |
| US10820300B2 |
Method and apparatus for coexistance of device-to-device communications and cellular communications in mobile communications system
The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for coexistence of device-to-device communications and cellular communications in a mobile communications system. |
| US10820296B2 |
Generating wireless network access point models using clustering techniques
The technology relates to generating a wireless network access point model for determining locations within an area. In one example, a plurality of scan vectors, each scan vector representing a set of signal strengths for a set of wireless network access point identifiers and being associated with a location within the area at which a mobile device moving through the area measured the set of signal strengths are received. A set of clusters is generated by iterating through a split phase until the number of clusters in the set of clusters equals a maximum number of clusters or there are no bad scan vectors identified. A bad scan vector may include a vector having a vector difference from a center of a cluster to which that vector is assigned is less than a minimum similarity value. The set of cluster is then used to generate the model of the area. |
| US10820293B2 |
Digital picture frame with improved display of community photographs
A digital picture frame including a camera integrated with the frame, and a network connection module allowing the frame for direct contact and upload of photos from electronic devices or from photo collections of community members. The integrated camera is used to automatically determine an identity of a frame viewer and can capture gesture-based feedback. The displayed photos are automatically shown and/or changed according to the detected viewers. The photos can be filtered and cropped at the receiver side. Clustering photos by content is used to improve display and to respond to photo viewer desires. |
| US10820292B1 |
Time synchronization for sensor data recording devices
A leader system for time synchronizing includes an interface and a processor. The interface is configured to receive a time standard. The processor is configured to determine whether a time jump is necessary in response to the time standard; and in response to determining that the time jump is necessary: 1) cause pausing of a collection of sensor data; 2) provide an indication to unregister one or more follower devices from a leader device; and 3) time jump a leader device time in response to the time standard. |
| US10820289B2 |
Systems and methods for syncronizing multiple electronic devices
Embodiments are provided for syncing multiple electronic devices for collective audio playback. According to certain aspects, a master device connects (218) to a slave device via a wireless connection. The master device calculates (224) a network latency via a series of network latency pings with the slave device and sends (225) the network latency to the slave device. Further, the master devices sends (232) a portion of an audio file as well as a timing instruction including a system time to the slave device. The master device initiates (234) playback of the portion of the audio file and the slave devices initiates (236) playback of the portion of the audio file according to the timing instruction and a calculated system clock offset value. |
| US10820282B2 |
Method and apparatus for increasing performance of a communication link of a communication node
A system that incorporates aspects of the subject disclosure may perform operations including, for example, monitoring performance parameters in a communications network, identifying a degradation in performance of one or more nodes of the communications network according the monitored performance parameters, and initiating corrective action to mitigate the degradation in performance of the one or more nodes of the communications network. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US10820281B2 |
Method and terminal for controlling transmission power
A method and a terminal for controlling transmission power are disclosed. The method includes: after determining that a human body is close to the terminal, measuring a distance between the human body and the terminal by using a radio frequency fingerprint identification circuit; and controlling transmission power of an antenna in a radio frequency antenna unit based on the distance. In this way, no separate SAR reduction sensor module circuit needs to be added to measure a parasitic capacitance generated when the human body is close to the intelligent terminal, greatly reducing complexity of a hardware design of a radio frequency module. In this embodiment of the present disclosure, the transmission power is controlled based on the distance between the human body and the terminal, thereby enabling the control of the transmission power to have relatively high precision and accuracy. |
| US10820278B2 |
Wireless device preamble transmission timing
Methods and apparatuses are described for wireless communications. Cells may be grouped into a plurality of cell groups. A wireless device may receive a control command and transmit a random access preamble via a secondary cell. |
| US10820276B2 |
Control of power source usage of a multi power source radio device
The present disclosure relates to methods for control of power source usage of a multi power source radio device 7. A method performed by a server 30 comprises obtaining information B 5 about a plurality of power sources available for the radio device. The method also comprises, based on the obtained information, determining criteria for when to use at least one of the plurality of power sources. The method also comprises sending a power source configuration message C towards the radio device, comprising information about the determined criteria, for enabling the radio device to use said at least one of the plurality of power sources in 10 accordance with the determined criteria. |
| US10820274B2 |
Systems and methods for testing power consumption of electronic devices
Systems and methods for testing power consumption in user equipment (UE). The system can include devices detecting changes in power consumption due to updates in hardware, software, or both. The system can test multiple UEs to create baseline consumption measurements to detect anomalies between UEs. The system can include individual power monitoring for each UE in a “UE farm.” The system can use a workstation and a microcontroller to manage multiple UEs to perform tasks at the same time or at predetermined intervals. The system can provide benchmark testing for UEs to identify anomalies. The method can instruct multiple UEs in the UE farm to perform a particular function, run a baseline set of applications, or test new applications to identify changes in consumption caused by applications, updates, or UEs. The systems and methods can provide a standardized means for rating power consumption on mobile electronic equipment. |
| US10820273B2 |
Method for interaction between terminal and network device, and terminal
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for interaction between a terminal and a network device, including: sending, by a terminal, a first heartbeat to a network device; receiving, by the terminal, a first heartbeat response returned by the network device; if a screen of the terminal is in an off state, and optionally, the off state lasts for a preset period of time, releasing network link resources of a connection between the terminal and the network device, and/or prohibiting a background application of the terminal from accessing the network device, and/or disabling a data service of the terminal; before the terminal sends a second heartbeat to the network device, restoring, by the terminal, a status of network connection to a normal connection state; sending, by the terminal, the second heartbeat to the network device; and receiving, by the terminal, a second heartbeat response returned by the network device. |
| US10820272B2 |
Connection method and connection device for Bluetooth device
A method and apparatus for connecting a Bluetooth device are disclosed. The method includes: setting a connecting cycle according to an obtained count of historical disconnections to a target Bluetooth device; and initiating establishment of a Bluetooth connection to the target Bluetooth device according to the connection cycle when the Bluetooth connection to the target Bluetooth device is disconnected. According to the present disclosure, a time interval that the Bluetooth device initiates the establishment of a Bluetooth connection after the Bluetooth connection is disconnected can be adjusted according to the application scene of the Bluetooth device, which can effectively save power for the device, prolong the runtime of the device, improve the user experience, and effectively guarantee the quality of communication. |
| US10820271B2 |
Method and apparatus of power saving for discontinuous reception
A method of power saving for a user equipment (UE) is provided. The method includes the following actions. A beam failure recovery configuration is received by a UE from a first base station. Whether a beam failure is detected by the UE. When the beam failure is detected during a discontinuous reception (DRX) off period, a beam recovery request is transmitted by the UE to the first base station when the UE transitions from the DRX off period to a DRX on period. A beam recovery response is received by the UE from the first base station. |
| US10820269B2 |
Method and apparatus for power saving method on PDSCH (Physical Downlink Shared Channel) reception in a wireless communication system
A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of a User Equipment (UE). In one embodiment, the method includes the UE receiving a configuration of a time domain resource allocation table for PDSCH (Physical Downlink Shared Channel). The method also includes the UE receiving an indication of a first time duration for the bandwidth part, wherein at least one entry in the time domain resource allocation table is associated with a second time duration, and wherein the first time duration restricts time domain allocation of PDSCH. |
| US10820267B2 |
Management of a connectivity of a mobile device
A method for controlling connectivity of a mobile device being connected to a first network through a first radio communication interface. The method includes triggering the mobile device to adopt a power saving mode with respect to the first network; and in response to the triggering of the adoption of the power saving mode, generating a signal for activating a second radio communication interface in order to establish a connection to a second network. A mobile device that performs the method and a computer program product with program code, that when executed on at least one processor of a computing apparatus, causes the computing apparatus to perform the method. |
| US10820265B2 |
IoT device connectivity provisioning
Internet of Things devices are provisioned with programmable subscriber units by arranging a secure end-to-end connection with an IoT Application Server IoTAS with a temporary connection through a mobile network that has been previously informed of the identities of the IoT devices. Through the secure end-to-end connection, the IoTAS provides an IoT device with provisioning information that enables mutual authentication between the mobile network and the IoT device so that the IoT device can be equipped with a programmable subscription that enables the IoT device to normally attach to the mobile network. |
| US10820260B2 |
Access control method and device
An access control method, including obtaining, by a protocol-stack upper layer of a terminal, an override identifier, starting, by the protocol-stack upper layer of the terminal, an application specific congestion control for data connectivity (ACDC) check according to a service initiated by the terminal, and, if the protocol-stack upper layer of the terminal confirms that the service initiated by the terminal can pass the ACDC check and determines that the override identifier corresponding to an application identifier of the service passing the ACDC check is overriding an access class barring (ACB) check, sending, by the protocol-stack upper layer of the terminal, an radio resource control (RRC) establishment request message to an access layer of the terminal, where the request message carries an indication of not performing an ACB check. |
| US10820257B2 |
NB-IoT synchronization signals with offset information
Narrowband Internet of Things synchronization signals are described that carry offset information. In one example an evolved NodeB (eNB) to performs operations to transmit synchronization signals for time and frequency synchronization between the eNB and user equipments (UEs) for narrowband Internet of things (NB-Iot). The operations include concatenating a plurality of short ZadoffChu (ZC) sequences each having a different root index, the ZC sequences being ordered to indicate an offset for use by a UE, generating an NB-Iot Primary Synchronization Signal (NB-PSS) using the concatenation of short ZadoffChu (ZC) sequences, and transmitting the resulting NB-PSS by the eNB in a periodic manner to the UE, wherein, the offset is identified by the order of the ZC sequences. |
| US10820250B2 |
Method and platoon manager for enabling a wireless device in a vehicle to communicate over a cellular network
A method and a platoon manager for enabling a first wireless device located in a first vehicle to communicate over a cellular network when the first wireless device has no connection to the cellular network. After identifying a vehicle platoon to which the first vehicle belongs, a relay vehicle is found in the vehicle platoon where a second wireless device is located that has a connection to the cellular network. The second wireless device is then instructed to act as a relay to the cellular network for the communication with the first wireless device by means of a wireless Device-to-Device (D2D) link between the first and second wireless devices. |
| US10820249B2 |
Method and apparatus for distributing content via diverse networks
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, selecting a first pathway of available pathways during a first time period according to predicted opportunities for a mobile communication device to access a first network via the available pathways, and directing transmission of first data to the mobile communication device via the first pathway during the first time period, wherein a presence of a second data at the mobile communication device enables an application to access the first data at the mobile communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US10820247B2 |
Radio communication apparatus and method of handover from a macro cell to a closed subscribers group cell
When a handover request for performing a handover of a terminal (70) from a macro cell C1 to a CSG cell C2 is received from an SeNB 10 (S8), a base station (TeNB) (40) of the CSG cell C2 transmits a handover response in accordance with a handover enabled/disabled state (S12). The handover response includes an identifier of the terminal (70) in the CSG cell C2. Upon receiving the response, the SeNB (10) notifies the identifier to the terminal (70) (S14). The TeNB (40) repeatedly transmits a dedicated signal containing a handover command via a dedicated channel set using the identifier at an interval shorter than a gap period (S18). Accordingly, whether or not access is permitted can be judged promptly and a smooth handover can be realized. |
| US10820243B2 |
Methods and devices for managing video sessions in a network based on network performance information
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving network information for a group of video sessions. Embodiments include calculating an overall video traffic metric for the group of video sessions for each cell based on the network information and include determining a first overall video traffic metric of a first cell is above a first predetermined threshold and a second overall video traffic metric of a second cell is below the first predetermined threshold. Also, embodiments include generating a graphical map that indicates the overall video traffic metric for each cell in the cellular network and sending the graphical map to a mobile device in the first cell showing first overall video traffic metric and the second overall video traffic metric relative to the first predetermined threshold. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US10820241B2 |
Network nodes and methods performed therein for enabling communication in a communication network
A first network is associated with a core network node. The first network is associated with a set of RAN nodes, each RAN node supporting a set of cells. The first network comprises partitioned sets of functionalities, wherein a first set of functionalities belongs to a first network slice supporting the wireless device. The first set of functionalities is separated from another set of functionalities out of a total set of functionalities in the first network. When handling a mobility procedure in a communication network, the wireless device receives a message comprising an indication of one or more network slices supported by each cell of the RAN nodes from a network node and selects a cell for camping on, based on the indication received from the network node, wherein the indication indicates that the cell supports the first slice associated with the wireless device. |
| US10820233B2 |
Wireless communication method using frame aggregation and wireless communication terminal using same
The present invention relates to a wireless communication terminal using an aggregated frame for efficient wireless communication in a high-density environment and a wireless communication method using the same. To this end, provided are a wireless communication terminal including: a transceiver; and a processor, wherein the processor receives an aggregate MAC protocol data unit (A-MPDU) from at least one user, and transmits a block ACK in response to the received A-MPDU, wherein the block ACK includes a block ACK bitmap field indicating success or failure of reception of each MPDU of the A-MPDU, and wherein the block ACK bitmap field has a variable length according to an indication of a block ACK control field of the block ACK and a wireless communication method using the same. |
| US10820230B2 |
Device, system and method for determining and providing bearer indications for a group communication session
A device, system and method for determining and providing bearer indications for a group communication session is provided. A server for managing a group communication session determines active communication devices of the group communication session. The server determines bearer indications for the active communication devices, the bearer indications indicating: whether a respective bearer of an active communication device is a unicast bearer or a multicast bearer; and whether the respective bearer has a guaranteed bit rate or no guaranteed bit rate. The server transmits, to each of the active communication devices, the bearer indications to cause each of the active communication devices to provide, at a respective notification device, a notification of the bearer indications. |
| US10820228B2 |
Power efficiency in multiple radio access technologies scenarios
There are provided measures for achieving power efficiency in multiple radio access technologies scenarios. Such measures exemplarily comprise, in a communication scenario using a first radio link and for communication using a second radio link, said first radio link and said second radio link utilizing different radio access technologies, estimating a first uplink power efficiency for said first radio link, estimating a second uplink power efficiency for said second radio link, comparing said first uplink power efficiency and said second uplink power efficiency, and selecting said first radio link or said second radio link as a primary radio link to be utilized for an uplink transmission based on a result of said comparing. |
| US10820222B2 |
Methods and apparatus to report link quality measurements for multiple downlink carrier operation
Methods and apparatus to report link quality measurements for downlink dual carrier operation are disclosed. Example methods and apparatus disclosed herein implement one or more example techniques for reporting link quality measurements involving, for example, modifying measurement reporting messages to increase the number and/or types of link quality measurements that can be reported, permitting mobile stations, when appropriate, to use different reporting messages capable of supporting more link quality measurements, and/or prioritizing certain link quality measurements to be reported when the reporting messages do not contain sufficient space to report all requested and/or specified link quality measurements. |
| US10820221B2 |
System and method for access point selection and scoring based on machine learning
A device may receive information that identifies a first set of parameter values associated with a first set of access points. The first set of access points may be associated with a set of known access point quality scores. The device may generate a model based on the set of known access point quality scores and the first set of parameter values. The device may receive information that identifies a second set of parameter values associated with a second set of access points. The device may determine a set of access point quality scores, for the second set of access points, based on the second set of parameter values and the model. The device may provide information to permit an action to be performed in association with the second set of access points. |
| US10820220B2 |
Mobile device protocol health monitoring system
A method and apparatus for use in a mobile device telemetry system is disclosed. The method and apparatus relate to aspects in a mobile device protocol health monitoring system. The method and apparatus provide a system to monitor and assess protocol health, log protocol health data and communicate the logs of protocol health data to a remote system. The system may also take corrective actions based upon specific indications of protocol health. The method and apparatus also provides protocol health indications and corrective actions based upon monitoring the message transmission rate. The method and apparatus also provides protocol health indications and corrective actions based upon monitoring for a line disconnect. |
| US10820218B2 |
Methods, apparatus and computer programs for controlling feedback about channel conditions
A user equipment (UE) provides feedback about channel conditions. From a set of primary sub-bands subject to channel state information reporting by the UE, there is identified one or more of the primary sub-bands for reporting channel quality with a finer frequency-domain granularity than other primary sub-bands of the set (202). The one or more is less than all primary sub-bands in the set. In various embodiments, either the UE or the network can select which are the primary sub-bands to be identified for the finer granularity reporting, and the selection can be for example the best primary sub-bands or those with the highest variance in a measure of channel quality or random (206). Then for each of the identified primary sub-bands, the UE measures and reports the channel quality with the finer frequency-domain granularity for each secondary sub-band whose frequency lay within the respective identified primary sub-band. |
| US10820217B2 |
Method and radio node of a wireless communication network for handling of cell identities
The invention describes a method for handling of cell identities, performed by a first radio node of a wireless communication network providing radio coverage to a first cell. The first radio node is connected to at least one second radio node providing radio coverage to a second cell. The first cell has been assigned a first cell identity, and each of the second cells has been assigned an individual cell identity. The method comprises: determining that the first cell identity is the same as the cell identity assigned to one of the second cells; triggering change of cell identity for the first cell from the first cell identity to a second cell identity that is not used for any of the second cells, and sending, to the at least one second radio node, information on the change of cell identity from the first cell identity to the second cell identity. |
| US10820215B2 |
Node unit of distributed antenna system
The present invention provides a distributed antenna system for automatically detecting an abnormally operating node unit. According to an embodiment of the present invention, a node unit of the distributed antenna system includes a signal input unit configured to receive and output first through n-th state information from n other node units connected to the node unit, where n is a natural number greater than or equal to 2; and a controller configured to analyze the first through n-th state information and to determine states of uplink signals respectively corresponding to the first through n-th state information. Each of the n other node units may analyze a signal received through a service antenna and generate the state information. |
| US10820213B2 |
Method and apparatus for analyzing communication environment based on property information of an object
A communication method and system for converging a 5th-generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT) are provided. The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The method for analyzing communication environment in a wireless communication system includes receiving image information of an area, identifying at least one object based on the image information, determining property information of the at least one object, and analyzing communication environment for the area based on the property information. Signal attenuation occurs due to at least one of scattering, diffraction, or absorption of a signal by the at least one object. |
| US10820205B1 |
Systems and methods for performing reputation-based identification of applications on unmanaged mobile devices
The disclosed computer-implemented method for performing reputation-based identification of applications on unmanaged mobile devices may include (i) receiving screen content displayed on an unmanaged mobile device, (ii) analyzing, by a machine-learning algorithm, the screen content to identify a set of applications stored on the unmanaged mobile device, (iii) querying a reputation service for reputation data associated with each of the applications, the reputation data including a security classification describing potential threats against the unmanaged mobile device, (iv) associating the reputation data with each of the applications, and (v) generating a notification comprising a list of the applications and the associated reputation data for utilization by the unmanaged mobile device to perform one or more protective actions against the potential threats. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed. |
| US10820204B2 |
Security management on a mobile device
Example mobile devices disclosed herein include a camera, memory including computer-executable instructions, and a processor to execute the instructions to at least associate a location of the mobile device with picture data obtained with the camera. The processor is also to assign a first data tag to the picture data when the location of the mobile device corresponds to a first area, the first data tag to identify a first security level for the picture data, or assign a second data tag to the picture data when the location of the mobile device does not correspond to the first area, the second data tag to identify a second security level for the picture data. The processor is further to determine whether to permit an application to access the picture data based on whether the first data tag or the second data tag is assigned to the picture data. |
| US10820200B2 |
Framework for securing device activations
Techniques are described herein for authenticating a subscriber when activating user equipment and monitoring user equipment state. During the activation process, one or more using unique authentication questions can be presented to the subscriber in a customer validation screen. Individual subscribers can compose the authentication questions and corresponding answers during purchase such that the purchase order includes at least one device identifier corresponding to the user equipment associated with a purchase order. Upon authentication, one or more functionalities or features of the user equipment can be enabled. Additionally, billing and provisioning systems can be implemented as well as real-time or near real-time subscriber identity module (SIM) provisioning. The status of the user equipment can be transmitted to a telecommunications network provided by a telecommunications service provider on a scheduled basis in order to monitor the user equipment state and compliance. |
| US10820196B2 |
Onboard network systems for passenger aircraft and methods of operating thereof
Disclosed are onboard network systems for passenger aircrafts and methods of operating thereof. Specifically, an onboard network system is configured to handle various requests (e.g., communication, entertainment) from passenger devices during aircraft operation. Each request is first received at a cabin virtual router, which determines the security threat associated with this request and, if the security threat exceeds a security threshold, performs a corresponding security operation. In some examples, the cabin virtual router is configured to disable its operation entirely, e.g., if the security threat is high. In other examples, the cabin virtual router switches to a new operating system and/or throttles its operation. The cabin virtual router effectively isolates other components of the onboard network system (e.g., a flight deck) from potential threats associated with the passenger devices using this system. Security threats are analyzed to reconfigure the cabin virtual router on the aircraft and/or entire fleet. |
| US10820195B2 |
Digital signage system and pairing method of the same
Provided is a digital signage system including a smart plug and a player. The smart plug is configured to provide power and has a wireless network connection function. The player receives power from the smart plug and has a wireless network connection function. The player uses a network setting to connect and log in to a server via a network base station. The player searches for the smart plug and wirelessly links to the smart plug directly, and the player transmits the network setting and login information for logging in to the server to the smart plug. The smart plug connects to the server via the network base station according to the received network setting, and the smart plug logs in to the server with the received login information thereby pairing the smart plug with the player. |
| US10820193B2 |
Network node for use in a communication network, a communication device and methods of operating the same
Network node for use in a communication network, a communication device and methods of operating the same. According to an exemplary aspect, there is provided a method of operating a communication device, the method comprising receiving an indication of whether a first key that is used for encrypting communications on a first radio link with a communication network is to be reused for encrypting communications on a second radio link with the communication network; and if the received indication indicates that the first key is to be reused, determining whether to operate according to the received indication and reuse the first key for encrypting communications on the second radio link. |
| US10820188B2 |
Electronic device and method for providing communication service based on subscriber identity information in electronic device
Various example embodiments relating to an electronic device are described. According to an example embodiment, an electronic device may include: a display; communication circuitry; a memory comprising an embedded subscriber identity module configured to store first information associated with a first communication connection for downloading first subscriber identity information by accessing at least one communication service providing server; and a processor operatively connected to the display, the communication circuitry, and the memory, wherein the processor may be configured to control the electronic device to establish the first communication connection for downloading first data including the first subscriber identity information based on the first information using the communication circuitry, to terminate the first communication connection and transmit and/or receive the first data by establishing a second communication connection based on a second subscriber identity information upon receiving a request to transmit and/or receive data not including the first subscriber identity information during the first communication connection. |
| US10820187B2 |
Electronic device for managing embedded subscriber identification module and method for same
In an electronic device launching a communication service according to various embodiments and a method of operating the electronic device, the electronic device includes a memory configured to store device information corresponding to the electronic device; a first communication module comprising communication circuitry configured to establish a first communication connection corresponding to a first communication method with an external server; a second communication module comprising communication circuitry configured to establish a second communication connection corresponding to a second communication method with an external electronic device; and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to establish the first communication connection with the external server using the first communication module, to transmit the device information to the external server through the first communication connection, to receive one or more service identifiers corresponding to one or more services available to the external electronic device from the external server, to establish the second communication connection with the external electronic device using the second communication module, and to transmit control information based on at least a part of an identifier corresponding to at least one service of the one or more services to the external electronic device to activate the at least one service in the external electronic device. |
| US10820186B2 |
Method for assisting roaming of a mobile terminal between community wireless local area networks
To assist roaming of a mobile terminal from a first wireless LAN to a second wireless LAN respectively managed by first and second access points, the first access point (AP) makes measurements of communication quality with the mobile terminal and/or of operational load. By comparing the measurements with thresholds, the first AP can trigger a selection procedure assisted by a server or trigger an autonomous selection procedure, at the end of which the first AP transmits to the mobile terminal a weighted list of access points that are candidates for the roaming. In the assisted selection procedure, the first AP, in constructing the weighted list, takes into account instantaneous measurements of operational load on the candidate access points supplied by the server, and, in the autonomous selection procedure, the first AP, in constructing the weighted list, takes into account long-term statistics of operational load on the candidate access points. |
| US10820185B2 |
Mobility between areas with heterogeneous network slices
Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods and apparatus for handling mobility between areas with heterogeneous network slices in wireless communications systems operating according to new radio (NR) technologies. An exemplary method that may be performed by a UE includes receiving an indication that a network slice is not available, entering a connection management idle (CM-IDLE) state, and initiating a registration procedure with an access and mobility management function (AMF) subsequent to entering the CM-IDLE state. |
| US10820182B1 |
Wireless protocols for emergency message transmission
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for improved, rapid wireless emergency communication. Embodiments may provide improved means for preempting other non-emergency communication, delivering an emergency message with sufficient information to enable first-responders to take appropriate action even if no further communication is possible, and for establishing a privileged voice connection following the emergency message. Embodiments may include a hailing-type emergency message configured to alert a base station when the addresses of base station is unknown to the emergency node. With improved speed and reliability of emergency communication, first-responders may begin an appropriate life-saving response without delay and with knowledge of the type and location of the emergency. |
| US10820179B2 |
Control apparatus and communication terminal
A control apparatus transmits a confirmation request to confirm whether a direct communication is possible to each terminal as a target of the direct communication. Each terminal confirms whether the direct communication is possible and transmits the confirmation result to the control apparatus. The control apparatus judges whether the direct communication is possible based on the confirmation result transmitted from the terminal and when judging as possible, transmits a switch request for the direct communication to the terminal side. Consequently, a situation where a communication cannot actually be established when switching to the direct communication can be avoided. |
| US10820178B2 |
System and method for notification transmission and confirmation management
An apparatus, method, and computer program product are provided to translate message objects received in connection with request data objects to be translated into notification objects that are in format that can be received and processed by a system associated with an intended recipient to allow for efficient communication across disparate and incompatible systems. In some example implementations, otherwise a translation system transforms request information based on parameters associated with the message object and intended recipient to ensure that request information is properly received by recipient systems that may use obsolete, legacy, and/or specialized systems. Some example implementations involve the application of error detection protocols and the display of notification object information on a user interface that allows for system monitoring and error mediation. |
| US10820177B2 |
Common search space for machine type communications
Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communications and more specifically to search space configuration in systems utilizing devices with limited communications resources, such as machine type communication (MTC) devices and enhanced MTC (eMTC) devices. An example method generally includes receiving a physical random access channel (PRACH) signal from a first user equipment (UE) on a first narrowband region within a wider system bandwidth and transmitting, in response to the PRACH signal, a random access response (RAR) signal in a first search space in a second narrowband region in at least a first subframe. |
| US10820174B1 |
Identification of a vehicle based on gestures of a potential occupant of the vehicle
Technologies are provided for identification of a vehicle or a condition of the vehicle based on recognition of gestures of a pedestrian in the surrounding of the vehicle. Some embodiments of the technologies utilize multiple devices integrated into the vehicle and include a control unit that can control the operation of at least some of the multiple devices. The control unit can determine that a defined mobile device is within a defined range from the vehicle. In response to such a determination, the control unit can identify a gesture of a pedestrian relative to the vehicle, the pedestrian having the mobile device. The control can then cause at least one of the multiple devices to provide one or more visual signals based at least on the gesture. Such visual signals permit identifying the vehicle, an entry point to the vehicle, a condition of the vehicle, or a combination thereof. |
| US10820172B2 |
Multi-sync ensemble model for device localization
A system and method determine the location of a device. The device collects sensor data using one or more sensors. Based on the sensor data, one or more localization models are selected from a plurality of localization models. The selected models are applied to generate one or more potential locations. The current location of the device is determined based on the one or more potential locations. |
| US10820168B2 |
Mobile communication terminal and method of recommending application or content
A mobile communication terminal and a method of recommending an application or content by providing information regarding a terminal status obtained by the mobile communication terminal when a connection device is connected to the mobile communication terminal without having to look for the application or content. The mobile communication terminal includes a connection status determining unit which determines a connection status of a connection device and the mobile communication terminal, a terminal status storage unit which stores information regarding a terminal status of the mobile communication terminal; and a recommended target executing unit which determines a recommended application based on the connection status and the information regarding the terminal status of the mobile communication terminal. |
| US10820164B2 |
Display of group change to user in response to receipt of change of association information
An information processing apparatus includes a management unit, a receiver, and a display controller. The management unit is configured to manage association information in which a user and a group to which the user belongs are associated with each other. The receiver is configured to receive a change of the association information. The display controller configured to control group change information to be displayed to the user. The group change information indicate contents of a group change that the receiver estimates in response to receipt of the association information. |
| US10820163B1 |
Method and system for automated population outreach
A system may include various user devices coupled to a cellular network. Each user device may be associated with a respective member of a predetermined population. The system may further include a contact management server coupled to the cellular network. The contact management server may determine a previous contact event of a user device among the user devices. The contact management server may further determine a selection of a first contact type for contacting the user device. The first contact type may be different from a second contact type of the previous contact event. The contact management server may further transmit a command that triggers the contact event of the user device based on the first contact type. |
| US10820162B2 |
Method and system for mobile user-initiated LTE broadcast
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving a request to initiate a wireless media broadcast of media content by way of a wireless mobility network to mobile devices within a geographical area, wherein the media content is provided by a first mobile device. A group of wireless access terminals is determined based on the geographical area, wherein the group of wireless access terminals provides wireless services of the wireless mobility network to a serving area within the geographical area. The group of wireless access terminals is directed to initiate a Multimedia Broadcast/Multicast Service (MBMS) bearer service to distribute the media content to the group of mobile devices within the serving area. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US10820161B2 |
Mapping objects on a movable platform
A method, system and product for mapping objects on movable platforms, including, obtaining sensor information from sensors of user devices, wherein the sensor information indicates that the user devices are in proximity to anchor stations; defining a timeframe for analysis based on an indication extracted from the sensor information that the movable platform is stationary throughout the timeframe; determining a relative location of the anchor stations within the movable platform, whereby automatically determining a mapping of the anchor stations within the movable platform; obtaining a reading from a user device when the user device is located in proximity to at least one of the anchor stations; and determining a relative location of the user device within the movable platform based on the mapping of the anchor stations within the movable platform and based on the reading from the user device. |
| US10820159B1 |
Systems and methods for location tracking relating to dynamically generated geo data
A mobile device running a software application is configured to provide initial location data to a server when it is first turned on, or achieves a predetermined movement status. The server determines, based on the initial location data, geo data including a set of areas of interest (AOIs) near the mobile device and a region including the set of AOIs, and provides the geo data to the mobile device. The mobile device is further configured to track its locations when the mobile device is within any of the set of AOIs and to provide the tracked locations to the server. The mobile device is further configured to track its movement status after it has been outside the region, and, in response to a predetermined movement status being detected for a predetermined amount of time, obtain updated geo data including a new region and a new set of AOIs from the server. The software application enables efficient tracking of mobile device locations and reduces power consumption. |
| US10820158B2 |
Systems and methods for location tracking notification
Systems and methods for location tracking notification are provided. Location sharing involves a mobile device sending location information to another device. This can allow another device to track the geographic location of the mobile device. Even though permissions can restrict access of the location information to only authorised users, the user of the mobile device might nonetheless wish to be informed of when another user is tracking their location. In accordance with an embodiment of the disclosure, if the location of the mobile device is being tracked, then the mobile device executes a user notification indicating that the location of the mobile device is being tracked. This can inform the user that their location is being tracked. |
| US10820153B2 |
Technique for configuring a periodic operation in a wireless communication system
At least one periodic operation is configured in a wireless communication system comprising a plurality of wireless devices and a serving network serving the wireless devices. The periodic operation is selectively configurable at one of a shorter periodicity interval and a longer periodicity interval. A method implementation performed by the serving network includes obtaining speed information indicative of the speed of one or more of the wireless devices in the wireless communication system and determining, based on the speed information, whether at least one of the one or more-wireless devices is moving at a speed at or above a speed threshold. The method further comprises configuring, if it is determined that at least one of the one or more-wireless devices is moving at a speed at or above the speed threshold, the at least one periodic operation with the shorter periodicity interval. |
| US10820149B2 |
Method and system for mobile device dual stream localization in a magnetic distortion region
A method and system of localizing a mobile device having a processor and a memory. The method comprises localizing the mobile device to a first set of positions along a route traversed in the indoor area using a full set of data fusion inputs that includes at least wireless signal data, inertial sensor data, and magnetic field data based on one or more sensor devices of the mobile device, receiving an indication of a magnetic field distortion along the route being traversed, contemporaneous with the localizing to the first set of positions based on the full set of data fusion inputs, localizing the mobile device to a second set of positions along the route based on a subset of the set of data fusion inputs that does not include the magnetic data, and when the first and second sets of positions coincide in accordance with a threshold difference in distance, reverting to localizing the mobile device in accordance with the full set of data fusion inputs. |
| US10820148B2 |
Geohash-related location predictions
Embodiments provide techniques, including systems and methods, for determining an estimated target pickup location for a corresponding transport request at a particular location, such as associated with a particular geohash. A requestor may send a request that is associated with a location that does not reflect the requestor's intent regarding where they would like to be met by the provider (i.e., “picked up”). GPS inaccuracies may cause the request location to inaccurately indicate where the requestor will be; for example, the request location may be inside a building while the requestor is waiting on a curb around a far side of the building. The target pickup location allows for a requestor and a provider to meet more efficiently, reducing delay for the provider and improving the efficiency of the system by preventing provider system resources from being taken from other service areas and decreasing provider downtime upon matching. |
| US10820146B2 |
Tracking device search party management
A lost tracking device associated with a tracking system can be located by leveraging one or more community members by inviting these members to join a search party. Search party criteria can be identified and candidate search party members can be selected and invited based on the search party criteria. When invited candidate search party members accept the invitations, they are added to the search party. A last known location of the tracking device can be provided to the search party members, and the search party can remain in effect until the lost tracking device is located. The location of the lost tracking device is provided to the tracking system, which forwards it to the owner of the lost tracking device. A reward can be provided by the owner of the lost tracking device to the tracking system, which releases the reward to the search party member that located the lost tracking device. |
| US10820140B2 |
Broker for emulating a location device
A broker for communicating with an HTML client running on a client device and with an application running on a remote application server through a web session, said broker comprising: a geolocation information collecting unit, adapted to collect geolocation information from said HTML client; a geolocation processing engine, configured to process said geolocation information, thereby generating location device signalling; and a transmitting module, adapted to transmit said location device signalling to an application server session of said remote application server, thereby emulating a location device. |
| US10820138B2 |
Generating geofences
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for generating geofences. One of the methods includes receiving, at a mobile device, a signal emitted by a merchant device associated with a merchant. If the signal is emitted by a merchant device associated with a merchant and the distance between the mobile device and the merchant device satisfies a threshold, a notification is provided on the mobile device indicating proximity of the merchant associated with the merchant device. |
| US10820135B2 |
System for and method of generating an audio image
A system for and a method of generating an audio image for use in rendering audio. The method comprises accessing an audio stream; accessing positional information, the positional information comprising a first position, a second position and a third position; and generating an audio image. In some embodiments, generating the audio image comprises generating, based on the audio stream, a first virtual wave front to be perceived by a listener as emanating from the first position; generating, based on the audio stream, a second virtual wave front to be perceived by the listener as emanating from the second position; and generating, based on the audio stream, a third virtual wave front to be perceived by the listener as emanating from the third position. |
| US10820130B2 |
Method of forming a speaker housing
Various implementations include methods and related tools for forming loudspeaker housings. In some implementations, these methods and tools can be used to form a loudspeaker housing having a non-circular shape. One method includes: forming a set of perforations along a first region of a wall of a hollow cylinder of material; and deforming the wall to a non-circular shape after forming the set of perforations. |
| US10820128B2 |
Method and device for recognition and arbitration of an input connection
Embodiments herein enable fast and easy interconnectivity among multimedia accessories including mobile devices and other devices. There is only limited space on mobile devices yet there are numerous input connectors. The standard TRRS audio jack is one such input that has and remains common, primarily because it is the accepted standard for audio input; namely, headphones and earpieces for listening purposes. Embodiments herein describe an intelligent switch to that audio jack that permits for additional backward and forward compatibility. It transparently allows a user to insert analog or digital audio devices, such as earphones, without the need to manually reconfigure device settings. The device herein automatically converts between input connector types using the same input convention present on their existing mobile devices. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US10820125B2 |
Hearing aid with hinge less battery drawer
An in-the-ear (ITE) hearing aid comprising a body portion provided with a receiving space and a battery drawer configured to be received by the receiving space is disclosed. The battery drawer comprises a space configured to receive and maintain a battery in a fixed position. The battery drawer is slidably arranged in the receiving space of the body portion, in such a manner that the battery drawer is inserted into the receiving space in a slidable manner. |
| US10820122B2 |
Embedded antenna
A hearing prosthesis includes: a hearing loss processor configured to process an audio signal and compensate a hearing loss of a user of the hearing prosthesis, and output a hearing loss compensated audio signal based on the audio signal; an output transducer configured to convert the hearing loss compensated audio signal into an auditory output signal to be received by a human auditory system of the user; a near-field magnetic induction communication unit configured for wireless communication; and a magnetic field antenna operatively connected with the near-field magnetic induction communication unit; wherein at least a part of the magnetic field antenna is embedded in a multi-layer printed circuit board. |
| US10820119B2 |
Hearing device comprising a feedback reduction system
A hearing device, e.g. a hearing aid, comprises a) an input unit comprising a multitude of input transducers for providing respective electric input signals representing sound in an environment of the user; b) an output unit comprising an output transducer for providing stimuli perceivable to the user as sound based on said electric input signals or a processed version thereof; c) a spatial filter connected to said input unit and to said output unit, and configured to provide a spatially filtered signal based on said multitude of electric input signals and configurable beamformer weights; d) a spatial filter controller configured to apply first and/or second different sets of beamformer weights to said multitude of electric input signals, wherein said first set of beamformer weights is applied to provide spatial filtering of sound from said output transducer, and wherein said second set of beamformer weights is applied to provide spatial filtering of an external sound field. A method of operating a hearing device is further disclosed. |
| US10820118B2 |
Smart hearing device which uses external processor in order to reduce cost of hearing aid
A smart hearing method in which an external processor is used in order to reduce the cost of a hearing aid, according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: determining an operation mode of a hearing aid; and when it is determined that the operation mode of the hearing aid corresponds to a test mode among a normal mode and the test mode, transmitting a received audio signal to a terminal other than the hearing aid. |
| US10820116B2 |
Speaker
The present application discloses a speaker includes a frame, a vibration system accommodated in the frame, the vibration system comprising a diaphragm, a voice coil for driving the diaphragm to generate sounds. Wherein, the voice coil comprises a pair of voice coil leading wires; a magnetic circuit system accommodated in the frame, the magnetic circuit system comprising a yoke, a main magnet, an auxiliary magnet surrounding the main magnet and spaced from the main magnet for forming a magnetic gap, an upper plate attached to the auxiliary magnet; the upper plate includes a base portion, an extending portion extending from an edge of the base portion in a direction away from the base portion, and a bending portion connected with the extending portion and bent and extends toward the yoke; the frame wraps on the extending portion and the bending portion by means of injection molding. |
| US10820113B2 |
Speaker
The speaker provided by the present invention includes a magnetic circuit system. The magnetic circuit system includes an upper magnetic conductive plate, and a lower magnetic conductive plate. The magnet includes a first magnet mounted on a center of the lower magnetic conductive plate and facing the diaphragm, and a second magnet mounted on the lower magnetic conductive plate and surrounding the first magnet. The upper magnetic conductive plate includes a first horizontal portion engaging with the second magnet, and a first oblique portion extending obliquely from the first horizontal portion. The speaker further includes a suspension sandwiched between the upper magnetic conductive plate and the second magnet for improving the stability of the vibration of the diaphragm and the balance of the vibration, and thus improves the power of speaker. |
| US10820107B2 |
Speaker
A speaker includes a frame having a receiving space, a vibration unit received in the receiving space, and a magnetic circuit unit for driving the vibration unit to vibrate and emit sound. The vibration unit includes a first diaphragm configured to vibrate and emit sound, and a voice coil for driving the first diaphragm to vibrate and emit sound. The speaker further includes a centering support sandwiched between the first diaphragm and the voice coil. In the speaker according to the present disclosure, by sandwiching the centering support between the voice coil and the first diaphragm, a positional conflict between the centering support and the main magnet is avoided, the main magnet can have an increased size, thereby enhancing the space utilization and sensitivity of the speaker, and improving the acoustic performance of the speaker. |
| US10820106B2 |
Speaker module
The present disclosure provides a speaker module. The speaker module comprises a frame having side walls, a magnetic circuit system and a vibration system housed in the frame. The vibration system comprises a diaphragm fixed on the side wall and a voice coil for driving the diaphragm to vibrate. The magnetic circuit system comprises a magnet and a yoke for accommodating the magnet. The yoke is disposed on the side wall and enclosing a receiving space with the side wall. A sound cavity of the speaker module is formed between the diaphragm and the yoke, the yoke comprises an upper surface adjacent to the diaphragm and a lower surface away from the diaphragm, and the yoke is provided with a plurality of micropores arranged in an array through the upper surface and the lower surface. The gas in the rear sound cavity leaks to the outside of the speaker module. |
| US10820101B2 |
Entertainment audio processing
An entertainment audio processing system includes a music limiter configured to receive an audio signal, volume control information for music, and volume control information for announcement. The music limiter is further configured to calculate a gain parameter based on a music-to-announcement ratio. In another aspect, an entertainment audio processing system includes a mixer configured to substantially match a left audio signal channel and a right audio signal channel. The entertainment audio processing system further includes an equalizer configured to introduce magnitude and phase changes between the left audio signal channel and the right audio signal channel. |
| US10820099B1 |
Device and method to control a speaker to emit a sound to protect a microphone
A device and method controlling a speaker to emit a sound to protect a microphone is provided. An example device: determines, using a motion detector, when a drop is occurring. The example device, in response to determining that a drop is occurring: controls a speaker of the example device to emit a sound according to one or more predetermined drop parameters, the sound to apply an acoustic pressure at a membrane of the MEMS microphone of the example device to reduce a deflection thereof that results due to one or more of the drop and an impact which ends the drop. |
| US10820098B2 |
Wireless microphone system, control method and audio-video conference system
The present disclosure discloses a wireless microphone system, which includes a host, a wireless communication component and multiple wireless microphones. The host includes a wireless signal processing component and an audio signal processing component. Each wireless microphone is configured to acquire a sound signal, convert the sound signal into an audio signal and wirelessly transmit the audio signal to the wireless communication component. The wireless communication component is configured to send the audio signal to the host. The wireless signal processing component is configured to receive the audio signal from the wireless communication component, perform signal processing on the audio signal to obtain speech data and send the speech data to the audio signal processing component. The audio signal processing component is configured to receive the speech data and perform data processing on the speech data to obtain sound data to be played for network transmission. |
| US10820097B2 |
Method, systems and apparatus for determining audio representation(s) of one or more audio sources
The present document describes a method (700) for determining the position of at least one audio source (200). The method (700) includes capturing (701) first and second microphone signals at two or more microphone arrays (210, 220, 230), wherein the two or more microphone arrays (210, 220, 230) are placed at different positions. The two or more microphone arrays (210, 220, 230) each comprise at least a first microphone capsule to capture a first microphone signal and a second microphone capsule to capture a second microphone signal, wherein the first and second microphone capsules have differently oriented spatial directivities. Furthermore, the method (700) comprises determining (702), for each microphone array (210, 220, 230) and based on the respective first and second microphone signals, an incident direction (211, 221, 231) of at least one audio source (200) at the respective microphone array (210, 220, 230). In addition, the method (700) comprises determining (703) the position of the audio source (200) based on the incident directions (211, 221, 231) at the two or more microphone arrays (210, 220, 230). |
| US10820094B2 |
Waterproof electronic device
An electronic device is provided which includes a housing an opening in a portion of the housing, an audio component within the housing and connected to the opening, and a membrane structure disposed to prevent a liquid from entering the audio component from outside of the housing, wherein the membrane structure includes a first adhesive layer, a second adhesive layer, and a membrane layer including a central area and a peripheral area around the central area, wherein the first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer have a closed curve form, the peripheral area is disposed between the first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer, the central area is coated with a plurality of particles, and at least a portion of the peripheral area contacts at least one of the first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer. |
| US10820091B2 |
Method for operating a piezoelectric speaker
A method for operating a piezoelectric speaker for generating sound waves in the audible wavelength spectrum and/or in the ultrasonic range includes at least partially charging a piezo actuator of the piezoelectric speaker with electrical energy of an energy unit and then at least partially discharging the piezo actuator. The method also includes determining at least one present electrical piezo actuator voltage of the piezo actuator. A future input voltage for the piezo actuator is compared with the present electrical piezo actuator voltage prior to charging and/or discharging, and a future differential voltage is derived therefrom. Furthermore, an embodiment of the method can include returning a part of the energy needed to charge the piezo actuator to the energy unit during discharging. |
| US10820089B2 |
Enigma system
The present invention relates to an enigma system for decoding a user's environment. The system is activated using hand/finger movements and/or voice commands that signal the system to select an item in the user's environment and perform predefined information searches in the local or remote database to located information about the item of interest. The user movements may be detected by an imaging device to eliminate the need for structure to be associated with a user's hand. The enigma system can monitor the user's environment and automatically provide selectable information about the user's environment and provide warnings allowing a user to better “decoded” his environment. |
| US10820088B2 |
Active noise reduction earphone
An active noise reduction (ANR) earphone with a housing comprising a front cavity and an exit that is fluidly coupled to the front cavity. An acoustic driver is configured to deliver acoustic energy into the front cavity of the housing. A nozzle is coupled to the housing and is configured to direct acoustic energy from the housing exit to a nozzle exit opening. A microphone is located in the nozzle. A compliant sealing structure is coupled to the nozzle and is configured to couple the earphone to an ear of a user. |
| US10820077B1 |
Speaker system
A speaker system including a box and a speaker. The box includes a top wall, a front inner sidewall, and a back inner sidewall. The front inner sidewall connects to the top wall and extends upwards therefrom, and the back inner sidewall connects to the top wall and extends upwards therefrom. The speaker is positioned between the front inner sidewall and the back inner sidewall. The front of the speaker is mounted to a top of the top wall. The top wall, the front inner sidewall, the back inner sidewall, and a front of the speaker partially define a sealed region. |