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| US10850542B2 |
Printing apparatus having locking member movable with cover
A printing apparatus having a body, a cover, a pair of supporting parts, a locking member, and an engaging portion, is provided. At least one of the pair of supporting parts is a movable supporting part. The locking member arranged on the movable supporting part is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The engaging portion arranged in a container compartment engageable with the locking member being at the locked position. The locking member at the unlocked position when the cover is open is separated from the engaging portion. In a process where the cover is moved to be closed, a protrusive portion in the cover contacts to be pressed against a contact portion in the locking member, causing the locking member to shift from the unlocked position to the locked position to be engaged with the engaging portion. |
| US10850540B2 |
Printer tray printed circuit assembly
A printer tray printed circuit assembly may include a board, a processing unit supported by the board, an output connector connected to the processing unit and supported by the board and an input connector supported by the board. The input connector is connectable to an interconnect to connect the first printer tray printed circuit assembly to a second printer tray printed circuit assembly. Signal altering circuitry carried by the board automatically alters an output signal of the output connector in response to the input connector being connected to the interconnect. The altered output signal indicates a configuration of a printer tray configuration. |
| US10850538B2 |
Supporting a roll of print media
In one example, an elevator for a roll of print media includes rotatable shafts oriented parallel to one another and translatable supports to support a roll of print media. Each support is operatively connected to the shafts such that rotating the shafts in a first direction raises the supports and rotating the shafts in a second direction opposite the first direction lowers the supports. |
| US10850537B2 |
Liquid ejecting apparatus with medium supporting unit having ribs
Provided is a liquid ejecting apparatus including a liquid ejecting unit configured to eject a liquid onto a medium (sheet) being transported in a transport direction, and a medium supporting unit arranged to face the liquid ejecting unit and configured to support the sheet being transported, wherein the medium supporting unit includes, in a width direction intersecting the transport direction, a plurality of first ribs arranged in parallel with the transport direction at an upstream side of a region (print region), where the liquid ejecting unit performs ejection onto the sheet. In addition, the liquid ejecting apparatus further includes a suction mechanism, and the medium supporting unit includes, at the upstream side, a recessed portion sectioned by the first ribs, the recessed portion including a suction hole for causing a suction force by the suction mechanism to be applied onto the sheet. |
| US10850535B2 |
Drying device and image forming apparatus
A drying device includes a light irradiation part that irradiates a recording medium on a recording-medium movement route with light to evaporate moisture contained in droplets attached to the recording medium, and an air blowing part that is positioned on a downstream side from the light irradiation part in a recording-medium movement direction, and blows air onto the recording medium on the recording-medium movement route. The drying device changes the distance between a light irradiation position of the light irradiation part on the recording-medium movement route and an air-blowing target position of the air blowing part on the recording-medium movement route. |
| US10850531B2 |
Photocurable ink, ink container, and image forming method
A photocurable ink contains a polymerizable compound and a photopolymerization initiator, and this ink contains a low boiling point solvent having a boiling point of 40° C. to 120° C. at one atmospheric pressure and at least one particle having a surface on which an unsaturated hydrocarbon group is provided. |
| US10850529B2 |
Printing apparatus and method of controlling printing apparatus
A printing apparatus comprises: a print head comprising, for each of a plurality of types of inks, an ejection opening and pressure chamber, and configured to perform printing operation by ejecting the ink from the ejection opening; a circulation unit capable of circulating the ink of each ink type; a determination unit configured to determine an accumulated time for which a first type of ink is circulated by the circulation unit in the printing operation using the first type of ink and not using a second type of ink different from the first type of ink; and a control unit configured to perform control based on the determined accumulated time to cause the circulation unit to circulate at least the second type of ink among the plurality of types of inks in a case where the accumulated time is longer than a predetermined time. |
| US10850525B2 |
Liquid container and liquid ejection device
A liquid container includes: a flexible bag provided with a liquid container that internally contains the liquid; a liquid outlet member attached to a one end portion of the bag; and a connection member that is attached to the one end portion of the bag so as to cover the liquid outlet member and a portion of the one end portion of the bag from the outside. The bag includes a sealed portion on an outer periphery side relative to the liquid container, the sealed portion includes a one end portion-side sealed portion, and a first width, which is a width of the one end portion-side sealed portion in at least a surrounding region of the connection member, is larger than a second width, which is a width of the sealed portion at other ends of the bag. |
| US10850524B2 |
Tank and liquid consuming apparatus including the same
There is provided a tank including a casing provided with first and second walls; first and second chambers; an atmosphere open port; a first communicating channel; a second communicating channel; a liquid inlet port; a first communicating port; a second communicating port; a liquid inflow port; and a liquid outflow port. Under a condition that the tank is in a posture in which the first wall constructs an upper portion of the tank and that the second wall constructs a lower portion of the tank in a vertical direction and that a maximum amount, of the liquid, storable in the tank in an usable posture of the tank, is stored in the first and second chambers, the first and second communicating ports are located at a position above a liquid surface of the maximum amount of the liquid. |
| US10850519B2 |
Liquid ejecting head and liquid ejecting apparatus
A liquid ejecting head including a first substrate in which a drive element that ejects a liquid from a nozzle, and a first wire electrically coupled to the drive element are formed, a second substrate in which an opposing surface that opposes the first substrate is adhered to the first substrate with an adhesive agent, a second wire being formed in the second substrate, and a protrusion configured to elastically deform, the protrusion being formed between the first substrate and the second substrate and electrically coupling the first wire and the second wire to each other. In the liquid ejecting head, a swelling ratio of the protrusion is larger than a swelling ratio of the adhesive agent. |
| US10850518B2 |
Reducing size variations in funnel nozzles
Techniques are provided for making a funnel-shaped nozzle in a substrate. The process can include forming a first opening having a first width in a top layer of a substrate, forming a patterned layer of photoresist on the top surface of the substrate, the patterned layer of photoresist including a second opening, the second opening having a second width larger than the first width, reflowing the patterned layer of photoresist to form curved side surfaces terminating on the top surface of the substrate, etching a second layer of the substrate through the first opening in the top layer of the substrate to form a straight-walled recess, the straight-walled recess having the first width and a side surface substantially perpendicular to the top surface of the semiconductor substrate. |
| US10850517B2 |
Inkjet printhead with grout retaining features
An inkjet printhead includes: an elongate support having a printhead mounting surface; a plurality of butting printhead chips mounted on the printhead mounting surface, each printhead chip having an ink ejection surface including one or more nozzle rows; and a grout material disposed between butting edges of each butting pair of printhead chips. Each printhead chip has a grouting trench defined in the ink ejection surface, the grouting trench extending alongside at least one butting edge and the grouting trench being disposed between an endmost nozzle of each nozzle row and the butting edge. |
| US10850516B2 |
Liquid ejecting head and liquid ejecting system with a sealing member
A head includes a first flow path forming member in which a first flow path communicating with a nozzle opening is formed, a sealing member which seals an opening of the first flow path, and a second flow path forming member which has a second flow path to supply a liquid to the first flow path. A communication portion of the first flow path communicates with a communication portion of the second flow path via a communication port of the sealing member interposed therebetween. The sealing member includes a diaphragm layer which forms one surface of the first flow path and a resin layer laminated on the diaphragm layer, and at least a part of an inside wall of the communication port is covered with a resin cover layer formed from a second resin different from a first resin which forms the resin layer. |
| US10850507B2 |
Substrate coating device having moving unit for moving substrate holding unit and droplet discharging unit in main scanning direction and sub scanning direction and method
Disclosed is a coating device which draws a pattern of a functional liquid on a substrate. The coating device includes: a substrate holding unit which holds the substrate; a droplet discharging unit which discharges a droplet of the functional liquid on the substrate held by the substrate holding unit; a moving unit which relatively moves the substrate holding unit and the droplet discharging unit in a main scanning direction and a sub scanning direction on a base; a mass measuring unit including a cup which receives the droplet discharged by the droplet discharging unit and a mass measuring device which measures a mass of the functional liquid accumulated in the cup; and a liquid drain unit which drains the functional liquid accumulated in the cup. |
| US10850504B2 |
Driving circuit, liquid discharge apparatus, and driving method
There is provided a driving circuit that drives a piezoelectric element having a first electrode that is supplied a first voltage signal and a second electrode that is supplied a second voltage signal, and driven by a potential difference between the first electrode and the second electrode, the driving circuit including: a first voltage signal generation circuit that outputs the first voltage signal; a second voltage signal generation circuit that outputs the second voltage signal; and a switch circuit in which the first voltage signal is input from one end and the other end is electrically connected to the first electrode, a voltage value of the first voltage signal approaches a voltage value of the second voltage signal in a shift period from a first mode that is shifted after power is turned on to a second mode for driving the piezoelectric element. |
| US10850499B2 |
Sleeve station
A sleeve station dedicated to the assembly of a sleeve and a mandrel for a flexographic press. The sleeve station can be loaded manually, and assembles the sleeve with the mandrel in a vertical orientation when both are in a vertical orientation with aligned axes, avoiding problems caused by the bending of the sleeves during assembly. After loading of the sleeve, it is returned to a horizontal axis orientation. |
| US10850498B2 |
Screen printing apparatus and screen printing method
There is provided a screen printing apparatus including: a mask plate on which a plurality of pattern holes are formed; a carrier supporter which supports a carrier which has a plurality of first openings and in which a plurality of workpieces are disposed on the plurality of first openings; a backup unit which has a plurality of workpiece supporters; a raising and lowering unit which lifts up the plurality of workpieces from the carrier and returns the plurality of lifted-up workpieces to the carrier; an aligner which aligns the plurality of workpieces in accordance with arrangement of the plurality of pattern holes; an overlapper which relatively moves the backup unit and the mask plate; and a print head which prints a paste on the plurality of workpieces on the plurality of workpiece supporters through the plurality of pattern holes. |
| US10850494B2 |
Powder application arrangement comprising a camera
A powder application arrangement for use in an apparatus for manufacturing work pieces by irradiating powder layers with electromagnetic radiation or particle radiation, the powder application arrangement comprises a carrier adapted to receive layers of a raw material powder and a work piece made of the raw material powder by a generative layer construction method. The powder application arrangement further includes a powder application device configured to deposit the raw material powder onto the carrier At least one camera is attached to the powder application device in such a position that it is capable of acquiring images of at least one of a surface of a raw material powder layer applied onto the carrier by means of the powder application device and a surface of the work piece made of the raw material powder by a generative layer construction method while the powder application device is moved across the carrier. |
| US10850492B2 |
Security thread for data carriers, data carriers, and production of said data carriers
Into a plastic card (1) of polycarbonate layers (10; 11; 12) there is laminated a security thread (3) by applying pressure and temperature, the security thread itself having a carrier foil (5) of polycarbonate and a coating (6) that is borne by the carrier foil and conveys holographic information. The connection of the polycarbonate carrier foil (5) of the security thread with the polycarbonate layer (10; 11; 12) of the data carrier adjoining said carrier foil takes place without using an adhesive or primer. |
| US10850491B2 |
Vapor-permeable, substantially water-impermeable multilayer article
This disclosure relates to an article that includes a nonwoven substrate, a first film supported by the nonwoven substrate, and a second film such that the first film is between the nonwoven substrate and the second film. The first film includes a first polymer and a pore-forming filler. The difference between a surface energy of the first film and a surface energy of the nonwoven substrate is at most about 10 mN/m. The second film includes a second polymer capable of absorbing and desorbing moisture and providing a barrier to aqueous fluids. |
| US10850488B2 |
Flatbed laminator with a pair of rollers
A flatbed laminator is described that can be used for flatbed lamination and roller lamination of a workpiece. The flatbed laminator comprises a flatbed. The flatbed laminator also comprises a first roller and a second roller. The second roller is mounted to be movable over the flatbed for flatbed lamination of the workpiece. The second roller is movable to a pre-determined laminating position where the first and second rollers are mounted in parallel for counter rotation and define a gap therebetween through which the workpiece is capable of being fed for roller lamination. |
| US10850486B2 |
High pressure laminate panel and method for the production thereof
The invention relates to a high pressure laminate panel having a surface layer on at least one panel surface, which has as the outermost layer a polymer coating with a polyurethane(meth)acrylate polymer, and which is characterized by excellent scratch resistance and resistance to weathering. Furthermore, a method for the production of polyurethane(meth)acrylate-coated high pressure laminate panels is provided. |
| US10850482B2 |
Resin composition, resin film, semiconductor laminate, method for manufacturing semiconductor laminate, and method for manufacturing semiconductor device
The present invention is a resin composition including: (A) an epoxy resin; (B) an epoxy compound shown by the following formula (1) and/or formula (2); (C) a phenolic curing agent; and (D) a curing accelerator, wherein “A” represents a single bond or a divalent organic group selected from the following formulae. This provides a resin composition with improved strength and excellent adhesion and flexibility, a resin film with improved strength formed from the composition, a semiconductor laminate containing the cured material of the resin film and a method for manufacturing the same, as well as a semiconductor device into which the semiconductor laminate is diced and a method for manufacturing the same. |
| US10850478B2 |
Optical laminate, polarizing plate, method of manufacturing polarizing plate, and image display device
An object of the invention is to provide an optical laminate which has excellent workability in the production of a polarizing plate and is capable of suppressing the occurrence of cracks in the polarizing plate, a polarizing plate, a method of manufacturing the polarizing plate using the optical laminate, and an image display device having the polarizing plate. An optical laminate according to the invention has a polarizer, an optical anisotropic layer, and a masking layer in this order, and hardness HB of the masking layer and hardness HA of a layer adjacent to the optical anisotropic layer side of the masking layer satisfy Expression (1): HA×0.5≤HB≤HA×2 (1). |
| US10850477B2 |
Vehicle composite pane with optimised beam path for a sensor mounted thereon
A vehicle composite pane having an outer pane made of glass and an inner pane made of glass that are bonded to one another via a polymeric intermediate layer is presented. According to one aspect, the intermediate layer includes a first wedge inlay and a second wedge inlay that are made of different materials, each of the inlays being wedge-shaped and having a wedge face. According to another aspect, the wedge faces are positioned one atop the other so that, in the direction from a lower edge to an upper edge of the composite pane, the thickness of the first wedge inlay increases and the thickness of the second wedge inlay decreases. According to a further aspect, at least one of the wedge inlays has a refractive index that differs from the refractive index of the outer pane and of the inner pane. |
| US10850471B2 |
Absorbent floor mat
This invention relates to a multi-component absorbent floor mat. The floor mat contains a textile component, an absorbent component, and a base component. The textile component and the base component are attached to one another by a variety of mechanisms, including magnetic attraction. The magnetic attraction is provided by incorporation of magnetic particles in both the textile and base components. The textile component is designed to be soiled, washed, and re-used, thereby providing ideal end-use applications in areas such as building entryways. The absorbent component is designed to be soiled and recycled or otherwise discarded and replaced. |
| US10850470B2 |
Size-adjustable mandrel and method of constructing a box using the same
A mandrel designed for use in the construction of a custom-sized box includes a common platform on which a plurality of peripheral members is independently mounted. Each peripheral member comprises a disc-shaped base rotatably mounted on the common platform, a tongue slidably mounted within a channel formed in the base, and a vertical upright rotatably mounted at one end of the tongue. To construct a box, an elongated continuous strip of material is helically wrapped around the vertical uprights to form a main box body with a plurality of bands. Cutting mechanisms in each upright are actuated to create slots in the main box body that define flaps used to selectively enclose the open top and bottom ends of the box body. By reconfiguring the vertical uprights in the mandrel, a customized box can be constructed that is dimensioned to receive a consumer product with limited wasted space. |
| US10850467B2 |
Rotary press comprising at least one compression roll station mountable on a support plate, and method for attaching and detaching the compression roll station
The invention relates to a rotary press comprising at least one compression roll station (1) that can be mounted on a support plate (2) as well as to methods for attaching and detaching the compression roll station. According to the invention, the at least one compression roll station comprises a retaining device (21), and the rotary press comprises a support plate (2) with at least one cavity (22) for accommodating the retaining device (21) of the compression roll station. |
| US10850461B2 |
Method of manufacturing contact lenses
A method of manufacturing a contact lens 110 is disclosed. The method comprises manufacturing a rod of lens material 101, the rod 101 containing a plurality of electronic components 102 spaced apart along its length, separating the rod 101 into a plurality of lens blanks 106, each lens blank 106 containing at least one of said electronic components 102, and machining the front and/or back surface of a lens blank 106 to produce a contact lens 110 containing the at least one electronic component 102. |
| US10850454B2 |
Porous single resin fiber composite material and method for manufacturing porous single resin fiber composite material
Provided is a porous single resin fiber composite material comprising: a first fibrous particle; a second fibrous particle; and a binder for binding the first fibrous particle and the second fibrous particle, wherein the first fibrous particles and the second fibrous particles are bound by the binder so as to form a random network structure including pores, the first fibrous particle is a polyester-based fiber including a first polyester-based resin, the second fibrous particle is a polyester-based fiber including a second polyester-based resin, the binder includes a third polyester-based resin, the first fibrous particle has an elongation rate higher than that of the second fibrous particle, and the melting point of the second polyester-based resin is higher than the melting point of the third polyester-based resin. |
| US10850453B2 |
Hybrid material mat
A hybrid material mat for use in the manufacture of fibre-composite articles, in particular parts for wind turbine blades, is described. The mat comprises a plurality of glass fibre rovings provided on top of a relatively thin planar substrate of carbon fibres. Such a hybrid mat construction provides for an improvement in the structural properties of a component manufactured using the mat, as well as allowing for ease of handling and manufacturing of both the mat itself and the component. |
| US10850451B2 |
Fluid system and method of manufacture via friction welding
A method of friction welding a workpiece to a fluid element includes the step of placing a workpiece weld surface in contact with a fluid element weld surface. The workpiece weld surface is driven in a predetermined pattern along the fluid element weld surface. Pressure is applied between the workpiece weld surface and the fluid element weld surface to produce friction and heat sufficient to raise the temperature of the weld surfaces to welding temperature. A weld bond is formed by stopping the driving of the workpiece weld surface while applying the pressure between the weld surfaces. Before and/or after the weld bond is formed, at least a portion of the workpiece is machined to form at least a portion of a fluid fitting configured to receive and sealingly attach to a pipe in a non-leaking manner to convey a flow of fluid therethrough. |
| US10850450B2 |
Modifying a base layer of an object
A printed object includes a modification not present in the original model of the object. The modification is included in a base layer of the object. |
| US10850449B2 |
Method and apparatus for support removal using directed atomized and semi-atomized fluid
An apparatus and method for removing support material from and/or smoothing surfaces of an additively manufactured part (the “AM part”) is disclosed. The apparatus may include a chamber, a support surface within the chamber, and one or more nozzles within the chamber. The nozzles may be the same size or different sizes. The support surface may be configured to support the AM part. The support surface may have one or more openings sized and configured to allow the fluid to pass through the opening(s). The nozzles may be configured to spray a fluid at the AM part, and the spray may be an atomized or semi-atomized spray of the fluid. |
| US10850448B2 |
Three-dimensional printing system
A 3D printing system includes a tank filled with a liquid forming material; a platform movably disposed above the tank; a lighting module including a plurality of LEDs disposed below the tank and used for providing light projecting toward the liquid forming material, and a controlling module coupled to the lighting module and configured to drive the lighting module to generate light that is focused onto a focus plane between the platform and the tank and having a certain distance with the bottom of the tank for solidifying the liquid forming material on the focus plane to form a cross-sectional layer, wherein the controlling module uses the brightness of one of the LEDs as a basis for varying that of the other LEDs, so that the liquid forming material solidified in single (scanning) procedure can have approximately the same hardness. |
| US10850446B2 |
Three-dimensional (3D) printing with epoxy mold compound
In a three-dimensional printing method example, an epoxy mold compound build material is applied. A fusing agent is selectively applied on at least a portion of the epoxy mold compound build material. The epoxy mold compound build material is exposed to energy, thereby fusing the portion of the epoxy mold compound build material in contact with the fusing agent to form a layer. |
| US10850441B2 |
Surfaces having tunable asperities and method
This application present structures having surfaces with several multivariate and single property engineering applications that are associated with the surface and may be altered by the surface texture or tunable asperities themselves. Depending on the objective of the application, the tunable asperities address the energy requirement for an objective such as gripping or smooth-movement, as well as describes the critical conditions when slippage cannot be prevented. The use in several other energy intensive applications is also discussed as well as for solar, communication altering and color/hue manipulation objectives. |
| US10850440B2 |
Roofing, cladding or siding product
This invention relates to a roofing, cladding, or siding module, comprising an underlapping region extending from a head edge of the module and an exposed region extending from a foot edge of the module. The length of the foot edge defining the length of the module. The underlapping region is adapted to be substantially covered by the exposed region of an adjacent or overlapping module when installed on a building surface. The module is formed of at least one layer of extruded material. The layer so formed comprises at least 40% w/w filler and/or reinforcement, and one or more polymer(s). |
| US10850438B2 |
Injection device provided with flow path switching block
[Problem] To provide an injection apparatus including a flow path switching mechanism that is simple in construction and low in cost.[Solution] An injection apparatus (1) includes a plasticization device (2) for melting resin, a first and second plunger injection devices (4, 5) for measuring an amount of resin and injecting the resin, an injecting portion (8), and a flow path switching block (7) that connects the plasticization device, the first and second plunger injection devices and the injecting portion together. A first to fourth connecting flow paths (23a, 23b) and a flow path switching valve (21) are provided in the flow path switching block (7). The plasticization device (2), the first plunger injection device (4), the injecting portion (8) and the second plunger injection device (5) are connected to the first to fourth connecting flow paths (23a, 23b), respectively. When the flow path switching valve (21) is switched to a first position, the first and second connecting flow paths (23a, 23b) communicate with each other, and the third and fourth connecting flow paths (23c, 23d) communicate with each other, whereas when the flow path switching valve (21) is switched to a second position, the first and fourth connecting flow paths (23a, 23d) communicate with each other and the first and third connecting flow paths (23b, 23c) communicate with each other. |
| US10850437B2 |
Device for producing a product by means of injection molding, and method
The invention relates to a molding device for producing a product by means of injection molding. The molding device comprises a central mold part, which can be rotated about a rotational axis and which comprises at least one inner mold half arranged on the central mold part, and at least one outer mold half, which interacts with the inner mold half in order to form cavities in a closed configuration of the molding device and which is arranged in a movable manner relative to the inner mold half in a first direction (x). Furthermore, at least one first connector element arranged on the central mold part and at least one second connector element arranged on the outer mold half are provided, said second connector element being operatively connected to the first connector element at least in a closed configuration of the molding device. |
| US10850436B2 |
Interior material including light-blocking layer capable of light emission through various logo patterns and method of manufacturing the same
Disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing an interior material, which can implement various and distinct light emission effects by disposing a light-blocking layer configured to block light emitted from a light source at a location adjacent to an inner transparent film and then allowing the component of the transparent film to fill lighting grooves formed by laser-etching. Since a tape configured to support an island is employed, stable manufacturing is possible throughout an overall process. |
| US10850432B2 |
Tire vulcanizing mold
A tire vulcanizing mold is disclosed capable of accurately providing a clearance, from which air existing between a green tire and a side mold is released, on a side shaping surface and thereby preventing shaping defect. The tire vulcanizing mold includes an upper and lower pair of side molds having side shaping surfaces, each of which shapes a sidewall of a tire. Each of the side molds includes a side mold main body, plural pieces, and a clearance provided between the side mold main body and each of the pieces. The side mold main body includes plural recesses, each of which is closed in a tire circumferential direction and a tire radial direction and is opened to a side shaping surface, at spaced intervals in the tire circumferential direction. Each of the pieces is fitted into the recess and forms the side shaping surface with the side mold main body. |
| US10850431B2 |
Conveyance device and conveyance head
A conveyance device includes a plurality of holding mechanisms and one or more pressing mechanisms, the holding mechanisms each include a holder that holds a molding material and a holder movement mechanism that moves the holder, and the pressing mechanisms each include a pusher that comes into contact with and pushes the molding material and a pusher movement mechanism that moves the pusher. |
| US10850429B2 |
Process for densification of poly(arylene ether ketone) powders
Process for densification of a poly(arylene ether ketone) (PAEK) powder or of a mixture of poly(arylene ether ketone) (PAEK) powders, the process being mixing the powder or the mixture of powders, in a mixer equipped with a rotary stirrer including at least one blade, for a period of between 30 minutes and 120 minutes, preferably of between 30 and 60 minutes, at a blade-tip speed of between 30 m/s and 70 m/s, preferably of between 40 and 50 m/s. |
| US10850428B2 |
Wet cutting saw
A wet cutting saw for cutting a ground portion, the wet cutting saw including a blade rotatable about an axis, a liquid feed conduit for feeding liquid onto a surface of the blade as it rotates, a frame for carrying the blade and configured to travel over a surface of the ground portion, and a mounting assembly that mounts the blade to the frame, at least part of the mounting assembly pivotable relative to the frame to raise and lower the blade relative to the frame. |
| US10850424B2 |
Artificial stone slab comprising veins and method of manufacturing same
A method of manufacturing an artificial stone slab with veins comprises preparing a moldable hardenable fluid mixture of a first material (11); pouring the mixture into a mold (20) an upper face being exposed; engraving the exposed upper face with a predefined precise pattern of grooves (30) coinciding with a pattern of thin veins to be obtained; impregnating at least the inner faces (31) of the grooves (30) with a moldable hardenable fluid mixture of a second material (12), the color of both materials being different; causing the collapse and closure of the grooves, a visible pattern of thin veins of a second material with a natural look being left behind; curing the artificial stone slab by subjecting it to vibration, compression and vacuum until the fluid mixtures of the first material and of the second material are hardened. |
| US10850423B2 |
Apparatus and method for processing logs
An apparatus for processing logs includes a conveyor for conveying a log in the apparatus, a chipping canter, which comprises two chipping head assemblies for chipping the opposite sides of a log, and a saw, which comprises at least two circular blades for sawing the log on at least one side. The chipping head assemblies are installed on different shafts than the circular blades. The circular blades of a saw are situated before the chipping canter in the conveying direction of a log and are arranged to, before chipping, partly or completely saw off from the log the parts of the log that are to be chipped with the chipping head assemblies. |
| US10850421B2 |
Rotatable blade with replaceable cutting edges
The present disclosure provides rotatable blades with easily replaceable cutting edges, and methods of making and using same. |
| US10850412B2 |
Razor with rotatable head
A two way razor is disclosed having a handle, a bracket, and a shaving head mounting dual opposing shaving cartridges each comprising a plurality of razor blades, and a swivel mechanism disposed between the handle and the bracket for exchanging the positions of the first and second cartridges' positions, the swivel mechanism comprising first and second disks where a first disk has two projections at opposite ends and a second disk has two recesses at opposite ends, such that the projections and recesses engage to lock the bracket in first and second orientations with respect to the handle. |
| US10850405B2 |
Robot hand
A robot hand is designed to open or close fingers using a linear actuator disposed in a housing. The robot hand has linear motion shafts extending from inside to outside the housing through guide holes formed in a wall of the housing. Each of the fingers includes a base portion and a tip portion. The base portions are secured to the linear motion shafts outside the housing. The tip portions are bent inwardly from the base portions in directions in which they approach each other and then extend toward tips of the fingers. A sealing member is disposed between each of the linear motion shafts and a corresponding one of the guide holes to hermetically isolate the inside of the housing from the outside thereof. This structure achieves an increased degree of sealing of the housing and is capable of having an increased opening or closing stroke of the fingers. |
| US10850400B2 |
Robot with anti-noise speaker
A robot includes: a microphone assembly to which a voice is input; an accelerometer connected to a noise source; and a controller configured to control the microphone assembly, wherein the microphone assembly includes: a microphone housing formed in one surface thereof with an opening and formed therein with a space; a microphone accommodated in the space; and an anti-noise speaker accommodated in the space and spaced apart from the microphone, and the controller includes an anti-noise generator configured to output a signal corresponding to an anti-noise against the acquired noise to the anti-noise speaker. |
| US10850398B2 |
Infinite robot personalities
Aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to providing a large variety of robot personalities. In certain aspects, a robot personality may be represented as a personality location in a personality space, which may be a continuous unidimensional or multidimensional space. The dimensions of the personality space may be based on one or more factors. Based on the personality location, an affective state may be maintained for the robot, which may be represented as an affect location in an affect space. The affect location may be updated based on one or more inputs. Accordingly, robot expressions may be influenced based upon the affect location, which in turn is affected by the personality of the robot in the personality space. |
| US10850397B2 |
System and method for providing in-cockpit actuation of aircraft controls
An actuation system to manipulate an interface in an aircraft having an actuation controller, a vision system, a robotic arm, and a housing. Each of the vision system and the robotic arm assembly may be operatively coupled to the actuation controller. The vision system may be configured to optically image a display device of the preexisting interface, while the robotic arm assembly may be configured to engage a user-actuable device of the preexisting interface. The housing can be configured to affix to a surface adjacent the preexisting interface, where each of the vision system and the robotic arm assembly are coupled to the housing. In operation, the actuation controller may be configured to instruct the robotic arm assembly based at least in part on data from the vision system. |
| US10850395B2 |
System and methods for multiple-place swarm foraging with dynamic depots
Teams of robots can be organized to collectively complete complex real-world tasks, for example collective foraging in which robots search for, pick up, and drop off targets in a collection zone. A dynamic multiple-place foraging algorithm (MPFAdynamic) is a scalable, flexible, and efficient algorithm for robot swarms to collect objects in unmapped environments. It achieves scalability through a decentralized architecture in which robots search without central control, and then return to mobile depots which provide collection and communication points. Mobile depots move closer to clusters of targets as robots discover them, which reduces robot transport time as well as collisions among robots. Flexibility is achieved by incorporating individual robot behaviors in which robots move and communicate in ways that mimic the foraging behaviors of ants. The MPFAdynamic algorithm demonstrates that dispersed agents that dynamically adapt to local information in their environment provide more flexible and scalable swarms. |
| US10850392B2 |
System and method for computing grasps for a robotic hand with a palm
A system and method for automatically computing desirable palm grasp configurations of an object by a robotic hand is disclosed. A description of the object's surface is obtained. A grasp configuration of a robotic hand comprising a palm and one or more fingers is selected, which specifies a hand configuration and joint variables of the hand, and a plurality of contact points on the object's surface for the palm and fingers. The coefficient of friction at each of the contact points is determined, and a description of one or more external wrenches to which may apply to the object is acquired. The ability of the robotic hand to hold the object against the external wrenches in the selected configuration is then computed. In some embodiments, a plurality of grasp configurations may be compared to determine which are the most desirable. In other embodiments, the space of hand configurations, or the smaller space of palm contact configurations, may be searched to find the most desirable grasp configurations. |
| US10850390B2 |
Dual robot including spaced upper arms and interleaved wrists and systems and methods including same
Robots including spaced upper arms are described. The robot includes first and second upper arms rotatable about a shoulder axis wherein the second upper arm is spaced from the first upper arm. The other robot components (first and second forearms, first and second wrist members, and first and second end effectors) are interleaved in the space between the first and second upper arms. Each of the first and second upper arms may be individually and independently controlled. Methods of operating the robot and electronic device processing systems including the robot are provided, as are numerous other aspects. |
| US10850387B2 |
Automatic workpiece transfer machine
An automatic workpiece transfer machine including multiple conveyance robots configured to convey a workpiece with respect to multiple processing sections; and a control device configured to control driving of the conveyance robots, wherein the conveyance robots are provided with a transfer device configured to perform transfer of the workpiece between the processing sections, a traveling device configured to move the transfer device that is loaded on a traveling table with respect to the processing sections, and a workpiece holding device loaded on the traveling table and configured to hold the workpiece received from the transfer device, and the control device is provided with a workpiece transfer control section configured to, with respect to two adjacent of the conveyance robots, perform transfer of the workpiece between the transfer device of one of the two adjacent conveyance robots and the workpiece holding device of the other of the two adjacent conveyance robots. |
| US10850383B1 |
Tool user interface ring
A user interface assembly that can be selectively attached to a housing of a tool, including mobile and handheld tools. The assembly can include a housing having an opening that extends through a first side of the housing. A user input device in the form of a rotatable and linearly displaceable control ring, which is housed in the housing, can extend within a portion of the opening such that the control ring is recessed from the first side of the housing. A display that can visually communicate tool information and selectable settings to the user can be positioned within the housing, and centrally located relative to a central bore of the control ring. The display, which can remain relatively static relative to a rotational displacement of the control ring, can be inwardly offset from a first side of the control ring, and thus also recessed within the housing. |
| US10850380B2 |
Multi-speed power tool with electronic clutch
A power tool and a method of operating a power tool including a motor, a clutch collar including a plurality of settings, a wireless transceiver operable to form a wireless connection with a remote device, and a processor coupled to the clutch collar and the wireless transceiver. The processor receives, via the wireless transceiver, a mapping including a plurality of torque levels corresponding to the plurality of settings. The processor detects that the clutch collar is set to a setting of the plurality of settings. The processor is further determines the torque level for the setting from the mapping and detects, during the operation of the power tool, that a torque of the power tool exceeds the torque level. The processor is also configured to generate an indication that the torque exceeds the torque level. The indication may include flashing a light, ratcheting the motor, and stopping the motor. |
| US10850372B2 |
Apparatus for driving a bone fixation pin
A bone fixation pin is inserted into a bone with an apparatus comprising a housing having a proximal portion and a distal portion, the distal portion having an inner surface and an opening configured to receive the bone fixation pin; a drive shaft having a proximal end configured to engage a handle and a distal end; and a body having an axis and a peripheral edge. The body comprises a bore along the axis, the bore being configured to slidably engage the distal end of the drive shaft; and a plurality of evenly spaced slots in the peripheral edge of the body. A plurality of chuck arms move radially along the evenly spaced slots in the peripheral edge of the body, each chuck arm having an inner surface and an outer surface. The distal end of the drive shaft and the body are within the proximal portion of the housing, the body being biased toward the distal end of the housing; and the inner surface of each chuck arm is configured to engage the bone fixation pin. The outer surface of each chuck arm slidably engages the inner surface of the housing. |
| US10850368B2 |
Nonwoven abrasive articles and methods of making the same
Nonwoven abrasive articles comprise a nonwoven abrasive member having an overlayer composition comprising a fatty acid metal salt disposed thereon adjacent to a working surface. The nonwoven abrasive member comprises abrasive particles adhered to a fiber web by a binder. The abrasive particles may be exposed and/or the nonwoven abrasive member may have suitable frictional properties. Methods of making the same are also disclosed. |
| US10850364B2 |
Within-row stripe height and wedge angle control for magnetic recording read-write heads
A lapping mount tool and a process for lapping a row of head sliders involves affixing the row to a lapping mount tool fixture, actuating each of multiple first actuation pins to set each head slider for lapping to a respective element target stripe height, and simultaneously lapping accordingly. The process may further involve actuating each of multiple second actuation pins to set each head slider for lapping to a respective target wedge angle, and simultaneously lapping accordingly. Each target wedge angle may be achieved by applying a respective angular force to a compliant elastomer adhered to the fixture and to the row, where such angular forces may be applied through at least two flexures interconnecting a rotatable first structural member and a second structural member of the lapping mount tool, wherein the flexures virtually intersect at and define an axis of rotation about which the angular forces are applied. |
| US10850360B2 |
Information measuring device
An information measuring device includes a sensor that obtains information on a phenomenon periodically occurring on an apparatus while being synchronized with the steady repetition of an operation and a control device. The control device associates the obtained information with an operation phase in the operation so as to generate change in the phenomenon in one cycle based on the information obtained during the operation of several times. Meanwhile, an operation cycle where the operation is repeated in the apparatus, a sampling cycle, and a duration where the operation is steadily repeated in the apparatus are included in measurement parameters. The control device calculates an optimum measurement parameter from a relation between the measurement parameters on at least one of the measurement parameters and changes the measurement parameter as a target to the optimum measurement parameter. |
| US10850358B2 |
Spindle locking apparatus for a rotary power tool
A spindle locking apparatus for power tools having a spindle mounted for rotation within a tubular housing. The locking apparatus includes a locking sleeve disposed between the spindle and its tubular housing, a locking collar surrounding the tubular housing radially outboard of the locking sleeve, and a set of drive pins mechanically coupling the locking collar to the locking sleeve through axial slots in the tubular collar. The inner periphery of the locking sleeve is shaped to lockingly engage a flat-sided portion of the spindle, and a spring element biases the locking sleeve away from the flat-sided portion of the spindle to unlock the spindle. The locking collar is axially shiftable against the spring bias as permitted by the slots in the tubular housing to bring the locking sleeve into locking engagement with the flat-sided portion of the spindle to prevent spindle rotation. |
| US10850349B2 |
Method for machining micro-holes in metal or alloy product
Provided is a method for machining micro-holes in a metal or alloy product which relates to the field of micro-hole machining. The method reduces the duration of ejection of primary plasma and the residuals produced during the ejection of the primary plasma, improves the smoothness of the hole wall of the micro-hole, and increases the depth limit of the micro-hole. Injecting energy by a low-energy pulse laser in two attempts further facilitates the reduction of the diameter of the micro-hole and reduces the possibility of cracks, compared with injection of the same energy by a single high-energy pulse laser. Moreover, a ratio between the diameter of the central ring of the ring spot formed by the focused second laser beam and the diameter of the central ring of the Gaussian spot formed by the focused first laser beam is greater than 1, which can improve the injection efficiency of laser energy. |
| US10850344B2 |
Robot
A robot includes: a robot body including a plurality of joints, and a cleaning mechanism provided to the robot body and configured to clean a predetermined cleaning target site of the robot body to which a foreign material is likely to adhere. |
| US10850342B2 |
Dissimilar-metal joining tool
A dissimilar-metal joining tool that places a ring-shaped joining auxiliary member made of iron, on a surface of a workpiece in which a second metal plate made of non-ferrous metal is laminated on a first metal plate made of iron, coaxially with a through-hole penetrates the second metal plate, and that performs arc welding toward an inner hole of the joining auxiliary member, the dissimilar-metal joining tool includes a base attached to a distal end of a robot; an arc welding torch attached to the base; a positioning mechanism provided in the base, and places the inner hole at a joining position in the arc welding torch and holds the joining auxiliary member in a radially-positioned state; and a pressing mechanism presses the joining auxiliary member in the vicinity of an outer peripheral edge. |
| US10850341B2 |
Loading pin for a joining device, joining device and joining element feed method
A loading pin, for a joining device, having a first axial end portion connectable to an axial drive, and having a second axial end portion which is realized for the purpose of exerting an axial force onto a joining element in order to push the joining element into a holding device and/or in order to support the joining element axially during a joining process, wherein the loading pin comprises an axial hollow channel portion through which a joining element is guidable in an axial feed direction. The loading pin partially defines a lateral joining element feed opening, via which a joining element is feedable into the hollow channel portion. |
| US10850337B2 |
Apparatus and method for severing and inserting collated T-Nuts
A continuous strip of T-Nuts formed on a common strip of metal. Each T-Nut of the strip of T-Nuts is integrally connected to the next adjacent T-Nut by carry tabs. The carry tabs can be frangible themselves or contain a frangible portion. Each T-Nut includes a cylindrical bore therein and a threaded interior. A mechanism feeds and severs the endmost T-Nut in endwise fashion. The mechanism to feed and sever the endmost T-Nut includes a cutting blade positioned vertically below the frangible portion of the carry tab. A shearing ram having a guide positioned axially in line with the cylindrical bore in the endmost T-Nut is adapted to move vertically from an upper to a lower position to engage the cutting blade with the frangible portion and sever the endmost T-Nut. |
| US10850335B2 |
Cutting insert and cutting edge-interchangeable rotary cutting tool
This cutting insert has: as cutting edges, arcuate cutting edges that are of an arc shape protruding toward an outer circumference side of a distal end. A chisel part is formed at an intersecting ridge line part between the flank faces of the pair of arcuate cutting edges. A round honing is formed on the cutting edge tip of the arcuate cutting edge at least in a range where a radial angle is 30° or less. A curvature radius of the round honing in a cross section perpendicular to the edge length direction of the arcuate cutting edge is 20 to 40 μm. A chisel angle formed between the distal end part of the arcuate cutting edge and a chisel edge of the chisel part is 150° to 170° as seen in an insert front view. |
| US10850332B1 |
Hollow shank tool holder
Hollow shank tool holders including stress reduction features that result in a more reliable stronger tool holder are disclosed. The tool holders include an elliptical undercut contoured relief surface adjacent to the clamping surface to substantially reduce or eliminate a stress point. The elliptical undercut allows for no changes to be made to the clamping surfaces of the tool holder. |
| US10850329B2 |
Use of a part in chassis of motor vehicles
A chassis of a motor vehicle, having at least one part that consists of a metal material and absorbs or transmits forces, at least one tape-shaped reinforcing element that consists of a fiber-reinforced metal matrix being applied to the surface of the part by thermal joining in the broadest sense. Chassis, which are of different motor-vehicle types in terms of their weight and/or their drive power and the same part, in terms of its geometric dimensions, that absorbs or transmits said forces, are characterized in that, when used in a motor-vehicle type with a higher weight and/or a greater drive power, a reinforcing element is applied to at least one surface portion, forming a load path, of this part, which reinforcing element is either not provided at all or is provided in a smaller size in a different motor-vehicle type with a lower weight and/or lower drive power. |
| US10850327B2 |
Gas flow within additive manufacturing devices
Devices for additive manufacturing of a three-dimensional object from powdered material include a main body providing an object forming chamber and, within a front wall, an opening for accessing the object forming chamber. A work surface delimits the object forming chamber and includes a build platform section for manufacturing thereon the three-dimensional object. A door is provided at the front wall and positionable in a closed state to seal the opening or in an opened state to provide access to the object forming chamber. The devices include a gas flow system for providing a gas flow across the build platform section and including a main body section extending within the main body and a door section being part of the door and including an opening structure arranged to release gas to, or to receive gas from, above the build platform section in the closed state of the door. |
| US10850326B2 |
Additive manufacturing apparatus and method
This invention concerns a laser solidification apparatus for building objects by layerwise solidification of powder material. The apparatus including a build chamber containing a build platform, a device for depositing layers of powder material on to the build platform, an optical unit for directing a laser beam to selectively solidify areas of each powder layer and a spectrometer for detecting characteristic radiation emitted by plasma formed during solidification of the powder by the laser beam. The invention also relates to a spectrometer for detecting characteristic radiation generated by interaction of the metal with the or a further laser beam. The spectra recorded using the spectrometer may be used for feedback control during the solidification process. |
| US10850321B2 |
Foundry core, use of a foundry core, and method for producing a foundry core
A foundry core formed from a moulding sand, grains of which are bound together by a binder, and which is provided to form a cooling channel in an engine block for an internal combustion engine. The foundry core has a supporting section, two neck sections, which protrude from a lateral surface of the supporting section and are arranged at a distance from one another, and at least one bridge section which is held by the neck sections at a distance from the supporting section and a minimum thickness of which measured as the distance between its lateral surfaces is no more than 3 mm in an area which lies between the neck sections. |
| US10850319B2 |
Hand held flaring tool
A hand held flaring tool for flaring an end of a tube includes a body portion and a handle portion. The body portion receives the tube therein and includes a locking actuator operable to actuate a locking mechanism to secure the tube in the body portion. The body portion includes a flaring actuator operable to actuate a flaring mechanism to flare the end of the tube when the tube is secured in the body portion. The handle portion includes a grip portion that is grasped by a user's hand for supporting the body portion of the flaring tool during a flaring process of the tube. While the user is holding the handle portion to support the hand held flaring tool, the user is able to access and actuate first and second user inputs disposed at and accessible at the handle portion to actuate the locking actuator and flaring actuator. |
| US10850318B2 |
Joining method for members
A joining method for members includes: providing a steel component 10 including insertion holes 14a and 15a, an aluminum pipe 20 having a hollow shape, and a support component 30; inserting the aluminum pipe 20 into the insertion holes 14a and 15a of the steel component 10; and enlarging the aluminum pipe 20 through deformation and joining the aluminum pipe 20 to the steel component 10 by press-fitting. The press-fit joining is performed while at least part of the support component 30 is disposed in a press-fitting region. |
| US10850314B2 |
Remote gas monitoring and flare control system
The present invention comprises a remote gas monitoring system (RGMS) which improves soil-gas monitoring and data management tasks at landfills and other impacted sites while reducing errors in data collection. The remote gas monitoring system allows for continuous monitoring of landfill soil-gas composition and more efficient and cost-effective operation of a landfill flare system. The invention also comprises a method of controlling the operation of a landfill flare by signaling the flare to begin and cease operation based on predetermined threshold landfill gas concentrations. |
| US10850310B2 |
Pipe conditioning tool
A pipe conditioning tool comprising a drive unit to move the tool along a pipe and a work head rotatable about an axis of the pipe to condition a surface of the pipe, the drive unit includes a frame extending to opposite sides of the pipe, the frame having legs extending radially beyond the work head to provide support for the tool upon removal from said pipe. |
| US10850306B2 |
Capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers (CMUTs) and related apparatus and methods
Processes for fabricating capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers (CMUTs) are described, as are CMUTs of various doping configurations. An insulating layer separating conductive layers of a CMUT may be formed by forming the layer on a lightly doped epitaxial semiconductor layer. Dopants may be diffused from a semiconductor substrate into the epitaxial semiconductor layer, without diffusing into the insulating layer. CMUTs with different configurations of N-type and P-type doping are also described. |
| US10850304B2 |
Method and device for processing microstructure arrays of polystyrene-graphene nanocomposites
A device for processing microstructure arrays of polystyrene-graphene nanocomposites, including a laser generator, a vacuum chamber, an object stage, an ultraviolet filter and a gas flow control unit. The object stage is detachably fixed to a bottom of the vacuum chamber with a passage that can be opened or closed. The ultraviolet filter is provided in the vacuum chamber. A laser light emitted by the laser generator arrives at the object stage through the ultraviolet filter. The object stage is configured to place a sample to be processed. The gas flow control unit is communicated with the vacuum chamber and is configured to control the flow of the gas entering the vacuum chamber. The vacuum chamber is fixed on a three-axis precision positioning platform via a vacuum chamber clamp. The device disclosed herein aims to solve the existing difficulty in processing microstructure arrays of polystyrene-graphene nanocomposites. |
| US10850303B2 |
Apparatus and processes for applying a coating to roll formed products
A system for processing a product includes a curing chamber, a light source, and a reflective surface. The curing chamber has input and output openings to permit the product carrying a curable material to move therethrough. The curing light source generates a first curing light beam directed from the curing light source to a first portion of the product for curing the curable material carried on the first portion of the product within the curing chamber. The reflective surface directs a second curing light beam from the reflective surface to a second portion of the product for curing the curable material carried on the second portion of the product within the curing chamber. The second portion of the product is inaccessible by the first curing light beam. |
| US10850302B2 |
Liquid ejection device, nanoimprinting apparatus, nanoimprinting liquid storage tank, method of manufacturing cured product pattern, method of manufacturing optical component, method of manufacturing circuit board, and method of manufacturing imprinting mold
A liquid ejection device includes a storage section storing a nanoimprinting liquid and also includes an ejection port which communicates with the storage section and which ejects the nanoimprinting liquid. The storage section contains a sorption medium that adsorbs or absorbs at least one selected from the group consisting of particles, metal ions, and water. The sorption tedium is not ejected from the ejection port when the nanoimprinting liquid is ejected from the ejection port. |
| US10850301B2 |
Caulk smoothing device
A caulk smoothing device is provided for wetting and smoothing caulk after application. The caulk smoothing device comprises a body, an inlet port, and an outlet port. The body has an outer surface with a first portion having a tapered end suitable for contacting and smoothing caulk. The tapered end may include a smoothing tip designed to match the surface to which the caulk is applied. The body defines a chamber configured to be a reservoir to hold fluid. An inlet port is defined by the body which allows fluid to be introduced into the reservoir. The body further defines an outlet port in fluid flow communication between the reservoir and the first portion of the outer surface of the body. |
| US10850299B2 |
Multi-mode liquid storage and delivery apparatus
A liquid storage and delivery apparatus comprising a combination of liquid reservoir, valves, a quick release connector, a liquid pump, a pump power switch, a pressure sensor, and associated hardware. This liquid from this apparatus can be discharged by electric pumping alone, high internal gas pressure alone, or by electric pump augmented by high internal gas pressure. |
| US10850293B2 |
Device for spraying liquid cosmetic mist
Provided is a device for spraying liquid cosmetic mist, the device including: a body, a cylinder, a valve member, a first piston, and a second piston. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent liquid leakage in the process of guiding atomization spraying of liquid cosmetics while excluding the addition of external air based on a hand-operated simple configuration with a light weight and a slim structure, thereby improving quality and convenience. |
| US10850291B2 |
Pump dispenser and system comprising a refill cartridge and the pump dispenser
Disclosed is a pump dispenser comprising: a body defining a hollow interior and an opening through which at least a portion of a refill cartridge containing a flowable substance is receivable into the hollow interior; a lid; and a pump for pumping the flowable substance from the refill cartridge when the portion of the refill cartridge is in the hollow interior and the lid closes the opening. The lid comprises a dip tube with a lumen fluidly connected to the pump, the dip tube has a tapered end located in the hollow interior when the lid closes the opening. At least one of the body and the lid has a grip on an exterior surface thereof for aiding relative movement of the body and the lid to access the hollow interior when the lid closes the opening. Also disclosed is a system comprising the pump dispenser and the refill cartridge. |
| US10850289B2 |
Apparatus and method for generating an aerosol
The present invention is directed to improvements related to the generation of aerosols and outlines an apparatus and methods which supports deagglomeration and counteracts reagglomeration of aerosol particles. The apparatus is provided with an arrangement of inlet conduits for pressurized gas that promote transportation with a rotational flow towards an exit conduit. In order to further support production of high quality aerosols, the apparatus can be provided with an impactor aligned with the exit conduit with at least one impacting surface that minimizes formation of impact residues. |
| US10850287B2 |
Method and device for stopping a magnetic suspension centrifuge
A method and a device for stopping a magnetic suspension centrifuge includes: a frequency-conversion cabinet connected with the magnetic suspension centrifuge judges a stopping state of the magnetic suspension centrifuge; if the stopping state is judged to satisfy a preset condition, the frequency-conversion cabinet switches a operating mode of a motor of the magnetic suspension centrifuge from an electrically-powered state mode to a power generation state mode, so as to convert the inertia mechanical energy of the motor when the motor stops into electric energy; and the frequency-conversion cabinet leads the electric energy into a power grid, so as to consume the electric energy. Accordingly, the problem that the motor of the magnetic suspension centrifuge cannot be rapidly switched from an operating state to a stopping state when an exception occurs to a bearing or a bearing controller in the prior art can be solved. |
| US10850286B2 |
System, method and apparatus for froth flotation
A separation system is disclosed for separating selected particles from a mixture of particles in a fluid. The system includes a froth flotation vessel 10 into which in use the mixture of particles and fluid are subjected to an upward flow of an introduced gas to form a froth layer 13 which rises above an interface 14 formed between the froth layer 13 and the mixture of particles and fluid 12, such that a quantity of the selected particles is conveyed out of the vessel 10 by the froth layer 13 to become a first product of the system. The vessel 10 also has a first outlet 29 arranged in use for receiving a flow of some of the mixture of particles and fluid from the vessel 10, an entry to the first outlet 29 being located in a region proximate to, but below, the interface 14. The vessel also has a second outlet 20 arranged in use for receiving a flow of some of the mixture of particles and fluid from a region of the vessel 10 which is located below the first outlet 29. In use the first outlet 29 receives a quantity of the selected particles which were not conveyed out of the vessel by the froth layer 13, and the second outlet 20 receives a quantity of the selected particles in a first by-product of the system. The first by-product comprises a relatively higher percentage of solids compared to the flow of particles and fluid in the first outlet 29. The flow of the mixture of particles and fluid from the vessel 10 via the first outlet 29 passes to a classification device 31, 76 which separates the flow into two or more fractions on the basis of their size or density or a combination of the two. |
| US10850284B2 |
Pipette-tip-accommodating container and method for providing the same
The invention relates to a pipette-tip-accommodating container (1), including a receiving cradle (3) and a cover (4) which covers a receiving opening (12) of the receiving cradle (3) in its closed position. The cover (4) comprises a standardized footprint and is realized as an adapter element for the receiving cradle (3). A positioning device (25) with multiple positioning elements (26) is provided on the cover (4). The receiving cradle (3) is supported on the cover (4) by way of its base (7), wherein the receiving cradle (3) is aligned relatively with reference to the footprint defined by the cover (4), positioned in a positioning position for automated sample processing by means of the positioning elements (26). Furthermore, the invention also relates to a method for providing such a pipette-tip-accommodating container (1). |
| US10850283B2 |
Thermal cycler having a temperature analysis and/or verification unit and a method for analyzing or verifying a thermal performance of a thermal cycler and for calibrating the thermal cycler
The invention relates to a thermal cycler (10) comprising a housing (12), the housing (12) accommodating a thermal block (14) having a plurality of sample wells (32), each for receiving a test sample in a sample vessel, electric heater means (18) for heating the thermal block (14), a power supply (24) and an electronic control (22) for controlling the electric heater means (18), and further comprising a temperature analysis and/or verification unit (28) for analyzing and/or verifying a thermal performance of the thermal block (14). The invention further relates to a method for analyzing or verifying a thermal performance of a thermal cycler (10) and for calibrating the thermal cycler (10). The thermal cycler (10) is characterized in that the temperature analysis and/or verification unit (28) is integrated into the housing (12) and is connected to the power supply (24) and to the electronic control (22) by means of an internal interface (26), whereas the method is characterized by the following steps: providing the thermal cycler (10) with an integrated temperature analysis and/or verification unit (28) and using the integrated temperature analysis and/or verification unit (28) for self-calibration of the thermal cycler (10). |
| US10850281B2 |
Nucleic acid analysis apparatus
A nucleic acid analysis apparatus with isothermal based amplification includes a chamber, a fluid delivery unit, a thermal unit, a rotational driven unit and at least one optical unit. The chamber includes a cartridge mounted therein. The fluid delivery unit is connected with the chamber and adapted to transport reagents within the cartridge for sample purification and/or nucleic acid extraction. The thermal unit is disposed in the chamber and adapted to provide a predefined temperature for nucleic acid amplification. The rotational driven unit is connected with the chamber and comprises a motion control unit, wherein the motion control unit is capable of pressing the cartridge during sample purification and/or nucleic acid extraction and rotating the cartridge with a predefined program during nucleic acid amplification and/or detection. The at least one optical unit is disposed on the chamber and includes plural optical components for detection. |
| US10850279B2 |
Bottom opening pod with magnetically coupled casssettes
A bottom opening pod utilizing magnetic coupling for securing one or more cassettes within. The pod includes magnetic couplers that provide magnetic coupling between the cassette(s) and the bottom door of the pod. The magnetic couplers may include magnetic elements disposed on a base of the cassette and on the bottom door of the pod. The magnetic coupling secures the cassette(s) to the bottom door without imposition of separation forces between the housing and the bottom door of the pod. |
| US10850277B2 |
Centrifugal platform and device for rapid analysis of oilfield fluids
A microfluidic device for evaluation of an organic/inorganic scale inhibitor is provided. The device comprises a substrate mountable to a disc for rotation about an axis. The device further comprises a proximal end and a distal end. The substrate defines a sample reservoir, a solvent reservoir, an inhibitor reservoir, and a precipitant reservoir at the proximal end and an analysis chamber at the distal end in fluid communication with the sample, solvent, inhibitor, and precipitant reservoirs. The substrate is constructed to direct one or more of fluids in the sample reservoir, solvent reservoir, inhibitor reservoir, and precipitant reservoir radially outwardly towards the analysis chamber under the influence of centrifugal force when the microfluidic device rotates. |
| US10850272B2 |
Methods and apparatus for processing droplets
An electrowetting-on-dielectric actuator may include an array of electrodes and a dielectric layer. The actuator may modulate voltage of the electrodes in such a way that time-varying electric fields created by the electrodes cause droplets of liquid to move relative to the actuator. The electric fields may cause the droplets to press up against a bottom surface of the actuator while the droplets are under and touching the bottom surface. The droplets may then be released from the bottom surface and thereby deposited on an object being fabricated. The release of droplets may be repeated, one layer of droplets at a time, to fabricate the object. Multiple actuators may simultaneously organize droplets in layers. A robot may move the actuators, one at a time, into position for releasing the droplets. |
| US10850259B2 |
Chromatography medium
The present invention provides a process for preparing a functionalised polymeric chromatography medium, which process comprises (I) providing two or more non-woven sheets stacked one on top of the other, each said sheet comprising one or more polymer nanofibres, (II) simultaneously heating and pressing the stack of sheets to fuse points of contact between the nanofibres of adjacent sheets, and (III) contacting the pressed and heated product with a reagent which functionalises the product of step (II) as a chromatography medium. |
| US10850256B2 |
Insolubilizing agent for specific toxic substances, method for insolubilizing specific toxic substances using same, and soil improving method
Provided is an insolubilizing material for a specific toxic substance useful for insolubilizing a heavy metal or the like conducted by applying the insolubilizing material for a specific toxic substance to soil or on the surface of the soil. The insolubilizing material, for a specific toxic substance, is used in a manner so that soil does not reach a strongly alkaline region of a pH of 11 or more. The insolubilizing material for a specific toxic substance comprises an amorphous aluminum compound or a derivative thereof as a main component. The insolubilizing material functions as a solidifying material. The insolubilizing material also comprises gypsum obtained by adding and mixing, to the gypsum, the amorphous aluminum compound or the derivative thereof in a range from 0.5 to 60 mass parts relative to 100 mass parts of the gypsum. A method for improving soil using the insolubilizing material is also disclosed. |
| US10850254B2 |
Method for preparing an adsorbent material comprising a step of basic mixing, and method for extracting lithium from saline solutions using said material
The present invention relates to the field of solid materials for the adsorption of lithium. In particular, the present invention relates to a new method for the preparation of a crystallized and shaped solid material, preferably in extruded form, of formula LiXx.2Al(OH)3,nH2O, wherein n is between 0.01 and 10, x is 1 when X is an anion selected from among chloride, hydroxide and nitrate anions, and x is 0.5 when X is an anion selected from among sulfate and carbonate anions, comprising a boehmite precipitation step a) under specific temperature and pH conditions, at least one basic mixing shaping step, wherein the method also comprises a final hydrothermal treatment step, all to increase the lithium adsorption capacity and the kinetics of adsorption of the materials obtained, compared with the materials of the prior art when it is used in a method for lithium extraction from saline solutions. |
| US10850253B2 |
Method for removing dissolved heavy metals from liquids
A metal adsorbent that includes silver-decorated graphene nano-platelets and a polymer matrix that comprises polyamide, wherein the metal adsorbent is a highly porous material with a specific surface area of 200 to 300 m2/g and an average pore size of 50 to 100 Å, which effective removes heavy metals and cations from a liquid. Various embodiments of the metal adsorbent and a method of making thereof are also provided. |
| US10850252B2 |
Microwave treatment apparatus and program
In order to provide a microwave treatment apparatus capable of properly controlling microwave irradiation, a microwave treatment apparatus 1 includes: an irradiating portion that performs microwave irradiation from multiple emitting portions; a moving portion that individually moves the multiple emitting portions; and a control portion that controls movements of the emitting portions by the moving portion, wherein the irradiating portion is such that phases of microwaves that are emitted from the multiple emitting portions are changeable, and the control portion controls phases of microwaves that are emitted by the irradiating portion from the multiple emitting portions. |
| US10850249B2 |
Seal assembly for creating a sealed flow path between first and second fluid ducts
A sealing assembly creating a sealed flow path between fluid ducts. The seal assembly comprises a housing and a tubular element within the housing providing a fluid conduit between the fluid ducts. Two sealing elements each have an internal sealing face sealably engaged with the tube and an external face for sealing, in use, with a respective fluid duct. At least one of the sealing elements is slidable with respect to the tubes. A support is slidably retained by the housing, surrounds one end of the tube and supports one of the slidable sealing elements on the side of the sealing element opposite to its external face. A resilient element within the housing biases the support so as to urge the two sealing elements apart. |
| US10850248B2 |
Chlorine dioxide solution generating apparatus
A chlorine dioxide solution generating apparatus is provided for use primarily in water treatment. The apparatus has a reaction chamber supplied with metered quantities of an acidic solution and a chlorite or chlorate solution whereby a reservoir of a chlorine dioxide solution is generated and retained within the reaction chamber. A conduit is provided along which a pressurized flow of a motive fluid is fed and with which the interior of the reaction chamber communicates via a dip tube. A venturi is located in the conduit adjacent an outlet from the dip tube whereby suction is applied to the reaction chamber by the pressurized flow of motive fluid. The suction draws chlorine dioxide solution from the reservoir whereby it is entrained into the flow of motive fluid. A controller is provided to control flow of motive fluid and metering of the supply of the solutions to the reaction chamber. |
| US10850246B2 |
Method for preparing pH dependent ultra small polymeric nanoparticles for topical and/or transdermal delivery
The invention provides a new method for preparing ultra-small polymeric-lipidic delivery nanoparticles (USDNs) that were synthesized by a nanoprecipitation method followed by a layer-by-layer nanodeposition. The USDNs particle size can be controlled between 5-25 nm and provides loading capacities of 22.12% to 72.08%. Moreover, the USDNs platform provides pH controlled drug release, within a terminal release ratio of 68% at pH 5.0 and almost no release to pH of 7.5. Furthermore, based on their small sizes (5-25 nm) and unique composition, the USDNs penetrates the skin strata efficiently, release the payload at the target site as topical or transdermal treatment of a variety of skin disorders. Additionally the USDNs system can be used to treat and diagnoses other crucial diseases (Cancer, Alzheimer, etc) can be combined with various micro-needles or needles free array technologies for special application. |
| US10850245B2 |
Systems and methods for improving flow in radial flow reactor
A radial flow distribution system, a radial flow reactor, and components thereof, including one or more of a scallop, center pipe, and/or outer basket. Each of the scallop, the center pipe, and the outer basket has openings formed therein. wherein the sizes or the shapes of the openings vary along the length or the width of the reactor components such that the openings define a pattern in configured to manipulate and optimize the distribution of flow of feedstock out of the components and through the reactor to maximize the efficiency of the catalyst reaction thereof. |
| US10850243B2 |
Fluid mixing system
A fluid mixing system includes a flexible bag having a first end, an opposing second end, and an interior surface bounding a compartment. A first rotational assembly includes a first casing mounted to the first end of the flexible bag and a first hub rotatably mounted to the first casing. A second rotational assembly includes a second casing mounted to the second end of the flexible bag and a second hub rotatably mounted to the second casing. An elongated member has a first end coupled with the first hub and an opposing second end coupled with the second hub, the connector being flexible and having a uniform flexibility along its entire length. A first impeller is mounted to the connector. |
| US10850239B2 |
Filter medium, method for manufacturing same, and filter module comprising same
A filter medium is provided. A filter medium according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a fiber web layer of a three-dimensional network structure including nanofiber; and a hydrophilic coating layer which covers at least a part of the outer surface of the nanofiber. According to this, a flow rate can be remarkably increased due to the improved hydrophilicity of the filter medium. Also, as the improved hydrophilicity is maintained for a long period of time, the lifespan can be remarkably prolonged. Furthermore, since the modification of a porous structure of the filter medium is minimized during the process of hydrophilization so that the initially designed physical properties of the filter medium can be exhibited in its entirety, the filter medium having chemical resistance, excellent water permeability and durability can be variously applied in the water treatment field. |
| US10850237B2 |
Method for producing a membrane filter
A method for producing a membrane filter for filtering a liquid, wherein the membrane filter includes at least one header and at least one membrane block that is connected with the at least one header, wherein the at least one membrane block includes multiple rows of hollow fiber membranes arranged substantially parallel to one another, wherein each of the hollow fiber membranes includes an open end that connects to a permeate chamber in the at least one header and a filtrate is pullable from the permeate chamber during operation of the membrane filter, wherein the at least one membrane block includes a spacer at a distance from the open end, wherein the spacer connects the hollow fiber membranes with one another and keeps them apart, and wherein the hollow fiber membranes are enveloped by a seal layer between the spacer and the open end. |
| US10850235B2 |
Method for filtering cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) including monitoring CSF flow
Systems and methods for filtering materials from biologic fluids are discussed. Embodiments may be used to filter cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from a human or animal subject. The method may include the steps of withdrawing fluid comprising CSF, filtering the volume into permeate and retentate by passing the fluid through a tangential flow filter, and returning the permeate to the subject. During operation of the system, various parameters may be modified, such as flow rate. |
| US10850234B2 |
Tank tube bracket for a tank with a diverted discharge opening
A tank tube bracket for a tank comprises a receptacle extending along an axis and receiving a tank tube and a passage adapted to pass a fluid through the tank tube bracket. A distal end of the passage is directed toward the axis of the receptacle. |
| US10850232B2 |
Dry room for gas substitution
A dry room for gas substitution has a drying chamber to receive dry air from a dry air supply device. Gas is circulated between inside the drying chamber and the dry air supply device. An airtight container is accommodated in the drying chamber. A low dew point gas supply device coupled to the airtight container removes moisture and supplies low dew point gas to the airtight container via a filter that removes foreign matter. An inert gas purification device removes oxygen and supplies an inert gas to the airtight container. A gas exhaust passage exhausts gas in the airtight container to outside of the drying chamber. The low dew point gas supply device and the inert gas purification device are independently provided so that moisture removal via the low dew point gas supply device is adjusted independently of oxygen removal via the inert gas purification device. |
| US10850229B2 |
Method of processing sulfur-bearing wastes from refineries and upgraders
The methods and systems are disclosed which leverage sulfur abatement resources present at most refineries or other hydrocarbon processing plants, such as natural gas processing plants to capture and treat sulfur-containing byproducts, such as SO2, generated during the regeneration of spent HDP catalysts. Thus, the disclosed methods and systems allow for converting hazardous waste spent catalyst to a salable product at it source while simultaneously capturing the sulfur oxides removed from the catalyst and converting them to a useful product instead of a resultant waste stream requiring management and/or disposal. Thus, spent sulfur bearing refinery wastes, such as HDP catalyst, can be roasted or regenerated at the refinery site to convert the hazardous sulfur-bearing wastes into one or more salable products. |
| US10850226B2 |
Systems and methods for high CO2 ammonia purification
Systems and methods for removing CO2 from an ammonia stream using a warm water wash in a multi-stage water wash with varying temperatures. |
| US10850225B2 |
Processes for removing heavy hydrocarbons and water from a stream of natural gas
Process for retrofitting existing processing units for natural gas fee streams. A portion of the dehydration adsorbent is removed from the vessels of the dehydration unit and is replaced with an adsorbent for heavy hydrocarbons. In operation the vessels are operated in thermal swing adsorption processes with reduced cycle times compared to the original design. |
| US10850223B2 |
Plugged honeycomb structure
A plugged honeycomb structure includes a plurality of honeycomb segments, a bonding layer, and plugging portions plugging open ends of cells of the honeycomb segments. The honeycomb segments include circumferential segments and central segments. The circumferential segments include at least one specific circumferential segment in which pressure loss with soot when an amount of the deposited soot is 4 g/L is higher than the pressure loss with soot of the central segment as much as 15% or more and in which an open frontal area of the circumferential segment is the same as or larger than an open frontal area of the central segment. In a cross section of a honeycomb structure body which is perpendicular to an extending direction of the cells, a ratio of an area of the specific circumferential segment is 4% or more to a total area of the circumferential segments and the central segments. |
| US10850222B2 |
Air quality monitoring and control system
An air quality system includes an air precleaner, a filter identification component, and a control module. The air precleaner has a precleaner housing and a filter disposed inside the precleaner housing. The filter identification component is positioned within the precleaner housing at a first position and is mounted on the filter. The control module is positioned within the precleaner housing at a second position and is configured to emit an electrical field and communicate with the filter identification component via the emitted electrical field. |
| US10850217B2 |
Dewatering screw press
A dewatering screw press has an auger within a case and driven by a motor. Influent material is received through an intake into the case near a proximal end of the auger, where it is driven toward a distal output by the auger. While the influent is driven along the exterior of the auger by a first spiraled fin of the auger, the influent passes by mesh screens in the case and the auger. As the influent material passes by the screens, liquids in the material pass through but solids are prevented from doing so. A second spiraled fin, internal to the auger and spiraled inversely to the first spiraled fin, impels liquid received into the cavity of the auger backward toward a proximal output located at the proximal end of the auger. |
| US10850216B1 |
Regenerative media filtration
A regenerative filter that includes a filter housing having inlet and outlet zones; a fluid path provided between the inlet and outlet zones; a plurality of filter elements each having an outer surface filter media applied thereto and functioning to filter particulate or contaminants from the fluid path; and a tube sheet that is supported across the filter housing, that is disposed just before the outlet zone and that provides the support for the plurality of filter elements. The plurality of filter elements are disposed in an array and includes bridging members or elements that connect between adjacent filter elements, and that forms with the filter elements, a closed interstitial space between adjacent filter elements for liquid flow; a nanoscale barrier on interior surfaces, including that of the regenerative media itself, providing a mechanism to disrupt the cell wall of microscopic viruses and organisms. |
| US10850215B2 |
Mesh filter
A mesh filter includes a circular plate-shaped mesh portion having a plurality of openings allowing a fluid to pass, a ring-shaped frame body supporting an outer periphery of the mesh portion, and a button-shaped thick portion positioned on an inner peripheral side of the mesh portion. The frame body includes a gate detachment part at one place in a circumferential direction. The mesh portion includes a plurality of inner ribs and outer ribs symmetrical with respect to an imaginary straight line passing through a center of the gate detachment part and bisecting a planar shape of the frame body. The four inner ribs are formed at regular intervals in a peripheral area of a center axis of the thick portion. The outer ribs extend radially inward from an inner peripheral surface of the frame body and are separately formed on both sides of extended lines of the respective inner ribs. |
| US10850214B2 |
Inclined sedimentation acceleration apparatus
An inclined sedimentation acceleration apparatus includes an inclined part having a plurality of inclined flow paths through which raw water flows, and side plates disposed on both sides of the inclined part. An upper ridge part of the inclined part is disposed at a height different from that of an upper ridge part of the side plate. Suspended solids are less likely to accumulate on an upper surface of the inclined sedimentation acceleration apparatus. |
| US10850212B1 |
Method and apparatus for purification of cannabinoid extracts
A process for purifying an extracted material extracted from a biomass material, providing a raw extracted material comprising an amount of a solvent or an extractable compound, heating the raw extracted material to a temperature sufficient to provide and maintain a flowable form, and to raise the partial pressure of the solvent or the extractable compound, increasing the surface area of the raw extracted material, passing a purifying gas across the increased surface area of the raw extracted material, to remove solvent and the extractable compound into the purifying gas to produce a stripped extract material, exposing the stripped extract material to a vacuum pressure to remove residual purifying gas, solvent, and the extractable compound to produce a first-stage purified extract material, and repeating one or more times to prepare a purified extract material. |
| US10850210B2 |
Production water desalinization via a reciprocal heat transfer and recovery
A system for brine water desalinization includes a first heat exchanger having an inlet plenum and an outlet plenum for a first fluid comprising a concentrate in a liquid. The first heat exchanger includes a shell side fluid inlet and a shell side fluid outlet for a second fluid comprising a higher concentrated liquid than the first fluid. The system also comprises pipes configured to direct the first fluid from the outlet plenum to a shell side fluid inlet of a second heat exchanger and to direct the second fluid from the shell side fluid outlet to an inlet plenum of the second heat exchanger. The system further includes pipes configured to produce desalinized water by a serial distillation of multiple steams from an nth number of heat exchangers into respective distillates thereof and a parallel product of brine waste thereof from the heat exchangers. |
| US10850209B2 |
Foldable windmill
The present invention discloses a foldable pinwheel, which comprises a central pole (1); and a blade assembly rotatably disposed on the central pole (1); the blade assembly comprises a plurality of rotary blades (2) and at least one locking mechanism (4), which is rotatably disposed on the central pole (1); the plurality of rotary blades (2) can be stacked up together when the locking mechanism (4) is in an unlocked state, and the locking mechanism (4) can secure the plurality of rotary blades (2) in a stacked up position. The folding and unfolding of rotary blades are realized by a locking mechanism. The overall volume can be effectively reduced during transportation or storage. When in use, the pinwheel can be mounted quickly. It is convenient and fast. |
| US10850208B2 |
Systems and methods for transcendental lighting applications
Enhanced building blocks may be formed from one or more basic shapes. Enhanced building blocks may include magnetic materials (e.g., magnets, ferromagnetic metals), piezoelectric materials, or lights (e.g., LEDs). Enhanced building blocks may be combined to form or give the appearance of various geometric structures, and may be used in various lighting applications. |
| US10850206B1 |
Self-adjusting support plate
The inventive technology includes a support plate that may be secured to an attachment surface and be coupled with a display, such as a balloon support. A vertical pole coupled with a rotational head may be positioned with a rotational head chamber of the support plate such that it is able to rotate. This self-adjusting feature allows a support plate to be secured to an angled or uneven attachment surface such as the side of a hill or other incline, while allowing a vertical pole to be rotationally self-adjusted to an approximately vertical position. |
| US10850200B2 |
Food ordering via embedded links in video game advertising
A food order and delivery system by embedded internet links in existing video games advertisements and delivered to the gamer. The invention connects restaurants not offering an internet ordering, payment, with a delivering system for customers currently involved in gaming, allowing them to continue gaming while enjoying delivery of their cuisine of choice. |
| US10850199B2 |
Scripting engine and implementations
A multi-user interactive virtual simulation is provided to a plurality of devices in a first state as a function of an input layer, a rendering layer, a simulation layer, and a scripting layer. The multi-user interactive virtual simulation is provided to each of the plurality of computing devices over at least one respective network. Further, at least one value associated with an object associated with the simulation is received. The at least one computing device converts the received at least one value to at least one fixed point value. Moreover, the at least one computing device provides to the plurality of computing devices the multi-user interactive virtual simulation in a synchronized second state as a function of the converted at least one value. Further, the multi-user interactive virtual simulation is provided to the plurality of computing devices in the second state identically and substantially simultaneously. |
| US10850192B2 |
Control apparatus and control program
A control apparatus for a device with one of the left side and the right side of the device fixed as pressed against the palm of a user. The device includes a button that can be depressed within a predetermined movable range and a sense-of-force presentation block for presenting a sensor of force against button depression within a range in which any of the fingers of the user is reachable, the input of a sense-of-force presentation start position in the predetermined movable range being received, a button depressing amount being acquired, and, when the sense-of-force presentation start position is reached, instructing the sense-of-force presentation block to present a sense force against the depressing of the button. |
| US10850187B2 |
Puzzle book
A linked sequence of mechanically encoded puzzle pages is disclosed. Each page is comprised of multiple planar layers interconnected to implement the puzzle design of the page. The puzzle of each page must be solved to disengage a latching mechanism enabling the player to turn the page and begin solving the puzzle in the next page. Similarly for the next page, and each succeeding page until the last page, solution to the puzzle by the player will disengage a latching mechanism. The latching mechanism holds the active page being solved by the player to the next page. In the implementation of the invention described in this disclosure the latching mechanism comprises a hooking piece protruding in a perpendicular direction from the planar front surface of the next page, where the hooking piece fits into an opening on the planar back surface of the active page and a blocking piece on the active page is aligned between the hook portion and the exit to the opening, thereby preventing the hooking piece on the next page from disengaging from the active page. |
| US10850184B1 |
Systems and methods for providing ultraviolet sterilization, disinfection and decontamination of gaming machines and associated equipment
Systems and methods for providing ultraviolet (UV) sterilization, disinfection and decontamination of electronic gaming machines (EGMs), gaming chips, dice, playing cards, currency, TITO tickets, etc. The ultraviolet sterilization, disinfection and decontamination may include a singular or plurality of UV lamps of any type or style or UV LEDs or RGB-UV LEDs or any type or style of UV LEDs of at least such wavelengths to be effective in at least partially reducing or eliminating viruses or the like. The UV sources are mounted on, in or proximate to a variety of gaming devices or equipment such as EGMs, mechanical gaming machines, chip trays, chippers, dice holders, automatic card shufflers, bill validators, currency counting devices, currency dispensing devices, printers, magnetic card readers, playing card and currency sterilization, disinfection or decontamination storage mechanisms, ATMs, redemption machines, promotional kiosks, etc., or similar devices used in other industries. |
| US10850183B2 |
Sliding carpet assembly and sliding carpet
A sliding carpet assembly and a sliding carpet. The sliding carpet assembly comprises multiple roll shaft units. Each roll shaft unit comprises a roll shaft (310), and a fixing catch (210) in contact with and connected to one side of the roll shaft (310). The fixing catch (210) includes a supporting body. The supporting body is provided with a first through hole (213) and a second through hole (214). The axis of the first through hole (213) and the axis of the second through hole (214) are perpendicular to each other and do not intersect with each other. Moreover, the sliding carpet assembly further includes multiple connecting ropes (100). In a first direction, the connecting ropes (100) pass through the first through holes (213) to connect the multiple sequentially arranged roll shaft units in series. In a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, the connecting ropes (100) pass through the second through holes (214) to sequentially connect the multiple sequentially arranged fixing catches (210). |
| US10850181B2 |
Batting glove and cushioning apparatus
A batting glove (10) has a cover member (12) defining a central opening and a plurality of finger elements (20) including a forefinger element (24) and a thumb element (22). The batting glove (10) has a web member (14) generally positioned between the finger element (20) and the thumb element (22). The web member (14) minimizes force against a thenar region of a wearer's hand from a bat in response to hitting a ball with the bat. |
| US10850180B2 |
Screen golf system, golf information service method and mobile terminal control method for golf information service realized in screen golf system, and computing-device-readable recording medium having program for performing the methods recorded therein
A golf information service method realized in a screen golf system, the golf information service method, includes: a mobile terminal of each of a plurality of users accessing a server connected to a simulator, configured to realize an image in which a virtual ball is simulated on a virtual golf course such that the users play a virtual golf game, over a network; the server receiving information about the golf game that is being performed by the simulator from the simulator; the server transmitting the information about the golf game, received from the simulator, and information about a course map based thereon to the mobile terminal; and the mobile terminal displaying information about progress of the golf game on the course map of a hole on which the golf game is being played based on the information about the golf game. |
| US10850178B2 |
Recommendation engine
Generally, described are methods, apparatuses and systems for a recommendation engine which determines a recommendation based upon a terrestrial parameter and an overall factor unrelated to the terrestrial parameter. The recommendation engine may receive as inputs: (1) some data relating to the terrestrial parameter and (2) some data relating to user operation of a mechanical device. An overall factor may be calculated or obtained, at least in part, from the data relating to user operation of the mechanical device. And based upon the data relating to the terrestrial parameter and the overall factor, a recommendation may be determined and transmitted. In one embodiment, as part of the transmission process, the recommendation may be displayed to a user requesting the recommendation. |
| US10850173B2 |
Golf club heads with ribs and related methods
Golf club heads with ribs are described herein. Other embodiments and related methods are also disclosed herein. |
| US10850172B2 |
Golf club heads with ribs and related methods
Provided herein are embodiments of golf club heads comprising a crown and a ribbed region. The ribbed region of the golf club head can be positioned on a portion of the crown and can further include a ribbed wall, wherein the ribbed wall comprises a ribbed wall interior surface, a ribbed wall exterior surface, and one or more external ribs. The one or more external ribs can protrude from the ribbed region to increase the strength of the crown and beneficially reduce crown thickness. Other embodiments and related methods are disclosed herein. |
| US10850168B2 |
Golf club head
The golf club head according to the present invention is a golf club head including a face portion, a crown portion, a sole portion, and a hosel portion configured to accept insertion of a shaft. A reference sole line of intersection which is a line of intersection between a plane containing a central axis of the shaft and perpendicular to a setting surface and a surface of the sole portion with the golf club head in a reference state is prescribed, and a curvature radius of a circular arc that passes through three points on the reference sole line of intersection respectively corresponding to a face center, a position 25 mm from the face center on a toe side and a position 25 mm from the face center on a heel side is 5.0 to 6.0 inches. |
| US10850167B2 |
Preservation system for a bowling ball
A method and a bowling ball enclosure are provided for encasing and reducing temperature fluctuations of and within a bowling ball. The bowling ball enclosure includes a flexible inner vapor barrier layer and a flexible outer layer that are made of a polymer material, the inner layer forming an interior region that receives the bowling ball. The bowling ball enclosure also includes a bottom portion and a top portion, wherein the top portion is positionable from a first position to a second position to encapsulate the bowling ball. In the first position, the top portion being in an open position to receive the bowling ball into the interior region. In the second position, the top portion being in a closed position to encapsulate the bowling bowl. A bowling ball bag includes a vapor ball layer to reducing the emission of volatiles from a retained bowling ball. |
| US10850164B2 |
Carbon nanotube golf ball having improved hitting feel, durability, and antistatic property
Disclosed is a carbon nanotube golf ball having improved hitting feel and durability, and antistatic property comprising: a core having CNT/ionomer-dispersion; a cover formed on the core; and an antistatic finish on the top cover. Herein, CNT/ionomer-dispersions having a diameter of 10 to 3,000 μm are produced in advance using an independent process, and then applied to the present art. The top cover is provided with antistatic finish using a CNT coating solution for keeping the clean surface during the golf play. |
| US10850160B2 |
Systems and methods for facilitating rehabilitation and exercise
In one embodiment, an exercise system includes a user interface device sized and configured to fit within a user's hand, the user interface device including a microcontroller configured to control operation of the device, a first sensor configured to sense movements of the device, a second sensor configured to sense forces applied to the device, and a communication device configured to communicate data concerning the sensed movements and forces to a separate device. |
| US10850159B2 |
Exercise devices
An exercise device includes spaced-apart exercise members engageable by appendages of an exerciser and moveable in opposed directions, a body support member for supporting an exerciser and a platform below the body support member. A synchronizing drive system connects the exercise members with the body support member for moving the body support member in opposite directions relative to the platform by movement of the exercise members in opposite directions, respectively. |
| US10850157B2 |
Exercise machine
An exercise machine which provides a continuously variable exercise path for a user, based on the use of a first crank which rotates about a primary axis, and a second crank which is user-rotated about a second axis on the first crank and which is linked to a stationary cog so that the first and second cranks counter-rotate. |
| US10850155B2 |
Exercise machine with multiple contact surfaces
An exercise machine with multiple contact surfaces for providing secondary exercise support platforms positioned at various planes relative to the horizontal plane of the primary exercising platforms, the secondary platforms further serving as handles used during the performance of exercises. The exercise machine with multiple contact surfaces generally includes a frame, a carriage movably attached to the rail, and a first support structure and a second support structure attached to the frame near the first end. The support structures each include one or more platforms having an upper surface that is positioned above the base plane of the carriage. |
| US10850153B1 |
Foldaway safety bar apparatus and methods of using same
A safety bar apparatus for removable and rotatable attachment to a weight rack, comprising: a main body having an upper-facing side including a landing surface; an upper aperture located on a back side bracket of the main body, the upper aperture defining a rotational axis of the main body; and, a lower aperture located on the back side bracket downwardly from the upper aperture, wherein the main body is sized, shaped and configured to rotate from a horizontal deployed configuration to a vertical stowed configuration around a rotational axis defined by the upper aperture. |
| US10850151B1 |
Aerodynamic drag component, system, and method for swung athletic implements
An aerodynamic drag component for removably placing on a swung athletic implement may comprise a hollow thin-walled body having an outer profile with a width less than its height and a plurality of spaced-apart perforations with concave lips shaped to scoop air from outside the hollow thin-walled body, through the perforations, and into the hollow thin-walled body to increase aerodynamic drag in a first direction, and convex surfaces opposite the concave lips that are shaped to divert air outside the hollow thin-walled body away from the perforations, to reduce airflow into the hollow thin-walled body to reduce aerodynamic drag in a second direction opposite the first direction, to provide varying aerodynamic drag resistance during a swing. The aerodynamic drag component may freely rotate or freely translate or both on a longitudinally-extending portion of the swung athletic implement. Multiple aerodynamic drag components may be used at once. |
| US10850149B1 |
Workout apparatus to facilitate the performance of isometric and dynamic exercises
A workout apparatus is designed to connect to an equipment member and engage with hands of the user to facilitate the performance of isometric and dynamic exercises. The workout apparatus includes a bearing having an inner race and an outer race operably connected together and able to permit rotational movement of the inner race, a pair of grip members coupled to opposing sides of the inner race of the bearing, and a bracket coupled to the outer race of the bearing. The bracket allows attachment of the equipment member thereto. The pair of grip members is designed to engage with the hands of the user to facilitate the performance of an isometric exercise. Rotational movement of the pair of grip members and movement of the workout apparatus as permitted by the equipment member facilitate the performance of a dynamic exercise. |
| US10850148B2 |
Trampoline safety enclosure
This disclosure falls in the technical field of trampoline safety enclosures, and more particularly to trampolines including a support frame for a safety enclosure. A trampoline comprising a safety enclosure net is supported by furcated enclosure members, furcated at a furcation location above the level of the jumping mat. The safety enclosure is attached to a set of enclosure supporting members such that the supporting furcated members support the top of the safety enclosure. The disclosure also extends to furcated trampoline enclosure supporting members and method of supporting a trampoline enclosure. |
| US10850147B2 |
Flame retardant matrix
The present invention relates to fire retardant compositions, and fire retardant objects formed therefrom comprising a preformed gas-producing material and a matrix, wherein, in use, the gas-producing material prevents, limits or reduces combustion of the matrix. Also disclosed are methods of producing fire retardant compositions, methods of making objects formed therefrom as well as structures having fire retardant properties. |
| US10850146B2 |
Automatically activated intelligent fire extinguisher
An automatically activated intelligent fire extinguisher includes: a plurality of direction temperature sensors provided to sense temperatures in a plurality of directions; a rotating motor for providing rotational force; a fire-extinguishing liquid ejecting nozzle installed to communicate with a fire-extinguishing liquid valve and to rotate by rotational force from the rotating motor; a fire-extinguishing liquid valve for adjusting a fire-extinguishing liquid introduced into the fire-extinguishing liquid ejecting nozzle; and a direction control portion for controlling rotation of the rotating motor according to information regarding temperatures in respective directions sensed by the direction temperature sensor. |
| US10850145B2 |
System and method for low point monitoring in a fire suppression system
A water detection apparatus includes a continuity probe, a voltage source that provides a reference voltage, and a control circuit. The control circuit provides the reference voltage to the continuity probe, measures a feedback signal corresponding to the reference voltage at a predetermined location of the fire suppression system, computes a continuity between the continuity probe and the predetermined location based on the feedback signal and the reference voltage, determines whether water is present in a low point of the piping system based on the computed continuity, and predicts whether a valve tripping event is expected to occur based on whether water is present in the low point to provide a detection signal for remedial action to mitigate false trips of the valve based on detecting the water in the low point. |
| US10850144B2 |
Preaction sprinkler valve assemblies, related dry sprinkler devices, and compressive activation mechanism
A thermal trigger assembly for remote mechanical actuation of another fire protection system component includes an activation component with a distal base, a distal movable member, a proximal base, a proximal movable member, and a bias member biasing the proximal movable member from a preactivation position to an activated position located proximally of the preactivation position. A thermally responsive element is retained by the distal base, loses structural integrity under occurrence of a predetermined thermodynamic condition, and thereby allows the distal movable member to move from a preactivation position to an activated position with respect to the distal base. A flexible connector connects the proximal movable member to the distal movable member. Upon the loss of structural integrity by the thermally responsive element, a biasing force from the bias member causes a movement of the proximal movable member from the preactivation position to the activated position. |
| US10850141B2 |
Mask with self-adherent securement strap and methods therefor
A mask (100) includes a mask panel (101) configured to cover a portion (1201) of the face (1202) of a wearer and a securement strap (102) configured to retain the mask panel against the portion of the face. The securement strap can be manufactured from a self-adherent material (603). The securement strap can be adjusted by compressing a first portion (701) of the self-adherent material against a second portion (702) of the self-adherent material, thereby causing the first portion to couple to the second portion. |
| US10850140B2 |
Snow burial survival mask
A snow burial survival mask has an exhaust tube connected to a headgear. An intake port of the exhaust tube is positioned adjacent to a breathing portion of the headgear in order to intake exhaled carbon dioxide (CO2)-rich air. An air pump connected to the exhaust tube pump the exhaled air from the intake port to an exhaust port away from the user's face, extending survival time in a snow burial situation. At least one burial detection sensor such as a motion sensor, light sensor and/or CO2 sensor is configured to activate the air pump based on detection of a burial event. |
| US10850133B2 |
System and method for anatomical mapping of tissue and planning ablation paths therein
Methods for ablating tissue in a patient having atrial fibrillation comprise advancing an elongate flexible shaft through a patient's vasculature into a chamber of a heart. The elongate flexible shaft has an energy source and a sensor. Tissue in the heart is scanned with the sensor and data about the tissue is captured. The captured data is grouped into one of a plurality of tissue classifications and an anatomical map of the tissue showing the grouped data is displayed. At least a portion of the tissue is ablated so as to form a conduction block that blocks aberrant electrical pathways in the heart. The ablated tissue is grouped into one or more predefined tissue classifications during or prior to the ablation. |
| US10850130B2 |
Neutron source for neutron capture therapy
A Boron neutron cancer treatment system has a central treatment chamber for a subject, with six substantially identical neutron generators each having an acceleration chamber, the generators positioned around a secondary moderator with the axis of each acceleration chamber passing through center of the treatment chamber, and with angled sides of the neutron generators fully adjacent. |
| US10850126B2 |
System and method for guided adaptive brachytherapy
A system and methods for adaptive placement of a treatment element include a placement device (134), and a localization system (120) configured to track progress of the placement device such that a position of a treatment element (146, 132) placed by or to be placed by the placement device is stored in memory. A computer system (142) includes a program (104) implemented in computer readable storage media and configured to compute an effect of the treatment element at the position and determine whether a dosage amount has been achieved by the treatment element for treatment of an organ. |
| US10850125B2 |
Method and a corresponding radiation treatment system for generating a radiation treatment plan
The present disclosure generally relates to the field of radiation treatment. More specifically, the present disclosure generally relates to methods and radiation treatment systems for generating a radiation treatment plan. According to one example embodiment, a method may comprise dividing at least one dose characteristic related to a dose distribution for a ROI into a plurality of subintervals. The method may further comprise partitioning the ROI into a plurality of different partitions based on the subintervals. All voxels of the ROI with values within the same subinterval are partitioned into the same partition. For each of the plurality of different partitions, the method may comprise establishing a weight and specifying an optimization function for an obtainable dose distribution based on the respective subinterval of dose characteristics. The method may further comprise generating the radiation treatment plan based on said established weights and specified optimization functions. |
| US10850122B2 |
Optimization methods for radiation therapy planning
An optimization technique for use with radiation therapy planning that combines stochastic optimization techniques such as Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) with deterministic techniques to solve for optimal and reliable locations for delivery of radiation doses to a targeted tumor while minimizing the radiation dose experienced by the surrounding critical structures such as normal tissues and organs. |
| US10850121B2 |
Three-dimensional radiotherapy dose distribution prediction
Generating a three-dimensional radiation dose matrix for a patient for controlling the delivery of radiation dose to patients. The three-dimensional radiation dose matrix for the patient based on an intensity of radiation fields delivered by a radiation therapy delivery system that intersect with volume elements of a patient and determined by a predictive model. The intensity of the radiation fields at volume elements of the patient determined from spatial position data of the volume elements in a patient and radiation therapy delivery system data. |
| US10850116B2 |
Head-worn therapy device
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a head-worn apparatus, comprising: a frame adapted to be mounted to a head of a user; a light emitting system positioned within the frame to provide light to an eye of the user; a sound system adapted to provide audio to the user; a haptic system positioned within the frame to provide haptic feedback to the user; and a processor adapted to control the lighting system, audio system and haptic system in a coordinated pattern of light, sound and haptics that causes a mental-health therapeutic stimulus provided to the user, whereby the user experiences an improvement in mental performance based on the coordinated pattern. |
| US10850115B2 |
Systems and methods for medical treatment using a series of pulsed lasers
Embodiments of systems and methods for medical treatment using a series of pulsed lasers are disclosed. In an example, a system for medical treatment includes a laser source, an optical module, and a controller coupled to the optical module. The laser source is configured to generate a series of pulsed lasers. The optical module is configured to provide a series of focused laser spots on a patient based on the series of pulsed lasers. The controller is configured to control the at least one of the optical module and a stage for holding the patient to move the series of focused laser spots on the patient to form a scan pattern. |
| US10850112B2 |
Surgical method for implantable neurostimulation system for pain
A method for subcutaneously treating pain in a patient includes first providing a neurostimulator with an IPG body and at least a primary integral lead with electrodes disposed thereon. A primary incision is opened to expose the subcutaneous region below the dermis in a selected portion of the body. A pocket is then opened for the IPG through the primary incision and the primary integral lead is inserted through the primary incision and routed subcutaneously to a first desired nerve region along a first desired path. The IPG is disposed in the pocket through the primary incision. The primary incision is then closed and the IPG and the electrodes activated to provide localized stimulation to the desired nerve region and at least one of the nerves associated therewith to achieve a desired pain reduction response from the patient. |
| US10850111B2 |
External energy transfer system for an implantable medical device and method therefor
User interface for external power source, recharger, for an implantable medical device. At least some of patient controls and display icons of an energy transfer unit are common with at least some of the patient controls and the display icons of a patient control unit. An energy transfer unit is operable by the patient with less than three operative controls to control energy transfer from the external energy transfer unit to the implantable medical device. An external antenna having a primary coil can inductively transfer energy to a secondary coil of the implantable medical device when the external antenna is externally placed in proximity of the secondary coil. An energy transfer unit has an external telemetry coil allowing the energy transfer unit to communicate with the implantable medical device through the internal telemetry coil in order to at least partially control the therapeutic output of the implantable medical device. |
| US10850110B2 |
In situ implantation accessory for an autonomous intracardiac capsule
This accessory comprises a remotely steerable catheter (40) extended by a tip (50) comprising a base (52) to which the catheter (40) connects to and a cylindrical portion (54) defining a volume (56) suitable for housing the capsule (10). A sub-catheter (30) and the capsule are telescopically extendable with respect to the catheter between i) a retracted position and a deployed position wherein the capsule is removed from the connector and is carried by the distal end of the sub-catheter, and the distal end of sub-catheter and the proximal region (18) of the capsule being provided with disconnectable means of attachment (20, 36). The tip presents, between its base (52) and its cylindrical portion (54), a flexible portion (58) providing, between the base and the cylindrical portion, an elastic deformability in bending and compression. |
| US10850105B2 |
Device and method for an effective invasive multi-segment neurostimulation
A device is provide for stimulating neurons. The device includes a stimulation unit that is implantable into a patient's body and that includes multiple stimulation elements for stimulating neurons in a target area of the brain and/or spinal cord of the patient with stimuli. Moreover, the device includes a control unit that actuates the stimulation unit such that multiple groups of stimulation elements generate respective stimuli. In this aspect, each group includes multiple stimulation elements of the stimulation unit with two or more of the groups generating sequences of stimuli in a repetitive manner in a respective time pattern which includes successive cycles. Furthermore, the sequences of stimuli generated by the two or more groups differ in terms of the number of cycles in which the sequence in which the stimulation elements generate the stimuli within one sequence is constant and/or in terms of the duration of respective cycles. |
| US10850103B1 |
Electrical substance clearance from the brain
Apparatus is provided that includes an extracranial electrode, configured to be placed outside and in electrical contact with a skull of a subject identified as at risk of or suffering from a disease; and a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) electrode, configured to be implanted in a ventricular system of a brain of the subject. Control circuitry is configured to drive the extracranial and the CSF electrodes to clear a substance from brain parenchyma of the subject into the ventricular system of the brain. Other embodiments are also described. |
| US10850100B2 |
System for decreasing the blood glucose level
A blood glucose level decreasing system that decreases blood glucose level of a patient by blocking the sympathetic innervation to liver and pancreas and smooth muscles of the arteries reaching to liver and pancreas with noninvasive electrostimulation of the skin which have the sympathetic nerves originating from the same spinal cord segments. The blood glucose level decreasing system has at least one sensor for measuring the blood glucose level of the patient; at least two electrodes that are placed to skin dermatomal of the patient; at least one stimulator that sends electrical signals to the electrodes to block the sympathetic nerve innervation to smooth muscles of hepatic artery proper and liver, and expand liver artery of the patient; and at least one control unit, which receives the blood glucose level from the sensor, compares received level with a predetermined threshold value and controls the stimulator according to the result. |
| US10850098B2 |
Systems and apparatus for gait modulation and methods of use
An apparatus includes a frame, a sensor, and an electric stimulator. The frame is removably couplable to a portion of a limb. The sensor is configured to produce a first signal associated with a gait characteristic at a first time, and a second signal associated with the gait characteristic at a second time, after the first time. The electric stimulator is removably coupled to the frame and is in electrical communication with an electrode assembly and the sensor to receive the first signal substantially at the first time and the second signal substantially at the second time. Based in part on the gait characteristic at the first time, the electric stimulator sends a third signal to the electrode assembly to provide an electric stimulation to a portion of a neuromuscular system of the limb substantially during a time period defined between the first time and the second time. |
| US10850097B2 |
Electrical neural blockade and functional stimulation of dysfunctional or transferred nerves
Methods and devices are provided for electrical neural blockade and stimulation of dysfunctional or transferred nerves. For example, a method is provided including identifying a dysfunctional or transferred nerve, attaching an electrode array to the dysfunctional or transferred nerve proximal to the target musculature, delivering an electrical neural blockade signal, and stimulating the dysfunctional or transferred nerve distal to the point of neural blockade. A system is also provided with an electrode array configured to attach proximally to a dysfunctional or transferred nerve and deliver an electrical neural blockade signal with a neuromuscular stimulating electrode array placed distal to the point of neural blockade, and a processor in communication with the electrode arrays and configured to provide stimulation instructions based on the detected activity of the other neuromusculature. A method is further provided for identifying and treating dysfunction arising from aberrant neural regeneration for which contralateral paired neuromusculature exists. |
| US10850094B2 |
DC output apparatus which can be used for therapeutic purposes
A direct current application device includes a direct current source or an appliance configured to be linked to a direct current source. A first electrode is configured to be connected to the direct current source. The first electrode comprises a plurality of needles comprising 3-12 needles which are configured to comprise an electrically conductive connection with each other. A second electrode is configured to be connected to the direct current source. The second electrode comprises a flat electrode, a needle, or a plurality of needles which are configured to comprise an electrically conductive connection with each other. A current device is configured to maintain a current at a constant level during an application of the direct current, or a battery as the direct current source. |
| US10850092B2 |
Leadless cardiac stimulation systems
Various configurations of systems that employ leadless electrodes to provide pacing therapy are provided. In one example, a system that provides multiple sites for pacing of myocardium of a heart includes wireless pacing electrode assemblies that are implantable at sites proximate the myocardium using a percutaneous, transluminal, catheter delivery system. Also disclosed are various configurations of such systems, wireless electrode assemblies, and delivery catheters for delivering and implanting the electrode assemblies. |
| US10850089B2 |
Flexible tubing occlusion assembly
An occlusion assembly for compressing a pair of collapsible tubes comprises a frame comprising a tubing guide configured for positioning the collapsible tube. The occlusion assembly also comprises a tubing occluder mounted to the frame with an occluding member constructed and positioned to controllably occlude or release occlusion of the collapsible tube. A door mounted to the frame is positioned to cover at least a portion of the collapsible tube and tubing occluder when closed and provide user access when open. The assembly includes a retainer mechanism engaged by the door when the door is closed to permit operation of the tubing occluder when the door is closed and retain the tubing occluder in a non-occluding configuration when the door is opened. |
| US10850085B2 |
Methods and apparatus for disinfecting and reflux prevention flush syringe assembly
Embodiments of the invention are directed to flush syringe assemblies comprising an integrated contamination-prevention device integrated with device connector flushing positioned so that the practitioner cannot forget to apply disinfectant. The flush syringe assemblies comprise a barrel with an elongate plunger rod disposed therein and a cap comprising a passageway. The plunger rod includes a stopper of which at least a portion can be embedded in the passageway of the cap to form a plug in the cap. |
| US10850084B1 |
Arteriovenous graft and method of providing dialysis
An arteriovenous (AV) graft is disclosed than includes portions for inserting hemodialysis needles. The AV graft includes two spaced portions that are each adapted for receiving needles. These portions may have a different shape or rigidity than other portions of the AV graft. A care giver may be able to palpate the location of the two spaced portions, thus facilitating hemodialysis by providing the needles to locations on the AV graft adapted to accept the needles. Methods of providing hemodialysis using the AV graft are also described. |
| US10850083B2 |
Method for manufacturing microneedle by using biocompatible polymer
A method of manufacturing a biocompatible polymer-based microneedle, the method comprising: (a) a primary filling step of covering, by stoppers, upper sides of multiple holes, which are formed to be spaced apart from one another, penetrate a mold, and each have a conical shape, and injecting a biocompatible polymer solution containing an appropriate amount of active ingredient by using filling needles; (b) a secondary filling step of injecting a biocompatible polymer solution containing an excipient by using the filling needles; (c) a step of solidifying the biocompatible polymer solution; and (d) a step of attaching a pad to an upper portion of the mold and then detaching the pad from the mold. The microneedle manufactured by the present invention may solve problems of degeneration of medicine, insufficient hardness, and a loss of medicine caused by a complicated process and a long manufacturing time. |
| US10850079B2 |
System and method for wound healing
A system is provided for healing a wound. The system includes a flexible body, a therapeutic agent delivery mechanism, a suction mechanism, and a power source. The flexible body includes a cover film having oppositely disposed first and second surfaces that define a compartment. The compartment includes a first porous material, a second porous material, and at least one electrode disposed therein. The second porous material is disposed between the first porous material and the at least one electrode. The therapeutic agent delivery mechanism and the suction mechanism are fluidly connected to the compartment. The power source is in electrical communication with the at least one electrode. |
| US10850077B2 |
Controlled furling balloon assembly
A user-operable controlled furling balloon assembly including a furlable balloon sheath, an elongate furling driving element which is retractable and rotatable about an elongate axis thereof relative to a base element for furling the furlable balloon sheath about the elongate axis, the furlable balloon sheath surrounding the elongate furling driving element and coupled at a first end thereof to the elongate furling driving element and at a second end thereof to the base element and a furling/retraction controlling assembly coupled to the elongate furling driving element and to the base element for limiting an extent of retraction of the elongate furling driving element to be a function of an extent of furling of the balloon sheath, thereby limiting a maximum outer diameter of the balloon sheath when furled and preventing stacking of the balloon sheath. |
| US10850069B2 |
Methods and devices for vascular access
Methods and devices to facilitate positioning of a catheter into a vessel. Devices include axially concentric assemblies of a piercing needle and a dilator that guides an outer catheter into a vessel, such as a blood vessel. The assemblies described herein can include retraction mechanisms and/or lock mechanisms to control needle positioning during catheterization processes as well as improved valves that prevent leakage of fluid from the proximal end of the devices. The devices and method include the use of novel valves to prevent undesired leakage of fluids through the proximal end of the catheter. |
| US10850067B2 |
Implantation of an active medical device using the intercostal vein
Implantation of a cardiac stimulus system using the ITV. Access to the ITV may be performed using the intercostal vein as an access point, and entering the ITV through an ostium therebetween. The intercostal vein may be located on a costal groove on an inferior portion of a rib. Advancement from the intercostal vein to the ITV may then be performed in a superior direction, an inferior direction, or both. |
| US10850065B2 |
Catheter tip assembled with a spring
A catheter tip that provides longitudinal flexibility, pushability and radial rigidity thereby improving deliverability is provided. The catheter tip includes a spring-like element to provide longitudinal flexibility and pushability to the catheter tip. The spring-like element may also provide radial support to the distal edge of the catheter tip. Alternatively, a radially rigid distal end may also be included distal of the spring-like element. The apparatus may be used with any interventional catheter system, but is particularly suitable for use with balloon-expandable stent systems and balloon-angioplasty systems, where flexibility of the catheter tip and minimal flaring of the distal edge of the catheter tip is desirable. |
| US10850063B2 |
Central line cap care kit and methods of using the same
The present invention relates to a method of replacing a central line cap to a catheter, and a kit for central line cap care and replacement. |
| US10850062B2 |
Cleaning devices, systems and methods
Cleaning systems and devices are provided for cleaning body-inserted tubes (e.g., endotracheal tubes, chest cleaning tubes). In one embodiment, a closed suction system includes a suction catheter having at least one deployable (e.g., inflatable) cleaning member at a distal portion of the suction catheter and at least one suction opening distal to the cleaning member. The closed suction system module may include a control unit at its proximal end adapted to facilitate operation in one of the following three operational states: i) a first operational state in which only the cleaning member is functional, ii) a second operational state in which only suction is functional, or iii) a third operational state in which neither suction nor the cleaning member is functional. |
| US10850060B2 |
Tinnitus treatment system and method
A tinnitus masking system for use by a person having tinnitus. The system comprises a sound delivery system having left and right ear-level audio delivery devices and is configured to deliver a masking sound to the person via the audio delivery devices such that the masking sound appears to originate from a virtual sound source location that substantially corresponds to the spatial location in 3D auditory space of the source of the tinnitus as perceived by the person. The masking sound being represented by left and right audio signals that are converted to audible sound by the respective audio delivery devices. |
| US10850059B2 |
Fluid connector with face seal
One form of the present technology includes a fluid connector for delivery of breathing gas to a patient from a respiratory pressure therapy device, the fluid connector including a first end with a first opening to deliver a fluid flow, a seal portion extending around a periphery of the first opening, and a latching portion, a second end with a second opening to receive the fluid flow, a sealing surface extending around a periphery of the second opening and configured to engage the seal portion to form a face seal, and a complementary latching portion configured to engage with the latching portion. |
| US10850058B2 |
Mask system
A mask system including a headgear and cushion module and a seal and frame module provided to the headgear and cushion module. The seal and frame module includes a sealing portion adapted to form a seal with the patient's face and a frame portion adapted to form a breathing chamber. The headgear and cushion module includes a cushion region adapted to support and shape the sealing portion and a headgear region adapted to support and stabilize the mask system on the patient's face. |
| US10850055B2 |
Adjustably controlling rescue or assisted breaths
Described are overinflation and/or overventilation devices. The devices can include a body configured to attach to a resuscitation interface and a gas source, a subject metric input component disposed at the body, the subject metric input component configured to receive input specifying a metric associated with a resuscitation subject; and a volume control mechanism disposed within the body, the volume control mechanism configured to control a volume of gas provided by the gas source during a manual resuscitation that is communicated to the resuscitation interface based on the metric provided by the subject metric input component. Methods of using these devices are also included. |
| US10850053B2 |
Breathable gas supply apparatus
A CPAP device for delivering pressurized, humidified breathable gas for a patient includes a flow generator configured to pressurize a flow of breathable gas. The flow generator includes an air outlet and a removable water container configured to humidify the pressurized breathable gas received from the flow generator. The water container includes an air inlet and an air outlet. The CPAP device further includes a first elastomeric face seal configured to sealingly abut against a substantially flat portion of the water container surrounding the water container air inlet, the first elastomeric face seal being located at an intermediate position between the flow generator air outlet and the water container air inlet when the water container is placed into position to pneumatically communicate with the flow generator. In addition, the CPAP device includes a second elastomeric face seal, a portion of which is configured to sealingly abut against a substantially flat external surface portion of the water container surrounding the water container air outlet. |
| US10850051B2 |
Aerosol-generating system comprising a rupturing portion
An aerosol-generating system is provided, including an aerosol-generating device including a heater element, and an aerosol-generating article configured to engage with the aerosol-generating device, the aerosol-generating article including a medicament source, a volatile delivery enhancing compound source, and at least one frangible barrier sealing the medicament source and the volatile delivery enhancing compound source, the aerosol-generating system further including a rupturing portion forming part of the aerosol-generating device or the aerosol-generating article, the aerosol-generating system being configured to allow relative sliding movement between the rupturing portion and the at least one frangible barrier to rupture the at least one frangible barrier. |
| US10850049B2 |
Insufflator
An apparatus is disclosed intended to expose a structure within a cavity of the human body for therapeutic and/or surgical treatment. The apparatus comprises an insufflator, comprising a gas output and an insufflator input mechanism adapted to input the gas from the gas output into the cavity of the human body, further comprising an insufflator controller for enlarging the cavity part by insufflation of gas from the gas output into the cavity; and a breathing rate detector; wherein the insufflator controller is arranged to real time adapt an insufflation frequency rate and flow in accordance with a detected or set breathing rate of the human body. |
| US10850047B2 |
Insulated storage system with balanced thermal energy flow
A storage system that includes a contents container and a thermal battery, each in thermal communication with a thermal moderator that is constructed and arranged to balance the thermal energy flow between the contents container and the environment with the thermal energy flow between the contents container and the thermal battery. The thermal moderator can include a super-insulating material, a phase change material and/or a heat pipe. The storage system may help to maintain stored contents within a desired temperature range for an extended period of time, while minimizing the likelihood of damage to the contents due to an initial temperature of the thermal battery being outside of the desired temperature range. |
| US10850038B2 |
Rotary motor based transdermal injection device
An apparatus for injectate delivery includes a cartridge, a linear actuator, a rotary motor mechanically coupled the actuator, and a controller coupled to the motor. The controller controls a linear motion of the actuator by controlling an electrical input supplied to the motor in a first interval during which the motor is stationary with the linear actuator engaged with the cartridge to displace an injectate in the cartridge, a second interval following the first interval during which the controller accelerates the motor from stationary to a first speed selected to create a jet of the injectate from the cartridge with a velocity sufficient to pierce human tissue to a subcutaneous depth, a third interval during which the controller maintains the motor at or above the first speed, and a fourth interval during which the controller decelerates the motor to a second speed to deliver the injectate at the subcutaneous depth. |
| US10850037B2 |
Injector and method of assembly
An injector may include a container having a wall with an interior surface defining a closed sterile reservoir filled with a drug product. The injector may also include a fluid delivery system comprising a sterile container needle that is in fluid communication with the container in a delivery state, but may or may not be in fluid communication with the container in a storage state. Further, the injector may include an actuator that is adapted to move the container needle from the storage state to the delivery state. |
| US10850036B2 |
Reusable automatic injection device
A user-powered medicament injector including a reusable, user-powered automatic injection assembly including a user energizable medicament injection subassembly and a medicament module removably insertable into the reusable, user-powered automatic injection assembly and including a module housing adapted to receive a syringe having a barrel, a needle engaged to said barrel, and a removable needle cap covering the needle; a needle shield configured to be moveable with respect to the module housing and a needle cap remover associated with the needle shield. The medicament module is configured for energizing the user energizable medicament injection subassembly by insertion of the medicament module into the reusable, user powered automatic injection assembly. |
| US10850034B2 |
Automatic treatment of pain
Disclosed are methods and medical device systems for automated delivery of therapies for pain and determination of need for and safety of treatment. In one embodiment, such a medical device system may comprise a sensor configured to sense at least one body signal from a patient; and a medical device configured to receive a first sensed body signal from the sensor; determine a patient pain index based at least in part on said first sensed body signal; determine whether said patient pain index is above at least a first pain index threshold; determine a safety index based at least in part on a second sensed body signal; select a pain treatment regimen based on at least one of said safety index and or a determination that said pain index is above said first pain index threshold; and deliver said pain treatment regimen. |
| US10850031B2 |
Fluid injection system having various systems for controlling an injection procedure
A fluid injection system that includes an injector head having a syringe for delivering a fluid to a patient; a mounting structure pivotally connected to the injector head and configured to support the injector head above a surface; and a control system operationally coupled to the injector head for controlling an injection procedure is disclosed. The fluid injection system is provided with various sensors to control various aspects of the fluid injection system, such as the establishment of a reference plane, the determination of a tilt angle of the injector head, and the determination of a temperature of an actuation system of the injector head. |
| US10850028B2 |
Triggering injection status information display on a mobile device via tapping the housing of a skin-attachable drug injection device
A skin attachable drug injection device (1), comprising an accelerometer (26) able to detect the user tapping against the housing (2) of the device and to generate an electrical signal to the device controller (16), which recognizes the signal as a user request for information regarding the ongoing delivery of the medicament, and a transmitter (30) which in response wirelessly transmits said information (e.g. the expected remaining during of the injection) to a separate portable user device having a display (e.g. mobile phone). A user carrying the injection device under clothing can thus receive feedback about the status of the injection in a discreet way. |
| US10850024B2 |
Infusion system, device, and method having advanced infusion features
Aspects of the present disclosure provide systems, devices, and methods for delivering substances such as fluids, solutions, medications, and drugs to patients using infusion devices having a set of advanced features. These advanced features include aspects related to the programming of infusion devices, the configuration of infusion sequences performed by the infusion devices, and the interconnection of multiple infusion devices for interoperation during an infusion having a sequence of infusion steps. |
| US10850018B2 |
Treatment fluid preparation system
A system for purifying incoming fluid is modular and includes a heat exchanger module, an evaporator-condenser module and a compressor. The system components are arranged in a stacked configuration to facilitate gravitational flow of the purified fluid such that the purified fluid drains passively for collection. A system for preparation of ready-to-use treatment fluid includes the modular fluid purification system, a preparation station and a coupling device. The components are configured to be retained in a portable carrier that is manually operable for improved access to and mobility of the components. A coupling device can connect the flow channels of several components and can be used in preparing ready-to-use dialysate. A system prepares a receptacle and a ready-to-use treatment fluid in the receptacle. |
| US10850009B2 |
Medical device with hydrophilic coating
A urinary catheter having an insertable shaft formed from a blend of an ethylene and/or propylene based polymer and water swellable material. The catheter having a hydrophilic coating disposed on the outer surface of the insertable catheter shaft. |
| US10850007B2 |
Elastase treatment of tissue matrices
A method of producing a modified acellular tissue matrix (mATM) from an acellular tissue matrix (ATM), where the mATM has a reduced stretchiness relative to the ATM, without substantially compromising its associated structural or functional integrity. The method includes providing an acellular tissue matrix (ATM) and exposing the ATM to elastase for a period of time. |
| US10850006B2 |
Protein biomaterials and biocoacervates and methods of making and using thereof
The present invention relates to protein biocoacervates and biomaterials and the methods of making and using protein biocoacervates and biomaterials. More specifically the present invention relates to protein biocoacervates and biomaterials that may be utilized for various medical applications including, but not limited to, drug delivery devices for the controlled release of pharmacologically active agents, coated medical devices (e.g. stents, valves . . . ), vessels, tubular grafts, vascular grafts, wound healing devices including protein suture biomaterials and biomeshes, dental plugs and implants, skin/bone/tissue grafts, tissue fillers, protein biomaterial adhesion prevention barriers, cell scaffolding and other biocompatible biocoacervate or biomaterial devices. |
| US10850004B2 |
Nerve cap and production thereof
The invention is directed to a nerve cap for covering a nerve stump, comprising a tubular body with a closed end and an open end and essentially consisting of biodegradable polymeric material to prevent or treat symptoms caused by neuroma. The polymeric material preferably comprises a poly(DL-lactide-co-ε-caprolactone) copolymer obtained by the copolymerizaton of DL-lactide and ε-caprolactone, which copolymer has a lactide content of 51-75 mol %. |
| US10850003B2 |
In-situ cross-linkable polymeric compositions and methods thereof
A biocompatible polymeric composition for cross-linking in-situ in a wound is disclosed comprising 1) one or more polyanionic polymers such as alginates or hyaluronates, able to be cross-linked the surface of the wound and 2) one or more polycationic polymers such as chitosan or DEAE-Dextran, that assists in the solidification process as well as speeds up hemostasis without the need for applying pressure. The biocompatible polymeric composition may further comprise a cross-linking agent such as aqueous calcium chloride. The invention encompasses an initial polymeric composition, the solidified matrix cross-linked and integrated at the wound site, including the methods of using, applying, and cross-linking the composition. |
| US10849997B2 |
Disinfection device having disinfection light source
A disinfection device includes: a container having a wall that defines a chamber for containing liquid therein; and a light source for transmitting disinfection light to the liquid. The light source is in a spatial relationship with the container so that a distance between the light source and the first light receiving surface of the liquid remains unchanged regardless of a volume of the liquid. |
| US10849992B1 |
Methods of screening for sortilin binding antagonists
The present disclosure provides methods of screening for a sortilin binding antagonist. In some embodiments, the methods include incubating an agent with a sortilin protein and a sortilin ligand, where the sortilin protein and sortilin ligand are each attached to a member of a fluorescence donor/acceptor pair, exciting the fluorescence donor of the fluorescence donor/acceptor pair, and detecting fluorescence emitted by the fluorescence donor at a second wavelength and fluorescence emitted by the fluorescence acceptor at a third wavelength. A decrease in the ratio of the fluorescence emitted by the fluorescence acceptor at the third wavelength to the fluorescence emitted by the fluorescence donor at the second wavelength, as compared to the ratio in the absence of the agent, indicates that the agent is a sortilin binding antagonist. |
| US10849987B2 |
Complex of adenovirus and PAMAM-PEG-Erbitux, and use thereof
The present invention relates to a complex of an antitumor adenovirus coated with ErbB-PEG-PAMAM and the use thereof. When using the complex of the present invention, a tumor cell-specific gene transfer effect by an excellent tumor cell infiltration ability is excellent, hepatotoxicity is low, a blood flow retention time is prolonged. Thus, the complex of the present invention can be used as a pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of a tumor and a gene therapy agent which can be administered systemically. |
| US10849984B2 |
Immunogenic compound
The present application relates to an immunostimulatory compound comprising an immunostimulant portion and a peptide portion. The peptide portion is not a disease-associated immunogen. Furthermore, the peptide portion has an amino acid sequence in which 75% or less of the amino acid residues are hydrophobic and/or has an isoelectric point of 5 or greater. The compounds of the invention address the problem of systemic distribution of immunostimulants causing unwanted side effects. The inventors have found that the physicochemical properties of the immunostimulant can be controlled by covalent linkage to a peptide. Further physicochemical properties may be modified in a useful manner by incorporating additional features. |
| US10849975B2 |
Multivalent vaccines for rabies virus and filoviruses
The present invention provides methods and compositions for inducing an immune response that confers dual protection against infections by either or both of a rabies virus and a filovirus, and/or which can be used therapeutically for an existing infection with rabies virus and/or a filovirus to treat at least one symptom thereof and/or to neutralize or clear the infecting agents. In particular, the present invention provides a recombinant rabies virus vector comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding at least one filovirus glycoprotein or an immunogenic fragment thereof, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising the vaccine vectors. |
| US10849973B2 |
Prostate specific membrane antigen binding protein
Disclosed herein are PSMA binding proteins with improved binding affinities, and robust aggregation profiles. Also described are multispecific binding proteins comprising a PSMA binding protein according to the instant disclosure. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the binding proteins disclosed herein and methods of using such formulations are further provided. |
| US10849972B2 |
Trimeric S1-CD40L fusion protein vaccine against Middle East respiratory syndrome-coronavirus
An immunogenic CD40-targeted trimeric MERS-CoV S1 fusion polypeptide as well as a corresponding polynucleotide encoding it and its use for safely inducing immune responses directed against MERS-CoV without inducing vaccine associated respiratory pathologies associated with non-targeted vaccines. |
| US10849971B2 |
Compositions and methods for the treatment or prevention of human immunodeficiency virus infection
Disclosed are yeast-based immunotherapeutic compositions, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antigens, and fusion proteins for the treatment and/or prevention of HIV infection and symptoms thereof, as well as methods of using the yeast-based immunotherapeutic compositions, HIV antigens, and fusion proteins for the prophylactic and/or therapeutic treatment of HIV and/or symptoms thereof. |
| US10849969B2 |
Recombinant attenuated Mopeia virus comprising a modified nucleoprotein with reduced exonuclease activity
A recombinant attenuated Mopeia virus (MOPV) comprising a recombinant genomic S segment that encodes a nucleoprotein having attenuated exonuclease activity, and optionally further encodes a non-MOPV arenavirus glycoprotein. Use of the recombinant attenuated MOPV to induce an immune response in a subject. |
| US10849967B2 |
Nucleic acid molecules encoding for chimeric CSPG4 proteins and therapeutic uses thereof
A nucleic acid molecule encoding a chimeric chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan 4 (CSPG4) protein, wherein the chimeric CSPG4 protein comprises, from the N-terminal to the C-terminal: i) a first portion derived from the human CSPG4 sequence and a second portion derived from the canine CSPG4 sequence or ii) a first portion derived from the canine CSPG4 sequence and a second portion derived from the human CSPG4 sequence. |
| US10849966B2 |
Methods for treating netosis and neutrophil activation
Described herein are methods and compositions relating to methods of inhibiting neutrophils, e.g., inhibiting NET release or NETosis, by means of a DEspR inhibitor, e.g., an anti-DEspR antibody reagent. In some embodiments, the methods can relate to the treatment of a disease, e.g., cancer or a disease wherein neutrophils; NETs; or NETosing or NETting neutrophils contribute to pathogenesis, chronicity, or worsening of disease. In some embodiments, the DEspR inhibitor can be a bi-specific reagent or an antibody-drug conjugate. |
| US10849962B2 |
Method and apparatus for microneedle transdermal delivery
A method for forming microspheres containing bioactive material, comprising dissolving a polymer matrix, such as albumin or beta-cyclodextrin, in an aqueous medium in a first vessel; contacting the dissolved polymer matrix with a crosslinking agent, such as glutaraldehyde, to crosslink the polymer matrix and the crosslinking agent; neutralizing with sodium bisulfate any excess crosslinking agent remaining after crosslinking is substantially complete; solubilizing in a second vessel a bioactive material in an aqueous solution; mixing the solubilized bioactive material together with the neutralized crosslinked polymer matrix in solution to form a mixture; and, spray drying the mixture to produce nanospheres, whereby substantial bioactivity of the biomaterial is retained upon cellular uptake. |
| US10849961B2 |
Use of pertussis toxin as a therapeutic agent
The present application relates to the use of pertussis toxin, and its derivatives, analogs, salts and pharmaceutical equivalents. In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of treating or preventing a neurological disease or injury by administering pertussis toxin to the individual. |
| US10849957B2 |
Method of managing joint pain
Making an initial evaluation of patient's joint pain when undergoing motions associated stress to the joint such as going up and down stairs, and injecting the patient with a peptide of SEQ ID No. 1, and thereafter evaluating the patient's joint pain when undergoing the same motion is disclosed. |
| US10849952B2 |
Hand sanitizer composition and method of manufacture
A hand sanitizing composition and a method of manufacture, wherein the composition includes a solvent from about 78% to about 96% by weight sufficient to operate as a carrier and solvent. The composition includes tetrasodium EDTA and/or Sodium Citrate from about 0.01% to about 1% by weight to operate as a buffer, stabilizer and chelating agent. The composition includes a humectant selected from the group of humectants consisting of: Cetyl Alcohol, Ceteryl Alcohol, and Steryl Alcohol from about 1.5% to about 5.5% by weight to emulsify, thicken and lubricate. The composition includes an emollient from about 0.1% to about 3.2% by weight and an antioxidant vitamin from about 0.01% to about 1% by weight. The composition includes a soothing agent in a therapeutically significant amount and a conditioner. |
| US10849949B2 |
Essential element management
The invention extends the utility of apparatus used to extract medicinal cannabis compounds into an eluate by separating a portion of medicinal cannabis compounds contained within a portion of eluate at a first extraction target level providing enough clean solvent to continue extraction operations. A high efficiency concentrator such as a rotary evaporator or a wiped film evaporator processes eluate from one or more tanks or extraction vessels creating clean solvent when extraction targets are met or when clean solvent is exhausted. This manages eluate concentration levels and limits the quantity of concentrated medicinal cannabis compounds on site at any moment in time. The invention enables a business model for keeping medicinal cannabis compounds within a legal system, and reduces pollution because law enforcement would no longer have to burn large quantities of cannabis plant matter. |
| US10849940B2 |
Prebiotics of highly refined cellulose
The present technology may include a stabilized mass of highly refined cellulose fiber as a prebiotic composition alone or with a probiotic composition. The prebiotic composition may comprise both the prebiotic material blended with and stabilized by highly refined cellulose fiber material. The prebiotic components may be combined with at least 1% by weight of combined probiotic as highly refined cellulose in a blend with the probiotic. The mass may flow as a liquid, may be in a frozen state or may be in a dried powder state or dried solid mass. |
| US10849936B2 |
Compositions and methods for C. difficile treatment
The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for treating Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) including primary and recurrent CDI. In particular, the compositions and methods described herein are capable of achieving a CDI clearance rate of at least 80% through a single oral dose of a pharmaceutical composition comprising a freeze-dried fecal microbiota preparation. |
| US10849929B2 |
Composition and method for allergen deactivation
The present disclosure provides compositions and methods useful in the deactivation of allergens. The compositions can comprise a peroxide and can particularly be at a relatively low pH (e.g., less than 5). The compositions exhibit efficacy for deactivation of a wide variety of allergens and are suitable for application to one or more types of surfaces to provide for deactivation of at least a portion of allergens present on the surface. |
| US10849928B2 |
Methods of using ophthalmic compositions comprising povidone-iodine
A topical ophthalmic composition comprised of povidone-iodine 0.01% to 10.0% combined with a steroid or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug. This solution is useful in the treatment of active infections of at least one tissue of the eye (e.g., conjunctiva and cornea) from bacterial, mycobacterial, viral, fungal, or amoebic causes, as well as treatment to prevent such infections in appropriate clinical settings (e.g. corneal abrasion, postoperative prophylaxis, post-LASIK/LASEK prophylaxis). Additionally the solution is effective in the prevention of infection and inflammation in the post-operative ophthalmic patient. |
| US10849927B2 |
Polysaccharide-polyamine copolymers for removal of phosphate
Covalently cross-linked copolymers are described herein. More specifically, polysaccharide-polyamine copolymeric matrices or structures and cationic copolymeric matrices are described herein. The polysaccharide-polyamine copolymers, when protonated, can form cationic copolymeric matrices having exceptionally high densities of cationic sites. In one form, the covalently cross-linked copolymers provide a three-dimensional structure, especially when hydrated. |
| US10849923B1 |
Hyaluronic acid formulation
The present invention provides solid formulations of hyaluronic acid (HA) that are resistant to degradation into low molecular weight species of HA and yet can be readily dissolved in water. The compositions comprise sodium hyaluronate, cyclo-dextrin, sodium benzoate, and potassium sorbate, wherein said composition is in powder form. |
| US10849922B2 |
Treatments for retinal disorders
The present invention relates to the use of cyclic oligosaccharides as chemical complexants of lipofuscin bisretinoids (A2E) to prevent and treat eye (i.e., retinal or macular) disease. Monomeric, dimeric, multimeric, or polymeric oligosaccharide rings act as pharmacologic agents to prevent and treat ophthalmologic disorders triggered by the accumulation of lipofuscin in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), which occurs as a consequence of either genetic disorders, such as Stargardt Disease (SD) and Best Disease (BD), or aging, such as Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD), or other diseases, such as retinitis pigmentosa, and cone-rod dystrophy. |
| US10849918B2 |
Composition for optic nerve protection
A composition for optic nerve cell protection, for preventing or treating glaucoma, for suppressing retinal ganglion cell death, or for delaying a progression of visual acuity loss of human contains at least one selected from the group consisting of products obtained by steaming and drying wheat, defatted wheat germ, defatted rice germ, defatted soybean, fermented grape, hesperidin, lactic acid bacterium Lactobacillus salivarius, wild grape, Tamarind, Haskap, pomegranate seeds, licorice powder, and cinnamon powder. |
| US10849914B2 |
Methods for producing chemoembolic agents for the delivery of anti-cancer agents
Described herein are chemoembolic compositions and agents. The compositions include one or more anti-cancer agents and a silk-elastinlike protein polymer, wherein the compositions are liquids prior to administration to a subject but convert to hydrogels upon administration to the subject. Administration of the chemoembolic compositions to tumor and/or tumor vasculature in a subject having cancer can result in reduced or inhibited blood flow to the tumor as well as localized, sustained release of the anti-cancer agent in the vicinity of the tumor. Reduction in blood flow, in turn, results in a reduction of tumor volume and/or inhibition of tumor growth, while localized release of the anti-cancer agent results in reduced systemic effects and lower overall toxicity of treatment with the compositions. |
| US10849912B2 |
Method of sensitizing cancer cells to the cytotoxic effects of apoptosis inducing ligands in cancer treatment
Disclosed is a method of enhancing the response of cancer cells in a mammal to treatment with an apoptosis inducing ligand, which method comprises contacting the cancer cells with an apoptosis inducing ligand in conjunction with an effective amount of a compound of the formula: (I), wherein R1-R14 are as described herein. Also disclosed is a method of inducing apoptosis in cancer cells in a mammal, comprising contacting the cancer cells with the compound described herein and also contacting the cancer cells with an apoptosis inducing ligand, whereby apoptosis is induced in the cancer cells. |
| US10849908B2 |
Corticotropin releasing factor receptor antagonists
The present invention provides novel pharmaceutical compositions comprising -(4-Chloro-2-(morpholin-4-yl)thiazol-5-yl)-7-(1-ethylpropyl)-2,5-dimethylpyrazolo(1,5-a)pyrimidine and methods of using the same for the treatment of Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). |
| US10849906B2 |
Use of Akt2 in diagnosis and treatment of tumor
Provided is use of a pharmaceutical composition in treating a glucocorticoid-resistant tumor characterized by an increased level of Akt2 expression. The pharmaceutical composition comprises an Akt2 inhibitor, a glucocorticoid, and optionally a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, excipient and/or diluent. Also provided are use of an Akt2 detecting agent in detecting a glucocorticoid-resistant tumor, and use of an Akt2 inhibitor in the preparation of a pharmaceutical composition for treating a tumor. |
| US10849901B2 |
Arf6 inhibitors and methods of synthesis and use thereof
Disclosed herein are compounds and methods for inhibiting Arf6. Pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating a subject with an inhibitor of Arf6 are also disclosed herein. |
| US10849900B2 |
Treatment of neoplasia
A method of treating cancer in a patient comprising administering to the patient an a systemic chemotherapeutic drug regime in combination with radioactively doped particle, characterised in that the two therapies when introduced into the patient have an improved anticancer effect. |
| US10849897B2 |
Pyridyl derivatives as bromodomain inhibitors
The present invention is directed to pyridyl derivatives which are bromodomain inhibitors, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds and the use of the compounds or the compositions in the treatment of various diseases or conditions. |
| US10849896B2 |
Sortilin-binding small molecules for increasing glucose uptake
Various scaffolds of small molecules capable of binding to the active site of sortilin are identified by in silico methods. These scaffolds include norbornene anhydride amino acid adducts and 2-substituted 3-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-2-quinoxalines. These sortilin ligands increase the uptake of glucose in 3T3L1 cells and can be employed in compositions to increase uptake of glucose for the treatment of diabetic patents. |
| US10849895B2 |
Lanthionine synthetase C-like 2-based therapeutics
Provided are compounds that target the lanthionine synthetase C-like protein 2 pathway. The compounds can be used to treat a number of conditions, including infectious disease, autoimmune disease, diabetes, and a chronic inflammatory disease. |
| US10849890B2 |
Methods of treating Fabry patients having renal impairment
Provided are methods for treatment of Fabry disease in patients having HEK assay amenable mutations in α-galactosidase A. Certain methods comprise administering migalastat or a salt thereof every other day, such as administering about 150 mg of migalastat hydrochloride every other day. |
| US10849888B2 |
Anti-androgens for the treatment of non-metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer
Described herein are methods of treating non-metastatic castrate-resistant prostate cancer with anti-androgens. |
| US10849886B2 |
Combination therapy using azabicyclo compound for cancer
Provided is a novel method for treating cancer using an HSP90 inhibitor which exhibits a markedly superior antitumor effect and has a reduced side effect.An antitumor agent is characterized in that an azabicyclo compound of the following Formula (1) or a salt thereof is administered in combination with other antitumor agent(s). |
| US10849884B2 |
Secnidazole for use in the treatment of bacterial vaginosis
Embodiments are directed to a secnidazole formulations and the use of a secnidazole formulation for the treatment of bacterial vaginosis (BV). |
| US10849880B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition
An object of the present invention is to provide a solid pharmaceutical composition which suppresses the characteristic bitter taste of 1-(3-(2-(1-benzothiophen-5-yl)ethoxy)propyl)azetidin-3-ol or a salt thereof and has a good storage stability of the-aforementioned compound or a salt thereof. The present invention provides a solid pharmaceutical composition comprising 1-(3-(2-(1-benzothiophen-5-yl)ethoxy)propyl)azetidin-3-ol or a salt thereof and a carboxylic acid whose solubility in water at 25° C. is 50 g/100 g H2O or less, wherein pH of a solution obtained when the solid pharmaceutical composition is dissolved or suspended in a 10 mmol/L KCl solution such that 1-(3-(2-(1-benzothiophen-5-yl)ethoxy)propyl)azetidin-3-ol or the salt thereof is 1 mg/mL or 8.96 mg/mL is 4.8 or less. |
| US10849876B2 |
Apparatuses, methods and systems for extraction, isolation and conversion of various cannabinoids, and modifications of whole-plant hemp extracts therewith
Apparatuses, methods, and systems for extraction, isolation, purification, and conversion of various cannabinoids, and modifications of whole-plant hemp extracts therewith are presented. A method for preparing a whole-plant hemp extract based product includes extracting cannabinoids from plant materials, such as one or more hemp varieties of Cannabis sativa. The method also includes separating and purifying CBD from the extracted cannabinoids, converting purified CBD to Δ9-THC and Δ8-THC and concurrently converting Δ9-THC to CBN, purifying and separating the CBN, and combining the purified CBN with a whole-plan hemp extract. Products and supplements related to the method are also described. |
| US10849869B2 |
Compositions and methods for treating chronic inflammation and inflammatory diseases
The present specification discloses pharmaceutical compositions, methods of preparing such pharmaceutical compositions, and methods and uses of treating a chronic inflammation and/or an inflammatory disease in an individual using such pharmaceutical compositions. |
| US10849859B2 |
Acrylic polymers and their use in transdermal drug delivery
The present disclosure is directed to random, acrylic co-polymers that are useful in transdermal applications. Methods of making and using the described co-polymers are also described. |
| US10849858B2 |
Process for the preparation of erythrocytes loaded with one or more substances of pharmaceutical interest and so obtained erythrocytes
The present invention relates to a process for preparing erythrocytes loaded with one or more substance of pharmaceutical interest. The present invention is also directed to loaded erythrocytes thus obtained and pharmaceutical compositions comprising said population of loaded erythrocytes as well as therapeutic application thereof, in particular in the treatment of Ataxia telangiectasia. |
| US10849855B2 |
Methods and devices for treating a retinal detachment
A method of treating a detachment of a retina of an eye, the method including the steps of injecting a substance into a vitreous cavity of the eye, the substance slowing flow of fluid through the vitreous cavity into a subretinal space to reduce a rate of accumulation of a subretinal fluid in the subretinal space to below a rate of removal of the subretinal fluid from the subretinal space by retinal pigment epithelium; and permitting the retinal pigment epithelium to reattach the retina. The invention also includes devices for practicing the method. |
| US10849852B2 |
Pet food including cannabidiolic acid
A pet food product includes a food substrate manufactured by extrusion, baking or other process involving heat. The pet food product includes less than 10% of hemp oil by weight, and preferably less than 5% by weight. The hemp oil has cannabinoids, including acidiccannabinoids. The acidic cannabinoids have a concentration of less than 100 parts per million, and preferably between 10-40 parts per million in the hemp oil. The acidic cannabinoids include cannabidiolic acid (CBD-A) and cannabidiol (CBD) in a ratio of at least 1:1, and preferably 3:1, or greater. An antioxidant is added to the hemp oil to inhibit oxidation of the acidiccannabinoids including the (CBD-A). The pet food product includes a second oil blended with the hemp oil. The antioxidant and the second oil cooperate to inhibit oxidation of the acidic cannabinoids. |
| US10849850B2 |
System and method for obtaining metadata about content stored in a repository
At least one of the embodiments described herein relate generally to a method of obtaining metadata for content stored in a first repository. The method may be performed at a second repository, and may include the acts of: identifying a content object stored in the first repository, the content object including learning content usable in an electronic educational system to provide electronic learning; identifying metadata for the content object stored in the first repository, the metadata associated with the learning content of the content object; retrieving the metadata associated with the learning content from the first repository; and storing a harvested content object corresponding to the content object. The harvested content object may includes the metadata associated with the learning content of the content object stored in the first repository. |
| US10849848B2 |
Compositions and methods for the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases
Compositions comprising electro-activated aqueous solutions and methods for the prevention and treatment of dysfunctional cardiovascular conditions are provided. |
| US10849846B2 |
Self-regulating osmotic gastroretentive drug delivery systems
Self-regulating, osmotic, floating gastroretentive compositions that provide extended release, delayed release, and/or delayed extended release of active pharmaceutical agents, as well as, optionally, immediate release of the same or a different active pharmaceutical agent, are provided here. The gastroretentive compositions of the disclosure comprise a swellable, extended release, multilayer core comprising a push layer and a pull layer; a water-insoluble permeable elastic membrane surrounding the multilayer core; and an orifice (e.g., a laser-drilled orifice, a manually drilled orifice) on the pull-layer side of the dosage form. The gastric retention of the composition is controlled by rapid floating of the composition and expansion of the membrane. The rapid swelling of the composition to a size greater than the size of the pyloric sphincter is due to the presence of an osmogen, adequate membrane permeability that provides for fast generation of CO2 from a gas-generating agent(s), and adequate membrane elasticity that provides for rapid expansion of the membrane. The hydrated core, especially the polyethylene oxide in the push layer, and the permeable elastic membrane with an orifice (1) provide extended release of the active pharmaceutical agent, and (2) maintain the dosage form at a size suitable for gastric retention. The self-regulating composition collapses, or breaks into pieces, after releasing at least about 80% of the drug from the composition. |
| US10849845B2 |
Thickened, clear salt-rich composition, method for lightening same, and use thereof in cosmetics
Disclosed is a composition including (per 100% weight): a) 90 wt.-% to 99.0 wt.-% water including, in dissolved form, 0.002 mol/L to 0.1 mol/L of at least one salt of ammonium cation or of a monovalent or multivalent metal cation with an organic or inorganic anion; b) 0.5 wt.-% to 5 wt.-% of a crosslinked anionic polyelectrolyte; and c) 0.5 wt.-% to 5 wt.-% of a compound having formula (II): R1—(O—CH2—CH2)p—OH (II), where the weight ratio of the crosslinked anionic polyelectrolyte to the compound of formula (II) is greater than or equal to 0.2 and less than or equal to 2.0, and the molar ratio of the compound of formula (II) to the salt greater than or equal to 0.05 and less than or equal to 1. Also disclosed is a composition in cosmetics and a method for lightening the thickened salt-rich composition. |
| US10849842B2 |
Disposable toothbrush having toothpaste composition bonded to bristles thereof
A disposable toothbrush having a toothpaste composition distributed over the bristles of the toothbrush without the use of metal graft initiators and catalysts, and in which the toothpaste and the flavoring is maintained for an extended period of time. |
| US10849840B2 |
Compositions and methods for stimulation MAGP-1 to improve the appearance of skin
The present disclosure relates to methods for treating, preventing and improving the condition and aesthetic appearance of skin, particularly, treating, preventing, ameliorating, reducing and/or eliminating fine lines and/or wrinkles of skin, by application of one or a combination of natural compounds or extracts that stimulate MAGP-1 expression and which improves the appearance of aged and/or photodamaged skin. The compositions of the invention are topically applied to the skin, or are delivered by directed means to a site in need thereof in an amount effective to improve the condition and aesthetic appearance of skin. |
| US10849835B2 |
Sprayable sunscreen composition with oil beads
The invention relates to a composition in form of an oil-in-water emulsion comprising: a) a dispersed hydrophobic phase comprising at least one hydrophobic UV-screening agent and optionally at least one oil, said oil being selected from the group consisting of silicone oils, hydrocarbonated oils, and any mixture thereof; b) a continuous aqueous phase comprising from 0.1% to 20% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition, of at least one C1-C4 alcohol with at least one hydroxyl group, linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated; and c) at least one hydrophobic particle selected from the group consisting of hydrophobic silicas, hydrophobic cellulose, starch, talc, silicone resin powders, hollow hemispherical silicone particles, polyamide powders, hydrophobic pigments, and any mixture thereof; d) at least one gellan gum or a derivative thereof, and e) at least one hydrophilic UV-screening agent. |
| US10849829B2 |
Rotary pill dispenser and method of use
An automated medication dispenser system is disclosed. The system includes a dispenser device comprising a medication dispensing and storage module, a dispensing drive and control mechanism, and a communications interface. A third party communications host is in communication with the dispenser device, and has administration software with executable instructions for control of the dispensing drive and control mechanism to dispense medication from the medication dispensing and storage module. The communications interface is in communication with the third party communications host. |
| US10849824B2 |
Anaerobic blood storage containers
A blood storage container for the anaerobic storage of blood, having enhanced sealing methods and materials for the preservation of stored blood is provided. |
| US10849823B2 |
Device container
Device containers, such as therapeutic kit containers, are disclosed. In one embodiment, a device container includes a first member configured to releasably hold a syringe barrel, a second member configured to releasably hold a vial, wherein the second member is coupled to the first member by a first hinge, and a third member configured to releasably hold a vial adapter, wherein the third member is coupled to the second member by a second hinge. |
| US10849819B2 |
System and method for body stretching by massage chair
A massage chair includes a frame having a base frame and a backrest frame. The backrest frame pivotally couples to the base frame and operates between at least two positions. The backrest frame has a mechanical rotating joint and guide rail. The guide rail splits at the rotating joint when transitioning positions. An extendable footrest frame is included and pivots relative to the backrest frame. A foot massage airbag system includes a plurality of airbags coupled to the extendable footrest frame. An electronic circuit board has an embedded software program for regulating the position of the backrest frame and the footrest frame. Additionally, the electronic circuit board communicates with a compressor and valve to regulate operation of the airbags. Operation of the airbags induces a stretching effect upon a user as the airbags inflate to compress against the user and the extendable footrest frame extends. |
| US10849813B1 |
Stretching devices
A device for stretching either the quadriceps or hamstring muscles of an individual's legs while the individual is in a standing position. The device includes a frame assembly and a rotational mount connected thereto. A stretching member is rotationally mounted on the rotational mount intermediate its ends to provide a first section extending on one side of the rotational mount and a second section extending on a second side of the rotational mount. The stretching member includes a foot support adjacent a distal end of the first section spaced from the rotational mount and a gripping member adjacent a distal end of the second section spaced from the rotational mount. The gripping member is engageable by an individual in a standing position to apply a rotational force to the stretching member with the individual's foot on the foot support to stretch either the quadriceps or hamstring muscles of the individual's legs. |
| US10849812B2 |
Method and apparatus for heated massage therapy
A method and apparatus for the treatment of, and reduction of inflammation caused by, carpal tunnel syndrome. The apparatus employing a massage head made of a thermally conductive material attached to a handle. The apparatus is used to apply pressure, via the massage head, at or in proximity to the wrist through reciprocal movement. |
| US10849811B2 |
Massage unit and massage machine having massage unit
A massage unit includes a treatment member; an arm that supports the treatment member; a drive shaft that supports the arm and causes the treatment member to approach and be separated with respect to a treatment target site; a movable portion that causes the treatment member to be operable in a direction of being separated from the treatment target site when the treatment member comes into contact with the treatment target site by a force equal to or greater than predetermined strength; and biasing means for biasing the treatment member in an approaching direction. |
| US10849807B2 |
Surgical frame facilitating articulatable support for a patient during surgery
A positioning frame for supporting a patient to facilitate different surgical approaches to the spine includes a main support beam, first and second support structures, a torso-lift support, and a pelvic-tilt support. The main support beam has a first end, a second end, and a length extending between the first and second ends. The main support beam defines an axis of rotation relative to at least a first support structure and a second support structure, and the axis of rotation substantially corresponds to a cranial-caudal axis of the patient when the patient is supported on the positioning frame. The first and second support structures support the main support beam, and space the main support beam from the ground. The torso-lift support is attached to the main support beam, and is configured to pivot a chest support plate between at least a first position and a second position to move the torso of the patient between an unlifted position and a lifted position. The pelvic-tilt support is attached to the main support beam, and is configured to support the thighs and the lower legs of the patient. Portions of the pelvic-tilt support are pivotal with respect to one another to facilitate adjustment of the hips of the patient. |
| US10849805B1 |
Bed
Systems are provided that can comprise two vertical supports for supporting a mattress. A container can be stored under the mattress. The container can comprise a diaper pad support for supporting a diaper pad. |
| US10849804B2 |
Hospital bed with adjustable width
A hospital bed comprising: a frame; a plurality of extendable patient support panels mounted to the frame, each patient support panel including a central section and at least one side section selectively movable laterally towards and away from the central section; a movement transmission assembly including at least one transmission member connecting at least two of the movable side sections for laterally moving at least one of the movable side sections when another one of the movable side sections is moved. |
| US10849799B2 |
Absorbent pant with advantageously channeled absorbent core structure and bulge-reducing features
A disposable absorbent pant having a belt structure that encircles the wearer's waist, with front and rear belt portions, and a longitudinally channeled absorbent core structure, is disclosed. The channels are extended so as to underlie at least one of the front and rear belt portions, thereby providing added structural support to restrain the absorbent core and reduce the likelihood of undesirable bulging in the front and/or rear of the pant while it is worn, after the core has absorbed liquid and stiffened longitudinally as a result of the channeled structure. |
| US10849798B2 |
Disposable pull-on garment
An absorbent article having a longitudinal centerline, a front region, a crotch region, and a back region. The absorbent article has a main portion, a side portion, and a waist portion. The waist portion has a belt portion that has a front belt portion having elastomeric material and a back belt portion having elastomeric material. The front belt portion has a first elastic section and a second elastic section, each section having force zones. The back belt portion has a third elastic section and a fourth elastic section, each section having force zones. The force zones in the portions alternate between a high force zone and a low force zone in at least one belt portion. |
| US10849796B2 |
Apparatus and method for manufacturing absorbent cores
An apparatus for manufacturing absorbent cores for absorbent sanitary articles, comprising: a rotating forming wheel including a plurality of forming elements defining a peripheral surface of the forming wheel, a forming chamber containing absorbent material facing a portion of the peripheral surface of the forming wheel, a first roller for feeding a first nonwoven web onto the peripheral surface of the forming wheel upstream of the forming chamber, a second roller for feeding a second nonwoven web onto the peripheral surface of the forming wheel downstream of the forming chamber, wherein each of said forming elements comprises a suction surface connected to a suction source and at least one protruding rib having a blowing surface selectively connected to a stationary blowing device, wherein said at least one blowing surface and said suction surface are spaced apart from each other in a radial direction. |
| US10849790B2 |
Welding shield with exposure detection for proactive welding hazard avoidance
A system (2000) comprising a head-mounted device (2010); at least one position sensor coupled to the head-mounted device; at least one light-filtering shield (2012) coupled to the at least one position sensor; at least one light detector (2019); and at least one computing device (2017) configured to receive, from the light detector, an indication that an intensity of light detected by the light detector exceeds an exposure threshold; determine, from the at least one position sensor, that the light-filtering shield is not positioned at the face of a worker to filter light with the intensity that exceeds the exposure threshold; and generate, in response to the determination that the light-filtering shield is not positioned at the face of a worker wearing the head-mounted device to filter light with the intensity that exceeds the exposure threshold, an indication for output. |
| US10849789B2 |
Methods and systems for ophthalmic measurements and laser surgery and methods and systems for surgical planning based thereon
An ophthalmic measurement and laser surgery system includes: a laser source; a corneal topography subsystem; an axis determining subsystem; a ranging subsystem comprising an Optical Coherence Tomographer (OCT); and a refractive index determining subsystem. All of the subsystems are under the operative control of a controller. The controller is configure to: operate the corneal topography subsystem to obtain corneal surface information; operate the axis determining subsystem to identify one or more ophthalmic axes of the eye; operate the OCT to sequentially scan the eye in a plurality of OCT scan patterns, the plurality of scan patterns configured to determine an axial length of the eye; operate the refractive index determining subsystem so to determine an index of refraction of one or more ophthalmic tissues, wherein at least one of the corneal surface information, ophthalmic axis information, and axial length is modified based on the determined index of refraction. |
| US10849787B2 |
Method and apparatus for treating the brain and/or spinal cord using a catheter
A method for treatment of a brain and/or spinal cord includes inserting a flexible catheter into a cerebrospinal fluid space, the flexible catheter including two lumens adapted to allow a fluid to circulate therein in a closed loop within the flexible catheter and the flexible catheter being adapted to be connected to a device for cooling and circulating the fluid. The cerebrospinal fluid in the cerebrospinal fluid space is cooled with the flexible catheter to enable selective central nervous system cooling. The functional status of the brain and/or spinal cord is monitored, and the treatment of the brain and/or spinal cord is modified to adjust for any change in the functional status of the brain and/or spinal cord. |
| US10849786B2 |
Headwear for removing heat from a person's scalp in order to prevent hair loss
Headwear (2) for removing heat from a person's scalp in order to prevent hair loss, comprising a body portion (4) for fitting over the scalp, an inlet (6) and an outlet (8), and fastener means (10) the headwear (2) being such that it opens to a flat condition when it is not in use on the person's head (12), and the body portion (4) comprises a plurality of internal walls (14) which define a passageway (18) through the body portion (4) from the inlet (6) to the outlet (8) whereby the cold fluid is able to circulate through the body portion (4), and the passageways (16) being such that they are expanded by the cold fluid and press against the person's scalp with a pressure which causes contact with the person's scalp and thereby to facilitate maximum cold transfer. |
| US10849781B2 |
Base plate for an ostomy appliance
A base plate for an ostomy appliance is disclosed, the base plate comprising a first adhesive layer with a proximal side configured for attachment of the base plate to the skin surface of a user, the first adhesive layer having a stomal opening with a center point; and a plurality of electrodes including a ground electrode, a first electrode, and a second electrode, the ground electrode comprising a ground connection part, the first electrode comprising a first connection part, and the second electrode comprising a second connection part; wherein the ground electrode forms a ground for the first electrode and the second electrode. |
| US10849775B2 |
Suture esophageal stent introducer parallel handle
A stent delivery system includes an elongate shaft including a proximal portion, a distal portion, at least one lumen extending at least partially therethrough, and a stent receiving portion on the distal portion of the elongate shaft. A stent is positioned on the stent receiving portion of the elongate shaft, the stent having a first configuration and a second configuration. A sheath is positioned longitudinally around the inner elongate shaft, the inner elongate shaft extending coaxially at least partially within the lumen of the outer sheath, the outer sheath moveably positionable relative to the outer elongate shaft. A proximal constraining arrangement is engaged with a proximal end of the stent. A distal constraining arrangement is engaged with a distal end of the stent. A handle assembly is connected to the proximal constraining arrangement, the distal constraining arrangement, and the outer sheath. A brake assembly is positioned within the handle assembly. |
| US10849769B2 |
Non-foreshortening stent
Self-expending stents that include circumferential rings of alternating interconnected struts connected by flexible connectors. The struts of the rings and flexible connectors have a structure, including areas of expanded or reduced width or thickness, to account for venous applications. When used for venous applications, the stents convey benefit from configurations that improve flexibility (due to the greater elasticity of venous applications) while maintaining enough stiffness to resist pressure on the venous structure in selected areas (such as for the May-Thurner syndrome). The stents include particular structural characteristics—often expressed as ratios between different measurements—that are particularly advantageous for (although not limited to) venous applications. |
| US10849768B2 |
Prosthesis casting device
A prosthesis socket casting device having a housing and a flexible membrane for receiving a residual limb, the housing and the membrane defining a cavity for containing a fluid. Within the housing are means that are a function of the patient's weight for altering the distribution of the reactive fluid pressure applied when the residual limb is received within the membrane. In a preferred embodiment, the altering means comprise a movable piston that is provided at a lower end of the housing. |
| US10849767B1 |
Orthotic grippers
In one embodiment, an orthotic gripper includes a flex sensor configured to detect flexion and extension of a wrist of a user of the gripper, and a gripping mechanism comprising a thumb link configured to attach to a thumb of the user and a finger link pivotally connected to the thumb link and configured to attach to one or more fingers of the user, the gripping mechanism being configured to move the finger link toward the thumb link when the flex sensor detects flexion of the wrist and to move the finger link away from the thumb link when the flex sensor detects extension of the wrist. |
| US10849766B2 |
Implant evaluation in prosthesis installation
A system, method, and computer program product for allowing any surgeon, including those surgeons who perform a fewer number of a replacement procedure as compared to a more experienced surgeon who performs a greater number of procedures, to provide an improved likelihood of a favorable outcome approaching, if not exceeding, a likelihood of a favorable outcome as performed by a very experienced surgeon with the replacement procedure, such as by understanding the prosthesis installation environment (e.g., cup/cavity interface) and to provide intelligent and interactive tools and methods to standardize the installation process and provide feedback regarding a quality of insertion/installation. Force sensing is included to aid in quantifying installation of an implant, particularly a cup into a pelvic bone. |
| US10849762B1 |
Implants, systems and methods of using the same
Implants, device, systems and methods for replacing an articulation surface in a joint, for example, shoulder prostheses with stemless humeral components or stemmed humeral components. Methods for using the shoulder prostheses with stemless humeral components or stemmed humeral components are also disclosed. |
| US10849759B2 |
Ceramic multi-hooded enarthrodial joint implant
Multi-hooded enarthrodial joint implant has a ceramic articulating cup including a ceramic head-receiving cup having an articular surface upon which a head of a joint can articulate, and which, in general, has a margin generally about a hemisphere more or less and at least two hoods that are marginally extended continuations of superior one-half or so of cup containment of a sufficient magnitude to reduce an overall dimension of socket outlet to less than a hemisphere, which can embrace and contain the head. The head is made of ceramic and has a truncated generally circular cross section, a truncated surface with a feature for attachment of the stem, and an opposing articular surface for articulation against the articular surface of the ceramic head-receiving cup. As an ensemble, the cup is combined with the head, typically with a stem, for a total joint implant. |
| US10849756B2 |
Programmable implant
Various embodiments of implant systems and related apparatus, and methods of operating the same are described herein. In various embodiments, an implant for interfacing with a bone structure includes a web structure, including a space truss, configured to interface with human bone tissue. The space truss includes two or more planar truss units having a plurality of struts joined at nodes. Implants are optimized for the expected stress applied at the bone structure site. |
| US10849753B2 |
Heart implant
The invention relates to a heart implant comprising a tubular attachment element (1) for attaching an inflatable membrane (2), particularly an inflatable membrane (2) being coaxially positioned around the tubular attachment element (1) and fixed to it, the tubular attachment element (1) at one of its ends being split into several strips (4), the strips (4) extending away from the tubular attachment element (1) and forming an expandable cage (C), particularly for fixing the heart implant to the atrium of the heart by surface contact between an exterior surface of the expandable cage (C) and an interior atrium surface, each one of the strips (4) being split into two branches (4a, 4b, 4a′, 4b′, . . . ), each respective branch (4a) being merged into a new strip (5) together with another respective branch (4b′) of a neighboring strip (4) wherein such splitting and merging is performed one after the other at least three times and the number of strips (7) being formed of the last merged branches (6a, 6b, . . . ) at the end of extension corresponding to the number of strips (4) at the one end of the tubular attachment element (1). |
| US10849749B2 |
Helical coil mitral valve annuloplasty systems and methods
Systems and methods for modifying a heart valve annulus in a minimally invasive surgical procedure. A helical anchor is provided, having a memory set to a coiled shape or state. The helical anchor is further configured to self-revert from a substantially straight state to the coiled state. The helical anchor is loaded within a needle that constrains the helical anchor to the substantially straight state. The needle is delivered to the valve annulus and inserted into tissue of the annulus. The helical anchor is then deployed from the needle (e.g., the needle is retracted from over the helical anchor). Once deployed, the helical anchor self-transitions toward the coiled shape, cinching engaged tissue of the valve annulus. |
| US10849747B2 |
Integrated sheath interface feature
A delivery device for an implantable medical device includes an inner shaft with a device-carrying region, an outer shaft surrounding the inner shaft, a sheath at a distal end of the outer shaft, and a sleeve. The outer shaft is movable relative to the inner shaft from an advanced position in which the sheath surrounds the device-carrying region to a retracted position in which the sheath exposes the device-carrying region. The sheath includes a proximal structure having a cylindrical portion between first and second transition zones. The sleeve surrounds the outer shaft and is movable relative to the outer shaft from an advanced position in which a distal end portion of the sleeve surrounds the cylindrical portion to a retracted position in which the distal end portion of the sleeve is spaced proximally from the cylindrical portion. |
| US10849741B2 |
Prosthetic heart valve
Embodiments of a radially collapsible and expandable prosthetic heart valve are disclosed. A valve frame can have a tapered profile when mounted on a delivery shaft, with an inflow end portion having a smaller diameter than an outflow end portion. The valve can comprise generally V-shaped leaflets, reducing material within the inflow end of the frame. An outer skirt can be secured to the outside of the inflow end portion of the frame, the outer skirt having longitudinal slack when the valve is expanded and lying flat against the frame when the valve is collapsed. A diagonally woven inner skirt can elongate axially with the frame. Side tabs of adjacent leaflets can extend through and be secured to window frame portions of the frame to form commissures. The window frame portions can be depressed radially inward relative to surrounding frame portions when the valve is crimped onto a delivery shaft. |
| US10849740B2 |
Paravalvular leak sealing mechanism
A collapsible and expandable stent body includes a generally tubular annulus section, one or more prosthetic valve elements mounted to the stent body, and a cuff attached to the stent body. The prosthetic valve is operative to allow flow in an antegrade direction but to substantially block flow in a retrograde direction. The prosthetic heart valve may include paravalvular leak mitigation features in the form of first and second sealing members. The sealing members are attached to the cuff and extend circumferentially around an abluminal surface of the stent body. The sealing members each have an open side facing in a first axial direction and a closed side facing in an opposite second axial direction. Flow of blood in the second axial direction will tend to force blood into the sealing members and cause the sealing members to billow outwardly relative to the stent body, helping to mitigate paravalvular leak. |
| US10849739B2 |
Ophthalmosurgical injector system
An ophthalmosurgical injector system includes an injector, which has a handpiece, a plunger and a dispensing device; an intraocular lens, which has an optic body, a C-shaped first haptic arm protruding from the optic body and a C-shaped second haptic arm protruding from the optic body; a cartridge, in which the intraocular lens is received, wherein the cartridge is inserted in the injector; and an actuation element, which has a contact surface, and a locking element, with which a position of the plunger relative to the handpiece or to the cartridge can be locked. The plunger can be locked in a first position, in which the intraocular lens is held in the cartridge in a compressed and pretensioned state in which an outer distance from the first haptic arm to the second haptic arm is greater than 8 mm and less than 11 mm. |
| US10849738B2 |
Intraocular lens injector
There is provided an intraocular lens injector configured to inject an intraocular lens having an optical portion 8 and a pair of support portions 9a, 9b, including: an injector main body 2 having a lens setting portion 6 on which the intraocular lens 7 is set; a pushing member 5 that pushes out the intraocular lens 7 from the lens setting portion 6 by moving in a direction of a central axis of the injector main body 2; and a guide slope 11 that guides the movement of the pushing member 5 when the pushing member 5 moves in the direction of the central axis of the injector main body 2, wherein when the pushing member 5 moves in the direction of the central axis of the injector main body 2, a tip end part of the pushing member 5 comes into contact with the support portions 9b of the intraocular lens 7, and comes into contact with the optical portion 8 while pushing the support portions 9b, and the guide slope 11 guides the movement of the pushing member 5 so that the tip end part of the pushing member 5 is displaced in a vertical direction. |
| US10849737B2 |
Intraocular lens having hinged haptic structures
An ophthalmic device includes an optic including an optic axis and a haptic structure coupled with the optic. The haptic structure includes an inner ring comprising a plurality of hinges such that portions of the inner ring reside at different radii from the optic axis. The haptic structure further includes a first loop extending from the inner ring and having two points of connection to the inner ring and a second loop extending from the inner ring and having two points of connection to the inner ring. The second loop is oriented opposite the first loop. |
| US10849730B2 |
Therapeutic agent coated angioplasty balloon with embolic filter and protective cover
Various implementations of a percutaneous transluminal angioplasty device include a catheter, a filter, and an expandable balloon. The filter is coupled adjacent a distal end of the catheter and is movable between an unexpanded and expanded configuration via a filter activation wire extending through a lumen of the catheter. An anti-stenotic therapeutic agent is disposed on an outer surface of the balloon, and the balloon is disposed on the catheter proximally of the filter. An axial movable sheath is positioned over the balloon and filter during deployment to a target site and is axially retracted away from the filter and balloon prior to treatment of a lesion. At the target site, the exposed filter is expanded via the filter activation wire. Then, the exposed balloon is inflated to dilate and deliver the therapeutic agent to the lesion. |
| US10849723B1 |
Scanning device
A system comprising a scanning device is operable by a user to scan teeth of the user to acquire images of the teeth. The scanning device comprises a camera operable to acquire the images, a guide configured to orient the camera with respect to the teeth to facilitate acquisition of the images, and a server system configured to receive the images acquired by the scanning device and to develop a treatment plan for the user based on the received images. |
| US10849721B2 |
Digital dental tray
A digital dental tray system is described including a dental tray shaped to at least partially surround a plurality of teeth and a plurality of three-dimensional (3D) optical imaging elements attached to the dental tray. Each of the 3D optical imaging elements comprises a structured light projector to project a light pattern onto one or more teeth of the plurality of teeth and a camera to capture an image of the one or more teeth. |
| US10849718B2 |
Orthodontic torquing
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to devices and a method for orthodontic torquing. For the various embodiments, a pliers for crimping coils of an orthodontic torquing spring to an arch wire includes: a pair of plier halves, each of the plier halves including a handle, a jaw, and a pivot section, each of the jaws including a crimping face defined by a distal edge having a length in a range of 200 percent to 400 percent of a diameter of the orthodontic spring, a first lateral edge, and a second lateral edge, the edges defined by a radius of curvature in a range of 0.1 millimeters to 0.5 millimeters, a textured surface on at least one of the crimping faces to frictionally engage the coil of the orthodontic spring, and a pivot joint connecting the pivot sections of the pair of plier halves such that the handles can be manipulated to cause the crimping faces of the jaws to move together to crimp a coil of the orthodontic torquing spring to the arch wire. |
| US10849717B2 |
Systems and methods for making an orthodontic aligner
A method and system for making an orthodontic aligner, as well as an orthodontic aligner. The method comprising: determining at least one super contact region between upper teeth and lower teeth of a subject, the super contact region comprising identifying an area around an at least one contact region between the upper teeth and the lower teeth which exceeds a predetermined magnitude of contact between the upper and lower teeth during a predefined upper/lower teeth position; and generating a digital model of the aligner comprising applying the determined super contact region to a digital model of a pre-form aligner such that a thickness of the aligner body at the determined super contact region is less than a thickness of the aligner body at regions which are not determined super contact regions. |
| US10849711B2 |
Surgical instrument mounted display system
A C-arm, or a mobile intensifier device, is one example of a medical imaging device that is based on X-ray technology. Because a C-arm device can display high-resolution X-ray images in real time, a physician can monitor progress at any time during an operation, and thus can take appropriate actions based on the displayed images. Monitoring the images, however, is often challenging during certain procedures, for instance during procedures in which attention must be paid to the patient's anatomy as well as a medical imaging device display. In an example, a surgical instrument assembly includes a processor, a surgical instrument configured to operate on an anatomical structure, and a display coupled to the processor and attached to the surgical instrument. The display can be configured to display visual information comprising X-ray images generated by a medical imaging device, and depth gauge information generated by a depth gauge coupled to the surgical instrument. |
| US10849710B2 |
Imaging and display system for guiding medical interventions
An imaging and display system for guiding medical interventions includes a wearable display, such as a goggle display, for viewing by a user. The display presents a composite, or combined image that includes pre-operative surgical navigation images, intraoperative images, and in-vivo microscopy images or sensing data. The pre-operative images are acquired from scanners, such as MRI and CT scanners, while the intra-operative images are acquired in real-time from a camera system carried by the goggle display for imaging the patient being treated so as to acquire intraoperative images, such as fluorescence images. A probe, such as a microscopy probe or a sensing probe, is used to acquire in-vivo imaging/sensing data from the patient. Additionally, the intra-operative and in-vivo images are acquired using tracking and registration techniques to align them with the pre-operative image and the patient to form a composite image for display by the goggle display. |
| US10849700B2 |
Robotic surgical system control scheme for manipulating robotic end effectors
A method of controlling a robotic surgical system is provided, where the robotic surgical system including an arm having an instrument with jaws and an access port each coupled to the arm. The method includes detecting a position of the instrument, and opening the jaws of the instrument, in response to a determination that a distance between the position of the instrument and a position of the access port is greater than a predetermined distance. |
| US10849698B2 |
Robotics tool bailouts
Various surgical tools with bailout mechanisms are provided that allow direct engagement with one or more actuators to provide rapid and effective bailout (such as release, reversal, and/or retraction) of surgical tools while minimizing the amount of force and/or time to complete the bailout. Robotic surgical tools generally have a housing and an elongate tool shaft extending from the housing and having an end effector on a distal end thereof. The housing has a plurality of actuators for causing various functions of the end effector, such as rotation, articulation, clamping, firing, stapling, etc. The housing attaches to a tool driver on a robotic arm that electromechanically drives the actuators to control the end effector. A bailout mechanism can extend from the housing into the elongate shaft and directly engage the actuators to apply a force thereto to retract an actuator. |
| US10849696B2 |
Map of body cavity
In one embodiment, a medical analysis system, includes a display, and processing circuitry to receive a three-dimensional map of an interior surface of a cavity within a body of a living subject, positions on the interior surface being defined in a spherical coordinate system wherein each position is defined by an angular coordinate pair and an associated radial distance from an origin, project the angular coordinate pair of respective positions from the interior surface to respective locations in a two-dimensional plane according to a coordinate transformation, compute respective elevation values from the plane at the respective locations based on at least the radial distance associated with the respective projected angular coordinate pair, and render to the display an image of a partially flattened surface of the interior surface with the partially flattened surface being elevated from the plane according to the computed respective elevation values at the respective locations. |
| US10849693B2 |
Systems for augmented reality guidance for bone resections including robotics
Devices and methods for performing a surgical step or surgical procedure with visual guidance using an optical head mounted display are disclosed. |
| US10849688B2 |
Sensory enhanced environments for injection aid and social training
An injection aid system and a social aid system having a computing system with at least one processor and a memory device. The computing system can be configured to generate a at least one of a virtual environment and an augmented environment. A display device can be coupled to the computing system and configured to visually display the environment. The injection aid system can further include an injection tool and a treatment target configured to receive a simulated injection by the injection tool. The injection tool can have a needle and a plunger. |
| US10849683B2 |
Endoscopic resection method
Embodiments of the invention are directed to a method of excising tissue including injecting fluid into the submucosa to raise targeted tissue. A first electrode is positioned below the targeted tissue within the injected fluid and a second electrode is positioned adjacent a surface of the raised targeted tissue opposite the first electrode. Electrical current is applied between the first and second electrodes and the targeted tissue is excised with the second electrode. |
| US10849681B2 |
Vessel sealer and divider
An endoscopic bipolar forceps includes an elongated shaft having opposing jaw members at a distal end thereof. The jaw members are movable relative to one another from a first position wherein the jaw members are disposed in spaced relation relative to one another to a second position wherein the jaw members cooperate to grasp tissue therebetween. The forceps also includes a source of electrical energy connected to each jaw member such that the jaw members are capable of conducting energy through tissue held therebetween to effect a seal. A generally tube-like cutter is included which is slidably engaged about the elongated shaft and which is selectively movable about the elongated shaft to engage and cut tissue on at least one side of the jaw members while the tissue is engaged between jaw members. |
| US10849679B2 |
Heat sink parameter determination apparatus
The invention relates to a heat sink parameter determination apparatus for determining a parameter of a heat sink like a blood vessel within an object such as a person (3) by minimizing a deviation between a measured temperature distribution, which has preferentially been measured by ultrasound thermometry, and a modeled temperature distribution, wherein the modeled temperature distribution is modeled based on a provided heat source parameter like the location of an ablation needle (2) and the heat sink parameter to be determined by using a given thermal model. This determination of heat sink parameters, which may be geometric and/or flow parameters, considers the real temperature distribution and is thus based on real heat sink influences on the temperature distribution. This can lead to an improved determination of heat sink parameters and hence to a more accurate temperature distribution which may be determined based on the determined heat sink parameters. |
| US10849672B2 |
Liner for cryogenic treatment systems
Liners for cryogenic treatment systems are described where a cryogenic fluid or gas may be introduced into a liner expanded within a body lumen such as the uterine cavity. The liner may be intentionally sized to be substantially larger than the typical size of the uterine cavity, e.g., 1.2 times (or more), greater than the size of the uterine cavity into which the liner is inserted. Because the liner is sized intentionally larger than the body lumen to be treated, the liner may never fully expand when deployed. But even with folds or portions of the liner being folded upon itself, the liner may remain sufficiently supple such that the resulting uncontrolled folds allow for complete conformance of the liner against the anatomy of the contacted tissue. |
| US10849669B2 |
Method and device for insertion of orthopedic fixation pin with blind hole
A fixation device is disclosed including an elongate body extending from a distal end to a proximal end. The distal end defines a blind hole having a diameter and extending to a depth from a distal tip. The diameter of the blind hole is sufficient to receive a k-wire therein. |
| US10849662B2 |
Resiliant spinal plate system
An embodiment of the invention provides for a system, such as a cervical plate fusion system, that has mechanisms for preventing bone anchors (e.g., screws, pins, and the like) from backing out of the plate. The system prevents both counter-rotation of the screw and axial backing out of the screw. Other embodiments are described herein. |
| US10849658B2 |
Trocar seal membrane and assembly comprising concave-channels
Disclosed is a seal membrane and assembly including the concave-channel. The seal membrane includes a proximal opening, a distal aperture, and a sealing wall from the distal aperture extending to the proximal opening. The sealing wall includes a proximal surface and a distal surface. The distal aperture is formed by a sealing lip for accommodating the inserted instrument and forming a gas-tight seal. The sealing wall includes a main rotary-wall and multiple concave-channels. |
| US10849655B2 |
Trocar seal membrane and assembly comprising normal and reverse concave channels
Disclosed is a trocar seal membrane and assembly including normal concave-channels and reverse concave-channels. The seal membrane includes a proximal opening, a distal aperture, and a sealing wall from the distal aperture extending to the proximal opening. The distal aperture formed by a sealing lip for accommodating the inserted instrument forms a gas-tight seal. The sealing wall includes a proximal surface and a distal surface. The sealing wall is a seamless sealing body with multiple normal concave-channels and multiple reverse concave-channels surrounding the sealing lip in an alternating manner. The normal concave-channels and reverse concave-channels has the functions of enlarging hoop circumference, reducing the wrapped-area, improving lubrication reliability, increasing the axial tensile stiffness, etc., thereby, the frictional resistance and the stick-slip can be greatly reduced. |
| US10849653B2 |
Thermoform cannula with variable cannula body stiffness
A cannula supporting a percutaneous pump can include a proximal section with a first flexural modulus. The cannula can include one or more distal sections with a flexural modulus that is different than the first flexural modulus. The material and its arrangement along the length of the cannula can be selected so as to influence bending properties. This can, for example, allow efficient positioning of the cannula in a desired location without displacing the guidewire. |
| US10849651B2 |
Access device
An access device for placing a medical article within a body space includes a needle, a dilator, and a medical article. The needle can include an elongated needle body with a distal end and a hub from which the needle body extends. The elongated needle body can include at least one side fenestration and an outer diameter. The dilator can be slideably disposed on the needle body and include a dilator hub and an elongated dilator shaft that extends from the dilator hub. The dilator shaft can include at least one side fenestration in communication with the needle side fenestration. The dilator shaft can also include an inner diameter that is less than the outer diameter of the needle. The medical article can include a tubular section and a hub. The tubular section can be disposed on the dilator and define a space between the medical article and the dilator in communication with the needle side fenestration through the dilator side fenestration. At a least portion of the medical article can be configured to allow visual determination of the presence of a body fluid within the space. |
| US10849650B2 |
Transperineal needle guidance
A combined imaging probe holder and interventional needle guide assembly is provided. The imaging probe holder supports an imaging device (e.g., ultrasound probe) in a known relationship with a biopsy/treatment device holder such that a delivery element or interventional needle is constrained within an imaging field of the imaging device. Constraining the biopsy treatment device within the imaging field allows for real-time monitoring of the biopsy/treatment device during insertion of the interventional needle into patient tissue. In addition, the biopsy/treatment device holder is angularly positionable relative to the image field to allow advancement of the delivery element to any desired location within the imaging field. |
| US10849648B2 |
Arthroscopic devices and methods
An arthroscopic or other surgical cutter has features which facilitate fabrication by ceramic molding. The arthroscopic cutter includes a cutter body having a longitudinal axis and a window, an interior channel, and a plurality of cutting edges extending radially outwardly from an outer surface thereof. The features include non-helical, longitudinally aligned cutting edges, controlled thicknesses of the cutting edges, controlled heights of the cutting edges, controlled areas of the windows, controlled diameters of the internal channels, controlled rake angles of the cutting edges, and other parameters. |
| US10849647B2 |
Apparatus and methods for accessing and removing material from body lumens
An apparatus and method are provided for accessing and/or removing material from a body lumen. The apparatus includes a tubular sheath including a shaft having a proximal end and an expandable distal end that is expandable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded, tapered configuration. A treatment member can be introduced into the body lumen through the tubular sheath. The treatment member includes one or more expandable members to interact with the material to be removed from the body lumen. |
| US10849646B2 |
Device for cutting artificial anus protection plate
A device for cutting an artificial anus protection plate includes a protection plate support part that supports the artificial anus protection plate, a guide rod screw-coupled to a coupling rod in a lengthwise direction of the coupling rod, and a cutting part that cuts the artificial anus protection plate at a preset diameter. |
| US10849640B2 |
Membrane aggregating forceps
A membrane aggregating forceps may include a blank, a membrane aggregating forceps tip of the blank, a hypodermic tube, and an actuation structure. The blank may be disposed in the hypodermic tube and the actuation structure wherein a compression of the actuation structure is configured to close the membrane aggregating forceps tip and wherein a decompression of the actuation structure is configured to open the membrane aggregating forceps tip. The membrane aggregating forceps tip may include a first membrane aggregating forceps jaw having a first curved medial projection and a second membrane aggregating forceps jaw having a second curved medial projection. The first curved medial projection may include a first membrane socket, a first membrane aggregating fillet, and a first blunt edge. The second curved medial projection may include a second membrane socket, a second membrane aggregating filled, and a second blunt edge. |
| US10849639B2 |
Retrieval devices and related methods of use
A retrieval device may have a contracted state and an expanded state and may include a sheath defining a longitudinal axis; a first arm, a second arm, and a third arm; a first member extending between a distal end of the first arm and a distal end of the third arm; and a second member extending between a distal end of the second arm and the distal end of the third arm. In the expanded state and from a distal-end view, the first and second members and the distal ends of the first arm, second arm, and third arm may form a V-shape with an open mouth. |
| US10849638B2 |
Retrieval devices and related methods of use
A retrieval device may include a sheath including a distal end and a proximal end, and an end effector at the distal end. At least a portion of the end effector may be movable relative to the sheath between extended and retracted states. The end effector may include a support member extending from the distal end of the sheath, and a movable member extending from the distal end of the support member. The device may include a handle assembly at the proximal end of the sheath, having an actuation member for transitioning the end effector between the extended and retracted states. The device may include a biasing member coupled to at least one of the actuation member and the sheath that may control a force, exerted by one of the movable members and the support member on the other, generated by relative movement between the movable and support members. |
| US10849635B2 |
System for use in tissue repair
The present disclosure relates to a system for use in tissue repair. The system includes a cannulated guide, an obturator configured for insertion through the guide, a drill configured for insertion through the guide, and an anchor delivery tool configured for insertion through the guide. |
| US10849634B2 |
Coupling portion for rotary surgical cutting systems
Aspects of the disclosure relate to surgical cutting systems having a surgical tool and a powered hand piece. The surgical tool can include a cutting tool having a coupling portion for selective connection to a drive pin of the hand piece. The coupling portion defines a tang that is configured to promote self-alignment of the cutting tool and the drive pin during connection of the cutting tool and the hand piece, thus promoting ease of use. |
| US10849631B2 |
Pivotable bone cutting guide useful for bone realignment and compression techniques
Instruments and surgical techniques may be used to correct a bone deformity, such as a bunion in which a metatarsal is misaligned with respect to a medial cuneiform. In some examples, a bone cutting guide is utilized to cut an end of the metatarsal and/or an end of the medial cuneiform to facilitate realignment of the bones. The cutting guide can have a pivotable cut guide surface along which a cutting instrument is translated to provide a precise bone cut. In some applications, after suitably preparing and aligning the bones, the bones are compressed together using a fixation pin. The fixation pin can be driven through one of the bones, into the second bone, and then further driven to compress the bones together. |
| US10849630B2 |
Reposable multi-fire surgical clip applier
A reposable surgical clip applier includes a handle assembly, a shaft assembly releasably engagable with the handle assembly, and a clip cartridge assembly releasably engagable within the shaft assembly. The handle assembly includes at least one handle, a proximal drive member, a proximal pusher, and a handle spring assembly configured to bias the handle(s) towards a spaced-apart position. When the reposable surgical clip applier is assembled, the proximal drive member is positioned proximally adjacent an inner drive assembly of the shaft assembly such that movement of the handle(s) towards an approximated position actuates a jaw assembly of the shaft assembly. When the reposable surgical clip applier is assembled, the proximal pusher is positioned proximally adjacent a distal pusher of the clip cartridge assembly such that movement of the handle(s) towards the spaced-apart position loads a distal-most surgical clip from the clip cartridge assembly into the jaw assembly. |
| US10849628B2 |
Flexible surgical stapler
A flexible surgical stapler includes an adapter having a coupling assembly configured for securing the adapter assembly to a handle assembly, an elongate body extending from the coupling assembly, a first drive assembly extending through the elongate body, and a loading unit secured to a distal portion of the elongate body. The loading unit includes a firing assembly operably connected to the first drive assembly. The firing assembly includes a cycloid gear assembly for increasing an input torque from the first drive assembly to actuate the firing assembly. The flexible surgical stapler may include an introducer assembly to facilitate introduction of a stapling portion of the surgical stapler into a body cavity of a patient. |
| US10849627B2 |
Arteriovenous fistula implant effective for inducing laminar blood flow
A vascular implant device configured to decrease turbulence in blood flow through an arteriovenous fistula is described. The implant includes an arterial section having a straight hollow tube, a venous section having a curved hollow tube divided into an orthogonal portion at the juncture of the arterial section, a curved portion, and a straight extension portion, and having a continual lumen and lumen surface. The curved portion curves approximately 90 degrees with respect to the arterial section, and the extension portion extends substantially parallel to the arterial section. A plurality of flow-conditioning tabs are located along the lumen surface in arrangements precisely designed to convert the turbulent blood flow that enters the venous section into substantially laminar flow, and to minimize oscillatory shear stress on the venous endothelium as the blood flow exits the device and enters the vein. |
| US10849624B2 |
Adapter assembly for interconnecting electromechanical surgical devices and surgical loading units, and surgical systems thereof
The present disclosure relates to adapter assemblies for use with and to electrically and mechanically interconnect electromechanical surgical devices and surgical loading units, and to surgical systems including hand held electromechanical surgical devices and adapter assemblies for connecting surgical loading units to the hand held electromechanical surgical devices. |
| US10849622B2 |
Articulated stapling with fire lock
A loading unit for a surgical stapling apparatus includes a shaft assembly, an end effector coupled to the shaft assembly, an I-beam assembly supported in the shaft assembly, and a fire lock assembly supported on the shaft assembly. The end effector is positioned to articulate relative to the shaft assembly between an unarticulated position and an articulated position. The I-beam assembly is selectively movable relative to the end effector to fire the end effector. The fire lock assembly is configured to prevent the I-beam assembly from firing the end effector when the end effector is disposed in the unarticulated position. |
| US10849620B2 |
Connector mechanisms for surgical stapling instruments
A surgical stapling instrument includes a body portion and a tool assembly extending from the body portion. The tool assembly includes a jaw member, and a first connector assembly disposed within the jaw member. The first connector assembly includes a first connector housing and first and second connector members extending from the first connector housing. The surgical stapling instrument further includes a cartridge assembly selective receivable within the jaw member. The cartridge assembly includes a second connector assembly configured for electrical connection with the first connector assembly. The second connector assembly includes a second connector housing and first and second contact members disposed within the second connector housing. The first and second connector members of the first connector assembly are configured to engage the respective first and second contact members of the second connector housing when the cartridge assembly is received within the jaw member of the tool assembly. |
| US10849616B2 |
Reinforced graft constructs and methods of tissue repairs
Surgical constructs, assemblies and methods for tissue reinforcement with a reinforcement (reinforcing) material such as suture, tape, weave, ribbon or mesh, among many others. The reinforced construct includes a reinforced section that prevents a suture from pulling apart. The reinforced section is be a piece of material (a reinforcement or reinforcing material) such as reinforced stitched suture tape attached to a flexible strand. A needle attached to the flexible strand terminating with the reinforced section passes through a proximal end of the reinforced section to form an adjustable “starter loop.” The starter loop is slid and positioned over tissue (for example, graft, tendon, ligament, etc.) and the suture is pulled apart to tighten the loop around the tissue. |
| US10849615B2 |
Balloon component for locating a suturing device
A suturing device uses an inflatable balloon coupled to multiple arms and needles to place sutures at appropriate positions. In preferred embodiments the suturing device includes an elongated body having a working end, a controlling end, and a lumen. The elongated body is coupled to an arm having a distal end with a needle target, which is used to place a suture in an appropriate position relative to the aperture. An inflatable balloon is positioned in an area enclosed by the arm, such that inflating the balloon physically moves a needle towards the needle target. |
| US10849608B2 |
Transhiatal mediastinal retractor
A hand-held tool is provided for retraction of internal organs during transhiatal mediastinal surgery. The tool includes a handle and a blade extending forwardly from the handle. The blade has an acute end extending rearwardly and then curves forwardly and upwardly to form an open mouth for receiving the organ. |
| US10849607B2 |
Vascular closure device suture tension mechanism
Systems and methods for sealing an opening in a wall within the body of a patient are disclosed. In one embodiment, the system has an elongated body coupled to a vascular closure device and a resisting member, the elongated body having a high resistance portion and a low resistance portion and being constructed and arranged to interface with a resisting member to apply a conforming force to a vascular closure device. In some exemplary embodiments, the elongated body comprises a large diameter portion positioned in a proximal end region of the elongated body. Methods and other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US10849605B2 |
Device and method for the application of a curable fluid composition to a portion of a bodily organ
Disclosed are devices and methods suitable for application of a curable fluid composition to a bodily organ, such as to a lower portion of a bodily organ. The device comprises a monolithic piece of material having a lower surface, two spaced-apart sides, and two spaced-apart walls connecting the two spaced-apart sides. A receptacle for containing the curable fluid composition is defined by the lower surface, the two sides, and the two walls. At least a portion of the height of the two walls is less than the height of at least a portion of the two sides. The device is deployable underneath the bodily organ such that a lower portion of the bodily organ is supported by at least a portion of each of the two walls. |
| US10849597B2 |
Method of providing copy image and ultrasound apparatus therefor
An ultrasound measurement method includes: providing a first object and a second object within an ultrasound image displayed on a touch screen; activating the first object and the second object, to be movable to perform a measurement on the ultrasound image; receiving a touch-and-drag input with respect to at least one of the first and second objects; and displacing a corresponding one of the first and second objects on the ultrasound image in correspondence with the received touch-and-drag input. |
| US10849593B2 |
Waveform visualization tool for facilitating medical diagnosis
A tool for facilitating medical diagnosis is disclosed herein, including an ultrasound device configured to collect ultrasound data from a patient, a display device, and a processing circuit configured to generate a cerebral blood flow velocity (CBFV) waveform based on the ultrasound data, determine morphology indicators identifying attributes of the CBFV waveform, and configure the display device to display the CBFV waveform and the morphology indicators. |
| US10849582B2 |
Holding mechanism for X-ray imaging apparatus and X-ray imaging apparatus
This holding mechanism (3) for an X-ray imaging apparatus includes a switching means (36) that switches between a state of permitting movement of a moving body (4) including an X-ray tube (1) or an X-ray detector (2) and a state of prohibiting the movement, a force direction detection means (38) that detects a direction of a force applied to a moving mechanism (31), and a permission direction determination means (7) that determines a direction in which the movement is permitted by the switching means among a plurality of directions based on a detected direction of the force. |
| US10849581B2 |
Adjustable guide wheel for axial positioning of a rotatable gantry of an imaging modality
Among other things, a guide unit and a radiation system including a guide unit are provided. The guide unit limits axial movement of a rotatable structure supporting a radiation source and a detector array of the radiation system. Embodiments of the guide unit include a frame member configured to be supported by a stationary unit that forms a portion of the radiation system. A guide wheel coupled to the frame member is configured to roll along a periphery of the rotatable structure of the radiation system as the rotatable structure supporting the radiation source and the detector array is rotated about an axis of rotation during operation of the radiation system. A wheel adjustment system coupled to the frame member linearly translates the guide wheel toward the periphery of the rotatable structure supported by the stationary unit of the radiation system. |
| US10849577B2 |
Radiation imaging apparatus and radiation imaging system
A radiation imaging apparatus in which a detection unit configured to generate an image signal corresponding to incident radiation and a control unit are arranged in one housing is provided. The radiation imaging apparatus further comprises a notification unit arranged in the housing and configured to show a state of the radiation imaging apparatus. While causing the detection unit to perform a continuous capturing operation of a radiation image, the control unit performs control so that the notification unit will perform notification of the ongoing capturing operation. |
| US10849573B2 |
Method and apparatus for ensuring correct positioning for a radiography recording
A method and apparatus are disclosed for ensuring correct positioning for a radiography recording. The method includes providing an examination request of the body region; pre-positioning the body region in the radiography system for the radiography recording; pre-positioning at least one of a recording unit of the radiography system and an image detector of the radiography system for the radiography recording; producing a positioning recording of the body region via the radiography system, the radiography system being switched into the fluoroscopy mode and the positioning recording being a fluoroscopy recording; producing positioning information from the positioning recording; and outputting the positioning information. |
| US10849568B2 |
Systems and methods for syncope detection and classification
Systems and methods for monitoring patient for syncope are discussed. A syncope monitor system can detect a precipitating event associated with a syncope onset, and acquire hemodynamic data in response to the detection of the precipitating event. A syncope analyzer circuit may generate temporal profiles of one or more hemodynamic parameters using the hemodynamic data. The syncope analyzer may use the temporal profiles to detect a syncopal event and to classify the syncopal event into one of a plurality of syncope categories. The detection and classification information may be output to a user or a process. |
| US10849567B2 |
Indication of risk for coronary artery disease
A way of indicating a risk for coronary artery disease is disclosed. A first plurality of first sound recordings of heartbeats and second plurality of second sound recording of the ambient background are obtained. A filtering of each first sound recording is performed by using a simultaneously recorded second sound recording. The filtering of each first sound recording involves determining a diastolic period of the heartbeat of the first sound recording, and performing an adaptive filtering of the first sound recording based in the diastolic period of the first sound recording and the simultaneously recorded second sound recording. This is followed by determination of an indication of the risk for coronary artery disease based on the filtered first sound recordings. |
| US10849566B2 |
Apparatus, system, method and computer program for assessing the risk of an exacerbation and/or hospitalization
The present invention relates to an apparatus, a system (100), a method (200), and a computer program for assessing the risk of an exacerbation and/or hospitalization. A patient's physical activity is measured (e.g., by an accelerometer (110)) during an active period of time (e.g., during awake hours) and during a rest period of time (e.g., during sleep hours) to gather first and second activity data. A risk of exacerbation and/or hospitalization is assessed (e.g., by a risk assessment unit (120)) based on an expression involving the respective activity data during active and rest periods fulfilling a predetermined relationship with respect to a predetermined activity level. For instance, low activity data during active periods and high activity data during rest periods indicates an increased risk of exacerbation and/or hospital readmission for the patient. |
| US10849557B2 |
Fabric-based items with stretchable bands
A fabric-based item may be provide with a stretchable band. The stretchable band may be formed from a ring-shaped strip of stretchable fabric having an opening configured to fit around a body part of a user. Circuitry may be coupled to strands of material in the stretchable band. The circuitry may include sensor circuitry for making measurements on the body part such as electrocardiogram measurements, blood pressure measurements, and respiration rate measurements. Wireless communications circuitry in the fabric-based item may be used to communicate wirelessly with external electronic equipment. A wireless power transmitting device may transmit wireless power. A coil formed from conductive strands in the fabric-based item may be used by wireless power receiving circuitry in the fabric-based item to receive the wireless power. The coil may have one or more turns that run around the ring-shaped strip of stretchable fabric. |
| US10849555B1 |
Devices and systems for correcting errors in blood pressure measurements
The present disclosure generally relate s to blood pressure monitoring. In some embodiments, methods and devices for measuring a mean arterial pressure and/or for monitoring blood pressure changes of a user are provided. Blood pressure measured by one or more pressure sensors may be adjusted using one or more correction factors. The use of the one or more correction factors disclosed herein may allow for more compact, convenient, and/or accurate wearable blood pressure measurement devices and methods. In particular, wrist-worn devices may be provided which are less bulky than current devices and may facilitate more frequent and accurate blood pressure monitoring. |
| US10849545B2 |
Acute kidney injury detection system and methods
Embodiments herein include systems and methods for detecting, predicting and/or assessing acute kidney injury. In an embodiment, a monitoring system to detect acute kidney injury is included. The monitoring system can include a sensor circuit configured to collect renal data including at least one of systemic renal data, direct renal data, urinary tract data, and renal-relevant extracorporeal data. The monitoring system can also include a memory circuit to store collected renal data, an evaluation circuit to assess renal status, and a telemetry circuit. The evaluation circuit can determine whether acute kidney injury has occurred or is likely to occur by comparing the renal data to at least one of threshold values, personal historical values, patient population values and patterns indicative of acute kidney injury. The evaluation circuit can initiate a warning notification if acute kidney injury has occurred or is likely to occur. Other embodiments are also included herein. |
| US10849539B2 |
Sensor insertion
An on-body insertion system is described. The on-body system includes a sensor in a first position being substantially parallel to an insertion surface. Activation of an actuator transitions the sensor to a second position. Wherein the transition imparts movement to the sensor that is substantially parallel to the insertion surface and the second position results in the sensing area being beneath the insertion surface. |
| US10849538B1 |
Sensor verification through forward voltage measurements
A device for measuring oxygen saturation includes circuitry configured to, while applying first current, measure a first forward voltage across the anode of the first light emitting diode and the cathode of the first light emitting diode and, while applying second current, measure a second forward voltage across the anode of the second light emitting diode and the cathode of the second light emitting diode. The circuitry is further configured to determine a measured difference of forward voltage based on a comparison of the first forward voltage and the second forward voltage and determine that the first and second light emitting diodes are valid based on a calibrated difference of forward voltage and the measured difference of forward voltage. In response to the determination that the first and second light emitting diodes are valid, the circuitry is configured to determine an oxygen saturation level. |
| US10849537B2 |
Processing apparatus and processing method
A processing apparatus having a processor acquiring image data indicating oxygen saturation distribution inside an object by using signals derived from acoustic waves generated from a plurality of wavelengths of light. The processor acquires an oxygen saturation at a first position of a blood vessel of the object, generated by image reconstruction using signals, acquires a first correction amount to correct the oxygen saturation at the first position of the blood vessel, and acquires a second correction amount to correct the oxygen saturation in a second position of the object other than the first position, based on the first correction amount. |
| US10849536B2 |
Determining absolute and relative tissue oxygen saturation
An oximeter probe is user configurable for being in an absolute reporting mode and a relative reporting mode for measured values. The measured values for the absolute and relative modes include absolute oxygen saturation, relative oxygen saturation, absolute hemoglobin content, relative hemoglobin content, absolute blood volume, relative blood volume. The relative modes and absolute modes for determining and reporting relative or absolute hemoglobin content or relative or absolute blood volume for individual patients are beneficial when determining the efficacy of administered medications, such as epinephrine, that effect blood flow, but not oxygen saturation, in tissue, such as skin. The oximeter probe in these relative modes displays the efficacy of the administered medication as reported values for relative hemoglobin content or relative blood volume fall or rise. |
| US10849535B2 |
Surgical elevator oximeter
A surgical elevator has an oximeter sensor at its tip, which allows measuring of oxygen saturation of a tissue. |
| US10849534B2 |
Lancet device
The lancet device includes a housing and a lancet having a puncturing element. The lancet is disposed within the housing and is adapted for axial movement between an initial or pre-actuated position wherein the puncturing element is retained within the housing, and a puncturing position wherein the puncturing element extends through a forward opening in the housing. The lancet device includes a drive spring disposed within the housing for biasing the lancet toward the puncturing position, and a retraction or return spring for returning the lancet to a position within the housing where the puncturing element is disposed within the housing. The retraction spring thereafter maintains engagement with the lancet to assist in preventing the puncturing element from again projecting outward from the forward opening in the housing. |
| US10849532B1 |
Computer-vision-based clinical assessment of upper extremity function
Methods and systems are presented for kinematic tracking and assessment of upper extremity function of a patient. A sequence of 2D images is captured by one or more cameras of a patient performing an upper extremity function assessment tasks. The captured images are processed to separately track body movements in 3D space, hand movements, and object movements. The hand movements are tracked by adjusting a position, orientation, and finger positions of a three-dimensional virtual model of a hand to match the hand in each 2D image. Based on the tracked movement data, the system is able to identify specific aspects of upper extremity function that exhibit impairment instead of providing only a generalized indication of upper extremity impairment. |
| US10849530B2 |
Electronic device and method for providing information related to skin type of object
Provided are an electronic device and method for providing information related to a skin type of an object. The electronic device includes: a camera configured to capture at least one image including a skin portion and a non-skin portion of an object; and a processor configured to determine at least one color ratio between the skin portion and the non-skin portion from the at least one image, and determine a skin type of the object based on the determined at least one color ratio. |
| US10849529B2 |
Method and apparatus for locating passive integrated transponder tags
An apparatus for locating an embedded passive integrated transponder (PIT) tag is provided. An embodiment of the locating apparatus includes a resonator capable of electromagnetically coupling to the PIT tag, and a feedback circuit connected to the resonator and configured to monitor a load conductance of the resonator. A distance between the resonator and the PIT tag is indicated by a change in the monitored load conductance when the resonator and the PIT tag are electromagnetically coupled. Another embodiment includes a resonator capable of stimulating a response signal from a PIT tag, and a processing circuit capable of calculating the distance between the resonator and the PIT tag based on the amplitude of the response signal. |
| US10849527B2 |
Magnetic sensor, biological cell sensing device, and diagnostic device
According to one embodiment, a magnetic sensor includes a first sensor element and a first interconnect. The first sensor element includes a first magnetic layer, a first opposing magnetic layer, and a first nonmagnetic layer provided between the first magnetic layer and the first opposing magnetic layer. A first magnetization of the first magnetic layer is aligned with a first length direction crossing a first stacking direction from the first magnetic layer toward the first opposing magnetic layer. At least a portion of the first interconnect extends along the first length direction. The first interconnect cross direction crosses the first length direction and is from the first sensor element toward the portion of the first interconnect. A first electrical resistance of the first sensor element changes according to an alternating current flowing in the first interconnect and a sensed magnetic field applied to the first sensor element. |
| US10849526B1 |
System and method for bio-inspired filter banks for a brain-computer interface
A system and method of steady-state visual evoked potential (SSVEP) frequency detection using bio-inspired filter banks (BIFB) includes, acquiring electroencephalographic (EEG) signals from a subject in response to a repetitive visual stimulus, estimating the power spectral density (PSD) of the channel of the EEG signals including at least one SSVEP response, extracting one or more SSVEP response features from the estimated PSD of the channel using a bio-inspired filter bank (BIFB) and classifying the extracted SSVEP response features to determine if the detected SSVEP response frequency from the EEG signals acquired from the subject substantially matches the repetition frequency of the repetitive visual stimulus. |
| US10849520B2 |
Mastoid electrode
An electrode configured to provide electrical contact with the skin of a user and configured to be positioned on or near a mastoid region of the user is provided. The electrode comprises an electrically conductive contact configured to receive electrical signals from the skin of the user, and a skin coupler that couples the contact with the skin of the user. The skin coupler comprises an adhesive layer that adhesively engages the skin. The skin coupler also comprises a base region that surrounds the contact, and at least two extension regions that extend away from the base region. |
| US10849516B2 |
Intelligent health strap
An intelligent health strap. A detection and analysis method comprises: acquiring multiple groups of pulse data collected by multiple pulse sensors (11); and according to the multiple groups of pulse data, using a calculation method for analysis to obtain physical sign information (12). An intelligent health wrist strap and an intelligent health ankle strap having multiple pulse sensors are used for performing pulse monitoring and analysis, displaying multiple types of pulse physical sign information, and transmitting data to an external device, so that a user can conveniently monitor changes of individual physiological status, and the intelligent health wrist strap and the intelligent health ankle strap can provide massage and health-care for wrists and ankles. |
| US10849511B2 |
Devices, systems, and methods for assessment of vessels
Devices, systems, and methods for visually depicting a vessel and evaluating treatment options are disclosed. The methods can include introducing instruments into the vessel of a patient and obtaining proximal and distal pressure measurements of a stenosis of the vessel, calculating a pressure ratio based on the obtained proximal and distal pressure measurements, applying a correlation factor to the calculated pressure ratio to produce a predicted diagnostic pressure ratio, and displaying the predicted diagnostic pressure ratio to a user. |
| US10849510B1 |
Methods of arterial pressure monitoring
Methods of monitoring arterial blood using an arterial line tube positions adjacent to a groin sheath, as part of a surgical intervention. Described herein are methods and apparatuses (e.g., systems) for introduction of an arterial line tube for contemporaneous and sensitive blood pressure monitoring along with other instrumentation in the course of a therapeutic intervention through a femoral artery, affording improved monitoring results. |
| US10849508B2 |
System and method for continuous monitoring of blood pressure
The present invention describes a system and method for continuous monitoring of central (aortic) and peripheral Blood Pressure. The system includes a fully mobile, non-invasive, continuous blood pressure monitoring system that includes one or more Biostrip devices affixed on a user, coupled with an application running on a computing device, which is further connected to a web server in the cloud. The system performs various computations on the Biostrip device, or on the gateway device (Smartphone or Smartwatch), or on the Cloud, and provides the user and authorized third parties with various insights about the blood pressure levels of the user. Further, the system enables the user to receive biofeedback training for controlling hypertension, and schedule online appointments, pay online for such appointments, share data the data securely to obtain insights. |
| US10849507B2 |
Photoacoustic image generation apparatus and insert
Present disclosure provides an insert that is at least partially inserted into a subject, the insert includes: a first light guide member that guides light with a first wavelength; a first light emitting portion from which the light guided by the first light guide member is emitted; a second light guide member that is provided so as to be adjacent to the first light guide member and guides light with a second wavelength different from the first wavelength; a second light emitting portion from which the light guided by the second light guide member is emitted; and a light absorption/conversion member. |
| US10849506B2 |
Bi-frequency dental examination
A system and a method for improving visibility of newly decaying or carious tissue are described. Light having a lower peak wavelength (such as 405 nm) illuminates dental tissue, and an image is captured. Light having a higher peak wavelength (such as 450 nm) then illuminates the same dental tissue, and a second image is captured. The images are aligned, and an output image is created based on at least one of the first image and the second image, modified in certain areas as a function of the relationships between the red values of the first image (R1) and the second image (R2) at that location and the green values of the first image (G1) and the second image (G2) at that location. The function may use the ratios R2:R1 and G1:G2, such as a function of the product of those ratios, to determine the color adjustment that is applied. |
| US10849502B2 |
System and method for providing health data of peripheral device
A peripheral device for providing a health information message to a host device includes a health data obtainer configured to obtain health data; a message generator configured to determine a type of the health data, a private message identification (ID) corresponding to the type of the health data, and an ID of the peripheral device, and generate the health information message to include the private message ID, the ID of the peripheral device, and the health data; and a message provider configured to transmit the health information message to the host device, the private message ID being configured to be interpreted differently according to the ID of the peripheral device. |
| US10849501B2 |
Body temperature logging patch
An actively-powered temperature data logger patch with wireless data communication includes a first substrate layer, a second substrate layer, a non-adhesive release layer, and an electronics inlay disposed between the first and second substrate layers. The electronics inlay includes a sealed, flexible battery, and a flexible circuit having a temperature sensor. An outer face of the non-adhesive release layer is has release properties. A replaceable adhesive includes a carrier substrate, a structural adhesive coated on a first face and attached to the outer face of the non-adhesive release layer, and a skin-contact approved adhesive coated on a second opposite face. In another example, an auxiliary sleeve having an exterior surface with an adhesive configured to be removably applied to a subject, may partially enclose the temperature data logger patch in an internal compartment. |
| US10849499B2 |
Ophthalmologic apparatus and method of controlling the same
An ophthalmologic apparatus comprises an optical system that includes an optical scanner, deflects light from a light source using the optical scanner, projects the light onto a subject's eye, and receives light based on returning light from the subject's eye, a movement mechanism that moves the subject's eye and the optical system relative to each other, an image acquisition unit that acquires an image of the subject's eye, an abnormality detector that detects abnormality based on a reference image and the image of the subject's eye, a scan controller that controls the optical scanner to re-perform a first scan or a second scan so as to project light from the light source onto a start position of the first scan, which is being performed for the subject's eye at an acquisition timing of the image of the subject's eye, or a start position of the second scan performed before the first scan, when the abnormality is detected by the abnormality detector, and a tracking controller that controls the movement mechanism based on the reference image and the image of the subject's eye, when the abnormality is not detected by the abnormality detector. |
| US10849498B2 |
Alignment improvements for ophthalmic diagnostic systems
The present application describes the addition of various feedback mechanisms including visual and audio feedback mechanisms to an ophthalmic diagnostic device to assist a subject to self-align to the device. The device may use the visual and non-visual feedback mechanisms independently or in combination with one another. The device may provide a means for a subject to provide feedback to the device to confirm that an alignment condition has been met. Alternatively, the device may have a means for sensing when acceptable alignment has been achieved. The device may capture diagnostic information during the alignment process or may capture after the alignment condition has been met. |
| US10849497B2 |
Apparatus and method for ophthalmic neural scanning
An apparatus and method for ophthalmic neural scanning including a projection apparatus configured to project a projected image onto one or more retinas of one or more eyes of a subject, one or more photodetectors disposed conjugate to the one or more retinas, the one or more photodetectors being configured to capture a reflected image reflected from the one or more retinas in response to the projected image, the reflected image including information indicating fixation of the one or more eyes, and an image capture device disposed conjugate to one or more corneas of the one or more eyes of the subject and configured to capture a diagnostic image including one or more pupils of the one or more eyes when the one or more pupils are illuminated by retroreflected light from the one or more retinas in response to the projected image. |
| US10849493B2 |
Method and system for pupil retro illumination using sample arm of OCT interferometer
An optical measurement instrument includes optical coherence tomography (OCT) interferometer and a pupil retro illumination system which directs laser light onto the retina of an eye via the sample arm of the OCT interferometer. The laser light passes through an intraocular lens (IOL) implanted into the eye, and an iris camera captures an image of the eye from a portion of the light returned from the retina of the eye, the returned light also passing through the IOL. One or more fiducials of the IOL are detected from the captured image, and an angular orientation of the eye is ascertained from the one or more detected fiducials. |
| US10849492B2 |
Mobile device application for ocular misalignment measurement
Disclosed are a mobile device and method which include acquiring, by an image acquisition unit installed in a mobile device, an image of eyes of a patient while light provided by a light source reflects from an optical surface of the eyes of the patient; and obtaining, by a processor installed in the mobile device, ocular misalignment measurements, including a magnitude and a direction of ocular misalignment in the eyes of the patient, using the acquired image or set of images. |
| US10849491B2 |
Method and device for determining the visual acuity of a user
A method for determining the visual acuity, wherein two spaced outer markings and an orientation marking lying between but not on a straight connecting line are displayed to the user on a display in an individual test as part of a plurality of tests. The user is to move the orientation marking on the display perpendicularly to the straight connecting line by actuating the device until the user perceives the marking as lying on the straight connecting line. Afterwards, the electronic device registers the effective distance between the orientation marking and the connecting line. At least two tests are carried out in which the outer markings are arranged along the same main axis, and at least the vertical main axis and the horizontal main axis are measured. After the manipulation, the effective distance from the individual tests of the series is used for ascertaining the visual acuity. |
| US10849486B2 |
Image acquisition system, image acquisition method, control device, and control method
It is enabled to more appropriately prevent thermal damage to an area irradiated with illumination light.An image acquisition system is provided including: a first light source unit that emits narrow band light having a peak intensity in a specific band; a second light source unit that emits wide band light having a band wider than the specific band; a generation unit that generates multiplexed light by using the narrow band light and the wide band light; an imaging unit that images an irradiation target of the multiplexed light; a prediction unit that performs prediction of a temperature of an area irradiated with the multiplexed light in the irradiation target; and a control unit that performs control of outputs of the narrow band light and the wide band light on the basis of the prediction. |
| US10849481B2 |
Drying systems for dishwasher appliances
A dishwasher appliance is provided. The dishwasher appliance includes a cabinet and a tub positioned within the cabinet. The tub may define a wash chamber. The dishwasher appliance may also include a drying system comprising a cooling conduit, a first fan, and a second fan. The cooling conduit may define a cooling conduit passage that is in fluid communication with the wash chamber. The first fan may be operable to draw wash chamber air into the cooling conduit passage. In addition, the second fan may be operable to direct a flow of ambient air onto an exterior surface of the cooling conduit. |
| US10849480B2 |
Dishwasher including spray basket with integrated external sprayer
A method and dishwasher utilize a spray basket that includes a container body that defines a compartment for retaining utensils as well as multiple sets of nozzles, a portion of which are configured to direct a spray of fluid into the compartment, and another portion of which are configured to direct a spray of fluid external from the container body. The spray of fluid directed external from the container body may be used, for example, to provide a power wash zone adjacent to the spray basket to assist in cleaning other utensils in a dishwasher. |
| US10849479B2 |
Cleaning tool arrangement for electromechanical devices
A cleaning tool arrangement for cleaning internal components of electromechanical devices, including a cleaning tool having a flexible, resilient rod having a first end, a second end, and a lateral dimension, as well as a scraper fin, wherein the scraper fin extends from or is attached to the rod at a position that is proximate the second end, and further wherein the scraper fin extends away from the rod in a direction that is perpendicular to the lateral dimension of the rod. The cleaning tool also includes a cleaning head attached to the first end of the rod and extending away from the rod, the cleaning head being pre-saturated with a cleaning solution. Additionally, the cleaning tool arrangement includes a sealed wrapper, wherein the sealed wrapper is sized and configured to enclose at least the cleaning head. |
| US10849465B2 |
Plumbing fixture cover
A device comprising: a body, the body comprises an interior and an exterior, the interior of the body defining a space configured to accommodate at least a portion of a plumbing fixture and the exterior of the body forming a decorative display; and a first flap attached to the body of the device and configured to attach the device to a plumbing fixture. |
| US10849463B2 |
Cooking apparatus
A mobile apparatus for cooking food includes a lid (34) and a main body (13) that defines a cooking compartment (32) in which a container (11) is adapted to be inserted. The container (11) is provided with a bottom wall (12) and at least one lateral wall (14). The container is also provided with at least two gripping elements laterally associated in an opposite position with respective perimeter portions of the container (11). |
| US10849460B2 |
Rotisserie turkey deep fryer
A deep fryer and methods of frying a whole turkey in a reduced cooking oil volume. A frying basin can have a rounded profile avoiding dead spaces within the frying basin. The frying basin can include a recessed channel at a bottommost portion of the frying basin to accommodate a heating element, such that the heating element does not project above a floor of the frying basin. The deep fryer can have a rotisserie assembly for mounting and rotating the whole turkey such that only a lower half of the whole turkey is submerged within the cooking oil at any one time. The deep fryer can include a kick-stand feature that allows a user to lower and raise the rotisserie assembly including the whole turkey using only one hand such that a user need not lean over or otherwise put their hands or body above the frying basin. |
| US10849458B2 |
Portable barbecue
The invention relates to a portable barbecue, said portable barbecue comprising a firebox (2), a grate (3) and a cover (4). With a barbecue (1) according to the invention the firebox and the cover are adapted to be coupled in a portable configuration, in which the cover functions as a cover of the firebox, and in a barbecue configuration, in which the cover functions as a stand of the firebox that vertically spaces the firebox at a distance from a support surface. This design of the barbecue, more in particular the cover of the barbecue, allows for an efficient use of components, and, since the firebox is simply placed on the cover, this is achieved without the requirement of complicated hinge connections. |
| US10849456B2 |
Beverage machine with ergonomic outlet
A machine (1) for preparing and dispensing a beverage (2) comprises: —a main body (10) containing a unit (11,12,13,14,15) for preparing said beverage (2) to be dispensed via an outlet (21) to an external user-recipient (3) at a user-recipient placement location (30); —a beverage dispensing head (20) that includes the outlet (21) and that is movable relative to the main body (10) inwards into the main body (10) into a retracted head position and outwards from the main body (10) into a deployed head position; and—a control unit (16) for controlling the preparation unit (11,12,13,14,15) to supply said beverage (2) to the outlet (21). The control unit (16) is configured to: —maintain or leave the beverage dispensing head (20) in its retracted position when the beverage preparation unit (11,12,13,14,15) is not operated to process a liquid; and/or—move the beverage dispensing head (20) into its deployed position or maintain or leave it in this position only when the control unit (16) operates the preparation unit (11,12,13,14,15) to process a liquid for dispensing via the outlet (21). |
| US10849454B2 |
Mixing chamber for beverage machine
A beverage making machine may employ a mixing chamber to mix a beverage medium with a precursor liquid, such as carbonated water. The mixing chamber may have a precursor liquid inlet coupled to a precursor liquid supply, a beverage medium chamber to receive a beverage medium into the beverage medium chamber, and a dispense outlet from which beverage medium and precursor liquid are dispensed, e.g., into a user's cup. The beverage medium chamber may include a chamber inlet coupled to the precursor liquid inlet, e.g., so precursor liquid can enter the chamber when a pressure is low in the beverage medium chamber, and a chamber outlet downstream of the chamber inlet that is coupled to the dispense outlet, e.g., so that beverage medium can exit the chamber. |
| US10849447B2 |
Beverage holder container with cap
A beverage holding container to hold a can therein, the beverage holding container including a can-holding member to store the can therein, a fixed member having at least a portion thereof inserted within the can-holding member, a pivoting member pivotally connected to the fixed member to pivot from a first position to a second position, and a covering member connected to the pivoting member to keep the can enclosed when the pivoting member is in the first position. |
| US10849445B2 |
Beverage container
A beverage container includes a first vessel, a second vessel, a cap assembly, a first conduit, and a second conduit. The first and second vessels are vertically stacked and define first and second internal cavities, respectively. The first vessel is disposed above the second vessel. A cap assembly is secured to a top of the first vessel. The cap assembly defines first, second, and third orifices. The first orifice establishes fluid communication with the first internal cavity. The first conduit establishes fluid communication between the second internal cavity and the second orifice. The second conduit establishes fluid communication between the second internal cavity and the third orifice. |
| US10849444B1 |
Portable plate, cup and silverware
A novel portable plate, cup and silverware device that improves portability, usability and stability is disclosed. The present invention includes a plate of the type used for food at meals, gatherings, parties and the such. The plate includes an adjustable strap, hidden in a compartment under an openable and closeable cover on the underside of the plate, to provide stability while a user holds the plate. The plate also includes a cup holder on the top of the plate, a cup with an internal straw and a lid, as well as comfort grip utensils that can be attached and detached from the rim of the plate. The device can be manufactured from multiple reusable, disposable or recyclable materials. |
| US10849441B1 |
Storage apparatus
An illustrated view of an exemplary storage apparatus for holding items is presented. The storage apparatus is useful for providing a secure, easy to access and efficient storage facility for items such as hardware, jewelry, fishing tackle, knick-knacks, etc. and can be adapted to hold larger items. The storage apparatus is useful to organize and to control clutter in a given area. The storage apparatus has a bracket for attaching to a surface. The storage device has a gear assembly coupled to the bracket. The gear assembly is useful for rotating a plurality of shelves which has containers for storing items. |
| US10849440B2 |
T-shirt
A baby carrier T-shirt comprises a front part (12) and a rear part (51) arranged to form the body of the T-shirt (11); wherein the T-shirt comprises a first vertical strap (13) and a second vertical strap (14) arranged along the front part of the T-shirt (12) and joined to the T-shirt (11) from the area of the shoulders towards the lower end of the T-shirt (11); and a frontal vertical layer (15) arranged along the front part (12) and below the first and second strap (12, 13); the frontal vertical layer (15) being joined to the T-shirt by both vertical ends of the area of the chest of the T-shirt (11). The vertical frontal layer is removable by at least one upper end so that a removable joining zone is defined at a first outer edge of the upper portion of the T-shirt and at a second outer edge opposite the first edge, by sewing technique forms an outer edge seam, which can be gathered. |
| US10849439B2 |
Infant lap support
Disclosed is an infant lap support comprising an infant support panel having a first edge and a second edge, a leg attachment member having two or more attachment points, wherein a first attachment point is attached to the first edge of the infant support panel and wherein a second attachment point is attached to a first fastener, and a second fastener attached to a second edge of the infant support panel, wherein the first fastener and the second fastener are configured to be selectively fastened to each other around the legs of a user. |
| US10849438B1 |
Modular mattress renewal system
A modular mattress renewal system includes a support lattice is made up of a plurality of compressible nodal foam blocks connected one to the other by block connectors that fit into guide apertures within the nodal blocks. The connectors themselves are also compressible and flexible and the compressible nodal foam blocks are provided with an adhesive portion that allows the user to customize the support necessary. Additionally, the nodal foam blocks have varying degrees of compressibility and varying compressibility gradients and are marked as such to further enhance the support customization possible. Thus, sagging mattresses or mattresses with indentations from use over time may be rehabilitated. |
| US10849426B2 |
Rear structure for display panel
The present disclosure provides a rear structure coupled to a display panel. The rear structure comprises a rear cover comprising a rib structure for supporting the display panel, the rib structure comprising a plurality of horizontal bars, a plurality of vertical bars, and a plurality of blocks, and each of the blocks formed by at least one of the horizontal bars and at least one of the vertical bars. Wherein a first section of the rib structure comprises at least two aligned adjacent horizontal bars and at least two aligned adjacent vertical bars, and a second section of the rib structure comprises at least two non-aligned vertical bars. |
| US10849422B2 |
Method of sanitizing a toothbrush
A method of sanitizing a toothbrush. The method may include delivering a sanitizing fluid from a reservoir of a toothbrush that comprises a store of the sanitizing fluid to bristle tufts of the toothbrush solely via capillary action, wherein each of the bristle tufts comprises a plurality of bristle filaments so that the sanitizing fluid wicks upwardly along the bristle tufts within spaces between the bristle filaments to sanitize the bristle filaments. |
| US10849421B2 |
Brush
The present invention relates to an improved brush, in particular a brush for facial care, with several carriers including cleaning elements and each connected to a shaft, and a casing that pivotably mounts said carriers and that supports a common drive shaft for said carriers and which is drive-coupled to said shafts. |
| US10849419B2 |
Oral care device
Disclosed is an oral care device that includes a body and a base connected to the body. The oral care device includes a mouthpiece extending from the base and an oral care product reservoir in communication with the mouthpiece. A plurality of brushing walls extend from the base about the mouthpiece. |
| US10849416B2 |
Oral care implement
An oral care implement having a head with a front surface and a plurality of contact elements extending from the head. The plurality of contact elements are arranged in a pattern that may have the visual appearance of a flower. Specifically, the pattern may comprise a first set of contact elements arranged in a first loop about a reference axis and a second set of contact elements arranged in a second loop that surrounds the first loop. The pattern may also include a third set of contact elements arranged in a third loop that surrounds the second loop. Each of the contact elements of the first, second, and third sets may be inclined relative to the front surface of the head so as to diverge from the reference axis. |
| US10849413B2 |
Finger grip
A finger grip is attachable to a handheld device for assisting a user in operating the handheld device. The finger grip includes one or more finger slots, where each finger slot includes an edge and is configured to accommodate one or more lower fingers of a hand of a user, and where the edge is configured to provide a rest to the lower finger accommodated by the respective finger slot. The finger grip further includes a back for attaching the finger grip to a back of the handheld device, allowing a thumb of the hand to have a reach on a range of the front of the handheld device when the lower fingers are accommodated by the finger slots in a position. The finger grip may further include a raised area configured for providing support to the hand. |
| US10849403B2 |
Lip gloss container
A lip gloss container, having: a cap of a cylindrical member, to a lower center of which a brush rod is fitted and at a lower inner circumference thereof a female screw is formed; a lower container of a cylindrical member, the upper portion of which is open and the bottom portion thereof is closed to contain cosmetic contents; a cylindrical tube having opened top and bottom portions, which is inserted through the upper opening of the lower container; and a shoulder member provided with a male screw which is coupled to the upper outer circumference of the cylindrical tube so as to be coupled with a female screw of the cap at the upper outer circumference. The container has such an effect that cosmetic contents introduced into a brush rod receiving member and cosmetic contents in the lower container are not mixed with each other so that cosmetics in the container are not contaminated by cosmetics in use. |
| US10849401B2 |
Handheld device for performing an action dependent on an angular position of the device
The present invention relates to a handheld device (1) which is used for performing a treatment action while being moved along a treatment surface (4). The result of the treatment action is dependent on the angular position (α) in which the device (1) is being held relative to the treatment surface. An example of such a device is an epilator for removing hairs from a surface of the user's skin. The device comprises at least two light sources (5) arranged and adapted to each provide a delimited light spot (6) on the treatment surface or on an outer surface of the device when the device is in operation. The two or more light sources (5) are arranged so that the light spots (6) they provide are at least partially coincident when the device is held at an angular position relative to the treatment surface which is within a predetermined optimal range of angular positions for which the treatment action is optimal. The light spots are non-coincident when the device is held at an angular position outside said predetermined optimal range of angular positions. As a result, the user is provided with a visible indication of a correct angular position, which guides him or her towards an optimal use of the device. |
| US10849399B2 |
Carry item system for retaining several carry items together
A container system includes several carry items or containers for carrying items. The carry items or containers each have a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The carry items or containers include magnetic coupling elements on at least one side to magnetically couple to another one of the carry items or containers. The magnetic coupling elements can be arranged so that a specific orientation of the carry items or containers can be enforced by there not being a magnetic attraction when the items are not properly oriented and aligned. |
| US10849398B2 |
Protective case for a computing device
A composite case for a computing device including a first portion to protect and detachably connect to a display portion. The first portion may have perimetral fasteners disposed on its edges. A second portion is for protecting and detachably connecting to an input device portion of the computing device. The second portion may have perimetral fasteners disposed on its edges. The display and input device portions can be detachably connected to each other through a multi-pivot hinge unit operable to rotate about one or more computing device axes defined between the display and input device portions to move the computing device between open and closed states. A hinge cover portion can be connected to the first portion operable to detachably receive and surround the multi-pivot hinge of the computing device. A protective shell can be formed between first and second portions. |
| US10849396B2 |
Secure umbrella storage accessory
A storage receptacle for an umbrella; the storage receptacle includes a receptacle-body, at least one access-aperture, at least one fastener, and at least one attachment-means. The receptacle-body is translucent or transparent, and flexible to allow the storage receptacle to collapse with the umbrella. The storage receptacle is useful for secure storage of items within the umbrella. |
| US10849395B2 |
Systems, methods, and devices for sensing and providing biofeedback at target axial load
Several embodiments are provided of a device which is tunable for providing a walking aid user with passive haptic feedback. The haptic feedback is provided to the user when a predetermined, desired force in the device is reached. The force, often simply an axial force, in the device is inputted by the user, who is looking to support some of his or her body weight, thereby taking some weight off of one or both legs for some purpose. The amount of body weight support the user would input is often expressed in terms of percentage of the user's total body weight, and can therefore be predetermined and the device tuned accordingly. |
| US10849388B2 |
Automatic retention apparatus
An apparatus for automatically adjusting tension on retention member to hold multiple objects together. Examples include using retention apparatus to obtain optimal fit and use of a human wearable item such as article of footwear. Sensors may be used to sense changes in movement of the article of footwear, of the person wearing it, or of a third object such as a vehicle carrying the person. A retention member may surround at least a portion of the objects, and an actuator may be included that automatically rotates a rotating member such as a gear or pulley that may be coupled to the retention member. The rotating member may be configured to automatically adjust tension on the retention member many times per second based on control signals from control logic responsive to the sensors. |
| US10849385B2 |
Footwear assembly having a vulcanized rubber layer and polyurethane layer
The present technology relates generally to a footwear assembly and method of manufacturing said footwear assembly. The footwear assembly includes an outsole and an upper connected to the outsole, where the upper includes a neoprene sock, a vulcanized rubber layer, and an injection molded layer. The neoprene sock is a full-foot neoprene sock having a foot portion that is configured to receive a wearer's foot. The vulcanized rubber layer fully covers a vamp portion, heel portion, toe portion, and ankle portion of the neoprene sock while only covering some of an underfoot portion. The injection molded layer is formed over a portion of the vulcanized rubber layer and completely covers the underfoot portion of the neoprene sock. |
| US10849381B2 |
Removable button with magnetic disc insert assembly
A set of removable flexible polyurethane buttons with magnetic disc inserts that permit two fabrics including garments to become attached and unattached while each button remains secured to the fabric. Assembly includes three parts: a top-hat shaped rare earth magnet partially embedded into a flexible polyurethane disc; a flexible polyurethane button; and a decorative cover. Each of two button disc assemblies can be temporarily attached a fabric by pressing the flat side of the disc against the fabric and securing the flaps of the button over the fabric and disc exposing a magnet face of opposite polarity as the second attached button assembly. The magnets will attract to secure the fabrics together and when pulled apart the button disc assembly remains secured to the fabric. The decorative polyurethane cover can be attached to the face of the button to provide a smooth appearance. |
| US10849371B2 |
Blind for skirt
A blind 1 for a skirt integrally includes: a V-shaped portion 20 folded along a first folding line 11 and formed so as to extend along right and left thighs; a blind portion 30 folded along right and left second folding lines 12, 12 tilted relative to the first folding line 11 of the V-shaped portion 20 to shield a space formed between the V-shaped portion 20; and right and left attachment portions 40, 40 formed to be continuous with the V-shaped portion 20 and attached to a skirt. |
| US10849370B2 |
Fly shield for garment such as pair of jeans
A fly shield for a garment such as, for example, a pair of jeans. The fly shield is coupled to a waistband of the garment and extends along a zipper and over a crotch seam of the garment. The portion of the fly shield that extends over the crotch seam of the garment has less than four layers of material and/or consists of a first material layer and a second material layer. |
| US10849364B2 |
Atomizing device and electronic cigarette with the same
The present disclosure provides an atomizing device including a cartridge and a nozzle assembly detachably mounted at one end of the cartridge; the cartridge forms a liquid storage cavity, one end of the cartridge corresponding to the nozzle assembly is provided with a liquid injection opening such that liquid can be injected to the liquid storage cavity through the liquid injection opening. A first seal is arranged on the nozzle assembly, and the first seal includes a sealing portion and a blocking portion; and a shape of an outer ring of the blocking portion corresponds to a shape of an inner wall of the liquid injection opening, when the nozzle assembly is mounted onto the cartridge, the blocking portion blocks smoke oil from the inner wall of the liquid injection opening into the liquid storage cavity. |
| US10849362B2 |
Atomizer with easy assembly and disassembly and electronic cigarette having same
An atomizer with easy assembly and disassembly is disclosed including: an atomizer body; a liquid storage chamber formed inside the atomizer body and configured for storing the tobacco liquid; an aerosol generator, configured for aerosolizing tobacco liquid from the liquid storage chamber to generate an aerosol, and capable of being inserted into the tobacco liquid chamber from an end of the atomizer body; an air pipe, disposed inside the atomizer body and configured for conducting the aerosol generated by the aerosol generator; and a base component, connecting an end of the aerosol body by snap joint; the base component abuts against a first end of the aerosol generator such that a second end of the aerosol generator connects the air pipe. |
| US10849361B2 |
Airflow puff topography measurement device and method
Provided herein is a device for measuring puff topography generated by a human user of a smoking device and methods for using the same. The device may be used for research on puffing behavior of tobacco product users in both clinical and non-clinical settings. |
| US10849357B2 |
Smoking article including dual heat-conducting elements
A smoking article is provided, including a heat source; an aerosol-forming substrate downstream of the heat source; a first heat-conducting element around and in contact with a rear portion of the heat source and an adjacent front portion of the aerosol-forming substrate; and a second heat-conducting element around at least a portion of the first heat-conducting element. At least part of the second heat-conducting element is radially separated from the first heat-conducting element; and, preferably, the first and second heat-conducting elements are separated by an outer paper wrapper. |
| US10849356B2 |
Extinguisher for a smoking article
There is provided a portable extinguisher for extinguishing a single smoking article at a time, the extinguisher including defining a reservoir, a chamber, and an opening configured to receive a smoking article into the chamber, the chamber being sized to receive at least part of the smoking article and being isolated from the reservoir such that there is no fluid communication between the chamber and the reservoir, wherein the reservoir and the chamber are thermally coupled. |
| US10849355B2 |
Smokeless tobacco substitute
A method to prepare a smokeless tobacco substitute, the method including providing a first amount of commercial corn husk biomass, treating the commercial corn husk biomass with strong base to form treated corn husk biomass, removing water soluble materials from the treated corn husk biomass, and collecting a second amount of solids having a dry matter of about twenty-five percent (25%) for use as a smokeless tobacco substitute. |
| US10849353B2 |
Cooking apparatus
A cartridge assembly, a cartridge device, a food forming module, and a cooking apparatus capable of using three-dimensional (3D) printing technology to form and cook food are provided. The cooking apparatus includes a main body, a cooking compartment is provided in the main body, and a cartridge assembly is installed in the cooking compartment to be capable of linear motion and rotational motion. The cartridge assembly includes a cartridge body having cartridge mounts formed therein, cartridge cases are mounted on the cartridge mounts, and cartridges are disposed in the cartridge cases and include food ingredients that are accommodated therein. |
| US10849352B2 |
Coffee bean roasting-degree distribution measuring device and method
A coffee bean roasting-degree distribution measuring device includes a housing, a micro-processing unit, an image-capturing unit, a light-emitting unit, and a displaying unit. The housing has a first end and a second end opposite the first end with an accommodating space existing between the first end and the second end. The second end is disposed to surround a group of coffee beans under measurement. The micro-processing unit and the image-capturing unit are disposed inside the accommodating space and electrically connected to each other. The light-emitting unit is disposed inside the accommodating space and includes at least one light emitter and a circuit board electrically connected to the light emitter. The circuit board is further electrically connected to the micro-processing unit and each of the light emitter has a light emitting port facing toward the second end. The display unit is disposed on the first end and electrically connected to the micro-processing unit to display a measured roasting-degree distribution curve. |
| US10849348B2 |
Sucrose monoesters microemulsions
An oil in water (o/w) micro-emulsion comprising: a. water; b. from about 3% up to about 30% oil; c. from about 0.1% up to about 10% lecithin; d. sucrose monoester as an emulsifier wherein the ratio of the combined amount of a lecithin and sucrose monoester to oil is less than 1; e. propylene glycol wherein the propylene glycol to water ratio by weight is greater than 1; and f. from about 14% up to about 40%, by weight, a sugar selected from the group consisting of fructose, glucose, and sucrose, and combinations thereof; wherein the mean droplet size of the o/w micro-emulsion is about 10 to about 80 nm. |
| US10849341B2 |
Steam pasteurization method for freeze-dried food
A method for pasteurizing freeze dried food comprises: 1) Determining the corresponding sterilization temperature according to the food to be sterilized, and determining the target water activity at the sterilization temperature; 2) Cooling the food to a temperature corresponding to the type of the food; 3) Removing the air from the sterilization chamber using a vacuum pump; 4) Introducing water vapor into the sterilization chamber, adjusting the steam flow rate after the food temperature reaches the sterilization temperature, and maintaining the food temperature at the sterilization temperature for a specific duration and ceasing the introduction of water vapor; 5) Capturing steam from the sterilization chamber and reducing the pressure in the chamber; 6) After the pressure in the chamber reaches or approaches the water saturation pressure corresponding to the cooling temperature prior to sterilization, charging clean air into the chamber until the vacuum state is released, and removing the food. |
| US10849338B2 |
Pet food compositions including probiotics and methods of manufacture and use thereof
The present invention encompasses pet food compositions that include one or more probiotic microorganisms, which are useful to improve the health of companion animals. For example, the invention encompasses pet food compositions including a probiotic, for example, Lactobacillus, Bifidobacterium and Streptococcus (Enterococcus). The present invention also encompasses the preparation of pet food compositions including one or more probiotic microorganisms intended for methods of maintaining or improving pet health through feeding a pet a pet food composition including the probiotic microorganism. |
| US10849336B2 |
Cocoa-based food products
The invention is concerned with food products comprising one or more cocoa bean products and a carotenoid compound, particularly with food products which are, or comprise, chocolate. The products of the invention may be used in reducing elevated total cholesterol, triglycerides and inflammatory damage, as well as improving tissue microcirculation and tissue oxygenation. |
| US10849334B2 |
Dairy mineral-fortified liquid dairy products and methods for making the dairy mineral-fortified liquid dairy products
Disclosed are dairy products fortified with dairy minerals and methods of making the dairy products. The fortified dairy products exhibit enhanced fresh dairy flavor notes. In one aspect, the fortified dairy product is a concentrated dairy liquid. |
| US10849333B2 |
Devices and methods for pasteurizing and/or sterilizing particulate material, and cartridge
Devices (10) and methods for pasteurizing and/or sterilizing particulate material. The devices contain at least one electron source (20) for generating an electron beam and a treatment zone (19) in which the material is pasteurized and/or sterilized by the electron beam. The device (10) comprises a vibration surface (11) which vibrates to convey and individualize the material. The first vibration surface (11) has a plurality of grooves (12) into which the material is conveyed and individualized. The device (10) has a good channel (21) in which the material is pasteurized and/or sterilized by the electron beam in the region of the treatment zone (19). The device (10) has at least one auxiliary channel (22) through which a fluid flows between the electron source (20) and the good channel (21) and is separated from the good channel (21). A cartridge (24), for pasteurizing and/or sterilizing particulate material, is also disclosed. |
| US10849332B2 |
Produce ripening system and apparatus
A system and apparatus ripen produce such as fruits and vegetables, and include a chamber having a plurality of chamber walls integrally coupled to a floor and forming an interior therein for retaining the produce; and a lid configured to be removably coupled with the chamber at an upper end thereof, the lid having: a top having: a top surface; and an underside surface; a plurality of underside walls extending downward from the underside surface and forming a plurality of cavities; a first aperture extending through the top surface and the underside surface and positioned within a first cavity of the plurality of cavities; and a second aperture extending through the top surface and the underside surface and positioned to not be in any of the plurality of cavities, wherein the first gas passing through at least the first and second apertures causes the produce to ripen. |
| US10849324B2 |
Biofilm penetrating compositions and methods
Compositions are provided that have at least two of three active ingredients. The active ingredients maybe a salt having a cation NαC8-C16 alkanoyl-L di-basic amino acid —C1-C4 alkyl ester, a glycerol monoester of a fatty acid and a sugar ester of a fatty acid. The compositions are useful in methods of killing or inhibiting planktonic bacteria or fungi and bacteria or fungi embedded in a biofilm and prevention of biofilm formation on surfaces. The composition may further comprise a hydrogel and a benefit agent such as an antibiotic that can be solubilized by the hydrogel and supplied to the biofilm matrix by the active ingredients of the composition. Devices such as chronic wound coverings coated with the composition are also provided. Methods of preserving products with the composition are also provided. |
| US10849323B2 |
Herbicidal composition and method
An herbicidal composition and method. An oil dispersion is described including one or more base oils; an herbicide composition comprising an herbicide composition comprising a triazolinone, a 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase inhibitor, and a sulfonylurea; and a stabilizer comprising a phosphoric acid and/or a phosphoric acid derivative, and/or a mixture of phosphoric acid and/or phosphoric acid derivative with urea and/or a urea derivative; the dispersion demonstrating an enhanced spectrum of weed control and enhanced stability. A method of preparing an herbicidal composition and a method of controlling weeds are also described. |
| US10849320B2 |
Pest trap with disposal container and wireless monitoring
In some implementations, a trap to capture and kill a pest may include a circuit. The circuit may receive sensor data from a sensor and determine that a pest has entered the trap. The circuit may cause a shutter inside the trap to move from an approximately horizontal position to an approximately vertical position, thereby causing a portion of a door of a container located inside the trap to come in contact with adhesive on an outer surface of the container to prevent the pest from leaving the container. Substantially simultaneously with the shutter moving, the circuit may provide electricity to two conductive plates located on in a inner bottom surface of the container, thereby causing the electricity to pass through the pest. The circuit may send a wireless notification message, indicating that the pest was captured in the container, over a wireless network to a computing device. |
| US10849313B2 |
Absorbent article for animals
An absorbent article for animals includes: a support body part which is detachably worn around the waist including the back and belly of the animal; and an absorbent main body part which is disposed along the back, crotch and belly of the animal and is detachably engaged with and fixed to the support body part. When viewed in a planar view in an unfolded state, the absorbent main body part is provided with: an engagement part which is disposed on at least one of end parts which are located at both longitudinal ends; an absorbent body; a tail opening part; and elastic members which impart a longitudinal contractive force to the absorbent main body part. The elastic members are disposed on both widthwise outer sides of the absorbent body and have a longer longitudinal length than the longitudinal length of the absorbent body. |
| US10849312B2 |
Pet feeders
This invention generally relates to animal feeders, an animal feeding monitor and a method of training an animal to use a feeder. An animal feeder may have a housing with an aperture for a food bowl and a door for covering the aperture. The feeder can further include a door mechanism to control movement of the door over the aperture and a sensor to detect when an animal has moved away from the aperture. The feeder is configured to be operable in a training mode wherein the door mechanism is operable to control the door to cover a portion of the aperture in response to the detection and to respond to one or more later detections by controlling the door to cover a portion of the aperture larger than the preceding portion. |
| US10849308B2 |
Pet sanitation device
A pet sanitation device provides a litter-containing basket in a housing, with a spinner/agitator in the basket. After a pet uses the device, the housing and basket are filled with water to dissolve waste in the litter, and the spinner/agitator is caused to spin at a first, relatively slower speed within the basket to help break-up the waste. The basket is then caused to spin at a second, relatively faster speed in the housing, and this second spinning motion produces centrifugal forces that force the wastewater outward from the basket and into the space between the basket and the housing. The wastewater is drained from the housing, leaving the device ready for a subsequent use. |
| US10849304B2 |
Space divider of a milking parlor arrangement, and milking parlor arrangement
A space divider (4) of a milking parlor arrangement (1, 1′, 1″, 1′″) for at least one milking parlor (3) for milking milk-producing animals (T), wherein the space divider (4) is arranged approximately parallel to a longitudinal axis of the animal (T) to be milked, has an arm device (6) having a milking cluster (5), which can be adjusted from a parking position to a working position and back. The arm device (6) is arranged with the milking cluster (5) in the parking position in the space divider (4) and can be adjusted into the working position laterally to the animal (T) to be milked between the front and rear legs thereof in fully automatic operation or semi-automatic operation. The space divider (4) is designed in such a way that no additional space is required between adjacent animals (T), so that many animals (T) can be milked in a milking parlor arrangement (1, 1′, 1″, 1′″) while the smallest possible amount of space is required. |
| US10849299B1 |
Maize hybrid X03P585
A novel maize variety designated X03P585 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X03P585 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X03P585 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X03P585, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X03P585 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X03P585 and methods of using maize variety X03P585 are disclosed. |
| US10849298B1 |
Hybrid corn variety 42378034
A novel maize variety designated 42378034 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety 42378034 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 42378034 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety 42378034, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety 42378034 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety 42378034 and methods of using maize variety 42378034 are disclosed. |
| US10849290B1 |
Inbred corn line WUC57
An inbred corn line, designated WUC57, the plants and seeds of the inbred corn line WUC57, methods for producing a corn plant, either inbred or hybrid, produced by crossing the inbred corn line WUC57 with itself or with another corn plant, and hybrid corn seeds and plants produced by crossing the inbred line WUC57 with another corn line or plant and to methods for producing a corn plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic corn plants produced by that method. This invention also relates to inbred corn lines derived from inbred corn line WUC57, to methods for producing other inbred corn lines derived from inbred corn line WUC57 and to the inbred corn lines derived by the use of those methods. |
| US10849286B2 |
Irrigation system and method having control heads outside of a matrix of irrigation zones
An irrigation system is provided for irrigating a field divided into irrigation zones. The irrigation zones are arranged in columns extending alongside each other. The system has irrigation strips and a control head at an upstream end of each irrigation strip. Each irrigation strip provides irrigation substances to a column of zones. All control heads are located alongside a boundary of the field outside of the irrigation zones. |
| US10849285B2 |
Emitter and drip irrigation tube
This emitter (120) comprises: a first flow rate adjustment unit which adjusts the flow rate of an irrigation liquid according to the deformation of a first diaphragm (160); and a second flow rate adjustment unit which adjusts the amount of irrigation liquid ejected (discharged) from the emitter (120) according to the deformation of a second diaphragm (170). The first diaphragm (160) has a projection spaced apart by a space from a hole which is a flow path for the irrigation liquid. The projection has an inverted truncated cone shape and is formed so that the space widens as the projection goes into the hole. |
| US10849284B2 |
Stump grinder with cutting wheel moving and stabilizing assembly
A stump grinder is configured to mount to a portable machine that operably supports the stump grinder during a stump grinding procedure. The stump grinder includes a cutting wheel that is rotatably driven during the stump grinding procedure. The cutting wheel has a cutting surface to grind the stump by moving the rotating cutting wheel across the stump. A wheel stabilizing assembly is disposed between the portable machine and the drive system for supporting the drive system and cutting wheel. The cutting wheel is held in a generally vertical orientation and movement of the cutting wheel is biased relative to the portable machine. Accordingly, forces applied against the cutting surface of the cutting wheel during the grinding procedure are limited by the biased movement. |
| US10849283B2 |
Plant with differential altitude and distributed root system, elevating facade including a plant with distributed root system and methods of producing the plant and facade
A single plant which comprises a differential altitude and distributed root system; a foliage system; and at least one stem connecting between said root system and said foliage system. Methods of making same. Living facade including same. |
| US10849281B2 |
Netting material
An agricultural netting material has a construction profile across the width of the netting in which one or more construction elements varies across the width of the netting, a construction element in a first region of at least 20 cm width of the netting being different to the construction element in a second region of at least 20 cm width of the netting, the construction element being one of a yarn thickness, a yarn width, a yarn transmittance, a yarn pigmentation, a yarn reflectance, a yarn absorbance, a netting aperture size, a netting construction pattern and a netting cover factor. |
| US10849276B2 |
Air chute feed assembly for a crossflow cleaning fan assembly
A charge fan assembly is located behind the forward operator cab and draws air from about the top of the PPU and a portion of an airflow from the charge fan assembly is directed downwardly into the crossflow cleaning fan assembly. A pair of closely spaced-apart sheets create a venturi and speed up the charge fan airflow into the crossflow cleaning fan and impact the crossflow cleaning fan at an angle where the blades of the crossflow cleaning fan are widely open. The exhaust air from the crossflow cleaning fan is nearly the same across the entire lengthwise extent of the crossflow cleaning fan. |
| US10849275B2 |
Concave threshing bars for use in an agricultural harvester
A concave includes a frame and an array of threshing elements supported by the frame, the threshing elements being spaced apart and extending generally parallel to one another. The threshing elements each have formed on an upper portion thereof disposed adjacent to an upper portion of the frame a longitudinally-extending notch respectively defining an aggressive threshing edge. The threshing edges faces a direction opposite to the direction of rotation of a harvester rotor. The notch is recessed into the bar and disposed adjacent to the upper portions of the opposite members of the frame and facing opposite to a direction of movement of the rotor. The notch has a channel along an outer edge of the notch, the channel being filled with filler material having a differing hardness than a hardness of the bar. |
| US10849273B2 |
Apparatuses and methods for moving windrow ends inward
Apparatuses for and methods of moving the ends of windrows inward are disclosed. The apparatuses of the present invention include a front end, a rear end and two opposing sides, the front end configured to be wider than the rear end, two skids attached to the two opposing sides, a gate rotatably attached to the rear end and configured to cover an opening in the rear end, a gate cylinder operably attached to the gate and configured to close the gate to collect fruit and/or nuts within the apparatus, and open the gate to distribute the fruit and/or nuts outside of the apparatus, thus eliminating the need to hand rake the ends of the windrows inward or to blow the ends of the windrow inward with a hand blower. |
| US10849270B2 |
Quick-coupling for mower blades
A lawn care device may include a cutting deck housing at least one blade, a rotatable shaft, and a blade coupler operably coupled to the rotatable shaft. The blade coupler may define a blade channel configured to at least partially enclose four sides of a blade inserted therein. The blade coupler may include a support base and a sleeve that is movable relative to the support base based on a compression state of a biasing element. The blade may be insertable into the blade channel by orienting the blade to apply a force to sidewalls of the sleeve to shift the biasing element to a compressed state and rotating the blade proximate to the support base to enable the biasing element to shift to an extended state in which sidewalls of the sleeve define sidewalls of the blade channel. |
| US10849269B1 |
Mower blade system
The mower blade system provides one or more blades, preferably two, secured to a housing that is attached to the mower. The blades provide a cutting edge that is sharpened for mowing the yard, lawn, field, or other area. The blade attaches to an attachment arm via a locking body and retention body. A pivot aperture of the blade is placed upon a pivot finger of the attachment arm that secures the blade on the attachment arm. The locking body abuts the pivot finger to secure the blade on the pivot finger. The retention body then slides over the locking body to further secure the blade on the pivot finger. |
| US10849268B2 |
Grass trimmer
A grass trimmer includes a trimming head, a driving device for driving the trimming head to rotate so as to cut vegetation, and an operating device for use in controlling the driving device. The trimming head includes a spool and a line holding element formed with a line holding structure. The driving device includes a motor. The grass trimmer has an auto-winding mode. In the auto-winding mode, the motor drives at least one of the spool and the line holding element to make the spool and the line holding element rotate relatively so that a trimming line is wound on the spool automatically. |
| US10849265B2 |
Manure spreader improvements
A manure spreader implement has a compartment for containing manure, a conveyor for displacing manure in the compartment towards a rear end of the implement, and a rotating beater assembly at the rear end of the implement for spreading the manure outwardly from the rear end of the implement. The implement further includes (i) support brackets for supporting the mounting fasteners of the beater teeth on the auger of the beater assembly in double shear, (ii) auxiliary paddles supported by removable fasteners on the auger of the beater assembly between the auger flighting above and the lower paddles of the auger below, and/or (iii) floor slats on the conveyor which have end portions of reduced internal dimension formed by crimps that allow relative sliding between the floor slats and the mounting bars on the chain of the conveyor. |
| US10849264B1 |
Determining activity swath from machine-collected worked data
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for tracking of collected machine or agronomic worked data to provide detailed analytical output. In various embodiments, a plurality of data points associated with a course of traversal within a collection area is obtained. Each point of the plurality of data points corresponds to a location within the collection area and includes a corresponding set of spatial coordinates. A distribution is generated based on the spatial coordinates. The distribution includes an identified set of occurrences associated with one of the spatial coordinates of the set of spatial coordinates. The distribution is input into a Fourier transform to determine a set of frequencies associated with identified peaks. An effective coverage width, which is the distance corresponding to a peak in the Fourier transform, is determined based on the set of frequencies associated with the identified peaks. |
| US10856458B2 |
Substrate transfer device
A first conveyor belt and second conveyor belt are disposed on guide rail which is disposed so as to extend in a circuit substrate conveyance direction. Then, the circuit substrate supported by both the conveyor belts of the first conveyor belt and the second conveyor belt is held by substrate holding device, and work is performed on the held circuit substrate. In the transfer device having such a structure, for example, when the circuit substrate on which an operation has been completed is conveyed out by the second conveyor belt, a new circuit substrate is conveyed into the transfer device by the first conveyor belt. In this way, it is possible to perform printing work on a new circuit substrate at an early stage and shorten a cycle time. |
| US10856456B2 |
Double-sided module with electromagnetic shielding
The present disclosure relates to a shielded double-sided module, which includes a module substrate with a ground plane, at least one top electronic component attached to a top surface of the module substrate and encapsulated by a first mold compound, a number of first module contacts attached to a bottom surface of the module substrate, a second mold compound, and a shielding structure. The second mold compound resides over the bottom surface of the module substrate, and each first module contact is exposed through the second mold compound. The shielding structure completely covers a top surface and a side surface of the module, and is electrically coupled to the ground plane within the module substrate. |
| US10856455B1 |
Electromagnetic interference shielding panels and associated methods
Electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding panels and associated methods. An EMI shielding panel includes a binding matrix material and electrically conductive elements distributed throughout the binding matrix material. The electrically conductive elements are aligned such that conductive element longitudinal axes of the electrically conductive elements are at least substantially parallel to a shielding axis of the EMI shielding panel. The electrically conductive elements are configured to at least partially attenuate an incident electromagnetic wave that is incident upon the EMI shielding panel. A method of forming an EMI shielding panel includes providing a shielding mixture that includes electrically conductive elements distributed throughout an uncured binding matrix material, magnetically aligning the electrically conductive elements, and curing the binding matrix material to form the EMI shielding panel. |
| US10856453B2 |
Substation electromagnetic mitigation module
An electric power substation includes a circuit breaker that receives electrical power from a power plant, and a control house communicably coupled to the circuit breaker via a primary communication line, wherein one or more primary relay panels are housed within the control house. An electromagnetic pulse mitigation module is communicably coupled to the circuit breaker via a fiber optic line and comprises a continuous conductive enclosure that is impervious to radiated and coupled electromagnetic energy. One or more backup relay panels are housed within the electromagnetic pulse mitigation module and capable of assuming operation of the one or more primary relay panels. |
| US10856451B2 |
Display-equipped controller
A display-equipped controller includes a display device, a first junction configured to electrically connect the display device and a main board, a radiator disposed opposite from the display device with respect to the main board, an attaching structure attaching the main board and the radiator to the display device, a support structure disposed between the display device and the main board and configured to detachably support a control board, and a second junction configured to electrically connect the main board and the control board supported by the support structure. |
| US10856450B2 |
Power conversion apparatus
Technology leading to a size reduction in a power conversion apparatus comprising a cooling function and technology relating to enhancing productivity and enhancing reliability necessary for commercial production are provided. Series circuits comprising an upper arm and lower arm of an inverter circuit are built in a single semiconductor module 500. The semiconductor module has cooling metal on two sides. An upper arm semiconductor chip and lower arm semiconductor chip are wedged between the cooling metals. The semiconductor module is inserted inside a channel case main unit 214. A DC positive electrode terminal 532, a DC negative electrode terminal 572, and an alternating current terminal 582 of a semiconductor chip are disposed in the semiconductor module. The DC terminals 532 and 572 are electrically connected with a terminal of a capacitor module. The alternating current terminal 582 is electrically connected with a motor generator via an AC connector. |
| US10856446B2 |
Cooling for slot mounted electrical modules
A cooling manifold positioned on an electrical or computer to provide liquid cooling for a plurality of slot-mounted electrical modules received in a corresponding plurally of module slots arranged in faceplate assembly of an electrical or computer card is described and illustrated. |
| US10856445B2 |
Electronic component housing apparatus and electronic device
To provide an electronic component housing apparatus that is able to efficiently cool the heat of a first and second electronic component, a first electronic component housing chamber 5000 houses the high voltage power supply module 100 (the first electronic component). A second electronic component housing chamber 6000 houses the TWT 200 (the second electronic component). At least some of a first partition plate 2500 and a second partition plate 2600 are provided so as to face each other. A first gap part G1 is provided between the first partition plate 2500 and the second partition plate 2600. |
| US10856444B2 |
Cooling device and electronic apparatus
A cooling device includes a heat reception base configured to receive heat transmitted from an electronic component. The cooling device also include a fin base configured to face the heat reception base. The fin base is also configured to form a ventilation path through which air flows between the fin base and the heat reception base. A heat conductor coupled with the heat reception base and the fin base is also included. The cooling device also includes a plurality of radiation fins configured to extend from the fin base to a side opposite to the heat reception base. The fin base includes an air outlet configured to communicate with a gap between the radiation fins adjacent to each other. |
| US10856442B2 |
Outdoor unit of air conditioner, cooling unit applied to the outdoor unit, and method for manufacturing the cooling unit
An outdoor unit of an air conditioner having an improved structure to efficiently cool a heating unit of electronic parts therein, a cooling unit applied to the outdoor unit, and a method for manufacturing the cooling unit are provided. The outdoor unit of an air conditioner includes a case, a compressor for compressing a refrigerant, a condenser for condensing a refrigerant discharged from the compressor, electronic parts arranged in the case; and a cooling unit arranged to cool the electronic parts, wherein the cooling unit comprises a heat radiation member arranged to receive and cool down heat produced from the electronic parts, and to come into contact with at least a part of a cooling pipe in which the refrigerant flows, and a plurality of heat transfer fins formed at least some part of the heat radiation member. |
| US10856440B2 |
Apparatus and method for cooling an electronic assembly
An apparatus configured to cool an electronic assembly includes an evaporator configured to evaporate a cooling medium using heat of the electronic assembly, and a power transformer configured to transform energy stored in the evaporated cooling medium into electric power. The cooling medium has an evaporating temperature at atmospheric pressure within a temperature range of 50° C. to 80° C. |
| US10856427B2 |
Electronic apparatus and housing unit that are equipped with housing member
An electronic apparatus which reduces radiation noise. A housing member mounted on a circuit board fixed to a casing houses a recording medium. A metal sheet member is electrically connected to the circuit board. The housing member has a recording medium connecting clock terminal that is connected to the recording medium housed in the housing member, and a board connecting clock terminal that is connected to the circuit board. The metal sheet member has a flat portion that faces the housing member across a predetermined space, and as seen in a direction perpendicular to a flat surface of the flat portion, an area of the flat portion which faces the board connecting clock terminal is opened. |
| US10856425B2 |
Method for manufacturing stretchable electronic device
A method for manufacturing a stretchable electronic device, which includes manufacturing and connecting a stretchable board and a stretchable conductive connecting body constituting the stretchable electronic device; and attaching one or more electric parts to the stretchable conductive connecting body. The stretchable board has a surface for mounting one or more electric parts. The stretchable conductive connecting body is provided on the stretchable board, extended in a three-dimensional stereoscopic structure in a direction away from the surface, and has stretchability. The stretchable conductive connecting body includes a conductive connecting part for attaching an upper surface of the stretchable conductive connecting body to the electric part so as to be electrically connected to an electrode of the electric part. |
| US10856423B2 |
Prepreg, printed circuit board, semiconductor package, and method for producing printed circuit board
Provided are a prepreg including two or more fiber substrate layers and one or more resin composition layers, in which at least one of the one or more resin composition layers has a fiber substrate layer on each of both surfaces thereof, a printed circuit board using the prepreg and a method of producing the printed circuit board, and a semiconductor package. |
| US10856422B2 |
Method of forming pattern on a substrate
Method of forming a pattern by arranging a photocurable composition on a substrate; bringing a mold having a concavo-convex pattern into contact with the composition; irradiating the composition with light to form a cured film; releasing the mold from the cured film; forming a reversal layer on the cured film having a concavo-convex pattern transferred from the mold; partially removing the reversal layer to expose the convexes of the pattern in such a manner that the reversal layer remains in the concaves of the pattern formed on the cured film; and etching the photocurable composition layer using the reversal layer remaining in the concaves as a mask to form a reversal pattern, wherein the mold is brought into contact with the photocurable composition in an atmosphere of a soluble gas having a solubility in the composition; and the soluble gas has a saturation solubility of 38% by volume or more. |
| US10856420B2 |
Flexible substrate and flexible display device including the same
A flexible substrate and a flexible display device including the same are disclosed. In one aspect, the flexible substrate includes a first substrate that is flexible and a metal wiring layer over the first substrate and having a first surface facing the first substrate, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a plurality of holes penetrating the first and second surfaces. The holes are arranged in a plurality of rows. The holes comprise a first hole in an n-th row and a first hole in a (n−1)th row. The first hole of the n-th row is spaced apart from the first hole in the (n−1)th row by a first distance, and an edge of each of the holes is curved. |
| US10856415B2 |
Printed wiring board and method for manufacturing the same
A printed wiring board includes a conductor layer including first and second pads, a coating layer covering the conductor layer and having first opening exposing the first pad and second opening exposing the second pad, and metal bumps including a first bump on the first pad and a second bump on the second pad such that the first and second bumps protrude from the coating layer. The first and second openings are formed such that diameter of the second pad is smaller than diameter of the first pad. The first and second bumps are formed such that height of protruding portion of the first bump from the surface of the coating layer is substantially equal to height of protruding portion of the second bump from the surface of the coating layer and that the second bump covers an area of the coating layer on the surface surrounding the second opening. |
| US10856413B2 |
Segmented stretchable/conformable electronic and optoelectronic circuit on stretchable backplane
A fabrication method for stretchable/conformable electronic and optoelectronic circuits and the resulting circuits. The method may utilize a variety of electronic materials including, but not limited to Silicon, GaAs, InSb, PbSe, CdTe, organic semiconductors, metal oxide semiconductors and related alloys or hybrid combinations of the aforementioned materials. While a wide range of fabricated electronic/optoelectronic devices, circuits, and systems could be manufactured using the embodied technology, a hemispherical image sensor is an exemplary advantageous optoelectronic device that is enabled by this technology. Other applications include but are not limited to wearable electronics, flexible devices for the internet-of-things, and advanced imaging systems. |
| US10856412B2 |
Substrate
A substrate is disclosed. In an embodiment, a substrate includes a ceramic main body, an organic surface structure on at least one first outer face of the ceramic main body and outer redistribution layers integrated into the organic surface structure. |
| US10856411B2 |
System and method for design of high speed signaling and power delivery
A printed circuit board (PCB) includes a plurality of layers and electronic components connected to its top surface. The PCB also includes a plurality of trace layers, each located at a respective depth within the layers of the PCB. A plurality of vias provide signal pathways for the trace layer. Upon their manufacture, the vias include a stub portion not necessary for the signal pathways and causing degradation of the integrity of these signal pathways. Embodiments mill the bottom of the PCB to form a variable-depth cavity. The different milling depths of the variable-depth cavity are selected to remove the stub portions of the plurality of vias and the dielectric material between the stubs. By configuring the PCB power planes as the topmost trace layers, decoupling capacitors may be located at the greatest depth of the variable-depth cavity, thus reducing the loop inductance in the power circuit of the PCB. |
| US10856408B1 |
Substrate-integrated device and method for making the same
A substrate-integrated device includes a substrate layer with a first dielectric constant and one or more dielectric vias, the one or more dielectric vias each includes a via-hole extending through the substrate layer, and a dielectric material with a second dielectric constant contained within the via-hole. The second dielectric constant is larger than, preferably at least two times, the first dielectric constant. |
| US10856406B2 |
Printed wiring board
A printed wiring board used to suppress parasitic component is provided. The printed wiring board 100 includes a multi-layer substrate 110, and a power line 50 laid on the multi-layer substrate 110 and connected with a power terminal row T11a-T11d of a semiconductor device 10. The power line 50 includes a first wiring pattern 51 formed on a surface of the multi-layer substrate 110, a second wiring pattern 52 formed within the multi-layer substrate 110, and interlayer connections 53x and 53y electrically conducting the first wiring pattern 51 and the second wiring pattern 52 to bypass at least a portion of the power terminal row T11a-T11d. |
| US10856400B2 |
Connecting plasma arc torches and related systems and methods
In some aspects, a plasma torch head for a plasma arc torch can include ports disposed within a base portion that are configured to receive fluids and electrical signals from a plasma torch lead via a plasma torch receptacle, the ports being shaped to align the torch head and the plasma torch receptacle during connection and including: a central coolant supply port to convey a liquid coolant to the torch head, the central coolant supply port extending a length to primarily align the plasma torch head with the torch receptacle, the central coolant supply port further including a flat surface shaped to secondarily align the torch head with the torch receptacle upon mating engagement, and an ohmic contact connector defining a tertiary alignment feature; and a connector disposed about the base portion shaped to engage with and couple to the torch receptacle. |
| US10856397B2 |
Lighting apparatus with wireless module
A lighting apparatus includes a LED (Light Emitted Diode) module, a wireless module, a rectifier, a first DC-DC (Direct Current to Direct Current) driver, a second DC-DC driver, a capacitor, a pre-charging circuit and a suppressing circuit. The first DC-DC driver converts the first DC power to a second DC power supplying to the LED module according to a PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) signal. The second DC-DC driver is used for converting the first DC power to a third DC power supplying to the wireless module. The capacitor is connected to the LED module in parallel for filtering the second DC power. The pre-charging circuit is used for pre-charging the capacitor in a stand-by mode. The wireless module receives the third DC power in the stand-by mode while the LED module is turned off in the stand-by mode. |
| US10856394B2 |
Configuring a load control system
A load control system may be configured using a graphical user interface software. The graphical user interface software may display a first icon and a second icon. The first icon may represent a first electrical device and the second icon may represent a second electrical device. The first icon and the second icon may represent the relative location of the first electrical device and the second electrical device within a load control environment. The graphical user interface software may display a line from a selected icon (e.g., first icon) to a cursor. The graphical user interface software may adjust the line from the selected icon, for example, as the cursor moves. The graphical user interface software may define and store an association between the first electrical device and a second electrical device, for example, in response to the user selecting the first icon and the second icon. |
| US10856392B2 |
Light source driving device
The present disclosure discloses a light source driving device, and the light source driving device comprises a sensing unit and a processing unit, wherein the sensing unit at least comprises a microwave sensing module; the sensing unit is at least used for sensing whether any human activity exists within the action range based on microwave sensing according to a certain microwave sensing cycle, and periodically outputting a sensing signal to the processing unit; and the processing unit is used for processing the sensing signal, so that the driving device can adaptively control the turn-on and turn-off of the light source and the brightness change of the light source. Based on this, a dynamic intelligent light source driving device without a user's turn-on and turn-off action and based on environmental state sensing is realized. |
| US10856388B2 |
Zero power lighting control device and method
The present invention is directed to a lighting control system with a motion sensor unit that electrically couples to a load circuit through a latching relay or load controller for turning on and off lights. The motion sensor unit is configured to power down to draw zero power after a time delay, when motion is longer detected within the work space by the motion sensor unit. The lighting control system further includes a control circuit that reinitiates or turns the motion sensor back on through a switch device. |
| US10856387B2 |
Crowd entertainment
A crowd entertainment system (100) is disclosed comprising a set of devices (110, 112) for generating an ambience observable from a crowd location (10), said ambience comprising at least one of a visual component and an audible component; and a controller (130) adapted to control said set of devices, the controller arranged to obtain data pertaining to a crowd behaviour parameter (131) indicative of the behaviour of a crowd in said crowd location from at least one crowd behaviour observation device and obtain the crowd behaviour parameter from said data; obtain a crowd composition parameter (133) indicative of a composition of said crowd from a crowd composition parameter source; select an ambience definition from a plurality of ambience definitions as a function of the obtained crowd behaviour parameter and crowd composition parameter, each of said ambience definitions being labelled with at least one particular crowd composition parameter; and control at least a subset of said set of devices in accordance with the selected ambience definition. An arena lighting system comprising such a crowd entertainment system, a computer-implemented method (200) of selecting an ambience for generation by a crowd entertainment system and a computer program product for implementing such a method are also disclosed. |
| US10856376B2 |
Printed circuit board for integrated LED driver
A light emitting diode (LED) module may include a direct current (DC) voltage node formed on a first layer. The DC voltage node may be configured to sink a first current. One or more devices may be formed on the first layer configured to provide a second current to one or more LEDs. A device of the one or more devices may carry a steep slope voltage waveform. A local shielding area may be formed in a second layer directly below the DC voltage node and the one or more devices. The local shielding area may include a substantially continuous area of conductive material. A conductive via may extend through one or more layers. The conductive via may electrically connect the DC voltage node and the local shielding area. |
| US10856375B2 |
Modular solar lighting and power management system and apparatus
A modular LED lighting system, comprising a coordinator module comprising a coordinator microcontroller electrically coupled to a coordinator communication circuit; a slave module comprising: a slave microcontroller; a slave communication circuit for communicating with the coordinator communication module; and a driver circuit for supplying power to one or more electrically connected LED lights; wherein the slave microcontroller is operable to automatically determine a loading of any LED lights electrically coupled to the driver circuit and in response cause the driver circuit to deliver an appropriate current to the LED lights from a selected power source, the power source being selected by the coordinator microcontroller from one of a solar powered source and mains powered source based on one or more predefined power selection rules evaluated by the coordinator microcontroller. |
| US10856370B2 |
Electric induction heat treatment
An induction coil with inner and outer coil segments joined together by a transition segment is arranged so that the outer coil segment generally inductively heat treats an annular outer region of a workpiece positioned under the coil, the inner coil segment generally inductively heat treats an annular inner region of the workpiece, and the transition segment traverses at least a portion of the width of the overall annular region of the workpiece to be heat treated. Relative arrangement of inner, outer and transition coil segments provides for controlled induction heat treatment across the overall annular region such as the gear teeth region of an intersecting axes or non-intersecting and non-parallel axes gear. |
| US10856369B2 |
Induction heating device having improved indicator structure
An induction heating device includes a case, a cover plate, a working coil, a base plate, a light guide that is located around the working coil and includes a light-emitting surface that indicates an output intensity of the working coil or an operation state of the working coil, and a light-emitting element that emits light toward the light guide. The light guide includes a light-guiding portion that has a lower surface having a parabolic shape and an upper surface including the light-emitting surface in which the upper surface extends in a first direction farther than the lower surface, and a light-guiding support that couples to the base plate, that surrounds at least a portion of the light-guiding portion, and that reflects, toward the light-guiding portion, at least one of light that has been emitted from the light-emitting element or light that has been guided through the light-guiding portion. |
| US10856368B2 |
Heating cooker system, inductive heating cooker, and electric apparatus
A heating cooker system includes a first coil configured to produce a first high-frequency magnetic field by receiving supply of a first high-frequency current, a first inverter circuit configured to supply the first high-frequency current to the first coil, a first heating element positioned in reach of the first high-frequency magnetic field produced by the first coil to be inductively heated by the first coil, a second coil configured to produce a second high-frequency magnetic field by receiving supply of a second high-frequency current, a second inverter circuit configured to supply the second high-frequency current to the second coil, a power receiving coil positioned in reach of the second high-frequency magnetic field produced by the second coil to receive electric power from the second coil, and a second heating element configured to generate heat by the electric power received by the power receiving coil. |
| US10856363B2 |
Non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-readable program for the terminal, terminal and method
A terminal performs: in response to receipt of first identifying information, from a first function-executing device via a first wireless connection established between the terminal and the first function-executing device, receiving, when the computer program is launched by an OS program of the terminal, at least the first device-identifying information from the OS program; establishing a second wireless connection between the terminal and the first function-executing device, using the first device-identifying information received from the OS program without requiring user input of an operation for selecting a connection-target function-executing device from at least one function-executing device; receiving first function information that indicates at least one function executable by the first function-executing device; and displaying, a first function screen for enabling a user to select a function required of the first function-executing device to execute, from the at least one function executable by the first function-executing device. |
| US10856361B2 |
Plug-in network device
A plug-in network device is disclosed. The plug-in network device can be used in association with a network management system and an infrastructure network device. The plug-in network device includes two antenna arrays, one of which is up-facing and one of which is front-facing. The plug-in network device can achieve wireless communication with the infrastructure network device via the up-facing antenna array and provide network services to wireless stations through the front-facing antenna array. The network management system can manage both the infrastructure network device and the plug-in network device. |
| US10856357B2 |
Systems and methods of discontinuous operation for wireless devices
Systems and methods of discontinuous operation for wireless devices are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a method may include preconfiguring (1501), by a user equipment (UE) (1012), the UE for discontinuous receive (DRX) operation in a connected state. The DRX operation may include modes of DRX operation of the UE with each mode corresponding to a level of connectivity of the UE. Further, while (1503) the UE is in the connected state, the method may include determining (1505), by the UE, the level of connectivity of the UE and sending (1507), by the UE, to a network node, a request for the DRX operation. Also, the request may include an indication of the level of connectivity of the UE. |
| US10856356B2 |
Device and method of handling a secondary node configuration
A network for handling a secondary node (SN) configuration comprises a first base station (BS) communicating with a communication device according to a master node (MN) configuration, and a second BS communicating with the communication device according to a first SN configuration; the first BS transmitting a SN Addition Request message comprising the first SN configuration to a central unit (CU); the CU transmitting a UE Context Setup Request message comprising the first SN configuration to a first distributed unit (DU); the CU receiving a UE Context Setup Response message comprising a first full configuration indicator and a second SN configuration; the CU transmitting a SN Addition Request Acknowledge message comprising the second SN configuration and a second full configuration indicator to the first BS; and the first BS transmitting a RRC message comprising the second SN configuration and a third full configuration indicator to the communication device. |
| US10856354B2 |
Radio communication system, network device, and radio communication method
A radio communication method includes a step in which a MeNB (210) transmits a bearer setup instruction to establish a bearer including a first tunnel and a second tunnel based on a setup request, and a step in which a CN-UP (300) establishes the first tunnel and the second tunnel based on the bearer setup instruction. The CN-UP (300) sets the same identifiers to a TEID on the CN-UP (300) side of the first tunnel and a TEID on the CN-UP (300) side of the second tunnel. |
| US10856351B2 |
Transfer device, transfer method for transferring sound signals in different communication systems
A first reception unit receives a sound signal destined to a second terminal device in a second communication system supporting one way communication from a first terminal device in a first communication system supporting two way communication. A first transmission unit transmits the sound signal received in the first reception unit to the second terminal device. A second reception unit receives a sound signal destined to the first terminal device from the second terminal device. A second transmission unit transmits the sound signal received in the second reception unit to the first terminal device. A storage unit stores the sound signal received in the first reception unit if the second transmission unit is transmitting the sound signal received in the second reception unit. The first transmission unit transmits the sound signal stored in the storage unit when reception of the sound signal in the second reception unit is completed. |
| US10856350B2 |
Communication method for implementing dual sim dual active, and terminal
A terminal supporting dual receive single transmit-dual SIM dual standby DR-DSDS includes a first SIM card interface and a second SIM card interface; and the first SIM card interface is configured to communicate with a first SIM card, and the second SIM card interface is configured to communicate with a second SIM card. The method includes: when the terminal is in a first communication connection, receiving, by the terminal, a paging request for establishing a second communication connection; and when the paging request carries a first identifier used to indicate a second service, responding, by the terminal, to the paging request, to establish the second communication connection. |
| US10856344B2 |
Method and an apparatus for reducing connection set-up time in a communications network
A method for setting-up a tunnel connection for transporting data packets over a high latency network connection in a communication network comprises the step of, at a module or node configured on a tunnel connection initiator side of the high latency network connection, using a non-TCP connection to encapsulate a set-up connection message for sending to a module or node configured on a core network (CN) side of the backhaul network to offset-up a data packet transport tunnel connection between the initiator side of the high latency network connection and core network (CN) side of the high latency network connection. |
| US10856343B2 |
Device and method of handling full configuration
A communication device releasing a first service data adaptation protocol entity associated to a first data radio bearer (DRB) identified by a first DRB ID and associated to a packet data unit (PDU) session identified by a PDU session identity (ID) and releasing at least one of a first packet data convergence protocol entity associated to the first DRB, a first radio link control entity associated to the first DRB and a first logical channel associated to the first DRB, when a RRC message indicates a full configuration and comprises a first DRB configuration, wherein the first DRB configuration comprises a second DRB ID and the PDU session ID; adding a second DRB according to the first DRB configuration and associating the second DRB to the PDU session; and communicating first data on the second DRB. |
| US10856340B2 |
Enhanced cell selection mechanisms in mobile communications
Various examples and schemes pertaining to enhanced cell selection mechanisms in mobile communications are described. A user equipment (UE) performs a cell selection or reselection procedure to select a cell of a wireless network and establishes a wireless connection with the selected cell. In performing the cell selection or reselection procedure, the UE determines a frequency band and a subcarrier spacing (SCS) configuration by checking a profile, and the UE performs the cell selection or reselection procedure in the frequency band based on the SCS configuration. |
| US10856338B2 |
Symmetric transmit opportunity (TXOP) truncation
Various embodiments of symmetric transmit opportunity (TXOP) truncation (STT) systems and methods are disclosed. One method embodiment, among others, comprises receiving a frame that truncates a TXOP around a first station, and responsive to receiving the frame, sending a second frame that truncates the TXOP around a second station. Others system and method embodiments are disclosed. |
| US10856337B2 |
Method and apparatus for random access in wireless communication system and user terminal
The present disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for random access in a wireless communication system, as well as a user terminal. The method includes: receiving indication information transmitted from a radio base station, the indication information instructing a user terminal to initiate a random access; determining a target Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) resource from available resources based on a current coverage level and resource information carried in the indication information, the target PRACH resource being used for transmitting a PRACH signal for initiating the random access; and re-determining, in response to a failure to initiate the random access over the target PRACH resource, the target PRACH resource from the available resources based on an updated coverage level and the resource information, and transmitting the PRACH signal over the re-determined target PRACH resource. The present disclosure can solve the technical problem in the related art associated with low success rate of random accesses initiated by radio base stations. |
| US10856335B2 |
Base station, terminal device, and communication method
[Object] To provide a mechanism that enables resources to be efficiently utilized in V2X communication.[Solution] A base station including: a communication unit configured to perform radio communication; and a processing unit configured to allocate resources in semi-persistent scheduling for inter-terminal communication performed between a plurality of terminal devices and perform control such that control information regarding the allocation of the resources is transmitted to the terminal devices via the radio communication. |
| US10856334B2 |
Method and device for allocating common channel resources
A resource allocation method and device are provided that can achieve uniform loads on and stable quality of a common channel available to mobile stations having no dedicated channels. A method for allocating common channel resources in a system in which a plurality of first radio communication devices transmit data to a second radio communication device over a common channel, based on first resource allocation information, includes: by the second radio communication device, transmitting second resource allocation information to at least one of the first radio communication devices; and by each of the first radio communication devices, transmitting data to the second radio communication device over the common channel, based on any one of the first resource allocation information and the second resource allocation information. |
| US10856333B2 |
Efficient transport of internet of things (IoT) traffic in terrestrial wireless and satellite networks
A data communications system, includes a data communications device (DCD), and at least one wireless access network, which includes a base station. The DCD generates a narrowband message which includes user-plane data of the DCD. The DCD transmits the narrowband message to the base station via a random access control-plane channel of the wireless access network, prior to any request for or establishment of a wireless or radio resource connection, or establishment of any dedicated radio bearers or wireless channels, between the DCD and the base station. |
| US10856323B2 |
Method for receiving data in wireless communication system, and apparatus therefor
Disclosed herein is a method for receiving downlink data in a wireless communication system which includes: receiving configuration of a higher layer parameter set for at least a part of control information for receiving the downlink data from an eNB; receiving first downlink control information (DCI) including only an indicator indicating whether to grant scheduling for the higher layer parameter set; and receiving the downlink data on the basis of control information indicated by the higher layer parameter set, when the first DCI indicates a grant of scheduling for the higher layer parameter set. |
| US10856321B2 |
Method and wireless device for receiving PDSCH
A method for determining a transport block size includes including determining a number of physical resource blocks (PRBs) based on a value smaller than a total number of PRBs allocated for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), based on that the device is a first device and based on that the PDSCH is to be received on a time division duplex (TDD)-based special subframe, determining the number of PRBs to be the same as the total number of PRBs allocated for the PDSCH, based on that the device is a second device, which is related to a low-complexity device or which is configured for a coverage enhancement (CE), and determining the transport block size in the PDSCH based on the determined number of PRBs. |
| US10856314B2 |
Method for transmitting/receiving data in wireless communication system, and device for supporting same
The disclosure proposes a method for transmitting/receiving data in a wireless communication system and apparatus for supporting the same. Specifically, a method of transmitting an uplink data channel by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system comprises receiving, from a base station, first downlink control information for scheduling an uplink data channel in an nth transmission time unit, receiving, from the base station, second downlink control information for scheduling an uplink data channel in an n+kth transmission time unit, and when information by the first downlink control information is inconsistent with information by the second downlink control information, transmitting an uplink data channel which is based on the first downlink control information to the base station, wherein the second downlink control information may be discarded by the UE. |
| US10856298B2 |
Resource information providing device, resource information providing method, and computer-readable recording medium
A resource information providing apparatus is disclosed, which includes a communication interface unit for receiving, from a first user device, a first request signal including a first time interval allowed to repeatedly receive resource information of an electronic device; and a processor for controlling the communication interface unit such that resource information is repeatedly provided to the first user device at every received first time interval. |
| US10856295B2 |
Communication method and communications device
A communication method includes: determining, by a first base station, a first time adjustment parameter, where the first time adjustment parameter is determined based on a time sequence of a first subframe, and the first subframe is a transmission subframe between the first base station and a second base station; and sending, by the first base station, the first time adjustment parameter to a terminal, where the first time adjustment parameter is used by the terminal to determine a timing of a second subframe, and the second subframe is a transmission subframe between the terminal and the first base station. A micro base station sends a time adjustment parameter to a terminal, and the terminal determines a timing of a micro access link subframe, to implement space division multiplexing of a backhaul link and a micro access link. |
| US10856294B2 |
Device-to-device data transmission method, apparatus, and system
A device-to-device data transmission method includes: performing signal detection on a first resource subset of a resource set used for data transmission, where a resource on which the signal detection is performed is less than the resource set; determining an available resource in the resource set based on a signal detection result; and transmitting to-be-transmitted data by selecting a resource from the available resource. |
| US10856292B2 |
Communication method and base station
A communication method and a base station are provided, the method includes: determining, by a base station, a time length of a time domain scheduling unit, a downlink, a guard period and symbols occupied by an uplink, included in the time domain scheduling unit; generating length configuration information of the time domain scheduling unit according to the time length, the downlink, the guard period and the symbols occupied by the uplink; sending the length configuration information to a terminal through radio resource control signaling and/or downlink control information signaling, and informing the terminal of a length configuration of the time domain scheduling unit; implementing, by the base station, a communication with the terminal based on the length configuration. By utilizing the method, it is beneficial for the terminal to acquire time information of time domain resource scheduling, and utilization efficiency of time domain resources is improved. |
| US10856289B2 |
Uplink information sending method and apparatus and uplink information receiving method and apparatus
In an uplink information sending method, a terminal device receives scheduling information sent by an access network device in a first time unit. The terminal device determines a second time unit and a first time offset. The second time unit is after the first time unit, and the second time unit carries downlink information sent by the access network device. The terminal device further determines a third time unit. The third time unit is a time unit that is offset from the second time unit by the first time offset. Further, the terminal device sends first uplink information scheduled by using the scheduling information in the third time unit. In this way, information transmission flexibility and reliability can be improved. |
| US10856284B2 |
Resource allocation for a short transmission time interval (STTI) system
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a wireless communication device may identify that a last resource block of a resource allocation for a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) is in a last allocable resource block group (RBG); and determine whether one or more additional resource blocks, subsequent to the last resource block, are included in the resource allocation for the PDSCH based at least in part on at least one of a reference signal type associated with the PDSCH, a quantity of the one or more additional resource blocks, or the DCI format associated with the PDSCH. Numerous other aspects are provided. |
| US10856281B2 |
Methods and systems for multi user uplink compatibility with legacy devices
Methods and apparatus for multiple user uplink are provided. In one aspect, a method of transmitting a physical layer convergence protocol data unit on a wireless medium includes generating a first portion and a second portion of the physical layer convergence protocol data unit, transmitting the first portion at a first data rate, the first portion decodable by a first and second sets of devices, and transmitting the second portion at a second data rate higher than the first data rate, the second portion decodable by the second set of devices. |
| US10856280B2 |
Method and apparatus for downlink control information design for network coordination
A method and apparatus for downlink control information (DCI) design for network coordination (coordinated multi-point transmission (CoMP)) are provided. In addition, a method and apparatus for configuration of demodulation reference signal (DMRS) and transmission and reception of DMRS, and a method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving uplink signal according to uplink transmission scheme are provided. The 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 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. |