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| US10913452B2 |
Method and a vehicle control system for controlling an autonomous vehicle
The present disclosure provides a method and a vehicle control system for controlling an autonomous vehicle. The method comprises utilizing the sensor group of said vehicle to acquire data related to said vehicle, wherein said data includes the speed of said vehicle, the speed of another object ahead of said vehicle, and the distance between said vehicle and another object, determining the crash probability between said vehicle and another object according to the data related to said vehicle, calculating the total magnitude of value according to said crash probability on the basis of the prospect theory, wherein said total magnitude of value indicates the balance between the value of crash risk reduction and the value of user comfort loss, and calculating the brake force according to said total magnitude of value. |
| US10913451B2 |
Method and apparatus for inhibiting misoperation of active safety function of vehicle
A method for inhibiting misoperation of active safety function of vehicle, including steps: detecting the environmental information during vehicle driving; acquiring the current longitude and latitude of the vehicle; determining whether the vehicle needs an intervention of an active safety function according to the detection result; when the vehicle needs an intervention of the active safety function, then comparing the current longitude and latitude of the vehicle with the longitudes and latitudes of inhibition sites in a preset inhibition site list; if the current longitude and latitude of the vehicle is consistent with a specific longitude and latitude in the inhibition site list, inhibiting the activation of the active safety function; and if the current longitude and latitude of the vehicle is not consistent with a specific longitude and latitude in the inhibition site list, sending an intervention instruction to activate the active safety function. |
| US10913446B2 |
Method for operating a serial-parallel hybrid powertrain of a motor vehicle, and motor vehicle
A method for operating a serial-parallel hybrid powertrain of a motor vehicle has the steps of mechanically decoupling the internal combustion engine from the wheels of the motor vehicle, accelerating the motor vehicle from a first speed to a second speed by means of the second electric machine, and increasing the speed n of the internal combustion engine from a first rotational speed to a second rotational speed. Increasing the speed of the internal combustion engine from the first rotational speed to the second rotational speed always takes place as a function of the increase in the speed of the motor vehicle from the first speed to the second speed. A motor vehicle may have such a serial-parallel hybrid powertrain. |
| US10913443B2 |
Powertrain control based on auxiliary battery characteristics
A powertrain control system may include an engine and a controller. The controller may be configured to, responsive to a maximum difference in battery voltage values remaining less than a threshold value during a period in which a number of engine stop-start cycles exceeds a limit, enable an automatic stop-start system of the engine. |
| US10913439B2 |
Vehicles and braking systems for vehicles having a spring brake actuator with replaceable push rod assembly
A spring brake actuator is for braking a wheel of a vehicle and has a push rod assembly having a base located in a service brake chamber and a push rod extending from a service brake chamber. Pneumatic activation of the spring brake actuator causes the push rod to further extend out of the service brake chamber to thereby engage a wheel brake with a wheel of the vehicle. Pneumatic deactivation of the spring brake actuator causes the push rod to retract back into the service brake chamber to thereby disengage the wheel brake from the wheel of the vehicle. The push rod extends between a first end portion that is fixed to the base and an opposite, second end portion that is removably coupled to the first end portion so that the second end portion is manually attachable and detachable from the push rod assembly. |
| US10913432B1 |
Fender mounted hoist
A fender mounted hoist has a frame having lifting points for receiving one or more ratchets. The frame is mounted over a fender well. The fender well includes a right fender well and a left fender well. The right fender well includes a right fender well inside frame, a right fender well base, and a right fender well wall. The left fender well includes a left fender well inside frame, a left fender well base, and a left fender well wall. A main beam has a left end of the main beam and a right end of the main beam. The main beam of the frame is horizontally oriented. A left leg is connected to the frame at the left end of the main beam, and a right leg is connected to the frame at the right end of the main beam. |
| US10913431B1 |
Moving tunnel sanitizer
A moving tunnel sanitizer includes a frame forming a tunnel with a tunnel opening through the frame. A right wall supports a right side of the frame. A left wall supports a left side of the frame. A right front wheel and a right rear wheel support the right wall. A left front wheel and a left rear wheel supports the left wall. A top member makes a rigid connection between the right wall to the left wall. Nozzles are mounted on the tunnel on the right wall and on the left wall. A fluid tank stores a sanitizing fluid. The fluid tank is connected to the nozzles by fluid tubing. A left motor and a right motor are drive motors. The left motor drives either the front left wheel or the rear left wheel. The right motor drives the front left wheel or the front right wheel. |
| US10913428B2 |
Vehicle usage monitoring
Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media may be configured to facilitate monitoring usage of a vehicle. Usage information for a vehicle may be obtained. The usage information may characterize usage of the vehicle by one or more persons. A monitoring event may be detected based on the usage information. Responsive to detection of the monitoring event, one or more lights of the vehicle may be controlled. |
| US10913421B2 |
Air bag apparatus for protecting passenger's head
An air bag apparatus for protecting a passenger's head includes an air bag cover fixedly installed at an upper end of a seat back and an air bag cushion installed in a folded state in the air bag cover. The air bag cushion is deployed while breaking the air bag cover during supply of air bag gas from an inflator, and deployed toward one side of the passenger who is on a seat to protect the passenger's head during deployment. Accordingly, the air bag apparatus protects the passenger's head even in a situation in which a position of the seat is changed and an autonomous driving condition in which various sitting modes are arranged. |
| US10913418B2 |
Attachment structure for protector member
An attachment structure for a protector member is provided, wherein a positional accuracy regarding the protector member for a reinforcement can be improved. The attachment structure for the protector member for attaching the resin-made protector member located between the reinforcement and a bumper to the reinforcement includes a fastening structure of fastening the protector member to the reinforcement such that an attachment position of the protector member relative to the reinforcement is adjustable in a longitudinal direction of the reinforcement. |
| US10913417B2 |
Composite energy absorbing structure for a vehicle
An energy absorbing structure for a vehicle includes a body having an outer periphery defined by one or more outer walls. An inner periphery of the body is defined by and extends between the one or more outer walls. A first end and a second end of the body are defined by the one or more outer walls. A transverse plate is disposed within and extending at least partially through the inner periphery of the body to provide structural support to the body, wherein the transverse plate cooperates with and extends between the first wall and the opposing second wall. The transverse plate divides the inner periphery into a first compartment defined between the third wall and the transverse plate and a second compartment defined between the fourth wall and the transverse plate. |
| US10913416B2 |
Skeleton structure of vehicle front part
A skeleton structure of a front part of a vehicle has a reinforcement member that has a higher rigidity than a bumper reinforcement and that is housed in an end, in a width direction of the vehicle, of the bumper reinforcement. With this structure, passing-through of the vehicle from a barrier during a small overlap collision is suppressed, and an amount of absorption of collision energy by the skeleton member can be increased. |
| US10913415B2 |
Bumper beam for a vehicle
A bumper beam for a vehicle is attached to a front or rear portion of the vehicle, includes a beam main body having a front surface opposite to a surface to be attached to the vehicle, the front surface being curved outwardly, and the beam main body having a C-shaped section opened outwardly toward the front surface, and stay portions formed on both sides of the beam main body, each of the stay portions having an opening at a rear surface thereof. The beam main body includes a fiber reinforced plastic. |
| US10913413B2 |
Wearable article detection and climate adjustment system for a vehicle interior
System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to automatically adjusting a climate of a vehicle based on detecting the type of clothing a vehicle occupant is wearing. In one embodiment, the method includes, in response to acquiring an identifier from a reader, where the identifier being associated with a tag affixed to a wearable article in proximity of the reader, determining a type of the wearable article based on the identifier. The method includes controlling a climate control system based at least in part on the type of the wearable article. |
| US10913412B2 |
Battery power management apparatus and method
An apparatus, including a first circuit which contains a first load of a premises or article, which first load does not draw current from a first battery when a system of the premises or article is not operating; a second circuit which contains a second load of the premises or article, which second load draws current from a second battery when the system is not operating or is non-operational; a first switch which is capable of disconnecting the first battery from the first circuit; a second switch which is capable of connecting the first battery to the first circuit; and at least one recharger which is capable of recharging the first battery and the second battery when the system is operating. The apparatus is capable of providing electrical power to the second load when the at least one recharger ceases to operate or becomes non-operational. |
| US10913411B2 |
Power relay device
A power relay device is provided that relays power from a power source and supplies the power to an electric component. The power relay device includes a main device body, a terminal cover, and a holding unit. The main device body includes a power source terminal electrically connected to the power source and a load terminal electrically connected to the electric component. The terminal cover includes a connection terminal electrically connectable to a connected subject that is one of the power source terminal and the load terminal. The holding unit selectively sets a temporary holding state in which the connection terminal is electrically disconnected from the connected subject or a final holding state in which the connection terminal is electrically connected to the connected subject. |
| US10913407B2 |
Grommet with tie-strap tower
A grommet for protecting a tube, the grommet including a first port, a second port, and a flexible bellows disposed therebetween. The first port defines a central axis and includes: a conduit leading to the bellows and a first strap tower defining at least one first strap aperture. A tube extends out of the conduit. A first strap is wrapped around the tube and extends through the at least one first strap aperture to securing the tube to the first strap tower. |
| US10913405B2 |
Wire harness
A wire harness that includes a wire having a first wire, a second wire that is more bendable than the first wire, and a connection for electrically connecting the first wire and the second wire to each other; a tube for accommodating at least one of the first wire and the second wire; and a covering ventilation that is tubular, has a covering for surrounding the connection and a surrounding region of the connection of the wire, and is connected to the tube. |
| US10913392B2 |
Warning device
A warning device selects, as a first candidate, an obstacle whose collision time period is equal to or shorter than a threshold time period and is the shortest among at least one obstacle which is present either in a front area or in a side area. The warning device selects, as a second candidate, the obstacle whose collision time period is equal to or shorter than a threshold time period and is the shortest among at least one obstacle which is present in the side area. The warning device displays a warning screen which guides driver's eyes to a direction of one candidate with the shortest collision time period from the first candidate and the second candidate. |
| US10913389B2 |
Method and system for indicating an autonomous kinematic action of a vehicle
The present disclosure relates to a method performed by an intention indicating system of a vehicle, for indicating to a potential observer an ongoing or impending autonomous kinematic action of the vehicle. The intention indicating system determines an ongoing or impending autonomous kinematic action of the vehicle. The intention indicating system further provides, with support from a light providing device including one or more light sources adapted to emit light, which light providing device is provided continuously and/or intermittently along a majority of a horizontal circumference of the vehicle, a visual light output visible at least from an outside of said vehicle representing the autonomous kinematic action. The disclosure also relates to an intention indicating system in accordance with the foregoing, and further to a vehicle including such an intention indicating system. |
| US10913386B2 |
Lighting system
A front module (3) is disposed in a front portion of a vehicle (2). An upper module (5) is disposed on a ceiling surface (22) of the vehicle (2). The front module (3) includes a front light source (31) and a front sensor (32). The upper module (5) includes an upper light source (51) and an upper sensor (52). |
| US10913384B2 |
RV retrofit system
A vehicle retrofit system comprising a storage receptacle, a collapsible privacy/shower curtain receptacle, a folding counter assembly, and a seat/bed conversion assembly each of which is configured to be contained and deployed within an interior of a vehicle. |
| US10913381B2 |
Vehicle-mounted conveyor system
Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a vehicle-mounted conveyor system, and more specifically a conveyor system that can be mounted on a short-length, non-CDL truck. The conveyor can convey a wide range of materials, including shingles, shakes (e.g., loose dirt, gravel, and rocks), tiles, underlayment, solar panels, siding, bricks, fasteners, etc. In some embodiments, the conveyor system includes a frame with a four-sided FRP tube, a belt positioned on top of the tube, cleats interconnected to the belt, belt pulleys, a motor, a material backstop, and conveyor positioning features. Conveyor positioning features include a tilting hinge and carriage guide, a conveyor carriage, a telescopic vertical post, and a slewing drive. In some embodiments, the conveyor frame is a fiber-reinforced plastic material. |
| US10913378B2 |
Seat recliner for vehicle
A seat recliner for a vehicle includes a step inserted in an assembly hole of a seat frame and a second flange, and a conventional sub-guide protrusion of a lock gear is removed. The second flange is provided with both a free section and a locking section using only a guide protrusion. The seat recliner includes: a first flange having a plurality of guide parts, and a guide space; a plurality of lock gears disposed in the guide spaces of the first flange; a lock cam disposed on the first flange; a control part disposed on the lock gears and the lock cam; and a second flange including a first part and the second part, and coupled to the seat frame by insertion of an outer circumferential surface of the second part into an assembly hole of the seat frame. |
| US10913376B2 |
Pumping device for seat of vehicle
Disclosed is a pumping device for a seat of a vehicle, the device including: a cam mechanism rotating along with a lever; a clutch mechanism receiving power from the cam mechanism; a housing accommodating the cam mechanism and the clutch mechanism therein; a brake mechanism accommodated in the housing to receive power from the clutch mechanism, and configured such that boss portions protrude along an outer circumferential surface thereof, outer end sides of the boss portions face an inner circumferential surface of the housing, and a pressing portion protruding from the clutch mechanism is disposed between a boss portion and a neighboring boss portion; and a brake roller provided at opposite sides of each of the boss portions of the brake mechanism to be disposed between the boss portion and the pressing portion. |
| US10913374B2 |
Control device for controlling home energy management system and gateway
Provided is a control device for controlling a home energy management system (HEMS). The control device for controlling the HEMS includes a communication unit configured to receive energy management information comprising a photovoltaic (PV) power generation amount, a power consumption amount of a home appliance, a remaining power amount of a battery of an electric vehicle (EV), and a minimum charging amount of the EV from a gateway of the HEMS, and a control unit configured to control power of the battery provided in the EV so that the EV operates in one of a charging mode and a discharging mode on the basis of the energy management information. |
| US10913367B2 |
Charge and discharge management device
Provided is a charge and discharge management device for managing charging and discharging of an energy storage device in a vehicle, the vehicle including: the energy storage device configured to perform electric power transfer with an external power grid; and an electric device configured to adjust an electric power to be charged and discharged by the energy storage device, and configured to travel by power supply from the energy storage device, wherein the charge and discharge management device is configured to charge the energy storage device, by the electric power transfer with the external power grid, for increasing a remaining capacity of the energy storage device to a predetermined level when a conduction integration time of the electric device measured from a start point of a warranty period of the vehicle is equal to or longer than a first predetermined time. |
| US10913362B2 |
Long stator linear motor
For a long stator linear motor comprising a switch and secure guidance of the transport vehicles in the direction of movement along the transport track, it is provided that the transport vehicle (Tn) is force-guided, at least in sections, in the direction of movement (x) outside the switch (W), and at least one one-sided track section (2d) is provided on the transport track (2), along which a vehicle guide element (7) only on one side of the transport track (2) interacts with the track guide element (6) on the assigned side of the transport track (2) for the mechanical forced guidance in the direction of movement (x), and the forced guidance in the direction of movement (x) in the transverse direction (y) is canceled in the region of the switch (W). |
| US10913361B2 |
Battery temperature control system and method
A battery temperature control system includes: a memory storing a maximum charging current map according to temperature of a battery for an electric vehicle, and an allowable current map according to a control pilot (CP) duty; and a temperature controller comparing a maximum charging current corresponding to a current temperature of the battery with an allowable current corresponding to a current CP duty to determine whether to increase the temperature of the battery. |
| US10913360B2 |
Systems and methods of autonomous solar exposure
Systems and methods of autonomously driving a vehicle to one or more locations, or repositioning the vehicle, to achieve optimal solar exposure are provided. Operating conditions of the vehicle, environmental conditions, as well as road conditions may be considered when determining whether or not to move, relocate, or reposition the vehicle to achieve optimal solar exposure. The optimal solar exposure is that which allows a power storage device of the vehicle to be charged to a desired state of charge. Additional considerations, such as the time needed to travel to a new location(s) and return from the location(s) in time for a next use of the vehicle, may be taken into account. Any energy expenditures that may result from traveling to/from the new location(s) may also be considered. |
| US10913358B2 |
Pantograph remote control circuit for unmanned metro train
A pantograph remote control circuit for an unmanned metro train includes a startup circuit of an auxiliary inverter emergency start relay, a control circuit of an auxiliary inverter energized relay, and a startup circuit of a pantograph raising relay. A first normally-open contact pair of the pantograph raising relay is serially connected to a pantograph raising electromagnetic valve and then connected to an output terminal of a battery. At the meantime, the bootstrap is remotely controlled by the internal ATC wake-up module when the power supply is fed by the battery, and there is no need for the driver to operate on the spot, thereby saving time for the driver from operations and reducing the potential misoperation of the driver. |
| US10913355B2 |
Head-up display
Aspects of the subject technology relate to a head-up display that achieves a balance in visibility between a virtual image and foreground displayed on each of a plurality of virtual display surfaces for virtual images. A first virtual image display surface and a second virtual image display surface are generated at different positions in the depth direction from the perspective of a viewer, and the ratio between the visibility level of a first virtual image displayed on the first virtual image display surface and the visibility level of a second virtual image displayed on the second virtual image display surface is gradually altered (increased or decreased) according to prescribed parameter information which is presented as numerical values or in multiple levels. |
| US10913354B2 |
Augmented reality devices and methods for aligning and mounting safety devices in vehicles
Certain configurations are described of methods, systems and devices that can be used to assist in mounting a vehicle safety device in an automobile, truck, train or other vehicle. In some examples, an augmented reality device designed to permit viewing of a virtual template on a windshield or a bumper can be used to mount or align a safety device to the windshield. In some instances, the virtual template may comprise one or more virtual alignment indicators or markings that facilitate mounting of the vehicle safety device in a selected position or to the windshield. |
| US10913353B2 |
Operation control method for vehicle infotainment system
An operation control method for a vehicle infotainment system for enabling phone projection to be automatically executed during a connection between a head unit of a vehicle and a smart device, and the method comprises: a phone projection setting step of allowing any one of a plurality of phone projections mounted on a head unit of a vehicle to be set; a step of connecting a first smart device to the head unit of a vehicle; a step of determining whether the first smart device connected to the head unit of a vehicle supports the phone projection set in the phone projection setting step; and a step of executing the set phone projection if the first smart device supports the set phone projection, according to the determination result. |
| US10913352B2 |
Method, computer program and device for the remote control of a transportation vehicle via a mobile device
A method, computer program, and devices for the remote control of a transportation vehicle via a mobile device. The method includes determining a proposal for triggering a functionality of the transportation vehicle; outputting the proposal via an output device; detecting a reaction of a user of the mobile device, wherein the reaction consists of an input via the input device or of the absence of an input; and transmitting a triggering signal for the functionality from the mobile device to the transportation vehicle in response to the input being absent within a period of time or in response to the event not corresponding to a termination of the proposal. |
| US10913350B2 |
Ranged power take-off unit for transaxle
A front wheel drive based four wheel drive powertrain includes range gearing, bevel gearing, final drive gearing, and a differential. The range gearing, final drive gearing, and differential are on the same axis. The bevel gearing, which transfers power to a rear drive unit, is upstream of the final drive gearing in the power flow. Consequently, no step-down ratio is required to provide a suitable driveshaft speed. |
| US10913343B2 |
Hybrid module and drivetrain
A hybrid module for coupling an internal combustion engine in a motor vehicle includes an axis of rotation, an electric machine, a space, and a clutch. The electric machine has a rotor arranged on the axis of rotation. The space is surrounded by the rotor. The clutch is for transmitting a torque from a drive assembly. The clutch is arranged in the space surrounded by the rotor and includes a rotational part fixed to the rotor and arranged on the axis of rotation. The rotational part extends further radially from the axis of rotation than the rotor such that a heat introduced into the rotational part from the rotor or the clutch can be discharged. |
| US10913341B2 |
Power transmission apparatus of hybrid electric vehicle
A power transmission apparatus for a hybrid electric vehicle includes: a planetary gear set including first, second and third rotary elements; a first shaft fixedly connected to an output shaft of an engine; a second shaft fixedly connected to the first rotary element and a first motor/generator; a third shaft receiving rotational power from the first shaft; a fourth shaft selectively connected with the first shaft, and the fourth shaft selectively receiving rotational power from the first shaft or from the third rotary element; a fifth shaft fixedly connected to a second motor/generator; and a sixth shaft transmitting rotational power transmitted from the fifth shaft to a final reduction gear of the differential gear. In particular, the six shafts are connected to external gears mutually by four gear sets so that rotational power is transmitted. |
| US10913340B2 |
Vehicle body lower structure
A vehicle body lower structure includes a battery pack, side sills, and a battery side frame that extends in a forward/rearward direction between the side sills and the battery pack and that is configured to support the battery pack, the battery side frame has a first attachment member fixed to the side sills, and a second attachment member that is coupled to the battery pack and that constitutes a closed cross section between the first attachment member and the battery pack, and the first attachment member has an outer fixing point fixed to the side sills and an inner fixing point fixed to a wall that constitutes a closed cross section of the second attachment member. |
| US10913339B2 |
Window pane arrangement, in particular vehicle body window pane arrangement
The invention relates to a window pane arrangement, especially a vehicle body window pane arrangement, including at least one pane of glass, and a profiled frame component surrounding the pane of glass, which is applied to one side of the pane of glass, on the edge of the pane. According to the invention, the profiled frame component includes a plurality of layers, a layer applied to the pane of glass being made of a hard material and at least one other layer being made of a soft material, and the profiled frame component includes, in the layer thereof made of a hard material, contact elements which can be brought into contact with the pane of glass and have application surfaces for an adhesive, and, in the layer thereof made of soft material, projections projecting over the layer of hard material. |
| US10913333B2 |
Air-conditioning register fin
An air-conditioning register fin includes an elongated plate-shaped fin main body and an elongated decorative member attached to one of edges of the fin main body in a transverse direction. One of the fin main body and the decorative member includes an engagement projection. The other one of the fin main body and the decorative member includes a recess that accommodates the engagement projection and an engagement hook projecting from an inner surface of the recess. The engagement hook holds and engages the engagement projection. |
| US10913332B2 |
Heat exchange unit
In a heat exchange unit, a shutter device is disposed on a vehicle front side with respect to a coolant heat exchanger to open and close a passage for traveling air directed toward the coolant heat exchanger. A blower is switchable between a first blowing state in which air flows from the vehicle front side to the vehicle rear side and a second blowing state in which air flows from the vehicle rear side to the vehicle front side. In a case where a switch that makes a vehicle travelable is in an on state, a control unit switches the blower to the second blowing state, while an open degree of the shutter device is set at a closing side from a maximum open degree of the shutter device when a temperature of the engine coolant is equal to or lower than a predetermined temperature determination value. |
| US10913319B1 |
Bicycle trailer pivot assembly
A bicycle trailer pivot assembly can comprise first and second yoke arms with respective first and second end portions and a pivot coupling the first end portion of each yoke arm to a bicycle trailer frame. The first end portions the yoke arms comprise respective first and second hinge portions that interfit and that receive a hinge pin that couples the first end portions together and to the bicycle trailer frame for pivoting about an upright axis. The first and second hinge portion comprise respective stops positioned to engage one another to limit the maximum distance to which the second end portions of the first and second yoke arms can be spread apart. The first and second hinge portions can comprise respective stops that limit both the maximum and minimum spread apart positions of the second end portions of the yoke arms. |
| US10913315B1 |
Self contained tire inflator
An inflator disposed within a tubeless tire for inflating the tubeless tire. A rechargeable electric storage disposed within a tubeless for providing electricity. An electric air compressor is mounted on an inside surface of the rim of the tubeless tire within the pressure cavity of the tubeless tire. The electric air compressor and an air pressure sensor disposed within the tubeless tire runs by a controller. The electric air compressor has a compressed air inlet vented to atmosphere in a custom valve stem through a conventional hole of a valve stem in the rim of the tubeless tire. A motion activated power generator recharges the rechargeable electric storage. A short-range radio transmits measured pressure data for each tire to a central OBD module plugged into in the vehicle. The central OBD module connects through a smartphone indirectly or directly to a central server via a networked cellular radio tower. |
| US10913312B1 |
Caster assembly
A caster assembly includes a base body, a tubular member, a retaining member and two wheel units. The base body includes an inner surrounding surface, a through hole surrounded by the inner surrounding surface, and a positioning slot extending along a line tangent to the inner surrounding surface and communicating with the through hole. The tubular member is inserted into the through hole. The retaining member is inserted into the positioning slot to retain the tubular member within the through hole. The wheel units are respectively and rotatably sleeved on two lateral connection portions of the tubular member. |
| US10913311B1 |
Tire and wheel lift and rotational aligner
A lift to facilitate changing of a tire and wheel assembly on an automobile, small truck or trailer in the field. The lift includes an elongated rod with a U-shaped socket having a slot and aligned flat to facilitate seating and pivoting of the socket on a lug bolt on an axle-spindle of the vehicle when passed through one of the bolt holes in the tire rim. A handle is provided on the opposite end of the elongated rod by which an operator may lift the tire using the lever principle while rotating the assembly such that the bolt holes in the rim align with the lug bolts. A slide on the elongated rod serves as a stop to control sliding of the tire and wheel assembly towards the operator during the lifting operation. |
| US10913293B2 |
Suction blanket for flat bed printers
Method for holding substrates on a flatbed printing system. After positioning the substrates on the substrate support surface, a leak air area not covered by the substrates is covered by positioning a flexible cover device at least over the leak air area, and preferably over the substrates as well. Thereby, air flow through the through-holes is prevented. An under-pressure is then applied to the through-holes, sucking the substrates against the substrate support surface. The flexible cover device is then withdrawn to expose the substrate for printing while the under-pressure is maintained. It was found that despite the additional amount of air passing through the through-holes uncovered by the withdrawal of the flexible cover device, the under-pressure surprisingly remained sufficient to properly hold the substrates for printing. An additional advantage is that the cover device may be applied easily and rapidly over the leak air area and substrates at once. |
| US10913283B2 |
Image-recording apparatus including wall portion provided in storage chamber of tank connectable to liquid cartridge
An image-recording apparatus includes a cartridge including a first storage chamber, a tank including a second storage chamber, a recording portion, a detected portion, a detector, and a wall portion. Liquid supplied from the first storage chamber to the second storage chamber through an inlet port is supplied from the second storage chamber to the recording portion through an outlet port. The wall portion partitions an internal space of the second storage chamber into a first region including the liquid inlet port and a second region including the detected portion. The wall portion extends upward than the liquid inlet port and the detected portion and downward than the liquid inlet port and the detected portion. Communication between the first region and the second region is allowed through upper and lower communication portions. The upper communication portion is positioned upward than the liquid inlet port and the detected portion. |
| US10913281B2 |
Liquid discharge device and method of controlling liquid discharge device
A liquid discharge device includes a discharge head configured to discharge a liquid on a medium conveyed, a carriage on which the liquid discharge head and a liquid cartridge are mounted configured to move in an X-axis direction, a cap disposed outside a conveying area in the X-axis direction, and configured to have contact with a nozzle surface of the discharge head on which a nozzle opens, and a control section configured to control moving of the carriage. When one of the replacement of the liquid cartridge and refill of the liquid container is performed, the control section locates the carriage at the first position where the nozzle surface is opposed to the area between the conveying area and the cap in the X-axis direction. |
| US10913280B2 |
Ink replenish container
An ink replenish container comprises a container main body that is able to store the ink; and an ink outlet formation member, attached to a front end side of the container main body, to form an ink outlet. The container main body includes a screw formation portion having a screw for engaging with the ink outlet formation member, and a shoulder portion provided on a front end side of the screw formation portion. The ink outlet formation member includes an abutting portion that abuts the shoulder portion. |
| US10913276B2 |
Liquid jetting head and liquid jetting apparatus
A liquid jetting head, includes: a nozzle plate having a nozzle surface in which nozzles are open, the nozzles being aligned on the nozzle surface in a first direction to form nozzle rows; a cover which is in thermal contact with ends in the first direction of the nozzle plate; and at least one heater which is in thermal contact with the cover and which is configured to heat the cover. |
| US10913275B2 |
Liquid discharge head and method of manufacturing liquid discharge head
There is provided a method of manufacturing a liquid discharge head, including: forming a stacked body having a structure and a protective member stacked on the structure, providing a first mask on an upper surface of the protective member to cover a through hole; forming a protective film by an atomic layer deposition on a surface defining a liquid flow channel of the stacked body provided with the first mask; and removing the first mask after forming the protective film. |
| US10913272B2 |
Liquid ejecting head and liquid ejecting apparatus
A liquid ejecting head includes a vibration plate constituting a part of a wall surface of a pressure chamber accommodating a liquid; a piezoelectric element vibrating the vibration plate; and a reinforcing film disposed on a surface of the vibration plate on a pressure chamber side, in which a vibration region, which is a region of the vibration plate and is vibrated by the piezoelectric element, has an elongated shape in a plan view viewed in a thickness direction of the vibration plate, and the vibration region includes a first region in which the reinforcing film is not disposed and a second region which is located at a position closer to a center of the vibration region in a longitudinal direction than the first region, and in which the reinforcing film is disposed. |
| US10913271B2 |
Liquid discharge head
There is provided a liquid discharge head including: a communication plate formed with a descender connected to a nozzle, a pressure chamber plate including a plurality of pressure chambers aligning in an array direction, a piezoelectric element, and a discharge common channel. The discharge common channel extends in the array direction, is connected to the plurality of pressure chambers, and has a first discharge portion and a second discharge portion. The discharge common channel is configured to discharge liquid toward one side in the array direction. The second discharge portion includes an expansion portion to expand beyond the first discharge portion in a width direction orthogonal to the stacking direction and to the array direction. |
| US10913269B2 |
Liquid discharge head substrate and liquid discharge head
The liquid discharge head substrate includes a first covering portion that covers the first heat generation element and that has conductivity, a second covering portion that covers the second heat generation element and that has conductivity, an insulative layer disposed between the first heat generation element and the first covering portion and between the second heat generation element and the second covering portion, a fuse portion provided on the substrate on a side on which the first covering portion is provided, common wiring for electrically coupling the first covering portion and the second covering portion, the common wiring coupled with the first covering portion via the fuse portion, and a cover layer including at least silicon and carbon and covering the fuse portion. |
| US10913267B2 |
Method of controlling liquid ejecting apparatus and liquid ejecting apparatus
A method of controlling a liquid ejecting apparatus that includes a liquid ejecting head having nozzles configured to eject a liquid, pressure chambers communicating with the nozzles, and drive elements configured to change the volume in the pressure chambers, and a drive-waveform generating circuit configured to generate a drive waveform for driving the drive elements to vibrate the liquid in the nozzles is provided. The method includes detecting a power-off operation for issuing an instruction for turning off an electric power of the liquid ejecting apparatus and vibrating the liquid by driving piezoelectric elements by the drive waveform in response to detecting the power-off operation by the detecting. |
| US10913265B2 |
Data lines to fluid ejection devices
In some examples, a system includes a plurality of fluid ejection devices, a fluid ejection controller, and a plurality of data lines shared by the plurality of fluid ejection devices and connected between the fluid ejection controller and the plurality of fluid ejection devices. A first data line of the plurality of data lines communicates data of a first memory of a first fluid ejection device of the plurality of fluid ejection devices, and a second data line of the plurality of data lines communicates data of a second memory of the first fluid ejection device. |
| US10913263B2 |
Control device controlling printer provided with head and carriage capable of moving at a plurality of different speeds
A control device includes: a memory; and a controller. A printer includes: a head; and a carriage mounting the head thereon. The controller is configured to perform: selecting first speed information from among a plurality of pieces of speed information stored in the memory, the first speed information indicating a first speed; estimating an ink pressure related value using the first speed information, the ink pressure related value indicating an ink pressure for a first type of print printing an image by ejecting ink from the head while moving the carriage at the first speed; determining whether the ink pressure related value reaches a threshold value; executing the first type of print in response to determining that the ink pressure related value does not reach the threshold value; and executing a second type of print in response to determining that the ink pressure related value reaches the threshold value. |
| US10913260B2 |
Print control device, print control method, and storage medium
A print control device provides a print control unit that switches, in accordance with a layout of a plurality of images, between printing cutting marks using color inks or transparent ink, and performs printing of images using color inks on a printing paper and then transfers an overcoat onto the printing paper. The print control unit also controls such that in a case of a layout with margin areas for printing the cutting marks on the printing paper, the cutting marks are formed by the color inks, and in a case of a layout with no margin areas for printing the cutting marks, the cutting marks are formed by the overcoat, and forms an overcoat that functions as the cutting marks by changing a pattern of the overcoat in an area in which the cutting mark is to be formed from a pattern of the overcoat in another area. |
| US10913259B2 |
Three-dimensional shaping apparatus and three-dimensional shaping system
A three-dimensional shaping apparatus includes: a shaping chamber configured to hold powder; a leveler configured to move from a first position to a second position in a first direction on a top surface of the powder held in the shaping chamber to flatten the top surface of the powder; an ejector configured to eject a shaping liquid to the flattened top surface of the powder held in the shaping chamber; and a suction mechanism including a suction inlet arranged close to the second position of the shaping chamber. |
| US10913258B2 |
Method and system for providing thermal support in an additive manufacturing process
An additive manufacturing process includes simultaneously constructing a component and a non-contacting thermal support for the component. The non-contacting thermal support includes a three dimensional negative of the component. The non-contacting thermal support transfers heat from the component into a heat sink. |
| US10913253B2 |
Manufacturing process for elastomeric laminate
A process for making an elastomeric laminated product including the steps of laminating an elastomeric film between a first spunbond nonvowen layer and a second spunbond nonwoven layer so as to form a laminated web, transporting the laminated web through intermeshing rollers so as to strain portions of the laminated web to form activated regions in the laminated web, and transporting the activated laminated web to a first portion of a rotating wheel, the first portion of the wheel having a cross direction width that is smaller than a cross direction width at a second portion of the wheel, so that the laminated web follows rotation of the wheel and is stretched in the cross direction at the second portion of the wheel before separating from the wheel at the first portion in a relaxed state. |
| US10913245B2 |
Interlayer film for laminated glass, and laminated glass
There is provided an interlayer film for laminated glass with which the production efficiency of laminated glass can be heightened. The interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention is an interlayer film for laminated glass having a one-layer structure or a two or more-layer structure and includes a first layer containing a thermoplastic resin, the softening point of the first layer is 60° C. or more, the interlayer film has an MD direction and a TD direction, and with regard to thermal shrinkage ratios obtained when the first inside portion, the second inside portion and the central portion are heated for 20 minutes at 140° C. respectively, all of the thermal shrinkage ratio MD1MAX, the thermal shrinkage ratio MD2MAX and the thermal shrinkage ratio MD3MAX are 45% or less. |
| US10913242B2 |
Titanium material for hot rolling
A titanium material for hot rolling 1 includes a titanium cast piece 3, and titanium sheets 4 that are welded to faces corresponding to rolling surfaces 3a of the titanium cast piece 3. The titanium cast piece 3 and the titanium sheets 4 have the same kind of chemical composition. The titanium material for hot rolling 1 can maintain good surface properties after hot rolling even if a slabbing process or a finishing process is omitted. |
| US10913241B2 |
Flexible adhesive tape for heating beverages, pipes and other articles
A heating tape and heating pad. In a most general embodiment, the inventive tape includes a first layer of thermally conductive material; a second layer of thermal insulation; and a third layer of exothermic material, sandwiched between the first and second layers. The third layer is constructed with reactants effective to cause an exothermic chemical reaction. In a first embodiment, the invention provides a beverage heating device. In a second embodiment, the invention provides a pipe heating device. The heating pad is implemented with a first layer of thermally conductive material; a second layer of material providing a base; and a third layer of exothermic material, sandwiched between the first and second layers. In the illustrative embodiment, the third layer has a contour effective to create suction whereby the pad adheres to a surface to be heated. |
| US10913233B2 |
Structure with honeycomb core
A honeycomb core construction that includes at least two honeycomb cores and a connection layer that is disposed between the honeycomb cores. The connection layer is configured so as to be gas-permeable, and has an adhesive for adhesively bonding to the honeycomb cores only in a region of the webs of the honeycomb cores. |
| US10913230B2 |
Method of molding a shell part of a wind turbine blade
The present invention relates to a method of molding a shell part of a wind turbine blade. The method involves attaching one or more fastening elements (63) onto a molding surface, each fastening element (63) comprising a support layer (64) with an upper face (66) and a lower face (68), and one or more spikes protruding from the upper face of the support layer (64). Fiber plies are then successively laid out into the molding cavity (78) such that each ply is anchored to one or more of said spikes. The fiber plies are then contacted with a polymer material to produce a shell part comprising a fiber reinforced composite material. The invention also relates to a shell part of a wind turbine blade obtainable by the method and to a fastening element for use in said method. |
| US10913229B2 |
Method and installation for winding a rubber strip onto a form of revolution
A method for winding a rubber strip onto a form of revolution includes steps of: forming a strip of predetermined length, applying front and rear edge marks to the strip, driving the strip towards the form, arranging a front edge of the strip on the form, and driving the form to wind the strip onto the form. In a first phase, the driving of the strip and the driving of the form are synchronized so as not to modify the length of the strip. In a second phase, the driving of the strip and the driving of the form are controlled depending on an angular position of the form and on a position of the rear edge mark, in order to vary relatively a displacement speed of the rear edge mark and a displacement speed of the front edge mark, to compensate for variations in the length of the strip. |
| US10913228B2 |
Curing press for a tire blank
The press (1) for curing a green tyre has: a frame (2), at least one plate (4) that is mounted in a sliding manner with respect to the frame and comprises a plurality of pegs (22), a plurality of sectors (8) that are distributed circumferentially around the plate and are able to form all or part of the width of a tread of the tire, and, for each sector, at least one rocker (15) having at least one ramp (19) over which one of the respective pegs is able to pass. |
| US10913227B2 |
Frame structure, method for manufacturing the same and device
A frame structure, a method for manufacturing the same and a device is provided. The frame structure includes at least one frame bar, an injection cavity and a plastic material; the injection cavity is located in an interior of the frame bar and extends in a length direction of the frame bar, and the plastic material is filled in the injection cavity, wherein an expansion coefficient of the plastic material is lower than an expansion coefficient of the material from which the frame bar is made. |
| US10913224B2 |
Ophthalmic devices for delivery of hydrophobic comfort agents
The invention relates to a soft hydrogel contact lens, especially a silicone hydrogel contact lens, which has a capability of delivering a hydrophobic comfort agent into the eye of a wearer. The hydrophobic comfort agent includes without limitation a monoglyceride, a diglyceride, a triglyceride, a glycolipid, a glyceroglycolipid, a sphingolipid, a sphingo-glycolipid, a phospholipid, a fatty acid, a fatty alcohol, a hydrocarbon having a C12-C28 chain in length, a mineral oil, a silicone oil, or a mixture thereof. It can be released from the soft hydrogel contact lens into the eye of a wearer when being worn so as to strengthen and stabilize the tear film lipid layer and alleviate the dryness of the eye. |
| US10913216B2 |
Methods for manufacturing wind turbine rotor blade panels having printed grid structures
A method for manufacturing a rotor blade panel of a wind turbine includes placing a mold of the rotor blade panel relative to a computer numeric control (CNC) device. The method also includes forming one or more fiber-reinforced outer skins in the mold. The method also includes printing and depositing, via the CNC device, printing and depositing, via the CNC device, a plurality of rib members that intersect to form at least one three-dimensional (3-D) reinforcement grid structure onto an inner surface of the one or more fiber-reinforced outer skins before the one or more fiber-reinforced outer skins have cooled from forming. Further, the grid structure bonds to the fiber-reinforced outer skin(s) as the structure is deposited. In addition, the plurality of rib members include, at least, a first rib member extending in a first direction and a second rib member extending in a different, second direction. Moreover, the first rib member has a varying height along a length thereof. |
| US10913212B2 |
Near-field microwave heating system and method
A microwave heating device includes a variable frequency microwave power supply, a waveguide launcher, and a fixture to contain a material to be heated, with the fixture located directly adjacent to the end of the launcher. All heating occurs in the near-field region. This condition may be insured by keeping the thickness of the fixture or workpiece under one wavelength (at all microwave frequencies being used). The launcher is preferably a horn or waveguide configured to apply the microwave power to a small area to perform spot curing or repair operations involving adhesives and composites. The spot curing may secure components in place for further handling, after which a thermal or oven treatment will cure the remaining adhesive to develop adequate strength for service. |
| US10913209B2 |
Methods and system for improving patient engagement via medical avatars
Certain examples provide systems, methods, and apparatus for patient care and support. An example apparatus includes a controller including a particularly programmed processor to generate a three-dimensional model for printing a three-dimensional model of a portion of a patient anatomy to form a physical avatar. The example printed three-dimensional model is formed based on image data obtained of the patient. The example controller is configured to link electronics in the physical avatar to a virtual avatar at the controller. The example virtual avatar is formed based on an electronic record for the patient. The example virtual avatar is to interact with the physical avatar via the controller according to a treatment plan. The example apparatus also includes a communication device to facilitate exchange of information between the controller and the physical avatar. |
| US10913204B2 |
Device for constructing models in layers and methods thereof
The invention relates to methods and devices for constructing models in layers. A region for constructing models, preferably a construction platform, and a material applying device for applying material onto the region are provided. The material applying device is arranged in a movable manner over the region. The material applying device is designed as a portal such that the material applying device can be moved over the region at least via two linear guides arranged at opposite sides of the region, and the material applying device is arranged around the region such that a portal is formed by at least two portions that extend laterally with respect to the region. |
| US10913198B2 |
Pyrometer control for hot drape formers
An apparatus for hot drape forming a part includes a plurality of pyrometers, a bladder covering a formable material, and a pyrometer control medium positioned between the plurality of pyrometers and the formable material. The plurality of pyrometers are configured to measure a temperature of the pyrometer control medium. |
| US10913193B2 |
Topologically structured component panel and method for producing the same
A description is given of a component (1) having at least one area of plastic (3, 21), which extends with the surface (32) thereof that is facing a front side (28) along a reference plane (22). The component is characterized in that, in this area of plastic (3, 21), the wall of plastic (27) has a wall thickness (d) in the range of 0.2-5 mm, in this area of plastic (3, 21) there is formed a continuous two-dimensional grid (30) of channel-shaped depressions (6), in which depressions (6) the wall of plastic (27), while keeping substantially the same wall thickness (d), is offset out of the reference plane (22) by an offset (v) and, perpendicularly to the reference plane (22), in the depressions (6) the offset (v) lies in the range of 1.5 to 5 times the wall thickness (d) from the reference plane (22) to the surface (32) of the rear side (29), wherein the grid (30) forms a pattern comprising a multiplicity of grid cells (31) recurring in two directions of the reference plane (22). |
| US10913191B2 |
Mould, moulding apparatus and method for controlled overmoulding of a carrier with electronic components and moulded product
A mould includes at least two mould parts, one of which includes a mould cavity for enclosing electronic components placed on a carrier and a contact surface for at least partially enclosing the mould cavity, contacting the carrier, and forming a tight connection with the carrier. A feed channel is recessed into the contact surface and the mould part further includes a displaceable barrier element that is displaceable in a direction substantially perpendicular to the contact surface connecting to the feed channel for regulating the size of a passage in the feed channel. A foil handler applies a foil layer between a wall of the feed channel and the displaceable barrier element which is configured for exerting a pressure onto the foil layer when the mould parts are moved apart to release the carrier with electronic components from the mould part. |
| US10913190B2 |
Method for fabricating antibacterial container
A method for fabricating an antibacterial container, the method including: reacting allyl chloride with potassium thiocyanate by stirring the allyl chloride and the potassium thiocyanate; mixing a compound resulting from the reaction with a vegetable oil; mixing and melting a PP pellet with the mixture; and injection-molding the melt, wherein the allyl chloride is reacted with the potassium thiocyanate at 150 to 200 RPM for 10 to 36 hours. |
| US10913188B2 |
Anti-shock pad and related manufacturing method
The present invention provides an anti-shock pad, which includes: a board-shaped compound material structure, manufactured by mixing a composition and foam molding the composition, wherein the composition comprises: a main substrate, having a proportion of 50 wt % to 80 wt % of total weight of the composition, comprising: a vinyl acetate; and an ethylene-vinyl acetate; a secondary substrate, having a proportion of 10 wt % to 40 wt % of the total weight of the composition, comprising: a polyethylene; a styrene butadiene rubber; and a thermoplastic elastomer; and an additive, having a proportion of 1 wt % to 20 wt % of the total weight of the composition; wherein a density of the anti-shock pad is between 0.20 and 0.50, and a foaming ratio of the anti-shock pad is between 20 and 40. The present invention is also related to a method of manufacturing the anti-shock pad. |
| US10913180B2 |
Circular blade cores with removable sections and methods of assembly and use
Tool cores may have removable sections, which may be removable without damaging, cutting or severing attachment configurations for the removable sections. The removable sections may be handled simultaneously. Moving parts used to facilitate removal of the removable sections may be secured in a pre-loaded configuration. |
| US10913177B2 |
Pipe lining system and method
A method of lining a pipe with a lining mixture formed from a dry component and a liquid is discussed. The method includes placing the dry component in a dry component surface container located above ground, conveying the dry component from the dry component surface container to a dry component subterranean supply container located underground, conveying the dry component from the dry component subterranean supply container to a mixer located underground, mixing the dry component with the liquid to form the lining mixture, and applying the lining mixture to the pipe with a mixture applicator. |
| US10913176B2 |
Method of manufacturing a building panel and a building panel
A method of manufacturing a building panel (10). The method includes applying a first binder and free lignocellulosic or cellulosic particles on a first surface of a carrier for forming a first layer (11), applying a second binder and free lignocellulosic or cellulosic particles on the first layer (11) for forming a second layer (12), wherein the first binder is different from the second binder, and applying heat and pressure to the first and second layers (11, 12) to form a building panel. Also, such a building panel (10). |
| US10913175B2 |
Cartridge
A cartridge includes a staple support part provided on a front end face. The staple support part includes an inclined surface protruding obliquely from the front end face in a striking direction, and is configured to support a crown portion of the staple with the inclined surface and a pair of leg portions of the staple with side edge portions of the inclined surface. The side edge portion has: a connection portion continuing to the inclined surface and extending from the inclined surface in an opposite direction to a feeding direction of the staple, by a first length; and a leg portion contact portion extending with being folded from a tip end portion of the connection portion in the feeding direction by at least the first length, and configured to support corresponding one of the pair of leg portions from an inner side thereof. |
| US10913164B2 |
Suction-adhering and self-propelled robotic device
A robotic device that can adhere to the surface of an object by negative-pressure suction and that can travel in a Y-axis direction and an X-axis direction. The robotic device is equipped with four suction cup units, Y-axis actuators and X-axis actuators. As for the planar shape of each suction cup, it has a shape of each quadrangle when a roughly square was divided into four quadrangles of the same shape. The quadrangles are formed provided with two right-angle portions in a diagonal portion. One right angle of the two right-angle portions of each suction cup overlaps with one of the four right angles of the square. Two of the sides that constitute the above right angle of the suction cup overlap with two of the edges that constitute the above right angle of the square. One of the sides that constitute another right angle of the suction cup intersects to an acute angle in one side of the right angle of the square, and another side intersects to an obtuse angle in another side of the right angle of the square. |
| US10913162B2 |
Robot system and control method of robot
A robot system and a control method of a robot are provided. The robot system includes a robot, a liquid application part being provided on the robot, an application thickness measurement part measuring an application thickness of a liquid applied by the liquid application part, a distance measurement part measuring a first distance from the distance measurement part to an application object, a control part controlling the robot based on the first distance so that a second distance from the liquid application part to the application object becomes constant, a supply amount adjustment part adjusting a supply amount of the liquid to the application object according to the application thickness measured by the application thickness measurement part, wherein the distance measurement part, the liquid application part and the application thickness measurement part are arranged in this order in an application direction of the liquid. |
| US10913161B2 |
Robotics skin system with integral elastomeric links to complete mechanical linkages
A skin or skin system for a robot or robotics assembly is provided that includes one or more integral elastomeric links (or bars) (“IELs”) that are configured for receiving and connection with coupling elements or members (e.g., pivot pins) at the ends of mechanical links/bars. The IELs are also configured to act as a final link of a mechanical linkage made up of these mechanical links to provide a closed chain. For example, the body of each of the IELs, or a portion of the IEL body extending between connection points with the coupling elements of the links/bars of the mechanical linkage, provides a final link in a mechanical linkage forming a closed chain to allow it properly function. |
| US10913158B2 |
Robotic system
A robotic system includes a robotic arm, a base couple coupled to the robotic arm, and a controller. The robotic supports a work implement and is configured to move the work implement to perform an operation on a workpiece. The base is configured to be removably coupled to a mounting surface. The controller is in communication with the robotic arm, the work implement, and the base. Further, the controller is configured to disable the operation of at least one of the robotic arm and the work implement if a coupling parameter between the base and the mounting surface is below a threshold value. |
| US10913153B2 |
Method for assisting at least one movement of a user and corresponding device
A method of assisting at least one movement of a user by means of a robotic device, the method enabling the robotic device to be caused to operate in at least the following two modes: default mode: force servocontrol of the robotic device via a computer of the robotic device; and measurement mode: path servocontrol of the robotic device, via the computer, with the computer storing at least one force exerted on the robotic device by an environment external to the robotic device in order to perform the force servocontrol of the default mode. |
| US10913152B2 |
Robot device controller, robot device arrangement and method for controlling a robot device
A robot device controller including a memory configured to store a statistical model trained to implement a behaviour of the robot device, one or more processors configured to determine a nominal trajectory represented by the statistical model, determine an expected force experienced by the robot device when the robot device is controlled to move in accordance with the nominal trajectory, determine a measured force experienced by the robot device when the robot device is controlled to move in accordance with the nominal trajectory and adapt the statistical model based on a reduction of the difference between the measured force and the expected force. |
| US10913151B1 |
Object hand-over between robot and actor
An example robotic device may include an arm having a palm and fingers, a depth sensor disposed within the palm, and a control system. The control system may be configured to detect an indication to receive an object from an actor, and in response, cause the robotic device to enter a receive-object mode. When the robotic device is in the receive-object mode, the control system is further configured to: receive, from the depth sensor, depth data indicating a distance between the palm and the object; when the distance is greater than a first threshold and less than a second threshold, cause the arm to move towards the object; when the distance exceeds the second threshold, maintain the arm in a fixed position; and when the distance drops below the first threshold, cause the two or more fingers to close to grasp the object. |
| US10913150B2 |
Processing system and method of controlling robot
A processing system includes a robot including at least one arm each including a hand at an end of the at least one arm; a first position measurement sensor, which is to be grasped by the hand and moved by the at least one arm, and is configured to measure a position of a device to be used when the robot processes a processing target; and a robot control device configured to: cause the hand to grasp the first position measurement sensor; and cause the first position measurement sensor to measure the position of the device. |
| US10913148B2 |
Operational service plan disruption and return optimization for a service robot
A method and system for a reconfigurable robotic platform through a plurality of interchangeable service modules and adapted to engage in both autonomous and interactive maintenance and monitoring of a service area, the robotic platform configured to execute a stored service plan for the service area, the service plan comprising a service plan sequence comprising a service treatment step, alter the service plan sequence based on detecting an object that is a treatment obstacle in the service area as detected by the sensor, the treatment obstacle preventing execution of the service treatment step at a service treatment location within the service area, wherein the altered service plan sequence comprises moving around the treatment obstacle and skipping the service treatment step, store the service treatment location for later treatment, and resume execution of the service plan. |
| US10913134B2 |
Assembly manufacturing apparatus and assembly manufacturing method
An object of the present invention is to provide an assembly manufacturing device and an assembly manufacturing method capable of reducing error when the actual position of a long member is detected, and precisely setting a reference point and a coordinates system. The long member assembly apparatus provides a plurality of hand parts for gripping a long member, a touch plate for securing the first end of the long member and restricting the movement of the long member in the longitudinal direction, a laser tracker for detecting the installation position of the touch plate, and a reference determining part for determining reference coordinates or reference point to be used in for adjusting the position of the hand parts, based on the installation position of the touch plate detected by the laser tracker. |
| US10913130B2 |
Methods and systems for coherent imaging and feedback control for modification of materials
Methods and systems are provided for using optical interferometry in the context of material modification processes such as surgical laser or welding applications. An imaging optical source that produces imaging light. A feedback controller controls at least one processing parameter of the material modification process based on an interferometry output generated using the imaging light. A method of processing interferograms is provided based on homodyne filtering. A method of generating a record of a material modification process using an interferometry output is provided. |
| US10913129B2 |
Additive manufacturing an object from material with a selective diffusion barrier
A manufacturing process is provided in which material is supported within a chamber. This material includes a plurality of discrete metal particles and ceramic disposed between at least some of the metal particles. At least a portion of the material is solidified together using an additive manufacturing system to form an object. |
| US10913128B1 |
Welding wire light
A welding wire light is shown and described. The welding wire light can be used to align the welding tip and the wire in automated welding processes. This welding wire light can allow more accurate and precise alignment of these elements resulting in better welded results. Several embodiments are disclosed for illuminating these elements which are especially helpful on automated welding process lines when components need to be replaced or adjusted quickly and accurately. |
| US10913127B2 |
Method for starting a submerged arc welding process and welding apparatus
A method comprising an arc ignition phase (IP), an arc-stabilizing phase (AP) and a stable arc phase (SP). The arc stabilizing phase comprises an initial sub-phase (IS) comprising the step of feeding at least one hot wire (4, 12) at constant feed speed and a main sub-phase (MS) comprising the steps of feeding said hot wire at constant feed speed and feeding at least one cold wire (22) at constant feed speed. The stable arc phase comprises the steps of continuously adjusting the feed speed of the hot wire and continuously adjusting the feed speed of the cold wire. The invention also relates to a welding apparatus (1) for carrying out the method. The welding apparatus comprises a hot wire feeding means (150), a contact means (2), a cold wire feeding means (35) and a control unit (31). The control unit is adapted to control said hot wire feeding means to feed the hot wire at a constant feed speed during the initial sub-phase, feed the hot wire at a constant feed speed during the main sub-phase and to continuously during the stable arc phase adjust the feed speed of the hot wire. The control unit is adapted to control said cold wire feeding means to feed the cold wire at a constant feed speed during the main sub-phase and continuously during the stable arc phase adjust the cold wire feed speed. |
| US10913124B2 |
Power supply control apparatus of electric discharge machine
The present invention is a power supply control apparatus that controls pulse discharge occurring in a machining gap in an electric discharge machine. The power supply control apparatus includes: a voltage level detecting device that detects the voltage level of a discharge voltage generated in the machining gap; a voltage level comparator hat compares the voltage level with a voltage level reference value, and outputs a comparison result; and a determining unit that, on the basis of the comparison result, determines whether a discharge pulse is abnormal in a designated one of a plurality of determination modes. The determination method can be designated during machining. |
| US10913122B2 |
Forming tool for leading edge of turbine blades
A forming tool for forming leading edges of turbine blades is disclosed. In various embodiments, a forming tool may comprise a cylindrically-shaped body having a notch around the circumference of the cylindrically-shaped body. The notch may be positioned perpendicularly to a center axis of the cylindrically-shaped body. Further, the notch may have a notch contour with an upper notch contour and a lower notch contour, and where the notch contour is a relief of a selected turbine blade leading edge. The forming tool may be a grinding tool or a cutting tool. Moreover, a forming process may comprise forming, by a forming tool, a first portion of a turbine blade leading edge with a rough edge result, and forming, by a milling cutter, a second portion of the turbine blade leading edge with a rough edge result. |
| US10913113B2 |
Method for producing a rotor of a flow engine
The invention relates to a method for producing a rotor of a flow engine, namely an integrally bladed rotor with an integral outer shroud, comprising at least the following steps: a rotor blank comprising the integral rotor blades and the integral outer shroud is first produced by means of a generative production method; the rotor blank is then subjected to a separating surface treatment at flow-guiding sections and is subjected, separately therefrom, to a machining surface treatment at non-flow-guiding sections. |
| US10913108B2 |
Dynamically positioned diffuser for metal distribution during a casting operation
Provided herein are an apparatus and method for continuous casting of metal, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method to reduce macrosegregation through a mechanism for controlling the position of a spout tip or diffuser during the casting process to maintain the spout tip or diffuser near the solidification front, location of transition between liquid metal and solid metal in the cast part. An apparatus may include: a mold frame supporting a mold defining a mold cavity; a liquid diffuser; and an actuator configured to move at least one of the mold frame and the liquid diffuser relative to one another, wherein the actuator is configured to move at least one of the mold frame and the liquid diffuser relative to one another in response to a signal from at least one sensor. |
| US10913090B2 |
Applicator
An applicator (1) includes a main body (10), a parallel crank (40), and a lever (50). The parallel crank (40) includes a first crank bar (41) and a second crank bar (42). The first crank bar (41) and the second crank bar (42) each have one end portion swingably coupled to the main body (10). To the lever (50), another end portion of the first crank bar (41) and another end portion of the second crank bar (42) are each swingably coupled. The second crank bar (42) covers at least a part of side surfaces on both sides of the first crank bar (41) in an axial direction of a pin (43) as a rotation axis of the first crank bar (41) with respect to the main body (10) in a sandwiching manner. |
| US10913089B2 |
Methods for applying glutinous substances
A method of delivering a glutinous substance from a cartridge to an applicator is disclosed. The method comprises receiving the cartridge inside a sleeve through an inlet of the sleeve while a pressure cap is in an open position. The method also comprises moving the pressure cap into a closed position to sealingly couple the pressure cap with a trailing end of the cartridge and to sealingly couple the applicator with a leading end of the cartridge. The method further comprises applying pressure to the glutinous substance in the cartridge through the pressure input of the pressure cap to urge the glutinous substance from the cartridge into the applicator. Additionally, the method comprises moving the pressure cap into the open position to provide sufficient clearance sufficient for removal of the cartridge from the sleeve through the inlet of the sleeve. |
| US10913084B2 |
Electronic showerhead device
An electronic showerhead device for automatically controlling water flow includes a showerhead body, a presence detector located within the showerhead body, a first water channel providing a primary water stream exiting the showerhead body, and a second water channel providing a secondary water stream exiting the showerhead body. Turning on a main water valve turns on the second water channel, while the first water channel remains off. Interruption of the presence interrogation beam area by a person or an object turns on the first water channel. |
| US10913083B2 |
Devices and methods for impulse ejection of a medium
In order to develop devices and methods for impulse ejection of medium, a device for impulse ejection of medium is proposed, comprising a medium chamber for holding a medium, said chamber being defined by an ejection tube and a sleeve, adjoining the ejection tube at the opposite end from the ejection end thereof, and a propellant chamber) for holding a propellant, said propellant chamber surrounding at least partially the medium chamber in the region of the sleeve, wherein the sleeve is designed for movement between a pressure position and an ejection position and seals, in the pressure position, the medium chamber from the propellant chamber at an end plate and wherein the sleeve in the ejection position is spaced apart from the end plate such that there is fluid communication for passage of the propellant from the propellant chamber into the medium chamber. |
| US10913072B2 |
Partial dismantling device of photovoltaic module
Disclosed is a partial dismantling device of a photovoltaic module capable of classifying and collecting the photovoltaic module for recycling the photovoltaic module which includes: a transfer unit for transferring a photovoltaic module; a grind unit provided with a plurality of grinders in multiple levels, to grind the element layers of a grinding region into particles of collectible forms; and a suction unit provided with a plurality of inhalers respectively corresponding to the plurality of grinders, to classify the particles pulverized by the grind unit and to inhale the same. |
| US10913071B2 |
Scalper apparatus and processing system
A scalper apparatus configured to divide a flow of material between filtered and unfiltered streams. The scalper apparatus may include a housing with an upper opening, a primary lower opening for outputting the filtered stream, and a secondary lower opening for outputting the unfiltered stream. The scalper apparatus may include a grate extending across the interior of the housing such that any material leaving the interior through the primary lower opening must pass through the grate while any material unable to pass through the grate is caused to move through the secondary lower opening. The scalper assembly may include a brush assembly with at least one brush movable across the grate, and a carrier assembly configured to carry the at least one brush across substantially an entire top of the grate. |
| US10913067B2 |
Barrier droplet configurations against migration between droplets on AM-EWOD devices
An electrowetting on dielectric (EWOD) device includes an EWOD device array that applies electrowetting forces and contains a non-polar fluid. A barrier droplet configuration is formed using electrowetting forces to obstruct migration of a species from a first area of the EWOD device array to a protected area of the EWOD device array. A method of operating the EWOD device includes the steps of: dispensing a source droplet into a first area of the EWOD device array, the source droplet containing a migrating species, wherein the EWOD device array includes a second area to be protected from the migrating species; and forming a barrier droplet configuration positioned between the first area and the second area of the EWOD device array that obstructs a migration pathway of the migrating species between the first area and the second area. The barrier droplet configuration includes at least one aqueous or polar barrier droplet, and the migrating species exhibits a preference for either the polar or aqueous environment of the barrier or the non-polar environment of the oil to obstruct migration. |
| US10913066B2 |
Diagnostic chip
A microfluidic diagnostic chip may comprise a microfluidic channel, a functionalizable enzymatic sensor in the microfluidic channel, the functionalizable enzymatic sensor comprising a binding surface to bind with a biomarker in a fluid, and a microfluidic pump to pass the fluid over the binding surface. A microfluidic device may comprise a number of pumps to pump a fluid though the number of microfluidic channels and a number of microfluidic channels comprising at least one sensor to detect a change in a chemical characteristic of the fluid in response to presence of the fluid on the sensor. |
| US10913064B2 |
Droplet actuator fabrication apparatus, systems, and related methods
Example methods, apparatus, systems for droplet actuator fabrication are disclosed. An example method disclosed herein for making a droplet actuator includes ablating a first substrate with a laser to form an electrode array on the first substrate. The example method includes applying at least one of hydrophobic or a dielectric material to the electrode array. The example method also includes aligning the first substrate with a second substrate. The second substrate includes a second treated layer. In the example method, the alignment includes a gap between at least a portion of the first treated layer and at least a portion the second treated layer. |
| US10913062B2 |
Bead separation in microfluidics
Digital microfluidics system with electrodes attached to a PCB has control unit for manipulating liquid droplets by electrowetting, cartridge accommodation site for taking up a disposable cartridge having a working gap in-between two hydrophobic surfaces, and magnetic conduit/backing combination. A barrier element on an individual electrode of the PCB for narrowing the working gap. A disposable cartridge is positioned at the cartridge accommodation site, its flexible working film touching there and of the barrier element an uppermost surface. In the working gap and above a path of selected electrodes a liquid portion or liquid droplet with magnetically responsive beads moves by electrowetting on the electrode path until a magnetic field of the magnetic conduit is reached. The backing magnet is activated before and during the moving to thereby attract and remove magnetically responsive beads therefrom. |
| US10913059B2 |
Pipette calibration and volume offset mechanism
A pipette calibration and volume offset mechanism. The calibration and volume offset mechanism is provided to facilitate user selectable calibration or volume offset operations of a pipette to which the calibration and volume offset mechanism is installed, through axial displacement of a threaded element that effectively moves the home position of the pipette. An offset counter of the calibration and volume offset mechanism is rotationally coupled to the threaded element during a volume offset operation to indicate offset magnitude, but decoupled from threaded element during a calibration or recalibration operation. |
| US10913055B2 |
Hydroformylation catalyst, composition including hydroformylation catalyst, and method of preparing aldehyde using hydroformylation catalyst
A hydroformylation catalyst having excellent catalytic activity and stability, a composition including the hydroformylation catalyst, and a method of preparing an aldehyde using the hydroformylation catalyst, wherein, when hydroformylation of an olefin compound is performed in the presence of the hydroformylation catalyst to prepare an aldehyde, the normal/iso (n/i) ratio of the prepared aldehyde is lowered, and synthesis gas yield is increased. |
| US10913051B2 |
Ceria-zirconia-based composite oxide and method for producing same, and exhaust gas purification catalyst including ceria-zirconia-based composite oxide
A ceria-zirconia-based composite oxide containing a composite oxide of ceria and zirconia is provided, in which primary particles having a particle diameter of 1.5 to 4.5 μm account for, on a particle number basis, at least 50% of all primary particles in the ceria-zirconia-based composite oxide, and the molar ratio of cerium to zirconium in the ceria-zirconia-based composite oxide is between 43:57 and 55:45. |
| US10913041B2 |
Multimodal polyethylene screw cap
The present invention relates to a multimodal polyethylene composition comprising: (A) 35 to 65 parts by weight, preferably 45 to 65 parts by weight, most preferred 50 to 60 parts by weight, of the low molecular weight polyethylene having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of 20,000 to 90,000 g/mol; (B) 5 to 40 parts by weight, preferably 5 to 30 parts by weight, most preferred 5 to 20 parts by weight, of the first high molecular weight polyethylene having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of more than 150,000 to 1,000,000 g/mol or the first ultra high molecular weight polyethylene having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of more than 1,000,000 to 5,000,000 g/mol; and (C) 20 to 60 parts by weight, preferably 25 to 60 parts by weight, most preferred 35 to 55 parts by weight, of the second high molecular weight polyethylene having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of more than 150,000 to 1,000,000 g/mol or the second ultra high molecular weight polyethylene having a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of more than 1,000,000 to 5,000,000 g/mol, wherein the molecular weight distribution of the multimodal polyethylene composition is from 10 to 25, preferably 10 to 20, determined by Gel Permeation Chromatography; the isothermal crystallization half-time of the multimodal polyethylene composition at a temperature of 123° C. is 7 min or less, preferably 6 min or less, preferably 2-6 min, according to Differential Scanning Calorimetry; and a spiral flow length at a temperature of 220° C. is at least 200 mm, preferably 250-400 mm and a screw cap comprising the same. |
| US10913037B2 |
Oxygen clathrate hydrate and oxygen solution containing the same
To obtain an oxygen clathrate hydrate containing the dissolved oxygen that is maintained in a state of being dissolved in a solution even when being heated to 100° C. |
| US10913035B2 |
Laminate membranes comprising a two-dimensional layer comprising polyaromatic functionalities
This invention relates to membranes of two dimensional material and their uses in filtration. The membranes may include polyaromatic molecules which provide a improvement in the rejection observed for small solutes. The two dimensional material may be a transition metal dichalcogenide (TMDC) or hexagonal boron nitride (hBN). |
| US10913034B2 |
Separation membrane
A separation membrane (10) of the present disclosure includes: a separation functional layer (30) composed of a polyamide containing, as a monomer unit, at least one selected from the group consisting of piperazine and a piperazine derivative; and a coating (40) covering the separation functional layer (30) and containing a polymer having a repeating unit represented by the following formula (1). In the formula (1), N+ is a nitrogen atom constituting a quaternary ammonium cation, and R1 and R2 are each independently a substituent containing a carbon atom bonded to the nitrogen atom. |
| US10913033B2 |
Process for the production of solvent stable polymeric membranes
The present invention relates to a process for preparing an asymmetric integrally skinned membrane for the separation of at least one solute from a solution, comprising the steps of: (a) preparing a polybenzimidazole dope solution comprising: (i) a polybenzimidazole polymer, and (ii) a solvent system for said polybenzimidazole which is water miscible; (b) casting a film of said dope solution onto a support; (c) immersing the film cast on the support into a coagulating medium to form an asymmetric integrally skinned membrane; (d) treating the membrane from step (c) with a cross-linking agent; (e) treating the membrane from step (d) with a cross-link modification agent. Further aspects relate to an asymmetric integrally skinned membrane and uses thereof. |
| US10913030B2 |
Process for removing pollutants from a flue gas
A process for removing impurities from a flue gas, comprising treating the flue gas with a liquid absorbent comprising (i) a precursor of chlorine dioxide and (ii) an organic ionic liquid, and releasing a purified flue gas into the atmosphere. The process is useful for removing Hg, SO2 and NOx. |
| US10913028B2 |
Portable indoor/outdoor atmospheric water generator
A wirelessly controlled device for atmospheric water generation is provided. The device comprises an atmospheric water generator for generating filtered potable water and a wireless external control system. The wireless external control system comprises one or more display presentation pages for displaying a plurality of operating parameters for the atmospheric water generator, including content display with a variety of operation parameters and historical water collection data for operation of the atmospheric water generator. The wireless external control also has one or more display pages configured for user input for a user to select one or more water generation parameters for operation of the atmospheric water generator. Once the device is directed by the wireless external control system to generate water, the device is capable of automatic water generation until the device fulfills the one or more set water generation parameters. |
| US10913026B2 |
Method and system for reduction of unwanted gases in indoor air
Some embodiments of the disclosure are directed to an air treatment system, and corresponding methodology, for at least partially removing at least one gaseous contaminant contained in indoor air of a room structured for human occupants. In some embodiments, the system may comprise an air treatment assembly having an indoor air inlet configured to receive indoor airflow directly from a room, a regenerable adsorbent material configured to adsorb at least one gaseous contaminant contained in the indoor airflow, at least one airflow element for directing the indoor airflow to flow through the air treatment assembly, an indoor air outlet for expelling the indoor air, from the air treatment assembly back into the room, a purge air inlet configured to receive and direct purge air from the room over and/or through the adsorbent material for removal of at least a portion of the at least one gaseous contaminant, and a purge air outlet for expelling the purge air out of the air treatment assembly. |
| US10913017B2 |
Manifold for domestic water purifier system with specific cartridge replacement
A manifold for domestic water purification systems having flow paths that can be redirected without having to change the physical structure of the manifold or water purification system—a structure to assist with proper installation of specific filter cartridges, a memory reader for processing data relating to the state of the filter cartridges, a hinge system to allow for easier installation/removal of new and replacement filter cartridges, and a flow path structure to assist in adding accessories to the water filtration system without requiring a modification to the manifold structure. |
| US10913014B2 |
Multiple rate filter underdrain lateral gas metering plate
A filtration system has at least one underdrain lateral, a flume, and at least one metering plate. The metering plate includes a plate member with at least one opening configured to receive liquid or gas therethrough at a first flow rate during a backwash function and is configured to receive liquid or gas therethrough at a second, lower flow rate during filtration. A method of metering gas into a filtration system with a metering plate is also disclosed. The metering plate allows gas to flow into each underdrain lateral at two very different flow rates. |
| US10913013B2 |
System and method to process effluent brine and interface rag from an oil dehydration/desalting system
A system and method for processing interface emulsion, water, and solids contained within a separator vessel that comprises the steps of continually extracting those components from the vessel and then passing them through a gas flotation cell. The cell, which is preferably a vertical induced gas flotation cell, separates the oil and water contained in the interface emulsion and discharges recovered oil from an upper portion of the cell and treated water from a bottom portion of the cell. The recovered oil and treated water may be further processed and recycled to the vessel or sent elsewhere. The treated water may also be recycled to the cell or sent to a process sewer. Fuel gas residing in an upper portion of the cell may be cooled and passed through a splitter. All the steps of occur in a closed system with no air emissions. |
| US10913011B2 |
Method and system for demulsifier testing
A system for monitoring phase separation is disclosed. The system includes a temperature control housing having an inlet and an outlet connection for a circulator; a bottle holder positioned inside the housing, the bottle holder having a body with a plurality of recesses for receiving test bottles, each recess having a back surface, a front opening, and a first light scanning component mounted on the back surface of the recess; a sleeve having a plurality of second light scanning components mounted thereon, the sleeve being disposed between the housing and the bottle holder, and each second light scanning component being aligned with one of the first light scanning components; and a lid latched onto the housing to hold the test bottles in place during testing. |
| US10913006B2 |
Toy sports-player figure
Disclosed herein is a mini-figure that may be used with existing and standard toy block systems and also have the appearance of a sports figure. Improvements over traditional mini-figures include additional separate components in the arms and feet, an optional variation in torso shape, accessories which create visual impression of sports figures in natural use, unique markings identifiable by specific player or production, and a unique method of marketing and distribution. |
| US10913005B2 |
Systems and methods for customizing amusement park attraction experiences using pneumatic robotic systems
A system may include a housing that may hold a body of water, an inflatable assembly disposed within the body of water, and a processor. The processor may receive an indication related to a speed of a flow of the body of water and send a signal to at least one valve coupled between the inflatable assembly and a fluid source in response to the indication. The signal may cause the at least one valve to fluidly couple the inflatable assembly to the fluid source to cause the inflatable assembly to expand to an inflated configuration. |
| US10913002B2 |
Joining gameplay of a game through video content
One aspect of this disclosure relates to facilitating players joining an ongoing game session depicted in video content for contemporaneous, interactive play with a player. A first user on a first computing platform may present a recording of video content to a second user on a second computing platform. The video content may include a depiction of a game session of a game and a pointer to the game session. The second user may access the pointer. The pointer may enable the second user to participate in the game session depicted in the video content. |
| US10913000B2 |
Information storage medium and server device
Provided is a server device including: target control means for controlling movement of an operation target in a game space in accordance with operation input of a player; object giving means for giving, when the player has established a given positional condition, the player a collection item or a chance to acquire the collection item; search information generation means for generating, as search information supplied to the player, information on the presence/absence or a position of the collection item in a search area that moves in the game space in accordance with the movement of the operation target; search information control means for controlling accuracy of the search information in accordance with a collection result of the collection item by the player; and provision control means for controlling the provision of an event in accordance with the collection result of the collection item by the player. |
| US10912998B2 |
Network game system for executing event in network game
A network game system includes a server apparatus and a plurality of video game apparatuses connected to the server apparatus. A party includes player characters of a plurality of players. When the party battles with an opponent character, the server apparatus simultaneously transmits movie playback information to each video game apparatus for starting playback of a movie. Each of the players can skip the movie at a desired timing. A screen is displayed on each video game apparatus that has skipped the movie until the battle starts. When information is received from each video game apparatus that indicates playback of the movie has ended, the server apparatus simultaneously transmits battle start information to each video game apparatus. |
| US10912993B2 |
Game controllers and methods for controlling a game controller
According to various embodiments, a game controller may be provided. The game controller may include: a controller input; a receiving portion configured to alternatively receive a first ring or a second ring, wherein the first ring allows a first range of motion of the controller input, and wherein the second ring allows a second range of motion of the controller input; a mechanical switch configured to receive mechanical input from at least one of the first ring or the second ring. |
| US10912988B2 |
Syllabic roulette game with solmization, and method
A roulette game enables single-spin formation of meaningful character strings, which character strings may be coupled to tones for enhancing the gaming experience. The meaningful character strings may be defined by solfege-enabling letter groups, which letter groups may prompt underlying tones in solmization. The syllabic roulette game comprises a roulette wheel, a wager-enabling layout, and a plurality of balls. The wheel comprises alphabetic characters against a rainbow colored backdrop for enabling various payout schemes. A color-coordinated wager support surface is preferably disposed adjacent the roulette wheel for facilitating wager placement. |
| US10912986B2 |
Dynamic rigidity mechanism
Embodiments are directed to a support apparatus. The support apparatus might comprise a body configured to support an entity. The body might comprise a material that has a physical property. The support apparatus might further comprise a coupler system configured to couple electric current from a power source to the material. The material is arranged such that coupling an electric current to the material changes the physical property of the material. Embodiments are further directed to a method. The method might comprise forming one or more cavities in a support apparatus. The method might further comprise providing one or more couplers in electrical contact with each of the one or more channels. The method further comprises filling each of the one or more cavities with a fluid that has electrically changeable rigidity. Finally, the method might comprise connecting a power source to each of the one or more couplers. |
| US10912983B2 |
Holographic image simulation
A method and system for improving holographic image simulation and presentation is provided. The method includes receiving and analyzing audio and video data associated with historical tendencies of an opponent sporting team occurring during previous sporting contests involving the opponent sporting team. Predicted tendencies of the opponent sporting team are determined with respect to a future sporting contest scheduled with a first sporting team. In response, a holographic simulation presentation is generated. The holographic simulation presentation is associated with a predicted performance of players of the opponent sporting team with respect to the future sporting contest scheduled with the first sporting team. The holographic simulation presentation is presented such that players of the first sporting team interact with holographic images of the players of the opponent sporting team during a practice session. |
| US10912982B2 |
Exercise machine rail system
An exercise machine rail system for improved exerciser mounting and dismounting, improved functional ergonomics, and reduced risk of exerciser injury when using an exercise machine. The exercise machine rail system generally includes either two rails in close relationship which are linked together via connectors or a singular rail. Bias members are disclosed as either extending along either outer side of the rails, internally to the rail, or underneath the rail. Due to the narrow nature of the rails used by the present invention, an exerciser is able to mount and dismount the exercise machine easily and efficiently. |
| US10912978B2 |
Punching bag with spine for suspension
Bag for punches, kicks and boxing, provided with spine, for suspension, consisting of a part of containment, preferably cylindrical, provided throughout its central vertical axis, of a cylinders assembly, made of concrete, having also different dimensions and specific weights, separated from each other, by expanded polyurethane agglomerated disks, wherein, both of said cylinders and disks, are also centrally perforated, to allow the passage inside them, of a chain or of a cable, both of metal, in order to assemble said cylinders and disks, in a vertically layered manner, as a spine, coated by a layer of expanded polyurethane agglomerate foam, obtained by means of a hollow cylinder and, alternatively, by a sheet layer wrapped around the said spine, in the manner of the spine of a human being, wrapped in connective tissue and muscles, to simulate the areas of the head, neck, chest and abdomen of the opponent. |
| US10912977B1 |
Repulsion-based swim system and methods for use thereof
In one aspect, a swim system may include a reverse thrust system worn by a swimmer proximate the frontal upper torso. The system provides a variable amount of reverse thrust such that the user can swim-in-place or make gradual forward progress. Importantly, this may enable a user to effectively “extend” a small residential pool to serve the same function as a twenty-five meter pool typically found at commercial or government facilities. The system also provides laminar current under the user while swimming, which solves the problems of “leg drop,” the need to “out-kick” the arm stroke, and turbulence and wave action around the head associated with conventional swim-in-place devices. Still further, in certain embodiments the system provides a relatively strong current in the region of the arm stroke moving away from the swimmer which provides enhanced “resistance” for proficient swimmers. |
| US10912971B2 |
Golf tee box marker device having interchangeable advertising panels
A golf tee box marker device includes a base having a planar front surface, a steel plate secured to the planar front surface and having a first polarity, and an advertising panel comprised of a flexible material and having a second polarity. The advertising panel is removably secured to the steel plate using magnetic forces. At least one support extends from a lower portion of the base and is threaded into a lower portion of the base and configured to be pushed into a ground surface using a sharpened edge until the lower portion of the base is substantially flush to the ground surface. The base may be at an angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the pair of supports causing the advertising panel to be tilted upwards. |
| US10912960B1 |
Hybrid mask and filter with an acid chamber and ultraviolet source
A housing having an inner chamber; one or more channels within the housing; one or more inlet ports for allowing air into the one or more channels; each inlet port having a filter to filter air allowed into the one or more channels; the one or more channels connected so that the same air can flow through all of the one or more channels; a pool of electrolyzed high acidity water in the inner chamber of the housing; and wherein contaminants in air flowing through the one or more channels are configured to fall into the pool of electrolyzed water. The apparatus may further include an ultraviolet light source; wherein the ultraviolet light source is directed at air flowing in the one or more channels to cause contaminants in the air to be killed. A mask may be configured to attach and detach from the one or more channels. |
| US10912953B2 |
Adaptive pencil beam scanning
Embodiments of the present invention disclose methods and systems for producing an adaptive pencil beam having an adjustable lateral beam size and Bragg-peak width. According to one disclosed embodiment, an apparatus for producing an adaptive pencil beam is disclosed. The apparatus includes a set of momentum band expanders configured to widen a momentum spread of a pencil beam, where a momentum band expander is selected from the set of momentum band expanders to receive the pencil beam, and a slit at dispersive focus of two dipole magnets to adjust a width of a Bragg-peak of the pencil beam. According to another disclosed embodiment, a method for producing an adaptive pencil beam with an adjustable lateral beam is disclosed. The method includes selecting a scatter foil, or setting of a defocusing/focusing magnet, and adjusting a lateral size of the pencil beam. |
| US10912951B2 |
Method and apparatus pertaining to radiation-treatment plan optimization
A radiation-treatment plan that comprises a plurality of dose-delivery fractions can be optimized by using fraction dose objectives and at least one other, different dose objective. This use of fraction dose objectives can comprise accumulating doses delivered in previous dose-delivery fractions. The other, different dose objective can comprise a remaining total dose objective, a predictive dose objective, or some other dose objective of choice. An existing radiation-treatment plan having a corresponding resultant quality and that is defined, at least in part, by at least one delivery parameter can be re-optimized by specifying at least one constraint as regards that delivery parameter as a function, at least in part, of that resultant quality and then applying that constraint when re-optimizing the existing radiation-treatment plan. |
| US10912945B2 |
Hermetic terminal for an active implantable medical device having a feedthrough capacitor partially overhanging a ferrule for high effective capacitance area
A filter feedthrough for an AIMD includes an electrically conductive ferrule. An insulator hermetically seals a ferrule opening with either a first gold braze, a ceramic seal, a glass seal or a glass-ceramic seal. At least one conductive pathway is hermetically sealed to and disposed through the insulator body in non-conductive relationship with the ferrule. A feedthrough capacitor includes at least one active and ground electrode plate disposed within a capacitor dielectric and electrically connected to a capacitor active metallization and a capacitor ground metallization, respectively. At least a first edge of the feedthrough capacitor extends beyond a first outermost edge of the ferrule. At least a second edge of the feedthrough capacitor does not extend beyond a second outermost edge of the ferrule, or said differently, the second edge is either aligned with or setback from the second outermost edge of the ferrule. |
| US10912943B2 |
Communications between a plurality of medical devices using time delays between communication pulses between symbols
Systems and methods for communicating between medical devices. In one example, an implantable medical device comprising may comprise one or more electrodes and a controller coupled to the electrodes. The controller may be configured to receive a first communication pulse at a first communication pulse time and a second communication pulse at a second communication pulse time via the one or more electrodes. The controller may further be configured to identify one of three or more symbols based at least in part on the time difference between the first communication pulse time and the second communication pulse time. |
| US10912929B2 |
Tubular body
A tubular body that includes a plurality of first wires distributed in an annular portion of the tubular body, and a plurality of deformed second wires alternately disposed between each of the plurality of first wires, the plurality of first wires and the plurality of deformed second wires being in an alternately twisted arrangement in a longitudinal direction of the tubular body, where each of the plurality of first wires has a substantially circular shape in a cross section view, and each of the plurality of deformed second wires has a non-circular shape in the cross section view, has an arcuate side portion that receive a part of a side surface of an adjacent wire of the plurality of first wires, and has an annular sector shape protruding in a radial direction in the cross section view of the tubular body. |
| US10912926B2 |
Peripherally inserted central catheter systems, devices, and methods thereof for pediatrics
A catheterization system for treatment of patients can include a peripherally inserted central catheter comprising a catheter tube joined to an extension leg with a junction and a securement device that fits around a portion of the junction to inhibit movement. The catheter tube can include a taper proximate the junction, the taper transitioning the catheter tube from a larger outer diameter and a larger wall thickness to a smaller outer diameter and a smaller wall thickness. The taper and thicker wall thickness near the junction can help prevent damage to the catheter tube near the junction when bent (e.g., to secure a proximal region of the catheter to a patient's arm). The securement device can configured to fit around an outer diameter of the junction to inhibit movement of the junction when the junction is held in the securement device. |
| US10912924B2 |
Systems and devices for catheter driving instinctiveness
A robotic catheter system may include a flexible catheter having a proximal end, a distal end, and an articulating portion at the distal end. It may further include a sensor coupled with the flexible catheter at or near the distal end, a visual display for displaying an image of at least part of the flexible catheter, a processor for generating a virtual indicator displayed on the image of the flexible catheter, where the virtual indicator indicates a direction of articulation and/or an amount of articulation of the articulating portion of the catheter, and a controller coupled with the proximal end of the flexible catheter to receive a user input and articulate the articulating portion of the catheter in response to the user input. |
| US10912923B2 |
Steerable catheter using flat pull wires and having torque transfer layer made of braided flat wires
A catheter assembly includes an inner liner made of flexible material and an outer layer having a steering mechanism. The steering mechanism includes at least one flat wire and a corresponding lumen through which the flat wire may travel. The steering mechanism may also include at least one pull ring to which the flat wires are attached. A layer of heat shrink material may encompass the outer layer. A braided wire assembly may also be provided in the outer layer, and may be formed by braiding a plurality of flat wires into a wire mesh. The overall cross-section of the catheter assembly is preferably substantially circular. A catheter shaft may include a plurality of segments of differing hardness characteristics. The outer layer typically comprises a melt processing polymer such that the catheter assembly may be laminated using heat. |
| US10912921B2 |
Multilayer body, multilayer hollow body, and catheter with multilayer hollow body
A multilayer body, a multilayer hollow body, and a catheter with a multilayer hollow body each have improved torque transmissibility to one end when the other end is rotated rightward or leftward. The multilayer hollow body includes a single-strand hollow body that is formed by winding one element wire, an inner multi-strand hollow body that is disposed adjacently to an inner periphery of the single-strand hollow body and is formed by winding a plurality of element wires in an opposite direction from the single-strand hollow body, and an outer multi-strand hollow body that is disposed adjacently to an outer periphery of the single-strand hollow body 7 and is formed by winding a plurality of element wires in an opposite direction from the single-strand hollow body. |
| US10912919B2 |
Expandable sheath
Disclosed herein are expandable introducer sheaths and methods of making and using the same. The sheaths minimize trauma to a patient's vasculature by allowing for temporary expansion of a portion of the sheath to accommodate passage of a delivery system for a cardiovascular device, then return to a non-expanded state after the passage of the device. The sheath includes an elongated annular member having longitudinally extending channels that facilitate the sheath's temporary expansion. The channels are positioned in such a way that, upon expansion, they enable the movement of protruding contact surfaces toward the inner and outer surfaces of the annular member, reducing friction between the surface and the passing device. Some embodiments of the expandable sheath include an elastic outer layer that pushes the protruding contact surfaces back towards their original positions after the passage of the device. |
| US10912918B1 |
Pre-lubricated female urinary catheter package
A rigid package or container for a sterile pre-lubricated, ready to use female-length catheter with enhanced gel receptacles and simple constructions. A main body of the rigid container has a hollow interior which may receive a gel receptacle defining an inner cavity filled with a lubricating gel. The gel receptacle partly inserts into the main body and a tube of the catheter inserts through the gel receptacle into the main body with a proximal outlet projecting out of the gel receptacle so as to be graspable. Alternatively, the gel may be provided within the hollow interior of the main body. A rigid and closed cap seals to either the main body or the gel receptacle and closes the hollow interior of the main body. |
| US10912913B2 |
Anesthesia system, a method and a computer-readable medium for actively controlling oxygen delivered to a patient
An anesthesia system has a unit for measuring oxygen concentration delivered to a patient, a unit for sending an alarm to an operator if the measured oxygen concentration is below a first threshold value, and a unit for automatically increasing a setting of oxygen in a fresh gas setting, so that the oxygen concentration delivered to a patient is increased, if the measured oxygen concentration is below a second threshold value. The system allows for increased safety or a lowered fresh gas flow with a maintained safety level. |
| US10912905B2 |
Oxygen concentrating apparatus
An oxygen concentrating apparatus includes an oxygen supply source, an attaching member, and a photodetector. An oxygen discharger is attached to the attaching member while oxygen from the oxygen supply source is supplied to the oxygen discharger. The photodetector is disposed in the oxygen concentrating apparatus and on an extension of an oxygen supply passage of the attaching member. |
| US10912904B2 |
Detecting combustion of a nasal cannula
A system includes a nasal cannula having a flexible tube configured to transmit oxygen gas to a user, an optical fiber coupled to the nasal cannula and configured to transmit light having a frequency spectrum range at least including that of light resulting from combustion of the nasal cannula while transmitting the oxygen gas to the user, a detector operatively coupled to the optical fiber and configured to detect the light transmitted through the optical fiber, and a valve. The valve is configured to be actuated to interrupt the transmission of the oxygen gas to the user through the nasal cannula in response to a signal from the detector. |
| US10912902B2 |
Dispensing apparatus
Dispensing apparatus is provided for delivering and/or dispensing a pre-determined amount of a product in use. The apparatus includes dispensing mechanism having an inlet for allowing product to enter the dispensing mechanism in use, an outlet for allowing product containable within the dispensing mechanism in use to be dispensed therefrom during a dispensing action of the apparatus, and a channel provided between the inlet and the outlet for allowing product to move between the inlet and the outlet in use. |
| US10912895B2 |
System and method for collecting injection information
A system for measuring injection of a liquid medicine includes a syringe body having proximal and distal ends, a syringe interior, and a syringe flange at the proximal end thereof. The system also includes a stopper member disposed in the syringe interior. The system further includes a plunger member coupled to the stopper member and configured to be manipulated to insert the stopper member distally in the syringe interior relative to the syringe body. Moreover, the system includes a needle coupled to the syringe body at the distal end thereof. In addition, the system includes a sensor flange removably coupled to a syringe body. The sensor flange includes a sensor to measure an injection characteristic and a processor to analyze the injection characteristic to determine an occurrence of an injection event. |
| US10912894B2 |
Cartridge safety injection system and methods
A system for injecting includes a cartridge body defining a proximal opening and a distal needle interface. The system also includes a plunger member defining a plunger interior and configured to be manually manipulated to insert a stopper member relative to the cartridge body. The plunger member includes a needle retention feature disposed in the plunger interior, an energy-storage member disposed in the plunger interior, and an energy-storage member latching member disposed in the plunger interior. The system further includes a needle hub assembly coupled to the distal needle interface of the cartridge body. The needle assembly includes a needle having a needle proximal end feature, a hub, and a needle latching member configured to couple the needle to the hub. The needle is retractable into plunger interior upon manipulation of the plunger member to actuate the energy-storage member latching member. |
| US10912892B2 |
Substance delivery apparatus, substance delivery system and method of substance delivery
An apparatus for discharging a dose of a fluid substance to an animal, the apparatus including: a delivery assembly adapted to discharge the dose of the substance to the animal; and a control system operatively associated with the delivery assembly so as to selectively operate the delivery assembly, wherein the control system is adapted to measure the discharge of the fluid substance from the delivery assembly such that the dose is discharged when the delivery assembly is operated. |
| US10912891B2 |
Rotation resistant friction adapter for plunger driver of drug delivery device
A drug delivery device is disclosed that includes a housing including a channel, a drug reservoir fitting into the channel, and a friction element extending from a housing to the channel to contact an exterior side wall of the reservoir when the reservoir is inserted into the channel. The friction element is configured and oriented to wedge between the exterior wall and the reservoir when the reservoir is rotated in a first rotational direction. |
| US10912888B2 |
Driving configuration for a drug delivery device
The driving configuration for a drug delivery device comprises an energy storing member (2) providing a force suitable for driving a bung (1) arranged in a container (3), the bung being movable relative to the container. The energy storing member (2) is loaded by an alteration of its mechanical state with respect to a mounting element (5), which is relocatable in such a manner that a force provided by the energy storing member when it is loaded is reduced by a relocation of the mounting element. |
| US10912886B2 |
Valve clutch device and dosing unit with a valve clutch device
A valve clutch that has a central member extending along a central axis and includes a drive coupler that receives a driving torque. A coupling member is provided that includes coupling pins extending parallel to the central axis. A valve is rotatably disposed around the central axis between inlet and outlet positions. A sleeve is configured to rotationally engage the valve, the sleeve including at least one clamping member. The valve clutch is reversibly changeable between (1) an unengaged configuration wherein a driving torque received by the central member is not transmitted to the sleeve member, and (2) an engaged configuration wherein the at least one coupling pin is clamped between the central member and the at least one clamping member, thereby transmitting the driving torque that is received by the central member via the sleeve member to the valve member. |
| US10912883B2 |
Gas-powered fluid injection system
Gas-powered fluid injection systems and methods are disclosed, e.g., for delivering fluids into a patient's body. An injection device comprises a driver housing which forms and/or encloses a gas pressure source, an actuation piston driven by the gas pressure source and a hydraulic fluid pressurized by movement of the actuation piston. The hydraulic fluid flows through an adjustable valve into a plunger lumen which pushes a plunger of a fluid dispensing device, such as a syringe, to dispense an injection fluid, such as a medicament. The injection device has a movable plunger sleeve which receives the plunger of the fluid dispensing device. The plunger sleeve is moved during the activation and de-activation of the injection device such that it relieves residual pressure in the fluid dispensing device thereby preventing the fluid dispensing device from continuing to dispense injection fluid after the injection device has been de-actuated. |
| US10912881B2 |
Implantable infusion pumping catheter
In some examples, an implantable infusion device (100) using a piezoelectric and/or electrostrictive mechanical pumping catheter (10) includes a reservoir (109) configured to retain for a fluid to be dispensed within a patient, at least one piezoelectric and/or electrostrictive mechanical pumping catheter for dispensing the fluid contained within the reservoir, a transceiver, and a processor (103) to regulate control the operation of the piezoelectric and/or electrostrictive mechanical pumping catheter. |
| US10912872B2 |
Cardiac assist device
A cardiac pump and an assist system is provided that increases blood ejection from a compromised heart. An implantable cardiac pump acting as an assist device provided includes an attachment system and locating features that enable a minimally invasive procedure to implant and deploy one or more aortic blood pumps in a patient. The insertable cardiac pump is replaceable without resort to a conventional open surgical procedure. Monitoring of cardiac pump operation allows for replacement in advance of chamber failure. The dynamics of blood-contacting interface of the cardiac assist device mimic the dynamics of the blood-contacting interface of a naturally occurring left ventricle, thereby minimizing flow-related device-associated pathologic disturbances of intravascular clotting mechanisms. A process of operating a cardiac assist device includes cyclically inflating and deflating one or more inflatable cardiac pumping chambers with timing and parameters as to pressure, deflection, and speed of inflation to in crease patient cardiac output. |
| US10912867B2 |
Bioinductive patch
A bioinductive patch includes a patch body and a button. The patch body has an inner space. The button is disposed in the inner space of the patch body. A method for manufacturing a bioinductive patch includes step in which a patch body having an inner space is provided. The method continues with step in which a button is disposed in the inner space of the patch body. |
| US10912865B2 |
Rapid prototyping and in vitro modeling of patient-specific coronary artery bypass grafts
The present disclosure describes a system and a method for producing patient-specific small diameter vascular grafts (SDVG) for coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. In some embodiments, the method for producing SDVGs includes non-invasive quantification of patient-specific coronary and vascular physiology by applying computational fluid dynamics (CFD), rapid prototyping, and in vitro techniques to medical images and coupling the quantified patient-specific coronary and vascular physiology from the CFD to computational fluid-structure interactions and SDVG structural factors to design a patient-specific SDVG. |
| US10912861B2 |
Soft-tack, porous substrates for harvesting skin grafts
Devices and methods for skin graft harvesting are disclosed. In one aspect of the invention, substrates for transplanting skin grafts are disclosed that include a soft-tack, biocompatible composition having a surface adapted to contact at least one excised skin graft and engage the graft for removal from a donor site. In another aspect of the invention, at least a portion of the skin-contacting surface of the substrate (or dressing) is porous to facilitate fluid transport into (or out of) the graft site during harvesting and/or transplantation. The substrates can also incorporate an absorbent component to capture fluids. The substrate can be a mesh or fabric or web, e.g. woven, knitted, nonwoven or molded. The substrate can be a mesh of biocompatible fibers, for example, cellulosic, polyolefins, polyurethanes, polyesters or polyamide fibers. In one embodiment the mesh is formed of cellulose acetate fibers and coated with a silicone gel, to imparted the desire degree of tackiness. |
| US10912859B2 |
Additive able to provide underwater adhesion
Compositions and methods for sealing tissue of a patient in a wet environment are disclosed. |
| US10912854B1 |
Relightable incense product and production method
An incense product and production method thereof. The method may include mixing various incense components together to form a mixture, placing the mixture into an agitator, heating the mixture to form a heated mixture, placing the heated mixture into a tray and allowing the heated mixture to cool to form a cooled mixture, grinding the cooled mixture to a ground mixture, mixing a second set of non-heated plant material in with the ground mixture to form a final mixture, and pressing the final mixture to form a tablet. |
| US10912851B2 |
Modular apparatus for receiving, stowing, sterilization, delivery, and pickup of a package
The present invention is directed to an apparatus for receiving, stowing, sterilizing, delivery, and pick-up of a package. In one case, the package can be an unattended package which cannot be received by the consumer. In another case, the package can be a package that has to be disinfected first to be received by the consumer. The apparatus comprises a frame and an enclosure mounted in the frame. The enclosure including one or more storage compartments for receiving and stowing the package. The apparatus further comprises a digital locking feature to control access to the enclosure and UV-lamps for disinfection of the package. |
| US10912848B2 |
Dual-purpose PAT/ultrasound contrast agent bound with nanoparticles containing drug and method for preparing same
The present invention provides a dual-purpose photoacoustic tomography (PAT)/ultrasound contrast agent comprising: (a) a micro-bubble containing gas and porphyrin therein; and (b) nanoparticles bound on a surface of the micro-bubble and containing a drug. The contrast agent of the present invention can be used in both the ultrasound diagnosis and the photoacoustic image diagnosis, and can significantly increase the accuracy of photoacoustic images. |
| US10912847B2 |
Compressed solid composition for MRI
The present invention relates to a compressed solid composition for MRI comprising a physiologically acceptable manganese (II) compound, its preparation and use for preparing an oral solution. |
| US10912843B2 |
Endoplasmic reticulum-targeting nanovehicles and methods for use thereof
A method for treating a disease caused by protein retention in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) with a sarcoplasmic/endoplasmic reticulum calcium ATPase pump inhibitor encapsulated in a polymer nanoparticle. The polymer nanoparticle is surface-modified such that it is targeted to the ER. The inhibitor reduces protein retention in the ER and the encapsulation lowers side effects of the inhibitor, e.g., cytotoxicity, as compared to administering the inhibitor without encapsulation. Also disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition that can be used for carrying out the method. Further provided is a transgenic mouse carrying in its genome a heterologous nucleic acid that encodes an H338Y mutant gp91phox protein. The transgenic mouse can serve as a model for human chronic granulomatous disease. |
| US10912842B2 |
CD123 antibodies and conjugates thereof
The invention provides murine, chimeric, and humanized antibodies that specifically bind to CD123 and conjugates thereof. |
| US10912841B2 |
Antibody-drug-conjugate and its use for the treatment of cancer
The present invention relates to an antibody-drug-conjugate. From one aspect, the invention relates to an anti-body-drug-conjugate comprising an antibody capable of binding to a Target, said antibody being conjugated to at least one drug selected from derivatives of dolastatin 10 and auristatins. The invention also comprises method of treatment and the use of said anti-body-drug-conjugate for the treatment of cancer. |
| US10912839B2 |
Methods of treating cancer using compounds containing a vascular disrupting agent
The present invention relates to prodrugs of vascular disrupting agents comprising a vascular disrupting agent (VDA) associated with a MMP proteolytic cleavage site and to the use of such prodrugs in the targeted treatment of cancer. |
| US10912838B2 |
Carrier for use in delivering drug, conjugate, composition comprising same, and method for administrating same
The present invention provides a vesicle, a conjugate, a composition comprising the vesicle or the conjugate, for use in delivering a drug to the brain, and a method for administering the same. The composition of the present invention is a composition for administration to a subject according to a dosing regimen, comprising a carrier for drug delivery, wherein the dosing regimen comprises administering the composition to a subject who has been fasted or caused to have hypoglycemia and inducing an increase in blood glucose level in the subject, and the carrier is modified at the outer surface thereof with a GLUT1 ligand. |
| US10912832B2 |
Multi-drug delivery system and uses thereof
Disclosed herein is a multiple drugs delivery system and its uses in treating diseases. The multiple drugs delivery system includes, an anti-PEG antibody for directing the PEGylated therapeutic to the treatment site; and a hydrogel for retaining the anti-PEG antibody and/or the PEGylated therapeutic at the treatment site for at least 3 days. The hydrogel is selected from the group consisting of hyaluronan (HA) or a derivative of HA, collagen, gelatin, fibronectin, fibrinogen, alginate, chitosan, and a synthetic biocompatible polymer. The anti-PEG antibody and the hydrogel are present in the mixture in a ratio from about 1:1 (v/v) to 1:100 (v/v). At least two dosages of the PEGylated therapeutic, which may be the same or different, are administered to the subject, with each dosage being given at about 1 hour to about 1 week apart. Accordingly, a novel method of treating a subject having cancer or ischemia disease is also provided. |
| US10912831B1 |
Anti-CTLA-4 antibodies and methods of use thereof
The instant disclosure provides antibodies that specifically bind to CTLA-4 (e.g., human CTLA-4) and antagonize CTLA-4 function. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising these antibodies, nucleic acids encoding these antibodies, expression vectors and host cells for making these antibodies, and methods of treating a subject using these antibodies. |
| US10912828B2 |
Anti-TIM-3 antibodies and methods of use thereof
The instant disclosure provides antibodies that specifically bind to TIM-3 (e.g., human TIM-3) and antagonize TIM-3 function. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising these antibodies, nucleic acids encoding these antibodies, expression vectors and host cells for making these antibodies, and methods of treating a subject using these antibodies. |
| US10912823B2 |
Botulinum neurotoxin for treatment of disorders associated with melanocyte hyperactivity and/or excess melanin
Methods for treating melanin-related afflictions of the skin, such as hyperpigmentation, are provided. The methods comprise administering a composition comprising BoNT/DC. |
| US10912821B2 |
Diketopiperazine salts for drug delivery and related methods
Drug delivery systems have been developed based on the formation of diketopiperazine carboxylate salts and microparticles containing the same. The systems may further comprise a bioactive agent. Related methods for making and using the biologically active agent delivery compositions are also provided. In certain embodiments, the pharmaceutically acceptable salts described can be formed by removal of solvent by methods including distillation, evaporation, spray drying or lyophilization. |
| US10912812B2 |
Methods for preparing botanical extracts
Method of preparing a botanical extract that includes contacting a raw botanical with a solvent having a dielectric constant ranging from about 2.3 to about 25 and allowing the mixture to reside for a sufficient time to obtain a crude extract; filtering out remaining raw botanical and evaporating the solvent from the crude extract under reduced pressure to obtain a dried crude extract; washing the dried crude extract with a polar solvent having a dielectric constant of no less than 30, heating the resulting mixture, and allowing to cool to ambient; collecting a filtrate from the above cooled mixture; washing the collected filtrate with a non-polar solvent having a dielectric constant of no more than 2.0; and filtering and drying the mixture to obtain the botanical extract. |
| US10912809B2 |
Enhancer for catechin uptake in enterocytes
The present invention relates to an enhancer for catechin uptake enhancer in enterocytes, wherein, by mixing a green tea extract containing catechin as an active ingredient, a Dendropanax morbifera extract, and an onion extract at a proper ratio, the stability in the digestive organ can be improved and, eventually, the catechin uptake in enterocytes can be enhanced. |
| US10912808B2 |
Weight reduction system and method
An apparatus for applying a portion of a plant product to the epidermis of a human, the apparatus adapted to be removably fastened with a belt or strap to a human body, comprising: the belt or strap; at least one pocket or container adapted to removably receive the portion of the plant product, the at least one pocket or container comprising: a contact portion that contacts the human body, when the apparatus is removably fastened to the human body, an opposing portion, opposing the contact portion, the opposing portion adapted to allow the portion of the plant product to be removably inserted into the at least one pocket or container, the contact portion having a plurality of holes, the plurality of holes allowing the portion of the plant product to contact the epidermis, when the plant product is removably inserted into the at least one pocket or container. |
| US10912804B2 |
Compositions and methods for treating diseases
The present invention provides compositions and methods of use pertaining to rAAV-mediated delivery of therapeutically effective molecules for treatment of diseases such as Pompe disease. These compositions in combination with various routes and methods of administration result in targeted expression of therapeutic molecules in specific organs, tissues and cells. |
| US10912802B2 |
Use of probiotics in the treatment and/or prevention of psoriasis
The present invention is intended for the use of a probiotic composition comprising Bifidobacterium animalis subs. lactis (B. lactis), Bifidobacterium longum and Lactobacillus rhamnosus, in particular the strains B. lactis CECT 8145, B. longum ES1 CECT 7347 and/or L. rhamnosus CECT 8361, in the treatment and/or prevention of psoriasis outbreaks or psoriasis. |
| US10912801B2 |
Methods for the treatment of autism spectrum disorders
The present disclosure provides methods for the treatment of autism spectrum disorders. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to methods of using cord blood for the treatment of autism spectrum disorders. |
| US10912800B2 |
Compositions and methods for treating type 1 and type 2 diabetes and related disorders
The invention features compositions comprising in vitro generated beta cells capable of glucose-stimulated insulin secretion, methods of inducing beta cell maturation from embryonic or induced pluripotent stem cell-derived beta-like cells, and methods of using in vitro generated beta cells for the treatment of type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, or a related disorder. |
| US10912797B2 |
Tumor infiltrating lymphocytes and methods of therapy
Genetically modified compositions, such as non-viral vectors and tumor infiltrating lymphocytes, for the treatment of gastrointestinal cancer are disclosed. Disclosed are methods of utilizing a CRISPR system to generate genetically modified compositions. Also disclosed are the methods of making and using the genetically modified compositions for the treatment of gastrointestinal cancer. |
| US10912794B2 |
Use of beta-1,3-glucan for modulating immune function and treating intestinal inflammation
The present application relates to beta-1,3-glucan and uses thereof to modulate immunity in the human body. Also provided are methods for treatment and/or prevention of high cholesterol, diabetes, and allergies. Also provided are methods for treatment and/or prevention of intestinal inflammation. |
| US10912791B2 |
Compositions comprising antisense-encoded erythropoietin receptor and use thereof
Provided herein are nanoparticles comprising antisense-encoded erythropoietin receptor (RopE) alone or in combination with erythropoietin receptor (EpoR). Also provided herein are methods of treating or preventing lungs disorders comprising administering RopE alone or in combination with EpoR. |
| US10912787B2 |
Use of N-acetylglucosamine and derivatives thereof to treat muscle disorders
Methods of preventing or delaying the weakening of as well as improving the strengthening of muscles includes the step of providing an effective amount or dose of N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc), related saccharides, or combinations thereof both to improve myogenesis. |
| US10912786B2 |
Silyl monomers capable of multimerizing in an aqueous solution, and methods of using same
Described herein are silyl monomers capable of forming a biologically useful multimer when in contact with one, two, three or more other monomers in an aqueous media. Such multimer forming associations of monomers may be promoted by the proximal binding of the monomers to their target biomolecule(s). In one aspect, such monomers may be capable of binding to another monomer in an aqueous media (e.g. in vivo) to form a multimer, (e.g. a dimer). Contemplated monomers may include a ligand moiety, a linker element, and a connector element that joins the ligand moiety and the linker element. In an aqueous media, such contemplated monomers may join together via each linker element and may thus be capable of modulating one or more biomolecules substantially simultaneously, e.g., modulate two or more binding domains on a protein or on different proteins. |
| US10912784B2 |
Certain chemical entities, compositions, and methods
Chemical entities that are bufalin derivatives, pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treatment of cancer are described. |
| US10912775B2 |
Crystal form of orexin receptor antagonist compound, and preparation method and application thereof
Disclosed are a preparation method of an orexin receptor antagonist compound 5-3. Crystalline forms I-IV of an orexin receptor antagonist compound 5-3 are provided. Also provided are processes of preparing crystalline forms of the orexin receptor antagonist compound 5-3, as well as methods of using the crystalline forms I-IV for treating an orexin-related disease. |
| US10912773B2 |
Combinations comprising substituted imidazo[1,5-a]pyrazinones as PDE1 inhibitors
The present invention provides combination treatments comprising compounds of Formula (I): that are PDE1 enzyme inhibitors, and other compounds useful in the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders such as for example Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease or Huntington's Disease. Separate aspects of the invention are directed to the combined use of said compounds for the treatment of neurodegenerative and/or cognitive disorders. The present invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising said PDE1 enzyme inhibitors together with other compounds useful in the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders. |
| US10912768B2 |
Compounds and methods for treating influenza
This invention is directed to methods for treating and preventing influenza infection by inhibiting influenza virus HA maturation processes employing compounds of formula I. It is also directed to combinations for treating and preventing influenza infection comprising compounds of formula I and other agents. |
| US10912766B2 |
[1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-A]pyridinyl substituted indole compounds
Disclosed are compounds of Formula (I) or a salt thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, m, n, and p are defined herein. Also disclosed are methods of using such compounds as inhibitors of signaling through Toll-like receptor 7, or 8, or 9, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. These compounds are useful in treating inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. |
| US10912764B2 |
Salinosporamides and methods of use thereof
The present invention is based on the discovery that certain fermentation products of the marine actinomycete strains CNB392 and CNB476 are effective inhibitors of hyperproliferative mammalian cells. The CNB392 and CNB476 strains lie within the family Micromonosporaceae, and the generic epithet Salinospora has been proposed for this obligate marine group. The reaction products produced by this strain are classified as salinosporamides, and are particularly advantageous in treating neoplastic disorders due to their low molecular weight, low IC50 values, high pharmaceutical potency, and selectivity for cancer cells over fungi. |
| US10912762B2 |
Non-hormonal compositions and methods for male contraception
The present invention relates to non-hormonal compositions and methods for inducing a condition of aspermia, azoospermia, or severe oligozoospermia in the male subject such that these compositions and methods for administering the same may be used as male contraception. Embodiments of the present invention may comprise a composition comprising an alpha-1-adrenoreceptor antagonist, such as (R)-silodosin, for daily administration to a male subject. The compositions and related methods may further include pharmaceutically acceptable carriers. The present invention further includes formulations which allow for a delay such that delayed or missed dose(s) do not nullify the contraceptive effect of the treatment regimen. Such compositions and methods may also avoid the side effects associated with typical formulations of alpha-1-adrenoreceptor antagonists. |
| US10912761B2 |
Methods and compositions involving RAD51 inhibitors
The present invention concerns methods and compositions involving inhibitors and of RAD51, a protein involved in homologous recombination. In some embodiments, there are methods for sensitizing cells to the effects of DNA damaging agents, which can have particular applications for cancer patients. In some embodiments of the invention, the RAD51 inhibitor is a small molecule that directly affects RAD51 activity, such as its ability to promote filament formation. |
| US10912760B1 |
Method of inhibiting cancer metastasis
The present invention relates to a method for inhibiting a cancer metastasis in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to said subject a cancer metastasis-inhibiting effective amount of: Camphorataimide B; or a composition comprising Camphorataimide B and a pharmaceutically acceptable adjuvant, vehicle, or carrier. |
| US10912759B2 |
Topical gel compositions for the treatment of Staphylococcal infections
Methods of treating a methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection or a Staphylococcus pseudintermedius infection in subject in need thereof are provided, the methods comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of a topical gel composition comprising vitamin E d-alpha-tocopherol polyethylene glycol 1000 succinate (TPGS); and at least one lipophile. Compositions, methods of manufacture, and methods of use in inhibiting microbial growth are also provided. |
| US10912758B2 |
Compositions with ketogenic agents, cannabinoids, plant-derived substances and micronutrients
A formulation comprising at least one ketogenic agent, at least one cannabinoid, at least one polyphenol, at least one phytonutrient, at least one dietary nutrient, at least one antioxidant, and at least one mineral, and mixtures and combinations thereof utilized for performance, cardiometabolic, cognitive, and women's health and wellness. |
| US10912757B2 |
Product comprising red clover extract and methods for producing the same
The invention relates to a composition comprising isoflavones from red clover. The red clover extract has been fermented to obtain a composition comprising aglycone isoflavones. The fermentation is preferably performed by a lactic acid bacteria or fermented dandelion extract. |
| US10912751B2 |
Fixed dose combinations and formulations comprising ETC1002 and ezetimibe and methods of treating or reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease
Disclosed herein are compositions comprising fixed doses of ETC-1002 and Ezetimibe. Also disclosed herein are methods for using fixed doses of ETC-1002 and Ezetimibe. Uses include methods of treating cardiovascular disease or reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease in a subject. Uses also include methods of treating hypercholesterolemia in a subject. |
| US10912749B2 |
Conjugate acid salt of N,N-dimethylglycine with organic acid, and composition and use thereof
The present invention relates to a conjugate salt of N,N-dimethylglycine with metal and organic acid, and a preparation method and use thereof. The conjugate salt of N,N-dimethylglycine with metal and organic acid has a following structural formula: [(CH3)2NCH2COO]nM.[Organic acid], wherein, n is 1 or 2; M is selected from an alkali metal ion or a divalent metal ion; the organic acid is selected from an organic polyacid, a C2-C18 linear fatty acid or an aromatic acid. The conjugate salt of N,N-dimethylglycine with metal and organic acid is a conjugate acid salt formed by introducing another organic acid with a hydrophobic group into the salt of N,N-dimethylglycine and a metal ion, so as to modify the hygroscopicity of N,N-dimethylglycine by decreasing the affinity of the salt toward water molecules in the air, or decreasing the affinity or attraction of molecular aggregates formed through crystalline behavior of the salt toward water molecules in the air. |
| US10912748B2 |
Compositions containing tucaresol or its analogs
Disclosed herein are compositions including a compound of formula (I) for treating cancer. Some embodiments relate to methods of treating cancer by co-administering a compound of formula (I) and one or more immune checkpoint inhibitor to a subject in need thereof. Some embodiments relate to methods of treating cancer by co-administering a compound of formula (I) and plinabulin to a subject in need thereof. Some embodiments relate to methods of providing co-stimulation of T-cell activation against cancer by co-administering a compound of formula (I), one or more immune checkpoint inhibitor. |
| US10912745B2 |
Combinations of IRS/Stat3 dual modulators and anti-cancer agents for treating cancer
Provided is a treatment of cancer using a dual modulator of Insulin Receptor Substrate (IRS) and signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (Stat3), as well with other agents. The combination can be used to treat a tumor that has developed resistance to an EGFR inhibitor, EGFR antibody, mTOR inhibitor, MEK inhibitor, mutated B-Raf inhibitor, chemotherapeutic agents, and certain combinations thereof, or to prevent acquired resistance of a tumor to any of said inhibitors or agents, or to prevent tumor recurrence following cease of treatment with any of said inhibitors or agents or a combination thereof. The subject matter further provides a treatment of cancer using combination therapy comprising a dual modulator of IRS and Stat3, in combination with an immunotherapy agent. The combination can be used to sensitize a tumor to immunotherapy. |
| US10912740B2 |
Treating hepatitis C with cannabidiol
A cannabinoid-based pharmaceutical composition for the prevention and treatment of pathogenic viruses (particularly those causing hepatic related conditions such as hepatitis B and C), and most particularly for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, having a cannabidiol structure or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. A method for the prevention and treatment of pathogenic viruses (particularly those causing viral hepatic related conditions such as hepatitis B and C), and most particularly for HCV is also disclosed. |
| US10912738B2 |
Methods of delivering an oral care active by administering oral care articles comprising a filament
A method of delivering a health care active having the steps of administering to a mammal in need of a health benefit or a treatment for a health condition a personal health care article and consuming the article. The article contains one or more filaments that contain a backbone material, a health care active and optionally aesthetic agents, extensional aids, plasticizers, and crosslinking agents. |
| US10912737B2 |
Nano complex comprising a nano drug delivery matrix; and a ginseng extract or a ginsenoside isolated therefrom
Provided are a nanocomposite including a nano-drug delivery system; and a ginseng extract or a ginsenoside isolated therefrom, and a preparation method thereof, in which the nanocomposite may be used for the prevention or treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases.The metal nanocomposite of the present invention may be prepared in a uniform size without using an additional reducing agent or stabilizing agent in a significantly shortened time, as compared with known metal nanoparticles. Further, since the metal nanocomposite has high solubility in water and high targeting ability for cancer cells, it can be advantageously developed as drugs. Further, the metal nanocomposite exhibits high anti-cancer and anti-inflammatory activities, and thus may be usefully applied to prevention or treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases. Furthermore, the metal nanocomposite exhibits anti-microbial activity, biofilm-degrading activity, and anti-coagulant activity, and thus may be applied to a variety of industrial fields. |
| US10912733B2 |
Rapidly disintegrating effervescent tablets and methods of making the same
An effervescent tablet that exhibits rapid disintegration is disclosed. The effervescent tablet includes an effervescent agent that includes an acid and a base, a directly compressible sugar binder, a sweetener that includes at least one of Stevia and Monk fruit, a flavor agent that includes a gum Arabic carrier, and a lubricant derived from rice hulls. |
| US10912731B2 |
Biphasic oral care compositions
This application provides, among other things, novel aqueous biphasic oral care compositions comprising two distinct aqueous phases, useful for combining and delivering poorly compatible ingredients, for example to deliver effective levels of cationic antibacterial agents in combination with anionic polymers, e.g. that protect against erosion and staining, by addition of a stabilizing amount of a polyamine, e.g. lysine, and methods for making and using the same. |
| US10912729B2 |
Stable vitamin c compositions
Disclosed is a composition comprising ascorbic acid or a derivative thereof, a silicone containing compound, and an essential oil, wherein at least 50% of the initial amount of the ascorbic acid in the composition remains stable when the composition is stored for at least 1 month at room temperature. The composition can be non-aqueous. |
| US10912726B2 |
Shaping keratin fibres using a reducing composition and a fixing composition
A method for shaping keratin fibres, wherein the method comprises: applying a reducing composition to keratin fibres; rinsing the keratin fibres; applying a fixing composition to keratin fibres, wherein the fixing composition comprises a crosslinking agent, wherein the crosslinking agent has at least two functional groups selected from the group consisting of: —NH2, —NH—, —SH, —OH, —C(═O)H, —C═O, and —COOH, and wherein the crosslinking agent has a molecular weight of 500 g/mol or less; drying the keratin fibres; treating the keratin fibres with a shaping appliance; optionally rinsing the keratin fibres. Also a related use and kit. |
| US10912724B2 |
Compositions for removing nail polish
The invention relates to compositions for removing nail polish comprising at least at least about 10% by weight of at least one polyhydric alcohol compound, at least one low carbon alcohol, at least one high boiling point ester compound, at least one thickening agent, and at least one abrasive compound, as well as to methods of removing nail polish from nails using such compositions. |
| US10912721B2 |
Thin emulsion base for cosmetics
This invention provides for a thin emulsion base for cosmetic products with low to medium viscosity. The bases are excipients that provide stability to cosmetic products. The thin emulsion bases of this invention are from non-synthetic and non-petroleum based products and comprise over 80% juice derived solvents with the balance being a combination of alkane texture enhancers and lipid emulsifiers. |
| US10912718B2 |
Multi-composition cosmetic products and method for manufacturing same
The invention relates to novel multicolour, multitexture and multimaterial cosmetic products as well as to a method for hot casting cosmetic compositions containing fats, in particular an oil.Said method advantageously renders a mold superfluous and allows the creation of products that include a plurality of compositions such as to produce highly original appearances. Said method also allows the production of products with a very irregular raised designs. |
| US10912717B2 |
Compositions and methods for whitening teeth
A tooth whitening method uses an application device having a reservoir containing an oxidizing composition comprising a fluid carrier and an oxidizing agent, an applicator member in fluid communication with the reservoir, and a dispensing mechanism for moving contents of the reservoir into the applicator member. The oxidizing composition is dispensed into the applicator member by actuating the dispensing mechanism and is applied to one or more teeth in an oral cavity. Then, a sealant composition is applied to the teeth having the oxidizing agent thereon to form a coating that resists moisture contamination of the previously applied oxidizing agent. One embodiment uses an oxidizing composition with a viscosity less than 150 cps that is absorbed in a porous material in the device reservoir, from which it is introduced by capillary action into a porous applicator member. |
| US10912714B2 |
PECVD coated pharmaceutical packaging
An article or vessel is described including a vessel surface and a coating set comprising at least one tie coating, at least one barrier coating, and at least one pH protective coating. For example, the coating set can comprise a tie coating, a barrier coating, a pH protective coating and a second barrier coating; and in the presence of a fluid composition, the fluid contacting surface is the barrier coating or layer. The respective coatings can be applied by PECVD of a polysiloxane precursor. Such vessels can have a coated interior portion containing a fluid with a pH of 4 to 8. The barrier coating prevents oxygen from penetrating into the thermoplastic vessel, and the tie coating and pH protective coating together protect the barrier layer from the contents of the vessel. The second barrier coating is comparable to glass surface if needed. |
| US10912711B2 |
Heating device and system for a water basin
An induction heating system for a basin of a pedicure chair and a pedicure chair with one or more pumps and one or more heating sources are disclosed. A conducting object is located on an interior side of a first wall of the basin, with an induction heater located on the exterior side of the first wall. The conducting object is separated from the induction heater by a solid portion of the first wall. The induction heater is configured to generate a high frequency field that passes through the solid portion of the first wall and causes the conducting object to generate heat. A controller is configured to turn on/off the induction heater to maintain a desired temperature in the basin. |
| US10912710B2 |
Microbubble device controller and system with the microbubble device controller
A microbubble device controller includes a box, and a first water pipe, a gas pipe and a bypass pipe installed in the box. The first water pipe is connected to a pump and has a first electromagnetic control valve to open or close the first water pipe. The gas pipe is connected to a gas source and the pump, and has a second electromagnetic control valve to open or close the gas pipe. The bypass pipe is connected to the first water pipe and has a pressure switch in telecommunication connection with the second electromagnetic control valve. The first electromagnetic control valve controls the first water pipe to be in the high flow state or a closed state to affect the bypass pipe. When the bypass pipe is in a high pressure state, the second electromagnetic control valve opens the gas pipe, or closes the gas pipe otherwise. |
| US10912702B2 |
Method of passive mechanotherapy and exercise machine for implementation thereof
The proposed method is intended for rhythmic stimulation of neurotrophic reflexes to simultaneous stretching of muscles in various sections of spine, joints of limbs and in the main muscles of a human body. The aforesaid method can be implemented by employing an exercise machine that provides for mechanical anti-phase oscillations of lodgments affecting various sections of the body and limbs without considerable movements of the neck-and-head lodgment in the vertical direction. The upper body and the lower limbs make in-phase reciprocal movements, while the pelvic area makes movements anti-phase relative thereto. A support for the neck-and-head part is installed to allow supporting natural movements of the head in the course of the aforesaid movements of the upper body. The design of the exercise machine is described in detail herein. |
| US10912699B2 |
Method of securing a patient onto an operating table when the patient is in a position such as the trendelenburg position and apparatus therefor including a kit
A method of securing a patient onto an operating table when the patient is in a position such as the trendelenburg position and apparatus therefor including a kit. A viscoelastic pad is used to support and hold a patient on a medical procedure table during a medical procedure performed while the table, and thus the patient lying thereon, is in an inclined position, such as the Trendelenburg position. The viscoelastic pad has characteristics which promote a minimization of pressure forces on the patients body, as well as promote a secure cushioning and holding of the patient in a desired position on the table, in order to minimize injury to the patient. |
| US10912698B1 |
Table attachment for direct anterior surgical approach of the hip
A surgical table attachment for providing hyperextension of the hip joint during direct anterior approach without need for lowering the distal end of the operating table. The attachment will allow external rotation as well as adduction for better exposure of the proximal end of the femur. It further allows for motorized traction of the lower extremity controlled by the operating surgeon. The inventive device conveniently incorporates a femoral elevator mechanism that will raise the proximal end of the femoral bone for better visualization through the wound and easier reduction of the implant. The device is easily used with any conventional surgical table and can made from radiolucent material allowing intraoperative X-ray control. |
| US10912697B2 |
Operating tables, related devices, and related methods
An operating table includes a column, a hydraulic unit positioned in the column, and a patient supporting surface connected to the column. The operating table also includes a first pair of hydraulic cylinders for adjusting a portion of the supporting surface relative to a remainder of the supporting surface, and the supporting surface is hydraulically connected to the hydraulic unit only by a single supply line and a single return line extending between the supporting surface and the hydraulic unit. |
| US10912695B2 |
Operating table
The present disclosure describes an operating table with an operating table column and a patient bearing surface arranged on the operating table column, wherein the operating table column comprises a column cladding with at least two rigid components arranged one above the other. The operating table column is designed and configured so that all movable parts of the operating table running inside the operating table column are completely covered laterally. An intermediate space extends from the upper edge of the two components of the column cladding arranged one above the other as far as the patient bearing surface, the intermediate space being a bellows-free space. |
| US10912694B1 |
Ventilation system
A ventilation system includes a plurality of air tubes within the sheet all of which are interconnected to a manifold. The topside surface of the air tubes comprises a plurality of nozzles which communicate with the outside environment of the sheet. The sheet is configured to create a positive flow of air through each nozzle when the manifold is connected to the exhaust portion of a blower. The system also includes means for administering a scented material in the flow of air generated by the blower. The blower motor may be operated by remote control. |
| US10912693B2 |
Patient immersion and support surface life determination using RADAR and RFID
A patient support system for supporting a patient includes a core support structure which includes supportive foam. The support structure has an upper surface and a lower surface. A radar apparatus, including at least one antenna situated beneath the upper surface and spatially separated therefrom, is adapted to emit a pulse which travels through the support structure and is reflected, by either the upper surface or a surrogate thereof, as a reflected signal back to the radar antenna. The emitted pulse and reflected signal comprise a ranging signal. The patient support system also includes circuitry that determines a life parameter of the core support structure as a function of at least the ranging signal. The patient support system also includes an RFID tag having a memory. The RFID tag is in communication with the circuitry. |
| US10912689B2 |
Assist wheel
The disclosure provides an assist wheel including a wheel, a handrim, an elastic component, two contact components, a driving assembly, two film sensors. The wheel is configured to be rotatably disposed on a wheelchair frame. The handrim is disposed on the wheel and rotatable with respect to the wheel. Two opposite ends of the elastic component are respectively connected to the wheel and the handrim. The two contact components are respectively disposed on the wheel and the handrim. The driving assembly is configured to be fixed to the wheelchair frame. The two film sensors are disposed on the driving assembly and respectively pressed by the two film sensors. Each of the two film sensors is configured to generate a sensor value. The controller is configured to receive the sensor values from the two film sensors and signal the driving assembly. |
| US10912684B2 |
Absorbent article having outwardly convex longitudinal central channels for improved protection
An absorbent article having a pair of longitudinal edges, front and rear transverse edges, a front end region, a rear end region, and a central region disposed between the front and rear end regions. The absorbent article has a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet, an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet, a pair of outwardly convex longitudinal central channels formed at least in the central region. The traversal distance of the pair of outwardly convex longitudinal central channels decreases towards both ends of the channels to define a central closed area. The absorbent article has a rear channel defining a rear closed area in the rear end region. |
| US10912683B2 |
Sheet-shaped object and method for producing sheet-shaped object
A sheet-like article (1) for an absorbent article of the invention includes a plurality of absorbent units (4), each including: a long base portion (2); and water-absorbent polymer particles (3) that are fixed to a surface of first side of the long base portion (2). In the sheet-like article (1), the absorbent units (4) are arranged such that the longitudinal direction thereof is oriented in one direction. When the water-absorbent polymer particles (3) absorb a liquid, the water-absorbent polymer particles (3) swell beyond the lateral side edge portions (2s), of the long base portion (2), that extend along the longitudinal direction, and a position, in the thickness direction, of each long base portion is varied from the position thereof before absorbing the liquid. |
| US10912676B2 |
Delivery system for ocular implant
A delivery system is disclosed which can be used to deliver an ocular implant into a target location within the eye via an ab interno procedure. In some embodiments, the implant can provide fluid communication between the anterior chamber and the suprachoroidal or supraciliary space while in an implanted state. The delivery system can include a proximal handle component and a distal delivery component. In addition, the proximal handle component can include an actuator to control the release of the implant from the delivery component into the target location in the eye. |
| US10912673B2 |
Methods and systems for treating intracranial hypertension and related indications using an optic nerve stent or shunt
Embodiments of the present specification provide surgical methods and apparatuses to deploy at least one stent through an optic nerve sheath in order to maintain an opening/fenestration for intracranial fluid egress. The surgical method creates a fenestration, an opening, a slit, or a hole, through an optic nerve sheath of a human patient. The fenestration is created in a minimally invasive manner using an applicator, such as an endoscopic visualization apparatus, that includes a stent or shunt for deploying through the fenestration. The presently disclosed specification is indicated to treat papilledema and/or intracranial hypertension and to deliver therapeutic compositions through the optic nerve sheath. |
| US10912672B1 |
Electronically regulated temperature compression brace
The electronically regulated temperature compression device is a brace that applies pressure to an appendage. The electronically regulated temperature compression device applies heat therapy and cooling therapy to the appendage. The temperature of the selected therapy is electronically regulated and controlled. The electronically regulated temperature compression device uses a refrigerant-based heat exchange mechanism during the therapy process. The electronically regulated temperature compression device comprises a composite textile, plurality of fasteners, and a controller. The plurality of fasteners attaches the composite textile to the appendage of the patient. The plurality of fasteners controls the pressure applied by the composite textile to the appendage. The composite textile is a temperature controlled textile used to generate a heat exchange between the electronically regulated temperature compression device and the appendage. The controller manages the temperature and flow of the refrigerant during the therapy process. |
| US10912669B2 |
Electric bed
An electric bed includes: a bed body, a plurality of bed planks, a driver for driving the head bed plank to rotate, a monitoring module, a driving module and a wireless communication module. When the monitoring module detects that the user is snoring, the driving module controls the driver to drive the head bed plank to rotate to an anti-snoring position. When the symptoms of snoring weaken or stop, the driving module controls the driver to drive the head bed plank to restore to an initial position. The wireless communication module is electrically connected to the driving module. The wireless communication module is wirelessly connected to an intelligent terminal. The user sets an anti-snoring program into the intelligent terminal, and then the intelligent terminal transmits the anti-snoring program to the wireless communication module, and the wireless communication module sends an application situation of the anti-snoring function to the intelligent terminal. |
| US10912668B2 |
Device allowing an alimentary bolus flow between two stomas
A device allowing the creation of an alimentary bolus flow between two stomas, including means forming a pump; first/second sealed connection means capable of connecting the suction opening to an upstream/downstream stoma located on the abdominal wall of a patient; and first and/or second anti-reflux means. The first and/or second anti-reflux means includes a cavity into which the alimentary bolus passes, an inflatable balloon mounted in the cavity and means for inflating the balloon, that make it possible to modify the inflation of the latter, and the balloon is shaped to shift from an open position in which the balloon is partially inflated and has a neck allowing the passage of the alimentary bolus, to a closed position in which the balloon is more inflated than in the open position and in which the balloon is in contact with the wall of the cavity and the neck is sealed as a result of the portion of the wall of the balloon defining the neck being compressed against itself, at least over a portion of the height of the neck. |
| US10912667B1 |
Orthopedic brace
The present embodiments provide a brace which includes an actuator. The actuator provides movement of the arm and shoulder, abduction movement, so that during recovery from shoulder surgery, the shoulder and arm movement may be supported in increased range of motion positions. This may be done with a single brace rather than requiring multiple braces during the recovery process. |
| US10912664B2 |
Stent with induction responsive muscles that facilitate implantation adjustments
A stent has a tubular shaped framework that includes a plurality of vertices that are each defined by a pair of struts. A plurality of induction responsive muscles are associated, respectively, with one of the plurality of vertices by being attached to each strut of a pair of struts. The induction responsive muscles have a relaxed state at body temperatures, and have a contracted state at an elevated temperature greater than body temperature. If the stent has an initial unsatisfactory implant orientation or position or other expansion irregularity, the application of an electromagnetic induction field may be applied to temporary 11 reduce the diameter of the stent to adjust its positioning and/or orientation. |
| US10912663B2 |
Shape change structure for treatment of nasal conditions including sinusitis
A method of treatment of nasal conditions comprising: delivering an expandable structure in a crimped configuration to a nasal lumen; expanding the expandable structure within the nasal lumen to a stable expanded configuration; removing the structure from the nasal lumen, after a time period, where removing comprises causing the structure to self-crimp. The expandable structure optionally comprises: a first shape memory (SM) portion which is in a strain-induced state; and a second portion which resists expansion of said structure due to said first portion, over a plurality of different expansion states of said first portion. Optionally, the properties of the second portion vary over its cross section. For example an outer surface and/or peripheral layer may have desirable environmental resistance properties and/or a frame may have desirable mechanical properties, for example a high creep resistance. |
| US10912660B2 |
Breast prostheses with phase change material
In a method of making a breast prosthesis for use by a wearer having a body temperature, a plurality of dissolvable beads is placed into an open back of a breast-shaped mold. The open back of the mold is sealed. A suspension of an uncured silicone rubber liquid and a plurality of phase change material pellets is injected into the mold around the beads. The uncured silicone rubber is allowed to cure, thereby forming a breast shape. The phase change material has a latent heat of fusion at a melting point so as to remove heat from the wearer when the body temperature is at least at the melting point. The breast shape is removed from the mold and the dissolvable beads are dissolved from the breast shape. |
| US10912656B2 |
Modular surgical instrument
A modular surgical instrument for knocking out or implanting a prosthesis that defines a prosthesis axis and which has a prosthesis neck includes a tool head with a passthrough for accommodating the prosthesis neck, a locking device for locking the mounted prosthesis neck, and a chuck, which has an axis for transferring a clamping force for the locking device. The passthrough and the chuck are arranged on opposite ends of the tool head relative to a lengthwise direction defined by the axis of the chuck, wherein the passthrough defines a passthrough axis which coincides substantially with the prosthesis neck axis when the prosthesis neck is locked in place. The axis of the chuck is at a distance from a plane defined by the lengthwise direction and the passthrough axis and/or is at a distance from a passthrough lengthwise axis that extends in the lengthwise direction and through the passthrough. |
| US10912655B2 |
Force sense measurement in prosthesis installation
A system and method 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. Force sensing is included to aid in quantifying installation of an implant, particularly a cup into a pelvic bone. |
| US10912654B2 |
Method and apparatus for fusing a joint
Apparatus for stabilizing a first portion of bone relative to a second portion of bone, the apparatus comprising: a fusion barrel for disposition between the first portion of bone and the second portion of bone, the fusion barrel comprising: a generally-cylindrical body having a distal end, a proximal end, and a cavity formed in the generally-cylindrical body, the cavity comprising a distal end and a proximal end; at least one opening formed in the generally-cylindrical body in fluid communication with the cavity of the generally-cylindrical body; and a radially-extending flange extending distally and radially of the distal end of the generally-cylindrical body such that the radially-extending flange extends around at least a portion of the distal end of the generally-cylindrical body; wherein the radially-extending flange comprises a plurality of openings; and a cap configured to be releasably mounted to the proximal end of the generally-cylindrical body so as to substantially seal the proximal end of the cavity. |
| US10912653B2 |
Stabilized laterovertically-expanding fusion cage systems with tensioner
An intervertebral scaffolding system is provided having a laterovertically-expanding frame operable for a reversible collapse from an expanded state into a collapsed state, the laterovertically-expanding frame having a stabilizer, one or more tensioners, or a combination of the stabilizer with one or more tensioners. The stabilizer slidably engages with the distal region of the laterovertically-expanding frame and both the stabilizer and the one or more tensioners are configured for retaining the laterovertically-expanding frame from a lateral movement that exceeds the expanded state, and the stabilizer can include a locking element that engages with the expansion member to lock the expansion member to the stabilizer when the expansion member is fully inserted into the frame. The expanded state, for example, can be configured to have an open graft distribution window that at least substantially closes upon the reversible collapse. |
| US10912652B2 |
Arthroplasty implant systems for generating and applying dynamic compression
Arthroplasty implant systems and procedures are disclosed herein. In an embodiment, an arthroplasty implant of an arthroplasty system includes a shape memory material connecting member attached to two points of fixation of the arthroplasty implant. |
| US10912649B2 |
Anatomically shaped augments
Augments for implantation of an orthopedic implant device in a bone. A distal end of an outer portion of the augment can have a shape that is configured to generally conform to the shape of a metaphyseal-diaphyseal junction of an intramedullary canal of the bone. Further, a proximal end of the outer portion of the augment has a shape that is configured to generally conform to a shape of the metaphyseal region of the intramedullary canal. Additionally, the shape of the outer portion at the distal end can be separated from the shape of the outer portion at the proximal end by a distance that is approximately equal to the distance between the metaphyseal-diaphyseal junction and the metaphyseal region of the intramedullary canal. |
| US10912648B2 |
Method for manufacturing a low-profile intercranial device and the low-profile intercranial device manufactured thereby
A low-profile intercranial device including a low-profile static cranial implant and a functional neurosurgical implant. The low-profile static cranial implant and the functional neurosurgical implant are virtually designed and interdigitated prior to physical assembly of the low-profile intercranial device. |
| US10912644B2 |
Prosthetic cardiac valve devices, systems, and methods
Systems, devices, and methods for treating a diseased native valve in a patient, the system comprising a compressible and expandable frame structure and an anchor. The anchor comprises a wire having a free end and is configured to be fully advanced from an atrial side of a native valve in a patient into a ventricle of the heart and anchor the frame structure to the native valve when the frame structure is in the expanded configuration adjacent the native valve. |
| US10912643B2 |
Accommodating intraocular lens assemblies and accommodation measurement implant
The present invention pertains to accommodating intraocular lens (AIOL) assemblies including a haptics system for self-anchoring implantation in a human eye's annular ciliary sulcus for retaining an AIOL at a desired position along the human eye's visual axis, and an accommodation measurement implant (AMI) for determining accommodation and accommodation forces in an experimental set-up including an animal's eye. |
| US10912632B2 |
Motor-driven dispensing gun for and method of dispensing fluid or semi-fluid material
A motor-driven fluid, semi-fluid, or semi-sold material dispensing apparatus including a housing; a plunger/drive rack; an electric motor mounted transverse to the plunger/drive rack; a gear system mechanically coupled to the electric motor and configured to drive the plunger/drive rack, wherein the gear system includes a rack drive gear operatively engaged with the electric motor, the rack drive gear includes a plurality of saw tooth type gear teeth, the rack drive gear teeth being configured to engage with corresponding teeth disposed on the plunger/drive rack; and wherein, the electric motor and gear system are housed in a main body portion of the housing. |
| US10912628B1 |
Systems and methods for planning an orthodontic treatment
Methods and systems for determining an orthodontic treatment for a subject are provided. The methods comprises: acquiring a 3D representation of an arch form associated with the subject; segmenting, in the 3D representation of the arch form, associated representations of the plurality of teeth and the gingiva to generate a plurality of segmentation loops; generating, based on the plurality of segmentation loops, a primary central curve; generating, based on the primary central curve, a first inner mesh curve and a first outer mesh curve, the first inner mesh curve; generating a first segment of the reconstructed 3D representation of the gingiva by joining each one from the plurality of primary midpoints with respective ones from the first plurality of inner midpoints and from the first plurality of outer midpoints; and causing display of the first segment of the reconstructed 3D representation of the gingiva for determining the orthodontic treatment. |
| US10912627B2 |
Reinforced aligner hooks
Orthodontic positioning devices, and related methods and systems, are disclosed for use with one or more orthodontic elastic members. The disclosed devices are configured to couple with an orthodontic elastic member so as to react a force from the elastic member into the appliance to, for example, generate traction forces on the patient's teeth to produce a desired occlusion. A positioning device includes a patient removable tooth positioning appliance having teeth receiving cavities shaped to receive and apply a resilient positioning force to a patient's teeth. The appliance includes a hook configured to interface with an orthodontic elastic member. The hook can be configured to be offset from a surface of a tooth when the appliance is coupled with the patient's teeth and no elastic member is coupled with the tooth. The hook can be curved so that the hook is more retentive on the aligner. The hook can be reinforced so that the reinforcement resists deformation when the elastic is in place. |
| US10912625B2 |
Aligning pre-operative scan images to real-time operative images for a mediated-reality view of a surgical site
A mediated-reality system for surgical applications incorporates pre-operative images and real-time captured images of a surgical site into a visualization presented on a head-mounted display worn by a surgeon during a surgical procedure. The mediated-reality system tracks the surgeon's head position and generates real-time images of the surgical site from a virtual camera perspective corresponding to the surgeon's head position to mimic the natural viewpoint of the surgeon. The mediated-reality system furthermore aligns the pre-operative images with the real-time images from the virtual camera perspective and presents a mediated-reality visualization of the surgical site with the aligned pre-operative three-dimensional images or a selected portion thereof overlaid on the real-time images representing the virtual camera perspective. |
| US10912621B2 |
Stockinette having folded structure for simplified applicaiton
A stockinette (200), suitable for covering an appendage (1440) of a patient, includes one or more folds (206). The fold (206) can be in a length of material (205) disposed between an open end (204) and a closed end (203). Alternatively, the fold (880) can be in an optional cuff (860) formed by a section of material (661) near the open end (603). Folds can be present both in the length of material (205) and in the cuff (860) as well. The cuff (860) can be disposed atop the fold (206) in the length of material (205). The stockinette (200) enables one person to apply the stockinette (200) to an appendage (1440) with one continuous motion that expands the folds. |
| US10912618B2 |
User input device for robotic surgical system
A robotic surgical system includes a robotic surgical assembly and a control assembly. The robotic surgical assembly includes a robotic actuation assembly, a processing device, and a first communication device. The robotic actuation assembly includes a robotic arm. The processing device is configured to instruct the robotic actuation assembly to perform a task based on a set of instructions. The first communication device is operable to transfer the set of instructions to the processing device. The control assembly includes a second communication device and a user input device. The second communication device is operable to communicate the set of instructions to the first communication device. The user input device assembly is configured to generate the set of instructions and send the set of instruction to the second communication device. At least a portion of the instructions are based on positioning of the user input device within three-dimensional space. |
| US10912617B2 |
Surgical robot platform
A medical robot system, including a robot coupled to an effectuator element with the robot configured for controlled movement and positioning. The system may include a transmitter configured to emit one or more signals, and the transmitter is coupled to an instrument coupled to the effectuator element. The system may further include a motor assembly coupled to the robot and a plurality of receivers configured to receive the one or more signals emitted by the transmitter. A control unit is coupled to the motor assembly and the plurality of receivers, and the control unit is configured to supply one or more instruction signals to the motor assembly. The instruction signals can be configured to cause the motor assembly to selectively move the effectuator element and is further configured to (i) calculate a position of the at least one transmitter by analysis of the signals received by the plurality of receivers; (ii) display the position of the at least one transmitter with respect to the body of the patient; and (iii) selectively control actuation of the motor assembly in response to the signals received by the plurality of receivers. |
| US10912614B2 |
Systems and methods for patient-based computer aided surgical procedures
Systems and methods for positioning a cut guide using navigation-based techniques are discussed. For example, a system for use in an orthopedic surgery on a target bone can comprise a cut guide adjustably positionable onto the target bone via two or more coupling receptacles created on the target bone. The coupling receptacles can include one or more guide members and a plurality of landing members. The system also includes an input interface that can receive a target bone representation, and a model receiver module that can receive a generic post-coupling bone model. The target bone representation can include a data set representing two or more landing sites of the target bone, and the generic post-coupling bone model can include a data set representing a bone having two or more coupling receptacles each sized, shaped or otherwise configured to receive and secure the respective coupling feature of the landing members. The system can include a navigation-based guide coupling preparation system that can generate a plan for positioning the cut guide onto or conforming to the target bone. The system can further include a display module that provides presentations of the coupling between the target bone and the cut guide. |
| US10912613B2 |
System and methods for positioning bone cut guide
Examples of an orthopedic surgical device for use in operating on a target bone and methods for operating a system for use in orthopedic surgery on a bone are generally described herein. An orthopedic surgical device can include an primary positioning block, and a secondary positioning component removably coupled to the primary positioning block. The secondary positioning component can be configured to: engage a prepared engagement feature machined into the target bone, and guide the primary positioning block to a predetermined position on a target bone. The orthopedic surgical device can include a first cutting block configured to: removably couple to the primary positioning block, and guide a cutting tool to cut the target bone. |
| US10912607B2 |
Irrigated ablation catheter system with pulsatile flow to prevent thrombus
The invention relates to an ablation catheter which controls the temperature and reduces the coagulation of biological fluids on an electrode of a catheter, prevents the impedance rise of tissue in contact with the electrode, and maximizes the potential energy transfer to the tissue, thereby allowing an increase in the lesion size produced by the ablation. The electrode includes passages positioned to allow saline flow out of an inner cavity of the electrode. This fluid flow is pulsatile to increase turbulence, reducing areas of stagnant flow, and produces a desired cooling effect. |
| US10912606B2 |
Endometrial ablation method
Systems and methods for endometrial ablation. The systems include a handle and elongated introducer sleeve extending to an expandable working end having a fluid-tight interior chamber. A thin dielectric wall surrounds at least a portion of the interior chamber and has an external surface for contacting endometrial tissue. The thin dielectric wall surrounds a collapsible-expandable frame and receives an electrically non-conductive gas. First and second polarity electrodes are exposed to the interior and exterior of the chamber, respectively. A radiofrequency power source operatively connects to the electrode arrangement to apply a radiofrequency voltage across the first and second electrodes, wherein the voltage is sufficient to initiate ionization of the neutral gas into a conductive plasma within the interior chamber, and to capacitively couple the current in the plasma across the thin dielectric wall to ablate endometrial tissue engaged by the external surface of the dielectric structure. |
| US10912604B2 |
Method and apparatus for dermatological treatment and tissue reshaping
The present invention provides improved methods and apparatus for skin treatment and tissue remodeling. The apparatus includes an array of needles that penetrate the skin and serve as electrodes to deliver radio frequency current or other electrical or optical energy into the tissue being treated, causing thermal damage in controlled patterns. The damaged regions promote beneficial results such as uniform skin tightening by stimulation of wound healing and collagen growth. |
| US10912597B2 |
Orthopedic adapter for an electric impacting tool
An electrically driven orthopedic impactor may include an adapter for interfacing between the orthopedic impactor and a surgical implement. The adapter may have a first surface that transmits a forward impact energy and a second surface that transmits a reverse impact energy. The adapter can connect to the surgical implement and to the orthopedic impactor without the use of external tools. The adapter may connect to the orthopedic impactor via a pushing motion and may disconnect from the orthopedic impactor via a reciprocal sleeve. A sensor can communicate a spatial orientation of the adapter with respect to at least one reference point that is not located on the adapter or the orthopedic impactor. A communication device may transmit information to the orthopedic impactor related to frequency or impact energy settings based on a type of surgical implement attached to the adapter. |
| US10912596B2 |
Arthrodesis compression device
A device for compression in arthrodesis is provided. The device is generally comprised of two screws, a proximal screw and a distal screw, the distal screw being configured to connect to the proximal screw. The proximal screw may have two portions, one portion with external bone threads, and one terminal portion. The two portions of the proximal screw may be formed such that they form an angle desirable for arthrodesis, or permanent fixation, of the joint. The distal screw may be inserted into the proximal screw, and may be further provided with additional external bone threads to provide compression at the joint site. |
| US10912595B2 |
Anchor screw with condensing attributes
An anchor to be screwed into a hole and self-lock therein with high initial stability. The anchor has an aggressively-threaded, self-tapping apical end. A central region of the anchor is formed with a plurality of helical flutes and intervening lands. Each land carries a condensing edge. The condensing edges are configured to apply a circumferentially sweeping compressive strain to the interior surface of the host material while the anchor is being screwed into position. A coronal end of the anchor includes a corking feature to mitigate mushrooming around the perimeter of the hole. A helical groove intersects the condensing edges and flutes. The helical groove has a variable pitch and a decreasing depth which functions to squeeze and displace trapped host material thereby enhancing stability and other benefits. In bone applications, the groove hosts material chips which promote and enhance healing. |
| US10912589B2 |
Mis cross-connector
A bone fixation system for implanting in bone, the system comprising a plurality of bone fastener assemblies that attach to bone, a pair of elongate members that attach to the plurality of bone fastener assemblies, a connector member that contacts the pair of elongate members, and a plurality of locking caps that secure the connector member and the elongate members to the plurality of bone fastener assemblies, wherein at least one of the plurality of locking caps comprises a cap portion and a hook portion, where the cap portion is adapted to rotate while the hook portion is stationary. |
| US10912586B2 |
Uterine manipulator with adjustable cervical cup
A uterine manipulator includes a cervical cup assembly having a cervical cup with an adjustable diameter to facilitate use of the uterine manipulator with patients having a wide range of cervical sizes. In embodiments, the cervical cup is formed from a plurality of slats that are connected to a base member by a living hinge. An actuator is positioned in relation to the cervical cup to move the slats towards or away from adjacent slats to vary the diameter of the cervical cup. |
| US10912584B2 |
Trocar seal membrane comprising multi-dimensional pleats
A trocar seal membrane with multi-dimensional pleats. The seal membrane includes a proximal opening, a distal aperture, and a sealing wall from the distal aperture ex-tending to the proximal opening, the sealing wall includes a proximal surface and a distal surface. The distal aperture formed by a sealing lip for accommodating the inserted instrument forms a gas-tight seal. In the lip-adjacent area, the sealing wall simultaneously has a plurality of transverse pleats extending laterally outwardly from the sealing lip and a plurality of tangential pleats uniformly distributed around the sealing lip. The pleated sealing wall can enlarge hoop circumference in the lip-adjacent area, and reduce overall deformation when a large-diameter instrument is inserted, thereby reducing friction and improving sealing reliability. |
| US10912583B2 |
Access device with anchoring body and modular inserts and support structure for supporting accessories used in minimally invasive surgical procedures
An access port is disclosed for use in minimally invasive surgical procedures performed within a patient's abdominal cavity, which includes a body defining a bore configured to guide at least one surgical instrument into the abdominal cavity, and concave and convex anchoring regions for securing the access port relative to the abdominal cavity. |
| US10912582B2 |
Trocar device and method
A trocar assembly and associated methods are shown. Using example devices and methods shown, a surgeon may insert an obturator with a blade portion and a tube portion of a cannula into tissue such as eye tissue. In one state, the blade portions are wider than or equal to outer diameters of the tube portions. This facilitates an incision in tissue such as eye tissue that is wide enough to allow the tube portions to pass through. Because the blade portions are adapted to deform, they may be withdrawn through the inner diameter of the tube portions. |
| US10912581B2 |
Electrically-powered surgical systems with articulation-compensated ultrasonic energy delivery
Surgical systems and methods are provided for controlling actuation and movement of various surgical devices. |
| US10912577B2 |
Devices and methods for treating vascular occlusion
Systems and methods for removal of thrombus from a blood vessel in a body of a patient are disclosed herein. The method can include: providing a thrombus extraction device including a proximal self-expanding member formed of a fenestrated structure, a substantially cylindrical portion formed of a net-like filament mesh structure having a proximal end coupled to a distal end of the fenestrated structure; advancing a catheter constraining the thrombus extraction device through a vascular thrombus, deploying the thrombus extraction device by stacking a portion of the net-like filament mesh structure outside of the catheter by distally advancing the self-expanding member until the self-expanding member is beyond a distal end of the catheter; retracting the self-expanding member to unstack the portion of the net-like filament mesh structure and to capture the portion of the thrombus; and withdrawing the thrombus extraction device from the body. |
| US10912572B2 |
Dental drill bit
A dental drill bit is combined with a surgical template provided with a guide hole adapted to guide the dental drill bit directly or via a guide sleeve provided in the guide hole. The dental drill bit has a first end, a second end, a spherical drill head arranged at the first end, and at least one helical flute extending from the spherical drill head towards the second end. The portion of the dental drill bit having the at least one helical flute is substantially cylindrical. A use of such a dental drill bit and a method of drilling a hole in an oblique bone surface of a jaw bone of a patient are also provided. |
| US10912568B2 |
Inflatable and detachable balloon, designed to be implanted in a body cavity, associated treatment kit and draining method
The balloon includes a pouch formed of a sealed wall delimiting an internal space, and a valve for filling the internal space with a fluid, capable of being occluded after filling the internal space. The pouch delimits a fluid-draining orifice opening into the internal space. The balloon further includes an occluding ball that occludes the draining orifice. The occluding ball can be spherical or polyhedral, and be capable of releasing the draining orifice under the effect of a magnetic field, so as to enable the at least partial drainage of the fluid contained in the internal space. The occluding ball is movable along at least two distinct axes in relation to the pouch. |
| US10912565B2 |
Surgical stapler handle assembly having actuation mechanism with longitudinally rotatable shaft
A handle assembly for a surgical stapler can comprise a rotatable actuation shaft. The actuation shaft can have a first rotational orientation in which it can actuate a jaw assembly in a repeatable open and close mode, a second rotational orientation in which it can actuate a jaw assembly in a staple firing mode, and a third rotational orientation in which it can actuate a jaw assembly in a reversing mode. The handle assembly can include a rotational mechanism arranged to discretely position the rotatable actuation shaft in one of the rotational orientations. The rotational mechanism can be arranged for single handed operation such as by including a slidable switch or selector to rotate the actuation shaft. |
| US10912563B2 |
Stapling device including tool assembly stabilizing member
A surgical stapling device includes tool assembly having a cartridge assembly, an anvil assembly, and a stabilization member that is supported on a distal portion of one of the cartridge and anvil assemblies. The cartridge assembly and the anvil assembly are coupled to each other by a pivot member such that the tool assembly is movable between open and clamped positions. The stabilizing member is movable when the tool assembly is in the clamped position from a first position disengaged with the other of the cartridge and anvil assemblies to a second position engaged with the other of the cartridge and anvil assemblies to define a predetermined tissue gap between the cartridge assembly and the anvil assembly. |
| US10912562B2 |
End effectors, surgical stapling devices, and methods of using same
Embodiments include an end effector for use by a surgeon to staple an anatomical structure of a patient, the end effector including a first jaw having a first end, a second end, a longitudinal axis, and an anvil having an anvil face; a second jaw having a first end, a second end, a longitudinal axis, and a cartridge operably configured to house a plurality of staples, the cartridge having a cartridge face; a first coupling that couples the first end of the first jaw to the first end of the second jaw; and a second coupling that movably couples the second end of the first jaw to the second end of the second jaw, where the second coupling includes a rigid link connected to the first jaw and the second jaw. |
| US10912558B2 |
Surgical stapling end effector component with deformable tip having thick distal end
An instrument includes a body, a shaft extending from the body and an end effector in communication with the shaft. The end effector is operable to compress, staple, and cut tissue. The end effector includes opposing jaws, a staple cartridge, and a placement tip. At least one of the first and second jaws is movable relative to the other of the first and second jaws between an open position and a closed position. The staple cartridge is removably coupled with the second jaw. The placement tip is located at a distal end of one of the opposing jaws. The placement tip includes proximal and distal portions. The distal portion has a distal cross-sectional thickness along a transverse cross-section that is greater than a proximal cross-sectional thickness of the proximal portion along the transverse cross-section. |
| US10912557B2 |
Medical device bending devices and methods of use
Medical device bending devices and methods of use are disclosed herein. An embodiment includes a body, a handle in rotatable relationship with the body, and a head that is coupled with the handle in such a way that when the handle is rotated the head is drawn at least partially into the body and towards the handle. A terminal end of the body that is opposite of the handle and the head cooperate as a vise that bends opposing arms of a surgical staple from an inwardly angled configuration to a parallel configuration (or at angles therebetween) when a crown of the surgical staple is clamped in the vise. |
| US10912556B2 |
Surgical instrument with integral knife blade
A cartridge of a surgical instrument includes a housing, a lead screw mounted for rotation in the housing, a drive member operatively coupled with the lead screw, and a knife member. The knife member is driven distally by the drive member and is configured to cut when moved distally. During an initial distal movement of the drive member, the knife member is coupled with the housing to restrain the knife member from moving distally. Subsequent to the initial distal movement of the drive member, the drive member drives the knife member toward the distal end. |
| US10912554B2 |
Arthroscopic surgical device
An arthroscopic surgical device for tunneling through hard tissue including an arcuate tunneling needle driver and a bone engagement element, the arcuate needle driver and the bone engagement element being joined together to provide a joined needle driver and bone engagement element having at least two different operative orientations including an arthroscopic operative orientation wherein the joined arcuate needle driver and bone engagement element has a trans-incision insertion cross-sectional footprint and a tunneling operative orientation suitable for tunneling, wherein the joined arcuate needle driver and bone engagement element has a tunneling cross-sectional footprint which is substantially greater than the insertion cross-sectional footprint. |
| US10912550B2 |
Knotless implants, instruments, and methods
A suture anchor and methods of use thereof are disclosed. The suture anchor comprises an anchor body having a slot formed in the body and a passage extending through the body in a first direction. The passage is sized to permit a suture to traverse the body through the passage. The suture anchor also has a shaft with a sharp portion, and the slot and the passage intersect within the anchor body. The shaft is movable relative to the anchor body within the slot from a first position in which the sharp portion and the passage do not intersect, to a second position in which the sharp portion and the passage intersect. The shaft can penetrate a suture or multiple suture strands to fix the suture or suture strands relative to the suture anchor. |
| US10912547B2 |
Device and method for closure of a body lumen
A medical device and method for closure of a puncture in a body lumen are disclosed. The device has an aggregate (10) of a support structure (20) and a substantially fluid tight patch member (30) attached thereto at an attachment unit (40). The aggregate has a first, temporary delivery shape, for delivery to an interior of said body lumen and to be subsequently subjected to a change of shape to a second shape, which is a tubular shape. When delivered in said body lumen, the patch member is arranged radially outside of said tubular support structure and arranged towards an inner tissue wall of the body lumen. The aggregate is the detached from a delivery device and said puncture is intraluminally closed in a leakage tight manner, advantageously supported by a physiological pressure of a body fluid in said body lumen. Rotational orientation is detectable by fiducial markers. A compact delivery cinfiguration is provided by the patch being attached to the support structure at a single radial attachement position only. |
| US10912542B2 |
Catheter assembly with offset device for tissue sampling
Disclosed embodiments include catheter assemblies, systems for sampling a targeted region of tissue, and methods of sampling a targeted region of tissue. In an illustrative, non-limiting embodiment, a catheter assembly includes: a catheter defining a lumen therein, a wall of the catheter defining an opening therein at a distal end of the catheter; and a curved flexible needle disposable in the lumen and being extendable from the opening at the distal end of the catheter at an angle that diverges from an axis of the lumen. |
| US10912540B2 |
Bodily fluid indicator devices and methods
Bodily fluid indicator devices and methods are provided. Such devices and methods can effectively indicate whether the amount of bodily fluid being produced is within a measurable range. In an exemplary embodiment, a bodily fluid indicator device includes a substrate having a surface. Some portions of the surface are covered with a region of absorbent material and other portions of the surface are devoid of the absorbent material. A graduated scale or a reactive feature is printed on the absorbent material. The device is configured to indicate an amount and/or a composition a bodily fluid present on an area of a patient or subject. |
| US10912539B2 |
Endoswab for sampling and culture in minimally invasive surgery
A medical device includes a hollow shaft, a hollow housing, and a syringe. The syringe has a housing defining a fluid receiving chamber and a plunger slidably received therein. The shaft extending distally from the plunger and exiting the syringe via a distal opening therein. A proximal portion of the shaft includes a first opening permitting fluid flow from a central lumen of the shaft to an exterior thereof. The first opening is located on the shaft so that the first opening remains within the syringe through an entire range of motion of the plunger. A distal end of the shaft is surrounded by an absorbent material. The hollow housing extends distally from the syringe and surrounding the shaft. The housing is sized so that, when the plunger is withdrawn to a proximal-most position, the distal end is received within the housing and, when the plunger is advanced distally through the syringe, the distal end is extended distally out of a distal opening in the housing. |
| US10912538B2 |
Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus and method of producing ultrasound image
An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes an ultrasound image producer which produces an ultrasound image from reception data based on a predetermined set sound speed, a reception data image producer which produces a reception data image representing a luminance image of an ultrasonic echo wavefront from the reception data corresponding to a predetermined range on at least one scan line in the ultrasound image, a sound speed determination unit configured to determine an optimum sound speed based on ultrasound images respectively produced by the ultrasound image producer while changing the predetermined set sound speed, and a controller which makes an ultrasound image for diagnosis produced by the ultrasound image producer and the reception data image produced by the reception data image producer be displayed simultaneously on a display unit based on the optimum sound speed determined by the sound speed determination unit. |
| US10912532B2 |
Scatter correction for dark field imaging
An image processing system and related method. The system comprises an input interface (IN) for receiving dark-field image data obtained from imaging of an object (OB) with an X-ray imaging apparatus (XI). A corrector module (CM) of the system (IPS) is configured to perform a correction operation to correct said dark-field image data for Compton scatter to obtain Compton-Scatter corrected image data. The so Compton scatter corrected image data is output by an output interface (OUT) of the system. |
| US10912531B2 |
System and method for creating a three-dimensional bone image of a bone
A system for creating a three-dimensional (3D) bone image of a bone is used with a 3D bone model of the bone that includes a plurality of bony landmarks. The system includes a 3D scanning device to scan the bone and generate a bone contour image, and an image processing device. The image processing device processes the 3D bone model to obtain a plurality of spatial locations respectively of the bony landmarks, and processes the bone contour image to identify a plurality of features that correspond respectively with the bony landmarks and to obtain a plurality of spatial locations respectively of the features. The image processing device performs image registration for the 3D bone model and the bone contour image, so as to create the 3D bone image by proportionally overlapping the 3D bone model and the bone contour image. |
| US10912528B2 |
In-line PET detector configuration for a combined PET and CT imaging system
A positron emission tomography (PET) detector configuration for a combined PET and computed tomography (CT) imaging system, wherein the CT system includes an annular cavity. The configuration includes a backplane having a neutral axis and an aperture. In addition, the configuration includes at least one PET detector located about the aperture, wherein a center of mass of the at least one PET detector is in-line with the neutral axis and wherein a portion of the at least one PET detector is located in the annular cavity thereby reducing a footprint of the combined PET and CT imaging system. Further, the location of the at least one PET detector reduces the strength needed for maintaining structural integrity of the backplane. |
| US10912527B2 |
Apparatus for generating dual energy imaging data
The present invention relates to an apparatus for generating dual energy X-ray imaging data. It is described to position (210) an X-ray detector relative to an X-ray source such that at least a part of a region between the X-ray source and the X-ray detector is an examination region for accommodating an object. A grid filter is positioned (220) between the examination region and the X-ray source. The X-ray source produces (230) a focal spot on a target to produce X-rays. The X-ray source moves (240) the focal spot in a first direction across a surface of the target. The grid filter has a structure in a first orientation such that the movement of the focal spot in the first direction results in an associated change in an intensity of X-rays transmitted by the grid filter. The X-ray source moves (250) the focal spot in a second direction across the surface of the target that is orthogonal to the first direction. The grid filter has a structure in a second orientation orthogonal to the first orientation such that the movement of the focal spot in the second direction results in an associated change in an energy spectrum of X-rays transmitted by the grid filter. The X-ray detector detects (260) at least some of the X-rays transmitted by the grid filter. |
| US10912524B2 |
Modular patient monitor
A modular patient monitor has a docking station configured to accept a handheld monitor. The docking station has standalone patient monitoring functionality with respect to a first set of parameters. At least some of the first parameter set are displayed simultaneously on a full-sized screen integrated with the docking station. The handheld monitor also has standalone patient monitoring functionality with respect to a second set of parameters. At least some of the second set of parameters are displayed simultaneously on a handheld-sized screen integrated with the handheld monitor. The docking station has a port configured to accept the handheld monitor. While the handheld monitor is docket in the port, the docking station functionally combines the first set of parameters and the second set of parameters, and at least some of the combined first and second sets of parameters are displayed simultaneously on the full-sized screen. |
| US10912522B1 |
Systems and methods for counting features in motion signals
Systems and methods for counting features in a motion signal are provided. An example method includes detecting a signal indicative of a motion of a human body, determining, by a controller communicatively coupled to the sensor, a period in the signal, determining a location and a value of a feature within the period of the signal, determining that the location and the value of the feature are valid for counting, and in response to the determination that the location and the value of the feature are valid for counting, increasing a counter for the feature. The feature may also include a global maximum of the signal within a positive phase of the period. Criteria for the validation depend on a current type of activity. The method includes automatically determining the current type of activity based on several preceding locations and values of the feature in the signal. |
| US10912515B2 |
Wireless communications system integrating electronics into orally ingestible products for controlled release of active ingredients
Various embodiments of the present disclosure include a consumable capsule containing an active ingredient in at least one compartment movably sealed by a stimuli responsive actuator, and an activation device configured to communicate with the consumable capsule. The activation device is configured to emit a wireless signal to activate the stimuli responsive actuator of the consumable capsule, and the consumable capsule is configured to release the active ingredient into an external environment based on the activation of the stimuli responsive actuator. |
| US10912514B2 |
Apparatus and method for detection of sleep disordered breathing
An apparatus, system, and method directed to detecting a physiological signal during discrete time separated detection windows, deriving one or more respiratory disturbance indices from the physiological signal, detecting a respiratory disturbance state in response to the one or more respiratory disturbance indices deviating from a threshold value, interpolating the one or more respiratory disturbance indices between adjacent time separated detection windows, and declaring a respiratory disturbance episode based on the detected respiratory disturbance state during the detection windows and the interpolation between detection windows. |
| US10912512B2 |
System and method for muscle movements detection
Disclosed herein a system and a method to detect an amputee's hand muscles movements for controlling an artificial limb prosthesis. The system may comprise a plurality of passive tag positions and wearable band with a plurality of on-board position readers. The plurality of on-board position readers may be configured to capture data associated with a first plurality of passive tags positions at a first moment, and capture data associated with a second plurality of passive tags positions at a second moment. The system may further include one or more processors configured to detect at least one of the muscle contraction, the muscle relaxation, and the muscle inactivity based on the data captured at the first moment and at the second moment, and thereby control the artificial hand prosthesis movements responsive to detection at least one of the muscle contraction, the muscle relaxation, and the muscle inactivity. |
| US10912508B2 |
Method and system for assessing mental state
A computer-implemented method of assessing a mental state of a subject (106) includes receiving (302), as input, a heartbeat record (200) of the subject. The heartbeat record comprises a sequence of heartbeat data samples obtained over a time span which includes a pre-sleep period (208), a sleep period (209) having a sleep onset time (224) and a sleep conclusion time (226), and a post-sleep period (210). At least the sleep onset time and the sleep conclusion time are identified (304) within the heartbeat record. A knowledge base (124) is then accessed (306), which comprises data obtained via expert evaluation of a training set of subjects and which embodies a computational model of a relationship between mental state and heart rate characteristics. Using information in the knowledge base, the computational model is applied (308) to compute at least one metric associated with the mental state of the subject, and to generate an indication of mental state based upon the metric. The indication of mental state is provided (310) as output. |
| US10912505B2 |
Systems and methods for low power pulse oximetery
Methods and systems are provided for a light-emitting diode (LED) drive circuit of an optical probe. As an example, a method for an optical probe including an LED in an LED drive circuit comprises reducing power consumption of the LED drive circuit by adjusting a drive voltage of the LED drive circuit based on one or more LED drive circuit characteristics and one or more LED drive circuit operating parameters. In this way, the LED drive circuit may be efficiently operated. |
| US10912502B2 |
User-worn device for noninvasively measuring a physiological parameter of a user
The present disclosure relates to noninvasive methods, devices, and systems for measuring various blood constituents or analytes, such as glucose. In an embodiment, a light source comprises LEDs and super-luminescent LEDs. The light source emits light at at least wavelengths of about 1610 nm, about 1640 nm, and about 1665 nm. In an embodiment, the detector comprises a plurality of photodetectors arranged in a special geometry comprising one of a substantially linear substantially equal spaced geometry, a substantially linear substantially non-equal spaced geometry, and a substantially grid geometry. |
| US10912501B2 |
User-worn device for noninvasively measuring a physiological parameter of a user
The present disclosure relates to noninvasive methods, devices, and systems for measuring various blood constituents or analytes, such as glucose. In an embodiment, a light source comprises LEDs and super-luminescent LEDs. The light source emits light at at least wavelengths of about 1610 nm, about 1640 nm, and about 1665 nm. In an embodiment, the detector comprises a plurality of photodetectors arranged in a special geometry comprising one of a substantially linear substantially equal spaced geometry, a substantially linear substantially non-equal spaced geometry, and a substantially grid geometry. |
| US10912498B2 |
Fluorescence-based sensor with multiple indicator grafts
A system including a sensor and a transceiver and configured to determine a concentration of an analyte in a medium of a living animal. The sensor may include first and second signal photodetectors and first and second reference photodetectors, which may each be covered by an associate filter. The first photodetector may receive light emitted from first and second grafts, respectively. The grafts may receive excitation light from one or more light sources. The transceiver may receive signals from the photodetectors of the sensor and may determine the analyte concentration based on the received signals. |
| US10912496B2 |
Body characteristic measuring device, storage medium storing body characteristic measurement program, and body characteristic measurement method
A body characteristic measurement method causing a computer to execute a process, the process includes: determining a gait of a quadruped based on accelerations, acquired from a multi-axis acceleration sensor attached to the chest of the quadruped, in multiple axial directions; and determining, if the determined gait is gallop or canter, an injury risk of the quadruped based on a waveform of a positive half-wave region of acceleration in a movement direction of the quadruped in the case where an increase in the acceleration in the movement direction of the quadruped is defined as positive. |
| US10912494B2 |
Sensor signal reconstruction in a sensor hub
A sensor interface circuit enables signal reconstruction on data received from a sensor prior to sending the data to various sensor clients. Multiple sensor clients have different frequencies configured to receive sensor data. The sensor interface circuit performs signal reconstructions including data interpolation to generate interpolated data signal having frequencies corresponding to the different frequencies configured for the different sensor clients. Signal reconstruction can also include filtering the data. The sensor interface circuit sends the reconstructed data to the multiple clients in accordance with their different frequencies. |
| US10912493B2 |
Sensor and method
A sensor includes: a transmitting antenna with N transmitting antenna elements transmitting transmission signals; a receiving antenna with M receiving antenna elements, each receiving N received signals including a reflection signal generated by the living body reflecting part of the N transmission signals; a circuit; and a memory. The circuit extracts a second matrix corresponding to a specified frequency range from an N×M first matrix calculated from each received signal and indicating a propagation property between each transmitting antenna element and each receiving antenna element, estimates the position where the living body is present using the second matrix, calculates a radar cross-section (RCS) value of the living body based on the estimated position and the positions of the transmission and receiving antennas, and estimates the motion of the living body using the calculated RCS value and information indicating correspondence between RCS values and motions of the living body. |
| US10912492B2 |
Method and device for sleep posture correction
In a sleep posture alerting method or an apparatus therefor, the sleep posture of a person is detected and the person is automatically alerted by an alerting device when the sleep posture is out of a predetermined body posture range. The detection of the sleep posture or at least the alerting of the person, when his/her body posture is out of the predefined body posture range, is deactivated during a sleep-in time period. The apparatus includes a sleep detecting sensor connected to the control unit for detecting whether the person is in a state of sleep. When it is detected that the person is in a state of sleep, the sleep-in timer is ignored and the detection of the sleep posture or the alerting of the person is activated such that, in the event that his/her body posture is out of the predefined body posture range, the person will be alerted. |
| US10912491B2 |
Systems, devices and methods for managing pressurization timers for monitoring and/or managing a person's position
A system for monitoring a person may include a person-worn sensor device including at least one sensor (e.g., at least one accelerometer, magnetometer, altimeter, etc.) configured to collect sensor data and a processor to process data from the person-worn sensor device. The processor may be configured to determine or access an orientation of a physical support apparatus (e.g., bed, table, wheelchair, chair, sofa, or other structure for supporting the person), receive sensor data collected by the person-worn sensor device, calculate an orientation of the person relative to the physical support apparatus based on (a) the orientation of the physical support apparatus and (b) the sensor data collected by the person-worn sensor device, and identify, based on the determined orientation of the person relative to the physical support apparatus, a physical support apparatus exit condition indicating an occurrence or anticipated occurrence of the person exiting the physical support apparatus. |
| US10912489B2 |
Gas therapy system
A respiratory event determination system can have a controller that determines the presence of a respiratory event. The respiratory event can be a mouth puff event. The controller determines the presence as a function of a sub-window of an expiratory window of the breath. The expiratory window extends between a first time ti and a second time t2. The sub-window is limited to a portion of the expiratory window. The sub-window can extend between a third time t3 and a fourth time I4. The fourth time U can be before the second time t2. |
| US10912487B2 |
Integrated multi-function endoscopic tool
A system for extending the visual capabilities and working channel of a bronchoscope including a probe having optic and/or tracking capabilities at a distal tip thereof and capable of being advanced through the working channel of a standard bronchoscope. The probe also includes a working channel through which various diagnostic and treatment tools may be advanced. |
| US10912485B2 |
Method and system for characterizing cortical structures
A method of identifying brain structures is disclosed. The method comprises imaging the cortex of the brain via inversion recovery magnetic resonance imaging, such that at least two areas are zeroed in terms of their longitudinal relaxation times, and associating the two areas with different brain structures, thereby identifying brain structures. |
| US10912483B2 |
Handheld devices for use in medical procedures
The invention is a system and a handheld device for use in open or minimally invasive surgical procedures, such as a bone implant fixation procedure. The handheld device is configured to perform various functions during a bone implant fixation procedure, including performing at least one of: penetration of a bone to form a hole or opening for receipt of a screw; neuromonitoring, in cooperation with a neuromonitoring device, of the hole during, or post-, formation of the hole so as to sense any nearby nerves adjacent to the hole that may be in the path of a screw, or otherwise affected, when a screw is placed within the hole; neurostimulation, in cooperation with a neuromonitoring device, of nerves adjacent to the hole during, or post-, formation of the hole; and measuring of a depth of the hole and providing a digital measurement of the depth to assist the surgeon in selecting the appropriate length of screw. |
| US10912479B2 |
Method for accurately extracting abnormal potential within QRS
A method for accurately extracting an abnormal potential within a QRS, comprising: in an ideal electrocardiographic signal pre-estimation stage, pre-estimating an ideal electrocardiographic signal using a non-linear transformation technology; according to the pre-estimated ideal electrocardiographic signal, further estimating the ideal electrocardiographic signal by using a spline method, so as to accurately estimate the ideal electrocardiographic signal; and according to the accurately estimated ideal electrocardiographic signal, accurately extracting an abnormal potential within the QRS by means of a mobile standard deviation analysis technology. The method can be used not only on an average electrocardiographic signal after multiple superimposition, but also on a single beat electrocardiographic signal. |
| US10912477B1 |
Modular cable organization system
An assembly for supporting and retracting machine cables, thereby protecting operational components attached to machine cables. A cable organization system includes at least one modular cable management module fixed to a mounting plate that allows mounting of the cable organization system to a machine or other surface. The system has clamps which secure machine cables. The clamps are supported on top of pivoting guide tubes. The cable management modules contain retraction systems which retract the machine cable clamps from an extended position. By utilizing retracting cable clamps on pivoting guide tubes, the system allows the use of operational components attached to secured machine cables, and organizes the machine cables, so that the machine cables do not extend out into the floor around the machine. The system redirects pulling force on the machine cables, so that operational components do not get pulled onto the floor if a passerby catches on a machine cable. |
| US10912475B2 |
Catheter with split electrode sleeve and related methods
An electrophysiology catheter having an electrode sleeve mounted on a distal section, the electrode sleeve comprising an electrically-nonconductive band and a plurality of discrete electrodes, the band extending circumferentially around the distal section, each discrete electrode occupying a different radial position around the band. The catheter includes a plurality of lead wires extending through the elongated body and the deflection section, and into the distal section, each lead wire passing through a respective aperture formed in the sidewall of the tubing of the distal section, each wire being connected at its distal end to a respective discrete electrode. |
| US10912463B2 |
Devices, systems, and methods for assessing a vessel
Embodiments of the present disclosure are configured to assess the severity of a blockage in a vessel and, in particular, a stenosis in a blood vessel. In some particular embodiments, the devices, systems, and methods of the present disclosure are configured to assess the severity of a stenosis in the coronary arteries without the administration of a hyperemic agent. |
| US10912459B1 |
System and method for detection of ocular structures
A system for identifying structures in an eye of a subject. In embodiments of the invention, the system has a housing; a visible light source supported by the housing; an infrared light source supported by the housing; a photodetector supported by the housing; a patient interface disposed on an outer surface of the housing arranged and configured so that, when the patient interface is placed in contact with the subject, the subject's eye is aligned with the light sources and the photodetector such that the light sources illuminate an iris of the eye at an angle between 15° and 30° and such that the photodetector receives light from the light sources reflected by the iris; and a controller configured to activate the visible light source and the infrared light source and to obtain image information from the photodetector. |
| US10912458B2 |
Ophthalmic apparatus
A ophthalmic apparatus may include: a first light source configured to output first light to be irradiated to an anterior segment of a subject eye; and a second light source configured to output second light to be irradiated to a retina of the subject eye. The apparatus may be configured capable of executing a first examination using the first light reflected from the anterior segment and a second examination using the second light reflected from the retina. A wavelength of the second light outputted from the second light source may be smaller than a wavelength of the first light outputted from the first light source. |
| US10912455B2 |
Medical devices with battery removal
A battery-powered medical device comprising an outer housing having an opening formed therein, at least one power source housed within the outer housing, which is configured to at least partially enclose the power source so as to prevent contamination of the power source with biohazardous materials, and the power source being removable from the outer housing via the opening, a cover configured to cover the opening in the outer housing and to retain the power source within the outer housing, and an actuator provided within the outer housing that engages with a portion of the power source when the cover covers the opening, wherein the actuator is configured to physically remove the power source from the outer housing and the outer housing is configured to release the power source via the opening without requiring physical contact between the user and the power source. |
| US10912451B2 |
Medical imaging apparatus, imaging method, and imaging apparatus
There is provided a medical imaging apparatus including a solid-state image sensor that includes a photoelectric converter having at least two photoelectric conversion layers stacked with respect to a light-receiving surface and separating received light into light of different wavelength bands and circuitry configured to control a light source device that illuminates a subject. |
| US10912450B2 |
Control device and medical imaging system
There is provided a control device including: an autofocus control section configured to execute an autofocus operation by moving at least one optical member; and an autofocus operation determination section configured to determine whether it is possible for the autofocus operation to bring biological tissue into focus, the biological tissue serving as an object. In a case where the autofocus operation determination section determines that it is not possible for the autofocus operation to bring the object into focus, the autofocus control section moves the at least one optical member to a predicted focal position set in advance in accordance with a purpose of imaging to make it possible to further improve convenience of a user. |
| US10912449B2 |
Surgical system for detecting gradual changes in perfusion
The present disclosure is directed to an augmented reality surgical system. The system includes an endoscope that captures an image of the region of interest of a patient and an ECG device that records an ECG of the patient. A controller receives the image and applies at least one image processing filter to the image. The image processing filter includes a decomposition filter that decomposes the image into frequency bands. A temporal filter is applied to the frequency bands to generate temporally filtered bands. An adder adds each band frequency band to a corresponding temporally filtered band to generate augmented bands. A reconstruction filter generates an augmented image by collapsing the augmented bands. The controller also receives the ECG and processes the augmented image with the ECG to generate an ECG filtered augmented image. A display displays the ECG filtered augmented image to a user. |
| US10912448B2 |
Cable connection structure, imaging module, and endoscope
A cable connection structure includes: a substrate including a first core wire connection electrode, a second core wire connection electrode, and a shield connection electrode; a single-wire cable including a first core wire, and an insulant; at least two coaxial cables each including a second core wire, an inner insulant, a shield, and an outer insulant, wherein the second core wire, the inner insulant, and the shield are exposed in a step-by-step manner at a distal end portion, and the second core wire and the shield are respectively connected to the second core wire connection electrode and the shield connection electrode; and a conductive member connecting exposed portions of the shields. The conductive member is disposed directly on an upper surface of the insulant, and connects the shields on the shield connection electrode and/or a position closer to a proximal end side than the shield connection electrode. |
| US10912445B2 |
Compact multi-viewing element endoscope system
The present specification is directed towards endoscopes, such as colonoscopes, that provide a broader field of view and allow extended access of surgical tools and also enable efficient packing of all necessary elements in the tip section, while maintaining their functionality. Also described are methods and systems for capturing and displaying still and video images using an endoscope corresponding to a left-side looking, a front-looking and a right-side looking viewing element of an endoscopic tip generated in a native aspect ratio. |
| US10912442B2 |
Drying systems and methods including multi-directional air distribution for a dishwashing appliance
A dishwashing appliance includes a tub defining a wash chamber. An inlet is defined in the tub and provides air flow into the wash chamber. An air handler selectively urges air through the inlet in one of a first direction and a second direction different from the first direction. The air flows from the inlet and through the wash chamber of the tub along a first defined path when the air handler urges air through the inlet in the first direction, and the air flows from the inlet and through the wash chamber of the tub along a second defined path when the air handler urges air through the inlet in the second direction. |
| US10912440B2 |
Dishwasher
A dishwasher includes a tub, a spray arm, a sump, a pump body, the pump body including a partition between first and second chambers, a communication hole in the partition that communicates with the first and second chambers, a pump flow path that connects the sump to the first chamber, an arm flow path that connects the spray arm to the second chamber, an impeller in the second chamber, a heating unit to heat water in the first chamber, a steam flow path that connects the first chamber to the tub, a connection flow path that connects the steam flow path to the arm flow path, and a flow path valve configured to close the steam flow path based on water being supplied to the connection flow path, and to open the steam flow path based on a lack of water being supplied to the connection flow path. |
| US10912434B2 |
Vacuum cleaner head
The present application relates to a vacuum cleaner head (10). The vacuum cleaner head (10) includes a housing (40) having a vacuum extraction zone (49), and first and second rollers (20, 30) configured to locate against a surface to be cleaned (60). Each of the first and second rollers (20, 30) is able to pick-up detritus from the surface to be cleaned (60) when they rotate and move over the surface (60) and to carry detritus to the vacuum extraction area (49) in the housing (40). In accordance with the present invention, the first roller (20) is rotatable when moved along the surface to be cleaned (60) in a first direction and restricted from rotating when moved in an opposing second direction. The second roller (30) is rotatable when moved along the surface to be cleaned (60) in the second direction and restricted from rotating when moved in the first direction. The present application also relates to a vacuum cleaner comprising the vacuum cleaner head (10). |
| US10912430B1 |
Paper quantity detection device and paper containing box having the paper quantity detection device
A paper quantity detection device, which evaluates remaining paper quantity cyclically, is power-efficient, and reduces manual confirmation time and cost, includes a circuit board, two infrared detection components, a wireless signal emitting component and a control component. The two infrared detection components are disposed on two opposing sides of the circuit board, respectively. The infrared detection components each include an infrared emitter and an infrared receiver. The wireless signal emitting component is disposed on the circuit board. The control component is disposed on the circuit board, signal-connected to the infrared emitter, infrared receiver and wireless signal emitting component, and adapted to controllably cause the wireless signal emitting component to emit a wireless signal according to a signal condition of the infrared receiver. A roll paper containing box having the paper quantity detection device and a stacked paper containing box having the paper quantity detection device are further introduced. |
| US10912428B2 |
Tip for skin cleansing device
A method and device for non-abrasively cleansing and exfoliating skin in combination with a cleansing solution. A cylindrical housing comprises a base for engagement with a fluid source and a vacuum source and a skin interface positioned on an end opposing the base and configured to contact and traverse a surface of the skin. The skin interface comprises non-abrasive, or rounded, smooth surfaces for contacting the skin. A combination of variable cleansing fluid delivery to the tip and vacuum pressure removal cleanses and exfoliates skin tissue or debris. |
| US10912425B2 |
Liquid product pump devices, systems, and methods of using the same
Liquid product pump devices, systems, and methods of using the same. An exemplary system of the present disclosure comprises a device, comprising a pump mechanism coupled to a receiving tube whereby a distal end of the receiving tube extends into a skirt, wherein when the skirt is attached to a neck of an bottle having liquid contents therein and wherein when the device rests within or upon a pump base, pressing the inverted bottle and the pump base toward one another causes a portion of the liquid contents to transfer from the inverted bottle and out of the pump base, and further comprises the bottle and the pump base. |
| US10912423B2 |
Extendable shower seat
An extendable shower seat. The extendable shower seat includes a chair having a back portion and a seat portion, wherein the back portion is perpendicularly affixed to a rear side of the seat portion. A frame is affixed to the lower side of the seat portion and a plurality of legs are affixed to the frame. A pair of sidewalls are each pivotally affixed to opposing lateral sides of the seat portion about a hinge, wherein the pair of sidewalls can pivot about the hinge when a button disposed on the hinge is actuated, and remain locked in the selected position when the button is released. |
| US10912422B2 |
Baby bath-support device
A baby bath-support device comprises a frame having a generally rigid body. The rigid body is adapted to be positioned on a surface of a bathing tub or sink. The frame has an opening in the upper portion. The opening comprises a peripheral edge. The opening also comprises a support panel made of a flexible material. The flexible material defines a concave support surface to support a baby laid thereon during bathing. The support panel contains perforations to allow fluid to flow through the support surface. The frame opening also comprises a connection arrangement between the frame and the support for hanging the support panel at the peripheral edge. The support panel is hung to the frame to partially cover the opening. |
| US10912419B2 |
Manual grinder
A portable manual grinder has a driving section, a grinding section and a discharging section coaxially connected from top to bottom. The driving section has a drive shaft that drives a central axis of the grinding section. The drive shaft is connected to a gear set that increases the gear ratio to facilitate manual grinding. The grinding section comprises an upper grinding section and a lower grinding section that are coaxially disposed and mated together. The upper and lower grinding portions include corresponding blades extending therefrom. The bottom section of the lower grinding section has one or more holes in communication with the discharge section. The driving section and the upper grinding section are magnetically attracted and connected to each other and the upper grinding section and the lower grinding section are magnetically attracted and connected to each other. |
| US10912415B2 |
Gas fryer and methods having uniform heat exchange and improved access for cleaning
A gas fryer and associated methods of cooking food products are disclosed. The gas fryer includes an infrared burner and a fry pot including an interior casing defining a cooking chamber, with the interior casing including a bottom wall and opposing sidewalls that extend upwardly from the bottom wall. The opposing sidewalls include lower, central, and upper sidewall panels that are angled from one another to define a tapered profile that narrows towards the bottom wall. The tapering of a well defined at a lower chamber portions of the cooking chamber allows for a shallow depth at this portion of the fry pot and easy visibility and access for cleaning. Furthermore, the opposing sidewalls and a rear end wall of the interior casing include heat exchange fins on an external surface. |
| US10912407B2 |
Method of constructing an espresso cartridge
A bottom fillable espresso cartridge base and apparatus and method for filling and plugging the bottom of the espresso cartridge base. The espresso cartridge base includes an open bottom and a press in bottom plug. The top of the espresso cartridge may be sealed by a foil lid or the like, or be open and an adhesive attachable lid may be included for attachment by a user. A first method utilizes a hand held multi-function tool including a cartridge holder with a holder lid to capture the espresso cartridge, and a bottom tamper and plug seating arm. A second method utilizes a stationary base residing on a flat surface, a cartridge holder to retain cartridges on the base, and individual tools to fill and tamp brewing material in the cartridge, and to attach the bottom plug to the cartridge. |
| US10912398B2 |
Adjustable-width pusher tray assembly
A product display merchandiser includes a tray having a product-supporting surface; a base plate situated below the tray; and a sidewall subassembly coupled to the tray and the base plate. The sidewall subassembly has a first sidewall adjacent a first lateral side of the tray and a second sidewall adjacent a second lateral side of the tray. Each of the first and second sidewalls has a vertical portion and a horizontally projecting tab. A portion of the horizontally projecting tab of the first sidewall slidably interfaces with a portion of the horizontally projecting tab of the second sidewall such that the vertical portions of the first and second sidewalls are laterally adjustable relative to one another and the base plate. |
| US10912394B1 |
Baby carrier system having a selectively changeable waist strap
A baby carrier system is described, which beneficially includes a selectively changeable waist strap. The baby carrier may generally comprise a main panel and a waist support portion at the bottom of the main panel or connected to the bottom of the main panel. The waist support portion may be generally hollow or include an opening for receiving a selectively changeable waist strap. The hollow or opening may include one or more connectors configured to mate with a connector on the selectively changeable waist strap. In use, the connectors may be attached to the selectively changeable waist strap within the hollow or opening and then the connectors may be disengaged to allow the selectively changeable waist strap to be removed and replaced by another waist strap. |
| US10912393B2 |
Method and system for forming a support structure such as a bed or chair for a user according to the user's requirements
An improved bed and method of forming with the required profile and localised support for a user by the improved bed at various sections of the bed including shoulder (A), lumbar (B) hip and lower body (C) such as by the mattress (15) having selected forms or voids a Shoulder Pressure Attenuation Area (SPAAM) a Lumbar Pressure Attenuation Area (LPAAM) a Hip Pressure Attenuation Area (HPAAM) and the base (26) having a Shoulder Pressure Attenuation Area (SPAAB) a Lumbar Pressure Attenuation Area (LPAAB) a Hip Pressure Attenuation Area (HPAAB) locatable at different locations along the longitudinal extension of the bed (32,42,52) with a Shoulder Pressure variation means (31) a Lumbar Pressure variation means (41) and a Hip Pressure variation means (51) comprising adjustable slats driven by electric motors. |
| US10912391B2 |
Knockdown adjustable bed with a slidable assembly
An adjustable bed includes: a head frame assembly; a foot frame assembly; a knockdown connecting bracket; a slidable assembly having a pair of slidable assembly sides slidable within a pair of lower C steel brackets in a slidable assembly upward direction or a slidable assembly downward direction; a plurality of slidable assembly angle steels; a pair of head lift arm bracket assemblies; a second head tilt angle bracket; a head tilt platform; a head lift platform; a lumbar lift bracket assembly; an upper seat platform; a support platform; a lower seat platform; a head lift motor, secured to the head frame assembly for driving the pair of head lift arm bracket assemblies in a head lift forward direction or a head lift backward direction; and a head support tube, having an upper end pivotally connected to a L bracket and a lower end connected to the head lift platform. |
| US10912390B1 |
Extendable modular bed
An extendable modular bed includes a frame assembly and a plurality of support units which are mounted on the frame assembly. In each of the support units, two retaining shells are detachably mounted on the frame assembly, two outer tubes are respectively and slidably retained by the retaining shells and are slidably sleeved on two end segments of an inner tube, two positioning members are respectively and detachably coupled to the retaining shells for respectively positioning the outer tube, and two spring-loaded buttons are mounted inside the inner tube to respectively extend out of two through holes of the inner tube for further positioning the outer tubes. |
| US10912381B2 |
Cabinet door
A cabinet door includes a transparent cover plate, an outer frame secured with the transparent cover plate, and an inner frame arranged inside the outer frame and supporting the transparent cover plate that includes a reflecting region coated with a reflective coating and a light transmitting region surrounding the reflecting region; the light transmitting region includes a plurality of light transmitting edges annularly arranged around the reflecting region, and a light transmitting corner is formed between any two adjacent light transmitting edges. Each of first lamp strips is secured on the inner frame and arranged on the same sides as the respective light transmitting edges correspondingly. Each of second lamp strips is secured on the inner frame, one second lamp strip is arranged between any two adjacent first lamp strips, and the second lamp strips correspond to the respective light transmitting corners one by one. |
| US10912380B1 |
Height-adjustable table with stop control system
A height-adjustable table with a stop control system includes a tabletop, a table leg, a power supply, a lifting module, a sensing module, a sound module, a main control unit, and a manual controller. Through the design of the sensing module and the main control unit, when a person or an object is approaching during the descent of the tabletop, the sensing module feeds back the received signal to the main control unit and controls the lifting module to stop running. The structural design is clever and reasonable, easy to use, practical, and can be widely used. |
| US10912378B2 |
Fluid delivery apparatus
A fluid delivery apparatus including a reservoir containing at least one fluid. A capillary channel extends from the reservoir to deliver the fluids stored in the reservoir through one or more fluid outlets via capillary action. In one embodiment, an applicator formed of a capillary material is located within the outlet. A variety of fluids can be administered for therapeutic, hygienic, and/or other benefits. In one aspect, the apparatus includes a housing defining a reservoir; at least one fluid stored in the reservoir; and a capillary channel in fluid coupling with the at least one fluid, the capillary channel including a first capillary member and a second capillary member that circumferentially surrounds the first capillary member such that the first and second capillary members are concentric. |
| US10912373B2 |
Makeup shields and methods of use
Makeup shields for preventing the transfer of makeup from a user to one or more objects, such as clothing are provided. For example, an embodiment of a makeup shield includes a nontransferable material and an attachment mechanism associated with the nontransferable material such that the attachment mechanism is configured to retain the nontransferable material substantially between a face of a user and one or more objects such as, for example, clothing the user is donning or doffing. The makeup shield may include a visor made of a second nontransferable material that is more sheer than the nontransferable material. Alternatively, the makeup shield includes a viewing flap and viewing window where the viewing flap is selectively opened to reveal the viewing window. An embodiment of a makeup shield may include a skirt of nontransferable material that is detachably associated with a face portion of nontransferable material. |
| US10912371B2 |
Dual end cosmetic container
A dual end container for products such as cosmetics provided. Specifically, a dual end container with a compact, integrated mechanism for selectively extending and retracting a first product or applicator without movement of a second product or applicator is disclosed. The dual end container includes a first cup, a second cup, which is at least partially housed within the first cup, and a driving member assembly, which includes a first driving member and a second driving member, between the first cup and the second cup. The first cup has a first male thread, the second cup has a second male thread, the first driving member has a first female thread, and the second driving member has a second female thread. The male threads interact with the corresponding female threads to extend and retract the corresponding cups. |
| US10912369B2 |
Device for applying a transferable substance
A device for applying a transferable substance in stick form, has a substance carrier and a protective sheath for the substance carrier, wherein the substance carrier can be shifted relative to the protective sheath in order for a free end region of the substance to be shifted into a free, projecting position, and also having a protective cap for covering the free end region of the substance in a not-in-use state. The protective sheath and the protective cap are accommodated in a casing part and the protective cap and the protective sheath is displaceable in a displacement direction in the casing part. The casing part has through-passage openings at its opposite ends, as seen in the displacement direction, and the protective cap is connected to the casing part such that it is movable in the displacement direction, but is captive. |
| US10912368B2 |
Receptacle, in particular a bottle intended for receiving a cosmetic product
The invention relates to a receptacle (10), in particular a bottle intended for receiving a cosmetic product, comprising a wiper (20) that defines a wiping hole (21), said wiper (20) being fitted inside a portion of said receptacle (10), referred to as the body (11) of the receptacle (10), said receptacle (10) further comprising a rod (31) that can be removed from said body (11), said receptacle (10) further comprising an intermediate part (40) connected to said rod (31) so as to be able to slide between two positions, said intermediate part (40) being designed to be retained in and by the wiping hole (21), said intermediate part (40) being designed to wipe said rod (31) between said two positions. |
| US10912366B2 |
Cosmetic repurposing system
Cosmetic materials can be blended and otherwise repurposed with a cosmetic repurposing system that positions a screen above a void of a base before inserting a cosmetic material atop the screen and forcing the cosmetic material through the screen into the void to fill a container positioned in the void with cosmetic material powderized by the screen. |
| US10912364B2 |
Hair dryer
A hair dryer (10) has a hand-held housing comprising an air inlet (12), an air outlet (14), a motor (1) between said air inlet (12) and said air outlet (14) to draw air in from said air inlet (12) and drive air out from said air outlet (14). A heating element (17) is located in said air flow between said air inlet (12) and said air outlet (14). The hair dryer (10) further comprises a filter on said air inlet (12). The filter comprises a metal filter plate (20) bearing a plurality of holes, wherein at least some of said holes have a maximum lateral dimension of less than 1.5 mm and wherein vertical walls of said holes through a thickness of said filter plate are substantially straight or at least partially concave. |
| US10912360B2 |
Magnetic pouch attachment mechanism with crash stable locking teeth
A magnetic pouch attachment mechanism includes one or more magnetic pouch mounts (500) having an alignment plate (505) with one or more magnetic areas (520) disposed within the alignment plate (505). The magnetic pouch mount (500) also includes a pouch (900) removably coupled with the one or more magnetic pouch mounts (500) such that when the pouch (900) is placed in proximity to the one or more magnetic pouch mounts (500), an attractive magnetic force is exerted between the pouch (900) and the one or more magnetic pouch mounts (500) such that the pouch (900) aligns with and couples to the one or more magnetic pouch mounts (500). A mounting bracket (920) coupled to the pouch (900) includes one or more bracket magnetic areas (935) disposed within the mounting bracket (920) and configured to induce an attractive magnetic force with the one or more magnetic areas (520). |
| US10912358B2 |
Telescopic suitcase handle
A telescopic suitcase handle is provided for including a telescopic handle housing disposed within a suitcase, a lower extendible handle section movably disposed within the telescopic handle housing, and an upper extendible handle section movably disposed within the lower section. A spring loaded bullet disposed within the upper section releasably engages with one of a plurality of openings along the length of the lower section for temporarily holding the upper extendible handle section in place. A spring-loaded protrusion releasably engages with the lower extendible handle section for temporarily holding the lower section in place. |
| US10912349B2 |
Footwear having an upper with forefoot tensile strand elements
Articles of footwear may include an upper with a forward lace-receiving element and a plurality of strands that extend forward from the lace-receiving element. In some configurations, the strands are located between a pair of material layers and lay substantially parallel to the material layers. |
| US10912343B1 |
Secretive multipurpose carrying system
A secretive multipurpose carrying system conceals the presence of a closable pouch with a garment. The pouch is concealed by a plurality of gathers attached to the garment. Personal effects can be stored in the pouch and hidden from view in this manner. |
| US10912341B2 |
Knee supporter and garment
A knee supporter, including a tubular supporter main body including: a knee anterior surface part; a knee posterior surface part; a femoral side anterior surface part; a femoral side posterior surface part; a tibial side anterior surface part; and a tibial side posterior surface part, wherein elastic moduli, in an axial direction of the tubular supporter main body, when stretched by 80% in the axial direction of the tubular supporter main body, satisfy the following Formula (1) to (3): Formula (1): 0.7≤knee posterior surface part/knee anterior surface part; Formula (2): 1 |
| US10912340B2 |
Upper-torso garment with tubular-jacquard knit structure
An upper-torso garment includes a tubular-jacquard knit structure in a chest-covering portion. The tubular-jacquard knit structure is divided into a plurality of zones across the chest-covering portion, and the zones may include different versions of the tubular-jacquard knit structure. |
| US10912339B2 |
Device for producing and inhaling smoke
The invention relates to a device for producing and inhaling smoke, in particular to e-cigarettes for producing and inhaling smoke, comprising at least two chambers that are each designed and intended for receiving a smoking product, for example tobacco or a liquid to be vaporised. The device further comprises at least one means for receiving smoke formed inside the chambers, the means being fluidically connected to the two chambers and also to a mouthpiece for inhaling the smoke. In this case, the means for receiving smoke comprises at least one adjustment mechanism, a through-flow cross section with respect to each chamber and/or with respect to the mouthpiece being adjustable by means of the adjustment mechanism. As a result, either, one of the two smoking products can be inhaled by a user as desired, or both smoking products can be inhaled at the same time. |
| US10912336B2 |
Aerosol-generating system with capacitor
An aerosol-generating system is provided, including an aerosol-generating article including an aerosol-generating substrate, a first electrode, and a dielectric material including a porous substrate material and a liquid sorbed into the porous substrate material; and an aerosol-generating device including a power supply; at least one heater; a cavity to receive the article; a first electrical contact contacting the first electrode when the article is received within the cavity; a controller; and a second electrode, such that when the article is received, the dielectric is disposed between the first and second electrodes to form a capacitor, the controller being configured to control a supply of power from the power supply to the heater for heating the aerosol-generating substrate and the dielectric, and to the capacitor, and to measure a capacitance of the capacitor and to terminate the supply of power to the heater when a measured capacitance exceeds a predetermined threshold. |
| US10912331B2 |
Vaporization device systems and methods
Vaporization devices and methods of operating them are described. In particular, apparatuses with a resistive heating element, electrical circuitry for measuring a voltage between the resistive heating element and a reference resistor, and a microcontroller for controlling a temperature of the resistive heating element in response to a determined resistance are described. The electrical circuitry may comprise the reference resistor, a first switch operable to interrupt the flow of current from the power source through the resistive heating element, a second switch operable to add the reference resistor in series with the resistive heating element when the flow of current from the power source through the resistive heating element is interrupted by operation of the first switch, and a voltage divider configured to measure a voltage between the resistive heating element and the reference resistor. |
| US10912327B2 |
Droplet assemblies and methods for producing droplet assemblies
Provided is a method for preparing an assembly of integrated capsules, the method comprising the steps of: (i) providing a first body comprising a body reagent, wherein the body reagent is, or is contained within, a body medium; (ii) contacting the first body with a bulk medium comprising a bulk reagent, and permitting a first capsule shell to form at the boundary between the body medium and the bulk medium, thereby providing a first capsule, wherein the shell comprises a product of a reaction involving the body reagent and the bulk reagent; (iii) providing a second body comprising a body reagent, wherein the body reagent is, or is contained within, a body medium; (iv) contacting the second body with a bulk medium comprising a bulk reagent, and permitting a second capsule shell to form at the boundary between the second body medium and the bulk medium, thereby providing a second capsule, wherein the shell comprises a product of a reaction involving the body reagent and the bulk reagent; and (v) permitting the first and second capsule shells to integrate, thereby forming an assembly of first and second bodies. An assembly obtained or obtainable by the method is also provided. |
| US10912322B2 |
Allulose-containing syrup composition and food containing same
Disclosed herein are a syrup composition and a food comprising the same. The syrup composition includes: gum, pectin, or a combination thereof; and allulose. |
| US10912316B2 |
Cavitated fermented dairy product
Cavitated fermented dairy products and methods of forming these cavitated fermented dairy products are disclosed. |
| US10912313B2 |
Method for preparation of an oil-in-water emulsion
The objective of the present invention is to provide a method for preparation of an oil-in-water emulsion, such as a mayonnaise, having a reduced oil content. Such reduced oil emulsion nevertheless should have the same properties as the higher oil variants. This objective has been met by a method wherein a dispersion of cellulosic fibres is heated, before being mixed with other ingredients of the emulsion. Either the dispersion of cellulosic fibres is homogenised in a high pressure homogeniser at relatively high pressure, or the final emulsion containing the dispersion of cellulosic fibres is homogenised in a high pressure homogeniser at relatively high pressure. |
| US10912312B2 |
Reduced sodium food products formed of potassium-containing emulsifying salt mixtures and methods of making and using same
A method of preparing a less sodium food product involves forming a reaction mixture of one or more of liquid sodium potassium hydrogen phosphate and liquid sodium dipotassium phosphate and combining a food ingredient with the emulsifying salt mixture. A reduced sodium process cheese product is formed of a sol to gel conversion fat stabilized via a hydrated protein matrix by a combination of potassium caseinate and sodium caseinate in which the caseinates are derived from an emulsifying salt mixture of liquid sodium potassium hydrogen phosphate and liquid sodium dipotassium phosphate, which, prior to reaction, accounts for at least about 2.5 and up to about 8.32 percent by weight of a total weight of the process cheese product. The emulsifying salt mixture formed of the reaction mixture remains in solution at ambient conditions for at least two weeks prior to incorporation with a food ingredient. |
| US10912311B2 |
Process for treating sweet whey such as to obtain a protein material suitable for hypoallergenic infant formulae
The invention concerns a process for the treatment of a sweet whey material containing cGMP (caseinoGlycoMacroPeptide), said process comprising the following steps: —Decationising the sweet whey material so as to obtain sweet whey material having a pH value of 1 to 4.5; —Treating said sweet whey in a fluidized bed reactor comprising a specific volume of an anionic resin, at a temperature between 10 and 18° C., wherein said sweet whey contacts said resin for a sufficient amount of time so that the resin absorbs between 52% and 58% of the cGMP present in the sweet whey; and—Recovering a protein material. Advantageously, the protein material is suitable for hypoallergenic infant formulae. |
| US10912309B1 |
Method for processing bacon pieces
An method for processing pork belly trim to produce bacon pieces where pork belly trim is size reduced and cooked. One implementation of the technology includes initial cooking and separating the product and distributing the product evenly on a conveyor. The step of initial cooking and separation is utilized because depending on the amount of size reduction and the type of size reduction, the product will tend to lump together. Therefore, in one implementation of the technology, an initial step of initial cooking and separation is utilized. |
| US10912305B2 |
Use of a chestnut tannin extract as acaricidal agent
The use is described of a chestnut tannin extract (Castanea sativa Mill.), as a non-phytotoxic acaricidal agent, alone or in a mixture with other active principles having an acaricidal activity. |
| US10912303B2 |
Agricultural endophyte-plant compositions, and methods of use
This application relates to methods and materials for providing a benefit to a seed or seedling of an agricultural plant (e.g., an agricultural grass plant or a Glycine plant), or the agricultural plant derived from the seed or seedling. For example, this application provides purified bacterial populations that include novel seed bacterial endophytes, and synthetic combinations of seeds and/or seedlings (e.g., cereal or soy seeds and/or cereal or soy seedlings) with heterologous seed-derived bacterial endophytes. |
| US10912299B2 |
Wear resistant antimicrobial compositions and methods of use
Anti-microbial compositions comprising (a) a quaternary ammonium compound and (b) a cationic biocide. Applicant has discovered a synergistic combination of the two components with the ration of cationic biocide to quaternary ammonium being less than 1:10 or with a single quaternary compound in a ratio of less than 1.6 to 1 provide a film forming coating that has residual anti-bacterial activity and improved durability with strong resistance to general wear between applications. |
| US10912297B2 |
Phenoxyhalogenphenylamidines and the use thereof as fungicides
The present invention relates phenoxyhalogenphenylamidines of the general formula (I), to a process for their preparation, to the use of the amidines according to the invention for controlling unwanted microorganisms and also to an agrochemical formulation for this purpose, comprising the phenoxyhalogenphenylamidines according to the invention. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for controlling unwanted microorganisms by applying the compounds according to the invention to the microorganisms and/or their habitat. |
| US10912291B2 |
Split shot fishing line weight
A fishing line weight according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a first tungsten body including a first hole, a first projection and a first groove. A second tungsten body includes a second hole substantially aligned with the first hole, a second projection substantially aligned with the first groove and a second groove substantially aligned with the first projection. A copper pin is disposed in the first hole and the second hole. The first tungsten body is unconnected from the second tungsten body. |
| US10912284B2 |
Broiler container with a base and side walls, which is designed and set up for receiving and holding at least five living broilers, in particular as part of a unit, and an arrangement of a transport trailer
The invention relates to broiler containers having a floor and side walls defining an inner volume which is designed and configured to receive and accommodate at least five live broilers, wherein the broiler container is designed and configured to be stackable with broiler containers of the same construction and has at least one ventilation opening and at least one air outflow opening, which broiler container is characterised in that the broiler container comprises at least one segment of a ventilation or air outflow column which extends through the inner volume and has at least one ventilation or air outflow opening at a distance from the side walls, wherein each segment of the ventilation or air outflow column is designed and configured for connection to corresponding segments of broiler containers of the same construction and also for connection to an active ventilation system. The invention relates also to a unit comprising at least two containers, to an arrangement comprising a unit and a ventilation system, to a transport trailer, to a poultry slaughterhouse, and to a method for ventilating the broilers. |
| US10912278B2 |
Device for translational driving of a scraping member
A device for translating a scraper of droppings covering a corridor of a livestock building. The device includes a chain secured to the scraper, a first sprocket secured to a first end of the chain and a second sprocket secured to a second end of the chain. The first sprocket is rotated by a first motor and the second sprocket is rotated by a second motor in the opposite direction of the first sprocket. A controller controls power supply to the motors and takes states including: a driving state of the scraper in a first direction, wherein the first motor is supplied with power and the power supply of the second motor is cut off; and a driving state of the scraper in a direction opposite to the first direction, wherein the second motor is supplied with power and the power supply of the first motor is cut off. |
| US10912270B1 |
Soybean variety 01072737
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01072737. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01072737. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01072737 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01072737 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US10912268B2 |
Lettuce variety 79-860 RZ
The present invention relates to a Lactuca sativa seed designated 79-860 RZ. The present invention also relates to a Lactuca sativa plant produced by growing the 79-860 RZ seed. The invention further relates to methods for producing the lettuce cultivar, represented by lettuce variety 79-860 RZ. |
| US10912264B2 |
Generation of haploid plants and improved plant breeding
Methods and compositions for generating haploid organisms are described. |
| US10912250B2 |
Seed depth auto-learn system associated with a seed depth device for an agricultural planter
A seed depth device for an agricultural planter includes an electric motor. The seed depth device also includes an actuator driven by the electric motor and arranged to move to a home position. The seed depth device further includes a first stop proximate to the actuator when in the home position. The seed depth device yet further includes at least one controller including a computing processor and a computer readable storage medium configured to control the electric motor. The seed depth device also includes a seed depth auto-learn system at least in-part stored and executed by the at least one controller, the seed depth auto-learn system configured to learn the home position based at least in-part on the actuator stalling upon the first stop, wherein the seed depth auto-learn system is configured to move the actuator a prescribed distance away from the first stop to establish the home position. |
| US10912247B2 |
Machine guidance for optimal working direction of travel
A system and method for determining the optimal machine working direction(s) of travel for a field boundary to be used in a guidance/navigation system for machine control includes, using specific field boundary information and machine specific information to spatially simulate travel path estimates over a plurality of splayed working directions of travel to determine the optimal working direction(s) of travel for the field boundary. Optimizing the spatial field efficiency by simulating travel path estimates to select an optimal working direction(s) of travel may then be used in accordance with a machine's guidance and/or navigation system, via an information transfer system, as the reference working direction(s) of travel for the machine to guide and control itself while performing fieldwork. |
| US10912244B2 |
Enhanced resolution fore/aft leveling of a towable tillage implement
A system, apparatus and method, for enhancing resolution during remotely controlled adjustment of a fore/aft trim angle of a frame of a towable tillage implement, utilize a fore/aft trim angle adjustment arrangement operatively attached between a hitch and the frame of the implement for tilting the frame at a desired trim angle along a fore/aft axis of the frame. An adjustable-length fore/aft trim linkage is operatively connected between the frame and the hitch for adjusting and maintaining the trim angle. A linear actuator is operatively attached to the trim angle linkage for remotely controlling the length of the trim angle adjustment linkage to thereby adjust the trim angle as a function of a stroke of the actuator. The fore/aft trim linkage provides an adjustment in its length that is proportionally less than the stroke of the actuator, to thereby provide enhanced resolution for remote control of the trim angle. |
| US10912243B2 |
Depth adjustment system for seed planting units of an agricultural implement and related assemblies
A system for adjusting penetration depth settings of seed planting units of an agricultural implement, the system may include a plurality of seed planting units and a common drive assembly. Each of the seed planting units may have a depth adjustment assembly. The common drive assembly may be configured to drive the depth adjustment assemblies of the plurality of seed planting units so as to simultaneously adjust a penetration depth setting of each respective seed planting unit. |
| US10918001B2 |
Component placing method
A component placing device to place a component on a board, including: a shaft having a lower portion and an upper portion; a component holder that is attached to the lower portion of the shaft in a state of being vertically displaceable and has a suction hole for holding the component by a negative pressure; an elastic body that biases the component holder downward with respect to the shaft; a servo motor that raises and lowers the shaft; and a controller that sets a thrust limit value for limiting a thrust of the servo motor and limits the thrust of the servo motor to be equal to or lower than the thrust limit value when the component holder is lowered toward the board. The thrust limit value is set within a range in which a load is smaller than a force by which the elastic body biases the component holder. |
| US10918000B2 |
Component supply device
An additional type reel holding device configured to be attached to a component supply device provided on a component mounter, the component supply device including multiple feeder devices and a standard reel holding section configured to hold multiple tape reels in a rotatable and exchangeable manner. The additional type reel holding device is attached as an addition to the standard reel holding section, holds additional tape reels different to the tape reels held by the standard reel holding section in a rotatable and exchangeable manner, and supplies the carrier tapes wound on the additional tape reels to the feeder devices. Thus, it is possible to increase the overall quantity of carrier tapes supplied to feeder devices from the standard reel holding section and the additional type reel holding device. |
| US10917999B2 |
Power module, power module assembly and assembling method thereof
The present disclosure provides a power module, a power module assembly and an assembling method thereof. The power module assembly includes a housing, a resilient bracket, a circuit board, a power device and a fastening unit. The housing includes a first heat-dissipation surface. The resilient bracket is pre-fastened on the housing. The resilient bracket is located near the first heat-dissipation surface and configured with the first heat-dissipation surface to form an accommodating space. The circuit board is configured to assemble on the housing. The power device is plugged in the circuit board and accommodated in the accommodating space. The fastening unit is pre-fastened on the housing and pressing the resilient bracket. While the resilient bracket pushes against the power device, the power device is attached to the first heat-dissipation surface. |
| US10917997B2 |
Drive cage panels to divert flows of air
Example drive cage panels for drive cages are disclosed. For example, a drive cage panel for a drive cage may include a plurality of air inlet holes in a front face of the drive cage panel, a plurality of air guides through a surface of the drive cage panel, the plurality of air guides aligned with a drive region of the drive cage, and an air baffle. In one example, the air baffle is to divert a flow of air from the plurality of air inlet holes to the drive region via the plurality of air guides when deployed on the surface of the drive cage panel. |
| US10917996B1 |
System and method for device level thermal management and electromagnetic interference management
A data processing device includes an internal volume divided into isolated portions and a thermal management portion. The data processing device further includes an isolator that electromagnetically isolates a first isolated portion of the isolated portions from a second isolated portion of the isolated portions. The data processing device also include a thermal bus, disposed in the thermal management portion, that thermally manages the first portion. |
| US10917995B2 |
Cooling device
A cooling device includes: a cold plate; a radiator; a pump; a first tank; and a second tank. The cold plate has a first cooling medium flow passage. The radiator has fins and pipes forming a second cooling medium flow passage. The pump circulates a cooling medium. The first tank is coupled to one ends of the pipes. The second tank couples the other ends of the pipes to the pump. The radiator is disposed on the cold plate. The cold plate has a bottom wall portion, a top wall portion, a side wall portion, an internal space, an inlet port, and an outlet port. The bottom wall portion has blades, and an inner peripheral wall of the side wall portion has a first bent portion. |
| US10917988B2 |
Material removal from inner surface to preserve perception of outer surface aesthetics
A veneer for a wall-mounted keypad may include indicia that are laser cut therethrough and that are representative of functions that may be performed by the keypad. The veneer may include a recess that extends into an inner surface of the veneer, proximate to the indicia. The recess may be shaped such that a perceived aesthetic of an outer surface of the veneer is preserved during formation of the indicia. The recess may for example have an organic shape defined by a curved outer perimeter that does not define any corners. |
| US10917982B2 |
Metal housing and ventilation structure employing same
A ventilation structure includes a metal housing and a ventilation member. The metal housing is a housing that requires ventilation, and has a ventilation hole and a hole-surrounding portion. The ventilation hole is covered by the ventilation member. The hole-surrounding portion defining the periphery of the ventilation hole has been subjected to an alumite treatment, a treatment for forming a chemical conversion coating formed by a trivalent chromium compound, a chromium-plating-on-aluminum treatment, or an oil-repellent treatment. |
| US10917979B1 |
Control box
A landscape control box includes a base portion and a facepack. The facepack supports a rotary shaft extending along an axis in a first direction. A cover has a hole aligned with the rotary shaft. A knob has a receptacle and a first portion of an interacting structure. The receptacle engages with the rotary shaft so as to transfer rotational motion of the knob to the rotary shaft. The first portion of the interacting structure engages with a second portion of the interacting structure on the cover so as to inhibit movement of the knob. The control box can receive one or more modules for enhancing functionality of the control box and/or superseding station programming stored by the control box or input by the user. The control box includes openings that are sized and shaped to allow attachment of different sized pipes and conduits to the control box. |
| US10917975B2 |
Vertical circuit board printer
A vertical circuit board printer includes a multi-layer conveyor, a printer assembly, and a control system. The multi-layer conveyor includes a number of front conveyors and one rear conveyor. Each upper front conveyor is coupled to a lower front conveyor by a circuit board-lowering mechanism to transport a number of circuit boards in sequence from the number of front conveyors to the rear conveyor. The printer assembly includes a number of printers arranged in sequence above the number of front conveyors. The control system controls operation of the multi-layer conveyor and controls operation of the printing assembly through a software system. |
| US10917971B2 |
Electronic component, power supply device, and method of manufacturing coil
Provided is an electronic component including a coil portion including a base including a conductive metal, and a terminal portion that is connected to a predetermined circuit board. A front surface of the base is covered, and the terminal portion is exposed. |
| US10917969B2 |
Display device coupled to circuit board with coupling film
A display device includes a display panel, a first circuit board, a control unit disposed on the first circuit board, a second circuit board, and a coupling film which electrically couples the control unit and the second circuit board to each other. The coupling film includes a first coupling part including a first region attached to the first circuit board, and a second region overlapping the display panel when viewed in a thickness direction of the display panel, a second coupling part including a third region attached to the second circuit board, and a fourth region overlapping the display panel when viewed in the thickness direction of the display panel, and a third coupling part coupled to each of the second region and the fourth region to electrically couple the first coupling part and the second coupling part to each other. |
| US10917967B2 |
Printed wiring board and method for manufacturing printed wiring board
A printed wiring board includes an insulator having a first surface, and a second surface opposite to the first surface, a through-hole penetrating from the first surface to the second surface, and a metal plated layer formed on the first and second surfaces of the insulator, and on an inner peripheral surface of the through-hole, wherein an inside diameter of the through-hole gradually decreases from the first surface toward the second surface of the insulator. An average diameter of the through-hole is 20 μm or greater and 35 μm or less at the first surface, and is 3 μm or greater and 15 μm or less at the second surface, and an average thickness of the metal plated layer formed on the first and second surfaces is 8 μm or greater and 12 μm or less. |
| US10917965B2 |
Display panel and display device including the same
A display panel includes: a substrate including a display area and a peripheral area outside the display area; and a first conductive layer in the peripheral area, an entire upper surface of which is exposed to an outside of the display device. The first conductive layer includes a main part and a plurality of protrusions protruding from the main part in a direction parallel to an upper surface of the substrate. |
| US10917959B2 |
EUV radiation modification methods and systems
A method and system for generating EUV light includes providing a laser beam having a Gaussian distribution. This laser beam can be then modified from a Gaussian distribution to a ring-like distribution. The modified laser beam is provided through an aperture in a collector and interfaces with a moving droplet target, which generates an extreme ultraviolet (EUV) wavelength light. The generated EUV wavelength light is provided to the collector away from the aperture. In some embodiments, a mask element may also be used to modify the laser beam to a shape. |
| US10917953B2 |
Electrically parallel fused LEDs
An LED component comprises a plurality of fused light-emitting diodes (LEDs) (e.g., micro-transfer printable or micro-transfer printed LEDs). Each fused LED comprises an LED with first and second LED electrical connections for providing power to the LED and a fuse with first and second fuse electrical connections. The first LED electrical connection is electrically connected to the first electrode. The first fuse electrical connection is electrically connected to the second LED electrical connection and the second fuse electrical connection is electrically connected to the second electrode. A fused LED source wafer comprises an LED wafer having a patterned sacrificial layer forming an array of sacrificial portions separated by anchors and a plurality of fused LED components, each fused LED component disposed entirely on or over a corresponding sacrificial portion. A light-emission system comprises a system substrate and a plurality of fused LED components disposed on or over the system substrate. |
| US10917951B1 |
Light source calibration and aging compensation system
A system for light source calibration and aging compensation is disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the system includes a light source driver, a sensor, and a controller. The light source driver is configured to generate one or more power signals for a plurality of light sources. The sensor is configured to detect an illumination power output by at least one light source of the plurality of light sources. The controller is communicatively coupled to the sensor and the light source driver. The controller is configured to compare the illumination power detected by the sensor to a target illumination power. The controller is further configured to generate one or more control signals to adjust an electrical power output of the light source driver based on the comparison of the illumination power detected by the sensor to the target illumination power. |
| US10917949B2 |
Light module for a motor vehicle comprising a plurality of light source branches
A light module for a motor vehicle, including a first electrical assembly on a first carrier, which harbours a plurality of branches that are connected in parallel, each branch including light sources, preferably light-emitting diodes. The module includes a second carrier which includes a control unit for controlling the supply of electrical power to the light sources, the control unit including a feedback loop from a reference branch. The light module allows the number of connections between the two carriers of the assembly to be decreased and reliability thereof to be increased. |
| US10917947B2 |
Induction heat cooking apparatus and method for operating the same
An induction heat cooking apparatus includes a rectifier configured to convert an AC voltage supplied from a power source into a DC voltage, a battery configured to store power, a switch configured to connect to at least one of the rectifier or the battery, an inverter connected to the switch and configured to receive a first voltage from at least one of the rectifier or the battery and convert the first voltage to a second voltage, and a heating coil configured to receive the second voltage from the inverter and generate magnetic fields in which the heating coil is configured to heat a cooking device based on the generated magnetic fields. |
| US10917945B2 |
Electrical connector, glazing having the same and method of fitting the glazing
An electrical connector for connecting to an electrical component in or on a glazing, comprising at least one electrical conductor having first and second ends; a layer at least partly covering the at least one electrical conductor and located between the first and second ends, wherein the layer comprises a flat region having a first surface for bonding to a glazing via an adhesive layer and having a second surface for bonding to a flange of an aperture via an adhesive bead and having at least two straight sides and a discontinuity arranged in each of the at least two straight sides so that in use mounted on a glazing the discontinuity forms a receptacle for receiving an adhesive bead to form a seal against water ingress along each of the two straight sides. |
| US10917940B2 |
Vacuum pump and pump-integrated power source device
A vacuum pump includes a pump device including a pump motor, an exhaust function section configured to exhaust sucked gas, and at least two direct current heaters, and a pump-integrated power source device. The pump-integrated power source device includes a pump control section, a pump power source configured to supply power to the pump control section, a direct current heater control section configured to control the two direct current heaters, and a direct current heater power source configured to supply power to the direct current heater control section. |
| US10917938B2 |
User equipment (UE), evolved node-b (eNB) and methods for dynamic hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ)
Embodiments of a User Equipment (UE), Evolved Node-B (eNB) and methods for communication are generally described herein. The UE may receive downlink control information (DCI) that schedules a transport block (TB) that includes multiple code blocks. The UE may determine a transport block size (TBS) based on the DCI. The UE may attempt to decode the code blocks. The UE may, if the TBS is greater than a predetermined threshold: bundle the code blocks into code block groups for hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) acknowledgement; and transmit a HARQ bit per code block group. The UE may, if the TBS is less than or equal to the threshold, transmit a HARQ bit that indicates whether a decode failure has occurred for at least one of the code blocks of the TB. |
| US10917935B2 |
Emergency services support for non-cellular wireless access
Apparatus and methods to support emergency services sessions by network elements and by a wireless device are disclosed. The wireless device, when roaming to a visited country/region, queries a network-based server to obtain information for Public Land Mobile Networks (PLMNs) that support emergency services sessions via non-cellular wireless access in the visited country/region. The network-based server responds with a list of PLMNs from which the wireless device selects a PLMN. The wireless device further queries the network-based server to obtain information for evolved Packet Data Gateways (ePDGs) for a selected PLMN and receives from the network-based server a list of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses for ePDGs that support emergency services sessions via non-cellular wireless access for the selected PLMN. The wireless device further queries the network-based server for local numbers of the visited country for establishing emergency services sessions and receives a categorized list of local numbers for emergency services. |
| US10917934B2 |
Race condition avoidance between master base station initiated secondary base station release and secondary base station initiated secondary base station change procedures
Systems and methods are disclosed herein that relate to Dual Connectivity (DC) for a wireless device is a wireless communication network. In some embodiments, a method in a secondary node for providing, along with a master node, DC for a wireless device such that the wireless device is configured to utilize resources provided by both the master node and the secondary node in a wireless communication network is disclosed. The method comprises receiving, from the master node, a release request. The release request is a request to release a wireless device context of the wireless device or to release resources for the wireless device. The method further comprises sending a release reject to the master node. The release reject is an indication that the secondary node rejects the release request. |
| US10917931B2 |
Cell selection management for end device in femtocell coverage area
A method, a device, and a non-transitory storage medium are described in which cell selection management service is provided. An Evolved Universal Terrestrial Radio Access-New Radio (E-UTRA-NR) Dual Connectivity (EN-DC) capable end device uses a system information block message to determine whether a wireless station is an EN-DC capable anchor device. Also, the EN-DC capable end device may store a permanent tracking area forbidden list that includes tracking area identifiers pertaining to non-EN-DC capable anchor devices that include femtocell devices. |
| US10917929B2 |
Method for indicating a ciphering indication for a sidelink radio bearer in a D2D communication system and device therefor
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device for indicating a ciphering indication for a sidelink radio bearer in a D2D communication system, the method comprising: receiving a PDCP SDU when the UE is configured to communicate with one or more other UEs directly; deciding whether to apply ciphering or not for the received PDCP SDU; generating a PDCP data PDU including the received PDCP SDU and a PDCP PDU header including one or more fields for ciphering parameters; and transmitting the PDCP data PDU to the one or more other UEs over PC5 interface, wherein at least one of the one or more fields for ciphering parameters is set to a fixed value when the ciphering is not applied for the received PDCP SDU. |
| US10917928B2 |
Content transfer functionality beyond or within cellular networks
A wireless communication unit for communicating with a wireless network node and one or more wireless remote communication units is described. The wireless communication unit comprises: at least one receiver configured to receive data content when connected to the wireless network node or a first wireless remote communication unit; at least one memory operably coupled to the at least one receiver and configured to store the received data content; at least one transmitter operably coupled to the at least one memory; and a processor operably coupled to the at least one memory and the at least one transmitter. When no longer connected to the wireless network node or the first wireless remote communication unit, the processor is configured to access the data content from the at least one memory and the transmitter is configured to transmit the accessed data content to at least one second wireless remote communication unit. |
| US10917926B2 |
Establishing a private network using multi-uplink capable network devices
Various implementations disclosed herein include systems, methods and apparatuses of a first device, that obtain contact point information of a second device associated with the first device, as a peer device in a private network, where the contact point information of the second device includes one or more peer uplink identifiers and each respective peer uplink identifier corresponds to a respective peer device uplink of the second device. The systems, methods and apparatuses establish a first private network data tunnel from a first uplink of the first device to the second device, using the contact point information of the second device, and a first uplink identifier associated with the first uplink, and establish a second private network data tunnel from a second uplink of the first device to the second device, using the contact point information of the second device, and a second uplink identifier associated with the second uplink. |
| US10917925B2 |
System and method for setting mesh networks with a generic gateway node
A method for use in a IEEE 802.11 device, comprising: wirelessly connecting, by the device, to a gateway that is part of a wireless local area network (WLAN), the gateway configured to operate as an access point (AP) for the WLAN and bridge the WLAN to the Internet; receiving, by the device from the gateway, an announcement message including a network identifier (NI) of a subnetwork of the WLAN, the subnetwork including the gateway and a first node that is also configured to operate as an AP for the WLAN; transmitting, by the device to the gateway, a request message to join the subnetwork; receiving, by the device from the gateway, a response message including a confidential credential for connecting to the subnetwork; establishing a first connection to the first node based on the confidential credential and the NI and beginning to operate as an AP for the WLAN. |
| US10917917B2 |
Method for transmitting random access messages on non-anchor carriers
A method in a User Equipment (UE) is provided. The method comprises: obtaining a request to transmit a random access message on a non-anchor carrier to a network node; determining a coverage enhancement (CE) level of the UE with respect to the non-anchor carrier based on a first procedure for the non-anchor carrier, the first procedure for the non-anchor carrier being based on a second procedure associated with an anchor carrier; determining radio resources associated with the determined CE level for transmitting the random access message; transmitting to the network node the random access message on the non-anchor carrier using the determined radio resources. A UE for performing this method is also provided. |
| US10917913B2 |
Apparatus, system and method of communication based on clear channel assessment (CCA) in one or more directions
Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, devices, systems and methods of communication based on Clear Channel Assessment (CCA) in one or more directions. For example, an apparatus may include logic and circuitry configured to cause a wireless station to determine a plurality of directions to transmit a plurality of respective data streams of a Multi-Input-Multi-Output (MIMO) transmission; to detect a plurality of CCA states corresponding to the plurality of directions, respectively; and based on the plurality of CCA states, to transmit one or more selected data streams of the plurality of data streams in one or more respective selected directions of the plurality of directions. |
| US10917909B2 |
Dynamic TDD uplink/downlink configuration using DCI
The invention relates to a method for dynamically indicating a TDD reconfiguration to the mobile station by encoding the dynamic TDD re-configuration indication into the DCI or CRC calculated for the DCI. In one embodiment, the TDD configuration indication is implicitly encoded as an RNTI into the CRC, when scrambling the CRC for the DCI with a TDD-RNTI. In another embodiment, the TDD configuration indication is part of the DCI payload, while the CRC for the DCI is scrambled with a cell identifier, identifying the target cell for which the dynamic TDD re-configuration is to be applied. In still another embodiment, the TDD configuration indication is part of the DCI payload, where the DCI payload further includes an invalid parameter indicating to the mobile station that the DCI carries the TDD configuration indication. |
| US10917906B2 |
Method and apparatus for determining allocation of communication resources
A user equipment (UE) receives downlink data using resource blocks in a wireless mobile communication system. The UE receives downlink control information including resource allocation information and downlink data mapped to physical resource blocks (PRBs) based on the downlink control information. The resource allocation information indicates virtual resource block (VRB) allocations for the UE. Indexes of the PRBs to which the downlink data are mapped are determined based on a mapping relationship between virtual resource blocks (VRBs) and the PRBs. The mapping relationship is defined based on indexes of the VRBs which are mapped to the indexes of the PRBs for a first slot of a subframe and a second slot of the subframe. The indexes of the PRBs for the second slot are shifted with respect to the indexes of the PRBs for the first slot based on a predetermined gap. The mapping relationship includes a transformation of VRB indexes based on a matrix. |
| US10917904B2 |
Communication apparatus, communication method, and recording medium
[Object] To provide a mechanism that enables flexible design in relation to communication timing.[Solution] A communication apparatus including: a communication control unit that controls a transmission timing of a sub frame that is transmitted to another communication apparatus, which is a communication counterpart; and a setting unit that sets a control mode of the communication control unit to a first mode or a second mode. The communication control unit controls the transmission timing on the basis of a first parameter that is unique to the communication apparatus and a second parameter that is unique to the other communication apparatus in a case in which the first mode is set and controls the transmission tuning on the basis of the second parameter in a case in which the second mode is set. |
| US10917903B2 |
User equipment and methods for allocation and signaling of time resources for device to device (D2D) communication
Embodiments of a User Equipment (UE) and methods for device-to-device (D2D) communication are generally described herein. In some embodiments, the UE may transmit a scheduling assignment (SA) control message that indicates time transmission intervals (TTIs) to be used for a D2D transmission of a data payload by the UE to a receiving UE during an SA cycle. The UE may transmit the data payload during the TTIs indicated in the SA control message. The TTIs used for the transmission of the data payload may be included in a group of D2D TTIs reserved for D2D transmissions. In some embodiments, a time resource pattern for transmission (T-RPT) may indicate a sequence of TTI indexes for the TTIs used for the transmission of the data payload. |
| US10917899B1 |
Method and apparatus to maximize simultaneous modem operations in a converged communication device
A portable communication device provides improved converged operations through the use of a programmable logic array operating as a coexistence module (CEM) interoperating with different processors, different modems, and an attenuation switch. Interference during converged operation is detected, analyzed, and applicable mitigation is applied, thereby enabling converged communications to be established in a mitigated mode until the interference has been removed. |
| US10917889B2 |
Techniques for managing heterogenous nodes configured to support a homogeneous communication protocol
A wireless mesh network includes heterogeneous types of nodes, including continuously-powered nodes and battery-powered nodes. The battery-powered nodes may reside in a sleeping state most of the time to conserve power. The various nodes in the network may communicate with one another by transmitting and receiving at scheduled times and on scheduled frequencies. The battery-powered nodes may become active during the scheduled transmit and receive times. Network management nodes may facilitate network formation by transmitting information that reflects the scheduled transmit and receive times across the network. Based on this data, the continuously-powered nodes and battery-powered nodes may establish communication links with one another. |
| US10917888B2 |
TTI bundling for URLLC UL/DL transmissions
Transmission time interval (TTI) bundling for ultra-reliable low-latency communication (URLLC) uplink and downlink transmissions is discussed in which a base station or user equipments (UEs) determine conditions for one or more served UEs that would indicate enabling TTI bundling for data and/or control transmissions. The serving base station transmits an enablement signal signifying that TTI bundling will be performed for data and/or control transmissions. The enablement signal may include a bundle length for the transmission bundle. The data or control signal packets may then be repeatedly transmitted to the UEs a number of times corresponding to the bundle length. |
| US10917884B2 |
Mapping of control information to control channel elements
The invention relates to a new structure of a control channel region within a sub-frame of a 3GPP-based based communication system using OFDM in the downlink. This new structure of a control channel region is inter alia particularly suitable for conveying physical downlink control channel information from a donor eNodeB to a relay node. The control channel region is divided in CCEs that have equal size irrespective of the presence of further cell-specific and/or UE-specific reference signals within the control channel region. This is achieved by dividing the control channel region in plural sub-CCEs that are combined to CCEs all having equal size (in terms of resource elements that can be used for the signaling of control information). The control channel region is divided in the frequency domain and/or time domain in a FDM respectively TDM fashion in order to obtain the sub-CCEs. |
| US10917883B2 |
Control information sending method, receiving method, and device
A control information sending method, receiving method, and device are provided. The control information sending method includes: determining a first subframe of a first radio frame on a first carrier, where the first subframe includes a control region; sending control information in the control region of the first subframe of the first radio frame to a user equipment, where the control information includes a PDCCH; and sending an ePDCCH in a second subframe of the first radio frame to the user equipment. According to the embodiments of the present invention, when control information borne on an ePDCCH cannot be sent in a first radio frame, a PDCCH can still be sent to a user equipment through a control region in a first subframe, thereby achieving purposes of performing uplink/downlink scheduling for the user equipment and downlink feedback for uplink data of the user equipment. |
| US10917882B2 |
Acknowledgement signaling processes for radio access networks
There is disclosed a method of operating a user equipment in a radio access network. The method includes transmitting acknowledgement signaling based on a feedback configuration, the feedback configuration being selected from a set of configured acknowledgement configurations. The disclosure also pertains to related methods and devices. |
| US10917880B2 |
Techniques for allocating time and frequency resources to an uplink channel to carry uplink control information used for narrowband communication
Techniques are described for wireless communication. A method for wireless communication at a base station includes identifying time resources and frequency resources for narrowband communication in a plurality of subframes, identifying a plurality of user equipment (UE) devices, allocating a first portion of the time resources and the frequency resources to an uplink (UL) channel to carry UL control information, and allocating resources of the UL channel to the identified UE devices. A method for wireless communication at a UE device includes identifying time resources and frequency resources for narrowband communication in a plurality of subframes, receiving an indication of at least a first portion of the time resources and the frequency resources allocated to a UL channel to carry UL control information for the UE device, and transmitting one or both of downlink acknowledgements (ACKs) and downlink non-acknowledgements (NAKs) on the UL channel. |
| US10917879B2 |
Method and apparatus for enhanced contention based random access procedure
A communication method and system for converging a fifth generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a fourth generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of things (IoT) are provided. The communication method and system may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A method of a user equipment (UE) for performing a random access (RA) procedure is provided. The method includes transmitting a first message including a RA preamble and a UE identifier (ID) to a base station (BS), and receiving a second message including a sequence index of the RA preamble from the BS. |
| US10917875B2 |
Multicast and/or broadcast for enhanced machine type communications and/or narrowband internet-of-things
Aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques and apparatus for multicast/broadcast for enhanced machine type communications (eMTC) and/or narrowband internet-of-things (NB-IoT). In one aspect, a method is provided which may be performed by a wireless device such as a user equipment (UE), which can be a low cost device such as an eMTC UE or NB-IoT device. The method generally includes determining at least one narrowband region of a wideband region for receiving at least one of: multicast information or broadcast information in at least one subframe; and receiving the at least one of: the multicast information or the broadcast information in the determined at least one narrowband region in the at least one subframe. |
| US10917873B2 |
Signal sending method, signal receiving method, and corresponding device
The Application discloses a signal sending method that includes: generating, by a network device, a first indication signal, where the first indication signal is used to indicate that a terminal device is not paged and/or no system message changes, the first indication signal corresponds to a first international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) set, and a quantity of IMSIs in the first IMSI set is less than or equal to a quantity of IMSIs corresponding to one paging occasion (PO); and sending, by the network device, the first indication signal to a first terminal device, where the first terminal device is a terminal device corresponding to any IMSI in the first IMSI set. |
| US10917872B2 |
Paging optimization method and apparatus
Provided are a paging optimization method and apparatus. The method includes: determining, by a base station, paging types and corresponding paging occasion parameters, where the paging types comprise at least two types; and when transmitting a paging message by the base station, selecting a corresponding paging type and transmitting the paging message at a paging occasion corresponding to the paging type by the base station. Through adopting multiple paging types, different paging messages may correspond to different paging types and different paging occasions, so that the paging resources are effectively saved. |
| US10917869B2 |
Systems and methods for indoor positioning using wireless positioning nodes
This disclosure provides systems and methods for determining a location of a mobile device within an indoor environment. An embodiment of the system can have one or more positioning nodes (PONs), each having one or more antennas. Each PON can be disposed at a location within indoor environment and configured to transmit signals via the one or more antennas. The signals transmitted from the antennas of the PONs can be synchronized in time and frequency. A server communicatively coupled to the PONs and storing aiding information, including location and signal information related to the PONs, can transmit the aiding information to a mobile device. The mobile device can receive the signals from use the PONs and use the aiding information to determine a three dimensional position within the indoor environment based on one-way time difference of arrival of the signals. |
| US10917866B2 |
Base station, user equipment, and measurement method for inter-base station carrier aggregation
Embodiments of the present invention provide a base station, a terminal device, and a communication system for inter-base station carrier aggregation. A primary base station of the terminal sends a message including indication information to request the terminal device to report a timing offset between the primary base station and a secondary base station of the UE. The secondary base station calculates a corrected measurement gap information according to a measurement gap information and the timing offset. In a second measurement gap period indicated by the corrected measurement gap information, the terminal device is not scheduled. |
| US10917865B2 |
Seamless and reliable chain of custody transfer over low power wireless protocol
Apparatuses and methods for providing change of custody signaling in a wireless sensor network are disclosed herein. In embodiments, an apparatus for providing transfer of custody signaling in a wireless sensor network (WSN) may be provided. The apparatus may include communications circuitry to interact with a cloud server to receive an instruction regarding a change of custody for at least one sensor node within a WSN, the at least one sensor node assigned to the apparatus for tracking, and the instruction may identify a second apparatus within the WSN to assume custody of the at least one sensor. The apparatus may further include a control unit coupled to the communications circuitry to signal the second apparatus and the at least one sensor node regarding the transfer of custody, wherein the signaling is over a wireless protocol of the WSN. |
| US10917863B2 |
Techniques for antenna array size adaptation in wireless communications
Aspects of the present disclosure describe configuring a number of antennas in an antenna array to use in communicating in a wireless network. The number of antennas of the antenna array, less than all available antennas for transmission or reception in the antenna array, can be determined such to achieve a radio frequency (RF) power that results in a certain effective data rate for communicating in the wireless network. The number of antennas can be indicated, over a backhaul, to one or more other access points of the wireless network to coordinate using of the number of antennas at a determined time. One or more devices in the wireless network can be communicated with using the number of antennas. |
| US10917862B2 |
Method and apparatus for performing and reporting measurements by user equipment configured with multiple carriers in mobile communication systems
A communication method and system for supporting a high data transmission rate fuse 5G communication systems with IoT technology to transmit data at a high rate after 4G systems. The method for a terminal in a wireless communication system supporting carrier aggregation includes receiving a control message including indication information, the indication information indicating that physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) feedback for at least one secondary cell (SCell) is transmitted on a SCell; identifying whether the SCell is configured to the terminal and is activated; and if the SCell is configured to the terminal and is activated, obtaining Type 2 power headroom information for the SCell. |
| US10917854B2 |
Uplink power control method and apparatus
An uplink power control method and an device is provided. The uplink power control method includes: sending a configured measurement pilot, wherein the measurement pilot is corresponding to information about a precoding matrix; and sending a configured power control parameter, wherein the power control parameter is corresponding to the configured measurement pilot, and the power control parameter is used to control transmit power of a terminal device in a serving cell. According to the embodiments of the present invention, accuracy of uplink power control is improved. |
| US10917851B2 |
Information processing device, electronic device, control method of information processing device and storage medium
An embodiment of the present invention prevents false detection of lifting. An embodiment of the present invention includes: an angle determination section (62) configured to determine whether or not an angle of a longitudinal direction of a mobile terminal (1) with respect to a vertical direction is less than or equal to a predetermined value; and a lifting determination section (65) configured to determine whether or not the mobile terminal (1) has been lifted, the lifting determination section carrying out determination in (i) a case where the angle of the longitudinal direction of the electronic device with respect to the vertical direction is greater than the predetermined angle and (ii) a case where (a) the angle of the longitudinal direction of the electronic device with respect to the vertical direction is less than or equal to the predetermined angle and (b) an acceleration of the electronic device in the longitudinal direction satisfies a predetermined condition. |
| US10917848B2 |
Wake-up frame transmission method and device
Embodiments of this application provide a wake-up frame transmission method and devices. The method includes: determining, by a first device, an enhanced distributed channel access (EDCA) parameter set of a wake-up frame, where the wake-up frame is used to wake up one or more second devices to receive a data frame; determining, by the first device based on the EDCA parameter set of the wake-up frame, whether a channel resource is in an idle state; and sending, by the first device, the wake-up frame to the second device when the channel resource is in the idle state. In the embodiments of this application, the first device can perform channel resource contention based on the EDCA parameter set corresponding to the wake-up frame, so that a service of a high priority can be obtained by transmitting a wake-up frame of a high priority, thereby improving QoS performance of the wake-up frame. |
| US10917845B2 |
Method and access node for supporting UE as well as a UE and corresponding method carried out by the UE in a wireless communication system
The present invention relates to a method and access node for supporting one or more UEs as well as to a method carried out by a UE and the UE itself which enable to use resource and energy efficiently. The method for supporting one or more user equipments, UEs, in a wireless communication system, comprises transmitting from an access node a first reference signal in a beam; determining whether the access node received at least one indication about a UE's presence in the coverage area of the beam; and switching from transmitting of the first reference signal to transmitting a second reference signal if the access node received at least one indication about a UE's presence in the coverage area of the beam. |
| US10917844B2 |
Wireless local area network power saving method and access point
A wireless local area network power saving method and an access point are provided. The access point implements a sleep mode regardless of whether the access point connects to a station. Furthermore, the access point sets different access point wake-up time period depending on the situation whether the access point connects to the base station or not such that power saving effect is enhanced. |
| US10917843B1 |
Cell selection and reselection algorithm for LTE over satellite
According to various aspects of the subject technology, methods and systems for providing cell selection and reselection for Long Term Evolution (LTE) communications over satellite are provided. The disclosure addresses several problems specific to satellite over LTE, including compensation of beam coverage extending beyond the physical location of the beam due to flatness of the beam, load balancing of cells with overlapping coverage, and modified cell selection in a single provider network when no suitable cells are found. |
| US10917838B2 |
Handling of PLMN-specific attempt counter in mobile communications
Various examples pertaining to handling of Public Land Mobile Network (PLMN)-specific attempt counter in mobile communications are described. An apparatus (e.g., user equipment) detects an occurrence of a predefined condition. In response to the detecting, the apparatus performs certain operations, including: (i) adding a visited Public Land Mobile Network (VPLMN) identification (ID) to a list of one or more forbidden PLMNs stored in a storage device, (ii) removing the VPLMN ID from a list of extension of forbidden PLMNs stored in the storage device; and (iii) resetting a PLMN-specific attempt counter specific to the PLMN ID to zero. |
| US10917836B2 |
Small cell identification using machine learning
Small cell identification using machine learning is provided. A method can include extracting, by a device comprising a processor, signal strength information for a cell in a cellular communication network from user equipment log data; estimating, by the device, path loss information associated with the cell at respective distances based on the signal strength information for the cell, resulting in estimated path loss information; and, based on the estimated path loss information, optionally along with other information such as antenna transmission power, antenna transmission frequency band, percentage of user equipments having a distance to a base station within a threshold, maximum user equipment distance to a base station, etc., classifying, by the device, the cell as a type from a group of types of cells, the group comprising a macro cell and a small cell. |
| US10917826B2 |
Processing apparatus and method for network indication and communications system
A processing apparatus and method for network indication and a communications system in a procedure of RC-IWK. The processing method includes: a base station determines whether UE context release indication contains information on a cause of release indicating that a traffic of a UE is steered from the LTE to the WLAN, when the UE context release indication transmitted by an MME; and initiates a connection reconfiguration procedure to the UE so that the UE is kept in a connected state, in a case where the UE context release indication contains the information on the cause of release indicating that the traffic of the UE is steered from the LTE to the WLAN. Hence, a case, for example, where the UE not expecting to use the LTE is steered to the LTE system again, will not occur. |
| US10917825B2 |
Multi-beam random access procedure in handover execution
According to certain embodiments, a method by a wireless device is provided for beam-based random access. The method includes receiving, from a network node, a handover command, the handover command comprising at least one suitability threshold. Measurements of each of a plurality of beams detected by the wireless device are performed. The measurements of the plurality of beams are compared to the at least one suitability threshold. A particular beam is selected based on the comparison, and a random access procedure is initiated. |
| US10917822B2 |
Method and apparatus used to manage links
Provided in embodiments of the present application are a method and a device for managing a link. The method includes: receiving, by a first network device, a first link quality parameter sent by a second network device, wherein the first link quality parameter is used to indicate a link quality between a terminal device and the second network device, and the first network device provides a current service for the terminal device; and determining, by the first network device, whether a connection between the terminal device and the second network device is needed according to the first link quality parameter. |
| US10917821B2 |
Inter-cell handover method and controller
Embodiments can provide an inter-cell handover method and a controller to shorten a handover delay. For achieving such, a target cell can be determined by a first controller of a source cell. The first controller can send a pre-handover request to a second controller, which may be a controller of the target cell. The pre-handover request can be configured for instructing the second controller to allocate a first resource for a cell handover to a terminal device. The first controller can send a handover command to the terminal device when the first controller determines that the terminal device meets a handover condition. The handover command can be configured for instructing the terminal device to be handed over from the source cell to the target cell based on the first resource. |
| US10917819B2 |
Driveless method to capture CSFB experience
The present disclosure relates to a method of obtaining at least one Key Performance Indicator (KPI) for a communication session (11) of a radio device (2). The communication session is moved from a first Radio Access Technology (RAT) (3a) to a second RAT (3b). The method comprises extracting first information about the communication session from at least a first log associated with the first RAT by filtering information relating to communication sessions which have moved between RATs from other communication sessions in the first log. The first information comprises a session identifier (ID) and a first time stamp associated with the communication session. The method also comprises extracting second information about the communication session from a second log associated with the second RAT by filtering information relating to communication sessions which have moved between RATs from other communication sessions in the second log. The first information comprises the session ID and a second time stamp associated with the communication session. The method also comprises merging the extracted first and second information with each other by means of the session ID and the first and second time stamps. The method also comprise determining the at least one KPI for the communication session based on the merged information. |
| US10917818B2 |
Method and apparatus for group communication in wireless communication system
A method for group communication of a broadcasting server in a wireless communication system is provided. The method for group communication of a broadcasting server includes receiving a data packet from a content server, generating a transmission packet by copying the data packet, and transmitting the generated transmission packet to a base station. |
| US10917817B2 |
Methods and apparatus for discarding packets in a wireless communication network
One aspect of the disclosure provides a method for a wireless communications network. The method comprises obtaining a first data unit for storage in a packet queue; determining a type of data carried by the first data unit; and re-determining timer values for respective discard timers associated with the one or more data units stored in the packet queue. The timer values are re-determined as a function of the determined type of data carried by the first data unit. |
| US10917816B2 |
Method and apparatus for efficient operation upon packet duplication activation and deactivation in next generation wireless communication system
A method by a terminal in a communication system and an apparatus therefor are disclosed. The method includes receiving, from a base station, a radio resource control (RRC) message including a radio link control (RLC) configuration and a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) configuration associated with a packet duplication, identifying whether a PDCP packet data unit (PDU) is a PDCP control PDU in case that the packet duplication is activated, and transmitting, to the base station, the PDCP control PDU without the packet duplication through a primary RLC entity based on the PDCP configuration in case the PDCP PDU is the PDCP control PDU. The disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates with a technology for internet of things (IoT), and may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology. |
| US10917814B2 |
Methods and devices for content delivery control
To control content delivery to plural clients of a mobile communication network, a network entity of the mobile communication network collects geo information of the plural clients and evaluates the collected geo information of the plural clients based on a rule to determine whether the content delivery is to be adapted. The network entity identifies a region for which the content delivery is to be adapted. The network entity selectively outputs a message to a controlling entity if it is determined that the content delivery is to be adapted. The controlling entity controls the content delivery in response to receiving the message, to adapt the content delivery for clients located in the identified region. |
| US10917813B2 |
Enhanced unattended data in application layer traffic optimization
Various communication systems may benefit from an improved signaling protocol. For example, an application layer traffic optimization protocol or an over-the-top protocol may benefit from improved signaling in dealing with unattended data. A method, in certain embodiments, may include sending congestion information of a first access point as part of the application layer traffic optimization from a network entity to a user equipment. The congestion information can comprise a first congestion level relating to a first radio interface message value at the first access point and a second congestion level relating to a second radio interface message value at the first access point. In addition, the user equipment may be configured to determine a current level of congestion at the first access point based on the first congestion level, the first radio interface messaging value, the second congestion level, and the second radio interface messaging value. |
| US10917809B2 |
Systems and methods for providing mobility aspects to applications in the cloud
An exemplary system according to the present disclosure comprises at least one mobility networking module implemented in at least one lower tier radiolet. The mobility network module performs one or more traffic data plane functions. The exemplary system further comprises at least one mobility application module implemented in at least one upper tier radiolet. The mobility application module performs one or more application data plane functions. The exemplary system further comprises at least one mobility cloud module implemented in the at least one lower tier radiolet and the at least one upper tier radiolet. The mobility cloud module performs computing execution functions of a cloud session. |
| US10917808B2 |
Extra-vehicular communication device, onboard device, onboard communication system, communication control method, and communication control program
Provided is an extra-vehicular communication device, installed on a vehicle, including: a reception unit configured to receive data from an external device located outside the vehicle; a position acquisition unit configured to create, based on the data received by the reception unit, transmission source position information indicating a position of a transmission source of the data; a correspondence information acquisition unit configured to acquire correspondence information that indicates a correspondence relationship between peripheral position information indicating a position of a peripheral area around the vehicle, and a priority level; a setting unit configured to set a priority level for the data, on the basis of the transmission source position information created by the position acquisition unit and the correspondence information acquired by the correspondence information acquisition unit; and a processing unit configured to process the data in accordance with the priority level set by the setting unit. |
| US10917806B2 |
Measurement job creation and performance data reporting for advanced networks including network slicing
Various embodiments herein define a performance data and measurement job creation solutions for advanced networks including network slicing, based on a service-based framework. The embodiments allow different kinds of consumers to flexibly use performance management services and performance data services, to collect real-time performance data and/or periodical performance data. |
| US10917804B2 |
Apparatus and method for flexible secure time of flight measurements
Some embodiments include an electronic device, method, and computer program product for enabling secure time of flight (SToF) measurements for wireless communication packets that include ranging packets with zero padded random sequence waveforms, especially at higher frequency bands (e.g., 60 GHz) and in non-line of sight (NLOS) scenarios. Some embodiments provide a flexible protocol to allow negotiation of various security parameters and SToF operation parameters. For example, some embodiments employ: phase tracking and signaling to support devices with phase noise constraints to mitigate phase noise at higher frequencies; determining a number of random sequences (RSs) used for SToF to support consistency checks and channel verification; additional rules supporting sub-phases of the SToF operation; and/or determining First Path (FP), Sub-Optimal, and/or Hybrid path AWV modes and the pre-conditioning usage of these modes. |
| US10917803B2 |
Automatic characterization of AP behaviors
In one embodiment, a device receives observed access point (AP) features of one or more APs in a monitored network. The device clusters the observed AP features within a latent space to form AP feature clusters. The device applies labels to the AP feature clusters within the latent space. The device uses the applied labels to the AP feature clusters to describe future behaviors of the one or more APs in the monitored network. |
| US10917795B2 |
Enhanced preamble waveform for coexistence
Methods, systems, and devices are described for wireless communication at a device. A Long Term Evolution Unlicensed (LTE-U) device may transmit an enhanced preamble that may be understood by Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) devices, in addition to conveying a characteristic that is detectable by receiving LTE-U devices. The transmitting LTE-U device may generate the enhanced preamble by generating a first training field and a second training field. The characteristic that is detectable by receiving LTE-U devices may be a phase shift between the first and second training fields. Additionally or alternatively, the characteristic may be a sequence or tone mapping of the first or second training field. In some cases, the transmitting LTE-U device may introduce a third training field to the preamble which serves as the characteristic. |
| US10917794B2 |
Method and device for terminal calculating redistribution range in wireless communication system
Provided are a method for a terminal calculating a redistribution range in a wireless communication system, and a device supporting same. A terminal may receive redistribution factors from a network and calculate a redistribution range on the basis of a valid redistribution factor among the received redistribution factors. |
| US10917789B2 |
Radio link recovery for user equipment
In response to a radio link failure between given user equipment and a source access node of a communication system during a data transfer operation over a control plane, a method is provided for recovering the radio link for the given user equipment through a target access node of the communication system. The radio link recovery is enabled via a mobility management node of the communication system using a non-access stratum security context previously established between the given user equipment and the mobility management node. |
| US10917782B2 |
Internet of things services architecture
According to at least one example embodiment, the present disclosure may be implemented in the form of a method or system for performing data traffic inspections and selecting an IMSI according to a switching logic. The example embodiment may include a data inspection module configured to inspect data requests from a mobile device assigned a first IMSI. The data inspection module may be further configured to determine data usage information of the mobile device from the inspected data requests. The example embodiment further includes a switching logic module communicatively coupled to the data inspection module. The switching logic module is configured to select a second IMSI associated with a second mobile network to assign to the mobile device, the selection of the second IMSI being at least partially based on the data service being requested by the mobile device. |
| US10917775B2 |
Personnel status tracking system in crisis management situations
Systems and methods are disclosed for providing personnel status tracking in crisis situations, using crisis communications management systems. In particular, the systems and methods implement personnel status tracking using unified crisis notification management to multiple users and event management. |
| US10917772B2 |
Information processing apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium
An information processing apparatus includes a first communication unit that performs first wireless communication, which is long-distance wireless communication with a terminal, a second communication unit that performs second wireless communication, which is short-distance wireless communication with the terminal, and a control unit that, if notified from the terminal that an amount of information accumulated in the terminal is equal to or larger than a predetermined threshold, switches from the first communication unit to the second communication unit. |
| US10917770B2 |
Enhanced negotiation protocol for triggered peer to peer communications
This disclosure generally relates to methods, systems, and devices for enhanced negotiation protocol for triggered peer to peer (P2P) communications. A device may send a downlink frame including a first indication of a triggered direct peer-to-peer capability. The device may identify an uplink frame received from a station device. The device may determine that the uplink frame includes a second indication of the triggered direct peer-to-peer capability. The device may send a trigger frame during a transmission opportunity associated with the device, the trigger frame including a third indication of the triggered direct peer-to-peer capability. |
| US10917768B2 |
Generation of signals with unpredictable transmission properties for wireless M2M networks
Signals with unpredictable transmission properties enabling physically secure, unscheduled and interference-resistant machine-to-machine (M2M) communication are described. A physical dwell structure containing time slots and frequency channels is established, and a combination of unpredictable physical dwells, spread spectrum modulation with unpredictable spreading vectors, and unpredictable selection of intended receivers is described. These unpredictable transmission properties enable receivers to detect and extract transmissions intended for the receiver, and excise transmissions not intended for the receiver, even if they are received at much higher power levels than the intended transmissions. The system eliminates the ability for an adversary to predict and override M2M transmissions; allows reception of ad-hoc transmissions in dense environments without scheduling, carrier-sense multiple access with collision avoidance (CSMA/CA) protocols, or scheduling feedback paths; and allows macrodiverse reception of transmissions at networks of connected receivers, thereby providing additional efficiency and security improvements exploiting route diversity of the network. |
| US10917766B1 |
System and methods for bring your own device eligibility platform
A method includes communicating, to a first mobile user equipment device, a first user application configured to at least cause the first mobile user equipment device to generate configuration data representing a configuration of the first mobile user equipment device. The method also includes making an assessment, based at least in part on the configuration data, of at least: (1) a compatibility between a communication service supported by a mobile network operator and an operational characteristic of the first mobile user equipment device, and (2) a compatibility between a second mobile user equipment device and a content characteristic of the first mobile user equipment device. The method also includes getting a plan (that is based at least in part on the assessment) for associating the first mobile user equipment device or the second mobile user equipment device with a service subscription. The method also includes communicating the plan to the first mobile user equipment device. |
| US10917763B2 |
Communication between vehicle-mounted communication equipment or a vehicle and a plurality of roadside units by transmitting vehicle communication messages
A method of communication between vehicle-mounted communication equipment or a vehicle and a plurality of roadside units includes: in a first step, a first vehicle communication message is transmitted from a first roadside unit to the vehicle-mounted communication equipment or to the vehicle, wherein the first vehicle communication message contains a first piece of token information; and in a second step, which follows the first step, a second vehicle communication message is transmitted from the vehicle-mounted communication equipment or the vehicle to a second roadside unit, wherein the second vehicle communication message either comprises the first piece of token information or wherein the second vehicle communication message comprises a second piece of token information that is generated or modified by the vehicle-mounted communication equipment or in the vehicle on the basis of the first piece of token information received previously. |
| US10917760B1 |
Point-to-multipoint non-addressed message processing system
A point-to-multipoint non-addressed messaging processing system having a message processing system coupled to multiple message origination system for receiving message requests from message originating agents, each message request including a message agent identification identifying the message originator, a geographically defined transmission target area, a message type identifier uniquely identifying a message type, and a message, the message processing system verifying each received message request to provide a verified message, the verifying being a function of the message originating agent identification, and the message type identifier and then for each verified message request identifying a non-addressed message channel identifier, determining a point-to-multipoint non-addressed message transmission system serving at least a portion of the transmission target area of the message request for message type of the message type identifier, and transmitting the message, and the message type identifier, and the transmission target area to the determined point-to-multipoint non-addressed message transmission system. |
| US10917754B2 |
User presence-enabled tracking device functionality
A tracking system can provide configuration instructions to an electronic device based on user presence. The tracking system can determine a user's location relative to a geographic boundary surrounding a geographic area associated with the user. Depending on the user's location, the tracking system may send instructions to configure an electronic device to send a notification or change the operating mode of the electronic device in response to the user's presence. The electronic device may be a scanning device that is configured to have a higher or lower scanning frequency, depending on the presence or absence of the user relative to the scanning device. |
| US10917748B2 |
Mobile device tethering for vehicle systems based on variable time-of-flight and dead reckoning
Method and apparatus are disclosed for mobile device tethering for vehicle systems based on variable time-of-flight and dead reckoning. An example vehicle includes a communication module to communicate with a mobile device using multiple frequency bands and a body control module. The body control module at an interval, estimates a location of the mobile device relative to the vehicle based on time-of-flight measurements using one of the multiple frequency bands selected based on a previous location estimate. Between the intervals, the body control module tracks the location of the mobile device using dead reckoning. Additionally, the body control system controls a subsystem of the vehicle based on the location of the mobile device. |
| US10917747B2 |
Apparatus and method for detecting objects and navigation
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a process by which first data is received from a mobile device regarding first objects detected by the mobile device in an area, the first data having been collected by the mobile device at a number of first collection points while moving along a first path from an initial position in the area to a boundary of the area. The first data is aggregated with second data previously collected regarding second objects in the area, the second data having been collected at a number of second collection points along a second path different from the first path. The second data includes a position indicator for each of the second objects indexed by the initial position. A map of the area is generated based on the aggregating and the map is transmitted to the mobile device. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US10917746B2 |
User intervention based on proximity between tracking devices
A tracking system can provide intervention notifications to a user to notify the user that a tracking device is potentially lost or is in a predicted state. The tracking system may notify the user that a tracking device is potentially lost or in a predicted state based on a number of factors, including: a proximity of a tracking device to other tracking devices or a user's mobile device, a movement of a tracking device to more than a threshold distance away from a mobile device or other tracking devices, a location of a tracking device relative to a geographic location or to geographic boundaries, a usage or movement behavior of the tracking device, a usage or movement behavior of a user or owner of a tracking device, information received from an external source, or information received from sensors within the tracking device or a user's mobile. |
| US10917744B2 |
System for locating remote objects
A system for locating remote objects and for directing users to remote objects, and for tracking remote objects such as eye glasses, watches, and the like, the system including an RFID transponder physically connected to the object, and RFID interrogator configured to interrogate the RFID transponder and receive a signal in response thereto, and a portable electronic device in electronic communication with the RFID interrogator and configured to process the received signal and determine a location of the object relative to the RFID interrogator and to provide information to a user regarding the location of the object. |
| US10917735B2 |
Head-related transfer function personalization using simulation
Embodiments relate to obtaining head-related transfer function (HRTF) through performing simulation using images of a user's head. The geometry of the user's head is determined based in part on one or more images of the user's head. The simulation of sound propagation from an audio source to the user's head is performed based on the generated geometry. The geometry may be represented in a three-dimensional meshes or principal component analysis (PCA)-based where the user's head is represented as a combination of representative three-dimensional shapes of test subjects' heads. |
| US10917730B2 |
Retention magnet system for medical device
An external portion of an auditory prosthesis includes an external magnet that interacts with an implantable magnet to hold the external portion against the skin. Magnetic force generated by the stray field of these magnets can disturb the operation of a vibrating element of the auditory prosthesis. The technologies described herein utilize additional magnets disposed within portions of the auditory prosthesis to redirect the magnetic flux, which allows the vibrating element to be disposed more closely to the magnets, reducing the overall height profile of the prosthesis. |
| US10917729B2 |
Neutralizing the effect of a medical device location
Disclosed embodiments include systems and methods of configuring, e.g., a hearing prosthesis comprising a beamforming microphone array having two or more microphones. Some embodiments include (i) storing a plurality of sets of beamformer coefficients in memory, where each set of beamformer coefficients corresponds to one of a plurality of zones on a recipient's head, and (ii) configuring the hearing prosthesis with a set of beamformer coefficients that corresponds to the zone on the recipient's head where the beamforming microphone array is located. Other embodiments include determining a set of beamformer coefficients based on magnitude and phase differences between microphones of the beamforming array, where the magnitude and phase differences are determined from a plurality of head related transfer function measurements for the microphones. |
| US10917728B2 |
MEMS microphone
A MEMS microphone includes a substrate, and a first conversion portion and a second conversion portion provided on the substrate, the first conversion portion and the second conversion portion convert sound into an electrical signal, the first conversion portion includes a first through hole, a first membrane covering the first through hole, and a first back plate facing the first membrane via a first air gap, the second conversion portion includes a second through hole, a second membrane covering the second through hole, and a second back plate facing the second membrane via a second air gap, and a dimension of the second air gap is greater than a dimension of the first air gap in a thickness direction of the substrate. |
| US10917724B1 |
Sound source separation method, sound source suppression method and sound system
A sound source separation method, applied in a sound system, is provided. The method comprises choosing a maximum sound source signal and at least a non-maximum sound source signal from a plurality of sound source signals; multiplying the at least a non-maximum sound source signal by at least a suppression value, to generate at least a suppressed sound source signal; and performing a back-end sound source extraction operation on the maximum sound source signal and the at least a suppressed sound source signal. |
| US10917719B1 |
Method and device for positioning sound source by using fisheye lens
A method and device for positioning a sound source by using a fisheye lens. The method is used for positioning a sound source for an incident straight line or an incidence angle of a sound wave in conjunction with a fisheye lens. The method and device for positioning the sound source by using the fisheye lens as provided by the present invention have the following advantages, that include, but are not limited to the followings: the method and device for positioning the sound source by using the fisheye lens as provided by the present invention make use of the characteristics of the fisheye lens to realize angular positioning instead of positional positioning. |
| US10917718B2 |
Audio signal processing method and device
An audio signal processing apparatus for rendering an input audio signal is disclosed. The audio signal processing apparatus includes a receiving unit, which obtains a plurality of input audio signals corresponding to sounds collected by each of a plurality of sound collecting devices, a processor, which obtains an incidence direction for each frequency component for at least some frequency components of each of the plurality of input audio signals corresponding to a sound incident to each of the plurality of sound collecting devices based on cross-correlations between the plurality of input audio signals, and generates an output audio signal by rendering at least some of the plurality of input audio signals based on the incidence direction for each frequency component, and an output unit, which outputs the generated output audio signal. |
| US10917717B2 |
Multi-channel microphone signal gain equalization based on evaluation of cross talk components
Gain mismatch and related problems can be solved by a system and method that applies an automatic microphone signal gain equalization without any direct absolute reference or calibration phase. The system and method performs the steps of receiving, by a computing device, a speech signal from a speaking person via a plurality of microphones, determining a speech signal component in the time-frequency domain for each microphone of the plurality of microphones, calculating an instantaneous cross-talk coupling matrix based on the speech signal components across the microphones, estimating gain factors based on calculated cross-talk couplings and a given expected cross-talk attenuation, limiting the gain factors to appropriate maximum and minimum values, and applying the gain factors to the speech signal used in the control path to control further speech enhancement algorithms or used in the signal path for direct influence on the speech enhanced audio output signal. |
| US10917714B2 |
Spatial audio recording device, spatial audio recording method, and electronic apparatus including spatial audio recording device
A spatial audio recording device includes: a plurality of directional vibrating bodies arranged such that at least one of the plurality of directional vibrating bodies selectively reacts according to a direction of input audio; a non-directional vibrating body configured to react regardless of the direction of the input audio; a read-out circuit configured to output a directional audio signal including a plurality of channels based on reactions of the directional vibrating bodies and a non-directional audio signal based on a reaction of the non-directional vibrating body; and a processor configured to correct the directional audio signal based on the non-directional audio signal. |
| US10917713B2 |
Audio speaker having a rigid adsorptive insert
An audio speaker having an adsorptive insert in a speaker back volume, is disclosed. More particularly, an embodiment includes an adsorptive insert having a rigid open-pore body formed by bonded adsorptive particles. The rigid open-pore body includes interconnected macropores that transport air from the speaker back volume to adsorptive micropores in the bonded adsorptive particles during sound generation. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. |
| US10917710B2 |
System and earphone related to transformation of sensed data
A system for transforming sensed data is provided. The system includes an inertial sensor and a processor. The inertial sensor generates first sensed data by sensing a motion or behavior of a user. The processor is communicatively connected to the inertial sensor and pre-stores a data transformation model, wherein the data transformation model converts an acceleration vector and an angular velocity vector corresponding to the first sensed data into an acceleration vector and an angular velocity vector corresponding to second sensed data, and outputs the acceleration vector and the angular velocity vector corresponding to the second sensed data to an identification model pre-stored in the processor. |
| US10917709B2 |
Bone conduction speaker and bone conduction headphone device
A bone conduction speaker includes a vibration driver that includes a magnetic circuit and a vibration plate, and that is configured to convert sound into vibration, a vibration body configured to hold a side of the vibration driver, which is adjacent to the magnetic circuit, to come into contact with a subject, and to transmit vibration of the vibration driver to the subject, and a lid body configured to cover a side of the vibration driver, which is adjacent to the vibration plate, without being in contact with the vibration driver, and to substantially seal the vibration driver together with the vibration body. |
| US10917708B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a display panel which includes a first substrate and a light emitting element layer disposed on a first surface of the first substrate; a lower cover disposed on a second surface of the first substrate; a first sound generator disposed on the second surface of the first substrate, where the first sound generator outputs a first sound by vibrating the display panel using a magnetic force generated through a voice coil therein; and a second sound generator disposed on the second surface of the first substrate, where the second sound generator outputs a second sound corresponding to a pressure change in a space between the display panel and the lower cover caused by a vibration of the display panel. |
| US10917707B2 |
Network and method for a data center
A network (100) for a data center is disclosed. The network comprises computing resources (120), storage resources (110), and a switching apparatus (130). The switching apparatus (130) comprises a plurality of electrical switching components (140) configured to provide packet switching for traffic between computing resources or between computing and storage resources, and an optical switching fabric (150) configured to select an electrical switching component to provide packet switching between computing resources (120) and to provide connectivity between the plurality of electrical switching components (140) and the computing and storage resources (120, 110). Also disclosed is a method (400) for configuring a Virtual Performance Optimised Data Center (vPOD) in a network. The method comprises assigning computing resources of the network to the vPOD (410), assigning storage resources of the network to the vPOD (420) and assigning at least one of a plurality of electrical switching components of the network to provide packet switching for traffic between the computing resources of the vPOD or between the computing and storage resources of the vPOD (430). The method further comprises interconnecting the assigned computing and storage resources and the assigned at least one of a plurality of electrical switching components using an optical switching fabric (440). |
| US10917704B1 |
Automated video preview generation
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for systems and methods for automated video preview generation. Example methods may include determining video content, determining a first shot transition, a second shot transition, a third shot transition, and a fourth shot transition in the video content, and determining that human speech is present during the first shot transition and the second shot transition. Example methods may include determining a first timestamp associated with the third shot transition, determining a second timestamp associated with the fourth shot transition, generating a first video preview of the video content, where the first video preview includes a segment of the video content from the first timestamp to the second timestamp, and causing presentation of the first video preview, where the first video preview does not include a segment of the video content between the first shot transition and the second shot transition. |
| US10917698B2 |
Reception device, reception method, transmission device, and transmission method
To enable subtitles (graphics) to be favorably superimposed and displayed on video.A container in a predetermined format is received, the container including a video stream having video data and a subtitle stream having subtitle data. The video stream is decoded to acquire the video data. The subtitle stream is decoded to acquire bitmap data of subtitles. Processing of correcting at least one of a size of the subtitles and a display position of the subtitles, is performed to the bitmap data of the subtitles. The bitmap data of the subtitles to which the processing has been performed, is superimposed on the video data to acquire display video data. |
| US10917695B2 |
Demand based selection for cellular broadcast streaming media
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, determining available media content items and identifying a first number of wireless broadcast channels of a wireless network having a limited channel capacity and adapted to broadcast media content items within a coverage area. A demand for a group of media content items is identified, and media content items are selected according to the demand, wherein broadcasting of the selected media content items within the coverage area does not exceed the limited channel capacity. The selected media content items are assigned to a group of broadcast channels of the first number of wireless broadcast channels to obtain a broadcast channel assignment for the coverage area. The wireless network is configured to broadcast the selected media content items within the coverage area via wireless broadcast channels according to the broadcast channel assignment. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US10917694B2 |
Apparatus and methods for content management and account linking across multiple content delivery networks
Methods and apparatus for providing protected content to subscribers of a managed (e.g., MSO) network via a content source accessible via an internetwork such as the Internet. In one embodiment, a user accesses a service provider portal (e.g., website), and requests content. The service provider determines whether the requesting user is permitted to access the content, and what rights or restrictions are associated with the user. This includes authenticating the user as a subscriber of the MSO, and determining the subscriber's subscription level. In another embodiment, a user's account with the MSO and service provider may be federated, thus a given user will have MSO-specific information regarding its identity (such as login information, GUID, etc.) and is able to perform a single sign on to request and receive content. |
| US10917693B2 |
Systems and methods for utilizing tones
A method of utilizing tones includes receiving content including at least an audio portion for broadcast to a first plurality of users having a first recipient computing device and a second plurality of users having a second recipient computing device, receiving data comprising a first and a second message, determining one or more locations within the content for embedding the first and second messages, converting at least the first and second messages into a plurality of tones that cannot be directly detected by the first and second pluralities of users during broadcast, incorporating the plurality of tones into the content at the one or more locations, and providing the content with the plurality of tones for broadcast via a presentation device such that the plurality of tones are detected by the first and second recipient devices for determining at least one of the first and second messages. |
| US10917691B2 |
Methods and apparatus to determine audio source impact on an audience of media
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to determine audio source impact on an audience of media are disclosed. A disclosed example method includes dividing monitored audio into successive audio segments including a first audio segment and a second audio segment. The example method also includes generating a first confidence value from the first audio segment and a second confidence value from the second audio segment, the first confidence value associated with a presence of a first audio source in the first audio segment, the second confidence value associated with a presence of the first audio source in the second audio segment. The example method includes determining an impact of the presence of the first audio source on audience ratings associated with the monitored audio based on the first confidence value, the first quantity of audience members, the second confidence value and the second quantity of audience members to determine. |
| US10917687B2 |
Methods, systems, and media for presenting caption information based on volume setting adjustments
Methods, systems, and media for presenting caption information based on volume setting adjustments are provided. The method comprises: during playback of a video content item in a media playback application, causing a volume interface that corresponds to the media playback application to be presented, wherein the volume interface includes a lowest volume setting and a caption interface element; determining that a first user selection has been received that causes the volume interface to be at the lowest volume setting of the volume interface; in response to determining that the first user selection has been received, causing the video content item being presented in the media playback application to be in a mute state in which audio content associated with the video content item is muted, updating the volume interface by positioning a highlight region over the lowest volume setting, and presenting a contextual interface element that indicates the mute state of the media playback application; determining that a second user selection has been received that corresponds with decreasing volume of the audio content associated with the video content item while the video content item being presented in the media playback application is in a mute state; and, in response to determining that the second user selection has been received, updating the volume interface by positioning the highlight region over the caption interface element, presenting the contextual interface element that indicates a caption state of the media playback application, and causing caption information associated with the video content item to be presented. |
| US10917684B2 |
Apparatus, systems and methods for control of media content event recording
Systems and methods are operable to record a media content event at a media device. An exemplary embodiment grabs a series of subsequently received image frames from the media content event that is being recorded after a monitored real time reaches a closing credits monitor time, wherein the closing credits monitor time is a recording end time less a predefined duration. The embodiment then analyzes each of the image frames to identify an occurrence of text presented in the analyzed image frame, determines that the identified text corresponds to closing credits of the media content event if the at least one attribute of the identified text matches a corresponding predefined closing credits attribute, and initiates an end of the recording of the media content event in response to determining that the identified text corresponds to the closing credits of the media content event. |
| US10917682B2 |
Method and system for synchronizing media streams
A method and system for synchronizing two or more media streams, generated by different sources (210, 220). An identifier generator 200 generates identifiers 600 with unique sequence numbers and a unique media identifier in relation to a second media stream generated by second media server 220. The generated identifiers are supplied to an encoder 230 and an identifier storage 205. In the identifier storage 205 a broadcaster stores an associated URL (first media server address & content) with a particular identifier. The identifiers and the second media stream 620A are encoded by the encoder 230 into a carrier (620M) which is recorded or broadcasted. Play-out of the recorded or broadcasted is accomplished by feeding the encoded carrier to a decoder 300, which decodes the identifiers and the second media stream 620B. The decoded identifier is received by a first device 310 that retrieves 560 the stored associated URL for the particular identifier and subsequently request 570 first media server 210 for the first media stream indicated by the associated URL. The first media stream 610 is provided 580 to the first device 310, which is also provided 552 with the decoded second media stream 620B. |
| US10917680B2 |
Distributing content to render at vehicles
Provided are a computer program product, system, and method for distributing content to render at vehicles. A content instance indicates content and a content time period and a content location at which the content is to be rendered during the content time period. For each group of content instances having a same location and a content time period comprising beginning at a current time, a determination is made of vehicles having a vehicle location within the content location. For each group of content instances, a determination is made of an assignment of the content instances to a vehicle of the determined vehicles. For each vehicle assigned the content instances, a content package is transmitted having content from the assigned content instances to cause the assigned vehicle to display the content on a display screen coupled to the vehicle to be viewed by people in a vicinity of the vehicle. |
| US10917677B2 |
Geo, segment, uniques distributed computing system
A distributed computing system is configured to compute operational data for a video advertisement delivery system. Cloud-based resource are used to calculate operational parameters such as geographical data, unique advertisement delivery instances and segments of consumers that received the video advertisements. |
| US10917676B2 |
Systems and methods for bandwidth-limited video transport
Systems and methods for bandwidth-limited video transport are configured to receive (or otherwise discern) a selection of video parameter limits that correspond to a bandwidth limit and apply the video parameter limits to an input video stream to enforce the bandwidth limit while preserving video quality. Methods may include adjusting the video stream one parameter at a time until the adjusted video stream meets the bandwidth limit. Parameters to be adjusted may include image resolution, frame rate, image compression, color depth, bits per pixel, and/or color encoding. In some embodiments, the image resolution is reduced first, the frame rate is reduced next, and the image compression is increased last. The extent and/or order of the adjustments of the parameters may be selected by the user, based on the content of the video stream, and/or based on the bandwidth limit. |
| US10917675B2 |
System and method for intelligent delivery of segmented media streams
A system and method for reducing the delay and optimizing the process of delivering real-time media segments on communication networks. This is accomplished by allowing media segment requests to be queued ahead of the time that the segment exists. The system includes the ability to request segments by selected criteria or by explicit reference naming techniques. This reduces delay and optimizes bandwidth usage when applied within otherwise high latency communication networks, including Content Delivery Networks. |
| US10917670B2 |
Data processing device and data processing method
The present technology relates to a data processing device and a data processing method that can realize further flexible operation of digital television broadcasting.A data processing device placed in a facility related to broadcasting station and a data processing device placed in a transmitter station exchange data, as transmission data transmitted via a communication line, which is obtained by processing a stream including control information, a component, and variable-length information and adding variable-length information existence information indicating a presence or absence of variable-length information. The present technology can be applied as a transmission system between stations, for example, between a broadcasting station and a transmitter station. |
| US10917668B1 |
Live to video on demand normalization
An online system receives live stream content to be provided to one or more client devices as the live stream is ongoing. The online system generates a variety of transcoded live stream content to ensure that client devices can readily playback the appropriately encoded content. Once the live stream ends, the online system determines whether to use a transcoded live stream content or to use the original content received by the online system in order to generate a video on demand. To do so, the online system considers the quality of the original content and issues associated with the original content such as missing video frames or missing audio excerpts. The online system can choose to normalize the original content by eliminating the issues to improve the quality of the normalized original content and subsequently generate the video on demand from the normalized original content. |
| US10917665B2 |
Server device, and storage medium used in same
Provided is a server device capable of further promoting provision of videos. A center server stores video data to be distributed to user terminals connected via a network and distributes video data in response to a request from a user terminal. The center server also manages the video data so that a user ID and a video ID are associated and recorded and, when an additional condition including the viewing of individual videos as a requirement is satisfied, uses the video data as a basis to specify a first user corresponding via user ID to a video viewed through a user terminal in order to satisfy the additional requirement. Furthermore, when a user terminal additionally functions as a game terminal for providing a game, the center server provides additional information to the first user for adding a game change to the game. |