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| US10987940B1 |
Thermal transfer printers for deposition of thin ink layers including a carrier belt and rigid blade
In some embodiments, a printing apparatus comprises a band capable of holding hot melt ink thereon, rollers configured and arranged to hold and transport the band with respect to a substrate, a printhead configured to thermally transfer a portion of hot melt ink from the band to the substrate to print on the substrate, an ink feed device configured to add hot melt ink to the band and to heat the hot melt ink on the band, and a rigid blade configured and arranged to cause hot melt ink to pass between a blade edge of the rigid blade and the band, wherein the rigid blade is shaped to minimize a contact area between the rigid blade and the band while controlling ink thickness of the hot melt ink on the band. |
| US10987937B2 |
Image forming apparatus and method of controlling image forming apparatus
A first duct connects a tank and a syringe together. A second duct connects the syringe and a dumper together. A third duct connects the dumper and the tank together. When a time (deformation restoration time) until the swollen dumper is returned to its original shape is determined, a controller deforms the dumper. The controller sets the position of a liquid level in the tank less than a specified position (syringe filling processing). The controller opens the third duct so as to measure a liquid level recovery time until the output of a liquid level sensor is changed (time measurement processing). The controller determines a deformation restoration time based on the liquid level recovery time. |
| US10987936B2 |
Supply authentication via timing challenge response
In an example implementation, a print supply cartridge comprises a microcontroller to receive a timing challenge and enable authentication of the cartridge by providing a challenge response. The challenge response is provided in a challenge response time that falls within an expected time window. |
| US10987934B2 |
Sealing structure and liquid storage container
A sealing structure for a liquid storage container includes a liquid supplying section having an opening for supplying a liquid in the liquid storage container, and a film member covering the opening. The liquid supplying section includes a flow path forming member having a flow path communicating with the opening, and a sealing member disposed in the flow path, and the flow path forming member has a welding protrusion protruding from a surface of the sealing member on the opening side, the film member is welded to the welding protrusion, and the film member and the sealing member are spaced from each other. |
| US10987929B2 |
Inkjet recording apparatus
An inkjet recording apparatus includes a head assembly, an installation base, a positioning member, and a regulation member. The head assembly includes a recording head that ejects ink. The head assembly is installed in the installation base. The positioning member is provided for the installation base and determines a position of the head assembly. The regulation member is provided for the installation base and regulates the position of the head assembly. The regulation member is configured to press the head assembly in a pressing direction. The positioning member protrudes in a direction that intersects with the pressing direction. The head assembly includes an insertion hole into which the positioning member is inserted. The insertion hole is larger in dimension in the pressing direction than the positioning member. |
| US10987927B2 |
Liquid discharge head, head unit, apparatus for discharging liquid, and liquid discharging method
A liquid discharge head for controlling discharging of liquid, the liquid discharge head including a valve body configured to be movable, and to be pressed towards a discharge port from which the liquid is discharged; and a recessed portion provided in the valve body at a position facing the discharge port. |
| US10987926B2 |
Continuous inkjet printers
The invention describes a number of methods and apparatus for shortening the inter-message gap on a continuous inkjet printer. Included is a novel phase testing methodology. |
| US10987922B2 |
Printing apparatus and printhead substrate
A printing apparatus, comprises: a printhead substrate; an application circuit for applying a driving signal to the driving element; a ground line connected to the application circuit; a plurality of temperature sensors that detects temperature relate to the printhead substrate, wherein the cathode side of the plurality of temperature sensors connects the ground line via a resistance; a first selection circuit, on an anode side of the plurality of temperature sensors, that selects one temperature sensor; a second selection circuit, on the cathode side of the plurality of temperature sensor, that selects the one temperature sensor; and a temperature signal output circuit that outputs a temperature signal in accordance with a difference between a voltage of an anode side and a voltage of a cathode side of the selected temperature sensor. |
| US10987921B2 |
Image forming apparatus and control method of image forming apparatus
An image forming apparatus 101 capable of performing printing with a high image quality, and a control method of the image forming apparatus 101 are provided. For this purpose, a threshold value Dt is preliminarily set that allows printing without occurrence of blur, for each of preliminarily set monitoring areas A. In the case where a print duty for each of the monitoring areas A has exceeded the threshold value Dt, an ejection frequency of ink and conveying speed of a print medium are reduced in association therebetween. |
| US10987918B2 |
Printable film layer with carrier layer and method of use
Described herein is a printing template for use during an aqueous inkjet printing process in which ink is transferred onto a printable layer. The printing template includes a printable layer having a first side, a second side opposite the first side, and a shaped perimeter, the first side defining a printable surface. The printing template further includes a carrier layer sized and configured to entirely encompass the shaped perimeter of the printable layer. The carrier layer includes a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The first side includes an adhesive coating causing the first side of the carrier layer securely associated with the second side of the printable layer during the printing process, and is thereafter allowing removal of the carrier layer from the printable layer after completion of the printing process. Further, a predefined number of parts in a desired shape are die cut through the printable layer up until the carrier layer. |
| US10987917B2 |
Machine arrangement with printing unit for the sequential processing of sheet-type substrates
A machine arrangement sequentially processes sheet-like substrates with multiple different processing stations each having a substrate-guiding unit and a substrate-processing unit. At least one of the processing stations has, as a substrate-processing unit, at least one non-impact printing device which prints on the substrate. The processing station with the at least one non-impact printing device has a printing cylinder. Each non-impact printing device is arranged at the circumference of the printing cylinder. The printing cylinder is triple-sized or quadruple-sized. A double-sized or a triple-sized transfer drum, or a corresponding feed cylinder, is arranged directly upstream of this printing cylinder. Alternatively, a double-sized or a triple-sized transfer drum, or a corresponding transfer cylinder, is arranged directly downstream of this printing cylinder. |
| US10987916B2 |
Screen printing apparatus and method of printing including controlling the height of the ink droop
A printing apparatus includes a screen with an opening through which ink passes. A resin material is formed with a recessed portion and a projection relatively projecting from the recessed portion. When a top surface of a projection is printed with ink, an inner edge of the opening is displaced toward the recessed portion. The height of an ink droop formed at the inner edge of the opening is set to be smaller than a depth of the recessed portion at a position facing the ink droop. |
| US10987915B2 |
Registration system with a spline and yoke
A registration system for a printing device and a method for controlling the same are disclosed. For example, the registration system includes a lead screw motor, a lead screw coupled to the lead screw motor, and a carriage coupled to the lead screw. The carriage includes two drive rollers, wherein each drive roller is coupled to a respective splined shaft coupled to a respective yoke, wherein the respective yoke is coupled to a drive pulley and a drive motor that is in a fixed position, wherein movement of the carriage causes the respective splined shaft of the two drive rollers to move guided by the respective yoke. |
| US10987914B2 |
Gripper of a robot for gravure plate-making roll
Provided is a gripping portion structure of a gravure plate-making robot in which the accurate gripping of an unprocessed plate-making roll and the positioning accuracy during transfer of the unprocessed plate-making roll to each processing device can be improved by causing a gravure plate-making robot to exhibit a high gripping force when gripping the unprocessed plate-making roll. The gripping portion structure of a gravure plate-making robot to be used in a fully automatic gravure plate-making processing system for manufacturing a gravure plate-making roll by gripping and transferring an unprocessed plate-making roll to each processing device includes: a pair of gripping plates to be mounted on an arm distal end of the gravure plate-making robot, the pair of gripping plates being freely spaced widely or narrowly from each other, and being configured to grip both end portions of the unprocessed plate-making roll; and a gripping surface forming member provided on each of the pair of gripping plates, the gripping surface forming member having a gripping surface that is curved so as to be recessed toward a center of the end portion of the unprocessed plate-making roll to be gripped and having a non-slip function. |
| US10987912B2 |
Embossed decorative sheet and method for producing the same
An embossed decorative sheet that can have various characteristics, and a method for producing the same. An embossed decorative sheet according to one embodiment of the present invention has a structure in which a patterned layer, an adhesive layer, a transparent thermoplastic resin layer, and a surface protective layer are laminated in this order on a thermoplastic resin substrate sheet, and in which an embossed pattern is formed on at least an outermost layer. The transparent thermoplastic resin layer has a structure including a first resin layer, an adhesive layer, and a second resin layer. |
| US10987911B2 |
Metal-clad laminate sheet manufacturing method, and metal-clad laminate sheet using the same
A method for manufacturing a metal-clad laminate sheet including forming a laminate sheet having the thermoplastic liquid crystal polymer film and the metal foil bonded together; and providing the laminate sheet with a heat treatment which satisfies conditions (1) and (2) below: (1) a heat treatment temperature ranges between 1° C. inclusive and 50° C. exclusive higher than a melting point of the thermoplastic liquid crystal polymer film. (2) a time for the heat treatment ranges from one second to 10 minutes. |
| US10987910B2 |
Foam as adhesive for composites for thermal insulation
The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of a composite for thermal insulation comprising at least layers (L1), (L2) and (LB), the process comprising the steps of providing layer (L1) containing from 25 to 95% by weight of aerogel and from 5 to 75% by weight of fibers and from 0 to 70% by weight of fillers and layer (L2) containing from 25 to 95% by weight of aerogel and from 5 to 75% by weight of fibers and from 0 to 70% by weight of fillers; applying a composition (C1) comprising an inorganic binder on one surface of the layer (L1) or layer (L2) or layer (L1) and (L2), and combining layer (L1) and layer (L2) in a manner that composition (C1) is located between layer (L1) and (L2), wherein composition (C1) is applied in the form of a, as well as a composite for thermal insulation comprising at least layers (L1), (L2) and layer (LB) which is located between layers (L1) and (L2) and the use of said composite for thermal insulation. |
| US10987909B2 |
Method of laminating film for dye-sensitized cell
The present invention provides a method of laminating a film for a dye-sensitized cell. First, a composite film is taken by a robotic arm, in which the composite film includes a release layer, a protective layer and a hot glue layer between the release layer and the protective layer, and the release layer is removed by the robotic arm. Then, the hot glue layer is precisely attached to a substrate by a target positioning step. Next, the protective layer is removed by the robotic arm. |
| US10987905B2 |
Interlayer film for laminated glass, and laminated glass
There is provided an interlayer film for laminated glass with which the sound insulating properties in a high frequency area of 2000 Hz or more can be effectively enhanced. The interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention has a two or more-layer structure and is provided with a first layer containing a thermoplastic resin and a second layer containing a thermoplastic resin, the second layer is arranged on a first surface side of the first layer, and the interlayer film is provided with Constitution A: “the glass transition temperature of the second layer being 32° C. or more, the glass transition temperature of the first layer being lower than the glass transition temperature of the second layer, and the thickness of the interlayer film being more than 787 μm and 950 μm or less” or Constitution B: “the glass transition temperature of the second layer being 25° C. or more, the glass transition temperature of the first layer being lower than the glass transition temperature of the second layer, and the thickness of the interlayer film being more than 950 μm”. |
| US10987904B2 |
Visibility control device for a vehicle
A visibility control device for a vehicle includes: a windshield that is provided at a front side of a vehicle cabin; a light-shielding portion that is provided at, or so as to correspond to, an area at a vehicle lower side of the windshield, and that is switchable between a light-shielding state and a light-transmitting state; a vehicle speed sensor that detects a speed of a vehicle; and a control unit that, in a case in which a vehicle speed detected by the vehicle speed sensor is equal to or greater than a predetermined value, performs control to switch the light-shielding portion to the light-shielding state, and in a case in which the vehicle speed is less than a predetermined value, performs control to switch the light-shielding portion to the light-transmitting state. |
| US10987902B2 |
Techniques for laser ablation/scribing of coatings in pre- and post-laminated assemblies, and/or associated methods
Certain example embodiments of this invention relate to techniques for laser ablating/scribing peripheral edges of a coating (e.g., a low-emissivity, mirror, or other coating) on a glass or other substrate in a pre- or post-laminated assembly, pre- or post-assembled insulated glass unit, and/or other product, in order to slow or prevent corrosion of the coating. For example, a 1064 nm or other wavelength laser may be used to scribe lines into the metal and/or metallic layer(s) in a low-emissivity or other coating provided in an already-laminated or already-assembled insulated glass unit or other product, e.g., around its periphery. The scribe lines decrease electron mobility from the center of the coating to the environment and, thus, slow and sometimes even prevent the onset of electrochemical corrosion. Associated products, methods, and kits relating to same also are contemplated herein. |
| US10987898B2 |
Peelable laminated film and method for producing polarizing plate
A peelable laminated film in which a substrate film containing a polyester resin and a light transmitting film containing a resin having a glass transition temperature of higher than 80° C. and an aromatic ester compound are laminated, and a method for producing a polarizing plate which contains bonding a surface of the light transmitting film of the peelable laminated film to a polarizer through an adhesive, the surface being opposite to an interface of the light transmitting film to the substrate film, and then peeling off the substrate film to obtain a polarizing plate having the polarizer and the light transmitting film are provided. |
| US10987894B2 |
Article comprising multilayer film
Article comprising first and second continuous polymeric layers having at least one polymeric layer exhibiting a random network of strands and connective regions disposed between the first and second continuous polymeric layers. In some embodiments, the article is a tape and polymeric multilayer film having a slip resistant surface. |
| US10987893B2 |
Thermally conductive thin film sheet and article comprising same
The present invention relates to a thermally conductive thin sheet for protecting an element, etc. integrated in an electronic device from heat, and an article comprising the same. As the thermally conductive thin film sheet has a thermally conductive filler layer formed on both surfaces of a thermally conductive adhesive film having a composite filler, the thermally conductive thin film sheet has excellent tensile strength and flexibility and thus is easy to handle while having a high fill factor of the thermally conductive filler. Accordingly, heat generated during use can be effectively removed by applying the thermally conductive thin film sheet to various articles such as electronic devices, illumination equipment, etc., in which a light emitting source such as an LED, an OLED, etc. is adopted or IC chips are highly integrated. |
| US10987886B2 |
Hydraulic tire curing press apparatus and a method for adjusting mold height in a hydraulic tire curing press
A curing press for tires includes an upper cavity having a vertically separable upper housing and a top mold. A lower cavity is mounted on a base and forms an arrangement to provide mold height adjustment during curing. The base includes a bottom bolster structure and a bottom mold. An indexing lock ring is rotatably arranged with the bottom bolster structure for closing or opening of the top and bottom molds. The bolster structure includes squeeze cylinders having piston rods to provide mold height adjustment. A squeeze retract stop assembly is provided to restrict vertically downward movement of the bottom mold during a tire curing process. The press includes at least one locking lever and at least one indexing lock pin adapted to connect the at least one locking lever to lock holes in the bottom bolster structure wherein each lock hole corresponds to a particular mold height. |
| US10987882B2 |
Material preparation device and related methods
Material preparation devices and related methods include a material or substrate assembly and an application assembly for applying a fiber material. |
| US10987881B2 |
Method for immobilising a preform in a mould
A method for manufacturing a turbine-engine blade from a preform made from polymerized composite material in a mold comprising a bottom part and a top part, comprising at least one closure step during which the top part of said mold is attached to the bottom part of the mold containing the preform, wherein it comprises, prior to said closure step, at least one insertion substep during which a first end of an immobilization element is inserted in a bottom part of the preform in a substantially transverse direction, and a positioning substep during which a second, opposite end of said element is disposed in a complementary reception cavity emerging in the bottom part of the mold. |
| US10987878B2 |
Detection and use of printer configuration information
The hardware and software properties of a three-dimensional printer can be queried and applied to select suitable directly printable models for the printer, or to identify situations where a new machine-ready model must be generated. The properties may be any properties relevant to fabrication including, e.g., physical properties of the printer, printer firmware, user settings, hardware configurations, and so forth. A printer may respond to configuration queries with a dictionary of capabilities or properties, and this dictionary may be used to select suitable models, or determine when a new model must be created. Similarly, when a printable model is sent to the printer, metadata for the printable model may be compared to printer properties in the dictionary to ensure that the model can be fabricated by the printer. |
| US10987871B2 |
Systems and methods for tool-less manufacturing of thermoplastic parts
A system for manufacturing a thermoplastic object may include a robotic arm configured to dispense thermoplastic material, a support apparatus, a computing device and an imaging system. The imaging system may scan thermoplastic material dispensed by the first robotic arm and create a three-dimensional scan model. The model may be compared to a computer model profile to determine if the dispensed material requires adjustment. If the dispensed material requires adjustment, the computing device may adjust the robotic arm or the support apparatus. |
| US10987870B2 |
Printing system for three-dimensional objects
A printing system for three-dimensional objects has a control unit for storing and executing a robot program and an industrial robot which is controlled by the control unit and which has an arm with several members, wherein the tip of the arm is movable along a predetermined movement path according to path data of the robot program. A printing unit is mounted on the tip of the robot arm and is controlled by the control unit, which has at least one print nozzle for applying pointwise a respective portion of a print material at respective coordinates according to object data of the robot program. |
| US10987868B2 |
Production line for making tangible products by layerwise manufacturing
A production line for making tangible products by layerwise manufacturing. The production line includes: first and second movable carriers, each carrier comprising a transporter for transporting the carrier, and a building platform for supporting a tangible product, one or more deposition heads for depositing construction material in a deposition direction onto the building platforms, and a conveyor for conveying the first and second building platform towards the deposition head and away from the deposition head repeatedly. The first and the second transporter are movable at variable speeds relative to each other along a trajectory of the conveyor. Optionally, the height of the building platforms can be adjusted. |
| US10987867B2 |
Apparatus for additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects
An apparatus (1) for additive manufacturing of three-dimensional objects (2) by successive, selective layer-by-layer exposure and thus successive, selective layer-by-layer solidification of construction material layers of construction material (3) that can be solidified by means of an energy beam in a process chamber (7) of the apparatus with a defined process chamber height (H), comprising a flow device (8) provided for generating an, especially inert, gas flow (11) flowing through the process chamber (7) between an inflow section (9) and an outflow section (10), wherein the gas flow (11) flows through the process chamber (7) across the entire process chamber height (H), wherein the gas flow (11) is subdivided into several partial gas flows (11a-11c) flowing through the process chamber (7) parallel on top of each other, which differ in at least one flow parameter affecting the flow characteristics of the respective partial gas flows (11a-11c). |
| US10987866B2 |
Removing build material
A system includes a build platform having a bottom surface and a top surface. A plurality of apertures receives the build material on the build platform. A vibration generator is coupled to the build platform to vibrate the build platform and move the build material on the build platform. An air handler applies airflow to the build platform in a first airflow mode and a second airflow mode. In the first airflow mode, the build material from the build platform is removed through the plurality of apertures. |
| US10987864B2 |
Flushing a fluid ejection device
A fluid ejection device controller for controlling a fluid ejection device of a three dimensional printing system has a processor and a memory. The memory includes executable instructions that when executed by the processor causes the fluid ejection device controller to control a motion of the fluid ejection device to print agent onto a layer of build material in a build area; and to flush agent through at least one nozzle of the fluid ejection device in response to detecting, by the fluid ejection device controller, an erroneous stopping of the motion of the fluid ejection device and the fluid ejection device being positioned on top of the build area. |
| US10987863B2 |
Method and apparatus to recycle 3D build material
Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to recycle 3D build material including a 3D printer having a build platform, a vibration generator to alternately apply a first vibration mode to the build platform to move build material on the build platform in a first direction, and to apply a second vibration mode to the build platform to move the build material in a second direction and an air handler to generate an airflow to remove the build material from the build platform. |
| US10987856B2 |
Method and device for producing an object by using a 3D printing device
3D printed articles, especially those composed of elastomeric silicones, are provided with details including corners and surfaces of high accuracy by placing voxels or strands of curable material at target locations, where the actual position of the print head is determined, and this actual location rather than an assumed location is used to control material placement. |
| US10987849B2 |
Molding unit with off-center neck passage opening
Disclosed is molding unit for the forming of containers made of thermoplastic material including: two half-molds delimited by a front joint face and by a rear assembly face, with the two half-molds being able to occupy a joined position via their joint face; and a molding cavity that is made of two parts in each joint face, where the cavity opens vertically upward via a passage opening. In the joined position, the assembly faces of the mold have two planes of symmetry that intersect at a central vertical axis of the mold. The central axis of the passage opening is offset transversely in relation to the central axis of the mold. |
| US10987848B2 |
Article with different textured surfaces
A method of blow molding an article having at least one layer of thermoplastic material. The method comprises the steps of heating a mold having an inner surface with two or more areas of different surface textures to a first temperature of greater than 55° C. and subsequently feeding a parison into the mold. The parison is then blown against the inner surface of the mold to form an article. The temperature of the mold is subsequently lowered to a second temperature of between 20° C. to about 55° C. and the temperature cycle time (tct) of the mold is less than 250 seconds. Using the two phase heating and cooling process in combination with a mold featuring different surface textures provides a finished article with different visual effects. |
| US10987840B2 |
Ejection-material ejection apparatus and imprinting apparatus
The internal space of a storing container is separated by a flexible membrane into a first storing space storing an ejection material and a second storing space storing an operating liquid. A change in electrical property of the flexible membrane resulting from entry of at least one of the ejection material and the operating liquid to the inside of the flexible membrane is detected. |
| US10987839B2 |
Dispenser part
A dispenser part, includes a first injection moulded plastic component part with an associated first mating surface along a first edge; a second injection moulded plastic component part having an associated second mating surface; a seam formed by the first mating surface and the second mating surface during injection moulding for joining the first component part and the second component part to define a dispenser part. A transverse cross section of the seam includes at least one step and at least one contact surface intermediate an inner and an outer surface of the dispenser part. |
| US10987834B2 |
Apparatus for taking out molded product
There is provided an apparatus for taking out a molded product, the apparatus being capable of suppressing displacement vibration of an attachment mounted at a leading end of an approach frame by means of active control using an electromagnetic actuator that has necessary power. One or more electromagnetic actuators are disposed at a portion of the approach frame, positioned opposite to the attachment with respect to a movable base. An active vibration suppressing system suppresses the displacement vibration of the attachment by causing the one or more electromagnetic actuators to generate a vibration in the same phase as the displacement vibration of the attachment. |
| US10987830B2 |
Forming station for a thermoform packaging machine and method of exchanging a male die part
A forming station for a thermoform packaging machine comprising a forming tool upper part with a die lid and a tool lower part. The forming tool upper part may comprises a male die part holding plate that has at least one male die part fixed thereto and which is displaceable along at least one rail provided on or in the die lid. The forming station may comprise a male die part drive drivingly connected to the male die part holding plate for generating a stroke movement of the male die part holding plate relative to the die lid. A guide element may be provided on the male die part holding plate, the guide element being movable relative to the male die part holding plate between an engagement position for engagement with an associated rail and a retracted position in which the guide element is disengaged from the rail. |
| US10987826B2 |
Method for producing ceramic sintered body, and method and device for producing ceramic molded body
The present invention is a sintering method of a ceramic for sintering characterized by forming a layer containing a carbon powder on a surface of an article consisting of a ceramic for sintering, and then irradiating with laser a surface of the carbon powder-containing layer of a lamination obtained. |
| US10987825B2 |
Topological insulator nanotube device and methods of employing the nanotube device
The present disclosure is directed to a particle shooter system. The particle shooter system comprises a non-carbon topological insulator nanotube defining a bore extending between first and second ends thereof. A particle shooter is operably coupled with the first end of the non-carbon topological insulator nanotube, and configured to transmit a single particle through the bore of the non-carbon topological insulator nanotube. A positioning mechanism is operably coupled with the non-carbon topological insulator nanotube and configured to aim the non-carbon topological insulator nanotube at a target disposed proximal the second end thereof. |
| US10987823B2 |
Portable machine tool
A portable machine tool, in particular a hand-held planing machine, includes at least one workpiece positioning unit and at least one insert tool unit. The at least one workpiece positioning unit has at least one workpiece positioning surface. The at least one insert tool unit projects at least partially over the at least one workpiece positioning surface in order to permit processing of workpiece. The portable machine tool further includes at least one adjustment unit that is configured, in at least one state, to set at least one orientation of one or more of the insert tool unit and the workpiece positioning surface relative to one another. |
| US10987822B2 |
Method for establishing a posteriori a match between a piece of wood and a log from which the piece of wood has been obtained
A method for establishing a posteriori a match between a piece of wood and a log from which the piece of wood has been obtained, comprising the following operating steps of performing a tomographic scan of the wooden log, of calculating or selecting a log cutting pattern, of defining, starting with the tomographic information available, one or more virtual individualising characteristics which are linked to the distribution and/or size of physical characteristics of the log inside and/or on the surface of the self-same virtual piece of wood, of saving them in a database, together with information about the identity of the log, of dividing the log into real pieces of wood according to the cutting pattern, of acquiring real information about the distribution and/or size of physical characteristics of the log inside and/or on the surface of a real piece of wood and of defining corresponding real individualising characteristics to be compared with virtual individualising characteristics saved and of identifying an origin of the real piece of wood based on the information about the identity of the log which is saved together with the virtual individualising characteristics which match the real individualising characteristics. |
| US10987818B2 |
Magnetic lock for throwable robot
A two wheeled throwable robot comprises an elongate chassis with two ends, a motor at each end, drive wheels connected to the motors, and a tail extending from the elongate chassis. The throwable robot includes an enable/disable arrangement comprising a pair of magnets generating a magnetic field and a magnetic field sensor positioned in proximity to the pair of magnets. The sensor is activated upon the occurrence of a specific modification of the magnetic field. The throwable robot may include a key member formed of a material to modify the magnetic field to enable the robot. |
| US10987815B2 |
Methods and systems for electroadhesion-based manipulation and mechanical release in manufacturing
Systems, apparatus, and methods of manufacturing an article using electroadhesion technology, either as a sole modality of handling such materials or in concert with at least one mechanically actuated modality for the pick-up and release of materials, respectively. The mechanically actuated modality in one embodiment is configured as a netting configured to be placed over a contact surface of an electroadhesive plate to facilitate the handling of an object. |
| US10987814B1 |
Compliant perimeter end effectors
Various examples are provided related to end effectors for use in, e.g., automation of sewing robots. In one example, among others, a compliant perimeter end effector includes a mounting bracket having a contact mounting flange, a plurality of compliant material contact elements coupled about a perimeter of the contact mounting flange. The mounting bracket can couple to a manipulator including, e.g., an industrial robot or other manipulation assembly. The compliant material contact elements can include a contact interface that can engage with a piece of material. The compliant material contact elements can precisely transfer material on a workspace with surface irregularities while equally distributing force to the material. |
| US10987812B1 |
Error accrual and mitigation during robotic process
A robotic system includes end-effector(s) that combine a plurality of objects in a production process. The system includes sensor(s) that obtain measurement(s) relating to a combination of a first object and one or more other objects during the production process. The system includes a control system communicatively coupled to the sensor(s). The control system stores specifications relating to the combination of the plurality of objects. The control system receives the measurement(s) from the sensor(s), determines a difference based on the measurement(s) and the specifications, determines adjustment(s) to the production process based on the determined difference, and sends, for the end-effector(s), instruction(s) based on the specifications and the one or more adjustment(s). The end-effector(s) combine a second object with the first object and the one or more objects based on the specifications and the one or more adjustment(s). |
| US10987809B2 |
Rotary tool adjuster for robot with end of arm tool having multiple tools
A method of adjusting multiple tools on a common mount includes the interrogating first and second actual target positions on at least one workpiece. A variance is determined between the first and second actual target position and first and second theoretical target positions. At least one of the first and second tools is moved relative to the other of the first and second tools from the first and second theoretical target positions to a desired spacing respectively aligned with the first and second actual target positions. |
| US10987803B2 |
Automated robotic battery tug
A method of selecting and connecting power subsystems, the method including: locating, by a mobile robot including a processor and a motor, at least one of a first storage subsystem, a first power subsystem, or a first control subsystem; attaching, by the mobile robot, to the at least one of the first storage subsystem, the first power subsystem, or the first control subsystem; moving, by the mobile robot, the at least one of the first storage subsystem, the first power subsystem, or the first control subsystem to another location; and connecting, by the mobile robot, the at least one of the first storage subsystem, the first power subsystem, or the first control subsystem to at least one of a second storage subsystem, a second power subsystem, or a second control subsystem located at the other location. |
| US10987802B2 |
Control device
A control device includes: a casing; a communication board configured in a plate shape; a control board configured in a plate shape and having one side attached to the communication board; an amplifier board configured in a plate shape and having one side attached to the communication board and provided with a power module for driving an actuator of a robot; and a brake power supply unit disposed opposite the communication board across the amplifier board and configured to drive an electromagnetic brake of the actuator. |
| US10987800B2 |
Rotary supplemental axis for robot
A robotic system and method that includes a robot having one or more axes of movement and which can be coupled to a supplemental axis unit that is structured to rotatably displace the robot about a supplemental axis. The robot can be coupled to a rotatable wheel portion of a table unit of the supplemental axis unit. The wheel portion can be operably coupled to a drive unit having a motor that provides rotational power for the rotational displacement of the wheel portion, and thus the robot, about the supplemental axis of the supplemental axis unit. The robotic system can also include one or more controllers that can be configured to dynamically control or coordinate the movement of both the robot about the one or more axes of the robot and the rotational displacement of the wheel portion, and thus the robot, about the supplemental axis. |
| US10987799B2 |
Workpiece processing system
A workpiece processing system (1) includes a transfer robot (3), a control device (4) controlling operation of the transfer robot (3), and an operating part (5) performing a teaching operation to the transfer robot (3). The control device (4) has an approach point setter (6) setting in advance an approach point as a reference point for the transfer robot (3) to start operation to a workpiece processing device, a first program generator (7) generating a first program defining the operation of the transfer robot (3) from an operational zero point for the transfer robot (3) to the approach point, a second program generator (8) generating a second program defining the operation of the transfer robot (3) after the approach point based on the teaching operation, and a robot controller (9) controlling the operation of the transfer robot (3) in accordance with the first program and the second program. |
| US10987797B2 |
Wearable muscular strength assist apparatus and method and system of controlling the same
A wearable muscular strength assist apparatus and a method and a system of controlling the same are disclosed. The wearable muscular strength assist apparatus includes a main body for supporting the upper body of a wearer, a plurality of leg pulleys provided at the left and right sides of the main body, a plurality of links, each having one end for supporting a respective one of the legs of the wearer and the remaining end connected to a respective one of the leg pulleys so as to be interlocked therewith, a plurality of wires, each being connected to a respective one of the leg pulleys, and a driving unit provided at the main body and connected with the wires in order to provide the wires with tensile force for rotating the respective leg pulleys. |
| US10987795B2 |
Drill with screw holder
A power tool including a housing. A motor is disposed in the housing. The power tool includes an output member, the output member being drivable by the motor. The power tool further includes a holder assembly, the holder assembly including a leg portion extending from the housing and a holder configured to hold at least one of an accessory and a fastener. The holder is rotatable about an axis substantially perpendicular to a rotational axis of the output member. |
| US10987793B2 |
Power tool with tool housing and output spindle housing
A power tool includes a tool housing defining an interior cavity and a trigger mount. The trigger mount is adapted to receive a trigger therein. A spindle housing contains an output spindle assembly having an output spindle rotatably mounted in the spindle housing. One of the tool housing and the spindle housing includes a plurality of longitudinally-extending, spaced-apart tongues and the other of the tool housing and the spindle housing includes a plurality of longitudinally-extending, spaced-apart grooves. The spindle housing may be coupled to the tool housing such that each of the grooves receive an associated one of the tongues. |
| US10987783B2 |
Screwdriver
A screwdriver includes a main body and a switch. The main body is coupled to a handle and includes a pair of parallel, spaced apart slots, and a pawl positioned in each slot. Each pawl is biased outwardly by a spring. The switch is pivotable relative to the main body, and the switch includes a groove extending along an arcuate portion of an inner surface. Pivoting the switch in a first direction moves the switch toward a first position in which the groove is positioned in-line with the first pawl. When the switch is in the first position, the first pawl extends outwardly from the slot and engages the internal tooth surface such that application of a torque in a first direction drives a shank in the first direction and application of a torque in the second direction causes the shank to ratchet relative to the main body. |
| US10987782B2 |
Straight edge clamp
The present invention relates to a straight edge clamp that has a clamping head assembly and a stop assembly mounted upon the body of the straight edge. The head and stop are not connected together and the stop assembly is free to move with respect to the head assembly. The stop assembly has a locking assembly that allows it to be locked to the straight edge. The straight edge clamp body can include sections that are adapted to be connected together to form the overall length of the straight edge clamp. |
| US10987779B2 |
Hollow spring and manufacturing method thereof
A hollow spring includes a steel tube in which the average of surface roughness is smaller than 10 μm across the entire inner surface of the steel tube and/or compressive residual stress is given to the entire inner surface of the steel tube. The hollow spring may be manufactured by a step of polishing the inner surface of the steel tube by flowing a viscoelastic abrasive medium (200) within the tubular member (10), between a first opening (11) and a second opening (12) of the tubular member (10). The abrasive medium (200) may include a viscoelastic base material and a granular abrasive. The inner surface of the steel tube is polished evenly to reduce the surface roughness and/or is given compressive residual stress to increase the fatigue life of the hollow spring. |
| US10987778B2 |
Method of forming fine dimples in a hard-brittle material surface
The present invention is directed to provide a method of forming dimples comparatively simply on a surface of hard-brittle materials such as ceramics by post-processing. In the method, substantially spherical ejection particles having a median diameter d50 of from 1 μm to 20 μm are ejected together with a compressed gas at an ejection pressure of from 0.01 MPa to 0.7 MPa against a dimple formation region which is a region where dimples are to be formed on a surface of an article made from a hard-brittle material or a surface of an article having a surface coated with a coating layer of a hard-brittle material, or the like so as to form dimples on the surface of the hard-brittle material by plastic deformation without occurrences of breaks or cracks. |
| US10987777B2 |
Grinding liquid trough arrangement
A grinding liquid trough arrangement for a grinding machine having a grindstone, wherein said grinding liquid trough arrangement comprises: a trough for grinding liquid formed by a trough wall, wherein the trough is configured to be arranged at a grinding machine having a grindstone such that the trough encloses a portion of a grindstone, wherein, the trough wall comprises at least one metal element which is attractable to magnets, and that, the grinding liquid trough arrangement comprises at least one magnetic element which is configured to be detachable attached to an external side of the trough wall by means of magnetic attraction between the magnetic element and the metal element. |
| US10987776B2 |
Calibration method and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program of calibration
A method, which can accurately determine in a short time a relationship between a load of a dresser and a pressure of a gas supplied to an air cylinder, is disclosed. The method includes determining a first contact point where a load measurement device is brought into contact with a polishing table, calculating a relational expression composed to a quadratic function showing a relationship between a measured load and a measured pressure, determining a second contact point where the dresser is brought into contact with a polishing surface of a polishing pad, calculating an amount of correction from the pressure of the gas at the first contact point and the pressure of the gas at the second contact point, and correcting the relational expression based on the calculated amount of correction. |
| US10987774B2 |
High performance multi-axis milling
Technology for milling selected portions of a workpiece by a cutting tool of a numerical control machine is described. The described technology provides methods and apparatuses for milling areas of a part so that more aggressive machining parameters can be used in the toolpath, thereby resulting in reduced machining time and load. The described technology additionally determines directions of the tool axis vector at points along a toolpath in order to achieve a desired part shape while optionally maintaining high material removal rates. |
| US10987772B2 |
Machine tool and machine tool management device with tool state display
A tool management device for managing tools detachable from a plurality of tool stations provided in a turret of a machine tool includes a display controller controlling a display to display tool information related to one or more tools attached to each of the plurality of tool stations. The display controller switches, on a single screen, between a deployed state of deploying and displaying tool information related to all tools attached to one of the plurality of tool stations, and a folded state of folding and displaying tool information related to only one predetermined tool among the all tools attached to the one of the plurality of tool stations. |
| US10987763B2 |
Luminescent braze preforms
A braze preform includes a filler metal, a flux in communication with the filler metal, and a luminescent material covering at least a portion of the filler metal. The luminescent material is equal to or less than 0.15% total weight of the braze ring. Further, the luminescent material includes at least one of a luminescent ink, a solvent, and a binder. The solvent may be one of a bromide-based solvent or a non-chlorine-based solvent. The binder may be an acrylic resin. |
| US10987760B2 |
Method of manufacturing a holding plate, in particular for a clamp for holding wafers
Method of manufacturing holding plate (11) including ceramic material of several chemical elements and configured for holding apparatus (10) for holding a component by electrostatic forces or vacuum, includes the steps of material removal from holding plate (11) by laser ablation, wherein by laser irradiation (1) protrusions (13) are formed on holding plate (11), end faces (13.1) of which span a carrier surface for the component, and surface modification of holding plate (11) by laser irradiation (1), wherein irradiation parameters of laser irradiation (1) are set such that at least one of the chemical elements of the ceramic material is enriched on the surface of holding plate (11). A method is also described of manufacturing holding apparatus (10) for holding a component by electrostatic forces or vacuum, holding plate (11) which is produced with the inventive method, and holding apparatus (10) with at least one holding plate (11). |
| US10987758B2 |
Teaching device for laser machining
A teaching device for a laser machining system which performs laser machining on a workpiece while moving an irradiation position of laser light using a robot includes a graphical user interface processing unit which displays machining periods, in each of which machining is performed by irradiating a corresponding one of a plurality of machining points set for the workpiece with the laser light while the robot moves along a machining path, and non-machining intervals between the machining periods of the machining points arranged in time series in a band-like region in a distinguishable manner. |
| US10987751B2 |
Force sensing control apparatus for welding machines
Apparatus for allowing a welder to control the output power of a welding machine, and thus its arc power by applying force to a surface of a force sensing transducer assembly. The force sensing transducer assembly generates a force signal based upon the force applied, for example by reducing the resistance within the force sensing transducer assembly. A control interface module then receives the force signal and controls the welding machine power output based upon the force signal. The welder may set the range of force to change the arc power by setting a minimum amount of force to actuate the welding machine and a maximum force that increases the output power of the welding machine (force below the minimum does not actuate the welding machine and force above the maximum does not increase the welding machine power above a certain level). |
| US10987750B2 |
Methods and apparatus for automatic engine control
Apparatus and methods are provided for a welding-type power system that includes an engine configured to drive an electric generator to provide power to a power output, wherein a power signal is applied to the power output. A sensor monitors the power signal, and a controller determines a change in the power signal based on a feedback signal received from the sensor, and controls the engine to start or stop operation in response to the change in the power signal. |
| US10987746B2 |
Wire electric discharge machining apparatus
A wire electric discharge machining apparatus includes upper and lower wire guide units including wire guides configured to position and guide a wire electrode and a jet nozzle configured to supply a jet flow coaxially with the wire electrode, and a core holding pad having a through-hole passing therethrough in an upward/downward direction, and in which a plurality of protrusion sections having an equal distance from upper surfaces thereof to a lower surface of the workpiece are formed. The core holding pad is disposed on the lower wire guide unit such that the core holding pad approaches the lower surface of the workpiece as closely as possible. |
| US10987745B2 |
Method of manufacturing socket punches
A method of manufacturing a punch, such as a socket punch, using wire EDM with at least six steps. The method involves forming a blank, holding the blank with an adapter, machining grooves in the blank, manufacturing a side relief of a working portion using wire EDM, milling the working portion to a final size, and forming a cone point on the end of the working portion. The method allows the punch to be manufactured more quickly and from a CAD model, therefore removing the need for over-specialized equipment and improving manufacturing times. |
| US10987744B2 |
Apparatus and methods for automatically training saw blades on a saw mandrel
Apparatus and methods for automatically training (i.e., straightening) saw blades along a saw mandrel are disclosed. |
| US10987743B2 |
Slotting tool body having inwardly offset insert receiving slot, rotary slot cutting tool having same and cutting insert
A slotting tool body includes a disc-like cutter portion and a shank portion projecting rearwardly therefrom. The cutter portion includes a resilient clamping portion having a peripherally disposed insert receiving slot. The shank portion includes a peripherally disposed forward shank recess that is axially adjacent the cutter portion. A radially inward portion of the insert receiving slot merges in the rearward direction with the forward shank recess. A cutting insert is releasably and resiliently clamped in the insert receiving slot to form a rotary slot cutting tool. The cutting insert includes two cutting portions that each include a long and short insert lateral extension, the long insert lateral extension being longer than the short insert lateral extension. The longest insert lateral extensions are orated on opposite sides of the cutting insert. |
| US10987742B2 |
Method of controlling positioning control apparatus and positioning control apparatus
A method of controlling a positioning control apparatus includes the steps of: deriving a predetermined relational expression in advance; detecting the pressing force during machining by a force sensor; calculating the sideslip amount corresponding to the pressing force detected by the force sensor, in accordance with the predetermined relational expression at any time; correcting a position command value of an arm tip of the positioning control apparatus based on the calculated sideslip amount; and machining the workpiece while moving the arm tip of the positioning control apparatus in accordance with the corrected position command value. |
| US10987741B2 |
Cutting insert, cutting tool, and method for manufacturing machined product
A cutting insert may include a first surface having a polygonal shape, a second surface, a third surface and a cutting edge. The first surface may include a first corner, a first side, a first inclined surface located along the first side, and a second inclined surface located along the second side. In a plan view of the first surface, a width of the first inclined surface in a direction orthogonal to the first side may become larger as approaching the second side. A width of the second inclined surface in a direction orthogonal to the second side may become larger as approaching the first side. |
| US10987737B2 |
Laminate molding apparatus
Provided is a laminate molding apparatus including a chamber, a laser irradiation device, an inert gas supply device, a fume collector, and an evacuate device. The evacuate device includes an intake port, an evacuate amount adjusting portion, a controller, and an evacuate port. The intake port is connected to any part of the laminate molding apparatus through which the inert gas flows, and takes in the inert gas. The evacuate amount adjusting portion adjusts an evacuate amount of the inert gas. The controller controls the evacuate amount adjusting portion to evacuate the inert gas such that an atmospheric pressure in the chamber and an external atmospheric pressure become uniform within a range in which leakage of the inert gas from the chamber is suppressed. The evacuate port evacuates the inert gas from which fumes have been removed to the outside of the laminate molding apparatus. |
| US10987734B2 |
Lamination molding method
A lamination molding apparatus includes a chamber, covering at least a molding area which is the maximum range in which a three-dimensional object can be produced; a molding table, disposed in the molding area in the chamber, on which material powder layers are formed by uniformly spread material powder for each of divided layers, wherein the divided layers are obtained by dividing a desired three-dimensional object for each of a specific thickness; a powder holding wall, surrounding the molding table and holding the material powder supplied onto the molding table; a laser irradiation device, forming sintered layers by irradiating laser beam on specific irradiation areas defined by the contour shape of the desired three-dimensional object of the divided layers on the material powder layers; and a numerical control device, determining, at least before sintering, whether the irradiation areas of all the divided layers are included in the molding area. |
| US10987733B2 |
Components having vibration dampers enclosed therein and methods of forming such components
A component formed by an additive manufacturing process includes a body and a first vibration damper. The body is formed from an additive manufacturing material, and defines at least a first cavity completely enclosed within the body. The first vibration damper is disposed within the first cavity. The first vibration damper includes a flowable medium and a first solidified element formed from the additive manufacturing material. The flowable medium surrounds the first solidified element. |
| US10987732B2 |
Material obtained by compaction and densification of metallic powder(s)
The invention relates to a compacted and densified metal material comprising one or more phases formed of an agglomerate of grains, the cohesion of the material being provided by bridges formed between grains, said material having a relative density higher than or equal to 95% and preferably higher than or equal to 98%. |
| US10987730B2 |
Continuous casting apparatus and continuous casting method for multilayered slab
A continuous casting apparatus for a multilayered slab includes a ladle having a molten steel supply nozzle; a tundish having a first retention portion that receives supply of the molten steel from the ladle through the molten steel supply nozzle and has a first immersion nozzle and a second retention portion that is adjacent to the first retention portion with a flow path interposed therebetween and has a second immersion nozzle; an addition mechanism that adds a predetermined element to the molten steel in the second retention portion; and a casting mold that receives supply of the molten steel from the tundish. |
| US10987729B2 |
Fe-based amorphous alloy ribbon manufacturing method, Fe-based amorphous alloy ribbon manufacturing device, and wound body of Fe-based amorphous alloy ribbon
A method of manufacturing an Fe-based amorphous alloy ribbon includes forming a coated film of a molten alloy on a peripheral surface of a chill roll that has been subjected to polishing using a polishing brush roll, cooling the coated film on the peripheral surface, and then winding the Fe-based amorphous alloy ribbon, which has been peeled off by a peeling means, on a wind-up roll, to obtain a wound body of an Fe-based amorphous alloy ribbon.The polishing brush roll includes a roll axis member and a polishing brush that is equipped with a plurality of brush bristles and satisfies the following condition (1) and condition (2) while rotating axially in a reverse direction to the chill roll. Condition (1): Free length of brush bristles is more than 30 mm but no more than 50 mm. Condition (2): Density of brush bristles at the brush bristle tip is more than 0.30 bristles/mm2 but no more than 0.60 bristles/mm2. |
| US10987728B2 |
Apparatus and method of manufacturing metallic or inorganic strands having a thickness in the micron range by melt spinning
Apparatus for producing elongate strands of metal comprises a rotatable wheel having a circumferential surface, at least one nozzle for directing a molten metal onto the circumferential surface and a collection means for collecting solidified strands of metal formed. The solidified strands are formed on the circumferential surface from the molten metal and are separated from the circumferential surface by centrifugal force generated by rotation of the wheel. The circumferential surface has a circumferentially extending structure having circumferentially extending edges and recesses formed between or bounded by the edges, and by an apparatus for controlling a gas pressure applied to the liquid metal which moves the liquid metal through the nozzle opening and delivers it to the circumferential surface of the rotatable wheel. The nozzle has a rectangular cross-section with a width of the nozzle opening in the circumferential direction of rotation of the wheel and a length transverse to the circumferential surface of the wheel which is greater than the width. A method and a wheel adapted for use in the apparatus are also claimed. |
| US10987727B2 |
Investment casting core system
An investment casting core system includes first and second investment casting cores. The first investment casting core has a pin and the second investment casting core has a hole and an access slot that opens to the hole. The pin is disposed in the hole such as to space the first investment casting core in a fixed position relative to the second investment casting core. A bonding agent is disposed in the access slot and around the pin in the hole. |
| US10987723B2 |
Process for manufacturing a shell mold
The invention concerns a method of manufacturing a shell mould (1) with several layers (2, 3, 4, 5), including at least one contact layer (2), from a model (6) of wax or other similar material of a part to be manufactured, the method comprising a step of dipping the model (6) into a contact slip forming the contact layer (2) and comprising an inorganic or organic binder and a powder, wherein the powder is a mullite-zirconia composite. |
| US10987721B2 |
Method of manufacturing coil spring and coil spring manufacturing apparatus
A method of manufacturing a coil spring and a coil spring manufacturing apparatus are provided that enable precise forming of a coil spring even when various kinds of wire rods are used as a wire rod. This is based on the premise that the wire material being fed out is serially pressed against a rotating roller outer circumferential surface to form the wire rod into a coil shape. Under this premise, as the wire rod is fed out, a rotating roller is rotationally driven by a rotary drive force of a servomotor such that a portion pressed against the wire rod on the rotating roller outer circumferential surface moves toward the advancing side of the wire rod. |
| US10987717B2 |
Device for fixing metal tube with plate by expansion
A device for fixing a metal tube with a plate by expansion includes a pressure head, a jacket and an expansion block. The jacket is of a cylindrical structure having a bottom and provided with a plurality of openings on the side having the bottom and near the bottom, and threads are provided on inner wall of jacket; threads are provided on outer wall of pressure head, and threads on outer wall of pressure head are matched with threads on inner wall of jacket; a cone head is fixed below pressure head and has an outer surface in an inverted cone shape; the expansion block has an inner surface in an inverted cone shape, a plurality of extrusion heads are arranged on outer surface and pass through openings on the side of the jacket; and inner surface of the expansion block is fitted with outer surface of the cone head. |
| US10987714B2 |
Method for forming vehicle body member
A forming method for a vehicle body member may include a tube making process of forming a steel pipe by welding a steel plate coil; a non-circular tube making process of primary preforming the steel pipe formed in the tube making process so as to have a cross section of a predetermined shape; a bending process of bending and secondarily preforming the steel pipe preformed firstly in the non-circular tube making process; and a hot stamping process of heating the secondarily preformed steel pipe, inserting the heated steel pipe into a mold to form a desired shape, and then, quenching the heated steel pipe to form a vehicle body member, thereby easily forming a vehicle body member having high rigidity. |
| US10987709B2 |
Free running pig for pipeline remediation
A remediation pig for cleaning a pipeline of wax or paraffin mechanically, with heating, and/or with jetting, comprising a body having an axis, an impeller mounted in the body to receive power from the flowing fluid within the pipeline, wheels mounted on the body for contacting the internal bore of the pipeline, the wheels being powered by the power received from the impeller and being mounted in a skewed position relative to a plane perpendicular to the axis such that as the wheels roll on the internal bore the remediation pig will move along the pipeline. |
| US10987708B2 |
Drain cleaning systems using sheath protected flexible shaft
A drain cleaning apparatus is described that uses a FlexShaft type drain cleaning cable. The drain cleaning apparatus includes a drum housing, a rotatable cable carrier mounted within an interior of the drum housing and a transmission assembly for transferring rotary power to an end of a FlexShaft cable residing in the interior of the drum housing. Also described are systems using these apparatuses in combination with a rotary power source such as a drill. In addition, various methods of use are described. |
| US10987707B2 |
Combined method for cleaning a tubing string and apparatus for carrying out said method
The group of inventions relates to the oil-and-gas extraction industry, in particular to equipment for removing deposits of asphaltenes, resins, paraffins, hydrates, calcium salts, etc. from tubing strings of oil and gas wells without extracting said tubing strings from the wells. This instrument can also be used for cleaning water-extracting wells and other wells. The internal surface of a tubing string is cleaned by a combined action (ultrasonic, mechanical, heat) on contaminants. Owing to the fact that operation of a well does not stop, dirt atomized by the combined action is raised to the surface and removed from the well by a stream of fluid. A system for ultrasonic cleaning of a tubing string consists of an ultrasonic generator and a downhole ultrasonic scraper, which comprises a converter converting electrical vibrations into mechanical vibrations, which is placed into a protective casing and is connected to a vibration transformer, which boosts the amplitude of vibrations of ultrasonic transducers. The use of the claimed group of inventions makes it possible to increase the efficiency and economy of an operation for cleaning a tubing string. |
| US10987703B2 |
System and method for monitoring cleaning conditions of facility using cleaning apparatus with tracking feature
Systems and methods for monitoring the cleaning conditions of a facility include the use of a cleaning apparatus with a tracking device. The tracking device is adapted to detect an operating parameter of the cleaning apparatus. In embodiments, the operating parameter includes at least one of the location of the cleaning apparatus within a facility over time, the movement of the cleaning apparatus, and the dynamic coefficient of friction encountered by a cleaning head of the cleaning apparatus as it traverses a surface being cleaned in the facility. |
| US10987700B2 |
Article sorting system having security inspection function
Provided is an article sorting system having a security inspection function which relates to intelligent logistics. The system includes: a security inspection machine including a detector, a security inspection driving device and a security inspection channel; and a mobile transport device matched with the security inspection channel in space, which is configured to move a received article to be sorted by using the security inspection driving device so that the article to be sorted passes through the security inspection channel and accepts a security detection performed by the detector in the security inspection channel. Alternatively, the system includes: a security inspection machine including a detector and a security inspection channel; and a mobile transport device matched with the security inspection channel in space, which is configured to move the received article to be sorted so that the article to be sorted passes through the security inspection channel and accepts the security detection performed by the detector in the security inspection channel. |
| US10987694B2 |
Lens coating fixture
The present disclosure relates to a lens coating fixture. The lens coating fixture includes: a fixture upper plate and a fixture lower plate that is arranged to be opposite to the fixture upper late and clamps a lens to be coated together with the fixture upper plate; wherein the fixture upper plate is provided with a plurality of first lends receiving holes, the fixture lower plate is provided with a plurality of second lens receiving holes that correspond to the first lens receiving holes and have the same size with the first lens receiving holes, the fixture upper plate is provided with recess portions surrounding the first lends receiving holes, protrusion portions are arranged at positions of the fixture lower plate corresponding to the recess portions, the protrusion portions being configured to be received in the recess portions when the fixture upper plate and the fixture lower plate are attached. |
| US10987693B2 |
Sealant application tip
A method and apparatus for applying a sealant to a structure. The method comprises scanning a surface of the structure with a vision system to form scanned data. The method further determines a sealant application path for the structure using the scanned data. The method also controls movement of an application tip along the sealant application path using a controller. |
| US10987691B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling pattern-width of coating liquid dispensed from a nozzle
Disclosed is a method for controlling the pattern-width of a coating liquid dispensed from a nozzle. The method includes the steps of: dispensing the coating liquid downward from the nozzle in a dispensing position on a measurement reference line to photograph with a camera positioned at a predetermined horizontal distance from the measurement reference line arranged perpendicularly to a coating reference surface; calculating the pattern-width of the coating liquid on the coating reference surface from image data obtained by photographing the coating liquid dispensed from the nozzle in the dispensing position with the camera; comparing the calculated pattern-width of the coating liquid with a coating liquid reference pattern-width; and adjusting dispensing pressure by increasing or decreasing pressure of air supplied to a pressure container that provides the coating liquid to the nozzle when the calculated pattern-width of the coating liquid is outside the reference allowed error. |
| US10987688B2 |
Packaging device for a product to be dispensed
The invention relates to a packaging device comprising a bottle containing a product to be distributed and having a neck, and a dispensing device comprising a body arranged in the neck. A cache masking the body of the dispensing device is arranged in the neck of the bottle. |
| US10987684B2 |
Nozzle assemblies, systems and related methods
Nozzle assemblies (10) for spray guns are disclosed. The nozzle assemblies (10) generally include a fluid outlet (100) extending along a fluid axis (102), the fluid outlet (100) including a fluid aperture (104) and a fluid side wall (164) defining the fluid aperture (104), an atomizing aperture (108) adjacent the fluid side wall (164) and at least partially surrounding the fluid axis (102), an atomizing inlet (110) configured to receive a pressurized gas, and an adjustment member (150) located on the nozzle assembly (10) and movable to: (i) an atomizing position such that the atomizing inlet (110) is in communication with the atomizing aperture (108), and (ii) a non-atomizing position such that the atomizing inlet (110) is not in communication with the atomizing aperture (108). The foregoing nozzle assemblies (810) allow dispensing of fluid coating media in both spray and bead patterns with improved ease of cleaning, superior spray performance, and adaptability with existing spray gun platforms. |
| US10987682B2 |
Metering valve
A metering valve comprises a closable media passage leading from a media supply to a nozzle opening, wherein the medium can be applied to the workpiece in a metered manner through the nozzle opening. The metering valve is provided with a plasma generator by which the workpiece can be acted on by a plasma jet. |
| US10987681B2 |
Low-flow miniature fluidic spray nozzle assembly and method
A miniature low-flow, fluid conserving washer nozzle has an elongated housing enclosing an interior volume aligned along an inlet axis which receives an elongated insert member with internal fluid passages defining first and second power nozzles, so that accelerating first and second fluid flows are aimed by the first and second power nozzles toward one another in an interaction region defined within the insert with an insert throat to aim spray laterally or transversely along a spray axis through an aligned sidewall aperture in the nozzle housing. The nozzle may generate a planar oscillating sweeping fan of spray, produced by fluidic oscillations at low flow rates, typically 150-300 ml/min at 25 psi. The fan of spray generated may be varied from 20° to 70° or about 15°-60°. The outer dimensions of spray head could be as small as 3.5 mm. The fluidic geometry is also capable of spraying high viscosity liquids up to 25 CP or up to 15 CP. |
| US10987678B2 |
Centrifuge and centrifuge rotor for suppressing buoyancy
Provided is a centrifuge. In a centrifuge having a rotor with a rotor body that holds a sample and that is rapidly rotated, an inclined surface that extends upward as it extends radially outward is formed on an upper-side outer peripheral portion of the rotor, in a region that is at a radially outward side and at an upper side of the outer edge of an opening. The inclined surface is a continuous ring-like inclined surface that has the same cross-sectional shape in the circumferential direction and is formed into a straight-line shape or a curved-line shape in cross-section along a rotation central axis. Although winds occur during high-speed rotation of the rotor, the winds are rectified by the inclined surface, and a component force for pressing the rotor body in a downward direction acts thereon. |
| US10987675B2 |
Dehydration and disintegration apparatus and system
An apparatus for reducing the size of a solid material into smaller particles having an implosion chamber for containing the solid material and creating turbulence and ultrasonic soundwaves. The soundwaves generated by a flail propeller bounce off the chamber walls to create sound frequencies causing the expansion of moisture particles in the solid material leading to implosion of moisture particles within the solid material. The implosion thereby results in reducing the size of solid material, wherein a separating section that receives the smaller material from the implosion chamber channels the coarser particles back into the chamber to go through additional disintegration process. The rotation of the flail propeller within the chamber causes the moisture particles of the solid material to oscillate at high frequency and expansion that disintegrates the solid material. During this process, the moisture content is converted into vapor. |
| US10987665B2 |
Bifunctional absorptive material capable of absorbing both cations and anions in aqueous phase
This present invention discloses a bifunctional adsorptive material capable of adsorbing both cations and anions in aqueous phase, obtainable by synthesizing aluminum ion doped SBA-15 molecular sieves from P123 triblock copolymers, tetraethoxysilane, and aluminum isopropoxide to obtain multiple cationic active adsorption sites, and by grafting large sterically hindered organic groups onto the surface of Al-SBA-15 to obtain multiple anionic active adsorption sites. This kind of adsorptive material has two types of adsorption sites for ions of opposite charges. The large sterically hindered organic groups prevent spontaneous recombination reaction between the two types of adsorption sites, enabling the adsorptive material to have excellent adsorption capacity for wastewater treatment involving both cations and anions. |
| US10987664B2 |
Process for preparing a structurally selective oligomerization catalyst of prolonged stability by precipitation
A process for preparing an oligomerization catalyst is based on using nickel aluminosilicate that has high activity and selectivity coupled with adequate service life in the heterogeneously catalysed oligomerization of C3 to C6 olefins or olefin-containing feed mixtures based thereon. |
| US10987662B2 |
Desilicated ZSM-5 catalysts for xylene isomerization
A method of making a xylene isomerization catalyst comprises the steps of (i) contacting a ZSM-5 zeolite starting material having a silica to alumina molar ratio of 20 to 50 and having a mesopore surface area in the range of 50 m2/gram to 200 m2/gram in a reactor with a base to provide an intermediate zeolite material; (ii) recovering the intermediate ZSM-5 zeolite material of step (i); (iii) contacting the intermediate zeolite material with an acid to provide an acid treated ZSM-5 zeolite product; (iv) recovering the acid treated ZSM-5 zeolite material; and (v) calcining the acid treated ZSM-5 zeolite material to provide a desilicated ZSM-5 zeolite product having a silica to alumina molar ratio of 20 to 150 and having a mesopore surface area in the range of 100 m2/gram to 400 m2/gram. |
| US10987659B1 |
Synthesis of TiO2/Co3O4 core-shell photocatalysts
A method of synthesizing TiO2/Co3O4 core-shell photocatalysts is provided. The method includes preparing SiO2 hollow nanospheres via sol-gel synthesis in the presence of a triblock copolymer surfactant and a cationic surfactant; adding titanium sec-butoxide to a solution containing the SiO2 hollow nanospheres to provide a first combined sample; calcinating the first combined sample to provide hollow mesoporous TiO2 nanospheres; adding cobalt nitrate to a solution comprising the hollow mesoporous TiO2 nanospheres to provide a second combined sample; and calcinating the second combined sample to provide TiO2/Co3O4 core-shell photocatalysts. Methods of producing hydrogen by water-splitting using TiO2/Co3O4 core-shell photocatalysts are also provided. Such methods include photodepositing platinum onto the photocatalysts during the reaction. |
| US10987656B2 |
Core-shell nanoparticle, method for manufacturing same and method for producing hydrogen peroxide using same
This invention relates to core-shell nanoparticles having acid sites, a method of manufacturing the same, and a method of directly producing hydrogen peroxide using the same. |
| US10987651B2 |
Endotoxin adsorbent
Means for removing endotoxin is provided. Endotoxin is removed by contacting an endotoxin adsorbent including a cellulose nanofiber having an amino group with a liquid containing endotoxin. |
| US10987649B2 |
Microreactor system
A microreactor system that can mix fluids at precise timing has two inlets into which fluids are introduced and merges, in a channel, a first fluid introduced from a first inlet and a second fluid introduced from a second inlet, a first pump that sends the first fluid toward the inlets, and a second pump that sends the second fluid toward the inlets, a first fluid detector that detects an arrival of the first fluid at the first inlet, and a second fluid detector that detects an arrival of the second fluid at the second inlet. |
| US10987647B2 |
Multistage catalyst injection system for an olefin polymerization reactor
This disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for the delivery of a multi-component olefin polymerization catalyst to a polymerization reactor. The apparatus includes: a first catalyst component delivery conduit; a second catalyst component delivery conduit which is disposed within the first catalyst component delivery conduit; a first catalyst component mixing conduit; a third catalyst component delivery conduit which is disposed within the first catalyst component mixing conduit; a second catalyst component mixing conduit comprising an upstream section and a downstream section, the downstream section terminating within the polymerization reactor; and a diluent delivery conduit; the first and second catalyst component delivery conduits each being open-ended and co-terminating at the first catalyst component mixing conduit; the first catalyst component mixing conduit and the third catalyst component delivery conduit each being open-ended and co-terminating at the upstream section of the second catalyst component mixing conduit; and the diluent delivery conduit terminating at the downstream section of the second catalyst component mixing conduit. |
| US10987646B2 |
Dehydrogenation of alkanes
A reactor system for dehydrogenation of alkanes in a given temperature range upon bringing a reactant stream including alkanes into contact with a catalytic mixture. The reactor system includes a reactor unit arranged to accommodate the catalytic mixture, where the catalytic mixture includes catalyst particles and a ferromagnetic material. The catalyst particles are arranged to catalyze the dehydrogenation of alkanes. The ferromagnetic material is ferromagnetic at least at temperatures up to an upper limit of the given temperature range. The reactor system moreover includes an induction coil arranged to be powered by a power source supplying alternating current and being positioned so as to generate an alternating magnetic field within the reactor unit upon energization by the power source, whereby the catalytic mixture is heated to a temperature within the temperature range by means of the alternating magnetic field. Also, a catalytic mixture and a method of dehydrogenating alkanes. |
| US10987641B2 |
Manufacturing method and manufacturing apparatus that includes blades having inclined surfaces for manufacturing a granulated body
A manufacturing method for a granulated body includes supplying powder agitated by a dry agitator to a wet agitator, and agitating the powder supplied from the dry agitator with a liquid component in the wet agitator by rotating blades that have inclined surfaces, so as to form a granulated body. The blades are rotated when the powder is supplied to the wet agitator from the dry agitator. The dry agitator agitates the powder in a dry state, and the wet agitator is positioned below the dry agitator. The wet agitator includes an agitation chamber and the blades rotating around a center axis orthogonal to a direction in which the powder is supplied. |
| US10987639B2 |
Amphiphilic diblock copolymer and use of same for producing polymeric filter membranes
Provided is a an amphiphilic diblock copolymer including from 40 to 60% by weight, relative to the weight of the copolymer, of a hydrophilic block including a unit derived from an n-butyl acrylate monomer and a derived from a hydroxyethyl methacrylate monomer. The copolymer also includes from 40 to 60% by weight, relative to the weight of the copolymer, of a hydrophobic block including at least one unit derived from a methyl methacrylate monomer. Also provided is a polymeric membrane that includes the block copolymer and a hydrophobic polymeric matrix. This membrane is useful for treating an effluent, for example, water. |
| US10987638B2 |
Asymmetric polytetrafluoroethylene composite having a macro-textured surface and method for making the same
Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) composite articles that have a macro textured surface. The composite articles include at least two different PTFE membranes in a layered or stacked configuration. The composite article has a macro textured surface characterized by a plurality of strands raised from the surface of the PTFE membrane. The strands may be formed of either interconnected nodes of PTFE or of at least one nodal mass of PTFE and have a length equal to or greater than about 1.5 mm. The macro textured surface provides a topography to the first PTFE membrane. The composite articles have a bubble point from about 3.0 psi to about 200 psi, a thickness from about 0.01 to about 3.0 mm, and a bulk density from about 0.01 g/cm3 to about 1.0 g/cm3. |
| US10987633B2 |
Rotary filter arrangement having a plurality of hollow shafts
A filtration arrangement for a filtration device having a container. The filtration arrangement includes at least two or more hollow shafts, rotatably mounted in a machine frame, on which a plurality of membrane filter disks are arranged. At least one drive device is allocated to the plurality of hollow shafts. Permeate can be discharged from the container through the hollow shafts. Each hollow shaft can be inserted into the container on one of the ends thereof having the plurality of membrane filter disks, such that the opposite end thereof protrudes out of the container. Several or many of the membrane filter disks are arranged axially spaced apart on each hollow shaft, and deformable spacer sleeves are arranged between one part or all adjacent membrane filter disks and axially space apart the membrane filter disks on the hollow shafts. |
| US10987631B2 |
Filter cassette article, and filter comprising same
A filtration cassette including a multilaminate array of sheets including filter sheets alternating with permeate sheet members and retentate sheet members, and a cross-flow filter device comprising a multiplicity of stacked filtration cassettes of such type. The improvements associated with the filtration cassettes described herein include, but are not limited to, at least one of: reinforced inlet(s) providing for longevity and improved cleanability of the cassettes; spacer permeate screens to limit throughput restriction; stainless steel or otherwise stiffened permeate sheets to prevent movement and increase flux; and stainless steel permeate sheets that can be used with ultrasonic transmission to minimize fouling of the filter sheets and extend cleaning cycles. Advantageously, the filtration cassettes are more resistant to higher temperatures than the filtration cassettes of the prior art. |
| US10987629B2 |
Method for removing biopolymer aggregates and viruses from a fluid
The present invention relates to a method for removing biopolymer aggregates and viruses from a fluid. In a first step, the biopolymer aggregates are selectively removed by filtration through a porous, polyamide-comprising shaped body having a native surface. In a second step, the biopolymer aggregate-free fluid is filtered through at least one suitable virus-retentive membrane. |
| US10987623B2 |
Sorbents for the oxidation and removal of mercury
Various embodiments disclosed relate to sorbents for the oxidation and removal of mercury. The present invention includes removing mercury from a mercury-containing gas using a halide-promoted and optionally ammonium-protected sorbent that can include carbon sorbent, non-carbon sorbent, or a combination thereof. |
| US10987622B2 |
Acid gas separation membrane and acid gas separation method using same, acid gas separation module, and acid gas separation apparatus
Provided is an acid gas separation membrane that includes an acid gas separation layer containing a hydrophilic resin and an acid gas carrier, a hydrophobic porous membrane layer supporting the acid gas separation layer, a porous membrane protective layer protecting the acid gas separation layer, and a first layer having a Gurley number of less than or equal to 0.5 times a Gurley number of the hydrophobic porous membrane layer and the porous membrane protective layer, the Gurley number of the first layer being greater than or equal to 0.1 s and less than or equal to 30 s. Also provided is an acid gas separation method using the acid gas separation membrane, as well as an acid gas separation module and an acid gas separation apparatus that each include the acid gas separation membrane. |
| US10987621B1 |
System and method for removing harmful gas in discharged cleaning solution of exhaust gas treatment apparatus
The present disclosure relates to a system and a method for removing noxious gas from cleaning liquid discharged from an exhaust gas treatment apparatus and, more particularly, to a system and a method for removing noxious gas from cleaning liquid discharged from an exhaust gas treatment apparatus, which are capable of adjusting the discharge rate of the cleaning liquid in a noxious gas removal unit, which removes noxious gas remaining in a gaseous state in the cleaning liquid discharged from the exhaust gas treatment apparatus and discharges the cleaning liquid from which the noxious gas in the gaseous state has been removed, on the basis of a result of measurement of the level of the cleaning liquid in the noxious gas removal unit. |
| US10987619B2 |
Apparatus for collecting by-product in semiconductor manufacturing process
Disclosed is an apparatus for collecting a by-product in a semiconductor manufacturing process. An objective of the present invention is to provide an apparatus for collecting a by-product such that exhaust gas having great amount of light gas is coagulated while having sufficient residence time in a long flow path, whereby the exhaust gas is collected as a high-density by-product. For this purpose, the apparatus includes: a housing receiving and discharging introduced exhaust gas and configured with a horizontal vortex plate; an upper plate covering an upper portion of the housing; an internal collecting tower provided with a collecting tower cover and a seed eliminating fin to extend a flow path and residence time of the exhaust gas; a heater having a heat conduction plate; and an extended discharging pipe configured to extend the flow path and residence time of the exhaust gas and discharge the exhaust gas. |
| US10987614B2 |
Retrofittable no filter no run filtration system
A no filter no filter no nm attachment is disclosed. A shell defines a fluid passage from an upstream fluid aperture at a first end for fluid receiving communication with a filtration cartridge to a downstream fluid aperture at a corresponding second end sized and shaped for coupling to a fluid pump inlet. The shell further defines a pin aperture at the first end sized to receive a pin from the filtration cartridge. A divider segments the fluid passage into an upstream portion that comprises the upstream fluid aperture and the pin aperture and a downstream portion that comprises the downstream fluid aperture. The divider also defines an internal aperture that allows fluid communication between the upstream portion and the downstream portion. A ball is disposed in the upstream portion in fluid flow receiving communication with the upstream fluid aperture, and is sized to have a greater diameter than the internal aperture. |
| US10987613B2 |
Filter system with central element and strainer filter
A filter system for filtering a fluid is provided with a filter housing that has a housing top part and a housing bottom part arranged along a housing axis of the filter housing. An inlet socket is arranged at the housing top part for supplying a fluid to be filtered. An outlet socket is arranged at the housing top part for discharging the fluid. A filter element is provided with a filter bellows arranged about a longitudinal axis of the filter element. The filter element, installed inside the filter housing, fluidically separates a raw fluid side from a clean fluid side. A central element is attached to the filter housing and extends along the housing axis. The central element is separate from the filter element and projects into an interior of the filter element. A strainer filter is arranged at the central element. |
| US10987609B1 |
Polar-linear-fresnel-concentrating solar-thermal power and desalination plant
A device, method, and system for generating electric power and desalinating seawater, combining concentrated solar energy with one-or-more cogeneration alternatives; utilizing seawater as a working fluid. An inclined Fresnel-mirror-system of east-west primary axis, and site-latitude justification, is utilized to reflect the sun's incidental irradiance to a central receiving tube, and raising temperature of working-fluid therein, producing dry saturated, or wet steam, whereby resultant energy turns a rotary-screw-expander engine, providing mechanical power, thence turning a generator; producing electric power. Heat recovered in the working-fluid is utilized in seawater desalination using a Multi-Effect-Distillation system, whereby, during non-solar-dependent productive hours, a molten-salts Single-Temperature-Thermal-Energy storage system is utilized as a battery. Waste heat from industry, renewable, and conventional power systems, is recycled to generate electrical power utilizing an organ fluid in a rotary-screw-expander engine arrangement, within an Organic Rankine-Cycle process, and desalinate seawater, accordingly. |
| US10987606B2 |
Simulated afterburner flame effect
The invention is directed to special effect device that is used to produce a simulated flame that has the shape and, if desired, the color characteristics of the flame produced by a jet afterburner. In one embodiment, the device includes a steam system for providing a stream of steam, a steam accelerator for applying a high-speed and highly linear stream of air to steam provided by the steam system to produce at steam cloud with a highly linear shape similar to the shape of the flame produced by a jet afterburner, and a lighting system to project desired colors onto the linear steam cloud. |
| US10987600B2 |
Clothing for a two-dimensional doll
The presently disclosed technology is directed towards two-dimensional clothing for a doll that has a portal or passage way for a head and neck of a doll to pass through and which further has shoulder straps that rest on at least one shoulder of the doll. In addition, such a device has a fold line at a line of symmetry between a front side and back side of the clothing which is used to fold the clothing or to adjust the clothing based on the size or fashion style of a doll. |
| US10987598B2 |
Actuatable motion base system
A method in accordance with present embodiments includes receiving a signal that a vehicle is positioned on a motion base system; and actuating a plurality of motion bases of the motion base system to actuate independently of one another to cause the vehicle to roll, pitch, or heave. Actuating the plurality of motion bases includes providing a first signal to an electrical actuator associated with a first motion base; actuating a movable deck of the first motion base to move a first distance relative to its housing at a first time point; providing a second signal to an electrical actuator associated with a second motion base; and actuating a movable deck of the second motion base to move a second distance relative to its housing at the first time point. |
| US10987593B2 |
Dynamic interfaces for launching direct gameplay
A method for launching interactive content including associating one or more templates with a corresponding one or more activities of an interactive content title and transmitting the one or more templates to a platform server. The method includes selecting and displaying a set of templates generated from the one or more templates received on a user device. The method includes launching the activity in the interactive title based on a template selected by a user. |
| US10987587B2 |
System and method for game object and environment generation
A system and method for building and rendering in-game objects. In some embodiments, the system includes a plurality of metadata records describing available assets, wherein each metadata record comprises an asset identifier, which identifies an asset, and a property tag. In some embodiments, the system receives the metadata asset record or the asset identified by the metadata asset record from an asset interface to instruct a rendering engine to load the asset identified by the metadata asset record into a 3D environment. |
| US10987584B2 |
System and method for providing targeted recommendations to segments of users of a virtual space
Targeted recommendations may be provided to specific user segments. The users may be segmented on or more user parameters that facilitate targeted provision of recommendations to the individual segments of users. A recommendation may prompt a user to take a recommended action in the game. |
| US10987582B2 |
System and method for providing awards to users of an online game
An online game is provided to users via client computing devices. Gameplay metrics are determined for users of the online game based on actions taken by the users in the online game. Secondary games are provided, where the potential awards provided by the secondary games are determined based on the gameplay metrics of the users. |
| US10987573B2 |
Virtual reality hand gesture generation
A method including receiving at least one of touch data or force data representing a touch input received at the controller, determining one or more model(s), generating image data using the one or more models, the image data representing at least a hand gesture corresponding to the touch input received at the controller, and transmitting the image data to a virtual reality (VR) environment for display. |
| US10987570B2 |
Device to provide network access to entertainment machine
A display signal associated with a pinball machine display is received. The display signal is interpreted. A network message is transmitted via a network interface based at least in part on the interpretation of the display signal.A network message is received via a network interface. A maintenance signal associated with the network message is submitted via a communication interface, wherein the communication interface is coupled to a pinball machine coin door panel driver board. |
| US10987568B2 |
Auto scorer for displaying rolls deciding outcome
When a bowler begins a roll and the result of the roll is detected by a scanner, the detection result is transmitted as data to a host computer via a bowler console assigned to each lane, and the scores of the bowlers are tallied. The scores of the bowlers are transmitted to a sub computer connected to or housed within the host computer, possible maximum scores are calculated by adding to the scores of the roll results the scores that would be attained by knocking down all pins with no misses in subsequent rolls, and the rolls needed to decide the rankings, point differences, and outcome are determined. The rolls needed to decide the calculated rankings, point differences, and outcome are displayed on a lane monitor, a ranking table monitor, a televised lane screen, a televised player, and a televised ranking table screen. |
| US10987566B2 |
System and methods for golf ball location monitoring
Technologies are disclosed herein for one or more sensors arrayed adjacent to a golf course playing surface to track the trajectory and determine a resting location of a golf ball it travels along the golf course playing surface. The sensors may include motion detecting sensors that may determine various measurements related to the location and/or movement of the golf ball, such as an initial impact location, a velocity, and/or a direction of travel of the golf ball along the golf course playing surface. The signals from the motion detecting sensors may further be used to determine a resting location for the golf ball and/or a rate of acceleration/deceleration of the golf ball. The various signals may be averaged together to determine a velocity and/or direction of travel of the golf ball. |
| US10987561B1 |
Hitting practice device
A hitting practice device allows a batter to swing the bat, make contact with the device, and then to follow-through with the swing while maintaining contact with the device. In embodiments, the hitting practice device includes a pivoting base, a post connected to the base, a pad attached at the upper portion of the post, and a stopper that prevents the base from pivoting beyond a recovery angle. In other embodiments, the base includes a base plate and stabilization plate connected by a hinge. In embodiments, a pad and dampener absorb most of the initial impact of the hit, pausing the swing for analysis. The pivoting base then allows the batter to continue, follow-through and completing the swing. |
| US10987559B1 |
Adjustable golf club
A length adjustable golf club includes a club head attached to a shaft at a lower end. A length adjusting kit includes a shaft insert that attaches to the shaft at an upper end. The shaft insert includes a coupling port that accepts one of an extension block or a grip connector. To provide length adjustments of the overall club length, one or more extension blocks may attached between the shaft insert and the grip connector. A grip assembly having a reinforcing sleeve connects to the grip connector and extends over the shaft and any extension blocks. |
| US10987558B1 |
Custom grip
Provided is an adjustable custom grip and method of forming the same are provided. The method of forming a customized putter grip includes orienting a first grip member having a first contact surface and a second grip member having a second contact surface of the customized putter grip in a predetermined orientation selected from a set of angles between the first contact surface and the second contact surface. The method may also include fixing the first grip member and the second grip member in the predetermined orientation. The method may further include coupling the customized putter grip with fixed first grip member and second grip member to a shaft of a putter. The custom grip provides for an anatomically, ergonomically custom putter grip to accommodate variations in human hands and other anatomical parts that affect the holding of a golf club grip. |
| US10987557B2 |
Flexible golf club grip with stable cap
A flexible elastomeric grip for the shaft of a golf club having an end cap with a cavity for receiving a sensor and/or counterweight. The cap has a durometer hardness equal to or greater than the tubular body portion of the grip and a flange sized to match the larger diameter of the body, with a sleeve engaging the inner periphery of the larger end of the tubular body. In one version of the cap, the sleeve portion is extended in length and has stiffening ribs on the outer surface of the sleeve; and, in another version, the sleeve is shorter and may also have stiffening ribs on the outer surface of the sleeve. In another version of the cap, fibrous material is disposed in the flange and sleeve to increase lateral stiffness without increasing durometer. |
| US10987556B2 |
Bat with barrel pivot joint
A ball bat configured for impacting a ball. The ball bat extends along a longitudinal axis and includes a unitary bat frame and a pivot joint. The unitary bat frame includes a handle portion and a barrel portion having a distal region. The pivot joint is coupled to the distal region of the barrel portion. The pivot joint movably supports the barrel portion relative to the longitudinal axis such that the distal region of the barrel portion may pivot towards and away from the longitudinal axis about the pivot joint. |
| US10987549B2 |
Golf ball retrieval apparatus
A golf ball retrieval apparatus for retrieving a golf ball from a cupped hole is provided. The golf ball retrieval apparatus comprises an outer tube and an inner shaft slidably receivable within the outer tube. A retrieval mechanism is mounted to the inner shaft and capable of releasably grasping the golf ball. A cam system is mounted to the inner shaft for substantially centering the inner shaft within the outer tube and impeding the movement of the inner shaft within the outer tube. Interaction of the cam system and the outer tube impedes movement of the inner shaft within the outer tube and releasably, frictionally secures a desired position of the inner shaft relative to the outer tube. Golfers are enabled to facilitate expedient retrieval of a golf ball from a cupped hole or other location while remaining in a substantially upright position. |
| US10987548B2 |
Multi-piece solid golf ball
In a multi-piece solid golf ball having a core formed of a rubber composition, an intermediate layer formed of a polyurethane material and a cover, the ball satisfies the following condition: surface hardness of ball≤surface hardness of intermediate layer-encased sphere. When the ball is struck with a driver at a head speed of 40 m/s, the sum of the time t1 required from contact initiation between the driver and ball for deformation of the ball to reach a maximum value and the time t2 required from the state of maximum ball deformation for the ball and driver clubface to separate is at least 705 microseconds. This ball has an excellent flight performance when hit by low or moderate head-speed golfers, is receptive to spin on approach shots and has a good, soft feel at impact. |
| US10987547B2 |
Golf ball
An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having excellent abrasion resistance and spin performance on driver shots. The present invention provides a golf ball having a spherical core and a cover covering the spherical core, wherein the cover contains a polyurethane, wherein the polyurethane comprises, as a constituent component, (A) a polyisocyanate component and (B) a polyol component containing (b1) a polyrotaxane, and wherein (b1) the polyrotaxane has a cyclodextrin, a linear molecule piercing through the cyclic structure of the cyclodextrin, and a blocking group located at both terminals of the linear molecule to prevent disassociation of the cyclodextrin, and at least a part of hydroxyl groups of the cyclodextrin is modified with a caprolactone chain via —O—C3H6—O— group. |
| US10987545B2 |
Graduated-buoyancy swimming float apparatus
A wearable graduated-buoyancy swimming float apparatus for use by people learning to swim. |
| US10987542B2 |
Intelligent system and apparatus providing physical activity feedback
This document presents a system and method for using an intelligent belt and a remote secondary sensor to obtain instantaneous feedback during the performance of physical activities. A remote secondary sensor may be attached to a conveyance associated with, and in use by, a user. The intelligent belt uses a position sensor, such as a 3-axis accelerometer, to monitor the movements of a user and a conveyance such as an athletic apparatus, or any other apparatus upon which a user may stand, move, or with which the user may be associated. The belt is capable of determining when certain physical activities are not being performed properly in comparison to a preferred and pre-configured performance, and can provide real-time feedback using visual, aural, haptic, and other feedback mechanisms. |
| US10987541B2 |
Foot exercise brace and ball device
A universal foot exercise brace and ball device with new and useful characteristics for massaging and rehabilitating the plantar fascia is presented. An adjustable ankle brace surrounding the ankle naturally connects to a curvilinear tongue surface that rests over the top portion of the foot defining a passageway for a shock cord. An upper cord lock subsequently accommodates and sizes the shock cord, which in turn holds a spherical ball designed for massaging the tissues found at the bottom of the foot. Together, all the components of this utilitarian device work as one embodiment and integrated unit leaving the plantar fascia completely unobstructed to be massaged using this new device and method that securely holds a ball in place under the foot while it operates rolling under all sections of the plantar fascia as intended by the user. |
| US10987534B2 |
Exercise garment
A fabric-like, elastic, exercise resistance band with first and second ends, permanently affixed to the end of each leg section of an exercise pant garment that extends to at least just below the knee area. The resistance bands comprise a resilient material and offer no resistance when formed to each leg, out of the way for everyday activities. When the resistance bands are unformed and fastened together by way of a locking canister affixed to each resistance band, the muscles of the lower body, primarily the inner thighs and buttocks, may be stimulated as the legs are moved further apart during a resistance exercise program. |
| US10987531B2 |
Method for stabilizing metallic mercury
Disclosed is a method for stabilizing metallic mercury in the form of mercury sulfide. The method includes the following steps: a) dispersing metallic mercury in a polysulfide aqueous solution so as to convert the metallic mercury into mercury sulfide; and b) separating the mercury sulfide. |
| US10987530B2 |
Automatic fire extinguisher system having a safety assembly
A safety assembly provided with an automatic fire extinguisher system includes an engagement member, a blocking member, and an extension member. The engagement member is slidably received within an outlet port of a valve housing. A blocking member having a first blocking member portion and a second blocking member portion is at least partially received within a cavity defined by the valve housing. The extension member extends between the engagement member and the blocking member. |
| US10987528B2 |
Fall protection device
A fall protection device is used to connect with a safety belt, including a frame having a receiving space, a shaft disposed on the frame, a decelerating member connected to the shaft and disposed in the receiving space, and a safety belt base fitted around the decelerating member. An outer peripheral surface of the decelerating member has a plurality of friction surfaces arranged at intervals. The safety belt base has an outer peripheral surface adapted to be wrapped by the safety belt and an inner peripheral surface being in contact with the friction surfaces thereof. With the design describing above, the friction surfaces rub the inner peripheral surface to generate a rolling friction, thereby to slow down an unwound speed of the safety belt. |
| US10987525B2 |
Descending apparatus and methods for use of same
Methods and systems are provided for a rappelling device comprising a body, a pocket, and a pivotable bollard. |
| US10987511B2 |
Stimulation systems and related user interfaces
A system for stimulating body tissue may include a user interface and a control unit. The control unit may include a processor and non-transitory computer readable medium. The non-transitory computer readable medium may store instructions that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to identify an electrode combination and determine a threshold charge for use in stimulating the body tissue. The processors identifications and determinations may be based at least partially on input received via the user interface. |
| US10987508B2 |
Medical therapy arrangement for applying an electrical stimulation to a human or animal subject
A garment worn by the patient is provided. The garment has a first module electrically connected to a second module. The first module has a first sub-control unit electrically connected to a first electrode and a second electrode placed at a first muscle of the patient and a third electrode and a fourth electrode placed at a second muscle. The sub-control unit is electrically connected to a master unit. The first muscle is stimulated with a first stimulation signal without shortening the first muscle by sending the first stimulation signal to the first electrode placed at the first muscle. The stimulation of the first muscle relaxes the second muscle. A measuring unit (U1) of the master unit determines a first current value flowing from the first electrode through the first muscle to the second electrode and sends the first current value to a central processing unit (CPU). |
| US10987500B2 |
Nanochanneled device with electrodes and related methods
A nanochannel delivery device and method of manufacturing and use. The nanochannel delivery device comprises an inlet, an outlet, electrodes and a nanochannel. The nanochannel may be oriented parallel to the primary plane of the nanochannel delivery device. The inlet and outlet may be in direct fluid communication with the nanochannel. |
| US10987495B2 |
Inflatable medical balloon with variable profile
An apparatus for performing a medical procedure includes a balloon with a variable profile. The balloon includes at least one inflatable chamber occupied by a fluid, such as air, and solids, such as generally spherical balls. When the chamber is inflated, the solids are spaced apart as a result of their ability to move or flow, but when the chamber is evacuated, the solids become compacted and prevent it from fully collapsing. The balloon may have a plurality of inflatable chambers with solids in different arrangements to achieve different objectives during the medical procedure, such as for example stent deployment. For example, one chamber may be expanded while the other is restrained to alter the balloon geometry, such as for providing focused force or permitting perfusion. |
| US10987493B2 |
Guide wire
Provided is a guide wire having a novel structure, with which it is possible to improve production efficiency and to effectively prevent large irregularities from forming on an outer circumferential surface of a core wire. Further provided is a guide wire having a novel structure, with which it is possible to more meticulously set bending rigidity to a distal end portion thereof. In a guide wire having a coil externally mounted about a distal end portion of a core wire, a proximal end portion of the coil is integrally joined to the core wire during formation of the coil. Furthermore, in a guide wire having a coil externally mounted about a distal end portion of a core wire, a cross-sectional shape of a wire that constitutes the coil varies in a lengthwise direction of the coil. |
| US10987492B2 |
Imaging guidewire with photoactivation capabilities
A guidewire providing imaging and light for photoactivation of therapeutic agents. Using optical fibers with Bragg gratings, electromagnetic waves are coupled to photoacoustic materials thereby providing acoustic energy for imaging tissues. The reflected acoustic waves can be sensed with photoreflective materials coupled to different optical fibers. Additional optical fibers allow photoactivated therapeutics to be activated in proximity to the imaged tissues. The photoactivated therapeutics may be administered intravenously or with a drug-delivery catheter. |
| US10987489B2 |
Steerable guide wire and catheter with shape change in-situ
A steerable guide wire and/or a catheter device and associated method. The device includes a guide wire having a distal end, a hollow interior, and an anchoring mechanism positioned proximate to the distal end of the guide wire. The device further includes a core wire is slidably inserted into the hollow interior of the guide wire. Upon insertion, the core wire actuates the anchoring mechanism to anchor the guide wire at an anchoring location. |
| US10987488B2 |
Vessel cannulation device and method of use
Devices and methods are provided for automatic vascular access. An automatic vessel cannulation device, mechanical or electronic, has a sensor configured to detect a physiologic parameter of a needle tip, and a blunting device advancing member released in response to the sensor. The sensor may measure pressure or any other physiological parameter. A processor is configured to analyze data sent by the sensor and is pre-set to identify parameters unique to arteries, veins, or other body cavities or organs. A method may include comparing a physiologic parameter with pre-determined parameters to deploy a blunting element if the physiologic parameter is within a range of the pre-determined parameters. An expandable sheath may be included. A device can be provided having a motor controlling the cannulation device orientation to scan tissue with the tip of the needle by moving the cannulation device through the ultrasound transducer. |
| US10987484B1 |
Baby monitor system sound and light delivery based on vitals
A baby monitor system comprises: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to: obtain a sleep schedule of a baby; obtain vitals of the baby, wherein the vitals are based on pulse oximetry; and cause a first sound or a first light to emit in response to the sleep schedule and the vitals. A method comprises: obtaining a sleep schedule of a baby; obtaining vitals of the baby, wherein the vitals are based on pulse oximetry; and causing a first sound or a first light to emit in response to the sleep schedule and the vitals. |
| US10987480B1 |
Nasal cannula without nostril prongs
This disclosure relates to a nasal cannula without nostril prongs. The nasal cannula may be used together with an oxygen delivery system, such as a portable oxygen concentrator, or another type of breathing device such as a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine. In an example, a nasal cannula includes a tube configured to connect to an oxygen supply, and a fitting configured to connect to the tube. The fitting includes a single discharge port having a first section configured to be situated inferior to a first nostril of a user and a second section configured to be situated inferior to a second nostril of the user. Further, the fitting does not include nostril prongs. Because the fitting does not include nostril prongs, patient comfort is dramatically increased relative to prior designs. |
| US10987477B2 |
Respiratory apparatus
A mask apparatus for a respiratory treatment can permit delivery of breathable gas to a user. In one example, the mask may employ a frame and cushion to form a seal for both mouth and nose. The frame may be adapted for coupling with a respiratory treatment apparatus so as to permit communication of a pressurized gas from the respiratory treatment apparatus. The cushion, which may be foam, may have a substantially under the nose configuration or over the nose configuration. The mask may have a common plenum chamber for both nose and mouth. The cushion may further define a centrally open lip superior region. The cushion may be adapted to couple with the frame directly or to the frame in conjunction with a cushion support clip. Various features of the cushion may further promote sealing and comfort for the under the nose design. |
| US10987472B2 |
Dose detection for a medication delivery device
The present disclosure relates to a dose detection system for use in combination with a medication delivery device. In one aspect, the system includes a module body adapted to be removably attached to the actuator of a medication delivery device, and a plurality of magnetic sensing elements attached to said module body. The magnetic sensing elements can be spaced apart from one another to define a ring pattern. The system detects the amount of rotation of a magnetic ring of said one or more dipoles of a medication delivery device relative to the magnetic sensing elements during dose delivery when the module is attached to the device. |
| US10987471B2 |
Injection device drive with two gear patterns
An injection device having a drive member with first and second gear patterns that are fixed relative to each other. The drive member is rotatable and translatable in first and second opposing axial directions. A plunger expels medicament from a cartridge when it is translated in an advancing direction. A dosage indicator indicates a set dosage. A first gearing arrangement operably couples the first gear pattern with the plunger wherein rotation of the drive member in a first direction translates the drive member in a first axial direction without movement of the plunger and translation of the drive member in the opposite axial direction drives the plunger in the advancing direction. A second gearing arrangement operably couples the second gear pattern with the dosage indicator and moves the dosage indicator to indicate an increase in the set dosage when the drive member is translated in the first axial direction. |
| US10987467B2 |
Cannula deployment mechanism
A cannula insertion device is disclosed. The device includes a needle carriage, a rail device on which the needle carriage is slidable, a yoke having a channel, a linkage connected to the needle carriage and extending into the channel, a torsion spring with one end connected to the linkage, and locking device for locking the torsion spring in tension and maintaining the needle carriage and the linkage in a locked position prior to activation. Upon release of the locking device, the tension of the torsion spring is released, which causes the linkage to move in the channel and slide the needle carriage along the rail device. A catheter carriage may also be provided for actuation by the linkage. |
| US10987461B2 |
Blood treatment device priming devices, methods, and systems
Simple-to-use systems, methods, and devices for priming replacement blood treatment devices, for swapping the blood treatment devices out, for replacing swapped-out blood treatment devices, and other related operations are described. In embodiments, a blood treatment device can be primed while a therapy is still running. When the replacement blood treatment device is needed, the therapy can be stopped momentarily (less than a minute) for the rapid and safe swap of the blood treatment device. Blood loss can be minimized. The down time from therapy can be minimized. |
| US10987453B2 |
Multi-way valve for a medical instrument
A medical device is provided comprising a first port; a second port in fluid communication with the first port; and a third port in selective fluid communication with both the first port and the second port; a sealing membrane disposed between the third port and both the first port and the second port, the sealing membrane is configured to move between a first position preventing fluid communication between the third port and both the first port and the second port and a second position allowing fluid communication between the third port and the first port, wherein movement of a fluid supplied to the medical device at the third port moves the sealing membrane from the first position to the second position. |
| US10987452B2 |
Local delivery of water-soluble or water-insoluble therapeutic agents to the surface of body lumens
A method and device for local delivery of water-soluble or water-insoluble therapeutic agents to the surface of a normal or diseased body lumen is disclosed. An expandable structure of a medical disposable device, such as a balloon of a balloon catheter, is coated with an amphiphilic polymer coating comprising a therapeutic agent and an amphiphilic polymer or co-polymer. The medical disposable device is inserted into a body lumen, and expanded to contact the amphiphilic polymer coating against the body lumen. The total solubility of the polymer or co-polymer in vivo prevents any embolic hazard associated with the amphiphilic polymer coating. |
| US10987450B2 |
Lyophilized moldable implants containing an oxysterol
Provided is a lyophilized implant configured to fit at or near a bone defect to promote bone growth, the lyophilized implant containing a biodegradable polymer in an amount of about 0.1 wt. % to about 20 wt. % of the implant, mineral particles in an amount from about 0.1 wt. % to about 75 wt. % of the implant, and an oxysterol in an amount of about 5 wt. % to about 90 wt. % of the implant. Methods of making and using the implant are further provided. |
| US10987449B2 |
Decellularization method and system and decellularized tissue formed thereby
Systems and methods that establish a pressure differential across a tissue wall to encourage complete decellularization of the wall are described. The methods can be utilized for decellularization of blood vessel tissue including heart valves and surrounding tissues. The methods and systems can essentially completely decellularize the treated tissue segments. Systems can be utilized to decellularize one or multiple tissue segments at a single time. |
| US10987446B2 |
Portable air freshener device
A portable air freshener device that inhibits the release of fragrance when the fan is not being operated, and that controls operation of the fan based at least in part on ambient temperature in some embodiments. |
| US10987445B2 |
Methods, compositions and articles for olfactory-active substances
The present invention is directed to methods, compositions and articles comprising olfactory-active compositions. An article of the present invention comprises a structural component and an olfactory-active composition. The article may control the release, release rate or absorption of the olfactory-active composition. The article may be of various shapes and sizes. A method of use of an article comprises providing fragrance to an environment. |
| US10987442B2 |
Information medium having antiviral properties, and method for making same
The present invention relates to an information medium to be handled by a large number of users, such as a banknote, and having antiviral properties, and to a method for making same. |
| US10987438B2 |
Sterilizing method and apparatus
Methods and apparatus for sterilization are presented. An apparatus includes a sterilizing cabinet assembly including a cabinet having an access port and a bottom, the bottom configurable to induce a condensate to flow on the bottom to a vent port. The apparatus further includes a door connected to the cabinet, the door moveable between an open position permitting passage through the access port to an interior of the cabinet and a closed position precluding passage through the access port. The apparatus also includes at least one of the cabinet and the door having the vent port, and a filter overlying the vent port and forming a sealed interface with an adjacent portion of the one of the cabinet and the door. |
| US10987436B2 |
Superparamagnetic nanoparticles as a contrast agent for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of magnetic susceptibility (T2*)
The invention relates to the use of biocompatible superparamagnetic nanoparticles comprising an inorganic core and a coating including an electrically charged polymer, and having low tissue and vascular adhesion, for use as contrast agents in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The aforementioned nanoparticles have novel pharmacokinetic and relaxability T2* properties, with high potential for use in in vivo tissue imaging and tumour perfusion strategies based on parameter T2*. |
| US10987431B2 |
Preparation method of adiposomes, and use thereof
A preparation method of adiposomes, and use thereof. Provided is a method for preparing adiposomes consisting of neutral lipids and a monolayer phospholipid membrane, comprising a1) vortexing phospholipid and neutral lipids in a buffer, centrifuging the resulting mixture, and collecting an upper liquid phase; a2) purifying the upper liquid phase twice or more by uniformly mixing the upper liquid phase with the buffer, layering the mixture, and collecting an upper liquid phase; and a3) uniformly mixing the upper liquid phase obtained in step a2) with the buffer, layering the mixture, and collecting a lower liquid phase in containing adiposomes. For the adiposomes prepared by the method, one or more resident proteins and/or functional proteins can be recruited to obtain artificial lipid droplets, and one or more apolipoproteins can be recruited to obtain artificial lipoproteins; and they all play important roles in preparing drugs and/or drug carriers. |
| US10987428B2 |
Phosphorothioate-conjugated miRNAs and methods of using the same
Provided herein are, inter alia, nucleic acid conjugates including a non-cell penetrating ribonucleic acid compound attached at its 3′ end to a phosphorothioate polymer. Attachment of the phosphorothioate polymer to the non-cell penetrating ribonucleic acid conveys stability to and allows for efficient intracellular delivery of the non-cell penetrating ribonucleic acid. The nucleic acid conjugates provided herein including embodiments thereof are useful, inter alia, for the treatment of cancer, inflammatory disease, and pain. |
| US10987427B2 |
Modified therapeutic agents and compositions thereof
Methods and compositions are provided for extending the half-life of a therapeutic agent. One or more half-life extending moieties may be attached to a therapeutic agent, thereby extending the half life of the therapeutic agent. The modified therapeutic agents (mTAs) comprising one or more half-life extending moieties attached to a therapeutic agent may be used to treat a disease or condition in a subject in need thereof. |
| US10987425B2 |
Liquid formulation of long-acting human growth hormone immunoglobulin conjugate
The present invention relates to a sustained type human growth hormone conjugate preparation comprising: a sustained type human growth hormone (hGH) conjugate resulting from conjugation between the immunoglobulin Fc region and a human growth hormone (hGH) constituting a bioactive peptide; a buffer solution; a nonionic surfactant; and a sugar alcohol. More specifically, the present invention relates to a sustained type human growth hormone conjugate freeze dried preparation and liquid preparation, to a production method for the freeze dried preparation, to a method of reconstituting the freeze dried preparation, and to a kit comprising the freeze dried preparation and a reconstituting solution. |
| US10987422B2 |
Fungal vaccine compositions and methods of use thereof
This invention describes vaccine compositions and their methods of use utilizing inactivated fbp1Δ deletion mutant fungal cells. |
| US10987420B2 |
Synthetic conjugate of CpG DNA and T-help/CTL peptide
Highly effective vaccine compositions are constructed according to the methods of this invention. The methods are amenable to use with any peptidic antigen sequence and involve covalent attachment of an immunostimulatory nucleotide sequence to an antigenic peptide sequence. Preferred antigenic peptides are fusion peptides made up of one or more CTL epitope peptides in sequence fused to a T helper peptide. |
| US10987417B2 |
Engineered and multimerized human immunodeficiency virus envelope glycoproteins and uses thereof
Engineered and multimerized human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) envelope glycoproteins are described. The envelope glycoproteins can be multimerized using a heptamerization domain such as a C4b binding protein multimerization domain or a ferritin fusion. The engineered and multimerized envelope glycoproteins can derived from glycoprotein 120 (gp120) and can used as an HIV vaccine. |
| US10987416B2 |
Purification of recombinant EV71 virus-like particle and method for preparing vaccine thereof
The present invention provides a method for purifying an EV71 virus-like particle and a method for preparing a vaccine thereof. The virus-like particle is obtained by performing high density fermentation cultivation on recombinantly engineered bacteria; inducing expression of the EV71 virus-like particle protein expression using methanol; collecting the bacteria by centrifugation and performing high-pressure homogenization for disruption; performing precipitation on the supernatant with ammonium sulfate; and purifying by redissolution, ultrafiltration, ion exchange chromatography, molecular sieve chromatography, hydroxyapatite chromatography, etc. |
| US10987409B2 |
Compositions and methods for improved encapsulation of functional proteins in polymeric vesicles
Methods of preparing polymersome-encapsulated functional protein suspensions may include thermally blending an amount of a block copolymer with an amount of a low molecular weight polyethylene glycol (PEG) for at least 30 minutes, mixing and cooling a resulting PEG/polymer formulation to room temperature, adding an aliquot of a solution of the functional protein to a sample containing the PEG/polymer formulation, and performing at least three dilution steps in which polymersomes that are generated are progressively saturated with the functional protein. The aliquot of the solution of the functional protein added may have a to the PEG/polymer sample of around 0.5:1 to 1.5:1 by volume, and the thermal blending may be performed at 90-100° C. |
| US10987407B2 |
Methods and compositions for treating hypoglycemic disorders
This invention relates to methods of treating and ameliorating congenital and neonatal hyperinsulinism and post-prandial hypoglycemia, comprising the step of administering an antagonist of the Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor, e.g. a GLP-1 fragment or analogue thereof. |
| US10987405B2 |
Method of reducing formation of etanercept aggregates or fragments
The invention provides stabilized aqueous pharmaceutical etanercept compositions suitable for long-term storage of etanercept, methods of manufacture of these compositions, methods of administration, and kits containing same. |
| US10987404B2 |
Therapeutical tools and methods for treating blindness
The present invention relates to the use of an isolated nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence coding for a hyperpolarizing light-gated ion channel or pump gene from an archeon or for a light-active fragment of said gene, or the nucleotide sequence complementary to said nucleotide sequence, for treating or ameliorating blindness. The light-gated ion channel or pump gene can be a halorhodopsin gene. |
| US10987402B2 |
Pharmaceutical compositions of water soluble peptides with poor solubility in isotonic conditions and methods for their use
The present invention provides compositions comprising water soluble peptides with poor solubility in isotonic solutions which exhibit enhanced bioavailability with reduced adverse effects including injection site reactions. Methods are also disclosed for using such compositions for the treatment of diseases including, but not limited to, cancer, type 2 diabetes, acromegaly, metabolic disorders, endocrine disorders, exocrine tumors, and hormone-related tumors. Methods to reduce adverse injection site reactions and improve bioavailability are also disclosed. |
| US10987399B2 |
Stable formulations for parenteral injection of peptide drugs
Stable formulations for parenteral injection of peptide drugs and methods of using such stable formulations are provided. In particular, the present invention provides stable formulations for parenteral injection of glucagon and methods of using such glucagon formulations to treat hypoglycemia, especially severe hypoglycemia in emergency situations. |
| US10987398B2 |
Herbal compound extract to moderate diabetes with liver necrosis and fibrosis and use thereof
The present disclosure relates to a herbal compound extract to moderate diabetes with liver necrosis and fibrosis and applications thereof wherein a herbal compound consists of 10 to 20 units rhizome of Dendrobium nobile Lindl, 6 to 12 units fruiting body of Antrodia camphorata, 12 to 20 units root of Panax ginseng C. A. Mey, 10 to 30 units root of Rehmannia glutinosa Libosch, 15 to 30 units rhizome of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bge., 6 to 12 units all of Pheretima asperfillm (E. Perrier), 10 to 30 units root of Pueraria mirifica, 8 to 15 units fruit of Schisandra chinensis (Turcz.) Baill and 6 to 8 units rhizome of Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch and the herbal compound extract is able to moderate symptoms comprising hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia, abnormal liver function about liver necrosis and fibrosis due to the diabetes. |
| US10987397B2 |
Catechin-free tea water and composition containing same
When a catechin-free tea water according to the present invention is contained in a cosmetic or pharmaceutical composition, enzymes are inactivated and catechin contained in tea leaves is removed by steaming unprocessed raw tea leaves, thereby preventing the oxidation of tea water. Therefore, a composition containing the tea water according to the present invention can prevent offensive odor generation or discoloration of the composition, thereby enabling the stable use thereof in various industrial fields such as food, cosmetics and medicine. In addition, plenty of skin helpful ingredients, contained in raw tea leaves, can be contained, and thus excellent skin barrier function recovery or skin moisturization effects can be provided. |
| US10987393B2 |
Method for preventing and controlling bacterial infections in salmonid fish using Quillaja saponaria extracts
The present invention discloses a new method for preventing and controlling bacterial diseases in salmonid fish using Quillaja extracts, wherein said method comprises administering to salmonid fish an effective amount of a medicinal composition comprising a Quillaja saponaria extract as active ingredient. |
| US10987391B2 |
Method of agglomerating cannabis extract with energizing consumables
A method for combining energy supplements such as energy drinks or food items with Cannabis extract. The energy supplements include at least one energizing active ingredient of variable potency. The Cannabis extract may be produced of variable potency from at least one strain of Cannabis. The agglomerated product may be produced in various forms of food or beverages. When used, the agglomerated product may provide the typical effects of Cannabis in addition to the added energy and focus provided by energy supplements. |
| US10987390B2 |
Plant stem cell product treatments
Embodiments of the invention include plant stem cell products and treatment methods using the products. In some embodiments, the products may include extracts of plant stem cells, such as apple stem cells, and an aerosolizing device configured to create an aerosol from the plant stem cell products and to deliver the aerosol to the lung via inhalation. Treatment methods include aerosol inhalation of the plant stem cell products. |
| US10987389B2 |
Anti-tumor traditional Chinese medicine microbial fermentation preparation and a preparation method and application thereof
An anti-tumor traditional Chinese medicine, a preparation method therefor, and uses thereof. This traditional Chinese medicine is prepared by leavening of Pleurotus sp. and Dioscorea bulbifera, pangolin scales, rhubarb, oyster, stiff silkworm, kelp, selfheal, Ligusticum wallichii, barbat skullcap, honeysuckle flower, Oldenlandia diffusa, Radix trichosanthis, Rhizoma anemarrhenae Scutellaria baicalensis, Angelica sinensis, Psoralea corylifolia, Lucid ganoderma, and coix seed. |
| US10987387B2 |
Compositions comprising bacterial strain
The invention provides compositions comprising bacterial strains for treating and preventing cancer. |
| US10987384B2 |
Reaction platform and method for making pollen based materials and uses thereof
A fermented pollen-based composition is provided which is made by treating pollen grains with one or more natural potassium sources selected from coconut water, coconut milk, raw honey, or honeydew honey, to naturally stimulate germination of the pollen, then incubating the germinated pollen, optionally with one or more additional components selected from beeswax, oils, enzyme-containing components derived from fruit, and probiotic components, wherein the resulting composition comprises a plurality of bioactive components selected from low molecular weight peptides, fatty acids, esterified flavonoids, dicaffeoyl quinic acid isomers and dicaffeoyl tartaric acid ester or ether compounds. Topical skin compositions including the fermented pollen-based composition as an active ingredient are also provided. |
| US10987383B2 |
Biopolymer compositions for the treatment and prevention of gastric ulcers
The invention provides compositions comprising chitosan, manuka honey and one or more additional components that promotes digestive health (e.g., inulin, probiotics) for the treatment and prevention of gastric ulcers (esophageal, stomach, or duodenum) in a mammal (e.g., equine). |
| US10987382B2 |
Solanum dubium seeds and honey (extracted from bee hives in Acacia tree populated area) combination for treatment of asthma and bronchial asthma
An herbal remedy to asthma comprising a weighed proportional mixture of Sunnut honey and powder of ground seeds of Solarium dubium. Separation and isolation of active compounds from the methanolic extract of combination was carried out using bioassay-guided fractionation. The in-vivo experiments were implemented to assess the toxicological study of the crude and methanolic extracts of the combination, honey and the seeds. The results revealed that there is no acute or sub-chronic toxicity displayed by the different concentrations of the extracts. The method of Carrageenan induced paw edema in Wister Rats was done to evaluate the anti-inflammatory effects of aqueous crude extract of S. dubium seeds, honey and combination. The results showed that all ingredients were found to have a significant anti inflammatory activity on paw edema volume. Also the result of methanolic extracts showed a significant inhibition of inflammation, As a clinical trial for the combined ingredients, twenty five patients medically diagnosed as asthmatic were randomly selected and enrolled in the study; none of them is currently using anti-asthmatic drugs. Signs of asthma disappeared in the treated patients. |
| US10987376B2 |
Methods of treating and/or preventing nail disorders and/or improving the appearance of a nail
Systems and/or methods of treating and/or preventing nail disorders are disclosed herein. Also, disclosed herein are systems and/or methods of improving the appearance of a nail. A preferred embodiment of the present invention comprises a method of treating and/or preventing a nail disorder in a subject comprising topically applying a composition comprising a poly(urea-urethane)polymer and/or a poly(urea-urethane) pre-polymer to a nail of said subject, thereby treating and/or preventing said nail disorder. |
| US10987375B2 |
Methods of inducing vascular morphogensis
Novel hydrogels that can serve as 3D hypoxic microenvironments are disclosed. Oxygen controllable, hypoxia-inducible hydrogels (HI hydrogels) are composed of a phenolic agent and polymer backbone, which can form hydrogel networks via oxygen consumption in an enzyme-mediated crosslinking reaction. The HI hydrogels are degradable, cytocompatible, and have tunable mechanical properties. Oxygen levels and gradients within the HI hydrogels are controlled and precisely predicted. As a result, the HI hydrogels induce prolonged hypoxic conditions. The HI hydrogels guide vascular morphogenesis in vitro by activating hypoxia-inducible factors and promote neovascularization from tissue, as well as stimulate tissue in dynamic in vivo environments. The HI hydrogels are a new class of biomaterials that are useful in many applications, ranging from the engineering of de novo tissues and disease models to the treatment of vascular disorders. |
| US10987370B2 |
Methods of inducing read-through of a nonsense mutation associated with ataxia telangiectasia, Rett syndrome or spinal muscular atrophy by erythromycin or azithromycin
Disclosed is treatment of genetic neurodegenerative or neurodevelopmental diseases that are caused by or associated with nonsense mutations or premature termination codons using macrolides. Further disclosed are methods for identifying agents that induce read-through of nonsense mutations and premature termination codons and uses thereof. |
| US10987364B1 |
Synthetic progestogens and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same
Described herein are synthetic progestogens, such as 6β,7β:15β,16β-Dimethylene-3-oxo-17α-pregn-4-ene-21,17-carbolactone, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same. Also described are methods of use. |
| US10987363B2 |
Fluticasone furoate in the treatment of COPD
The present invention relates to pharmaceutical products comprising fluticasone furoate for use in the treatment of COPD patients, particularly a subgroup of COPD patients that through analysis have been identified as possessing an eosinophil blood count of ≥150 cells/μl. The present invention is further directed to methods for treating a patient with COPD which methods include identifying a patient that will respond to treatment and administering a pharmaceutical product of the present invention comprising fluticasone furoate to said patient. |
| US10987362B2 |
Treatment of fibrosis using FXR ligands
The present invention relates to a method for inhibiting fibrosis that occurs in an organ where the farnesoid X receptor (FXR) is expressed. This method involves the step of administering a high potency, activating ligand of FXR in an effective amount to a patient who is not suffering from a cholestatic condition. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions containing an effective amount of an FXR ligand and kits for dispensing the pharmaceutical compositions. |
| US10987355B2 |
Methods and compositions for the treatment of hair loss
Compositions and methods for the treatment of hair growth and the prevention of hair loss. |
| US10987351B2 |
RORgamma modulators and uses thereof
The present invention provides novel compounds of formula (Ia) that are modulators of RORgamma. These compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, are suitable means for treating any disease wherein the modulation of RORgamma has therapeutic effects, for instance in autoimmune diseases, autoimmune-related diseases, inflammatory diseases, metabolic diseases, fibrotic diseases, or cholestatic diseases. |
| US10987346B2 |
Iloperidone for the treatment of schizophrenia
Aspects of the invention relate generally to the treatment of schizophrenia in an individual and, more specifically, to the treatment of an individual with iloperidone, an iloperidone metabolite, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof. In one embodiment, the invention provides a method of preventing schizophrenic relapse in an individual diagnosed with schizophrenia, the method comprising: administering to the individual iloperidone, an iloperidone metabolite, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof at a daily dose between about 12 mg and about 16 mg following a period in which the individual's schizophrenia was stabilized. |
| US10987344B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition capable of the incorporation of lenalidomide in various crystalline modifications
The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the active substance Lenalidomide in one of the modifications selected from Lenalidomide base, a Lenalidomide salt, a Lenalidomide cocrystal or mixtures thereof, wherein the Lenalidomide particles have a particle size distribution (d90) ranging from 1 μm to 100 μm. |
| US10987342B2 |
Methods and compositions for transdermal delivery of a non-sedative amount of dexmedetomidine
Aspects of the invention include methods for applying to a subject a transdermal delivery device configured to deliver a non-sedative amount of a dexmedetomidine composition. In practicing methods according to certain embodiments, a non-sedative amount of a dexmedetomidine composition is transdermally applied to a subject and is maintained in contact with the subject in a manner sufficient to deliver a non-sedative amount of dexmedetomidine to a subject. Also provided are transdermal delivery devices having a non-sedative amount of dexmedetomidine sufficient for practicing the subject methods, as well as kits containing the transdermal delivery devices. |
| US10987341B2 |
Edaravone suspension for oral administration
An edaravone suspension for human oral administration includes edaravone particles, a dispersant, and water. |
| US10987337B2 |
Purified forms of rofecoxib, methods of manufacture and use
The subject matter disclosed herein relates to rofecoxib, also known as TRM-201 or RXB-201, its method of manufacture, and use. In certain aspects, the highly pure or substantially pure rofecoxib as provided herein has a favorable purity profile and is the active ingredient in a pharmaceutical composition that is administered to treat or prevent a number of conditions, including pain associated with a condition caused by a bleeding disorder. |
| US10987336B2 |
Method of preventing or treating side effect of tumor therapy
The present application relates to use of a nitric oxide releasing agent in the preparation of a medicament for preventing or treating diseases or disorders associated with administration of a VEGFR inhibitor and/or VEGF inhibitor. The present application further provides a method for preventing or treating diseases or disorders associated with administration of a VEGFR inhibitor and/or VEGF inhibitor in a subject. The method comprise administering, to a subject in need, a prophylactically or therapeutically effective amount of the nitric oxide releasing agent. |
| US10987332B2 |
Sprayable aqueous composition comprising glyceryl trinitrate
The present application relates to a pharmaceutical preparation comprising (a) from 0.15 to 3 weight percent of glyceryl trinitrate, (b) from 40 to 95 weight percent water, and (c1) from 2 to 10 weight percent of at least one water soluble polymer, or (c2) from 1 to 10 weight percent of at least one water soluble polymer and 5 to 20 weight percent of ethanol. |
| US10987329B1 |
Combination therapy for coronavirus infections including the novel corona virus (COVID-19)
The present invention provides therapeutic combinations of 5-aminolevulinic acid, with at least one of: Vitamin C, curcumin, zinc, and methylene blue for the treatment of coronavirus infections, including the SARS-CoV-2 virus, and/or rhinoviruses. Optionally such compositions may comprise other dietary supplements and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients and also process for preparing it. The composition can also include other antiviral agents. |
| US10987327B2 |
Method for preventing or treating autism spectrum disorders by benzoic acid salt
A method for preventing or treating an autism spectrum disorder in a subject in need thereof may include administering to the subject a composition containing a therapeutically effective amount of a benzoic acid salt and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient thereof. The benzoic acid salt may be administered to the subject in an amount ranging from 100 mg/day to 2000 mg/day. |
| US10987324B2 |
Methods and compositions for the treatment of seizure-related disorders
Compositions and methods are provided for administering a pharmaceutical composition to a human patient. Compositions are administered to a human patient orally, once daily, at a therapeutically effective dose. The pharmaceutical compositions comprise a drug selected from the group consisting of brivaracetam, divalproex, lacosamide, levetiracetam, oxcarbazepine, vigabatrin, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of any of the foregoing, and at least one excipient. At least one of said at least one excipients modifies the release of said drug to provide an extended release form. The pharmaceutical composition have pharmacokinetic properties recited in the claims. |
| US10987323B2 |
Combination comprising palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) and lycopene for use in the treatment of inflammatory diseases
The object of the present invention is the combination of palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) and lycopene, and/or pharmaceutically acceptable salts and/or derivatives thereof, the pharmaceutical formulations comprising the combination of PEA and lycopene, and/or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or derivatives thereof, optionally together with at least one pharmacologically acceptable excipient, and the use of the combination of PEA and lycopene, and/or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or derivatives thereof, and of the formulations comprising such a combination, in the treatment of inflammatory diseases. |
| US10987319B2 |
TFEB activator C1 ameliorates app and tau pathology and rescues cognitive deficits in neurodegenerative diseases
The present invention relates to a method of use of a composition comprising an autophagy enhancement compound for treating neurodegenerative diseases. In particular, the said composition is used to treat the neural condition of synaptic dysfunction. Such neurodegenerative diseases include Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, Huntington's disease, Frontotemporal dementia with parkinsonism-17 (FTDP-17), Pick disease (PiD), Progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), Corticobasal degeneration (CBD) and Cerebral amyloid angiopathy. |
| US10987317B2 |
Inhibition of glutaminase C
The present invention relates to a method of reducing the production of glutamate from glutamine by glutaminase C in a cell or tissue. The method involves inhibiting glutaminase C activity in the cell or tissue under conditions effective to reduce production of glutamate from glutamine. Compounds for carrying out this method are also disclosed. |
| US10987313B2 |
Muco-adhesive, controlled release formulations of levodopa and/or esters of levodopa and uses thereof
The invention provides a controlled release oral solid formulation comprising (a) a controlled release component comprising core comprising levodopa and/or an ester of levodopa or salts thereof, wherein the core is coated with a layer of a muco-adhesive polymer and externally coated with a layer of an enteric coated polymer; and (b) a decarboxylase inhibitor component. |
| US10987309B2 |
Tablet capable of combatting misuse by injection
The invention relates to an oral pharmaceutical composition in the form of a sustained-release tablet comprising an active ingredient capable of being misused, which composition makes it possible to combat misuse by injection. |
| US10987307B2 |
No-rinse chemical foam comprising ivermectin
A self-foaming composition is described that includes ivermectin, for a no-rinse topical application and for application to the skin. The composition can include: at least one intermediate composition B including a gas-generating agent; at least one intermediate composition A including an agent for activating the gas-generating agent; and ivermectin being present in the composition A, in the composition B, or simultaneously in the two compositions A and B. Also described, is a kit or a single container including a plurality of compartments including such a composition. |
| US10987306B2 |
Methods of treatment of vaginosis and vulvovaginitis
The present invention provides a pH dependent vaginal composition delivering a therapeutically effective amount of at least one active essentially at a pH above 4.5. The composition provides a diagnostic visual pH indication of the presence of vulvovaginitis at pH above 4.5. In the absence of such indication, the treatment may be discontinued. Another visual signal is the retrieval of the unchanged composition, which also points to a normal pH at or below 4.5 and absence of vulvovaginitis. |
| US10987305B2 |
Preparation of respirable zafirlukast particles
A method for the preparation of respirable zafirlukast monohydrate particles comprises the steps of preparation of an aqueous suspension of amorphous zafirlukast; size-reduction with conversion of the suspended zafirlukast into crystalline monohydrate nanoparticles; and isolation of the crystalline zafirlukast in the form of a dry powder. Also provided are zafirlukast respirable particles characterized by comprising crystalline monohydrate zafirlukast. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising the particles are also disclosed, as is the use of the particles or compositions for the treatment of respiratory diseases. |
| US10987302B2 |
Methods for the production of a cosmetic composition from hatching fluid and uses thereof for improving the cosmetic appearance of skin
The present invention relates to cosmetic compositions obtained or obtainable from Salmonidae hatching fluid, methods of producing said compositions and their use in various cosmetic applications to the skin, particularly for reducing or preventing the cosmetic appearance or prevalence of wrinkles, fine lines, hyperpigmentation, laxity, dry skin, scaling and/or transepidermal water loss in skin of a mammalian animal. |
| US10987301B2 |
Methods and compositions for treating damaged hair
Provided is a method for treating hair damage by contacting the hair with an effective amount of an epoxysilicone. The method may be used for treating hair damage caused by a hair altering process that is capable of damaging hair, for example, hair lightening/bleaching procedures, hair relaxing procedures, hair dyeing procedures, hair permanent waving, and hair smoothing. Also provided is a composition and a product, which include a hair damage treating effective amount of the epoxysilicone. |
| US10987300B2 |
Long lasting cosmetic compositions
Provided herein are long lasting hair compositions, color enhancers, and markers for selecting the same. |
| US10987299B2 |
Polylactic acid-containing aqueous dispersion
Provided is a polylactic-acid-containing aqueous dispersion capable of forming a transparent film at room temperature. A polylactic-acid-containing aqueous dispersion contains (1) polylactic acid; (2) at least one plasticizer selected from the group consisting of dimethyl adipate, diethyl adipate, dipropyl adipate, diisopropyl adipate, dibutyl adipate, diallyl adipate, bis(2-butoxyethyl) adipate, bis(2-methoxyethyl) adipate, dimethyl succinate, dimethyl glutarate, diethyl sebacate, diisopropyl sebacate, and mixtures thereof; (3) at least one dispersion stabilizer selected from the group consisting of cationic polymers, anionic polymers, polyvinyl alcohols, and non-ionic surfactants; and (4) water. |
| US10987296B2 |
Composition for improving skin wrinkle containing exopolysaccharide produced by Ceriporia lacerata as active ingredient
The present invention provides a composition and food for improving skin condition containing exopolysaccharides produced by Ceriporia lacerata, a mycelial culture fluid of Ceriporia lacerata comprising the exopolysaccharides, a dry powder of the mycelial culture fluid or an extract of the mycelial culture fluid as an active ingredient. The composition and the food for improving skin condition have a superior skin whitening effect, wrinkle improving effect, skin moisturizing effect or skin anti-aging effect. |
| US10987295B2 |
Method of facilitating the bindings between keratinocytes
Provided is a novel peptide and a cosmetic composition for inhibiting a skin-aging or a skin-wrinkle formation including the same. The peptide has activities for facilitating the bindings between keratinocytes; and increasing the expressions of junction proteins significantly. |
| US10987294B2 |
Stable silk fibroin based pharmaceutical formulations
A composition is disclosed that includes pure silk fibroin-based protein fragments that are substantially devoid of sericin, wherein the composition has an average weight average molecular weight ranging from about 17 kDa to about 38 kDa, wherein the composition has a polydispersity of between about 1.5 and about 3.0, wherein the composition is substantially homogeneous, wherein the composition between 0 ppm to about 500 ppm of inorganic residuals, and wherein the composition includes between 0 ppm to about 500 ppm of organic residuals. |
| US10987292B2 |
Preservative system
Provided herein is a cost-effective and potent preservative system for a composition comprising a salicylate salt and a benzoate salt in an amount of from 0.2 weight % to 0.5 weight % by total weight of the composition and in a molar ratio of salicylate to benzoate of 1:6 to 1:1.2, wherein the composition has a pH of 5 or less. Further provided herein is a method of using a combination of a salicylate salt and a benzoate salt in a preservative system in a composition, and a method of preserving a composition. |
| US10987287B2 |
Powdered hair colour with percarbonate in a water-soluble film
The present disclosure pertains to the field of cosmetics and concerns a cosmetic product for changing the natural colour of keratinous fibres, in particular human hair, comprising (i) at least one package (VP) comprising a water-soluble film (F), (ii) at least one cosmetic composition (KM) which is packaged in the package (VP) and contains at least one oxidizing compound, (iii) at least one cosmetic colour composition (FZ) which is packaged in the package (VP), wherein the oxidizing compound is a solid oxidizing agent. Furthermore, the present disclosure relates to a method for colouring hair. |
| US10987286B2 |
Hair compositions and methods of use thereof
Hair spray compositions comprising a liquid carrier, hollow, fluid-filled micropspheres, a polymer fixative, and propellant are provided. |
| US10987284B2 |
Volume boosting molding hair coloring creme formulation
An improved hair color formulation treats hair to provide volume, viscosity, color and hair follicle stimulation. The color formulation is appointed to be used in hair products, and comprises a natural color agent and at least one agent providing anti-dihydrotestosterone (DHT) effects. Hair products include styling products, cleansing products, concealment products, and dying products. In one embodiment, the formulation comprises an aqueous emulsion, at least one hydrocarbon, at least one thickening agent, at least one humectant, at least one emollient, at least one fatty acid ester, and at least one agent providing anti-dihydrotestosterone (DHT) effects, such as caffeine, and at least one color agent. Preservatives, fibers and further treatments for male/female pattern baldness may also be added to the composition. Natural colorants are added to the hair color formulation to provide temporary coloring in addition to enhanced volume, viscosity and hair follicle stimulation. |
| US10987283B2 |
Dental glass ionomer cement composition for luting excellent in removability
To provide a glass ionomer cement having excellent removality of the excess cement after setting because of having shape retaining property where a kneaded material does not drip and flow by their own weights, few risk of water sensitivity and excellent operability at the bonding such that excess cement can be removed easily after an application in an oral cavity in an early timing in spite of exhibiting a thin film thickness at the bonding. A dental glass ionomer cement composition for luting comprises at least; a component (a) acid reactive glass powder having an average particle diameter within a range of 4.5 to 7.0 μm, a component (b) polymer of an acid group-containing polymerizable monomer having a weight average molecular weight within a range of 30000 to 100000, a component (c) chelating agent and a component (d) water, wherein a plastic flow distance of a kneaded material before setting is 2 mm or less, and a removal possible time of an excess cement is 2 minutes or less. |
| US10987281B2 |
Self-adhesive dental composite resin
The present invention provides a self-adhesive dental composite resin maintaining mechanical strength, showing excellent storage stability, undergoing little change in transparency and properties of the paste during long-term storage, and having a small solidification risk during long-term storage. The present invention relates to a self-adhesive dental composite resin comprising: an acid group-containing (meth)acrylic polymerizable monomer (a); a polyfunctional (meth)acrylic polymerizable monomer (b) containing no acid group; a photopolymerization initiator (c); and a filler (d), wherein the filler (d) is treated with a surface treatment agent and has an average particle diameter of 0.01 to 50.0 μm, the surface treatment agent comprises a silane coupling agent (A) represented by the following general formula (1): CH2═C(R1)—COO—(CH2)p—Si—R2qR3(3-q) (1), and an organosilazane (B) represented by the following general formula (2): R4R5R6—Si—NH—Si—R7R8R9 (2). |
| US10987278B2 |
Pre-filled drinking straw with a cross-slit valve closure on both ends
The invention is characterized in that the straw body (1) is consisting of two or more segments, which are attached together with connection (5) and that the straw body (1) on its both ends has a cross-slit valve (2, 3) closure and the valves (2, 3) and the straw body (1) are integrated by molecular adhesion. The inlet and outlet valves (2, 3) are of a slit type. The straw body (1) is preferably made of a thermoplastic material and the valves (2, 3) are preferably made of elastomer material. The edge of the straw body (1) is shaped to enable larger surface of the connection between the straw body (1) and the valve (2, 3). The said shape is preferably a groove (8). On the wall on the end of the straw body (1) a tongue-shaped groove (9) is formed on the surface side. |
| US10987273B2 |
Method for treating organic erectile dysfunction
In a method of treating erectile dysfunction in a patient, a predetermined course of external counter-pulsation treatment is applied to a lower body portion of the patient. After the predetermined course of external counter-pulsation treatment is applied, a predetermined course of low intensity shockwave treatment is applied to a penile area of the patient. After the course of low intensity shockwave treatment, a predetermined course of carboxy therapy is applied to a corpora cavernosa of the patient. |
| US10987272B2 |
Methods of operating an exoskeleton for gait assistance and rehabilitation
A method of operating an exoskeleton device includes: receiving sensor information; connecting a clutch system to a pulley system in; determining whether to engage a drive train gear to the clutch system based on the sensor information; engaging the drive train gear through the clutch system when determined to engage the drive train gear; and powering a first motor to drive the drive train gear for controlling a joint or segment of exoskeleton device. |
| US10987270B2 |
Orthopedic exercise apparatus
The disclosed inventive concept provides an orthopedic exercise apparatus for accommodating a wheelchair-bound user and allowing the user to perform low-load prolonged stretching without getting out of his or her existing wheelchair. The apparatus includes a base having a top sheet and a bottom sheet secured thereto, and a T-shaped structure mounted to and extending perpendicular to the base. The T-shaped structure includes a stabilization post having an adjustable height and a cross-bar mounted to the top end of the stabilization post. The cross-bar is lowered onto the user's thighs in order to limit stretching to the user's knee or provide passive a dorsiflexion force to the ankle. The apparatus can be used in conjunction with a pulleyed weight station for treating knee flexion contractures or, alternatively, with a pair of ankle blocks removably fitted within the base for treating ankle plantar flexion contractures. |
| US10987269B2 |
Systems and methods for controlling light in an incubator
The present disclosure provides for an incubator, which includes a film with a plurality of configurations. The configurations can include a first configuration to block the transmission of light through the film and a second configuration to be transparent to the transmission of light. The film can further allow any number of additional configurations with varying degrees of opacity, each opacity being between the opacities of the first and second configurations. The film can automatically change opacities based on input from an incubator processor or external devices configured to communicate with the incubator processor. |
| US10987262B2 |
Medical support apparatus
A medical chair includes a base, a seat, and a leg rest pivotally mounted relative to the seat and adapted to move between an extended position and a retracted position. The chair further includes a first actuator for tilting the seat with respect to the base, a second actuator for lifting the seat with respect to the base, and a leg rest actuator adapted to move the leg rest. The chair also includes a controller adapted to control the first and second actuators to move the seat between a first position and a second position such that the seat is both lifted and tilted at the same time as the seat moves from the first position to the second position, and wherein the controller is adapted to control the leg rest actuator such that the leg rest maintains a substantially constant orientation with respect to the floor. |
| US10987258B2 |
Pad type disposable diaper
An absorbent of a disposable diaper is formed of a lower layer absorbent and an upper layer absorbent, wherein a pair of left and right slits is extended in a front-rear direction region including a crotch portion, wherein the left slit and the right slit are spaced apart in a width direction, wherein a top sheet includes a depressed portion that falls into the slits, and wherein, in at least a region located between the slits in the top sheet, a large number of convex portions is arranged in a zigzag manner while being spaced apart by an interval, and the interval between the adjacent convex portions in the width direction is shorter than each of sizes in the width direction of the convex portions located at the front side and at a rear side of a part of the interval. |
| US10987257B2 |
Apparatus and method of manufacturing of an absorbent element for sanitary products
An apparatus for manufacturing an absorbent element for sanitary products and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. The absorbent element is of the type incorporating plurality of sacs or pockets in which expandable super-absorbent material is placed. |
| US10987254B2 |
Apparatus and method for manufacturing absorptive article
An apparatus and method for manufacturing an absorptive article are capable of suppressing the occurrence of wrinkles in a constituent element of the absorbing article when transferring the constituent element to a downstream conveying device. A main suction pad that moves along a cylindrical or conical first virtual path surface receives a constituent element from an upstream conveying device, changes the orientation by 90° and conveys the constituent element to a second position. Sub-suction surfaces of the first and second sub-suction pads move around a second reference center line along a cylindrical or conical second virtual path surface centered on the second reference center line, while being aligned with each other with a space therebetween, suction end portions of the constituent element at the second position, and transfer the constituent element to the downstream conveying device at a third position. |
| US10987250B2 |
Safety handle
The present invention relates generally to devices and methods for treating ear infections and clearing excess fluid from Eustachian tubes. |
| US10987247B2 |
Opthalmic microsurgical instrument
In some embodiments, a microsurgical instrument includes a trocar having a rigid, hollow shaft formed with a lumen extending from a proximal end to a distal end of the shaft. The distal end of the shaft may be shaped for tissue penetration. The instrument may further include a composite microcannula slidably engaged with the trocar in the lumen. The microcannula includes a light guide and a flexible hollow tube having an outer diameter less than an inner diameter of the lumen in the trocar. Other embodiments include placing the microcannula in the lumen of the trocar, illuminating the end of the trocar by illuminating the end of the microcannula, advancing the trocar from a selected entry point on an eye into a selected structure in the eye, and extending the illuminated end of the microcannula from the trocar into the selected structure. |
| US10987242B2 |
Apparatus for treating erectile dysfunction and enhancing penile enlargement
An apparatus for enhancing erection of a penis includes an expandable first member that partially encircles an upper portion of the penis and partially constricts at least a first vein of the penis to reduce the volume of blood carried away from the penis via the first vein. A second member is mounted to the first member includes left and right shoulder sections configured to contact the penis shaft along the left and right sides the urethra. A contoured section is formed between and extends outwards away from the shoulders so that, when the shoulder sections contact the penis shaft and the first member encircles at least partially encircles the upper portion of the penis, the contoured section extends over and does not constrict the urethra. |
| US10987237B2 |
Endovascular prosthesis and delivery device
In one of its aspects, the present invention relates to an endovascular prosthesis. The endovascular prosthesis includes a first expandable portion expandable from a first, unexpanded state to a second, expanded state to urge the first expandable portion against a vascular lumen and a retractable leaf portion attached to the first expandable portion. The retractable leaf portion comprises at least one spine portion and a plurality of rib portions attached to the spine portion. Longitudinally adjacent pairs of rib portions are free of interconnecting struts. The endovascular prosthesis that can be unsheathed and re-sheathed for repositioning of the endovascular prosthesis prior to final deployment thereof. There is also described a delivery device that that is particularly well suited to delivering the present endovascular prosthesis through tortuous vasculature in the body. |
| US10987234B2 |
Devices and methods for approximating the cross-sectional profile of vasculature having branches
This disclosure is related to devices and related methods for isolating a treatment region in a human body from fluid pressure. In various embodiments, an implantable device for isolating a treatment region in a human body from fluid pressure comprises a first elongated segment, and a second elongated segment, and one or more branch segments in fluid communication with one of the first elongated segment and the second elongated segment. The elongated segments have a combined cross section that is substantially conformable to an intraluminal cross section of a body lumen into which they are implanted. A method of installing an implantable medical device into the body of a patient comprises deploying a first elongated segment, deploying a second elongated segment, and deploying one or more branch segments in a target region of a vasculature. |
| US10987231B2 |
Locking grip orthopedic implant extraction tool
A locking grip extraction tool has plier handles with jaws having sharp beveled edges for moving in a direction so that an axis perpendicular to the plane of movement is oriented at an acute angle to the handles; the axis intersecting the plane of jaw movement at a point midway between the jaws. A locking link coupled to the handles is adapted to releasably lock the jaws onto an orthopedic implant. A connection rod can be threaded into a hole in one of the handles near the jaws, so that a force applying tool such as a slap hammer can be connected to the rod to apply force to remove the implant. The rod is in alignment with the axis, which alignment makes it easier to remove the implant. |
| US10987230B2 |
Spinal fusion implant
A spinal fusion implant including a body and a jacket is disclosed. The jacket includes at least two radiopaque markers extending therefrom for use in determining the position of the implant after placement between intervertebral bodies. Methods of implanting and evaluating positioning of the implant are also disclosed. |
| US10987226B2 |
Pre-operatively planned humeral implant and planning method
Humeral prosthetic implants, systems, kits and methods of forming and using the humeral prosthetic implants, systems and kits are disclosed. The humeral prosthetic implants include proximal cup portions and distal stem portions, wherein the proximal cup portion is joined to the distal stem portion at a desired offset and/or angle configured based on an analysis of the humeral diaphysis and/or metaphysis offset in a patient. The humeral prosthetic implants may also include an adapter configured to join the proximal cup component with the stem component, wherein the adapter is configured to join the stem component to the stemless cup at a desired offset and/or angle. |
| US10987225B2 |
Systems and methods for attaching sleeve or cone in prosthetic implant having a stem
A prosthetic implant system for reconstructing a knee joint comprises a prosthetic implant and sleeve. The prosthetic implant comprises a tibial tray component for reconstructing a tibia of the knee joint, and a stem configured to extend from the tibial tray component to anchor the tibial tray component in the tibia of the knee joint. The sleeve comprises an outer wall configured to engage with bone, and an inner bore configured to receive the stem. The inner bore is shaped to couple to the prosthetic implant at a first location proximate the tibial tray component while surrounding the stem, and uncouple from the prosthetic implant at a second location spaced from the first location while still surrounding the stem. Methods employing the prosthetic implant system can comprise intraoperatively determining to use the sleeve in a coupled or un-coupled configuration based on a depth of a broach into a broached channel. |
| US10987224B2 |
Demineralized bone fiber composition for use in minimally invasive surgery
A bone implant composition and methods thereof include bone material made into various implant shapes including a cylinder having an outermost layer and an inner layer completely surrounded by the outermost layer. The bone implant compositions and methods include a bag or cylindrical tube made from a bone material which may be filled with additional bone material. |
| US10987221B2 |
Heart valve sealing devices and delivery devices therefor
An exemplary valve repair device for repairing a native valve of a patient includes: a collar; a coaption element attached to the collar; and a pair of paddles are connected to the coaption element. The collar has a plurality of engagement portions configured to releasably engage a delivery apparatus. The paddles are movable between an open position and a closed position and are configured to attach to the native valve of the patient. The paddles are circumferentially disposed between the engagement portions. |
| US10987215B2 |
Hydraulically assisted lens delivery system and method
The invention relates to an apparatus and method that provides hydraulically assisted delivery of intraocular lenses (IOL) from a insertion tool. The IOL insertion system having an insertion rod with a tube having a first end and a second end, a piston head affixed to the insertion rod and positioned between the first and second end, a hydraulic chamber, an aspiration line communicatively connected to the hydraulic chamber, and at least one valve in fluid communication with the aspiration line, wherein the insertion rod moves in response to the displacement of hydraulic fluid within the hydraulic chamber. |
| US10987210B2 |
Medical implant delivery system and related methods
An example implant delivery system is disclosed. The example implant delivery system includes a delivery shaft including a proximal portion, a distal portion and a lumen extending therebetween. The delivery system also includes a frame detachably coupled to the distal portion of the delivery shaft and a tack member coupled to the frame. |
| US10987207B2 |
Branched frozen elephant trunk device and method
An endoluminal prosthesis system includes a graft having a tubular body with a proximal end and a distal end. A lumen extends from the proximal end to the distal end. A proximal portion of the graft includes the proximal end; a distal portion of the graft includes the distal end; and a middle portion of the graft extends from the proximal portion to the distal portion. A plurality of connection branches are attached to the middle portion. Each of the connection branches has an inner opening at an inner end attached to the middle portion and an outer opening at an outer end disposed radially outwardly from the inner end. Each of the connection branches is pivotable in a proximal and distal direction and a circumferential direction relative to the middle portion. Further, each of the connection branches includes an expandable seal stent at the outer end. |
| US10987206B2 |
Straw for the preservation of a predetermined dose of liquid-based substance, as well as a method and injection device that employ it
The straw comprises a tube (11) and a stopper (12) fixed relative to the tube (11) and comprising a male connector tip (29) configured in order that a syringe needle (44) having a female connector tip (45) with a frusto-conical internal surface in accordance with a standard can be connected to said stopper (12) by engagement of the female connector tip (45) of the needle on the male connector tip (29) of the stopper (12).The injection device comprises such a straw (10) and a syringe needle (44).The method of emptying the straw comprises the step of pushing the dose of liquid-based substance (21) packaged in the straw (10) towards the stopper (12). |
| US10987205B2 |
Surgical systems and trays
An instrument retaining element for a surgical tray such as dental tray for use in a dental surgical procedure. The retaining element can have a first part defining a plurality of receptacles therein. The plurality of receptacles configured to receive a first shank section of a plurality of dental surgical instruments. The first part defines a first part of a channel that communicates with two or more of the plurality of receptacles. The retaining element can have a second part connected to the first part and having a U-shape in cross-section. The second part defines a second part of the channel that communicates with the first part of the channel and the plurality of receptacles. The second part of the channel can be configured to elastically expand to receive and retail a second shank section of the plurality of dental surgical instruments. |
| US10987203B2 |
Multiple mode dental device
A powered brush has two different brushes for different purposes that are selectively vibrated for powered cleaning. The brushes may be a tooth brush and an interdental brush that are separately operated at different frequencies. One or more buttons or switches provide control signals to the powered brush to selectively actuate the different brushes. A controller connects a motor to a power source such as a battery based on the control signals. The controller may include a timer for actuating the selected brush for a given time period. |
| US10987198B2 |
Image simulation method for orthodontics and image simulation device thereof
An image simulation method for orthodontics is provided. First, receive a face video and capturing a face image from the face video and find a plurality of face feature points on the face image to determine a mouth area. Then, acquire a tooth image in the mouth area. Define a plurality of tooth image feature points according to the tooth image. Subsequently, compare a plurality of preset tooth model feature points of the stereo tooth model and the tooth image feature points, to adjust the preset tooth model feature points to conform to the tooth image feature points and further to form an adjusted stereo tooth model. Then, project the adjusted stereo tooth model to the face video. An image simulation device for orthodontics is also provided. |
| US10987195B2 |
Electro-pneumatic declog apparatus for surgical instrument
A medical device includes a first valve and a second valve. The first valve includes a manifold having a first opening, a second opening, and a third opening, and an element movable within the manifold and spring-biased to close the first opening. When biased to close the first opening, air flows from the second opening to the third opening. The second valve is configured to provide a flow of pressurized gas to the first valve to move the element to close the third opening. The first valve and the second valve are configured, upon moving the element to close the third opening, to interrupt the flow of air from the second opening to the third opening and to allow the flow of the pressurized gas to exit the second opening. |
| US10987194B2 |
Angiographic wire guide device with fluid solvent delivery
A guide device capable of guiding an angiographic wire while delivering fluid solvent to the wire. The guide device comprises a housing mated to a base in a manner that defines an aperture for slidably receiving the angiographic wire. The housing comprises a plunger configured for placement in an open position, a closed position, and one or more intermediate positions. The guide device comprises a port placed in fluid communication with an absorbent base pad capable of being impregnated with fluid solvent, and delivering the solvent to the surface of the angiographic wire. |
| US10987193B2 |
Clamping device
A clamping device includes a support base, a handle pivoted to the support base, a clamping unit including an upper jaw, a lower jaw and a slide respectively mounted in the support base, and a locking unit including a stop block and a locking bar respectively mounted in the support base. When the handle is pressed, the locking bar is driven to unlock the stop block for allowing movement of the slide, and then the slide is pushed by the handle to lift the lower jaw, causing the upper jaw and the lower jar block to clamp a side rail of an operating bed. When the handle is returned, the stop block is locked by the locking bar, so that the slide is positioned to prevent accidental loosening. |
| US10987188B2 |
Sterile barrier for surgical lightheads
An infection mitigation device providing a temporary, disposable sterile barrier between a sterile field and the non-sterile, light-emitting region of surgical lightheads. A surgical team member can easily apply and remove the protective barrier when needed. The device minimizes the opportunity for biohazardous materials from being transmitted between patients, thereby reducing the chance of infection, and ultimately providing patients with improved clinical outcomes. The center region of the barrier can be adapted to receive and/or cover (partially or completely) one or more types of centrally located surgical lighthead adjustment handles. The device can be manufactured with a unitary or composite construction. Depending on the specific composition of the barrier and application, a supportive carrier device may provide additional geometric stability for the barrier while it is maneuvered into its operational location on the lighthead. The device can be configured for compatibility will all surgical lightheads and non-OEM retrofit disposable handle systems. |
| US10987184B2 |
Medical or emergency package and method of use thereof
A portable emergency or medical package has: a body; a plurality of compartments for housing medical supplies, and a compartment for communication device, providing real time two-way communication between a user of the package and a communication appliance remote from the package, wherein the communication device is detachable from the remainder of the package. A method of delivering a package of emergency or medical supplies to a desired location provides control over the use of the medical supplies by a remote person. At the desired location, a user is instructed to remove the communication device from the package, which enables the provision of real time two-way audio communication between a remote person and the user and at least one way video communication to the remote person, whereby the remote person can provide instructions and directions to the user. |
| US10987183B2 |
Ophthalmic surgical systems, methods, and devices
The disclosure herein provides ophthalmic surgical systems, methods, and devices. In one embodiment, a surgical apparatus for use by a surgeon during a surgical procedure comprises one or more sealed sterilized surgical packs configured to be disposed of after a single or a limited number of surgical procedures, the one or more sealed sterilized surgical packs comprising: a sterile surgical instrument; and a sterile surgical tray comprising a top surface configured to be part of a sterile field of the surgical procedure, the top surface comprising a receiving structure for positioning therein of the sterile surgical instrument, the sterile surgical tray further comprising walls that define a recess sized and configured to receive a reusable non-sterile module, the recess configured to encapsulate the reusable non-sterile module to isolate the reusable non-sterile module from the sterile field of the surgical procedure. |
| US10987182B2 |
Medical manipulator system and method for controlling a medical manipulator
A medical manipulator system includes: a treatment tool including an arm with joints and an end effector provided at a distal end of the arm; an insertion aid device; an advancement/retraction driving unit configured to drive the treatment tool to be advanced/retracted in the insertion aid device; an advancement/retraction operation unit configured to drive the advancement/retraction driving unit; a stopper configured to limit an operation of the advancement/retraction driving unit by actuation; an interference detector configured to be capable of detecting interference between an arm unit projected out of the insertion aid device and the insertion aid device; and an operation instruction unit configured to be capable of actuating the stopper. The operation instruction unit limits retraction movement of the treatment tool with respect to the insertion aid device by actuating the stopper. |
| US10987181B2 |
Handling device for a microinvasive medical instrument
A manipulation device (20) for a microinvasive medical instrument (10) comprises a recess (47) for receiving a proximal region (72) of an electrically conductive transmission device (70) for transmitting electrical power and at least either a force or a torque to a distal end of a microinvasive medical instrument (10), and a contacting device (50) for producing an electrical contact to a transmission device (70) arranged in the recess (47). The contacting device (50) has a plurality of contact faces (57) for simultaneously bearing on a surface (75) of a transmission device (70) arranged in the intended manner in the recess (47). |
| US10987180B2 |
Flexible manipulator
The technology disclosed herein is directed to a flexible manipulator used to prevent a loss of control of a movable part by reducing the friction applied to the power transmission member and to be able to suppress the occurrence of a path length difference of a plurality of power transmission members with regard to various curvature length of an insertion part. The flexible manipulator includes an elongated member formed in the shape of a long flexible tube and having two or more paths that pass through in a longitudinal direction on the outside in the radial direction with regard to a center axis. Respective movable and driving parts is disposed on respective tip and base ends of the elongated member. Power transmission members are arranged to pass through the path of the elongated member and that transfer the power of the driving part to the movable part. |
| US10987178B2 |
Surgical hub control arrangements
Various surgical hubs are disclosed. A surgical hub is for use with a surgical system in a surgical procedure performed in an operating room. The surgical hub comprises: non-contact sensors and a control circuit. The control circuit is configured to: determine bounds of the operating room based on measurements performed by the non-contact sensors; and establish a control arrangement with a detected surgical hub located within the bounds of the operating room. |
| US10987173B2 |
Method, system and apparatus for maintaining patient registration in a surgical navigation system
A method of maintaining patient registration in surgical navigation includes: obtaining a patient position in a tracking system frame of reference, based on a fiducial marker array affixed in a first position relative to the patient; receiving an initial surface scan depicting the patient and the fiducial array; responsive to receiving an intraoperative image depicting the patient: obtaining a position, in the tracking system frame of reference, of the fiducial array affixed in a second position relative to the patient; receiving a secondary surface scan depicting the patient and the fiducial array; detecting a deviation in a position of the fiducial marker array relative to the patient between the initial and secondary surface scans; and applying the deviation to the position of the patient to generate an updated position of the patient in the tracking system frame of reference, based on the fiducial array affixed in the second position. |
| US10987171B2 |
Orthopedic systems, components, and methods
Embodiments of the present application provide technologies related to adaptive surgeon-specific instrumentation, unique preparatory tools and procedures for bone resection and implant devices, and systems for selection of implantation preparatory tools for implantation procedures. The embodiments described herein may, for example, be utilized in connection with knee arthroplasty procedures. |
| US10987168B2 |
System and method for coordinated laser delivery and imaging
The present disclosure relates to a system and method for coordinated laser delivery and imaging during an interventional procedure. A method may include activating an imaging source to provide a pulsed imaging signal and activating a laser source to provide a pulsed laser signal while the imaging source remains activated. The method may include coordinating the pulsed laser signal and the pulsed imaging signal to output each pulse of the pulsed laser signal and each pulse of the pulsed imaging signal in non-overlapping time windows. A system may include a controller in communication with the laser source and the imaging source for coordinating the output of the laser signal and the imaging signal. |
| US10987164B2 |
Methods and devices for diastolic assist
The devices and method described herein allow for therapeutic damage to increase volume in these hyperdynamic hearts to allow improved physiology and ventricular filling and to reduce diastolic filling pressure by making the ventricle less stiff. For example, improving a diastolic heart function in a heart by creating at least one incision in cardiac muscle forming an interior heart wall of the interior chamber where the at least one incision extends into one or more layers of the interior heart wall without puncturing through the interior heart wall and the incision is sufficient to reduce a stiffness of the interior chamber to increase volume of the chamber and reduce diastolic filling pressure. |
| US10987161B2 |
User interface and lock features for positioning multiple components within a body
Disclosed embodiments include apparatuses, systems, and methods for positioning electrodes within a body. In an illustrative embodiment, an apparatus for slidably moving multiple features relative to a sheath inserted into a body and positioned relative to a reference point includes a primary actuator configured to move a primary electrode, a secondary actuator configured to move a secondary electrode, and a control mechanism. The control mechanism is configured to selectively prevent movement of at least one of the primary actuator based on a position of the secondary actuator and of the secondary actuator based on a position of the primary actuator and lock positions of the primary actuator and the secondary actuator. |
| US10987158B2 |
Radio frequency surgical system
A circuit for generating a radio-frequency signal for a surgical device is disclosed. The circuit has a voltage regulator that supplies direct current (DC) voltage, a first MOSFET, a second MOSFET, and a MOSFET driver. The MOSFET driver receives the DC voltage supplied from the voltage regulator and has a local oscillator. The local oscillator switches the first MOSFET and the second MOSFET on and off at a frequency generated by the local oscillator. The circuit further includes a transformer connected to the first and second MOSFETs, having a center tap and a main voltage applied at the center tap, and providing an alternating current (AC) output. |
| US10987154B2 |
Electrosurgical generators and sensors
An electrosurgical generator includes a radio frequency output stage configured to output at least one radio frequency waveform and a sensor for sensing current. The sensor includes a current sensor coil having: an outer coil, an inner coil coupled to and disposed within the outer coil, and at least one shielding member disposed over the outer coil. Each of the at least one shielding member and the outer coil define an opening therethrough. The generator also includes at least one active lead coupled to the radio frequency output stage and passing through the current sensor coil. The current sensor coil is configured to output a signal indicative of a current within the at least one active lead. |
| US10987153B2 |
Forceps with active jaw entrapment of tissue
An end effector assembly includes a first jaw and a second jaw, at least one of which is moveable between an open positon and a closed position, a third jaw that is carried on and translates along the first jaw, and a third jaw closing mechanism that brings the third jaw into a position approximating the first jaw. |
| US10987152B2 |
Ablation devices with dual operating frequencies, systems including same, and methods of adjusting ablation volume using same
An ablation device includes a feedline including an inner conductor having a distal end, an outer conductor coaxially disposed around the inner conductor, and a dielectric material disposed therebetween, an elongated electrically-conductive member longitudinally disposed at the distal end of the inner conductor and having a proximal end, a first balun structure disposed over a first portion of the outer conductor and positioned so that a distal end of the first balun structure is located at a first distance from the proximal end of the electrically-conductive member and a second balun structure disposed over a second portion of the outer conductor and positioned so that a distal end of the second balun structure is located at a second distance from the proximal end of the electrically-conductive member. |
| US10987151B2 |
Plasma-surgical apparatus comprising a spacer
The disclosure relates to a spacer in the form of an attachment (15) to be mounted to an endoscope (1), said attachment being formed like a cap, enclosing a spatial volume (16) and being made of an insulating material. The attachment (15) is further equipped with a mounting device/adapter (6) designed to be coupled to a distal end of the endoscope (1). The attachment (15) comprises an area (11) designed to be in contact with a target tissue and further forms an aperture (12) enclosing a surface area (12a). Within the spatial volume, there is arranged an electrode (9) comprising a distal (9b) and a proximal (9a) end, the distal (9b) end of the electrode (9) having a predetermined minimum distance to the closest point of the surface area (12a). |
| US10987149B2 |
Devices and methods for the treatment of tissue
Systems, methods and devices for the treatment of tissue are disclosed. A system includes an elongate tube with a distal portion. A treatment element is positioned on the elongate tube distal portion, the treatment element constructed and arranged to treat target tissue. In one embodiment, gastrointestinal tissue is modified for the treatment of diabetes. |
| US10987145B2 |
Methods for correction of spinal deformities
A method of treating a spinal column shape deformation includes fixing at least two fixation screw assemblies to respective vertebrae, sliding a rod between the arm extensions on each of the fixation screw assemblies, swinging the channels of the screw assemblies relative to the fixation screws so that the channels become less inclined to the axes of the fixation screws, and so that the rod is located generally posteriorly of the spinal column, locking the channel against swinging relative to the screw, rotating the rod about its axis relative to at least one of the channels, and locking the rod against movement relative to the channel. |
| US10987143B2 |
Flexible screw
A flexible screw and method for non-rigid fixation between two bones. The flexible screw includes a head, and a body including a thread portion with a flexible shaft portion extending therebetween. The head has a diameter greater than that of the flexible shaft portion. The thread portion has a plurality of rigid threads while the flexible shaft portion has plurality of openings arranged in a pattern configuration. The openings extend at least partially through the flexible shaft portion. The flexible screw can be used for non-rigid fixation by inserting the thread portion in a first bone while the head is positioned on a distal side of an adjacent second bone. The flexible screw is tightened such that the flexible shaft portion extends in the joint between the first bone and the second bone. The flexible shaft portion provides stability while also adding back motility lost by the reduction in the size of the joint. |
| US10987141B2 |
Vertebral implant, method for the placement of such an implant and tool for the placement of the implant
The invention relates to a vertebral implant placed after a laminectomy and fixed by transfacet screws arranged in a translaminar direction. The invention also relates to a placement instrument and to a method for the placement of an implant. |
| US10987135B2 |
Seal cartridge design for trocar assemblies
A trocar assembly that includes a trocar and a seal cartridge configured to be releasably coupled to the trocar. The seal cartridge includes a top cap that includes a main body and a latch ring. The latch ring is grounded to the main body at a first angular position and has a latch located at a second angular position angularly offset from the first angular position. Applying a radial load on the latch causes the latch ring to flex in torsion at an intermediate portion that angularly interposes the first and second angular positions. |
| US10987134B2 |
Introduction and anchoring tool for an implantable medical device element
In some examples, an apparatus may include a needle configured to define a path through tissue of a patient, tubing configured to slidably receive the needle via a proximal opening, an anchor configured to slidably receive at least a portion of the tubing, and an anchor deployment member comprising a body and an anchor engagement member. Such an apparatus may be used to introduce and anchor an implantable medical device within a patient. |
| US10987129B2 |
Multi-shield spinal access system
An access device for accessing an intervertebral disc having an outer shield comprising an access shield with a larger diameter (˜16-30 mm) that reaches from the skin down to the facet line, with an inner shield having a second smaller diameter (˜5-12 mm) extending past the access shield and reaches down to the disc level. This combines the benefits of the direct visual microsurgical/mini open approaches and the percutaneous, “ultra-MIS” techniques. |
| US10987128B2 |
Cannula assembly
A surgical cannula assembly includes an elongate cannula member having a plurality of longitudinal ribs extending along the longitudinal axis with adjacent longitudinal ribs defining a longitudinal channel therebetween, a fluid port mounted adjacent the proximal end of the cannula member and configured for coupling to a source of inflation fluids, a conduit positioned within at least one longitudinal channel of the cannula member and in fluid communication with the fluid port, and an expandable balloon mounted adjacent the distal end of the cannula member and in fluid communication with the conduit. The expandable balloon is configured to transition from an initial unexpanded condition to an at least partially expanded condition upon passage and entry of inflation fluids from the fluid port, through the conduit and within an internal volume of the expandable balloon. |
| US10987112B2 |
Surgical drill instrument with motor and locking mechanism to receive an attachment and a cutting burr
A surgical apparatus having a locking mechanism that receives a cutting burr and that may include a loading and running position. The locking mechanism may include a motor driven spindle that carries a locking pawl and a detent pawl that lock the cutting burr in place an prevent the cutting burr from inadvertently falling out of the surgical drill instrument when in its load position. A diamond-shaped portion of the cutting burr may be formed in a six-sided diamond configuration and a perpendicular back end surface. The end of the cutting burr may include another diamond-shaped portion formed in a six-sided diamond shape surface that mates with a complementary surface formed in the receiving end of the spindle of the motor/locking mechanism. In an aspect, the attachment of the cutting burr is such that the cutting burr has substantially zero axial movement and runs true in the running condition. |
| US10987102B2 |
Tissue thickness compensator comprising a plurality of layers
A tissue thickness compensator comprising a first compensation layer, a second compensation layer, and a pocket situated between the compensation layers can be positioned in the end effector of a surgical instrument. A fastener cartridge positioned in the end effector can comprise a fastener moveable between an initial position and a fired position. When the fastener is moved from the initial position to the fired position, the fastener can move through the pocket and can compress a portion of the tissue thickness compensator. A support can be positioned between the first and second compensation layers. When the fastener compresses the tissue thickness compensator, at least one of the support, first compensation layer and second compensation layer can be deformed. The tissue thickness compensator can also comprise a tab and/or a limiting plate to control deformation of the compensation layers and/or the support. |
| US10987100B2 |
Systems and methods for increased operating room efficiency
Systems, devices and methods to improve safety and efficiency in an operating room comprise providing a suture package that holds new suture needles and needle receptacles for storing used needles. The devices can be safely worn for the surgeon to self-dispense new suture needles in the near surgical field and to secure the used needles into a needle trap or a needle retainer located on his extremity, on his operative instruments or on the surgical drapes. The device may provide automated and/or simplified needle counting both during use and after removal from the surgical field. The device may be configured for ergonomic and efficient use so as to minimize the actions and motions of the surgeon to dispense and secure the needle. |
| US10987099B2 |
Method for tissue fixation
A method for securing a strand to a fixation member for arthroscopic fixation, wherein the fixation member includes a channel on an exterior surface and an aperture therethrough. The method includes passing a strand having first and second ends through a flexible sleeve, passing the sleeve through the aperture of the fixation member in a first direction, tensioning the strand, and pulling the sleeve in a second direction different than the first direction to secure the sleeve to the fixation member without tying the strand on the fixation member. |
| US10987098B2 |
Z-shaped meniscus repair device and method
A z-shaped surgical device including a handle and a rod secured to the handle having: a first elongate segment at a proximal end thereof; a second elongate segment angled with respect to the first segment; and a third elongate segment angled with respect to the second segment. In the illustrative application, the invention provides an arthroscopic meniscus tissue repair suture passer device that penetrates tissue with its distal tip in one direction and utilizes a needle or similar part to penetrate tissue in the opposite direction placing a suture around the torn tissue. The device has an extended z-shaped shape distally that facilitates placement of a suture around torn meniscus tissue with a novel single stroke relative to the prior art. The z-shaped angles are extended for improved access, maneuverability and passage of the device to and through tissue including but not limited to meniscus and other tissue, around meniscus and other tissue, into open and tight spaces between joints and other bodily spaces, and in difficult to access spaces in joints and other compartments. |
| US10987095B2 |
Suture methods for forming locking loops stitches
Methods for suturing tissue by forming a locking loop of suture material. In particular, method of using a suture passer to arthroscopically create a locking loop of suture in difficult to access tissues. As used herein a locking loop of suture is a loop of suture that is passed through a tissue from a first side to a second side of the tissue; one or more of the legs of the loop extending from the first side are passed through the tissue to the second side of the tissue and are then passed through the loop, and the loop is cinched to tighten closed over the one or more legs. The resulting locking loops stitches are extremely strong and distribute the stresses across the tissue in a desirable manner. |
| US10987094B2 |
Surgical bowel retractor devices
A bowel retractor device comprising a flexible endless collar member, a plurality of discrete first flexible fingers, and a plurality of discrete second flexible fingers is disclosed. The flexible endless collar member comprises an inner wall that defines a central open area. The plurality of discrete first flexible fingers protrude from a first portion of the inner wall. The discrete first flexible fingers are spaced from each other to define a first space therebetween. The plurality of discrete second flexible fingers protrude from a second portion of the inner wall that faces the first portion of the inner wall. Each discrete second flexible finger comprises a second end that extends into a corresponding first space. At least one of the discrete first flexible fingers and at least one of the discrete second flexible fingers each comprise a ball-shaped feature formed on an end thereof. |
| US10987092B2 |
Soft tissue fixation devices
Remodeling of body tissue using a bioabsorbable implant that maintains or otherwise mechanically assists a more permanent implant or other treatment take, for example, by the treatment causing fibrosis. For example, the apparatus and methods can be used for hernia, organ prolapse and cosmetic purposes, such as breast and face lifts. |
| US10987089B2 |
Ultrasound imaging apparatus and method of generating ultrasound image
Provided are an ultrasound imaging apparatus and method of generating an ultrasound image. The ultrasound imaging apparatus includes: a memory configured to store instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the stored instructions to: generate, based on echo signals reflected from an object, a first image showing a tissue of the object and a second image showing a contrast medium injected into the object; generate a third image by removing at least a portion of the tissue from the second image based on the first image; and display the generated third image. |
| US10987087B2 |
Ultrasound endoscope
An ultrasound endoscope is provided with an insertion portion to be inserted into a subject along a first direction which is an insertion direction. The ultrasound endoscope includes: a transducer having a scanning surface that scans with an ultrasound wave along a second direction; a supply pipeline configured to supply an ultrasound wave transfer medium; and a rigid member connected to a proximal end side of the transducer, the rigid member formed with a scanning surface supply port configured to supply the ultrasound wave transfer medium supplied from the supply pipeline in a direction intersecting with the first direction and the second direction. |
| US10987085B2 |
Systems and methods for automated fluid response measurement
A device is provided for automatically assessing functional hemodynamic properties of a patient is provided, the device comprising: a housing; an ultrasound unit coupled to the housing and adapted for adducing ultrasonic waves into the patient at a vessel; a detector adapted to sense signals obtained as a result of adducing ultrasonic waves into the patient at the vessel and to record the; and a processor adapted for receiving the recorded signals as data and transforming the data for output at an interface. Other devices, systems, methods, and/or computer-readable media may be provided in relation to assessing functional hemodynamics of a patient. |
| US10987081B2 |
Radiation imaging system and transmission device
There are provided a radiation imaging system and a transmission device capable of reducing a user's standby time compared to a case where a tomographic image is transmitted. A console acquires a plurality of projection images obtained by tomosynthesis imaging, generates a plurality of tomographic images by reconstruction using the plurality of projection images, synthesizes a 2-dimensional image based on the plurality of tomographic images, transmits the synthesized 2-dimensional image to an image interpretation support device, and transmits the plurality of projection images to the image interpretation support apparatus. |
| US10987078B2 |
Image processing apparatus, radiography system, image processing method, and image processing program
An image processing apparatus includes: an acquisition unit that acquires a radiographic image generated by a radiation detector irradiated with radiation from a radiography apparatus including the radiation detector in which plural pixels, each of which includes a conversion element that generates a larger amount of charge as it is irradiated with a larger amount of radiation, are arranged; and a correction unit that corrects scattered ray components caused by scattered rays of the radiation included in the radiographic image, using correction data for correcting scattered rays which is associated with each of plural regions in the radiographic image. |
| US10987077B2 |
Tomosynthesis imaging apparatus and method for operating the same
A tomosynthesis imaging apparatus includes: a radiation detector having an imaging surface that detects radiation transmitted through an object and captures a projection image of the object; a radiation source that has a plurality of radiation tubes which emit the radiation to the imaging surface at different irradiation angles and selectively irradiates the object with the radiation from each of the plurality of radiation tubes; and a radiation source control unit that performs movement control for moving at least one of the plurality of radiation tubes to change the radiation irradiation angle of the radiation tube with respect to the imaging surface. |
| US10987076B2 |
Tomosynthesis imaging apparatus and method for operating the same
A tomosynthesis imaging apparatus includes: a radiation detector having an imaging surface that detects radiation transmitted through an object and captures a projection image of the object; a radiation source that has a plurality of radiation tubes which emit the radiation to the imaging surface at different irradiation angles and selectively irradiates the object with the radiation from each of the plurality of radiation tubes; and a radiation source control unit that performs focal position control for switching between positions of focuses where the radiation is emitted for at least one of the plurality of radiation tubes to change the radiation irradiation angle of the radiation tube with respect to the imaging surface. |
| US10987073B2 |
Medical imaging system and method for automated medical imaging assistance
A medical imaging system includes a gantry, a display device, and a control circuit. The gantry includes detector arms circumferentially spaced apart along a perimeter of a bore and radially movable towards and away from a subject. The control circuit generates a subject shape outline of the subject within the bore based on obtained contour image data of the subject. The control circuit determines designated scan positions of the detector arms based on the subject shape outline. The control circuit displays the subject shape outline on the display device within a gantry visualization that is a graphical representation of the gantry showing the bore. The control circuit displays a set of graphical detector arms on the display screen within the gantry visualization. The graphical detector arms are displayed at the designated scan positions relative to the gantry of the gantry visualization to show a subject-gantry geometric relationship. |
| US10987071B2 |
Pixelated K-edge coded aperture system for compressive spectral X-ray imaging
Aspects of the invention are directed to systems and methods for generating spectral computed tomography data for spectral X-ray image reconstruction using of pixelated k-edge apertures. A method is provided for generating a spectral computed tomography. The method includes the steps of generating a plurality of X-ray beams; encoding the plurality of X-ray beams by transmitting the plurality of beams through a pixelated K-edge coded aperture structure; detecting the encoded plurality of X-ray beams; and reconstructing a spectral CT image from the encoded plurality of X-ray beams. |
| US10987070B2 |
Supporting device in medical diagnostics system
A device and system for supporting a patient or an object in an examination is provided. The supporting system may include a portion for supporting the body of a patient and/or a head supporting device. The portion for supporting the body may move in one or more directions. The head supporting device may be adjust to meet requirements of imaging when the patient or the object is supine or prone. |
| US10987066B2 |
System for displaying oxygen state indications
A patient monitoring system can have a display screen or portion thereof with graphic user interface for displaying indications of a patient's oxygen state. The indications can include the patient's SpO2, dissolved oxygen index, and/or an increasing or decreasing trend of dissolved oxygen index. The displays of oxygen state indications can be compact, and/or able to provide direct visual information to a user of various aspects of the patient's oxygen state. The display elements can be used to represent any other physiological parameters. |
| US10987063B2 |
System and method for facilitating reflectometric detection of physiologic activity
A method for remotely sensing cardiac-related data of an animal subject includes transmitting a RF signal to impinge on tissue of the subject, receiving a reflected portion of the RF signal, generating baseband data, filtering baseband data (e.g., including high pass filtering), performing waveform phase position determination, performing at least one auto-correlation of the waveform phase position determined data, determining periodicity of the auto-correlated data, and (i) computing heart rate using a maximum periodicity of the periodicity, or (ii) identifying abnormalities in cardiac function, such as may be indicated by temporal variations in heart rate and/or signal amplitude corresponding to cardiac activity. Multiple bandpass filtering schemes may be employed. |
| US10987057B2 |
Avoiding drive circuit saturation in an ECG system
An Electrocardiography (ECG) system configured to produce an ECG output signal of a patient includes a plurality of electrodes, a monitoring circuit, a drive circuit, a lead circuit, and a control module. The electrodes form a plurality of leads. The monitoring circuit is configured to monitor a voltage differential on the leads and produce the ECG output signal. The drive circuit is configured to deliver a current to the electrodes based on a measured voltage at the electrodes. The lead fault detection system comprises one or more current sources configured to produce a current to deliver to the electrodes. The control module is configured to vary the current produced by the current sources based on a measured parameter at one or more of the electrodes. |
| US10987056B2 |
Medical instrument and fixing tool
A medical instrument includes: a medical device; a sheet type attaching member having an attachment surface that is attachable to a subject; and a fixing tool fixing the medical device to the attaching member. The fixing tool includes: a first engaging member located on the medical device; and a second engaging member located on a side of the attaching member opposite the attachment surface, the second engaging member being engageable with the first engaging member by rotation of the first engaging member with respect to the second engaging member. |
| US10987046B2 |
Method and apparatus for evaluating cardiac function
A method for assessing the electrical function of a heart that includes: (1) for each of a plurality of leads of an ECG, determining a value derived from the output of that lead and which corresponds to an action potential duration; (2) for each of the plurality of leads of the ECG, determining a value derived from the output of that lead and which corresponds to a diastolic interval; (3) for each of the plurality of leads of the ECG, determining a relationship between the determined values for action potential duration and for diastolic interval; and (4) assessing the differences between the determined relationships for each of the plurality of leads. The invention further relates to apparatus and a computer program that may be used in the method. |
| US10987045B2 |
Basket catheter with individual spine control
This disclosure is directed to a catheter having a basket-shaped electrode assembly formed from a plurality of spines, each with a plurality of electrodes. The spines are connected at their distal ends and extend through the catheter body to its proximal end. Each spine may be independently controlled, such as by adjusting its longitudinal position relative to the catheter body to causes it to bow outwards to a greater or lesser degree. |
| US10987044B2 |
Uroflowmetry systems, devices and methods
The present invention includes devices, systems and methods in the field of uroflowmetry, more specifically in the field of home uroflowmetry. In one aspect, the present invention discloses a core unit comprising an accelerometer; a urine detector; a weight sensor; a communication module; a microprocessor; and, an energy source. Further provided is a uroflowmetry device comprising said core unit. |
| US10987040B2 |
Systems and methods for processing analyte sensor data
Systems and methods for applying time-dependent algorithmic compensation functions to data output from a continuous analyte sensor. Some embodiments determine a time since sensor implantation and/or whether a newly initialized sensor has been used previously. |
| US10987037B2 |
Method and apparatus for in vivo surveillance of circulating biological components
The invention relates generally to in vivo collection of circulating molecules, tumor cells and other biological markers using a collecting probe. The probe is configured for placement within a living organism for an extended period of time to provide sufficient yield of biological marker for analysis. |
| US10987036B2 |
Systems, devices, and methods for performing trans-abdominal fetal oximetry and/or trans-abdominal fetal pulse oximetry using diffuse optical tomography
Fetal tissue oxygenation may be performed transabdominally by, for example, receiving a plurality of detected electronic signals that correspond to light emitted from a pregnant mammal's abdomen and a fetus contained therein that has been detected by the detector and converted into the detected electronic signal. An indication of a depth of the fetus within the pregnant mammal's abdomen may be received and a portion of the detected electronic signals that correspond to light that was incident upon the fetus may be isolated responsively to the indication of the depth of the fetus using, for example, time of flight of photons that correspond to the detected electronic signals. A fetal tissue oxygen saturation level may then be determined using the isolated portion of the detected electronic signals that correspond to light that was incident upon the fetus. |
| US10987034B2 |
Apparatus, systems, and methods for detecting congenital heart disease in newborns
Apparatus configured to detect congenital heart disease (CHD) in newborns may comprise a body with a cavity configured to receive a hand or foot of a newborn. Sensor pairs of the apparatus may be configured scan such that the best signals can be selected, which can accommodate for movements of the newborn and/or facilitate impartialness as to which body part is inserted in the apparatus. Positions of the sensor pairs may be adjusted to ensure contact with the newborn's skin. A disposable cover may protect the newborn's skin from contacting the apparatus. The apparatus may include a pressure device so that CHD threshold values can be adjusted for different altitudes. The apparatus may integrate with electronic medical record (EMR) systems. |
| US10987030B2 |
Method and apparatus for face detection/recognition systems
A computer implemented method for detecting an attempt to spoof and facial recognitions apparatus determines for a plurality of spatially separated regions of a surface, a respective measure of at least one vital sign. A determination is made from the respective measures of at least one vital sign, homogeneity information associated with the respective measures, the homogeneity information is used to determine if said spatially separate regions of said surface are living tissue. |
| US10987023B2 |
System and method for determining one or more breathing parameters of a subject
A system is configured to determine one or more breathing parameters of a subject, such as one or both of end-tidal carbon dioxide concentration and/or breath rate. The system is configured to make a plurality of preliminary determinations of an individual breathing parameter according to a plurality of different algorithms. A final determination of the breathing parameter is obtained by selecting one of the preliminary determinations based on therapy parameters, gas parameters, and/or other parameters that impact the accuracy and/or precision of the different algorithms. |
| US10987022B2 |
Apparatus and method for registering images in real-time
The invention relates to a device for superimposing known patterns, characteristic of a region, on (real) images of said region. The device comprises, a memory in which patterns are stored, which are representative of a selected region, of known position and orientation with relation to a common reference and processing means, for determining a pattern representative of the selected portion in the memory, on receipt of the designation of at least one portion of an observed image of the selected region, taken at a selected angle and at least one representative attribute of said region, taking account of the attribute selected, then superimposing the determined pattern on the selected portion of the image taking account of the selected angle. |
| US10987021B2 |
Medical image diagnostic apparatus, medical signal restoration method, and model training method
According to one embodiment, a medical image diagnostic apparatus includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry configured to generate initial restored signal data by applying a first restoration function to input signal data corresponding to medical signal data concerning an object, generate first element-wise product signal data by calculating an element-wise product of the initial restored signal data and reliability data representing a degree of degradation included in the input signal data, and generate restored signal data by applying a second restoration function to at least one of the input signal data and the initial restored signal data and the first element-wise product signal data. |
| US10987020B2 |
Method for tissue classification, computer program product and magnetic resonance imaging system
It is an object of the invention to improve tissue classification in MRI images. In particular it is an object of the invention to improve the classification of bone and air in MRI images. This object is achieved by a method for tissue classification in a region of interest in a magnetic resonance (MR) image comprising a first region and a second region, wherein the first region represents air and the second region represents bone. The method comprises the steps of: —acquiring a first magnetic resonance image comprising the first and the second region and; —acquiring a second magnetic resonance image comprising the first and the second region, wherein the first region has a different shape in the second magnetic resonance image compared to the first magnetic resonance image and; —identifying the first region and second region in the first and second image and; —comparing the first image and the second image with respect to the first region and the second region and; —classifying the first region as region representing air based on a presence of a shape difference between the first and the second image and classifying the second region as bone based on an absence of the shape difference between the first and second image. |
| US10987014B2 |
Information processing apparatus, information processing system, and non-transitory computer readable medium
An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit, an association unit, and a guide unit. The acquisition unit acquires biological information of a user. The association unit associates the acquired biological information with a specific state of the user. The guide unit guides the user to the specific state. A reference to be used for association with the specific state by the association unit is calibrated by using the biological information, the biological information being acquired from the user who is guided to the specific state by the guide unit. |
| US10987010B2 |
Systems and methods for vascular diagnosis using blood flow magnitude and/or direction
Systems and methods are disclosed for diagnosing and treatment planning for vascular steal syndromes and retrograde flow. One method includes receiving a reference blood flow direction at a location in a reference vasculature; determining a patient-related blood flow direction at a location in a patient's vasculature corresponding to the location in the reference vasculature; determining a difference in direction, between the reference blood flow direction of the reference vasculature and the patient-related blood flow direction of the patient's vasculature; and generating a representation of the location in the patient's vasculature associated with the difference in direction between the reference blood flow direction and the patient-related blood flow direction, or generating a treatment recommendation for the patient's vasculature based on the difference in direction between the reference blood flow direction and the patient-related blood flow direction. |
| US10987008B2 |
Device, method and computer program product for continuous monitoring of vital signs
A wearable device for continuous health monitoring, the device comprising: a band for conforming to a first body part of a subject; an imaging unit, the imaging unit being connected in the band, wherein the imaging unit is configured to acquire a sequence of images from the subject's body, wherein the device is operable in a contact mode and in a non-contact mode, i. wherein in the contact mode the imaging unit is in substantial close 5 proximity to the first body part of the subject so as to acquire the sequence of images of an area of the first body part; wherein in the non-contact mode the imaging unit is in a remote position to acquire the sequence of images of a second body part of the subject; a controller unit configured to derive a PPG signal from the acquired sequence of images according to a first process when the device is in the contact mode and according to a second process when 10 the device is in the non-contact mode, the PPG signal being indicative of the health of the subject; wherein the controller unit, during operation of the wearable device, is configured to check at least one pre-determined condition in order to determine if the PPG signal is to be derived according to the first process or the second process. |
| US10987007B2 |
Method of processing electrophysiological signals and corresponding system, vehicle, and computer program product
A method of processing electrophysiological signals includes: receiving, over a limited time duration, sample electrocardiography (ECG) signals indicative of heart pulsatile activity occurring with a variable heart rate, wherein receiving the sample ECG signals is discontinued at an expiry of the limited time duration; receiving photoplethysmography (PPG) signals indicative of the heart pulsatile activity; determining a correlation between the sample ECG signals and the PPG signals; determining reconstructed ECG signals from the PPG signals as a function of the correlation between the sample ECG signals and the PPG signals; and estimating a heart rate variability of the variable heart rate as a function of the reconstructed ECG signals. |
| US10987006B2 |
Wearable computer with fitness machine connectivity for improved activity monitoring using caloric expenditure models
Embodiments are disclosed for a wireless wearable computer with fitness machine connectivity for improved activity monitoring using caloric expenditure models. In an embodiment, a method comprises: establishing, by a processor of a wireless wearable computer worn by a user, a wireless communication connection with a fitness machine; obtaining, by the processor using the communication connection, machine data from the fitness machine while the user is engaged in a workout session on the fitness machine; obtaining, from a heart rate sensor of the wireless device, heart rate data of the user; determining, by the processor, a work rate caloric expenditure by applying a work rate calorie model to the machine data; determining, by the processor, a calibrated maximal oxygen consumption of the user based on the heart rate data and the work rate caloric expenditure; determining, by the processor, a heart rate caloric expenditure by applying a heart rate calorie model to the heart rate data and the calibrated maximal oxygen consumption of the user; and sending, by the processor to the fitness machine via the communication connection, at least one of the work rate caloric expenditure or the heart rate caloric expenditure. |
| US10986999B2 |
Range-finding in optical imaging
In one embodiment, an imaging system illuminates a surface of tissue with one or more spots of near-infrared (NIR) light within a field of view of a camera of the imaging system. The imaging system captures an image of the one or more spots of NIR light within the field of view of the camera of the imaging system. The imaging system calculates, for each of the one or more spots of NIR light in the captured image, a spot diameter, spot position, or spot shape in the captured image. The imaging system determines a distance between the imaging system and the surface of tissue, based on the calculated spot diameter, spot position, or spot shape of the one or more spots of NIR light in the captured image. The imaging system provides data indicative of the determined distance between the imaging system and the surface of tissue to an electronic display. |
| US10986998B2 |
Apparatus and method for enhanced early photon detection in optical projection tomography
A system and method for optical tomography including illuminating an object with pulsing stimulus light and pulsing the stimulus light at a repetition frequency having a pulse period that is greater than a dead-time of a detector. Coordinating the pulse with the dead-time of the detector allows for higher powered light source and improves early photon detection. |
| US10986993B2 |
Position-sensing contact lenses
The subject matter of the disclosure relates generally to a MEMS-based position-sensing system and lenses, for example, contact lenses and intra-ocular lenses, manufactured with the position-sensing system employing one or more angular and/or linear accelerometers and/or pressure transducers and methods for detecting position and motion of an eyeball and/or head utilizing the position-sensing contact lenses. |
| US10986989B2 |
Laryngoscope insertion section
A laryngoscope insertion section comprising a tube guide including at least an inferior tube guiding member and a superior tube guiding member, wherein the thickness of the insertion section in a first region is less than the external diameter of the largest diameter endotracheal tube in an operating range of endotracheal tube sizes plus the thickness of the inferior tube guiding member plus the thickness of the superior tube guiding member. Typically, the insertion section comprises an elongate member and the tube guide is lateral of the elongate member. Typically, an endotracheal tube is retained within the tube guide in flexural tension. |
| US10986986B2 |
Solid-state image pickup element, image pickup apparatus, and method of controlling solid-state image pickup element
To reduce power consumption in a solid-state image pickup element that performs pixel addition. A solid-state image pickup element includes a predetermined number of blocks, each of which is provided with a plurality of normal pixels arranged in a predetermined direction, and a light shielding area in which the predetermined number of light shielding pixels are arranged in the predetermined direction, the light shielding pixels being connected to the respective blocks. A scanning circuit that controls each of the plurality of normal pixels in the block so that the block transfers electric charge to the light shielding pixel corresponding to the block. A signal processing unit is provided, for each of the light shielding pixels, with a signal processing circuit that processes a signal generated by the light shielding pixel on the basis of the transferred electric charge. |
| US10986983B1 |
Stereo imaging acquisition by lens translation
A stereo-imaging device that operates by translating a single lens in front of an exposed imaging sensor, or translating one of the objective lens group for higher image quality. The device and method is used as a surgical instrument guide. An objective lens with a translating lens part can directly attached in front of a camera with an exposed sensor or an endoscopic circuit with an exposed imaging fiber bundle surface to capture/record the image shift generated by the lens translation. The stereo-imaging device can realize a camera which can swing back and forth from regular 2D image capturing mode to the stereo mode to capture images for 3D viewing, or a switchable stereo endoscope without size increases of multiple imaging systems to be used for periodical 3D inspections. |
| US10986978B2 |
System and method for hospitality water cleansing and monitoring
Systems and methods of making and using a sink device fitted with sensors that measure characteristics related to the water cleansing and maintenance of the sink and its turnover and communicate this data to a cloud-based system that automatically or remotely operates mechanisms that control soap dispensation, sanitizer dispensation, liquid level, water temperature and dispensation, water cleanliness (with or without soap or sanitizer in solution) and draining, as required for hospitality regulation compliance. Although three-compartment sinks are the primary subject matter used in the following examples to illustrate the features and functions of the systems and methods, the features and functions provided by the present disclosure may be adapted for use in other sinks, tubs, and the like. |
| US10986973B2 |
Robot cleaner
A robot cleaner includes a main body which forms an external shape; two or more spin mops which rotate in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction when viewed from above and mop a floor with a damp cloth, and move the main body; and a cleaning module which is positioned in front of the spin mops and collects foreign substance existing on a cleaning target surface, wherein the cleaning module includes: a housing which is coupled to the main body and opened at a lower side; a dust container which forms a space for accommodating foreign substance and is positioned to be detachable in a lower side direction of the housing; and an agitator which is positioned inside the housing, and sends foreign substance existing on the cleaning target surface to the dust container by a rotation operation. |
| US10986972B2 |
Battery powered vacuum cleaner
A vacuum cleaner including an airflow passage that extends from a suction inlet to an air outlet, a dirt separator, a suction source operable to generate a suction airflow that travels through the suction inlet, through the dirt separator, and through the air outlet. The vacuum further includes a battery that supplies power to the suction source to generate the suction airflow and a portion of the airflow passage is defined by the battery. |
| US10986970B2 |
Flexible hose with compact storage configuration and a cleaning apparatus using the same
A flexible hose for use with surface cleaning devices is disclosed that includes a support structure that allows a user to collapse and lock the same into a storage configuration, and then easily unlock the same using a relatively minor amount of force, e.g., a user-applied pulling force or mechanical force. Thus, in a general sense, a hose consistent with the present disclosure may include two relatively stable/steady-state configurations, namely a storage configuration and an in-use configuration. Thus, the hose allows a user to collapse and lock the hose when not in use, and to transition the hose to an in-use configuration to target various types of surfaces to clean including, for instance, floors, walls and ceilings which may be many feet (e.g., up to 5 feet or more) from the surface cleaning apparatus. |
| US10986969B2 |
Dust container for a vacuum cleaner
A vacuum cleaner dust container having a dust bag, made of an air permeable material, and a connector plate, surrounding an opening in the dust bag. The connector plate is configured by the connector plate being slid into a holder of a vacuum cleaner to correctly position the opening therein. The connector plate has a central portion surrounding the opening, and an extending portion projecting from the central portion. The extending portion has a lower bending stiffness than the central portion about an axis perpendicular to the direction in which it is inserted. Thereby extending portion can be bent out of the plane of the central portion and into a curvature without bending the central portion, which facilitates fitting the connector plate in a vacuum cleaner canister with curved inner walls. |
| US10986966B2 |
Slide open refillable dispenser
An exemplary dispenser includes a base having at least one rail, a cover, and a mounting portion for a refill unit having a container for fluid. The cover is slideable along at least one rail of the base between a closed position and an open position. |
| US10986958B2 |
Formable fluid warming apparatus
A warming apparatus that has a formable apparatus and a chamber coupled to the formable apparatus and configured to fluidly contain a heating agent. Wherein the formable apparatus is movable to reposition the chamber to heat a vessel. |
| US10986955B2 |
Coffee machine suitable for dispensing into cups of different heights
The coffee machine (1) comprises a resting surface (6) for cups (7, 7′) and a hydraulic circuit having in cascade a pump, a boiler, an infusion head (3) and a filter holder cup (4) removably engaged with the infusion head (3), also being provided a mobile support structure (8) for supporting the assembly formed by the infusion head (3) and the filter holder cup (4), and a movement means (17) for moving the support structure (8) between a plurality of positions to which different distances of the filter holder cup (4) from the resting surface (6) correspond. |
| US10986952B2 |
Hand operated fruit squeezer
A hand operated fruit squeezer includes a first squeezer member having a hand grip portion, a pivot portion, and a substantially rounded receptacle portion having a bottom with apertures; a second squeezer member having a hand grip portion, a pivot portion, and a substantially rounded head portion with a pair of presses that fittingly correspond downward into the receptacle portion of the first squeezer member; and a blade assembly pivotally arranged between the first squeezer member and the second squeezer member to hold a fruit in a position suitable for cutting, and squeezing. The first squeezer member, the second squeezer member, and the blade assembly are pivotally coupled using a pivot means that engages into the pivot portions of the first squeezer member, the second squeezer member, and the blade assembly to make the hand operated fruit squeezer operational. |
| US10986951B2 |
Delivery retrieval station
A delivery retrieval station, as provided herein, may include a delivery base and a destination container. The delivery base may include a receiving platform and a conditioning assembly in thermal communication with the receiving platform. The conditioning assembly may be disposed within a mechanical compartment beneath the receiving platform. The destination container may be selectively mounted to the base station. The destination container may include a base wall and sidewall defining a storage chamber. The base wall may be selectively supported on the receiving platform in a delivered position. |
| US10986948B2 |
Collapsible serving tray covering system
A food serving tray cover system that is removably attachable to various food serving trays to form an enclosure wherein the contents of the enclosure will be protected from pests such as birds and insects. The collapsible food serving tray cover system includes an elongated bracket having a U-shape and defining a channel therein that can removably secure a serving tray. A covering assembly including canvas-like material is attached at regular intervals to support ribs which are pivotally connected on the arms of the U-shaped bracket. The covering assembly is deployable such that the canvas material and support ribs move radially along the pivotal connection in a 180-degree manner to form an interior volume over an attached serving tray. A handle provides a gripping area that allows for selective closing and opening of the food serving tray cover system. |
| US10986946B1 |
One time use bottle
A hydration system that utilizes a disposable drink container and a leak-resistant cap. The cap can be screwed into the disposable drink container before use. The disposable drink container has a safety foil region with a foil disk having one or more output holes, which is covered with a liner. The user should remove the liner to uncover the output holes and reattach the cap before drinking the liquid in the container. The cap can have a spout section with a leak-resistant section to draw out the liquid. The leak-resistant section can have a curved lip that creates a narrow liquid opening, such that liquid is held in place (does not spill) by surface tension when the system is accidentally inverted or overturned. The cap can also have a sealing ring to create a liquid-tight seal between the cap and the drink container. |
| US10986943B2 |
Food shield pivot connection
A food shield pivot connection providing for adjustment of the angular orientation of a support arm, and any attached panel, relative to a food shield stand. A representative pivot connection includes a threaded shaft extending from the stand clamp, an opening extending through the panel support arm defining a pivot axis parallel to the lengthwise axis of the threaded shaft, and a plate positioned to selectively engage and disengage with the panel support arm. In this embodiment, a knob is threaded onto the threaded shaft, such that rotating the knob in a first direction drives the plate into engagement with the support arm, and rotating the pivot knob in the opposite direction allows a spring or similar mechanism positioned around the threaded shaft to bias the plate away from the support arm. |
| US10986942B2 |
Configurable storage system
A storage system includes a support bar that has a cavity connected to the external environment by a slot. One or more fixtures have shafts with a retainer at one end and an attachment at the other. The retainers rest on an internal surface of the support bar within the cavity and can be repositioned by sliding the fixture along the slot. The attachment may be a hook or other suitable attachment that supports stored objects for display in the external environment. |
| US10986939B2 |
Product pusher assembly
A product pusher assembly includes a front rail, a base member, and a pusher. The front rail includes a first lower surface and a second lower surface spaced from the first lower surface. The base member is adjustably coupled to the front rail. The base member includes a first upper surface configured to engage the first lower surface. The pusher is coupled to the base member. The pusher includes a second upper surface configured to engage the second lower surface. |
| US10986937B2 |
Structure of inflatable bed
An improved structure of inflatable bed includes: an inflatable mattress having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a lateral side structure that has upper and lower edges respectively connected to edges of the upper and lower surfaces so that the inflatable mattress is formed with an air charging space, the lateral side structure including a first charging valve in communication with the air charging space, the air charging space being provided therein with a Drop-stitching construction fabric having upper and lower ends respectively connected to the upper and lower surfaces; and an inflatable frame including at least one inflatable tubular body and outer layer cloth covering the inflatable tubular body. The inflatable tubular body includes a second charging valve. The inflatable frame is positioned on a bottom side of the inflatable mattress. The inflatable frame includes elastic braided bands to prevent undesired outward expansion of the inflatable frame after inflation. |
| US10986933B2 |
Article comprising a temperature-conditioned surface, thermoelectric control unit, and method for temperature-conditioning the surface of an article
The present invention provides systems, methods, and articles for temperature conditioning a surface. An article is formed from a first layer having a plurality of openings and a second layer having a corresponding plurality of openings. At least one interior chamber constructed and configured to retain a fluid without leaking is defined between an interior surface of the first layer and an interior surface of the second layer. At least one flexible fluid supply line delivers the fluid to the at least one interior chamber. At least one flexible fluid return line removes the fluid from the at least one interior chamber. At least one control unit that is operable to selectively cool or heat the fluid is attached to the at least one flexible fluid supply line and the at least one flexible fluid return line. |
| US10986930B2 |
Frame structure of an electric bed
A frame structure of an electric bed includes a detachable upper frame and a detachable lower frame, wherein the upper frame includes wheels, and the lower frame includes rail slots. The lower frame can be separated into a front lower frame and a rear lower frame; the front lower frame includes a front lower frame main body and front lower frame mounting portions on both sides of the front lower frame main body; the rear lower frame includes a rear lower frame main body and rear lower frame mounting portions on both sides of the rear lower frame main body; and wherein the front lower frame mounting portions and the rear lower frame mounting portions are connected by screws; and the front lower frame main body and the rear lower frame main body together form an accommodating space for accommodating a driving structure of an electric bed. |
| US10986928B2 |
Step stools and storage, step supports having open, forwardly-facing storage cubbies
Step stools and storage, step supports having open, forwardly-facing storage cubbies for use in confined spaces, such as closets. Some of the storage, step supports have steps which are fixed relative to other steps while other storage, step supports are provided with one or more relatively movable steps and are movable from a storage position to a step position. |
| US10986925B2 |
Seat assembly
A method is provided for enhancing comfort of a seat with a hip/thigh support and a back support. The method includes providing a seating pad assembly with a foam cushion made at least partly of a viscoelastic foam and having a cover formed from a dimensionally stable non-stretch material. An upper area of the seating pad assembly is attached to an upper area of the seat back. Pelvic and upper back areas of a person sitting on the seat deform the viscoelastic foam sufficiently to provide a comfortable support and to define anchors for the seating pad assembly. The non-stretch cover extends between those anchors for effectively supporting and cradling the lumbar back area of the person in the seat above and forward of the corner between the seat back and the hip/thigh support. |
| US10986921B2 |
Cabinet
The application includes a cabinet, having a cabinet body that has a back wall, a top wall and at least one shelf, the open side of which cabinet is closable by at least one covering swivelably connected to the cabinet body; having tilt fittings for the covering that are attached in the upper vicinity of the cabinet body and are covered by inner walls; and having front facings, located between the side walls and the inner walls of the cabinet body and lowerable in the closing position of the covering toward the back side of the cabinet body. In the open position of the covering, the front facings entirely cover the space between the side walls, the inner walls, the tilt fittings, and the shelf, and are flush with the face end of the cabinet body, and the inner walls entirely cover the tilt fittings and front facings. The front facings are each connected to a travel-limiting, adjustable guide device. |
| US10986912B2 |
Modular attachment matrix
A modular attachment matrix having a matrix layer, wherein the matrix layer comprises a plurality of spaced apart matrix apertures, wherein the matrix apertures are substantially octagonally shaped matrix apertures arranged in a repeating sequence of equally spaced rows of the substantially octagonally shaped matrix apertures and equally spaced columns of the substantially octagonally shaped matrix apertures. |
| US10986909B2 |
Apparatus for hair curling
Disclosed is an apparatus for hair curling. The apparatus includes a base band comprising an inner surface and an outer surface. Further, the apparatus includes curl-forming elements disposed on the outer surface of the base band. Moreover, the apparatus includes connecting elements configured to connect the curl-forming elements to the base band, thereby creating closed loops between the base band and the curl-forming elements, wherein the curl-forming elements follow a contour of the outer surface of the base band. The curl-forming elements are configured to form an outer layer with respect to the outer surface of the base band, wherein the base band forms an inner layer with respect to the curl-forming elements, wherein a closed loop is provided between the outer and inner layers, wherein the closed loop is bounded by the connecting elements. |
| US10986905B1 |
Umbrella case
The umbrella case is configured for use with an umbrella. The umbrella case is a container that is sized to receive the umbrella. The umbrella case is a fluid impermeable structure. The umbrella case is a segregated structure. The umbrella case stores a wet umbrella in a first segregated space such that any water adhering to the umbrella drains off of the umbrella into a second segregated space such that the water is separated from the umbrella. The umbrella case comprises a collection structure, a storage structure, a superior structure, a connecting ring, and a lid structure. The collection structure removably attaches to the storage structure. The superior structure removably attaches to the storage structure. The connecting ring removably attaches the lid structure to the superior structure. |
| US10986904B1 |
Hands free umbrella apparatus
A hands-free umbrella holder is disclosed herein. The hands-free umbrella holder includes a back covering having adjustable shoulder straps, shoulder covering, and an umbrella holding sleeve on the back covering. The umbrella holder includes a vest assembly having a shoulder portion extending substantially along a user's shoulders and towards their stomach area. The vest includes side openings providing the user ample room to move their arms. Additionally, the vest includes a back portion having a holding assembly mounted thereon. The holder assembly is a tube member that is attached to the vest through means of brackets and screws. An umbrella is then placed within the tube providing the user with shielding form the sun and other weather conditions while having full use of their hands. A shield assembly is also incorporated to provide a face mask protection against harmful viruses. |
| US10986899B2 |
Hand fixation band
A hand fixation band includes a fastening band, a sliding arm and a damping element. The fastening band has a main portion, and a connecting portion protruded outward from one end of the main portion. A bottom surface of the connecting portion is defined as a contact surface. The sliding arm is connected with the fastening band. One end of the sliding arm disposed under the connecting portion is recessed downward to form an accommodating groove. A top of a peripheral wall of the accommodating groove is inclined outward from bottom to top to form a first inclined surface. The damping element is disposed in the accommodating groove and contacts with the contact surface. A periphery of a bottom surface of the damping element is inclined outward from bottom to top to form a second inclined surface. The first inclined surface contacts with the second inclined surface. |
| US10986898B2 |
Induction heating apparatuses and processes for footwear manufacturing
An apparatus for making an article of footwear is provided. The apparatus may include a last shaped to resemble a human foot and being formed at least in part from a susceptor material that is thermally reactive to an electromagnetic field. The apparatus may also include an induction coil disposed proximate to the last and configured to produce an electromagnetic field that causes the susceptor material in the last to increase in temperature by induction heating. |
| US10986891B2 |
Shoe having cushion within heel member
A shoe includes a sole and an upper secured to the sole. The sole has an outsole, a molded chassis, a forefoot cushion, and a heel cushion. The medial midfoot region of the outsole is devoid of the outsole such that the chassis member is visible as viewed in a bottom plan view. The molded chassis has a forefoot opening and a heel opening, with both the forefoot opening and the heel opening being through openings extending through the molded chassis. The forefoot opening is in one or more of the toe region and the ball region of the sole, and the heel opening is in the heel region of the sole. The forefoot cushion is in the forefoot opening, and the heel cushion is in the heel opening. The molded chassis is coupled to the outsole and coupled to the upper. |
| US10986890B2 |
Article of footwear having an elevated plate sole structure
An article of footwear is provided having an elevated plate structure incorporated in the sole structure and optionally including a fluid-filled chamber. The elevated plate structure can include an upper plate and a plurality of legs extending downward toward the outsole. End portions of the legs can engage an upper region of the outsole. The elevated plate structure can form a cage region that can optionally include a fluid-filled chamber substantially disposed therein. The elevated plate structure can further include a lower plate disposed at an upper region of the outsole, which can form a lower portion of the cage region. Portions of the legs can be integrated with impact-attenuating members in the heel region in various configurations and can provide features for the impact-attenuating members, such as support, impact-attenuation and adjustable impact-attenuation features. |
| US10986889B2 |
Sports shoe with studs
A sports shoe includes an instep and a rigid outer sole, the sole having a front portion including a first plurality of studs, a central portion, and a rear portion including a second plurality of studs. The rear portion includes a thickened portion with a flat outer surface on which the second plurality of studs is located, the thickened portion raising the rear portion relative to the front portion; the central portion includes an inwardly curved outer profile. |
| US10986888B2 |
Article of footwear with dynamic support
An article of footwear with a dynamic support system that controls arrays of tiles in the upper of the footwear to adjust the level of support provided in different regions of the upper. Sensors in the sole of the footwear, in the upper of the footwear and/or in an article worn by the wearer of the footwear measure the level of stress or other characteristics and provide input to one or more microprocessors that control motors located in the sole or in the upper of the footwear. When the motors are activated, they may compress or loosen arrays of tiles to adjust the stiffness of the upper in one or more regions of the upper. |
| US10986887B1 |
Detachable illuminating costume accessory
A detachable illuminating accessory for use in a mask or costume, and the associated mask or costume, in which the detachable illuminating accessory includes a top housing and a base housing, defining a cavity therebetween for one or more lighting elements and power elements providing to the lighting elements whereby the base housing includes a reversible attachment element for securing and releasing the accessory to a mask or costume, the top housing and the base housing reversibly contacting together to permit selective electrical connection between the one or more lighting elements and the one or more power elements and to provide activation of the one or more lighting elements or deactivation. |
| US10986882B2 |
Uniwrap garment from a single seamless piece of material
A seamless garment constructed out of a single piece of material will allow for a reduction in manufacturing costs and a lengthened life of the garment due to its simplicity of design and lack of seams. The garment may consist of a single piece of material divided into two panels by a pair of cuts, each extending toward the other, partway through the body of the piece of material. The garment may be secured to the body of a wearer via a variety of attachment mechanisms. |
| US10986881B2 |
Brassiere with inflatable bladder
Disclosed is a brassiere having breast cups configured with inflatable bladders specifically positioned and configured to manipulate the breast tissue of a target breast into a lifted position whilst simultaneously displacing laterally sideways/outward and downward a contra-lateral breast. The brassiere is configured to lift the target breast away from the chest wall and to stabilise the breast so as to increase treatment accuracy and reduce radiation dosage to high risk organs such as the heart and lung. The brassiere according to the subject invention is advantageous to be worn by women for the treatment of either the left or right breast whilst providing modesty during treatment delivery. |
| US10986880B2 |
Mastectomy bra
A brassiere garment for post-mastectomy surgery including a vest portion having a first and second cup, a front closure, a support band associated with a bottom portion of the garment, and at least one elastic strip. The garment may also include at least one removable retention member and a removable pouch. |
| US10986877B2 |
Lower torso garment with support element
A lower torso garment (220) includes a body portion (104), a front pouch (106) disposed about a front region of the body portion, and a support sling connected to the front pouch and configured to support the front pouch. The support sling includes a left fabric panel (224) extending along a left side periphery (112a) of the front pouch and a right fabric panel (226) extending along a right side periphery (112b) of the front pouch. A portion of the left fabric panel overlaps a portion of the right fabric panel at an overlap area (228), and the overlap area is positioned adjacent to a bottom of the front pouch. |
| US10986874B2 |
Non-combustible smoking systems, devices and elements thereof
At least one example embodiment provides a non-combustible smoking system or kit, comprising: a cartridge having a first end and a second end; and a tobacco containing section having a third end and a fourth end. The cartridge includes: a pre-vapor formulation reservoir element and a pre-vapor heating element coupled to the pre-vapor formulation reservoir element. The tobacco containing section includes a tobacco housing and a tobacco heating element. The first end of the cartridge is configured to be connected to the fourth end of the tobacco containing section, and the second end of the cartridge is configured to be connected to the third end of the tobacco containing section. |
| US10986869B2 |
Inductive heating device and system for aerosol generation
The inductive heating device (1) for aerosol-generation comprises a device housing (10) comprising a cavity (13) having an internal surface for receiving at least a portion of an aerosol-forming insert (2) comprising an aerosol-forming substrate and a susceptor. The device housing (10) further comprises a pin (14) extending into the cavity (13). The device (1) further comprises an induction coil (15) arranged along the pin (14) and a power source (11) connected to the induction coil (15) and configured to provide a high frequency current to the induction coil (15). |
| US10986862B2 |
Cigarillo and method of manufacturing same
A cigarillo includes a tobacco rod element having tobacco cut filler and a binder layer which binds or holds the tobacco cut filler within the rod element; and an outer wrapper of natural tobacco leaf which encompasses or covers the tobacco rod element, wherein the natural tobacco leaf of the outer wrapper comprises a pattern imprinted or impressed therein. A method of producing a cover layer of natural tobacco leaf for use in manufacturing a cigarillo includes providing a substantially continuous web of a support material having a surface profile, which typically includes surface profile elements such as projections; arranging a plurality of natural tobacco leaves extended flat over the web of support material; and layering the substantially continuous web with the plurality of natural tobacco leaves supported thereon, whereby the surface profile of the web impresses or imprints a pattern into the plurality of natural tobacco leaves. |
| US10986861B2 |
Tube filling device and method
A method of transferring a portion (12) of smokable material from a casing (11) into a smokable tube (202), the method comprising advancing at least one of the casing and the portion of smokable material toward the other to advance the casing and the portion into the tube by a first distance less than the length of the space within the tube, at least partially withdrawing the casing from the tube, while holding the portion in the tube, and further driving the tobacco portion into the tube, as well as a corresponding device. |
| US10986847B2 |
Vibration separator system for conveying and separating meat pieces
The present invention relates to a method and a vibration separator system for conveying and separating meat pieces and comprising a frame assembly having support columns, a supporting screen box being supported by the frame assembly on elastic suspension elements mounted between the frame assembly and the supporting screen box, a supply trough having an outlet and serving to receive the meat pieces, a vibration motor and a controller. The vibration motor is supported by and connected to the supporting screen box for reciprocating the supporting screen box. The controller is connected to the vibration motor for controlling the reciprocating movement of the supporting screen box. The supporting screen box comprises a first conveying sector for alignment of the meat pieces into a single row and a second conveying sector comprising a chicane for elongating the conveying path of travel as compared to the first conveying sector. |
| US10986846B2 |
Indexing device
The present invention relates to a transfer arrangement for transferring sausage-shaped products, like sausages, to a rod-like element, like a smoking rod, provided in a loading position in a hanging line, each of the sausage-shaped products contain a flowable filling material in a tubular or bag-shaped packaging casing provided with a suspension element, like a suspension loop, through which the sausage-shaped products can be suspended on the rod-like element. The transfer arrangement comprises an infeed device having an infeed conveyor and a guide bar along which the suspension elements of the sausage-shaped products are guided in an infeed direction to the rod-like element, a transport device which is arranged above the rod-like element and the guide bar and which has a conveyor device with transportation elements for transporting the sausage-shaped products along the guide bar towards the rod-like element, and a drive device for driving the conveyor device, and an indexing device for supporting the guide bar. The indexing device includes at least two pairs of indexing pins configured to be reversibly moved pairwise and alternately into an engagement position for engaging with the guide bar for supporting the guide bar and into a release position for disengaging with the guide bar for allowing the passage of a suspension element of a sausage-shaped product to be suspended on the rod-like element in the loading position, wherein the indexing pins of each pair of indexing pins are arranged on opposite sides of the guide bar and at least substantially opposite to each other, and a transmission arrangement for driving and controlling the movement of the indexing pins. The transmission arrangement is driven by the transport device. |
| US10986840B2 |
2-(het)aryl-substituted fused heterocycle derivatives as pesticides
The invention relates to novel compounds of the formula (I) in welcher R1, R2, R3, A1, X and n have the meanings given above, to their use as acaricides and/or insecticides for controlling animal pests and to processes and intermediates for their preparation. |
| US10986839B2 |
Substituted oxadiazoles for combating phytopathogenic fungi
The present invention relates to novel trifluoromethyloxadiazoles of the formula I, or an N-oxide and/or their agriculturally useful salts and to their use for controlling phytopathogenic fungi; to a method for combating phytopathogenic harmful fungi, which process comprises treating the fungi or the plants, the soil or seeds to be protected against fungal attack, with an effective amount of at least one compound of the formula I, or an N-oxide, or an agriculturally acceptable salt thereof; to a process for preparing compounds of the formula I; to intermediate compounds of the formula II.a for the preparation of compounds of the formula I; to agrochemical compositions comprising at least one compound of the formula I; and to agrochemical compositions further comprising seeds. |
| US10986838B2 |
Herbicides
The present invention relates to herbicidally active pyridino-/pyrimidino-pyridine derivatives, as well as to processes and intermediates used for the preparation of such derivatives. The invention further extends to herbicidal compositions comprising such derivatives, as well as to the use of such compounds and compositions in controlling undesirable plant growth: in particular the use in controlling weeds, in crops of useful plants. |
| US10986830B2 |
Apparatus and method for repelling insects
A system for repelling insects from an object (e.g., a beverage dispenser), the system including a mister device configured to generate a mist at the object; and a sensor operatively coupled to the mister device and configured to produce a sense signal when a user of the object is detected by the sensor, wherein the mister device is configured to stop generation of the mist based at least in part on the sense signal such that the user can use the object without being exposed to the mist, and wherein the mister device is further configured to restart generation of the mist once the user is no longer detected by the sensor. A method that includes generating a mist at an object; detecting a user of the object; and stopping the generating of the mist based at least in part on the detecting of the user. |
| US10986827B2 |
Methods for deploying biosentinels to agricultural fields and monitoring biotic and abiotic stresses in crops remotely
One variation of a method for interpreting pressures in plants includes: accessing a first image of a first set of sentinel plants in a field; accessing a second image of a second set of sentinel plants in the field, recorded during a first period; interpreting a first pressure of a stressor in the first set based on features extracted from the first image, captured during the first period; interpreting a second pressure in the second set based on features extracted from the second image; deriving a model associating pressure at the first set and pressure at the second set based on the first pressure and the second pressure; interpreting a third pressure in the first set based on features extracted from a third image captured during a second period; and predicting a fourth pressure in the second set during the second period based on the third pressure and the model. |
| US10986823B2 |
Self dispensing bait holder
The present invention includes a fishing bait holder, the holder including: a hollow tubular housing, the housing having a first closed end and a second open end, the first closed end having on the top of the exterior an orifice for attaching a fishing line; a rod for holding a plurality of pieces of bait, the rod having a first end and a second end, the first coupled to the interior of the first closed end of the hollow tubular housing, and the second end culminating in a fish hook; a spring encircling the rod; and a washer encircling the rod and inferior to the spring, proximal to the hook. |
| US10986822B2 |
Genetically modified major histocompatibility complex mice
The invention provides genetically modified non-human animals that express a humanized MHC II protein (humanized MHC II α and β polypeptides), as well as embryos, cells, and tissues comprising the same. Also provided are constructs for making said genetically modified animals and methods of making the same. Methods of using the genetically modified animals to study various aspects of human immune system are provided. |
| US10986821B2 |
Alzheimer's disease animal model
The present invention relates to a vector comprising a nucleic acid sequence that encodes the APP protein and/or the PS1 protein or variants thereof. The invention also relates to a method for inducing the Alzheimer's disease in an animal using the vector of the invention and to animal model having the Alzheimer's disease obtained by said method. |
| US10986819B2 |
Apparatus for disinfestation of beehives and method for controlling same
An apparatus for disinfestation of beehives may include housing and a controller. The housing may include a receiving area for receiving a carrier comprising a fumigant and an automatic supply system adapted to extract a predetermined amount of fumigant from the receiving area. The automatic supply system may include a delivery mechanism that is configured to extract a first predetermined portion of the carrier comprising the predetermined amount of fumigant from the receiving area. The controller may be configured to control the automatic supply system to extract the first portion of the carrier according to a treatment protocol. |
| US10986809B2 |
Apparatus for preparing feed for animals
An apparatus for preparing feed for animals, includes a first container for storing at least one liquid; a second container for storing at least one dehydrated feed; a mixing chamber; a first dosing system configured to dose and transfer a first predetermined amount of the at least one liquid to the mixing chamber; a second dosing system configured to dose and transfer a second predetermined amount of the at least one dehydrated feed to the mixing chamber; a mixer, arranged at least temporarily in the mixing chamber, for stirring and mixing the at least one liquid with the at least one dehydrated feed during a mixing phase, so as to form a feed ration in paste form; and a dispenser, arranged to dispense the feed ration in paste form from the mixing chamber into a container, for dispensing during a dispensing phase. |
| US10986805B1 |
Soybean variety 5PQYD12
A novel soybean variety, designated 5PQYD12 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PQYD12, cells from soybean variety 5PQYD12, plants of soybean 5PQYD12, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PQYD12. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PQYD12 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PQYD12, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PQYD12, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PQYD12. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PQYD12 are further provided. |
| US10986803B1 |
Soybean cultivar 2040178
A soybean cultivar designated 2040178 is disclosed. Embodiments include the seeds of soybean 2040178, the plants of soybean 2040178, to plant parts of soybean 2040178, and methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean 2040178 with itself or with another soybean variety. Embodiments include methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more genes or transgenes and the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. Embodiments also relate to soybean cultivars, breeding cultivars, plant parts, and cells derived from soybean 2040178, methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean 2040178, and the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. Embodiments further include hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing 2040178 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US10986799B2 |
Soybean cultivar 81440919
A soybean cultivar designated 81440919 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 81440919, to the plants of soybean cultivar 81440919, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 81440919, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 81440919. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 81440919. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 81440919, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 81440919 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US10986793B1 |
Maize hybrid X15N055
A novel maize variety designated X15N055 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X15N055 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X15N055 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X15N055, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X15N055 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X15N055 and methods of using maize variety X15N055 are disclosed. |
| US10986790B2 |
System for infusing a gas or liquids into the roots of a plant
The present application relates to agriculture productions system that allows tor the controlled release of beneficial agents into a plant root mass, and more particularly it is beneficial for agriculture production where control of infusion of micro-nutrient, infusion macronutrient, root temperature control agents, nutrients and/or elements are applied to the root zone of a plant. |
| US10986789B1 |
System and method for sensor-assisted indoor gardening
Methods, systems, and apparatus, includes computer programs encoded on a storage device, for sensor-assisted indoor gardening. In one aspect, a monitoring system is disclosed that includes a processor and a computer storage media storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations. The operations may include determining that a particular plant type is growing in a zone of a property, determining, based on sensor data generated by one or more sensors installed at the property, whether a current value of an environmental attribute of the zone of the property satisfies a threshold environmental value for the particular plant type, and performing, by the monitoring system, one or more operations configured to instruct a configurable device installed at the property to modify the current value of the environmental attribute of the zone of the property towards the threshold environmental value for the plant type. |
| US10986787B2 |
Hydroponic tower compatible plant plug holder
A plant plug holding unit is provided, the plant plug holding unit including at least one plant plug holder. The plant plug holding unit, which is configured to be inserted into a cut-out in a hydroponic tower face plate, includes an edge member that encircles the unit and is sealed to the rear surface of the front tower face. Each individual plant plug holder of the plant plug holding unit includes (i) a base member configured to support a plant plug and which extends rearward from the edge member and into the hydroponic tower cavity; (ii) a top shroud member that inhibits leakage as well as plug erosion; (iii) a pair of side members that maintain the position of the plant plug within the plug holder; and (iv) a plurality of open regions configured to promote water drainage from the plant plug. |
| US10986782B2 |
Stand-on lawn care vehicle with adjustable hydraulic pump
A riding lawn care vehicle may include a frame, an engine, a steering assembly, a support platform and a front platform. At least a pair of drive wheels may be operably coupled to the frame. The engine is operably coupled to the frame via an engine platform. The engine is disposed between the drive wheels to selectively provide drive power to the drive wheels via respective hydraulic pumps. The steering assembly includes control levers operably coupled to respective drive wheels via the respective hydraulic pumps. The steering assembly enables steering of the lawn care vehicle based on drive speed control of the drive wheels responsive to positioning of the control levers. The support platform is operably coupled to the frame at a rear portion of the lawn care vehicle. The front platform is operably coupled to the frame forward of the engine platform. The front platform supports the hydraulic pumps. |
| US10986781B1 |
Auger attachment sets for headers of work machines
Machines and headers for machines are disclosed herein. A machine includes a chassis and a header coupled to the chassis. The header is positioned to remove crop material from the ground. The header includes an auger structured to interact with crop material passed through the header in use of the machine. The auger has a drum configured for rotation about a drum axis and at least one auger attachment set coupled to the drum. |
| US10986780B2 |
Cotton cleaner saw drum with buffer ring
A cotton cleaner for cleaning cotton harvested by a cotton stripper comprises grid bars, a saw drum, and a buffer ring. The saw drum is positioned in proximity to the grid bars and rotatable about an axis of rotation of the saw drum for saw teeth of the saw drum to remove cotton from harvested cotton plant material that passes between the saw drum and the grid bars. The buffer ring is supported by and disposed around the saw drum such that an outer diameter of the buffer ring is greater than an outer diameter of the saw teeth for contact of a grid bar of the grid bars with the buffer ring upon deflection of that grid bar toward the saw drum. |
| US10986777B2 |
Vented side member for an agricultural vehicle
An agricultural vehicle including a chassis, at least one rotor supported by the chassis and configured for threshing a crop material, at least one exterior side member supported by the chassis and including at least one outlet, and an air conduit located underneath the at least one rotor. The air conduit is configured for providing an airstream directed to the at least one exterior side member such that the airstream forces a material other than grain out through the at least one outlet. |
| US10986774B2 |
Adjustable fertilizer application implement
An agricultural implement for applying fertilizer beneath the surface of the soil. The implement has a main frame for connecting the agricultural implement to agricultural equipment. A swing arm is pivotally connected to the main frame. An adjustable actuator interconnects the swing arm to the main frame to control the movement of the swing arm with respect to the main frame. A pair of discs are mounted to the free end of the swing arm for rotation with respect to the swing arm. The discs are offset mounted with respect to one another and are angled outwardly with respect to the direction of travel of the implement. The discs form grooves for receipt of fertilizer. Fertilizer tubes are mounted adjacent the discs and terminate behind the discs with respect to the direction of travel. The fertilizer tubes deposit fertilizer in the grooves formed by the discs. A furrow closer is attached to the main frame to close the groove opened by the discs. |
| US10986773B2 |
Look-ahead functionality tuning for independent sections
An agricultural product delivery system having a controller with a non-transitory computer readable medium configured to store instructions and a processor configured to execute the instructions. The instructions may include instructions to determine a first time-to-target of a first metering section of an agricultural implement in a field, determine a second time-to-target of a second metering section of the agricultural implement in the field, control a first motor coupled to the first metering section to an ON state when the first time-to-target is less than or equal to a first delivery delay of the first metering section, and control a second motor coupled to the second metering section to the ON state when the second time-to-target is less than or equal to a second delivery delay of the second metering section. |
| US10986770B2 |
Coating flowable contact-tolerant granules, including seeds
A process and apparatus for coating flowable contact-tolerant granules, such as seeds, includes a rotating wheel having peripheral apertures so when the granules are dropped onto the central portion, they bounce and contact other granules and are impelled by centrifugal force to fall through the peripheral apertures down a narrowing funnel preferably (but not necessarily) having a different rotation rate. The coating is spread by gentle granule-to-granule contact and contact with any coating material on the wheel and in the funnel. The granules then flow into an inclined conveyor belt, an inclined auger, or other conveyor, which rolls the granules as they are conveyed upwardly, so that the coating is further spread by gentle granule-to-granule contact. |
| US10986769B2 |
Low dust powdered seed treatment
A powdered lubricant composition that minimizes fugitive dust and a method of treating seeds with dry lubricant that minimizes fugitive dust. Addition of oil powder to dry lubricants is found to minimize fugitive dust created during the application of the dry lubricant. Mica coated titanium dioxide is an ideal dry lubricant for combining with oil powder. |
| US10986767B2 |
Using smart-phones and other hand-held mobile devices in precision agriculture
Some embodiments may include a control system configured to monitor an online queue associated with a remote server for the presence of updated control software content; in the case of the presence of updated control software content in the online queue, provide data based thereon in an offline queue, wherein a portable computing device includes a storage for the offline queue; waiting for a time period in which a wired communication interface of the portable computing device is attached to a wired interface of the vehicle or a wireless communication interface of the vehicle is in range of a wireless communication interface of the portable computing device; and in the time period, transferring contents of the offline queue to the vehicle, wherein a processor of the vehicle distributes update(s) included in the contents to one or more of the GNSS receiver, the actuator assembly, and the steering control module. |
| US10986765B2 |
System and method for quantifying soil roughness
Systems and methods are provided for determining a soil roughness measure. A transducer transmits an ultrasonic signal towards a soil surface and receives a first echo signal of the ultrasonic signal and a second echo signal of the ultrasonic signal. A first distance between the transducer and a first point on the soil surface is calculated based on the first echo signal of the ultrasonic signal. A second distance between the transducer and a second point on the soil surface is calculated based on the second echo signal of the ultrasonic signal. A soil roughness measure of the soil surface is determined based on a difference between the first distance and the second distance. |
| US10986764B2 |
Front lifting device for an agricultural machine and associated control method
A device for hitching and lifting an agricultural tool, including a frame fastened to the agricultural machine, a first arm articulated on the frame with a first tool hitch at one end, at least one first jack connected at one end to the frame and at the other to the arm, an extent of the travel of the jack allowing the end of the arm for bearing the hitch to successively pass through a first minimum low position, a second maximum high position, and a third retracted position, where a detection unit that detects a position of the end of the arm can deactivate the supply of the jack when the end reaches the second position, and a bypass controller can bypass the controller of the detection unit to reactivate the supply of the jack. |
| US10993361B2 |
Setup support device
A setup support device capable of editing a setup list in accordance with a change in a production schedule or the like, thereby enabling more efficient setup of a component mounter. The setup support device includes a list editing section for performing editing to increase or decrease production jobs included in a setup list in accordance with a request from an operator who performs setup at the component mounter or a change in a production schedule, and a guidance section for issuing setup guidance for the production jobs to the operator based on the edited setup list. |
| US10993358B1 |
Device for removing portion of cover and method of removing portion of cover
A device for removing a portion of cover is provided, which includes a lower platform and an upper platform oppositely disposed, a cover jig between the lower and upper platforms, a feed roller and a receiving roller oppositely disposed, and an adhesive film. The upper platform includes a plurality of protrusions, and each of the protrusions extends toward the lower platform. The cover jig includes a plurality of through holes, and each of the through holes is disposed opposite to each of the protrusions, so that each of the protrusions can be inserted through each of the through holes. One end of the adhesive film is connected to the feed roller, and the other end of the adhesive film is connected to the receiving roller, and a portion of the adhesive film between the two ends is located between the upper platform and the cover jig. |
| US10993351B2 |
One mixed heat sink fins for better thermal dissipation used on electrical products
An electronic device and a heat-dissipation device for an electronic device are provided. The heat-dissipation device comprises an airflow channel; an airflow source located in the airflow channel; a plurality of elongated heat-dissipation fins arranged in the airflow channel; and a plurality of heat-dissipation flow-guiding devices arranged in the airflow channel and between the airflow source and the plurality of elongated heat-dissipation fins, wherein the plurality of heat-dissipation flow-guiding devices include a first heat-dissipation flow-guiding device in a central position of the airflow channel and a second heat-dissipation flow-guiding device on two sides of the airflow channel, and a longitudinal distance between the first heat-dissipation flow-guiding device and the airflow source is less than the distance between the second heat-dissipation flow-guiding device and the airflow source. |
| US10993345B2 |
Peripheral storage card with offset slot alignment
A storage card insertable into a host system is provided that includes a plurality of storage devices connectors. The storage card include slot offset features to offset a circuit board of the storage card from a host system slot alignment. This offset provides for storage device connector placement on both sides of the storage card. The storage card also can include a Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) switch circuit configured to communicatively couple the PCIe signaling of the plurality of storage device connectors and PCIe signaling of a host connector of the storage card, where the PCIe switch circuit is configured to receive storage operations over the PCIe signaling of the host connector of the storage card and transfer the storage operations for delivery over the PCIe signaling of selected ones of the plurality of storage device connectors. |
| US10993343B2 |
Sealing structure
In a sealing structure that seals a gap between a pressed wall and a pressing wall with a sealing member, the pressed wall and the pressing wall are coupled to each other in an orthogonal direction that is orthogonal to an opposing direction in which the pressed wall and the pressing wall are opposed toward each other so that the sealing member is kept in a state held between the pressed wall and the pressing wall. The sealing member includes a first inclined surface inclined relative to the orthogonal direction. The first inclined surface is pressed by the pressing wall in the orthogonal direction so that the sealing member is pressed at least in the opposing direction. |
| US10993342B2 |
Electronic device
The disclosure discloses an electronic device, and the electronic device includes: a housing, a waterproof structure, a functional module, and a driving member. The housing has an inner surface and an opening connected to each other. The waterproof structure has a first end surface, a second end surface, and a side wall connecting the first end surface and the second end surface. The first end surface tightly connected with the inner surface in a sealing manner. The functional module is disposed inside the waterproof structure. The driving member is located in the housing, and is configured to drive the functional module to move toward or away from the opening. |
| US10993339B2 |
Devices and accessories employing a living hinge
A device incorporating both a magnet and a living hinge may be employed to construct cases to protect electronic devices and to function as a closure for cases and lidded containers. Such cases often can be bent three 360° allowing the cases to be either closed protecting devices therein are closed upon themselves allowing the case to function to secure an electronic device to a substrate such as an article of clothing. The devices of the disclosure can also be used to organize and hold loose items together. |
| US10993338B2 |
Flexible display device
A flexible display device including a first body; a second body; a flexible display unit arranged on a front surface of the first body and the second body; and a hinge unit connecting the first body and the second body to each other such that the first body and the second body can be folded and unfolded with respect to each other. Further, the hinge unit includes a plurality of hinge segments such that in a folding state of the flexible display unit, the second body is arranged to cover a rear surface of the first body as an interval between the hinge segments is increased, and in an unfolded state of the flexible display unit, the first body and the second body are arranged in parallel with the interval between the hinge segments being decreased. |
| US10993337B2 |
Display device
A disclosed display apparatus may include a display panel configured to display an image, and a first back cover at a rear surface of the display panel and supporting the display panel. The display apparatus may additionally include a roller configured to wind or unwind the display panel, and an adhesive part between the display panel and the first back cover and fixed to the roller. |
| US10993333B2 |
Methods of manufacturing ultra thin dielectric printed circuit boards with thin laminates
A method for making an ultra-thin dielectric printed circuit board (PCB) is provided. A first side of a first conductive layer is removably coupled to a disposable base. A first ultra-thin dielectric layer and a second conductive layer are laminated to a second side of the first conductive layer, where the first ultra-thin dielectric layer is positioned between the first and second conductive layers, and the first ultra-thin dielectric layer is thinner than at least one of the first conductive layer and the second conductive layer. The second conductive layer may then be patterned to form electrical paths. The patterned second conductive layer is then filled with a dielectric filler. One or more conductive layers and one or more ultra-thin dielectric layers may then be coupled to the second conductive layer. The disposable base may then be detached from the first conductive layer. |
| US10993332B2 |
Circuit substrate
A circuit substrate includes a substrate, a wire build-up layer structure, and an insulating layer. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposites to the first surface. The substrate includes a plurality of patterned pads. The patterned pads are disposed on the first surface of the substrate, and having contact openings. The wire build-up layer structure is disposed on the first surface of the substrate. The wire build-up layer structure includes an interconnect build-up layer and a plurality of conductive pillars. The conductive pillars electrically connect to the interconnect build-up layer and the patterned pads. The insulating layer is disposed between the substrate and the wire build-up layer structure. |
| US10993331B2 |
High-speed interconnects for printed circuit boards
High-speed interconnects for printed circuit boards and methods for forming the high-speed interconnects are described. A high-speed interconnect may comprise a region of a conductive film having a reduced surface roughness and one or more regions that have been treated for improved bonding with an adjacent insulating layer. Regions of reduced roughness may be used to carry high data rate signals within PCBs. Regions treated for bonding may include a roughened surface, adhesion-promoting chemical treatment, and/or material deposited to improve wettability of the surface and/or adhesion to a cured insulator. |
| US10993327B2 |
Circuit board and method for manufacturing the same
A method for manufacturing a circuit board with a small size a communication unit comprising a radio frequency (RF) component, an antenna, and an encapsulation layer. The RF component is embedded in the encapsulation layer, the antenna is positioned on the encapsulation layer and electrically connected to the RF component. A rigid substrate is formed on a flexible substrate, and a receiving groove is defined in the rigid substrate to expose the flexible substrate. The communication unit is in the receiving groove, thus causing connection between the RF component and the flexible substrate, thereby the circuit board is formed. |
| US10993324B2 |
Computer system with modified module socket
A modified socket mechanism comprises a printed circuit board and a connector component located on a first face of the printed circuit board. The modified socket mechanism may comprise a first region of electrical contacts located on the first face. The first region of electrical contacts may be designed to interface with a processor module. The modified socket mechanism may also comprise a second region of electrical contacts located on a second face of the printed circuit board. The second region of electrical contacts may be designed to interface with a motherboard. The modified socket mechanism may also comprise a first electrical connection between the connector component and the first region of electrical contacts through the printed circuit board. Finally, the modified socket mechanism may also comprise a second electrical connection between the first region of electrical contacts and the second region of electrical contacts through the printed circuit board. |
| US10993323B2 |
Stackable printed circuit board
A first stackable printed circuit board with at least a two sets of set of male and female connectors each arranged inline with each other, and each configured in a mirrored pin configuration is arranged along opposing sides of an equilateral geometric shape on both the top and bottom face of the first board in order to attach, by the connectors, to a second stackable printed circuit board with the same male and female connector configuration and arrangement as the first board on at least one face regardless of the axial rotation of first stackable printed circuit board about the X or Y axis by 180 degrees and/or by axial rotation about the Z axis by n/360 degrees where n is the amount of sides of the geometric shape which contain a connector set, thereby allowing for up to n*2 different connection configurations between the first and second printed circuit boards. |
| US10993320B2 |
Population of metal oxide nanosheets, preparation method thereof, and electrical conductor and electronic device including the same
An electrical conductor includes a substrate; and a first conductive layer disposed on the substrate and including a plurality of metal oxide nanosheets, wherein adjacent metal oxide nanosheets of the plurality of metal oxide nanosheets contact to provide an electrically conductive path between the contacting metal oxide nanosheets, wherein the plurality of metal oxide nanosheets include an oxide of Re, V, Os, Ru, Ta, Ir, Nb, W, Ga, Mo, In, Cr, Rh, Mn, Co, Fe, or a combination thereof, and wherein the metal oxide nanosheets of the plurality of metal oxide nanosheets have an average lateral dimension of greater than or equal to about 1.1 micrometers. Also an electronic device including the electrical conductor, and a method of preparing the electrical conductor. |
| US10993317B2 |
Wafer level optical module
An optical module may be formed on a wafer. The wafer may include a substrate and one or more optical components encapsulated, at least partially, by the substrate. Each of the optical components are configured to emit or sense light. The wafer may also include one or more printed circuit board (PCB) bars encapsulated, at least partially, by the substrate allowing electrical conductivity from a first side of the substrate to a second side of the substrate. The wafer may also include at least one redistribution layer to electrically couple at least one of the optical components to at least one of the PCB bars. |
| US10993316B2 |
Protective film of conductive adhesive, circuit board, and method for assembling display device
A protective film of a conductive adhesive, a circuit board and a method for assembling a display device are provided. The protective film of conductive adhesive includes: a basic material layer; and a photoinduced peelable adhesive and a protective layer which are arranged on a first surface of the basic material layer in sequence, and the photoinduced peelable adhesive has a low adhesive force in the exposure of light with a first wavelength. The protective film further includes a light-shielding film located on a second surface of the basic material layer opposite to the first surface. |
| US10993315B2 |
Printed circuit via for KA satcom circuit boards
A compensated via structure is utilized in a multi-layer printed circuit board (PCB) stackup to improve the radio frequency (RF) transmission performance of the PCB. The compensated via structure includes a compensating structure and a central via surrounded by multiple grounding posts, wherein both ends of the central via are connected to the input and the output transmission lines through pads. The compensating structure is within a ground plane located in between of the two layers within which the input and output transmission lines are. The increased coupling between the central via and the grounding posts and between the compensating structure and the ground plane results in reductions in both return and insertion losses and contributes to the improved RF transmission performance. |
| US10993313B2 |
Non-uniform magnetic foil embedded in component carrier
A component carrier including a stack with a plurality of electrically insulating layer structures and/or a plurality of electrically conductive layer structures, and a non-uniform magnetic foil integrated in the stack. |
| US10993310B2 |
Compact SRF based accelerator
An accelerator comprising at least one accelerator cavity, an electron gun, at least one cavity cooler configured to at least partially encircle the accelerator cavity, a cooling connector, an intermediate conduction layer formed between the at least one cavity cooler and the at least one accelerator cavity configured to facilitate thermal conductivity between the cavity cooler and the accelerator cavity, a mechanical support connected to the accelerator cavity via at least one endplate and configured for stabilizing the accelerator cavity, and a refrigeration source for providing refrigerant via the cooling connector to the at least one cavity cooler. |
| US10993309B2 |
Torches and methods of using them
Certain embodiments described herein are directed to a torch that includes a lanthanide or actinide material. In some embodiments, the torch can include one or more other materials in combination with the lanthanide or actinide material. In some embodiments, the torch can comprise cerium, terbium or thorium. In other embodiments, the torch can comprise a lanthanide or actinide material comprising a melting point higher than the melting point of quartz. |
| US10993305B2 |
Wireless receiving circuit and wireless control device
A wireless receiving circuit and a wireless control device. The wireless receiving circuit includes a signal receiving module, a Bluetooth signal processing module, a voltage stabilization module, and an output control module. An output end of the signal receiving module is connected with an input end of the Bluetooth signal processing module, and a voltage end of the Bluetooth signal processing module is connected with an output end of the voltage stabilization module. An output end of the Bluetooth signal processing module is connected with an input end of the output control module. The signal receiving module is to receive an external Bluetooth signal and is to transmit the signal to the Bluetooth signal processing module. The Bluetooth signal processing module is to process the external Bluetooth signal and is to transmit a control signal to the output control module. |
| US10993303B2 |
Power supply circuit, lighting system, and method of operating a power supply circuit
A power supply circuit may include at least a first and a second current generator. Each current generator is implemented with an electronic converter comprising a switching stage, a current sensor generating a feedback signal, and a regulator circuit configured to drive the switching stage as a function of the feedback signal. Specifically, each current sensor is a low-side current sensor configured to generate a feedback signal indicative of the current received via the negative terminal of the respective current generator. The power supply circuit may include also include a control circuit configured for various tasks pertaining to the first and second generators. |
| US10993302B2 |
Power regulation for lighting fixtures
A device can include multiple light loads, where each light load includes at least one light source. The device can also include multiple switches coupled to the light loads. The device can further include a controller coupled to the switches, where the controller actively operates the switches multiple times within each cycle to control delivery of power to the light loads. Active operation of the switches by the controller is performed on a dynamic schedule, where the dynamic schedule is based on multiple environmental conditions, and where the controller bypasses a forward voltage of the light loads when actively operating the switches. |
| US10993300B1 |
Low power consumption LED constant current drive circuit
A low power consumption LED constant current drive circuit includes a power source input circuit, a constant current source circuit, an output voltage detection circuit, and a reference current control circuit, having the advantage of lower power consumption. |
| US10993296B2 |
Light-emitting module and integrated light-emitting module
A light-emitting module includes: a base body including electrical conductor wirings; a light-emitting element disposed on the base body and electrically connected to the electrical conductor wirings; a light reflection film disposed on an upper surface of the light-emitting element; and a half mirror disposed on a light extraction surface side of the light-emitting element and spaced apart from the light-emitting element. A spectral reflectance of the half mirror under perpendicular incidence at a wavelength longer than a peak emission wavelength of a light emitted from the light-emitting element is greater than a spectral reflectance of the half mirror under perpendicular incidence at the peak emission wavelength. |
| US10993295B2 |
Microwave mode stirrer apparatus with microwave-transmissive regions
A microwave mode stirrer apparatus having a stirring member with microwave-transmissive regions is disclosed, along with methods of performing microwave stirring using the microwave mode-stirring apparatus. The microwave-transmissive regions can be in the form of holes or can include microwave-transmissive material. The stirring member can have a variety of configurations, and the microwave-transmissive regions can have a variety of sizes and shapes. A microwave oven that uses the mode stirrer apparatus for drying green ceramic-forming bodies is also disclosed. |
| US10993289B2 |
Additive manufacturing system for fabricating custom support structure
An additive manufacturing system is disclosed. The additive manufacturing system may include a plate having a plurality of print heads arranged in a grid and each configured to discharge a curable material, and at least one shuttle having a plurality of print heads arranged in a row and each configured to discharge a curable material. The additive manufacturing system may also include at least one cure enhancer associated with at least one of the plate and the at least one shuttle. The at least one cure enhancer may be configured to cure the curable material as the curable material is being discharged. The additive manufacturing system may further include at least one actuator configured to move at least one of the plate and the at least one shuttle during discharge of the curable material. |
| US10993285B2 |
Heterogeneous mobile radio arrangement for supplying at least one mobile radio cell with mobile radio services
A heterogeneous mobile radio arrangement comprises an antenna arrangement. There is provision for at least one shielded supply cable having a first and a second end, said supply cable being designed to supply the antenna arrangement with electric power, wherein an AISG signal and mobile radio signals are transmittable via the at least one shielded supply cable. There is provision for a first and a second IP converter and a first IP device, wherein both IP converters have a respective IP connection and at least one respective signal line connection. The first IP converter is connectable by its IP connection to a superordinate IP network, and the second IP converter is connected by its IP connection to the at least one first IP device. The signal line connections of the first and second IP converters are electrically connected by means of the shielded supply cable. |
| US10993283B2 |
Enhancements on random access for NR-unlicensed
A network device (e.g., a user equipment (UE), or a new radio NB (gNB)) can process or generate a configuration of a physical random access channel (PRACH) over physical resource blocks (PRBs) that are interlaced in an unlicensed band in an NR unlicensed (NR-U) communication. The PRBs in the PRACH can be based on an occupied channel bandwidth (OCB) of the unlicensed band in the NR-U communication. A random access channel transmission in the PRACH can then be generated by interlacing the PRBs defining the PRACH. |
| US10993278B2 |
Method and apparatus for recovering from radio downlink failure
Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of communications technologies, and disclose a method and an apparatus for recovering from a radio downlink failure. The method includes: monitoring a first radio link to determine whether a radio downlink failure occurs on the first radio link, where the first radio link is a currently connected radio link; if it is detected that the radio downlink failure occurs on the first radio link, starting a physical-layer-monitored automatic-recovery process for the first radio link and starting a Radio Link Control RRC connection re-setup process to set up a second radio link; and recovering from the radio downlink failure through either of the physical-layer-monitored automatic-recovery process and the RRC connection re-setup process. |
| US10993276B2 |
Radio communication device, radio communication system, radio communication method, and program
There is provided a radio communication device including a reception unit which receives information indicating a connection state or a communication capability of another radio communication device which the radio communication device attempts to connect to, and a selection unit which selects, depending on the information received by the reception unit, which communication is to be performed from among first communication in which a direct connection to such other radio communication device is established and direct communication with such other radio communication device is performed, second communication in which a connection to such other radio communication device via a base station is established and direct communication with such other radio communication device is performed, and third communication in which a connection to such other radio communication device via the base station is established and indirect communication with such other radio communication device via the base station is performed. |
| US10993274B2 |
Pairing devices by proxy
In some implementations a system can be configured to reduce the burden of pairing user devices with playback devices. For example, all users (or user devices) who commonly operate within a particular environment (e.g., a home) can be configured as authorized users of playback devices within the particular environment. When one of the authorized users pairs a user device with a playback device, all of the user devices for all authorized users can be automatically paired with the playback device as a result of the single pairing. Thus, only a single authorized user is burdened with the pairing process in order to pair all authorized users with the playback device. |
| US10993273B2 |
Method and device for downlink data transmission
A method and a device for downlink data transmission are provided. The method includes: in the case that a network side has downlink data needing to be sent to a terminal in an inactive connection state, sending, to the terminal, by one or more access devices, an indication message carrying an inactive connection state terminal identification of the terminal; and receiving, by the one or more access devices, an uplink feedback initiated by the terminal based on the indication message. The terminal in the Inactive state may perform a fast downlink data transmission. |
| US10993268B2 |
Random access procedure for unlicensed cells
A user equipment includes circuitry which selects a random access preamble sequence, and a transmitter which transmits the random access preamble sequence to a base station in a frequency bandwidth of an unlicensed band, and performs at least one of a first operation and a second operation. In the first operation, the circuitry selects a first sequence as the random access preamble sequence, the first sequence having a length longer than a length of a random preamble sequence used for a licensed band, and the transmitter transmits the first sequence in the frequency bandwidth of the unlicensed band. In the second operation, the circuitry selects a second sequence as the random access preamble sequence, the second sequence having a length equal to the length of a random preamble sequence used for the licensed band, and the transmitter transmits the second sequence with repetitions in the frequency bandwidth of the unlicensed band. |
| US10993266B2 |
Method for performing random access in wireless communication system and device for supporting same
The present invention relates to a method for user equipment to perform random access in a wireless communication system and a device therefor. The present invention can provide a method and device which: select a predetermined preamble among multiple preamble sets configured according to predetermined conditions; repeatedly transmit the selected predetermined preamble to a base station via one or multiple mutually different neighboring beams; and receive, from the base station and in response to the preamble, a response message containing a temporary identifier of user equipment, wherein the selected predetermined preamble is repeatedly transmitted on resources which constitute a subframe and are distinguished according to the one or multiple mutually different beams. |
| US10993262B2 |
Method for transmission and reception in parallel on dual channels, and apparatus
A method for transmission and reception in parallel on dual channels includes, when detecting that a first channel is occupied by CSMA contention, determining, by an AP, first transmission duration of a first channel data packet; determining, by means of CCA detection, that a second channel is idle, where the second channel is used to transmit a second channel data packet whose transmission direction is opposite to a transmission direction of the first channel; determining, using the first transmission duration, second transmission duration for transmitting the second channel data packet, and transmitting the second channel data packet according to the second transmission duration, where an end time of transmission of the second channel data is not later than an end time of transmission of the first channel data. |
| US10993261B2 |
User terminal and radio communication method
To perform listening for uplink transmission at an appropriate timing, on a carrier with setting of listening. A user terminal according to an aspect of the present invention has a transmission section that transmits a signal on a carrier where a listening is performed prior to uplink transmission, a reception section that receives timing information, and a control section that controls execution timing of the listening, on the basis of the timing information. |
| US10993258B2 |
Random access response information transmission method, base station, and user equipment
The present disclosure provides an information transmission method, a base station, and user equipment. The method includes: receiving a random access preamble sent by user equipment (UE); generating first information according to the received random access preamble, where the first information is random access response information, and the first information includes at least one of the following information: narrowband indication information used for transmission of a control channel, initialization parameter indication information of a demodulation reference signal scrambling sequence initialization parameter used for transmission of the control channel, coverage enhancement level indication information used for transmission of the control channel, or resource allocation information used for transmission of second information, where the second information is response information to the first information; and sending the first information to the UE. |
| US10993255B2 |
Method for performing sub-band unit downlink scheduling in next generation wireless communication system and apparatus for same
Disclosed in the present application is a method for a terminal transmitting an uplink signal in a wireless communication system. Particularly, the method comprises the steps of: receiving, from the base station, allocation information for resource blocks in a wideband and information on precoders indicated in sub-band units; configuring the allocated resource blocks into sub-bands including two or more continuous resource blocks; and transmitting the uplink signal through the sub-bands to the base station by applying the precoders to corresponding sub-bands. |
| US10993250B2 |
Apparatus and method for transmitting data in wireless communication system
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. More specifically, the present invention relates to a method and a device for transmitting, by a user equipment (UE), data in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: receiving an uplink grant including first transmission time interval (TTI) duration information; transmitting a Medium Access Control Protocol Data Unit (MAC PDU) using the uplink grant, wherein the MAC PDU includes data associated with at least one radio bearer supporting a TTI duration indicated by the first TTI duration information. |
| US10993247B2 |
Method for configuring resources, for direct D2D communication, on basis of congestion control in wireless communication system and device therefor
Disclosed is a method for a terminal transmitting a sidelink data channel in a wireless communication system. Particularly, the method comprises a step for transmitting a sidelink data channel having a first priority. The sum if resources which can be used for all sidelink data channels having a priority equal to or lower than the first priority is equal to or less than a threshold corresponding to the first priority. |
| US10993240B2 |
Signaling of IDC problems
The present disclosure provides methods, devices, and systems for signaling of In-Device Coexistence (IDC) problems in uplink (UL) Carrier Aggregation (CA). Embodiments of a method in a User Equipment (UE) in communication with an Evolved Node B (eNB) are disclosed. In some embodiments, the method in the UE comprises sending an IDC indication to the eNB including information of problematic UL CA combinations. In this manner, the eNB is provided an indication from which the eNB can deduce which frequencies need to be avoided for UL CA. |
| US10993238B2 |
Apparatus and method for radio communication
A processing apparatus (3A) acquires the number of one or more neighbor cells (31B) to which one or more neighbor-cell D2D radio terminals (2G), located in proximity to a first D2D communication pair (2E) belonging to a first cell (31A), belong. In addition, depending on the acquired number of the one or more neighbor cells (31B), the processing apparatus (3A) determines, from D2D radio resources that are shared among three or more cells (31A, 31B, 31E), a first part allocatable to the first D2D communication pair (2E). It is thus, for example, possible to contribute to efficient use of D2D radio resources shared among at least three cells adjacent to one another. |
| US10993237B2 |
Method and device in user equipment and base station for wireless communication
The disclosure discloses a method and device in user equipment and a base station for wireless communication. The user equipment transmits a first radio signal in a first air interface resource pool, then receives first control information, and transmits a second radio signal in a second air interface resource pool; the first control information is physical layer signaling, the second air interface resource pool is associated with the first air interface resource pool; the first control information comprises at least one of the first information and the second information; the timing advance of the second radio signal is related to the first information, a first transmission parameter set for transmitting the second radio signal is related to the second information; and the transmission of the second radio signal is grant-free. |
| US10993235B2 |
BWP switching method and apparatus, and terminal device
The implementations of the present disclosure provide a BWP switching method and apparatus, and a terminal device. The method comprises: a terminal device acquiring first configuration information, wherein the first configuration information comprises first resource information and identifier information of a first search space, the first resource information is used for initiating a random access process, the identifier information of the first search space is used for detecting a downlink control channel, the first configuration information corresponds to a first BWP, and the first search space corresponds to a second BWP; and where the first BWP is in an activated state, the terminal device switching the second BWP to an activated state or maintaining the second BWP in an activated state, and executing the random access process on the first BWP and the second BWP. |
| US10993233B2 |
Inserting virtual carrier in conventional OFDM host carrier in communications system
A network element for use in a mobile communications system and a method of using a network element for communicating data to/from mobile communications devices in a mobile communications system. The network element can provide a wireless access interface for communicating data to/from the mobile communications devices, the wireless access interface including: on a downlink a host carrier, the host carrier providing plural resource elements across a first frequency range; transmit data for a first group of mobile communications devices, wherein the data is distributed within the plural resource elements across the first frequency range; a virtual carrier via the wireless access interface, the virtual carrier providing one or more resource elements within a second frequency range which is within and smaller than the first frequency range; and transmit data for a second group of mobile communications devices via the virtual carrier. |
| US10993226B2 |
Subframe indication method and device
Embodiments of the present invention provide a subframe indication method and a device. A first device determines subframe indication information that indicates at least one of uplink control signaling, downlink control signaling, and data of a first subframe, and sends the subframe indication information to a second device, so that the second device determines a type of the first subframe based on the subframe indication information. In this process, the first device needs to send, to the second device, only the subframe indication information that indicates at least one of parts of the first subframe, and the second device may determine the type of the first subframe based on the subframe indication information, so as to reduce overheads of the subframe indication information. |
| US10993222B2 |
Floating links
An access point including a memory; at least one network interface configured to interface over a network with one or more of a other access point and a user equipment (UE); and a processor configured to, establish, via the at least one interface, a virtual link with the UE based on the respective one of the at least one virtual address, and transfer the virtual link to the other access by transmitting a command to the other AP to set, after a time period, at least one network interface associated therewith to be addressable via the respective one of the at least one virtual address, and disassociating the at least one network interface and the respective one of at least one virtual address after the time period. |
| US10993219B2 |
System and method for allocating resource blocks
A system and method for allocating network resources are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the system and method are configured to perform: determining a resource indication value based on at least a first parameter and a second parameter, the resource indication value indicative of a number of resource blocks to be allocated to a communication node, wherein a number of possible different values of the resource indication value is limited by a predefined relationship between the first parameter and the second parameter; and transmitting the resource indication value to the communication node. |
| US10993216B2 |
Flexible slot format indication (SFI) monitoring for new radio unlicensed communications
User equipment (UE) includes processing circuitry, where to configure the UE for New Radio (NR) communications in an unlicensed spectrum, the processing circuitry is to decode radio resource control (RRC) signaling including configuration information identifying a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) search space set. The configuration information includes a PDCCH monitoring periodicity, a PDCCH monitoring offset, and a PDCCH monitoring duration associated with the PDCCH search space set. The PDCCH search space set is monitored for downlink control information (DCI) using the PDCCH monitoring periodicity, the PDCCH monitoring offset, and the PDCCH monitoring duration. Upon detecting the DCI within the monitored PDCCH search space set, a DCI format within the DCI is decoded. |
| US10993215B2 |
SPDCCH reuse indication constraint under DMRS sharing
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A wireless device such as a user equipment (UE) may receive a first downlink shared channel transmission over a first set of frequency resources in a first transmission time interval (TTI); receive a downlink control transmission including a grant of a second set of frequency resources of a second TTI for a second downlink shared channel transmission, the downlink control transmission including an indication that a demodulation reference signal of the first downlink shared channel transmission is reused for the second downlink shared channel transmission; determine to rate match the second downlink shared channel transmission around resources of the second set of frequency resources that are not part of the first set of frequency resources, and receive the second downlink shared channel transmission over a subset of the second set of frequency resources. |
| US10993213B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling secondary carriers in asymmetric uplink carrier aggregation
The invention provides a method and an apparatus for controlling secondary carriers in an asymmetric uplink carrier aggregation, the method includes: an eNB transmits configuration information of uplink secondary carriers configured for a UE to the UE, wherein the configuration information includes carrier-specific common configuration information and/or UE-specific configuration information; furthermore, the eNB schedules the uplink secondary carriers via a physical downlink control channel PDCCH of the downlink primary carrier, so that the UE performs a scheduling of a PUSCH to the eNB via the uplink secondary carriers, thus realizing a control of the secondary carriers in the asymmetric uplink carrier aggregation and greatly improving the uplink throughput. |
| US10993206B2 |
Paging scheme for new radio technology in unlicensed spectrum
A paging method for a user equipment in an NR-U system is provided, wherein the user equipment is configured with a paging monitor window comprising paging plurality of monitor occasions. The paging method includes determining locations of the plurality of monitor occasions based on at least one NRUP rule; and receiving a paging message at the plurality of monitor occasions within the paging monitor window. |
| US10993203B2 |
Commissioning electronic devices for use in a tracking system
An electronic device can be commissioned with an identifier for use in a centralized tracking system. The electronic device is assigned an interim unique identifier and authentication key, for instance by a manufacturer of the electronic device. The electronic device and the centralized tracking system each separately generate a permanent unique identifier and a permanent authentication key based on the interim unique identifier and interim authentication key, without requiring the permanent unique identifier and permanent authentication key from being transmitted between the electronic device and the central tracking server. Upon generating the permanent unique identifier and permanent authentication key, tracking device functionality can be enabled within the electronic device, enabling the electronic device to function as a tracking device within the centralized tracking system. |
| US10993202B2 |
Method for receiving or transmitting reference signal for location determination in wireless communication system and device for same
A method of reporting information for positioning by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system, includes receiving, from a location server, assistant data related to plurality of cells including a reference cell and one or more neighbor cells; receiving, from the location server, quasi-co-location (QCL) information on the PRS of the plurality of cells and the CRS of the plurality of cells; calculating a reference signal time difference (RSTD) measurement value using a positioning reference signal (PRS) of the plurality of cells and a cell-specific reference signal (CRS) of the plurality of cells based on the assistant data; and reporting the RSTD measurement value to the location server, wherein the assistant data includes information on a cyclic prefix (CP) length of the PRS of the plurality of cells, a CP length of the CRS of the plurality of cells, and a multicast broadcast single frequency network (MBSFN) subframe configuration of the plurality of cells. |
| US10993199B2 |
Radio network node, UE and methods performed therein for handling communication in a wireless communication network
A method by a UE is provided to handle communication in a network, wherein the UE is capable of receiving a registration area configuration including area identifiers associated with different cells of different RATs. The UE receives, from a network node, a first mobile identifier and a second mobile identifier in a message during a transition of states of the UE, wherein the first mobile identifier is of a first length and the second mobile identifier is of a second length different than the first length. Furthermore, the UE uses the first mobile identifier to resume to a first network node of a first RAT in the registration area configuration of the UE, and the second mobile identifier to resume to a second network node of a second RAT in the registration area configuration of the UE. |
| US10993198B2 |
Out-of-synchronization determining method and apparatus
An out-of-synchronization determining method and apparatus are provided. The method includes: receiving, by a control network element, interference metrics sent by N base stations; determining, by the control network element based on the interference metrics, M first to-be-inspected base stations in the N base stations and/or neighboring stations of the N base stations; determining, by the control network element, P second to-be-inspected base stations, where the P second to-be-inspected base stations are base stations meeting a detection condition that are selected from the M first to-be-inspected base stations, and the detection condition is that a characteristic sequence broadcast by the first to-be-inspected base station at a specified position in a radio frame is not received by any neighboring station at the specified position; and determining, by the control network element, an out-of-synchronization base station in the P second to-be-inspected base stations. |
| US10993197B2 |
Distributed MIMO based on access point collaboration
A method for communication in a WLAN includes associating a client station (STA) with a basic service set (BSS) of a first access point (AP), having first antennas, in a wireless local area network (WLAN). A second AP, having second antennas, in the WLAN is synchronized with the first AP. Distributed beamforming parameters are computed over a group of the first antennas and the second antennas. Data for transmission to the STA are distributed to both the first AP and the second AP. The distributed data are distributed to the STA from the first AP via the first antennas in the group and the second AP via the second antennas in the group in synchronization in accordance with the distributed beamforming parameters. |
| US10993192B2 |
Method and apparatus for triggering power headroom report for beam operation in a wireless communication system
Methods and apparatuses for triggering a power headroom report for beam operation in a wireless communication system are disclosed herein. In one method, a user equipment (UE) uses multiple beams for transmission. The UEtriggers a power headroom report due to a change of a pathloss being larger than a threshold, wherein the pathloss is associated with a specific beam or a set of beams. |
| US10993190B2 |
Power control for spatial multiplexing of uplink channels
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment may determine that multiple uplink channels are to be transmitted contemporaneously via different antennas on a component carrier. The user equipment may determine a respective transmit power for multiple uplink communications associated with the multiple uplink channels based at least in part on a set of priority rules that identifies a respective priority for the multiple uplink communications. The user equipment may transmit the multiple uplink communications using the respective transmit power. Numerous other aspects are provided. |
| US10993189B2 |
Method and apparatus having power control for grant-free uplink transmission
A method and apparatus is provided, wherein configuration information for a transmission is determined based on a configured uplink grant. Information of an assigned one of a plurality of different received by a network entity power levels for each user equipment for a given transmission instance is received. A transmit power offset is determined, based on the received information of the assigned one of the plurality of different received by the network entity power levels. A transmit power for transmission is determined, based on the configuration information of the configured uplink grant and by applying the determined transmit power offset. An uplink transmission is performed using the determined transmit power for transmission. |
| US10993185B2 |
Apparatus and method for reducing power consumption in portable terminal
An apparatus and method for reducing power consumption of a portable terminal are provided. More particularly, an apparatus and method for reducing power consumption generated in an idle state in order to solve a power consumption problem in a portable terminal are provided. The apparatus includes a state determination unit which is configured independently from an application processor for controlling applications and which wakes up when entering an idle mode to allow the application processor to sleep, and thereafter determines a state of the portable terminal, and if it is determined that the portable terminal escapes from the idle mode, allows the application processor to wake up. |
| US10993183B2 |
Wake up procedure using pseudo-omni beam
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A base station may identify that data is available to be transmitted to a user equipment (UE) that is operating in a discontinuous reception mode. The base station may transmit, based at least in part on identifying that the data is available to be transmitted to the UE, a wakeup message to the UE using a first transmit beam. The base station may initiate a beam management procedure based at least in part on identifying that the data is available to be transmitted to the UE, to identify a second transmit beam for the base station to use to transmit the available data to the UE, wherein the second transmit beam comprises a narrower beam width than the first transmit beam. |
| US10993178B2 |
Method and apparatus for selecting an access and mobility management function in a mobile communication system
The present disclosure relates to a communication technique of fusing a 5G communication system for supporting higher data transmission rate beyond a 4G system with an IoT technology and a system thereof, and provides an intelligent service based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT related technology. A method of a terminal in a wireless communication system includes receiving, from an AMF, a first message including first information for identifying the AMF, the first information being assigned upon a successful registration to a first access; determining whether a second access is located in a same PLMN of the first access; and transmitting, to an access network entity of the second access, a second message requesting registration to the second access and including second information for identifying the AMF, in case that the second access is located in the same PLMN of the first access. |
| US10993175B1 |
Spectrum information query system and a secured query proxy device
A spectrum information query system, a method of querying a database storing spectrum information and a secured query proxy device are provided, the spectrum information query system comprising a database storing spectrum information; one or more spectrum utilising devices forming a first communications network; and a secured query proxy device, the secured query proxy device configured to communicate at its front-end with the database storing spectrum information, wherein the secured query proxy device is configured at its back-end for a one-way downlink to the first communications network; a decoupled source that is decoupled from the first communications network, the source being coupled to the secured query proxy device, wherein the secured query proxy device is configured to obtain information associated with the first communications network via the decoupled source, the secured query proxy device being further configured to perform encryption of obtained information associated with the first communications network obtained from the decoupled source; and wherein the secured query proxy device is further configured to apply one or more security data preservation measures to the received spectrum information prior to transmission of the received spectrum information to the first communications network via the one-way downlink. |
| US10993174B2 |
User apparatus, base station, and preamble transmission method
A user apparatus in a radio communication system including a base station and the user apparatus, including: a reception unit configured to receive a plurality of predetermined signals transmitted from the base station using a plurality of beams; and a transmission unit configured to transmit a preamble using a plurality of resources corresponding to the plurality of beams, wherein the reception unit receives, from the base station, system information including information of the plurality of resources corresponding to the plurality of beams, and the transmission unit obtains the information of the plurality of resources from the system information. |
| US10993172B2 |
Method and apparatus for performing access barring check
Provided are a method for a user equipment (UE) to perform access barring check in a wireless communication system, and an apparatus supporting the same. The method may include: receiving a list of barring information, wherein each of the barring information includes a barring factor and a barring time; receiving information on an access category related to barring information included in the list; performing the access barring check for the access category, based on the barring information related to the access category; and performing uplink transmission, if an access attempt is allowed for the access category. |
| US10993170B2 |
Method for operating a wireless device in a cellular network
The present invention relates to a method for operating a wireless device in a cellular network, the wireless device operating with a base node of the cellular network, the method comprises upon noticing a barring indication received from the base node at the wireless device the step of suppressing access to the base node under the conditions: the wireless device is operating in an intensive use mode and the wireless device is operating in a non-privileged service. |
| US10993168B2 |
Methods of and device for autonomous configuration of a relay node device in mesh network
A method for deactivating a relay feature of a relay node in a mesh network comprising a plurality of nodes, wherein said relay node formulates a connectivity report comprising routing information to a beacon node in said mesh network, said routing information being based on connectivity control messages received from said beacon node. The method comprises the steps of transmitting, by said relay node, said connectivity report to neighbouring nodes, transmitting, by said relay node, a query message to said neighbouring nodes for querying whether said relay feature of said relay node may be deactivated receiving, by said relay node, response messages from said neighbouring nodes, in response to said query message, wherein each of said response messages indicates that said relay feature of said relay node may be deactivated, and deactivating, by said relay node, said relay feature of said relay node based on said response messages from all of said neighbouring nodes. Complementary methods and devices for performing a method according to the present disclosure are also presented herein. |
| US10993165B2 |
Flexible support of multi-homing in networks of moving things including autonomous vehicles based networks
Methods and systems are provided for supporting and using of multi-homing in a communication network comprising a complex array of both static and moving communication nodes (e.g., a network of moving things, which may be a vehicle network, a network of or including autonomous vehicles, etc.). |
| US10993164B1 |
Path selection between wireless mesh network devices
Technologies for path selection in wireless mesh network of wireless network devices are described. One method includes receiving a first response from a second mesh network device and a second response wirelessly from the second mesh network device, the first response associated with a first request to establish a first wireless path with a third mesh network device and the second response associated with a second request to establish a second wireless path with a fourth mesh network device. The method determines that the first response and the second response include a same sequential number (SN) for the second mesh network device. The method forwards the first response to the third mesh network device and forwards the second response to the fourth mesh network device. |
| US10993161B2 |
Authenticating user equipments through relay user equipments
In some examples, a first user equipment (UE) sends an indication to an application server that the first UE is to use a relay UE to access a network. The first UE receives, from the application server, a first identity different from a second identity of the first UE. The first UE uses the first identity to register with the network to authenticate the first UE. |
| US10993159B2 |
Communication apparatus, method for controlling communication apparatus, and storage medium
Whether a detected wireless network is capable of connection using a Fast Initial Link Setup (FILS) method is determined, and handover processing for switching a connection destination to the detected wireless network is performed based on the result of determination. |
| US10993154B2 |
Optimizing new radio standalone and dual connectivity access
A cell site of a cellular communication network may have both a Long-Term Evolution (LTE) base station and a New Radio (NR) base station to support NR Standalone connectivity and Non-Standalone (NSA) dual connectivity. The NR base station broadcasts system information from which a cellular device can determine relative service qualities of a NR Standalone connection and an NSA connection. The cellular device receives these qualities and compares them to determine whether to initially attach to the LTE base station or to the NR base station. Similarly, during cell reselection, the cellular device receives service quality information from a target LTE base station so that the cellular device can determine whether to attach to the target LTE base station or to an associated NR base station. |
| US10993149B2 |
Operating a terminal device in a cellular mobile communication network
The present application relates to a method for operating a terminal device (17) in a cellular mobile communication network (10). The cellular mobile communication network (10) comprises a first base station (11) using a first radio resource, and a second base station (12, 13) using a second radio resource. The terminal device (17) comprises a first transceiver unit (25) for communicating via the first radio resource and a second transceiver unit (26) for communicating via the second radio resource. According to the method, a radio resource control information for the second radio resource is determined and received at the terminal device (17) via the first transceiver unit (25). As defined by the radio resource control information, user data communication (19) between the second base station (12) enter the terminal device (17) is established via the second transceiver unit (26). The first transceiver unit (25) is set in an idle mode. |
| US10993145B2 |
Communication device, communication method, and program
A communication device, including: a processing unit configured to generate a first protocol data unit (PDU) including first sequence number information specifying a first sequence number of a data unit set for each multicast group, multicast group information specifying a multicast group, and a data unit; and a wireless communication unit configured to transmit the first PDU generated by the processing unit. The communication device provides a mechanism capable of improving efficiency of wireless communication even in a case in which a plurality of types of multicast communication which differ in a multicast group serving as a destination are performed. |
| US10993142B2 |
Method and apparatus for CIoT device data transfer
A non-access stratum (NAS) control protocol includes procedures for control plane cellular internet of things (CP-CIoT) service requests and attach request. UE in idle mode may transmit an NAS service request message including user data to a mobility management entity (MME) over the control plane. The MME extracts the user data from the NAS service request message and determines a type of the user data. The MME may forward non-IP data to a Service Capability Exposure Function (SCEF) and forward IP data to a packet gateway. |
| US10993139B2 |
Quality of service management for interworking between different communication architectures
Procedures, systems, and devices for addressing quality of service (QoS) during an intersystem change of a wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) are discussed herein. A WTRU may send a protocol data unit (PDU) modification request to a network node, such as a session management function (SMF) device, indicating support for reflective quality of services (RQoS). In response to the modification request, the WTRU may then receive an acknowledgement, after which the WTRU may then be able to send data for a PDU of a specific RQoS. The RQoS may be specific to a single PDU or a plurality of PDUs. The modification request may include Session Management (SM) and/or Mobility Management (MM) information. The modification request may be included in an attach procedure or a tracking area update (TAU). |
| US10993138B2 |
Apparatus and method for controlling data flow in wireless communication system
The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). The present disclosure provides apparatus and method for controlling data flow in wireless communication system. According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, a method of managing a data flow in a wireless communication system comprises controlling a quality of service (QoS) flow to be transferred from a first data radio bearer (DRB) to a second DRB. Herein, the QoS flow is a flow of data carried by a DRB between a terminal and at least one network entity. |
| US10993134B2 |
Radio resource measurement method, radio resource selection method, and apparatus
This application discloses a radio resource measurement method, a radio resource selection method, and an apparatus. A terminal obtains a measurement result of a beam; and the terminal sends, to a network device, first indication information used to instruct to deactivate or delete a beam, where the beam satisfies a first quality condition. In addition, the terminal may further obtain a measurement result of the beam, and send, to the network device, second indication information used to instruct to activate or add the beam, to instruct the network device to activate or add a beam having relatively good communication quality, for communication with the terminal. |
| US10993132B2 |
Generalized mobility scheduling framework
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A wireless device such as a user equipment (UE) may determine a set of scheduled synchronization signal transmission times. A first subset of the set of scheduled synchronization signal transmission times may be allocated for dynamic measurement. The wireless device may select at least one candidate beam from a set of candidate beams for a dynamic measurement during one of the transmission times in the first subset. The at least one candidate beam may be selected based at least in part on a fairness metric, a signal strength metric, a timing metric, or a combination thereof. The wireless device may perform a measure procedure on the selected at least one candidate beam and may transmit a measurement report based at least in part on the measure procedure to another wireless device (e.g., a base station). |
| US10993131B2 |
Method for performing logging by terminal in wireless communication system and terminal using same
The present invention provides a method for performing logging by a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising: determining whether a downlink has been affected by interference; when it is determined that whether the downlink has been affected by interference is unclear, determining whether to perform logging of measurement for the downlink; and performing the logging according to the determination as to whether to perform the logging. |
| US10993130B2 |
Measurement method and apparatus
The present invention provides a measurement method and an apparatus. The method includes: receiving, by served user equipment UE accessing a serving base station, restrictive measurement resources of at least two neighboring cells that are respectively sent by base stations serving the at least two neighboring cells; and performing, by the served UE based on the restrictive measurement resources, RRM measurement on a neighboring cell, in the at least two neighboring cells, whose measurement resource needs to be limited, and/or performing radio link monitoring RLM on a serving cell of the UE based on the restrictive measurement resources. According to the method, the served UE can learn the restrictive measurement resource of the neighboring cell, and according to the restrictive measurement resource learnt by the served UE, the served UE performs neighboring-cell RRM measurement and/or performs RLM on the serving cell of the served UE. |
| US10993128B2 |
Evolved buffer status report supporting multiple numerology factors
A user equipment (UE) includes one or more non-transitory computer-readable media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon, at least one processor coupled to the one or more non-transitory computer-readable media, and configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to receive a logical channel group (LCG) list having a plurality of logical channels in one or more LCGs, where grouping of the plurality of logical channels is based at least in part on a mapping policy between each of the plurality of logical channels and one or more numerology factors. The at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer-executable instructions to request for a numerology-specific uplink radio resource for one of the one or more LCGs through a buffer status report (BSR), wherein the BSR includes a LCG ID identifying the one of the one or more LCGs. |
| US10993127B2 |
Network slice instance management method, apparatus, and system
A network slice instance management method, an apparatus, and a system. The method includes: determining, by a first network device, that a configuration parameter of a first network slice subnet instance needs to be modified, where the first network device is configured to manage the first network slice subnet instance; modifying, by the first network device, the configuration parameter of the first network slice subnet instance; and sending, by the first network device, report information to a second network device, where the report information is used to indicate a result of modifying the configuration parameter of the first network slice subnet instance, the second network device is configured to manage a first network slice instance, and the first network slice instance includes the first network slice subnet instance. |
| US10993125B2 |
Method for transmitting and receiving signal in wireless LAN system, and apparatus therefor
The present specification proposes a method for transmitting and receiving a signal, and an apparatus therefor, and more specifically, a method for transmitting, by a first station (STA), a signal to a second STA in a wireless LAN (WLAN) system, the method comprising the steps of: generating a training field including a basic training subfield for each spatial-temporal stream and a training subfield for each spatial-temporal stream on the basis of the total number of spatial-temporal streams, wherein the basic training subfield for each spatial-temporal stream is composed of M (M is a natural number) orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbols on the basis of the information indicated by a header field; and transmitting a signal including the header field and the training field to the second STA through a corresponding spatial-temporal stream. |
| US10993124B2 |
Beam-steering satellite communication terminal for field environments
A satellite communication terminal for a field environment includes: a broadband interface that creates a broadband link with a device in the field environment and that manages communication over the broadband link; a satellite antenna that creates a satellite backhaul link with a satellite in orbit; a satellite interface that manages communication over the satellite backhaul link; and a processor that controls a beam direction of the satellite antenna, performs broadband services on data exchanged with the device over the broadband link and the satellite backhaul link, and provides access to the exchanged data to the device. |
| US10993123B2 |
Data sending method and apparatus
A data sending method and a base station is provided. The method includes: determining a coverage zone set to a covered state in a cell at a current moment, where the cell includes multiple coverage zones, at least one set to the covered state in the cell at one moment, and coverage zones set to the covered state at different moments are different; obtaining a common channel beam of the cell at the current moment, where the common channel beam of the cell at the current moment points to the coverage zone set to the covered state in the cell at the current moment; and sending the common channel beam of the cell at the current moment to the coverage zone set to the covered state in the cell at the current moment. |
| US10993119B1 |
Multi user MIMO and power management for Wi-Fi and cellular communication
The device may be enabled to be connected to a first and second cellular network at two different towers simultaneously to provide more reliable connections, or to split voice and data traffic. The devices may further be enabled to selectively turn off radios and place such radios in wait states or low power listen states based on the network connectivity, application rules and application hierarchies. Sensors may forward packets to a mobile device when in the vicinity and these packets may be synchronized selectively with a network server when the mobile device is connected to a network and has sufficient or cheap bandwidth. Various IoT and sensor devices may use non reliable transmit and receive protocols in addition to TCP/IP for uncritical data. |