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US10821683B2 Method for molding flame-retardant bending beam integrated with three-dimensional nylon air duct and production mould thereof
A method for molding a flame-retardant bending beam integrated with a three-dimensional (3D) nylon air duct and a production mould thereof are provided. The method includes steps of: (1), producing the 3D nylon air duct; (2), selecting a flame-retardant carbon fiber pre-impregnated material: (3), laminating the pre-impregnated material and pre-molding; and (4), curing and molding composite material. The production mould includes an upper mould, a lower mould, sliding blocks and an air nozzle port. Compared with a traditional bending beam of metal molding, the flame-retardant bending beam integrated with the 3D nylon air duct achieves a same flame-retardant effect, and meanwhile has simple operation, flexible product shape, higher strength, lighter weight and corrosion resistance.
US10821682B2 Fiber application machine comprising specific cutting systems
A machine for producing parts made of composite material, the machine comprising a fiber-application head comprising an application roller, a guide system for guiding one or more fibers, in the form of a strip, towards said application roller, and at least one cutting system comprising a blade capable of being maneuvered by a cutting cylinder between a rest position and an active position for cutting a fiber, each cutting system comprising a counter-blade that is elastically held against the blade by the cutting edge thereof for cutting by shearing a fiber while the blade moves from the rest position thereof to the active position thereof.
US10821677B2 Sealing device and a method for heat sealing packaging material, and a filling machine
The invention relates to a sealing device (100) and a method for heat sealing packaging material for producing sealed packages. The invention also relates to a filling machine. The sealing device (100) comprises a first jaw (110) comprising an electromagnet (112), and a second jaw (120) comprising a magnetic element (122). The second jaw (120) is arranged opposite to the first jaw (110) to form a gap adapted to receive the packaging material, such that the first jaw (110) and the second jaw (120) are attracted to each other upon actuation of the electromagnet (112) to close the gap and clamp the packaging material between the first jaw (110) and the second jaw (120).
US10821676B2 Method for 3D printing using fusion deposition modeling with extrusion temperature control
A system for 3D printing an object using fusion deposition modeling (FDM) that comprises a gcode file read module configured to receive a gcode file and read the contents thereof, a layer features and size recognition module configured to retrieve tool path length from the geode file, a temperature estimation and control module configured to receive the tool path length from the layer features and size recognition module and further configured to retrieve tool path default temperature of extruder from the gcode file, a material flow deposition estimation and control module configured to read tool path default flow rate of a material to be extruded and the tool path length from the gcode file, and an extrusion failure repair and control module configured to monitor consumption of the material in the 3D printing using FDM. The system controls any or a combination of flow of the material being extruded and temperature of the material being extruded based on geometry of a part of the object being produced.
US10821675B2 Independently temperature-controlled high-temperature selective laser sintering frame structure
The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of advanced manufacturing auxiliary equipment, and discloses an independently temperature-controlled high-temperature selective laser sintering frame structure, comprising a galvanometric laser scanning system, a powder feeding chamber, a forming chamber and a heat-insulating composite plate, and targeted optimization design is performed on the respective functional components. According to the invention, the independently temperature-controlled frame structure can simultaneously ensure the uniformity of the powder preheating temperature field of the powder feeding chamber platform and the uniformity of the processing temperature field of the forming chamber platform, so that powder on the powder feeding chamber platform can reach the sinterable temperature before being conveyed, and conveyance of cold powder to the sintered melt is avoided, thereby reducing the possibility of warpage of the parts while reducing actual sintering delay time and improving actual sintering efficiency. The independently temperature-controlled frame structure of the present disclosure is particularly suitable for high-temperature laser sintering of high-performance polymers such as polyaryletherketones and aromatic polyamides at 400° C.
US10821673B2 Method for operating an apparatus for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects
Method for operating at least one apparatus (1) for additively manufacturing of three-dimensional objects (2) by means of successive layerwise selective irradiation and consolidation of layers of a build material (3) which can be consolidated by means of an energy source, wherein slice data are provided relating to an application of build material (3) in at least one section (14-18) of an object (2) to be built, wherein the slice data comprise a number of slices relating to corresponding layers of build material (3) to be applied, wherein the slice data comprise a number of first slices corresponding to a first section (14-18) of the object (2) and at least a number of second slices corresponding to at least a second section (14-18) of the object (2), wherein the number of first slices and the number of second slices differ.
US10821672B2 Methods for additive manufacturing
A method of additively manufacturing an obiect comprises transforming the resin of a feedstock line from a first at least partially uncured state to a rigid at least partially uncured state, introducing the feedstock line into a delivery guide with the resin of the feedstock line in the rigid at least partially uncured state, transforming the resin of the feedstock line from the rigid at least partially uncured state to a second at least partially uncured state as the feedstock line passes through the delivery guide or as the feedstock line exits the delivery guide, depositing the feedstock line along a print path using the delivery guide, and transforming the resin of the feedstock line from the second at least partially uncured state to an at least partially cured state after the feedstock line is dispensed from the delivery guide along the print path.
US10821671B2 Ultrafast laser fabrication method and system
A laser fabrication method and a laser fabrication system. The laser fabrication system includes an ultrafast laser source configured to output a laser beam; and a digital micromirror device (DMD), configured to receive, shape, and scan the laser beam, wherein more than one binary holograms are synthesized to form a scanning hologram applied to the DMD. The shaped laser beam, containing one or multiple focal points, leaving the DMD, are focused to the sample for fast laser fabrication.
US10821670B2 Method for additive manufacturing of a three-dimensional object
A method for additive manufacturing of a three-dimensional object (6) by successive, selective layer-by-layer solidification of layers of a construction material (9) by at least one energy beam, wherein the successive, selective solidification of the construction material (9) is carried out due to a data record describing the three-dimensional object to be additively manufactured (6), wherein construction material sections provided for sintering and/or melting on or melting through are heated in a temperature range lying below the solidification temperature of the construction material (9), wherein the heating of the construction material section(s) is carried out by at least one heating beam (17) either surrounding at least one main beam (18) provided for melting on or melting through in sections or going ahead or following the main beam (18), wherein the main beam (18) and the heating beam (17) are together guided synchronously along the surface of the construction material (9).
US10821669B2 Method for producing a component layer-by-layer
An additive manufacturing apparatus includes a vat with multiple chambers and at least one of the chambers is a resin chamber configured to receive a radiant-energy-curable resin. A build surface is defined by the resin chamber within the vat, wherein at least a portion of the build surface is transparent. The additive manufacturing apparatus includes a stage that is positioned facing the vat and the build surface and the stage is configured to hold a stacked arrangement of one or more cured layers of the radiant-energy-curable resin. A method is provided for operating the additive manufacturing apparatus such that successive chambers of resin are cured. While a chamber of resin is being cured, another chamber can participate in other steps such as unloading or loading of resin. Optionally a stage cleaning step can be conducted while an unloading or loading of resin is conducted in one of the resin chambers.
US10821668B2 Method for producing a component layer-by- layer
An additive manufacturing apparatus that includes a vat configured to receive a radiant-energy-curable resin and a method for using the vat. A floor defines at least a first portion and a sump wherein the first portion is above the sump. The first portion defines a build surface, at least some of which is transparent. A stage is positioned facing the build surface and is configured to hold a stacked arrangement of one or more cured layers of the radiant-energy-curable resin. One or more actuators are operable to change the relative positions of the vat and the stage. A radiant energy apparatus is positioned adjacent to the vat opposite to the stage and is operable to generate and project radiant energy on the radiant-energy-curable resin through the floor of the vat in a predetermined pattern. The additive manufacturing apparatus also includes a cleaning apparatus operable to transfer debris from the build surface to the sump.
US10821665B2 Spring-loaded nozzle assemblies
A printing system includes a printing assembly and a gas delivery system includes a gas nozzle assembly. The print assembly and gas nozzle assembly may include a first portion and a second portion that may translate with respect to each other. When the first portion is subjected to a sufficient force the first portion may translate with respect to the second portion.
US10821659B2 Method and apparatus for fabricating a composite object
A method for fabricating a composite object with a computer-controlled apparatus, and the apparatus therefor. The comprises a reservoir containing liquid, curable first material, means to selectively solidify the first material and means to selectively deposit a second material. The method involves the steps of selectively depositing portions of the second material, and selectively solidifying portions of the first material, such that the solidified portions of the first material and the deposited portions of the second material form the composite object.
US10821658B2 Conductive three-dimensional articles
Disclosed herein is a printing method for forming a three dimensional article. The method includes providing a first 3D structural material; depositing a metal nanoparticle ink composition on a surface of the first 3D structural material; annealing the metal nanoparticle ink composition at a temperature of between 60° C. and 100° C. to form the conductive article on the first 3D structural material; and optionally forming a second 3D structural material over the conductive article.
US10821654B2 Carbon and carbide origami
Methods for forming carbon-based cellular structures and 3D structures that can be formed by use of the methods are described. Methods include shaping an essentially 2D sheet that includes an organic polymer to form a 3D precursor followed by heat treatment of the 3D precursor. Heat treatment carbonizes the polymer to form an amorphous carbon. A metal precursor solution can be applied to the 3D precursor, and subsequent heat treatment can form a metal carbide, metal nanoparticles, or other carbon-based materials on/in the cellular structures.
US10821653B2 Continuous molding of thermoplastic laminates
An elongate thermoplastic composite member is fabricated by a continuous molding process. A pre-consolidated thermoplastic laminate is softened by heating it to a temperature below its melting layup, and is fed substantially continuously through multiple sets of tool dies. The tool dies incrementally mold portions of softened laminate over a mandrel to form the laminate into a shape having a closed cross section.
US10821647B2 Mandrel chain with magnetic retention
The invention relates to a conveyor system for conveying preforms in a device for blow-forming finished containers, wherein the conveyor system comprises a conveyor chain, the chain links of which comprise a carrying element and a conveyor element, the conveyor system being characterized in that the conveyor element comprises a support structure and the carrying element comprises a mounting structure and at least some sections of the support structure and the mounting structure are designed and arranged to complement one another. Both the support structure of the conveyor element and the mounting structure of the carrying element comprise at least one connecting element, at least some sections of each connecting element being configured and arranged to complement one another, and the conveyor system is further configured to handoff the preforms to carrying elements for conveying said preforms through a heating section and to remove the preforms from the carrying elements after said preforms have been conveyed through the heating section. In addition, the invention also relates to a device for blow-forming finished containers from preforms, in particular from preforms made of a thermoplastic material, the device comprising at least one heating system for thermally conditioning the preforms along a transport path and at least one forming device for forming thermally conditioned preforms into the finished container, characterized in that the device comprises at least one conveyor system for conveying preforms according to the invention, the conveyor system being disposed in particular in the area of the heating device. Lastly, the invention also relates to the use of such a conveyor system and a method for the replacement of at least one carrying element.
US10821640B2 Process for the production of virtual three-dimensional patterns in mouldings
The present invention relates to a process for the production of virtual three-dimensional patterns in mouldings, in particular to an injection-moulding process for the production of mouldings having a virtual three-dimensional pattern which is formed by flake-form effect pigments, to the mouldings produced by means of this process, and to the use thereof, in particular for decorative purposes.
US10821639B2 Multi-material conveyor component
A conveyor component comprises a thermoformable portion chemically bonded to an injection molded base portion. A surface of the thermoformable portion is prepared for bonding. Then an injection moldable material is injected onto the prepared surface to form the injection molded base portion.
US10821638B2 Mobile phone middle plate having sectional outer frame
A mobile phone middle plate having a sectional outer frame. An outer metal frame, a middle metal frame welded in the outer metal frame, and a first plastic member and a second plastic member which are disposed in the outer metal frame. The outer metal frame is formed by splicing at least two metal section bars, and the adjacent metal section bars have certain gaps so as to form an antenna separator. The gaps are welded together by concave connecting blocks which are welded on the inner side surface of the outer metal frame. The first plastic member and the second plastic member are respectively clamped with the upper end and the lower end of the middle metal frame. The mobile phone middle plate having a sectional outer frame provided by the present invention has the advantages of good structural strength and low manufacturing cost.
US10821636B2 Skin integral molded article and manufacturing method thereof
In a skin integral molded article which is formed by filling the inside of a skin which is formed into a bag shape with a foamed body and molding the foamed body integrally with the skin, an opening through which a foaming raw material is supplied into the skin is formed in the skin, in one side skin and other side skin which are formed with the opening being interposed, the one-side skin is bent into inside the opening, the other-side skin is provided with a part disposed ahead of a part which is bent into inside the opening and is formed to be pliable, and the part which is disposed ahead of the other-side skin part and is formed to be pliable is formed in contact with a leading end part of the one-side skin part which is bent into the opening.
US10821635B2 Method for producing an interior trim part of a vehicle and molding tool
A molding tool and method for producing an interior trim part. A cavity is embodied between a first element and a second element, and a slide is displaceably connected to the first element. A decorative layer is arranged on the first element and a backing is arranged on the second element. A foamable mixture is added to the hollow area between the backing and a reverse side of the decorative layer, such that a foam layer fills the hollow area. A distance between the first element and the second element is increased to enlarge the hollow area. During this process, the slide is pressed against a side facing away from the reverse side of the decorative layer, such that the hollow area is sealed with the reverse side of the decorative layer pressed against a lateral surface of the backing and/or against a lateral surface of the second element.
US10821630B2 Method for controlling a wall saw system during the creation of a separation cut
A method for controlling a wall saw system during creation of a separating cut in a workpiece. The wall saw system includes a saw head, a pivotable saw arm, a first saw blade, and a larger second saw blade. The separating cut is performed in a plurality of main cuts, where the parameters of the main cuts (saw blade diameter of the saw blade used, main-cut angle) are defined before the start in a main-cut sequence. After the processing of the separating cut by the first saw blade is concluded, the controlled processing of the separating cut is interrupted by a control unit and the wall saw is moved into a parking position such that all actions of the saw-blade change (swinging out the saw arm, removing the first saw blade, installing the second saw blade, and swinging in the saw arm) can be performed.
US10821624B2 Punching or stamping machine and sheet processing method
In a sheet processing method for sheets of paper or cardboard, a sheet for processing is, in the processing station, firstly brought to a standstill and then set down, whereas the processed sheet is, in the output station, set down from a moving state. A punching or stamping machine has an input station, a processing station and an output station arranged one behind the other in a sheet transport path, and a sheet gripping device which is designed to set down a sheet for processing in the processing station when the sheet gripping device has come to a standstill in a second reversal position, and to set down a processed sheet in the output station as the sheet gripping device approaches the second reversal position.
US10821618B1 Foam dispensing electric shaver apparatus
A foam dispensing electric shaver apparatus for conveniently dispensing shaving foam includes a handle body having an insert cavity with a feed aperture extending through to an inner compartment. A foam insert is electively engageable within the insert cavity. A shaver is coupled to the handle body and comprises a neck coupled to a neck aperture, a head coupled to the neck, and a set of blades coupled to the head. A motor is coupled within the inner compartment and is powered by a rechargeable battery to drive the set of blades. A foam dispenser has a pump adjacent the insert cavity and a spout extending through the front side of the handle body. A dispense button coupled to the handle body activates the pump to draw foam from the foam insert and release it through a distal end of the spout.
US10821617B2 Animal shears/clippers
A cordless animal shearing/clipping device is disclosed. The cordless shear/clipper includes a shear portion and a handle portion. The shear portion includes a shear or clipping head interface that allows for an interchangeable shear/clipper head to be coupled to the shear head interface. The handle portion includes a motor casing, a switch, and a battery slide. This design allows for easy, safe, and efficient shearing of animal fibers in any location.
US10821613B2 Robot
A robot includes a base; a robot arm that includes an arm which is rotatable around a rotation axis with respect to the base; and a connector that is provided in the base and is capable of being connected to an external wire. The connector is located on a side of the center of gravity more than a line that is perpendicular to a location of a center of gravity of the robot arm when the robot arm is in a basic posture and a line segment passing through the rotation axis and passes through the rotation axis, as viewed from an axial direction of the rotation axis.
US10821610B2 Method of determining a joint torque in a joint of an articulated industrial robot
A method of determining a joint torque in a joint of an articulated industrial robot, the robot having a first arm and a second arm which are coupled to each other by the joint and which are movable relative to each other by an electric drive unit coupled to the first and second arm, includes: controlling the electric drive unit by an electronic control device; assigning a measuring device to the electric drive unit, the measuring device measuring an electric current supplied to the drive unit; determining an actual value of the torque which is applied to the second arm from the measured electric current; and comparing, using the electronic control device, the determined actual torque value with a predetermined desired torque value for the joint.
US10821608B2 Method of robot arm fleet position control with wireless charging time
Embodiments generally relate to robots and enabling robots to locate objects in a physical environment. In some embodiments, a method includes charging a radio-frequency identification (RFID) tag with an RFID reader, where the RFID tag is coupled to an object, and where the RFID reader is coupled to a robot arm. The method further includes receiving a plurality of responses from the RFID tag, where each response includes a power value to which the RFID tag was charged and a time value for charging the RFID tag to the power value. The method further includes moving the RFID reader to a plurality of RFID reader positions using the robot arm, where each RFID reader position is associated with one of the responses of the plurality of responses. The method further includes determining a plurality of distances from the RFID reader to the RFID tag based on power values and the time values of the respective responses at the respective RFID reader positions. The method further includes determining a location of the RFID tag based on the plurality of distances.
US10821607B2 Automobile calibration device
The present invention relates to the fields of automobile maintenance and device calibration technologies and discloses an automobile calibration device. The automobile calibration device includes: a stand apparatus; a supporting assembly, mounted at the stand apparatus and movable in a vertical direction with respect to the stand apparatus; and a drive assembly, configured to drive the supporting assembly to move in the vertical direction with respect to the stand apparatus. In the foregoing manner, the supporting assembly can automatically ascend or descend and manual adjustment of the supporting assembly is avoided.
US10821606B2 Computer-implemented method for robot fall prediction, and robot
The present disclosure is applicable to robot technology. A method for robot fall prediction, and a robot are provided. The method includes: searching a weighted value of a center of gravity of the robot corresponding to a posture of the robot, according to a preset first corresponding relationship; correcting an offset of the center of gravity of the robot based on the weighted value of the center of gravity of the robot; correcting an acceleration of the robot based on an offset direction of the center of gravity of the robot; and determining whether the robot will fall based on the corrected offset of the center of gravity, the offset direction of the center of gravity, and the corrected acceleration of the robot. The present disclosure improves the real-time performance and accuracy of the prediction for the fall of a robot through the fusion calculation of various data.
US10821604B2 Computer-implemented method for robot posture detection and robot
The present disclosure is applicable to robot technology. A method for robot posture detection and a robot are provided. The method includes: obtaining a position parameter of each of nodes of a robot; obtaining a first weighted value of each of the nodes corresponding to the position parameter of the corresponding node; calculating a weighted value of each of body parts of the robot based on the first weighted value of the node of the corresponding body part; and correcting an original parameter of a center of gravity of the robot according to a body gravity center influence factor of each of the body parts, and the weighted value of each of the body parts.
US10821602B2 Carrier for robot and robot having the same
In some embodiments, a robot comprises a movable base and a torso arranged on the base. The torso comprises a first portion mounted to the base; a second portion installed to the first portion, wherein the second portion could be moved relative to the first portion; and a support substantially connected to the second portion.
US10821597B2 Multidimensional storage
A multidimensional storage system is disclosed that provides optimal accessibility, flexibility, and adaptability. The storage system can include an elevated v-shape that can position storage containers closer to an angler's sides. The angled shape of the storage system can facilitate easier access to storage containers stored behind an angler. A bulk storage space provided in storage system can be used to stow items. The storage system can include a waterproof compartment in its base for dry storage.
US10821596B2 Storage hutch assembly
A storage hutch assembly 10 including a plurality of dissimilar assemblies, such as a power tool holder assembly 120, which may be selectively and operatively deployed within the hutch assembly 10 upon a contained shelf 30 and/or upon a storage cart, such a cart 50, and/or upon a surface such as surface 25 contained within the storage hutch assembly 10.
US10821591B2 High-power cordless, hand-held power tool including a brushless direct current motor
A cordless, hand-held power tool, such as a hammer drill/driver, an impact driver, an impact wrench, etc., that includes a brushless direct current (“BLDC”) motor. Each of the hand-held power tool includes a removable and rechargeable battery pack, electronics, and a BLDC motor that have been designed and balanced to produce high-performance-capable (e.g., high-power, high-current, high-torque) hand-held power tool. The hand-held power tool is capable of delivering high instantaneous (i.e., short duration) current to the BLDC motor for short-duration high power operation and high continuous (i.e., long duration) current to the BLDC motor for long duration high power operation. Additionally, the short and long duration power is capable of being provided in a smaller (in size) and lighter (in weight) package than any hand-held power tool before it.
US10821590B2 Striking hand-held machine tool
A hand-held machine tool for a striking tool has a motor, an impact mechanism, a spool valve, and a pneumatic chamber. The impact mechanism has an exciter piston moved by the motor, and a hammer coupled to the exciter piston via a pneumatic chamber between the exciter piston and the hammer, and a striker in front of the hammer in the striking direction. In a working position counter to the striking direction, the striker bears on a stop, in a starting position the striker is offset in the striking direction relative to the working position, and in a rest position the striker is offset in the striking direction relative to the starting position. In the starting position, the hammer bearing on the striker closes the spool valve and, in the rest position, the hammer bearing on the striker opens the spool valve.
US10821586B2 Electric nail gun using air spring
An electric nail gun using an air spring, the driving mechanism thereof including a working cylinder, a pneumatic cylinder, an air storage chamber, a nailing component, a lifting device, a one-way component, a latching device, a separating device and a guiding component. The nailing component has a first longitudinal edge to cooperate with the lifting device and a second longitudinal edge to cooperate with the latching device and the separating device. The first longitudinal edge has several discontinuous and protruding faces separated apart from one another and cooperating with cylindrical and protruding pins of the lifting device. The second longitudinal edge has a latching groove to cooperate with the latching device, the latching groove corresponding to a detaching section for a cam of the lifting device.
US10821584B2 Component detachment jig
A relay detachment jig includes a handle, a pair of holders that holds a relay, a hold releasing unit that connects the handle and the pair of holders and that is elastically deformable, a deformation restricting unit that restricts elastic deformation of the hold releasing unit, an engagement releasing unit that releases the engagement between the relay and a housing member, and a movement restricting unit that restricts a movement of the relay held in the relay detachment jig in a detaching direction. The handle is provided in a manner extending in the detaching direction from the hold releasing unit.
US10821583B2 Spring loaded pilot punch assembly
A punch assembly includes a punch that defines an axis and a sleeve that is spring biased to the punch, the sleeve movable axially along the axis between a compressed position and an extended position.
US10821575B2 Clamp assembly and method
A clamp assembly and method of clamping includes a fixture having a cavity formed by a facing surface. The facing surface in the clamp assembly can define a cavity periphery. In addition, a recess can be provided in the facing surface. An elastic member can be disposed within the recess.
US10821574B2 Pivoting clamping assembly
A pivoting clamping assembly includes a carrier, clamping arm pivotably coupled to the carrier and configured to clamp or release a workpiece on the carrier, a lock arranged on the carrier and configured to lock the clamping arm when the clamping arm is rotated toward the workpiece, and at least one clamping block coupled to the clamping arm by a shaft and at least one resilient member. The shaft pivotably couples a pivoting joint of the at least one clamping block to the clamping arm. The at least one resilient member is coupled between the clamping block and the clamping arm.
US10821569B2 Continuous compression wire spring polishing apparatus configured to easily replace two parallel and opposite grindstones
The present disclosure relates to a contiguous compression wire sprang polishing apparatus that continuously polishes end surfaces of compression wise springs (10) by upper and lower chain conveyers 100 and 200 and grinding units 300. The apparatus includes: two gaming units (300) each having a grindstone (350) to which rotational force of a motor (240) is transmitted through a gear box (260), the motor (240) having a rotary shaft being located above a central axis of the grindstone (350), and the two grinding units (300) being installed to be parallel and opposite to each other at opposite sides of a compression wire spring (10) fixed to the continuous compression wire spring polishing apparatus so as to polish opposite end surfaces of the compression wire spring (10); two hinge shafts (140), which are fixed at positions, which are spaced apart from grindstones in the lowest surface of the grinding units (300) by a predetermined distance, and which are inserted into and coupled to bearings, which are fixed to a body of the polishing apparatus; an upper guide (225) configured to prevent the compression wire spring (10) from springing out and a rod end fixing shaft (150) fixed to an end of the cylinder rod (170) of the pneumatic cylinder (180) inserted into and coupled to a bearing fixed at a position between the grindstone rotation shaft and the hinge shaft (140) in each of the grinding units (300). The grindstone rotation shaft of each of the grinding units (300) is turned into the vertical state or the horizontal state according to the forward and backward movements of the pneumatic cylinder (180), so that the two grindstones (350) of the grinding units (300), which are mounted to be parallel and opposite to each other, can be easily replaced.
US10821568B2 Method and device for determining a vibration amplitude of a tool
A method for determining a vibration amplitude of a tool, includes the steps of: generating a light beam of a light barrier with a transmitter for generating the light beam and a receiver for detecting a light intensity of the light beam; generating a receiver signal on the basis of a light intensity of the light beam that is detected by the receiver of the light barrier; positioning a tool tip of the tool in the light beam; causing the tool to vibrate; determining the vibration amplitude of the tool from a modulation of the receiver signal brought about by the vibration of the tool.
US10821567B2 Acoustic and vibration sensing apparatus and method for monitoring cutting tool operation
A universal manufacturing vise jaw plate for use on a machine tool with a vise fixture, and configured for real-time operational data collection and analysis. The vise plate comprises a combination of acoustic and vibration sensors with a plate for cutting tool monitoring applications.
US10821565B2 Method of manufacturing a remote-controlled micro-scale three-dimensional self-assembly
Methods of manufacturing a 3D micro-scale structure. A 2D net including a plurality of panels and a plurality of hinges is provided. The panels are arranged in a pattern. The hinges interconnect immediately adjacent ones of the panels within the pattern. An energy source remote from the 2D net is powered to deliver energy to the 2D net. The delivered energy triggers the 2D net to self-fold into a 3D micro-scale structure. The delivered energy creates an eddy current within at least one component of the 2D net, with the eddy current generating heat sufficient to melt at least one of the hinges. The melting hinge causes the corresponding panels to fold or pivot relative to one another. In some embodiments, the energy source is a microwave energy source. In other embodiments, the energy source delivers a magnetic field.
US10821560B2 Roller for internal pipe welder
Disclosed herein is a rotational roller apparatus for use with a pipeline unit. The pipeline unit is received in a pipeline for welding and/or inspection. The rotational roller is attached to and is able to support at least a portion of the weight of the pipeline unit. The rotational roller unit also includes an extension member and a reduced friction base. The reduced friction base is attached to an end of the extension member so that the rotational roller has a retracted and an extended configuration. In the extended configuration, the reduced friction base contacts an interior of the pipeline and supports at least a portion of the weight of the pipeline unit and thereby allows the unit to be rotated about a longitudinal axis within the pipeline.
US10821559B2 Method for obtaining a welding electrode
An electrode in which the metallurgical structure of the active surface includes incoherent chromium precipitates, more than 90% of which have a surface of projection of less than 1 μm2, the incoherent chromium precipitates having a size at least between 10 and 50 nm. The electrode further has a fibrous structure that is visible in a cross-section of the active surface of the electrode following surfacing and chemical etching. The fibrous structure includes a plurality of radial fibers having a thickness of less than 1 mm and of a substantially central fiberless region that has a diameter of less than 3 mm. The electrical conductivity of the electrode is greater than 85% IUPAC. The method for obtaining the electrode in a continuous casting process as well as to a use of the electrode in a resistive spot welding process.
US10821558B2 Bonding material and bonding method using same
There is provided an inexpensive bonding material, which can be easily printed on articles to be bonded to each other and which can suppress the generation of voids in the bonded portions of the articles to be bonded to each other, and a bonding method using the same. In a bonding material of a copper paste which contains a copper powder containing 0.3% by weight or less of carbon and having an average particle diameter of 0.1 to 1 μm, and an alcohol solvent, such as a monoalcohol, a diol, a triol or a terpene alcohol, the content of the copper powder is in the range of from 80% by weight to 95% by weight, and the content of the alcohol solvent is in the range of from 5% by weight to 20% by weight.
US10821556B2 Method for the generative production of a 3-dimensional component
A method and apparatus for the generative production of a three-dimensional component in a processing chamber are disclosed. The method performs the steps of providing a metal starting material in the processing chamber and melting the starting material by inputting energy, which are repeated multiple times. A process gas is passed through the processing chamber in a circuit. Hydrogen is added to the circulating gas, then the circulating gas is heated to a temperature above 500 ° C. and then cooled to a temperature below 60 ° C.
US10821555B2 Method and device for the laser-based working of two-dimensional, crystalline substrates, in particular semiconductor substrates
The present invention relates to a method for laser-based machining of a planar, crystalline substrate in order to separate the substrate into a plurality of parts, in which the laser beam of a laser is directed, for machining the substrate, onto the latter, in which, with an optical arrangement positioned in the beam path of the laser, a laser beam focal surface which is expanded, viewed both along the beam direction and viewed in precisely a first direction perpendicular to the beam direction, but is not expanded in a second direction which is both perpendicular to the first direction and to the beam direction, is formed from the laser beam radiated onto said arrangement on the beam output side of the optical arrangement, the substrate being positioned relative to the laser beam focal surface such that the laser beam focal surface in the interior of the substrate, along an expanded surface portion of the substrate material, produces an induced absorption by means of which crack formations in the substrate material induced along this expanded surface portion are effected.
US10821550B2 Welding apparatus and welding quality inspection method
A welding apparatus includes: a laser beam irradiation section that emits a laser beam; a spectroscopic apparatus that receives plasma emission from a molten pool formed by laser beam irradiation, and acquires optical spectral information; and an estimation section that estimates material components of a weld zone on the basis of the optical spectral information, and estimates a property of the weld zone on the basis of the material components.
US10821548B2 Plate-material abutting device
Provided are a plate-material abutting device that easily adjusts a plurality of abutted positions between a plurality of pairs of abutted portions in plate materials, and a plate-material abutting method. The plate-material abutting device is employed for joining a first plate material and a second plate material in a state of being abutted to each other. The first plate material includes a first abutted portion and a second abutted portion that is different from the first abutted portion. The second plate material includes a third abutted portion corresponding to the first abutted portion, and a fourth abutted portion corresponding to the second abutted portion. The plate-material abutting device includes a first abutting mechanism for abutting the first and third abutted portions to each other, and a second abutting mechanism that moves independently from the first abutting mechanism and that abuts the second and fourth abutted portions to each other.
US10821546B2 Method of forming a weld notch in a sheet metal piece
Sheet metal pieces intended to be welded can be made with weld notches located along one or more edges. A weld notch is characterized by the absence of certain material constituents so that they do not unacceptably contaminate nearby welds. The weld notch can be created by first forming an ablation trench along the sheet metal piece, then separating the sheet metal piece along the formed ablation trench into two separate pieces, at least one of which includes a newly formed and weldable edge.
US10821541B2 Superplastic forming and diffusion bonding process
A process and apparatus for forming a structure comprising: a) forming a pack from a skin sheet and a core sheet, b) placing the pack in a mould and heating the pack; c) injecting a first gas between the core and skin sheets to urge the skin sheet against the mould; d) injecting a second gas on the side of the core sheet remote from the skin sheet to urge the core sheet against the skin sheet; e) maintaining gas pressure of the second gas thereby diffusion bonding the sheets; and f) injecting a third gas between the skin sheet and the mould, to force the skin sheet against the core sheet.
US10821538B2 System and method of unlocking features and parameters in a welding or cutting system using a physical key
A system and method are provided for using a welding or cutting system that uses a physical key to lock or unlock welding parameters or operations. The key can be used to lock, unlock, store and track welding or cutting information and can be customized as needed.
US10821535B2 Short circuit welding using self-shielded electrode
A welding system includes a feeder that advances a self-shielded flux-cored welding electrode toward a weld puddle. A power supply provides a welding output to the electrode to generate an arc, and a controller controls the welding output. The controller controls the power supply to provide a background welding output to the electrode before a shorting event between the electrode and a workpiece is detected. The controller monitors the welding output to detect both the shorting event and the clearance thereof. Upon detecting clearance of the short, the controller automatically switches the welding output to a minimum magnitude fixed current welding output. After the predetermined duration, the controller automatically switches the welding output from the minimum magnitude fixed current welding output back to the background welding output until another shorting event is detected.
US10821532B2 Advanced herringbone gear design
A herringbone gear includes a cylindrical body having a circumferential face having a width. A first helical gear tooth on the circumferential face has a first configuration, a second helical gear tooth on the circumferential face has a second configuration, and a transition on the circumferential face extends between the first helical gear tooth and the second helical gear tooth. An involute form taken within a transverse plane of the circumferential face remains constant over the width.
US10821531B2 Hard tip band-saw blade
A hard tip band-saw blade includes alternating sawtooth groups. Each of the sawtooth groups includes two sawtooth subgroups. The first sawtooth subgroup includes, as a plurality of sawteeth, a first leading tooth and a first following tooth and the second sawtooth subgroup includes, as a plurality of sawteeth, a second leading tooth, a second following tooth, and a third following tooth. Each tooth top corner part of a hard tip of the first following tooth, a tooth top corner part on a left side of a hard tip of the second following tooth, and a tooth top corner part on a right side of a hard tip of the third following tooth most outwardly protrude in a left-right direction.
US10821530B2 Oscillating power tool
Disclosed is an oscillating power tool comprising: a housing; a motor; a drive shaft; an output shaft driven by the drive shaft to oscillate around its own axis at a certain angle of oscillation; an eccentric transmission mechanism converting the rotational movement of the drive shaft to the oscillation of the output shaft, wherein the eccentric transmission mechanism comprises an eccentric apparatus mounted on the drive shaft and a shift fork assembly respectively connected to the eccentric apparatus and the output shaft; and the eccentric apparatus comprises at least two drive members, the shift fork assembly comprises a first shift fork member and a second shift fork member, the first shift fork member has a first cooperating part cooperating with the drive member and a second cooperating part cooperating with the second shift fork member, and the second shift fork member is connected to the output shaft. The oscillating power tool further comprises an adjusting mechanism placed on the housing, wherein the adjusting mechanism operably adjusts the movement of the first shift fork member, such that the first cooperating part abuts a different drive member, the second cooperating part abuts a different position of the second shift fork member, and the output shaft has a different angle of oscillation.
US10821527B2 Method of manufacturing a crankshaft
A method of manufacturing a crankshaft includes the steps of: (1) forming a crankshaft blank via a first half and a second half; (2) measuring a plurality of surface variations between a predetermined surface in a first region and a corresponding predetermined surface in a second region of the crankshaft blank; (3) calculating centering offset data based on the plurality of surface variations; (4) machining a pair center holes based on the centering offset data; (5) machining a counterweight and a journal relative to the pair of center holes to produce a partially machined crankshaft; (5) milling and grinding the partially machined crankshaft to produce a finished machined crankshaft; and (6) rotating the finished machined crankshaft typically on the outermost main journals in a final balancing machine and then modifying the counterweights to eliminate undesirable vibration generated during the rotation and engine operation.
US10821524B2 Drilling device for machining tubes in tube sheets in a radioactive environment
The present disclosure relates to a drilling device for machining tubes in tube sheets of heat exchangers in a radioactive environment. A retaining plate is clampable in the tubes with at least two retaining fingers on a first side and a first drive, which drives a tool shaft, is arranged on a second side. A tool chuck on a first end side of the tool shaft is connected detachably to the latter, wherein a forward feed of the tool shaft is brought about by a feed device. In addition, the tool chuck is unlockable from the tool shaft by way of an unlocking instrument and the unlocking instrument is controllable by a remote-control device.
US10821522B2 Drill bit adapter tool
An adapter tool with a drill bit is provided that selectively connects to a driver to provide added versatility to the driver. The adapter tool includes a spring with an engagement end that extends through a body to selectively engage a recess in the driver. A user can actuate the spring to quickly engage and disengage the adapter from the driver. In practice, a user can use the adapter-driver combination to drill a pilot hole using the drill bit on the adapter, selectively remove the adapter from the driver, and then put a screw into the pilot hole using the driver.
US10821520B2 Production method for impeller
A production method for an impeller includes: an impeller molding body forming step of forming an impeller molding body in which a reinforcement portion which reinforces at least one of end portions of the impeller in which an inlet and an outlet of a flow path are formed and the impeller are integrated with each other, by an additive manufacturing method using a metal powder; and a removal step of removing the reinforcement portion from the impeller molding body.
US10821512B2 Systems and methods for controlling microstructure of additively manufactured components
An additive manufacturing system includes a powder bed and at least one energy source configured to produce at least one energy beam for forming a build layer of a component from the powder bed. The additive manufacturing system further includes a computing device coupled to the at least one energy source. The computing device includes a processor and a memory device. The memory device includes instructions configured to cause the computing device to execute a manufacturing plan for manufacturing the component, receive component thermal data corresponding to at least a portion of the component during manufacturing of the component, and control the at least one energy beam in response to receiving the component thermal data to produce a predetermined microstructure within the portion of the component.
US10821511B2 Additive manufacturing apparatus and method for large components
An additive manufacturing apparatus includes: first and second spaced apart side walls extending along a pre-defined path and defining a build chamber therebetween; one or more build units mounted for movement along the pre-defined path, the one or more build units collectively including: a powder dispenser positioned above the build chamber; an applicator configured to scrape powder dispensed into the build chamber; and a directed energy source configured to fuse the scraped powder; a moveable build platform disposed between the first and second spaced-apart side walls; and an actuator assembly connected to the build platform, the actuator assembly being configured to rotate and move the build platform continuously along a build axis to provide a spiral movement and permit a part to be built continuously in a spiral configuration.
US10821509B2 Additive heat exchanger mixing chambers
A heat exchanger is provided having an integrally and seamlessly formed return manifold connecting multiple supply tubes and return tubes. The heat exchanger may also include a return manifold having one or more structures providing a flow restriction within or proximate the return manifold.
US10821508B2 System and methods for enhancing the build parameters of a component
A direct metal laser melting (DMLM) system for enhancing build parameters of a DMLM component includes a confocal optical system configured to measure at least one of a melt pool size and a melt pool temperature. The DMLM system further includes a computing device configured to receive at least one of the melt pool size or the melt pool temperature from the confocal optical system. Furthermore, the DMLM system includes a controller configured to control the operation of a laser device based on at least one build parameter.
US10821506B2 Method for producing silver nanoparticle dispersion and method for producing silver nanoparticle ink
A method for producing a silver nanoparticle dispersion according to the present invention includes the steps of mixing an amine compound, a resin, and a silver salt to yield a complex compound; and heating and decomposing the complex compound to form silver nanoparticles. A silver nanoparticle ink can be obtained by adding an organic solvent to the silver nanoparticle dispersion obtained by this method. The resin includes, for example, a polymer exhibiting viscosity at a temperature within the range of 20° C. to 50° C. or a high molecular weight compound exhibiting viscosity at a temperature within the range of 20° C. to 50° C.
US10821504B2 Piston for die casting machine
A piston head for a die-casting machine, in particular a cold chamber type, comprises a front surface for pushing the molten metal and a side wall extending around a head axis, wherein at least one ring seat is provided in said side wall suitable to receive a sealing ring. The bottom of the ring seat is connected to the front surface through holes or connection channels for a metal flow under the sealing ring. The holes or connection channels lead into an annular peripheral portion of said front surface, said annular peripheral portion being inclined with respect to a front plane orthogonal to said head axis so as to be turned towards said head axis.
US10821503B1 Semi-solid metal in-cavity molding die
A semi-solid metal in-cavity molding die includes a die body. The die body includes a male die and a female die, a cavity formed by the male die and the female die, a runner communicated with the cavity and a sprue communicated with the runner are provided inside the die body. An inner wall of the runner is provided with a plurality of guide protrusions which are arranged in a spiral track. The guide protrusions combine the inner wall of the runner to form a special-shaped pipeline for molten metal to flow through, and a cooling mechanism arranged around the runner is further provided in the die body.
US10821502B2 Method and casting/rolling system for casting and rolling a continuous strand material
A method for operating a casting/rolling system and to a corresponding system for casting and rolling an endless strand material. The casting/rolling system comprises a strand casting machine and a rolling train arranged downstream of the strand casting machine. The method has the following step: controlling the drive for the rollers of the first roller frame of the rolling train by means of a drive control in response to a target value specification of the pass sequence model. Furthermore, the drive of the at least one strand guiding roller is controlled by a strand guiding roller drive control in response to a target value specification of the strand casting machine drive model.
US10821497B2 Core mechanical integrity testing by viscosity manipulation
A mold system for forming a casting article for investment casting in which the mechanical integrity of a ceramic core can be tested by viscosity manipulation. A method for testing a ceramic core used for an investment casting includes: positioning the ceramic core within a mold for receiving a sacrificial material fluid to form a sacrificial material on at least a portion of the ceramic core, the ceramic core having a predefined layout; during casting of the sacrificial material fluid about the ceramic core using the mold, controlling a viscosity of the sacrificial material fluid to simulate an expected viscosity of a molten metal used during a subsequent investment casting using the ceramic core; and evaluating mechanical damage to at least one region of the ceramic core caused by the casting of the sacrificial material fluid.
US10821495B2 Method for producing components for motor-vehicle structures, having a hybrid structure made of light alloy and plastic material
A component of a vehicle structure is obtained by a hot forming operation on a hybrid panel having a sheet element of light alloy and a sheet of plastic material. The hybrid panel is hot formed by pressing it against a forming surface of a mould element by a pressurized gas or by a second mould element. Following this operation, the hybrid panel assumes a configuration corresponding to the forming surface, whereas the light alloy sheet element and the plastic material sheet constituting the hybrid panel adhere to each other following softening by heat of the plastic material. Before the hot forming step, a surface of said light alloy sheet element which must contact the plastic material sheet is subjected to a roughening treatment, thereby defining surface asperities between which the plastic material of the plastic material sheet is inserted when it is softened by heat.
US10821492B2 Strapping head module for coil packaging
A strapping head module for coil packaging convenient in maintenance and repair and guaranteed in packaging quality by being manufactured in small and light way and performing an accurate operation. The inventive module includes a frame, a correction unit arranged at one side of the frame to correct a curvature of supplied band, a feeding unit, a guide unit, a grip unit, and a binding unit binding an overlapped band.
US10821488B2 Method and device for cleaning tube bundles
A method and a cleaning device for cleaning tubes of tube bundles, wherein at least one rotating cleaning lance is used. During the insertion of the cleaning lance, the insertion depth E of the cleaning lance is measured and is stored and documented in a storage and documentation device. The cleaning device has an XY displacement device, on which a support rail is arranged, which supports a cleaning apparatus.
US10821486B2 Microelectronic module for cleaning a surface, module array, and method for cleaning a surface
A microelectronic module for cleaning a surface is described. The microelectronic module comprises at least one voltage converter for converting a provided first voltage into a higher, lower, or identical second voltage. The module also comprises at least one actuator. The actuator comprises at least one generator for generating an ionic current, an electrical plasma, harmonic components and/or an electrostatic field from the second voltage which is provided by the voltage converter. At least the voltage converter and the actuator are disposed on a thin-film, planar substrate. At least most of at least one object adhering to the surface is removed by the actuator.
US10821485B2 System and method of powder removal
A powder removal system includes a plurality of tubes including upstream and downstream ends, a manifold fluidly coupled to the tubes, and a pressurized air supply fluidly coupled to the manifold supplying pressurized air to the tubes via the manifold. The downstream ends of the tubes are inserted into a plurality of channels partially filled with powder.
US10821479B2 Method and system for recycling aluminum alloy rims using spectrographic analysis
A method and system of recycling aluminum alloy rims, the method and system comprising providing a feed of a plurality of aluminum alloy rims of different alloys, for each rim in the feed of aluminum alloy rims, determining a composition of that aluminum alloy rim, determining a plurality of recycled aluminum alloy composition ranges, and dividing the feed of aluminum alloy rims into a plurality of batches of aluminum alloy rims, each batch of aluminum alloy rims in the plurality of batches of aluminum alloy rims corresponding to an associated recycled aluminum alloy composition range in the plurality of recycled aluminum composition ranges, such that each rim in the plurality of aluminum alloy rims is allocated to an associated batch in the plurality of batches of aluminum alloy rims based on the composition of that aluminum alloy rim.
US10821478B2 Information-protected window send envelope with adhered inside address patch
Printed transactional documents are enclosed in a document size-inclusive envelope that gives the appearance of being a traditional windowed envelope in which the send address shows through from the address vehicle page inside, but actually has the address printed on an adhered patch that shows through the window, keeping the data inside more protected and allowing production processes to be more efficient, and the patch or envelope has a serialized identifier that ensures the address printed on the patch and seen in the window corresponds with the document on the inside.
US10821476B2 Sonic transducer having a piezoelectric diaphragm on a frame
A device includes a piezoelectric diaphragm positioned on a frame. A fixed portion of the diaphragm is fixed relative to the frame and an active portion of the diaphragm is not fixed relative to the frame. The active portion of the diaphragm surrounds the fixed portion of the diaphragm and/or has a boundary with a concave shape.
US10821473B2 Method of applying an abrasion resistant finish onto a pultrusion substrate
A lineal product includes a substrate having an outer surface, a thermoplastic base layer applied to the outer surface, and a second thermoplastic layer applied over at least a portion of the base layer, the second layer having a hardness of at least 1 H pencil hardness.
US10821472B2 Coating pretreatment facility
In a coating pretreatment facility using microbubbles, an arrangement is made to make it possible to form the facility compact and to reduce the initial cost and the running cost of the facility. A preliminary cleansing water supplying passage 33 is provided for supplying cleansing waters W1, W2 used in cleansing of a coating subject article B in flushing sections 3, 4 following a degreasing section 2 as preliminary cleansing water W3 for use in preliminary cleansing of the coating subject article B in a preliminary cleansing section 1. A microbubble generator device 34 is provided for causing the preliminary cleansing water W3 used in the preliminary cleansing of the coating subject article B in the preliminary cleansing section 1 to contain microbubbles.
US10821470B2 Syringe with piston assembly
A syringe assembly contains a fluid material, preferably two reactive fluid materials. The syringe assembly includes a syringe body having at least one barrel and a piston assembly movable within the barrel. An activatable plunger is in contact with the piston assembly effects dispensing movement of the piston assembly. The piston assembly includes an outer piston in sealed engagement with the barrel and an inner piston in sealed engagement with the outer piston. The inner piston is movable within the outer piston with and against the bias of a spring to maintain the inner piston in contact with the reactive material in the barrel upon thermal expansion and contraction of the reactive material.
US10821468B2 Component mounting body manufacturing system and component mounting body manufacturing method
A workpiece holding body holding a workpiece having a three-dimensional shape is swung around a lateral swing axis to position the workpiece so that one mounting surface of the workpiece faces a predetermined worked direction and a viscous substance is printed on the one mounting surface of the workpiece which is positioned. The workpiece holding body is swung around the swing axis to position the workpiece so that another mounting surface of the workpiece in which the viscous substance is printed on one mounting surface faces the worked direction and to print the viscous substance on the other mounting surface of the workpiece which is positioned.
US10821466B2 Systems and methods for solvent extraction
Systems and methods for venting a solvent are disclosed. The system includes a chamber, such as an oven having an interior volume defining a heating zone, where the interior volume receives at least one substrate coated with a coating material comprising a solvent. The system further includes a vent coupled to the oven and defining a passage between the interior volume and the environment external to the oven. The system also includes a solvent sensor measuring an amount of evaporated solvent present in the interior volume, and a fan removing at least a portion of the solvent from the interior volume. The system may also include a coating assembly including an applicator and a flow meter, wherein the applicator applies a portion of the coating material to the substrate, and the flow meter determines the amount of coating material applied to the substrate.
US10821465B2 Spherical core spraying tool
A spherical core spraying tool comprises a spraying spindle and connecting rods; the spraying spindle is circumferentially provided with a plurality of protruding rings, and is axially provided with a strip-shaped groove; the connecting rods are disposed in the groove; one end of the spraying spindle is a power input end, and the other end is provided with a locking sleeve; the groove runs through the protruding rings. By spot-welding steel balls in an inner hole of a spherical core and fitting the spherical core over the spraying spindle, the steel balls are stuck in the groove of the spraying spindle, and the both sides of the steel balls are tightened by means of the connecting rods in abutting-against fashion, so that a plurality of spherical cores is fixed together with the spraying spindle, and the plurality of spherical cores can be spray-coated simultaneously, thereby improving the efficiency.
US10821463B2 Systems and method for unmanned aerial painting applications
A UAV includes a body and rotor coupled to the body. The UAV may include a boom coupled to the body, and a nozzle coupled to a distal end of the boom, wherein an operational configuration of the nozzle is responsive to a second control signal. The rotor, boom, and nozzle are arranged such that the nozzle is disposed further away from the body than the rotor. The UAV may further include a sensor disposed on either the body or the boom, wherein the sensor is configured to generate a detection signal associated with a distance between the sensor and a surface disposed proximate to the sensor.
US10821461B2 Method for controlling a pump system and pump system
A method for controlling a pump system as well as to a pump system with multi-component material being dispensed under pressure using a mixer and a spray gun of the pump system, component material being pumped using at least two pumps of the pump system, said component material being stored using liquid tanks of the pump system each allocated to the pumps, said component material being dosed using dosage valves of the pump system each allocated to the pumps, said pump system being controlled by means of a control unit of the pump system, said dosage valves each being regulated using an electric regulating device of the control unit each allocated to the pump, a mixing ratio of the component materials being regulated using a control device of the control unit, said regulating devices being regulated by means of the control device.
US10821460B2 Innovative spraying system
An innovative spraying system, comprising features such as a weather station that senses environmental factors that may affect spraying operations, a system for creating and distributing droplets of a uniform and appropriate size, a flow management system that would allow the sprayer to control nozzle rate and direction individually, a high-rate flow system capable of filling the sprayer at rates of up to at least 400 gallons per minute, a modular chemical cartridge system, in which various chemicals are stored in pre-loaded, easy to install cartridges, a direct injection system, mixing chemicals and water as needed, optionally based on sensed changing conditions, electrostatic application of chemical to optimize the amount of chemical applied to plant matter.
US10821457B2 Manual pump with safety element
Manual operated pump for the delivery of a fluid, equipped with a main part comprising a dispenser coupled with a hollow stem through which the fluid is dispensed, and a ring nut for fastening the pump to a container for containing fluid to be dispensed, the pump having a safety element, configured to be snap-fitted onto a cylindrical part of the dispenser through an opening therein so as to be interposed between at least one surface of the dispenser and the ring nut, thereby preventing the dispenser from moving closer to the ring nut in the event of an impact during transportation, the safety element featuring ribs parallel to the axis of the cylindrical part, and the main part of the pump comprises projections for cooperating with the ribs to limit or prevent rotation of the safety element relative to the main part.
US10821454B2 Spray gun with a hollow needle and single stage or two stage nozzle and method for use thereof
A paint spray gun comprises a spray gun body; an air cap; and a hollow needle capable of assuming at least an open position enabling the passage of paint therethrough and a closed position; at least one air distribution channel for atomizing air; and at least one air distribution channel for fan air. A fluid spray single two stage nozzle includes first and second internal surfaces at first and second predetermined angles, respectively, with respect to a rotational axis of symmetry of the nozzle, wherein the first angled surface is proximate a forward opening of the nozzle, the second angled surface is aft of the first angled surface, the first angle is in a range of substantially 0.05 to thirty degrees, and the second angle ranges from substantially 0.1 to sixty degrees greater than that of the first angle.
US10821450B2 Modified spray head
The invention relates to a modified spray head suitable for use with an aerosol composition.
US10821449B2 Hybrid shower head
A hybrid shower head includes: a first shower head including a first shower head portion and a positioning portion; a second shower head including a second shower head portion and a matching portion which is disengaged from or engaged with the positioning portion; a two-position three-way diverter valve including a first water outlet communicating with the first shower head portion and a second water outlet communicating with the second shower head portion; and a switch controlling the two-position three-way diverter valve to select a water path. When the positioning portion is engaged with the matching portion, water is automatically discharged from only one of the first water outlet and the second water outlet. When the positioning portion is disengaged from the matching portion, water is automatically discharged from the other of the first water outlet and the second water outlet.
US10821445B2 Unitary biochip providing sample-in to results-out processing and methods of manufacture
A biochip for the integration of all steps in a complex process from the insertion of a sample to the generation of a result, performed without operator intervention includes microfluidic and macrofluidic features that are acted on by instrument subsystems in a series of scripted processing steps. Methods for fabricating these complex biochips of high feature density by injection molding are also provided.
US10821438B2 Microfluidic diagnostics with controlled fluid flow
A microfluidic product utilizing gradient surface energy coatings for fluid control comprising a plurality of fluid passages wherein at least one fluid passage comprises a coating configured to control liquid flow wherein the coating configured to control liquid flow comprises a gradient surface energy coating from a proximal location to a distal location on a surface of the fluid passage. The product can include uniform regions and surface gradient regions in the same passage. Coating compositions and product dimensions can be selected to provide control over different flow properties including fluid velocity, reduction and acceleration of fluid flow, and starting and stopping fluid flow.
US10821437B2 Compact microfluidic structures for manipulating fluids
Disclosed is a method and apparatus for manipulating fluids. The apparatus may include a microfluidic structure including inlet channels (1 and 2) and outlet channels (306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 311, 312, 313, and 314) oriented among bifurcated (5), trifurcated (6) and merging junctions (7 and 8). The apparatus splits and merges fluids flowing in the channels to produce successive dilutions of the fluids within the outlet channels. Multiple apparatus may be combined in serial, parallel, combined serial and parallel and/or stacked configurations. One or more apparatus may be used alone or to provide various devices or chambers with the diluted fluids.
US10821433B2 Ion exchange resins, purification methods and methods of making ionic resins
An ion exchange resin comprises a crosslinked resin and a salt covalently bonded to a carbon of the resin, wherein the salt comprises a first non-metallic cation and a first counteranion, wherein the first counteranion comprises a second non-metallic cation and a thiosulfate counteranion, and wherein the ion exchange resin is essentially free of metals. The ion exchange resin finds particular use in the removal of impurities from solutions that are useful in the manufacture of semiconductor devices.
US10821431B1 Aluminum-substituted CIT-15, its synthesis and use
A method is provided for the synthesis of aluminum-containing forms of molecular sieve CIT-15. The method includes treating an aluminogermanosilicate CIT-13 molecular sieve with water under conditions sufficient to degermanate at least a portion of the aluminogermanosilicate CIT-13 molecular sieve to provide a phyllosilicate comprising delaminated cfi-layers; and calcining the phyllosilicate under conditions sufficient to convert the phyllosilicate to an aluminogermanosilicate CIT-15 molecular sieve.
US10821425B2 Treatment of aromatic alkylation catalysts
The present disclosure relates to a process for producing a mono-alkylated aromatic compound using a treated catalyst made by a method of this invention is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of heating an untreated catalyst in the presence of a gaseous stream having a dew point temperature less than about 5° C. to form a treated catalyst. The treatment is effective to improve the activity and selectivity of the catalyst.
US10821423B2 Diesel oxidation catalyst combining platinum group metal with base metal oxide
A diesel oxidation catalyst composition is provided, the composition including at least one platinum group metal impregnated onto a porous refractory oxide material in particulate form and at least one base metal oxide impregnated onto a porous refractory oxide material in particulate form, wherein the porous refractory oxide material impregnated with at least one platinum group metal and the porous refractory oxide material impregnated with at least one base metal oxide are in the form of a mixture or wherein the at least one platinum group metal and the at least one base metal oxide are impregnated on the same porous refractory oxide material. The diesel oxidation catalyst provides synergistic enhancement of carbon monoxide oxidation as well as relatively unimpaired hydrocarbon oxidation. Methods of making and using the catalyst composition are also provided, as well as emission treatment systems comprising a catalyst article coated with the catalyst composition.
US10821421B2 Catalyst, catalyst composition containing Pt—Ni alloy and methods for synthesizing of hydrogen peroxide using them
A catalyst and a catalyst composition, a method for preparing thereof, and a method for synthesizing of hydrogen peroxide using them are provided. The catalyst and the catalyst composition contains: an alloy of two elements, wherein the elements are Pt (Platinum) and Ni (Nickel). The present disclosure enables (a) replacing a high-priced palladium (Pd) catalyst with a new catalyst, (b) providing a high-active catalyst which catalyzes the direct synthesis reaction of the hydrogen peroxide.
US10821420B2 Honeycomb filter
Disclosed is a honeycomb filter for collecting fine particles that includes a wall portion formed from a base material containing ceria-zirconia composite oxide and an inorganic binder. In a pore diameter distribution in which a pore diameter and a log differential pore volume measured through mercury porosimetry are respectively represented by a horizontal axis and a vertical axis, the wall portion has a peak in a range in which the pore diameter is greater than or equal to 0.01 μm and less than 1 μm and a peak in a range in which the pore diameter is greater than or equal to 1 μm and less than or equal to 50 μm.
US10821411B2 Particle separating catalytic chemical reactor with filter unit
A catalytic reactor comprises a filter unit which extracts and collects particles from the fluid flow stream above the reactor internals, the filter unit comprises elements which are safely, easily and quickly handled without the need for tools.
US10821404B2 Control method for a filter system
A control method is provided for a filter system, which includes at least one filter element (2). The method includes continuously recording a total energy consumption (EG) during a filtration cycle (22) of the filter system. The total energy consumption (EG) includes at least of the energy consumption (EB) for a physical cleaning (24) and the energy consumption (EP) for the subsequent production cycle (23) up to a predefined, in particular current point in time. The method further includes computing a relative energy consumption (Erel) by way of division of the recorded total energy consumption (EG) by a net permeate volume (QN) which has been produced during the filtration cycle (22) up to the predefined point in time and starting a physical cleaning (24) in dependence on the relative energy consumption or of a characteristic value derived from this.
US10821403B2 Spiral wound separation membrane module
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a highly reliable membrane module for removing hazardous components without the risk of a feed-source fluid and a concentrated fluid intermixing inside a hollow tube. The spiral wound separation membrane module is characterized in that: a spiral wound separation membrane element accommodated in a cylindrical container, the spiral wound separation membrane element having a structure in which a laminated body having a separation membrane, a feed-side spacer and a permeation-side spacer is wound around a porous hollow tube in a spiral shape, the feed-side spacer is positioned on a feed side of the separation membrane, the permeation-side spacer is positioned on a permeation side of the separation membrane, and a feed-side flow path and a permeation-side flow path are sealed so as not to communicate directly with each other.
US10821401B2 Diesel oxidation catalyst and exhaust system
An exhaust system for a diesel engine comprises an oxidation catalyst for treating an exhaust gas from the diesel engine and an emissions control device, wherein the oxidation catalyst comprises: a first washcoat zone for oxidizing carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrocarbons (HCs), wherein the first washcoat zone comprises a first platinum group metal (PGM), which is a combination of platinum and palladium, a first support material and a hydrocarbon adsorbent material, which is a zeolite, and wherein the first washcoat zone does not comprise rhodium and is substantially free of manganese or an oxide thereof; a second washcoat zone for oxidizing nitric oxide (NO), wherein the second washcoat zone comprises platinum (Pt) and manganese (Mn) disposed or supported on a second support material, wherein the second support material comprises a refractory metal oxide, wherein the refractory metal oxide is silica-alumina or an alumina doped with silica in a total amount of 0.5 to 45% by weight of the alumina, and wherein the second washcoat zone does not comprise a hydrocarbon adsorbent material, which is a zeolite; and a substrate having and inlet end and an outlet end, and wherein the second washcoat zone is disposed at an outlet end of the substrate, and the first washcoat zone disposed at an inlet end of the substrate; and wherein the emissions control device is a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) catalyst, a selective catalytic reduction filter catalyst, a diesel particulate filter (DPF), or a catalyzed soot filter (CSF).
US10821400B2 Method and system for NOx removal
A method for removing NOx from flue gas by SCR includes supplying a reagent for the SCR reaction of NOx into the flue gas, then contacting the flue gas with a catalyst. Supplying the reagent includes supplying a less than stoichiometric amount of reagent, and after contacting the flue gas with a catalyst a final NOx removal step is provided.
US10821398B2 Combined dehydration of gas and inhibition of liquid from a well stream
A method and system for dehydration of a gas phase and hydrate inhibition of a liquid hydrocarbon phase in a multiphase hydrocarbon fluid stream containing water. The method may include (i) separating the hydrocarbon fluid stream into a liquid phase and a first gas phase, (ii) adding hydrate inhibitor to the first gas phase, and (iii) separating off condensed liquids and a second gas phase. The first gas phase has a water dew point that is lower than the initial multiphase hydrocarbon fluid stream and the second gas phase has a lower water dew point than the first gas phase. The hydrate inhibitor has a water content that is low enough to enable it to dry the first gas phase, the hydrate inhibitor being separated off with the condensed liquids and mixed with a part or all of the liquid phase from the separation to inhibit the liquid phase.
US10821397B2 Square packed tower for capturing flue gas carbon dioxide
The present invention is related a square packed tower for collection of flue gas CO2. The square packed tower comprises an initial absorbent distributor on the lower end of the flue gas outlet, a vertical plate packer on the lower end of the initial absorbent distributor and a radial diversion gas distributor at the bottom of the square packed tower for delivery of carbon dioxide contained in the flue gas. The radial diversion gas distributor comprises a gas inlet pipe, a butterfly base plate, a butterfly seal plate and numerous radial deflectors. The butterfly base plate is connected with outlet of the gas inlet pipe. The radial deflectors are in radial arrangement between the butterfly base plate and butterfly seal plate along the outlet of gas inlet pipe.
US10821396B2 Gas redirecting device for liquid-gas contacting column
The present invention relates to a gas-redirecting device presenting an upper plane and a plurality of gas-redirecting tubes comprising an inlet end and an outlet end. For each gas-redirecting tube, the orthogonal projections of the inlet end and the outlet end onto the upper plane have an over-lapping area of at most 50% of the total area of the upper plane covered by the orthogonal projections. Also provided is a liquid-gas contacting column comprising a gas-redirecting device, a floating support comprising a liquid-gas contacting column, at least two packed beds and a method for improving the efficiency of a liquid-gas contacting column which is based on redirecting the gas from a wetted zone of a lower packed bed to a wetted zone of the higher packed bed.
US10821379B2 Gas liquid separator and associated methods
Exemplary embodiments are directed to a gas liquid separator that includes a chamber for receiving a fluid mixture, a fluid mixture inlet, a solvent outlet, and a gas outlet. The gas liquid separator can include a sensor disposed around or within the chamber for sensing at least one of a solvent level or a gas level. The gas liquid separator can include a regulator connected to at least one of the solvent outlet or the gas outlet for regulating at least one of the solvent level or the gas level within the chamber. Exemplary methods of regulating at least one of the solvent level or the gas level within a gas liquid separator of a CO2-based chromatography flow system are also provided.
US10821378B2 Hollow fiber degassing module, and method of degassing liquid using said hollow fiber degassing module
A hollow fiber degassing module includes: a cylinder; a first lid having a liquid supply port; a second lid; a liquid inflow portion that includes a cylindrical main body being in communication with the liquid supply port inside the cylinder; a hollow fiber membrane bundle that is provided inside the cylinder and that includes multiple hollow fiber membranes; a liquid outlet; a first air outlet that is provided to any one of the first lid and the second lid and connected to the inside of the hollow fiber membranes; and a bubble outlet that is provided to the cylinder.
US10821373B2 Educational story telling toy
The story telling toy contains one or more characters that relate an educational story upon power up. At least one of the characters has active facial features such as eyes and mouth that move synchronous to the audio. The audio as well as control signals for the actuated features are stored in a multi-track memory within the toy. Multiple short stories are saved in memory enabling the toy to relate a different story each time it is powered up. In another embodiment, the memory is made interchangeable by using USB drives, disks, SD cards, or other devices. The behavior of the toy changes when a new memory device is loaded and it relates different stories. In another embodiment, the toy may be designed to communicate with the home internet to enable downloading new stories via internet. The active features maybe implemented mechanically using electro magnets, solenoids, or optically using displays, electrochromic coatings, or fiber optic bundles.
US10821367B2 Interactive gaming via mobile playmaker
Systems and techniques relating to interactive gaining are described. A described system includes one or more site servers providing game instances to one or more devices in communication with the one or more site servers via a wired network, a wireless network, or both. The system includes a server system in communication with the one or more site servers, and one or more wireless mobile devices in communication with the server system. The server system can be configured to provide information about one or more of the gaming instances at one or more sites to the one or more mobile devices; receive, from the one or more mobile devices, an indication of a selected gaming instance of the gaming instances; relay gaming information between the one or more site servers and the one or more mobile devices; and provide gaming content and one or more gaming functions to the site servers.
US10821366B2 Game system, game control device, and information storage medium
A game system comprising at least one processor configured to: execute a sport game based on a first character group operated by a user; set any one of a plurality of roles as a role to be played by the user in a match; acquire basic locations of first characters based on formation data on the first character group; set a plurality of the first characters corresponding to each of the plurality of roles based on the basic locations of the first characters; select a plurality of operation subject candidates from among the first characters based on the role of the user and a setting of the plurality of the roles; switch an operation subject of the user among the plurality of operation subject candidates during the match; and cause the operation subject of the user to act based on the user's operation during the match.
US10821361B2 Gaming with earpiece 3D audio
A method of providing an enhanced gaming experience includes steps of sensing environmental audio with at least one microphone of an earpiece, combining a game sound with the environmental audio to provide a composite audio signal, and transducing the composite audio signal at the earpiece. The game sound may be positioned within a three-dimensional audio environment. The composite audio signal may be transduced to provide a three-dimensional audio experience.
US10821358B2 Gaming server and method to generate context-aware gaming information
A gaming server and method for generating context-aware gaming information are disclosed, which includes receipt of a view request from a first gaming device associated with a first user, by the gaming server. The view request includes a request to view a gaming profile of a second user. Based on the received view request, one or more circuits of the gaming server detects an entry point event from a plurality of defined entry point events to access the gaming profile of the second user. The one or more circuits are configured to generate context-aware gaming information of the second user based on the detected entry point event on the first gaming device. Further, a display of the generated context-aware gaming information within the gaming profile of the second user may be controlled on the first gaming device, based on the received view request.
US10821357B1 Interacting using an electronic link
Technology is described for electronic game interaction. A request may be received to generate an electronic link for an electronic game session hosted by a game server in a computing service environment. The electronic link may enable one or more game interactions to be performed with the electronic game session. The electronic link may be generated for the electronic game session to include link information. The link information may include one or more game parameters associated with the electronic game session that are to be included in the electronic link. The electronic link may be provided for inclusion in an electronic page. An activation of the electronic link by a target gaming device may enable the target gaming device to perform a game interaction with the electronic game session.
US10821353B2 Color or pattern matching toy
A matching toy is taught containing a sphere and a cube. The cube has six sides, and each of the six sides has an opening, and each side having a marking. The sphere is positioned within the cube, such that when the sphere is within the cube, a cap of said sphere projects out each opening. There are a plurality of markings on a plurality of the caps of the sphere such that when positioned, each cap is capable of being matched with the at least one marking on each side of the cube. In another embodiment, each section of the cube matches the color or pattern of a specific corner of the cube. In another embodiment, instead of a cube, another polygon can be used. Similarly, a sphere within a sphere is disclosed.
US10821351B2 Game board apparatus and method of placement of tokens
A game board apparatus (100) comprising at least two tokens (130) with a hollow open end (132) and a closed surface (134) including a cavity (136) a projection (138) extending from the closed surface (134); and a board (110) with a plurality of recesses (112) structured on the board (110) to receive the tokens (130), the recess (112) includes a first surface (114), a second surface (116) enclosed by the first surface (114), and a hole (118) at the center of the second surface (116), wherein the hole (118) receives the projection (138) and the second surface (116) receives the hollow open end (132) of the token (130) thereby avoiding displacement of the token (130) from the surface of the board and wherein the cavity (136) in the closed surface of the token receives the projection (138) of the token (130) thereby allowing stacking of the tokens (130). While playing a token (130) is placed over another token (130) forming a stack (144), wherein stacking is done by selecting the shortest path such that the number of steps taken for forming a stack (144) is same as the number of tokens (130) in the stack. FIG. 1 is the representative figure.
US10821345B2 Sporting device for analyzing an element in a tunnel, apparatus, system, method, and computer program product
A sporting apparatus, system, method and/or computer program product may provide an electronically and programmably controlled sporting device, which may include a sporting robotic device, which may include one or more of: at least one pair of parallel panels facing one another forming a tunnel space, with an array of sensors on an inner periphery of the parallel panels; or a plurality of sensors arranged in an array on an inner periphery of a tunnel space; where the plurality of sensors is configured to detect, and sense a projectile following a path through the tunnel space; and at least one data collection system configured to: capture a time stamp and location of occurrence of a detection event, store the time stamp and the location of the detection event, and analyze a trajectory and path followed by the projectile through the tunnel space.
US10821344B2 Iron golf club head with badge
A golf club head, including a body including a striking face and a perimeter portion extending aft from the striking face, a badge affixed to a rear surface of the striking face, wherein the badge comprises a first layer aft of the striking face, the first layer including a first density, a second layer aft of the first layer, the second layer including a second density, and a third layer aft of the first layer, wherein the third layer comprises a third layer front surface located adjacent the second layer, wherein the first density is less than 2.0 g/cm3, wherein the second density is greater than 2.0 g/cm3.
US10821342B2 Hockey blade with wrapped, stitched core
A construct for a hockey blade that includes a foam core. The foam core includes a first core face, a second core face, and a core edge. A first layer of resin preimpregnated tape is wrapped continuously around the first core face, the core edge and the second core face. A thread is stitched along the first layer of preimpregnated tape. A second layer of resin preimpregnated tape wrapped continuously around the first layer of resin preimpregnated tape.
US10821335B2 Golf club having improved sound properties
A golf club head has a stranded structure such as a cantilevered strand or a beam strand. The stranded structure causes changes in acoustic properties from that of a standard golf club. A gap or through-hole around the stranded structure may be filled with a vibration dampening material, such as flexible polymer, to further adjust the acoustic properties of the golf club. Vibration frequency regions in a golf club may be modified by incorporating stranded structures in the vibration frequency regions.
US10821332B1 Casting method for manufacturing golf club head having weight member and golf club head manufactured thereby
A method for manufacturing a golf club head having a weight member includes: providing a weight block made of a metal material; disposing an isolation layer on the weight block to form the weight member; delivering a wax material to form a wax pattern covering a portion of the weight member; coating the weight member and the wax pattern with a shell mold plaster to form a shell mold covering the same; performing a de-waxing process which leaves a mold cavity in the shell mold; and casting a molten metal material in the mold cavity to form a club head main body, and removing the shell mold to form the golf club head having the weight member embedded in the club head main body. A golf club head manufactured by the method is also disclosed.
US10821328B2 Exercise ball
An exercise ball includes a spherical cage and a sphere. The spherical cage includes two opposite openings. The sphere includes two opposite convex portions formed thereon. The sphere is inserted in the spherical cage and the convex portions are inserted in the openings to keep the sphere in the spherical cage.
US10821325B2 Balancing push up bar
A balancing push up bar effective for strengthening core muscles is provided. The balancing push up bar includes a bar coupling a front arc and a rear arc. A shape profile of the front and the rear provide a rocking movement of the balancing push up bar. A user may be able to mount the bar and perform push up exercises while balancing on the bar, which strengthens and tones the core muscles.
US10821323B2 All-in-one smart console for exercise machine
A smart console includes a Fitness Machine Smart Console Emulator to form a smart device which includes a control module for controlling an operation of an exercise machine, a command system operatively linked to the control module for receiving exercise related information from the exercise machine and data, and a fitness analysis module operatively linked to the control module for collecting exercise related information of the exercise machine and generating an exercise result based on the exercise related information. Therefore, the smart device simplifies the configuration of the exercise machine to remotely located device to communicate with the exercise machine.
US10821314B2 Adjustable tension device for use with a resistance band exercise apparatus
The present invention relates to novel apparatus for adjusting the length of a resistance band portion of an exercise apparatus without disconnecting the band from the apparatus, such as an exercise apparatus having a resistance band slidingly coupled between a parachute-like safety device and a user handle.
US10821309B2 Harness design for respiratory system
A harness may be used to carry a breathable air system. Generally, the harness may comprise at least one shoulder strap and a plurality of attachments configured to attach the at least one shoulder strap to the breathable air system. Additionally, the plurality of attachments may allow the breathable air system to be configured into a plurality of strap configurations. For example, the plurality of strap configurations may include a hip configuration, a waist configuration, a leg configuration, and/or a back configuration. In some configurations, an additional/accessory strap may be used to more securely carry the breathable air system in the plurality of strap configurations.
US10821307B2 Honeycomb rib structure in rotating gantry of proton therapy device
A honeycomb rib structure in a rotating gantry of a proton includes an upper honeycombed rib plate and a lower honeycombed rib plate which are mounted in a cylindrical body through a plurality of connecting structures. The upper and lower honeycombed rib plates are symmetrically arranged, and are spliced by a plurality of basic structures which are in a regular hexagonal shape. Connecting nodes between the adjacent basic structures are of a ring structure. Densities of the upper and lower honeycombed rib plates are adjusted through a density increasing structure.
US10821304B2 Ion chamber for radiation measurement
An ion chamber has a chamber having an interior volume. There is a first electrode and a second electrode in the chamber and separated by a gap. A collector electrode is positioned between the first electrode and the second electrode. The collector electrode is shaped to occlude a portion of the first electrode from the second electrode.
US10821298B2 Method and apparatus for brain function enhancement
In one aspect, a system for in vivo and transcranial stimulation of brain tissue of a subject may include at least one light source, a controller to control operation of the light source, a signal detecting unit and a processor configured to receive signals from the signal detecting unit, analyze the signals and generate a feedback signal to the controller to control the light source until optimal results are obtained. In one embodiment, the light source is a laser instrument and the wavelength can range from 800 to 1100 nm. In another embodiment, the irradiance of the laser instrument can range from 50 to 1000 mW/cm2.
US10821295B1 Aesthetic method of biological structure treatment by magnetic field
Combined methods for treating a patient using time-varying magnetic field are described. The treatment methods combine various approaches for aesthetic treatment. The methods are focused on enhancing a visual appearance of the patient.
US10821294B2 Magnetic field optimization method and device for blood flow microcirculation enhancement
The present invention provides an apparatus and method to increase blood microcirculation in tissue, using the pairs of Helmholtz coils with different frequencies; shape and amplitude of the magnetic field were built covering this tissue. A Giant Magnetoresistance Sensor or Laser Doppler flow meter sensor is used to determine a feedback from the tissue where the magnetic field is applied. The method includes calibration of the sensors and a special time protocol for the magnetic field to identify the maximum field effect for increasing blood microcirculation. This device includes the Helmholtz coils to apply the alternating magnetic field, a giant magnetoresistance sensor to measure feedback after applying the alternating magnetic field, a power amplifier for the Helmholtz coils and the giant magnetoresistance sensor, a data acquisition box, a virtual function generator and a virtual oscilloscope all of which are connected to communicate with a computer.
US10821289B2 Implantable device for external urinary control
The present invention relates to an implantable apparatus for obtaining urinary control and emptying of the urinary bladder. The apparatus operates with a powered member operating from the outside of the urinary bladder assisted by a support structure to discharge urine from the urinary bladder. A control device controls the operation of the powered member. The control device further comprises a source of energy for operating the powered member and other energy consuming parts of the apparatus and a control assembly.
US10821288B2 Cardiac pacemaker with pacing pulse energy adjustment based on sensed heart rate
Implantable medical devices (IMD) such as a cardiac pacemakers may include a sensor and electrodes. In some cases, the IMD may include electronics to use the sensor to determine the heart rate of a patient's heart. The electronics may use the electrodes to deliver pacing pulses to the heart at a first energy level if the heart rate is below a threshold and pace the heart at an enhanced energy level if the heart rate is above the threshold.
US10821285B2 Dueling bandits algorithm for neuromodulation therapy
A system, method, and apparatus for identifying optimal or near optimal complex stimulation waveforms for a neurostimulator device or neuromodulation device are disclosed. An example method includes using a dueling bandits algorithm with correlation among stimulation arms to select a batch of stimulation arms for sequential application to a patient during a therapy session. Each of the stimulation arms specifies complex stimulation waveform parameter values. Feedback from applying the stimulation arms to the patient is recorded and used to update feedback reward values corresponding to at least some of the stimulation arms using a stimulation arm correlation index. A second batch of stimulations arms is selected based upon the updated feedback reward values and applied to a patient. The method is iteratively repeated over a number of therapy sessions until an optimal or near optimal batch of stimulation arms (defining complex stimulation waveforms) is determined.
US10821284B2 Current steering compatible image-guided cochlear implant electrode deactivation methods and applications of same
Systems and methods for performing current steering compatible image-guided cochlear implant (CI) electrode deactivation. The cochlear implant includes an electrode array having a plurality of electrodes implanted in a cochlea of a living subject. For each electrode, a corresponding distance-vs-frequency (DVF) curve is obtained. An analysis is performed on the DVF curves to identify the interfering electrodes, each having an interference with at least one other electrode. Then, rules may apply to the interfering electrodes in order to select one or more interfering electrodes to be deactivated. The rules may include: keeping the electrode having a corresponding DVF curve located at a left-most location on the plot to avoid a resulting sound frequency upshift; avoiding leaving any electrode stranded without a neighboring electrode; and deactivating a minimal number of the interfering electrodes to ensure that high interference is allowed only for each electrode with one neighboring electrode.
US10821281B1 Implantable pacing and defibrillation system with illuminated generators
A pacemaker defibrillator system implantable in the intercostal space of a mammalian patient is configured with sensors to sense electrical, mechanical and blood flow activity of the heart from the base to the apex, and the patient position, and to generate corresponding signals responsive to the sensed cardiac situation, as well as to provide instantaneous display of the cardiac situation and the system operational situation using an LCD and multicolor LEDs generating signals which can be seen through the skin of the patient. The system includes at least two flexible electrical generators contoured to conform to the anatomy of the intercostal space and embedded with electrodes for measuring electrical activity, as well as echocardiographic piezoelectric electrodes for measuring mechanical activity of the heart and Doppler blood flow. The system is equipped with microprocessors to analyze a cardiac situation based on the sensors' readings, produce a diagnosis, and generate the therapeutic strategy, such as “pacing or shocking pulse” in a life-threatening situation, or “observe” in non-life-threatening situations, meanwhile providing a bedside instantaneous on-demand display of the heart rhythm and the system's functionality through the patient's skin.
US10821276B2 System and method to locally deliver therapeutic agent to inner ear
The disclosed subject matter relates to a system and method for delivery of therapeutic agent to the inner ear. The system includes a plurality of micro-needles which can be delivered to the round window membrane by a delivery device, e.g. catheter, and is capable of controlled penetration of the round window membrane to create temporary and self-closing perforations. In some embodiments the micro-needles are hollow with a lumen for local drug delivery into the perforations. In other embodiments the micro-needles are solid and include a coating of therapeutic agent on exterior surface for delivery into the perforations.
US10821274B2 Methods and devices for delivery of pharmaceutical agents within orifices of the body
A device for drug delivery to an orifice of a subject, comprising a shell which is elastically stressed by an active pharmaceutical ingredient, said shell containing and being substantially impermeable to said active pharmaceutical ingredient, wherein said shell has at least one hole sized for in-vivo release of said active pharmaceutical ingredient as a result of elastic stressing.
US10821273B1 Apparatus and method for advancing catheters or other medical devices through a lumen
Devices, systems, and methods are disclosed that help deliver catheters or other medical devices to locations within a patient's body. The device includes a transporter catheter having a proximal end and a distal end, at least a first balloon located at the distal end, substantially at a tip of the transporter catheter, and at least a second balloon located between the distal end and the proximal end of the transporter catheter. The first balloon is an orienting balloon and the second balloon is an anchor balloon. The transporter catheter may include a single lumen or more than one lumen. The transporter catheter may include a shaft including an inner layer and an outer layer, the inner layer may be made of a material more flexible than the material of the outer layer. The outer layer may also include a braided-wire assembly, said braided-wire assembly being formed by braiding a plurality of flat wires or circular wires. The braided-wire assembly may wrap around the inner layer. The transporter catheter may include a shaft that may include a plurality of segments of varying degrees of hardness. The degree of hardness of the segment of the shaft of the transporter catheter located between the first balloon and the second balloon may be less than the degree of hardness of the segment of the shaft between the second balloon and the proximal end of the catheter.
US10821268B2 Integrated coil vascular devices
The present disclosure relates to vascular devices such as guidewires and microcatheters having integrated coil sections for optimizing torquability, flexibility, and ability to shape and maintain the distal tip. A guidewire device includes a core and a tube structure coupled to the core such that at least a portion of the core passes into the tube structure. A distal section of the tube structure includes a spiral cut arrangement that configures the distal section as an integral coil integrally incorporated as part of the tube structure. The integrated coil configuration increases the flexibility of the tube structure to reduce the tendency of resilient forces from the tube structure to disrupt a shaped distal tip of the guidewire device.
US10821258B2 Compliant coupler or adaptor
A CPAP device includes a flow generator including an outlet, a humidifier including an inlet, and an adaptor connector between the outlet of the flow generator and the inlet of the humidifier. The connector includes a flexible and conformable sealing portion that is movable to accommodate misalignment.
US10821255B2 Personalized forced air purifier
The present invention is a portable air purifier device intended to be attached to the belt or to the neck of the user and generate purified air enough to breath easily and adequate to make an air curtain to push a way ambient air. Principle of the operation of this device is to push inlet polluted air through layers of ionized water. Water will absorb particles and copper and silver ion kills possible air born bacteria and produce clean air. The purified air will be then delivered to the face of the user either by a flexible hose to a mask or through several flexible hoses to form an air curtain in front of a user's face.
US10821251B2 Nasal interface
A nasal cannula for use in a system for providing a flow of respiratory gases to a user is described. The nasal cannula comprises a body made from a pliable material. The body has an inlet and at least one nasal prong fluidly connected to the inlet. In use a conduit providing a flow of gases to the cannula is connected to the inlet, and the nasal prong is inserted into a user's nostril. The cannula is arranged to direct the flow of gases from the nasal prong towards the front wall of the user's nasal passage within the user's nose.
US10821249B2 Closed suction cleaning devices, systems and methods
A closed suction system module is provided. In one embodiment, the closed suction system module includes a coupling member configured to couple to a suction port of a multi-port manifold or endotracheal tube adapter (e.g., dual-port or tri-port adapter). In one embodiment, the closed suction system module includes a suction catheter configured to clean the interior surfaces of body-inserted tubes or artificial airways (alone or in addition to suctioning natural airways or portions of the respiratory tract or other body lumens). The suction catheter may include a cleaning portion at a distal portion of the suction catheter (e.g., near the distal end or tip of the suction catheter). In some embodiments, the cleaning portion includes at least one expandable cleaning member (e.g., balloon, sleeve, wiper).
US10821248B2 Courier airway device
A courier airway device includes a tubular structure that defines a central channel through which a medical diagnostic or therapeutic device can be inserted. The tubular structure also defines a ventilation duct for providing gases from a controlled ventilation machine to a patient. A cuff is attached to the central channel. Characteristically, the cuff is an inflatable balloon-like ring.
US10821244B2 Medical measuring device, ventilator and method for operating a medical measuring device or for operating a ventilator
A medical measuring device (2), as well as to a ventilator (1), as well as to a method for operating a medical measuring device (2) or a ventilator are provided. The medical measuring device (1) includes a sensor system (14) and measuring, signal processing and calculating device (21), to detect an inspiratory measured variable, which represents an indicator for the transport of breathing gases into the lungs of a patient (80), and an expiratory measured variable, which represents an indicator for the transport of breathing gases out of the lungs of a patient (80), and to determine an indicator for a ventilation-related shifting of secretion from the expiratory measured variable and the inspiratory measured variable.
US10821236B2 Safety needle assembly
In one aspect, a safety pen needle assembly includes a hub having an open proximal end, a needle fixed to said hub, said needle having a distal end for insertion into a patient, and a proximal end extending into said open proximal end of said hub, a shield having a distal opening and an internal thread that is engaged to said hub so as to be manually movable relative to said hub to selectively expose said distal end of said needle via proximal movement of said shield and cover said distal end of said needle via distal movement of said shield, said shield having an open distal end, and a cap that seals the distal opening of the shield.
US10821230B2 Automatic administration instrument for medical use
An automatic administration instrument includes a syringe and a partition wall in the syringe which partitions the syringe into different rooms for respectively holding plural kinds of drug solutions or a drug and a drug solution. A partition-wall driver displaces the partition wall and an injection needle is connected to the syringe. A body cap attached to the administration instrument body so as to cover the injection needle. The syringe, the partition wall, and the body cap are configured such that displacing the partition wall dissolves or mixes the drug solutions or the drug and the drug solution in a state that the injection needle is covered by the body cap.
US10821229B2 Time averaged basal rate optimizer
Systems and methods for integrating a continuous glucose sensor, including a receiver, a medicament delivery device, a controller module, and optionally a single point glucose monitor are provided. Integration may be manual, semi-automated and/or fully automated.
US10821228B2 System and method for adjusting insulin delivery
The embodiments described herein may relate to methods and systems for adjusting insulin delivery. Some methods and systems may be configured to adjust insulin delivery to personalize automated insulin delivery for a person with diabetes. Such personalization may include adjusting user specific dosage parameters in response to a user provided insulin delivery amount, including a user provided insulin delivery amount that varies from a recommended insulin delivery amount.
US10821226B2 Infusion set with safety device
An infusion base for attachment to a user of an infusion set comprises an adapter having a lower portion, an inner wall portion, and a gap between the lower portion and the inner wall portion. At least one of the lower portion and the inner wall portion is configured to receive an attachment.
US10821217B2 Fistula formation devices and methods therefor
Described here are devices, systems, and methods for forming a fistula between two blood vessels. Generally, the systems may comprise a first catheter and a second catheter, which may comprise one or more fistula-forming elements. The first and second catheters may comprise one or more magnetic elements, which may be used to assist in bringing the first and catheters in closer proximity to facilitate fistula formation. In some variations, the magnetic elements may have magnetization patterns such that the flux generated by the magnetic elements is locally concentrated. In some instances, the system may comprise a magnetic control device, which may comprise a magnet, and may be used to increase or create an attractive force between the first and second catheters.
US10821216B1 Method and apparatus for a hemodiafiltration module for use with a dialysis machine
A method and apparatus are provided for a hemodiafiltration delivery module that is used in conjunction with a UF controlled dialysis machine to enable hemodiafiltration therapy to be performed. The advantage is that one can fully utilize a current functioning dialysis machine to perform a hemodiafiltration therapy as opposed to purchasing a completely new machine that offers this capability.
US10821208B2 Click-crosslinked hydrogels and methods of use
The present disclosure provides click-crosslinked hydrogels and methods of use.
US10821207B2 Composite materials for bone repair based on decellularized biological tissue matrix material and the preparation method thereof
A composite material for bone repair based on a decellularized biological tissue matrix material and a preparation method thereof. The composite material for bone repair comprises an organic phase of a microfibrillar decellularized animal tissue matrix material and an inorganic phase of a calcium salt bioceramic or other inorganic bioglass. A preparation process for the composite material for bone repair does not need physical or chemical crosslinking. The composite material for bone repair has a three-dimensional porous network structure, and protein components in the biological tissue matrix material maintain a natural triplex structure. The composite material for bone repair has excellent biocompatibility, biodegradability, osteoconductivity, osteoinductivity, and osteogenecity, also has certain mechanical strength and shape memory function, and can be used as a bone filling material or a repair material for large-area bone defect.
US10821204B2 Injectable tissue supplement
The present invention provides polymers which can be used as tissue supplements or lubricants in vivo. The inventive polymers can be used as tissue-interpenetrating hydrogel supplements, viscosupplements, tribosupplements, viscoelastics, tissue space fillers, and/or anti-adhesive agents. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the inventive polymers and methods of using them including, for example, in the treatment of arthritic and injured synovial joints; in reconstruction or cosmetic procedures, intervertebral disc repair, treatment of vocal cord problems, treatment of urinary incontinence, and prevention of adhesion formation following abdominal or gynecological surgery or malfunction of naturally lubricious mucosal tissue.
US10821203B2 Composition and dressing with nitric oxide
A dressing composition for use as a skin dressing comprises an elastomeric-adhesive composition, and a zeolite comprising releasably adsorbed nitric oxide. The zeolite may comprise a transition metal cation such as Co, Fe, Mn, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ag or a mixture thereof as an extra-framework metal cation, preferably Zn. The elastomeric adhesive composition may be a hydro-colloid-adhesive composition comprising, hydrocolloid and elastomer. The dressing composition releases nitric oxide, which may have beneficial effects, when used on wounds or moist skin, with a substantially constant release rate over a long period of time. A dressing including a layer of the dressing composition has a backing layer and may have a release liner removably attached to the skin-contacting surface of the dressing layer.
US10821202B1 Airborne pathogen extraction system
An airborne pathogen extraction system that provides for continuous airborne pathogen particle extraction from a specifically targeted area in a room or a specifically targeted area proximate to a user. The pathogenic particles are filtered and/or disinfected before the air is returned proximate to the originating location, or are directed an area away from the user(s). The airborne pathogen extraction systems and methods lower the chances of contagion or infection from airborne pathogens, such as viruses.
US10821200B2 Method of sterilization of microparticles
Methods of sterilizing microparticles using a porous solid matrix which allows penetration of a sterilizing gas such as EtO to pass through are disclosed. The methods also include preparing a suspension of the sterilized microparticles by reconstituting the porous matrix containing the microparticles.
US10821198B2 Self-sanitizing waveguiding surfaces
A self-sanitizing surface structure configured to selectively refract light, a method of fabricating a self-sanitizing surface configured to selectively refract light, and a method of decontaminating a surface using selectively refracted light. A waveguide including a support layer below a propagating layer is positioned over a substrate as a self-sanitizing layer. In the absence of a contaminant or residue on the waveguide, UV light injected into the propagating layer is constrained within the propagating layer due to total internal reflection. When a residue is present on the self-sanitizing surface structure, light may be selectively refracted at or near the interface with the residue along the side of the waveguide to destroy the residue. The self-sanitizing surface structure may be configured to refract a suitable amount of UV light in response to a particular type of residue or application.
US10821194B2 Labelled carboxylic acids and their uses in molecular imaging
The present invention pertains generally to the field of imaging compounds, and more specifically to certain 2,2-dialkyl radionuclide-labelled carboxylic acids suitable for PET, SPECT and/or DNP imaging. Also described are used of such compounds in the imaging of inter alia, cancer tumours, metastasis, Alzheimer's disease and multiple sclerosis.
US10821192B2 Macrophage-targeting nanoassembly and anti-inflammatory composition containing same
Disclosed are a macrophage-targeting nanoassembly capable of efficiently removing reactive oxygen species to minimize the occurrence of inflammation and an anti-inflammatory composition containing the same.
US10821190B2 HIV peptide vaults and methods of making and using thereof
Disclosed herein are compositions comprising HIV peptide vaults, which are vault particles comprising complexes of MVP proteins and one or more HIV peptides bound or genetically linked to one or more MVP proteins or packaged within the internal cavities of the vault particles and methods of using thereof.
US10821189B2 CD38 ligand-drug conjugates for targeted cancer therapy
Disclosed are compositions and methods relating to nucleic acid aptamers that specifically target CD38 protein and also selective binding to CD38-expressing cells. The ligand-drug conjugates specifically target CD38-expressing cancer cells and subsequently internalize into the cell.
US10821187B2 Compositions, gels and foams with rheology modulators and uses thereof
The present disclosure relates generally to compositions for cosmetic or pharmaceutical application. The compositions include a carrier and rheology modulators.
US10821183B2 Liquid protein formulations containing 4-(3-butyl-1-imidazolio)-1-butane sulfonate (BIM)
Concentrated, low-viscosity, low-volume liquid pharmaceutical formulations of proteins have been developed. Such formulations can be rapidly and conveniently administered by subcutaneous or intramuscular injection, rather than by lengthy intravenous infusion. These formulations include low-molecular-weight and/or high-molecular-weight proteins, such as mAbs, and viscosity-reducing ionic liquids.
US10821181B2 Pharmaceutical compositions comprising meloxicam
Disclosed herein are compositions comprising an NSAID such as meloxicam and/or rizatriptan in combination with a cyclodextrin and/or a carbonate or a bicarbonate. These compositions may be orally administered, for example, to improve the bioavailability or pharmacokinetics of the NSAID for the treatment of pain such as migraine, arthritis, and other conditions. Also disclosed herein are methods of treating pain, such as migraine, comprising administering meloxicam and rizatriptan to a human being suffering from pain, such as migraine. For migraine, these methods may be particularly useful when the meloxicam and rizatriptan are administered while the human being is suffering from an acute attack of migraine pain or migraine aura. In some embodiments, the combination of meloxicam and rizatriptan may be administered in a manner that results in a Tmax of meloxicam of 3 hours or less.
US10821175B2 Lipid nanoparticle vaccine adjuvants and antigen delivery systems
The instant invention provides for novel lipid nanoparticle (LNP) formulations, containing cationic lipids, for use as vaccine adjuvants and/or as antigen delivery systems. It is an object of the instant invention to provide LNP formulations that demonstrate enhancements in humoral and cellular immunogenicity of vaccine antigens, particularly subunit vaccine antigens, when utilized alone or in combination with immunostimulatory agents (e.g. small molecule or oligonucleotide TLR agonists). The instant invention further identifies physical and chemical properties of the LNP formulations that can be manipulated to enhance antigen efficiency and adjuvant tolerability in vivo.
US10821167B2 VLP-based vaccines for targeting Staphylococcus aureus secreted virulence factors
The present invention is directed to virus-like particles (VLPs) which are engineered to present epitopes from Staphylococcus aureus (SA), preferably autoinducing peptides (AIPs) which regulate quorum-sensing dependent virulence in this pathogen, or epitopes from SA toxins and leukocidins. These VLPs may be used to provide immunogenic compositions and efficacious vaccines. In a mouse model of SA dermonecrosis, vaccination with AIP-containing VLPs or SA toxin-containing VLPs induces protective immunity to limit the pathogenesis of SA infection and promote bacterial clearance.
US10821163B2 Process for the production of a DNA vaccine for cancer immunotherapy
The present invention relates to a method for producing a DNA vaccine for cancer immunotherapy comprising at least the steps of (a) transforming an attenuated strain of Salmonella with at least one DNA molecule comprising at least one expression cassette encoding at least one antigen or at least one fragment thereof; (b) characterizing at least one transformed cell clone obtained in step (a); and (c) selecting at least one of the transformed cell clone(s) characterized in step (b) and further characterizing said at least one selected transformed cell clone. The present invention further relates to a DNA vaccine obtainable by the method according to the present invention.
US10821161B2 CS1 targeted chimeric antigen receptor-modified T cells
Chimeric antigen receptors for use in treating malignant melanoma and other cancers expressing CS1 are described.
US10821159B2 Target for diabetes treatment and prevention
The present invention relates to the identification of ALMS1 as the missing player involved in the regulation of the insulin-mediated glucose uptake through GLUT4 sorting vesicles, and to the down-regulation of ALMS1 by αPKC. Accordingly, the present invention relates to a molecule capable of preventing the binding of αPKC on ALMS1 for use for treating or preventing diabetes, in particular type 2 diabetes. In addition, the present invention relates to a method for identifying molecule capable of preventing the binding of αPKC on ALMS1.
US10821158B2 Polyalkylene oxide valerate hemoglobin conjugates
The present invention relates generally to polyethylene glycol (PEG) conjugated hemoglobins made by conjugation of succinimidyl-valerate activated polyethylene glycol to primary amines and N-terminal valines of the hemoglobin.
US10821153B2 Composition for improving muscular function or for enhancing exercise performance comprising vigna angularis var. angularis
Vigna angularis var. angularis according to the present invention is capable of increasing muscle mass and enhancing muscular function or exercise performance through an effect of promoting mRNA or protein expression and the activity of a gene involved in muscle functions, muscle mass increase of differentiation of muscle cells; can prevent, treat or ameliorate a decline in exercise performance, a decline in muscle function, muscle loss, etc. caused by various diseases; and may be effectively used for medicines or food products, etc., since it has no side effects in the body as natural substance.
US10821141B2 HSV-1 oncolytic virus therapies that specifically kill ALT dependent cancers
Recombinant herpes simplex virus (HSV)-1 capable of selectively replicating in alternative lengthening of telomeres (ALT)-dependent tumor cells are described. The recombinant HSV-1 are ICP0-deficient, such as by complete deletion of the ICP0 gene, or mutation of the ICP0 gene sufficient to diminish or eliminate E3 ubiquitin ligase activity of ICP0. In some cases, the recombinant HSV-1 further include additional gene deletions or mutations, such as those that render the virus glycoprotein C (gC) deficient, or include a heterologous gene, such as a gene encoding an immunostimulatory molecule. Methods of treating ALT-dependent cancer, and methods of selectively killing ALT-dependent tumor cells are also described.
US10821140B2 Construction of oncolytic herpes simplex viruses (oHSV) obligate vector and constructs for cancer therapy
An obligate oHSV vector comprising modified viral DNA genome is provided. A recombinant oHSV-1 construct comprising the obligate oHSV vector and a heterologous nucleic acid sequence encoding an immunostimulatory and/or immunotherapeutic agent is also provided. Compositions comprising the recombinant oHSV-1 construct can be used for treating cancers.
US10821134B2 BK virus specific T cells
Provided herein are methods of rapidly expanding BKV-specific T cells using a peptide mixture and cytokines. Further provided herein are methods of treating polyomavirus-associated diseases by administering the BKV-specific T cells.
US10821130B2 Omega 3 fatty acids, no releasing compound and vitamin B12 as neuroprotectant in patients with no dementia
A method of attenuating, treating or preventing cognitive aging in an individual who does not have dementia includes administering to the individual a therapeutically effective amount of a composition containing an omega-3 fatty acid, a nitric oxide releasing compound, and Vitamin B12. The composition is administered in a daily dose that provides 50 to 500 times the recommended daily requirement (RDA) of Vitamin B12 per day, for example about 200 times the RDA of Vitamin B12 per day. Optionally Vitamin B6 and/or Vitamin B9 can be included in the composition. The method can achieve a benefit that is one or more of decreasing brain atrophy, increasing or maintaining number of synapses, increasing amyloid-β phagocytosis, or decreasing or maintaining neuroinflammation in the non-demented individual. The method can prevent dementia in an individual at risk thereof, for example an elderly human.
US10821127B2 Composition for inhibiting myeloid-derived suppressor cells comprising decitabine or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt as active ingredient
The present invention relates to a method for inhibiting myeloid-derived suppressor cells or treating cancer comprising administering a pharmaceutical composition containing decitabine or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt as an active ingredient. The decitabine suppresses creation of a cell population of myeloid-derived suppressor cells (MDSC) created in spleen and bone marrow in tumorigenic mice and induces apoptosis of the MDSC cell population. Therefore, the decitabine may be useful as agents for treating MDSC-related diseases and anticancer immunotherapy, or an anticancer supplement.
US10821123B2 Use of ribose for treatment of subjects having congestive heart failure
A method for treating a human subject having congestive heart failure is disclosed herein. An exemplary method includes orally administering a 10 g to 50 g dose of D-ribose daily to a subject having congestive heart failure, wherein the D-ribose is administered in a single dose after fasting, and the administration of D-ribose is continued over a period of time effective to improve cardiac and/or physical function of the subject.
US10821120B2 Method for controlling neuroinflammation
The invention pertains to the use of therapeutically effective amounts of (i) vitamin A and/or functional equivalents, (ii) vitamin D and/or functional equivalents, and (iii) at least one omega-3 PUFA, preferably DHA and/or EPA, more preferably DHA and EPA, for the manufacture of a composition or medicament for treating, reducing and/or preventing neuroinflammation and/or symptoms associated with neuroinflammation in a subject in need thereof, as well as for reducing microglia activation, and/or for treating, reducing and/or preventing symptoms associated with excessive activation of microglia; and/or for reducing the secretion of inflammatory cytokines, preferably IL-6, and/or for treating, reducing and/or preventing symptoms associated with excessive secretion of inflammatory cytokines, in a subject in need thereof.
US10821116B2 Administration of iloprost as aerosol bolus
The present invention relates to novel methods, compositions and kits useful for the treatment of pulmonary diseases such as pulmonary arterial hypertension. In particular, aerosolisable compositions of iloprost are provided which are for use in inhalation therapy. Their administration is by bolus inhalation, which is patient-friendly, effective, and well tolerated. Bolus inhalation may, for example, be achieved using an efficient nebuliser based on the vibrating mesh technology.
US10821115B2 Compounds that inhibit Mcl-1 protein
Provided herein are myeloid cell leukemia 1 protein (Mcl-1) inhibitors, methods of their preparation, related pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of using the same. For example, provided herein are compounds of Formula I, or a stereoisomer thereof; and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds. The compounds and compositions provided herein may be used, for example, in the treatment of diseases or conditions, such as cancer.
US10821110B2 Composite preparation, containing novel 3-(4--(benzyloxy)phenyl)hex-4-inoic acid derivative and another active ingredient, for preventing or treating metabolic diseases
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating metabolic diseases, in which a novel 3-(4-(benzyloxy)phenyl)hex-4-inoic acid derivative and at least another active ingredient, which is selected from the group consisting of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPPIV) inhibitor-based, sulfonylurea-based, thiazolidinedione (TZD)-based, biguanide-based, and sodium/glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor-based drugs, may be administered in combination or in the form of a composite preparation. The use of the composition of the present invention can provide a remarkably excellent blood sugar reducing effect in various animal diabetic disease models, and the composition of the present invention can be favorably used as a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating metabolic diseases, such as obesity, diabetes type I, diabetes type II, glucose intolerance symptoms, insulin resistance symptoms, hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia, hypertriglyceridemia, hypercholesterolemia, dyslipidemia, and syndrome X.
US10821108B2 Pharmaceutical composition containing 2-{4-[N-(5,6-diphenylpyrazin-2-yl)-N-isopropylamino]butyloxy}-N-(methylsulfonyl)acetamide
A stabilized solid preparation containing 2-{4-[N-(5,6-diphenylpyrazin-2-yl)-N-isopropylamino]butyloxy}-N-(methylsulfonyl)acetamide is provided, namely, a solid preparation containing 2-{4-[N-(5,6-diphenylpyrazin-2-yl)-N-isopropylamino]butyloxy}-N-(methylsulfonyl)acetamide and D-mannitol having a specific surface area of 1.0 m2/g or less.
US10821107B2 Inhibitors of the FKBP51 protein from a high-throughput drug screen and methods of use
The subject invention concerns materials and methods for treating depression, stress disorders, such as PTSD, anxiety disorders, and/or a neurodegenerative disease or condition in a person or animal. In one embodiment, a person or animal in need of treatment is administered one or more compounds or drugs, or a composition comprising the one or more compounds or drugs, that inhibit FKBP51 activity or function. The subject invention also concerns a method for inhibiting activity of the FKBP51 protein in a cell. The subject invention also concerns methods of screening for compounds or drugs that inhibit the FKBP51 protein.
US10821104B2 Five-membered heterocyclic amides WNT pathway inhibitor
A five-membered heterocyclic amide WNT pathway inhibitor having the following general structural formula: The five-membered heterocyclic amide WNT pathway inhibitor has a remarkable anti-tumor activity based on a target-based rational drug design, and can be used for the development of a new generation of Wnt pathway inhibitors, and has a great clinical application value and considerable market potential.
US10821101B2 Pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating AIDS comprising rhodanine derivative
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating AIDS, comprising a rhodanine derivative and a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor. A complex composition of the present invention exhibits a synergistic effect in terms of anti-HIV activity as compared with a case where each of the compounds is used as a single drug. Thus, the composition provides sufficient anti-HIV activity and exhibits an excellent effect of decreasing side effects such as toxicity even in a case where each compound is administered in a small amount. Accordingly, the present invention is expected to greatly contribute to treatment of AIDS patients.
US10821100B2 Triazolone compounds as mPGES-1 inhibitors
The present disclosure is directed to compounds of formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, as mPGES-1 inhibitors. These compounds are inhibitors of the microsomal prostaglandin E synthase-1 (mPGES-1) enzyme and are therefore useful in the treatment of pain and/or inflammation from a variety of diseases or conditions, such as asthma, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, acute or chronic pain and neurodegenerative diseases.
US10821096B1 Compounds for inhibiting NS3 and compositions containing the inhibited protein
Imidazole-based compounds as hepatitis C virus (HCV) inhibitors. The compounds have an imidazole core that is disubstituted via amide links. Also described are a pharmaceutical composition incorporating the imidazole-based compound, a method of preparing these compounds, and a method for using the pharmaceutical composition in the treatment of HCV infection.
US10821092B2 Viscous topical ocular formulations
Compositions and methods for providing anesthesia to the eye, for treating or preventing inflammatory disorders in the eye, or for treating or preventing ocular infections, are disclosed. The compositions include a glycosaminoglycan, such as hyaluronic acid, in a concentration suitable for achieving a desired viscosity, as well as an active agent, such as an anesthetic, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antiproliferative, antimetabolite, prostaglandin, antioxidant, TGF-beta, or mitomycin C.
US10821087B2 Stabilized injectable emulsion of Propofol and Ketamine
Disclosed herein is stable injectable emulsion of Propofol and Ketamine in combination; a base to adjust the pH and purified Lecithin.
US10821086B2 Muscular atrophy-inducing agent using hypometabolism-inducing substance T1AM, and use thereof in treating muscular hypertrophy
The present invention relates to: a muscular atrophy-inducing agent containing, as an active ingredient, a hypometabolism-inducing substance selected from the group consisting of 3-iodothyronamine (T1AM), [D-Ala2,D-Leu5] enkephalin (DADLE), 5′-adenosine monophosphate (5′-AMP), and hydrogen sulfide (H2S); a method for preparing a muscular atrophy study model comprising inducing muscular atrophy by administering the muscular atrophy-inducing agent; a study model prepared by the method; a screening method for a drug for preventing or treating muscular atrophy using the same; a composition for preventing or treating muscular hypertrophy; and a composition for facial muscle shrinkage. The muscular atrophy study model according to the present invention can provide a study model for an economic muscular atrophy study by using a hypometabolism-inducing substance which can be mass-produced, has an effect which may be usefully used by verification for screening of a drug for preventing or treating muscular atrophy, and can be usefully used as a compositions for preventing or treating muscular hypertrophy and a composition for facial muscle shrinkage through the muscular atrophy effect.
US10821085B2 Wipe coated with a botanical composition having antimicrobial properties
A wipe containing a fibrous web on which is coated an antimicrobial composition is provided. The composition includes a botanical oil derived from a plant (e.g., thymol, carvacrol, etc.). Because the oil is volatile and tends to evaporate and lose efficacy prior to use, a protein is also employed to enhance the composition's long term stability and antimicrobial efficacy. The protein tends to form a substantially continuous film when coated onto the fibrous web. Because such proteins are typically stiff and brittle, a continuous film would restrict the ability of the fibers to move and bend, reducing web flexibility and drape. Thus, it is typically desired that the antimicrobial composition form a discontinuous coating on the web. In this regard, the present inventors have surprisingly discovered that the addition of an organopolysiloxane can help achieve a discontinuous coating without adversely impacting the ability of the protein to stabilize the oil.
US10821084B2 Dihydromyricetin compositions
The disclosure provides dermal patch formulations that include a pharmaceutically active agent, such as one or more cannabinoids. The formulations can include dihydromyricetin for the purpose of increasing the flux of the pharmaceutical agent into human skin.
US10821083B2 Nanocapsule for delivery of lipophilic compound and process of preparation thereof
The invention relates to biocompatible polysaccharide-based nanocapsule templated on oil core of diameter not exceeding 1 μm, stabilized without low molecular weight surfactants. The nanocapsule shows long-term stability in an aqueous suspension and is able to highly efficient encapsulation of hydrophobic compounds.
US10821082B2 Disintegratable core/shell silica particles for encapsulating and releasing bioactive macromolecules
The present invention relates to disintegratable core/shell silica particles encapsulating a bioactive macromolecule or bioactive macromolecule cluster in an active conformation, a method for producing the same, and uses thereof.
US10821078B2 Nanostructure enhanced targeting (NSET) of inflammatory cells
The present invention provides nanomaterials for the specific targeting of immune cells. Methods of treating cardiac disease and inflammatory disease are also described.
US10821074B2 Sublingual and buccal film compositions
The present invention relates to products and methods for treatment of various symptoms in a patient, including treatment of pain suffered by a patient. The invention more particularly relates to self-supporting dosage forms which provide an active agent while providing sufficient buccal adhesion of the dosage form. Further, the present invention provides a dosage form which is useful in reducing the likelihood of diversion abuse of the active agent.
US10821072B2 Needle assisted jet injection administration of testosterone compositions
The present invention provides compositions and methods for treating a subject in need of treatment with testosterone, including introducing testosterone into the subject subcutaneously, intradermally, or intramuscularly, from a needle assisted jet injection device.
US10821063B2 Method for decolorizing dyed keratinic fibers
A method, usage and kit-of-parts for decolorizing human keratin fibers, which were colored with oxidation dyes and/or partially-oxidizing dyes, comprising the application of an agent to the dyed keratin fibers, which contains in a cosmetic carrier at least one compound of the Formula (I) wherein X denotes a bivalent organic radical of the Formula (II) or a direct bond,
US10821060B2 Process for short-term improvement of the moisturization state of human skin epidermis; novel moisturizing compositions
A process and composition for improvement of the moisturization state of the stratum corneum of human skin epidermis comprising applying to the skin an effective amount of a composition (C) for topical use comprising at least one cosmetically acceptable excipient and a composition C1 consisting of 20-50% by weight of composition C2, which in turn includes from 3-25% by weight of a polyol, from 25-45% by weight anhydrides of the polyol, and from 30-72% by weight of polyol glycosides of the polyol, with the remainder of composition C2 to 100% by weight being made up of water; and from 50-80% by weight of glycerol and/or glycerol oligomers, with the ratio of polyol glycosides to glycerol and/or glycerol oligomers greater than or equal to 1/10 and less than or equal to 1/2.
US10821059B2 Cleansing bars
Described herein, are personal care compositions comprising a cleanser base comprising at least one cleanser selected from a soap and a surfactant; and an effective amount of an antibacterial system comprising a combination of phenoxyethanol and piroctone, or a salt thereof. Methods of making and using these compositions are also described.
US10821057B2 Occlusive compositions
The invention provides for a topical o/w emulsion having moisturizing, and protecting, repairing or restoring the skin lipid barrier of the lips of a mammal, and is a topical oil-in-water emulsion composition comprising: a discontinuous oil phase; a continuous aqueous phase comprising water; a thickening agent; at least one lamellar membrane structure comprising an alkyl amphiphilic component, an ester of a branched fatty acid and a branched fatty alcohol, a fatty acid, a fatty alcohol, and optionally a phospholipid; and wherein in use the composition has a water vapor transmission rate of less than 65 g·m−2·hr−1 measured in vitro.
US10821052B1 Eye moisturizer
An eye moisturizer includes: a pair of hot water containers for storing hot water from which water vapor is generated; a connection panel coupled to the hot water containers to allow the hot water containers to be spaced apart from each other; a glabella support disposed between the hot water containers to maintain a height of a user's face; a lower support protruding from the underside of the connection panel to prevent falling; and water vapor discharge portions formed on tops of the hot water containers or the connection panel to discharge the water vapor therefrom, while preventing the hot water containers from coming into contact with the eyes, where the waver vapor is fed to the eyes seeing vertically the hot water containers and to the skin around the eyes.
US10821051B2 Driving control of a reciprocating CPR apparatus
The disclosed mechanical cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) apparatuses, systems, and devices have a plunger and a plunger displace sensor that can sense plunger displacement information during reciprocating cycles of the plunger. The disclosure CPR apparatuses, systems, and devices also have a microprocessor unit that can receive sensed plunger displacement information from the sensor and generate plunger driving instructions based on the plunger displacement information. The plunger driving instructions have one or both of a plunger driving force and a plunger amplitude for the reciprocating cycles.
US10821048B2 Crutch with energy storage and energy return
Various features for improving the performance of crutches are provided. A crutch can flex at one or more locations or include composite material to provide energy storage and return to the user during ambulation. In some aspects, a crutch is provided that can propel the user forward during ambulation. The crutch can be hollow at one or more locations to allow for increased flexibility and narrower at one or more locations to enhance springiness of the crutch.
US10821046B2 Robot mounting arrangement
A surgical robotic system comprising: a surgical robot arm (7, 8, 9) having at least six degrees of freedom, the arm having a distal end for attachment to a surgical tool (5) and a proximal end; and a mounting structure (10, 11, 12) configured to mate to the proximal end of the arm for holding the proximal end of the arm spatially fixed, the mounting structure comprising an electrical connection for powering the surgical robot arm; wherein the system comprises a manually operable latching mechanism (6) whereby the arm can be attached to and released from the mounting structure.
US10821042B1 Patient bed with mattress and integrated bed pan
The patient bed with mattress and integrated bed pan includes a bed frame, mattress sections, and an integral bed pan. A midframe and mid mattress are removable to access to the bed pan. The frame and mattress sections may be pivoted to place the patient in a seated position. The bed pan may be located in a drawer under the midsection of the patient and may be retrieved after use by opening the drawer. A clean bed pan may be placed into an inclined bed by releasing it into a bed pan aperture and allowing it to slide through a guide track to the receiving compartment.
US10821041B2 Wheelchair mounting systems and methods of using the same
A system includes an adapter and a lock. The adapter includes a flexible collar and an attachment structure. The flexible collar is configured to at least partially surround a portion of the wheelchair such that the flexible collar engages the portion of the wheelchair and aids in preventing rotation of the adapter relative to the portion of the wheelchair. The attachment structure has a first arm attached to and extending from the flexible collar and a second arm attached to and extending from the flexible collar. The lock includes a body and a mounting platform attached thereto. The body of the lock is configured to engage the attachment structure to aid in maintaining the flexible collar in a closed position. The mounting platform has one or more coupling mechanisms attached thereto for use in removably mounting one or more accessories to the system.
US10821040B2 Convertible chair bed device
A convertible chair bed device. The convertible chair bed device includes a frame assembly, having a left bar support and a right bar support, configured to support a plurality of cross bars. The frame assembly is sized to accept a padded base between the left bar support and the right bar support, and the padded base includes a first section pivotally attached to a second section. During use, an individual seated on the padded base, such as a handicapped individual, is able to grip and move any of the plurality of cross bars to independently transition between a seated position and a supine position.
US10821038B2 Ramp system for a motorized vehicle
A ramp system comprising a cradle adapted to be received in a vehicle storage area, a first ramp member defining a first top surface and comprising a proximal end hingeably connected to a distal end of the cradle, and a second ramp member defining a second top surface, the second ramp member being separate from the first ramp member. In use, the first ramp member is pivotable between a first position and a second position wherein the first ramp member is oriented towards the ground surface and the second ramp member is movable between a first position and second position wherein the second ramp member is oriented towards the ground surface. In the second positions, the first and second top surfaces of the first and second ramp members define rolling surfaces allowing a wheelchair to roll over the first and second surfaces.
US10821037B2 Nonwoven thermal bonding pattern with low fuzz
A nonwoven comprising a pattern of thermal bonds with anti-fuzz properties according to at least three and preferably all four of the following conditions: a) the pattern comprises thermal bonds disposed in parallel rows having a pitch angle (P) of from 0.5° to 15° relative to the machine direction or the cross-machine direction; and/or b) the bonding area of all the thermal bonds ranges from 17% to 30% of the area of the nonwoven, and/or c) the pattern comprises larger bonds and smaller bonds having different individual area, and/or d) the pattern comprises elongated bonds having different major directions.
US10821036B2 Perforated non-woven fabric and production method thereof
Provided are a perforated non-woven fabric and a production method thereof. The perforated non-woven fabric is formed by overlapping three-dimensional funnel-shaped openings of two perforated non-woven fabric layers. The first perforated non-woven fabric layer has a protruding portion and a recessed portion. The protruding portion has an internal space. An upper side of the second perforated non-woven fabric layer is adhered to a lower side of the recessed portion of the first perforated non-woven fabric layer. The overlapped three-dimensional funnel-shaped openings pass through the first perforated non-woven fabric layer and the second perforated non-woven fabric layer. An air flow passage is formed between continuous internal spaces of the protruding portions of the first perforated non-woven fabric layer and the second perforated non-woven fabric layer, thereby facilitating penetration of liquid and soft feces, reducing residues, enabling internal and external air flow circulation, and reducing discomfort from wetness.
US10821035B2 Length-to-waist silhouettes of adult disposable absorbent articles and arrays
An array of packages may comprise three or more different sizes of disposable absorbent articles. The Product Length-to-Waist Silhouette of an array of three or more absorbent articles may be from about 0.9 to about 1.1 or from about 0.5 to about 0.7.
US10821030B2 Apparatus and method for a temperature released adhesive structure for use with bandages
An adhesive article that remains securely bonded to a substrate until a stimuli is applied. The article may be embodied as an adhesive tape, a bandage, or as other articles. The stimuli may be a change in temperature or application of a reduction that causes a structure within the article to break, creak, or otherwise disrupt to expose the adhesive to a solvent, such as via a difference in Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (CTE) or by exposing the article to a glass transition temperature.
US10821022B2 Instrument for treating an ocular disorder
An instrument for removing debris from an eye during the treatment of an ocular disorder has a swab and a rigid member. The swab includes a tip portion sized to provide access to the debris on an eyelid of the eye. The rigid member has a distal end portion affixed to the swab and a proximal end portion with a cross-sectional member profile. The cross-sectional member profile is non-circular and has a first groove. The first groove extends longitudinally along the proximal end portion for cooperating with a chuck such that rotation of the proximal end portion within the chuck is inhibited.
US10821020B2 Forced air warming blanket
A forced air warming blanket for providing conditioned gas to a patient and a method of using and manufacturing the same. The forced air warming blanket comprises a first blanket portion which comprises a generally U-shaped inflatable region, at least part of the external surface of the inflatable region being air permeable, as well as an inlet port for receiving temperature conditioned gas. An inner blanket portion is provided within the generally U-shaped inflatable region of the first blanket portion. The inner blanket portion is at least partially (or wholly) detachable from the first blanket portion. The inner blanket portion may also have an inflatable region. An outer blanket portion may be provided.
US10821017B2 Trunk supporting exoskeleton and method of use
An exoskeleton includes two torque generators, two thigh links, and a supporting trunk rotatably coupled to the thigh links. When a wearer bends forward in the sagittal plane such that the supporting trunk extends beyond a predetermined angle A with respect to vertical, at least one of the torque generators imposes a resisting torque between the supporting trunk and a corresponding thigh link, thus imposing a force onto a wearer's trunk and thighs to aid in supporting the wearer in a bent position. The exoskeleton may include an active or passive means for actuating the generators. When the supporting trunk does not extend beyond the predetermined angle A, the torque generators do not impose resisting torques between the supporting trunk and the thigh links during the entire range of motion of the thigh links, thus enabling a wearer to walk, run and sit without constraint while in an upright position.
US10821007B2 Prosthetic feet having heel height adjustability
Prosthetic feet that allow for heel height adjustment and/or provide metatarsal joint functionality to more closely mimic natural human feet are provided. A prosthetic foot can include an ankle module having a locking mechanism configured to lock the heel at a particular height. The prosthetic foot can also include a toe region that adapts to varying heel heights. The ankle module and/or locking mechanism can be adjusted, controlled, and/or locked via a hydraulic mechanism. The toe region can curve upward relative to a portion of the foot proximal of the toe region.
US10821006B2 Bone cleaner that removes soft tissue by pressing bone stock against a cleaning element and clearing the bone stock from the cleaning element
A bone cleaning assembly (102, 602) with cleaning elements (690, 724, 1230, 1264) that remove soft tissue bone stock. The module also includes a clearing element (778) that is periodically urged against the cleaning elements to remove bone stock trapped by the cleaning elements from the cleaning elements.
US10821005B2 Methods and devices for delivering and affixing tissue scaffolds
Methods and devices are provided for delivering and affixing tissue replacements. In one embodiment, a tissue scaffold can be delivered into a patient through a cannula to a cavity formed at a defect site in tissue, e.g., cartilage. A delivery shaft can be used to deliver the scaffold through the cannula, and a loading device can help load the scaffold onto the delivery shaft. A delivery guide device can position and temporarily hold the scaffold within the cavity. The delivery guide device can guide one or more surgical instruments to the scaffold to affix the scaffold within the cavity, e.g., to bone underlying the scaffold, using at least one securing mechanism.
US10821003B2 Spinal osteotomy
Disclosed are systems, devices, methods and surgical procedures for altering and/or correcting the alignment of adjacent bones, including bones of the spine.
US10821002B1 Inflatable spinal implants and related systems and methods
Inflatable spinal implants are disclosed for intra-vertebral or inter-vertebral reduction and fixation of osteoporotic fractures in a spine. An inflatable implant may include an inflatable member having an interior for receiving a hardenable fluid and an expandable jacket to cause differential and directional expansion of the inflatable member. A one-way valve may be configured to prevent hardenable fluid from escaping out of the inflatable member. An inflatable implant may include a connection fixation device having a fluid coupling configured for releasable engagement with an inflation cannula and an anchoring portion configured for holding the implant in place within a vertebra. The fluid coupling may also be configured for releasable engagement with an anti-rotation device, which may be used to hold the implant stationary to facilitate engagement and disengagement of the inflation cannula with the fluid coupling. Related systems and methods are also described.
US10820999B2 Osteograft implant
Bone implant compositions are provided that include a body made of cortical bone extending along an axis between a first end and a second end. The body includes an outer surface configured to engage host bone of a patient and at least one recess extending transverse to the axis into the outer surface of the body configured for disposal of an insert. At least one insert made of demineralized bone is disposed in the at least one recess.
US10820998B2 Valve repair device
A delivery system includes an elongate shaft, a handle, a first clasp control member, and a second clasp control member. The handle is connected to a proximal portion of the elongate shaft. The first and second clasp control members each extend into a distal portion of the elongate shaft, through at least a portion of the elongate shaft, out of the proximal portion of the elongate shaft, and through the handle. The first and second clasp control members have paths that include a first parallel portion in the elongate shaft where the first clasp control member and the second clasp control member are parallel, and a diverging portion that is proximal to the first parallel portion where the first clasp control member diverges from the second clasp control member.
US10820996B2 Implantable heart valve devices, mitral valve repair devices and associated systems and methods
Systems, devices and methods for repairing a native heart valve. In one embodiment, a repair device for repairing a native mitral valve having an anterior leaflet and a posterior leaflet between a left atrium and a left ventricle comprises a support having a contracted configuration and an extended configuration, and an appendage, such as a flap or apron extending from the support. In the contracted configuration, the support is sized to be inserted under the posterior leaflet between a wall of the left ventricle and chordae tendineae. In the extended configuration, the support is configured to project anteriorly with respect to a posterior wall of the left ventricle by a distance sufficient to position at least a portion of the posterior leaflet toward the anterior leaflet, and the appendage is configured to extend beyond an edge of the posterior leaflet toward the anterior leaflet.
US10820995B2 Inversion delivery device and method for a prosthesis
A delivery device usable to deliver an inverting implant is provided that includes a positioning mechanism that automatically initiates the inversion process once a predetermined length of the implant has exited a delivery catheter. The positioning mechanism allows the implant to be safely and accurately deployed with reduced operator experience and in a greater variety of target locations.
US10820994B2 Methods for delivering a prosthetic valve
Methods for delivering a prosthetic valve comprise introducing the prosthetic heart valve into a body of a patient. The prosthetic valve is mounted within a delivery sheath of a delivery apparatus in a radially compressed state. The prosthetic valve is advanced through the body to a delivery location. A motor is actuated to cause the delivery sheath to retract to expose the prosthetic valve and the prosthetic valve expands to a radially expanded state at the delivery location. The methods can also include releasing the prosthetic valve from the delivery apparatus and removing the delivery apparatus from the patient.
US10820992B2 Transcatheter atrial sealing skirt, anchor, and tether and methods of implantation
A medical assembly implanting an atrial sealing skirt in the heart at an atrial sealing skirt deployment site and related methods of implantation and delivery. An anchor is endovascularly introduced into the heart and implanted to a cardiac wall with an anchor delivery system and delivery cable. A second delivery system introduces a tether which coupled to the implanted anchor and an atrial sealing skirt. The atrial sealing skirt includes a top brim which is positioned to conform to the atrial floor at the deployment site. The sealing skirt may be integrated with a valve or serve as a receptacle.
US10820990B2 Stents for prosthetic heart valves
A prosthetic valve including a wire frame having a generally tubular body portion, an interior area, a longitudinal axis, a first end comprising a plurality of crowns, and a second end comprising a greater number of crowns than the first end. The wire frame includes a plurality of adjacent rows of modified diamond-shaped structures extending between the first and second ends. The prosthetic valve further includes a valve structure that includes a plurality of leaflets and that is attached within the interior area of the wire frame.
US10820989B2 Methods, devices and systems for transcatheter mitral valve replacement in a double-orifice mitral valve
In various embodiments, provided herein are methods, devices and systems for transcatheter mitral valve replacement in a double-orifice mitral valve. These methods, devices and systems are used to treat patients with mitral valve disease, particularly those who have had failed edge-to-edge leaflet repair, or patients presently considered anatomically unsuitable for edge-to-edge leaflet repair alone.
US10820986B2 Ocular prosthesis with display device
An ocular prosthesis includes a display device visible at an anterior portion of the ocular prosthesis. The display device is configured to present a changeable image that represents a natural appearance and movement for a visible portion of an eyeball of a subject. A system includes, besides the ocular prosthesis, an implant marker configured to move with an orbital implant disposed in an eye socket of a subject. A method includes determining a change in orientation of an orbital implant in a subject and determining an update to a natural appearance for a visible portion of an eyeball for the subject based on the change in orientation of the orbital implant. The method also includes rendering an update to an image of the natural appearance for a display device disposed in an ocular prosthesis configured to be inserted in the subject anterior to the orbital implant.
US10820983B2 Helicoil interference fixation system for attaching a graft ligament to a bone
A helicoil interference fixation system comprising: a helicoil comprising a helical body comprising a plurality of turns separated by spaces therebetween, the helical body terminating in a proximal end and a distal end, and at least one internal strut extending between at least two turns of the helical body; and an inserter for turning the helicoil, the inserter comprising at least one groove for receiving the at least one strut; the helicoil being mounted on the inserter such that the at least one strut of the helicoil is mounted in the at least one groove of the inserter, such that rotation of the inserter causes rotation of the helicoil.
US10820981B2 Surgical tools and joint kinematic reconstruction techniques
The disclosure relates to surgical tools and methods. The surgical tools can include a handle, a first rod extending from the handle, and a second rod extending from the handle. At least one of the first and second rods may be rotatable between a folded position and a spread position. The first and second rods may be closer together in the folded position than in the spread position.
US10820980B2 Combination three-dimensional surgical implant
The present disclosure provides a compound three-dimensional surgical implant and methods of forming and using the same. The compound three-dimensional surgical implant includes a grip-type knit mesh defining pores and including a plurality of spiked naps extending from a surface the grip-type knit mesh, a prosthetic knit mesh defining principal cells and peripheral cells being layered on the grip-type knit mesh such that at least a portion of the spiked naps grip at least a portion of the cells of the prosthetic knit mesh. The grip-type knit mesh and the prosthetic knit mesh are folded together into a predetermined three-dimensional structure such that at least a portion of the spiked naps grip at least a portion of the pores of the grip-type knit mesh to hold the three-dimensional structure of the surgical implant.
US10820979B2 Hernia prosthesis with marking means
Prosthesis (1) comprising a patch (2) made of biocompatible material, said patch having a generally plane geometric shape that defines two opposite faces, a centre, a length and a width of said patch, characterized in that said patch is provided, on one (2a) of its faces, with a single marking means (3) designed to indicate both the centre (C) of the patch and also the longitudinal direction of said patch.
US10820977B2 Method and apparatus for administering supplemental oxygen therapy at ambient conditions using a veterinary hyperbaric chamber
A system and method of administrating conventional hyperbaric chamber therapy as well as supplemental oxygen therapy at ambient conditions to an animal using a veterinary hyperbaric chamber. The hyperbaric chamber can function in its usual mode of operation; i.e., providing oxygen at greater than atmospheric pressure and also in a second mode of operation to administer supplemental oxygen thereafter at ambient pressure conditions. In the second mode of operation, the method and apparatus may deliver approximately 80 liters per minute continuous flow of 0.21 through 1.0 FI02 adjustable oxygen gas mixture. The mixture is delivered at ambient pressure from one end of the chamber, flows across the animal positioned within the hyperbaric chamber, and exits at the opposite end for exhaust to ambient conditions. A high flow gas mixture is utilized to maintain accurate gas mixture concentrations with fluctuating supply pressures of medical air and medical oxygen gases.
US10820975B2 Mouth-containing toothbrush
A mouth-containing toothbrush includes a housing, a first tooth-brushing module assembly and a rotary drive assembly. The housing has a groove for containing teeth. The groove has a first inner groove face, a second inner groove face, and a bottom face connected between the first inner groove face and the second inner groove face. The first tooth-brushing component is used for cleaning surfaces of the teeth, and the first tooth-brushing component includes a brush body shaft and bristles arranged on an outer circumference of the brush body shaft. The brush body shaft is rotatably arranged between at least one of the first inner groove face and the second inner groove face and the teeth, and the brush body shaft extends along an extension direction of the groove. The rotary drive assembly is used to drive rotation of the brush body shaft.
US10820972B2 Dental furnace
This invention relates to a device for drying at least one object containing a liquid, in particular a dental restoration object (12). Said device comprises a means for generating thermal energy acting upon the object and sufficient for increasing the temperature of the object to the boiling point. Moreover, the device includes an impingement area for impinging on the object with thermal energy and a control device (24) that is characterized by the fact that a temperature detection element (20) of the device (10) measures the temperature of the object (12), and upon reaching a trigger temperature that is at the boiling temperature, somewhat below or somewhat above thereof, emits a signal to the control device.
US10820969B2 Medical implant and method of implantation
A medical implant and a method of implanting a medical implant are disclosed. In some embodiments, the medical implant can include an apical bone anchoring portion for bone apposition and an unthreaded coronal portion. The coronal portion can have a length (L2) exceeding or equaling a length (L1) of the apical portion. Further, in some embodiments, the apical portion has a maximum outer diameter (D1) that is equal to or larger than a maximum outer diameter (D2) of the coronal portion. In some embodiments of the method, an apical part of an implant is affixed in the zygomatic bone and a coronal part is positioned outside the maxilla in the mucous membrane.
US10820966B2 Orthodontic digital bracket for using digital library and method of manufacturing the same
A method of manufacturing an orthodontic digital bracket using a digital library, including: loading an oral scan image and extracting one virtual orthodontic template corresponding to each of tooth images that are virtually adjusted according to a preset consecutive tooth arrangement structure from a digital library; aligning and disposing each of virtual brackets and a virtual wire of the extracted virtual orthodontic template corresponding to the consecutive tooth arrangement structure of each of the tooth images that are virtually adjusted; and designing each of digital brackets configured to include a jig portion assembled with a top of each of the virtual brackets to surround a top of each of the tooth images, and a grip protrusion portion configured to protrude from a top end of the jig portion while being integrated therewith, and three-dimensionally printing each of the digital brackets based on design data.
US10820965B2 Orthodontic system with tooth movement and position measuring, monitoring, and control
An orthodontic system and method for aligning at least one tooth of an upper jaw or a lower jaw of a patient. In the system and method at least one orthodontic appliance can be provided which may include at least one force exerting member for applying a force to move the at least one tooth, a tooth movement sensor for obtaining tooth movement data, and a tooth movement monitor for calculating at least one of the distance the at least one tooth has moved and a current position of the at least one tooth from the tooth movement data. An electronic control console may be operatively connected to the force exerting member and in data communication with the tooth movement monitor, for controlling the operation of the force exerting member using the at least one of the distance the at least one tooth has moved and the current position of the at least one tooth.
US10820962B2 Surgical optical system with heads up display
Methods and systems are provided herein for a surgical optical system having a heads up display including, in accordance with various embodiments, an optical device, an image sensor optically coupled to the optical device to acquire image data from a field of view of the optical device, and a display device configured to display an acquired image representing the image data acquired by the image sensor.
US10820960B2 Cannula lock with a brake that rotates and anchors that deploy into the bone against which the cannula lock is set
A cannula lock for holding a medical device static in a select orientation relative to tissue. The cannula lock includes a shell with anchors. The anchors are deployed to the hold the shell static to the tissue. A pivoting brake (95) is disposed in the shell. The brake holds the medical device. When the orientation of the brake, by extension, the orientation of the device is established, the brake is set. The brake is set by expanding the brake (95) outwardly against the inner surfaces of the shell so as to hold the brake and medical device in the select orientation.
US10820957B2 Medical kit and associated systems and methods for preventing central line associated blood stream infection
A medical kit 100 includes a drape 1323. A plurality of pockets (1302,1303,1304,1305, 1306,1307) are disposed along a bottom edge of the drape 1323 in a linear, side-by-side arrangement. A plurality of medical implements (1310,1311,1312,1313,1314,1315) are stowed in the plurality of pockets on a one-to-one basis. Medical indicia (1316,1317,1318,1319,1320,1321) is disposed along each pocket. The medical indicia can include one or more educational prompts that instruct medical personnel how to use a particular medical implement disposed in a pocket to complete a central catheter dressing change.
US10820955B2 Method and apparatus for positioning a workstation for controlling a robotic system
A method for positioning an input device of a workstation for use by a seated user in controlling a robotic surgery system is disclosed. The input device is operable to generate input signals representing a position of a hand controller moveable within an input device workspace. The method involves determining a vertical position of the hand controller within the input device workspace for an input signal received from the input device while a seated user's hand is grasping the hand controller in an initialization position defined with respect to the user's body. The method also involves determining a user ergonomic height of the input device based on the vertical position of the hand controller at the initialization position, and causing a platform of the workstation on which the input device is mounted to move vertically with respect to a base of the workstation to position the input device at the ergonomic height.
US10820953B2 Autonomous correction of alignment error in a master-slave robotic system
In some embodiments, correcting an alignment error between an end effector of a tool associated with a slave and a master actuator associated with a master in a robotic system involves receiving at the master, master actuator orientation signals (RMCURR) representing the orientation of the master actuator relative to a master reference frame and generating end effector orientation signals (REENEW) representing the end effector orientation relative to a slave reference frame, producing control signals based on the end effector orientation signals, receiving an enablement signal for selectively enabling the control signals to be transmitted from the master to the slave, responsive to a transition of the enablement signal from not active state to active state, computing the master-slave misalignment signals (RΔ) as a difference between the master actuator orientation signals (RMCURR) and the end effector orientation signals (REENEW), and adjusting the master-slave misalignment signals (RΔ) to reduce the alignment difference.
US10820945B2 System for facilitating medical treatment
A system includes an image capturing device, a subject reference marker disposed adjacent to a subject, a tool reference marker disposed on a treatment tool, a display device mounted on an operator, an operator reference marker disposed on the display device, and a processor. The image capturing device includes two image capturing modules that simultaneously and respectively capture two images of the operator, the subject, and the treatment tool. The processor receives the images, analyzes the images to obtain spatial locations of the reference markers, and transmits coordinate information and auxiliary information.
US10820942B2 Internal rail system for laser catheter
Embodiments include a catheter system comprising an elongated housing having a housing channel disposed between a first proximal end and a first distal end. The first distal end includes a ramp, having an inclining proximal section and an apex section, and a nose section. The catheter system further includes a rail wire channel in communication with the ramp but not the nose section and a laser delivery member being at least partially disposed within the housing channel and movable therein. In some embodiments, the catheter system includes a rail wire fixedly attached to and terminating at the first distal end of the elongated housing, wherein the rail wire extends through the rail wire channel, and wherein the laser delivery member is slidably coupled to the rail wire.
US10820940B2 Methods of manufacturing a pair of jaw members of an end-effector assembly for a surgical instrument
A method of manufacturing a matched pair of opposing jaw members of an end-effector assembly includes assembling a first jaw member having a knife channel, assembling a second jaw member having a knife channel, setting a jaw gap and aligning a first sealing plate of the first jaw member and a second sealing plate of the second jaw member in relation to one another by bringing the first jaw member and the second jaw member into clamped engagement with an alignment spacer. The alignment spacer is configured to engage the knife channel of the first jaw member and the knife channel of the second jaw member. The method also includes coupling the first jaw member to the second jaw member.
US10820939B2 Vessel-sealing device including force-balance interface and electrosurgical system including same
A surgical instrument includes a housing having a shaft affixed thereto, a reciprocatable drive rod slideably disposed at least partially within the shaft, and a force applicator coupled to the drive rod. The shaft includes first and second jaw members attached to a distal end thereof, at least one of which movable relative to the other from a first position wherein the jaw members are disposed in spaced relation relative to one another to at least a second position closer to one another wherein the jaw members cooperate to grasp tissue therebetween. The force applicator and the drive rod mechanically communicate to impart movement to at least one of the jaw members. The bipolar forceps includes a handle assembly and a force-balance interface. The force-balance interface configured to translate a multiple of the user-applied force exerted on the handle assembly into the jaw members.
US10820938B2 Tissue fusion instrument, in particular a tissue fusion forceps
A tissue fusion instrument having electrodes that are only connected in a punctiform manner to their electrode carrier such that they are electrically conducting and thus, heat-conducting.
US10820934B2 Surgical guidewire centering device
A centering assembly for centering a surgical guidewire, includes a guidewire having an elongate body having a first end and a second end. The assembly further includes an expander located at the first end. The expander has a center point aligned with the elongate guidewire. An actuator is located at the second end. Actuation of the actuator moves the expander between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration.
US10820933B1 Kyphoplasty system and method
A kyphoplasty system includes various instruments which can be selectively used in a surgical theater (e.g., during a surgical operation on a patient) or a surgical training environment. The kyphoplasty system can include one or more of a kyphoplasty apparatus, a prone table mat, a connector system, a bone introducer needle, and a biopsy device. The kyphoplasty system may also include a training system for use in the training environment.
US10820932B2 Surgical screw
A surgical screw configured to expand and prevent or minimize bone growth inside of the surgical screw is provided. Accordingly, the surgical screw is configured to increase the purchase of the surgical screw with respect to the bone, but also to be withdrawn from the bone without damaging the bone as a result of bone ingrowth. The surgical screw includes a center post with an inner bore and an outer sleeve concentric to the center post. An outer surface of the outer sleeve includes a thread to engage bone. The outer sleeve includes a cut pattern defining an expandable region configurable between a first state with a first radius measured from a longitudinal axis of the surgical screw to the outer surface and a second state having a second radius measured from the longitudinal axis to the outer surface.
US10820927B2 Apparatus and methods for accessing and sealing bodily vessels and cavities
Everting balloon systems and methods for using the same are disclosed herein. The systems can be configured to access and dilate body lumen and cavities. For example, the systems can be used to dilate the cervix and access the uterine cavity. The systems can also be used to occlude the cervix. The systems can also be used to occlude the urethra.
US10820924B2 Asymmetric shaft seal
A trocar assembly includes a trocar that includes a trocar housing and a cannula that extends distally from the trocar housing, and an integral seal system positioned within a central passageway extending axially through the trocar and engageable against a surgical tool shaft extended therethrough. The integral seal system includes an asymmetric seal and a duckbill seal arranged distal to the asymmetric seal, and the asymmetric seal defines a diaphragm that complements insertion and extraction drag forces generated by the duckbill seal against the surgical tool shaft such that total insertion and extraction drag forces generated by the integral seal system are equalized.
US10820921B2 Dual access incising catheter
Dual-access site catheter systems with a blade or scoring functionality entering through a first access site and a balloon functionality for manipulating or driving the blade or scoring functionality through a different site. The blade or scoring functionality also sometimes provides needle or fluid delivery functionality to an atherosclerotic lesion.
US10820917B2 Pedicle subtraction osteotomy guide
Disclosed herein is a surgical cutting guide, a surgical cutting guide assembly and a method for using same. The surgical cutting may have first and second slots defining first and second axes respectively. The surgical cutting guide may be positioned away from a vertebral body such that the first and second axes intersect at a distal point located in an interior of the vertebral body. The surgical cutting assembly may include the surgical cutting guide with first and second cutting instruments. A method of performing a pedicle subtraction osteotomy may include the steps of placing the surgical cutting guide over the first and second cutting instruments.
US10820915B2 Methods, systems, and devices for instability repair
Various exemplary methods, systems, and devices for instability repair are provided. In general, a surgical device can be configured to drill a hole in bone and to deliver a suture anchor into the hole. In this way, a single surgical device can drill the hole and deliver the anchor into the hole for securing soft tissue to the bone. The anchor can be configured to allow the soft tissue to be secured to the bone using a suture coupled to a suture anchor without the need to knot or otherwise tie the suture to secure the soft tissue in place relative to the bone.
US10820914B2 Method for automated opening of craniotomies for mammalian brain access
A method for automated opening of craniotomies includes, under the control of a computer processor, drilling into a skull for a predetermined distance and determining when there is a conductance drop near the drilling tip that indicates skull breakthrough. If the conductance is not below a predetermined threshold, drilling continues iteratively manner until conductance is below the threshold. A craniotomy pattern may be predetermined and automatically drilled under control of the processor. A cranial window may be created by drilling along a path that interpolates between holes to form the circumference of the window. An automated craniotomy opening apparatus includes a drilling apparatus with a drilling tip, at least one drilling apparatus positioning device, a detection device, and a computer processor that controls the drilling apparatus, the positioning device, and the detection device according to the method. Determining conductance may include use of an impedance detection circuit.
US10820912B2 Surgical tool assembly including a console, plural surgical tools and a footswitch, wherein the console is able to custom map the footswitch to each surgical tool
A powered surgical tool system capable of providing energization signals to plural powered surgical handpieces. The system includes a console to which at least one footswitch is attached. The footswitch can be mapped to control any one of the handpieces connected to the console. The console includes a display on which representations of the footswitch and handpieces connected to the console are presented. The representations of the handpieces are in different colors. When the footswitch is mapped to a specific handpiece, the representation of the footswitch is presented in the same color as the representation of the handpiece to which the footswitch is mapped. When plural footswitches are attached to the console, the representation of each footswitch is presented in a color corresponding to the color of the representation of the handpiece to which the footswitch is mapped.
US10820903B2 Hemostasis clip with reloadable clipping mechanism
A system for treating tissue includes a clip assembly including a pair of clip arms, a proximal end of the clip arms connected to a yoke, the clip assembly movable between a biased tissue receiving configuration and a tissue gripping configuration, the clip arms including a locking mechanism for locking the clip arms in the tissue gripping configuration, and an applicator including a sleeve and a control member extending therethrough, the sleeve extending from a proximal end to a distal end and including a lumen extending therethrough, the control member extending from a proximal end to a distal end configured to be releasably coupled to the yoke to move the clip assembly between the tissue receiving configuration and the tissue gripping configuration, the clip arms being constrained toward the tissue gripping configuration via a surface of the lumen when the clip arms are drawn proximally thereinto.
US10820898B2 Surgical tools with occluded blade
Surgical tools that are capable of both manipulating a needle and cutting surgical thread during a suturing operation can sometimes be problematic due to inadvertent severing of the surgical thread. Surgical tools capable of exposing a bladed cutting surface only when severing of surgical thread is desired can substantially alleviate this issue. Such surgical tools may comprise an end effector comprising an end effector axle, a first jaw and a second jaw rotatably mounted to the end effector axle, and a first cutting body having a first blade and second cutting body having a second blade. The first cutting body is configured to move in tandem with the first jaw and the second cutting body is configured to move in tandem with the second jaw, such that the first and second blades are occluded when the first and second jaws are closed or partially opened.
US10820897B2 Tensionable knotless anchors and methods of tissue repair
Surgical devices and methods of surgical repairs using the devices are disclosed. The device and methods aid in surgical repairs by allowing for quick and reproducible repairs to be made. A tensionable knotless fixation device is provided with a tensioning construct (formed of a tensioning strand, a tensionable, adjustable, knotless, self-cinching loop, and a splice adjacent the loop) pre-loaded onto a fixation device. A flexible material (for example, suture or suture tape) may be attached to a fixation device. A flexible material may be threaded through an eyelet of a fixation device.
US10820896B2 Surgical retractor
A surgical retractor is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a surgical retractor includes a body extending from a proximal end to a distal end and having a first portion coupled to a second portion via a hinged connection, wherein the first and second portions are configured to rotate about a body axis; a first radiolucent tip coupled to a distal portion of the first portion; a second radiolucent tip coupled to a distal portion of the second portion; a holder coupled to one of the first or second portions; and a deformable member extending through the holder, wherein the deformable member is configured to be deformed to facilitate fixation of the surgical retractor at a desired location.
US10820892B2 Bone biopsy device
A bone biopsy device includes an outer cannula having a mouth with a cutting edge to section a frustule of spongy bone, a plate mounted slidably within the cannula with a semi-cylindrical portion at its end, and a stylet mounted slidably within the plate and having a pointed tip protruding from the mouth of the cannula to pierce the bone. The mouth has a narrowing and the semi-cylindrical part of the plate has at its end at least one pair of opposed lunettes/anchorages bendable, with respect to a horizontal plane, towards the interior of the semi-cylindrical portion when they encounter the narrowing of the mouth, thereby occluding the lumen of the plate and clasp the base of the sectioned frustule and allow extraction of the frustule by way of the plate whilst the cannula is kept at the operating site, allowing aspiration of marrow after the frustule has been removed.
US10820891B2 Ultrasonic probe and ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus
The ultrasonic probe according to the present embodiment includes a first transducer set, a second transducer set and a transducer set supporter. The first transducer set arranges transducers in a direction parallel with an axis of the ultrasonic probe. The second transducer set arranges transducers on a plane substantially orthogonal to the axis. The transducer set supporter supports the first transducer set and the second transducer set, and is configured to pivot around the axis.
US10820889B2 Acoustic wave image generating apparatus and method
There is provided an acoustic wave image generating apparatus and method capable of obtaining an image with good visibility of a needle. In a case where ultrasound waves having an intensity distribution centered on a first direction are transmitted to a subject, ultrasound echoes return from the subject. Ultrasound echo data indicating the ultrasound echoes are phased and added along lines in virtual reception directions. As the ultrasound transducers transmitting ultrasound waves are updated, a plurality of first ultrasound images are obtained. Since the ultrasound images having various angles can be obtained, an image with good visibility of a needle can be obtained in a case where the needle is inserted into the subject.
US10820888B2 Miniature ultrasonic imaging system
An ultrasonic imaging apparatus having a Micro-machined Ultrasonic Transducer (MUT), such as a Piezoelectric MUT (PMUT) or Capacitive MUT (CMUT), with a transmitting mode and a receiving mode for generating and sensing acoustic pressure in imaging applications. During transmission in a PMUT the inverse piezoelectric effect on the piezo layer causes transverse stress, which causes a bending moment in the PMUT structure leading to out-of-plane deflection. Different applied signs of voltage generates different signs of stress inside the piezo that in turn cause oscillating motion generating an acoustic pressure wave. During signal reception, incident pressure waves deflect the PMUT creating transverse stress, resulting in a charge determined through measuring voltage between electrodes. The apparatus is particularly well-suited for use in health care, such as measuring fat/muscle thickness, blood-flow, and blood pressure.
US10820882B2 Methods for determining misalignment of X-ray detectors
Disclosed herein is a method comprising: obtaining a third image from a first X-ray detector when the first X-ray detector and a second X-ray detector are misaligned; determining, based on a shift between a first image and the third image, a misalignment between the first X-ray detector and the second X-ray detector when the first and second detectors are misaligned; wherein the first image is an image the first X-ray detector should capture if the first and the second detectors are aligned.
US10820875B2 X-ray system with computer implemented methods for image processing
Systems and methods for moderating saturation in an image containing two or more levels of exposure. The present invention provides a filter and image processing to enable adjusting of the image in a region of interest (ROI) and/or adjusting the image outside of the ROI to provide a non-saturated image.
US10820870B2 X-ray diagnostic apparatus and X-ray high-voltage generator
According to one embodiment, an X-ray diagnostic apparatus includes an X-ray tube, a driver, a supporter, and processing circuitry. The X-ray tube including a rotating anode. The driver rotates the rotating anode. The supporter supports the X-ray tube in an inclinable manner. The processing circuitry acquires information indicating an attitude of the supporter and controls the driver based on information indicating the acquired attitude.
US10820865B2 Spectral computed tomography fingerprinting
A method includes generating spectral projection data of a subject, including at least first spectral projection data corresponding to a first energy range and second spectral projection data corresponding to a second energy range, wherein the first and the second energy range are different. The method further includes constructing an image from a combination of the spectral projection data, and constructing a set of basis images for the 5 energy ranges and from the spectral projection data. The method further includes constructing a multi-dimensional histogram from the set of basis images, wherein the multi-dimensional histogram includes at least two axes, a first corresponding to a first basis component and a second corresponding to a second basis component, and the multi-dimensional histogram includes a set of clusters, including one cluster for each material 10 represented in the spectral projection data. The method further includes visually presenting, concurrently, the image and the multi-dimensional histogram.
US10820864B2 Methods and systems for predicting patient responsiveness to subcutaneous neuromodulation therapy as a treatment for hypertension
An exemplary method includes determining a variability of a plurality of measurements of a cardiovascular parameter of a patient suffering from hypertension, the plurality of measurements recorded one at a time over a predetermined time period. The method further includes comparing the determined variability with a predetermined reference value. If the comparing indicates that the determined variability is less than the predetermined reference value, the method includes designating the patient to be within a first class of patients representative of patients that are likely to be responsive to subcutaneous neuromodulation therapy as a treatment for hypertension. If the comparing indicates that the determined variability is greater than the predetermined reference value, the method includes designating the patient to be within a second class of patients representative of patients that are likely to be unresponsive to subcutaneous neuromodulation therapy as a treatment for hypertension. Corresponding systems and methods are also described.
US10820861B2 Endotracheal tubes and systems and methods for evaluating breathing
The present application relates to endotracheal tubes and to systems and methods for detecting airway edema and evaluating breathing with an endotracheal tube. An example endotracheal tube includes a distal portion, a proximal portion, and a linker portion. The linker portion couples the distal portion and the proximal portion. The linker portion includes at least two struts. The struts extend between the distal portion and the proximal portion. Also, there is at least one opening defined between and along the length of the struts. The linker portion is configured to contact the vocal cords of the subject when in use.
US10820858B2 Apparatus and method for estimating biometric information
An apparatus for estimating biometric information is provided. According to one exemplary embodiment, the apparatus may include a sensor comprising an electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor configured to measure an ECG signal of a user and a pulse wave sensor configured to measure two or more pulse wave signals at two or more measurement sites of the user; and a processor configured to obtain biometric information based on the ECG signal and the two or more pulse wave signals measured by the sensor.
US10820854B2 Electronic snore-ceasing device and method for snore-ceasing
An electronic snore-ceasing device including an electroic snore-ceasing device body and a working module, the electronic snore-ceasing device body includes an ear-hook and an ear plug jointed together with the ear-hook, the working module is located inside the ear-hook and the ear plug; the working module includes a snore collecting circuit, a control circuit taking a Micro Control Unit (MCU) as a core thereof, a warning circuit, and a power supply circuit (24); when the control circuit determines that a received sound signal and vibration signal reach their respective threshold values, the control circuit transmits a control signal to the warning circuit located inside the ear plug, thereby activating the warning circuit to generate a sound stimulation signal, a vibration stimulation signal or an electrode stimulation signal that does not wake the user up in sleep to suppress snores.
US10820853B2 Sensor and apparatus for measurement of muscle activity in the detection and treatment of Bruxism Disorder
An apparatus and method for detecting and reducing bruxism is described. The method includes the placement of a pressure resistive (or piezoelectric) sensor on the skin above the temporalis muscle in order to detect grinding of the teeth based on movement of the temporalis muscle. Alternatively, a pressure resistor could be used in the ear. The pressure resistive sensor could be made of carbon-impregnated polyolefin. Once bruxism is detected, a patient is notified and uses bio-feedback to curtain the grinding of the teeth.
US10820851B2 Diagnosing system for consciousness level measurement and method thereof
The present invention relates to a method for measuring behavioral change in human consciousness that is based on 12 different personality consciousness codes, wherein each code enables to instantly change the state-of-mind of an individual person. The method comprises: a) storing reference voice characteristics of different persons that represent acoustic information as expressed by human voice in a form of a time to frequency component relation; b) classifying the acoustic information into 12 different personality consciousness codes by using support vector machine that analyzes said acoustic information; c) receiving data indicative of a sound energy generated by the voice of said individual; d) performing spectral analysis of said received sound energy in order to obtain voice characteristics from an electronic representation of said sound energy; and e) comparing said obtained voice characteristics with the reference voice characteristics and determining the personality consciousness code of said individual by using the support vector machines, and using the obtained voice characteristics to determine the level of consciousness.
US10820849B2 Latch mechanism for preventing lancet oscillation in a lancing device
A lancing device including a latch that pivots between a non-blocking position allowing a lancet carrier and a lancet to advance and retract through a first forward and reverse lancing stroke and a blocking position preventing further/excess/secondary oscillation of the lancet carrier and lancet. The pivotal latch can pivot about an axis perpendicular (e.g., for an L-shaped latch) or parallel/coaxial (e.g., for a sleeve latch) to the advancement and retraction motion of the lancet carrier and lancet.
US10820845B2 Continuous assessment of biological analytes for general wellness
An analyte monitoring platform consisting of a proximity communicator and an implantable biosensor that includes system architecture for biosensor authentication, identification and methods to use analyte sensors for general wellness. The system architecture also permits multi-analyte sensing. In addition, the system and methods can be used for a single analyte or combination of analytes.
US10820842B2 Methods and systems for early signal attenuation detection and processing
Provided are methods and apparatus for receiving sensor data from an analyte sensor of a sensor monitoring system, processing the received sensor data with time corresponding calibration data, outputting the processed sensor data, detecting one or more adverse conditions associated with the sensor monitoring system, disabling the output of the sensor data during the adverse condition time period, determining that the one or more detected adverse conditions is no longer present in the sensor monitoring system, retrieving the sensor data during the adverse condition time period, processing the retrieved sensor data during the adverse condition time period, and outputting the processed retrieved sensor data.
US10820837B2 System and method for angle measurements using magnetic resonance images
In a method for alpha angle measurements of a bone joint based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) data of the bone joint, a three-dimensional (3D) bone surface image of the bone joint is generated based on two-dimensional (2D) segmentations on radial plane slices of the bone joint. Based on the 3D bone surface image, a head center of a head of the bone joint and a neck axis of a neck of the bone joint are estimated. An alpha angle model is constructed based on the estimated head center and neck axis. Further, the alpha angle measurement is determined for each of the radial plane slices of the bone joint based on the constructed alpha angle model.
US10820836B2 Foot strike analyzer system and methods
Systems, methods, and software products analyze foot strikes. A runner profile defining characteristics of a user and a shoe type of the shoes is received. Shoe characteristics are retrieved based upon the shoe type. A model of shoe wear is configured based upon both the runner profile and the shoe characteristics. Sensor data indicative of movement of a runner's foot is received from a foot strike monitor configured with the shoes and processed through the model to determine a user's expected lifetime for the shoes. The user's expected lifetime is indicated to the user.
US10820833B2 Capnograph system further detecting spontaneous patient breaths
A capnograph system may be used together with a ventilation system for a patient. The capnograph system may include a capnography module with a carbon dioxide detector, which may generate a carbon dioxide signal responsive to an amount of carbon dioxide detected within an air path of the ventilation system. A monitoring circuit may further detect a pressure within the air path. A processing component within the capnography module may generate a pressure signal responsive to the pressure detected in the air path. The pressure signal, alone or in combination with other signals such as the carbon dioxide signal, may be used to detect spontaneous breaths of the patient.
US10820827B2 Dry weight predictor
Methods and apparatus for predicting/estimating the dry weight of an individual, e.g., a patient undergoing dialysis treatment, are provided. The techniques employ a bioimpedance measurement (303) on the individual's calf (101) to obtain information regarding the extracellular fluid volume of the calf. Using a measurement of the calf's circumference (309), a resistivity value is calculated, normalized by the individual's body mass index (BMI), and then offset by a reference value to obtain a new variable, ΔnRho, which is shown, by comparison with a “gold standard” (FIGS. 5-9), to be highly effective in predicting/estimating dry weight (FIGS. 10-13 and 15-16). The techniques are easy to use and provide accurate dry weight predictions/estimations without substantially adding to the complexity or cost of dialysis procedures. The techniques can also be used for individuals who are not renal patients, e.g., patients suffering from other diseases in which fluid overload can occur, athletes, fitness enthusiasts, and the like.
US10820825B2 Method and device for evaluation of local tissue's biological or biomechanical character
A device for evaluation of a tissue's biological or biomechanical character is disclosed. The device uses negative pressure to draw a portion of the tissue across one or more electrode pairs disposed within the device. By measuring one or more parameters associated with an electric or magnetic field defined by the electrode pairs, in vivo evaluation of the tissue's biological or biomechanical character may be achieved in a minimally invasive manner. The device may also include an indenter to apply a positive stress on the tissue within the sidewall to further evaluate its biological or biomechanical character. A method of using the device is also disclosed.
US10820824B2 Combined stimulator and bipolar electrode assembly for mouse electroretinography (ERG)
Apparatus for evoking and sensing ophthalmic physiological signals in an eye, the apparatus comprising: an elongated tubular light pipe having a longitudinal axis, a distal end and a proximal end, the distal end terminating in a spheroid recess; an active electrode having a distal end and a proximal end, the active electrode being mounted to the elongated tubular light pipe and extending proximally along the elongated tubular light pipe so that the distal end of the active electrode terminates at the spheroid recess at the distal end of the elongated tubular light pipe; and a reference electrode having a distal end and a proximal end, the reference electrode being mounted to the elongated tubular light pipe and extending proximally along the elongated tubular light pipe so that the distal end of the reference electrode terminates at the spheroid recess at the distal end of the elongated tubular light pipe; wherein the distal end of the active electrode is located closer to the longitudinal axis of the elongated tubular light pipe than the distal end of the reference electrode.
US10820818B2 Systems and methods for noninvasive spectral-spatiotemporal imaging of cardiac electrical activity
A system and method for non-invasively generating a report of cardiac electrical activities of a subject includes determining, using cardiac electrical activation information, equivalent current densities (ECDs). The ECDs are assembled into time-course ECD information and a spectrum of the time-course ECD information is analyzed to determine peaks for spectral characteristics of atrial fibrillation (AF). The spectral characteristics of AF are correlated with potential electrical sources of the AF and a report is generated indicating the potential electrical sources of the AF spatially registered with the medical imaging data.
US10820817B2 Monitoring the effects of sleep deprivation using neuronal avalanches
The present invention is directed to a method of continuously monitoring neuronal avalanches in a subject comprising (a) determining a deviation in avalanche exponent (α) or branching parameter (σ) from a predetermined value at rest, wherein the pre-determined value of α is a slope of a size distribution of the synchronized neuronal activity and the predetermined value is −3/2 and the pre-determined value of σ is a ratio of successively propagated synchronized neuronal activity and the predetermined value is 1; and (b) repeating step (a) one or more times to continuously monitor neuronal avalanches in a subject. The invention also features methods of determining or monitoring the degree of sleep deprivation in a subject, methods of identifying subjects that are susceptible to a sleep disorder and methods of diagnosing a sleep disorder in a subject.
US10820816B2 System for a brain-computer interface
The invention provides a two-step approach to providing a BCI system. In a first step the invention provides a low-power implantable platform for amplifying and filtering the extracellular recording, performing analogue to digital conversion (ADC) and detecting action potentials in real-time, which is connected to a remote device capable of performing the processor-intensive tasks of feature extraction and spike classification, thus generating a plurality of predetermined templates for each neuron to be used in a second processing step. In the second step the low-power implantable platform amplifies and filters the extracellular recording, performs ADC and detects action potentials, which can be matched on-chip to the predetermined templates generated by the external receiver in the first step. This two-step approach exploits the advantages of both offline and online processing, providing an effective and safe method for performing multiple recordings of single-neuron activity, for research or monitoring applications or for control of a remote device.
US10820815B2 Biological information detecting device and control method for biological information detecting device
A biological information detecting device includes at least one light emitting section, a first light receiving section, a second light receiving section, and a processing section configured to acquire biological information on the basis of at least one a first detection signal acquired from the first light receiving section and a second detection signal acquired from the second light receiving section. The processing section switches an operation mode to one of a first operation mode for acquiring the biological information on the basis of the first detection signal and the second detection signal and a second operation mode for acquiring the biological information on the basis of one detection signal of the first detection signal and the second detection signal.
US10820812B2 Connectors for medical equipment
An adapter includes a substantially rigid body having a distal portion, a proximal portion, a central opening formed at least in part by an inner wall of the body, and a longitudinal axis extending substantially centrally through the opening. The distal portion includes an annular ring having a top surface and a ridge disposed opposite the top surface, the ridge extending substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The distal. The adapter also includes a seal configured to form a substantially fluid-tight seal with a surface of a fitting removably attachable to the adapter.
US10820810B2 Method and a system for determining the maximum heart rate of a user of in a freely performed physical exercise
A method and a system for determining the maximum heart rate of a user in a freely performed physical exercise and using an apparatus with software and memory. An intensity model takes account of, in addition to heart rate, respiration rate and/or kinetics-information. The kinetics information depicts change in excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (EPOC), more generally the direction of cumulative physiological disturbance in homeostasis, whether it is at steady state, on-response (rising) or off-response (descending) to decrease the value of the determined maximal heart rate to obtain a result.
US10820807B2 Time-of-flight measurement of skin or blood using array of laser diodes with Bragg reflectors
A blood measurement system comprises an array of laser diodes, to generate light to penetrate tissue comprising skin, having one or more wavelengths, including a near-infrared wavelength, and Bragg reflector(s). At least one of the laser diodes to pulse at a pulse repetition rate between 1-100 megahertz. A detection system to measure blood in veins based at least in part on near-infrared diffuse reflection from the skin, the detection system comprising a photo-detector and a lens system coupled to the photo-detector, wherein the photo-detector is coupled to analog-to-digital converter(s) and a processor, and configured to measure absorption of hemoglobin in the near-infrared wavelength between 700-1300 nanometers, differentiate between regions in the skin with and without distinct veins, and implement pattern matching and a threshold function to correlate detected blood concentrations with a library of known concentrations to determine overlap.
US10820792B2 Upgradable video laryngoscope system exhibiting reduced far end dimming
A video laryngoscope system, comprising a laryngoscope blade coupled to a video monitor via a data cable. At least one of the video monitor or the data cable comprise logic to: identify the laryngoscope blade; determine which of the laryngoscope blade, the video monitor, and the data cable have a most up-to-date set of image capture settings based on the identified laryngoscope blade; and transmit the most up-to-date set of image capture settings to the laryngoscope blade for use in capturing intra-airway images.
US10820791B2 Method and apparatus for illuminating an object field imaged by a rectangular image sensor
An illuminator apparatus and method for illuminating an object field imaged by a rectangular image sensor having a first aspect ratio is disclosed. The apparatus includes an optical fiber having a proximal end disposed to receive a plurality of input light beams, each light beam having differing spectral properties, the optical fiber being operable to transmit the light beams along the fiber to a distal end of the optical fiber. The apparatus also includes an integrating element disposed to receive the light beams from the distal end of the fiber and combine the light beams to produce a generally homogenous illumination beam at a rectangular output face of the integrating element. The apparatus further includes an illumination projector operable to project an image of the output face of the integrating element into the object field to produce a generally rectangular illuminated region of the object field substantially corresponding to the portion of the object field imaged by the rectangular image sensor.
US10820790B2 Image pickup device, microscope image pickup system, and endoscope image pickup system
Provided is a medical imaging device comprising: a color separation prism that has a dichroic film configured to split light into first light belonging to a visible light wavelength band and second light belonging to a fluorescence wavelength band; a fluorescence image sensor that is provided at an output side of the color separation prism and that is configured to image at least part of the second light belonging to the fluorescence wavelength band separated by the dichroic film; a visible light image sensor that is provided at the output side of the color separation prism and that is configured to image at least part of the first light belonging to the visible light wavelength band separated by the dichroic film; and a bandpass filter that is disposed between the color separation prism and the fluorescence image sensor, wherein the fluorescence image sensor and the visible light image sensor are arranged such that an optical path difference between an optical path length of a fluorescence optical path for the second light imaged on the fluorescence image sensor via the color separation prism and an optical path length of a visible light optical path for the first light imaged on the visible light image sensor via the color separation prism corresponds to an amount of a shift between a fluorescence imaging position and a visible light imaging position, the shift being generated by an imaging lens positioned at an input side of the color separation prism, and wherein the fluorescence imaging position is an imaging position of filtered second light, which results from passing the second light through the bandpass tiller, such that tlic amoiuu of shifl is based on the filtered second light.
US10820788B2 Capsule endomicroscope for acquiring images of the surface of a hollow organ
A capsule endomicroscope has a predetermined axial length and a diameter smaller than the axial length. The endomicroscope can acquire images of a surface of a hollow organ, and includes a microscopic image acquisition assembly having an optical axis oriented in a radial direction of the endomicroscope to acquire microscopic images of a section of the surface of a hollow organ present in a predetermined image acquisition area on a radial outer surface of the endomicroscope through a housing of the endomicroscope that has sectionally light-transparent material. A light source emits light rays in a radial direction through the light-transparent material of the housing during image acquisition. The light source and the light-transparent material of the housing located between the light source and the predetermined image acquisition area are interconnected to each other such that no refraction interface exists between the light source and the image acquisition area.
US10820787B2 Endoscope device and focus control method for endoscope device
An endoscope apparatus comprises a processor comprising hardware. The processor is configured to implement a motion amount calculation process and a focus control process. The processor implements the motion amount calculation process that calculates a plurality of local motion amounts, calculates a correlation between each of the plurality of local motion amounts and a peripheral local motion amount, and calculates the relative motion amount based on a local motion amount among the plurality of local motion amounts that has the correlation higher than a given correlation. And the processor implements the focus control process that calculates a cumulative motion amount by accumulating the relative motion amount over N frames (wherein N is a natural number equal to or larger than 3), and causes the imaging section to perform a focus operation when it has been determined that the cumulative motion amount is larger than the first threshold value.
US10820786B2 Endoscope system and method of driving endoscope system
An endoscope system includes: an endoscope including a side-viewing observation unit that includes a field of view in a lateral direction of an insertion part to be inserted into an object to be observed and a second protruding portion that protrudes from the insertion part and forms a blind spot in the field of view of the side-viewing observation unit; an image acquisition unit that acquires a side-viewing observation image by using the side-viewing observation unit; a monitor that displays the side-viewing observation image; and a display control section that allows at least a part of the blind spot of the side-viewing observation image in which the second protruding portion is shown up not to be displayed, and displays the side-viewing observation image on the monitor.
US10820784B2 Stereoscopic endoscope apparatus and video processor using two images formed by objective optical system
A stereoscopic endoscope apparatus includes: an image pickup device configured to pick up optical images for a right eye and a left eye; a similarity degree determination portion configured to receive input of an image signal for the right eye and an image signal for the left eye outputted from the image pickup device, and calculate a similarity degree between the image for the right eye and the image for the left eye; and an image signal output portion configured to switch and output a three-dimensional image signal formed of the image signal for the right eye and the image signal for the left eye and a two-dimensional image signal formed of either one of the image signal for the right eye and the image signal for the left eye, based on the similarity degree calculated by the similarity degree determination portion.
US10820781B2 Heating assembly for a washing appliance
A dishwashing appliance includes a first water storage tank, a second water storage tank, and a heat pipe heat exchanger comprising a condenser section and an evaporator section. The evaporator section is in operative communication with the first water storage tank and the condenser section is in operative communication with the second water storage tank.
US10820778B2 Dishwasher
Disclosed is a dishwasher (100) including a tub (11) configured to accommodate washing targets, spray arms (3, 5) provided within the tub (11) to spray washing water to the washing targets, a base (12) configured to support the tub (11), a sump (13) provided within the base (12) to store washing water, a pump (8) configured to supply washing water stored in the sump (13) to the spray arms (3, 5), a support body (91) fixed to the inside of the base (12) and located above the pump (8), at least two connection parts (95) configured to connect the pump (8) to the support body (91) and to damp vibration generated by the pump (8), and restriction parts (97) protruding from the base (12) to restrict the movement range of the pump (8) held by the connection parts (95).
US10820776B2 Fluid flow structure and method of use for continuous motion washing machine
A washing machine and/or a fluid flow structure for a washing machine wash tank is provided. The wash tank is generally rectangular and includes a bottom wall, two side walls and two end walls extending upwardly from said bottom wall. The wash tank further includes at least one flow directional opening in at least one of the walls. In a preferred embodiment, the wash tank includes a plurality of flow directional openings positioned along one of the side walls of the wash tank. A fluid flow structure is located within said wash tank, which includes a fluid flow guide surface, and a support for said guide surface. The guide surface includes an expansion structure that is designed to counteract expansion of the guide surface that occurs during operation of the washing machine. In one embodiment the expansion structure is an expansion slot that engages a portion of the guide surface. As the guide surface expands the expansion slot is pressed against the portion of the guide surface, causing the expansion slot to expand into a relief area associated with the expansion slot at a location generally opposite of the portion of the guide surface.
US10820775B1 Device for use with a floor cleaner for catching debris
An apparatus traps items missed by standard manual floor cleaners, by catching debris that goes over a top surface of a floor cleaner head. The preferred apparatus is adapted for a conventional dust mop with a pivotal/swing handle, and has a connection system with an elongated vertical slot extending parallel to the right-to-left length of the dust mop head and allowing the pivotal/swing handle to freely slide right and left in the slot. The preferred apparatus is also pivotal forward and rearward relative to the dust mop head so that the apparatus pivots forward and rearward with the handle when the handle pivots forward and rearward. The combination of the dust mop and debris-catching apparatus provide great versatility in mopping and debris-catching direction and orientation, including low to the floor under furniture, equipment, or other objects.
US10820773B2 Wet cleaning device having a cleaning roller mounted rotatably about a roller axis
A wet cleaning device, in particular a wet mop, has a cleaning roller mounted rotatably about a roller axis and a roller cover surrounding, at least in part, the cleaning roller in the circumferential direction, which roller cover has at least one movable cover element for elective sealing and/or exposing of an opening region of the roller cover. In order to enable a changeover of the wet cleaning device from a wiping operation to a regeneration operation in a particularly convenient and time-saving manner, according to the invention, the wet cleaning device has a first cover element and a second cover element which, based on a circumferential direction of the cleaning roller, can be moved in opposition to each other in order to seal and/or to expose the opening region from opposite circumferential directions.
US10820772B2 Surface cleaning apparatus
A surface cleaning apparatus such as an extractor has an upright section moveably mounted to a surface cleaning head. The upright section comprises a first stage liquid separator and a second stage cyclone separator, wherein the liquid collection container and the solid collection chamber are emptyable concurrently.
US10820768B2 Wet cleaning device with a cleaning roller that is rotatable around a roller axis
A wet cleaning device, has a cleaning roller that is rotatable about a roller axis, the cleaning roller having a cleaning covering. The wet cleaning device has a deceleration element and a guide element for supporting the removal and discharge of liquid and/or dirt from the cleaning roller to a liquid channel. The deceleration element has an impact edge in opposite direction to the fibers of the rotating cleaning covering, wherein the guide element is arranged in the direction of rotation of the cleaning roller behind the impact edge. During a regeneration operation of the wet cleaning device, the impact edge is arranged so far apart between the fibers of the cleaning covering that free ends of the fibers project outward in the radial direction beyond the impact edge, and in the event of an impact on the impact edge, are deflected in the direction of the guide element.
US10820767B2 Handheld vacuum cleaner
A handheld vacuum cleaner is provided with a hand-carriable body housing the components of a vacuum collection system, which can include a working air path through the body from an air inlet to an air outlet. An air deflector is positioned in opposition to the air inlet and directs a working airstream from the air inlet downwardly within a debris removal assembly.
US10820766B2 Assembly of a particle collection container and cyclonic pre-separator
An assembly that includes a particle collecting container and a cyclone pre-separator placed on the particle collecting container, where the particle collecting container has a rectangular container bottom and four container peripheral walls which extend upwards from the container bottom and define a horizontal outer contour of the particle collecting container, and where the cyclone pre-separator has a particle outlet which is designed to dispense particles which have been separated in the cyclone pre-separator into the particle collecting container. The horizontal outer contour defined by the container peripheral walls tapers towards the container bottom and the particle collecting container can be stacked into an identical particle collecting container.
US10820764B2 Vacuum cleaner
A vacuum cleaner includes a foot assembly having a suction inlet thereon, a suction source in fluid communication with the suction inlet to produce a working airflow there through, and a dirt container in fluid communication with the suction inlet and suction source. The foot assembly further comprises a body defined by a central portion and a pair of extension arms, a rotatable agitator on each extension arm, and a drive assembly configured to counter-rotate the agitators. The counter-rotating agitators are operable to cooperate with the suction source to direct dust and debris towards the suction inlet.
US10820762B2 Floor cleaner
A floor cleaner including a recovery tank in fluid communication with a vacuum source and a suction inlet. The recovery tank is configured to store cleaning fluid drawn through the suction inlet from a surface by the vacuum source. The recovery tank includes a tank body and a strainer. The tank body has a lower end wall and a sidewall that extends upwardly from the lower end wall and an inlet duct that extends upwardly from the lower end wall. The strainer is positioned inside the tank body, the strainer movable from a lowermost position to a removed position. The strainer includes a perforated body and an aperture through the body, the inlet duct extends through the aperture of the strainer, and the strainer engages an outer surface of the inlet duct retaining the strainer onto the inlet duct.
US10820758B1 Adjustable upright standing soap dish
The present invention comprises an adjustable hosting device with a holder/brackets for soap that rest on an oval designed dish and allows the soap to stand and never touch the bottom of the soap dish. The hosting device is configured in different sizes to accommodate different shapes and molds of soap.
US10820754B2 Blender and pushing unit thereof
A blender includes abase and a container unit mounted rotatably and detachably on the base. The container unit includes a container, and a blade assembly disposed on a bottom portion of the container. The base includes a first push portion adjacent to the blade assembly which has a second push portion. When the container unit is rotated relative to the base until the second push portion contacts with the first push portion, the first push portion pushes upward the second push portion as the container unit is continuously rotated relative to the base so as to move the container unit upwardly and away from the base.
US10820753B2 Natural material grinding and cutting device
A natural material grinding and cutting device provides a tool for processing natural materials. One portion of the tool is used to slice materials into strips and another portion of the tool is used to process materials into mulch or fine particulate. A two piece embodiment of the device includes a top structure rotatably coupled to a bottom structure. The underside of the top structure and the topside of the bottom structure include open faced chambers for disposing a set of cutting projections or teeth. When the top structure joins to the bottom structure, the open faced chambers combine to form a grinding chamber for grinding natural materials. The bottom structure further includes a cutting portion comprising a cutting chamber, a blade, and a base. In some examples, the blade is removably disposed a slot located in the lower middle portion of the cutting chamber.
US10820752B2 Multi-leveled cooking apparatus
A multi-leveled cooking apparatus is an apparatus that is used to prepare food. The apparatus includes an enclosure, a heat source, at least one convectively-heated cooking mechanism, a radiatively-heated cooking mechanism, a first duct, and a second duct. The enclosure is used as a structural base to mount the aforementioned components, and to maintain and regulate temperature fluctuations. The heat source sends hot air through the first duct and the second duct to heat the at least one convectively-heated cooking mechanism. The heat source is also in contact with the radiatively-heated cooking mechanism. A series of tubes within the enclosure provide adequate dispersal of combustible gaseous material, and an ignition starter allows the user to ignite the gas contained within the present invention. Removable grates are arranged at various heights within the enclosure, allowing customization of the size of the working space as well as improving accessibility for sanitization.
US10820749B2 In-line heating device
A foaming machine providing a fluid foam and/or a food product foam, the machine being configured to receive an in-line heating device, the in-line heating device includes a primary heating unit and a heating cartridge. The heating cartridge includes an inner heating path. A system for providing a hot fluid foam and/or a hot food product foam.
US10820742B2 Beverage preparation device for hot and cold beverages
The present invention relates to a beverage preparation device for preparing hot and cold beverages, the device (30) comprising a hot extraction module (10) comprising a brewing unit (1) for injection of hot liquid into a beverage ingredients containing capsule, a hot beverage outlet (2) connected to the brewing unit (1) for dispensing of a hot extracted beverage, and a cooling module (20) comprising a cooling reservoir (5) for receiving the hot extracted beverage, wherein the hot beverage outlet (2) and the cooling module (20) are arranged moveably relative to each other such that the hot extracted beverage may be selectively dispensed from the hot beverage outlet (2) into the cooling reservoir (5) of the cooling module (20) in at least one relative position of the hot beverage outlet (2) and the cooling module (5).
US10820734B1 Positioning structure of curtain rod
A curtain rod positioning structure includes a supporting plate (10) and a block component (20). The supporting plate (10) includes a plate (11), a bearing opening (12) provided on the plate and a buckling hole (13) communicated with the bearing opening (12), and the bearing opening has a supporting surface (121) to attach the curtain rod. The block component (20) includes a cylinder (21) being capable of inserting in the buckling hole and at least one elastomer (22) connected with the cylinder (21), and a side of the elastomer protruded the supporting surface is able to push against the curtain rod disposed in the bearing opening, so that the curtain rod can be positioned between the elastomer and the supporting surface. Therefore, the curtain rod is positioned and a curtain can be moved smoothly thereon.
US10820732B2 Consumption management beverage apparatus and storage vessel
A smart beverage apparatus for monitoring consumption is disclosed, comprising a vessel receiving port for receiving a supplement vessel, said supplement vessel stores one or more supplements, and a scanning unit for scanning a vessel data storage unit to obtain supplement data related to supplements contained in the supplement vessel. The beverage apparatus comprises a display unit to display data to a user. A method for monitoring consumption of a user using a smart beverage apparatus is also disclosed, the method comprising: receiving an indication that a supplement vessel has been inserted into the smart beverage apparatus scanning a vessel data storage unit to obtain supplement data related to supplements stored within the supplement vessel, analyzing the obtained supplement data, generating instructions for the user based on the analysis, and displaying the generated instructions to the user.
US10820731B2 Magnetic object holder
A magnetic object holder is a device for releasably attaching an object to a ferromagnetic surface. The device can include an insulated flexible sleeve defining an interior space in which the object is removably receivable. The sleeve grips the object in an interference fit when the object is received in the interior space. One or more magnets secured to a portion of the sleeve enables the sleeve to be releasably attached to the ferromagnetic surface while the object is received in the interior space.
US10820728B1 Electronically controllable pillow
An electronically controllable pillow is thermally regulated. At least one temperature sensor is configured to communicate temperature measurements. Temperature measurements comprise the internal temperature of a pillow. Temperature measurements are communicated to a processing unit. At least one presence sensor is configured to communicate presence measurements. Presence measurements are configured to indicate the presence of a user employing a pillow. Presence measurements are communicated to a processing unit. At least one transceiver is connected to a processing unit. A transceiver is configured to communicate with at least one remote device. At least one thermal element is activated, based at least in part on, temperature measurements and presence measurements over at least one period of time.
US10820725B1 Shelf and drawer assemblies for storing bottles
A shelf assembly includes a frame assembly having a side member, wherein the frame assembly is operable between stowed and extended positions. A rack assembly includes a first rack hingedly coupled to a second rack. The first rack and the second rack are pivotally coupled to the side member of the frame assembly, and the rack assembly is operable between first and second positions. The first rack and the second rack are angled towards a pivot axis defined between the first rack and the second rack when the rack assembly is in the second position. The rack assembly moves from the first position to the second position as the frame assembly moves from the stowed position to the extended position.
US10820720B2 Spring oscillation electromagnetic cradle
An electromagnetic cradle includes a support frame, a fixed unit mounted on the support frame, a movable unit mounted on the fixed unit, and an electromagnetic device secured on the support frame. The fixed unit includes two fixed rods secured on the support frame. Each of the fixed rods is provided with two mounting sleeves each of which is provided with a fixed tube. The movable unit includes a bed and two movable blocks. Each of the movable blocks is provided with two tracks, and the fixed rods extend through the tracks of each of the movable blocks. At least one spring is biased between each of the tracks and the respective fixed tube. At least one magnet is mounted is mounted on one of the movable blocks.
US10820719B2 Skin-material fixing tool
There is provided a cover-material fixing tool. A cover-material fixing end member is configured to be attached on a cover-material. A clip is configured to be attached on a cover-material fixing end member. The cover-material fixing end member includes a tape member, a clip locking member, and a plurality of stoppers. The clip includes a locking portion for holding the clip locking member to allow the clip locking member to move in a longitudinal direction, and a locking protrusion protruding toward the clip locking member and configured to abut against the stoppers. The clip is movable between the adjacent stoppers to allow position adjustment thereof.
US10820713B2 Gather-fitted bedding placement apparatus and method
A gather-fitted bedding placement apparatus and method for easy installation and removal, and prevention of slippage during use, of gather-fitted bedding upon a bed mattress. The apparatus has a semi-flexible friction-calibrated sheet-material unit of a size corresponding to the standard minimum depth of the bed mattress, a bottom lip formed along the bottom edge of the semi-flexible friction-calibrated sheet-material unit, at least one curve-enabling notch in the central portion of the bottom lip, to enable bending of the semi-flexible friction-calibrated sheet-material unit to conform to the corner of the mattress, a bottom-lip curved-corner portion formed by such bending, and at least one tab cutout through the semi-flexible friction-calibrated sheet-material unit. The method is practiced by using a gather-fitted bedding placement apparatus at each corner of the mattress, placing the bent semi-flexible friction-calibrated sheet-material unit underneath and inside of a corner of the gather-fitted bedding, with the gathered edge of the bedding wrapped around the bottom lip and the bottom-lip curved-corner portion, with the gathered edge resting on the top or inner surface of the bottom lip and the bottom-lip curved-corner portion, manually pushing the semi-flexible friction-calibrated sheet-material unit and the fitted bedding downward over the bed mattress for installation, or manually pulling upward for removal, using the tab cutouts or the bottom lip as gripping points, where the low-friction inner face of the semi-flexible friction-calibrated sheet-material unit provides smooth downward and upward pushing for installation and removal, and the bottom lip and the bottom-lip curved-corner portion hold the gather-fitted bedding in place underneath the bed mattress during the period between installation and removal.
US10820712B2 Self locking folding bedstead
The invention discloses a self locking folding bedstead, which comprises two transverse rods and self locking cross mechanisms. The self locking cross mechanism comprises a shearing mechanism, two second connecting rods and two third connecting rods, and the shearing mechanism comprises two first connecting rods. One end of the second connecting rod can be rotatably connected to the transverse rod, the other end can be rotatably connected to the first connecting rod, the third connecting rod can be rotatably connected to the second connecting rod, and the third connecting rod can be rotatably connected to the other first connecting rod. The shearing mechanism, two second connecting rods and two third connecting rods cooperate to form two sets of symmetrically arranged hinge four connecting rods mechanism. The self locking cross mechanism is provided with a limiting mechanism to limit the maximum angle of deployment, and the angle of the opening facing downward formed by the two third connecting rods of the self locking cross mechanism at the maximum deployment angle is greater than 180 degrees. It has the following advantages: the mechanism can be kept in the self locking state, so that the bed width and bed height are fixed, so that the bed surface can be tightened, stable and non-dumping, comfortable to use.
US10820702B1 Chair seat sliding and locking mechanism
A chair seat sliding and locking mechanism includes a positioning tube and a sliding seat. The positioning tube is mounted to a rod of a chair base. The positioning tube is rotatable relative to the rod but is not longitudinally slidable. The sliding seat includes a coupling portion securely coupled with a chair seat. The coupling portion includes a receiving portion having a receiving hole with a catching portion. The positioning tube is received in the receiving hole. When the positioning tube is rotated relative to the rod to a first position in which a positioning portion of the positioning tube disengages from the catching portion, the sliding seat is movable along the positioning tube. When the positioning tube is rotated relative to the rod to a second position in which the positioning portion engages with the catching portion, the sliding seat is fixed relative to the positioning tube.
US10820701B2 Wall of a furniture carcass, method for producing such a wall, and furniture carcass or furniture comprising such a wall
A wall for a furniture carcass has a panel-type core arranged between two laterally positioned cover layers. The core has a cut-out extending at least along one section of an end face of the wall and is used to receive a fitting that guides a movable furniture part. The fitting rests at least against one of the cover layers.
US10820699B2 Profile for article of furniture, system of profiles for article of furniture and method for assembling an article of furniture
A profile (10,20) for article of furniture is structurally configured to establish a first association position (30) and a second association position (31) in relation to the article of furniture, thus enabling flexibility in producing and assembling the profile and its corresponding system, and providing the user with an array of easy-to-apply finish options.
US10820698B2 Corner member for a supportive frame assembly
A frame corner member includes an elongated hollow extrusion having a central corner portion and two leg portions extending from the central portion. Each leg portion includes an inner side wall spaced from and parallel to an outer side wall, and merging with the central portion. An outer end wall joins the inner and outer side walls, which each include an inner surface facing the inner surface of the other side wall. An opening through the outer end wall defines a space between the inner and outer side walls adjacent one end of the extrusion for receiving one end of one of frame side members and end members. At least one of the inner surfaces in the space has discrete surface features adapted to grip and retain the one end of one of the side members and end members in the space when received through the opening.
US10820693B2 Air-permeable storage cabinet convenient to disassemble and assemble
An air-permeable storage cabinet, wherein the left and right sides of the bottom of the upper frame are provided with a first connector respectively, a first connecting hole is formed in the tops or inner side faces of the left frame and the right frame respectively, the bottom face of the rear of the upper frame is provided with a second connector, a second connecting hole is formed in the top of the rear frame, the left and right sides of the top of the lower frame are provided with a third connector respectively, a third connecting hole is formed in the bottoms or inner side faces of the left frame and the right frame respectively, the bottom face of the rear of the lower frame is provided with a fourth connector, and a fourth connecting hole is formed in the bottom of the rear frame.
US10820688B2 Elevation working platform
An elevation working platform includes a lower support and an upper support. At least one group of X-type elevation mechanisms is provided between the lower support and the upper support. The elevation working platform further includes an elastic element. A first end of the elastic element is connected between two end points of a first support rod or a second support rod. A second end of the elastic element is connected to the lower support or a second hinging seat capable of sliding relative to the lower support. Using the X-type elevation mechanisms, the front and back positions of the upper support do not change in an elevating process of the upper support, the structure is simple and practical, and the cost is relatively low.
US10820681B2 Color reproduction services
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for a color reproduction service are provided.
US10820680B1 Stencil assembly and method of applying a cosmetic or other product using a stencil assembly
A cosmetic or other stencil assembly and a method of applying a cosmetic or other product using a stencil assembly are provided herein. The stencil assembly of at least one embodiment includes a stencil layer defining one or more inner, stencil portions or application zones, and one or more outer excess portions. The stencil layer is at least initially and at least partially attached to a transfer layer. Makeup, cosmetic or another product is applied to the stencil portion(s) or application zone(s) of the stencil layer, and subsequently, the excess portion(s) are removed from the transfer layer independently from the stencil portion(s). The transfer layer and the stencil portion(s) with makeup applied thereto may then be applied to the skin, thereby transferring the makeup to the skin in the shape of the stencil portion(s).
US10820679B1 Self hair-cutting device
A self hair-cutting device is disclosed herein. The self hair-cutting device includes a pair of earpieces, the pair of earpieces configured to support the self hair-cutting device from the ears of a user; a pair of side guide members, each of the pair of side guide members coupled to a respective one of the pair of earpieces, and each of the pair of side guide members configured to form a side cutting guide for trimming a side hair line on opposed sides of the neck of the user; and at least one bottom guide member coupled to the pair of side guide members, the at least one bottom guide member configured to form a lower cutting guide for trimming a rear hair line of the user. One or more components of the self hair-cutting device are adjustable relative to one another to accommodate varying head geometries of different users.
US10820677B2 Cordless hair dryer with ionizing solution
A hair dryer with an ionizing solution provides a translucent reservoir which contains an ionized solution. The hair dryer heats the solution into a vapor, and may then be used to apply the ionized vapor to a salon client's hair while styling it, to prevent brittleness, damage, and split ends. In one embodiment a cradle is provided for recharging a handheld hair dryer and storing various attachments which are ready for immediate use. When separated from the handheld hair dryer, the cradle transfers electric power to the hair dryer via resonant inductive coupling, creating an oscillating magnetic field which is converted to electric power by components within the hair dryer. A second embodiment provides a standing hair dryer. The hair dryer also provides wireless internet and power outlets for mobile electronic devices.
US10820672B2 Umbrellas including motors located within the umbrella housing
An umbrella includes a base unit, a core umbrella assembly connected to the base unit, an arm expansion module connected to the core umbrella assembly, the arm expansion module comprising one or more arm expansion assemblies and one or more arms, the one or more arms connected to the one or more arm expansion assemblies, and an expansion motor, the expansion motor to expand or retract the one or more arms, wherein the expansion motor is located within a core umbrella assembly. The arm expansion module includes a sensor assembly, the sensor assembly comprising one or more environmental sensors to capture measurements of environmental conditions in a surrounding area. The umbrella includes an azimuth motor to rotate the core umbrella assembly about the base unit, the azimuth motor being located inside the core umbrella assembly.
US10820670B2 Sand based jewelry
A sand based jewelry and methods of making sand based jewelry is provided. The jewelry having a quantity of sand mixed with a quantity of binding medium. The binding medium and sand mixture are capable of being solidified and mounted to a jewelry setting. The jewelry setting attached to a jewelry item.
US10820667B2 Fastener stringer provided with metal element row having plating film, fastener chain, and slide fastener
Provided is a fastener stringer including a row of metal elements having a plating film formed with improved thickness uniformity without waste, even if the elements are not electrically connected to each other in advance. For each of ten adjacent metal elements of the fastener stinger, 0.6≤D1/A1≤2.0 is satisfied in which A1 represents an average value of thickness of the plating film for the ten metal elements at element center on either one main surface side of the fastener tape, and D1 represents thickness of the plating film for each of the metal elements at the element center on the one main surface side of the fastener tape.
US10820653B2 Smart hat, method and device for controlling smart hat
A smart hat, a method and device for controlling the smart hat are provided. The smart hat includes a brim, and the method includes: acquiring configuration reference information of the brim, and the configuration reference information includes: attitude information of the brim and sunlight irradiation information; acquiring setting parameters according to the configuration reference information; reconfiguring the attitude of the brim according to the setting parameters.
US10820652B2 Dermal heatsink exhibiting hydrophilic and contaminant resistant properties and method for fabricating a dermal heatsink
One variation of a method for fabricating a dermal heatsink includes: fabricating a substrate defining an interior surface, an exterior surface opposite the interior surface, and an open network of pores extending between the interior surface and the exterior surface; activating surfaces of the substrate and walls of the open network of pores; applying a coating over the substrate to form a heatsink, the coating comprising a porous, hydrophilic material and defining a void network; removing an excess of the coating from the substrate to clear blockages within the open network of pores by the coating; hydrating the heatsink during a curing period; heating the heatsink during the curing period to increase porosity of the coating applied over surfaces of the substrate; and rinsing the heatsink with an acid to decarbonate the coating along walls of the open network of pores in the substrate.
US10820647B2 Wearable hairpiece for partial head covering
A wearable hairpiece for covering at least a portion of a head of a human user comprises a band having a stretchable size and comprised of a non-slip material, at least one hair weft coupled to at least one of a nape piece or a back side of the band, and at least one clip element coupled to the back side of the band. A first hair layer including hair added by the at least one hair weft and a second hair layer comprised of the natural hair of the human user are arranged in a flat formation allowing the first and second hair layers to collectively appear as a single layer on the head of the human user. A wearable accessory can be simultaneously used with the wearable hairpiece without the wearable accessory appearing to rest on top of the added hair.
US10820646B2 System and method for impeding the displacement of clothing
An improved system and method for keeping articles of clothing properly fixed in place. Embodiments include a first article of clothing and a second article of clothing. Embodiments further include having one or more climbing skin fabrics having a plurality of fibers affixed to a first article of clothing. The one or more climbing skin fabrics having the plurality of fibers allow movement of the second article of clothing in one direction with respect to the first article of clothing while impeding movement of the second article of clothing in the other unwanted direction.
US10820642B2 Garment accessory attachment mechanism
A garment attachment assembly is provided. The assembly includes a plurality of garment attachment modules each having an elongated support member, a garment attachment provided on an inner side of the support member, an accessory attachment provided on the outer side of the support member, and a coupling mechanism for coupling adjacent supports in an end-to-end configuration. Adjacent garment attachment modules can thus be coupled to adjust an overall length of the garment attachment assembly to fit a garment, and allow an accessory to be attached thereto. Corresponding method for securing an accessory to a garment is also provided.
US10820641B2 Take-apart hinge
A neckwear includes a neckband and a neckband module and may further include one or more fastener members and one or more display segments for coins, medals or bars. The neckband is connected to said neckband module, and said one or more fastener members pivotably connects said neckband module and said one or more display segments. Also provided for a neckwear are a hermetically sealed neckband module or display segment, a display segment configured to be intra-changeable, display inserts for a neckband module or display segments, torso segments, and a neckband module with a member of a fastener to accommodate interchangeable display segments.
US10820639B2 Glove with contrasting cuff and tear indicator
An ambidextrous or hand-specific glove including a wrist region, a palm region, and a digit region. The glove may be fabricated of nitrile rubber that is free of or essentially free of zinc, sulfur and accelerators to reduce allergic reactions in populations required to frequently wear protective gloves. A band region that partially or fully encircles a user's finger knuckles may be provided for easier finger bending. Texturing may be provided on glove surfaces that are used to grip articles. The fingertip regions on the front surface of the index and middle finger regions may be un-textured or smooth to enable a user to take a patient's pulse. These fingertip regions may be of reduced or smaller diameter and circumference so as to pull the glove material tightly around the tips of the user's finger and thereby applying pressure thereto so that even a faint pulse in a patient may be detected.
US10820638B2 Mask structure
The present invention provides a mask structure, which comprises a first mask body, a main filtering layer, an air-isolator, and a second mask body. The main filtering layer is disposed at the first mask body. The area of the main filtering layer is smaller than the area of the first mask body. The air-isolator is disposed at the first mask body and adjacent to the periphery of the main filtering layer. The second mask body covers the main filtering layer and the air-isolator and is bonded with the air-isolator and the first mask body. Thereby, the bonding part of the mask structure can be tight and the filtering materials of the main filtering layer, such as sterilizing or adsorptive materials, will not leak from the bonding part. In addition, the air-isolator can guide the air inside and outside the mask structure to pass only through the main filtering layer for preventing the polluting particles, bacteria, or viruses inside and outside the mask structure from being propagated to the external environment or inhaled by the user.
US10820635B2 Bra adapted for athletic use
The disclosure concerns a bra adapted for athletic use, of the type comprising a first cup and a second cup, each of them bounded laterally by an outer edge and by an inner edge, and outfitted with a support structure and a base structure. Each cup is outfitted with a support structure connected to a base structure, the support structure comprising at least a first support strap of overall cradle shape which is elastically deformable and which extends at least from the outer edge to the inner edge of the respective cup to support the breasts of the wearer.
US10820632B2 Refillable aerosol-generating article
A refillable heated aerosol-generating article for use with an electrically-operated aerosol-generating device has an outlet end for insertion into a user's mouth during use, and a distal end upstream from the outlet end. The article includes a refillable liquid retention section and an aerosol-generation section located within a casing. The refillable liquid retention section includes a liquid retention medium, and the aerosol-generation section is located downstream of the refillable liquid retention section. The liquid retention medium has a capacity to absorb up to 35 microliters of liquid. The article is configured such that, during use, air can be drawn through the article from the distal end to the end, passing through the refillable liquid retention section. The article defines an opening or port for allowing the refillable liquid retention section to be charged with liquid.
US10820616B2 Infant formula system with adaptive levels of human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs)
This invention relates to an age-tailored nutritional composition system comprising an adaptive level of human milk oligosaccharides (HMOS) and a method for preparing said system. The age-tailored nutritional composition system comprises at least two nutritional compositions for infants of a certain age, which differ from each other in the amount of HMOs present therein. It is specifically adapted to the evolving nutritional needs of infants from their birth to the end of the breast feeding period.
US10820615B2 Powder formulation having a function of enhancing immunity and method for preparing the same
The present disclosure belongs to the field of health care products, disclosing a powder formulation having a function of enhancing immunity, method for preparing the same and use thereof. The powder formulation is made from inulin, LYCII FRUCTUS, PORIA, LENTINUS EDODES (BERK.) SING, MORI FRUCTUS, CHRYSANTHEMI FLOS, CODONOPSIS RADIX, FLAMMULINA VELUTIPES, FRUIT BODY HERICIUM ERINACEUS and TREMELLA FUCIFORMIS. The starting materials of the powder formulation are all from natural Chinese herbal medicine without addition of excipient. The method for preparing the powder formulation in the present disclosure is simple and suitable for large-scale production. The powder formulation obtained has a good stability, long storage time, good taste. Experiments show that the powder formulation of the present disclosure can significantly enhance immunity, therefore can be used to prepare the health care foods having a function of improving immunity.
US10820609B2 Machine for making liquid and semi-liquid products
A machine for making liquid or semi-liquid products includes a thermal system using a main heat exchanger fluid, a compressor, a first heat exchanger and a pressure reducing element, all affected by circulation of the main heat exchanger fluid. A motor includes a drive shaft rotatable about a vertical axis. A production unit includes a first container with a processing chamber for making ice cream and a stirrer insertable into the first processing container. A second container includes a cavity rotatably housing the first container and which is fixed relative to a frame. Channels for circulating the main heat exchanger fluid are associated with the second container and define for the thermal system a second heat exchanger in which the main heat exchanger fluid circulates. A coupling mechanism couples the first container and drive shaft for transmission of motion from the motor to the first container.
US10820602B2 Indoor smoker with smoke containment features
An indoor smoker includes a cabinet defining a discharge vent, a smoking chamber having a chamber outlet, and an exhaust assembly including an exhaust duct and a recirculation duct providing fluid communication between the chamber outlet and the discharge vent. An air handler urges a flow of smoke through a catalytic converter positioned within the exhaust duct to lower volatile organic compounds prior to discharging the smoke. A recirculation port may be defined between the recirculation duct and the exhaust duct upstream of the catalytic converter and a damper may direct the flow of smoke through the recirculation port when the smoke contains unacceptable levels of volatile organic compounds.
US10820598B2 Method for mechanical pretzel production
The invention relates to a method for machine production of pretzels, comprising: providing a pretzel shaping and looping device, which receives strands of dough by means of a feed mechanism; gripping the central area of the strands of dough with a shaping unit of the device, wherein the central area of the strand of dough is wrapped around a plurality of bolt-type shaping elements of the shaping unit that are adjustable in height; gripping the ends of the dough using grippers and stretching the strand of dough (8) by pulling on the ends of the strand of dough, while securing the central area of the strand of dough by the shaping unit, and shaping a pretzel knot using a mutual rotation of the grippers, wherein the shaping of the pretzel knot is initiated by rotation of the grippers during the stretching of the strand of dough.
US10820596B2 Insecticidal proteins and methods for their use
Compositions and methods for controlling pests are provided. The methods involve transforming organisms with a nucleic acid sequence encoding an insecticidal protein. In particular, the nucleic acid sequences are useful for preparing plants and microorganisms that possess insecticidal activity. Thus, transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, plant tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions are insecticidal nucleic acids and proteins of bacterial species. The sequences find use in the construction of expression vectors for subsequent transformation into organisms of interest including plants, as probes for the isolation of other homologous (or partially homologous) genes. The pesticidal proteins find use in controlling, inhibiting growth or killing Lepidopteran, Coleopteran, Dipteran, fungal, Hemipteran and nematode pest populations and for producing compositions with insecticidal activity.
US10820595B2 Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain and its use
Provided herein is Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain PMB05 used in the field of plant disease control. Inoculation of plants with the strain can increase immune responses induced by detection of fungi and/or bacteria in plant, for example, increase the production of ROS and deposition of callose. Also, the strain has the effect of promoting plant growth. Therefore, the strain and its culture filtrate of the present invention can boost plant disease resistance and promote plant growth, which can be extensively used to control plant diseases and have the potential of turning into a commodified biological control agent.
US10820593B2 Methods of preparing alkaloid containing compositions and uses thereof
The present invention relates to methods of preparing loline alkaloids, compositions comprising loline alkaloids including pesticidal compositions, and uses of the compositions including uses as biological control agents. Methods for the control of pests, including plant or animal pests, and for the enhancement of plant growth or reproduction, and treatment and prevention of insect infection and infestation, for example in plants and animals, are also provided.
US10820590B2 Nematocidal heterocyclic amides
Disclosed are compounds of Formulae 1, 1a, 1b and 2, wherein R1, R1a, R1b, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined in the disclosure. Also disclosed are compositions containing the compounds of Formulae 1, 1a and 1b, and methods for controlling a parasitic nematode comprising contacting the parasitic nematode or its environment with a biologically effective amount of a compound or composition of Formulae 1, 1a, 1b and 2.
US10820583B2 Fishing line threading aid for threading a fishing line into the rod rings of a fishing rod
Subject matter of the invention is a fishing line insertion aid for threading a fishing line into rod rings of a fishing rod. Creation a fishing line insertion aid of the type mentioned above by means of which a fishing line can be rapidly and easily threaded into the rod rings of the fishing rod is achieved by a substantially elongated body (110) into which a line notch (112) is embedded for fastening of the fishing line (14) in a clamping manner.
US10820580B2 Immunodeficient non-human animal
The present disclosure relates to the genetically modified non-human animals that have a disruption at the endogenous CD132 gene (e.g., CD132 knockout), and methods of use thereof.
US10820576B1 Pet leash accessory configured to prevent and teach the pet to stop pulling
A device for use with a leash and a collar configured to be worn by a pet. The device includes a spray nozzle connected to a tank configured to store a liquid. The device includes first and second connectors configured to be attached to the collar and the leash, respectively. A movable one of the first and second connectors is moved with respect to the tank when the pet pulls on the leash. The device includes an actuator configured to open and close the spray nozzle. The liquid sprays from the tank through the spray nozzle when the spray nozzle is open and remains in the tank when the spray nozzle is closed. The device may include at least one noise-making element or speaker configured to produce at least one warning sound.
US10820574B2 Specialized contextual drones for virtual fences
Techniques for drone device control are provided. In one example, a computer-implemented method comprises establishing, by a plurality of drone devices respectively operatively coupled to processors and coordinating with one other, a defined region of a defined coordinate space of a geographic area, wherein the defined region is associated with an animal. The computer-implemented method also comprises monitoring, by the plurality of drone devices, a physical relationship between the animal and the defined region. The computer-implemented method can also comprise, in response to identifying that the physical relationship between the animal and the defined region fails to meet a criterion, performing, by the plurality of drone devices, a pattern of operations selected to alter the physical relationship between the animal and the defined region to satisfy the criterion.
US10820572B1 Automatic self-cleaning, self-filling pet water bowl apparatus, methods and systems
An automatic self-cleaning and self-filling outdoor fluid feeding system for an animal, including for example a pet, includes a sink; a fluid transport system; a housing supporting the sink and containing the fluid transport system; and a control assembly configured to control the automatic self-cleaning and self-filling operations of the system.
US10820571B2 Self-feeder for sows
A self-feeder for sows, which includes a hopper, a feed volume adjusting mechanism, and a discharge mechanism. The hopper includes a C-shaped housing, a front side plate, a bottom plate, and a guide plate. A gap is disposed between the bottom plate and the front side plate and used as a discharge port. The discharge mechanism includes a discharge plate, a push rod, a top cap, and a stop pin. An upper end of the push rod passes through the bottom plate and the guide plate and is welded to the discharge plate. The self-feeder has a simple structure; the feed volume can be adjusted freely, and fodder can be discharged avoiding falling on the eyes and snout of a sow; the manual discharging times is reduced; the sow can eat fresh fodder and the fodder may not get out; therefore, the fodder is not wasted and manpower is saved.
US10820568B2 Metabolic caging
Provided herein are animal waste collecting animal containment cages for collecting and separating feces and urine from an animal or animals. Also provided herein are animal waste collecting animal containment cages that are disposable and are for single use. Also provided herein are animal waste collecting animal containment cages that are disposed within a rack. Also provided herein are methods of using and manufacturing an animal waste collecting animal containment cage.
US10820566B2 Animal cage environmental systems and methods
An animal cage heating system includes a support structure for support animal cages and a plurality of thermal elements. Each thermal element is configured to provide localized temperature adjustment to one of the animal cages, and each thermal element adjusts the temperature of an animal cage independent of temperature adjustment provided to other animal cages.
US10820564B2 Low lignin non-transgenic alfalfa varieties and methods for producing the same
Disclosed are alfalfa varieties with low or reduced lignin content, including an alfalfa seed designated CW 096043 deposited as ATCC Accession Number PTA-122473, an alfalfa seed designated CW 103009 deposited as ATCC Accession Number PTA-122475, an alfalfa seed designated CW 099079 deposited as ATCC Accession Number PTA-122474, an alfalfa seed designated CW 090075 deposited as ATCC Accession Number PTA-122471, an alfalfa seed designated CW 054004 deposited as ATCC Accession Number PTA-122470, an alfalfa seed designated CW 093009 deposited as ATCC Accession Number PTA-122472, and an alfalfa seed designated CW 104015 deposited as ATCC Accession Number PTA-122476. Also disclosed are plants, or parts thereof, grown from the seed of the cultivar, plants having the morphological and physiological characteristics of these alfalfa varieties, such as CW 096043, CW 103009, CW 099079, CW 090075, CW 054004, CW 093009, or CW 104015 and methods of using the plant or parts thereof in alfalfa breeding and alfalfa transformation.
US10820560B1 Maize inbred 2ZBSS1001
A novel maize variety designated 2ZBSS1001 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety 2ZBSS1001 with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 2ZBSS1001 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 2ZBSS1001 or a locus conversion of 2ZBSS1001 with another maize variety.
US10820556B1 Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH100047
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH100047. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH100047, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH100047 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 CH100047.
US10820551B1 Lettuce variety primo
One embodiment relates to seed and plants of lettuce variety Primo. Another embodiment relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of lettuce variety Primo, and to methods for producing a lettuce plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves, with another lettuce plant, such as a plant of another genotype, or with vegetatively propagating said plant. Another embodiment further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. Further embodiments relate to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants.
US10820549B1 Soybean cultivar 83380433
A soybean cultivar designated 83380433 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 83380433, to the plants of soybean cultivar 83380433, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 83380433, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 83380433. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 83380433. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 83380433, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 83380433 with another soybean cultivar.
US10820547B1 Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH101253
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH101253. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH101253, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH101253 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 CH101253.
US10820540B2 Micropropagation of HDT date palm
Disclosed herein are media, kits, systems and methods for achieving micropropagation of a HDT date palm on a commercially relevant scale. Compositions and methods for each stage of micropropagation, including initiation, elongation, and rooting are disclosed in the present application. Also disclosed are conditions for harvesting and sterilizing explant tissue for micropropagation.
US10820539B2 Micropropagation of Black Barhee date palm
Disclosed herein are media, kits, systems and methods for achieving micropropagation of a Black Barhee date palm on a commercially relevant scale. Compositions and methods for each stage of micropropagation, including initiation, elongation, and rooting are disclosed in the present application. Also disclosed are conditions for harvesting and sterilizing explant tissue for micropropagation.
US10820536B2 Autonomous programmable plant watering device
A low power, autonomously programmable plant watering device for custom irrigation regimes of individual plants. The device has an integrated sensor that quantifies soil moisture. The device initiates watering by opening a magnetically sealed valve in response to a soil moisture measurement that falls below a preset threshold. The device can terminate watering by closing the magnetically sealed valve in response to a soil moisture measurement that meets or exceeds a preset threshold and/or at the expiration of a preset time interval. The device utilizes control system comprised of a microcontroller and an embedded application or applications to initiate moisture sensor readings and the opening and closing of the magnetically sealed valve. The valve is opened when the control system actuates a small motor that engages a Hall Effect sensor system with an articulated member having a reference magnet used as an open-closed valve status indicator and a strong magnet that is moved into a position to unseat a magnetically seated valve stop.
US10820535B2 Felling head for a forestry machine
A forestry machine configured to cut timber, where the forestry machine comprises a felling head including a support frame having an accumulation pocket, an accumulating arm, and a harvest arm. The forestry machine further comprises a stator having coils thereon adapted to produce a time varying stator magnetic field, a rotor having at least either a set of slots or a set of permanent magnets mounted thereon facing the stator and adapted to produce a radially directed flux or an axially directed flux. The rotor is rotatably coupled to the stator in axial alignment therewith by the time varying stator magnetic field. The rotor comprises a saw blade.
US10820534B2 System and method for growing and protecting seedlings
A system and method for growing and protecting tree seedlings is provided. The system includes potting tubes that may function as a pot for growing seedlings and additionally as a tree guard for protecting transplanted tree seedlings from pests. The potting tubes are open at both ends and may be secured to a bottom end cap for use as a pot. After a growth period, the end cap can be removed and the tree can be transplanted with the tube surrounding the tree for use as a tree guard. The system includes a tray with end caps attached to the tray for transporting and transplanting large numbers of tree seedlings.
US10820531B2 Capture of ground truthed labels of plant traits method and system
In embodiments, acquiring sensor data associated with a plant growing in a field, and analyzing the sensor data to extract, while in the field, one or more phenotypic traits associated with the plant from the sensor data. Indexing, while in the field, the one or more phenotypic traits to one or both of an identifier of the plant or a virtual representation of a part of the plant, and determining one or more plant insights based on the one or more phenotypic traits, wherein the one or more plant insights includes information about one or more of a health, a yield, a planting, a growth, a harvest, a management, a performance, and a state of the plant. One or more of the health, yield, planting, growth, harvest, management, performance, and the state of the plant are included in a plant insights report that is generated.
US10820529B2 Variable speed drive for large square baler
A square baler (30) includes a chassis (32), a plunger (36), and a variable speed transmission (42). The plunger assembly (36) includes a reciprocating plunger head (76) slidably mounted relative to the chassis (32) and operable to reciprocate within a chamber (54) to apply a compressive force against the material. The transmission (42) includes drive (86) and driven components (90) and an endless drive element (98) that drivingly interconnects the components. The driven component is drivingly connected to the plunger head. The drive component is operable to be driven by a prime mover at a drive input speed. At least one of the components has an adjustable operating diameter so that the driven component has a variable output speed.
US10820528B2 System and method for recompressing round bales into square bales
A system for recompressing a round bale into a square bale includes a bottom platen and a fixed platen proximate the bottom platen. The system includes a transfer table to receive the round bale. The transfer table is movable relative to the bottom platen to transfer the round bale to the bottom platen and to recompress the round bale. The system includes an upper platen rotatable relative to the bottom platen and the fixed platen. The upper platen is rotatable between a first position to receive the round bale between the bottom platen, the fixed platen and the upper platen, and a second position in which the upper platen cooperates with the transfer table to recompress the round bale into the square bale.
US10820526B2 Agricultural baler including crop package banding system and method
A banding system for an agricultural baler is configured to move a banding element around a crop package to band the crop package. The banding system includes a support member having a support surface configured to support the crop package. The support member includes a channel defined by an opening in the support surface. The channel is further defined by a first surface opposite a second surface and a third surface extending between the first and second surfaces. The first surface at least partially defines an angled surface tapering toward the second surface such that an apex of the angled surface partially forms the opening. The banding system also includes a bander unit configured to move a banding element within the channel to band the crop package.
US10820525B2 Agricultural baler including crop package banding system and method
A banding system for an agricultural baler is configured to move a banding element around a crop package to band the crop package. The banding system includes a support member having a support surface configured to support the crop package. The support member includes a channel defined by an opening in the support surface. The channel is further defined by a first surface opposite a second surface and a third surface extending between the first and second surfaces. The first surface is at least partially defined by an angled surface angled relative to the second surface. The angled surface includes an apex positioned away from the opening. The banding system also includes a bander unit configured to move the banding element within the channel to band the crop package.
US10820523B2 System and method for recompressing round bales into square bales
Systems and methods for recompressing a round bale into a square bale. The system includes a bottom platen to receive the round bale and an upper platen rotatably coupled to the bottom platen. The upper platen is rotatable between a first position to receive the round bale between the bottom platen and the upper platen, and a second position in which the upper platen cooperates with the bottom platen to recompress the round bale into the square bale.
US10820522B2 Agricultural machine and grooved shaft
An agricultural machine includes at least one processing device for harvested material and a drive train for the at least one processing device. The drive train has an output transmission stage with an output shaft for the at least one processing device. The output transmission stage includes an input gear and a grooved shaft connected in a non-rotatable manner to the input gear and the output shaft in such a manner that a drive connection between the input gear and the output shaft is achieved via the grooved shaft. The grooved shaft is provided with a ring groove defining a predetermined breaking point. The ring groove is configured in the drive flow direction between the input gear and the output shaft, and the grooved shaft is accessible through an assembly opening on an input gear side of the grooved shaft. The assembly opening is axially aligned with the grooved shaft.
US10820519B2 Agricultural chopper with linked counter knives and shear bar
An agricultural harvester includes a chassis; a threshing and separating assembly carried by the chassis; and a chopper assembly carried by the chassis that receives crop material from the threshing and separating assembly. The chopper assembly includes at least one movable chopping knife; a plurality of counter knives movable between a first knife position and a second knife position, the plurality of counter knives configured to cooperate with the at least one chopping knife to cut crop material when in the first knife position; a shear bar movable between a first bar position and a second bar position; and a linkage assembly connected to the plurality of counter knives and the shear bar such that the linkage assembly is selectively actuable to simultaneously move the plurality of counter knives and the shear bar between their respective first and second positions.
US10820516B2 System and method for monitoring the amount of plant materials entering an agricultural harvester
In one aspect, an agricultural harvester may include a harvesting implement having a belt support assembly configured to support a conveyor belt of the harvesting implement as the conveyor belt moves relative to the belt support assembly. The system may also include a sensor provided in operative association the belt support assembly, with the sensor being configured to detect a parameter indicative of a force exerted on the belt support assembly as the conveyor belt moves relative to the belt support assembly. Furthermore, the system may include a controller communicatively coupled to the sensor, with the controller being configured to monitor the amount of the plant materials entering the harvester based on measurement signals received from the sensor.
US10820515B2 Combine header with feed assist bulky crop auger on a draper platform
A harvesting assembly for harvesting a crop including a cutting knife configured to provide cut crop and a draper platform including a first side draper and a second side draper. A crop auger assembly includes a first auger disposed at the first side draper and a second auger disposed at the second side draper, wherein the first auger and the second auger each include a cylinder having a surface, a flight extending from the surface, and a plurality of fingers extending from the surface and beyond an exposed edge of the flight, wherein the crop auger rotates about an auger axis. A feed drum is disposed at a center draper wherein the feed drum includes a plurality of fingers.
US10820514B2 Crop merger system for harvester and methods of using the same
The disclosure relates to a crop merger system for a harvester. The system includes a frame, first and second rollers mounted to the frame, and a belt disposed over the first and second rollers. The system includes a motor operably coupled to and configured to rotate the second roller. The system includes a controller configured to electronically receive as input a desired speed of the belt. The system includes a sensor configured to detect a measured characteristic associated with the crop merger system, and electronically transmit the measured characteristic to the controller. The controller is configured to determine a measured speed of the belt based on the measured characteristic, and if the desired speed and the measured speed are unequal, the controller is configured to regulate the motor to adjust a speed of the belt to be substantially equal to the desired speed.
US10820511B2 Wing locking with hydraulic blocker valve
A harvesting system includes a header pivotably attached to a combine. The header includes a center section to which a left wing and right wing are pivotably attached. A wing locking system of the harvesting system includes first and second engageable states that enable dynamic wing behavior and reduce structural load. The first state corresponds to a harvesting configuration of the header in which the wings are allowed to pivot to allow the header to follow changes in terrain. The second state corresponds to a configuration in which the header is elevated relative to the ground. In the second state, the ability of the wings to pivot is minimized as compared to the first state, which allows the header to be maintained in a substantially flat configuration while minimizing the amount of dynamic load imparted by the header on the combine during non-harvesting transport of the header.
US10820509B2 Foldable corn head
An agricultural vehicle including a chassis, at least one power take off member, and a folding header operably coupled to the agricultural vehicle and supported by the chassis. The folding header includes a center section operably coupled to the chassis of the agricultural vehicle. The center section includes a pair of lateral ends and at least one drive assembly operably coupled to the at least one power take off member of the agricultural vehicle. The folding header also includes at least one additional section pivotally coupled to one of the lateral ends of the center section and operably coupled to the at least one drive assembly. The at least one additional section is selectively pivotable between an operational position and a nonoperational position. The center section is configured to harvest a crop material in both of the operational position and nonoperational position of the at least one additional section.
US10820505B2 Self-learning grain sensing system
A self-learning grain sensing system for an agricultural harvester includes a first grain sensor having a first sensing surface responsive to first impacts of grain upon the first sensing surface, wherein the first grain sensor generates first electrical pulses in response to the first impacts; a second grain sensor having a second sensing surface responsive to second impacts of grain upon the second sensing surface, and wherein the second grain sensor generates second electrical pulses in response to the second impacts; and a control system configured to receive the first electrical pulses from the first grain sensor, derive control parameters from the first electrical pulses, and apply those control parameters to the second electrical pulses.
US10820504B2 System and method for determining the residue yield of plant materials harvested by an agricultural harvester
An agricultural harvester may include a system for determining the residue yield of plant materials being ingested by a harvesting implement of the harvester. A controller of the system may be configured to determine the weight of the quantity of plant materials being ingested by a harvesting implement of the harvester based on measurement signals received from the plant yield sensor. The system may be configured to determine the weight of the quantity of crop materials removed from the quantity of harvested plant materials based on measurement signals received from the crop yield sensor. The system may be configured to determine the residue yield value by comparing the determined weight of the quantity of plant materials and the determined weight of the quantity of crop materials.
US10820503B2 Monitoring device for monitoring crop yield
A monitoring device for monitoring crop yield is disclosed. The monitoring device is mounted to a housing of a grain elevator of an agricultural work machine proximate a crop conveyor assembly arranged in the housing and has at least one aperture formed therein. A material engagement member is arranged on the mounting structure and is pivotal with respect to the mounting structure about a pivot point. The material engagement member can comprise first end and a second end opposite of the first end. At least one rotational sensor is arranged in the monitoring device and is configured to detect spatial movement or position of the material engagement member. A processing device is coupled to the at least one rotational sensor and is configured to determine an aggregate crop yield based on the detected rotational magnitude of the displacement of the first end or second end.
US10820498B2 Rotary sickle cutting system for an agricultural vehicle having a plurality of cutting units with a rotatable disc and guard assembly
An agricultural vehicle including a chassis and a header carried by the chassis that includes a cutterbar assembly with a plurality of cutting units. Each of the cutting units includes a rotatable disc carrying a plurality of knives each defining at least one cutting edge and a guard assembly including a plurality of extensions. Each of the extensions includes a bottom guard portion connected to a top guard portion to define a knife slot that allows the plurality of knives to pass through during rotation of the disc. At least one rotary driver couples to the rotatable disc of at least one of the cutting units.
US10820497B2 Mowing head for a trimmer
A mowing head for a trimmer is rotated about an axis of rotation when operated and has a housing with a circumferential wall. A fastening device with a trimmer line guide with a trimmer line channel is provided for the trimmer line. The trimmer line channel has a clamping section with a longitudinal direction. The clamping section has a wide longitudinal side and a narrow longitudinal side, both extending in the longitudinal direction. The clamping section has an inner width tapering from the wide longitudinal side toward the narrow longitudinal side. The trimmer line guide has a deflection edge adjoining the clamping section. The deflection edge is slanted relative to the longitudinal direction such that the deflection edge generates a force component acting on the trimmer line directed toward the narrow longitudinal side when a pulling force is acting on the trimmer line guided through the fastening device.
US10820493B2 Ground working system with signal adaptation
A ground working system includes at least one self-driving ground working device, which has a drive and a control unit. An operating region (A) is bounded by a wire, wherein the ground working device travels along a traveling path (W) determined by the control unit in the operating region (A). A base station has a transmission unit, which is electrically connected to the wire and by which a wire signal is transmitted. The wire signal transmitted on the wire is electrically received by a reception unit of the base station, compared with a predetermined setpoint signal and, in the event of a deviation of the electrically received wire signal from the predetermined setpoint signal, the transmitted wire signal is changed.
US10820480B2 Exhaust system for air pressure supply system of work vehicle
A work vehicle includes row units. The row units each include an air pressure device configured to generate a pressure differential for retaining a commodity against a metering element to singulate and meter a commodity. The air pressure device includes an exhaust structure with a passage configured to direct an exhaust substance to the ground as the row unit travels.
US10820478B1 System and method for providing a visual indication of field surface conditions
A system for providing a visual indication of field surface conditions during the performance of an agricultural operation by an agricultural implement includes a user interface, an imaging device provided in operative association with the agricultural implement, and a controller. The imaging device has a field of view directed towards a portion of a surface of a field. The controller is configured to receive image data from the imaging device representing surface features located at the portion of the surface of the field, transmit the image data for display on the user interface, and control the user interface to display at least one digital reference object in association with the image data. The at least one digital reference object provides a visual reference for assessing a characteristic of the surface features displayed on the user interface.
US10820476B2 Apparatus, system and method for monitoring soil criteria during tillage operations and control of tillage tools
A tillage implement comprising a frame operably supporting tillage tools, and a soil monitoring system comprising instrumentation operably supported from the frame and disposed to detect soil criteria before, after, or before and after the soil is tilled by the tillage tools. The soil criteria detected is at least one of surface residue criteria, soil clod size criteria and soil shatter criteria.
US10820474B2 System for estimating field conditions and associated methods for adjusting operating parameters of an agricultural machine based on estimated field conditions
In one aspect, a system for estimating field conditions may include an agricultural machine having a tire configured to engage soil within a field. The system may also include an image capture device configured to capture one or more images of the tire as the agricultural machine is moved across the field. Furthermore, the system may include a controller communicatively coupled to the image capture device. As such, the controller may be configured to estimate a parameter associated with a soil condition of the soil within the field based on the one or more images captured by the image capture device.
US10820473B2 Work vehicle control system
A work vehicle control system including a steering control system that controls steering of a work vehicle. A controller including a processor and memory, wherein the controller receives a signal indicative of a probability of an operator being outside of a cab of the work vehicle, and wherein the controller disables the steering control system in response to the signal.
US10820472B2 System and method for determining soil parameters of a field at a selected planting depth during agricultural operations
In one aspect, a system for determining soil parameters of a field across which an agricultural implement is being moved may include a sensor mounted on a ground engaging member. As such, the sensor may be configured to capture data indicative of a soil parameter of soil within the field. Furthermore, the system may include a controller configured to receive an input indicative of a selected planting depth for the field. Moreover, the controller may be configured to control an operation of an actuator in a manner that adjusts the penetration depth of the ground engaging member such that the sensor is positioned at the selected planting depth. Additionally, the controller may be configured to determine the soil parameter of the soil within the field at the selected planting depth based on the data received from the sensor.
US10820467B2 Suspension for a mower
A suspension for a mower includes a stationary part, a movable part, and at least one cutting unit. The moveable part is connected to the stationary part via a hydraulic actuator such that an actuation of the hydraulic actuator displaces the movable part in relation to the stationary part. Displacement of the movable part includes a vertical component of displacement of the movable part. At least one cutting unit is mechanically connected to the movable part.
US10820464B2 Depth adjustment features for a seed planting unit of an agricultural implement
A seed planting unit of an agricultural implement may include a wheel support arm having an upper portion and a lower portion. A wheel may be rotatably supported by the lower portion of the wheel support arm, the wheel configured to contact the soil surface to define a penetration depth setting for the ground engaging tool relative to the soil surface. A depth stop member may be provided in operative association with one of the support structure or the wheel support arm. A depth adjustment member may be selectively movable relative to the other of the support structure or the wheel support arm to vary a relative distance between an abutment portion of the depth adjustment member configured to abut against the depth stop member and the other of the support structure or the wheel support arm to set the penetration depth setting for the ground engaging tool.
US10820463B1 Earth cutting apparatus, system and method
An earth cutting apparatus comprising a plurality of articulated elements including at least a first element having a mounting structure thereon and an adjacent second element hingedly connected to the first element. An earth cutting member is provided including a proximal end which is pivotally mounted to the mounting structure of the first element and an earth cutting end. The earth cutting member is slidably connected to the adjacent second element and moveable between an extended position and a retracted position, such that hinged movement of the adjacent second element relative to the first element causes the earth cutting member to slidably extend from the adjacent second element to the extended position for operatively cutting earth. Hinged movement of the adjacent second element in an opposite direction causes the earth cutting member to slidably retract to the retracted position.
US10820462B2 Variable tooth coulter blade with sized inserts
A system and method cuts and increases surface area of surface stubble material while contemporaneously mulching, tiling and aerating the soil. A discoidal coulter blade is configured with sharpened areas at the circumference for cutting the surface stubble as well as reducing the downward pressure required for the blade to enter the type and depth of soil desired. The sharpened areas include a first long bevel, a second shorter bevel and an optional opposite counter bevel. The first and second bevels aid in coulter blade lifespan ensuring a self-sharpened blade while the counter-bevel allows mating with a second coulter blade at a sharpened point.
US10827661B2 Inspection apparatus and method, and system and method for mounting components including the same
The present invention relates to an inspection apparatus and method, and a system and a method for mounting components including the same. In the system for mounting components according to the present invention, solder paste inspection equipment receives mounting tolerance information from component mounting equipment, generates warp information of a flexible array board by measuring the flexible array board, generates mount-impossible information on a region where mounting of components is impossible by comparing the mounting tolerance information and the warp information, and transmits the mount-impossible information to the component mounting equipment. The component mounting equipment mounts components on remaining regions except for the region where mounting of components is impossible based on the mount-impossible information.
US10827658B2 Electronic device housing, method for manufacturing electronic device housing, development plan-shaped metal resin joint plate, and electronic apparatus
An electronic device housing of the present invention is a housing for internally accommodating an electronic device and is provided with a metal bottom plate, and metal side plates folded and integrally connected to the bottom plate, in which, in a metal member (M) formed of at least the bottom plate and the side plate, a thermoplastic resin member is joined to a portion of the surface of the plate-shaped metal member (M), the metal member (M) is reinforced by a thermoplastic resin member, and the thermoplastic resin member is joined to both surfaces of the plate-shaped metal member (M).
US10827654B2 Vehicle electric power control cooling device mounting
A cooling device which can arrange a cooling water tank in parallel near an electric power control device, and can more effectively utilize a space inside the engine room, and by which the miniaturization of the engine room is realized, and temperature increase of the wiring can be suppressed. The cooling device is a cooling device for cooling a device of a vehicle including an electric power control device to control an input-output voltage of the vehicle and a wiring connected to the electric power control device, and includes cooling water for cooling the device of the vehicle and a cooling water tank for accommodating the cooling water; the cooling water tank has a dented side surface wall along an external shape of the wiring, and has a shape which covers at least a portion of the wiring by closely disposing the wiring along the dented side surface wall.
US10827653B2 Thermal management system
A thermal management system includes one or more heating elements positioned proximate a battery pack. A temperature sensor is configured to determine a battery temperature for the battery pack. A controller is configured to: compare the battery temperature to a desired set point, and if the battery temperature is below the desired set point, energize the one or more heating elements positioned proximate the battery pack to raise the temperature of the battery pack.
US10827652B2 Expandable rack mountable computing device
An expandable rack mountable computing device for use in a variety of telecommunications and computing racks comprises a computing device chassis, at least one expandable baffle, at least one biasing mechanism, and at least one expansion mechanism. During installation of the computing device into a rack, the biasing mechanism holds the at least one expandable baffle in a retracted position at least partially inside of the computing device chassis. After installation of the computing device into a rack, the expansion mechanism pushes the at least one expandable baffle into a retracted position at least partially outside of the computing device chassis.
US10827647B2 Liquid-cooling device
The invention provides a liquid-cooling device, including a shell, wherein the shell includes a top plate, a bottom plate, a front plate, a rear plate and two opposite side plates, and form an accommodating space. At least one water inlet pipe is disposed on the top plate of the shell and communicates with the accommodating space. At least one water outlet pipe is disposed on the front plate of the shell and communicates with the accommodating space. A plurality of heat-dissipating fins is disposed in the accommodating space. A partition plate is disposed in the accommodating space. The partition plate forms at least two flow passages in the accommodating space.
US10827645B2 Fan expansion card and motherboard module
A fan expansion card includes a first circuit board and at least one first fan. The first circuit board has at least one through-hole. The first circuit board includes a first connection port having a PCI-E interface. Each of the first fans is disposed at a position on the first circuit board corresponding to the through-hole. The first fan is electrically connected to the first circuit board, wherein an airflow generated by each of the first fans passes through the corresponding through-hole. A motherboard module having the above fan expansion card is further provided.
US10827642B2 Rack system and cable supporting assembly thereof
A cable supporting assembly for use in a rack system includes a connecting device, a cable supporting member, a first mechanism, and a second mechanism. The cable supporting member is movably mounted on the connecting device. The first mechanism is arranged at one of the connecting device and the cable supporting member, and the second mechanism, at the other. The first mechanism and the second mechanism can connect with each other to keep the cable supporting member at a predetermined position with respect to the connecting device. The cable supporting member can be moved to a first position or a second position with respect to the connecting device when the first mechanism and the second mechanism are not connected with each other.
US10827640B2 Secure add-on brackets and bezel for locking devices and/or slots in a computer rack
A product according to one embodiment includes a first bracket for coupling to a rail of a computer rack, and a bezel having a lock for selectively locking the bezel to the first bracket. A method according to another embodiment includes coupling a first bracket to a rail of a computer rack, and coupling a bezel to the first bracket. A system according to yet another embodiment includes a computer rack, a first bracket coupled to a rail of the computer rack, and a bezel having a lock for selectively locking the bezel to the first bracket.
US10827636B2 Display module, control method for waterproof assembly and display device
Provided are a display module, a control method for a waterproof assembly and a display device. The display module comprises a display screen, a front module frame, a waterproof assembly and a controller, wherein the front module frame comprises a first portion and a second portion; the waterproof assembly is located in the gap between the display screen and the first portion. The controller is configured to control the waterproof assembly to raise the temperature when the water content in the gap is within a set water content range. The present disclosure improves the display effect of the display device in the condition of improving the waterproof capability of the display module, which is used in the display device.
US10827630B2 Rollable display
A rollable display includes a flexible display panel where pixels are arranged to display an image; a reinforcing structure that is bonded to the rear side of the flexible display panel and divided into a plurality of segments; a roller that is bonded to one end of the flexible display panel and allows the flexible display panel to be rolled around the circumference; a data PCB (printed circuit board) located on the rear side of the flexible display panel; a first connecting member that connects the data PCB to the flexible display panel; a control board accommodated in the internal space of the roller; and a second connecting member that connects the control board to the data PCB, wherein each of the segments of the reinforcing structure comprises a through hole into which the second connecting member is slidably inserted.
US10827626B2 Protective heat shields for thermally sensitive components and methods for protecting thermally sensitive components
A method of manufacturing a printed circuit board assembly includes providing a circuit board, positioning a plurality of components including at least one thermally-sensitive component having a maximum temperature threshold on the circuit board, positioning a customized protective heat shield on the thermally-sensitive component, exposing the circuit board (having the thermally-sensitive component disposed thereon and the customized protective heat shield disposed on the thermally-sensitive component) to a high-temperature environment wherein temperatures exceed the maximum temperature threshold of the thermally-sensitive component, and removing the customized protective heat shield from the thermally-sensitive component. Customized protective heat shields are also provided.
US10827622B2 Method for manufacturing wiring board
Wiring boards, including an embedded type wiring boards and flexible wiring boards, may be produce by: (1) preparing a wiring layer-attached base including a base and a wiring layer provided on at least one surface of the base, (2) laminating an adhesive sheet including (i) a thermosetting resin composition layer and (ii) a resin film layer on the wiring layer-attached base so that the wiring layer will be embedded in (i) the thermosetting resin composition layer and performing thermal curing to form an insulating layer, (3) forming via holes in the insulating layer, (4) forming a conductor layer, and (5) removing the base.
US10827621B2 Display device
A display device includes a display panel, a functional unit, a first flexible substrate, a display driving component, and a second flexible substrate. The display panel includes a first substrate and a second substrate. The second substrate includes a portion overlapping the first substrate and a non-overlapping portion not overlapping the first substrate. The first flexible substrate is connected to the non-overlapping portion. The first flexible substrate includes an insulator base with flexibility and an insulating coating portion disposed between the display driving component and the second flexible substrate. The display driving component is mounted on the non-overlapping portion to process a signal from the first flexible substrate and to supply the processed signal to the display panel. The second flexible substrate is connected to the first substrate to transmit a signal for driving the functional unit. The second flexible substrate is disposed to overlap the non-overlapping portion.
US10827619B2 Printed circuit board and method for manufacturing printed circuit board
The present invention relates to a printed circuit board embedding a power die wherein interconnections between the power die and the printed circuit board are composed of micro/nano wires, the printed circuit board comprising a cavity wherein the power die is placed, and wherein the cavity is further filled with a dielectric fluid.
US10827612B2 Printed circuit board and electrical connector assembly using the same
A printed circuit board comprises a substrate and a routing structure arranged on the substrate, the substrate has a welding region and a routing region electrical connected with the welding region. The routing structure comprises a plurality of bonding pads connected with corresponding wires and a plurality of conductive traces electrically connected with the bonding pads, the bonding pads is arranged in the welding region, and the conductive traces are disposed in both the welding region and the routing region. The bonding pads are arranged abreast, and in the arrangement direction of the bonding pads, the bonding pads defines at least two grounding pads for connecting with grounding wires and at least a signal pad between the two grounding pads.
US10827611B2 Flexible wiring board, electronic device, and fiber product
In a flexible wiring board including a woven fabric or a knit fabric, the woven fabric or the knit fabric includes, as yarns constituting the woven fabric or the knit fabric, a conductive yarn and insulative yarns.
US10827609B2 Ecological multilayer structure for hosting electronics and related method of manufacture
An integrated multilayer structure for hosting electronics, includes a first substrate including organic, electrically substantially insulating natural material including and exhibiting a related naturally grown or natural textile based surface texture. The first substrate has a first side facing a predefined front side of the structure, the first side of the first substrate being optionally configured to face a user and/or use an environment of the structure or of its host device. The first substrate has an opposite second side, a plastic layer, optionally including thermoplastic or thermoset plastics, molded onto the second side of the first substrate so as to at least partially cover it. The first substrate further includes circuitry provided on the second side of the first substrate, wherein the circuitry is at least partially embedded in the molded material of the plastic layer. A related method of manufacture is also presented.
US10827605B2 Substrate comprising plurality of signal lines and electronic device comprising same
The present disclosure relates to a 5th generation (5G) or pre-5G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate than 4th generation (4G) communication systems such as long term evolution (LTE). In a wireless communication system, a transmission apparatus comprises at least one antenna port for transmitting/receiving a signal, an analogue filter for selecting the frequency of the signal, and a voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) detection unit for measuring the VSWR of the antenna port, wherein the VSWR detection unit is configured to detect both a forward signal and a reverse signal for an input terminal of the analogue filter, to determine the respective power values of a forward signal and a reverse signal for an output terminal of the analogue filter by applying characteristic parameters of the analogue filter to the detected forward signal and reverse signal, and to determine the VSWR of the antenna port on the basis of the respective power values of the forward signal and the reverse signal for the output terminal of the analogue filter.
US10827602B1 Printed circuit boards for power supplies
At least one embodiment of a power supply includes a printed circuit board formed from a plurality of double-sided laminates and a plurality of thermally conductive, electrically insulating pre-preg sheets interleaved with the plurality of double-sided laminates. Each double-sided laminate illustratively includes an electrically insulating core, a first patterned layer of electrically conductive material arranged on a first side of the electrically insulating core, and a second patterned layer of electrically conductive material arranged on a second side of the electrically insulating core opposite the first side. The printed circuit board illustratively further includes a thermally conductive, electrically insulating additive resin filling spaces between the electrically conductive material in both the first and second patterned layers of each of the plurality of double-sided laminates, such that the electrically conductive material and the additive resin together form planar surfaces that contact the plurality of pre-preg sheets.
US10827599B2 Piezoelectric transformer
The present invention relates to a piezoelectric transformer (1) which is divided in the longitudinal direction (L) into an input region (2) and an output region (3), wherein electrodes (4) and piezoelectric material (5) are alternately stacked in the input region (2) and an alternating voltage can be applied to the electrodes (4) in the input region (2), wherein the output region (3) comprises piezoelectric material (9) which effectuates the build-up of an electrical field when alternating voltage is applied in the input region (2), wherein the piezoelectric transformer (1) has an output-side end face (10) which faces away from the input region (2), and lateral edges (13) which extend in the longitudinal direction (L), and wherein the piezoelectric transformer (1) is designed for ionizing atoms or molecules at the output-side end face (10), thereby avoiding ionization of atoms or molecules at the lateral edges (13).
US10827596B2 Controlling groups of electrical loads via multicast and/or unicast messages
A load control system may include control devices for controlling electrical loads. The control devices may include load control devices, such as a lighting device for controlling an amount of power provided to a lighting load, and input devices, such as a remote control device configured to transmit digital messages comprising lighting control instructions for controlling the lighting load via the lighting device. The remote control device may communicate with the lighting device via an intermediary device, such as a hub device. The remote control device may detect a user interface event, such as a button press or a rotation of the remote control device. The remote control device or the hub device may determine whether to transmit digital messages to as unicast messages or multicast messages based on the type of user interface event detected.
US10827595B2 System, apparatus and method for wireless transmission of control data
A system, apparatus and method for transmission of control data is provided. Application software executed on a smart phone or other computing device communicates with lighting fixtures or other configurable devices to automatically detect and pair with the devices without requiring a user to go through a pairing process. Additionally, the application software automatically places the devices in groups to coordinate the operation of those devices without requiring any complicated programming effort by a user. Further, the application software instructs each group of devices to provide a particular output or result, which may be different from group to group.
US10827593B1 LED lighting system, LED device, and LED address writing method
The LED lighting system includes a plurality of LED devices and a main controller, the LED devices are connected in parallel, and are connected to the main controller. The main controller includes a main processing unit. The main processing unit determines whether a total consumption of the LED devices increases by a first predetermined value; when the total consumption increases by the first predetermined value, the main processing unit generates an address writing signal, and sends the address writing signal to the LED devices. Only the LED device with an empty LED memory unit, which is the newly installed LED device, will store an address code according to the address writing signal. Since the address code is given to the new LED device automatically by the main processing unit, the user can independently install a new LED device to the LED lighting system without professional help.
US10827590B2 Microcontroller-based multifunctional electronic switch and lighting apparatus having the same
A microcontroller based multifunctional electronic switch uses an external control device design for generating, detecting and converting an external control signal into a message carrying sensing signal interpretable and executable to a microcontroller. Based on a signal format of said message carrying sensing signal received said microcontroller operates to perform at least an on/off switch control mode, a dimming control mode and an illumination level switching control mode. When said signal format of said message carrying sensing signal detected is a short voltage signal, said microcontroller operates to perform said on/off control mode. When said signal format of said message carrying sensing signal detected is a long voltage signal said microcontroller operates to perform said dimming control mode. When said signal format of said message carrying sensing signal detected is a constant voltage signal, said microcontroller operates to perform said illumination level switching control mode.
US10827584B2 LED control circuits
A system for controlling a load including a plurality of LEDs includes a timing circuit, an encoder and a configuration switching circuit. The timing circuit generates time-off switching points and time-on switching points. The encoder generates a load voltage by modifying a rectified line voltage using the time-off switching points and the time-on switching points. The configuration switching circuit determines a maximum voltage of a line voltage input to the driver system, selects a configuration for the plurality of LEDs based on the maximum voltage, communicates the configuration for the plurality of LEDs to the load, dynamically reconfigures the configuration for the plurality of LEDs based on the modified rectified line voltage, the dynamically reconfiguration of the configuration including changing at least one of the first quantity of LEDs in electrically coupled in series and the second quantity of LEDs electrically coupled in parallel.
US10827579B2 Bio-dimming lighting system
Lighting control systems are disclosed that have a plurality of current sensors and a microprocessor. A first current sensor in the plurality of current sensors measures a first current of a first LED channel, and a second current sensor measures a second current of a second LED channel. The microprocessor is configured to set a setpoint that defines a maximum current for a dimming profile of a lighting fixture, and control a biological light ratio according to the dimming profile. The ratio may be an M/P ratio of melanopic lux to photopic lux or an OPN5/OPN4 ratio of OPN5 lux to melanopic lux. The dimming profile correlates the ratio to a percentage of the maximum current.
US10827578B2 Systems and methods for controlling color temperature
Methods and systems may be used for controlling the color temperature of one or more light sources (e.g., discrete-spectrum light sources) based on fixture capability information. Fixture capability information may be obtained using a configuration tool. The fixture capability information may be determined by the configuration tool, and the fixture capability information determined by the configuration tool may be stored and/or processed. The fixture may have a memory for storing the fixture capability information. The fixture capability information may also be stored in a remote network device. A system controller may obtain the fixture capability information from the fixture or the remote control device. The system controller may generate control instructions based on the fixture capability information and send the control instructions to the fixtures.
US10827576B2 Control device having buttons with multiple-level backlighting
A control device may have a plurality of buttons that may be backlit to multiple levels, such as first, second, and third adjacent buttons positioned in order, and first, second, and third LEDs positioned to illuminate a respective button. The control device may be configured to illuminate the first LED to a first LED illumination intensity to illuminate the respective button to a first surface illumination intensity; illuminate the third LED to a second LED illumination intensity to illuminate the respective button to a second surface illumination intensity; and illuminate the second LED to a third LED illumination intensity to illuminate the respective button to the second surface illumination intensity. The third LED illumination intensity may be less than the second LED illumination intensity, which may be less than the first LED illumination intensity, and the second surface illumination intensity may be less than the first surface illumination intensity.
US10827575B2 Load control device having a wide output range
A load control device (e.g., an LED driver) for controlling the intensity of a lighting load (e.g., an LED light source) may provide a wide output range and flicker-free adjustment of the intensity of the lighting load. The load control device may comprise a load regulation circuit, a control circuit, and a filter circuit (e.g., a boxcar filter circuit) that operates in a different manner in dependence upon a target current. When the intensity of the lighting load is near a low-end intensity, the control circuit may adjust an operating frequency of the load regulation circuit in response to the target current, and may control the filter circuit to filter a current feedback signal during a filter window that repeats on periodic basis. When the intensity of the lighting load is near a high-end intensity, the control circuit may control the filter circuit to constantly filter the current feedback signal.
US10827572B2 Multi-location load control system
A multiple location load control system may comprise a main load control device and an accessory load control device. The main load control device may control an amount of power delivered to an electrical load from an AC power source using a control circuit and a controllably conductive device. The accessory load control device may be coupled to the main load control device via an accessory terminal. The accessory load control device may detect a user input for changing a characteristic of the electrical load and may send a signal to the main load control device indicating the user input. The main load control device may detect a pattern of the signal based on a threshold and further determine the user input in response to the detected pattern. The main load control device may adjust the threshold based on line/load conditions of the multiple location load control system.
US10827571B2 Load control device for high-efficiency loads
A load control device for controlling power delivered from an AC power source to an electrical load may comprise a thyristor, a gate current path, and a control circuit. The control circuit may be configured to control the gate current path to conduct a pulse of gate current through a gate terminal of the thyristor to render the thyristor conductive at a firing time during a half-cycle of the AC power source. The control circuit may operate in a first gate drive mode in which the control circuit renders the gate current path non-conductive after a pulse time period from the firing time. The control circuit may operate in a second gate drive mode in which the control circuit maintains the gate current path conductive after the pulse time period during the half-cycle.
US10827569B2 Crispness and browning in full flat microwave oven
A microwave heating apparatus is disclosed. The heating apparatus comprises a cavity comprising a ceiling and a bottom support plate. The cavity is arranged to receive a food load. The apparatus further comprises at least one microwave supply system configured to supply microwaves at the cavity bottom. The at least one microwave supply system comprises at least one microwave source and at least one antenna arranged below the bottom support plate. The apparatus further comprises a heat element and a crisp plate. The heat element is connected proximate the ceiling and extends substantially over a ceiling area formed by the ceiling. The crisp plate is disposed in the cavity and vertically spaced from the bottom support plate by a rack.
US10827566B2 Susceptor wire array
A susceptor wire array. The array includes a first susceptor wire comprising an alloy having a first Curie temperature point and a second susceptor wire comprising an alloy having a second Curie temperature point, the second Curie temperature point is different than the first Curie temperature point of the first susceptor wire. In one susceptor wire arrangement, the second Curie temperature point of the second susceptor wire is lower than the first Curie temperature point of the first susceptor wire. In another susceptor wire arrangement, the array further comprises a third susceptor wire, the third susceptor wire comprising an alloy having a third Curie temperature point. The third Curie temperature point of the third susceptor wire may be different than the first Curie temperature point of the first susceptor wire.
US10827565B2 Induction cooktop system with a temperature sensor
A temperature sensor assembly includes a casing that is mountable to a mat at a hole of the mat. The mat is positioned between a top plate and a bottom plate of the casing when the casing is positioned within the hole of the mat. A temperature sensor is disposed within the casing between the top plate and the bottom plate of the casing. The temperature sensor is encased within the potting compound inside the casing.
US10827561B2 Public safety analytics gateway
A public safety analytics gateway includes a front-end processor configured to communicate with a network gateway and a public safety enterprise server and a data collector in communication with the front end processor, wherein the front end processor is configured to receive public safety data from the public service enterprise server and forward the public safety data to both the network gateway and the data collector. A method includes setting key performance indicator thresholds for use of a network by public safety-first responder devices, determining a baseline network usage profile, monitoring the key performance indicators in view of the baseline network usage profile, and prioritizing network resource allocations for the first responder devices over network resource allocations for non-first responder based on the monitoring step.
US10827560B2 Dual-mode low-power wide-area network chip, method for data transmission, and terminal
Provided are a dual-mode low-power wide-area network (LPWAN) chip, a method for data transmission, and a terminal. The method is applicable to a terminal and includes the following. A LPWAN chip is enabled to establish a communication connection with an LPWAN input/output device and to establish a communication connection with an external device. The terminal includes the dual-mode LPWAN chip, and the dual-mode LPWAN chip includes a first LPWAN radio frequency (RF) module, a second LPWAN RF module, and an LPWAN baseband chip coupled with the first LPWAN RF module and the second LPWAN RF module. First data is received, with the first LPWAN RF module, from the LPWAN input/output device over a first channel. The first data is processed into second data with the LPWAN baseband chip. The second data is transmitted, with the second LPWAN RF module, to the external device over a second channel.
US10827557B2 Network access control method and apparatus
A network access control method and an apparatus are disclosed. The method includes controlling, by a first network device if determining that a terminal device already establishes a second data connection to a second network, the terminal device to stop establishment of a first data connection to a first network, or controlling the terminal device to end the second data connection, to smoothly establish a first data connection. In this way, it can be ensured that a data connection exists between the terminal device and one network, and it can be ensured that the terminal device can normally transmit data.
US10827556B2 Low power discontinuous reception with a second receiver
Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to techniques and apparatus for efficient support of connected discontinuous reception (C-DRX) by using a wireless device (e.g., a user equipment (UE)) with a second receiver. A wireless device with two receivers may place one receiver in a low power mode and take the receiver out of the low power mode in response to a signal received from a serving base station (BS) of the wireless device. A BS may direct a wireless device to enter a low power DRX (LP-DRX) mode or enhanced DRX mode having longer low power cycles than a non-enhanced DRX mode, and the wireless device may place a primary receiver in a low power mode in response to the directive from the BS. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and disclosed.
US10827552B2 Method for connecting a household appliance to a wireless home network
A method for connecting a household appliance to a wireless home network, wherein a user terminal connects to a temporary communication network of the household appliance and transmits network access information for the home network to the household appliance, wherein the temporary communication network is ended subsequently and the household appliance logs into the wireless home network by using the received network access information, and wherein the user terminal obtains information from the household appliance about the fact that the log-in of the household appliance into the home network has failed. The household appliance opens a temporary communication network again if the log-in fails, wherein the user terminal recognizes the renewed opening of the temporary communication network and classifies it as information about the failure of the household appliance to log into the home network.
US10827549B2 Facilitating automatic neighbor relationships for 5G or other next generation network
Additional attributes to 5th generation (5G) neighbor cell relationships can be incorporated into a neighbor cell relationship table (NCRT). Messages between centralized units can support a hierarchical neighbor relation structure in a virtualized 5G radio access network (RAN). The additional attributes can improve the efficiency of 5G neighbor relation management via intra-centralized unit, inter-centralized unit, inter-radio access technology, and intra-radio access technology mobility management. 5G new radio (NR) long-term evolution (LTE) dual connectivity performance can also be improved by enabling the dual connectivity in the best suitable 5G NR cell.
US10827544B1 Methods and systems for 5G traffic routing in IPX with network slicing
A system and method for routing of 5G mobile data traffic along a routing path in an Internetwork Packet Exchange (IPX) network having requisite Quality of Service (QoS). A proxy is deployed in the IPX network to intercept Session Create request and response messages exchanges between the home network and the visited network. The routing platform extracts Single-Network Slice Selection Assistance Information (S-NSSAI) attribute and uses this attribute and the geographic locations of the visited network and the home network to select a routing path in the IPX network having requisite QoS for the network slice use case. The routing platform uses layer-3 routing technique to anchor User Plane Function (UPF) Proxies deployed at different routing paths in the IPX network. Alternately, the routing platform uses layer-2 routing technique, with Software-Defined Networking (SDN) controller and SDN-switches to route traffic via the selected routing path in the IPX network.
US10827541B2 Method and apparatus for transmitting or receiving data and control information in wireless communication 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. A method of a terminal, a method of a base station, a terminal, and a base station in a wireless communication system are provided. The method of the terminal in the wireless communication system includes receiving configuration information for configuring periodic data resources for transmitting or receiving data; receiving an interruption indicator based on an interruption radio network temporary identifier (RNTI); identifying that a part of a resource among the periodic data resources and a resource indicated by the interruption indicator overlap each other; and when the part of the resource among the periodic data resources and the resource indicated by the interruption indicator overlap each other, preventing performance of data transmission or data reception on the resource which includes the overlapped part.
US10827535B2 Network connection establishment method, terminal device, and node device
The present application provides a network connection establishment method, a terminal device, and a node device, and relates to the self-organizing network field. The method comprises: determining at least one performance parameter of a node device in a self-organizing network; and determining, according to at least the at least one performance parameter, whether to establish a network connection with the node device. According to the method, the terminal device, and the node device, whether to establish a network connection with a node device in a self-organizing network may be determined according to at least one performance parameter of the node device, which can thereby improve overall performance of the self-organizing network, and effectively avoid a problem that some node devices become a network bottleneck.
US10827528B2 Method and apparatuses for providing parameter coordination for base stations and wireless devices
An Authorized Shared Access (ASA) controller to provide parameter coordination for base stations and wireless devices operating on shared or adjacent channels and method of operation of same are provided. A method of operation of an ASA controller comprises configuring one or more parameters used by at least one base station and/or wireless device operating on shared or adjacent channels. The one or more parameters comprise: a parameter related to timing of Downlink (DL) or Uplink (UL) transmissions by base stations and/or wireless devices; a parameter related to carrier aggregation; a parameter related to DL and/or UL transmissions within base stations sharing the same or adjacent frequency channels; a parameter related to different DL and/or UL reference signal parameters for different base stations; a random access channel parameter; and/or a parameter related to configuring System Information Block (SIB) and Master Information Block (MIB) parameters for adjacent base stations.
US10827527B2 Channel contention method and apparatus
Embodiments provide a channel contention method and apparatus. The channel contention apparatus belongs to a basic service set (BSS). The BSS includes an access point (AP) and at least one first station (STA). Both the AP and the at least one first STA participate in channel contention. The apparatus is the AP or any first STA. The apparatus includes a sensing module configured to sense a channel. The apparatus also includes a contention module configured to contend for the channel. The AP centrally performs control and scheduling so that all of at least one network device in the BSS can transmit data using the channel.
US10827524B2 Method of decentralized medium access control in a communications network
A method of decentralized medium access control in a communications network consisting of a plurality of stations, wherein a sending station transmits a reservation request for a future transmission to an intended receiving station, said intended receiving station being in a reception range of said sending station, said reservation request signalling reservation information including starting point and duration of the transmission, defining a time period of said future transmission, and, in case of a multi-channel system, frequency or code of the channel of said future transmission, so establishing a reservation, and stations active in said reception range overhear said reservation request and other stations than said intended receiving station perform the actions of storing said reservation information locally and defer from medium access during the time period and on the channel of the future transmission.
US10827523B2 Contention window adjustment in unlicensed cellular radio network
A base station of a cellular radio communications network configured to operate in an unlicensed radio band, comprising a radio transceiver connected to an antenna, and a controller including a processor and a memory holding computer program code. The processor is configured to execute the computer program code to realize a machine for determining a size for a contention window, within which the base station may transmit data from the transceiver to a radio terminal operating in the network; receiving a signal from the terminal, comprising an indication of occupancy of a radio channel, as detected by the terminal; adjusting the contention window size dependent on the indication of occupancy of the radio channel; transmitting data to the terminal within the adjusted contention window.
US10827522B2 Method and apparatus for determining channel occupancy
Embodiments of the present application disclose a method for determining channel occupancy, including: determining whether clear channel assessment CCA information of a channel sent by a user equipment UE is received; and determining, according to whether the CCA information sent by the UE is received, whether the UE occupies the channel. The present application further discloses an apparatus for determining channel occupancy. By means of the method and apparatus for determining channel occupancy in the embodiments of the present application, a peer device, such as a base station, in communication with the UE can know whether the UE occupies a channel, thus guaranteeing subsequent right decisions.
US10827521B2 Channel scheduling for spatial reuse
An example device comprising: a processor to determine that a client device is located in an overlapping area between the first network device and a second network device, to synchronize a first clock of the first network device with a second clock of the second network device, to negotiate, with the second network device, a overlapping access window, an overlapping forbidden window, and a non-overlapping access window for the first network device and the second network device in beacon intervals, to allocate the overlapping access window, the overlapping forbidden window, and the non-overlapping access window by the first network device, to store the allocated overlapping access window, the allocated overlapping forbidden window, and the allocated non-overlapping access window as channel scheduling rules for spatial reuse, and to control frame transmission of the network device based on the channel scheduling rules.
US10827518B2 Uplink transmission method and device
An uplink transmission method and an uplink transmission device are provided. The uplink transmission method includes: detecting an UL grant on a target time-domain resource and a target frequency-domain resource in a first time unit, the UL grant being to schedule one or more UEs to perform uplink transmission in a target time unit, a time unit having a predefined length of B1 subframes or B2 symbols, where B1 and B2 are each an integer greater than or equal to 1; acquiring scheduling information for the UE in the target time unit from the UL grant; and performing the uplink transmission on a time-domain resource and a frequency-domain resource scheduled in the target time unit in accordance with the scheduling information.
US10827516B2 Resource splitting among different types of control information and uplink data for a transmission on an uplink shared channel
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described that support splitting resources among different types of control information and uplink data for transmission on an uplink shared channel. A base station may transmit a grant indicating resource elements (REs) of an uplink shared channel allocated to a user equipment (UE) for an uplink transmission. The UE may process the grant and split the granted REs between different types of uplink control information (UCI) and uplink data based on a reference payload size. The UE may generate an uplink transmission based on the splitting of the REs, and may transmit the uplink transmission in the REs of the uplink shared channel indicated in the grant. The base station may monitor the REs of the uplink shared channel for the uplink transmission in accordance with the splitting of the plurality of REs.
US10827515B2 Sequence-based signal processing method and apparatus
A sequence-based signal processing method and apparatus are provided. A sequence meeting a requirement for sending a signal by using a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) is determined, where the sequence is a sequence {fn} consisting of N elements, fn is an element in the sequence {fn}, and the determined sequence {fn} is a sequence meeting a preset condition; then, the N elements in the sequence {fn} are respectively mapped to N subcarriers to generate a first signal; and the first signal is sent. By using the determined sequence, when a signal is sent by using a PUCCH, a low sequence correlation can be maintained, and a relatively small peak-to-average power ratio (PAPR) value and cubic metric (CM) value can also be maintained, thereby meeting a requirement of a communication application environment in which a signal is sent by using a PUCCH.
US10827511B2 Methods of selectively decoding scheduling assignments and/or sidelink data transmissions and related wireless communication devices
Methods of operating a wireless communication device providing sidelink communications are discussed. Decoded scheduling assignments may be provided for a plurality of sidelink data transmissions of a transmission time interval. Each of the decoded scheduling assignments may correspond to a respective one of the plurality of sidelink data transmissions of the TTI, and the decoded scheduling assignments may be based on scheduling assignments that are received with the plurality of sidelink data transmissions during the TTI. A subset of the plurality of sidelink data transmissions to be decoded may be identified, and each of the sidelink data transmissions of the subset may be selectively decoded.
US10827510B2 Electronic device and wireless network access method in electronic device
An electronic device and a wireless network access method in the electronic device. The wireless network access method includes obtaining at least one of wireless network access information associated with a wireless network that is capable of communicating with the electronic device and effectiveness information. The at least one of network access information and effectiveness information is transmitted information to an external device with respect to the electronic device such that the external device determines whether to access the wireless network or to release the access to the wireless network based on the received at least one information.
US10827508B2 Aperiodic indications for beam failure recovery
A wireless device receives one or more messages comprising one or more configuration parameters. The one or more configuration parameters indicate: a value of a timer for controlling a radio link failure indication based on a beam failure recovery procedure, and a first number of out-of-synchronization indications. The wireless device determines a second number of out-of-synchronization indications. The timer associated with the value is started in response to the second number being equal to the first number of out-of-synchronization indications. A first failure of the beam failure recovery procedure is determined. The first failure is ignored, by not causing a radio link failure, in response to the timer running when the first failure is determined. A second failure of the beam failure recovery procedure is determined. A radio link failure is indicated in response to the timer being expired when the second failure is determined.
US10827501B2 Techniques for providing proximity services (ProSe) priority-related information to a base station in a wireless network
An example technique is provided for receiving, by a base station in a wireless network, a priority map that indicates a mapping of a first set of priority classes for one or more radio bearers provided between the base station and a relay user device and a second set of priority classes for one or more proximity services (ProSe) sidelink logical channels provided between the relay user device and a remote user device, and allocating (or scheduling), by the base station based on the priority map, wireless resources to the relay user device to transmit data to the remote user device for one or more of the ProSe sidelink logical channels.
US10827500B2 Method and device for transmitting and receiving, by V2X terminal, signal in wireless communication system
One embodiment of the present invention relates to a method by which a terminal transmits and receives a vehicle to everything (V2X) related signal in a wireless communication system, comprising the steps of: selecting a resource pool by comparing at least one piece of measurement information with a resource pool parameter; and transmitting data by using the resource pool, wherein the at least one piece of measurement information is related to a geographical location of the terminal.
US10827498B2 Joint procedure for beam management and partial control beam failure recovery
The described technology is generally directed towards a joint procedure in wireless communications for reporting a partial beam failure or performing beam management when no beams have failed. The joint procedure reports the beam management reference signal received power and control beam recovery on a common feedback channel, which avoids the need for a reserved, dedicated feedback channel resource for beam recovery. Also described is configuring a possibly different failure threshold for each selected beam, whereby the network can configure different beams to have different reliability/quality-of-service levels for example.
US10827493B2 Device, network, and method for wideband long-term evolution (LTE) uplink transmission
A method for receiving wideband (WB) LTE uplink signals. A base station may signal a first frequency tone assignment to a first user equipment (UE), the first frequency tone assignment scheduling at least a first set of subcarriers allocated to the first UE, subcarriers in the first set of subcarriers being non-contiguous in the frequency domain. Subcarriers in the first set of subcarriers may be interleaved with subcarriers in a second set of subcarriers. The first UE may perform a first single carrier frequency division multiple access (SC-FDMA) uplink transmission over the first set of subcarriers. A second UE may perform a second SC-FDMA uplink transmission, the second SC-FDMA uplink transmission spanning the second set of subcarriers.
US10827491B2 Techniques for transmitting a sounding reference signal or scheduling request over an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band
Techniques are described for wireless communication. A first method includes receiving from a base station an indication of a set of one or more uplink interlaces of an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band allocated for a sounding reference signal, and transmitting the sounding reference signal for a user equipment (UE) over the indicated set of one or more uplink interlaces of the unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band. A second method includes receiving an indication of an interlace of an unlicensed radio frequency spectrum band allocated for a physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) transmission, and transmitting a scheduling request and a buffer status report over the indicated interlace.
US10827488B2 Dynamic uplink/downlink frame structure for enhanced component carriers
Various aspects described herein relate to communicating using dynamic uplink and downlink transmission time interval (TTI) switching in a wireless network. A notification can be received from a network entity of switching a configurable TTI from downlink communications to uplink communications. The configurable TTI can be one of a plurality of TTIs in a frame structure that allows dynamic switching of configurable TTIs between downlink and uplink communications within a frame. Additionally, uplink communications can be transmitted to the network entity during the configurable TTI based at least in part on the notification.
US10827487B2 Method and apparatus for monitoring for interrupted transmission indication in a wireless communication system
A method and apparatus are disclosed from the perspective of a UE (User Equipment) and/or a base station. In one embodiment, the method includes the base station configuring the UE with a first serving cell and a second serving cell. The method also includes the base station configuring the UE with a periodicity for monitoring a downlink control signal in the first serving cell, wherein the base station is not allowed to configure the UE such that the periodicity includes a non-integer number of symbol(s) of the second serving cell, and wherein the downlink control signal includes a pre-emption indication (PI) for the second serving cell.
US10827486B2 Resource allocation method and communication device
A resource allocation method is provided in which a resource allocation apparatus using a time-division duplex communication scheme allocates resources for a subframe. The resource allocation method includes: allocating a first time region of the time domain of the subframe as a downlink control information region; and allocating the rest of the time domain of the subframe, apart from the first time region, as at least one region variably selected from among a downlink data region, an uplink data region, an uplink control information region, and a guard period (GP) region.
US10827485B2 Narrowband dependent subframe availability for MTC
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE) and a base station may establish a communication link over a carrier including multiple narrowband regions. One or both of the devices may determine a subframe availability associated with each of the narrowband regions and may communicate on one or more of the regions according to the availability. In some cases, the availability may depend on a channel configuration, such as the presence of reference signals (e.g., positioning reference signals (PRS) or discovery reference singles (DRS)) covering a portion of the overall bandwidth of the carrier. In some cases, transmission time interval (TTI) bundling or frequency hopping may depend on the subframe availability.
US10827484B2 Traffic advertisement in neighbor aware network (NAN) data path
A method of communication includes generating a control message at a particular device. The control message indicates availability of data to be sent by the particular device. The data includes first data corresponding to a first access category. The method also includes, subsequent to determining that transmission of the control message is to be delayed, determining a first delay based on the first access category. The method further includes sending the control message from the particular device upon expiration of a delay period. The delay period is based on the first delay.
US10827480B2 Method for transmitting control information, user equipment, and network device
A method for transmitting control information, a user equipment and a network device are disclosed. In an embodiment a method for transmitting control information include receiving, by a user equipment, a first part of downlink control information in a downlink control region sent by a network device and receiving, by the user equipment, downlink data and a second part of the downlink control information in a downlink data region based on the first part of the downlink control information, wherein the downlink data and the second part of the downlink control information is sent by the network device.
US10827477B2 Configuration information transmission method, apparatus, and system
This disclosure relates to the field of communications technologies, and discloses a configuration information transmission method, apparatus, and system. The method includes: determining, by a base station, configuration information corresponding to a target group, where the configuration information is used to indicate a CSI-RS configuration of UE in the target group, the target group includes at least two UEs, and CSI-RS configurations of all UEs in the target group are the same; and sending, by the base station in a first preset time-frequency resource area, the configuration information to the UE in the target group. This application resolves a problem of relatively high signaling overheads, thereby achieving an effect of reducing signaling overheads. This application is applied to configuration information transmission.
US10827470B2 Control channel transmission method, network device and terminal device
Disclosed are a control channel transmission method, a network device and a terminal device. The method comprises: a first network device receiving first information, which is sent by a second network device, comprising information for indicating a first time-frequency resource; the first network device determining a second time-frequency resource in a control region of a second beam, the second time-frequency resource comprising at least part of the first time-frequency resource; the first network device receiving second information sent by the second network device, the second information comprising a control channel; and the first network device sending, on the second time-frequency resource, the control channel to a terminal device via the second beam, wherein a first beam is a service beam of a first terminal device, and the second beam is a non-service beam potentially interfering with the service beam of the first terminal device.
US10827467B2 Selecting a cell identifier based on a downlink control information
A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided in which a cell identifier is selected based on one or more properties associated with received downlink control information (DCI), where the properties may not be exclusively associated with determining a cell identifier. The cell identifier may be selected from a plurality of cell identifiers received through radio resource control signaling. The properties of the DCI may include a type of download control channel, a type of subframe and a type of DCI format used to provide the DCI.
US10827465B2 Allocating radio resources for one or more radio devices in a industrial application
A communication network for an industrial application of allocating radio resources for one or more radio devices is provided. A global resource coordinator in the communication network allocates first radio resources to a first local resource coordinator in a first cell of the communication network. The first radio resources are used by at least one non-stationary radio device in the first cell, making some of the first radio resources allocated to a non-stationary radio device in the first cell exclusively available for the non-stationary radio device in one or more second cells next to the first cell. The global resource coordinator divides radio resources allocated to the non-stationary radio device in time slots in the time domain in a disjunctive manner into a first portion for the non-stationary radio device and a second portion.
US10827464B2 Method and apparatus for transmitting control data
The present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for transmitting control data. The method includes: determining, by a terminal device, at least one target cell from at least one unlicensed cell; and transmitting, by the terminal device, control data in the target cell. This can implement transmission of the control data on an unlicensed spectrum resource, so that the control data can be transmitted not merely on a licensed spectrum resource, and communication reliability and user experience can be improved. In addition, this can reduce licensed spectrum resource overheads in a communication process, and increase a capacity of a communications system that has a limited quantity of licensed spectrum resources.
US10827463B2 System message transmission method, transmission device, reception method, reception device and storage medium
A system message transmission method, transmission device, reception method reception device and a storage medium are provided. The transmission method includes determining, by a network side device, sets to which each of system messages to be transmitted belongs, wherein the sets include a basic system message set and a specific system message set; determining, by the network side device, a transmission mode of each of the system messages, wherein the transmission mode of system messages in the basic system message set is a broadcast transmission mode, and the transmission mode of system messages in the specific system message set includes a broadcast transmission mode and/or a demand-based dedicated signaling transmission mode.
US10827462B2 Communication system
In a communication system, a plurality of base stations includes an MeNB being a first base station, and a plurality of SeNBs to be connected to the MeNB. At least one of control plane data about control of communication and user plane data about a user is transmitted to and received from a user equipment (UE) via the first base station being the MeNB. The control plane data and the user plane data are contained in information provided by a core network about communication with the UE. The communication system can simplify processing of at least one of control plane data and user plane data when a communication terminal device communicates with a plurality of base station devices.
US10827458B2 Paging method, mobile management entity and terminal
A paging method, an Mobile Management Entity (MME) and a terminal are provided, which relate to the field of communication technology, to reduce signaling overheard of the terminal and prevent the transmission of downlink data from being delayed. The paging method includes steps of: receiving downlink data for a target terminal; and in the case that the target terminal is in an idle state, adopts an extended DRX period and is capable of receiving a paging message, initiating a paging request to the target terminal based on the downlink data.
US10827456B2 Methods, apparatuses and computer program products for service based mobility management
According to methods for service based mobility management, a map between a plurality of service classes and/or message types and a plurality of predetermined contents of data packets is acquired (S101, S201, S301). A service class and/or message type is detected for an incoming request message (S102). A predetermined content of a data packet corresponding to the service class and/or message type is determined from the map (S103). The incoming request message is forwarded (S104) in the data packet including the predetermined content. Then, the predetermined content of the data packet is detected (S202), the service class and/or message type corresponding to the predetermined content is determined (S203) from the map, and the incoming request message is forwarded (S204) in a data block including a predetermined indication of the service class and/or message type determined.
US10827454B2 Paging method, device and system
Embodiments of the application provide a paging method, device and system. The method includes: when receiving downlink data of a User Equipment (UE) under Light Connection (LC) state, a first evolved Node B (eNB) generating a paging ID for the UE; the first eNB transmits a paging message within a paging area, according to the paging ID.
US10827450B2 Wireless device registration
A method of registering a target device includes: receiving a registration request, through a user interface, to register the target device; determining a suggested registration location for the target device; and providing an indication of the suggested registration location through the user interface.
US10827445B2 Method and system for wireless power delivery
A system for wireless power delivery including one or more transmitters and receivers. A method for wireless power delivery, preferably including: determining transmitter—receiver proximity; determining transmission parameter values, preferably including determining initial parameter values, evaluating candidate transmission parameter values, performing one or more local optimum searches, and/or performing one or more global optimum searches; and transmitting power based on the transmission parameter values.
US10827436B2 Base station and method of controlling transmission/reception power
Provided are n antennas and n power change units; a power control unit; a power change management unit managing a common power change amount and an individual power change amount; a common power notification unit notifying the power control unit of the common power change amount in accordance with a target terminal; an individual power notification unit notifying the power control unit in advance of the individual power change amount in accordance with the each terminal at a prescribed timing, in which the power control unit stores the individual power change amount in a storage unit, and performs control of power changing by adding up the common power change amount in accordance with the target terminal, which is notified from the common power notification unit, and the individual power change amount.
US10827435B2 Heterogeneous uplink synchronous channel (HUSCH) technology for coexistence
Techniques for dynamically determining coverage area and data throughput in a heterogeneous network are discussed herein. In some examples, a base station can use frequency resources from a Citizens Broadband Radio Service band provided that such use does not cause harmful interference for incumbent users. For example, to avoid interfering with an incumbent device while maintaining transmission, an algorithm may be deployed to dynamically determine data throughput for the base station and connected user equipment based on interference level and traffic type. The base station can receive interference information with uplink feedback from the user equipment. Interference information can also be used to configure the base station to dynamically adjust its data coverage area, for example, by varying a transmission power. As the conditions at a base station change over time (e.g., hourly, daily, weekly, etc.), data coverage area can be reconfigured at the base station.
US10827433B2 Managing power consumption of a network
Examples provided herein describe a method for managing power consumption of a network. For example, a network device may monitor a set of network area zones of a network coverage area, where each network area zone is associated with a set of edge devices. A first occupancy state may be determined for a first network area zone of the set of network area zones based on usage of a first set of edge devices of the first network area zone. Based on the determined first occupancy state, a first power consumption policy for the first network area zone may be determined. Responsive to determining the first power consumption policy, the determined first power consumption policy may be applied to the first set of edge devices in the first network area zone at least edge changing a power consumption mode of a first edge device in the first set of edge devices.
US10827431B2 Receiver front-end power consumption reduction via linearity and sensitivity adaptation
A wireless communication device may operate in different power modes based at least on a decoding of a Physical Data Control Channel (PDCCH). The wireless communication device may operate its receiver front end circuitry (RX AFE) in any one of a number of different power modes, and may switch to operating the RX AFE in a different power mode based at least on decoding of the PDCCH. The transmit leakage does not need to be monitored, and the wireless communication device may adjust/adapt the sensitivity and linearity of its RX AFE based on PDCCH decoding and in some cases based additionally on one or more metrics, to reduce power consumption. The different power modes may correspond to different respective combinations of sensitivity level and linearity level at which the RX AFE is operating.
US10827429B2 Method and apparatus for transmitting wakeup packet in wireless LAN system
A method and an apparatus for transmitting a wakeup packet in a wireless LAN system are proposed. Particularly, a transmission device configures a wakeup packet and transmits the wakeup packet to a receiving device. The wakeup packet includes a sequence configured with first information and second information by applying an OOK method. The first information and the second information are configured with an on-signal or an off-signal. The on-signal is transmitted through a first symbol, which is generated by applying a first sequence to K consecutive subcarriers in the 20 MHz band and performing 64-point IFFT. The off-signal is transmitted through a second symbol, which is generated by applying a second sequence to K consecutive subcarriers in the 20 MHz band and performing 64-point IFNT. The first information and the second information are transmitted through a third symbol in which the first symbol or the second symbol is repeated.
US10827421B2 Network slice selection method, user equipment, and network device
Embodiments of the present invention disclose a network slice selection method, user equipment (UE), and a network device. An example method includes: obtaining, by UE, slice list information of a current network from a network device; and after determining a target service request, determining, by the UE based on the target service request, a target slice from the slice list information of the current network, to connect a service corresponding to the target service request to the target slice.