US10239851B2
The present invention discloses a class of carboxylic acid derivatives and use thereof in preparation of prodrugs. The carboxylic acid derivatives have the general formula (I), wherein R1 is H or alkyl; X is H or F; Y is F or fluoroalkyl; n is 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6; W is W1 or W2; W1 is NR2R3, NR2R3.A, R2 and R3 are each independently H, alkyl, cycloalkyl, or a protecting group for amino; m is 0, 1, 2, or 3; A is an acid; W2 is COOR4, OPO(OR4)2, or PO(OR)2; R4 is H, or a protecting group for carboxyl or hydroxyl in phosphoric acid.
US10239846B2
Compounds that selectively modulate the sphingosine 1 phosphate receptor are provided including compounds which modulate subtype 1 of the S1P receptor. Methods of chiral synthesis of such compounds are provided. Uses, methods of treatment or prevention and methods of preparing inventive compositions including inventive compounds are provided in connection with the treatment or prevention of diseases, malconditions, and disorders for which modulation of the sphingosine 1 phosphate receptor is medically indicated.
US10239843B2
The present invention relates to compounds of formula I that function as inhibitors of PARG (Poly ADP-ribose glycohydrolase) enzyme activity wherein R1a, R1b, R1c, R1d, R1e, W, X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, X6, X7, c are each as defined herein. The present invention also relates to processes for the preparation of these compounds, to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them, and to their use in the treatment of proliferative disorders, such as cancer, as well as other diseases or conditions in which PARG activity is implicated.
US10239842B2
The present invention relates to hydrosoluble compounds derived from benzimidazole represented by general formula I: wherein: Y1 e Y2 are independently O or S, and at least one of Y1 and Y2 is O; R1 and R2 are independently hydrogen or a cation, both are hydrogen or both are cations; R3 is a C1-4 alkyl; R4 and R5 are independently halogen or a —OR6 alkoxide; R6 is C6-C10 aryl linked in 5- or 6-position of benzimidazole nucleus.
US10239838B2
The present invention is directed to heteroaryl compounds which are antagonists of orexin receptors. The present invention is also directed to uses of the compounds described herein in the potential treatment or prevention of neurological and psychiatric disorders and diseases in which orexin receptors are involved. The present invention is also directed to compositions comprising these compounds. The present invention is also directed to uses of these compositions in the potential prevention or treatment of such diseases in which orexin receptors are involved.
US10239834B2
The present disclosure describes a method to treat conditions, including bacterial infections and cancer, using a photosensitive compound that, upon exposure to white light, can be activated. The photosensitive compound can also interact synergistically with antibiotics used concomitantly to kill drug-resistant bacteria. The photosensitive compounds can also be used to inhibit the proliferation of cancer cells.
US10239821B2
There is disclosed a process for the co-production of long chain ω-amino acid and long chain dibasic acid, comprising: (1) reacting long chain ketoacid derivative with hydroxylamine or subjecting ketoacid derivative to an ammoximation to yield oxime derivative; (2) subjecting oxime derivative to Beckmann rearrangement to yield a mixture of mixed amide derivatives; (3) hydrolyzing the mixed amide derivatives to produce long chain ω-amino acid and long chain dibasic acid.
US10239803B2
A process for the production of vinyl chloride comprises the step of passing a feed stream comprising ethylene dichloride (EDC) over a catalyst system comprising a dehydrochlorination catalyst and a hydrochlorination catalyst at a temperature, which may be in the range 150-350° C., sufficient to effect dehydrochlorination of the ethylene dichloride to produce vinyl chloride.
US10239794B2
A sintered molded article includes a ceramic of α/β-sialon having a grain boundary phase, the grain boundary phase containing at least one hard material formed in situ as an additional phase. A method for the production of the sintered molded article uses at least the following compounds as a starting material: Si3N4, AlN, and, if applicable, Al2O3, at least one oxide of the rare earths, and at least one oxide of the element titanium.
US10239786B2
The invention relates to geopolymer compositions, geopolymers and methods for their production and use. The geopolymers may be used as aggregates, and those aggregates may be used in concrete manufacture. The geopolymer composition comprises fly ash or a fly ash substitute, an aluminum phyllosilicate, an alkaline component and water, wherein the water is present at an amount of about 6% to about 10% by weight of the composition. The geopolymers are made by forming a geopolymer composition as described above, compacting the mixture by applying pressure of about 50 to about 90 kgf/cm2; and curing the compacted mixture to form the geopolymer.
US10239785B2
The present invention relates to a cementitious composition adapted to form mortars or cements comprising glass as an additive having reduced tendency to reaction with alkali, characterized in that said glass is obtained by grinding and subsequent washing with water.
US10239781B2
The present invention provides a high-modulus glass fiber composition, a glass fiber and a composite material therefrom. The glass fiber composition comprises the following components expressed as percentage by weight: 55-64% SiO2, 13-24% Al2O3, 0.1-6% Y2O3, 3.4-10.9% CaO, 8-14% MgO, lower than 22% CaO+MgO+SrO, lower than 2% Li2O+Na2O+K2O, lower than 2% TiO2, lower than 1.5% Fe2O3, 0-1.2% La2O3, wherein the range of the weight percentage ratio C1=(Li2O+Na2O+K2O)/(Y2O3+La2O3) is greater than 0.26. Said composition can significantly increase the glass elastic modulus, effectively inhibit the crystallization tendency of glass, decrease the liquidus temperature, secure a desirable temperature range (ΔT) for fiber formation and enhance the fining of molten glass, thus making it particularly suitable for production of high-modulus glass fiber with refractory-lined furnaces.
US10239773B2
The present disclosure relates generally to processes and systems for maintaining a live culture of microorganisms in the activated sludge unit of a refinery during an extended refinery shut-down.
US10239770B2
A multi-stage submerged membrane distillation water treatment apparatus including: a plurality of raw water tanks arranged in multiple stages ranging from a first stage to an n-th stage and storing raw water, the raw water flowing sequentially from the first stage to the n-th stage; membrane distillation (MD) modules submerged in the respective raw water tanks and discharging a portion of the raw water as vapor; heat exchangers submerged in the respective raw water tanks and maintaining the raw water at a predetermined temperature by performing heat exchange between the raw water and vapor supplied from the respective previous-stage MD modules; a vapor generator generating and supplying high-temperature vapor to the first-stage heat exchanger; a condenser condensing vapor supplied by the n-th-stage MD module; and a raw water feeder feeding low-temperature raw water to the first-stage raw water tank via the condenser.
US10239763B1
A process for recovering sulfur from a tail gas stream comprising the steps of providing a tail gas stream to a chemical looping combustion (CLC) unit, the tail gas stream comprising a sulfide component, providing an oxygen carrier to the CLC unit, the oxygen carrier comprising a calcium carbonate, providing an air stream to the CLC unit, the air stream comprising oxygen, and reacting the sulfide component in the CLC unit with the calcium compound and the air to produce a product effluent, the product effluent comprising calcium sulfate.
US10239749B2
An electrical cross-point switch N inputs, each at least 10 Gbps, connected to input transmission lines; M outputs, each at least 10 Gbps, connected to output transmission lines; at least two Radio Frequency (RF) Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) switches selectively interconnecting each input transmission line and each output transmission line; and control and addressing circuitry configured to selectively control interconnection of each input transmission line and each output transmission line via the at least two RF MEMS switches. The at least two RF MEMS switches can be embedded in each input transmission line and each output transmission line. The input transmission lines and the output transmission lines can each be partially shielded microwave transmission lines.
US10239744B2
A fluid feeding device utilizes one or more fluid driving devices to cause pressure changes in an outer container of one or more fluid transfer units to change the pressure in a fluid delivery inner container within the outer container in order to expel or intake a transmitted fluid from or into the inner container, exempting the fluid feeding device from directly contacting the transmitted fluid.
US10239743B2
A fitting arrangement for a cask is disclosed having a fitting sleeve with a riser pipe arranged therein, and resiliently moveable relative thereto. The fitting sleeve has a conically extending inner sealing surface tapering toward an upper end, and a seal is incorporated between the inner sealing surface and the upper end of the riser conduit. The riser pipe is pressed with the seal against the sealing surface with a spring force, and the seal is arranged internally in the upper end of the riser pipe, wherein a sealing body is arranged in the upper end of the riser pipe and is resiliently moveable relative thereto, which sealing body comes to bear with form-fit engagement on an internal sealing surface of the seal as a result of the spring force.
US10239740B2
A shopping facility assistance system includes a plurality of motorized transport units, a plurality of user interface units, and a central computer system having a network interface such that the central computer system wirelessly communicates with one or both of the motorized transport units and the user interface units. The central computer system is configured to control movement of the motorized transport units through a shopping facility space based at least on inputs from the user interface units. More particularly, the central computer system controls movement of the motorized transport units such that a given one of the plurality of motorized transport units selectively leads a user to a destination within the shopping facility or follows the user within the shopping facility as determined by the central computer system. By one approach, the motorized transport units move through the shopping facility via a plurality of preferred pre-determined path segments.
US10239739B2
Some embodiments provide systems and methods to assist product stocking on a sales floor of a retail shopping facility. In some implementations, a system comprises a plurality of motorized transport units that are each configured to perform multiple different types of tasks at a retail shopping facility; and a central computer system configured to coordinate the plurality of motorized transport units in performing the multiple different tasks comprising instruct a motorized transport unit to retrieve a specified stocking cart that is carrying a plurality of products that are to be restocked onto product supports that are positioned on the sales floor where customers travel in shopping for products, and further instruct the motorized transport unit to autonomously transport the stocking cart to a specified stocking location on the sales floor corresponding to at least one of the plurality of products carried by the stocking cart.
US10239736B1
An apparatus assists in retaining a rope in connection with a sheave on a boom. The apparatus includes a retainer supported by the boom for swinging outwardly relative to the sheave from a first position adjacent to the sheave for assisting in retaining the rope therein and a second position for facilitating removing the rope from the sheave. A holder may be provided for holding the retainer in the second position, so that the operator's hands are freed for other tasks. A receiver may also be provided for temporarily receiving a locking pin once removed from the retainer, thus helping to guard against loss.
US10239734B2
The present invention relates to a method for lowering a subsea structure to be installed on the seabed into the water through the splash zone, said subsea structure comprising subsea equipment arranged on a substantially flat support base for preventing the subsea equipment to sink into the seabed. The method according to the invention comprises: lifting the subsea structure into the air in a horizontal position in which the flat support base extends substantially parallel to the horizontal plane; tilting the subsea structure while suspended in the air from the horizontal position into a tilted position in which the flat support base is angled with respect to the horizontal plane; lowering the subsea structure into the water through the splash zone in the tilted position; and tilting the subsea structure while suspended in the water below the splash zone back into the horizontal position.
US10239727B2
An automated method to control and evaluation of the operation of a lift installation, where at least one load of unknown weight is weighed by means of a weighing machine; the sum of the weights detected on site in the lift installation where the maintenance work is being performed is transmitted to a portable control console, which transmits the sum of the weights detected associated with the loads introduced to the lift cabin to a load weighing device; to receive command signals associated with the control and maintenance tasks transmitted from the portable control console, in response to operating parameters of the lift cabin loaded with the sum of the weights detected.
US10239726B2
A ribbon self-orienting device that is to be interposed between the source and the target of a traveling ribbon, either during winding of a ribbon into a traversed roll or during pay-off of a ribbon from a traversed roll. A pivoting frame is pivotally coupled to a frame support, at a pivot axis. First and second direction changing means coupled to the pivoting frame serve to change the direction of the traveling ribbon. A force transfer means transfers a transversely directed force, imparted by the traveling ribbon due to the ribbon traversing its traversed roll while under tension, to the pivoting frame causing the pivoting frame to move about the pivot axis. Other embodiments are also described.
US10239725B2
A resilient cable caddy comprising a portable housing for storing reels of cable that has a lower base with a hinged top forming an enclosure for the reel. A reel of cable is rotatably mounted within the interior. A handle formed by abutting base and top portions enables carrying. Each reel comprises a spool with a central axle coupled at each end to spaced apart end caps, being retained by mounting rings. The spindles have bearing rings journaled to bearing races defined in the end caps. Both spindles comprise hubs disposed within case gudgeons. A two-piece spindle has a removable hub portion fitted to an internal socket. When reels are transported they may be stacked vertically atop one another with the one piece spindle engaging the empty and exposed spindle hub socket of an upper reel. Caddies may also be opened and stacked vertically for transportation.
US10239724B2
Systems and methods for folding a stack of substrate sheets are provided. The system may include a roller assembly and a positioning mechanism. The roller assembly is configured for folding the stack of substrate sheets and the positioning mechanism is configured to position the substrate or stack for entry into the roller assembly. The positioning mechanism includes an upper curved form and a lower curved form to guide the stack of substrate sheets into a curved position for folding. The positioning mechanism further includes a folding blade positioned to extend through the gap between the upper and lower curved forms. The roller assembly can move the folded stack of substrate sheets in at least two directions.
US10239711B2
A system has a surge bin, a distribution conveyor assembly, an elevating conveyor assembly, and a receiving conveyor assembly. The surge bin has an internal storage compartment, a top input opening, and a bottom output opening. The distribution conveyor assembly has a distribution frame attached at an input end thereof to an upper portion of the surge bin, and a distribution conveyor mounted on the distribution frame. The elevating conveyor assembly has an elevating conveyor configured to receive granular material at an elevating input and discharge the received granular material selectively to the top input opening of the surge bin or to the distribution conveyor input. The receiving conveyor assembly has a receiving station configured to receive granular material from a discharge of a transport vehicle, and a receiving conveyor operative to transfer the received granular material from the receiving station into the elevating input.
US10239700B2
The present invention is characterized to include a cylindrical cam that is provided to correspond to a moving path and possesses an engaging groove, the moving path moving in an uncoupled state with each of a plurality of carriers to which an object to be conveyed is respectively installed and the plurality of carriers being in states where a set of a plurality of first carriers and a set of a plurality of second carriers are alternately lined up, and a drive source that drives the cylindrical cam, wherein a first cylindrical cam and a second cylindrical cam, as the cylindrical cam, are respectively provided to correspond to a predetermined position in the moving path, the first cylindrical cam possessing an engaging groove with which only the first carriers are engageable and the second cylindrical cam possessing an engaging groove with which only the second carriers are engageable, a first drive source that drives the first cylindrical cam and a second drive source that drives the second cylindrical cam are included as the drive source, the engaging grooves of the first cylindrical cam and the second cylindrical cam are helical grooves that possess a first groove part and a second groove part, the second groove part being continuous with the first groove part, being positioned on a downstream side in a conveying direction with respect to the first groove part and having a pitch different from the pitch of the first groove part, and the second cylindrical cam rotates to move the second carrier that reached the first groove part when an interval of the first carriers is changed by the set of the plurality of the first carriers moving past the first groove part to reach the second groove part by a rotation of the first cylindrical cam.
US10239690B2
An example storage module may include an upper support structure, a lower support structure, and a frame. The upper support structure may engage with a corresponding lower support structure of a first different storage module. The lower support structure may engage with a corresponding upper support structure of a second different storage module. The frame may include a first component and a second component. Each component may include an upper portion, a lower portion, and a set of connecting portions. The upper portion may define an upper level of the storage module. The lower portion may define a lower level of the storage module. The set of connecting portions may connect the upper and lower portions. The storage module may also include a set of carrier devices to move in accordance with a movement path and support a set of storage containers.
US10239689B2
A multi-use garbage truck has an ability to not only to front load containers of garbage into a hopper in a refuse collection body, but also an ability to swap out the forks, if not arm connection assemblies, or even entire frame arms, to be replaced with one of a plurality of attachments which connect to at least one, if not both frame arms with attachments for various uses such as snow plow, leaf blower, street sweeper, bucket, grapple, etc. Furthermore, an ability to independently operate the left frame arm relative to the right frame arm can now be provided so that the left frame arm can utilize and perform one function and the right frame arm provide another or at least be independently operable from one another.
US10239682B2
A device for dispensing a material under pressure, including at least one elastic portion defining at least one wall of a chamber defining a volume within which the material is to be contained; and at least one non-elastic portion coupled to the at least one elastic portion and affecting a geometry of one or both of the elastic portion and of the chamber; wherein, at least when the material is contained within the chamber, the at least one elastic portion is stretched so as to urge a reduction in volume of the chamber by at least 70%. The non-elastic portion is optionally rigid.
US10239681B2
A drum unloader may include a pump assembly, a motor, a plate, a piston-cylinder assembly, and a sensor. The motor drives the pump assembly. The plate is mounted to the pump assembly and includes an inlet to the pump assembly. The piston-cylinder assembly includes a housing, a piston, and a piston rod. The housing defines a bore. The piston is received within the bore and cooperates with the housing to define a first cavity and a second cavity. The piston rod is attached to and extends from the piston such that the piston rod extends through the first cavity. The piston rod is coupled to the pump assembly, the motor and the plate such that movement of the piston within the bore causes corresponding movement of the pump assembly, the motor and the plate relative to the housing. The sensor measures a pressure within the second cavity.
US10239676B2
The present disclosure is directed to compositions and film structures suitable for heat seal production. The heat sealable flexible film structure includes: a layer (A) comprising a blend comprising from 35 to 80 percent by weight of the layer (A) of a propylene based plastomer or elastomer (“PBPE”) and from 20 to 65 percent by weight of the layer (A) of a low density polyethylene having a density in the range of from 0.915 g/cm3 to 0.935 g/cm3, wherein the blend has a melt index (as determined according to ASTM D 1238 (at 190° C./2.16 Kg); a layer (B), adjacent to layer (A), comprising a polyolefin-based polymer, wherein the polymer or polymer blend which makes up layer (B) flows more easily than the blend of layer (A) under conditions intended for making a hard seal with the film structure; and an outermost layer (C) comprising a material having a melting point greater than 140° C.; wherein the ratio of the thickness of layer (B) to the thickness of layer (A) is 3:1 or greater. The heat sealable flexible film structure is used to make a flexible container having one or more heat seals. The heat seal can be a frangible heat seal, a hard heat seal, or a combination of frangible heat seals and hard heat seals depending on the sealing conditions.
US10239675B2
An integrated product scoop or dispenser holder arrangement is disclosed and described in detail that includes: a) a container for retaining product, wherein the container comprises a body component having an interior surface, an exterior surface, a top, a bottom, an opening in or near the top of the container and a lid, b) a product retained in the container, c) an integrated product scoop or dispenser holder that is physically integrated into the material used to form the container, is located as a part of the interior surface of the container, and is designed to hold or retain a scoop or dispenser, and d) a scoop or dispenser that releasably mates with the integrated product scoop or dispenser holder in order to form the integrated product scoop or dispenser holder arrangement.
US10239671B2
An apparatus and means of repeatedly dispensing controlled doses of liquid comprising a resiliently squeezable container for containing a liquid detergent composition; a cap operably connected to said container, the cap comprising a nozzle for expelling the liquid out of the container; a dosing chamber operably connected to the cap, wherein the dosing chamber comprises a base having a discharge opening therein, sidewalls extending upwardly along the perimeter of said base and at least one inlet opening located proximal the sidewalls; at least one timer aperture located proximal to the discharge opening; a plunger, provided in the dosing chamber and moveable relative to the chamber so as to advance upon squeezing of the container, up to a blocking position; a valve retaining means located below the base; a valve provided in the valve retaining mean wherein the valve is movable from an open position, allowing liquid flow through the discharge opening, and a closed position, where the valve blocks the discharge opening; wherein the liquid is a shear thinning liquid and the shear thinning liquid has a viscosity of greater than 150 mPa·s measured at 10s−1 at 20° C.
US10239670B2
A cap assembly connected to a container for dispensing the contents of the container includes an inner cap and an outer cap. The inner cap includes a cylindrical inner cap surface between a proximal end and a distal end that includes an inner cap opening. The outer cap is positioned over and secured to the inner cap. The outer cap includes a cylindrical outer cap surface between the proximal end and distal end, and the cylindrical outer cap surface includes an outer cap opening. The cap assembly includes an open configuration and a closed configuration. The outer cap can be rotated about the inner cap between the open configuration and the closed configuration.
US10239668B2
A child-resistant container including a container body, a lid, and at least one resilient tab is provided. The lid is pivotable about an axis through a hinge joining the lid to the container body to open and close the container. The resilient tab has a proximal portion fixed to the lid, a distal portion projecting from the lid, and at least one abutment on the distal portion. The abutment on the distal portion of the tab is normally biased into engagement with an abutment on the container body when the lid is in its closed position. The distal portion of the tab is displaceable against the bias to disengage the abutment of the tab from the abutment of the container. Displacement of the tab releases the lid so that it can be pivoted about the hinge to open the container.
US10239664B2
A bottom-gusseted package comprises a package body, and a bottom gusset positioned transversely of a longitudinal axis of the package body. Formation of the bottom-gusseted package is effected by positioning individual sleeves transversely of the longitudinal axis of a flexible web which forms the package body. During package formation, the flexible web is cut to form individual packages, with each individual sleeve positioned to form a bottom gusset in a respective package. Optionally, the individual sleeve portions can be configured such that when the flexible web is cut to form individual packages, and each individual sleeve is be cut to form a bottom gusset in one package, and a top sleeve portion in an adjacent package.
US10239659B2
A container for receiving therein a liquid is provided. The container comprises an upper portion, a lower portion opposite thereto, and sidewalls extending therebetween and all defining an enclosed volume therewithin. The upper portion comprises an opening to the volume. The container further comprises a cap configured to be secured to the upper portion for closing the enclosed volume. The upper portion is configured to be connected to the lower portion. The sidewalls are associated with one or more arrangements configured to facilitate connection to sidewalls of similarly constructed containers.
US10239646B2
Provided is a glove picking, organizing, and stacking apparatus, belonging to the field of equipment for producing PVC, nitrile, and latex gloves, and comprising a glove-picking apparatus (2), a correcting conveying apparatus, a conveying and placing apparatus, and a front/back stacking, conveying, and taking apparatus; the glove-picking apparatus (2) is connected to the front/back stacking, conveying, and taking apparatus by means of the correcting conveying apparatus or the conveying and placing apparatus; a system control apparatus is connected to the described apparatuses and controls their switching and operation, thereby automatically carrying out the entire process of picking, transporting, stacking, and counting the gloves, and the quality of and efficiency in the completion of the tasks is very high.
US10239634B2
An illuminated keypanel includes an input device. The input device has control symbology. The illuminated keypanel also includes an organic light emitting diode (OLED) sheet. The OLED sheet provides illumination to the control symbology of the input device.
US10239633B2
A flexible flight control system enables conversion from one architecture using one type of inceptor to another architecture using another type of inceptor, through the usage of modular software and hardware pieces with common interfaces among the different types of inceptors. Longitudinal and lateral directional control laws are adapted to be compatible with the specific aspects of the operation of each configuration/architecture, giving the option to the aircraft operator to choose any one of a number of inceptor architectures at time of manufacture.
US10239624B2
An aircraft includes a thermal management system that is configured to cool portions of the aircraft. The thermal management system includes at least one reverse air cycle machine (RACM) mounted on an engine of the aircraft, and a vapor cycle system (VCS) that is configured to cool the portions of the aircraft. The VCS circulates a refrigerant therethrough. A condenser couples the RACM(s) to the VCS. The RACM(s) coupled to the condenser provides a heat sink for the VCS.
US10239623B2
An aircraft air conditioning system including a process air line having a first end connected to a process air source to allow a flow of process air therethrough. A ram air channel of the air conditioning system allows ambient air flow therethrough. A heat exchanger unit is disposed in the process air line and arranged within the ram air channel to thermally couple process air flowing through the process air line to ambient air flowing through the ram air channel. A water extractor disposed in the process air line downstream of the heat exchanger unit extracts water from the process air. A water supply system supplies extracted water into the ram air channel. The water supply system has a control arrangement to control a fluid connection between the water extractor and the ram air channel in dependence on an operating state of the aircraft air conditioning system.
US10239622B2
An outflow valve is provided. The outflow valve includes a frame and a first door rotatably coupled to the frame. The first door has a first side opposite a second side and a bellmouth. The bellmouth is defined by a super-ellipse, with a major axis of the super-ellipse substantially parallel to the second side and a minor axis of the super-ellipse substantially perpendicular to the second side. The outflow valve also includes a second door rotatably coupled to the frame. The first door and the second door are substantially simultaneously movable between at least a first position and a second position.
US10239618B2
An apparatus for controlling airflow in a duct of an aircraft galley chiller includes first and second legs having ends connected together to form a vane, and free ends configured to be attached within the duct. A free end of one first leg may have a beveled edge, and the free end of the other leg may have a flat edge, and each leg may have one or more score lines to aid cutting lengths of the first and second legs. The legs are connected together at a predetermined fixed angle, or at an adjustable angle, such as by an adjustable hinge. A pair of opposing vanes may be attached within opposing sides of the duct to form a venturi within the duct.
US10239615B2
A personal flight vehicle including a platform base assembly that provides a surface upon which the feet of an otherwise free-standing person are positionable, and including a plurality of axial flow propulsion systems positioned about a periphery of the platform base assembly. The propulsion systems generate a thrust flow in a direction substantially perpendicular to the surface of the platform base assembly, where the thrust flow is unobstructed by the platform base assembly. The thrust flow has a sufficient intensity to provide vertical takeoff and landing, flight, hovering and locomotion maneuvers. The vehicle allows the pilot to control the spatial orientation of the platform base assembly by the movement, preferably direct, of at least part of his or her body, and the spatial movement of the vehicle is thus controlled.
US10239612B1
An automated commissioning and floorplan configuration (CAFC) device can include a CAFC system having a transceiver and a CAFC engine, where the transceiver communicates with at least one device disposed in a volume of space, where the CAFC engine, based on communication between the transceiver and the at least one device, commissions the at least one device.
US10239605B2
An apparatus for chordwise folding and locking of rotor systems includes a grip assembly and a harness disposed at least partially within and coupled to the grip assembly. A rotor blade is rotatably coupled to the grip assembly and the harness. The rotor blade has a radially extended orientation and a stowed orientation. A linkage assembly has a first end, a second end and a pivot joint therebetween. The first end of the linkage assembly is rotatably coupled to the harness and the second end of the linkage assembly is rotatably coupled to the rotor blade. A first lock assembly selectively secures the rotor blade to the grip assembly and the harness when the rotor blade is in the radially extended orientation. A second lock assembly selectively secures the rotor blade relative to the harness when the rotor blade is in the stowed orientation.
US10239604B2
A tiltrotor aircraft includes a fuselage, a wing member extending from the fuselage, an engine disposed relative to the wing member and a proprotor mechanically coupled to the engine. The proprotor includes a plurality of proprotor blade assemblies each including a spar and a sheath extending spanwise along the spar forming the leading edge of the proprotor blade assembly. The spar has a root section, a main section and a tip section. The spar has a generally oval cross section at radial stations along the main section and a first edge having a structural bias relative to a generally oppositely disposed second edge at the radial stations along the main section.
US10239595B2
The present application relates an automatically arranged emergency shipwreck position-indicating buoy, which belongs to the technical field of navigation (ship) aids. The automatically arranged emergency shipwreck position-indicating buoy comprises a gasbag, a rope, a high-pressure gas storage device, and a position-indicating light assembly; a rear end of the rope is wound onto a shaft arranged on the gasbag and a front end of the rope is arranged on a ship; a gas outlet of the high-pressure gas storage device is communicated with a gas inlet of the gasbag, and a sealing device is arranged at the gas outlet of the high-pressure gas storage device, and the sealing device is connected to the rope by a connector so as to be arranged on the ship; the position-indicating light assembly is arranged above the gasbag. The present application can be automatically arranged when a ship sinks, and the position of the position-indicating buoy changes as the position of the shipwreck changes in order to indicate the position of the shipwreck and provide convenience for passing ships and shipwreck operation.
US10239592B1
A keel guard is comprised of a strip of PVC material having a length and a width. An alignment section is positioned along the length of the strip that is visible through the PVC material. The alignment section, which may be a groove for engaging the keel, facilitates installation and enables the installer to maintain the desired straightness along the entire installed length. Additionally, the see-through PVC material reveals any trapped air bubbles between the keel guard and the hull, enabling the are bubbles to be more easily removed, thereby providing a stronger, more uniform bond.
US10239587B1
A buoy storage system for storing buoys on a boat includes a plurality of buoys that is each employed on a boat. A plurality of baskets is provided and each of the baskets is mounted on a deck of the boat such that each of the baskets is accessible to a user. Each of the buoys is removably positioned in an associated one of the baskets for storage and each of the buoys is vertically oriented in the associated basket.
US10239576B2
A front wheel drive bicycle assembly includes a frame that may be mounted for riding. A front wheel is rotatably coupled to a front end of the frame and the front wheel rolls along a support surface. A pedal unit is rotatably coupled to the frame and the pedal unit is selectively pedaled. The pedal unit is in mechanical communication with the front wheel to rotate the front wheel thereby urging the frame along the support surface. A rear wheel is rotatably coupled to a back end of the frame and the rear wheel rolls along the support surface. Moreover, the rear wheel is selectively rotated about a vertical axis for steering. A steering unit is movably coupled to the frame and the steering unit is in mechanical communication with the rear wheel. In this way the steering unit selectively rotates the rear wheel about the vertical axis for steering.
US10239565B2
A pickup truck tailgate lifting system and apparatus. The system in communication with the tailgate of the truck and located within an interior of the truck bed. The apparatus comprising a motor, a sprocket, a chain, and pins located on opposed ends of the tailgate, wherein the chain engages the tailgate and moves the tailgate from a closed position to an open position. The pins of the apparatus allow for normal operation of the tailgate during non-use of the apparatus.
US10239563B2
A stiffening assembly for a vehicle cowl panel includes a pair of cooperating C-shaped brackets. Each of the pair of cooperating C-shaped brackets comprises cooperating bracket arms adapted for holding opposed ends of the pair of cooperating C-shaped brackets at varying distances from one another. Each of the pair of cooperating C-shaped brackets comprises a pair of parallel bracket arms which align with one another when the stiffening assembly is attached to the cowl panel. Cowl panel and instrument panel assemblies incorporating one or more stiffening assemblies and vehicles incorporating the cowl panel and instrument panel assemblies are provided.
US10239557B2
A vehicle travel control device includes: an EPS device turning a wheel of a vehicle; and a control device performing autonomous driving control that controls autonomous driving of the vehicle. The autonomous driving control includes: calculating a target steering angle of the wheel; and actuating the EPS device to turn the wheel such that a steering angle of the wheel becomes the target steering angle. Calculating the target steering angle includes: calculating an autonomous driving steering angle and a target state quantity required for automatic steering in the autonomous driving; calculating a counter steering angle required for vehicle stabilization control, based on the target state quantity without using a steering wheel angle; and calculating a sum of the autonomous driving steering angle and the counter steering angle as the target steering angle.
US10239556B2
Magnetorheological-damper-based steering apparatus and methods for reducing steering wheel jerk resulting from off-road wheel impact are described. An example steering damper apparatus includes a magnetorheological (MR) rotary damper to be operatively coupled to a steering column shaft. The example steering damper apparatus further includes a sensor to detect an angular velocity associated with the steering column shaft. The example steering damper apparatus further includes a controller to energize the MR rotary damper in response to determining that the angular velocity exceeds an angular velocity threshold. The angular velocity threshold is associated with steering wheel jerk resulting from an off-road wheel impact.
US10239548B2
A multiple bag hanging cart is described. Embodiments of the multiple bag hanging cart can include a longitudinal divider having a plurality of dual prong hooks and a plurality of single prong hooks spaced along right and left sides of the cart. The dual prong hooks of the longitudinal divider can be configured to be aligned with respective single prong hooks located on either side of the cart. In use, one or more bags can be hung within a basket of the cart via the dual prong hooks and the single prong hooks to allow for easy insertion of items into the bags.
US10239543B2
A vehicle cooling system may include a cooling circuit for cooling at least one main component of a vehicle. The cooling circuit may include at least one cooler through which cooling air is flowable and at least two fan chambers adjoined to an outlet side of the at least one cooler. The at least two fan chambers may each include a respective fan arranged therein, a respective main outlet and a respective ancillary outlet. The vehicle cooling system may also include at least one waste air channel that may be connected to the respective ancillary outlets of the at least two fan chambers. The vehicle cooling system may further include at least one control device configured to control a cross-section of each of the respective ancillary outlets and to enable operation of the vehicle cooling system in a normal operating state and in at least two emergency operating states.
US10239542B2
A hopper car discharge outflow is controlled by closure members, at least one of which is movable. The doors are hingeless, being mounted on four bar linkages, such that the distal edge of the doors sweeps predominantly horizontally while the proximal edge of the door moves predominantly upwardly. The doors move through noncircular arcs, such that the size of the vertically projected door opening is abnormally large compared to the clearance heights of the door. The doors are driven by a longitudinal shaft that is mounted within the center sill. It drives a set of single input, double output bell cranks that drive adjacent pairs of doors, and that employs an over-center toggle to hold the doors in the closed position when the car is laded. The actuators may be mounted in shelters midway along the car, and may be offset from the centersill. The actuators may be mounted predominantly vertically such that gravity may obviate the need for a secondary lock. The doors of a transverse car need not all be of the same size. The over center may include a manual release having a fulcrum with a progressive decrease in mechanical advantage.
US10239539B2
A pedestrian crosswalk through which a subject vehicle is expected to pass is specified as a first pedestrian crosswalk and another pedestrian crosswalk located within a predetermined distance from the first pedestrian crosswalk is specified as a second pedestrian crosswalk. An extension process of extending an area of at least one of the first pedestrian crosswalk and the second pedestrian crosswalk is performed. When a determination is made that at least a part of the first pedestrian crosswalk and the second pedestrian crosswalk overlap each other, an area including the first pedestrian crosswalk and the second pedestrian crosswalk is set as a detection area of a detector detecting an object around the subject vehicle. A moving object is detected in the detection area using the detector. Travel of the subject vehicle is controlled on the basis of a detection result of the detector.
US10239529B2
A system includes a computing device programmed to receive a set of goals for a vehicle and identify a travel area for the vehicle for a time period. The computing device receives data indicating predictability of driving conditions of the travel area and determines that the predictability is sufficient to control the vehicle according to model predictive control. Controlling the vehicle includes determining instructions to control actuators related to the steering, propulsion and braking of the vehicle to minimize a cost function. The instructions are implemented for a first time slot. The time period is updated to remove the first time slot at the beginning and include an additional time slot at the end of the predetermined time period. The computing device determines an updated control solution, and implements the updated control solution for a second time slot.
US10239527B2
Driving rating information for other vehicles in an external environment of a vehicle can be provided. The external environment of the vehicle can be sensed to detect the other vehicles. Driving rating information for the other vehicles can be received, such as directly from the other vehicles or from a remote driving ratings source. The driving rating information for the other vehicles can be presented within the vehicle. Based on such driving rating information, a vehicle occupant can decide whether or not to lead or follow a particular vehicle in the external environment. If a selection of one of the identified one or more vehicles is received from a vehicle occupant, the vehicle can be caused to implement one or more driving maneuvers relative to the selected vehicle.
US10239525B2
It is an object of the present invention to provide a driving support information generation device, a driving support information generation method, a driving support device, and a driving support method which make it possible to present effective caution information to drivers. The driving support information generation device of the present invention includes a processor to execute a program; and a memory to store the program which, when executed by the processor, performs processes of collecting vehicle information including traveling locus information indicating a traveling locus of at least one vehicle which travels a predetermined road section and generating cautionary information which is information to require a driver of the at least one vehicle to exercise caution when the at least one vehicle travels the section, on the basis of the collected vehicle information. The cautionary information is generated on the basis of variation in traveling of the vehicle.
US10239524B2
A lane shift indicating system for indicating a potential lane shift of a vehicle supporting at least partly automated steering and vehicle speed control, when the vehicle is travelling along a first driving lane of a road having a second driving lane separated from the first driving lane by one or more lane markings. The lane shift indicating system determines a driving environment of the vehicle at an initial vehicle position, and determines that the driving environment indicates that the vehicle is in a driving situation where a lane shift from the first driving lane to the second driving lane is considered appropriate, and adjusts the steering prior to a potential automated vehicle speed adjustment pertinent the determined driving situation, such that the vehicle continues its travel laterally closer to the one or more lane markings along the first driving lane, as compared to the initial vehicle position.
US10239523B2
Disclosed is a route evaluation device that enables traveling along a route in consideration of an operation of the driver of another vehicle, and can realize a safer traffic environment. A route evaluation device includes a route candidate generation section that generates route candidates of a host-vehicle, a route prediction section that predicts routes of another vehicle, a classification section that classifies the interference states of the route candidates of the host-vehicle and the predicted routes of another vehicle into a plurality of interference forms, and a route evaluation section that evaluates the routes of the host-vehicle on the basis of the interference forms classified by the classification section.
US10239505B2
A method for controlling a vehicle deceleration in a vehicle with an ABS brake system. The method includes detecting a target vehicle deceleration specified by a driver; defining a maximum deceleration and a minimum deceleration, each depending on the detected target vehicle deceleration; detecting an actual vehicle deceleration; and controlling a braking pressure on wheel brakes of a first vehicle axle and a second vehicle axle depending on the detected actual vehicle deceleration by actuation of ABS brake valves. Controlling the braking pressure by the actuation of the ABS brake valves comprises controlling the braking pressure on the wheel brakes of the second vehicle axle depending on a detected actual differential slip if the actual vehicle deceleration is less than the maximum deceleration and greater than the minimum deceleration, wherein the actual differential slip indicates the difference in a rotational behavior of the first vehicle axle.
US10239503B2
In a method for providing the application force generated by a parking brake, which is at least partially generated by an electromechanical brake device having an electric brake motor, a retensioning process is terminated in the event that (i) the motor current exceeds a limit value or (ii) the rotational speed of the motor drops below a limit value.
US10239502B2
An electric parking brake, in particular for a commercial vehicle, has at least two compressed-air outputs, an electrically controllable valve arrangement for controlling a distribution of compressed air to the compressed-air outputs and including a bistable valve, and a compressed-air input which can be connected to a compressed-air supply for supplying compressed air from a compressor and/or from a compressed-air reservoir to the valve arrangement and to the compressed-air outputs. The electronic parking brake has as small a number of switchable valves as possible and reliably supplies compressed air to the compressed-air outputs. The bistable valve is supplied with compressed air at the input end by the compressed-air supply at least during a de-energized state of the valve arrangement. The compressed air is at a pressure which is made available by the compressor and/or the compressed-air reservoir.
US10239501B2
A device to wash an underside of an automobile comprises a handle comprising a first end and a second end, wherein a fluid flow through the first end of the handle is regulated via a valve member, wherein the handle comprises a canister to store and dispense one or more detergents during the wash. A pipe section fixedly attached to and extending obliquely from the second end of the handle to couple with a horizontal member via an elbow section and the horizontal member comprising a spraying head positioned at a distal end of the horizontal member, wherein the spraying head comprises a plurality of nozzles to spray the fluid in the underside of the automobile during the wash. A method of washing an underside of an automobile using the device is also disclosed.
US10239494B2
A secure vehicle access system comprises a vehicle and a key associated with the vehicle. The key comprises: a radio frequency, RF, key transceiver configured to: broadcast at least one signal; and listen for an acknowledgement message from the vehicle. The vehicle comprises: a radio frequency, RF, vehicle transceiver configured to: listen for the at least one broadcast signal from the key; and in response thereto, transmit an acknowledgement message back to the key to establish a communication link between the vehicle and the key. The key further comprises a ranging circuit configured to perform a distance determination between the vehicle and the key, following the establishment of the communication link, to determine whether to allow access to the vehicle.
US10239492B2
A wireless authentication device for a saddle-type vehicle performs authentication through wireless communication with a mobile terminal carried by a user. The wireless authentication device for a saddle-type vehicle includes a first operating input device, a light-emitting and notification part, and a controller. The first operating input device receives an operation of switching to a state in which a power engine is capable of being started. The light-emitting and notification part is provided in the first operating input device or in a portion surrounding the first operating input device, and performs a light-emitting and notification operation in which light is emitted to notify a user that authentication has succeeded. The controller determines whether authentication has succeeded through wireless communication with a mobile terminal, and if the authentication has been determined to have succeeded, causes the light-emitting and notification part to perform the light-emitting and notification operation.
US10239491B1
A system for monitoring an interior of a vehicle, comprising an identification device adapted to be carried by an individual, a vehicular unit adapted for mounting within the vehicle, and a controller adapted for remote wireless communication with the unit. The unit will activate a camera and a microphone when a person is detected within the vehicle. The unit will search for the identification device and, if the identification device is not detected, the unit will activate an alarm. If the identification device is detected, the unit will compare an access code from the identification device with authorized access codes. If the access code is not found within the authorized access codes, the unit will activate an alarm. The controller is operable to display images, broadcast sounds, and display the alarm status from the unit in real time to a user in possession of the controller.
US10239464B1
A wheel/tire stabilizing assembly that can be removably mountable to a rear (or other) wall of a pickup truck bed is presented herein. The assembly can be used to facilitate the hauling of a wheeled vehicle (e.g., a motorcycle or bicycle) in the pickup truck bed, for example, by engaging or receiving one or more wheels/tires for stabilization. The assembly includes a wheel bracket and a mounting clamp adjustably interconnected or fastened to one another which can be clamped to the support surface. The mounting clamp may be moved or adjusted relative to the wheel bracket to fit or clamp to support surfaces having different widths or dimensions. The wheel bracket includes a pair of extension arms extending outward in a laterally spaced relation to one another defining a wheel receiving space.
US10239463B2
A storage device for a vehicle is disclosed. In one embodiment, the storage device has an exterior housing, an interior container, and a scissor lift mechanism. The scissor lift mechanism is located within the exterior housing and is operatively connected to the interior container. The scissor lift mechanism has a raised position and a lowered position. The interior container is within the exterior housing when the scissor lift mechanism is in the lowered position. The interior container is at least partially located outside the exterior housing when the scissor lift mechanism is in the raised position. The scissor lift mechanism includes crossed bars that pivot about a bolt or pin in scissor-like fashion to raise or lower the interior container. An actuator pivots the cross bars to the raised position and is oriented and connected to the crossed bars to have an upward vertical force component throughout the raising operation.
US10239462B2
A cargo carrier has a frame, a wheel assembly coupled to the frame, and a quick release assembly. The quick release assembly allows the user to quickly raise and lower the wheel assembly with respect to the frame, or to turn an adjusting screw to more finely raise and lower the wheel assembly. In addition, a vehicle hitch mount has an outer tube and an inner tube slidably received in the outer tube. The inner tube has a retracted position in which the inner tube is retracted with respect to the outer tube, and an extended position in which the inner tube is extended with respect to the outer tube. A locking pin can be operated by the user at one side of the cargo carrier to removably lock the hitch mount to the vehicle hitch located at an opposite side of the cargo carrier.
US10239457B2
A vision system for a vehicle includes a forward-viewing camera located behind and viewing through a vehicle windshield, a rear camera located at a rear of the vehicle, and a common image processor operable for processing captured image data. A video display screen is located within the interior cabin of the vehicle viewable by a driver of the vehicle. The common image processor utilizes object detection software at least during processing of first image data captured by the forward-viewing camera to detect at least one vehicle present exterior the equipped vehicle. Responsive to the vehicle being shifted into a reverse gear and while the driver is executing a reversing maneuver, video images derived from image data captured by at least the rear camera are displayed on the video display screen.
US10239455B2
A motor vehicle includes a driver sensor detecting a position of a human driver of the motor vehicle. A rear view camera captures images of an environment behind the motor vehicle. A display screen is disposed within a passenger compartment of the motor vehicle. An electronic processor is communicatively coupled to each of the driver sensor, the rear view camera, and the display screen. The electronic processor receives images captured by the rear view camera, receives outputs of the driver sensor, determines a position of the driver's head or eyes dependent upon the outputs of the driver sensor, and transmits video signals to the display screen. The video signals are dependent upon the determined position of the driver's head or eyes and dependent upon images captured by the rear view camera.
US10239450B1
A collision avoidance and/or pedestrian detection system for a large passenger vehicle such as commuter bus, which includes one or more exterior and/or interior sensing devices positioned strategically around the exterior and interior of the vehicle for recording data, method for avoiding collisions and/or detecting pedestrians, and features/articles of manufacture for improving same, is described herein in various embodiments. The sensing devices may be responsive to one or more situational sensors, and may be connected to one or more interior and/or exterior warning systems configured to alert a driver inside the vehicle and/or a pedestrian outside the vehicle that a collision may be possible and/or imminent based on a path of the vehicle and/or a position of the pedestrian as detected by one or more sensing devices and/or situational sensors.
US10239442B2
Three lamp units are supported on a bracket supported to be rotatable with respect to a lamp body. In the configuration of the respective lamp units, light source units are supported to be rotatable in an up and down direction with respect to the bracket, and projection lenses are fixedly supported on the bracket. Accordingly, it is possible to correct a misalignment of optical axes among the lamp units by preventing the occurrence of the positional misalignment of the projection lenses among the lamp units and then rotating the respective light source units with respect to the bracket.
US10239440B2
An illumination apparatus for a vehicle includes a projector configured to project an image of visible light; an obstacle detection apparatus configured to detect an obstacle; and a processing apparatus configured to predict a travel area of the vehicle after a predetermined time or a predetermined distance of travel, project a first image with the projector in the predicted travel area upon no obstacle in the predicted travel area being detected by the obstacle detection apparatus, and project a second image, which is different from the first image, with the projector in the predicted travel area upon the obstacle in the predicted travel area being detected by the obstacle detection apparatus.
US10239436B2
An apparatus and process for delivering proppant to a well site has a trailer with a bed thereon and at least one track of rollers extending in parallel relationship to the longitudinal axis of the trailer. The track of rollers extend substantially for an entire length of the bed of the trailer. At least one proppant container is translatably positioned on the track of rollers. The proppant container is movable along the array of rollers from one end of the bed to an opposite end of the bed. A bin can be removably positioned below the bed of the trailer in a position rearward of the front end of the trailer and forward of a rear end of the trailer so as to allow the proppant container to discharge into the bin. A conveyor is cooperative with the bin so as to move proppant from the bin to a location at the well site.
US10239435B2
The present invention provides a locking assembly for a ramp of a lift gate. The locking assembly comprises an elongated locking arm and a spring for spring loading the locking arm. The locking arm is pivotably disposed on a pivot point relative to the ramp. A biasing tension in the spring urges a proximal end of the locking arm to engage with a cam portion of the ramp to maintain the ramp in a selected position. The cam portion has multiple engagement surfaces for individually engaging with the locking arm, wherein selectively engaging the locking arm with each engagement surface of the cam portion maintains the ramp in a corresponding selected position.
US10239424B2
A vehicle seat includes a seat pad configured to support an occupant and having a through-hole extending through the seat pad in a direction from an occupant sitting side toward a side opposite to the occupant sitting side; and a frame member attached to an opening end of the through-hole on the occupant sitting side, the frame member having an opening configured such that a fixation connecting portion of a child safety seat is inserted into the opening. The frame member is provided with an attaching portion attached to the seat pad. The seat pad includes an attachment pad portion provided integrally with an attachment member including an attachment portion to which the attaching portion of the frame member is attached, the attachment pad portion constituting a part of an inner wall surface of the through-hole. The attaching portion is fixed to the attachment portion with a fixing member.
US10239422B2
A connecting element (3) for adjusting the height of a vehicle seat (1) includes an angular element (3.1) with a first leg (3.1.1) having a seat part side receiving opening (3.1.5) and an opposite rail side end receiving opening (3.1.4), and a second leg (3.1.2) angled relative to the first leg (3.1.1) and a tooth element (3.2). The seat part receiving opening (3.1.5) is situated in a connection area of the first leg (3.1.1) and of the second leg (3.1.2). The tooth element (3.2) has a first section (3.2.1) configured as a circular arc with toothing (V2) that is connected at an end side to the second leg (3.1.2) and a second section (3.2.2) that is angled from the first section (3.2.1) in the direction of the receiving opening (3.1.5) on the side of the seat part and is connected to the first leg (3.1.1) at the end side.
US10239418B2
A linear drive transport system may include a track that includes first, second, third, and fourth track surfaces that define perimeter boundaries of the track and a magnetic drive system. The first, second, third, and fourth track surfaces include first, second, third, and fourth trajectories about the track, respectively, which are each different from one another. A mover may move along the track and include first and second leading bearings that interact with the first and second track surfaces, respectively, and first and second lagging bearings that interact with the third and fourth track surfaces, respectively, and a reaction element that interacts with the magnetic drive system to generate a propulsive force. The first and second leading bearings may be coupled to the mover at a first fixed distance from one another, and the first and second lagging bearings may be coupled to the mover at a similar distance.
US10239417B2
An electronic control unit performs a control routine including a step of setting SOC_u(1) as an upper limit value of an SOC and a step of setting SOC_l(1) as a lower limit value when a battery temperature TBs is higher than a first threshold value TBs(1) and a step of setting SOC_u(2) as the upper limit value and a step of setting SOC_l(2) as the lower limit value when the battery temperature TBs is lower than a second threshold value TBs(2).
US10239416B2
A method includes controlling an electrified vehicle by modifying a state of charge (SOC) window associated with an energy storage device of the electrified vehicle in response to a reverse driving event or a trailer towing event.
US10239414B2
According to an embodiment, an information providing system for providing information about a wireless power transfer system including a power receiver mounted on a moving object and one or more power transmitters installed in one or more charging stations includes a search unit configured to extract location information of a charging station in which a power transmitter capable of feeding power to the power receiver is installed, by referring to a station storage unit that stores station information indicating correspondence between the location information of the charging station and the power transmitter of the charging station and to a history storage unit that stores a usage history indicating one or more power transmitters previously used by the power receiver, and an output unit configured to output the location information of the charging station extracted by the search unit.
US10239411B2
Provided is an excessive length absorbing apparatus which absorbs the excess length of a primary resonant coil that is one of a pair of resonant coils which performs non-contact power supply via magnetic field resonance. A secondary hook in the excessive length absorbing apparatus hooks an excessive length portion of the primary resonant coil so as to hold the excess length portion of the primary resonant coil in a U-shape, and a holding member holds the secondary hook in a slidable manner.
US10239408B2
An apparatus for controlling a low voltage direct current (DC)-DC converter (LDC) for an eco-friendly vehicle includes a reference current receiver for receiving a reference current, a ramp signal generator for generating a ramp signal by overlapping an input current of the LDC, and a DC offset and a sawtooth wave for adjusting a gradient of the ramp signal, and a comparator for generating a pulse width modulation (PWM) signal using the reference current received by the reference current receiver and the ramp signal generated by the ramp signal generator.
US10239405B2
A fuel cell equipped vehicle system in which an external power supply is coupled to an electric power supply line, the electric power supply line being coupled to a fuel cell, an electric power being input/output to/from a vehicular battery through the electric power supply line, the fuel cell equipped vehicle system performing an insulation test of the electric power supply line before charging the vehicular battery, the fuel cell equipped vehicle system including an insulation test unit configured to perform the insulation test of the electric power supply line; a switch that couples and cuts off between the fuel cell and the electric power supply line; and a control unit configured to control a coupling and a cutoff to/from the electric power supply line of the vehicular battery and control the switch, wherein the control unit is configured to cut off the vehicular battery from the electric power supply line and control the switch to cut off the fuel cell from the electric power supply line, and then drive the insulation test unit.
US10239403B2
A concrete mixer vehicle includes a chassis having a frame member extending in a generally-horizontal direction, an engine coupled to the chassis, and a CNG tank coupled to the engine and configured to provide fuel thereto. The CNG tank is positioned in a generally-vertical orientation relative to the frame member.
US10239394B2
A tonneau cover access panel assembly connectable to a vehicle that eliminates the need for side rails to both locate and tension a tonneau cover. The assembly also reduces weight and complexity. The assembly incorporates a readily accessible rear latching system that reduces or eliminates interference with the tonneau cover during operation. The assembly also incorporates a tonneau cover tensioning system. The tension seals out environmental elements and holds the tonneau cover and locating bows in place. The assembly holds the tonneau in the closed tension state keeping the tonneau cover secured and tight until the cover is opened by an operator. The assembly is movable between a closed position and a fully open/stowable position and any intermediate positions. The assembly is also movable between at least a first open position and the deployed position for more limiting access to the cargo bed of the vehicle when desired.
US10239391B1
A sliding apparatus for a sunroof of an automobile including a shoe having a first channel and a second channel slidably connected to a rail, a guide block including a front channel connecting a lower channel to form a first path, and a rear channel connecting to an upper channel to form a second path, and a lever with a first pin projecting from a first side and a second side, a second pin projecting from the first side and a third pin projecting from the second side. The first pin is connected to the front channel and the second pin is connected to the rear channel on the first side, and the first pin is connected to the first channel and the third pin is connected to the second channel on a second side.
US10239366B2
A wheel position detecting device can suppress an erroneous detection of a wheel position even if a moving direction of a vehicle cannot be determined by wheel speed sensors whether in a forward direction or in a rearward direction. When an edge number (or a tooth number) is incremented based on detection signals of the wheel speed sensors of one, two or three wheels while the vehicle is at a halt, the edge number (or the tooth number) is not used as learning data. Thus, it is less likely that the wheel position is erroneously detected based on erroneous learning data. Therefore, even if the moving direction of the vehicle cannot be determined whether in the forward direction or the rearward direction by the wheel speed sensors, the wheel position detecting device can suppress the erroneous wheel position detection.
US10239356B2
A pneumatic tire is provided with improved braking performance and turning performance on ice. Circumferential narrow grooves are disposed at a density in the tire width direction of not less than 0.06 grooves/mm and not more than 0.2 grooves/mm. Width direction narrow grooves extend at an angle with respect to the tire width direction of not less than −45° and not more than +45°. The circumferential narrow grooves have at least one bent portion. The bend angle of the bent portion is not less than 40° and not more than 160°.
US10239346B2
A method of manufacturing a floor board comprises the steps of supplying a panel, printing a curable substance or surface removing substance onto the panel in a predefined pattern for creating an elevation on the panel at the pattern or removing a portion of the surface of the panel at the pattern, respectively, and curing the curable substance or removing any re-action products of the surface removing substance and the panel.
US10239341B2
A picture album can include a picture frame and has a front cover panel, back cover panel, and four side panels, all in a rectangular shape and covered by a material. The edges of the sides and the front cover have embedded magnets that allow the album to open flat and recover its original shape through engaging magnetic force when closed.Multiple picture sheets can be stored in the album using a multi-ring binder spine hardware. A display window is located on the front cover panel where a picture insertion sheet can be attached to the back of the display window by magnetic force so that a picture located in the picture insertion sheet can be viewed through the display window located on the front cover panel.
US10239337B2
Disclosed herein is a printable recording media including a substrate and, at least, an ink receiving layer that includes a first distinct layer and a second distinct layer that is applied on top of the first distinct layer. The first distinct layer includes an electrical charged substance and the second distinct layer includes, at least, a polymeric binder and nano-size inorganic pigment particles. Also disclosed herein is a method for making the printable recording media.
US10239334B2
A printing apparatus and a conveying apparatus are provided. The printing apparatus is provided with a main body unit including a printing unit configured to print on a medium and legs supporting the printing unit. The printing apparatus includes a pair of holding members configured to hold both ends, in an axial direction, of a roll of media at a position vertically above a floor surface on which the main body unit is placed. The roll of media is formed by winding the medium. A drive unit is configured to rotate the roll of media held by the holding members. A guide member connected to the main body unit is configured to support the holding members moveably in a width direction X. The guide member is disposed at a position horizontally closer to the main body unit than the holding members.
US10239331B1
Systems and methods are provided for chokes for microwave radiation. One embodiment is an apparatus that includes a choke assembly. The assembly includes a first choke plate, and a second choke plate. The assembly also includes a first layer disposed at a surface of the first choke plate. The first layer includes a material that attenuates microwave radiation via dielectric heating by converting the microwave radiation into heat, and a substance, disposed between the material of the first layer and the gap, that is transparent to the microwave radiation. The assembly further includes a second layer disposed at a surface of the second choke plate that faces the first layer. The second layer comprises the material that attenuates the microwave radiation via dielectric heating by converting the microwave radiation into heat, and the substance, disposed between the material of the second layer and the gap.
US10239327B2
A method of printing a pattern from at least two rows of fluid ejection nozzles, said nozzles ejecting a first fluid in a multi-pass printing mode, the method comprising: dividing the pattern to be printed between the rows of fluid ejection nozzles; applying masks to the rows of fluid ejection nozzles for printing with selected nozzles of each of the rows of fluid ejection nozzles during each pass; wherein a first mask for printing from a first row of fluid ejection nozzles during an n-th pass is different from a second mask for printing from a second row of fluid ejection nozzles during said n-th pass.
US10239326B2
An example of a pre-treatment fixing fluid for an offset coated medium includes calcium propionate, calcium pantothenate, tetraethylene glycol, a surfactant having an HLB less than 10, an acid, and a balance of water. The calcium propionate is present in an amount ranging from greater than 4.5 wt % to 8.0 wt %, the calcium pantothenate is present in an amount ranging from about 2.0 wt % to equal to or less than 15 wt %, and the surfactant is present in an amount ranging from about 0.01 wt % to about 1.0 wt %, each based on the total wt % of the pre-treatment fixing fluid. The acid is present in an amount sufficient to render the pH from about 4.0 to about 7.0.
US10239324B2
A liquid-consuming apparatus includes: a tank including a liquid storage chamber which stores a liquid, an inlet formed in a surface of the tank, and an outlet through which the liquid from the liquid storage chamber flows; a cap which is movable between a first position and a second position; a cover which is movable relative to the tank between a closed position and an open position; and a holding member which is connected to the cap and which holds the cap at the second position. The cap at the second position or the holding member is configured to obstruct a movement of the cover from the open position to the closed position.
US10239322B2
A liquid cartridge includes a first surface, a second surface spaced apart from the first surface, and a third surface extending between the first surface and the second surface, with a liquid outlet through the first surface. A circuit board is mounted on the third surface. A locking mechanism includes a locking surface that extends above the third surface, and a liquid detection mechanism includes a light access portion. The light access portion is disposed between the circuit board and the locking surface, and the circuit board is disposed between the first surface and the light access portion.
US10239306B2
Provided is a method for manufacturing a sleeve printing plate capable of forming an image pattern which applies printing on an object to be printed by laser engraving without generating cracks and chippings in a printing plate made of a photosensitive resin. The method for manufacturing a sleeve printing plate by making a printing plate made of a photosensitive resin surround an outer peripheral surface of a circular cylindrical sleeve body and forming an image pattern on the printing plate by laser engraving includes the steps of: washing and cooling the printing plate with water; applying heating treatment to the printing plate at a predetermined temperature; and applying heat radiation treatment to the printing plate after the heating treatment.
US10239302B2
A method for synthesizing a water purification membrane is presented. The method includes stacking a plurality of graphene oxide (GO) nanosheets to create the water purification membrane, the stacking involving layer-by-layer assembly of the plurality of GO nanosheets and forming a plurality of nanochannels between the plurality of GO nanosheets for allowing the flow of a fluid and for rejecting the flow of contaminants. The method further includes cross-linking the plurality of GO nanosheets by 1,3,5-benzenetricarbonyl trichloride on a polydopamine coated polysulfone support.
US10239299B2
A laminating apparatus includes workpiece transport units, a vacuum laminating device and a flat press device. The flat press device includes a ball screw having a screw shaft and supporting a first one of a pair of pressing elements, a servomotor connected to the screw shaft of the ball screw, a gap measuring device (linear scale) for measuring a distance between the first pressing element and the second pressing element, and a pressing gap control system for moving the first pressing element to a position in which a predetermined gap is defined between the first pressing element and the second pressing element to stop the first pressing element at that position. The pressing gap control system changes the RPM of the servomotor, based on information on the distance between the first and second pressing elements which is provided from the gap measuring device.
US10239297B2
The present invention aims to provide a multi-layer sheet and a multi-layer film, each ensuring not only high transparency but also scratch resistance and being easy to print and thermoform.The above aim was achieved by a multi-layer sheet and a multi-layer film, each being a laminate which comprises a polycarbonate-based resin layer as a substrate and has a thermoplastic acrylic resin layer containing silicon dioxide particles as an outermost layer on one or both surfaces of the substrate, wherein the silicon dioxide particles have an average particle size of 0.1 to 2 μm, and wherein the content of the silicon dioxide particles is 0.1% to 1% by weight, relative to the total weight of the thermoplastic acrylic resin layer.
US10239292B2
Disclosed is a biodegradable sheet comprising at least one layer which is a direct contact layer, intended to successfully contact materials, such as liquids, while maintaining the mechanical properties of the sheet and to extend the biodegradable sheet shelf life. The direct contact layer may comprise a hydrophobic polymer selected from poly(epsilon-caprolactone) (PCL) polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB), Polydioxanone (PDO) polyglycolic acid (PGA), polybutylene succinate (PBS), polybutylene succinate adipate (PBSA), poly lactic acid (PLA), polybutylene adipate terphtalate (PBAT), polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHA), such as polyhydroxybutyrates (PHB), polyhydroxyvalerates (PHV), and polyhydroxybutyrate-hydroxyvalerate copolymers (PHBV) or any mixture thereof. The biodegradable sheet may further comprise surface treated nanoclay particles, PVOH grafted with a crosslinker and PBS or PBSA The biodegradable sheet may further include at least one metalized, biodegradable, laminate layer.
US10239289B2
A composite assembly that can be cured to form a multi-component composite structure which does not have micro cracks along the boundaries between the various components. The composite assembly includes a structural component and a moldable component wherein the coefficients of thermal expansion of the structural component and the moldable component at the interface or boundary between the two components are such that micro cracks do not form along the interface when the composite assembly is cured to form the multi-component composite structure.
US10239282B1
A laminate stack composed of layers of composite material and viscoelastic material is disclosed. The composite material is made of fiber bundles bound with a polymer matrix and arranged in a continuous curve. In some of the composite layers, the fiber bundles are made of different kinds of material, called a multi-fiber spatially varying stiffness (MFSVS) composite layer. The construction of these MFSVS composite layers transfers more vibration to the viscoelastic layer than composite layers with straight fiber bundles or composite layers where all fiber bundles are made of the same material. The stack can be incorporated into a variety of objects requiring damping, including tubes, sheets, and shells.
US10239280B2
The present invention relates to a set (1) of plates (2, 3; 12, 13; 21, 22; 41) or parts obtained by cutting a block (4, 4″, 4′″, 35) of metal or composite material extending around a plane (5) comprising a first plate (2, 12, 21, 41) or part having an upper face (7, 33) and is second plate (3, 13, 22) or part having a lower face (8). The upper face (7, 33) of the first plate (2, 12, 21, 41) or part has a surface (7, 330) having at least two lines of inflection or changing slope with respect to said plane (5), and the lower face (8) of the second plate (3, 13, 22) or part has a surface (8) with a shape complementary to the upper face (7, 33) of the opposite first plate (2, 12, 21, 41) at a more or less constant height, corresponding to the height of the cutting line (34) in the block (4,35).
US10239278B2
A wrapping material for formed bales of material. The wrapping material including at least one layer of a flexible plastic material film web having a substantially uniform width and divided lengthwise into portions of substantially equal length by a plurality of spaced lines of perforations extending fully transversely across the width of the wrapping material and fully through the layer or layers forming the wrapping material. Each said line of perforations having a first adhesive substrate adhered to a first surface of said wrapping material adjacent to but spaced from the line of perforations. The first adhesive substrate extending substantially across the width of said wrapping material and having, in use, an outwardly facing adhesive surface, and a second adhesive substrate extending substantially across the width of said wrapping material and being adhesively secured to said first surface of the wrapping material whereby the second adhesive substrate overlies said line of perforations.
US10239275B2
A corrugated fiberboard printing device includes a protection device which regulates approaching of a corrugated fiberboard within a predetermined distance against an inkjet head, and a controller. The protection device includes multiple regulation devices which are juxtaposed in a width direction of the corrugated fiberboard, and a movement mechanism which moves each of the multiple regulation devices in the width direction. The controller includes a specific column setting unit which is set to classify a specific column, in which a printing quality is less influenced even when the specific column is regulated by the regulation device, with respect to the corrugated fiberboard in a sheet width direction based on order information, and a movement mechanism control unit which controls the operation of the movement mechanism and moves each of the regulation devices so as to regulate the corrugated fiberboard in the specific column.
US10239274B2
A pneumatic die transfer system for a press machine comprises at least two primary roller rails and at least two secondary roller rails set in respective T-slots in a bolster. The primary roller rails are perpendicular to the secondary roller rails. Airbags below each roller rail are selectively inflated to elevate either the primary or the secondary roller rails above the bolster face. The secondary roller rails each have a plurality of discontinuities configured to receive the primary roller rails and their associated airbags in an intersecting fashion. As a result, the bolster can be easily fabricated with intersecting T-slots and relatively few roller rails are needed to achieve fully orthogonal conveyance of a heavy die over the face of a bolster.
US10239269B2
According to the present invention, the cycle time is reduced for a core removal step while suppressing displacement of the affixing position for the rubber member during a green-tire forming step. This rigid core has a ring-shaped core body having a tire forming surface for molding the inner surface of a pneumatic tire. The core body is formed from a plurality of core segments that are split in the circumferential direction and movable in the tire radius direction. The surface roughness (Ra) of the outer surface of the core segments forming the tire forming surface is 2.0-20.0 μm.
US10239263B2
A powder sintering lamination molding method which can improve the quality of the molded product without extending the time required for the lamination molding. A powder sintering lamination molding method, including the steps of, irradiating an irradiation region of the sliced layer of a molded product surrounded by an outline profile with a laser to selectively sinter the material powder of the material powder layer within the irradiation region; wherein a cooling period is provided after the laser is irradiated along the first line and before the laser is irradiated along the second line.
US10239261B2
A high-frequency oscillator includes an electric resonant circuit, and a high-frequency welding system and a method for controlling the frequency uses a high-frequency oscillator, in particular in a high-frequency welding system. The electric resonant circuit includes at least one electronic component having an inductance and at least one capacitor having a capacitance. At least one additional magnetic coil is associated with the electronic component and can electronically influence the inductance of the electronic component.
US10239258B2
In one embodiment of the present invention, a print orientation tool efficiently determines an orientation of a three-dimensional (3D) model such that, when 3D printed, the structural integrity of the resulting 3D object is optimized. In operation, the print orientation tool configures a stress analysis engine to slice the 3D model into two-dimensional (2D) cross-sections. The stress analysis engine then compute structural stresses associated with the 2D cross-sections. The print orientation tool translates the structural stresses to weakness metrics. Subsequently, the print orientation tool evaluates the orientations of the cross-sections in conjunction with the corresponding weakness metrics to select a printing orientation that minimizes weaknesses in the 3D model. Advantageously, by aligning the 3D model to the print bed based on the optimized printing orientation, the user mitigates weaknesses in the corresponding 3D object attributable to the 3D printing manufacturing process.
US10239249B2
An Extruder for shaping a viscous material such as a blend of rubber is disclosed herein. The extruder includes a screw rotationally driven about an axis (XX′) in a barrel and bearing one or more helical flights extending radially outwards from a central shaft of the screw, the extruder comprising a material homogenization zone (H) through which a screw portion comprising interrupted flight elements forming empty annular spaces extends axially, and a barrel portion delimiting the said homogenization zone bearing flight elements extending radially inwards into the said empty annular spaces. According to the disclosure, the barrel portion delimiting the homogenization zone is itself rotationally driven about the axis XX′ to form a rotary barrel.
US10239241B2
A compacting and injection mold for a fiber preform is for use in fabricating a turbine engine guide vane out of composite material. The mold includes a shell forming a trough that is to receive the fiber preform and that is closed in leaktight manner by bottom and top covers, compacting blocks arranged inside the trough each having a surface pressing normally against a surface of the fiber preform that is to be compacted, and closure blocks arranged inside the trough. Each closure block has a surface pressing normally against a surface of a compacting block and does not have a surface in contact with the fiber preform.
US10239235B2
A system fabricating composite preforms includes a layer assembly stage with a first stage for receiving new layers, such as layer N; and a second stage for holding up to K layers, such as layers N−1 to N−K. An interlayer reinforcement insertion mechanism inserts interlayer reinforcements Q through layer N and the layers N−1 to N−K, using a first layer spacing between layer N−K and layer N-K−1 in a completed layer stage. Following the interlayer reinforcements Q insertion, the layer assembly stage transfers the layer N−K to the completed layer stage; closes the first layer spacing, bringing layers N−K and N−K−1 into contact; and transfers the layer N to the second stage. The system repeats this cycle of receiving new layers, inserting interlayer reinforcements using layer spacings between the second and completed layer stages, closing these layer spacings, and transferring layers to construct composite preforms with arbitrary numbers of layers.
US10239220B2
This invention has the aim to assist the cutting of a cake, pizza or other similar foods through a battery-powered laser device, which shows the cutting path to get equal portions of a cake, pizza or similar foods; the laser light beam displays a cutting line through which a knife, or other tool pass to cut a equal number of portions according to a user's need.
US10239214B2
A safety control device for releasing an operation of a machine, in particular a robot, includes an input device for detecting a manual contact, in particular a finger contact. The safety control device has a retaining device for securing the input device to a finger, in particular a fingertip, of an operator, in particular in a frictional manner, and/or a signaling means for outputting a signal, in particular an optical, acoustic, tactile, thermal, and/or electric signal, if a contact force detected by the input device is smaller than a specified upper minimum value and/or for outputting a signal, in particular the same signal or a different signal, in particular an optical, acoustic, tactile, thermal, and/or electric signal, if a contact force detected by the input device is greater than a specified lower maximum value.
US10239211B2
A laminate is directly transferred from a first robot arm that carries the laminate from a bonding chamber to an overlapping chamber, to a second robot arm that carries out the laminate from the overlapping chamber to the outside.
US10239210B2
The problem of picking tightly-pack generally uniformed products such as rubber bales in a bin is solved by sequentially selecting each one of the products based on the products depths in the bin, using a robot with a tool to grip each selected product, and moving on an output station each gripped product considering its position relative to the gripping tool. A first sensor system is used to determine the product depths in the bin. The sensor system can be mounted on the robot tool or be positioned above the bin. The position of each gripped product in the gripping tool is achieved by analyzing an image of the gripped product in the gripping tool.
US10239205B2
A corpus curation method, system, and non-transitory computer readable medium, include mapping a kinematic motion of a robot to a granular feature of an item in the corpus and answering a user question using the mapped kinematic motion embedded in an answer by the robot.
US10239204B2
A method of controlling a robot includes the steps of calculating a torsional angular velocity of an arm using a difference between an angular velocity detected by a gyro sensor and an angular velocity in a gyro sensor coordinate obtained from information detected by a first encoder and a second encoder, calculating a correction amount of a sensitivity error of the gyro sensor using a variation in the torsional angular velocity, and correcting sensitivity of the gyro sensor using the correction amount of the sensitivity error.
US10239196B2
An air supply structure of a pneumatic tool includes a housing and a ventilation module. The housing includes an operating portion including an air chamber, a connecting portion including an accommodating space, and a holding portion including an air entering channel and an air exiting channel. The accommodating space is in communication with the air chamber, the air entering channel and the air exiting channel. The ventilation module, disposed in the connecting portion, includes an air inlet in communication with the air entering channel, an air outlet in communication with the air exiting channel, a first air opening in communication with the air chamber, a second air opening in communication with the air chamber, and a ventilation space. Thus, the size of the ventilation space of the ventilation module of individual pneumatic tools is ensured to be uniform to increase the manufacturing yield rate.
US10239189B2
The invention relates to a clamp for seven longitudinal profiles (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) arranged next to one another and oriented in a longitudinal direction (L), said clamp having one clamping jaw (11) and another clamping jaw (12) which are movable towards one another and away from one another, with a receiving area (13) in the one clamping jaw (11), which receiving area has a bearing face (13c) at the bottom for two of the seven longitudinal profiles (2, 3), said bearing face being movable at least in some regions relative to the clamping jaw (11) transversely to the longitudinal direction (L), and with another receiving area (14) provided in the other clamping jaw (12) for the bearing of four others of the seven longitudinal profiles (1, 4, 5, 6).
US10239181B2
A double-station wheel burr removing device includes clamping drive systems, lifting drive systems, an upper rim burr removing system, a valve hole burr removing system, a rotary switching system and the like, which in use can simultaneously remove burrs on two wheels having different heights and different diameters at the end face of the upper rim, the valve hole, the lateral cutting position of the upper rim and the riser.
US10239178B2
A laser projector assembly for projecting a template onto an object is provided. The laser projector assembly includes a frame, a laser source for generating a laser beam being affixed to said frame, a sensor assembly, a lens assembly and a galvanometer assembly. The sensor assembly is affixed to said frame for identifying surface locations of three dimensional objects. The lens assembly includes a tunable lens for changing a focus of the laser beam received from said laser source. The galvanometer assembly redirects the laser beam received from said lens assembly along a scanning path. The lens is disposed in a fixed location relative to said sensor assembly and is tunable in response to the surface locations of the three dimensional objects identified along the scanning path of the laser beam by said sensor assembly.
US10239174B2
The present invention provides a machine tool provided with a cover body having a simple structure, excellent operability, and low manufacturing cost. A tool post movement region one-side-closing cover part (9) for closing a tool post movement region open part (8) is configured so as to be: capable of expanding and contracting in a horizontal movement direction of a tool post (3); arranged facing the tool post (3); elongated by urging means (10) to press against the tool post (3) in a relatively slidable manner and close the tool post movement region open part (8); expanded and contracted by movement of the tool post (3) to hold the tool post movement region open part (8) in a closed state; and provided unconnected to the tool post (3) so that the tool post (3) is relatively slidable with respect to the tool post movement region open part (8) is held in a closed state.
US10239167B2
The present disclosure involves occasions where precise two-dimensional motion takes place, and is applicable to XY motion stages for precise displacement compensation. The present disclosure particularly involves a stiffness-frequency adjustable XY micromotion stage based on stress stiffening, which includes X-direction and Y-direction motion sub-stages and corresponding drivers and a micromotion working table. The micromotion stage uses membrane sets that have tension levels thereof adjusted by bolts as a flexible hinge, so as to achieve independent adjustment of the vibration frequency of the XY micromotion stage. The present disclosure implements the foregoing configuration based on prestressed membrane, so the frequency is adjustable. The inherent frequency of the micromotion stage can be adjusted before or during operation according to various working conditions and driving frequency. The two feed motion direction are perpendicular so as to prevent the micromotion working table from coupling during two-dimensional motion.
US10239165B2
Disclosed herein is an eyebrow coil jacket, a heat control apparatus of a reactor using the eyebrow coil jacket, and a method for manufacturing the heat control apparatus of the reactor. According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an eyebrow coil jacket that is capable of increasing the heat control area of the reactor even when applied to a large-sized reactor so that a heat control amount of the heat control apparatus is improved 20% more than when a half pipe coil is used, a heat control apparatus of a reactor using the eyebrow coil jacket, and a method for manufacturing the heat control apparatus of the reactor.
US10239157B2
An apparatus for manufacturing an axi-symmetric part. The apparatus includes a vessel configured to contain the powder. The vessel is also configured to receive a part such that at least a portion of the part contacts the powder contained within the vessel. A first energy source is configured to generate a first beam of energy. The first beam of energy is configured to melt the powder at a first predetermined location such that the melted powder fuses to the part.
US10239155B1
Described herein is a system for processing a workpiece that includes a plurality of lasers that each produces a laser beam pulse. The system also includes a laser control module that sequences temporal characteristics of the laser beam pulses. Additionally, the system includes a laser beam compensation module that shapes a near field intensity profile of at least one of the laser beam pulses and adjusts a path length of at least one of the laser beam pulses. The system also includes at least one laser beam position element that combines the laser beam pulses to produce a combined laser beam pulse at a surface of the workpiece.
US10239150B2
A number of variations may include a weld gun and a method of operating the weld gun including a motor operably coupled to a converter. The converter may be operably coupled to a booster. A horn may be operably coupled to the booster. An anvil may be operably coupled to the horn wherein vibration of the horn may be caused by the motor. Moreover, the vibration of the horn may produce heat in order to weld a piece which may be disposed adjacent to the horn. The weld gun may not require separate or additional tooling.
US10239137B1
This disclosure relates to a reciprocating saw blade for preparing fish. The reciprocating saw blade can comprise a blade and a wing. The blade can attach to a reciprocating blade. The blade can comprise a tip, a cutting edge, a spine, and a heel. The cutting edge can have continuous wavy serrations formed through a tooth from a plurality of teeth. The tip can form an inward curve towards the cutting edge. The cutting edge can be at one side of the blade while the spine can be at the opposite side. The spine can form an equidistant parallel line with the cutting edge. The heel can be at the rear end of the cutting edge. The wing can be at the rear end of the blade and can have an orifice and a prong. The orifice can be compatible to a quick-release mechanism of the reciprocating blade.
US10239128B1
The present invention is directed to a portable drill press apparatus for drilling a bore perfectly perpendicular to a surface. This apparatus includes a horizontal base plate having an enlarged aperture and a horizontal adjustment plate having an adjustment plate aperture. The adjustment plate is parallel to and releasably connected to the base plate by a plurality of releasable fasteners extending through a plurality of adjustment slots in the adjustment plate. A plurality of guide bolts extends vertically from the adjustment plate through a horizontal guide plate, the guide plate being parallel to the adjustment plate and slidable along the plurality of guide bolts. The guide plate has a guide plate aperture. A vertical back plate interconnects the guide plate and at least one drill clamp, the guide plate and drill clamp extending parallel to each other. The drill clamp has a variably-sized drill aperture for clamping a portable drill.
US10239126B2
In an interface structure comprising a first assembly and a second assembly wherein the first assembly includes a cavity having a truncated cone-like section, a stop surface effective in the axial direction and a second assembly including a trunnion with a truncated cone-like section for abutment on the truncated cone-like sleeve section of the first assembly and an abutment surface for contacting the abutment surface of the first assembly, between the cavity and the trunnion a bayonet-like locking structure is provided in the interface structure whereby handling with a high repetition accuracy with regard to the position of the assemblies to be joined is ensured.
US10239120B2
Molded articles and methods for forming molded articles are provided. For example, a molded article comprises a first region formed by a first casting material and a second region formed by mixing a molten or liquid portion of the first casting material and a second casting material. The first casting material is a molten, liquid, or fluid metal alloy, and the second casting material is a molten or fluid metal alloy. The first casting material has a different chemical composition than the second casting material. The first region and the second region are cast as one integral casting using directional solidification, and the first region and the second region have different microstructure patterns. The molded article has a lower concentration of impurities than were present in the first and second casting materials, and an interface between the first region and the second region is devoid of an oxidation layer.
US10239111B2
Feedback-based systems and methods for bending wire are provided. The systems and methods may allow for modification of wire bending based on feedback received from one or more feedback-generating elements (e.g., image-capturing device(s), computer processing device(s), vision systems, etc.) used for monitoring one or more characteristics of a wire (e.g., shape, size, dimension, angular configuration, etc.) to determine, and provide to various wire-bending components of the system, appropriate modifications to the wire-bending process. Modifications to the wire-bending process may occur in real time without stopping the wire-bending process. Furthermore, a wire may be bent into a sinusoidal wire structure for forming springs for use in various applications.
US10239103B2
A method for material testing of an elongated work piece drawn through a drawing die arrangement, wherein the drawing die arrangement includes a drawing tool that acts on the elongated work piece, forming it in a forming region, carries out the material testing in the forming region.
US10239092B2
A method for printing on a low surface energy substrate. The low surface energy substrates may be flexible low surface energy substrates. A primer is applied to the surface of the low surface energy substrate using a spray coating system. A pressure pot spray system that oscillates as the substrate passes underneath it on a conveyor system may be used. The primer is then allowed to air dry. Once dry, a printer can be used to print a graphic, design or other ornamental feature on the primed surface of the substrate. Once printing is complete, a clear coating is applied to the substrate and then cured.
US10239086B2
The garden fountain includes a lower container, a middle container and an upper container. A water pump positioned in the lower container pumps water up into the middle container. The upper container rests in the middle container. Using a combination of the water level in the middle container and the spacing of the bottom of the upper container with respect to the water level in the middle container, the user can accurately control the water flow to the upper container.
US10239074B2
A hose gun has a gun body and a water outlet head for outputting water from the gun. The gun body has a user grip body portion and a second body portion which is at an angle to the user grip portion. Joint means are provided between the water outlet head and the gun body allowing the water outlet head to be moved relative to the gun body between a forward watering position and a sprinkler position in which the hose gun is positionable on a surface with the user grip body portion and second body portion acting as a base and the water outlet head directed upwardly.
US10239066B2
A sprinkler head includes a sprinkler body, a nozzle positioned within the sprinkler body, a fixed gear coupled with the sprinkler body, a wobbler cage supported on the sprinkler body, and a water deflector plate coupled with the wobbler cage and disposed downstream of the nozzle. A brake assembly is coupled with the water deflector plate for slowing a rotating and wobbling motion of the wobbler cage and the water deflector plate. The brake assembly includes a shaft extending through the water deflector plate and a brake gear disposed at an end of the shaft, where the brake gear is engageable with the fixed gear. Among other advantages, the design eliminates the use of large fixed strut framework that creates dry shadows in the water pattern.
US10239059B2
In one aspect, a thermal cycler system is disclosed. The thermal cycler can be comprised of a device housing and a cover that is operably connected to the device housing. The cover can include a handle portion, a device lid portion, a sample block platen, and a link bar. The device lid portion is attached to the proximal side of the handle portion with a first pin. The sample block platen is operably connected to the handle portion such that the sample block platen is positioned against the sample block when the handle portion is flush with the device lid portion and the cover is in a closed position. The link bar is pivotably connected to the device housing at a first terminal end portion and a second pin at an opposite second terminal end portion, wherein the handle portion is elevated away from the device lid portion before the cover is moved to an open position.
US10239058B2
Methods are described herein for isolating clonal populations of cells having a defined genetic modification. The methods are performed, at least in part, in a microfluidic device comprising one or more sequestration pens. The methods include the steps of: maintaining individual cells (or precursors thereof) that have undergone a genomic editing process in corresponding sequestration pens of a microfluidic device; expanding the individual cells into respective clonal populations of cells; and detecting, in one or more cells of each clonal population, the presence of a first nucleic acid sequence that is indicative of the presence of an on-target genome edit in the clonal population of cells. Also described are methods of performing genome editing within a microfluidic device, and compositions comprising one or more clonal populations of cells generated according to the methods disclosed herein.
US10239055B2
The present invention relates to a pipette comprising a tip removal mechanism adapted for lifting an inner mechanism of the pipette with regard to a body of the pipette when the user presses the tip removal button. The present invention further relates to a method for disengaging a disposable tip attached to a tip cone of a pipette of the present invention, and to a method for pipetting with a pipette according to the present invention.
US10239052B2
The present invention provides an improved method for making molecular sieves having MWW framework structure using precipitated aluminosilicates (PAS), and the use of molecular sieves so made in processes for catalytic conversion of hydrocarbon compounds.
US10239024B2
The invention relates to a process for preparing a filtration membrane having an average molecular out-off of <1000 g/mol.
US10239022B2
Mesoporous membranes have shown promising separation performance with a potential to lower the energy consumption, leading to a dramatic cost reduction. Recently, an extensive effort has been made on the design of membranes which brought a significant progress toward the synthesis of well-defined porous morphologies, most of which synthesized by surfactant-template methodology. Currently, the most well-designed state-of-the-art membranes using this technique are made from metals, polymers, carbon, silica, etc. In the present invention, we demonstrate mesoporous calcium-silicate particles having superior separation capacity and optimal permeability, thereby leading to reduced energy consumption for selective separation of gases/liquids and/or the combination thereof. We explore various methods to improve the calcium-silicate membranes properties by tuning pore density during the synthesis/aging process, while favoring the formation of uniformly distributed nanopores. Lowering particle density by controlling calcium to silicon ratio along with optimizing the surface area are essential in achieving our objective.
US10239020B2
A water treatment system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a tank that stores water to be treated, a crossflow filtration membrane module that filters the water to be treated, a supply passage through which the water to be treated is supplied from the tank to the filtration membrane module by using a supply pump, and a recirculation passage through which the water to be treated, the water having passed through a membrane upstream side of the filtration membrane module, is recirculated to the tank. The tank has an upper space above a liquid surface of the stored water to be treated, the upper space being hermetically filled with an inert gas. The water treatment system further includes a gas transport passage through which the inert gas is introduced from the upper space into the supply passage or the filtration membrane module, and a compressor that is disposed in the gas transport passage and that pressurizes the inert gas. The compressor is preferably a water-sealed compressor.
US10239015B2
This invention relates to a device for separating carbon dioxide that includes a self-recycling loop, and to a method of separating carbon dioxide, which serve to effectively separate carbon dioxide from a combustion gas using a separation membrane provided with the self-recycling loop. This invention adopts a self-recycling loop in which the residue gas passing through a specific separation membrane is introduced into another separation membrane and in which a permeate gas passing through the specific separation membrane is introduced back into the specific separation membrane. Accordingly, the concentration of carbon dioxide in the feed gas of the specific separation membrane is increased, which increases the concentration of the permeate gas to thus improve the separation performance of the separation membrane, thereby separating high-purity carbon dioxide.
US10239010B2
Disclosed is a filter device, including: a filter cage, a filter cartridge sleeved at outer side of the filter cage and an end cap connected to one end of the filter cartridge; the end cap is provided with a through end hole, and one end of the filter cage corresponding to the end cap is provided with a middle column penetrating through the end hole; and the filter device further includes: a cover body installed at outer side of the end cap; where the end cap is provided with a plurality of clamping elements used for pressing against the middle column, and the cover body pushes the clamping elements to move to the middle column in a process that the cover body rotates around the middle column along a rotation direction, so that the middle column is clamped by the plurality of clamping elements.
US10238991B2
A device and method for removing hot molten wax or other material from a receptacle for a meltable tart or the like. The device has a heat resistant body formed of a material that is of sufficient porosity to absorb or soak up the hot molten wax or other material in the receptacle when it is positioned therein and to retain its structural integrity so that it can be disposed of after it has absorbed or soaked up the hot molten wax or other material.
US10238989B2
A liquid chromatography system includes a gradient proportioning valve in fluidic communication with sources of solvent. From the solvent sources, the gradient proportioning valve produces a low-pressure gradient stream. A first pump is in fluidic communication with the gradient proportioning valve to receive, pressurize, and move the pressurized low-pressure gradient stream to a flow-combining device. A second pump operates in parallel with the first pump and moves a pressurized solvent stream to the flow-combining device where the pressurized solvent stream combines with the low-pressure gradient stream to produce a high-pressure gradient stream. A second gradient proportioning valve can produce, from a second plurality of sources of solvent, a second low-pressure gradient stream, wherein the solvent stream moved by the second pump to the flow-combining device and combined with the other low-pressure gradient stream comprises the second low-pressure gradient stream.
US10238985B2
The present application relates to a hard-core and soft-shell toy building blocks set, comprising polycarbonate matrix having tenon on its top and several mortise holes on its bottom; the outside surface of said polycarbonate matrix is cladded with thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer rubber layer. Said hard-core and soft-shell toy building blocks set provided in the this embodiment unitizes both conventional hard and soft kinds of cordwood toy by cladding thermoplastic polyurethane elastomer rubber layer on the outside surface of polycarbonate matrix, learning strong points from both to overcome their weaknesses, it produces high bounce ability, high resistance to wearing, bending, high temperature and oxidation, particularly, it is well worth mentioning that the new product is nonpoisonous, non-absorption of water and oil, no harm to health of children.
US10238980B2
A vertical wind tunnel skydiving simulator including a flight chamber entrance that has a curved air deflector that extends into a waiting chamber, in which a convex surface of the curved air deflector faces across or towards the flight chamber entrance or into the flight chamber, and extends into the waiting chamber a sufficient distance to substantially reduce the flow of turbulent air into the waiting chamber. The curved surface is at the top of the entrance and can also be at the sides. The shape the curved surface takes is sufficient to minimize the flow of turbulent air into the waiting chamber; the effect is to make it more comfortable and less noisy for people in the waiting area. This also helps to preserves the laminar, non-turbulent flow of air in the flying chamber, even across the flight chamber entrance. This makes flying more comfortable and predictable.
US10238975B2
A method for providing a battle game in which a user repeatedly attacks and defends against an opponent using a plurality of objects placed in a plurality of areas arranged in a matrix, includes: a selection step of causing the user to select an area from the plurality of areas, and holding the area which has been already selected as a selected area; a first execution step of causing an object placed in the selected area; a determination step of determining whether or not a combination of an already selected area and the currently selected area matches at least one line which is any of a row, a column, and a diagonal of the matrix; and a second execution step of causing an object to execute a second action, in the case where the determination step determines that the combination matches the at least one line.
US10238973B2
A list of attribute categories associated with a plurality of graphical assets to construct a simulated element of a graphical simulation is received. An element profile for the simulated element using the list of attribute categories is determined, wherein the element profile comprises an attribute value for each attribute category of the list of attribute categories. A list of graphical assets from the plurality of graphical assets that match the element profile is identified. A set of graphical assets from the identified list of graphical assets to be used to construct the simulated character is selected non-deterministically from the list, and the simulated element is subsequently constructed using the selected set of graphical assets.
US10238972B2
Disclosed are systems and methods for modeling behavior of game elements during a remote game between at least two users. The system includes a positioning module configured to determine parameters for at least two game elements representing physical objects, and game manipulators that detect a physical action performed by a user in order to exert a force action on at least one game element and calculate one or more physical parameters characterizing the physical action. The system further includes a module for performing force actions that determines the game element to be subject to the detected physical action and perform a force action on the determined game element. The system further includes a control module that determines behavior parameters for the game elements characterizing a change in state of the game elements, and a visualization module that generates a behavior model of the game elements.
US10238969B2
A terminal apparatus includes a storage device that stores state information of game contents changing according to progress of a game; a screen information generator that generates first information relating to a display of the game contents on a display screen and second information relating to a display of the state information on the display screen; an output device that outputs the first information and the second information to the display screen at a predetermined timing, respectively; and an instruction receiving device that receives a switching instruction to switch between display of the game contents and display of the state information on the display screen, wherein the screen information generator generates the second information based on latest state information stored on the storage device at a time when receiving the switching instruction.
US10238960B2
Aspects of the technology described herein provide an input mechanism that allows a user to select characters for input to a text area of a computing interface. The technology can be implemented as a virtual keyboard. Selecting a single output for the keyboard requires a user to provide two inputs. Each input is provided with reference to a different layer. Providing the first input to the first layer activates a second layer specific to the key selected with the first input. Each key in the first layer can be associated with a unique second layer. The output (e.g., a character) is determined from the second layer by providing a second input. The combination of the first and second input selects the ultimate output. In one aspect, the first input and the second input only have a directional component.
US10238958B2
Tradable physical collectible objects are described. In particular, systems and methods for using the tradable physical collectible objects facilitate generation of a digital copy that can be used within a network game. A user can use the digital copy and perform various modifications to the digital copy. A value can be determined for the digital copy based on the various modifications. At a later date, the user (e.g., owner) is free to give away, sell or trade the digital copy to another party in transaction with terms based on, for example, the determined value of the digital copy.
US10238957B2
The invention provides a game apparatus having matched inner and outer vessels and a set of cards that can be used to play a game. Each vessel of the game apparatus is configured to hold a liquid such as water or beer, which can be dispensed into the vessel body through the open top. The outer vessel is larger than the inner vessel and configured to hold the inner vessel in a substantially upright position and rotatable in its hollow interior. The matched inner and outer vessels can be used to play a game in which two or more players take turn adding at least a drop of water to an inner vessel placed in a fluid-filled outer vessel until a player loses by causing the inner vessel to sink by adding more fluid than the inner vessel can hold. The invention also provides a plurality of karma cards that are content matched to a two-vessel game apparatus. A karma card can stipulate one or more actions to be taken when a player causes the inner cup to sink to a position identified by an outcome element on the outer cup. The invention methods for playing games using the matched two-vessel game apparatus, as well as score cards.
US10238953B2
An environmentally friendly composite material for use in the manufacture of professional grade skateboard decks and other high quality equipment and sporting gear. In the one embodiment, a skateboard deck is manufactured from a composition of recycled hard rock maple wood fibers, a polyvinyl acetate adhesive, a cross-link catalyst and water. The malleable nature of the composite material prior to curing, allows the skateboard deck to attain virtually any desired shape. Differing composites and adhesives may be employed to achieve the a similar product when properly cured. Once cured, the composite material is light weight, strong, durable, and requires no lacquers or other sealers.
US10238940B2
An ice hockey practice target is provided, the target comprising a first substantially tubular portion, including a first end attached to a base and a second end constructed and arranged to engage an upper horizontal goal crossbar, and a second tubular portion attached to the base, the second tubular portion constructed and arranged to engage and secure a lower end of a vertical goal post.
US10238938B2
Embodiments of golf club heads with optimized characteristics presented herein. Other examples and related methods are also disclosed herein.
US10238934B2
A grip for a putter-type golf club including a bottom end having a recess to receive a golf shaft, and a top end opposite the bottom end. The recess defines a longitudinal axis, and an exterior side surface extends about the circumference of the longitudinal axis. The exterior side surface defines a generally planar portion and a generally arcuate portion adjoining the planar portion. A grip cross-section no greater than 15 mm from the top end includes a planar portion cross-sectional width no less than 4 mm, a first cross-sectional length, L1, and a maximum cross-sectional width located at a depth D1 from the planar portion such that D1/L1 is no greater than 0.40. According to another aspect, a grip cross-section between 120 mm and 140 mm from the top end includes a cross-sectional maximum width, W3, and a cross-sectional length, L3, such that W3/L3 is no greater than 0.90.
US10238929B2
A high forgiveness wood-type golf club head comprises a body and a face. The body comprises a sole that forms a bottom portion of the golf club head, a crown that forms a top portion of the golf club head and a skirt that forms a periphery of the golf club head between the sole and the crown. The face place is positioned at a front portion of the golf club head opposite a rear portion of the golf club head. The body defines an outer periphery having a generally triangular shape in plan.
US10238925B2
A ball striking device, such as a golf club head, has a face with a striking surface configured for striking a ball and a channel extending across a portion of the sole. The channel may be recessed from adjacent surfaces of the sole and have a depth of recession from the adjacent surfaces of the sole, wherein the channel comprises a center portion extending across a center of the sole, a heel portion extending from a heel end of the center portion toward the heel, and a toe portion extending from a toe end of the center portion toward the toe, wherein the width and the depth of the center portion of the channel are substantially constant, and wherein the depth of the channel is greater at the heel and toe portions than at the center portion.
US10238924B2
Embodiments of golf club heads with aerodynamic features and related methods are described herein. Various embodiments of the golf club heads with aerodynamic features and related methods include a golf club head comprising a body. In many embodiments, the body comprises a strikeface, a heel region, a toe region opposite the heel region, a sole, a crown, a trailing edge between the sole and the crown, a back opposite the strikeface, and one or more cavities located at least at one of: the back and in the sole adjacent to the trailing edge; or the back and in the trailing edge. Other examples and related methods are also disclosed herein.
US10238923B1
A golf putter includes a head and a shaft. The head has a head body having a top surface that is formed with a mounting groove. The shaft has a main body portion and a connecting portion connected to the main body portion. The connecting portion is inserted into the mounting groove, is movable along the mounting in a longitudinal direction, and has a non-circular cross-section, such that the connecting portion is non-rotatable relative to the mounting groove of the head.
US10238917B1
A plurality of belt/pullet sets. Each belt/pulley set has a weight set. Each weight set is based on a formula of (2)n-power(X) where X is a basic weight and n is integral number for selecting a weight by a user. Each weight uses a different n-power. A carrier plate is utilized for bearing a weight set during a movement of an exercise. A clamping mechanism is utilized to couple each belt/pulley set to the carrier plate. In addition, the weight system includes an exercise device for a user to exercise, such as a bar or handle. A cable is coupled to the carrier plate, weight set, and the exercise device. In another embodiment, the formula may be utilized in a variable distance system or robotic arm where a plurality of cylinders moves an object, such as a travel arm.
US10238911B2
A treadmill includes a running belt defining a non-planar running surface, and a motor operatively coupled to the running belt. The treadmill is operable in plurality of operating modes to control a user experience.
US10238901B2
A cargo-fire-suppression agent distribution system and methods are presented. A fire-warning signal indicating presence of fire in a cargo compartment onboard a class E cargo aircraft at a first altitude is received. An initial fire-suppression agent is distributed in the cargo compartment at the first altitude sufficient to suppress fire for an initial fire suppression time interval during a depressurization phase during which the class E cargo aircraft flies to a second altitude below the first altitude. A re-enforcing fire-suppression agent is distributed in the cargo compartment during a re-pressurization phase when a cabin altitude is below a predetermined cabin pressure level (PL) during which the class E cargo aircraft flies from the second altitude to a landing, after the initial fire-suppression time interval elapses. The re-enforcing fire-suppression agent distribution is maintained during a re-enforcing fire-suppression time interval.
US10238897B2
Cosmetic use of an effective amount of at least one lysate of at least one microorganism of the genus Bifidobacterium species and/or a fraction thereof, for preventing and/or treating a skin disorder in the case of sensitive skin.
US10238895B2
An ultrasonic system operable at high drive frequencies and/or in pulsed operation is disclosed. The system may be used in a procedure to treat an occluded blood vessel. The system can be used to transmit ultrasonic energy from an ultrasonic transducer to a distal end of an ultrasonic transmission device. The ultrasonic device may operate at a resonant frequency. The resonant frequency can be determined prior to using the device and/or during use. The ultrasonic device may operate in a range of frequencies at or near resonance. Operational parameters including, for example, reflected vibrations, temperature, and/or user input can be used by the system to adjust the driving waveform.
US10238890B2
Methods and apparatus for the inactivation of infectious agents in, on or around a catheter residing in a patient's body cavity. The method comprises a coupling adapter for facilitating the transmission of non-ultraviolet sterilizing electromagnetic radiation (EMR) substantially axially along an optical element into the catheter body. Through delivery of the sterilizing EMR to particular areas of highest infection, the present disclosure is able to inactivate the major sources of infection in catheters.
US10238887B1
An improved apparatus and technique for realizing the benefits of magnetic therapy in the medical field, in which permanent magnet devices and optional accoutrements are positioned against various human body portions. Preferably, the magnetic apparatus is relatively thin, and formed of ferrous and/or non-ferrous materials. The therapeutic effects of the magnetic apparatus are maximized, and the pad is maintained in contact with the body part through a specific treatment regime, providing a simple and economical way of realizing the benefits of magnetic therapy.
US10238886B2
A method for the treatment of tumor(s) or tumor cell(s) or cancer(s) in a subject in need by the generation of heat. The latter is produced by chains of magnetosomes extracted from whole magnetotactic bacteria and subjected to an alternating magnetic field. These chains of magnetosomes yield efficient antitumoral activity whereas magnetosomes unbound from the chains or kept within the whole bacteria produce poor or no antitumoral activity. The introduction of various chemicals such as chelating agents and/or transition metals within the growth medium of the bacteria improves the heating properties of the chains of magnetosomes. Moreover, the insertion of the chains of magnetosomes within a lipid vesicle is also suggested in order to favor their rotation in vivo and hence to improve their heating capacity. The vesicle can contain an antitumoral agent together with the chains of magnetosomes. In this case, the agent is released within the tumors by heating the vesicle.
US10238885B2
A medical system for sensing a physiological state requiring defibrillation in a patient. The system comprising: a low power sensor, a physiological parameter measuring device, and a processor. The low power sensor generating a baseline signal relating to a physiological status of said patient. The physiological parameter measuring device comprising at least one higher power sensor configured to output at least one physiological parameter signal indicative of at least one physiological parameter of said patient. The processor assessing the baseline signal and determining if the physiological status is outside predetermined threshold boundaries.
US10238883B2
A cardiac pacing system comprising one or more leadless cardiac pacemakers configured for implantation in electrical contact with a cardiac chamber and configured to perform cardiac pacing functions in combination with a co-implanted implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD). The leadless cardiac pacemaker comprises at least two leadless electrodes configured for delivering cardiac pacing pulses, sensing evoked and/or natural cardiac electrical signals, and bidirectionally communicating with the co-implanted ICD.
US10238881B2
A defibrillator (100) and method (300) are described having an improved automatic activation feature. The improvement comprises sensing a pattern of events which indicates that repeated activations are inadvertent, and thus are unnecessarily depleting the battery. The defibrillator then disables the automatic activation circuit (210) feature. Then, the sensing of a manual defibrillator operation may trigger a re-enablement of the automatic activation feature.
US10238880B2
Medical devices include deformable structures that contact a lead upon being compressed. A grip that a clinician may grasp and manipulate is engaged with a nose structure of a header block of the medical device, and manipulation of the grip causes compression of the deformable structure to ultimately create fixation of the lead within the header block.
US10238873B2
A stimulator and a method for the treatment of intractable pain syndromes by electrical stimulation of the spinal cord is disclosed in which implantable electrodes positioned around a targeted area of the spinal cord transmit an interferential current that has a base medium frequency alternating current between 500 Hz-20 KHz. A digital signal processor generates a sine-wave-like waveform from a pulse generator which after further processing is used to generate at least two circuits for use in producing the beat frequency signal. An effective area of stimulation is controlled by the quantity of electrodes, positioning of the electrodes and electrode cross pattern orientation. Amplitude modulation of electrical circuits created at the electrode placements also augments the effective area of stimulation. The stimulator and method reduce accommodation of the body to the electrical stimulation and provide deeper penetration of the resultant signal.
US10238871B2
Embodiments presented herein are generally directed to arrangements for implantable medical devices. The implantable medical devices may include one or more of a single-body calvaria implant and an implantable microphone subcutaneously implanted in the recipient's forehead region.
US10238867B2
A system and method for PEMF tissue engineering enhances musculoskeletal tissue stimulation by monitoring treatment for compliance with treatment regimens. A PEMF device includes sensors that detect attributes indicating whether the PEMF device is in use. The PEMF device also includes communication devices that connect it with other devices. The data obtained from the sensors may be used to determine a level of compliance in use of the tissue engineering device with a prescribed treatment regimen for the patient. The data is transferred via a paired UE to a remote server. The remote server stores the data in a database and periodically generates compliance reports. The compliance reports are shared with subscribing access devices including the prescribing physician. The UE pairing with the PEMF device maintains a treatment calendar and dynamically modifies reminders based on current treatment status. The treatment regimen may be updated and sent to the PEMF device.
US10238866B2
The invention relates to an end piece intended for equipping a device for cosmetic treatment of keratin materials with an electric current, the end piece comprising an application member (6) comprising an electrode (1) and a counter electrode (2), said electrode (1) and counter electrode (2) being separated from one another by an electrically insulating zone (3).
US10238854B2
A method for joining a flexible tube to a connector having a female fitting that allows relatively facile connection and desirable retention force in a short amount of time. Tube assemblies having a tube bonded to the female fitting of the connector with a joining agent composition including an evaporable liquid hydrocarbon are disclosed.
US10238843B2
An inflation device that may comprise multiple plungers is disclosed. The inflation device may have multiple configurations wherein certain plungers are locked with respect to a body of the inflation device while others are configured to be displaceable within the body. Each plunger may be configured with a different effective surface area, allowing a practitioner to vary the amount of force required to attain certain pressures.
US10238813B2
A dispensing device includes a container with a receiving space containing a dispensable medium extractable via a dispensing element. A control body (19) with a connecting body (11) is longitudinally displaceable in a housing part (9), from an inactive base position to an active extraction position by a rotational movement. A media-carrying connection is created between the receiving space and the dispensing element. A control part of the control body (19) can be attached to a control path (54) of the connecting body (11). When the control body (19) moves rotationally relative to the housing part (9), each control part follows the rotational movement in an axially unchanged manner and brings the connecting body from the base position to an extraction position via each associable control path (54) of the connecting body (11). The control path comprises a slope.
US10238812B2
A device for treating the skin comprises a handpiece assembly having a distal end and a proximal end and a tip on the distal end of the handpiece assembly. The handpiece assembly includes a fluid delivery conduit, a waste conduit and/or an energy delivery conduit. Further, the tip is configured to contact the skin. The tip comprises a peripheral lip and a plurality of needles generally positioned within the peripheral lip. The tip also comprises at least one opening in fluid communication with a fluid delivery conduit, at least one opening in fluid communication with a waste conduit and/or an energy contact point in electrical communication with an energy contact point and energy conduit in the main body portion. The plurality of needles may be movable with respect to the peripheral lip through the use of a pneumatic or other force.
US10238811B2
An apparatus for removing a needle from a needle holder, including a grasping unit for selectively grasping the needle; a receiving unit for receiving the needle holder, displaceably disposed relative to the grasping unit; a biasing member biasing the receiving unit in a first direction; and separating means for separating the entire needle from the needle holder. Preferably, the needle is heated to melt, soften, or otherwise weaken a material and/or adhesive connecting the needle with the needle holder. Preferably the heating is electrical heating, including completing an electrical circuit through the needle and passing current through the needle, and/or passing current through a heating element.
US10238808B2
An injection device includes a housing, a resilient member adapted to provide a force necessary for ejecting a dose from the injection device, and a dose setting member operatively connected to a dose indicator which is positioned within the housing. The dose setting member and the dose indicator cooperate to set the dose to be ejected from the injection device. The dose indicator, during dose setting, is adapted to undergo a mere rotational movement within the housing and relative to the housing.
US10238807B2
The present invention relates to a drive mechanism which is suitable for an injection device, especially a pen type drug delivery device. The mechanism includes a housing, a dosing member which during dose setting, dose resetting and dose dispensing rotates relative to the housing between a zero dose position and a maximum dose position, and an insert that is rotationally constrained to the housing. The dosing member and the insert each include at least one abutment feature contacting each other when the dosing member reaches its zero dose position during dose dispensing, and an audible and/or tactile feedback is generated by the contact of the abutment features.
US10238796B2
The invention relates to a linear actor arrangement, comprising a linear actor with two ends whose distance is variable depending on an energizing of the linear actor, wherein each end is attached to a respective first or second coupling element which engage a coupling surface, wherein the coupling surface and the coupling elements exhibit mating surface structures in such a manner that the coupling elements are prevented from moving in a direction while being allowed to move in an opposite direction.
US10238794B2
A medical device system is disclosed. The medical device system includes a first medical device and a second medical device. A remote interface including a touch screen is also included. The remote interface is in wireless communication with the first medical device and the second medical device. The remote interface is configured to provide a user interface to the first medical device and the second medical device. The remote interface is configured to receive user input through a touch screen. Also, a charging device is included. The charging device is configured to receive at least the first medical device and the remote interface and the charging device is configured to recharge a first medical device battery and the charging device is configured to recharge an interface battery in the remote interface. The charging device is connected to a personal computer wherein the personal computer provides information to the remote interface.
US10238792B1
An intravenous (IV) pole assembly comprising: an IV pole having a pole, a plurality of hooks mounted to the pole, and a base with a plurality of wheels, wherein the plurality of hooks are for holding a container of intravenous fluid; and a decorative equipment including a decorative element and a connector bracket attached to the decorative element, the connector bracket for mounting on a top of the pole, the connector bracket comprises a shaft that defines a plurality of slots on one end of the shaft.
US10238787B2
A blood reservoir (20) for storing blood includes a first storage section (21), a second storage section (22), and a third storage section (23) that is provided between the first storage section and the second storage section, and communicates with the first storage section and the second storage section. A volume of the blood reservoir (20) can be adjusted by changing the amount of expansion or contraction of a bellows structure (28) using a bellows adjustment mechanism (83, 93).
US10238784B2
The invention relates to a system of performing an evidence Dialysis modality of Batch, Tidal or a combination of both. The system: isolates cavity volume changes due only to ultrafiltrate; determines the volume of a patient cavity; determines a full cavity; determines an objective time to initiate an exchange; and determines an empty cavity. One or more combination of these features provide for evidence base Fill, Dwell, and Drain sequences. The system comprises: a cassette having a heated region and a sensor region for measurements. A valve manifold supplies a patient connection with fluid. A microprocessor receives pressure measurements, controls the heated region and activates a volumetric pump to deliver or extract discrete increments of the fluid to the cassette from bags. Filtering pressure measurements to remove rapid fluctuations determines an accumulated pressure in the patient cavity. The volume of fluid in the patient cavity correlates to the accumulated pressure.
US10238783B2
An improved intravascular blood pump and related methods involving the broad inventive concept of equipping the intravascular blood pump with guiding features such that the intravascular blood pump can be selectively positioned at a predetermined location within the circulatory system of a patient.
US10238774B2
Provided is a biological implant which exhibits high binding ability to a biological tissue after having been embedded in a living organism, which secures an appropriate strength depending on a site to which the implant is applied, and in which a micropore structural portion is less likely to be removed from a macropore structural portion. The biological implant includes a macropore structural portion which defines macropores of the biological implant, and a micropore structural portion which has micropores therein, the micropores having a pore size smaller than that of the macropores, the biological implant being characterized in that the macropore structural portion has substantially no pores therein; the micropore structural portion is provided on the surface of the macropore structural portion; the macropore structural portion and the micropore structural portion are formed of the same engineering plastic material; and the macropore structural portion is formed of a single material.
US10238772B2
A tissue scaffold for repair and regeneration of bone hard tissue or muscle, skin, or organ soft tissue, including load-bearing bone tissue, the scaffold comprising a core of biocompatible, biodegradable inorganic glass fibers; and a biocompatible, biodegradable, flexible polymer film surrounding the core and adhered to the core.
US10238769B2
Embodiments of the present invention relate to a therapeutic device (graft) comprising a collagen membrane having an aligned uniaxial or biaxial structure such that mammalian cells plated on the membrane align mainly along the direction of the collagen fibrils. In a further aspect, a graft comprising a substantially tubular body, wherein the body has an exterior surface, an interior surface, and at least one lumen extending therethrough such that a fluid flow through the lumen can direct mammalian cell migration. In a further aspect, mammalian cells or growth and angiogenic factors can be optionally attached to the exterior and/or interior surface of the substantially tubular body. In various aspects, the graft can be used as a vascular prosthesis, a stent, or a nerve regeneration scaffold. Methods of preparing and implanting same are also provided.
US10238762B2
A multi-walled titanium-based nanotube array containing metal or non-metal dopants is formed, in which the dopants are in the form of ions, compounds, clusters and particles located on at least one of a surface, inter-wall space and core of the nanotube. The structure can include multiple dopants, in the form of metal or non-metal ions, compounds, clusters or particles. The dopants can be located on one or more of on the surface of the nanotube, the inter-wall space (interlayer) of the nanotube and the core of the nanotube. The nanotubes may be formed by providing a titanium precursor, converting the titanium precursor into titanium-based layered materials to form titanium-based nanosheets, and transforming the titanium-based nanosheets to multi-walled titanium-based nanotubes.
US10238759B2
A method of supplying power to a storage tank, can include attaching a power supply connector to a submersible pump wherein the power supply connector is dispersed between a pump motor and a pump head or wherein the power supply connector is dispersed above the pump head, wherein the submersible pump is located within a storage tank, wherein the storage tank comprises a decontamination region containing fuel and an ultraviolet light source located in the decontamination region; supplying power to the pump motor, wherein the pump motor power simultaneously supplies power to the ultraviolet light source; and irradiating the fuel with the ultraviolet light.
US10238757B2
A molecular probe for use in detection of cancer cells expressing an Ig superfamily cell adhesion molecule that binds in a homophilic fashion in a subject includes a targeting agent that specifically binds to and/or complexes with a proteolytically cleaved extracellular fragment of the Ig superfamily cell adhesion molecule.
US10238755B2
Compositions and methods described herein include somatic cells that are competent for reprogramming and malignant transformation and are characterized by a reduction of the levels of Sp100 in the cells, cells having markers of pluripotent stem cells, and methods for preparing same. Methods for reversably regulating aging or reprogramming to pluripotency in a somatic cell involve modulating the expression of Sp100 therein. Methods and compositions for retarding the growth of or suppressing unwanted cell proliferation involve expressing, inducing expression of, or upregulating, Sp100 in a targeted cell that is undergoing unrestricted proliferation or replication or increasing exposure to Sp100 in the environment or microenvironment of the targeted cell. Also disclosed are methods for treating a proliferative disease or condition by increasing expression or levels of Sp100 in the targeted cell or its environment.
US10238745B2
A cannabinoid composition having an excipient including α-tocopherol and at least one isolated cannabinoid having a purity of greater than 80%. The α-tocopherol inhibits oxidation, regulates viscosity of the composition, and improves bioavailability of the cannabinoid. The composition includes a carrier oil mixed with the excipient and cannabinoid. In one embodiment, the at least one cannabinoid is an isolated cannabinoid having a greater than 80% purity, and preferably greater than 90% purity. The at least one cannabinoid is selected from the group consisting of phytocannabinoids, endocannabinoids, synthetic cannabinoids, and combinations thereof. The cannabinoid may be derived from plants other than cannabis sativa, or synthesized from fungi, bacteria, yeast or other synthetic method. Preferably the α-tocopherol comprises at least 10% w/w of the composition.
US10238741B2
The invention relates to constructs, cells and methods for modulating the immune system that optimize presentation of CD4 and CD8 epitopes to antigen-presenting cells and transfection into cells. Epitopes to either self antigens or non-self antigens can be used to optimize either a tolerance or immunogenicity to those epitopes, respectively. Certain new constructs encode one or more dominant, disease-driving epitopes (CD4) targeted for MHCII processing within the endosomes of a cell and one or more epitopes (CD8) targeted for MHCI processing within the cytosol of the cell, to produce the maximum antigen/epitope presentation in the immune system, and further include an MHCII activator sequence. Alternatively, the new constructs encode CD4 and CD8 epitopes operably linked to a secretion signal.
US10238737B2
Disclosed is a gastro-resistant vector for the oral administration of at least one pharmaceutical and/or antigenic active substance including an aqueous phase (W) and an oily phase (O) in the form of a water-in-oil (W/O)-type emulsion wherein the aqueous phase includes at least one active principle and between 2 and 40 wt. % of a hydrophilic polymer that is insoluble in an aqueous phase of pH<6.5.
US10238730B2
A poliovirus (PV) strain was attenuated by a novel method of Cold-Adapted-Viral-Attenuation (CAVA). The resulting recombinant attenuated PV, CAVA-PV, shows wild-type replication at 30° C., but no substantial replication at 37° C. The inability to replicate at 37° C. is defined by an inability to quantify virus during infection at this temperature by titration (infectious units), qPCR (viral RNA) or Electron Microscopy (visual signs of infection). CAVA-PV is genetically stable under production conditions and shows utility for use as the backbone to produce attenuated strains with the same antigenic profile as conventional vaccines by replacing the sequence coding for the capsid of CAVA-PV with sequences coding for capsids of different PV strains. Furthermore, mutations identified in CAVA-PV can be engineered into different, even wild-type and neurovirulent poliovirus background strains to obtain additional CAVA-PV strains.
US10238724B2
The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules.
US10238720B2
The present invention relates to formulations of ADAMTS13 with enhanced or desirable properties. As such, the invention provides liquid and lyophilized formulations of ADAMTS13 that are suitable for pharmaceutical administration. Among other aspects, the present invention also provides methods of treating various diseases and conditions related to VWF and/or ADAMTS13 dysfunction in a subject. Also provided herein are kits comprising ADAMTS13 formulations useful for the treatment of various diseases and conditions.
US10238713B2
There are provided compounds of formula I: wherein k, m, n, p, R, R′, R″, R′″, R3, R4, R7 and R8 are as defined in the application. Other embodiments are also disclosed.
US10238706B1
An apparatus for the extraction of compounds from botanical material using a condensable gas solvent includes an extraction chamber wherein the feedstock is extracted while in a frozen state.
US10238703B2
Nutritional supplement compositions for mood enhancement are disclosed. A nutritional supplement composition can include one or more of plant material from pine bark, plant material from a species of the genus Ephedra, caffeine, green tea, octopamine, quercetin, trimethylglycine, yohimbine, and niacin. Some nutritional supplement compositions may affect heart rate, blood pressure, and/or resting metabolic rate when ingested. Related processes are also disclosed.
US10238701B2
The invention provides a water extract of Yan-Sheng-Yin (YSY), a Chinese natural dietary supplement for treatment and/or prevention of hyperlipidemia, atherogenesis and obesity, comprised entirely of natural foods and a preparation comprising the same.
US10238695B2
Composition containing a microorganism, preferably an Archaea, expressing a TMA methyltransferase and a TMA methyl group acceptor corrinoid protein, capable of metabolizing trimethylamine (TMA) in the presence of hydrogen in a human cavity, such as the intestine or the vagina, for use as a medicament for treating, reducing or eliminating TMA at the level of the human cavity. In addition, a composition containing a TMA methyltransferase and a TMA methyl group acceptor corrinoid protein. These compositions are of use for treating trimethylaminuria, for treating vaginal fluids in the case of bacterial vaginosis and for reducing or eliminating odours due to TMA. These compositions are also of use for reducing the level of plasma TMAO, for preventing the formation of atheroma plaques and/or for preventing cardiovascular diseases.
US10238690B2
Provided herein are cells, e.g., T cells expressing artificial cell death polypeptides that cause death of a cell, e.g., cells (e.g., T lymphocytes) expressing the cell death polypeptide, when the cell death polypeptide is multimerized or dimerized. Also provided herein is use of such cells, e.g., T lymphocytes, to treat diseases such as cancer.
US10238688B2
The disclosure provides drug combinations and methods for treating human bladder cancer. The drug combination may include mitomycin, or an analog thereof, cisplatin or an alternative platinum drug, and epirubicin or an alternative anthracycline drug and does not include gemcitabine.
US10238681B2
microRNAs and compositions comprising same for the treatment and diagnosis of serotonin-, adrenalin-, noradrenalin-, glutamate-, and corticotropin-releasing hormone-associated medical conditions are provided.
US10238679B2
A composition for use in the prevention and/or treatment of colorectal cancer in a patient, comprising:a) a compound of Formula (I), where R1, R2, and R3 are, each one and independently, hydrogen or a protector group, wherein said protector group may consist of an alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, a heterocyclic cycloalkyl group, a hydroxyalkyl group, a halogenated alkyl group, an alkoxyalkyl group, an alkenyl group, an alkynyl group, an aryl group, a heterocyclic aryl group, an alkylaryl group, an ester group, a carbonate group, a carboxylic acid group, an aldehyde group, a ketone group, a urethane group, a silyl group, a sulfoxide group or a combination thereof; R5, R6, R7, R8, R9 and R10 are, each one and independently, hydrogen, hydroxyl or an —OR4 group, where R4 is a protector group according to the previous definition; and b) at least one chemotherapeutic agent.
US10238672B2
Oral dosage forms of osteoclast inhibitors, such as zoledronic acid, in an acid or a salt form can be used to treat or alleviate pain or related conditions.
US10238665B2
Disclosed herein are methods of treating fungal infections in a patient, comprising identifying a patient in need of treatment and administering a therapeutically effective amount of at least one cationic steroid antimicrobial (CSA), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Kits comprising such compositions and instructions on such methods are also contemplated herein.
US10238664B2
Described are oxysterols, pharmaceutical compositions including the oxysterols, and methods of using the oxysterols and compositions for treating diseases and/or disorders related to myelin injury, such as neonatal brain injury, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, seizures, cognitive delay, multiple sclerosis, stroke, autism, leukodystrophy, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.
US10238663B2
An extended-release drug delivery composition and method of administering the same is provided. The composition comprises microspheres loaded with a biologically-active agent and suspended in a soluble polymer capable of forming a film upon injection onto a biological surface.
US10238659B2
The present invention provides treatment of fatty liver disease using a class of pyrimidinedione cyclohexyl compounds.
US10238655B2
The invention provides compounds of formula I: and salts thereof, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. The compounds are useful for treating cancers, Alzheimer's disease, and conditions associated with demyelination.
US10238654B2
The present invention is directed to benzamide-containing compounds of formula I or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof which inhibit the P2X7 receptor, and their use in the treatment of epilepsy.
US10238643B2
Methods for the treatment of CNS disorders using combinations of muscarinic activators and inhibitors, and medicaments comprising muscarinic activators and inhibitors.
US10238636B2
The present disclosure relates to a method of preventing and/or treating liver disease comprising administering an ASK1 inhibitor in combination with a FXR agonist, to a patient in need thereof.
US10238634B2
The present disclosure provides mucoadhesive aqueous-based gel formulations of metronidazole useful for a variety of purposes, including intravaginal application as a therapeutic approach towards the treatment of individuals suffering from and/or diagnosed with bacterial vaginosis.
US10238633B2
This invention relates to 2-Aza-bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-3-carboxylic acid (benzyl-cyano-methyl)-amides of formula 1 and their use as inhibitors of Cathepsin C, pharmaceutical compositions containing the same, and methods of using the same as agents for treatment and/or prevention of diseases connected with dipeptidyl peptidase I activity, e.g. respiratory diseases.
US10238630B2
The invention features methods for treating cancer in a patient in need thereof by administering eribulin, in combination with one or more PARP inhibitors, and, optionally, a platinum-based antineoplastic drug, and kits therefor. The invention is based in part on the observation that combinations of eribulin mesylate, a PARP inhibitor (e.g., E7449), and, optionally, a platinum-based antineo-plastic drug (e.g., carboplatin), show improved (e.g., synergistic) antitumor effects. Therefore, the present invention features methods of preventing and treating cancer (e.g., homologous recombination (HR)-deficient cancer by the use of combinations of eribulin (e.g., eribulin mesylate) and one or more PARP inhibitors (e.g., E7449 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof (e.g., the tartrate salt), optionally in combination with a platinum-based antineoplastic drug (e.g., carboplatin).
US10238624B2
Disclosed is a composition for activating longevity genes, particularly, a Sirt-1, Klotho, XPD, ERCC8 or FoxO3a gene, containing a kojic acid derivative as an active ingredient. The composition activates longevity genes, thereby having anticancer, lifetime extension, skin moisturization or skin barrier strengthening effects.
US10238622B2
The invention provides methods of treatment that prevent the onset of Mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) in a subject, or which reduce the severity of TLE in a subject, by administering a NKCC1 inhibitor to the subject after the subject has suffered from an insult known to precipitate TLE.
US10238619B1
A composition of a fatty acids, essential oils, plant extracts, phenols, and terpenoids and used for treating Lyme disease is disclosed. Compositions as a mix of ingredients was tested in various combinations and concentration against active (spirochetes), as well as persistent/latent forms, (knob-shaped/rounded-forms) and biofilm of the bacteria, i.e., Borrelia burgdorferi and Borrelia garinii. The results document pleiotropic effects of the tested combinations against all tested forms of Borrelia sp. and show their better efficacy than doxycycline—the current antibiotic treatment against Lyme disease.
US10238615B2
The invention regards the use of triiodothyronine sulfate, commonly named T3S, as a medicament having thyromimetic activity for the treatment of pathologies due to organic deficiency of triiodothyronine (T3), as such or in association with thyroxine (T4), and pharmaceutical formulations for oral administration thereof.
US10238610B2
Compositions of and methods for using synthetic retinoids as retinoid replacements and opsin agonists are provided.
US10238606B2
Single oral solid dosage form comprising an immediate release first dosage composition having at least two antibiotic agents and a delayed release second dosage composition having a proton pump inhibitor are provided herein. The single oral solid dosage form according to some aspects of the invention can be used for the treatment of disorders associated with infection by H. pylori or the prevention of recurrence of disorders associated with infection by H. pylori.
US10238602B2
The present invention includes compositions and methods for preventing one or more cardiac channelopathies or conditions resulting from irregularities or alterations in cardiac patterns caused by an active agent or a drug in a human or animal subject comprising: an amount of a phosphatidylglycerol adapted for oral administration effective to reduce or prevent one or more cardiac channelopathies or conditions resulting from irregularities or alterations in cardiac patterns caused by the active agent or drug, and one or more organoleptic, thixotropic, or both organoleptic and thixotropic agents.
US10238599B2
A method of treating congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) induced hearing loss includes the step administering a composition to the mammal, wherein the composition consists essentially of a biologically effective amount of vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin C, a vasodilator comprising magnesium, and, optionally, a withanolide, and/or resveratrol.
US10238597B2
The present invention teaches compositions, methods and kits for treating skin conditions, including dandruff. In various embodiments, the compositions include an effective amount of one or more probiotic microorganism of vaginal origin and/or a fraction thereof and/or a component of the metabolome for preventing and/or treating skin disorders of the scalp.
US10238590B2
Described herein are compositions comprising an unactivated liquid, an immobilized sparingly soluble acid or base, such that during storage the unactivated liquid is not in contact with the immobilized sparingly soluble acid or base, but upon use, the unactivated liquid contacts the immobilized sparingly soluble acid or base, whereby the pH of the liquid is altered, thereby activating the liquid to provide a benefit; together with variant and alternative designs, methods of making and using the compositions, and components thereof.
US10238587B2
An improved erasable tattoo ink and a method and apparatus for removing tattoos using an energy transfer photodisruptive mechanism whereby efficiency of the transfer of energy from a low energy light source to a higher energy donor and then to a tattoo pigment molecule for photodecomposition of the ink color pigmentation is optimized.
US10238582B2
An apparatus and method for depositing a particulate containing composition onto mammalian skin such that when the particles contact the mammalian skin they have a momentum defined by ρvr, which is within the range of about 0.1 kg/ms≤ρvr≤about 12.0 kg/ms. The particles can be in the range of from about 10 nanometers to about 10 micrometers, in size. And the particles may be selected from the group consisting of titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, iron oxide, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyethylene terephthalate, polycarbonate, polyvinyl chloride, glass, silica and mixtures thereof. The particles are imbedded below the first layer of dead skin cells in the stratum corneum but they do not pass all the way through the stratum corneum into the living cells of the epidermis or dermis layers of the skin.
US10238579B2
A cap is configured to be securely attached to a bottle, such as a medication bottle, and includes a base having a first compartment that contains a power source and a second compartment that is below the first compartment. The second compartment is defined by a peripheral side wall that includes on an inner surface thereof one or more locking tabs. The cap also includes an insert that is configured to be received within the second compartment. The insert includes a peripheral side wall and further including inner threads that are configured to threadingly mate with outer threads of the bottle for securely attaching the cap to the bottle. The insert includes a locking lip that snap-fittingly mate with the one or more locking tabs to detachably attach the insert to the base within the second compartment.
US10238577B2
Devices for delivery of fluid compositions include a delivery device including an internally pierced blister in which the device includes a plunger configured to crush the blister and deliver the contents in a lateral direction with respect to the motion of a dispensing button. Certain devices are configured for oral delivery.
US10238575B2
According to one embodiment, a system includes an acupressure device configured to apply pressure to one or more pressure points on a mammal. The system further includes a therapeutic substance coupled to the acupressure device.
US10238573B2
Various embodiments described herein provide a mechanism for transducing transverse vibrational energy into an elastic body of a sexual stimulation device by directly driving the transverse modes of vibration of the elastic body. Additionally, by using an actuator that transduces a force that is proportional to the input current or voltage, the vibration may be driven with any arbitrary waveform.
US10238572B2
A device (1) includes a first web of soft material (5), a projecting structure integral with the web and including multiple discrete projecting elements. The projecting elements include pieces of foam (3) spaced apart form one another and integral with the first web (5). The pieces of foam are compressed between the first web (5) and a second web (7) of soft material, the two webs mutually adhering between the projecting elements. The device is useful for treating various types of edemas and excessive tissue infiltration, as well as for repairing sports injury.
US10238569B2
A fastening device is disclosed. The fastening device has a housing having a receptacle that receives a coupler of an operating table device and a locking member connected to the housing and movable relative to the housing between a locked position and an unlocked position. The locking member retains the coupler in the receptacle in the locked position, and the locking member releases the coupler from the receptacle in the unlocked position. The fastening device also has a resilient member that urges the locking member toward the locked position, an actuation member that moves the locking member from the locked position to the unlocked position, and a ratchet assembly that maintains the locking member in the unlocked position.
US10238568B2
A patient support apparatus includes a surgical table and a limb support unit coupled to the surgical table. The limb support unit includes a support platform coupled to the surgical table in a fixed position, a first limb holder coupled to the support platform in a fixed position relative to the support platform, and a second limb holder coupled to the support platform and spaced apart from the first limb holder. The first limb holder includes a multi-axis joint coupled to the support platform in a fixed position and a spar coupled to the multi-axis joint to move relative to the support platform while supporting a patient's limb that has been coupled to the spar.
US10238559B1
Pertaining to hospital bed, development provides comfortable lavatory services to bedridden patients with mobility difficulties. The novelty introduced here is integration of a hospital bed with a bed-level sliding disposable pan at midsection of the bed to allow patients who endure immobility to perform in-bed toileting with no physical pressure and less psychological challenges while remaining clean and sanitized. This invention would best be useful for hospitals, home health care or other health care facilities and settings.
US10238558B2
The invention relates to a backrest assembly for a wheelchair with a backrest frame pivotally connected to a seat or seat frame, a carrying means provided by or attached to the backrest frame, a rotating means rotatable secured to the carrier means, a first sliding means slidable connected to the backrest frame on the rear side of the backrest assembly and connected to the rotating means via a first mechanical link, a second sliding means slidable secured to the backrest frame on the front of the backrest assembly and connected to the rotating means via a second mechanical link, and an actuator for adjusting the backrest assembly between an upright and reclined position with the actuator being connected to the first sliding means for driving the second sliding means via the rotating means to perform a sinusoidal movement.
US10238553B2
A surge material for use in disposable absorbent personal care products includes a wearer-facing surface, a plurality of elongate grooves in the wearer-facing surface, and a plurality of apertures disposed in the grooves and extending through the surge material. The surge material can also have an average material plane and including a plurality of ridges extending in a z-direction from the average material plane, a plurality of grooves alternating with the plurality of ridges, wherein the grooves extend in the opposite z-direction from the average material plane, and a plurality of apertures through the surge material, wherein the apertures are disposed only in the grooves. The surge material can also include a hydrophobic treatment agent disposed on the ridges and a hydrophilic treatment agent disposed within the grooves.
US10238551B2
Remotely detecting the presence of urine or feces in a diaper of an infant or adult using a disposable sensor placed inside the diaper, in conjunction with a permanent device that is capable of wirelessly transmitting data to a mobile device or base station is disclosed. The permanent device can also be capable of measuring temperature and body movements. This additional information can be used in conjunction with the detection of urine or feces to identify patterns.
US10238544B2
In certain embodiments, marking a lenticule includes controlling a focus of pulsed laser radiation having ultrashort pulses. A lenticule marking is created in a cornea of an eye with the pulsed laser radiation to mark the lenticule. The lenticule is then created in the cornea with the pulsed laser radiation.
US10238539B2
A technique for controlling a corneal ablation laser is described. As to a device aspect of the technique, a device comprises a parameter interface, a first determination unit, a second determination unit, a computation unit, and a control unit. The parameter interface receives an adjustment parameter. The first determination unit determines a first point on a corneal surface. The second determination unit determines a second point on the corneal surface that is different from the first point. The computation unit determines a third point on a line between the first point and the second point according to the adjustment parameter. The computation unit further generates a control program that centers an ablation profile on the third point. The control unit controls the corneal ablation laser according to the control program.
US10238535B2
Lacrimal implants and related methods providing secure, wedgable retention within a lacrimal punctum and associated canaliculus of an eye are disclosed. The lacrimal implants can comprise an implant body configured for at least partial insertion through the lacrimal punctum and into the canaliculus. The implant body can include first and second portions, and can extend from a proximal end of the first portion defining a longitudinal proximal axis to a distal end of the second portion defining a longitudinal distal axis. The implant body can be configured such that, when implanted using an integral dilator, an angled intersection exists between the proximal and distal axes. In this way, at least a portion of the implant body can be biased against at least a portion of the lacrimal canaliculus located at or more distal to a canalicular curvature, thereby retaining an implanted position of the lacrimal implant using anatomical structures.
US10238533B2
Peritoneal heat exchange provides the benefit of extremely rapid cooling of the patient's target organs such as the heart and brain as well as facilitating global patient body temperature reduction to therapeutically effective temperatures. The heat exchange medium of the present invention is a chilled gaseous fluid suspension of frozen ice particles.
US10238529B2
An ostomy bag for receiving waste from a patient's stoma. The ostomy bag may include a finger probe for allowing a user to manually manipulate the stoma to clear blockages of the stoma. The ostomy bag may also include a stoma port for attachment to the patient's skin surrounding the stoma. A mating collar on the ostomy bag sealingly attaches the ostomy bag to the stoma port using a convenient quarter turn connection.
US10238526B2
A method of implanting a penile prosthetic in a patient includes providing an implantable cylinder with a resorbable component attached to an exterior surface of the implantable cylinder and a tow line engaged with the resorbable component. The method includes inserting the tow line into a corpora cavernosum of a penis, directing the tow line through a glans of the penis, and pulling on the tow line and moving the implantable cylinder into the corpora cavernosum of the penis. The method includes locating a distal end of the implantable cylinder in a distal location in the corpora cavernosum of the penis, and disengaging the tow line from the resorbable component.
US10238525B2
A strap attachment apparatus for a treatment table including a spanning belt formed of flexible material secured across opposite sides of said table with a pair of anchors connected at opposite ends of the spanning belt for attachment to the table. The anchors include body strap retainers that support at least one body strap. The body strap is movable on the retainers to adjust the position of the straps to fit a person on the treatment table while the anchors remain fixed to the table.
US10238521B2
A flex lock system for locking an orthotic brace having a push button for adjusting the range of flexion angles and a push button for adjusting the range of extension angles for the orthotic brace. The flex lock system has a tab having a receiving hole configured to fit around a push button and to prevent the push button from being depressed and adjusting the ranges of flexion or extension improperly. The flex lock system is made of a flexible material that has particular elasticity and compressibility to function as a flex lock as described.
US10238518B2
The present invention provides an endoscopically implantable weight control device that forms a gastric outlet obstruction in a patient's digestive tract. The weight control device includes an inflatable body residing within the patient's pylorus and between the stomach and duodenum. The body features a first bulbous portion and a second bulbous portion, the exterior dimensions of the first bulbous portion exceeding the exterior dimension of the second bulbous portion. The body also includes an intermediate portion with exterior dimensions that are less than the exterior dimensions of both the first and second bulbous portions, wherein the intermediate portion resides within the patient's pyloric valve when the device is implanted. An internal passageway extends through the body, wherein the passageway receives and allows for the passage of chyme from the stomach to the duodenum. A method of treating obese patients with the inflatable weight control device utilizing a sequence of different-sized devices is also provided.
US10238509B2
A tool for locating a proper position for a portal incision for hip arthroplasty, the tool having at least one generally elongated body defining an axis, the generally elongated body having a slot at one end, the slot being angled at an approximately 45 degree angle relative to the axis of the generally elongated body, the slot configured to receive a cutting member or guide tool. A second generally elongated body may be connected to the first generally elongated body to form a right angle. If the lengths of the two generally elongated bodies are substantially equivalent, then when the second generally elongated body is inserted into the acetabulum, the first generally elongated body positions the slot in the proper location such that sliding a guide tool or cutting member through the slot allows a portal incision to be created in the proper location. In some embodiments, the generally elongated bodies may have adjustable lengths.
US10238502B2
Described herein are devices, methods, systems, and kits configured for use in the surgical treatment of cervical disc disease. Surgery for cervical disc disease may comprise vertebral fixation with screws and plates as well as insertion of one or more intervertebral implants. In some embodiments, a cervical implant may be connected as one single unit with a cervical plate. In some embodiments, a cervical implant and a cervical plate may be separate elements that are configured to be inserted independently into a subject during cervical spinal surgery. In some embodiments, a cervical implant and a cervical plate are designed to be coupled together.
US10238495B2
Methods, devices, and systems are provided for performing endovascular repair of atrioventricular and other cardiac valves in the heart. A delivery device for delivering an implantable device to a target area includes a fluid management system for directing fluid and delivery device components to the target area. The delivery device includes a grip line assembly configured to control a gripper in the implantable device for grasping tissue at the target area. The delivery device includes a lock line assembly configured to control a locking mechanism in the implantable device to lock the implantable device in a desired orientation. The delivery device includes a deployment handle configured to provide staged deployment of the implantable device. A delivery assembly includes a housing and a delivery device partially housed within the housing and being adjustable using one-handed operation.
US10238491B2
A method is provided for repairing the tricuspid valve of a patient using tension. A radially-expandable stent is implanted in a coronary sinus of the patient. A tissue anchor is implanted in tissue in the vicinity of the tricuspid valve. The tricuspid valve is repaired by applying tension between the radially-expandable stent and the tissue anchor using a flexible longitudinal member that connects the radially-expandable stent and the tissue anchor.
US10238482B2
Systems and methods can remove material of interest, including blood clots, from a body region, including but not limited to the circulatory system for the treatment of pulmonary embolism (PE), deep vein thrombosis (DVT), cerebrovascular embolism, and other vascular occlusions.
US10238481B2
The disclosure is generally directed to assemblies and methods that include (1) strips or cords of material configured to lift, restrain, or hold whole body organs (e.g., of a human patient) or parts of body organs in desired positions via tissue anchors (e.g., barbs, hooks, or cones), (2) an introducer device that facilitates the introduction of such strips or cords into a patient, and (3) the process of inserting such strips or cords of material into a patient (e.g., using an introducer device).
US10238460B2
A highly articulated robotic probe comprises an outer sleeve and an inner core. The outer sleeve and inner core include a plurality of links. The links of the outer sleeve and inner core are configured to pivot relative to one another. Various characteristics of the links determine the overall pivot angle of the articulated probe. Each of the plurality of links may have one or more channels. The channels form a semi-continuous passage from link to link and are configured to receive an elongated member such as an inner core, tool or cable. One or more cables may be used to control the outer links of the outer sleeve and the inner links of the inner core. Various characteristics of the cables determine the overall performance of the articulated probe.
US10238458B2
Embodiments of an actuated cannula seal are disclosed In some embodiments, a cannula seal includes a base portion that engages with a cannula; and a seal portion integrally formed with the base portion, the sealing portion capable of engaging with an instrument shaft, the sealing portion capable of being actuated by an actuator so that the sealing portion is continually in motion relative to the instrument shaft. The actuation of the sealing portion can be accomplished by rotation or vibration of the sealing portion relative to the instrument shaft.
US10238456B2
A robotic catheter procedure system for performing a procedure to treat a vascular lesion including a bedside system and a remote workstation is provided. The bedside system includes a first percutaneous device including an end section, the end section structured to allow the first percutaneous device to create a bore through the vascular lesion. The bedside system includes a second percutaneous device. The bedside system also includes a first actuating mechanism configured to engage and to impart movement to the first percutaneous device and a second actuating mechanism configured to engage and to impart movement to the second percutaneous device. The remote workstation includes a user interface and a control system operatively coupled to the user interface and to the bedside system. The control system controlling the first actuating mechanism to cause movement of the first percutaneous device to create a bore through the lesion and the second actuating mechanism to cause movement of the second percutaneous device through the bore created by the first percutaneous device.
US10238453B2
An endovascular laser treatment device for causing closure of a blood vessel uses an optical fiber adapted to be inserted into a blood vessel. An inner sleeve is arranged around a distal portion of the optical fiber core such that both distal ends of the inner sleeve and the optical fiber core form an enlarged light emitting face. The enlarged emitting face provides substantially lower power density while providing the same amount of total energy during a treatment session. An outer sleeve arranged around the inner sleeve acts as a spacer to position the light emitting face away from an inner wall of the blood vessel. The enlarged light emitting face and the outer sleeve acting as a spacer reduces the possibility of thermal run-away and device damage, and reduce the possibility of vessel perforations, leading to less bruising, post-operative pain and other clinical complications. In yet another aspect of the present invention, a spacer comprises an inner sleeve and an outer sleeve both arranged around a distal portion of the core to prevent the laser light from traveling laterally and to position the light emitting face away from an inner wall of the vessel. The inner sleeve can be a heat resistive material such as ceramic and the outer sleeve can be, for example, a metallic sleeve to provide structural integrity and strength to the distal section of the treatment device.
US10238452B2
A system for generating microwave energy includes a microwave generator that generates first and second microwave signals, a transmission line and a dual antenna microwave device. The transmission line transmits the first and second microwave signals to the microwave device. The microwave device includes a first antenna proximal a second antenna and a dual-sided choke positioned therebetween. The first antenna receives the first microwave signal from the transmission line between a first conductor and a second conductor and the second antenna receives the second microwave signal between the second conductor and a third conductor. The dual-sided choke includes a first and a second antenna choke circuit. The first antenna choke circuit limits the propagation of electromagnetic fields generated by the first antenna toward the second antenna and the second antenna choke circuit limits the propagation of electromagnetic fields generated by the second antenna toward the first antenna.
US10238451B2
Apparatus and methods are provided to concentrate energy delivery in non-superficial target tissue within a trigone region of a human bladder wall to modulate bladder function.
US10238449B2
A device for extending, elongating, or repairing a previously created arteriovenous fistula between a first blood vessel and an adjacent second blood vessel includes a main body having a primary lumen and an articulating jaw member disposed at the distal end of the main body. The jaw member is configured with two elements to allow rotation of one element about a pivot point to grasp tissue while being rotated. The jaw member is also configured to allow thermal energy delivery to one or both elements of the jaw member that allow tissue welding and cutting. A second lumen located within one element of the jaw member is configured to allow advancement over a guidewire into the second vessel while the other element of the jaw member remains within the first blood vessel at the position where the arteriovenous fistula, or aperture, exists between the first and second blood vessel.
US10238447B2
A medical system for ablating a tissue site with real-time monitoring during an electroporation treatment procedure. A pulse generator generates a pre-treatment (PT) test signal having a frequency of at least 1 MHz prior to the treatment procedure and intra-treatment (IT) test signals during the treatment procedure. A treatment control module determines impedance values from the PT test signal and IT test signals and determines a progress of electroporation and an end point of treatment in real-time based on the determined impedance values while the treatment progresses.
US10238442B2
The invention relates to a cement director for insertion within a vertebral body or other body structure, and related methods of use. An example method includes creating a cavity in a vertebral body, inserting a collapsible mesh structure into the cavity in a collapsed state, wherein the collapsible mesh structure comprises regions of different permeability to a bone cement, inflating a balloon within the collapsible mesh structure to expand the mesh structure, and injecting a bone cement into the mesh structure, wherein the bone cement flows preferentially out of the mesh structure through at least one region of greater permeability.
US10238437B2
A device, method, and system for treatment or fixation of a fractured, damaged, or deteriorating bone or bones in a mid-foot region. The device comprising an implant with both proximal and distal fastener holes, along with fastener slots in a central elongated body, for securing the implant to the appropriate osseous cortical structures of the foot. The method for treatment or fixation of fractured, damaged, or deteriorating bones in the medial column of the foot with use of a device such as an intramedullary nail that attaches to either the talus or first metatarsal bones to secure the medial cuneiform and navicular bones in place.
US10238421B2
According to one embodiment, a method includes positioning a portion of a trocar into a patient cavity. The trocar includes an inner tubular member and an outer tubular member disposed about the inner tubular member. The outer tubular member has at least a first chamber and a second chamber separated from the first chamber. The method also includes inserting a surgical instrument into the inner tubular member, and supplying an insufflation gas to the patient cavity by providing the insufflation gas through the first chamber of the outer tubular member.
US10238420B2
Disclosed is a non-reusable intra-osseous access device and method thereof. The non-reusable intra-osseous access device which can be easily rendered non-reusable after establishing the access into the marrow region includes the automatic locking of driver unit 5 after removal of needle and trocar assembly from the driver unit. Further, the non-reusable intra-osseous access device also includes the non-loading of the trocar and or needle hub and or trocar with needle hub.
US10238415B2
Provided is an ultrasonic cutting element including a blade arm having a primary vibration plate and a blade portion fixed to one end of the primary vibration plate, a counter mass arm including one or more secondary vibration plates, a holding member to which vibration ends of the blade arm and the counter mass arm are respectively connected and which holds the blade arm and the counter mass arm in parallel, and a driving portion being a piezoelectric actuator that imparts ultrasonic vibrations to at least one of the primary vibration plate or the secondary vibration plate, in which the blade arm and the counter mass arm respectively bending-vibrate in a primary surface direction in a resonant mode in which the arms vibrate in mutually opposite phases as flexural vibrators.
US10238406B2
A device and method for intravascular treatment of an embolism, and particularly a pulmonary embolism, is disclosed herein. One aspect of the present technology, for example, is directed toward a clot treatment device that includes a support member having a plurality of first clot engagement members and second clot engagement members positioned about the circumference of a distal portion of the support member. In an undeployed state, individual first clot engagement members can be linear and have a first length, and individual second clot engagement members can be linear and have a second length that is less than the first length. The clot engagement members can be configured to penetrate clot material along an arcuate path and hold clot material to the clot treatment device.
US10238405B2
A shock wave device to provide treatment within a blood vessel includes a shock wave reflector that directs shock waves laterally to blood vessel walls in a direction perpendicular to a central axis of symmetry of a catheter.
US10238394B2
Some embodiments of a system or method for treating heart tissue can include a control system and catheter device operated in a manner to intermittently occlude a heart vessel for controlled periods of time that provide redistribution of blood flow. In particular embodiments, the system and methods may be configured to monitor at least one input signal detected at a coronary sinus and thereby execute a process for determining a satisfactory time period for the occlusion of the coronary sinus. In further embodiments, after the occlusion of the coronary sinus is released, the control system can be configured to select the duration of the release phase before the starting the next occlusion cycle.
US10238388B2
A buttress assembly is configured to temporarily adhere to a wet surgical stapler end effector. The buttress assembly includes a buttress body and a humidity tolerant adhesive. The adhesive includes a bioabsorbable polymer having a block configuration selected from the group consisting of A-B-A and A-B-C. The A block is a bioabsorbable homopolymer characterized by a glass transition temperature of at least about 0° C., a crystallinity as measured by X-ray diffraction of at least about 30%, and a melting temperature of at least about 50° C. The B block is a bioabsorbable homopolymer or co-polymer that is characterized by a glass transition temperature of at least about −40° C., a crystallinity as measured by X-ray diffraction of at most about 25%, and 2 a molecular weight of from about 20 to about 80 kDa. The C block is a bioabsorbable hydrophilic homopolymer or co-polymer that is miscible with water at 37° C.
US10238385B2
A surgical instrument system is disclosed. The surgical instrument system comprises a proximal end, a distal end, a first jaw, and a second jaw. The first jaw is movable relative to the second jaw to capture tissue. The surgical instrument system further comprises a sensor system configured to sense the impedance of the tissue at a plurality of discrete locations, a staple cartridge comprising staple cavities, staples removably stored in the staple cavities, an anvil, a firing system configured to move the staples toward the anvil, an electric motor configured to move the firing system toward the distal end during a firing stroke, and a control system. The control system is configured to evaluate the impedance of the tissue at the discrete locations and control the power applied to the electric motor during the firing stroke as the firing system moves relative to the discrete locations.
US10238368B2
A method is provided for detecting lesions in ultrasound images. The method includes acquiring ultrasound information, determining discriminative descriptors that describe the texture of a candidate lesion region, and classifying each of the discriminative descriptors as one of a top boundary pixel, a lesion interior pixel, a lower boundary pixel, or a normal tissue pixel. The method also includes determining a pattern of transitions between the classified discriminative descriptors, and classifying the candidate lesion region as a lesion or normal tissue based on the pattern of transitions between the classified discriminative descriptors.
US10238367B2
Described herein is a sensing wire for locating a blood vessel in a patient. The sensing wire comprises a hollow, rigid tube including a lumen extending from a proximal portion to a distal portion, an ultrasonic sensor coupled to the distal portion of the tube, and a communication assembly positioned at the distal portion and coupled to the ultrasound sensor. Also described is a system for accessing and evaluating a blood vessel in a patient. The system comprises an access sensor wire, an access needle sized to receive the access sensor wire, and a second sensing wire configured to be positioned within the access needle. A method is also disclosed for accessing a blood vessel with an introduction needle, where a short access sensing wire is replaced by a much longer second sensing wire after the needle is positioned in the vessel.
US10238361B2
The invention proposes to detect and track an intervention device in a 2D fluoroscopy image and to steer an ultrasound probe beam towards this device. Therefore, a method and corresponding system is proposed, by which an ultrasound probe is registered in a fluoroscopy image, wherein the registering includes the estimation of the position and of the orientation of the probe relative to the fluoroscopy.
US10238359B2
Apparatus method medium for selective modification of identification information in an imaging order
There is provided with an imaging control apparatus. A reception unit receives an imaging order. A control unit permits adding identification information if the received imaging order includes no identification information and to inhibit correction of the identification information upon determining that the identification information is included in the imaging order. An obtaining unit obtains information to be added as the identification information if the identification information is not included in the imaging order. A transmission unit transmits an image captured in accordance with the imaging order and either the obtained identification information or the identification information included in the imaging order, in association with each other, to an external image archiving apparatus.
US10238353B2
A system including an input sensor, a summer, a controller, and a feedback sensor. The input sensor: detects a first amount of force or torque applied on a component of an x-ray scanner gantry in a direction; and generates a command signal. The command signal indicates the first amount of force or torque. The summer generates an error signal based on the command signal and a feedback signal. The controller controls operation of a motor based on the error signal to: reduce the error signal; provide counterbalancing of the gantry in the direction; and provide a net force or torque on the gantry that is equal to a predetermined value or is within a predetermined range of the predetermined value. The feedback sensor detects a second amount of force or torque applied on the gantry in the direction as a result of the controlled operation and generates the feedback signal.
US10238351B2
A location sensing system identifies respective locations of a plurality of clinicians and a patient-monitoring system measures a clinical parameter of a patient. A control unit identifies a historical alert-response time for each clinician, and normalizes the historical alert-response times to account for respective historical distances of each clinician from respective patients and respective historical numbers of alerts each clinician had received within respective previous given time periods. The control unit then (a) determines that an alert has occurred, (b) identifies a subset of the clinicians in response to the distance of each of the clinicians from the patient, and the number of alerts each of the clinicians has received within the previous given time period, and the normalized historical alert-response times, and (c) communicates an alert to the identified clinicians before communicating the alert to any other clinician. Other embodiments are also described.
US10238344B2
A method for acquiring electrical signals from a living subject, including injecting, via an injection electrode attached to the subject, a known calibration signal to the subject and measuring respective levels of output signals generated at input electrodes attached to the subject in response to the calibration signal. The method further includes deriving respective weighting factors for the input electrodes in response to the respective levels, and applying the respective weighting factors to physiological signals acquired by the input electrodes, so as to generate respective corrected physiological signals.
US10238343B2
The present invention relates to compression of breasts during mammography, and in particular to a compression element for a breast holding arrangement for mammography examinations. In order to ensure an increased user comfort and an improved application of pressure force, a compression element (10) for a breast holding arrangement for mammography examinations is provided, comprising a supporting structure (12), a first surface (14), and a second surface (16). The supporting structure is configured to be attached to a mounting structure for exerting a compression force on a breast under examination. The first and second surfaces are attached to the support structure; and the first and second surfaces are arranged facing in opposite directions. The second surface is provided to compress the breast under examination. The first surface is provided to be visible to a user, wherein the first surface is provided as an optically adaptable surface (18). The first and second surfaces are provided to be at least temporarily partly transparent.
US10238342B2
Embodiments relates to a method and apparatus for risk stratification, monitoring, detection and prediction of adverse events in bedridden people. The method and apparatus can be used to prevent heath related conditions in people.
US10238340B2
Elongated conductors are provided. Aspects of the elongated conductors include: an elongated structure having a proximal region and a distal region, where the elongated conductor includes two or more insulated conducting members that are in fixed relative position along at least a portion of the elongated structure and extend from the proximal region to the distal region. A pattern of insulation openings among the insulated conducting members is present at one or both of the proximal and distal regions. Aspects of the invention further include methods of making the elongated conductors, as well as devices that include the elongated conductors.
US10238338B2
The invention provides a physiological probe that comfortably attaches to the base of the patient's thumb, thereby freeing up their fingers for conventional activities in a hospital, such as reading and eating. The probe, which comprises a separate cradle module and sensor module, secures to the thumb and measures time-dependent signals corresponding to LEDs operating near 660 and 905 nm. The cradle module, which contains elements subject to wear, is preferably provided as a disposable unit.
US10238333B2
In one embodiment, a computer program product includes a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith. The embodied program instructions are executable by a processing circuit to cause the processing circuit to receive collected data from one or more data collection devices. The collected data is aggregated over a period of time lasting at least one month, and the collected data includes audio data of a user of the one or more data collection devices. The embodied program instructions also cause the processing circuit to store the audio data to a computer readable storage medium. Moreover, the embodied program instructions cause the processing circuit to analyze the audio data for indications of hearing loss in the user over the period of time.
US10238331B2
The present disclosure is directed to apparatuses and methods for diagnosing a swallowing dysfunction. The apparatuses may include a multi-parametric dysphagia analysis system in a plastic foil. The analysis systems may be smart sensing systems that are flexible, lightweight, and based on substrates having low-cost printed electronics technologies thereon. The methods may include measurement and classification of non-invasive parameters that may be indicative of a swallowing dysfunction or the probability of same. In a general embodiment, the methods include placing a sensor on a patient for measurement of at least one parameter associated with the patient's swallowing profile. The measured parameter is then analyzed and compared with several known normal and dysphagic swallowing profiles to provide an indication of the probability of an underlying swallowing dysfunction.
US10238329B2
Exemplary method, system and computer-accessible medium can be provided for diagnosing at least one disease and/or a subtype within a disease. For example, it is possible to determine at least one region of interest, and obtain a plurality of data points associated with each of such region(s) of interest. It is also possible to identify a particular pattern of the data points across each of such region(s) of interest. Further, it is possible, e.g., using a computer arrangement, to determine a likelihood of the disease(s) and/or the subtype by comparing the particular pattern to at least one known pattern.
US10238312B2
Provided is a wrist-type body component measuring apparatus. The wrist-type body component measuring apparatus includes: a band configured to be worn on a wrist of a user; a first input electrode and a first output electrode disposed on an inside surface of the band and configured to be in contact with the wrist of the user; a second input electrode and a second output electrode disposed on an outside surface of the band; a measuring unit configured to apply a current to the first and second input electrodes and detect a voltage from the first and second output electrodes to measure a body impedance of the user; and an electrode converter configured to convert a disposition of the first and second input electrodes and the first and second output electrodes based on a determination of whether the band is worn on a left wrist or a right wrist of the user.
US10238310B2
Techniques are disclosed for detecting knowledge based on brainwave response to external stimulation. A subject can be exposed to stimuli and brainwave responses indicating a p-300 signal can be detected. Further stimuli or sequences of stimuli can be selected be presented to the subject based on the category correlated with the stimuli that indicate a p-300 response.
US10238305B2
An optical heart rate sensor includes an optical source configured to illuminate one or more blood vessels through a user's skin, an optical sensor configured to measure reflected illumination from the blood vessels, and one or more energy storage cells. A controller operates the optical source and optical sensor at a first rate of energy consumption during a first condition, and operates the optical source and optical sensor at a second rate of energy consumption during a second condition.
US10238302B2
Intravascular devices, systems, and methods are disclosed. In some embodiments, the intravascular devices include at least one pressure sensing component within a distal portion of the device. In that regard, one or more electrical, electronic, optical, and/or electro-optical pressure-sensing components is secured to an elongated substrate such that the pressure-sensing component is mounted perpendicular to a central longitudinal axis of the device. In some implementations, the elongated substrate has a cylindrical profile. Methods of making, assembling, and/or using such intravascular devices and associated systems are also provided.
US10238300B2
A passive planar thermo-optical structure for detection of a region of changed temperature on patient's skin is provided. The thermo-optical structure has a layered structure including a transparent film layer, a thermochromic layer, a securing layer, an adhesive layer, and a protective layer. At least one dye in the thermochromic layer is above a temperature threshold range of 31°-37° C., which adopts the first color and keeps it in a temperature range greater than or equal to 0.6° C. A width of this temperature range, in which the color is indefinite, is smaller than 0.3° C.A method of diagnosing allergy using the above-structure is provided. The method includes the steps of stimulation, measurement and comparison. After stimulating three regions of patient's skin, an evaluation of extent of histamine reaction is performed. Then, the extent of histamine reaction in the third region is compared to that in the first and second regions.
US10238299B2
At least a tip portion of a puncture needle 15 is inserted into a subject. The puncture needle 15 includes a light guide member which guides light from a laser unit 13, and a light emission unit which is provided in the vicinity of the tip portion and emits light guided by the light guide member, and generates a photoacoustic wave caused by light from the light emission unit in the tip portion. A probe 11 detects the photoacoustic wave from the puncture needle 15 in a state where the puncture needle 15 is inserted into the subject. A Photoacoustic image generation unit 25 generates a photoacoustic image based on the detected photoacoustic wave. A Light source control unit 30 controls the amount of light emitted from the light emission unit based on the photoacoustic image.
US10238289B2
A body fluid component measuring system which is capable of continuous measurement and reduces downtime includes a sensor unit which is positionable indwelling in the skin of a subject and which measures a predetermined body fluid component included in the body fluid of the subject; and a transmission unit which is detachably attached to the sensor unit and which calculates blood glucose level based on measurement data measured by the sensor unit, and transmits the calculated blood glucose level to a display unit. Identification information for establishing communication between the transmission unit and the display unit is stored in the sensor unit, and the transmission unit, upon activation, uses the identification information read out by the sensor unit to establish communication with the display unit.
US10238285B2
A contact lens is placed on a patient's eye during ophthalmic surgery, such as vitreoretinal surgery. The contact lens rests on a cornea of an eye of a patient during the surgery and is supported by a contact lens mounting speculum having multiple degrees of freedom to accommodate small movements of the eye while enabling alignment to an optical axis of the surgical microscope. The contact lens mounting speculum may be used with different patients, speculum blades, contact lenses (direct and indirect), and lens mounting positions.
US10238276B2
An apparatus for cleaning a distal tip of an endoscope includes a driver configured to be mounted over a shaft of the endoscope, the driver adapted for generating transverse waves along a length of the shaft. The apparatus may be provided as a retrofit to existing equipment, or as a feature of new equipment. Methods of operation are disclosed.
US10238259B2
A method for operating a system of at least one stationary domestic appliance and a mobile domestic appliance includes connecting the mobile domestic appliance using wireless communication to the at least one stationary domestic appliance and exchanging data between the mobile domestic appliance and the at least one stationary domestic appliance.
US10238257B2
The present disclosure provides a vacuum attachment comprising a body including an adaptor configured to connect to a vacuum assembly, a vacuum airflow path configured to be in fluid communication with the vacuum assembly, and a dispensing airflow path configured to be in fluid communication with a pressurized gas source.
US10238254B2
A base plate for a suction head for vacuum cleaners or a similar electric household appliance is described, said base plate comprising a lower face configured as to be directed towards the surface to be vacuumed, an opposite upper surface and a base plate channel open towards the surface to be vacuumed, wherein the base plate channel comprises a front edge and a rear edge, wherein at least the surface of the lower face which extends along the front edge of the base plate channel and at least the surface of the lower face which extends along the rear edge of the base plate channel lie in a same plane.
US10238253B2
A solid fragrance carrier comprising a fragrance-containing polymeric matrix adhesively bonded to a filter or filter bag for filtering an air stream in a vacuum cleaner for providing a fragranced scent to air exhausted from the vacuum cleaner.
US10238251B2
A vacuum cleaner includes a suction nozzle defining a nozzle inlet, a manual nozzle height adjustment assembly for adjusting the height of the nozzle inlet relative to a surface to be cleaned, and a bleed valve fluidly connected to a working air path of the vacuum cleaner to selectively open to reduce suction at the nozzle inlet. The bleed valve is incorporated with the nozzle height adjustment assembly such that movement of the nozzle height adjustment assembly between different height settings will automatically open or close the bleed valve.
US10238233B2
A control system for delivering filtered liquid to a reservoir of a beverage machine. The liquid level within the reservoir is monitored, and when the liquid level is at or below a predetermined level, a valve opens to allow liquid to flow to the reservoir. Once the liquid level has reached or obtained a predetermined liquid fill level, the valve is closed.
US10238225B2
Compression garment donning aid devices, methods, and kits including a compression garment donning aid with flexible sheets, each of the flexible sheets having: a sheet leg edge having a first sheet leg corner opposite a second sheet leg corner; a mateable sheet leg fastener attached to the first sheet leg corner and the second sheet leg corner; and a sheet waist edge opposite the sheet leg edge, the sheet waist edge having a front sheet waist corner opposite a back sheet waist corner. The donning aid further includes a sheet back fastener attached to the back sheet waist corner of one of the flexible sheets and the back sheet waist corner of the other of the flexible sheets; and a sheet front fastener attached to the front sheet waist corner of one of the flexible sheets and the front sheet waist corner of the other of the flexible sheets.
US10238223B2
A pillow is provided herein which includes a cover having opposing first and second panels. A gusset perimetrically bounds, and joins, the first and second panels. The gusset is formed of an open cell construction. Compliant fill material is disposed within the cover. Advantageously, with the subject invention, a pillow is provided allowing for lateral ventilation between opposing panels. This permits a cooling effect while a user is resting or sleeping.
US10238218B1
A cover assembly comprising a protective sheet and at least one anchor assembly. At least a portion of the protective sheet is folded to define a sheet edge. The anchor assembly comprises a connecting portion secured the sheet edge, an anchor member, an anchor strap secured to the anchor member, and a connector secured to the anchor strap. The anchor member is arranged in the bottom space. The anchor strap extends from the anchor member to an upper portion of the gap. The connector is detachably attached to the connecting portion to place the anchor assembly is in a connected configuration. The connector is detached from the connecting portion when the anchor assembly is in a disconnected configuration.
US10238216B2
A stool and a plurality of coverings which are held to a top of the stool via a retaining member are disclosed. In some embodiments, the stool includes a top and a base, the plurality of coverings being held to the top of the stool via the retaining member. The retaining member may be attached to the base and/or top via biasing members that pull the retaining member toward the top of the stool. The coverings include an opening through which the retaining member is passable.
US10238214B1
A backpack type folding chair is provided and includes a chair frame including a seat frame, a back frame, a front leg frame, and a back leg frame. At least one support panel to support a user is coupled about the back frame and the seat frame. A first storage receptacle is coupled to a rear face of a backrest portion of the at least one support panel that is coupled to the back frame. In addition, a second storage receptacle is defined between the first storage receptacle and the backrest portion. A pair of detachable shoulder straps are provided with each strap includes a first end that is attached along the rear face of the backrest portion and a second end that includes a first fastener that is configured to mate with a coupling member that is attached to the at least one support panel proximate the cross member for attaching the second end of the shoulder strap to the chair and permit carrying of the chair in a folded position. The pair of shoulder straps can be stored in the second storage receptacle when the chair is in an in-use position.
US10238213B2
An apparatus that supports a tattoo artist in a variety of positions to comfortably apply one or more tattoos to skin of a subject is herein disclosed. The apparatus can be reconfigured to optimally position and support the arms and/or chest of the tattoo artist. A method for using a tattoo stool can involve rotating armrests of the apparatus from a stowed position to a deployed position. The armrests can support the user's forearms while supporting the user's chest such that the user can comfortably tattoo a portion of the subject positioned in front of the stool.
US10238207B1
A shelving unit comprises a lower section movable between a first shelf-supporting condition and a first collapsed condition, and an upper section separately movable from the lower section between a second shelf-supporting condition and a second collapsed condition. The upper section is movably connected to the lower section among a first mode mounted on top of and fully engaged with the lower section, a second mode partially disengaged from the lower section and a third mode located behind the lower section.
US10238183B1
A belt includes an inside belt surface, a belt coating layer provided on the inside belt surface and a plurality of belt teeth in the belt coating layer. A belt adjustment system and a belt fabrication method are also disclosed.
US10238176B2
Aspects herein are directed to a braiding machine and method of forming a braided upper for an article of footwear. The braiding machine includes a support structure that includes a track defining a plane with a plurality of rotor metals arranged along the track. The method of forming an article of footwear includes extending a plurality of threads through a ring located along a plane at a braiding point of the braiding machine, and braiding over a forming mandrel that passes from a first side of the braiding point to a second side of the braiding point. The braiding machine being capable of forming intricate braided structures.
US10238175B2
An article includes a cushioning assembly which has a first bladder element forming a first fluid chamber, and a second bladder element within the first bladder element and forming a second fluid chamber sealed from and within the first fluid chamber. The first bladder element includes an inner surface having a first feature. The second bladder element includes an outer surface having a second feature. The first feature interfits with the second feature such that a first area of the inner surface of the first bladder element is aligned with a first area of the outer surface of the second bladder element at a bonded interface. The second bladder element is exposed to the first fluid chamber away from the bonded interface. A method of manufacturing the article includes interfitting the first feature with the second feature and bonding at the bonded interface.
US10238174B2
A three-layered shoe construction having an outsole with a first flexible area and a second flexible area located in the vicinity of both the forefoot area and the hind foot area, the second flexible area being more flexible than the first flexible area, and further including a cavity housing a plurality of protrusions therewithin; a dual density midsole having a first density in the forefoot area and a second density in the hind foot area, the second density being greater than the first density; and an insole having a top face which includes a plurality of raised projections forming a geometric pattern that starts in the vicinity of the midfoot area and spirals outwardly towards both the toe area and the heel area, the plurality of raised projections increasing in size as they approach the toe and heel areas. The specific construction associated with the outsole, midsole and insole enhance flexibility, cushioning, comfort and breathability.
US10238173B2
A sole structure for an article of footwear comprises a base component and a wedge component. The base component has a forefoot region, a midfoot region, and a heel region, and includes a forward base portion and a rearward base portion. The forward base portion of the base component includes a forward lateral flange and a forward medial flange. The wedge component extends from the midfoot region to the heel region and includes a forward portion having a rearward medial flange and a rearward lateral flange. The forward lateral flange of the base component abuts the rearward lateral flange of the wedge component. The forward medial flange of the base component abuts the rearward medial flange of the wedge component.
US10238150B2
A wearable includes an article of clothing, an intelligent control and a plurality of sets of vibration motors operatively connected to the intelligent control and positioned on the article of clothing to provide tactile feedback wherein each of the sets of vibration motors is associated with a different frequency range of audio which may be communicated to the wearable via Bluetooth or otherwise.
US10238148B2
An atomizing assembly includes a tubing section having an inlet end and an outlet end. The inlet end of the tubing section is connectable to a liquid storage portion, and the outlet end of the tubing section is in fluid communication with an atomizing nozzle. The tubing section is configured to deliver a flow of liquid aerosol-forming substrate through the atomizing nozzle. The atomizing nozzle includes an air channel configured to establish an air flow through the nozzle. The air flow is mixed with the flow of liquid aerosol-forming substrate.
US10238145B2
The present disclosure relates to systems, apparatuses, and methods for assembling cartridges for aerosol delivery devices. The cartridges may be assembled by coupling a base of the cartridge to a carriage that is transported via a track. The track transports the carriages between various substations at which one or more parts are added to the base. The carriage may be lifted from the track by a lifter mechanism at each substation in order to perform assembly operations on the base. An inspection system may inspect the cartridges at various stages of completion at or between the various substations.
US10238141B2
A capsule forming apparatus comprising a plurality of outputs configured to output capsule materials, a tank for housing a first capsule material and being configured to supply the first capsule material to the outputs and at least one conduit being configured to convey a second capsule material to the outputs. A method for forming capsules is also described.
US10238137B2
A juice extractor includes a hopper, food processing chamber, and a drivetrain releasably coupled to the food processing chamber. The releasable coupling includes a lever arrangement which pivots to operate a locking member, to thereby open or close a bayonet type coupling. The locking member includes a locking wheel having a ring of notches adapted to receive projections at a mating part of the food processing chamber. Rotation of the locking wheel moves the ring of notches into and out of alignment with the projections.
US10238136B2
The disclosure provides method for preparing a food product is described which includes mixing a dry ingredient composition, a protein-containing composition, and an alginate composition to provide a first mixture, mixing the first mixture with a setting composition to effect a controlled rate gelation reaction, and processing the product of the gelation reaction to provide a food product. The disclosure also provides pet food compositions comprising food products prepared according to the disclosed process.
US10238131B2
A baking production system for control of preservative concentration during production of baked products includes a preservative control system, including a preservative control unit, a flow control valve, a flow meter, first and second conductive probes, first and second acidity sensors, a metering pump, a water mixer, a temperature sensor, a moisture sensor, which is configured to mix the water with the preservative solution, thereby creating a water preservative mixture; and a production line, including a dough mixer, which is configured to receive a baking mixture and mix the baking mixture with the water preservative mixture, thereby creating a dough. Also disclosed is a method for preservative concentration control, including calculating water preservative concentration, optimizing preservative solution flow, calculating dough preservative concentration, and optimizing source water flow.
US10238127B2
Method of manufacturing partially roasted coffee beans and a combination roasting and brewing device
Exemplary embodiments disclosed herein provide a method for producing primary roasted coffee beans where green coffee beans are roasted only until the point where the beans have reached the end of the primary roasting phase, where the beans are then quenched to stop the roasting process. In some embodiments, the end of the primary roasting phase is marked by the beans reaching the first crack stage. A disposable package containing primary roasted beans is also disclosed. A device for roasting and brewing ground coffee beans is also disclosed, the device having a porous container which accepts the ground coffee beans; a roasting container which accepts the porous container and has a sidewall containing an aperture; a fan and heating element positioned to force hot air through the aperture; a water containment vessel and heating subassembly positioned above the roasting container; and a water release valve assembly positioned between the water containment vessel and the roasting container.
US10238123B2
The invention relates to a device and a method for transferring sausage portions with a supply transport device, at least one removal transport device, and at least one ejector for ejecting at least one sausage portion from the supply transport device onto the removal transport device. The removal transport device comprises a lower transport device and a holding device disposed thereabove between which the at least one sausage portion is transported.
US10238115B2
An antimicrobial material, antimicrobial devices and method of reducing or eliminating microorganisms from a fluid susceptible to contain microorganisms is presented. The antimicrobial material is comprised of a porous activated ceramic substrate; a titanium dioxide layer covalently bound to the ceramic substrate; and a silver salt layer covalently bound to the titanium oxide layer. This antimicrobial material is used in the antimicrobial devices and methods to reduce or eliminate microorganisms in fluid.
US10238112B1
A flucarbazone sodium hemihydrate method and composition. A method of suppressing growth of grass and broadleaf weeds is described including applying to said weeds at least one dust-free composition comprising flucarbazone sodium-hemihydrate as an active ingredient. A method for preparing flucarbazone sodium-hemihydrate is also described including treating 4,5-dihydro-3-methoxy-4-methyl-5-oxo-N-[[2-(trifluoromethoxy)phenyl]sulfonyl]-1H-1,2,4-triazole-1-carboxamide (MSU) with aqueous sodium hydroxide under pH-controlled conditions; and confirming that a hemihydrate flucarbazone sodium of the following formula: has been obtained.
US10238111B2
Described herein are fungicidal compositions in the form of an emulsifiable concentrates that include a first fungicidal compound, optionally, at least one additional fungicidal compound, two or more surfactants and a water immiscible organic solvent comprised of a mixture of organic compounds including at least one acetate ester and at least one N,N-dialkylcarboxamide. The compositions are homogeneous, stable upon storage, and upon dilution in water form stable emulsions that can be sprayed onto plants to control important fungal diseases.
US10238109B2
An anti-pathogen device may be useful as a wound dressing, an antibiotic sock, a mastitis cup, a tampon, or a window, door or bed cover. It comprises a carrier and a pathogen-binding component and a binding intermediate is attached to the carrier to facilitate binding of the pathogen-binding component to the carrier by forming a pathogen-binding construct with the pathogen-binding component. The pathogen binding construct may be lactoferrin, hololactoferrin, apolactoferrin, or asialolactoferrin. A carbohydrate binder binds the pathogen binding construct to the carrier.
US10238107B2
Compositions for inhibiting the attachment of microbes to a biotic or abiotic surface are disclosed. The compositions include a carrier and an effective amount of an anti-adherent agent. The anti-adherent agents include Dimethicone Propyl PG-Betaine, PEG-150/Decyl Alcohol/SMDI Copolymer, Ammonium Acryloyl Dimethyltaurate/Carboxyethyl, Acrylate Crosspolymer, PEG-20 Soy Sterol, PEG/PPG-25/25 Dimethicone, PEG-12 Dimethicone, Dimethicone, Cyclopentasiloxane (and) PEG-12 Dimethicone Crosspolymer, PPG-12-PEG-50 Lanolin, Glycerin (and) Glycine Max (Soybean) Seed Extract, VP/Dimethiconylacrylate/Polycarbamyl/Polyglycol Ester, PEG-10 Sunflower Glycerides, PEG-8 Amodimethicone, PEG/PPG 20/23 Dimethicone Isobutylene/Ethylmaleimide/Hydroxyethylmaleimide Copolymer, Methacryloyl Ethyl Betaine/Acrylates Copolymer, Poloxamer 407, Ethylene Oxide/Propylene Oxide Block Copolymer, PEG-200 Hydrogenated Castor Oil/IPDI Copolymer, PEG-15 Soyamine/IPDI Copolymer Dimer Dilinoleate, Dimethicone PEG-7 Isostearate, PEG-12 Dimethicone, PEG-17 Dimethicone, Polyoxyethylene Polyoxypropylene block copolymer, Polyalkyleneoxide modified silicone copolymer, Disteareth-75 IPDI, and combinations thereof. Various delivery vehicles, including wipes, may be used to deliver the composition to surfaces.
US10238106B2
The present invention relates to an agrochemical composition comprising a pesticide and an alkoxylate of the formula (I) as defined below. The invention further relates to said alkoxylate. The invention further relates to a method of preparing said composition by bringing the alkoxylate and the pesticide into contact. Finally, the invention relates to a method of controlling phytopathogenic fungi and/or undesired plant growth and/or undesired insect or mite attack and/or for regulating the growth of plants, wherein said composition is allowed to act on the respective pests, their environment or the crop plants to be protected from the respective pest, on the soil and/or on undesired plants and/or on the crop plants and/or on their environment; and to seed containing said composition.
US10238096B2
A multifunctional tool for use by anglers is provided. The tool can include a pair of arms positioned in an overlapping fashion and connected together at one end by a coupling pin in order to form a hinged connection allowing the opposing free ends to open and close. The tool can include a cutting blade at the free end to allow users to cut a fishing line by pressing the arms together. The tool can also include a pin pocket with a pin extending therethrough to allow users to clear the eye of a fishing hook. The tool can also include a pair of crimping pockets to allow users to crimp a lead shot onto a fishing line by pressing the tool arms together. The tool can also include a guide channel to allow users to easily thread a fishing line through the eye of a hook.
US10238089B1
A dog boot is fabricated using a breathable substrate, preferably of durable material such as heavy nylon. Onto the substrate, various friction pads, wear pads, tensioning straps, and strategically located cushioning pads are attached. Specially configured slits ensure that a wide range of leg sizes relative to paw sizes may be accommodated, while easing application of the boot and eliminating any risk of bunching. In some embodiments, a liner is fabricated that incorporates a friction pad. The liner may be removable or permanently affixed.
US10238083B2
A milking device includes a support device (1) supporting a milking member (2) having a claw (3) and a number of teatcups (4) to be attached to a respective teat of an animal. The support device (1) includes a rear portion (6), an attachment part (9) attaching the support device to a structure, and an arm section (7) having a proximal end portion attached to the rear portion (6) and a distal end portion movable between an active position in the proximity of the animal to be milked and a rest position. A first cavity extends along the arm section and houses a retracting member for retracting the milking member from the teats of the animal. A second cavity for conveying a fluid flow extends along the arm section. The arm section includes an extruded part enclosing the first cavity and the second cavity.
US10238082B2
A teat cup shell (2) includes a substantially tubular body having a center axis (4). A plane (6) extending along the center axis (4) defines a first shell portion (8) and a second shell portion (10) on opposite sides of the plane (6). The first shell portion (8) includes a magnetic material, and an outer surface (12) adapted to abut against at least one surface of an electromagnetic device. The first shell portion (8) and the second shell portion (10) differ from each other with respect to material composition and/or material thickness. The amount of magnetic material in the first shell portion (8) is higher than in the second shell portion (10). Further, a teat cup and an arrangement for automatically milking animals includes at least one robot arm (32) adapted to attach the teat cup (16) to a teat of an animal.
US10238069B2
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH713119. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH713119, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH713119 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH713119.
US10238068B1
The present invention relates to a new and distinctive canola, designated G6667223H. Also included are seeds of canola G6667223H, to the plants, or plant parts, of canola G6667223H and to methods for producing a canola plant produced by crossing the canola G6667223H with itself or another canola genotype, and the creation of variants by mutagenesis or transformation of canola G6667223H.
US10238062B2
The present invention is in the field of plant breeding and aphid resistance. More specifically, the invention includes a method for breeding soybean plants containing quantitative trait loci that are associated with resistance to aphids, Aphis glycines. The invention further includes method for monitoring the introgression quantitative trait loci (QTL) conferring aphid resistance into elite germplasm in a breeding program.
US10238061B1
Disclosed is the seed of a novel soybean variety, designated OT16580711, a sample of which is deposited under ATCC Accession No. PTA-125533. Also disclosed are plants, or parts thereof, grown from the seed of the variety, plants having the morphological and physiological characteristics of the OT16580711 variety, and methods of using the plant or parts thereof in a soybean breeding program.
US10238055B2
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH316508. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH316508, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH316508 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH316508.
US10238053B2
Hybrid tomato variety ‘H1546’ is described. The ‘H1546’ tomato variety is a field-culture hybrid tomato variety suitable for machine harvest.
US10238052B2
A novel hybrid tomato plant, designated HMX61P4326F1 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of tomato hybrid HMX61P4326F1, to the plants and plant parts of hybrid tomato HMX61P4326F1, and to methods for producing a tomato plant by crossing the hybrid tomato HMX61P4326F1 with itself or another tomato plant. The invention further relates to methods for producing a tomato plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by that method and to methods for producing other tomato plants derived from the hybrid tomato plant HMX61P4326F1.
US10238049B2
The invention provides a new and distinct hybrid variety of tomato, NUN 09085 TOF.
US10238044B2
The present invention relates to a plant biotic agent phenotyping platform comprising a container hermetically sealed with a lid delimiting an internal space divided into two spaces: -a lower internal space which comprises at least one temperature control means immersed in a temperature transfer liquid; and -an upper internal space, the surface of the temperature transfer liquid being the border between the lower internal space and the upper internal space; the lid comprising at least one orifice which is adapted to fit a pot and at least one pot whose bottom part is contained in the upper internal space and which is adapted to receive plant seeds and soil parasite and to enable development of such soil parasites and plants. The invention also related to the use of this platform for screening plant resistance or tolerance to soil parasite.
US10238041B2
An agricultural baler. The agricultural bailer includes a baling chamber, a first plunger, a second surface opposing the first plunger, and a track assembly. The baling chamber includes a first wall and a second wall. Each of the first wall and the second wall includes a slot extending along a length of the baling chamber. The first plunger is moveable within the baling chamber and is configured to compress a compressible material into a bale. The second surface is configured to support the compressible material within the baling chamber. Each of the first plunger and the second surface includes a slot aligned with the slots of the first wall and the second wall. The track assembly includes a gated channel and is disposed within the slots of the first wall, the second wall, the first plunger, and the second surface such that the track assembly substantially surrounds the baling chamber.
US10238039B2
A combine harvester grain cleaner. The grain cleaner includes an upper, relatively moveable framework supporting one or more grain sieves, one or more sources of drive for causing reciprocating movement of the one or more grain sieves, a lower, relatively fixed framework supporting one or more grain or tailings sheets, and a vibrator connected to the one or more grain and tailings sheets for causing a vibratory motion thereof and for, through the vibratory motion, causing movement of grain thereon in a predetermined direction. The vibratory motion has a higher frequency than a frequency of the reciprocation of the one or more grain sieves.
US10238032B2
A stalked crop harvesting header comprising multiple harvesting units each comprising a pair of deck plates defining a channel, a pair of snapping rollers mounted below the deck plates and adapted to pull stalks downwardly through the channel, a pair of gathering chains provided with cams, the gathering chains extending between a first pair of gears located at the front end of the harvesting unit and a second pair of gears located at a back end of the harvesting unit, wherein each harvesting unit further comprises a pair of stalk guiders positioned to rotate around axes coinciding with respective axes of the first pair of gears, wherein the stalk guiders each comprising an upper stalk guiding wheel and a lower stalk guiding wheel which are interconnected, and wherein a cutting element is provided below the lower stalk guiding wheel to cut stalks while being guided by the stalk guiders.
US10244666B2
A blank cartridge includes an impedance portion to control a flow of cooling media through the blank cartridge to a plurality of computing components, and an actuator to change an impedance level of the impedance portion. The actuator receives a control signal to change the impedance level of the impedance portion based on a location of the plurality of computing components relative to the blank cartridge.
US10244664B2
A modular cooling system configured to treat IT air generated by a data center includes a frame and a plurality of cooling sub-system modules supported by the frame. The plurality of cooling sub-system modules are configured to operate in parallel to achieve total cooling effect or a lesser cooling effect with some level of redundancy within the data center. Each cooling sub-system module includes a housing configured to support cooling equipment, an air-to-air heat exchanger supported by the housing to cool IT air generated by the data center, the air-to-air heat exchanger having at least one tube configured to direct IT from one end of the air-to-air heat exchanger to an opposite end of the air-to-air heat exchanger and configured so that outdoor air circulates around the at least one tube, and a mechanical cooling system supported by the housing. The mechanical cooling system is configured to receive IT air treated by the air-to-air heat exchanger and to provide further cooling to the treated IT air. Other embodiments of the cooling system and methods of cooling are further disclosed.
US10244663B2
A thermal cage for managing environmental conditions affecting electronic equipment. The thermal cage can be connectable with a plenum and a supply channel. Additionally, the thermal cage can include a cabinet faulting an enclosure for the electronic equipment and an outlet in fluid communication with the cabinet, wherein the outlet is connectable to the plenum. Furthermore, the thermal cage can include an inlet in fluid communication with the cabinet, wherein the inlet is connectable to the supply channel, and a thermal curtain comprising a plurality of adjustable barriers for directing air flowing through the cabinet to the outlet, wherein the thermal cage is movable.
US10244655B2
Techniques that facilitate two-phase liquid cooling electronics are provided. In one example, a server system comprises a two-phase cooling system and an air moving system. The two-phase cooling system reduces a first temperature of a first electronic component in the server system using a pump that circulates a coolant refrigerant through a two-phase refrigerant loop associated with the first electronic component, where first electronic component satisfies a first defined criterion. The air moving system reduces a second temperature of a second electronic component in the server system using one or more fans associated with the second electronic component, where the second electronic component satisfies a second defined criterion.
US10244641B2
A display device includes a display panel including a bending area that is bendable along an axis extending in a first direction, and a panel support portion that supports the display panel in the bending area. The panel support portion includes a plurality of joint members, a plurality of rotational angle limiting members, and a plurality of connecting members. The joint members are sequentially arranged and support the display panel. Each joint member is rotatable about two rotation axes. The rotational angle limiting members are coupled to the joint members and limit rotational angles of the joint members. Each connecting member is coupled to a pair of the rotational angle limiting members disposed at a pair of adjacent joint members. The rotational angle limiting members included in the pair of rotational angle limiting members contact each other and are fixed to an inner portion of the corresponding connecting member.
US10244637B2
Composite transparent conductors are described, which comprise a primary conductive medium based on metal nanowires and a secondary conductive medium based on a continuous conductive film.
US10244634B2
A dispensing apparatus includes a frame having a gantry configured to provide movement in the X axis and Y axis directions, and first and second dispensing units coupled to the gantry and configured to dispense material onto a substrate. The second dispensing unit is coupled to the gantry by an automatic adjustment mechanism. The dispensing apparatus further includes a controller configured to control the operation of the gantry, the first dispenser, the second dispenser, and the automatic adjustment mechanism. The automatic adjustment mechanism is configured to move the second dispenser in the X axis and Y axis directions to manipulate a spacing between the first dispensing unit and the second dispensing. Methods of dispensing material on the substrate are further disclosed.
US10244631B2
A microwave device can include a printed circuit board substrate having a first microwave device subcircuit and a microdevice substrate having a second microwave device subcircuit. The first microwave device subcircuit may be formed at a low resolution and a low tolerance, while the second microwave device subcircuit may be formed at a high resolution and a high tolerance. The first microwave device subcircuit and the second microwave device subcircuit may be electrically coupled using a conductor.
US10244629B1
An apparatus that includes: a printed circuit board (PCB) that includes: a multilayer lamination of one or more ground layers, one or more power layers, and multiple signal layers; multiple vias that pass through one or more layers of the multilayer lamination, wherein a first via of the multiple vias includes: a first portion that has a first diameter, and a second portion that has a second diameter that is smaller than the first diameter, wherein a second via of the multiple vias includes: a third portion that has a third diameter, and a fourth portion that has a fourth diameter that is smaller from the third diameter; and wherein the first portion of the first via is adjacent to the fourth portion of the second via and the second portion of the first via is adjacent to the third portion of the second via is disclosed.
US10244628B2
Printed electronic device comprising a substrate onto at least one surface of which has been applied a layer of an electrically conductive ink comprising functionalized graphene sheets and at least one binder. A method of preparing printed electronic devices is further disclosed.
US10244624B2
A three-dimensional wiring board production method is provided that includes: a preparation step of preparing a resin film having a breaking elongation of 50% or more; a first metal film formation step of forming a first metal film on a surface of the resin film; a pattern formation step of performing patterning on the first metal film to form a desired pattern; a three-dimensional molding step of performing three-dimensional molding by heating and pressurizing the resin film; and a second metal film formation step of forming a second metal film on the first metal film having a pattern formed thereon. In the first metal film formation step, metal is deposited in a particle state to form the first metal film in a porous state.
US10244621B2
A flex circuit system according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a substrate, at least one bus bar mounted to the substrate and at least one voltage sense lead integrated with the substrate.
US10244617B2
Provided is a power converter which is applied to a power converter equipped with a switching element provided on a line, and a radiator connected to a predetermined potential such as a ground potential. A noise eliminator in which a conductive member is covered with insulator is provided between the switching element (semiconductor switch) and the radiator (heatsink). A flexible connecting line connected to a conductive member of the noise eliminator is connected to an on-board line disposed on a circuit board.
US10244616B2
One or more light emitting diode diodes (LEDs) are attached to a printed circuit board. The attached LEDs are connectable with a power source via circuitry of the printed circuit board. An overmolding material is insert molded an over at least portions of the printed circuit board proximate to the LEDs to form a free standing high thermal conductivity material overmolding that covers at least portions of the printed circuit board proximate to the LEDs. The free standing high thermal conductivity material has a melting temperature greater than about 100° C. and has a thermal conductivity greater than or about 1 W/m·K. In some embodiments, the free standing high thermal conductivity material is a thermoplastic material.
US10244614B2
Two ceramic or sapphire pieces are welded together using a plasma torch that includes a cylindrical vessel having first and second ends, a tangential inlet connected to or proximate to the first end, a tangential outlet connected to or proximate to the second end, an electrode housing connected to the first end of the cylindrical vessel such that a first electrode is aligned with a longitudinal axis of the cylindrical vessel, and extends into the cylindrical vessel. A hollow electrode nozzle is connected to the second end of the cylindrical vessel such that the center line of the hollow electrode nozzle is aligned with the longitudinal axis of the cylindrical vessel. A second electrode is positioned proximate to the hollow electrode nozzle. The two ceramic or sapphire pieces are placed between the second electrode and the hollow electrode, and are welded together with the plasma exiting from the hollow electrode.
US10244613B2
An illumination source for igniting and sustaining a plasma in a plasma lamp of a laser-sustained plasma (LSP) broadband source includes one or more ignition lasers configured to ignite the plasma within a gas contained within the plasma lamp. The illumination sources also include one or more sustaining lasers configured to sustain the plasma. The illumination sources include a delivery optical fiber, one or more optical elements configured to selectively optically couple an output of the one or more ignition lasers, and an output of the one or more sustaining lasers to the delivery optical fiber.
US10244608B2
A side looking occupancy sensor is incorporated in a conventional wall switch mounted into a switch box adjacent to a door. The side-looking proximity sensor preferably is mountable to either side of the doorjamb to make the side-looking proximity sensor face the door opening. During operation, the side-looking sensor monitors the door movement or senses the passage of a person for indication that a person is entering or leaving the space. Entry and exit determination is made based on activation of the side-looking sensor.
US10244605B2
A battery powered LED light source is described for illuminating the inside of a dark enclosure when the enclosure is opened in an environment with ambient illumination. Drive circuitry adapted to the LED light source turns on the LEDs when levels of ambient light above a threshold are detected, which may occur if the light source is placed in a dark enclosure that is opened in a lit room. After being opened, the drive circuitry periodically strobes off the LED light source to take ambient light measurements without the contribution of its own LED light for determining if the enclosure has been closed and the LED light source should again be shut off.
US10244604B2
The present invention concerns a lighting device comprising a source for generating electromagnetic radiation, and a beam shaper which is so arranged and adapted that in operation of the lighting device it spatially expands the electromagnetic radiation issuing from the source. In comparison therewith the object of the present invention is to provide such a lighting device which ensures eye safety even when the beam shaper is detached or damaged. For that purpose it is proposed according to the invention that the lighting device has a sensor which is so adapted that in operation of the lighting device it detects a state of the beam shaper, wherein the sensor and the source are so operatively connected together and adapted that if during operation of the lighting device the state of the beam shaper changes in such a way that electromagnetic radiation could issue from the lighting device without the beam shaper being in the beam path of the electromagnetic radiation the source is switched off.
US10244600B2
A color picker controls a lighting system comprising one or more luminaries. A user interface comprises a display for displaying images when selected by a user via the user interface. The UI allows the user to select a region of a first image when displayed. Color selection information, which describes one or more color characteristics of one or more user-selected regions of at least the first image, is stored in a data store. When the user has selected a second image via the user interface, a region of the second image is automatically selected based on the color selection information. At least one luminaire of the lighting system is controlled to emit illumination rendering a color of the automatically selected region of the second image.
US10244592B2
Systems and methods are provided herein for current regulation. An example system controller includes: a first controller terminal configured to receive an input voltage, the first controller terminal being further configured to allow a first current flowing into the system controller based at least in part on the input voltage in response to one or more switches being closed; a second controller terminal configured to allow the first current to flow out of the system controller through the second controller terminal in response to the one or more switches being closed; a fourth controller terminal coupled to the third controller terminal through a first capacitor, the first capacitor not being any part of the system controller; and an error amplifier configured to generate a compensation signal based at least in part on the current sensing signal, the error amplifier including a second capacitor.
US10244591B2
A voltage/current regulator supplying controlled current with PVT headroom adjustment. In an example application, an LED backlight driver controls ILED string current, and controls a voltage regulator supplying VOUT string voltage with sufficient headroom voltage VHDRM to supply the ILED string current. The LED driver controls ILED string current with an MLED current control transistor, including gate drive referenced to a reference voltage VREF. VOUT/VHDRM are adjusted for PVT operating conditions by generating a replica/reference current ILED/RATIO (proportional to ILED string current) with a replica current control transistor MLED/RATIO based on VREF. ILED/RATIO is mirrored to a second replica MLED/RATIO transistor that saturates at a PVT_REF reference voltage corresponding to a minimum voltage that can supply the required ILED current (as represented by the ILED/RATIO replica/reference current), accounting for PVT operating conditions.
US10244584B2
A method for controlling a cooking hob with one or more induction coils covered by a cookware and forming a cooking zone. All induction coils of the cooking zone are alternately activated. The method includes setting an average power to be transferred to the cookware by a user, determining a frequency, estimating a maximum average power if all induction coils of the cooking zone would be activated with said frequency, estimating a percentage power defined as quotient between the set average power and the estimated maximum average power, estimating a calculated number of coils defined as product of the number of coils within the cooking zone and the percentage power, defining a minimum number of simultaneously activated coils within the cooking zone by an integer value of the calculated number, and defining a temporal activation of a further one of the coils by a fractional part of the calculated number.
US10244581B2
A public safety analytics gateway includes a front end processor configured to communicate with a network gateway and a public safety enterprise server and a data collector in communication with the front end processor, wherein the front end processor is configured to receive public safety data from the public service enterprise server and forward the public safety data to both the network gateway and the data collector.
US10244580B2
A gateway network element includes a memory and at least one processor. The memory is configured to store a program routine or module. The at least one processor is configured, by executing the program routine or module, to: map a first multi-path transport control protocol (MPTCP) flow to a first evolved packet system (EPS) bearer associated with a first serving base station for the user; map a second MPTCP flow to a second EPS bearer associated with a WiFi access point for the user, each of the first and second MPTCP flows corresponding to a same MPTCP connection for an application; output the first MPTCP flow on the first EPS bearer for delivery to the user through the first serving base station; and output the second MPTCP flow on the second EPS bearer for delivery to the user through the WiFi access point.
US10244579B2
A Base Station (BS), a Mobile Station (MS), and a millimeter Wave (mmWave) Access Point (mmAP), for use in a mobile communication system that includes a plurality of Base Stations BSs capable of communicating with a plurality of Mobile Stations (MSs), are provided. The BS includes a cellular band transceiver for communicating in a cellular band, an mmWave band transceiver for communicating in the mmWave band, and a controller for controlling both the cellular band transceiver and the mmWave band transceiver for communication with an MS.
US10244578B2
A mobile communication device is provided. The mobile communication device includes a housing and an input device operable with the housing. Actuating the input device enables a user to at least one of change and verify an operational status of the mobile communication device. The mobile communication device also includes an indicator coupled in communication with said input device and configured to provide feedback to the user based on the operational status of the mobile communication device.
US10244577B2
A method for managing an extended Discontinuous Reception (eDRX) in a User Equipment (UE) including determining, by the UE, as to whether an eDRX enablement avoidance criterion is met, and causing, by the UE, to stop sending a request message, which is configured to enable the eDRX, to a network entity when the eDRX enablement avoidance criterion is met. The eDRX enablement avoidance criterion may include one of a data transmission pattern, a historic eDRX usage pattern, whether a configurable retry timer is deactivated, whether a number attempts made to enable the eDRX exceeds a threshold, whether a number of attempts made to enable and disable the eDRX exceeds a threshold, whether a request accept message including an indication that eDRX is not supported, is received from the network entity, or whether an indication of no eDRX support is received from the network entity may be provided.
US10244576B2
A communication apparatus establishes a communication session with another communication apparatus in a predetermined wireless channel; a determination unit configured to determine a detection of an interference radio wave in the predetermined wireless channel; and a transmission unit configured to, if the communication session is established by the establishment unit, transmit at a predetermined interval a signal for maintaining the communication session, wherein the transmission unit, in response to the detection of the interference radio wave in the predetermined wireless channel being determined by the determination unit, transmits the signal regardless of the predetermined interval.
US10244575B2
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for managing performance of communications over a Voice over Long Term Evolution (VoLTE) network. A packet flow associated with a VoLTE call may be monitored, and an interruption in the packet flow that exceeds a threshold duration may be determined to be an abnormal termination of the VoLTE call. Information regarding the abnormal VoLTE call termination may be propagated through various network platforms to an enhanced Node B (eNB), where an abnormal VoLTE call termination event may be logged. The abnormal VoLTE call termination event may be utilized when analyzing the performance of the VoLTE network.
US10244564B2
A self-assembling network is configured to automatically and dynamically connect devices used in operations carried out on or near roads bearing vehicle and pedestrian traffic. An automatic, ad hoc network connecting existing and new devices can be used to enhance safety by gathering and exchanging safety critical information. In some cases, existing equipment can be augmented with a network controller and radio frequency communications to permit the devices to join a wireless local network and exchange information over the network. New devices, including wearable devices, can be configured to act as nodes on the wireless local network. Establishing the relative position of vehicles, sensors, wearables, and other nodes on the disclosed ad hoc wireless network allows the coordination of functions based on position.
US10244563B2
A control method for an information processing apparatus includes transmitting, by a first communication unit, information about an access point to which a second communication unit is connected, to a communication apparatus to which the first communication unit is connected. In a case where the information about the access point to which the second communication unit is connected is received, the communication apparatus connects to and communicates with the access point to which the second communication unit is connected by the second wireless communication method.
US10244562B2
Systems and methods for providing random access in a cellular communications network are disclosed. In general, the cellular communications network is an Orthogonal Frequency Division Modulation (OFDM) based cellular communications network (e.g., a 3 GPP LTE cellular communications network) or similar multi-subcarrier based cellular communications network. Random access is performed using a Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) including subcarriers having a subcarrier frequency spacing that is equal to a subcarrier frequency spacing in one or more other channels of the uplink (e.g., a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH)). As a result, the subcarriers in the PRACH are orthogonal to the subcarriers in the other channel(s) of the uplink, which in turn reduces, or substantially eliminates, interference between the PRACH subcarriers and the subcarriers of the other channel(s) of the uplink.
US10244555B2
An apparatus of a first high-efficiency (HE) access point (AP) or station for spatial reuse is the disclosed. The apparatus includes processing circuitry configured to: decode a first portion of a first packet; and if the first portion indicates the first packet was transmitted by a second HE AP or station and that the first packet is an overlapping basic service set (OBSS) packet, then if a preamble detect energy is below a threshold, cause to be transmitted a second packet simultaneously with a portion of the first packet after the first portion. The processing circuitry may be configured to determine the first portion was transmitted by the second HE AP or station if a field in a physical (PHY) header or a second field in a media access control (MAC) header indicate the first packet was transmitted by the second HE AP or station.
US10244542B2
A mobile communication device includes a network transceiver configured to communicate with a cellular network, a cluster transceiver configured to communicate with other mobile communication devices, and a communication management subsystem. The communication management subsystem is configured to send to each of a plurality of candidate mobile communication devices, a setup request, receive from each of the plurality of candidate mobile communication devices, a network signal strength, determine a network signal strength of the mobile communication device, if the network signal strength of the mobile communication device is greater than the network signal strength of each of the plurality of candidate mobile communication devices, send to the plurality of candidate mobile communication devices, a setup notification indicating that the mobile communication device is a cluster head configured to provide the candidate mobile communication devices with a connection to the cellular network via the network transceiver.
US10244538B2
A method for vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communication in a wireless network, the method includes determining, by a first User Equipment (UE), a V2X carrier load in a coverage area of a Base station (BS), and transmitting, by the first UE, a data message over an air interface using either a random resource selection technique or a resource sensing multiple access technique based on the V2X carrier load in the coverage area of the BS.
US10244537B2
A communication system includes: a control apparatus setting control information in a forwarding node(s); a forwarding node(s); and an access control apparatus. The forwarding node(s) forwards packets by using first control information set by the control apparatus and second control information for forwarding packets that do not match a matching condition(s) in the first control information set by the control apparatus from a predetermined port of the forwarding node(s). The access control apparatus includes a determination unit determining whether to generate control information for the packets forwarded from the predetermined port of the forwarding node(s) and requesting the control apparatus to generate control information.
US10244536B1
In a method for determining whether a communication device can transmit via a first communication channel, the communication device receives a packet via a second communication channel and sets a network allocation vector (NAV) timer corresponding to the second communication channel using duration information included in the header of the packet. The communication device determines whether the second communication channel overlaps in frequency with a first communication channel. If the second communication channel overlaps the first communication channel, the communication device is not permitted to transmit via the first communication channel when the NAV timer is not zero. If the second communication channel does not overlap the first communication channel, the communication device is permitted to transmit via the second communication channel even when the NAV timer is not zero.
US10244531B2
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide a method for wireless communications. The method comprises generating a frame comprising a first portion and a second portion. The method also comprises outputting the first portion of the frame for transmission on at least one channel, shifting a center frequency of the at least one channel, and outputting the second portion of the frame for transmission on the at least one channel after the center frequency shift.
US10244528B2
A method for efficiently scheduling virtual resource blocks to physical resource blocks is disclosed. In a wireless mobile communication system, for distributed mapping of consecutively allocated virtual resource blocks to physical resource blocks, when nulls are inserted into a block interleaver used for the mapping, they are uniformly distributed to ND divided groups of the block interleaver, which are equal in number to the number (ND) of physical resource blocks to which one virtual resource block is mapped.
US10244520B2
A terminal apparatus improves throughput while suppressing control information of an interfering signal. The terminal device includes: a higher layer that determines an instruction as to whether to apply NAICS; a receiving unit that receives downlink control information; and a control unit that, in a case where it has been specified on the higher layer that NAICS is applied, determines, on the basis of information that is contained in the downlink control information and indicates whether to perform interference cancellation or suppression, whether to perform interference cancellation or suppression. The receiving unit receives, in a user-specific search space, the downlink control information containing the information indicating whether to perform interference cancellation or suppression.
US10244519B2
An apparatus of user equipment (UE), comprises physical layer (PHY) circuitry, wherein the PHY circuitry includes a radio frequency (RF) transceiver comprising: a first receive path configured to receive RF signals from an enhanced node B (eNB) of a cellular network and down convert the received RF signals using a local oscillator (LO) receive frequency; and a second receive path configured to down-convert received RF signals from the eNB and to operate simultaneously with the first communication path; and processing circuitry configured to: determine that a configured transmission mode of the UE supports receiving data using a single receive channel and includes receive antenna diversity; determine channel conditions using at least one channel quality metric; and; disable one of the first and second receive paths during a portion of a subframe transmitted during a downlink (DL) communication according to the determined transmission mode and the determined channel conditions.
US10244517B2
A method for enabling a base station to transmit control information in a wireless communication system according to one embodiment of the present invention, comprises a step of transmitting an enhanced physical downlink channel (E-PDCCH) for a terminal using at least one physical resource block pair among a plurality of physical resource block pairs for transmitting the E-PDCCH, wherein the plurality of physical resource block pairs include one or more physical resource block pair sets, and a parameter related to a demodulation reference signal for the E-PDCCH is set with respect to each physical resource block pair set.
US10244516B2
In order to reduce the HS-SCCH overhead, a fixed time allocation approach could be used. In that case, the scheduling time of each VoIP user is semi-static and thus there is no need to transmit e.g. HS-SCCH toward the UE for the initial transmissions, if the UE knows when to receive data on the HS-DSCH and what transport format is used. There are at least two ways of implementing this: 1) HS-SCCH/E-DPCCH signalling to indicate parameters of a first transmission, with subsequent transmissions using the same parameters (and HS-SCCH/E-DPCCH always sent when changes needed), or 2) fixed allocation, RRC signalling used to allocate users and tell the default transport parameters.
US10244512B2
A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus receives, by a user equipment (UE) during a first subframe, an indication of a dynamic uplink/downlink (UL/DL) subframe configuration. The apparatus determines an uplink hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) timing based on an uplink reference subframe configuration and at least one of the dynamic UL/DL subframe configuration or a downlink reference subframe configuration. The apparatus selects an uplink subframe for communication based on the determined uplink HARQ timing.
US10244508B2
The present invention relates to a wireless access system supporting machine type communication (MTC), and according to one embodiment of the present invention, a method by which an MTC terminal transmits a hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgement (HARQ-ACK) in a wireless access system supporting machine type communication (MTC) can comprise the steps of: monitoring a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) in a monitoring section having N number of subframes; receiving at least one PDCCH in the N number of subframes; and transmitting HARQ-ACK corresponding to all subframes included in the monitoring section in the Xth subframe after the end subframe of the monitoring section.
US10244506B2
For paging user devices that are link budget limited (LBL), a base station transmits a special ID that is used by said devices to identify a paging frame and/or a paging occasion. When transmitting a paging message for an LBL device, the base station may use: (a) larger aggregation and larger CFI (than conventionally allowed) and (b) a larger number of resource blocks (than conventionally allowed) for paging payload. If paging messages for LBL devices saturate the paging frame capacity, the base station may allocate a plurality of special IDs. If paging messages for LBL devices and/or other data transfers saturate network capacity, at least a subset of the LBL devices may be directed to enter a connected-state discontinuous reception (DRX) mode, wherein those devices will remain in connected mode and periodically check for resource allocations. Paging payload information may be repeatedly transmitted in successive subframes, to support soft combining.
US10244499B2
A method for operating a wireless communications device.The wireless communications device transmits a signal, to a target network node, with a timing that is based on a first timing indication, and a second timing indication associated with the target network node.
US10244490B2
A UE may receive a directional synchronization subframe from a base station and transmit a scheduling request to the base station during a time period based on the directional synchronization subframe. The scheduling request may enable a base station to grant the UE resources to send a buffer status report (BSR). The time period may be associated with a random access channel (RACH) time period. The UE may also transmit a scheduling request within a frequency region of the RACH time period. The scheduling request may be transmitted based on a received indication of a set of subcarrier, a cyclic shift, or a sequence index. In some examples, the resources used by the UE to send the BSR may include physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) or physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resources.
US10244486B2
A method for operating a femtocell in a wireless communication system comprises the steps of: triggering the switching from the operation mode for providing a service to closed subscriber group (CSG) terminals which belong to a specific terminal group and to non-CSG terminals which do not belong to the specific terminal group, to the operation mode for providing the service only to said CSG terminals; and commanding said non-CSG terminals to change the operation mode, and carrying out a handover. The method of the present invention improves efficiency of femtocell operation, and reduces restrictions on terminals disposed in the vicinity of the femtocell. The method of the present invention can utilize the unused frequency range of the femtocell, thereby providing a service with a high data ratio.
US10244477B2
A communication apparatus includes a wireless module configured to execute communication with a communication terminal; a host system including a communication controller configured to control the communication with the communication terminal executed by the wireless module; an updater configured to update information used for the communication, at predetermined updating timings; and an operation status controller configured to control an operation state. The communication apparatus further includes a sub-system configured to send, to the operation status controller, a report indicating that an updating time period has elapsed from the updating timing of the information. The operation status controller causes the host system to return to a regular mode, upon receiving the report indicating that the updating time period has elapsed while the host system is in an energy saving mode.
US10244469B2
A wireless communication device (alternatively, device) includes a processing circuitry configured to support communications with other wireless communication device(s) and to generate and process signals for such communications. In some examples, the device includes a communication interface and a processing circuitry, among other possible circuitries, components, elements, etc. to support communications with other wireless communication device(s) and to generate and process signals for such communications. A device communicates with other devices informing them of energy, power, etc. management operation (e.g., with respect to low power or sleep mode). When the device receives responses from each of the other devices that they are informed of the operation of the device, then device performs such energy, power, etc. management. Alternatively, when response(s) are not received from all of the other devices, the device performs such energy, power, etc. management after a period of time (e.g., number of beacon intervals (BIs)).
US10244466B2
A connection management resource receives performance information indicating bandwidth availability associated with multiple wireless access points in a wireless network. The connection management resource analyzes the performance information to identify an ability of each of the multiple wireless access points in the wireless network to provide a prospective new user access to a remote network. Based on the analysis of the performance information, the connection management resource produces a notification indicating the ability of each of the multiple access points to provide wireless bandwidth to the prospective new user to access the remote network. Via the notification, the prospective new user of a wireless access point is able to determine what to expect for bandwidth after establishing a respective link with the wireless access point.
US10244457B1
The present aspects relate to out-of-service searches in a wireless communication system. Specifically, the present aspects provide that while in an out-of-service state corresponding to a radio resource disconnection, a user equipment (UE) may determine that a first time duration following entry into the out-of-service state has elapsed. The UE may further obtain a geofence identifier representing a shape forming a geographic region including one or more boundaries based on determining that the first time duration has elapsed. The UE may further identify at least one location identifier based at least on the geofence identifier and determine at least one radio access technology (RAT) and one or more associated frequency bands based on the at least one location identifier. The UE may further search on the at least one RAT and one or more associated frequency bands for at least one network entity within the geographic region.
US10244455B2
Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a mobility management procedure initiation method and a device, where the method may include: when a quantity N of failures of a mobility management procedure initiated by a device to a core network entity is greater than or equal to a first threshold, determining, by the device, whether N pieces of failure information include first information used to indicate a failure in establishing a radio resource control protocol connection; when the device determines that the N pieces of failure information include the first information, setting, by the device, an initiation condition parameter for initiating the mobility management procedure; and initiating, by the device, the mobility management procedure based on the initiation condition parameter. The present disclosure can improve a network access speed of the device.
US10244449B2
A communication method according to an embodiment comprises: a step of performing, by a user terminal, a reselection of a target cell to be used as a serving cell from among a plurality of cells operated at different frequencies. The step of performing the reselection of the target cell comprises: a first reselection step of performing, by the user terminal, the reselection of the target cell in a response to reception of a paging signal for requesting the reselection of the target cell from a current serving cell; and a second reselection step of performing, by the user terminal, the reselection of the target cell in a response to a trigger without dependence on the paging signal. In the first reselection step, the user terminal starts measurement of a quality of a measurement target frequency included in system information broadcast from the current serving cell, in response to the reception of the paging signal.
US10244444B2
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive data from both a source base station and a target base station during handover. For example, the UE may refrain from resetting or reestablishing media access control (MAC) and packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer configurations until after a successful access procedure is performed with the target base station. In some cases, a single radio link control (RLC)/PDCP stack may be used during handover procedures. A source base station may, for example, forward data to a target base station after receiving a handover execution message. A UE may identify and resolve any duplicate data sent by both base stations during the transition. Additional signaling may be used (e.g., during the radio resource control (RRC) configuration) to indicate that a UE supports dual link handover.
US10244443B2
Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, user equipment receives unicast services from a first carrier of a primary serving cell and determines if Multimedia Broadcast and Multicast services (MBMS) services are available on a second carrier based at least in part on information in a broadcast carrier channel that indicates the second carrier or an identification (ID) of the second carrier. If MBMS services are available on the second carrier, the user equipment at least temporarily switches to the second carrier to receive the MBMS services. The user equipment may provide feedback to the network or the primary serving cell when it starts and stops receiving MBMS services, and then may switch back to the primary serving cell when MBMS services have ended or the user equipment no longer desires to receive MBMS services.
US10244438B2
A first wireless access point receives communications from multiple candidate wireless access points in a monitored region in which the first wireless access point resides. The communications indicate presence of the multiple candidate wireless access points in the monitored region. A processing resource associated with the first wireless access point processes the communications to identify which of the multiple candidate wireless access points are trusted wireless access points belonging to a network in which the first wireless access point resides. To facilitate a wireless link handoff from the given wireless access point to one of the trusted wireless access points, the given wireless access point provides notification of identities of the trusted wireless access points to a communication device in communication with the given wireless access point. The communication device selects one of the trusted wireless access points in which to handoff the respective wireless communication link.
US10244431B2
A radio communication method stores a plurality MAC frames for each of a plurality of destinations. The method decides the longest transmission time of transmission times needed to transmit the plurality of MAC frames to each of the plurality of destinations within a fixed period. The method generates a plurality of physical frames for the plurality of destinations to transmit them at the same time by connecting the plurality of MAC frames and adding additional information to each connected MAC frame so as to be a frame length equivalent to a transmission time equal to the longest transmission time.
US10244422B2
An example method is provided in one example embodiment and may include monitoring a plurality of wireless backhaul links associated with a radio access network (RAN); receiving an indication of a change in operating conditions for a first wireless backhaul link of the plurality of wireless backhaul links; determining utilization of the first wireless backhaul link based on the indication of the change in operating conditions; assessing an available capacity of each of the plurality of wireless backhaul links; and adjusting cellular loading in the RAN based, at least in part, on the utilization of the first wireless backhaul link and the available capacity of each of the plurality of wireless backhaul links.
US10244414B2
A wireless communication device (alternatively, device, WDEV, etc.) includes a processing circuitry configured to support communications with other WDEV(s) and to generate and process signals for such communications. In some examples, the device includes a communication interface and a processing circuitry, among other possible circuitries, components, elements, etc. to support communications with other WDEV(s) and to generate and process signals for such communications. A WDEV generates and transmits a first signal that includes a field that specifies an acceptable interference level (AIL) for concurrent communication for use by a first other WDEV to determine whether a transmission from the first other WDEV to a second other WDEV acceptably or unacceptably interferes with another transmission from the WDEV. Concurrent communication (e.g., from the WDEV to a third other WDEV, and from the first other WDEV to the second other WDEV) may be made when the AIL compares favorably with the AIL.
US10244409B2
To provide for higher data rates, a wireless back haul network for connecting small cell base stations to a core network can be implemented using full-duplex over single channel communications. The difficulty with full-duplex over single channel communications, and the reason why it has not become common place in wireless and mobile communication standards to date, is the significant interference that the receiver of a full-duplex communication device will generally experience from the full-duplex communication device's own transmitter transmitting over the same channel that the receiver is to receive signals. This interference is referred to as self-interference because the interference experienced by the receiver originates from its own paired transmitter. The present disclosure describes embodiments of an apparatus and method that provide sufficient self-interference cancellation in a compact and power efficient manner for a small cell wireless backhaul network.
US10244399B2
Aspects of the disclosure relate to wireless communication systems configured to share a shared spectrum with one or more other systems (e.g., other operator networks utilizing the same radio access technology, and/or other networks utilizing different radio access technologies). Coexistence between the different systems on the shared spectrum may be provided by utilizing a technology-neutral signature waveform such as a signature sequence or discovery signal. The signature sequence may be used for resource reservation, scheduling, and coordination among disparate systems operating on a shared spectrum. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described.
US10244396B2
An identification device includes a ring incorporating at least one radiofrequency transponder which includes at least one microcontroller and at least one antenna to emit an electromagnetic field conveying identification data. The identification device further includes an electrical circuit having at least one light-sensitive element. The electrical circuit is mounted electrically between the microcontroller and the antenna such that, when the light-sensitive element receives light, the light-sensitive element acts in a first state as an open switch to electrically isolate the antenna with respect to the microcontroller. When the light-sensitive element is masked, the light-sensitive element acts in a second state as a closed switch, so as to establish an electrical connection between the antenna and the microcontroller in order to permit a current originating from electromagnetic induction of the antenna to flow.
US10244393B2
A short-range wireless network is established by direct communication between wireless devices and wireless access points to permit gambling within a casino. The short communication range of the access points assures that the wireless device is in the casino. A gaming communication link is used to exchange game play data (e.g., betting, card dealing, etc.) between a gaming controller and one or more wireless devices. Game play may be conducted between a player and the house or between a plurality of payers. In one embodiment, all communication is routed between players using the gaming controller so that the house controls the transmission of all game play data.
US10244392B2
Embodiments of the present invention may provide the capability to personalize end devices over-the-air (OTA) without the involvement of device manufacturers, for example, in a federated large scale wireless IoT network, such as LoRaWAN. Preset with factory settings, end devices may securely connect to the network before they are finally personalized for their target service. Security sensitive personalization information may only be exchanged between device and service provider. The process may require relatively little effort by the network operator and end customers, may lower personalization costs, and may provide a security model that is attractive for a wide range of IoT applications.
US10244387B2
A device and method in a wireless communication system, the device including an access determination unit configured to determine an access requirement of a user equipment (UE); and a control unit configured to switch a target small cell of the device from a closed state to an open state based on the access requirement of the UE, and reallocate to the target small cell a new physical cell identifier different from the physical cell identifier used in the closed state. A physical cell identifier can be dynamically allocated in accordance with the open/closed state of the small cell, reducing the burden of cell planning and maintenance cost, and having greater flexibility.
US10244386B2
A method and system for assigning a unique logical address in a cloud cell having a mobile station, slave base stations and a master base station are provided. The method includes determining at least one unassigned logical address from respective address spaces associated with the slave base stations and the master base station in the cloud cell by the master base station, selecting the unique logical address from the at least one unassigned logical address determined from the respective address spaces associated with the plurality of base stations, and assigning the selected unique logical address to the mobile station in the cloud cell. The mobile station and each of the plurality of base stations communicate in the cloud cell using the assigned unique logical address.
US10244367B2
The present disclosure is related to a short message identification method and device, and a storage medium. The method includes receiving a short message via a terminal; extracting key information from the short message via a preset short message identification engine to identify the short message; and providing the key information to applications associated with the key information.
US10244364B1
A system and related methods for location determination aboard a subject vehicle not equipped with a GNSS-based positioning system receives position signals transmitted by non-satellite atmospheric vehicles and surface objects, which may include precise locations of the transmitting objects or position metrics associated with containment regions within which the transmitting objects should be to a particular certainty level. The received position signals may include ADS-B signals transmitted by proximate aircraft and facilities. The system may determine ownship location via multilateration of received position signals, via processing the received position metrics and corresponding containment regions, or via combining or correlating the two to determine accurate ownship location data of the subject vehicle.
US10244363B1
An entry portal to a facility may include radio receivers with directional antennas and cameras at known positions in the facility. The receivers acquire device identifier and device data from a mobile device carried by a user passing through the portal. Portal data is generated that is indicative of the coverage volume of a particular antenna that received a signal carrying the device identifier and signal strength of that signal. The cameras acquire images of the user. Other sensors may acquire other information included in the portal data. The portal data, device data, device identifier, and the images are processed to associate a particular account with a person passing through the entry portal. Subsequently, that person may then be tracked using images from other cameras in the facility.
US10244360B2
A mobile device can identify its physical location without explicit knowledge of physical coordinates, but instead using sensor measurements dependence on distance, e.g., signal strength from a Wi-Fi router. Sensor measurements can be used to determine the mobile device is at a same physical location as a previous measurement. For example, numerous measurements of sensor values can form data points that are clustered in sensor space, where a cluster of data points in sensor space corresponds to a physical cluster of physical positions in physical space. A current physical location of the mobile device can be determined by identifying which cluster of sensor positions the current measurements correspond. To identify the cluster of sensor positions, a probability can be determined for each cluster based on a sensor distance between the current measurement and a representative data point of the cluster and a kernel function.
US10244358B2
Mostly, motion signals are inaccurate, especially if the mobile device is not a proprietary device, and one has to reckon that the bearer wears the mobile device somewhere else than where it is supposed to be worn in order to coincide with the laboratory conditions. However, the information conveyed by the motion signals is sufficient in order to discriminate and detect between different typical wearing/carrying conditions, and accordingly position tracking based on such motion signals may be rendered far more efficiently by, first of all, using the motion signals gained from the one or more motion sensors so as to attribute them to one of a plurality of analysis parameter sets so as to obtain a selected analysis parameter set and, second, analyzing the motion signals using the selected analysis parameter set so as to obtain a signal indicating a locomotion of the bearer.
US10244355B1
Methods, computer program products, and systems are presented. The method computer program products, and systems can include, for instance: examining data of a plurality of traveling users, wherein at least some of the plurality of traveling users have associated mobile client computer devices, and determining, by machine logic, based on the examining that certain traveling users of the plurality of traveling users are traveling in a group; deciding, by machine logic, based on the determining that one or more action is to be performed, wherein the deciding is in dependence on a processing of historical data, the historical data specifying activities of the certain traveling users when the certain traveling users travel in a group; and providing one or more output for performance of the one or more action.
US10244353B2
An approach is provided for determining location offset information. A correction manager determines to present, at a device, a location-based display including one or more representations of one or more location-based features. Next, the correction manager receives an input for specifying offset information for at least one of the one or more representations with respect to the location-based display. Then, the correction manager determines to present the one or more representations in the location-based display based, at least in part, on the offset information.
US10244349B1
A location based mobile device system and application for providing artifact tours is described. The mobile device application of illustrative embodiments provides multimedia information regarding an array of artifacts pertinent to the location of the mobile device. The artifacts include both current and historical events, in addition to landmarks, architecture, famous persons associated with the location, natural phenomenon and age-based activities. Illustrative embodiments generate tours that connect artifacts by common theme and the current location of the mobile device. Information relevant to a particular location may be displayed or pushed on the mobile device unprompted when the device passes in proximity to a Bluetooth beacon.
US10244347B2
A mobile computing device, including: a first memory device having first computer-readable instructions tangibly recorded thereon; a first hardware processor configured to execute the first computer-readable instructions recorded on the first memory device; and an RFID component that includes a transceiver configured to receive a proximity signal from at least one RFID reader when the RFID component is within a predetermined range of the at least one RFID reader, and a second memory device configured to store the proximity signal, wherein the first hardware processor is configured to, upon executing the instructions recorded on the first memory device, control at least one operation of the mobile computing device in accordance with the proximity signal received by the transceiver of the RFID component from the at least one RFID reader.
US10244339B2
The encoding and decoding of HOA signals using Singular Value Decomposition includes forming based on sound source direction values and an Ambisonics order corresponding ket vectors (|Y(Ωs)) of spherical harmonics and an encoder mode matrix (ΞO×S). From the audio input signal (|x(Ωs)) a singular threshold value (σS) determined. On the encoder mode matrix a Singular Value Decomposition is carried out in order to get related singular values which are compared with the threshold value, leading to a final encoder mode matrix rank (rfins). Based on direction values (Ωl) of loudspeakers and a decoder Ambisonics order (Nl), corresponding ket vectors (|Y(Ωl)) and a decoder mode matrix (ΨO×L) are formed. On the decoder mode matrix a Singular Value Decomposition is carried out, providing a final decoder mode matrix rank (rfind). From the final encoder and decoder mode matrix ranks a final mode matrix rank is determined, and from this final mode matrix rank and the encoder side Singular Value Decomposition an adjoint pseudo inverse (Ξ+)† of the encoder mode matrix (ΞO×S) and an Ambisonics ket vector (|a′s) are calculated. The number of components of the Ambisonics ket vector is reduced according to the final mode matrix rank so as to provide an adapted Ambisonics ket vector (|a′l). From the adapted Ambisonics ket vector, the output values of the decoder side Singular Value Decomposition and the final mode matrix rank an adjoint decoder mode matrix (Ψ)† is calculated, resulting in a ket vector (|y(Ωl)) of output signals for all loudspeakers.
US10244337B2
A method of providing a hearing instrument includes: providing at a manufacturer the hearing instrument with a firmware which comprises a plurality of selectable functional properties; distributing the hearing instrument from the manufacturer to a middleman, wherein the hearing instrument is configured to be programmed by a programming station at the middleman, wherein the programming station is configured for selecting at least one of the plurality of selectable functional properties according to an input from the middleman, wherein the programming station is also configured to program the firmware of the hearing instrument according to the selecting to provide a programmed hearing instrument; billing an end user for the programmed hearing instrument, wherein the billing reflects the selecting; and receiving, at the manufacturer, data regarding the selecting from the middleman.
US10244329B2
A receiver is provided comprising an outside housing, and a magnetic circuit system and a vibration system accommodated in the outside housing. The vibration system comprises a vibration diaphragm and a voice coil. The outside housing comprises a first housing and a second housing matching with each other. The first housing and the second housing are provided with electrical connection structures conductive to one another thereon. The first housing is provided with a first elastic piece on a sidewall thereof. One end of the first elastic piece is welded with a spring electrically connected to an external circuit, and the other end is exposed at the outside of the sidewall of the first housing. The second housing is provided with a second elastic piece on a sidewall thereof. One end of the second elastic piece is electrically connected to a lead wire of the voice coil, and the other end of the second elastic piece is exposed at the outside of the sidewall of the second housing and is welded and fixed with the portion of the first elastic piece exposed at the outside. The receiver of the present utility model can reduce the lateral dimension of a product without impairing the performance of the product, and can satisfy the restrictive requirement on the lateral dimension of the product when assembled with a terminal electronic device.
US10244318B2
Provided is an audio device, including: at least one processor; and at least one memory device that stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to: play, with a given length of delay, a first-channel audio signal included in an audio signal; obtain one of operation information about operation of the audio device and setting information about playing of the audio signal; and transmit one of the operation information and the setting information, and at least a second-channel audio signal included in the audio signal, to another audio device.
US10244311B2
An acoustic device that has a neck loop that is constructed and arranged to be worn around the neck. The neck loop includes a housing with a first acoustic waveguide having a first sound outlet opening, and a second acoustic waveguide having a second sound outlet opening. There is a first open-backed acoustic driver acoustically coupled to the first waveguide and a second open-backed acoustic driver acoustically coupled to the second waveguide.
US10244303B2
An in-ear BLUETOOTH® headset antenna for single-ear and double-ear BLUETOOTH® headset. The antenna includes a radiation unit and a ground unit, both utilizing components that make up the headset. The radiation unit is composed of a horn of the BLUETOOTH® headset and a conductive foil attached to the horn surface. One end of the conductive foil is attached to the surface of the headset horn and the other end is connected to the feed point of the RF circuit antenna of the BLUETOOTH® headset. The ground unit includes copper pouring on a main printed circuit board connected to copper pouring a key printed circuit board by a cable. No additional antennas are required, and the in-ear BLUETOOTH® headset antenna reduces costs, saves space, and improves the radiation efficiency of the antenna due to the increased effective radiation area of the antenna.
US10244302B2
An earphone, comprising an earphone housing and a loudspeaker unit accommodated in the earphone housing, the loudspeaker unit dividing a cavity formed by the earphone housing into an earphone front sound cavity and an earphone rear sound cavity; wherein the earphone further comprises a tuning mechanism; wherein a rear sound cavity audio hole is provided on the loudspeaker unit rear sound cavity, and the loudspeaker unit rear sound cavity is in communication with the earphone rear sound cavity through the rear sound cavity audio hole; the tuning mechanism is provided between the rear sound cavity audio hole and the housing, and the tuning mechanism is used to adjust the size of the rear sound cavity audio hole of the loudspeaker unit. The present application allows for individual adjustment of the sound quality of the earphone in accordance with a middle and low frequency requirements of different users.
US10244296B1
Techniques for using planar photonic switch fabrics with reduced waveguide crossings are described. In one embodiment, a system is provided that comprises a memory that stores computer-executable components and a processor that executes computer-executable components stored in the memory. In one implementation, the computer-executable components comprise an arrangement component that arranges a first planar switch fabric topology. The computer-executable components further comprise a transformation component that interleaves a plurality of inputs of the first planar switch fabric topology and a plurality of outputs of the first planar switch fabric topology to form a second planar switch fabric topology, the second planar switch fabric topology having a lower number of waveguide crossings than the first planar switch fabric topology.
US10244295B2
The present invention discloses a passive optical network communications method, apparatus and system. The method includes: receiving, by an optical network unit, a first message sent by an optical line terminal, where the first message carries backup wavelength channel ID information; switching, by the optical network unit when the optical network unit detects a fault, an operating wavelength channel of the optical network unit to a backup wavelength channel identified by the backup wavelength channel ID information; and performing, by the optical network unit, data communication over the switched-to backup wavelength channel. In this way, fast protection switching of a passive optical network system is implemented and reliability of the system is improved.
US10244292B2
A method for operating a bioelectric differential measurement arrangement includes detecting a bioelectric measurement signal. The bioelectric measurement signal includes a bioelectric useful signal and an interference signal. The method also includes detecting the interference signal by a common-mode current measurement by the bioelectric differential measurement arrangement.
US10244288B2
A method and system for employing automated user input for an interactive application associated with a media program is presented. In an example embodiment, a method includes receiving, at a receiving device from a media content system via a network, a media program and an interactive application associated with the media program. Execution of the application is initiated during the receiving of the program. Based on the execution, a user interface configured to receive a user input to view added content via the application is presented. A script is executed to provide the user input to the application to provide the added content with the program. Based on the execution of the application and the user input, the added content is provided with the program. During the receiving of the program, the program and the added content are recorded for presentation to the user after the recording.
US10244272B2
Systems and methods for performing adaptive bitrate streaming using alternative streams of protected content in accordance with embodiments of the invention are described. One embodiment of the invention includes a processor, and memory containing a client application. In addition, the client application configures the processor to: request a top level index file identifying a plurality of alternative streams of protected content, where each of the alternative streams of protected content are encrypted using common cryptographic information; obtain the common cryptographic information; request portions of content from at least the plurality of alternative streams of protected content; access the protected content using the common cryptographic information; and playback the content.
US10244265B2
A value of a deblocking parameter is determined for a picture (40) based on a depth of the picture (40) in a hierarchical coding structure of multiple pictures (40) in a video sequence (1). The determined value is encoded to form an encoded value that is sent to a decoder (85, 95, 400, 500, 600, 800) for use therein during decoding. The embodiments thereby reduces blocking artifacts, which otherwise can occur in video sequences with hierarchical coding structures, such as for QP toggling and multilayer/view video, by determining deblocking parameter values based on picture depth in the hierarchical coding structure.
US10244263B2
Methods of data encoding using trees formed with logic gates are described which lead to spatial compression of image data. Data encoding is achieved using a five-level wavelet transform, such as the Haar or the 2/10 transform. A dual transform engine is used, the first and engine being used for the first part of the first-level transform, the second part of the first-level transform and the subsequent-level transforms being performed by the second transform engine within a time interval which is less than or equal to the time taken by the first transform engine to effect the part-transform. Each bit plane of the resulting coefficients is then encoded by forming a tree structure from the bits and OR logical combinations thereof. Redundant data are removed from the resulting tree structure, and further data can be removed by using a predetermined compression profile. The resulting blocks of compressed data are of variable length and are packaged with sync words and index words for transmission so that the location and identity of the transformed data blocks can be determined from the received signal.
US10244256B2
In generation of a wedgelet pattern, all the patterns are generated through a line segment drawing process and a region filling process. Therefore, there is a problem that a processing amount is large.A moving image decoding device (1) includes: a wedgelet pattern generation section (145T4) that generates a wedge pattern; a rotation pattern generation section (1465) that derives a rotation pattern by rotating the wedge pattern; a pattern storage section (1464) that adds the rotation pattern to a wedge pattern table; and a DC prediction value derivation section (145T3) that derives a prediction value of each region partitioned in the wedge pattern included in the wedge pattern table (145T5).
US10244245B2
This disclosure relates to processing video data, including processing video data to conform to a high dynamic range (HDR)/wide color gamut (WCG) color container. The techniques apply, on an encoding side, pre-processing of color values prior to application of a static transfer function and/or apply post-processing on the output from the application of the static transfer function. By applying pre-processing, the examples may generate color values that when compacted into a different dynamic range by application of the static transfer function linearize the output codewords. By applying post-processing, the examples may increase signal to quantization noise ratio. The examples may apply the inverse of the operations on the encoding side on the decoding side to reconstruct the color values.
US10244242B2
A device for processing video data includes a memory configured to store at least a portion of a multi-layer bitstream of video data; and one or more processors configured to receive the portion of the multi-layer bitstream, the multi-layer bitstream comprising a plurality of layers, the plurality of layers comprising a non-independently decodable non-base layer (non-INBL) and an independently decodable non-base layer (INBL); receive a video parameter set (VPS) associated with the coded video data, the VPS comprising first representation format parameters; receive a sequence parameter set (SPS) associated with the INBL, the SPS comprising second representation format parameters; process the non-INBL based on the first representation format parameters; and process the INBL based on the second representation format parameters.
US10244227B2
Systems and method relating to creating a virtual reality, such as a three-dimensional virtual reality, representation of physical scene. In this aspect, such a method may comprise gathering information from an array of cameras positioned on a two-dimensional planar surface. In this particular aspect, one or more of the cameras may be positioned at a different angle relative to the two-dimensional planar surface based at least in part on a respective distance of each of the one or more cameras from a midpoint of the planar surface. Furthermore, in this general aspect the method may further comprise processing the gathered information at least in part to render a virtual reality representation of the physical scene.
US10244226B2
Systems and methods are related to a camera rig and generating stereoscopic panoramas from captured images for display in a virtual reality (VR) environment.
US10244225B2
A method is provided for generating a three dimensional frame. The method comprises the steps of: retrieving information that relates to a plurality of images of a target captured by two image capturing devices; determining data that will be applied for analyzing objects of interests included in the captured images; calculating disparity between groups of corresponding frames, wherein each of said groups comprises frames taken essentially simultaneously by the two image capturing devices; determining an initial estimation of a disparity range for the frames included in the groups of the corresponding frames; evaluating a disparity range value for each proceeding group based on information retrieved on a dynamic basis from frames included therein, and changing the value of said disparity range when required; and applying a current value of the disparity range in a stereo matching algorithm, and generating a three-dimensional frame for each proceeding group of corresponding frames.
US10244224B2
Disclosed herein are methods and systems for classifying pixels as foreground using both short-range depth data and long-range depth data. One embodiment takes the form of a process that includes obtaining video data depicting at least a portion of a user. The process also includes obtaining short-range depth data associated with the video data. The process also includes obtaining long-range depth data associated with the video data. The video data, short-range depth data, and long-range depth data may be obtained via a single 3-D video camera. The process also includes classifying pixels of the video data as foreground based at least in part on both the short-range depth data and the long-range depth data. In some embodiments, classifying pixels of the video data as foreground comprises employing an alpha mask. The alpha mask may comprise binary foreground (hard) indicators. The alpha mask may comprise foreground-likelihood (soft) indicators.
US10244223B2
A compressed light field imaging system is described. The light field 3D data is analyzed to determine optimal subset of light field samples to be (acquired) rendered, while the remaining samples are generated using multi-reference depth-image based rendering. The light field is encoded and transmitted to the display. The 3D display directly reconstructs the light field and avoids data expansion that usually occurs in conventional imaging systems. The present invention enables the realization of full parallax 3D compressed imaging system that achieves high compression performance while minimizing memory and computational requirements.
US10244222B2
A method and system of combining 2D images into a 3D image. The method includes providing a coordinate measurement device and a triangulation scanner having an integral camera associated therewith, the scanner being separate from the coordinate measurement device. In a first instance, the coordinate measurement device determines the position and orientation of the scanner and the integral camera captures a first 2D image. In a second instance, the scanner is moved, the coordinate measurement device determines the position and orientation of the scanner, and the integral camera captures a second 2D image. A common feature point in the first and second images is found and is used, together with the first and second images and the positions and orientations of the scanner in the first and second instances, to create the 3D image.
US10244215B2
Innovations in reconstruction and rendering of panoramic video are described. For example, a view-dependent operation controller of a panoramic video playback system receives an indication of a view direction for an application and, based at least in part on the view direction, identifies a section of a picture of panoramic video in an input projection. The view-dependent operation controller limits operations of a color converter, video decoder, and/or streaming controller to the identified section. In this way, the panoramic video playback system can avoid performing operations to reconstruct sections of the picture of panoramic video that will not be viewed. As another example, a mapper of a panoramic video playback system re-projects at least some sample values in an input flat projection towards a center location for a view direction, producing an output flat projection, which an application can use to generate one or more screen projections.
US10244212B2
An electronic device includes an amplifier, a signal conversion unit configured to include at least one photodiode, in response to an optical signal being received from an external device, convert the received optical signal into an electric signal by using the at least one photodiode and output the electric signal, and a processor configured to control to supply power to the amplifier in response to the electric signal being received from the signal conversion unit, wherein the amplifier, in response to the power being supplied, receives the electric signal from the signal conversion unit, amplifies the received electric signal and outputs the amplified electric signal to the processor.
US10244210B2
A camera device for use in a storage unit includes a case configured to be detachably installable inside the storage unit to a holder unit configured to hold the case inside the storage unit, an image capturing element provided inside the case and configured to capture an image inside the storage unit where the case is installed, an image capture window provided on a first surface portion of the case and configured for capturing the image inside the storage unit by the image capturing element, and a preventing element configured to prevent the case from being attached to the holder unit in an orientation other than a predetermined orientation. The image capture window is configured for capturing image inside the storage unit by the image capturing element. The holder unit holds the case inside the storage unit. The image capturing element captures the image inside the storage unit with the case being installed in the predetermined orientation.
US10244206B1
The communication device which includes a TV phone pausing visual data selecting implementer, a TV phone implementer, a TV phone pausing visual data transferring implementer, and a stereo audio data output implementer.
US10244205B1
Aspects of the present disclosure describe an end-to-end communication protocol for interactive applications that ensure high throughput and low delay. A sender device and a receiver device are in communication with each other through a network. As multimedia content is captured by the sender device, the sender device packetizes each frame of the multimedia content into a plurality of packets thereby creating a packet train of packets that are sent to the receiver the device. The receiver device models the behavior of the network based on a continuous distribution. Based on the model of the network, the receiver device generates a forecast that describes the amount of data that the sender device can send to the receiver device. The receiver device sends the forecast to the sender device which subsequently sends data to the receiver device according to the forecast.
US10244188B2
Systems, devices, and methods for identifying an individual in both cooperative and non-cooperative situations are provided. In one aspect, for example, a system for identifying an individual can include an active light source capable of emitting electromagnetic radiation having at least one wavelength of from about 700 nm to about 1200 nm, and an imager device positioned to receive the electromagnetic radiation upon reflection from an individual to generate an electronic representation of the individual. The system can also include an image processing module functionally coupled to the imager device to receive the electronic representation. The image processing module processes the electronic representation into an individual representation having at least one substantially unique identification trait. The imager device can include a semiconductor device layer having a thickness of less than about 10 microns, at least two doped regions forming a junction, and a textured region positioned to interact with the electromagnetic radiation, and can have an external quantum efficiency of at least about 33% for at least one wavelength of greater than 800 nm.
US10244177B2
An electronic device can include a camera, a display, a processor coupled to the camera and the display, and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the processor when executing instructions stored in the memory is configured to display a preview image obtained from the camera on a first user interface on the display, receive a first input of a user, capture a plurality of images using the camera in response to the first input of the user, for each captured plurality of images, generate data corresponding to a processing of the captured plurality of images, receive a second input of the user during or after the data generation, process at least one of the captured plurality of images based on the generated data in response to the received second input, and display the processed at least one of the captured plurality of images on a second user interface on the display.
US10244172B2
An image pickup apparatus includes an image sensor configured to photoelectrically convert an optical image of a subject to accumulate electric charge, an optical member located on a subject side of the image sensor, a vibration unit configured to vibrate the optical member, a display unit configured to display a moving image based on a captured image signal output from the image sensor, and a control unit configured to perform drive control of the image sensor, the vibration unit, and the display unit, wherein, in a case where the optical member is vibrated while the moving image is displayed, the control unit causes the vibration unit to vibrate the optical member in a time between two readout periods for reading out electric charge accumulated in the image sensor and not to vibrate the optical member in the readout periods.
US10244171B2
A MEMS actuator including buckled flexures and a method of assembling the actuator are described. The assembled MEMS actuator includes an inner frame; an outer frame including latched electrical bars, where a first of the latched bars includes a latch protrusion secured to a corresponding latch groove of a second of the latched bars; and buckled flexures coupling the inner frame to the outer frame. The flexures are buckled during assembly of the MEMS actuator by incorporating the electrical bar latching mechanism into the design of the outer frame of the MEMS actuator. In one implementation, the MEMS actuator is assembled by providing a MEMS actuator with unbuckled flexures coupling the outer frame of the MEMS actuator to an inner frame of the MEMS actuator, where the outer frame includes unlatched electrical bars, and latching the electrical bars of the outer frame, resulting in buckled flexures.
US10244164B1
A method performed by an electronic device is described. The method includes receiving a plurality of images from a first camera with a first field of view and a second plurality of images from a second camera with a second field of view. An overlapping region exists between the first field of view and the second field of view. The method also includes predicting a disparity of a moving object present in a first image of the first plurality of images. The moving object is not present in a corresponding second image of the second plurality of images. The method further includes determining warp vectors based on the predicted disparity. The method additionally includes combining an image from the first plurality of images with an image from the second plurality of images based on the determined warp vectors.
US10244163B2
An image processing apparatus that generates a virtual viewpoint image based on one or more captured images out of a plurality of captured images by a plurality of cameras, the apparatus comprising an acquisition unit configured to acquire virtual viewpoint information including information related to a position and a direction of a virtual viewpoint, a determination unit configured to determine whether occlusion is occurring in at least one image captured by at least one of the cameras, a decision unit configured to, based on a position and direction of the virtual viewpoint and on a result of the occlusion determination in relation to the at least one image, decide one or more captured images to be used for generation of a virtual viewpoint image, and a generation unit configured to generate a virtual viewpoint image using the decided one or more captured images.
US10244159B2
In an image capturing apparatus, an image sensing unit has a plurality of pixels and photoelectrically converts an object image formed by an optical imaging system including a focus lens and outputs an electrical image signal, a control unit controls at least a readout rate or an exposure condition independently for different regions of the image sensing unit, and a calculation unit calculates a plurality of focus evaluation values based on image signals read out from the pixels present in a focus detection area in one of the plurality of different regions at different focus lens positions, and find an in-focus position of the focus lens based on the focus evaluation values. The control unit takes an image signal read out from a first region among the plurality of different regions as an image signal for display.
US10244152B2
The present invention provides the following camera. A first camera-side contact pin is a pin corresponding to detection of a signal change caused by coupling of a camera accessory. A second camera-side contact pin is a pin corresponding to supply of power for communication with the coupled camera accessory. A third camera-side contact pin is a pin corresponding to supply of a driving force to an actuator of the camera accessory. The first, second, and third camera-side contact pins are disposed in such a manner that, when a camera-side mount shifts from a first state to a second state, the third camera-side contact pin contacts first and second accessory-side contact surfaces, the second camera-side contact pin contacts the first accessory-side contact surface, and the first camera-side contact pin does not contact the second and third accessory-side contact surfaces.
US10244146B2
A computer-implemented method for color correction includes obtaining a noise evaluation image by adding noise to a noise-free image, color correcting the noise evaluation image using a plurality of color correction parameters, color correcting the noise-free image using the plurality of color correction parameters, determining a noise amplification metric at least by comparing the corrected noise evaluation image with the corrected noise-free image, and adjusting the plurality of color correction parameters based on the noise amplification metric.
US10244140B2
An illumination device includes a light guide member having a bar-like shape and a light source disposed so as to face an end surface of the light guide member. The illumination device guides light from the light source in the light guide member and emits the light from a light emission surface of the light guide member formed in a longitudinal direction of the light guide member. The light emission surface includes a first light diffusing portion that is formed in a first portion near the light source and that has a protruding/recessed shape, and a second light diffusing portion that is formed in a second portion adjacent to an end of the first light diffusing portion, the end being away from the light source. The second light diffusing portion has a protruding/recessed shape and has lower light diffusivity than the first light diffusing portion.
US10244138B2
A content processing apparatus includes a content processing device, a controller and an apparatus memory storing therein a program including an analysis module, a first obtaining module and a second obtaining module. The analysis module causes the apparatus to perform an extraction processing, a first determination processing, a first obtaining processing, a second obtaining processing, a second determination processing, a display processing, a reception processing and an operation instruction processing. The first obtaining module causes the content processing apparatus to perform a transmission processing, a reception processing and a first transfer processing. The second obtaining module causes the content processing apparatus to perform an obtaining processing and a second transfer processing.
US10244123B2
The present utility model relates to a master-salve wireless doorbell intercom system, comprising an indoor unit and an outdoor unit, wherein the indoor unit comprises a first power management unit, a first microprocessor, a first communication module and a first voice module, with both the first power management unit and the first communication module being electrically connected to the first microprocessor, and the first voice module being electrically connected to the first communication module; and, the outdoor unit comprises a second power management unit, a second microprocessor, a second communication module, a third communication module and a second voice module, with the second communication module and the third communication module being communicatively connected to the first communication module, respectively. The present utility model makes use of the intercom technology.
US10244122B2
Systems and methods for communicating between components of a security and/or automation system include establishing a two-way call between a control panel and a central station of the security and/or automation system using a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) channel connection, and after establishing the two-way call, communicating data between the central station and the control panel via a central station of the security and/or automation system via a second connection different from the VoIP channel connection, the data being related to control of the control panel.
US10244116B2
In a data processing system coupled for communication to a plurality of agent terminals, a message is received indicating that an agent associated with the agent terminal handled a service request utilizing a skill in which the agent is not indicated as certified by an agent database of the data processing system. The data processing system compares an amount of utilization of the skill by the agent to a threshold. In response to a favorable comparison, the data processing system updates the agent skill record to indicate certification of the agent in the skill. The data processing system performs skill-based routing in a contact center by reference to the agent skill record.
US10244106B2
A verification process is executed between a software-controlled communication device and a software-controlled server in a network to verify that an unconfirmed telephone number, which is transmitted to the server, corresponds to an actual subscription telephone number and that this subscription telephone number is assigned to the communication device. In the verification process, the server initiates a verification call to the unconfirmed telephone number from a selected calling telephone number. The communication device intercepts the verification call, identifies the originating telephone number, and transmits the originating telephone number to the server. The verification succeeds if the originating telephone number matches the calling telephone number.
US10244104B1
System and techniques for sound-based call-quality detector are described herein. An audio sample can be received via a hardware interface from an on-going communication. The audio sample can be processed to produce a transcript. The transcript can be compared to a call-quality dataset to produce a call-quality degradation indication. Here, the call quality dataset includes indicia of communication quality. Network maintenance can then be performed in response to the call-quality degradation indication. The network maintenance can include adjusting a network device setting.
US10244103B2
An apparatus monitoring calls of a system includes a processor and memory causing the apparatus to perform operations including capturing recordings of calls in real-time from recorded devices. The processor may further cause the apparatus to compare audio call data of the calls detected by a switch with audio content of recorded calls by recorder devices to determine whether the audio call data matches the audio content of recorded calls. The processor may further cause the apparatus to monitor conditions of recorder devices during calls to determine whether a component(s) of recorder devices or of communication devices exceeds a threshold. The processor may further cause the apparatus to monitor memory in which recorded calls are transferred for archiving to determine whether there is enough storage in the memory. The processor may further cause the apparatus to determine metrics impacting quality of recorded calls and perform analytics on the recorded calls.
US10244101B2
A mobile device with a touch panel and a touch-lock operating method thereof are provided. The mobile device preferably includes an RF communication unit for supporting communication services; a touch panel for sensing input touches; a display unit for displaying a screen, where the screen includes at least one of a preset image, text, and map; and a controller for setting a touch-lock in the touch panel according to a preset condition. The controller also controls the display unit to display at least one of a text and image or at least one particular icon corresponding to the information reception event that occurs, based on the RF communication unit, in the touch-lock state. A portion of the display screen can be locked, or only certain predetermined touch functions permitted.
US10244095B2
Methods, systems, and computer-readable media for receiving, by a removable computing device that is electrically connected to a computing system through a physical connection, contact information from a contact list that is assigned to a user account. The user account is associated with a mobile computing device that is in wireless communication with the removable computing device. The removable computing device is configured to physically disconnect from the computing system. The removable computing device provides the computing system with the contact information for presentation by a display of the computing system. The removable computing device receives from the computing system an indication of user input requesting that the mobile computing device initiate communication with a device identified by the contact information. The removable computing device transmits data to the mobile computing device that causes the mobile computing device to initiate the communication with the device identified by the contact information.
US10244083B2
A device, method and system of using a first user equipment (UE) as a small evolved NodeB (eNB) for a small cell may comprise receiving a first long term evolution (LTE) packet from a second UE over the small cell; converting the first LTE packet into a first transmission control protocol/Internet protocol (TCP/IP) packet, wherein the converting includes retrieving payload data from the first LTE packet and encapsulating the payload data into the first TCP/IP packet by adding a TCP/IP header to the payload data, and wherein the TCP/IP header includes an IP address of an Evolved Packet Core (EPC) network associated to Internet based on a TCP/IP tunneling protocol; and transmitting the first TCP/IP packet to an Internet destination via the EPC connected with the first UE through an Internet server over a local area network (LAN).
US10244080B2
A technique for communicating with multiple Converged IT Infrastructures (CITIs) includes accessing any CITI that is part of a group of multiple CITIs by accessing a single CITI within the group. In an example, each CITI has a representative converged infrastructure coordinator (CIC), which stores information about the respective CITI. When any CITI in the group receives a request from a client for information about any other CITI in the group, the CIC of the CITI receiving the request contacts the CIC of the other CITI and obtains the requested information about the other CITI from its CIC. In some examples, the CIC also acts to aggregate, filter, and/or analyze information gathered from multiple CITIs in the group, and thus allows clients to receive processed data pertaining to many CITIs in response to simple commands.
US10244073B2
Embodiments of the present invention include methods and systems for domain name system (DNS) pre-resolution. A method for DNS pre-resolution is provided. The method includes initiating a DNS lookup call for one or more sub-resource uniform resource locator (URL) hostnames associated with a referring URL prior to navigation to the referring URL, whereby a resolution result for at least one of the sub-resource URL hostnames is cached in a DNS cache in preparation for navigation to the sub-resource URLs. The method further includes learning relationship information including the sub-resource URLs associated with the referring URL for DNS pre-resolution. A system for DNS pre-resolution is also provided. The system includes a DNS pre-resolver, a navigation monitor and a relationship data store.
US10244055B2
Issues are addressed by providing a communication apparatus including a setting unit configured to execute a communication setting for operating the communication apparatus in a direct connection state without the intermediation of an external apparatus while specification processing is not executed for specifying whether or not the communication apparatus operates as an apparatus that determines a channel used for a direct connection with a terminal apparatus without the intermediation of the external apparatus in a case where a reception unit receives a setting command including a predetermined command.
US10244053B2
The present disclosure provides methods and systems for multicast collaborative erasure encoding and methods and systems for distributed parity protection. One embodiment relates to a method of multicast collaborative erasure encoding of a chunk stored in a distributed object storage cluster. A roll-call request is multicast to every storage server in a negotiating group for the chunk. Roll-call inventory responses are generated and multicast by every storage server in the negotiating group. The roll-call inventory responses are collected by every storage server in the negotiating group from other storage servers in the negotiating group to form a set of roll-call inventory responses. A logical evaluation of the set of roll-call inventory responses may then be performed by every storage server in the negotiating group. Other embodiments, aspects and features are also disclosed.
